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Brewers have endured their share of economic woes brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, closing taprooms and seeing keg sales drop considerably. But as the year winds down another challenge looms: Whether the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act -- and its lower excise taxes on beer ...

 Mastercard and Visa said Thursday they would block their customers from using the credit cards to make purchases on Pornhub following accusations the pornographic website showed videos of rape and underage sex.They reacted following an investigation by opinion columnist Nicholas Kristof of The N...

The concert trade publication Pollstar says the live events industry lost more than $30 million in revenue in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic. Pollstar released its year-end report Friday, explaining that the live events industry should have hit a record-setting $12.2 billion this year, ...

A Fan proudly proclaims that she dwells in “Hallmark Land.”“It’s my happy place,” she says. “And in these crazy, hateful times, I want to live where people care for each other.”Don’t check your GPS. Hallmark Land isn’t a spot on a map, but a powerful head rush of feel-good vibes, romantic happily...

Celebrities with birthdays todayCountry singer-record company executive Jimmy Bowen is 83. Writer-director Terrence Malick (“The Thin Red Line”) is 77. Bassist Roger Glover of Deep Purple is 75. Guitarist Shuggie Otis is 67. Country singer Jeannie Kendall of The Kendalls is 66. Guitarist John Ash...

OK all you Browns fans out there in Active Rain Land. Would you believe it??The Browns moved to 8-3 on Sunday with a win over the Jacksonville Jaguars. It’s a point, perhaps, even diehard fans didn’t think the team could get to, especially with Myles Garrett missing games and Odell Beckham Jr. ou...

“America the Beautiful” is this year’s Christmas theme at the White House.Melania Trump says it pays tribute to and showcases the “majesty” of the United States.Ornaments on the official Christmas Tree in the Blue Room — a towering Fraser fir from Shepherdstown, West Virginia — were designed by s...

The best part about winter is hot chocolate. I think we can all agree on that.Think of it: You’re out in the snow. Your feet are wet. Your toes ache. Your nose is running. You can’t feel your fingers. You have been shivering so long you don’t remember what it is like to not shiver.And then you co...

WoW   Large number today.Celebrities with birthdays todayBlues musician John Mayall is 87. Musician Chuck Mangione is 80. Country singer Jody Miller is 79. Singer-keyboardist Felix Cavaliere of The Rascals is 78. Actor Jeff Fahey (“Lost,” “The Marshal”) is 68. Director Joel Coen is 66. Actor Cath...

Dave Prowse, the British weightlifter-turned-actor who was the body, though not the voice, of arch-villain Darth Vader in the original “Star Wars” trilogy, has died. He was 85.Prowse died Saturday after a short illness, his agent Thomas Bowington said Sunday.Born in Bristol, southwest England, in...