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Miley Cyrus is coming in like a wrecking ball again as a late addition to the performers for the 2020 MTV VMAs. Cyrus, whose video for “Mother’s Daughter” is up for best art direction and best editing awards, will perform her new single, “Midnight Sky,” during the show on Aug. 30, it was announced Monday. …

Penn State athletic director Sandy Barbour didn’t question the Big Ten’s decision to cancel fall football, but she did potentially create a stir by questioning whether there was an official vote to do so. “It is unclear to me whether or not there was a vote,” she told reporters Monday during a conference call. “No …

TikTok influencer Bryce Hall threw a massive rager for his 21st birthday in Hollywood Hills on Friday amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Several videos reveal crowds of rowdy partiers dancing and drinking together at the Sway House bash without a facemask in sight. Posts to social media show the LAPD turning up to shut down the …

ABC’s flagship comedy series “The Conners” is back in production on its upcoming third season. I hear production started today, with the first taping slated for later this week. The multi-camera show is being shot with minimal crew and without an in-studio audience. “The Conners” is believed to be the first broadcast comedy series to …

According to my governor’s order, the mask requirement is based on ‘the unanimous recommendation of the public health experts,’ but who are these experts, and are they really unanimous? There are no solutions, only trade-offs,” Thomas Sowell famously said. When government takes action, even if that action is desperately needed, we still give something up. …

Mike Clevinger and Zach Plesac aren’t with the Indians and their teammates appear to be at least part of the reason why. After breaking protocol and being punished for it, other Indians players’ reactions to their actions at least contributed to their demotion to the team’s alternative site, according to ESPN. In fact, veteran reliever …

When Representative Chip Roy (R., Texas) was diagnosed with stage 3 Hodgkin’s lymphoma nine years ago, he was “blessed” to receive treatment before his cancer had a chance to progress to stage 4. Would he be so lucky if faced with the same situation today, amid the coronavirus pandemic? That’s the question Roy posed on …

New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Monday that the country’s election would be delayed by one month following the appearance of a new cluster of coronavirus cases. The island nation recorded 102 days without a single instance of community transmission of coronavirus, until the discovery of a cluster of 78 cases in the …

Pepperoni prices are reportedly skyrocketing because of the coronavirus pandemic. COVID-19 has forced meat processors to “streamline” operations and hampered their ability to produce pepperoni, leading to higher prices for small pizzerias around the country, according to Bloomberg News. Charlie’s Pizza House in Yankton, South Dakota, for instance, is now paying $4.12 a pound for …

The Red Sox have reached the team meeting stage of a bad season. Before losing a second straight game to the Yankees on Saturday night — and fifth straight overall — the Red Sox held a team meeting at their hotel in New York to try to turn things around. It hasn’t paid immediate dividends, …