Lee that once stood in Charlottesville, Virginia, will be melted and transformed into a piece of public art.
ABC News reports the statue of Confederate General Robert E.
Lee that once stood in Charlottesville, Virginia, will be melted and transformed into a piece of public art.
Charlottesville city council members motioned to remove the statue soon after the infamous
Unite the Right rally that occurred in 2017.
Charlottesville city council members motioned to remove the statue soon after the infamous
Unite the Right rally that occurred in 2017.
A separate statue of General
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson was
reportedly removed as well.
A separate statue of General
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson was
reportedly removed as well.
The Lee statue was donated to the
Jefferson School African American Heritage Center.
The Lee statue was donated to the
Jefferson School African American Heritage Center.
The Jefferson School's "Swords Into Plowshares" program endeavors to rid communities of the toxicity of the past.
The Jefferson School's "Swords Into Plowshares" program endeavors to rid communities of the toxicity of the past.
Our hope... is to create something that transforms what was once toxic in our public space into something beautiful that can be more reflective of our entire community’s social values.
, Andrea Douglas, executive director, Jefferson School
African American Heritage Center, via statement.
Our hope... is to create something that transforms what was once toxic in our public space into something beautiful that can be more reflective of our entire community’s social values.
, Andrea Douglas, executive director, Jefferson School
African American Heritage Center, via statement.
According to ABC News, $590,000
has already been raised for the heritage center's forthcoming public art piece.
According to ABC News, $590,000
has already been raised for the heritage center's forthcoming public art piece.
We’re giving people opportunities to engage
with our own narratives
and our own histories.
, Andrea Douglas, executive director, Jefferson School
African American Heritage Center, via statement.
We’re giving people opportunities to engage
with our own narratives
and our own histories.
, Andrea Douglas, executive director, Jefferson School
African American Heritage Center, via statement.
This project offers a
road map for other
communities to
do the same.
, Andrea Douglas, executive director, Jefferson School
African American Heritage Center, via statement.
This project offers a
road map for other
communities to
do the same.
, Andrea Douglas, executive director, Jefferson School
African American Heritage Center, via statement
This Day in History: , The Civil War Begins.
April 12, 1861.
Union-held Fort Sumter in Charleston Bay, SC,
is attacked by Confederate shore batteries
under the command of General P.G.T. Beauregard.
After being battered
for 34 straight hours,
U.S. Major Robert Anderson
surrendered the fort.
U.S. President Abraham Lincoln
called for 75,000 volunteer
soldiers two days later.
He had been in office
for barely more than a month.
South Carolina, a slave state,
had issued an "Ordinance of Secession"
earlier in December, dissolving its ties with the Union.
The following four years of war between
the North and South would be the bloodiest
in American history, resulting in the deaths
of more than 620,000 Confederate and Union soldiers
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Kiss Sells Catalog, , Brand Name and IP.
Pophouse Entertainment Group has bought the rock band's catalog, brand name and intellectual property in a deal worth over $300 million, ABC News reports. .
Björn Ulvaeus of ABBA co-founded Pophouse.
When Kiss played their last show in
December, they revealed digital avatars
of themselves, ABC News reports.
Pophouse partnered with
George Lucas' company, Industrial Light & Magic, to create the avatar technology.
The "ABBA Voyage" show in
London featured an entire performance
with the Swedish band's digital avatars.
ABC News reports that a biopic, documentary and "Kiss experience" are in the works, according to Pophouse CEO Per Sundin.
An avatar show is planned for the later part of 2027.
Gene Simmons said,
"I don't like the word acquisition.".
Collaboration is exactly what it’s
about. It would be remiss in our
inferred fiduciary duty — see what
I just did there? — to the thing
that we created to abandon it, Gene Simmons, to AP.
People might misunderstand and think,
‘OK, now Pophouse is doing that stuff
and we’re just in Beverly Hills twiddling
our thumbs.’ No, that’s not true. , Gene Simmons, to AP.
We’re in the trenches with them.
We talk all the time. We share ideas.
It’s a collaboration. Paul (Stanley) and
I especially, with the band, we’ll stay
committed to this. It’s our baby, Gene Simmons, to AP
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Sam Bankman-Fried , Speaks Out After Sentencing.
The former FTX CEO was sentenced
to 25 years in prison on March 28.
He was previously convicted of fraud, conspiracy and money laundering.
In an exclusive interview with ABC News,
the 32-year-old exhibited remorse for his actions, saying, "It's most of what I think about each day.".
Bankman-Fried attributed FTX's downfall to many "bad decisions" made in 2022, ABC News reports. .
I never thought that what I was
doing was illegal. But I tried to hold
myself to a high standard, and I
certainly didn't meet that standard. , Sam Bankman-Fried, to ABC News.
I've heard and seen the despair,
frustration and sense of betrayal from
thousands of customers; they deserve
to be paid in full, at current price, Sam Bankman-Fried, to ABC News.
That could and should have
happened in November 2022,
and it could and should happen
today. It's excruciating to see
them waiting, day after day, Sam Bankman-Fried, to ABC News.
Bankman-Fried went on to say that he's "haunted, every day, by what was lost.".
I'd give anything to be able to help
repair even part of the damage.
I'm doing what I can from prison,
but it's deeply frustrating not
to be able to do more, Sam Bankman-Fried, to ABC News.
Bankman-Fried plans to
appeal based on trial testimony that
"greatly misstated what actually happened.".
I'd give anything to be out there, trying
to make a positive difference in the
world, but I know that's not going to
happen. I can't help from prison, Sam Bankman-Fried, via statement
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Biden Cracks Down , on ‘Junk Insurance Plans’.
On March 28, President Joe Biden announced that
a new rule will limit short-term health insurance
plans to three months, ABC News reports. .
The plans can now only be renewed for up to
four months instead of three years that were permitted under former President Donald Trump. .
The plans can now only be renewed for up to
four months instead of three years that were permitted under former President Donald Trump. .
Additionally, short-term plan providers must
clearly explain benefit limitations to consumers. .
The president really believes
the American people do not want
to be taken for suckers and junk insurance takes them for suckers, Neera Tanden, Biden's domestic policy adviser, via statement.
Short-term insurance is intended to temporarily serve as a safety net for periods of transition,
such as switching jobs or prior to receiving Medicare.
However, critics call these plans
"junk insurance" because they're often misleading as far as what they actually cover.
ABC News reports that the plans aren't required to cover those with preexisting conditions or pay for prescription drugs.
In 2018, Trump expanded short-term plans and referred to them as "much less expensive health care at a much lower price.".
Neera Tanden, Biden's domestic policy adviser,
said that Trump undermined the Affordable Care Act
(ACA) when he allowed insurance companies to
sell inadequate short-term plans.
Neera Tanden, Biden's domestic policy adviser,
said that Trump undermined the Affordable Care Act
(ACA) when he allowed insurance companies to
sell inadequate short-term plans.
The short-term plan expansion was
upheld by an appeals court in 2020
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Chick-fil-A Will Start Serving Chicken , Treated With Antibiotics.
On its website, the fast food chain said that
"serving quality food has always been our priority," .
but beginning in spring 2024, the company will
"shift from No Antibiotics Ever (NAE) to No Antibiotics Important To Human Medicine (NAIHM).".
NAIHM restricts the use of those
antibiotics that are important to human
medicine and commonly used to treat
people, and allows use of animal
antibiotics only if the animal and
those around it were to become sick, Chick-fil-A, via statement.
Chick-fil-A previously pledged
"no antibiotics ever" for
more than a decade. .
The change in policy comes amid projected supply shortages, ABC News reports. .
Chick-fil-A highlighted its pledge
to use high-quality chicken.
saying that it only uses "real, white
breast meat with no added fillers, artificial
preservatives, steroids -- and no added hormones.".
saying that it only uses "real, white
breast meat with no added fillers, artificial
preservatives, steroids -- and no added hormones.".
We established an Animal
Wellbeing Council of outside
experts, which provides feedback
on our policies and practices, Chick-fil-A, via statement.
With their input, we are constantly
evaluating our approach to animal
wellbeing to ensure it is consistent
with or exceeds industry standards, Chick-fil-A, via statement
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Billie Eilish , Is Now the
Youngest Person , to Win 2 Oscars.
Eilish and her brother, Finneas O'Connell, won
an Oscar for best original song on March 10.
The award for "What Was I Made For?" from 'Barbie' cements a place in history for 22-year-old Eilish. .
She is now the youngest person ever
to win two Oscars, ABC News reports. .
Eilish previously told 'GMA3' that "What Was I Made For?" was greatly influenced by 'Barbie.'.
If we hadn’t been shown the movie
and talked to Greta about it, we
would not have made that song, Billie Eilish, to 'GMA3'.
We wouldn’t have known the movie
had that gut-wrenching aspect to it, Billie Eilish, to 'GMA3'.
Watching it and seeing what it
was about and that scene of Barbie
sitting at the bus stop and there’s
that old woman sitting next to her – , Billie Eilish, to 'GMA3'.
... that scene just really got me and
it made me [go,] ‘Oh, this is so
much more than we all think.’, Billie Eilish, to 'GMA3'.
Eilish and Finneas also performed their hit song at the Oscars before Ryan Gosling took to the stage to sing another song from 'Barbie,' "I'm Just Ken.".
Eilish and Finneas also performed their hit song at the Oscars before Ryan Gosling took to the stage to sing another song from 'Barbie,' "I'm Just Ken.".
The siblings were awarded their first Oscar
as a duo in 2022 for "No Time to Die."
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