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Kellie Pickler made an emotional return to the stage with her first performance after her husband, Kyle Jacobs, died by suicide in February 2023. Pickler, 37, performed at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee on April 22nd as part of “Walkin’ After Midnight,” a tribute event dedicated to the late Patsy Cline. “I’d be lying…

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Tom Selleck didn’t want to become an actor, let alone the star of two hit series, “Blue Bloods” and “Magnum P.I.” In an interview with People for their cover story, Selleck revealed, “It is really the story of an accidental career. I’d never taken an acting class. I had no training, no desire.” He added,…

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Kansas City Chiefs star kicker Harrison Butker is dedicated to his game. The seven-year veteran holds the record for all-time field goals in a Super Bowl with nine, four of which came in the Chiefs’ thrilling overtime victory over the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII in February, a game that included his record-setting 57-yarder. However, practice and dedication…

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An Italian snack company has had an ad removed after criticisms of “blasphemy.” The company, Amica Chips, aired a 30-second commercial that shows a group of nuns at a monastery preparing to partake in the Eucharist, the communion of bread and wine as demonstrated by Jesus during the last supper. Upon realizing that they are…

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Scrabble will release a new version of the game that will be more “inclusive” for Gen Z players and “less competitive.” The new double-sided Scrabble board will still feature the original game for those who want to play the traditional version, but on the flip side, the new game will include helper cards, use a…

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Legendary golfer Gary Player will never take his opportunity to play golf for granted. The three-time Masters winner played at Augusta for the last time in 2009, 52 years after his first and was named an honorary starter in 2012. Once again, he, Tom Watson, and Jack Nicklaus teed off to kick off the tournament,…

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“He was a man of great faith – great, great faith.” That’s how actor Gary Sinise describes his 33-year-old son Mac, who died in January after a torturesome battle with Chordoma, a rare and persistent cancer that starts in the spine. The “Forrest Gump” star told CBN News that his son “loved his Catholic faith”…

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For “American Idol” contestant Emmy Russell, country music runs in her veins. Russell, who made the Top 20 of the singing competition show, is the granddaughter of country music legend Loretta Lynn, and as she’s proving, she’s inherited some of Lynn’s remarkable talent. The 25-year-old singer said in a video on an episode, “I’m a…

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Almost five years after his 3-year-old son River died in a tragic drowning accident, Granger Smith is sure of one thing: suffering has a way of drawing people closer to God. The 44-year-old “Backroad Song” singer told The Christian Post, “For reasons that we don’t fully know, God’s plan will always involve suffering in this…

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In a new interview with Porter, Dakota Fanning opened up about her love for acting and how she looks forward to being a mother one day. “Being an actor is a huge part of my identity. I don’t really know who I am without it,” Fanning, 30, told Porter. “But I also have a desire…
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