Steve Nedved
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Nov 16
Is there a Speaker Pelosi 2.0?
Should Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D, CA) be elected Speaker of the House again? I’ve been asked this question a dozen times in the last few days, with the question almost always followed by the asker’s multiple reasons why or why not Pelosi deserves to control the House. At best, I’m ambivalent. If I step back, …
Nov 16
Canada, China strengthen partnership
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada and China are in talks to deepen bilateral trade and work toward an “eventual” free trade agreement. Trudeau spoke with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang at the third annual Canada-China leaders’ dialogue. The two leaders also recognized the outcomes of recent meetings including a commitment to double ag trade …
Nov 16
ASF hits China’s biggest pork producing region
China’s largest pork producing province has officially reported its first outbreak of African Swine Fever. Ten of 16 pigs diagnosed with the virus died at a farm in the Sichuan province. To date, 18 of China’s 31 provinces and regions have battled the disease. China’s Ministry of Agriculture says the country continues to ramp up …
Nov 16
Dylan Scott releases new single “Nothing To Do Town”
Curb RecordsDylan Scott returns to country radio with a new, feel-good single called “Nothing To Do Town.” The singer co-wrote the song with John Taylor and Matt Alderman, and in it, he sings about a small town that’s “a little town square /middle of nowhere /ain’t even big enough to be a map dot.” “I’m really excited about the …
Nov 16
Garth Brooks promises his 2019 trek will be the “tour of a lifetime”
ABC/Image Group LAGarth Brooks is gearing up to spend 2019 on the road as part of his stadium tour and he promises it will be a good time. “Everything’s startin’ to fall into place,” he shared earlier this week on “Inside Studio G” on Facebook. “I’ll tell you right now – it’s going to be the …
Nov 16
Keith Urban reflects on losing his childhood home in a fire
ABC/Image Group LAKeith Urban knows all too well what many people in California are going through as the wildfires engulf the state. While at school as a child, his home burnt down. “When I was 10, our house burned down, so I know that feeling of losing your house,” he told Extra TV ahead of the CMA Awards …
Nov 16
Kenny Chesney adds dates to Songs for the Saints 2019 tour
Allister AnnKenny Chesney has extended his Songs for the Saints 2019 Tour. The intimate trek will see the singer performing on smaller stages to bring the songs from his latest album to life. “We have played the stadium in Louisville several times, but in really looking at this notion, I wanted to give them something more …
Nov 16
Cold moves in as snowstorm moves out of Northeast
ABC News(NEW YORK) — There are seven states in the Northeast still under winter storm warnings or winter weather advisories one day after a nor’easter snarled traffic, cancelled flights and even left kids stranded at school. There were more than 377,000 customers without power across 14 states in the eastern U.S. — and Washington, D.C. …
Nov 16
Theresa May fights for her job amid mounting Brexit rebellion
Matt Dunham – WPA Pool/Getty Images(LONDON) — Britain’s embattled prime minister said she’s fighting for her political life “with every fiber of my being” as dozens of Conservative MPs declared they have no confidence in her leadership. Theresa May has been struggling to rally support behind her draft of an agreement plan for the U.K. …
Nov 16
California wildfires have claimed 66 lives, with another 631 still missing
Marcus Yam /Los Angeles Times via Getty Images(PARADISE, Calif.) — Search crews found seven more bodies in the burned out rubble of Paradise, California, on Thursday, and officials fear more deaths in the destructive blazes at both ends of the state that have now claimed 66 lives. The deadliest and most destructive of the two …