Go to any Baltimore Ravens road game, and you’ll notice a lot of local fans dressed in purple with the number eight on their backs. This jersey is consistently among the top sellers in the National Football League, alongside those of the 44-year-old obelisk Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers, the …
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Colin Powell, the first Black secretary of State and one of the driving figures of the Iraq War, has died from complications from Covid-19, his family said on Facebook. Powell was 84. “General Colin L. Powell, former U.S. Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, passed …
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Los Angeles will require proof of Covid-19 vaccination to enter indoor venues, such as concerts, restaurants, movie theaters, malls, gyms, and more, as Los Angeles Timesreports. On Wednesday, Los Angeles City Council passed the new ordinance, which goes into effect on November 4th. Under the ordinance, which Mayor Eric Garcetti …
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Austin City Limits is the latest music fest to require that festival-goers show proof of vaccination or a negative test in order to attend. Organizers announced Thursday that anyone attending the fest must have “a printed copy of a negative Covid-19 test result” obtained within 72 hours of the festival, …
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Garth Brooks has canceled the remaining dates on his 2021 Stadium Tour. The country star cited the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic as the reason for his decision in a statement released on Wednesday. “In July, I sincerely thought the pandemic was falling behind us. Now, watching this new wave, I realize …
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As the U.S. vaccination rates rise, the White House unveiled its plan to distribute 25 million vaccine doses from its federal pool of supply to other countries in need. “As long as this pandemic is raging anywhere in the world, the American people will still be vulnerable,” Biden said in …
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Global Citizen announced Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World last month to encourage Covid-19 vaccinations around the world. During the special, Global Citizen will call on philanthropists and corporations to donate enough “dollars-for-doses” to vaccinate more than 27 million international healthcare workers. The event was pre-taped on Sunday, …
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I remember the day like it was yesterday, yet it feels like years ago: A Bouqs employee indicated that they might have been exposed to the novel coronavirus over the weekend. It was Tuesday morning, March 10, 2020, and the virus had only just started creeping into our consciousness over …
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Early this week, Dolly Parton tweeted footage of her receiving a Moderna coronavirus vaccine shot. Among veteran musicians, it turns out she’s far from alone when it comes to getting the jab: More and more classic rockers and country acts over 65 are being vaccinated, leading to new conversations about …
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Jazz is a web. Because of the genre’s inherently collaborative, often mix-and-match nature, singling out a supporting player we like on a given record might lead us to dozens of other sessions featuring that same artist in various contexts. Or we might pick up a certain current in the music …
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