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Yahoo
25-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Country Star, 58, Reflects on 'Dream Come True' Experience
Martina McBride is celebrating a bucket-list dream come true! On Tuesday, July 22, the 'This One's For The Girls' singer took to Instagram to share the big news: She and her family are competing on Celebrity Family Feud on Thursday, July 24. 'Being on Family Feud with my family has been a dream of ours for so long,' she captioned a photo of Team McBride from the set. 'We've watched the show together for as long as I can remember, and that dream has finally come true.' Martina, her husband John, and their three daughters set out to raise money for the Team Music Is Love fund through the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee. Martina established the fund in 2017 to help make the world a better place through the bonding power of music. While at home and on tour, Martina invites fans to donate to the umbrella fund, which contributes to hunger relief, cancer research, domestic violence support, and more. While we'll have to watch to see who wins, the lineup is looking entertaining, to say the least. Martina and her family are teamed up against the Arquette family, while Patti LaBelle is pitted against Fantasia. 'You won't want to miss this,' Martina assured fans in her post. 'Can't wait to watch!! Go McBride Family!! Woohoo,' one fan exclaimed in the comments. 'Oh my gosh!! Soo exciting!!! Can't wait to watch,' another fan chirped. 'Gorgeous daughters just like their mama,' someone else chimed in. Martina's episode of Celebrity Family Feud is set to air on ABC on Thursday, July 24, at 8 p.m. ET. You Might Also Like 70 Impressive Tiny Houses That Maximize Function and Style 30+ Paint Colors That Will Instantly Transform Your Kitchen Solve the daily Crossword
Axios
05-05-2025
- Politics
- Axios
Nashville leaders create fund to help immigrant community following ICE operation
Nashville Mayor Freddie O'Connell said state and federal law enforcement had caused "deep community harm" with a weekend operation that centered on neighborhoods with large Hispanic populations. The latest: O'Connell said he spoke briefly over the phone with Gov. Bill Lee following the state and federal operation. He said he "flagged that this seems like a moment of significant tension increase." Driving the news: O'Connell emphasized that Metro Nashville Police Department officers were not involved in the series of about 150 traffic stops in South Nashville neighborhoods with heavy Hispanic populations. Metro legal director Wally Dietz sent a letter to state and federal officials seeking the names and charges against those arrested in the raids. What he's saying: "What's clear is that federal and state authorities are intent on enforcing immigration law," O'Connell said. "Their approach is not our understanding of what a 'Nashville for all of us' looks like." The other side:"As part of our ongoing mission to uphold U.S. immigration laws, our targeted enforcement operations are specifically focused on individuals who threaten public safety or national security," an ICE spokesperson said in a statement. State of play: O'Connell hosted a Monday afternoon press conference with Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee CEO Hal Cato. Cato announced a new fund to help Nashville's immigrant community, especially those affected by the federal operation. The mayor's office is working to determine whether money in O'Connell's recently proposed budget could be earmarked for the fund. Zoom in: Cato said the Belonging fund will be used to address child care, transportation, housing assistance, food insecurity and "anything else they need." "We want to make sure the immigrant community in this town knows that we have their back," Cato said. Reality check: Metro's ability to respond to federal sweeps is limited. President Trump has made immigration enforcement a cornerstone of his term, and Republican state leaders have vowed to help.
