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Overnight Briefing & General Reality Check - Jun 8, 2022
June 8, 2022
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Queen guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor told BBC 2 they’ve found a song from their studio sessions for their 13th album which features Freddie Mercury and was never released. The song, “Face It Alone,” was recorded in 1989 –two years before Freddie’s death, and with the help of studio engineers, they were able to put it together and release it.
A new survey from the Wall Street Journal claims Americans are placing the blame for high fuel prices as well as soaring food prices and inflation on President Biden.
--83% of respondents claimed the national economy was “poor” or “not so good.”
--39% said their financial situation had gotten worse in the past few years.
--46% said they don’t have a good chance of changing their standards of living for the better.
Fast food news #1: Wendy’s has begun selling a new Strawberry Frosty in participating stores, temporarily replacing the Vanilla Frosty. The Chocolate Frosty will be still be available through the summer promotion.
Fast food news #2: Krispy Kreme is bringing back its popular “Beat the Pump” promotion every Wednesday starting June 8th and running through August 31st. The promotion gives fans a dozen Original Glazed doughnuts for the same price as the national average price of a gallon of gas. Find each day’s average price here: gasprices.aaa.com
The site also has each state’s price as well as various counties in the state.
Carol Burnett has joined the cast of the Apple+ comedy series “Mrs. American Pie,” about Palm Beach high society in the early 1970s. Kristen Wiig stars in the series as she attempts to insinuate herself into the upper crust and get a seat at the same table which is governed by Burnett. Other members of the show include Allison Janney, Leslie Bibb, Josh Lucas and Ricky Martin.
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