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Overnight Briefing & General Reality Check - Jul 7, 2020
July 7, 2020
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Last week I mentioned that Netflix had announced a new, six-episode scripted series about COLIN KAEPERNICK, called "Colin in Black & White," which will look at his high-school years, and "the acts and experiences that led him to become the activist he is today." Colin will serve as the narrator for the series as well. I'm not saying he's totally responsible for this, but yesterday Netflix's shares --which closed last week at $476.89-- hit $499.50, which was an all-time high, and closed at $493.81.
Meanwhile, Disney announced yesterday they've just signed Colin to an overall first-look deal, and say there's already a docuseries in the works. This apparently has nothing to do with the Netflix series, since it will be on Disney TV, ESPN, Hulu, Pixar, and The Undefeated.
Good news, bad news: Over in China, their cases of coronavirus have faded to near zero, but now there's another thing to watch out for --a suspected bubonic plague case! It's not totally unusual to find a bubonic plague case in China --although their last one was back in 2009. And here's the bad news --Bubonic plague can be fatal in up to 90-percent of people infected if not treated, primarily with several types of antibiotics. So Chinese authorities have issued warnings to locals not to hunt wild animals... again.
Black Lives Matter, dep't; take one: Apple Music has launched its new artist discovery program in Africa called "Africa Rising" for the second year in a row. CNN reports the folks from the company will be selecting one artist from Africa and then plug his (or her) music to all the countries which Apple serves --167 of them. OMAH LAY was picked up from Africa last year, and his first album, "Get Layd," was released on Apple Music in May.
Black Lives Matter, dept: take two: While stuff with the Confederate flag on it is being removed from public view --whether its statues, paintings or other things-- the folks at the Volo Auto Museum in Volo, IL, have said the 1969 Dodge Charger "General Lee" --the "Dukes of Hazzard" car emblazoned with the Confederate flag-- will stay on display there. It's been there since 2005, and is one of the six that was used for the series in Georgia --and the only one that survived in its original form. Museum director BRIAN GRAMS sez “We feel the car is part of history, and people love it. We’ve got people of all races and nationalities that remember the TV show and aren’t offended by it whatsoever. It’s a piece of history and it’s in a museum.” The museum also has other cars from movies and TV series
- the 1957 Plymouth Fury from the movie "Christine"
- a 1976 Ferrari Daytona Spyder from "Miami Vice"
- and others.
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