Jared Leto's 'Tron' Movie Is Moving Forward, Director HiredJared Leto‘s Tron movie will be moving forward once again, as Disney has hired a director to helm the project. Deadline reports that Garth Davis has been tapped to fill that role. Garth is most recognized for the 2016 drama Lion, which received six Oscar nominations including for Best Picture.....
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Social Distancing? Your Paycheck Plays a RoleRicher communities have been more likely to stay home during the pandemic than poorer ones, according to scientists from the University of California, Davis.....
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New 'Tron' Movie Lands 'Lion' Helmer Garth Davis as DirectorDisney’s plans for a third ‘Tron’ movie just got big software update. Garth Davis, who made his feature directing debut with 2016’s fact-based drama “Lion,” has signed on to direct a new “Tron” movie for the studio, Variety has confirmed. The new film....
CLAY COUNTY THROUGH THE YEARS: Beecher CromwellBeecher Cromwells parents, Davis and Rebecca (Notter) Cromwell, were school teachers in Clay County. Davis taught for 18 years. In the 1880s he was admitted to the bar to practice law. He ran a.......
Dog Threads Continues To Generate Buzz, Expand After 'Shark Tank' InvestmentDog Threads came to Shark Tank with a unique business model and a tempting proposition, and left with an infusion of cash and some viral interest.
The Minnesota-based company makes matching outfits for family dogs and their people, ultimately scoring a $250,000 investment from billionaire Mark Cu....
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Amazon Orders A League Of Their Own TV Series From Broad City's Abbi JacobsonA television adaptation of the 1992 movie A League of Their Own is coming to Amazon Prime Video. The hourlong series, co-created by Broad City star Abbi Jacobson and Mozart in the Jungle director Will Graham, will focus the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, just like the fil....
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Baron Davis Partners With MiMO Studio to Launch Company's Sports DivisionFormer NBA player Baron Davis and his company UWish and MiMO Studio have partnered to launch MiMO Sports. The new division is dedicated to creating sports-themed content for kids and families while inspiring positive family values and diverse storytelling. "MiMO Studio is establishing itself as the ....
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Geena Davis Lists Pretty Pacific Palisades PadThe longtime home of ever-young actor Geena Davis, on nearly half an acre along a quiet and picturesque, Jacaranda-lined cul-de-sac in L.A.'s posh Pacific Palisades community, has popped up for sale at nearly $6 million. Listings held by David Offer of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Prop....
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Free Ad School for Black Creatives Expands to West Coast After Huge DemandOne School, a training program launched exclusively for Black creatives last month to help talent break into the industry, has expanded to the West Coast following "overwhelming" demand. The free 16-week portfolio program was launched by Spotify creative director Oriel Davis-Lyons on July 20 in part....
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Lakers clinch top seed in WestLAKE BUENA VISTA, Florida (AP): Anthony Davis had 42 points and 12 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers clinched the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference play-offs by beating the Utah Jazz 116-108 on Monday night. The Lakers (51-15) own a six-game.......
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'General Hospital' Fans React To Lindsay Hartley's First Appearance As Sam McCallDuring Tuesday’s episode of General Hospital, actress Lindsay Hartley first appeared in her gig as a temporary recast for Kelly Monaco. It looks as if viewers had a lot to say about seeing the Passions veteran playing the role of the iconic Port Charles resident she’s portraying.
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Whitney Houston Biopic 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody' Lands at SonySony has bought the upcoming Whitney Houston biopic, titled “I Wanna Dance With Somebody.” The studio plans to release the movie in theaters around Thanksgiving in 2022. Stella Meghie (“The Photograph”) directed the film from a script by Anthony McCarten (“The Two Popes....
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Surreal 'Ratched' trailer issues a pure infusion of Ryan Murphy fantasyPlease form a single file and wait for your turn to be made uncomfortable in a...jazzy way?
In the first trailer for Netflix's Ratched, a new series from the team behind American Horror Story, lead Sarah Paulson appears as the iconic One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest villain, Nurse Ratched. P....
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NBA Rumors: Pelicans Could Trade Jrue Holiday To Nuggets For Trade Package Centered On Bol BolSince Anthony Davis was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers last summer, rumors have started to swirl around veteran point guard Jrue Holiday and his future with the New Orleans Pelicans. No matter how many times the Pelicans insist that they have no intention of moving him, most people are still expe....
NBA: LA Lakers dump the Utah Jazz, wrap up Western Conference's No. 1 seedAugust 04, 2020 1:21 PMORLANDO (REUTERS) - Anthony Davis scored 42 points and grabbed 12 rebounds on Monday (Aug 3), and the Los Angeles Lakers clinched the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference play-offs with a 116-108 victory over the Utah Jazz at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando.....
Oklahoma moves toward phasing out private prisonsBy Keaton RossOklahoma WatchAs Oklahoma's incarceration rate soared throughout the 1990s, the private prison industry saw a business opportunity.
The Corrections Corporation of America, which today is known as CoreCivic, struck a deal with state officials and opened the Davis Correctional Facility ....
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Officials declare Allegiant Stadium in Vegas almost completeLAS VEGAS (AP) — Officials declared "substantial completion" of Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas after nearly 1,000 days were spent building the $2 billion home for the NFL's relocated Raiders.
Friday has been the target date for completion since ground was broken in November 2017 for the 65,000-....
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Republicans Reject Donald Trump's Suggestion To Delay November ElectionOn Thursday, Republicans in the United States Congress rejected President Donald Trump’s suggestion to delay the November election, Forbes reported.
In an interview with WNKY, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell pointed out that the United States has never postponed an election.
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Casi Davis Flaunts Enviable Derriere In Thong Monokini For New Beach SnapCasi Davis gave her 1.3 million Instagram fans something to look at on Wednesday, July 29, with her most recent post. The American fitness model took to the popular social media platform to post a snapshot of herself sizzling in a swimsuit that left little to the imagination.
The photo showed Dav....
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Kerry Washington Renews Overall TV Deal With ABC StudiosKerry Washington has renewed her overall TV deal with ABC Studios for three more years.
Washington and her Simpson Street production company will work on projects for broadcast, cable and streaming. Pilar Savone continues as Simpson Street’s executive vice president of production and developm....
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OSU wrestling: Former Cowboy national champion Fred Davis passes awayBy Scott WrightTULSA — Former Oklahoma State wrestling national champion Fred Davis died Friday at age 86.A three-time All-American for OSU (then Oklahoma A&M) from 1954-56, Davis won the national title at 167 pounds in 1955 and finished as the runner-up at the weight class in 1956.Read more o....
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Issa Rae and Jordan Peele to Produce Gender Identity Story 'Sinkhole' at UniversalIssa Rae and Jordan Peele are teaming to develop “Sinkhole” with Universal Pictures, a thought provoking parable on gender identity based on a short story in which Rae could potentially star.
Universal, Monkeypaw Productions and Issa Rae Productions are developing the film based on a sh....
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Ryan Murphy's 'Ratched' Sets Premiere Date – Get Your First Look Here (Photos)Netflix has set the premiere date and released the first look images for Ryan Murphy’s “Ratched” prequel series.
Inspired by the iconic Nurse Ratched character from “One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest,” the series is set to premiere on Sept. 18.
Sarah Paulson stars....
Female Directors Score Record 33% of Emmy Nominations This YearWomen landed one third of all the Primetime Emmy nominations in the seven directing categories, a record high for the Television Academy.
In total, 16 women were recognized this year out of 48 total directing nominations — a big jump from last year, when nine out of 49 directing nominees (jus....
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Triller Nears Deal to Raise At Least $200 MillionTriller, the music-focused social media platform, is in the process of closing another round of funding worth upwards of $200 million, according to a person familiar with deal.
The latest investment would come as its chief rival, TikTok, is facing increased scrutiny from lawmakers over its parent c....
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Emmy Nominations 2020: Snubs and Surprises, From Bob Odenkirk to Baby Yoda (Photos)Surprise: “What We Do in the Shadows” FX’s series adaptation of the vampire mockumetary from Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi only secured two below the line nominations for its first season, but it’s second outing scored big with eight nominations, including an Outstanding....
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Buffalo, Davis 3.96; Alva 4.03; Cherokee 4.04; El Reno, Geary, Okarche,
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Rich Paul Appointed to UTA Board of DirectorsRich Paul has been tapped to serve on the board of directors for United Talent Agency a little more than a year after the company bought a stake in Paul’s Klutch Sports agency.
Paul’s appointment comes as the NBA, where Klutch Sports represents stars like LeBron James and Anthony Davis,....
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NBA Rumors: LA Lakers Could Acquire Damian Lillard For Three Players And Two First-Round PicksIn the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, several crazy trade ideas have started surfacing in the league. These include the blockbuster deal that would enable Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard to join forces with LeBron James and Anthony Davis on the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2020-2....
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Reagan Foundation Demands Trump, RNC End Use of Former President's Likeness in FundraisingThe Reagan Foundation has sent a cease-and-desist to the Trump reelection campaign and the Republican National Committee Saturday after the two organizations offered coins with Donald Trump and Ronald Reagan’s likenesses as part of a fundraising campaign.
The Washington Post reports that the ....
The U.S. Marshalls have arrested a Chinese national suspected of lying about her ties to the Chinese military... in applying for her visa. The U.S. Attorney's office says Tang Juan, a biology researcher a....
Morning Roundup: No Beal, Wall or Bertans for long-shot Wizards in NBA returnNBA
No Beal, Wall or Bertans for long-shot Wizards in NBA return
The Washington Wizards won't have Bradley Beal, John Wall or Davis Bertans when the NBA returns amid the coronavirus pandemic -- and so the assumption is they won't have much chance of making the playoffs, either.
When the league st....
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Liz Plank Joins NBC News for Digital Series on Coronavirus With 'Positive Spin' (Exclusive)NBC News THINK and Liz Plank are launching a new digital show Friday, “Positive Spin.”
The three-episode series looks at life during the coronavirus pandemic. Plank, formerly of Vox Media, filmed the whole thing while quarantining in California and kept safety top-of-mind while tackling....
Amazon Orders 'Paper Girls' Series Adapted From Brian K Vaughan's Graphic NovelsAmazon Studios has ordered “Paper Girls,” a series based on the best-selling graphic novels written by “Lost” writer Brian K. Vaughan and illustrated by Cliff Chiang.
The series, which comes from Legendary Television in association with Plan B, was given a series commitment ....
House votes to remove Confederate statues from CapitolWASHINGTON (AP) — The House has approved a bill to remove statues of Gen. Robert E. Lee and other Confederate leaders from the U.S. Capitol, as a reckoning over racial injustice continues following the police killing of George Floyd, a Black man, in Minneapolis.
The House vote also would remove....
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Mark Cuban sends message to fans who agree with Ted Cruz on anthem controversyDallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, were involved in a heated Twitter exchange on Monday. It all started when Cuban responded to a tweet from talk radio host Mark Davis in which he declared he was excited for the NBA to return to action but would be "OUT" the minute a playe....
