THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

-
  • There's a Boycott USA movement slowly picking up steam in Canada. 
  • 63 people were shot in Chicago over the weekend. 
  • In North Carolina, a 9-year-old boy selling lemonade was robbed at gunpoint on Saturday. 
  • According to Entertainment Weekly, Robert Redford is retiring from acting after nearly 60 years. 
  • NBC is shooting a talk show pilot starring Kelly Clarkson. 
  • Hamza bin Laden, the son of Osama bin Laden, has married the daughter of Mohammed Atta, who was the lead hijacker in the 9-11 attacks. 
  • Charlotte Rae, who played Mrs. Garrett on TV's "The Facts of Life" has died. She was 92. 
  • According to Nielsen, NBC's coverage of the Hall of Fame game averaged 6.77 million viewers, which marked an 18 percent decline versus last year's exhibition. 
  • Facebook, Apple, YouTube, and Spotify have booted from their platforms podcasts, pages, and channels conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his Infowars website. 
  • Seven puppies were named for the "Gilligan's Island" crew after being rescued from a Canadian island. 
  • Lady Gaga tweeted out that she was sorry for the suicide of her friend, "Zombie Boy." She has now retracted the part about it being a suicide at the request of his family. 
  • New Parks Associates research reports 57% of consumers in U.S. broadband households report having at least one sleep problem. Nearly 29 million U.S. broadband households own a sleep tracking product today and more than 50% are willing to buy a sleep tech product. 
  • Lance Bass is buying "The Brady Bunch" house in Studio City, CA. 
  • Reality television star James "LB" Bonner of "My 600-lb Life" has been found dead at a South Carolina home. He was 30. 
  • The fourth season of "Better Call Saul" debuted last night. 
  • A report says Oregon is facing an oversupply of pot since legalization. 
  • Dolly Parton has announced a $37 Million expansion of Dollywood next year. 
  • Pro football's Pro Bowl will take place in Orlando again for the third straight year. 
  • Bristol Palin confirms she is divorced after 20 months of marriage. 
  • One of those treasurer hunters with a metal detector found a curler's lost Olympic ring on a California beach. 
  • Kelsey Grammar says that the name of his fourth wife is tattooed by his crotch to keep him from cheating. 
  • Chrissy Tiegen and John Legend were on a family vacation in Bali when that earthquake hit last Saturday. 
  • Sir Patrick Stewart is returning to the role of Captain Jean-Luc Picard for a new "Star Trek" series for CBS All Access.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

City Page Survey

-
The City of Sierra Vista wants to know what you think about the weekly City Page. We would love to know what you would like to see or not see, and what is useful. The survey should take about two minutes, and your responses are completely anonymous. Cut out this section and send it to the City of Sierra Vista Public Affairs Office at 1011 N. Coronado Drive, Sierra Vista, AZ 85635, or fill it out online at www.surveymonkey.com/s/Citypage1 . We really appreciate your input! How often do you read the City Page?  Every week Occasionally Sometimes Rarely Never What source do you use to read the City Page? Sierra Vista Herald SVHerald.com SierraVistaAZ.gov I don’t read the City Page If you read the City Page, do you find the information useful? Yes No Sort of What kind of information would you like to see published on the City Page? (Select all that apply) Event information Recap of past events (highlights, attendance, etc.) More pictures than text 
Read more

Fall Book Discussion and Movie Series

-
Fall Book Discussion and Movie Series—Heartburn by Nora Ephron Wednesday, November 19 Book Discussion • 10:30 a.m. Movie • 1:00 p.m. Sierra Vista Public Library Join us for a lively and stimulating discussion about “Choices and Changes,” this season’s book and movie series theme exploring women’s rights. The series concludes with Nora Ephron’s modern tale Heartburn, the semi-autobiographical novel based on her tempestuous marriage to Washington Post’s Pulitzer Prize winning reporter Carl Bernstein, best known for breaking the Watergate scandal. Interested in joining the discussion? Call Susan Abend at 458-4225 to register or if you would like more information.
Read more

Book discussion group to meet

-
Book discussion group to meet The next book up for discussion by the Cochise College Literary Guild is “Spirit Walk,” written by Cochise College instructor Jay Treiber. The discussion is Nov. 21, 11 a.m. – noon, in the Horace Steele Room in the Sierra Vista Campus Library Building. The Literary Guild club for readers and lovers of books is open to all students and community members. For more information, call 520.515.5499 or coylem@cochise.edu .
Read more