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Photo: Jerry Jones Is Trending Following The National Anthem

  Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones made his thoughts on the national anthem pretty clear before the start of the 2020 NFL regular season. Jones is a strong believer in standing for the national anthem, but he said the Cowboys would handle it with “grace” and admitted he would be OK with a player kneeling. The Cowboys had one player kneeling for the national anthem on Sunday night – defensive lineman Dontari Poe. “I will have visited with him more […]

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Music

Vinyl record sales surpass CDs in the U.S. for the first time since the 1980s | CTV News

The days of vinyl records being a nostalgic relic of the past are long gone. This year, vinyl sales have outpaced CD sales in the United States for the first time since the 1980s. Vinyl records accounted for US$232.1 million of music sales in the first half of the year, compared to CDs, which brought in only $129.9 million, according to a report from the Recording Industry Association of America. Vinyl records, also known as "records pressed on wax," were […]

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Sports

NFL sees double-digit ratings drop for season opener loaded with social justice activism

  The NFL's season-opening game between the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs and the Houston Texans drew disappointing TV ratings fueling continued questions about whether increased political activism in sports is driving fans away. Preliminary Nielsen ratings show that 16.4 million people tuned in to the Thursday night primetime game, which is a 16% decrease from the number of people who watched last season's opener between the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears. Ratings in professional sports have […]

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Naomi Osaka, While Rallying for Social Justice, Wins U.S. Open Title – The New York Times

She had injuries, painful breakups with boyfriends and coaches and, most traumatically, a lengthy and bitter custody dispute over her now 3-year-old son, Leo, who stayed with Azarenka and her mother and team at a private home she rented near the U.S.T.A. Billie Jean King National Tennis Center for the tournament. She would have been the first mother to become a Grand Slam singles champion since Kim Clijsters won the Australian Open in 2011. As Azarenka dominated the opening set, […]

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DC shoots down ‘5G’ or reboot speculation – “not going to happen” | GamesRadar+

DC's publisher/chief creative officer Jim Lee says If you're looking forward to DC's 5G initiative, it's "not going to happen" and that some of the reports online have been "wrong" speculation. As revealed in a prerecorded 'Jim Lee answers fan questions about comic books' video which debuted during September 12's DC FanDome: Welcome to the Multiverse, Lee shoots down the widespread 5G rumors and instead paints a more "organic" and individualized approach to bolstering the DC comics line in 2021. […]

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ELVIS BIO-PIC: Production to Resume

The Elvis Presley bio-pic that was one of the first victims of the pandemic will resume production in two weeks. Director Baz Luhrmann tells Variety, "We’re back to, as Elvis liked to say, ‘taking care of business!’" The still-untitled project hit the pause button in early March when Tom Hanks, who plays Colonel Tom Parker, tested positive, as did his wife Rita Wilson. Now the cast, headed by Austin Butler as the King of Rock and Roll, are heading back to Australia. Hanks and Wilson are there already, and, having just arrived from […]

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Alicia Keys Partners With The NFL To Announce $1 Billion Fund For Black-Owned Businesses

Alicia Keys performed "Love Looks Better" at the National Football League’s 2020 season Kickoff event last night. The R&B vocalist also announced she is teaming with the NFL for a $1 billion fund. The fund will financially support Black businesses and communities. This new endowment comes after the NFL faced years of backlash for allegedly blackballing former San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick for his peaceful protests during the playing of the national anthem.

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TORY LANEZ: Leaked Texts Sent After Shooting Megan

We’re now learning what Tory Lanez told Megan Thee Stallion after he shot her in July. He reportedly texted her while she was still in the hospital, apologizing and blaming it on the alcohol. Around 15 hours after shooting Meg in the foot, TMZ says he texted, “I know you prolly never gone talk to me again, but I genuinely want you to know I'm sorry from the bottom of my heart… I was just too drunk.” He never actually mentions anything about the specifics of what happened, […]

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