Lance Reddick’s wife Stephanie is thanking fans for their well-wishes and condolences following the death of the late Bosch and John Wick actor. Reddick, 60, died of apparent natural causes on Friday. Stephanie wrote on her husband’s social media accounts alongside a gallery of photos of the actor: “Lance was taken from us far too …
Monthly Archives: March 2023
Poland becomes first NATO member to give Ukraine fighter jets
Poland’s President Andrzej Duda said Thursday that his country plans to give Ukraine around a dozen MiG-29 fighter jets — making Poland the first NATO member to fulfill the Ukrainian government’s urgent requests for warplanes. President Duda said Poland would hand over four of the Soviet-made warplanes “within the next few days” and that the rest …
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11 big banks pledge $30 billion rescue package for First Republic
On Thursday, eleven of the biggest banks in the U.S. announced a $30 billion rescue package for California-based First Republic Bank, in an effort to prevent them from becoming the third bank to fail in less than a week. First Republic serves a similar clientele as Silicon Valley Bank, which failed Friday after depositors withdrew about …
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John Mulaney’s new special ‘Baby J’ to debut on Netflix in April
John Mulaney’s latest Netflix standup special, titled “John Mulaney: Baby J,” will premiere April 25th. The special marks Mulaney’s third Netflix standup special – following 2015’s “The Comeback Kid” and 2018’s “Kid Gorgeous.” He also worked with the streamer on the Emmy-nominated children’s variety special “John Mulaney and the Sack Lunch Bunch” in 2019. Mulaney began touring …
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Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson reuniting for new Apple TV+ series
Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson are reuniting on screen for a new Apple TV+ comedy from creator David West Read — this time, playing versions of themselves. Read’s credits include “Schitt’s Creek” and Broadway’s “& Juliet.” He’s part of the “Schitt’s Creek” team that won the outstanding comedy Emmy in 2020, and was also nominated …
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Former Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti appointed U.S. ambassador to India
On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate appointed former Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti the latest U.S. ambassador to India. Former U.S. Ambassador to India, Kenneth Juster, stepped down from the post in 2021 following the 2020 presidential election. The 52-year-old Garcetti had been facing pushback from from some Democrats after an investigation into his top adviser …
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Stormy Daniels meets with Manhattan D.A. amid Trump probe
Adult film star Stormy Daniels, who alleged she had an affair with former President Donald Trump, met Wednesday with the investigators from the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, which is probing an alleged “hush money” payment made to her on Trump’s behalf. Clark Brewster, the attorney for Daniels, said that the meeting took place Wednesday and …
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Bella Twins retire from WWE, reveal name change to Nikki and Brie Garcia
The Bella Twins — Brie and Nikki — announced their retirement from the WWE, and revealed they are no longer going by their stage names. The newly-named ‘Garcia Twins’ posted a video on Instagram of themselves walking through a door and captioned it, “Welcome to our next chapter!” On an episode of their podcast “The …
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‘Abbott Elementary’ star Quinta Brunson to make ‘Saturday Night Live’ hosting debut
NBC’s Saturday Night Live announced on Twitter that ‘Abbott Elementary’ star Quinta Brunson will host the April 1st edition of the show, marking her SNL hosting debut. Lil Yachty will be that episode’s musical guest, in his own SNL debut. The 33-year-old Brunson is the creator and star of the hit ABC sitcom Abbott Elementary, Before Abbott, Brunson …
Tyson Foods closing two chicken plants affecting 1,700 workers in Virginia, Arkansas
Tyson Foods has announced that it will be closing two chicken plants that employ more than 1,600 people because of a drastic drop in sales over the past year, and in an effort to streamline its U.S. poultry business. The plants in Glen Allen, Va., and Van Buren, Ark., will be shut down on May 12th. In …