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New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft was charged with two counts of soliciting prostitution in connection with a Florida spa tied to an international human trafficking ring, police said Friday. The NFL owner was charged with paying for sexual services at Orchids of Asia Day Spa in Jupiter. Clark Gable's grandson, Clark Gable III, died on Friday morning at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas. He was 30. R. Kelly has been charged with 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse with a bond on $1 million. Los Angeles comedian Brody Stevens died Friday of an apparent suicide in Los Angeles, Variety has confirmed. He was 48. Just a day after Jussie Smollett found himself formally in legal jeopardy, arrested in Chicago for filing a false police report, the "Empire" actor's job appears to be in jeopardy as well. Executive producers of the FOX program announced Friday that his character, Jamal, would not appear in the final episodes of the current season. ...

THIS WEEK IS

Eating Disorders Awareness Week -- February 26-March 3. Would you believe that what and how you eat can tell people many things about you? There are 5 main groups: Meat and potato eaters -- About 25 percent of Americans habitually make this their dominant meal. These are solid citizens, conservative, resistant to change and devoted to keep with traditional values. They eat what their parents ate. Junk-food eaters -- 22 percent of Americans exist mainly on fast foods, pizza, soda, etc. They eat as though they were teenagers. They rarely sit down to a normal meal, but snack their way through life. This is a family-oriented group. Their lives center on their children. When they eat out, it's fast-food, and they vacation at Disney-like theme parks. Diet-concerned -- About 20 percent of Americans fall into this category. These people, who tend to be older than those in other groups, have their eye on the future and are intent on maintaining their health. This group is strong-willed,...

TODAY IS

Christmas is exactly 10 months away. Just sayin'... James and Oliver Phelps, the red-headed twins from the Harry Potter movies, hit 33 today. Just about time to whip out the age-reversing spell... Still dealing with a pretty bad case of Hogwarts. Rashida Jones, Quincy's daughter, who's made quite a name for herself, turns 43 today. Sean Astin, who's gone from "Goonies" to "Rudy" to "Lord of the Rings" celebrates birthday number 48. He's celebrating out of Hobbit. Younger listeners might not realize he was the son of Oscar-winner Patty Duke and John Astin, who played Gomez on the old TV show, "The Addams Family." He's fallen into that acting niche where either you know him as "Rudy" or for saying the words, "Mr. Frodo." Tea Leoni -- TV's Madam Secretary -- hits 53 today. Her birth name was Elizabeth Tea Pantaleoni. She shortened it so it would fit on her birthday cake. Scott Thompson turns 54 today. ...

ON THIS DAY

On this date in 1793, President Washington held his first Cabinet meeting. Discovering that sitting there with furniture was boring, his next meeting included people. Things went pretty smooth, except for a brief, heated exchange between the liquor cabinet and the China hutch. It was decided later that he should stop having meetings with furniture and actually appoint people to help him. They decided on a light oak for the office and white for the kitchen. It was so crowded, that they decided to move future meetings from the cabinet to a conference room. In 1836, Samuel Colt patented the revolver. When rival inventors heard the news, what else could they say, but "Shoot!" Of course, he's the inventor of that famous pistol, The Sam 45. His rivals said what you'd expect: "Shoot!" and "Son of a gun!" On this date in 1919, Oregon became the first state to tax gasoline (1 cent per gallon). So we can blame them for the idea. On this date in 1940, a hocke...

DID YOU KNOW?

The average woman will wait 4 months before telling someone they love them. According to a survey, the first thing people notice about a messy house is the smell. Taking off your shoes as soon as you get home could help you lose weight. On average, parents will argue with each other over child-raising about 8 times a month. According to a recent survey, over 40% of us eat ice cream when we're angry. 66% of women still clean even though their husbands say they've already done it? A survey by Wakefield Research reveals that 56.5% of men say beer makes them more social. There are two jobs where 95% of the workforce is female. One is a kindergarten teacher. What is the other? A dental hygienist.

Golf was first demonstrated in America way, way back in 1888

-- Men's Health asks, "Are you the Bogey Man? Or just teed off?" See how you're fairing on the fairway. Age at which the average guy starts playing golf: 29. The average guy's 18-hole handicap: 16 over par. What he'd settle for: 13 over. Distance the average guy can drive the ball: 200 yards. Total amount of golf related expenses the average executive charges to his company annually: $1,485. Number of execs would let a client beat them if they thought it would help them get business: 1 in 5. Number of Fortune 500 CEOs who chat at golf: 1 in 3. Golf balls he'll lose in the water, the woods, or thin air: 4,735. Number-one golf-course related injury: Hit by a golf ball. Odds the average guy will hit a hole in one: 1 in 26,500. Percentage of male golfers who'd rather get a whole in one than see their child hit a home run: 10. The average guy's most common complaint about course conditions: Greens are too slow. The average guy's favorite...

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Samsung rolled out its new phone, the Fold. Yes, a foldable phone that you can use folded up... or open it up for a bigger screen. Pretty much a phone that opens into a tablet. You can get one starting April 26th if you pony up just-under $2,000. The Monkees bass player, Peter Tork, has died after a long battle with tongue cancer. He was 77. Jussie Smollett has turned himself in and will be charged with felony disorderly conduct. CNN says the Mueller Report will be released next week. CBS is seriously considering moving CBS This Morning" anchor Norah O'Donnell to their prime-time news desk. A Boeing Dreamliner hit a nice patch of jet stream the other day and reached a speed of 801 MPH. Las Vegas got a dusting of snow for the second time in a week. Duke's Zion Williamson, the top college basketball player in the nation and one of the best NBA prospects in the past decade, was lost to a knee injury just seconds into their North Carolina game when his foot slid on the...