On Tuesday, the U.S Justice Department sued against Penguin Random House’s planned acquisition of one of its main competitors, Simon & Schuster. The Biden administration said the acquisition would enable the publishing company to “exert outsized influence over which books are published in the United States and how much authors are paid for their work.” …
Monthly Archives: November 2021
Las Vega Raiders’ receiver Henry Ruggs III faces DUI charge in fatal crash
Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III was involved in a fatal traffic collision Tuesday in Las Vegas and will be charged with DUI resulting in death. According to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, the car accident occurred on Tuesday in Las Vegas around 3:40 a.m. Upon arriving at the scene, fire department …
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Dan Levy to host competition series ‘The Big Brunch’ for HBO Max
Dan Levy will be the host of a new cooking competition series on HBO Max called The Big Brunch. Along with hosting and creating the new series, Levy will serve as executive producer alongside Andrew Fried, Dane Lillegard, Sarina Roma, and Faye Stapleton. Scheduled to debut next year, the show will follow undiscovered chefs from …
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Disney+ shares new trailer for upcoming series The Book of Boba Fett
Disney+ has shared a trailer for the Star Wars series The Book of Boba Fett featuring Temuera Morrison as the titular Boba Fett, a bounty hunter. The preview shows Fett (Morrison) take over Jabba the Hutt’s criminal empire on the desert planet of Tatooine. Fett is aided by elite mercenary and assassin Fennec Shand (Ming-Na Wen). …
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Jury phase in murder trial of shooter Kyle Rittenhouse begins in Kenosha, Wisconsin
The murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse began Monday with the start of jury selection, however the process of selecting 12 impartial jurors could be difficult due to the high-profile nature of the case. Rittenhouse shot two men dead and injured a third, during anti-racism protests in Kenosha, Wis., last year, Demonstrators were protesting the police …
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin refuses to endorse $1.75T social spending bill
On Monday, West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin said he will continue to withhold his support for a $1.75 trillion social spending package backed by President Joe Biden and Democratic progressives. Manchin diminished hopes that he would support Biden’s historic ‘Build Back Better’ social safety net plan during a Capitol Hill press conference. Manchin told reporters: …
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New Orleans Saints’ QB Jameis Winston to miss remainder of 2021 season after tearing ACL
New Orleans Saints’ QB Jameis Winston will miss the remainder of the 2021 season after he suffered a torn ACL in New Orleans’ Week 8 win over the Buccaneers. Winston is also said to have suffered damage to his MCL as well. The veteran quarterback was helped off of the field after sustaining a knee …
Denver Broncos trade Von Miller to LA Rams for 2 draft picks
The Los Angeles Rams will acquiring Von Miller from the Denver Broncos in exchange for second- and third-round picks in the 2022 NFL Draft. Miller has started seven games so far in 2021 after missing the entire 2020 season. He did not play in Sunday’s win over Washington after he didn’t practice all week with …
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Disney+ begins production of “Hocus Pocus 2” featuring original cast
Disney+ said in a press release that the Hocus Pocus sequel has started filming in Rhode Island, with original Hocus Pocus stars Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy returning as witches and sisters Winifred, Sarah and Mary Sanderson. Doug Jones will also reprise Billy Butcherson. New cast members include Whitney Peak, Lilia Buckingham …
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‘The Real Housewives of Dubai’ is coming to Bravo in 2022
Bravo continues to expand its successful “Real Housewives” franchise and has officially green-lighted “The Real Housewives of Dubai” with Andy Cohen as executive producer. The network announced Monday that its latest iteration will premiere in 2022 as the 11th city in the “Real Housewives” world. Executive producer Andy Cohen said in a press release: “Everything’s …
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