Singer-songwriter Carly Pearce will be revealing a new single this upcoming Friday. According to a statement this new single “Country Music Made Me Do It” it’s an “an upbeat, cheeky love letter to the genre” that “chronicles Pearce’s long standing relationship to country music and the impact it has had on her life.”
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Fire officials confirmed that a firefighting helicopter crashed after it collided with a second helicopter while battling a blaze in Southern California, killing all three crew members. The victims have been identified as Division Chief Josh Bischof, Capt. Tim Rodriguez and pilot Tony Sousa, Cal Fire said. Sousa was a contracted pilot and not a Cal Fire employee.
Cal Fire Southern Region Chief David Fulcher said that the crash occurred after Riverside County firefighters were called to the scene of a structure fire in Cabazon at about 6 p.m. on Sunday, and Cal Fire helicopters and planes were called in to help extinguish the blaze. Fulcher said at a news conference: “While engaged in the firefight, two helicopters collided. The first helicopter was able to land safely nearby. Unfortunately, the second helicopter crashed and, tragically, all three members perished.”
Both helicopters were contracted by Cal Fire and arrived at the scene with different objectives. The helicopter which was able to safely land was a Sikorsky Skycrane, a type that carries retardant or water that’s dropped on a blaze, Fulcher said. The one that crashed was a Bell helicopter, used for observation while fighting fires. The crash caused an additional four-acre fire, which was then extinguished, Fulcher said.
Fulcher said that the cause of the collision was still under investigation, with the National Transportation Safety Board investigating the crash. California Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a post on X, the social media platform formally known as Twitter, that his office was in “close coordination” with CalFire after the helicopter crash.
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The last former Minneapolis police officer convicted in state court for his role in the killing of George Floyd was sentenced Monday to a 57-month sentence — the equivalent of 4 years and 9 months. Floyd’s killing touched off protests worldwide and forced a national reckoning of police brutality and racism.
Tou Thao had testified that he merely served as a “human traffic cone” when he held back bystanders who gathered as former Officer Derek Chauvin, who is white, knelt on Floyd’s neck for 9 1/2 minutes while the Black man pleaded for his life on May 25, 2020. A bystander video captured Floyd’s fading cries of “I can’t breathe.”
Thao had rejected a plea bargain on the state charge, saying “it would be lying” to plead guilty when he didn’t think he was in the wrong. He instead agreed to let a judge decide the case based on evidence from Chauvin’s 2021 murder trial and the federal civil rights trial in 2022 of Thao and former Officers Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng.
In his 177-page ruling, Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill found Thao guilty in May of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter. Cahill said Thao’s actions separated Chauvin and two other former officers from the crowd, including an emergency medical technician, allowing his colleagues to continue restraining Floyd and preventing bystanders from providing medical aid. He wrote: “There is proof beyond a reasonable doubt that Thao’s actions were objectively unreasonable from the perspective of a reasonable police officer, when viewed under the totality of the circumstances … Thao’s actions were even more unreasonable in light of the fact that he was under a duty to intervene to stop the other officers’ excessive use of force and was trained to render medical aid.”
The sentence Judge Cahill handed down Monday will run concurrently with Thao’s 3 1/2-year sentence on his separate conviction on a federal civil rights charge. His state sentence was more than the 4 years recommended under Minnesota state guidelines.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/minneapolis-officer-faces-sentencing-state-charge-role-george-102063365
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Mitchell Tenpenny has dropped his latest song, “Bigger Mistakes,” across all digital platforms. The track — written by Mitchell, Chris DeStefano, Josh Kear and Michael Whitworth — comes along with an official music video, filmed at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas and directed by Zach Pigg.
Mitchell says. of the song: “I’ve always loved Carly Simon’s ‘You’re So Vain’ because of the line ‘you’re so vain you probably think this song is about you.’ That line just cuts to the core. Some people like to think the world revolves around them and I wanted to write a song that was a reminder that isn’t the case. ‘Bigger Mistakes’ is about realizing that there are bigger and more important things in life than a breakup. The song is a reminder that you’ve gone through harder times and the future can be bright.”
Mitchell is currently on the road in support of Jason Aldean on his Highway Desperado Tour, with dates running through October 28th.
Take a look at the video for ‘Bigger Mistakes’ – here.
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Jason Aldean, Morgan Wallen and Luke Combs have made Billboard history with their latest singles.
According to Billboard, Aldean’s “Try That In a Small Town” tops the chart, with Morgan Wallen’s “Last Night” and Luke Combs’ “Fast Car” in the second and third spots, respectively. It’s the first time in the chart’s 65-year history that the top three spots are country artists/songs,
Aldean’s song — written by Kelley Lovelace, Neil Thrasher, Tully Kennedy and Kurt Michael Allison — was originally released in May, but began ascending to the top last month after its video attracted controversy.
In late June, Wallen and Combs had made history on the charts with their respective singles reaching the top two spots. That feat marked the first time in 42 years country hits reached the top two spots on the Billboard Hot 100, following Eddie Rabbit and Dolly Parton in 1981.
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John Mulaney, Jon Stewart, and Pete Davidson will be hitting the road this fall for a short run of September 2023 tour dates. Mulaney posted the news on social media with the short caption: “LIMITED RUN. Me, Jon & Pete.”
The trio of comedians will play select shows in Springfield, Massachusetts; Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; and Atlantic City, New Jersey. The latter two cities will each host both an early and late show on the same day.
General tickets are on sale now via Ticketmaster; for more info head to JONJOHNPETE.COM.
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Fox has announced the 14 celebrities who will appear in Season 2 of reality competition series Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test.
Tom Sandoval, Tara Reid, Blac Chyna, JoJo Siwa, Dez Bryant, Tyler Cameron, Savannah Chrisley, Brian Austin Green, Robert Horry, Erin Jackson, Bode Miller, Jack Osbourne, Kelly Rizzo, and Nick Viall will ‘put their physical, mental and emotional resilience and endurance to the test’ with ‘some of the harshest, most grueling challenges from the playbook of the actual Special Forces selection process.’ The cast will try to survive demanding training exercises led by Directing Staff agents Rudy Reyes, Mark “Billy” Billingham, Jason “Foxy” Fox and new agent, Jovon “Q” Quarles, who are an elite team of ex-special forces operatives.
The first season of Fox’s “Special Forces” was won by “The Bachelorette” alum Hannah Brown. Season 2 of “Special Forces” will sport no voting or eliminations — just survival. In its second season, “Special Forces” will see its contestants battle freezing temperatures in the mountains of New Zealand. The cast will be tested with submerging themselves into a frozen lake, trekking a 4,700 ft tall snowcapped mountain and embarking on an emergency escape out of a helicopter submerged deep in icy waters.
Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test premieres Monday, September 25 on Fox. Watch the “Special Forces” Season 2 teaser – here.
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Authorities confirmed that the suspect believed to be responsible for shooting and injuring two Orlando, Fla., police officers has been killed following an armed standoff. The two Orlando officers stopped a vehicle late Friday which was believed to be related to a homicide in Miami, when a suspect inside the vehicle opened fire, hitting both officers before carjacking another vehicle and driving away from the scene, leading to a police pursuit. Police identified the suspect as Dalton Viel, 28.
According to a press release, two members of the Orlando Police Department remain in the hospital with critical injuries; however, both are expected to survive and fully recover from their injuries.
Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and Orlando Police Chief Eric Smith said in a joint statement: “After an extensive search, we were able to find the suspect at the Holiday Inn located in the 5900 block of Caravan Court. The SWAT team responded to the hotel at 6:00 a.m. EDT and was able to safely evacuate the hotel. The suspect then barricaded himself inside a hotel room. Several attempts to get him to surrender were made but he refused to cooperate.”
Police Chief Smith later told reporters that the suspect began shooting at the tactical officers who then returned fire, and he was killed in the exchange of gunfire. Smith said: “We would like to thank Orlando Health and all of the law enforcement agencies who have helped us throughout the night with this investigation. We also want to thank everyone from our community who has been sharing information and providing support for our department. Our officers are lucky to be alive and we ask that you continue to pray for them.”
Orlando Mayor Dyer added on social media: “I’m grateful for the doctors and nurses providing the essential care that the injured officers need at this time. I also want to join Chief Smith in thanking the officers and our law enforcement partners who’ve ensured the suspect is no longer a threat to our community.”
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At least 30 people are confirmed dead and more than 90 injured after a train derailed in southern Pakistan on Sunday. CNN reported that The Hazara Express train carrying 950 passengers went off the tracks near the city of Nawabshah in the Benazirabad District of Sindh province. The train departed Karachi, a city on the coast of the Arabian Sea more than 160 miles away, at about 8 a.m.
Senior railway officer Mahmoodur Rehman Lakho that that ten cars of the train bound for Rawalpind had derailed near the Sarhari railway station off Nawabshah, with some overturned, trapping many passengers. Lakho, who is in charge of railways in the accident area, said rescue crews took injured passengers to the nearby People’s Hospital in Nawabshah. Police officer Abid Baloch said from the scene of the accident that 30 bodies had been recovered while more than 90 people were injured, many in critical condition. Baloch said women and children were among the dead and injured.
Railway minister Khawaja Saad Rafique said an emergency declaration has been issued for all hospitals in Sukkur and Nawabshah to treat the injured. Pakistan army rangers arrived on the scene, some by helicopter, to undertake rescue efforts, while the cause of the investigation is under investigation. Officials also believe that the death toll may rise as rescue operations continue.
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/train-derailment-kills-15-injures-50-southern-pakistan-102053249
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