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Dow jumps 300 points as firms rally against GameStop stock transactions

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 300.19 points while the S&P 500 climbed 0.98% and the Nasdaq Composite increased 0.50% as U.S. markets rebounded on Thursday.  Brokerage firms took steps to restrict an influx of transactions on heavily shorted stocks, after the stock trading app Robinhood restricted trades involving GameStop, AMC, Blackberry, and Nokia. 

All four stocks plummeted Thursday; they were popular on Reddit r/WallStreetBets, where users banded together to drive up prices of such stocks despite traditional hedge funds that had shorted them. AMC fell 56.63%, GameStop dropped 44.29%, Blackberry fell 41.63% and Nokia slipped 28.4%.

Robinhood said it restricted trading in the stocks “in light of recent volatility” and also updated its instructional tools to help people “educate themselves, including how to make sense of a volatile market.”

Stocks soar as GameStop, AMC get pounded

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U.S. equity markets rallied Thursday as heavy trading in shares of GameStop, AMC and others…
 

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First cases in the U.S. of South African COVID-19 variant reported in South Carolina

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Health officials in South Carolina announced Thursday that they have identified two cases of a COVID-19 variant that emerged recently in South Africa. The two cases are the first found of the mutated virus in the United States. According to South Carolina’s Department of Health and Environmental Control, federal officials identified the B.1.351 variant in adults from the state’s Lowcountry and Pee Dee regions. The patients have not traveled internationally and did not know each other.

Interim DHEC Public Health Director Dr. Brannon Traxler said in a statement, “The arrival of the SARS-CoV-2 variant in our state is an important reminder to all South Carolinians that the fight against this deadly virus is far from over. While more COVID-19 vaccines are on the way, supplies are still limited. Every one of us must recommit to the fight by recognizing that we are all on the front lines now. We are all in this together.”

New variants first reported in Britain and South Africa are said to be more transmissible, but most experts have said the available vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna should also be effective against the mutated strains.

First U.S. cases of COVID-19 variant from South Africa found in South Carolina

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A new and highly contagious coronavirus variant first identified in South Africa has been found…
 

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Take a look at Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana in the biopic ‘Spencer’

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The first image of Kristen Stewart as Diana, Princess of Wales has been released for the upcoming biopic, “Spencer.”  The film is currently in production in Germany for a planned release this fall. The photo shows Stewart as the princess, staring out of a window, wearing a black blouse and red jacket, with a black veiled hat. As previously reported, the period piece takes place in the 1990s and will have Stewart playing Diana over the Christmas holiday where she allegedly plotted her divorce from Prince Charles and began planning for a life away from the British royal family.

The synopsis for the film reads: “December, 1991: The Prince and Princess of Wales’ marriage has long since grown cold. Though rumours of affairs and a divorce abound, peace is ordained for the Christmas festivities at Sandringham Estate. There’s eating and drinking, shooting and hunting. Diana knows the game. This year, things will be a whole lot different.”

Princess Diana was killed Aug. 31, 1997 in a car crash in Paris that was caused in part by a high-speed pursuit by paparazzi. Her partner, Dodi Fayed, and their driver, Henri Paul, were also killed; a bodyguard survived the crash..

Kristen Stewart Dazzles As Princess Diana In New Film ‘Spencer’ — See The Uncanny Resemblance

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The highly anticipated first look of Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana in the upcoming film…
 

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Pamela Anderson announces marriage to bodyguard Dan Hayhurst on Christmas Eve

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53-year-old Pamela Anderson announced she secretly married her bodyguard, a bodybuilder and fellow Canadian, Dan Hayhurst, in an intimate ceremony on the grounds of her home on Vancouver Island, British Columbia on Christmas Eve, 

The marriage marks the fifth marriage and ninth wedding ceremony in 25 years for Pamela. The actress was previously married to four different men, including first ex-husband Tommy Lee, with whom she shares two sons, Brandon Thomas Lee, 24, and Dylan Jagger Lee, 23. Pamela wore a cream-colored, scrunched cap-sleeve gown with a cathedral-style veil and dark Hunter rain boots, as seen in photos posted by The Daily Mail, which first reported the wedding news. 

Pamela herself did not share photos from her recent wedding to Dan on social media, but she announced she was leaving all social media and published what she said was her last post on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook.

Pamela Anderson is married

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Pamela Anderson is a married woman.
 

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TV and Film icon Cloris Leachman dies at 94

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Cloris Leachman, best known for her role as Phyllis Lindstrom on the 1970s sitcoms “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and its spin-off “Phyllis,” died Wednesday at her home near Los Angeles. She was 94. Her manager, Juliet Green, confirmed Leachman’s death in her sleep from natural causes.

Leachman was primarily a TV actress in the 1950s and the 1960s but appeared in several movies. She won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in 1971’s “The Last Picture Show.” But it was in television that she gained most of her fame, receiving five Emmy nominations – winning two – for her role as Phyllis Lindstrom, Mary Tyler Moore’s landlady and nosy neighbor on CBS’ “The Mary Tyler Moore Show”  and the spin-off series “Phyllis.” She won a Golden Globe for her work on “Phyllis” and she won a total of eight primetime Emmys.

Leachman was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 2011. In 2009, she published “Cloris: My Autobiography.” Leachman was married to director/producer George Englund from 1953 to 1979 and had five children.  In “Cloris,” she talked about her marriage (including her husband’s affair with Joan Collins) and the death of her eldest son, Bryan, as a result of a drug overdose in 1986.

Cloris Leachman, Emmy-Winning Actor and Comedian, Dead at 94

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Mary Tyler Moore Show and Young Frankenstein star appeared in TV shows every decade from the…
 

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Federal judge temporarily blocks Biden’s 100-day deportation ban

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On Tuesday, a federal judge in Texas temporarily blocked President Joe Biden’s 100-day pause on deportations. Federal Judge Drew Tipton granted a temporary restraining order in response to a lawsuit by state Attorney General Ken Paxton, which in part cited an agreement between Texas and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that required the agency to consult the state before instituting policy changes.

Judge Tipton explicitly stated his order applies nationwide and effectively directed Immigration and Customs Enforcement to resume deportations for at least 14 days as he considers a broader motion for a preliminary injunction.  He wrote, “The issues implicated by that agreement are of such gravity and constitutional import that they require further development of the record and briefing prior to addressing the merits.”

Last week, Biden halted all deportations to “review and reset enforcement priorities” after the Trump administration instituted a “zero tolerance” policy for undocumented migrants. The order included exceptions for migrants who have engaged in or were suspected of terrorism or espionage or considered a threat to national security as well as allowing the ICE administrator to intervene in individual deportation cases.

Judge temporarily blocks Biden’s plan to halt deportations

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The early defeat demonstrates the limits of President Joe Biden’s executive actions, which are…
 

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Antony Blinken confirmed by Senate as 71st secretary of state

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On Tuesday, the Senate confirmed Antony Blinken to serve as President Joe Biden’s secretary of state, with an overwhelming 78-22 vote. Blinken served as deputy secretary of state under former President Barack Obama.

Blinken, 58, a foreign policy expert, played a key role in crafting U.S. foreign policy actions in the Middle East. He is considered by many a moderate and is expected to play a key role in rejoining the United States to the Paris Climate Agreement.

Blinken joins several others confirmed to Biden’s Cabinet in recent days, including Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, national security adviser Jake Sullivan and Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines.

Senate confirms Antony Blinken as Biden’s secretary of state

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In a strong show of bipartisan support, the Senate voted 78 to 22 to confirm Antony…
 

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“Juno” star Elliot Page and wife Emma Portner Announce Divorce After 3 Years of Marriage

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Elliot Page and Emma Portner are divorcing after three years of marriage. Page filed for divorce in New York on Tuesday, and in a joint statement the couple shared that they’ve been separated since last summer. Their statement read:  “After much thought and careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to divorce following our separation last summer. We have the utmost respect for each other and remain close friends.”

Page and Portner secretly tied the knot in January 2018, announcing their marriage on Instagram with a series of three pics. Portner publicly shared her support for 33-year-old Page last month after he came out as transgender. “I am so proud of @elliotpage,” Portner wrote on Instagram alongside a screenshot of Page’s statement. “Trans, queer and non-binary people are a gift to this world.”

Elliot Page & Emma Portner Release Statement Confirming Divorce, Reveal When They Separated

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Earlier today, it was revealed that Elliot Page and Emma Portner are divorcing. Now, they have…
 

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Jane Fonda to Receive Cecil B. DeMille Award at 2021 Golden Globes

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The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced on Tuesday, Jan. 26 that Jane Fonda will be honored with the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 2021 Golden Globe Awards. The 83-year-old actress, whose acting career spans six decades, we receive the honor when the Golden Globes air live on NBC Sunday, Feb. 28.

Fonda is a seven-time Golden Globe winner and 15-time nominee. She is also a 2x Best Actress Oscar winner, and an Emmy Award winner. Fonda’s most memorable on-screen roles include projects like 9 to 5, Klute, Coming Home, Barefoot in the Park, The Newsroom, and On Golden Pond. Fonda will appear in the seventh and final season of Grace & Frankie, which will be Netflix’s longest-running original series.

The Cecil B. de Mille Award is given annually to “a talented individual who has made a lasting impact on the film industry” and is named after one of the most successful filmmakers in American history. Past recipients include Tom Hanks, Oprah Winfrey, Audrey Hepburn, Harrison Ford, Sophia Loren, Sidney Poitier, Steven Spielberg, Denzel Washington, and more.

The 2021 Golden Globe Awards air Sunday, Feb. 28 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on NBC.

Jane Fonda to Receive Prestigious Cecil B. deMille Award at Golden Globes 2021

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Jane Fonda has been chosen to receive a top honor at the 2021 Golden Globes! The 83-year-old…
 

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Demi Lovato set to star new NBC sitcom ‘Hungry’

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Demi Lovato will star in a scripted comedy series titled Hungry, which is in development at NBC.  According to Variety, Hungry “follows friends who belong to a food issues group as they help each other look for love, success and the perfect thing in the fridge that’s going to make it all better.”

Hot in Cleveland creator Suzanne Martin is writing and executive producing the series. Additionally, Lovato is executive producing, along with Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner of Hazy Mills, and Scooter Braun, James Shin and Scott Manson of SB Projects. Braun is Lovato’s manager.

Lovato is no stranger to acting, having guest-starred on multiple episodes of Will & Grace during the show’s final season. She also appeared on Glee and Disney’s Sonny With a Chance and Camp Rock.

Demi Lovato To Star In New Comedy Pilot ‘Hungry’ For NBC!

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Demi Lovato is heading back to comedy television!! It was just revealed that the 28-year-old…
 

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