(AP) — The Tokyo Olympics will open next year in the same time slot scheduled for this year’s games. Tokyo organizers said Monday the opening ceremony will take place on July 23, 2021 — almost exactly one year after the games were due to start this yea...
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State ships PPE equipment, speeds up testing for health care workers
The state has shipped thousands of face masks, gloves, and other personal protective equipment to health care workers helping COVID-19 patients. Officials have ordered millions more units. STATE OF MISSOURI ACTION ON PPE ACQUISITION AND DISTRIBUTION AS...
Read More »Country singer Joe Diffie dies of coronavirus complications
(AP) — Country singer Joe Diffie, who had a string of hits in the 1990s with chart-topping, rock-tinged singles such as “Home” and “Pickup Man” has died after testing positive for COVID-19. He was 61. A spokesman for Diffie on Friday announced he had c...
Read More »Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood team for CBS special Garth & Trisha Live!
ABC/Randy HolmesAmid the endless headlines about the COVID-19 pandemic, Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood will offer up a temporary diversion on Wednesday with their CBS concert special, Garth & Trisha Live! The concert, per...
Read More »John Prine in critical condition due to COVID-19
Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for StagecoachBeloved singer and songwriter John Prine has been hospitalized and listed in critical condition due to COVID-19, his family announced in a statement on Sunday. The statement, posted on Prine’s official&n...
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