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Jun
17
2021
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NEW: Tropical storm warning issued for northern Gulf Coast

NEW: Tropical storm warning issued for northern Gulf Coast

Weather
By The Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT MIAMI — A tropical storm warning was issued Thursday for parts of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama as a potential tropical cyclone advanced toward the northern Gulf Coast. The warning extends from Intracoastal City, Louisiana, to the Alabama-Florida border, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. Heavy rainfall and flooding will likely be the most significant hazard, with the storm reaching the coast beginning Friday, forecasters said. As of Thursday evening, the storm was located about 475 miles south of Morgan City, Louisiana, with maximum sustained winds of 30 mph. The potential tropical…
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Jun
17
2021
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MLB loosens COVID restrictions, drops masks for vaccinated

MLB loosens COVID restrictions, drops masks for vaccinated

COVID-19
By RONALD BLUM, Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT   All fully vaccinated players and staff can stop wearing masks in dugouts, bullpens and clubhouses under the latest change to Major League Baseball’s coronavirus protocols NEW YORK (AP) — All fully vaccinated players and staff can stop wearing masks in dugouts, bullpens and clubhouses under the latest change to Major League Baseball's coronavirus protocols. In addition, fully vaccinated players and staff may eat in restaurants without restrictions and attend sporting events as spectators at venues with government approved safety protocols, the commissioner’s office and players’ association said in a memo sent…
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Jun
17
2021
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Maya Angelou, Sally Ride among women to appear on U.S. quarters

Maya Angelou, Sally Ride among women to appear on U.S. quarters

In The News
By The Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT   U.S. Mint will issue up to 5 new designs each year from 2022 to 2025 Poet and author Maya Angelou, America’s first woman in space and a revered Cherokee Nation leader are among several female trailblazers whose likenesses will appear on the U.S. quarter in the coming years. The new four-year American Women Quarters Program celebrates women’s accomplishments and contributions to the United States’ development and history, according to the U.S. Mint. Under the program, the mint will issue up to five new designs each year from 2022 to 2025. Honorees will be…
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Jun
17
2021
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What is open and closed on Juneteenth?

What is open and closed on Juneteenth?

In The News
By Avery Newmark, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT On Thursday, President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, making Juneteenth a federal holiday 156 years after the last slaves learned of their freedom. Juneteenth is now the 12th federal holiday and the first new federal holiday since 1983, when President Ronald Reagan signed Martin Luther King Jr. Day into law. The June 19 holiday, which falls on Saturday this year, commemorates the day in 1865 when former American slaves in Galveston, Texas, were finally informed of President Abraham Lincoln’s Jan. 1, 1863, Emancipation Proclamation and the end…
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Jun
17
2021
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Spotify Launches Clubhouse Competitor and Creator Fund for Live Interactive Audio

Spotify Launches Clubhouse Competitor and Creator Fund for Live Interactive Audio

Technology
BY J. CLARA CHAN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT The service will begin giving out payouts to eligible live audio creators this summer. Spotify on Wednesday launched its Clubhouse competitor, the Spotify Greenroom, and opened up applications for a creator fund for live audio creators on the platform. The launch comes three months after Spotify acquired Betty Labs, the developer behind the social audio app Locker Room. The redesigned live audio feature, Greenroom, is available in over 135 markets on iOS and Android and will allow any Spotify user to host or participate in live rooms. Creators focused on live audio will also be able to apply for…
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Jun
17
2021
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2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee L Remains True to Form

2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee L Remains True to Form

Cars
BY MIKE SUTTON | CarAndDriver.Com Troy Warren for CNT A third row of seats and modern levels of tech and refinement don't diminish the redesigned Jeep Grand Cherokee's ultracapable nature. Jeep faced a fair amount of pressure to not screw up the 2021 Grand Cherokee L, the long-wheelbase, three-row debut model of its new fifth-generation mid-size SUV. (A shorter, more traditional two-row version will bow this fall.) Since its introduction for 1993, the Grand Cherokee has evolved into an SUV icon, an American Land Rover of sorts, flush with refinement and impressive off-road and towing credentials. Despite the outgoing two-row-only model having been on the market…
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Jun
17
2021
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Box Office: ‘Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard’ Tops Wednesday With $3.9M

Box Office: ‘Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard’ Tops Wednesday With $3.9M

Entertainment
BY PAMELA MCCLINTOCK | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT The sequel, which is opening midweek, reunites Ryan Reynolds, Salma Hayek and Samuel L. Jackson. Lionsgate and Millennium Media’s The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard shot its way to No. 1 at the Wednesday box officewith an opening-day gross of $3.9 million from 2,490 theaters. The $3.9 million includes Tuesday preview grosses and paid sneaks over the weekend. Directed by Patrick Hughes, the action-comedy sees Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson and Salma Hayek all reprise their roles from the 2017 breakout hit. The film is the first action-comedy on the marquee since major markets reopened, and will expand on Friday into 3,331…
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