Steve Nedved
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Jun 19
Report: It’s “Game On” over Carrie Underwood’s “Sunday Night Football” theme
ABC/Mark Levine Singer/songwriter Heidi Merrill is suing Carrie Underwood over her 2018 Sunday Night Football theme, according to TMZ. Merrill claims she pitched her song “Game On” to Carrie’s frequent producer, Mark Bright, in August of 2017, but was told Carrie passed on the song. Carrie’s new NFL theme premiered in the fall of 2018, and also happened to be called “Game On.” The track was written …
Jun 19
NXIVM founder Keith Raniere convicted of all charges in sex cult case
ABC News(NEW YORK) — NXIVM’s founder Keith Raniere was convicted on Wednesday on all seven counts against him, for creating what prosecutors described as a sex cult in which female members were branded with his initials and kept in line through blackmail. Raniere, 58, was convicted after a six-week trial of charges including racketeering, racketeering …
Jun 19
Scotty McCreery is “In Between” country star and country life in new video
Triple Tigers Scotty McCreery gives his fans a glimpse of his life both onstage and off in his new video for “In Between.” “One of the things I’ve learned through traveling around the country is that people are a lot more alike than we are different,” the American Idol winner explains. “We’re all rarely 100% one thing or …
Jun 19
Dutch prosecutors charge 4 in shooting down of flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine
Jetlinerimages/iStock(NEW YORK) — Dutch prosecutors said they are charging four pro-Russian separatist commanders for their role in the shooting down of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014, pledging that the trial would begin in March 2020. Three of the men charged were Russian citizens, and Dutch police said they believed one of …
Jun 19
Namibia to auction off elephants, giraffes in response to crippling drought
Eivaisla/iStock(PRETORIA, South Africa) — Drought-stricken Namibia will auction off at least 1,000 animals from its national parks — including elephants and giraffes — to mitigate the lack of grazing land as the country faces its deadliest drought in years. The auction is being advertised in local newspapers and the intended buyers are game farmers who …
Jun 19
Ethanol stocks, production down on week
U.S. ethanol stocks moved to near one-year lows last week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says supplies dipped 189,000 barrels to 21.613 million because of increased blending demand following the official announcement of year-round E15 availability. Production averaged 1.081 million barrels a day, down 15,000 from the week before. The USDA’s next corn for ethanol …
Jun 19
You can get into Disney World as early as 6 a.m. this fall
BanksPhotos/iStock(ORLANDO, Fla.) — The mornings are going to be a little more magical this fall at Walt Disney World. Starting Sept. 1, guests staying at Disney Resort hotels can enter the parks as early as 6 a.m. The “extra, Extra Magic Hours” vary by park. Disney’s Hollywood Studios — including Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, Toy …
Jun 19
audi leadership responsible for Khashoggi murder, says UN report
MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH/AFP/Getty Images(BEIRUT) — The killing of Jamal Khashoggi was a crime perpetrated at the highest levels of the Saudi Arabian power structure and requires further investigation of ranking Saudi officials, including Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, according to a new report published by a special U.N. investigator. Khashoggi, 59, was a Washington Post …
Jun 19
Oregon wildlife officials euthanize black bear cub after it became too friendly with humans
(FILE Photo) – sarkophoto/iStock(SALEM, Ore.) — Oregon wildlife officials have euthanized a young black bear after it became too friendly with humans. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office tweeted photos of the bear cub last week asking people to stay away from Hagg Lake in Scoggins Valley Park so deputies could get to it. Deputies are …
Jun 19
“Ole Dog” Blake Shelton gets a smooch from a seal on his birthday
Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images via ABCBlake Shelton spent his birthday on Tuesday in the Windy City, touring Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium, as his girlfriend Gwen Stefani revealed in an Instagram post. “Happy b day to my favorite human!!! Can’t believe your [sic] mine,” she posted, adding the hashtag #GreatestGuyIKnow. Gwen also included a collection of photos of the Oklahoma native, …
