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Overnight Briefing & General Reality Check - Jun 1, 2021
June 1, 2021
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Births: Congrats to MIKE 'The Situation' SORRENTINO from "Jersey Shore," whose wife, LAUREN, gave birth to a baby boy. "Romeo Reign Sorrentino," is their first child. And unsurprisingly, little Romeo already has his own Instagram account called Baby Situation.
Not going out for dinner: Actor BILL COSBY, who's not gonna be paroled this year because he refused to participate in sex offender programs during his term in Pennsylvania's state prison system. Bill, who's 83, has always claimed he's innocent, refused to admit any wrongdoing at all and will apparently be serving the remainder of his 10-year sentence.
Sad news: two unfortunate deaths over the weekend; GAVIN McCLOUD, who memorably played Captain Stubing on “The Love Boat” and was newswriter Murray Slaughter on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and "Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head" singer B.J. THOMAS. Gavin was 90 and his health had reportedly declined in recent months. B.J. Thomas died Saturday from complications of stage four lung cancer. He was 78.
Not so fast food: Cicadas. Yes, they're back after 17 years underground, and JOSEPH YOON, a Brooklyn chef, says we oughta be eating them: "Why aren't we eating what two billion other people already consume in the world?" he says. In fact, he already has a website and following for his cause, promoting the use of insect protein in your diet. And he says there's more than two-thousand types of edible insects with different flavor profiles. FYI: www.brooklynbugs.com Call him at 718-383-2313. And --as he puts it-- "Bug appetit." (A play on the phrase "Bon Appetit").
Fast food: Kellogg’s, meanwhile, has just unleashed a new cereal, combining a childhood fave, Little Debbie Snack Cakes and a breakfast cereal, making: "Little Debbie Cosmic Brownies Cereal." The cereal looks like little crispy, brownie squares with cosmic rainbow pieces. In case you're up for it: 150 calories per 1 1/3 cup, and 140 milligrams of sodium, 14 grams of total sugars, and 3 grams of protein.
Not a surprise: That woman who punched out a Southwest Airlines flight attendant and broke two of her teeth in the process has now been banned from the airline --permanently. VYVIANNA QUINONEZ took issue with the flight attendant when she told her and her family they needed to keep their masks on after the plane had landed. Vyvianna is also being charged with a felony charge of battery causing serious bodily injury.
A new survey released Friday from the folks at the Kaiser Family Foundation shows one-fifth of U.S. adults don't plan to get a COVID vaccination. Of that 20-percent total, seven percent said they'd get one "if it was required," while 13 percent said they will “definitely not” get vaccinated. Currently, more than 60 percent of adults in the U.S. say they've gotten at least one show. And PRESIDENT BIDEN says he would like 70 percent of the population get at least one dose by the Fourth of July.
Weddings: British prime minister BORIS JOHNSON tied the knot with his fiancée, CARRIE SYMONDS, over the weekend in a secret ceremony at Westminster Cathedral in London. They've been living together at the Prime Minister's official residence on Downing Street since 2019 --and before his divorce from his second wife was official. They also have a one-year-old child together as well.
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