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A famous Texas-based chain of huge convenience stores is getting some love from a country music star. That's Keith Urban and, last Friday, he performed at the new Buc-ee's location in the North Alabama town of Athens. He put on the impromptu show inside the store. An estimated five-thousand people showed up at Buc-ee's to see Keith Urban.
The NFL's first-ever game in Brazil will see one of that country's very own perform at halftime.
The league announcing that global pop star Anitta will take the stage at halftime of the Week One game between the Green Bay Packers and Philadelphia Eagles in Sao Paolo. Anitta said it means everything to her to be able to perform at the NFL's first game in her home country. The singer is also teaming up with the league for a fashion line to celebrate the occasion. The game will be played on September 6th and will air on Peacock.
Viewers of last night's session of the Democratic National Convention might be forgiven if they thought they accidentally tuned in to live coverage of a bar mitzvah. The roll call of the states to nominate Kamala Harris for president was accompanied by a DJ--and Georgia might have stolen the show with Lil Jon on the roll call.
This is World Mosquito Day, and it might be worth noting that these insects are definitely attracted to some of us more than others. Dr. Christopher Bazzolli of the Cleveland Clinic says it has to do with the body heat and carbon dioxide we give off, but that's not all. He says the odor we emit is also a factor and since that's based in genetics, there's not much we can do about that. What we can control, he says, is our lifestyle and environment. Dr. Bazzoli recommends using mosquito repellent, wearing loose clothes, avoiding standing water, and drinking less alcohol.
https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/features/world-mosquito-day.html
Two siblings from Reno, Nevada have become the youngest kayakers to ever paddle the length of the Grand Canyon. Azalea and Wylie Burnham, who are ten and eight-years-old, completed the 280-mile journey on Monday. It took them 18 days to complete. On several of the days, they paddled for more than 20 miles, sometimes in intense heat and rain. Which begs the question, where are these kids' parents??? The record was previously held by an eleven-year-old girl and ten-year-old boy.
https://www.kolotv.com/2024/08/20/reno-siblings-break-record-youngest-kayak-grand-canyon/
Jennifer Lopez is filing for divorce from Ben Affleck. TMZ broke the news that J-Lo filed the paperwork on Tuesday in California. The singer filed for divorce by herself and without an attorney, listing the date of separation as April 26th, 2024, less than two years after the couple were married in Las Vegas. The day Lopez filed the paperwork also marked the second anniversary of the large wedding ceremony the couple held in Georgia a month after their Vegas elopement.
https://www.tmz.com/2024/08/20/jennifer-lopez-ben-affleck-file-divorce/