Award-winning artist Taylor Swift says she is in the process of re-recording her first five albums after Scooter Braun sold the masters to a private equity firm for upwards of $300 million.
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Braun’s Ithaca Holdings LLC purchased Nashville-based Big Machine Label Group in June 2019. The acquisition included Swift's entire catalogue from when she signed with Big Machine in 2006 to when her contract expired in fall 2018.
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Braun will still profit off her albums for the foreseeable future.
In August 2019, Swift announced that she intended to re-record her songs after her contract said she'd be able to do so starting in November 2020.
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On November 16, 2020, she said the re-recording process has been ‘both exciting and creativity fulfilling’ and promised ‘plenty of surprises’ when the music is ultimately released.
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AOC, CORI BUSH OUTSIDE DNC DEMANDING ACTION: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) and Sen. Ed Markey speak at a rally outside the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee to demand bold action... twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
...in addressing the COVID-19 pandemic, the economic crisis, and the global climate crisis.
They will be joined by Reps. Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, and Ro Khanna; Representative-elects Cori Bush, Jaamal Bowman, and Mondaire Jones; as well as a coalition of community activists and climate advocates.
A lawsuit filed by the son of a former Tyson Foods employee alleges that mismanagement and disregard for worker safety might have led to his father's COVID-19-related death go.nowth.is/2KgC1gM
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Isidro Fernandez died on April 26 after contracting COVID-19 while working at a Tyson Foods plant in Iowa. Fernandez's son filed a wrongful death suit against the company shortly after his death.
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He added new allegations against the company in an amended complaint on November 11, 2020. The lawsuit claims that, around the time of Fernandez's infection, the plant manager where he worked created a 'cash buy-in, winner-take-all betting pool for supervisors...
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New York City, home to the nation’s largest school system, announced that it’s closing all public schools starting Thursday, November 19, as COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the region. 1/5
Schools will transition to remote learning after being open for a little under 8 weeks. Mayor de Blasio said in a press conference that ‘no one is happy about this decision’ but that the city needs to stick to the standards it set.
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He added, ‘We intend to come back and come back as quickly as possible.’ The New York Times reports that the city has hit a 3% positivity rate on COVID-19 tests over a 7-day average.
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The Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) distributed a statement from government officials and voting industry leaders on November 12 calling the 2020 election ‘the most secure in American history.'
Days later, on November 17, President Trump fired the head of the agency, Chris Krebs, via tweet.
‘Honored to serve,’ Krebs tweeted less than an hour after the president’s tweet. ‘We did it right. Defend Today, Secure Tomorrow. #Protect2020.'
Krebs, who was widely respected on both sides of the aisle for his work on election security, frequently used his Twitter account to fact-check false claims about voting in the 2020 election.
Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans for the 2021 Carnival season have been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, the city announced today.
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According to the Johns Hopkins coronavirus tracker, Louisiana has recorded more than 207,000 COVID-19 cases and 6,156 deaths as of November 17.
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Carnival season kicks off on January 6 and continues on until Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday. The holiday season is traditionally celebrated with parades and parties.
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Country music legend Dolly Parton is credited with partially funding research and development that recently led to Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine. 1/3
Parton donated $1M to the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in April after her longtime friend and professor of surgery Dr. Naji Abumrad told her the university was working on 'exciting advancements towards research of the coronavirus for a cure.'
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The vaccine is believed to be 94.5% effective, according to early company data. Parton told the 'TODAY' show, 'I'm just happy that anything I do can help somebody else.'
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