Month: March 2022

HPAI detected in Nebraska for the first time since 2015
Avian influenza had been detected in a wild goose in Nebraska for the first time since 2015. The Nebraska Department of Agriculture and USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed the presence of [Read More…]

Kriese earns kudos
Prairie Business magazine has announced 2022’s Top 25 Women in Business. Recipients were selected through a nomination process that emphasized professional achievement, community contributions and volunteerism. The 25 women listed come from finance, health care, [Read More…]

Benedict Cumberbatch responds to Sam Elliott’s flaming of ‘The Power of the Dog’
Netflix (NOTE LANGUAGE) As reported last week, Western movie veteran Sam Elliott isn’t a fan of Jane Campion‘s 12-time Oscar-nominated The Power of the Dog. In fact, he called it a “piece of sh**.” Elliott was speaking with on Marc Maron‘s WTF [Read More…]

How ‘King Richard’ star Aunjanue Ellis wants to honor her late mother with her Oscars dress
Rebecca Sapp/Getty Images for SBIFF Aunjanue Ellis has a special request for whoever designs the dress she wears at her first-ever Academy Awards ceremony. The King Richard actress, who’s nominated for best supporting actress, told Good [Read More…]

‘Saturday Night Live’ star James Austin Johnson breaks down his spot-on Trump impression
NBC/Will Heath Over the weekend, Saturday Night Live opened with a sketch about a purported Fox News Channel telethon in which its anchors raised money for the “real victims” of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Russian oligarchs. [Read More…]

Supreme Court rejects petition to reinstate Bill Cosby’s sex assault conviction
Matt Rourke-Pool/Getty Images Bill Cosby will remain a free man. The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a petition from Pennsylvania prosecutors seeking to reinstate the 84-year-old disgraced comedian’s 2018 sexual assault conviction. The justices declined [Read More…]

‘Modern Family’ star Ariel Winter replaces Demi Lovato in new TV series, ‘Hungry’
Lovato: Amy Sussman/Getty Images for KLUTCH Sports Group; Winter: Michael Tran/Getty Images Following the news that Demi Lovato would no longer star in the new NBC sitcom Hungry, the role has now been filled by [Read More…]

NYC drops most COVID mask and vaccine requirements
Stefan Cristian Cioata/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New York City dropped several of its COVID-19 mandates on Monday, including mask and vaccine requirements. Restaurants, bars and other indoor public areas — including gyms and entertainment [Read More…]

Russia-Ukraine updates: Zelenskyy tells ABC News Putin should start dialogue instead giving ‘another ultimatum’
Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian forces are continuing their attempted push through Ukraine from multiple directions, while Ukrainians, led by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, are putting up “stiff resistance,” according to U.S. officials. The [Read More…]

Where the Russia-Ukraine conflict goes from here
pop_jop/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As war in Ukraine rages on, several peace talks and increasing economic sanctions against Russia have failed thus far to stop the aggression. Ukrainians have withstood days of airstrikes and [Read More…]

“We see you”: ‘Frozen’ star Idina Menzel reacts to Ukrainian girl’s singing “Let It Go” while in bomb shelter
Amy Sussman/WireImage Footage of a young Ukrainian girl singing “Let It Go,” from Frozen, inside a bomb shelter went viral over the weekend — and caught the attention of one of the movie’s stars, Idina Menzel. “We see [Read More…]

“Eazy” funny: Pete Davidson reportedly finds Kanye’s violent diss video “hysterical”
Rosalind O’Connor/NBC While many have criticized Kanye West‘s new video for “Eazy“, in which he apparently murders an animated analogue for Pete Davidson, the SNL star himself is laughing it off. A source tells Entertainment Tonight that Davidson, who is dating West’s estranged [Read More…]

In Brief: ‘Many Saints’ star Alessandro Nivola joins superhero flick ‘Kraven’, and more
Deadline reports The Many Saints of Newark star Alessandro Nivola has been tapped for a role in Sony/Marvel’s Kraven the Hunter, joining Aaron Taylor-Johnson as the titular character — a super-powered big-game hunter in the MCU. Details on Nivola’s role, other than he’ll be playing the [Read More…]

‘The Batman’ opens with $128 million
Warner Bros. Pictures The Batman beat expectations, opening with an estimated $128.5 million domestically. The film, which marks Robert Pattinson‘s bow as the Dark Knight, was only the second pandemic-era movie to score a $100-million opening weekend, [Read More…]

Americans seek to help Ukrainians by booking rental homes
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Americans like Chris and Amy Clary are booking Airbnb vacation rentals online in a bid to help Ukrainians directly amid Russian attacks of the Eastern European country. The Clarys are [Read More…]

Western companies cutting ties to Russia has limited effect, experts say
Vlad Karkov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In light of Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, many major American and Western companies have decided to drop their presence in the region. In the last [Read More…]

Mom reveals how she paid off $137,000 debt
Courtesy of Brandyn Rodriguez (CIBOLO, Texas) — Where there’s a will, there’s a way. That just might be the perfect one-liner to describe Brandyn Rodriguez and her journey to paying off $137,000 in debt. “Getting [Read More…]

Healthy food options available at dollar stores
ArtMarie/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As inflation continues to send food prices soaring, more Americans are turning to dollar stores to save on groceries. But can you find healthier options while still cutting costs? While [Read More…]

WNBA star Brittney Griner detained in Russia
Christian Petersen/Getty Images (MOSCOW) — WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner has been detained in Russia, facing drug charges after customs officials said they found hashish oil in her luggage at an [Read More…]

Scoreboard roundup — 3/6/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Boston 126, Brooklyn 120 Milwaukee 132, Phoenix 122 Washington 133, Indiana 123 Utah 116, Oklahoma City 103 Houston 123, Memphis [Read More…]
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