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Overnight Briefing & General Reality Check - Mar 3, 2022
March 3, 2022
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If you have one of those Fitbit smartwatches, you may have to send it back, because the company says the lithium-ion battery in the can overheat, posing a burn hazard. The model number for the watch --FB503-- is on the back near where the band attaches. When you send it back to Fitbit, they'll give you a $299 refund along with a 40% discount on another Fitbit product.
Justin Bieber turned 28 Tuesday and celebrated with pool party at his $25.8 million home in Beverly Hills. Around the pool were a bunch of inflatable Rolling Stones tongues, a balloon arch and a giant ball pit. The house, which he bought with his wife, Hailey, has seven bedrooms, 10 bathrooms and sits on 2.5 acre estate of land.
As you've noticed, oil prices are going up and up, with the average hitting $3.61 a gallon. But experts say that figure will be going up, with GasBuddy saying it's gonna get to $5 a gallon in some U.S. cities "in the next couple of weeks."
Soap opera person? "The Bold and the Beautiful," which will celebrate its 35th anniversary later this month, has been renewed for two more seasons. TVLine reports the show will celebrate with a standalone episode (on Thursday, March 24) dedicated to Brooke Logan (played by Katherine Kelly Lang) and “five of her true loves.”
Jack Wagner and Winsor Harmon will also be back for the special.
Also coming back: the dance-competition show, “So You Think You Can Dance,” for its 17th season. It was originally gonna air in 2020, but the coronavirus canceled that season and the following one. Now, Fox says they'll be holding auditions in New York City, Los Angeles and New Orleans for the new season.
President Biden announced what he was giving up for Lent --ice cream and other sweets.
Kim Kardashian was at a virtual court hearing on Wednesday, and not only received her divorce decree from Kanye West, but also legally dropped "West" from her last name. She'll still have to figure out who gets the property and custody of their four children. No word from "Ye" about the big D, since he wasn't there for the hearing.
Netflix has joined the organizations which are boycotting Russia. The company announced yesterday it's paused all future projects and acquisitions from the country. It had four Russian language series in production or post-production in that country. It didn't say how many people use its streaming service in Russia.