A longtime volunteer at Big Cat Rescue, the Florida animal sanctuary profiled in Netflix’s “Tiger King,” was attacked by a tiger during a morning feeding, the sanctuary confirmed to CNN. The volunteer, who’d worked at the Carole Baskin-founded sanctuary for five years, had gone to feed the tiger Kimba on Thursday when she noticed the…… More
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Blackpink announces their first livestream concert
Blackpink announced they will perform their first-ever livestream concert, called “The Show.” The concert will stream on YouTube on Sunday, Dec. 27 at 12 AM ET via the K-pop group’s YouTube channel. “We wanted to end the year with something very special for our Blinks who have been waiting so patiently for us,” the group…… More
Juliana Margulies joins ‘The Morning Show’
“The Morning Show” will feature a new but familiar face next season. Apple TV+ announced on the show’s Instagram page on Wednesday that actress Julianna Margulies will be joining Season 2 alongside Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon and Steve Carell. Margulies will play an anchor named Laura Peterson. Greta Lee, Hasan Minhaj and Ruairi O’Connor will…… More
Britney Spears debuts previously unreleased song on her birthday
Britney Spears celebrated her birthday with a song. The singer, who turned 39 on Wednesday, debuted the previously unreleased song, “Swimming in the Stars.” The tune was originally recorded for her 2016 album, “Glory” but not included. Related: Britney Spears’ early birthday Hawaiian vacay Spears teased the release of the song last month and it’s…… More
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Lin-Manuel Miranda and Pearl Jam unite for Georgia Senate runoffs fundraiser
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Pearl Jam are teaming up to host a virtual fundraiser ahead of January’s Senate runoffs in Georgia. Miranda, creator of the musical “Hamilton,” and the Seattle rock legends will come together to host the event on Wednesday, December 16, at 8:30 p.m. ET. It will be the first time the artists have…… More
Sheriff who refused to enforce restrictions tests positive for Covid-19
As California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered restrictions aimed at curbing a surge of Covid-19 cases, Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones declined to enforce them. Jones resisted enforcing the statewide mask order issued in June. And he pushed back on the governor-ordered curfew aimed at curbing nonessential gatherings last month. On Wednesday, Jones’ office announced that…… More
Kenosha shooting suspect Kyle Rittenhouse ordered to stand trial
Kyle Rittenhouse was ordered Thursday to stand trial in the fatal shooting of two men and the wounding of another in August during protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Rittenhouse appeared in a preliminary hearing via video conference, seated next to his attorney, whose motions to dismiss some of the pending charges against his client were rejected…… More
Arizona official who ran fraud scheme for adoption sentenced to six years in prison
A former Arizona county assessor who pleaded guilty to running an adoption fraud scheme has been sentenced to six years in federal prison, according to federal prosecutors. Paul Petersen was also ordered to serve three years of supervised release and must pay a fine and court costs totaling $105,100, the US Attorney’s Office for the…… More
