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Due to the slow, vaccine-fueled recovery of the theater industry, 2021 has been a very unusual year for the Hollywood box office. Even the biggest films’ ticket sales are still a fraction of what they would have been in 2019. The battle for the most successful Hollywood film of the year is being fought between F9 and the long-awaited James Bond sequel No Time To Die (waged in the $700 million range, rather than the post-billion range that the industry has become accustomed to). The fact that Marvel and Disney, which dominated these debates in the years leading up to…

TikTok users in the United States may be entitled to a $92 million class-action data privacy settlement. A spokesperson of TikTok commented on the settlement, saying that the company disagrees with the assertions but is delighted to have achieved an agreement that allows the company to move forward in building a joyful and safe experience for the TikTok community. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71pg3u56klw The agreement comes after 21 federal lawsuits were filed earlier this year, largely on behalf of juveniles. Plaintiffs claimed that the tech platform violated state and federal laws by transferring “private legally protected data” in court documents filed in…

During an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Michael Keaton revealed he will be shooting new scenes this week in which he plays one of his super-hero villain roles, the Vulture! Keaton was asked to tell everyone about the return of Batman, as he is also reprising this role after 30 years, and he not only did talk about Batman but also revealed that he would repeat his role of Vulture – something many believe was supposed to be kept a secret for the upcoming movie. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NjegnNS9u0 “Tomorrow I’m shooting scenes in which Vulture appears,” said Keaton, but he fell silent…

UPDATE: five reported fatalities, dozens injured, suspect charged. ABC News reported: “39-year-old Darrell Brooks is charged with five counts of first-degree intentional homicide in Waukesha Christmas parade incident, police say. More charges are possible.” A Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin took a terrible turn when an SUV plowed through it, crashing into people and leaving at least 20- 30 injured and two dead according to multiple early reports. Someone was recording video when the SUV can be seen speeding through the parade, nearly running over a young girl (she’s OK), and then speeding past them and eventually hitting people. Police…

Motorized scooters have been put on hold in Miami, with operators being ordered to deactivate and pick up their machines immediately. Commissioners agreed on Thursday to cancel a multi-year pilot program that permitted multiple companies to install dockless electric scooters in the city’s center. Riders have been able to rent scooters using mobile phone apps since 2018. Vendors have until midnight Thursday to disable their scooters and until 5 p.m. Friday to pick them up, or the city will impound them. Politicians and locals have been debating the scooters for quite some time. According to critics, scooters are a dangerous…

The new release of Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition has gotten quite a few complaints and Rockstar Games has apologized for the mess they made. GTA 3, GTA: Vice City, and GTA: San Andreas were remastered to provide fans of the series a means to relive memories of the older games with improved visuals. Many gamers reported a growing list of issues, earning the Trilogy dismal Metacritic user rating. Some fans requested refunds as well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2jtgxtkJvI Rockstar apologized for the way the game turned out in a statement posted on Friday. The publisher stated that…

Halo Infinite’s first previews are looking awesome, but unfortunately, the co-op campaign and Forge mode won’t be in the game when it arrives on December 8th as previously expected.  343 Industries revealed that players will have to wait until at least May 2022 to jump into the co-op campaign with a friend. Joseph Staten, the studio’s head of creative, confirmed that means campaign co-op won’t arrive until May at the earliest, and Forge is still set to launch with season 3 but will arrive even later. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkIOEvQt7hE “So our goal still remains what I said before, which is to ship…

President Joe Biden transferred presidential power to Kamala Harris for 85 minutes as he went under anesthesia for a routine colonoscopy. Kamala Harris took his duties temporarily as he transferred power before his medical procedure at Walter Reed Medical Center. This is just part of Biden’s annual physical, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement. “As was the case when President George W. Bush had the same procedure in 2002 and 2007, and following the process set out in the Constitution, President Biden will transfer power to the Vice President for the brief period of time when…

The new season of Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, and Madness is now available on Netflix, with the premiere set for 3:01 a.m. Eastern Time. Despite all of the insanity with the show and characters, it’s back for more! The show premiered at the start of quarantine in 2020 and quickly became the most talked-about TV of the previous year and the new season is taking off right where it left off, sort of. All of this viral meme-making has prompted Netflix to order a second season so that viewers can catch up to Joe Exotic, Carole Baskin, and the rest…

The average cost of Thanksgiving dinner this year could be 14% higher according to the Farm Bureau’s annual study, also noting it was the highest number in 36 years of doing the survey. The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), also known as the Farm Bureau, is an insurance business and lobbying organization that represents the American agriculture industry. The Farm Bureau noted, “The average cost of this year’s classic Thanksgiving feast for 10 is $53.31 or less than $6.00 per person. This is a $6.41 or 14% increase from last year’s average of $46.90. The centerpiece on most Thanksgiving tables…

President Joe Biden has decided to skip the World Economic Forum that is planned to take place in Davos, Switzerland, in January, a gathering of global political and economic leaders. According to two persons familiar with the situation, Biden will instead send administration officials to scheduled meetings at a Swiss resort. When there hasn’t been a US president in attendance in the past, the group has consisted of senior officials that work on trade and economic problems. Spokespeople from the White House did not respond to a request for comment immediately, when Bloomberg contacted them. Biden’s decision to skip the…

The QAnon Shaman,  Jacob Chansley, has been sentenced to forty-one months in prison for his involvement in the US Capitol riot that took place on January 6. The Justice Department had requested a hefty sentence for Chansley to set an example for the January 6 rioters, presenting Chansley as a symbol for barbaric behavior. Chansley has acquired notoriety as the “QAnon Shaman,” a figure associated with the online fringe movement photographed inside the Senate chamber wearing face paint and a headdress. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agrl6P5mWT8 Despite Chansley’s repeated attempts to generate sympathy and his release, Judge Royce Lamberth has kept him in jail…

OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) suspended enforcement of the a vaccine mandate that was to be applied to large companies by Biden’s administration. OSHA has made the decision after a federal appeals court confirmed the decision to pause the mandate last week. OSHA has issued a website statement, saying that they remained confident in their authority to protect workers in emergencies and had suspended activities related to the enforcement and implementation of the Emergency Temporary Standard for future developments in the litigation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuJBHpj-oZc In September, Biden announced the mandate and directed OSHA to create workplace guidelines to carry it…

The only employee left working at this Pittsburgh, PA gas station has now quit and left a note on the door explaining why. The gas station, a GetGo located in Moon Township, was temporarily closed since that was the only employee. According to the sole employee’s note left on the door, accusing the people in that town of treating the workers so poorly that it’s making people quit their jobs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8j0RbzmNfw The employee’s note said specifically: “Closed because the people of Moon Township treat our employees horribly!!! and ran off the staff.” It remains unclear what exactly happened that caused…

Kenosha County Judge Bruce Schroeder has banned MSNBC from entering the courthouse after an incident in which a man who claimed to be with the network had attempted to follow a bus that was allegedly transporting jurors who are part of the Kyle Rittenhouse trial. Judge Schroeder stated that it’s a very serious matter and banned the network, but also stated that he “don’t know what the ultimate truth of it is… But absolutely it would go without much thinking that someone who is following the jury bus, that’s an extremely serious matter and it will be referred to the…

Kirsten Dunst ran into a little teeth issue and had some disparity with pay, as revealed in a recent article on Independent. She was taken to the dentist to have her teeth fixed while preparing for the role in Spider-Man. She had no idea what was going on until the automobile arrived at the dentist’s office. Dunst was preparing to play Mary Jane Parker, Peter Parker’s charming love interest in the $130 million comic-book adaptation.  She was beautiful, talented, and young – a dream come true for the producers. But wouldn’t a straight set of teeth make an upside-down kiss…

Tony Buzbee, Houston attorney, filed the lawsuit on behalf of more than one hundred and twenty clients, including Axel Acosta Avila. Axel was one of the victims killed during the tragic incident at the Astroworld Festival. This lawsuit could be the biggest one yet. The lawsuit seeks $750 million in damages from a long list of defendants including Travis Scott, Apple Music, Drake. Apple Music and Epic Records are among the companies named in the lawsuit as having expected to profit handsomely from the event. According to Buzbee, their own research revealed that the event was doomed from the start,…

Wyoming’s GOP has voted to no longer recognize Rep. Liz Cheney as part of the Republican Party. Cheney has constantly criticized former President Donald Trump and was one of the 10 Republicans who supported impeachment by voting to proceed with it against Trump. That took place in January after the incident at the Capitol on January 6. Cheney has often been criticized by other Republicans and supporters of the GOP in general. Many suggested that she is a RINO, which means Republican in name only. “The 31-29 vote Saturday in Buffalo, Wyoming, by the state party central committee followed votes…

Democrat Rep Ryan Guillen announced that he would seek reelection as a Republican, emphasizing that the Democratic Party’s inclinations towards the far-left values are no longer in line with his own. Particularly citing the Democrat’s defunding the police suggestions and chaotic events on the southern border, the now former Texan Democrat will turn his affiliation to the Republican Party. Guillen spoke to the press, claiming that occurrences taking place in South Texas were causing many people to realize that the values of those in Washington, D.C, were not the values of the majority of Texans. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyNNIefJZYQ He continued explaining that…

The principal of Travis Early College High School, Christina Steele Hantgin, has had restroom doors removed amid concerns for student safety. The principal, of the school located in Texas, claims this was to combat drug use and other “major behavioral occurrences” that had already taken place this year. She wrote a letter to parents explaining her choices while acknowledging that she could have done a better job at communicating her ideas. The letter explained everything about behavioral incidents and conduct offenses that have happened inside these restrooms. About 90% of all violations were related to drugs. Steele Hantgin claims there…