Cannes: Sean Penn Says Donald Trump’s COVID Response Felt Like “Som...

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Cannes: Sean Penn Says Donald Trump’s COVID Response Felt Like “Someone Gunning Down People” From White House

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BY ALEX RITMAN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT Penn also discussed directing his daughter Dylan Penn for the first time in 'Flag Day' Sean Penn took aim at the Donald Trump administration and its response to the COVID-19 crisis in Cannes on Sunday. Speaking at the press conference for his latest directorial feature, Flag Dag, which had its world premiere on Saturday night, Penn was asked about his own work setting up testing sites during the pandemic via his disaster relief organization CORE and the efforts of the Trump government, which he described as a “obscene administration.” Seeing the news during the pandemic, he said it…

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Thousands of Restaurants Lose COVID-19 Relief They Were Promised as Revitalization Fund Allowed to Dry Up

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By Kristen Hawley | FoodAndWine.Com Troy Warren for CNT Some business owners have seen their approved grants rescinded due to lawsuits and lack of additional action from Congress. The Restaurant Revitalization Fund has been depleted. As of June 30, the program had distributed all $28.6 billion to 105,000 restaurants, according to an email to business owners from the Small Business Administration (SBA). An online portal that served as an information and application hub for the program will close on July 14, leaving hundreds of thousands of restaurants out of the grant program. Thousands of others lost out on aid they were expecting thanks…

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ALL AMERICAN PET PHOTO DAY – July 11

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Troy Warren for CNT ALL AMERICAN PET PHOTO DAY All American Pet Photo Day encourages pet owners to share their favorite pet photos on July 11th. Be sure to charge your camera and be prepared to take adorable pictures of your pets! Whether they are the four-legged furry kind or come from the more serpentine species, click away. Fishes and birds, pigs and equine, canine and feline should all get in line for their favorite pose. If they are friends, take a few snapshots of them together! On All American Pet Photo Day, every pet gets included. …

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Vaccinated teachers and students don’t need masks, CDC says

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By MIKE STOBBE and COLLIN BINKLEY, Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT Guidance reportedly calls for schools to fully reopen in fall NEW YORK — Vaccinated teachers and students don’t need to wear masks inside school buildings, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday in relaxing its COVID-19 guidelines. The changes come amid a national vaccination campaign in which children as young as 12 are eligible to get shots, as well as a general decline in COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths. “We're at a new point in the pandemic that we're all really excited about," and so it's time to…

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Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson flying own rocket to space

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By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and MARCIA DUNN, Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M. — After a lifetime of yearning to fly in space, Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson was poised to blast off aboard his own rocket ship Sunday in his boldest, grandest adventure yet. The thrill-seeking billionaire joined five company employees also assigned to the test flight to the edge of space high above the southern desert of New Mexico. The trip originally was scheduled for 9 a.m. ET Sunday, but it was pushed back to 10:30 a.m. because overnight weather delayed the start of flight preparations,…

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This Day in History July 11, 1960 “To Kill A MockingBird” Was Published

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Plane crashes, burns after takeoff from Chandler airport

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By: Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say a single-engine plane with four people aboard crashed and caught fire Saturday after taking off from Chandler Municipal Airport in metro Phoenix. Fire officials told local media outlets that three people had minor injuries and that a fourth was taken to a hospital for evaluation. No identities were released. Fire crews extinguished the fire after it gutted much of the plane's fuselage. The Federal Aviation Administration said it and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the crash that occurred after the plane took off at about…

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Carters celebrated at 75th wedding anniversary bash in Plains

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By Ernie Suggs, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT PLAINS — Before walking into the old Plains High School to honor his longtime friends Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter on their 75th wedding anniversary, Habitat for Humanity International CEO Jonathan Reckford reminded everyone of how the couple was so adept at treating the most powerful and the least powerful with the same sense of humility. All of that was evident on Saturday when hundreds of the Carters’ neighbors from tiny Plains, Georgia, came out to celebrate them, along with the likes of former President Bill Clinton, former U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton,…

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Sweat Like the Stars With These New Gyms, App Workouts And Gear

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BY INGRID SCHMIDT | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT The buzziest places to get fit around L.A. and online, including a new muscle-building regimen from Chris Hemsworth. AKT Dance-cardio workout brand AKT founded by Anna Kaiser (trainer to Sarah Jessica Parker, Alicia Keys, Kelly Ripa and Shakira) soft-opened an initial L.A. location in WeHo in June, while a Santa Monica space is in the works. It includes The Loft private studio which accommodates up to five clients. Core classes are Dance, Bands, Tone and Circuit. AKT also serves up online fitness classes via AKT GO ($19.99 monthly). 7111 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, 323-336-6774, first…

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‘Bling Empire’ Star Anna Shay Gets $13.9M for Historic Sunset Boulevard Mansion

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BY JAMES MCCLAIN, DIRT.COM Troy Warren for CNT The reality show fan favorite bought the grand five-bedroom house (built in 1926) for $9.4 million a decade ago. When Netflix’s Bling Empire — best described as a real-life version of Crazy Rich Asians — first hit airwaves in January, the reality series became an instant hit and likely future cult classic. Much of that success is due to runaway fan favorite Anna Shay, the enigmatic cast member who stole every scene with her dry wit and deadpan delivery. Shay will return for the upcoming Bling Empire season two, but not coming along for the ride is the show’s other…

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