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Overnight Briefing & General Reality Check - Jan 13, 2022
January 13, 2022
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RIP: RONNIE SPECTOR, lead singer of the 1960s all-girl group the Ronettes, has passed away at 78 "after a brief battle with cancer." The Ronettes had hits including "Be My Baby," "Baby I Love You" and "Walking in the Rain." She was married to Producer PHIL SPECTOR for six years. He produced their biggest hits and they adopted three children together before their divorce. He later died in prison in 2021 while serving a murder sentence.
Not so good news from the Labor Department which sez prices in the US are rising at their fastest rate in almost 40 years, with inflation up seven-percent year-over-year in December. JEROME POWELL, the head of America's Central Bank, told Congress "It's proving more difficult than we had hoped to end the pandemic."
Meanwhile, the average price of a new car went up over $6,000 in just one year according to Kelly Blue Book. The reason... reduced supply and increased demand brought on by the pandemic.
That new "Fresh Prince of Bel Air" reboot will be showing three episodes on Super Bowl Sunday. You'll have to get 'em on the Peacock app if you wanna watch. Interestingly, the new Will is played by a guy who --according to some sources-- has no professional acting experience. JABARI BANKS is a musician and a basketball player, and you'll be able to see how that stacks up in his debut on the show, now called simply "Bel Air."
As we've mentioned before, it's Girl Scout Cookie Season, and if you're interested in how this year stacks up, you might wanna try a brand-new cookie that's debuting this year. It's called an Adventurefuls cookie which --according to the Scouts-- is “an indulgent brownie-inspired cookie” with caramel-flavored creme and a hint of sea salt. You can enter your ZIP code in the Scout's online Cookie Finder to locate a booth near you, or just call Door Dash, which has hooked up with the Scouts to deliver cookies if you're worried about Coronavirus from a live youngster showing up at your door.
The 2022 Oscars will have a host for the first time in 3 years, but there’s still no word on who it will be. JIMMY KIMMEL was the last person to host the Oscars in 2017 and 2018.
FOX sez STAR JONES will be the new host for season 24 of the syndicated show, “Divorce Court,” starting in September. You may not have known that Star is also a lawyer and former assistant district attorney in New York, as well as a former co-host of “The View,” which should give her the background she needs to deliver decisions in court.
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