Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt granted Julius Jones clemency ahead of his scheduled execution Thursday, commuting his sentence to life without parole following public outcry based on doubts over whether he committed the 1999 murder for which he was convicted. The last-minute executive order by Gov. Stitt came mere hours before Jones was scheduled to be …
Monthly Archives: November 2021
Travis McMichael takes stand, testifies Ahmaud Arbery never verbally threatened him or pulled weapon
Travis McMichael returned to the witness stand on Thursday, and under cross-examination from the prosecutor repeated that Ahmaud Arbery never verbally threatened him or pulled a weapon on him during the five minutes he, his father and their neighbor chased Arbery before the 35-year-old McMichael fatally shot him. Travis McMichael, his 65-year-old father, Gregory McMichael, …
Florida’s 2022 Tortuga Music Festival to feature Luke Combs, Thomas Rhett and more
Luke Combs, Thomas Rhett and Morgan Wallen will headline the 2022 Tortuga Music Festival in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The annual music event will take place on April 8-10, 2022 and will mark the fest’s return to its typical April schedule after it was canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Among the other stars slated …
Thomas Rhett and wife Lauren Akins welcome their fourth daughter, Lillie Carolina
Singer Thomas Rhett and his wife, Lauren Akins, have welcomed their fourth daughter, Lillie Carolina. The 31-year-old Rhett shared the news Wednesday on Instagram alongside a photo of himself with Akins and their baby girl at the hospital, along with the caption: “Lillie Carolina Akins born November 15th. 7.5 pounds of pure joy. @laur_akins you …
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Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss are back as Neo and Trinity in the new poster for ‘The Matrix Resurrections’
Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss are back as Neo and Trinity in a new poster for the upcoming film The Matrix Resurrections. Co-stars include Jada Pinkett-Smith reprising her role as Niobe, Priyanka Chopra, Christina Ricci, Jonathan Groff, Jessica Henwick, Brian J. Smith, Telma Hopkins, Eréndira Ibarra, Max Riemelt and Toby Onwumere. In the poster released …
Take a look at the new teaser and first-look photos from ‘Ozark’ Season 4
Netflix shared a teaser and first-look photos for Season 4 of Ozark. The teaser features moments from the show in reverse, as Marty Byrde (Jason Bateman) reflects on the “snowball effect” of ones actions. He says in the trailer: “Human beings make decisions, they commit acts and that makes things happen. It creates a snowball effect — …
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COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Now Available to All Eligible Maine Adults
Governor Janet Mills has announced that, effective immediately, all Maine adults age 18 and older are eligible to receive a COVID-19 booster shot, regardless of underlying medical condition. Latest on COVID-19 in Central Maine From Maine.gov: Expanding booster eligibility will protect the health of Maine people, limit transmission of the deadly Delta variant, and preserve …
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Georgetown Man Arrested in Connection with Illegal Marijuana Operation
William Plummer, 40, of Georgetown has been charged with unlawful trafficking after the Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office received reports about an illegal marijuana grow at 12 Plum Lane. The illegal marijuana has an estimated street value of approximately $2,000 per pound for the processed product. A Maine man was charged with trafficking after police allegedly …
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House votes to censure Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar for violent tweets
The U.S. House on Wednesday voted to censure Rep. Paul Gosar for tweeting an animated video of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez being killed. The chamber voted 223-207 in favor of the resolution, with two Republicans — Reps. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., and Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill. — siding with Democrats. A censure is the most serious action the …
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Jacob Chansley, ‘QAnon shaman’, sentenced to 41 months in Capitol riot
Jacob Chansley, the self-styled “QAnon shaman” who became one of the faces of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, has been sentenced to nearly three and a half years in prison for his role in the riot. At a hearing Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., Judge Royce Lamberth sentenced Chansley to …
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