ONE YEAR OLDER _ David Alan Grier (In Living Color, The Cool Kids) is 64. Vincent D’Onofrio (Daredevil, Law & Order: Criminal Intent) is 61. Molly Parker (House of Cards, Alma Garret on Deadwood) is 48.
NEWS ATTACK! _ Amazon is paying $500 million in one-time bonuses to front-line workers. [Plus free shipping on covid test kits.]
NO MORE SPITTING IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL _ Major League Baseball announced its new rules driven by COVID-19 health and safety requirements. Notably, spitting is banned.
… Here’s the rule: Spitting is prohibited (including but not limited to, saliva, sunflower seeds or peanut shells, or tobacco) at all times in Club facilities (including on the field). Chewing gum is permitted.
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WACKY-BUT-TRUE: GUY WHO SWAM IN AQUARIUM DID IT FOR TIKTOK _ A man arrested for jumping in the fish tank at a Bass Pro Shop in Louisiana says he was doing it for the sake of integrity. The 26-year-old says he promised his followers on TikTok — where several others have carried out the “Bass Pro Challenge” — that he would swim through the tank at the sporting goods store. • VIDEO
1 IN 3 DOG OWNERS WOULD CHOOSE THEIR PET OVER THEIR PARTNER _ Do you ever feel your significant other loves their dog more than you? A survey of dog owners shows that you might not be imagining it. A poll of adults who have dogs discovered that one in three would choose to keep their pet over their partner if they were forced to choose. Four in 10 admitted to showing Fido more affection than they show their loved one.
COLIN KAEPERNICK NETFLIX DRAMA _ Netflix has nabbed the rights to the limited series Colin in Black & White. It will examine the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback and activist’s adolescence as a mixed-race Black teenager growing up with a white adopted family in California. Kaepernick will appear as himself as the narrator of the series, while an actor will be cast as a younger version of himself.
UPGRADE TO PRO _ “InterPrep has been a part of mornings here in Regina for nearly 2 decades. Such an integral part of our morning show. Couldn’t imagine starting the day without it!” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Jamie Lewis, 620 CKRM