Overnight Briefing & General Reality Check - Apr 25, 2017

Reality Round-Up:

Renewed: HGTV has picked up another full season of "Flip or Flop," despite stars TAREK and CHRISTINA EL MOUSSA going through a divorce.
In fact, the pair also re-signed with HGTV for a whopping 20 episodes for the seventh season starting this December --that's more episodes than any season in the past of the home improvement show.
Potential phoner: Could you /did you work with your spouse while undergoing a divorce?

Idle gossip & unconfirmed rumors:

Some things never change and KATE GOSSELIN is still ruling her house with an iron fist. Sources tell In Touch Weekly that the cranky mom pats down her eight children when they return from visiting dad, JON, to make sure they're not sneaking a cell phone into the home! Word is the kiddoshave also been given uniforms to wear at Kate's place, but dear old dad lets them kick back in play clothes.
Phone starter: The woman is in charge of eight different people.Do you have to throw down the gauntlet with your little ones to avoid martial law? Is there any other option when you've got a litter to look after? (Lee)

Animal Stories:

RADIOHEAD just had a new species of fungus-farming ant named after them. Mashable.com says the Seri-co-myr-mex radioheadi was so named to honor both the music and climate change activism of the British band. The species is found in Venezuela's slice of the Amazon rainforest. Radiohead frontman THORN YORKE has long been an outspoken advocate of efforts to slash global greenhouse gas emissions. In 2008, the band began organizing "carbon-neutral" world tours, and in 2015, Yorke signed an open letter urging world leaders to adopt the Paris Climate Agreement.
The Radiohead ant is at least the second creature this month to receive a rock-inspired name. A pistol shrimp with a bright pink snapping claw was recently christened Synalpheus pinkfloydi, after the legendary progressive rock band PINK FLOYD. (Bartha)

Grace notes from Vinny Marino:

You may have heard that GREGG ALLMAN is near death and in hospice care. Not true. Gregg posted on his Facebook page yesterday (quote), "Hey everyone. I just wanted y'all to know that I'm currently home in Savannah resting on my doctor's orders. I want to thank you for all the love that you are sending. Looking forward to seeing everyone again. Keep Rockin'." So, he's not feeling his best, but he's not dying. (Marino)