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Overnight Briefing & General Reality Check - Jan 8, 2020
January 8, 2020
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It's Girl Scout Cookie time and that means you can get some of those delicious Thin Mints, Somoas, Tagalongs and this year, brand-new cookies called Lemon-Ups. Unlike the other Scout cookie, Lemonades, the crispy Lemon-Up wafers are stamped with positive affirmations like "I Am a Leader" and "I Am a Go-Getter." But who gets just *one* box of Girl Scout Cookies anyways?
As you get older, there's a good chance you may get cataracts in your eyes. In fact, it's the most common cause of vision loss in people over age 40 and is also the main cause of blindness in the world.
So if I told you a three-year-old was diagnosed with cataracts and doctors were called in to fix it, you'd be a little surprised. And even more so if I told you it was a three-year-old lowland gorilla who lives at the San Diego Zoo.
The gorilla, named Leslie, had a team of eye specialists from UC San Diego Health who removed the cloudy lens from Leslie's left eye and replaced it with an artificial lens which hopefully will give her clear vision for the rest of her life.Fast food news: Slight problem with McDonalds plans to use Impossible Foods to supply plant-based burgers for the chain, as insiders say Impossible Foods can't produce enough of their burgers to supply Mickey D's and talks between the pair have gone belly-up. There are other chains but there's no word on whether any of them can supply enough for the world's number one fast-food chain, either.
Congrats to two 40-year-old Mississippi men who tried to scam the state lottery commission by gluing the winning numbers over the real ones on their lottery ticket and them trying to pass it off as a $100-thousand dollar winner.
They signed the ticket and brought it to the state lottery commission to claim the cash... at which time they were arrested and sent to the Rankin County Jail.
They've both entered "not guilty" pleas. One of them, Russell Sparks, is scheduled to appear in court on Thursday. His buddy, Odis Latham, is being held on $51,000 bond.If you're one of those folks who love that FOX series, "The Masked Singer," you'll be glad to know the network is doing a spinoff series called (wait for it...) "The Masked Dancer." In case you're interested, Fox has placed the season 3 premiere of "The Masked Singer" right after the Super Bowl on February 02.
Tomorrow morning (Thu, Jan 09), BURT WARD, who played Robin to ADAM WEST's Batman from 1966-1968 on the series of the same name, will be getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in front of The Guinness World of Records Museum at 11:30 am (Pacific). And, in a cool coincidence, his star will be next to Adam West's.
And coincidentally, The First Annual Burt Ward Batman '66 Global Batusi For World Peace Day will take place in the afternoon. -
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