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Jun
27
2021
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By Troy Warren
‘We Are Back!’ Royal Caribbean Launches First Cruise From US Port

‘We Are Back!’ Royal Caribbean Launches First Cruise From US Port

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RICH THOMASELLI | TravelPulse.Com Troy Warren for CNT   With big smiles and even bigger sighs of relief, Royal Caribbean Group on Saturday launched the first cruise to sail from a U.S. port since the suspension of service nearly 16 months. With company chairman and CEO Richard Fain leading the pomp and circumstance, the Celebrity Edge left the dock in Fort Lauderdale for a seven-night cruise. "We are elated to once again welcome guests onboard, sailing from south Florida, our home," Fain said in a statement. "Today is a day that brings momentum to our industry and to countless individuals and port…
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Jun
27
2021
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Snap Strikes Licensing Deal With Universal Music Group to Bring Entire Catalogue to Snapchat

Snap Strikes Licensing Deal With Universal Music Group to Bring Entire Catalogue to Snapchat

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BY J. CLARA CHAN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT Snapchat users will now be able to access music from major artists and use them via the Sounds tool and on AR Lenses. Snap inked a multi-year licensing deal with Universal Music Group on Thursday that will bring the label’s entire recorded catalogue to Snapchat. Snapchat users will now be able to access music from major artists and use them via the Sounds tool, which allows users to add music clips to their Snaps or on their Stories, on augmented reality lenses and in curated playlists. UMG and Snap will also partner to release more…
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Jun
27
2021
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Allison Mack Speaks Out Days Before Sentencing: “This Was the Biggest Mistake and Regret of My Life”

Allison Mack Speaks Out Days Before Sentencing: “This Was the Biggest Mistake and Regret of My Life”

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BY TRILBY BERESFORD | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT The former 'Smallville' actress addressed "those who have been harmed by my actions" in her letter on Saturday. Former Smallville actress Allison Mack is speaking out in the days leading up to her sentencing for involvement in the NXIVM sex cult. In a letter addressing “those who have been harmed by my actions,” which accompanied sentencing guideline recommendations from her attorneys and was obtained by The Hollywood Reporter, Mack wrote: “It is now of paramount importance for me to say, from the bottom of my heart, I am so sorry.” “I threw myself into the teachings of Keith…
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Jun
27
2021
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Bruce Springsteen’s Broadway Show Reopens With First Full-Capacity Show

Bruce Springsteen’s Broadway Show Reopens With First Full-Capacity Show

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Troy Warren for CNT Springsteen had ended his 'Springsteen on Broadway' residency in December 2018 after 236 performances, but was persuaded to return for a summer's encore ahead of most Broadway shows coming back in September. In another sign of live entertainment’s rebirth, Bruce Springsteen returned to Broadway this weekend, strapping on a guitar and reviving a show for an audience that included a member of his E Street Band and the governor of his home state. Springsteen had ended his residency in December 2018 after 236 performances, but was persuaded to return for a summer’s encore ahead of most Broadway…
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Jun
27
2021
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This Teenager Is One of America’s Best New Cheesemakers

This Teenager Is One of America’s Best New Cheesemakers

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By Fiona Chandra | FoodAndWine.Com Troy Warren for CNT Avery Jones was on a school trip when she heard that cheese from her Shooting Star creamery had placed in the Americaan Cheese Society competition. When Avery Jones received the call back in 2019 that her first cheese had won third place for Best of Show in the American Cheese Society competition, she was in Scotland with her high school theater group. Jones was fifteen years old.  Jones was the youngest cheesemaker to have placed that high in the competition, beating out over 1700 cheeses with her Alpine-style sheep milk cheese she named Aries. It also…
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Jun
27
2021
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Cookbook review: A Mexican feast of the senses

Cookbook review: A Mexican feast of the senses

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By Susan Puckett / For the AJC Troy Warren for CNT ‘Ciudad de Mexico: Stories From the Heart of Mexico City’ by Edson Diaz-Fuentes (Hardie Grant, $40) In the introduction to “Ciudad de Mexico: Stories From the Heart of Mexico City” (Hardie Grant, $40), Edson Diaz-Fuentes describes the link between food and sound in the city where he was born and raised.   “Like an urban bird call, every vendor has their own unique siren,” he writes. There’s the camotes (sweet potato) vendor, “whose whistle is known to all”; the cyclist shouting “tamales calientitos!” (hot tamales!) from street to street; the…
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Jun
27
2021
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Atlanta cuts restrictions for outdoor events with under 50,000 people

Atlanta cuts restrictions for outdoor events with under 50,000 people

COVID-19,
By Wilborn P. Nobles III, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is lifting some restrictions on outdoor events — a move that will expand the city’s attendance limit to less than 50,000 people. Bottoms took the action Thursday with an executive orderthat directs city officials to begin accepting permit applications for outdoor events for up to 49,999 persons, effective immediately. The events can only occur under the guidelines outlined by the city to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. The mayor’s latest order comes after Atlanta entered Phase 4of its reopening plan this month, which allows city employees to return…
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Jun
27
2021
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‘Castrate, kill, remove voting rights’: Ex-Marine, Georgia deputy was in extremist cell, feds say

‘Castrate, kill, remove voting rights’: Ex-Marine, Georgia deputy was in extremist cell, feds say

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By Chris Joyner, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT When FBI agents in San Diego seized the cell phone of a suspected white supremacist last year, they discovered text messages with a Georgia sheriff’s deputy boasting of racial violence and preparations for a civil war. The text message chain, called “Shadow Moses,” between San Diego plumber Grey Zamudio, 33, and 28-year-old Cody Griggers, a former Marine and sheriff’s deputy in Wilkinson County, revealed plans to steal explosives, dry runs with illegal silencers and boasts of racial violence. In one text, Griggers said he hoped law enforcement and the military would…
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Jun
27
2021
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NATIONAL ICE CREAM CAKE DAY – June 27

NATIONAL ICE CREAM CAKE DAY – June 27

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Troy Warren for CNT   NATIONAL ICE CREAM CAKE DAY National Ice Cream Cake Day on June 27th each year brings two celebration favorites together under one delicious treat! And in the height of summer, an ice cream cake creates the perfect dessert for just about any occasion. Ice cream cake makers build these treats out of any flavor of ice cream into the shape of a cake. And they can add many different ingredients, too. Whether you like cookie crumbs, sponge cake, fudge, fruit, or caramel between the layers, they make delicious things happen. Then they take it a…
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