The mansion from THE BIVERLY HILLBILLIES” has become California\u2019s\u00a0most\u00a0expensive property\u00a0after it reportedly sold for around $150 million. The previous record was $110 million.<\/p>\n
The estate is located in the exclusive LA\u00a0neighborhood of Bel Air and was bought by Rupert Murdoch\u2019s son Lachlan.<\/p>\n
It features 18 bedrooms, 24 bathrooms, a ballroom and a five-bedroom guesthouse. The mansion has panoramic views over the city and the Pacific Ocean, a 75-foot pool with spacious pool house, a tennis court, car gallery for 40 vehicles, and a 12,000-bottle wine cellar. A secret tunnel runs from the basement of the home to the swimming pool.<\/p>\n
The estate carries one of the highest annual tax bills\u00a0in the Los Angeles area at $1.3 million, according to an LA Times report from earlier this month.<\/p>\n
______________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n A California man traveling with his pet opossum wound up\u00a0stranded\u00a0in Austin, Texas.\u00a0 He flew JetBlue to Austin, but because of the attention his opossum was getting, he was kicked off his flight on the way back.<\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n ENTERTAINMENT<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n ______________________________________<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg will be the subject of a new documentary at Hulu. In August 2018, Thunberg, then a 15-year-old student, started a school strike for climate change awareness. Since then, the quiet Swedish girl on the autism spectrum has become a world-famous activist. The team behind \u201cGreta\u201d has been following her from her early school strike in Stockholm all the way to parliaments and massive international protests, documenting her mission to make the world understand the urgency of the climate crisis.<\/p>\n _____________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n TODAY IS\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1977 [43] Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs incorporate Apple Computer, Inc<\/p>\n _____________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n LeAnn Rimes’<\/strong>\u00a0self-titled CD became the first album certified platinum in the new millennium in 2000.<\/p>\n _____________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n THEATER ROUNDUP:<\/u><\/strong> \u27a2 Going to the theater once a month might help you live longer. That\u2019s what scientists at University College London are telling us. They tracked nearly 7,000 adults over the age of 50 for 12 years. Those who \u201cengaged with the arts\u201d every few months were 14% less likely to die by the end of the study. Visiting museums, theaters, art galleries more frequently \u2013 once a month \u2013 cut the risk by 31%. The scientists say that a regular trip to a theater or other place where you are exposed to artists\u2019 works could improve mental health and encourage physical activity.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0_________________________________________________________________________________<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n RANDOM REPORT<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n _____________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n GOOD NEWS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n 15-year-old Hannah Rountree lives in Roseburg, Oregon, about 150 miles south of Portland.\u00a0 And she recently decided to donate some of her time by volunteering at a local animal shelter.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The shelter is called Saving Grace Pet Adoption.\u00a0 And on her second day, she noticed a cat that looked kind of familiar . . . because it was HER cat that went missing several YEARS ago.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n His name is Spunky.\u00a0 He ran off while her family was away on a trip three years ago, and they searched for months but couldn’t find him.\u00a0 So they eventually gave up.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n It turned out someone found him on the side of a highway, and brought him to the shelter this past September.\u00a0 Then a couple came in and adopted him a few weeks later.\u00a0 But they brought him back, because he refused to catch mice.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Now he’s back with Hannah and her family, and she says he’s already settled in, like he never even left.\u00a0 She says the whole thing was so crazy, it just felt like fate.<\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n BIRTHDAYS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n [70] Victoria Principal, actress (\u201cDallas\u201d 1978-1991, \u201cTitans\u201d 2000-2001)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [64] Mel Gibson, movie producer\/directo\/movie<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [51] Michael Schumacher, retired Formula One racing driver (7-time F1 champion who continues to receive private rehab after a December 2013 traumatic brain injury suffered in a skiing accident)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [45] Danica McKeller, actress (\u201cThe Wonder Years\u201d 1988-1993)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [39] Eli Manning, NFL quarterback (2X Super Bowl Champ and MVP-NY Giants<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [17] Greta Thunberg (***Pron: GRAY-tah TOON-bairyeh***), Stockholm Sweden, environmental activist (gained prominence for her work to halt climate change and global warming)\/Time\u2019s Person of the Year, 2019<\/p>\n <\/p>\n ____________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n HEALTH MYTHS THAT WERE DEBUNKED IN 2019:<\/u><\/strong> \u27a2 You should take multivitamins daily:\u00a0 A study found that taking vitamins might actually be harmful. Some vitamins are associated with health risks in high doses. It\u2019s a safer bet to get specific vitamins or minerals based on what your diet is lacking.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u27a2 Apple cider vinegar helps with weight loss:\u00a0 Yes, it can boost digestion and manage your cholesterol and blood sugar, but it probably won\u2019t help you drop any pounds.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u27a2 Activated charcoal is good for just about anything:\u00a0 While it can be beneficial in the case of an overdose, there is no evidence that it is useful as a detoxifying agent in any other situation<\/p>\n \u27a2 Sugar makes kids hyperactive:\u00a0 A study showed that though some kids might be more sensitive to blood sugar spikes than others, sugar doesn\u2019t directly affect behavior or cognitive performance in children.<\/p>\n ________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n There Are Three Ages Where Your Body Gets Older: 34, 60, and 78<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n There’s a point in your 30s where you realize your body doesn’t handle things like jumping, running, sleeping, digesting and burning off unhealthy foods, and recovering from hangovers like it used to.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n And now scientists have figured out when and why that happens.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A new study found that our bodies don’t really age gradually . . . the researchers found there are really three ages where our bodies make a big shift to their next, older stage.<\/p>\n And those ages are:\u00a0 34 . . . 60 . . . and 78.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The researchers have also tied those big aging jumps to the protein levels in our blood.\u00a0 So their next mission is . . . figuring out if there’s a way to use that knowledge to counteract and slow down the aging process.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0_________________________________________________________________________________________<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n FRIDAY JANUARY 3RD<\/sup> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n TODAY\u2019S BIRTHDAYS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n [70] Victoria Principal, actress (\u201cDallas\u201d 1978-1991, \u201cTitans\u201d 2000-2001)<\/p>\n [64] Mel Gibson, movie producer\/directo\/movie<\/p>\n [51] Michael Schumacher, retired Formula One racing driver (7-time F1 champion who continues to receive private rehab after a December 2013 traumatic brain injury suffered in a skiing accident)<\/p>\n [45] Danica McKeller, actress (\u201cThe Wonder Years\u201d 1988-1993)<\/p>\n [39] Eli Manning, NFL quarterback (2X Super Bowl Champ and MVP-NY Giants<\/p>\n [17] Greta Thunberg (***Pron: GRAY-tah TOON-bairyeh***), Stockholm Sweden, environmental activist (gained prominence for her work to halt climate change and global warming)\/Time\u2019s Person of the Year<\/p>\n ——————————————————————————————————————————-<\/p>\n <\/p>\n CBJ 2 – BOS 1 OT \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 BUF 3 – EDM 2 OT<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 TBL 2 – MTL 1<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 NJD 2 – NYI 1 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 SJS 3 – PIT 2 OT<\/p>\n FLA 6 – OTT 3 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 TOR 6 – WPG 3 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 CGY 4 – NYR 3<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0 ARI 4 – ANA 2 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 COL 7 – STL 3<\/p>\n VAN 7 – CHI 5 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 VGK 5 – PHI 4<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Quote, “An ex-boyfriend once got me a Fitbit for Christmas.\u00a0 I loved it.\u00a0 We synched up, motivated each other . . . didn’t hate it until he was unaccounted for at 4:00 A.M. and his physical activity levels were spiking on the app.”<\/p>\n That’s right:\u00a0 She caught her ex cheating because his Fitbit was tracking him getting-it-on with someone else in the middle of the night.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n _________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n <\/p>\n LANCO READY TO HIT THE ROAD WITH MIRANDA LAMBERT <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n After playing over a hundred shows in 2019, the 5 members of\u00a0LANCO<\/strong>\u00a0are taking a break, but not for long. They have the opening slot on\u00a0Miranda Lambert\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0Wildcard<\/em>\u00a0Tour\u00a0<\/em>for 2020\u00a0and the first show is less than 3 weeks away. Lead vocalist,\u00a0Brandon Lancaster<\/strong>\u00a0tells us more:\u00a0[<\/strong>Yeah, we cannot wait to go on the Miranda Lambert tour. We\u2019ve all looked up to her for a long time and just been fans.\u00a0We\u2019ve played quite a few festivals with her and every time we do, we always make sure that we catch a show.\u00a0And so, I think it\u2019s going to be a good hang, a good vibe and I actually think we\u2019re going to learn a lot on that tour.\u00a0We just look up to her as a writer and artist and she really is an inspiration to a lot of young artists out there.\u00a0So, we\u2019re looking forward to being on the road with her.]<\/p>\n FAST FACTS<\/strong><\/p>\n Their first show with Miranda Lambert in 2020 is in Biloxi, Mississippi on January 17.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n INGRID ANDRESS’ ‘MORE HEARTS THAN MINE’ IS A TRUE STORY <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Ingrid Andress<\/strong>\u00a0has her very first Top 20 hit on the country charts with “More Hearts Than Mine,” a song she wrote about her experience of introducing a former boyfriend to her family. Ingrid tells us she only brought one guy home ever, and that was when she was in college, and she learned a big lesson about her sweet family and got the idea for this song at the same time.\u00a0[“I haven’t done it since then because I realized then that they want to love whoever I love and they would still ask about him years after we broke up and I’d be like, ‘Oh my God, please stop\u00a0(laughs),’\u00a0so I think that kind of has always been in the back of my mind cause it’s just such a big deal tome. Like, it’s such a big family and we’re all so close so I just more wrote it to let whoever has the privilege of meeting my family to know like what they’re in for.”]<\/p>\n Ingrid will join\u00a0Dan + Shay<\/strong>\u00a0on their\u00a0Arena Tour\u00a0<\/em>beginning in March.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n DIERKS BENTLEY’S HOT COUNTRY KNIGHTS BAND SIGNS RECORD DEAL – (01\/03\/2020)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n The \u201990s influenced country band\u00a0Hot Country Knights\u00a0— fronted by\u00a0Douglas\u00a0(\u201cDoug\u201d)\u00a0Douglason\u00a0AKA\u00a0Dierks Bentley\u00a0— has inked a worldwide recording deal with Universal Music Group Nashville (UMGN). 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\n<\/u><\/strong>\u27a2 How would you like the chance to stream first-run movies from the comfort of your own home? Legally. With Red Carpet Entertainment, you can \u2013 but you\u2019d better be rich. The idea for the startup, which has been called \u201cthe opposite of Netflix\u201d was hatched by a pair of entertainment industry friends on a golf course. Although Red Carpet launched in October, the company is currently looking for 3,000 \u201crich\u201d Americans who will put up $15,000 and pay up to $2,500 per movie to watch the latest theatrical releases in their homes. The company has deals with 10 major movie distributors, and with box-office sales slumping and projected to fall again next year, they say that moviemakers are happy to have a new source of revenue. Their most popular movie right now is \u201cFord v Ferrari,\u201d starring Christian Bale and Matt Damon. No movie is priced below $500, and customers get to see a film twice in a 36-hour period.<\/p>\n\n
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\n<\/u><\/strong>\u27a2 Hand sanitizer isn\u2019t effective:\u00a0 A study found that offices that carried hand sanitizer had 23.4% fewer health care claims then those who don\u2019t. Though washing with soap and water helps, using alcohol-based hand sanitizer can lessen your chances of getting sick.<\/p>\n\n
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\n<\/u><\/strong>\u2022 \u201cThe 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards\u201d (NBC): Celebrating the best in TV and film; Ricky Gervais hosts.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n
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