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Overnight Briefing & General Reality Check - Jan 14, 2021
January 14, 2021
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Good news: That new COVID vaccine that Johnson & Johnson is working on apparently produces a lasting immune response in over 90% of trial participants 29 days after receiving a dose. The other good news is that it apparently doesn't need to be refrigerated like the vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna.
JOE BIDEN's inauguration will feature a number of show-stopping performances. LADY GAGA will sing the national anthem at his swearing in, and later in the day there'll be a performance by JENNIFER LOPEZ as well as JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE and JON BON JOVI.
Baseball card: When's the last time you looked thru your collection of old baseball cards to see what they were worth? Maybe it's time, since a rare MICKEY MANTLE card was sold for a record-breaking $5.2 million dollars this week. It's the highest price ever paid for a baseball card. Two brothers from New Jersey had five of the cards in their childhood collection, and have been selling them off. Two of them sold for more than a quarter million dollars.
Add MACAULAY CULKIN to the list of people who'd like to boot DONALD TRUMP from his 1992 movie “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York.” People magazine reports “Home Alone 2″ director CHRIS COLUMBUS said in November that Trump bullied “his way into the movie” because they used the Trump Plaza hotel in New York City that he owned from 1988 to 1995. In the film, Trump appears in the hotel and gives Culkin's character, young Kevin McAllister, directions to the lobby.
Sorry --Minneapolis-based women’s apparel retailer Christopher & Banks is closing all of its stores after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this week. The store closing process has begun at more than 400 stores nationally.
Finally --free food: Bruegger’s Bagels is offering a free bagel and cream cheese with any app purchase starting today (Jan. 15) thru the end of the month. Enjoy!
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