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Enduring 2nd impeachment, Trump stands largely silent, alone
Read full article: Enduring 2nd impeachment, Trump stands largely silent, alone(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)WASHINGTON โ His place in the history books rewritten, President Donald Trump endured his second impeachment largely alone and silent. Trump kept out of sight in a nearly empty White House as impeachment proceedings played out at the heavily fortified U.S. Capitol. There were lawyers, White House messaging meetings, and a media blitz run by allies on conservative television, radio and websites. But there was no effort from the White House to line up votes in the presidentโs defense. The team around Trump is hollowed out, with the White House counselโs office not drawing up a legal defense plan and the legislative affairs team largely abandoned.
Tony Rice, master bluegrass guitarist from Danville, dies at 69
Read full article: Tony Rice, master bluegrass guitarist from Danville, dies at 69ANGERS, FRANCE - JUNE 07: Tony Rice of The Tony Rice Unit performs on stage during Day 2 of Angers Bluegrass Festival on June 7, 1987 in Angers, France. Rice died Friday at his home in Reidsville, North Carolina, according to International Bluegrass Music Association spokesperson Casey Campbell, who did not immediately provide additional details. โMany if not all of the Bluegrass guitar players of today would say that they cut their teeth on Tony Riceโs music. His last live guitar performance was in 2013, when he was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame. It was updated on Dec. 28, 2020 to correct that Tony Rice kept rattlesnake rattles in one of his prized guitars, not rattlesnakes.