Fed up with the\u00a0empty storefronts peppering their community\u2019s main drag, the small Ontario community of Clinton is filling empty storefronts by giving away free retail space. Five business owners were selected through a \u201cWin this Space\u201d contest, which required them to take a training course, submit a detailed business plan and present their idea in front of a<\/p>\n
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______________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n ENTERTAINMENT<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Zach Galifianakis talked with Jimmy Kimmel about how David Letterman would give funny ‘Thank You’ cards to his “Late Show” guests.\u00a0 No spoiler, you’ll never guess what he gave Zach.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The house that Tony Soprano called home is up for sale 20 years after its television debut. The 5,600-square-foot home in North Caldwell, N.J., where America\u2019s favorite fictional mobster scooped up his morning newspaper and swam with ducks, is being listed for sale by owners Patti and Victor Recchia at a \u201cstarting price\u201d of $3.4 million.<\/p>\n The house, where Tony Soprano pulled into the long, curving driveway in the opening credits of the show was both a frequent filming location and the inspiration for a meticulous replica of the interiors at a Queens, N.Y. studio.\u00a0 Property taxes are $34,000 per year.<\/p>\n \u00a0_______________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n TODAY IS\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Back in 1995, David Letterman asked Bill Gates how the internet worked.\u00a0 Its in an old “Late Show” clip from Letterman’s new Netflix series, where he interviews Melinda Gates.<\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n JUNE 5th<\/sup>, 1993\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Toby Keith\u2019s debut single \u201cShould\u2019ve Been a Cowboy\u201d hits # 1<\/p>\n _____________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n It’s Safe to Drink up to 25 Cups of Coffee a Day<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n A new study found that it’s safe for your heart if you drink an obscene amount of coffee on a daily basis.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The researchers found that people could drink up to 25 CUPS a day without having any extra risk of hardening their arteries or having a stroke or heart attack.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n That being said, just because you CAN doesn’t mean you SHOULD.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The researchers made sure to say, quote, “We’re not telling people to drink 25 cups a day . . . [but] coffee can be enjoyed as part of a healthy lifestyle.”<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n (A\u00a0recent study\u00a0out of Australia also praised the benefits of coffee . . . but THAT study found that drinking any more than five cups a day is still BAD for you.)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/p>\n \u00a0____________________________________________________________________________<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n TODAY\u2019S GOOD NEWS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n A lot of us have made this mistake:\u00a0 You try to get in shape by going overboard, and do too much too fast.\u00a0 Like you decide to run five miles . . . then you’re sore for a week and never do it again.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n So the right way to do it is by thinking long-term . . . creating goals . . . and sticking with a routine.\u00a0 And here’s a great example . . .<\/p>\n <\/p>\n There’s a\u00a017-year-old kid in\u00a0Canton, Ohio\u00a0named\u00a0Michael Watson\u00a0who’s graduating from high school this month.\u00a0 And he’s been overweight most of his life.\u00a0 At one point, he was 325 pounds.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n But about a year ago, he decided to do something about it.\u00a0 So he overhauled his diet . . . stopped eating pizza every day . . . and walked several miles to school every morning.\u00a0 Even if it was snowing, he still walked.\u00a0 That’s how determined he was.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n And his high school gave him a shout-out on Facebook . . . because he’s lost a total of\u00a0115 POUNDS.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n We saw some before-and-after shots, and he looks like a different person.\u00a0 He says the secret is you really have to want it.\u00a0 And taking a real look at his relationship with food was hard, but worth it.<\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n _<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n BIRTHDAYS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n [63] Kenny G, Saxophonist\/one of the most commercially successful instrumental musicians of all time<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [48] Mark Wahlberg, actor<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [39] Mike Fisher, retired NHL player\/wed to country star Carrie Underwood since 2010<\/p>\n \u00a0__________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n THINGS THAT MAKE YA GO HMMM\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/u><\/strong> <\/p>\n \u00a0______________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n California Man Arrested for Stealing 730 Avocados Worth $620 from Ranch<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n A California man was arrested after he allegedly stole hundreds of dollars worth of avocados from a ranch, according to officials.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The 37 year old man was caught on surveillance video taking part in the alleged heist. The manager noticed that over the course of a few weeks, the property’s fence near the front gate kept being cut. He suspected someone was sneaking on to the property to steal avocados, so he set up game security cameras to catch the avocado thief in the act.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n He was spotted driving near the gates, but when he saw law enforcement, quickly turned around. His vehicle was found nearby, but he fled.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Eventually, deputies said they discovered him hiding in a bush. Investigators found a pair of wire cutters and roughly 730 Hass avocados \u2014 worth an estimated $620 \u2014 in his vehicle.<\/p>\n He was arrested and charged with grand theft and trespassing.<\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________________<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n WEDNESDAY JUNE 5TH\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n TODAY\u2019S BIRTHDAYS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n [63] Kenny G, Saxophonist\/one of the most commercially successful instrumental musicians of all time<\/p>\n [48] Mark Wahlberg, actor<\/p>\n [39] Mike Fisher, retired NHL player\/wed to country star Carrie Underwood since 2010<\/p>\n ——————————————————————————————————————————-<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Toronto\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 NY Yankees\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3<\/p>\n Detroit\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 9\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tampa Bay\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The funny thing is, it probably helped boost the show’s ratings.\u00a0\u00a0“Jeopardy!”<\/em>\u00a0was already beating out pretty much everything in primetime, with viewership averaging more than 13 million people per episode.<\/p>\n But preliminary information\u00a0suggests\u00a0Monday’s episode was the highest-rated of James’ run . . . probably because everybody knew he was losing, and had to tune in to see how it was gonna go down.<\/p>\n On a related note, Uproxx has collected a bunch of people’s silly conspiracy theories\u00a0about James’ loss . . including the idea that he threw the game because his daughter wanted him to come home.<\/p>\n James’\u00a0response\u00a0to that one is pretty classic.\u00a0 He said, quote, “Sure, I could stick around and play a game that pays me $150,000 per hour, but I’d really rather get toys thrown at my crotch for free.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n ________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n <\/p>\n LUKE BRYAN’S PLAN FOR ‘IDOL’ SALARY NEGOTIATION INVOLVES BLAKE SHELTON<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n The news is out that the third season of\u00a0American Idol\u00a0<\/em>on ABC has been renewed and negotiations are in the works with the show’s three judges,\u00a0Luke Bryan, Katy Perry<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Lionel Richie<\/strong>. While Luke won’t get into specifics about behind-the-scenes dealings, he tells us he definitely has a plan for part of his contract.\u00a0[“You know on\u00a0The Price Is Right\u00a0<\/em>when you do the highest bid and then you bid a dollar above, so I always like to find out what Blake’s making on\u00a0The Voice<\/em>\u00a0and just do one dollar more than him.\u00a0(Cole Swindell)\u00a0That’s great. That’s a great answer.\u00a0(Luke)\u00a0I mean, I gotta go play a Blake thing at the end of the month. I’m gonna get him all liquored up and he’s gonna tell me his salary and then I can come back and tell Idol what I want\u00a0(laughs).”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n DAN + SHAY GRATEFUL FOR FANS’ SUPPORT GOING INTO CMT MUSIC AWARDS – (06\/05\/2019)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Dan + Shay<\/strong>\u00a0are double nominees at tonight’s (Wednesday, June 5th)\u00a0CMT Music Awards<\/em>, in addition to performing during the live broadcast.\u00a0Dan Smyers\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Shay Mooney\u00a0<\/strong>are up for Video of the Year and Duo Video of the Year for “Speechless,” which features footage from their respective wedding days.<\/p>\n While any award nomination is humbling, Shay says this one is particularly meaningful because it’s voted on by the fans.\u00a0[“A fan-voted award is amazing cause those are the people you’re making music for and to be here and to nominated again is incredible and our fans, they won us one last year, which was our first award ever so it’s really cool to be here and it’s gonna be a lot of fun. I think we got some little surprises that’ll be happening at some point. It’ll be really cool . . . I think. I don’t really know anything, so . . . “]<\/p>\n The\u00a0CMT Music Awards<\/em>\u00a0air live from Nashville on CMT at 8 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n FAST FACTS<\/p>\n Other performers during tonight’s\u00a0CMT Music Awards\u00a0<\/em>include Carrie Underwood, Kane Brown, Kelsea Ballerini, Luke Bryan, Maren Morris, Thomas Rhett, Little Big Town, Keith Urban, Luke Combs, Brett Young, and Zac Brown Band.<\/p>\n The show will be hosted by Little Big Town.<\/p>\n _____________________________________________________________________________________<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n JUNE 7 SET FOR NEW LUKE COMBS EP RELEASE DATE<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Luke Combs<\/strong>\u00a0will release a new EP on June 7.\u00a0The Prequel<\/em>, will feature 5\u00a0new songs co-written by Luke including the single, “Beer Never Broke My Heart,” which is currently at #2 on\u00a0Billboard<\/em>\u2019s Country Streaming Songs chart. It has 11 million streams – setting the record for the best first week of streaming\u00a0ever<\/em>\u00a0for a country song. It\u2019s also #1 on the\u00a0Billboard\u00a0<\/em>Country Digital Song Sales chart.<\/p>\n The Prequel<\/em>\u00a0will be Luke\u2019s first release since his certified double\u00a0Platinum<\/em>\u00a0debut album,\u00a0This One\u2019s For You<\/em>, which was released in 2017 and has spent a total of 35\u00a0non-consecutive weeks at #1 on the\u00a0Billboard\u00a0<\/em>Top Country Albums chart.<\/p>\n Luke is nominated for two awards at the 2019 CMT Music Awards: Video of the Year (\u201cShe Got The Best of Me\u201d) and CMT Performance of the Year (\u201cBeautiful Crazy\u201d from CMT Crossroads with Leon Bridges).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fed up with the\u00a0empty storefronts peppering their community\u2019s main drag, the small Ontario community of Clinton is filling empty storefronts by giving away free retail space. 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