CMA Fest 2023: Luke Combs, Darius Rucker Lead Thursday Night Top Moments

billboard.com “It feels so good to be at the 50th anniversary of CMA Fest!” “Buy Dirt” hitmaker Jordan Davis told the crowd Thursday (June 8) at Nissan Stadium. It was a sentiment that…

Iowa teen sought to hire online 'hitman' to kill 7-year-old rival, authorities say

nbcnews.com Iowa police arrested a teenage girl for allegedly seeking to hire an online "hitman" to kill a 7-year-old rival, authorities said Wednesday. Operators of parody website…

House conservatives choke floor action as revenge for debt deal

politico.com The House’s conservative hardliners aren’t done exacting revenge on GOP leaders for what they see as Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s broken promises during Washington’s debt drama.…

Man Group CEO says central banks have made little difference to inflation

reuters.com Hedge fund Man Group (EMG.L) Chief Executive Luke Ellis believes central banks have not tamed inflation and threats to the broader economy persist, he said on Wednesday.…

Rusty Gaston Talks About Being Named Executive Of the Year & More

billboard.com Rusty Gaston talks about being named Billboard’s Country Executive of the Year, the successful year his artists Cole Swindell and Lainey Wilson have had, and more on the red…

‘Lawmen: Bass Reeves’: Taylor Sheridan’s Paramount+ Series Adds Four To Cast

deadline.com , Mo Brings Plenty (Yellowstone) and Tosin Morohunfola (Run The World) have been tapped for recurring roles in Taylor Sheridan’s anthology series Lawmen: Bass Reeves (fka…

Michael Lamont Dies: Broadway Actor Who Became A Studio & Theater Photographer Was 76

deadline.com Michael Lamont, who went from acting in Bye Bye Birdie and Oliver! on Broadway to a career as photographer for studios, theaters and actors, has died. He was 76. According…

Keyshia Cole Talks Survival In Official Trailer For ‘This Is My Story’: Exclusive

billboard.com What better person to star in and guide a biopic on Keyshia Cole than the R&B artist herself. That’s how it’s playing out for Keyshia Cole: This Is My Story, an upcoming…

Inside Tennessee drag queens’ fight against the bill trying to knock down their livelihoods and their art

fortune.com Driving alongside a row of honky tonk bars is the electric purple Big Drag Bus, a 90-minute performance on wheels that weaves through bachelorette booze cruises and tourists…

Taylor Swift vs. Morgan Wallen: Will the Biggest Album of Late 2022 Dethrone the Biggest Album of Early 2023?

billboard.com The Contenders is a midweek column that looks at artists aiming for the top of the Billboard charts, and the strategies behind their efforts. This week (for the upcoming…

Hedge funds are using ChatGPT to do all their mundane grunt work usually relegated to junior staffers

fortune.com The latest artificial-intelligence hype is powering a massive surge in the stock market on bets that a new era of innovation is nigh. Yet for money managers who weaponize…

Defense hawks prepare to choke down debt deal

politico.com Republicans have spent months hammering President Joe Biden’s Pentagon budget as insufficient. Now they’re faced with a dilemma: support a debt limit deal that locks in…

US debt ceiling: Republican hard-right vows to sink deal hours before vote expected

theguardian.com Members of the hard-right House Freedom Caucus have attacked the proposed spending cuts in the debt ceiling bill as woefully inadequate, and vowed to oppose the legislation…

Which House Rules Committee members opposed the debt ceiling bill?

newsweek.com Four Democrats and two Republicans on the House Rules Committee voted against the deal backed by Democratic President Joe Biden and Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy…

AEW Double Or Nothing 2023 Results: Winners And Grades As Jade Cargill Loses

forbes.com Jade Cargill suffered her first loss at AEW Double or Nothing 2023, but not to Taya Valkyrie. After defeating Valkyrie to retain the TBS Championship for her 60th win, Mark…

AEW Double Or Nothing 2023: MJF Winning And 5 Smart Booking Decisions

forbes.com AEW Double or Nothing 2023 certainly isn’t the most anticipated AEW pay-per-view ever, but with marquee matches for MJF, Wardlow, Kenny Omega and The Elite, it’s a pivotal…

Cole Hardware is closing SF location. Why owner is not blaming crime

sfchronicle.com It’s neither as prominent as Old Navy nor as glitzy as Nordstrom. It’s not located in a shopping mecca like Union Square. Instead, Cole Hardware’s SoMa location is…

How to get started on OnlyFans without followers, according to creators

businessinsider.com OnlyFans creator Chloe Sasha earned almost $200,000 in 11 months on the platform. Chloe Sasha OnlyFans has boomed in recent years and some creators are making real money…

No, sneakers in the Oval Office aren't a cardinal sin

msnbc.com Memorial Day weekend marks an unofficial change of the seasons. And while pools will open to the public in the swamp town of my birth — Washington, D.C. — nothing cuts…

Editor’s Note: Taking the barometer of CEO sentiment in this country is a worthy endeavour

theglobeandmail.com When economics reporter and editor-at-large Jason Kirby pitched the idea of teaming up with Nanos Research to launch a first-of-its-kind survey of Canada’s top CEOs, we knew…