Steve Nedved
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Dec 12
“Swerve” in Sin City: Florida Georgia Line wraps Vegas residency as they ready the release of album #4
ABC/Image Group LAOn Tuesday night, Florida Georgia Line wrapped their Live from Las Vegas residency at Planet Hollywood, on the same day they announced their new album, Can’t Say I Ain’t Country, is coming February 15. “It’s been an awesome week,” Tyler Hubbard says of their Sin City stint. “The weather’s been amazing. The fans have been awesome. A lot …
Dec 11
Breaking down the string of attacks on Jehovah’s Witness houses of worship
anouchka/iStock(SEATTLE) — A string of attacks on houses of worship used by Jehovah’s Witnesses in Washington state are under investigation. There have been four instances of arson and one shooting — spanning nine months and four locations — that investigators believe are connected to one another. “As these incidents were located in close proximity to …
Dec 11
Chinese exec’s arrest comes at sensitive time, part of years-old clash with U.S. over tech giant
VCG/VCG via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — American and Chinese leaders are now in an international showdown over the U.S.-orchestrated arrest of a top executive at Huawei Technologies, the Chinese telecom giant that has become the world’s biggest supplier of network equipment for phone and internet services. The executive, Meng Wanzhou, was being detained in Canada after …
Dec 11
Church of England issues new guidelines on welcoming trans people into the faith
ChrisHepburn/iStock(LONDON) — The Church of England has issued new guidance saying that it “welcomes and encourages the unconditional affirmation of trans people” and offers clergy ways to help them celebrate the sacrament of baptism in a meaningful, inclusive way. The pastoral guidance will be incorporated into a revised edition of Common Worship, the Church of …
Dec 11
What Makes You Country? Luke Bryan’s sons Bo and Tate demonstrate the answer in new video
ABC/Image Group LALuke Bryan’s sons, 10-year-old Bo and 8-year-old Tate, are his co-stars in his new video for “What Makes You Country,” which premieres later this week. The American Idol judge teased the music video on his socials, sharing a short clip set around a campfire where the boys ask if they can go play a game of Spotlight. Luke also shared …
Dec 11
NACD is pleased with farm bill Conservation Title
The National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) is happy with the continued investment in the Senate-passed farm bill Conservation Title. “The biggest priority for us was making sure that the Conservation Title maintained funding from the 2014 Farm Bill levels,” said Coleman Garrison, director of government affairs at the NACD. “That has occurred in this …
Dec 11
Senate passes 2018 Farm Bill, House next
The 2018 Farm Bill has is now up to the House after Senators overwhelmingly supported it Tuesday. Ag Committee Chairman Pat Roberts encouraged his colleagues to support the bill. “It’s a good bill that accomplishes what we set out to do. Provide, again, provide certainty and predictability for farmers and families and rural communities.” Before the …
Dec 11
Nuns accused of embezzling $500K removed from public ministry, religious order says
KABC-TV(LOS ANGELES) — Two nuns accused of embezzling at least $500,000 in tuition, fees and donations from a Southern California Catholic school have been removed from public ministry, according to the religious order they were serving under. Sister Mary Margaret Kreuper and Sister Lana Chang allegedly stole the funds by depositing checks for tuition and …
Dec 11
“Take It from Me,” Jordan Davis is 2018’s Top New Artist, according to “Billboard”
ABC/Image Group LAIn 2018, there was no shortage of new acts who made impressive strides on the country chart: Devin Dawson, Russell Dickerson, Morgan Wallen, Mitchell Tenpenny, Jimmie Allen, and Morgan Evans, are just a few of them. But who was the most successful? According to Billboard, 2018’s Top New Artist is Jordan Davis. The Louisiana native accomplished the feat largely on the …
Dec 11
One dead, 10 injured in shooting in France, local authorities say
pixinoo/iStock(STRASBOURG, France) — At least one person has been killed and 10 injured in a shooting in France, according to local authorities. The local prefecture in Strasbourg, about 300 miles east of Paris, wrote on Twitter than an individual opened fire in the center of the city on the Rue des Orfèvres around 8 p.m. …