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Overnight Briefing & General Reality Check - Feb 18, 2020
February 18, 2020
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Wotta surprise: The folks behind DANIEL CRAIG's last Bond Film, "No Time to Die," have cancelled their Chinese premiere event in April, thanks to the Coronovirus. The film debuts here in the US on April 10th
Coronavirus sidebar: CBS says three guys armed with knifes stole 50 packs of toilet paper rolls --or around 150 rolls-- from a supermarket delivery in Hong Kong. Why? Turns out toilet paper has become a big deal and there's a shortage of the stuff now on the mainland.
Put that face mask away --a new report from the World Health Organization claims Coronavirus is actually less deadly than SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome), and appears to be slowing down. WHO Director General Dr TEDROS GHEBREYESUS released a statement saying that while around two-percent of the coronavirus cases are fatal, some 10-percent of SARS resulted in deaths.
CNN reports ABC is working on a "thirtysomething" sequel, tentatively called "thirtysomething (else)." MARSHALL HERSKOVITZ and ED ZWICK, who were behind the original show, are reportedly gonna be back writing for the sequel, which is tentatively set for this fall.
Jury deliberations in the HARVEY WEINSTEIN trial are scheduled to begin today...
In case you were wondering, oddsmakers have already posted lines for the Presidential election... they are as follows:
- Donald Trump (R) -175
- Bernie Sanders (D) +400
- Michael Bloomberg (D) +550
- Pete Buttigieg (D) +1600
- Joe Biden (D) +2500
- Amy Klobuchar (D) +3000
- Elizabeth Warren (D) +6600
- Mike Pence (R) +10000
- Tulsi Gabbard (D) +30000
- Tom Steyer (D) +30000
But... as of now, legal US online sports betting sites don’t accept wagers on elections. This is unlikely to change by the 2020 election. A couple to check out as the season progresses...
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