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Overnight Briefing & General Reality Check - Oct 17, 2017
October 17, 2017
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Filling a need:
Starbucks is giving java fans another chance to up their coffee game this season. People reports baristas have made a splash on social media by posting photos of the bright green Zombie Frappuccino that will feature pink whipped cream to resemble brains. The coffee giant won't officially confirm or deny the story and tells Cosmopolitanthat: "Our Halloween plans are still under (mummy) wraps, but we look forward to sharing more details with the living soon."(Lee)
On, off and way-off-Broadway:
Former "ER" star ANTHONY EDWARDS will make his Broadway debut in a revival of "Children Of A Lesser God." JOSHUA JACKSON from Showtime's "The Affair" and "Dawson's Creek" is also in the cast, and it's his Broadway debut too. LAUREN RIDLOFF rounds out the leads, and yes, it's her first time on the big stage as well. Performances begin March 22nd, 2018, at Studio 54 with opening night set for April 11th. This is the first ever Broadway revival of the 1980 play which was later made into a movie starring WILLIAM HURT and Oscar-winner MARLEE MATLIN. (Marino)
Taking everything much too seriously:
If you love chocolate, this will be music to your ears.
A Croatian chocolate maker showcased a musical new creation at the London Chocolate Show this week. The Nadalina confectionery has unveiled a chocolate record that spins on a real turntable, playing real music. Video shows the record spinning while music is heard throughout the venue. The chocolate-maker says the tune itself is a recording of his own personal composition by his Croatian band. (Still)Health and Medical Briefs:
More than 33-thousand people in the United States die each year from firearm injuries, according to the most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But a new study from Harvard Business School found that delaying the purchase of guns by a couple of days could save nearly 17-hundred lives a year. CNN says researchers analyzed waiting period laws for handguns in 43 states and the District of Columbia from 1970 to 2014. Their results showed that waiting periods were linked to a 17 percent decrease in gun homicides and a seven to 11 percent decrease in gun suicides per year. The researchers say they've concluded "confidently" that waiting period laws reduce gun homicides, and there's a lot of evidence to suggest that suicides also are reduced. (Bartha)
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