Texas A&M football postpones game against Tennessee after positive COVID-19 tests, SEC says
COLLEGE STATION, Texas โ The Southeastern Conference announced Tuesday that Saturdayโs game between Texas A&M and Tennesse has been postponed due to positive COVID-19 tests. SEC officials did not disclose how many players or staff members tested positive for the virus. Texas A&M released a statement saying a player and a student worker had tested positive Sunday after returning from a trip to South Carolina. Texas A&M announced that the postponed game will be rescheduled for Dec. 12. The College Station school also said the testing rate has increased to 8.1%.
Country singer Chase Rice faces backlash online after gathering hundreds of fans for a concert in Tennessee
Country singer Chase Rice sparked outrage after posting a video online of what appeared to be a packed concert hall in Tennesse where the current number of coronavirus cases is more than 40,000, according to the LA Times. Rice posted the video to his Instagram story on Saturday with the caption โweโre back.โIn the video, Rice can be heard saying, โCorona ainโt slowing us down,โ as hundreds of unmasked fans standing shoulder-to-shoulder applauded at the end of a song. A screen recording of the video reposted on Twitter attracted the attention of thousands of users, including fellow artists. โImagine being selfish enough to put thousands of peopleโs health at risk, not to mention the potential ripple effect,โ country star Kelsea Ballerini tweeted to Rice. Imagine being selfish enough to put thousands of peopleโs health at risk, not to mention the potential ripple effect, and play a NORMAL country concert right now.