Uvalde, Texas native Matthew McConaughey visited the White House on Tuesday, and emotionally urged leaders to make the loss of 19 children and two teachers in last month’s mass school shooting “matter” by enacting stricter gun laws. McConaughey said during the White House briefing: “So I am here today in the hopes of applying what …
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Matthew McConaughey speaks at White House briefing, makes plea to leaders for gun reform
Uvalde, Texas native Matthew McConaughey visited the White House on Tuesday, and emotionally urged leaders to make the loss of 19 children and two teachers in last month’s mass school shooting “matter” by enacting stricter gun laws. McConaughey said during the White House briefing: “So I am here today in the hopes of applying what …
Carly Pearce shares her closet with fans with special Pop-Up shop to raise money for charity
Carly Pearce will have a special treat for fans during CMA Fest, giving them access to shop her personal closet. Carly’s Closet: A Pop-Up Shop Supporting Healthcare for the Music Industry will open at Noelle (200 Fourth Avenue North) in downtown Nashville on Friday, June 10 from 4-6:00 p.m. CT. Pearce hand-selected over 100 items …
Chris Lane and wife Lauren expecting their second child together
Chris Lane and his wife Lauren (Bushnell) Lane have revealed they are expecting their second child in late October. The couple also share son Dutton, who will be 1 later this week. Chris shared the news on Instagram, posting a picture of himself, Lauren and Dutton with the caption: “I guess it’s no secret to …
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Take a look at the first teaser for ‘The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes’
Lionsgate Films has released a 90-second teaser for The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. The preview shows a snowy landscape where frozen, golden birds and snakes appear to be defrosting, and the words “In 2023, the world will discover who is a songbird and who is a snake,” appear on the screen …
Lewiston Toddler Overdoses; Mother Charged
Khadija Aden, 20, of Lewiston has been arrested and charged with endangering the welfare of a child. Lewiston Police say her 18-month-old son ingested heroin/fentanyl and had to be revived with Narcan. Police went to Knox St. in Lewiston, Sunday evening, June 5, for a report a toddler who was unconscious. They found the boy …
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Maine International Film Festival to Honor Debra Winger
The Maine International Film Festival (MIFF) will present its annual Mid-Life Achievement Award to actor Debra Winger at a special ceremony held at the Waterville Opera House on Friday, July 15, following a special 35mm screening of “A Dangerous Woman,” for which she received a Golden Globe nomination. Best known as an Academy Award nominee …
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Missing Norridgewock Man
The Bangor Police Department has issued a Silver Alert for Graham Lacher, 37, of Norridgewock who was last seen Monday, June 6, walking away from the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center in Bangor. Lacher was a voluntary patient but is now considered involuntary. A K9 track was attempted that ended in the area of Eastern Maine …
Elon Musk threatens to cancel buyout of Twitter after accusing the company of hiding information on spam and fake accounts
Elon Musk threatened to cancel his purchase of Twitter on Monday, accusing the social media platform of breaching the merger agreement by not providing the data he has requested on spam and fake accounts. Musk alleged in a letter written to Vijaya Gadde, Twitter’s head of legal, policy and trust, that Twitter is “actively resisting …
New York Governor Kathy Hochul signs gun reform bills including banning semi-automatic rifles for those under 21
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed sweeping gun reform bills on Monday, banning individuals under the age of 21 from buying or possessing a semi-automatic rifle. The package was passed by the New York Assembly on June 2 after the May 14 shooting at a grocery store in Buffalo that left 13 dead and the …