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Overnight Briefing & General Reality Check - Jul 12, 2021
July 12, 2021
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Soccer fan? Then you probably followed the finals of the Euro crown at Wembley stadium over the weekend. A heartbreaking loss when a penalty shootout gave Italy the win. Italy was unbeaten in 33 matches, but after the overtime was tied, it was up to penalty shots to see who won. England missed three of their five penalties, but Italy won three of their five, giving them the win. That means England --which hasn't won the trophy in 55 years, will have to wait another year. No word on how much liquor was served at pubs after the defeat.
Good news from Washington, DC, where members of the Catholic University of America said they may have found the celebrated dress worn by JUDY GARLAND in "The Wizard of Oz." MATT RIPA, who had heard rumors about the dress for years, decided to search the Hartke Building where he worked as a lecturer. The dress had been given to the University by actress MERCEDES McCAMBRIDGE, a friend and contemporary of Judy's, back in the early 70s, but then went missing. Finally, after fruitless searching, he spotted a bag on top of a bunch of mailboxes. Opening the bag, he found a showbox, but when he opened the box... there was the dress.
Question for listeners: What have you found after it went missing for years?
Movies: Last week it was "F9" which topped the box office with an estimated $70 million... this past weekend it was "Black Widow" on top, pulling in more than $80 million in ticket sales in North America, along with $78 million from international theaters and at least $60 million on Disney+.
COVID update: Dr ANTHONY FAUCI released news that we all pretty much assumed: last month --more than nine out of 10 Americans who died from Covid-19 were unvaccinated. Of course, that's a problem for some regions of the U.S., where there's a hesitancy to get vaccinated and other regions where there's rapid spreading of the Delta variant. More than 50 percent of all the new cases in the US are from the Delta variant, which was first identified in India at the end of last year.
Tube talk: Finally, yes, it's Shark Week. How about a nice, toothy smile?
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