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Overnight Briefing & General Reality Check - Feb 17, 2021
February 17, 2021
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Like you really care: You've probably already heard that MEGHAN MARKLE and PRINCE HARRY will be interviewed by OPRAH WINFREY, but didn't know the reason. Sure, Oprah lives near them in Montecito, CA, but apparently the reason was Harry and Meghan are reportedly going to be stripped of all their remaining royal links when the royal family reviews the terms of their exit package on March 31st. The London Daily Mail claims the couple will almost certainly be asked by the Queen to give up any links with organizations which were passed down to them through the royal family. For Harry, that means he'll have to relinquish his three remaining honorary military titles as well as his key role heading up royal support for the London Marathon. Meghan will also be asked to step down as patron of the National Theatre.
Fast food: CNN reports the folks at Nestle are putting together a non-dairy version of the popular KitKat candy bar, to be called KitKat V --the V apparently for "Vegan." A quick analysis of the new candy bar shows that the company is getting rid of dairy milk in the formula for a rice-based alternative in addition to its new sustainable cocoa. Look for it in stores later this year before it goes worldwide.
See ya: Reuters says the sporting goods and shoe manufacturer Adidas is planning to sell or spin-off its underperforming Reebok brand, 15 years after it bought the company to help compete with its arch-rival, Nike. Reports say Adidas could be worth as much as $1.2 billion dollars --although when Adidas bought it back in 2006, it paid $3.8 billion dollars.
Disney will be using actress EMMA STONE to star in it's upcoming movie, "Cruella," due out in May of this year. The live-action movie --about Cruella De Vil, the villain from the 1996 movie, "101 Dalmations," will reportedly look into her start as a designer, and reveal the reasons she turned into a woman obsessed with wearing a coat made of puppy's skins. The film also stars EMMA THOMPSON, but does not feature GLENN CLOSE, who played Cruella in the original --although she is credited as one of the movie's executive producers.
COVID update: HA TAE-KEUNG, a South Korean lawmaker said yesterday that North Korea has tried several times to hack into drug companies to steal information about COVID-19 vaccines. Among the firms he said the North Koreans attempted to break into were Johnson & Johnson, Novavax, AstraZeneca and Pfizer.
You may remember the social media network Parler, an alternative to Twitter for right-wingers who supported DONALD TRUMP during and after the January attack on the U.S. Capitol. The network was forced offline after Amazon ended its web-hosting agreement on Jan. 11 because of its unwillingness to remove posts inciting violence. Google and Apple also removed Parler’s app from their online stores. Monday, the network released a statement claiming it would be back online for current users this week and would be allowing new users to sign up next week.
In case you're interested, you can sign up here: parler.com/auth/access
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