January 1, Star-studded LA concert: A Return to Large-scale Events

Americans, How are you doing?

Sunday marked the return to large-scale events in Los Angeles as a star-studded concert at SoFi Stadium was held. The free-concert however was exclusive to “fully vaccinated” concert-goers. Jennifer Lopez and the Foo Fighters were among the performers of the free concert hosted by Selena Gomez. Mask-wearing was still required though, but hey, isn’t it fun to go to a live concert again?

Will the Republicans ever forgive Mitt Romney for not being a Trump supporter? The senator was booed by Republican delegates at the Utah GOP convention on Saturday. Romney was also called a “traitor” and a “communist” by the disapproving crowd.

After Donald Trump, more and more Hollywood celebrities are ready to dive into politics. Last week, Caitlyn Jenner launched her campaign to run for California’s next governor. Matthew McConaughey keeps teasing the public about his possible gubernatorial run in Texas. Guess who’s considering a White House bid?

There are now more billionaires in Beijing than in New York. How did that happen? The state’s billionaires are leaving the Big Apple for Miami due to tax hike. Amid the pandemic, the number of billionaires around the world increased by 32% because of the surging stock market.

India’s scientific advisers are concerned about minor mutations in some coronavirus samples of that could “possibly evade immune response.” The advisers said they were flagging the mutations. But what does that exactly mean, especially after India reported over 400,000 new COVID cases for the first time on Saturday?

Quentin Tarantino’s New Beverly Cinema in LA is set to reopen on June 1. Will California be the first state to return to normalcy? Thanks to rising vaccination rates and the slowing down of COVID-19 infections, L.A. movie theaters have been given the green light to reopen at limited capacity.

Good day everyone,

Fraser Dixon

Sources

• Concert at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood marks return to large-scale events in Los Angeles
• Mitt Romney booed at raucous Utah GOP convention as speakers attack the Biden agenda
• From McConaughey to Jenner, ‘Trump effect’ propels Hollywood’s political hopefuls
• Beijing tops NYC in number of billionaires on latest Forbes list
• Indian scientists flag virus mutations that could ‘evade immune response’
• Quentin Tarantino’s New Beverly Cinema Reopening in June