Facebook said its platform, along with Instagram and WhatsApp, were coming back online after a massive outage on Monday knocked out service to all three social media giants and took the sites offline for users across the world. All three platforms — owned and operated by Facebook Inc. based in Menlo Park, California — went …
Monthly Archives: October 2021
Jaguars coach Urban Meyer apologizes to team and family after video of him at Ohio bar goes viral
Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Urban Meyer apologized to the team and his family on Monday for video footage and photos that went viral on Sunday that appeared to show a woman dancing alongside the former Ohio State coach at a Columbus, Ohio-area bar. Meyer said in a Monday press conference: “I just apologized to the …
NY Mets and manager Luis Rojas part ways; will not return in 2022
The NY Mets announced Monday that Mets manager Luis Rojas will not return next season after the team declined his contract option for 2022. Rojas was offered a position to remain with the team that has yet to be determined; it is unclear whether he will choose to accept the new role as of press …
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Damian Lewis departs ‘Billions’ after five seasons
Damian Lewis will exit Showtime’s drama Billions after five seasons. Lewis tweeted Monday: “Thank you @SHO_Billions thank you @briankoppelman @DavidLevien. A pleasure and a privilege to play Axe for 5 seasons with some of the smartest, funniest most talented cast and crew I’ve worked with. I’ll miss the Billions family. Yep, some jobs are more …
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Positive COVID tests shut down Broadway’s ‘Aladdin’ until Oct. 12
The producers of the Broadway musical Aladdin have announced performances of the show will be canceled through Oct. 10 because of breakthrough cases of COVID-19 among the show’s vaccinated cast and crew. The next planned performance is Oct. 12. A post on the Aladdin Twitter feed said: “We will continue to provide support to the affected Aladdin …
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Suspect charged with murder in shooting death of Utah football player Aaron Lowe
Police announced on Sunday that a 22-year-old man was arrested that morning in connection with the shooting death of Utah football player Aaron Lowe. The Salt Lake City Police Department confirmed the arrest of Buk M. Buk in Draper, Utah, early Sunday. Buk has been charged with aggravated murder, attempted murder and felony discharge of …
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Massive 126,000-gallon oil spill leaves wildlife dead on Southern California coast
A massive 126,000 gallon oil spill has dumped post-production crude off the coast of Southern California. The City of Huntington Beach said the spill measures approximately 5.8 nautical miles stretching from the Huntington Beach Pier to Newport Beach, forcing a closure of the ocean from the Pier to the Santa Ana River jetty. The U.S. …
Denver Broncos suffer first loss of season as QB Teddy Bridgewater leaves game with concussion
Denver Broncos quarterback Teddy Bridgewater was ruled out for the remainder of Sunday’s game against the Baltimore Ravens after suffering a concussion late in the second quarter. The veteran quarterback took a hard hit by Baltimore linebacker Odafe Oweh on a pass attempt, occurring on Denver’s final possession of the first half. Bridgewater finished the …
MLB American League Playoffs: Boston Red Sox to host New York Yankees in Wild Card Game
The Boston Red Sox will host the New York Yankees in the American League Wild Card Game on Tuesday night. In Sunday’s game vs. the Tampa Bay Rays, NY’s Aaron Judge drove home the winning run with a one-out single in the ninth inning of the Yankees’ 1-0 win; and the Red Sox’s Rafael Devers’ …
Original ‘Law & Order’ returning to NBC for Season 21
The original ‘Law & Order’ series is being revived by NBC, returning to the network for Season 21. Law & Order first launched in 1990 and ran for 20 seasons on NBC before it was canceled in 2010. The franchise, from Dick Wolf, spawned spinoffs including the long-running Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and …
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