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Jun
19
2021
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By Troy Warren
JUNETEENTH – June 19

JUNETEENTH – June 19

Celebrations
Troy Warren for CNT   JUNETEENTH (June 19th) Each year Juneteenth (June 19th) commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. The celebration takes place each year on June 19th, recognizing an event that took place in Texas in 1865. The story of Juneteenth begins in Texas when Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston on June 19, 1865, with an announcement. As the community listened to the reading of General Orders, Number 3, the people of Galveston learned for the first time that the Civil War was over. After more than a century of slavery and years of…
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Jun
19
2021
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A special Father’s Day for dad who lived in hospital with newborn twins

A special Father’s Day for dad who lived in hospital with newborn twins

Editors Picks, In The News, Lifestyle
By Nancy Clanton, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT Jonathan Jones will be happy to spend his first “official” Father’s Day just sitting on the couch and holding his daughters. “I don’t need anything else,” he said. “I’m honestly good.” That’s because he spent eight months living at and working from the Heart Center at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta while his twins, Ava and Averie, recovered from heart surgeries. Building their family Jonathan and Briena Jones had just celebrated their first wedding anniversary when they learned they were pregnant. Briena Jones brought two daughters from a previous marriage with her,…
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Jun
19
2021
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‘Traitor!’ | Mike Pence heckled at conservative political event

‘Traitor!’ | Mike Pence heckled at conservative political event

In The News, Politics
By Tim Darnell, Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT Former Vice President Mike Pence was heckled Friday as he delivered a speech at the conservative Faith & Freedom Coalition conference in Orlando, Florida. Pence was delivering a speech at the Faith & Freedom Coalition, founded by Ralph Reed, when he was interrupted with cries of “Traitor!” Some people were reportedly escorted out of the event. The organization was founded by Reed, former chair of the Georgia GOP. Reed was also executive director of the Christian Coalition and is now chair and CEO of Century Strategies, a public relations/affairs firm. Pence served…
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Jun
19
2021
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Netflix, Spotify Need to Offer “More and More Services” to Avoid Churn, LionTree CEO Says

Netflix, Spotify Need to Offer “More and More Services” to Avoid Churn, LionTree CEO Says

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BY ALEX WEPRIN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT “It does frustrate classic industries to play defense,” Aryeh Bourkoff said at the Tribeca X conference Friday. WarnerMedia’s merger with Discovery. Amazon’s acquisition of MGM. Sinclair’s finance raise to launch a direct-to-consumer streaming sports push. All these deals are critical pieces of a rapidly changing and consolidating entertainment and media industry. And it just so happens that one boutique investment bank, LionTree, has been an advisor on all those agreements. LionTree founder and CEO Aryeh Bourkoff explained his thinking behind the state of technology, entertainment and media at the Tribeca X conference in New York on Friday. “The consumer has a lot of power,” Bourkoff…
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Jun
19
2021
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Atlanta backs out of hosting Nobel Peace summit

Atlanta backs out of hosting Nobel Peace summit

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By Ernie Suggs, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT   COVID, racial and political tensions cited as reasons Dreams of Atlanta hosting the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in 2023 have been deferred. Citing financial pressures brought on by the pandemic, the national racial and political unrest that made its way down to Atlanta and the withdrawal of major backers, including Rotary International, organizers of the event have backed out of the summit that could have brought in scores of Nobel Prize winners and about 40,000 people. The event’s organizer, Bob Hope, chief executive of Atlanta Peace Inc., said…
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Jun
18
2021
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Pacific Theatres Files For Chapter 7 Bankruptcy

Pacific Theatres Files For Chapter 7 Bankruptcy

Business, Entertainment, In The News
BY ETAN VLESSING | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT The exhibitor, which includes Arclight Cinemas, will liquidate assets to repay creditors. The impact of the pandemic has Pacific Theatres Exhibition Corporation not opening the doors on its ArcLight Cinemas and Pacific Theatres locations. The embattled exhibitor, with in all 16 locations, has instead filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy to liquidate its remaining assets for its creditors, the company said on Friday. “We are deeply grateful to our employees, our guests, and the film community for coming together over the past decades to create so many wonderful moviegoing experiences,” Pacific Theatres Exhibition…
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Jun
18
2021
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Freddie Freeman carries seven-game hitting streak into Friday

Freddie Freeman carries seven-game hitting streak into Friday

Sports
By Gabriel Burns, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT Maybe, finally – and another “maybe” for emphasis – Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman is seeing his luck turn more favorably. Freeman had two hits in Thursday’s win over the Cardinals, extending his hitting streak to seven games entering Friday. Freeman has hit .400/.441/.767 with three homers and seven RBIs during his season-best streak. Freeman has raised his batting average from .224 to .246 during the run. This has been a maddening season for Freeman, the reigning National League MVP who’s ticketed for free agency this winter. Yet despite his misfortunes,…
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