Take a look at the trailer for “Me Time” starring Kevin Hart and Mark Wahlberg

Netflix shared the first trailer for ‘Me Time’, starring Kevin Hart and Mark Wahlberg.

The trailer follows Sonny (Hart), a family man, as his wife (Regina Hall) takes their two children on vacation for a week so he can have some time to himself.  When Sonny reunites with his old friend Huck (Wahlberg), things take a ‘different’ turn.

Starring alongside Hart, Wahlberg, and Hall is Jimmy O. Yang and Luis Gerardo Méndez.  Hart also serves as a producer alongside Bryan Smiley and John Hamburg, who also wrote and directed the movie.

Me Time debuts on Netflix Aug. 26. Take a look at the trailer – here.

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Former CNN anchor Chris Cuomo to host primetime show on NewsNation

Former CNN anchor Chris Cuomo is returning to primetime TV to host a new show for NewsNation, the cable news channel owned by local TV giant Nexstar. NewsNation is led by Michael Corn, a former executive producer of ABC’s Good Morning America (Cuomo also used to work at ABC News). The news channel was launched as a programming block in 2020, with the whole channel rebranding last year. Before shifting to cable news, it operated as a cable channel known as WGN America.

Cuomo’s show will debut in the fall.  He said: “I want to find a way to help people, I am going to come to newsNation and I want to build something special here. I’ve decided that I can’t go back to what people see as ‘the big game,’ I think we need insurgent media, I think we need outlets that aren’t fringe and just trying to fill their pockets.”

Cuomo was fired by CNN in December after new details emerged about the lengths he went to help his brother, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, respond to allegations of sexual harassment. Earlier this month, Cuomo launched a podcast called The Chris Cuomo Project. The debut episode, which included an interview with actor Sean Penn, also featured Cuomo’s first comments about CNN since his departure from the cable news channel.

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2-Year Old Who Wandered Away From Campsite Located

Maine Game Wardens have safely located a missing two-year old girl this morning, July 28, who had wandered away from her campsite last night during the early morning hours.

Blaklyn Greenleaf, who turned two years old in June, was last seen sleeping in her family’s camper at the Jo Mary Lake Campground in Piscataquis county, at 2:00 am. When her family woke up around 7:00 am, Blaklyn was missing, and the camper door was open.

From the MDIFW:

After a quick initial search, her family immediately called 911, and Game Wardens, Penobscot County Sheriff Officers, Maine Forest Rangers, Maine State Police and Maine Marine Patrol officers all converged at the campground to search for the toddler. The Maine Warden Service also had two warden service planes searching the area, as well as a Maine Forest Service helicopter and a Piscataquis Sherriff’s Drone.

Game Wardens directed a quick ground “Hasty Search” of the area, which is an intense search of the immediate area with multiple people, and Game Wardens Tyler Leach and Nick Bartholomew set out to search their grid.

Game Warden Tyler Leach was searching through one of the camp parking areas where there were some boat trailers and ice shacks stored, and when he went around one of the ice shacks to check it, he looked over the stonewall that bordered the lot, and saw Blaklyn with her blanket dressed in flowered pajamas sitting on top of a brush pile at approximately 10:45 this morning.

Leach, who is a father, was able to talk to and comfort Blaklyn, who then reached out her arms to him, and let him pick her up. Leach then raced back to the campground carrying Blaklyn, and as he got closer was met by the parents running towards him and their daughter.

Blaklyn was examined, and did not need any medical attention after spending most of the night in the woods. She is back with her family.

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Multiple Injuries After Augusta Western Avenue Accident

Last night, July 27, multiple people were hurt when an SUV hit another SUV and then struck two pedestrians on Western Avenue in Augusta.

According to WGME, Augusta Police said several people were taken to the hospital with “undisclosed injuries.”

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Suspect in mass shooting at Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Ill. is indicted on 117 counts

The suspect accused of the mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Ill., which killed seven people and injured dozens of others, has been indicted on 117 counts.

Prosecutors announced Wednesday that the suspect, Robert Crimo III, faces 21 counts of first-degree murder, which breaks down to three counts of first-degree murder for each victim who died. According to the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office, the 21-year-old is also facing 48 counts of attempted murder and 48 counts of aggravated battery with a firearm for each parade victim who was injured by a bullet or shrapnel. Crimo was initially charged with seven counts of murder after his arrest; he will appear in court next week to be arraigned on the new charges. He is currently being held without bond.

Crimo confessed to opening fire on the parade crowd from a nearby rooftop. Authorities believe Crimo had planned the mass shooting for weeks, saying he used a “high-powered” weapon and fired more than 70 rounds into the crowd of parade participants and attendees before dropping his rifle. Crimo was granted a permit for his weapon and had passed four background checks in 2020 and 2021. Crimo’s father, former Highland Park mayoral candidate Robert Crimo Jr., sponsored his son’s gun application for a license in December 2019; the suspect bought the gun legally in Illinois.

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United States makes ‘substantial proposal’ to bring home WNBA star Brittney Griner from Russia

Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed on Wednesday that the United States has made a “substantial proposal” to bring home WNBA star Brittney Griner, as well as another American currently detained in Russia. Blinken did not elaborate on the details of the proposal while taking questions from reporters at the State Department, telling reporters: “We put a substantial proposal on the table weeks ago. Our government has communicated repeatedly and directly on that proposal, and I’ll use the conversation to follow up personally and, I hope, move us toward a resolution.” Blinken said he would discuss the proposal with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in the coming days.

CNN reported that the proposal involves exchanging Viktor Bout, a convicted Russian arms trafficker, for Griner and Paul Whelan, a former Marine and former security executive serving a 16-year hard labor sentence at a Mordovia prison camp.  Bout is currently serving a 25-year U.S. prison sentence after being found guilty in 2011 of conspiring to sell millions of dollars worth of weapons to a designated foreign terrorist organization based in Colombia to be used to kill Americans in that country.

The 31-year-old Griner pleaded guilty to possessing less than a gram of hash oil when she arrived and was taken into custody at the Moscow airport on Feb. 17.  She testified in Russian court Wednesday that she had not intended to bring hash oil vape cartridges with her to Russia, saying that her rights were not read to her and she didn’t understand what was going on during her arrest.  Griner testified that she uses medical cannabis after a knee injury, but did not use it before tournaments, adding that she has a medical marijuana prescription from the state of Arizona.

Griner’s trial is expected to last until at least early August, and a Russian judge has ordered her detained for the entire length of the trial.  She faces as many as 10 years in prison if she’s convicted on the drug charges.

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Lauren Alaina signs with Big Loud Records

Lauren Alaina is officially signed to Big Loud Records, taking to social media to share the exciting news with fans.  Alaina wrote on Instagram:  “Signed a very BIG and LOUD record deal. Thank you, @bigloud for being willing and LABEL to make music with me. Let’s goooooo!!!! 🖊”

The news comes three months after Alaina announced her departure from her longtime record label after nearly 11 years. During her time with the label, Alaina released two EPs, including Getting Good (2020), Getting Over Him (2020), as well as three full length albums, Wildflower (2011), Road Less Traveled (2017), and Sitting Pretty On Top of the World (2021).

Alaina joins Big Loud Record’s famous roster of hitmakers, including Chris Lane, ERNEST, HARDY, Jake Owen, Morgan Wallen, Mackenzie Porter, Lily Rose, Larry Fleet and more. Big Loud CEO/Partner Seth England said: “We feel like Lauren is absolutely one of the best vocalists, male or female, in this town. Certainly, she’s had success, but we humbly think she has barely scratched the surface of what we think we can do together. Lauren Alaina deserves to be, in my opinion, on the same pedestal as Carrie Underwood, and it’s our job to help her find that mode.” England also revealed that Alaina’s fans can expect a new project from her later this year, produced by Joey Moi.

Recently, Alaina shared a duet with her new labelmate, Chris Lane, reimagining King Harvest’s 1973 hit “Dancin’ In The Moonlight.”  She has quickly became Nashville’s go-to duet partner, recording collaborations with artists such as Chris Young, Dustin Lynch, Jon Pardi, BRELAND and more.  Alaina has also earned three No. 1 hits, including “Road Less Traveled;” “What Ifs,” her 6x Platinum duet with Kane Brown; and “One Beer” with HARDY and Devin Dawson.

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Dolly Parton teams up with Bill Anderson for new duet “Someday It’ll All Make Sense”

Bill Anderson and Dolly Parton have premiered the music video for the heartfelt duet, “Someday It’ll All Make Sense.”

Parton said in a statement:  “Working with my ol’ buddy Bill Anderson was the most meaningful fun I’ve had in years. I love the song we sang, I love how we sounded together on it and getting to do a video with him was just icing on the cake. I hope the fans enjoy it as much as we enjoyed being together on it.” Anderson added:  Hopefully, our song can help bring a bit of levity to a world that seems upside down and sideways so much of the time these days. If it can, music will have once again proven itself to be the optimal healer.”

Anderson co-wrote the duet with Bobby Tomberlin and Ryan Larkins. “Someday It’ll All Make Sense” appears on Anderson’s As Far As I Can See: The Best Of, a 16-track collection that released last month that includes some of his most beloved songs — “City Lights,” “Still,” “Po’ Folks,” “The Tip Of My Fingers,” and “Sometimes.”

Take a look at the video for “Someday It’ll All Make Sense” here:

WATCH: Bill Anderson and Dolly Parton Make Their Music Video Debut Together With ‘Someday It’ll All Make Sense’

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Tony Dow, who portrayed Wally Cleaver on ‘Leave It to Beaver,’ dies at age 77

Actor Tony Dow, who played Wally Cleaver on the long-running 1950s sitcom “Leave It to Beaver,” died Wednesday morning at the age of 77 due to complications from liver cancer. Dow’s death was officially announced on the actor’s official Facebook page, and confirmed by his son and Dow’s agent, Frank Bilotta. On Tuesday, Dow’s management team had erroneously announced the actor’s death in a Facebook post that has since been deleted. Later on Tuesday, Dow’s manager and his wife, Lauren Shulkind, both said that Dow was still alive and in hospice care.

Dow portrayed Beaver’s older brother, Wally on “Leave It to Beaver” from 1957 to 1963. After “Leave It to Beaver” ended, Dow continued to act, but also served in the National Guard between 1965 and 1968, according to TMZ.   Dow later reprised the beloved role for another six years on The New Leave It to Beaver, which aired from 1983 to 1989, as well as in the Still the Beaver TV movie in the early ‘80s.  The California native continued to act on TV throughout the next several decades, including a starring role in 153 episodes of Never Too Young in the mid-‘60s. In the ‘70s and ‘80s, Dow made appearances on Lassie, My Three Sons, Mr. Novak, Murder, She Wrote and Charles in Charge.

Dow directed five episodes of Still the Beaver and wrote one for that show, later branching out into directing other series, including “Harry and the Hendersons,” “Coach,” “Babylon 5,” “Honey I Shrunk the Kids” and “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.”

Dow is survived by his wife Lauren, son Christopher, brother Dion and one grandchild.

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Barack Obama shares his 2022 Summer Playlist, including Beyoncé, Bad Bunny, Harry Styles, and more

Barack Obama is back with his annual summer playlist, sharing on Twitter: “Every year, I get excited to share my summer playlist because I learn about so many new artists from your replies — it’s an example of how music really can bring us all together. Here’s what I’ve been listening to this summer. What songs would you add?”

Obama’s playlist is an eclectic mix with picks from popular artists including Beyoncé’s “Break My Soul,” Harry Styles’ “Music For A Sushi Restaurant,” Drake and Rihanna’s “Too Good,” and Kendrick Lamar’s “Die Hard.” He also has rock selections old and new, like Wet Leg’s “Angelica,” Bruce Springsteen’s “Dancing In The Dark,” and Jack White’s “I’m Shakin’.”

Other artists include Tems, Sampa The Great, Rosalía, Lil Yachty, Prince, Maggie Rogers, Al Green, Dr. John, Miles Davis, Burna Boy, Doechii, Aminé, Aretha Franklin, Bad Bunny, Rakim, D’Angelo, Nina Simone, Caamp, Otis Redding, Wyclef Jean and Lauryn Hill, Fatboy Slim, Omar Apollo, Maren Morris, The Internet, Vince Staples and Mustard, and Kacey Musgraves.

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