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Teen Vogue’s new Editor-in-Chief Alexi McCammond apologizes for past racist and homophobic tweets

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Teen Vogue’s new editor-in-chief Alexi McCammond has apologized to employees after 20 staffers publicly slammed her over resurfaced tweets she posted back in 2011 mocking Asians and homosexuals. The 27-year-old’s old tweets emerged over the weekend after the former Axios political reporter was named as Teen Vogue’s new editor in chief on Friday. About 20 Teen Vogue staffers then penned a letter to parent company Conde Naste slamming McCammond’s ‘past racist and homophobic tweets’.

McCammond apologized to her staff in an email for what she said were ‘offensive, idiotic tweets’. ‘You’ve seen some offensive, idiotic tweets from when I was a teenager that perpetuated harmful and racist stereotypes about Asian Americans,’ she wrote. ‘There’s no excuse for language like that. I apologize deeply to all of you for the pain this has caused.’  

McCammond was embroiled in a scandal involving her boyfriend TJ Ducklo just weeks ago. Ducklo, who worked as President Biden’s deputy press secretary, was forced to resign from the White House for threatening a Politico journalist who wanted to report on McCammond and Ducklo’s secret relationship. 

Teen Vogue’s new editor apologizes over racist tweets amid staff concerns

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Trisha Yearwood reveals she is COVID-19 negative and shares sneak peek of her new cookbook

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Trisha Yearwood has given her fans a health update, announcing, “I got the official news that I am COVID negative. Thank you all for your love, support messages and sweet tweets!” She added, “My incredible husband (Garth Brooks) is literally Superman and never got COVID – but still took all the precautions to keep everyone we know and love safe!”

Trisha also shared the cover to her new cookbook, “Trisha’s Kitchen – Easy Comfort Food for Friends and Family,” saying: “Today I can finally share with you the cover of my new cookbook Trisha’s Kitchen. Garth said, good news begets good news, let’s share it with the world today and spread the love! Let me know what you think of the cover. You can get your copy September 28!” Like her earlier bestsellers, Trisha’s Kitchen will include new family favorites and easy-to-make comfort foods. The 125 recipes include dishes her beloved mother used to make, plus new recipes and personal stories along the way. 

You can preorder Trisha’s Kitchen at the link here – https://bit.ly/3caInZv

        

Trisha Yearwood Is COVID-19 Free

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“Thank you all for your love, support messages and sweet tweets,” she writes. Continue…
 

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Granger Smith debuts musics video for “Hate You Like I Love You” featuring wife Amber

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Granger Smith has debuted the video for his single “Hate You Like I Love You,” off of the first installment of Smith’s 2020 double album, Country Things Vol. 1 and Vol. 2.   

Vol. 1, which arrived last August, featured eight-tracks including songs like “That’s Why I Love Dirt Roads” and “Country Things.” Smith was in the process of making the album when he and his wife Amber’s 3-year-old son, River, drowned in a tragic accident in the family’s pool in June of 2019. At that time, the singer put his music plans on hold. When he returned to his project the following year, he explained that he had undergone a shift in perspective that changed his outlook on both life and making music. “My life is just different now. Or maybe a better way to put it is, I see life differently now.”

Take a look at the video for “Hate You Like I Love You,” featuring Granger’s wife Amber, at the link – here.

Granger Smith Stars With His Wife In Music Video for “Hate You Like I Love You”

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Granger Smith‘s music video for this his new song “Hate You Like I Love You”…
 

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Buckingham Palace releases official statement following Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s interview with Oprah Winfrey

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Buckingham Palace released a statement on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen on Tuesday, just two days after Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey. Throughout the CBS broadcast titled Oprah With Meghan and Harry: A CBS Primetime Special, Meghan and Harry addressed “feeling trapped” in the royal family and their personal struggles with mental health and allegations of racism within the institution. 

The new statement from Buckingham Palace reads: “The whole family is saddened to learn the full extent of how challenging the last few years have been for Harry and Meghan. The issues raised, particularly that of race, are concerning. The statement continued, “While some recollections may vary, they are taken very seriously and will be addressed by the family privately. Harry, Meghan and Archie will always be much loved family members.”

Meghan claimed in the interview that there were “concerns and conversations about how dark [son Archie’s] skin might be when he’s born.” She said it would be “damaging” to reveal who had voiced those concerns. Harry later confirmed to Oprah that a conversation about Archie’s skin color did take place, but he wasn’t comfortable sharing any further details. “That conversation, I’m never going to share. But at the time, it was awkward. I was a bit shocked,” he said. “That was right at the beginning… ‘What will the kids look like?'” Winfrey later revealed that Harry had told her that the person who made these remarks wasn’t his grandmother, the queen, or his grandfather, Prince Philip.

Queen Elizabeth Breaks Silence on Meghan Markle & Prince Harry’s Oprah Interview – Read the Statement

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The Palace has finally released a statement about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle‘s…
 

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Selena Gomez considering retirement from music

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During an interview in the April issue of Vogue, Selena Gomez says she might retire from music after the release of her next album. The 28-year-old singer and actress voiced her frustrations with response to her music.

The Vogue interview was published nearly 14 months after the release of Gomez’s third studio album, Rare, which featured the singles “Lose You to Love Me,” “Look at Her Now” and “Rare.”  Gomez told Vogue, “”It’s hard to keep doing music when people don’t necessarily take you seriously.I’ve had moments where I’ve been like, ‘What’s the point? Why do I keep doing this?'” Gomez added she plans to try something “different” on her new album, saying, “I want to give it one last try before I maybe retire music.”

Gomez will release her first Spanish-language EP, Revelación this Friday. The album features the songs “Selfish Love” with DJ Snake, “De Una Vez” and “Baila Conmigo.”

Selena Gomez says she’s thinking about retiring from music

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Selena Gomez says music might not be in her future forever.
 

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President Biden signs executive orders for women’s rights and gender equality

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On Monday in recognition of International Women’s Day, President Biden signed two executive orders to support gender equity and equal rights in the United States.  Biden said in a statement: “Women’s history is American history — and world history. On International Women’s Day, we celebrate the achievements, contributions, and progress of women and girls in the United States and around the globe. My administration is committed to honoring women by investing in their opportunity, security and wellbeing.”

Biden’s first executive order establishes the White House Gender Policy Council to ensure that the administration advances gender equity and equal rights and opportunity for women and girls. The Gender Policy Council will play a role in domestic and foreign policy development and work with other policy councils to advance gender equity and equality.

The second order directs the Education Department to review all existing regulations, orders, guidance and policy to guarantee education free from sexual violence, the White House said. The order instructs the Education Department to evaluate Title IX regulations issued under the Trump administration to ensure they are compatible with the new administration’s policies.

On International Women’s Day, Biden signs orders on gender equity, nominates two women to be four-star commanders

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U.S. Defense Department authorizes more personnel for U.S. COVID-19 vaccinations

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The Defense Department announced that additional U.S. troops will be involved in administering COVID-19 vaccinations to the civilian population. , Defense Department spokesman John Kirby said in a statement that the next deployment will involve two Type 1 teams, to Georgia and Ohio.  

Currently over 2,200 military personnel are deployed at community vaccination centers in California, New Jersey, Texas, New York, Pennsylvania, Florida, Illinois, North Carolina and the U.S. Virgin Islands. They are grouped into Type 1 teams of 222 service members, who can administer up to about 6,000 vaccinations per day, and Type 2 teams of 139 members, with about 3,000 vaccinations per day.

The deployments are authorized in support of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which serves the state-run vaccination programs. The Army, Navy, Marines and Air Force are all involved in the vaccination effort.

Defense Department sends more troops to help administer COVID-19 vaccines

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U.S. Defense Department authorizes more personnel for COVID-19 vaccinations

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The Defense Department announced that additional U.S. troops will be involved in administering COVID-19 vaccinations to the civilian population. , Defense Department spokesman John Kirby said in a statement that the next deployment will involve two Type 1 teams, to Georgia and Ohio.

Currently over 2,200 military personnel are deployed at community vaccination centers in California, New Jersey, Texas, New York, Pennsylvania, Florida, Illinois, North Carolina and the U.S. Virgin Islands. They are grouped into Type 1 teams of 222 service members, who can administer up to about 6,000 vaccinations per day, and Type 2 teams of 139 members, with about 3,000 vaccinations per day.

The deployments are authorized in support of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which serves the state-run vaccination programs. The Army, Navy, Marines and Air Force are all involved in the vaccination effort.

Defense Department sends more troops to help administer COVID-19 vaccines

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The Defense Department has identified additional personnel authorized to support the Federal…

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Miranda Lambert with Jack Ingram and Jon Randall drop new single “In His Arms” from their upcoming collaborative album

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Miranda Lambert recorded the acoustic LP The Marfa Tapes in collaboration with Jack Ingram and Jon Randall, and now the trio have dropped their first single from the album titled “In His Arms.” The Marfa Tapes can be pre-ordered here, and is set to officially drop on May 7th.

In the official music video for “In His Arms,” the three artists sing together around a pickup truck as the sun set over the desert. You can check out their music video on YouTube – here.

Miranda Lambert, Jack Ingram & Jon Randall Share “In His Arms” from The Marfa Tapes

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After announcing The Marfa Tapes project, Miranda Lambert, Jack Ingram and Jon Randall release…
 

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Brett Eldredge releases single “Good Day to country radio

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Brett Eldredge’s single “Good Day” was included on his 2020 album Sunday Drive, and now serves as the second single off the project to impact country radio. Sunday Drive debuted in the top five on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. 

Following the track’s initial release in 2020, Brett shared with Good Morning America: “In our society, everybody feels like we need to put on that perfect outer look, and I got so tired of that. I didn’t want to do it anymore. This song says ‘have the self-awareness of yourself of being like, ‘I’m gonna make this a good day no matter what is thrown at me and I’m going to give it my best foot forward.'”

Take a look at the official music video for Brett’s “Good Day” at the link – here.

Brett Eldredge Makes a Conscious Decision to Have a “Good Day”

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It’s a “Good Day” for Brett Eldredge. After taking a break from his career to focus on dealing…
 

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