\u27a2 Last week, someone found a monolith in the middle of the desert in Utah, just like the one from the movie “2001: A Space Odyssey”.<\/p>\n
Well The monolith VANISHED over the weekend, and the Bureau of Land Management says they didn’t remove it. So the local sheriff’s office is now investigating both where it came from . . . and where it went.<\/p>\n
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\u27a2 MIKE TYSON’s<\/strong>\u00a0fight against\u00a0ROY JONES JR.<\/strong>\u00a0on Saturday was deemed a DRAW.\u00a0 It was an exhibition . . . there were eight, two-minute rounds, no knock-outs were allowed, and there weren’t any official judges.\u00a0 Instead, there were celebrity judges who declared it a tie.<\/p>\n The color commentary was provided by\u00a0SNOOP DOGG<\/strong> and at one point\u00a0he\u00a0described the fight as, quote, “like two of my uncles fighting at the barbecue.”<\/p>\n Both Tyson and Jones took home a guaranteed $1 million.\u00a0 Tyson could end up making around $10 million for his win, while Jones could net $3 million.\u00a0 Tyson has said he’ll donate all his proceeds to charity.<\/p>\n During the post-fight interview, Mike Tyson\u00a0admitted<\/a>\u00a0to literally smoking marijuana just before the fight.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u27a2 Desserts have become our go-to stress reliever during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to\u00a0DessertAdvisor.com<\/a>, a Canadian search platform that connects those with a sweet tooth with delicious desserts nearby. The platform says that since early March \u2014 when the pandemic caused widespread lockdowns, most online dessert search categories saw dramatic increases of between 100% to 250%. Example: Searches for banana bread increased by 170%.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u27a2 There’s an online petition asking that Vancouver name a street after\u00a0RYAN REYNOLDS<\/strong>.<\/p>\n He was born in Vancouver . . . and the petition calls him the city’s “favorite son,”. but Ryan isn’t interested. He\u00a0Tweeted<\/strong><\/a>, quote, “Very kind but hard pass.\u00a0 If traffic sucks everyone will say, ‘Ryan Reynolds is a mess,’ or ‘Ryan Reynolds is really backed up.’\u00a0 My brothers would enjoy this too much.”<\/p>\n Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively donated $500,000 to help support homeless, trafficked youths in Canada. They gave $250,000 to Covenant House Vancouver and $250,000 to Covenant House Toronto.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n TODAY IS\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1982 [38] Michael Jackson releases \u201cThriller\u201d, which becomes the best-selling album worldwide (currently at 47.3 million in certified sales)<\/p>\n _____________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n GOOD NEWS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Some people will do anything for an injured animal. Ariel Cordova-Rojas says she recently rode her bike to the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in Queens to do some bird watching when she quickly noticed that a swan sitting alone was acting strangely.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Cordova-Rojas spent five years as an animal care manager at the Wild Bird Fund rehabilitation center in Manhattan, and recognized that the swan was in distress. After being unable to reach any wildlife rescuers who would be able to come pick up the swan, she used her jacked to pick up the 17-pound bird, and then walked about a mile back to her bicycle.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n From there a couple offered to drive her to the nearest Subway station, and she rode the train with the swan on a seat next to her. An animal care manager from the Wild Bird Fund met the woman and the swan at the Nostrand Avenue station in Brooklyn and drove her and the bird the rest of the way to the Wild Bird Fund\u2019s facility.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Wild Bird Fund officials say the swan seems to be suffering from lead poisoning, likely from swallowing the weight from a fishing line. The bird is undergoing treatment and will likely be released in a few weeks.<\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong> <\/u><\/u><\/p>\n BIRTHDAYS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n [83] Ridley Scott, movie producer-director (\u201cThe Martian\u201d, \u201cGladiator\u201d, \u201cAlien\u201d)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [63] Colin Mochrie, Kilmarnock Scotland [raised Vancouver BC], improv comedian<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [55] Ben Stiller, actor (\u201cNight at the Museum\u201d films, \u201cMeet the Parents\u201d films)\/movie producer-director (\u201cTropic Thunder\u201d, \u201cBlades of Glory\u201d)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [35] Kaley Cuoco, actress (\u2018Penny\u2019 on \u201cThe Big Bang Theory\u201d 2007-19, \u201c8 Simple Rules\u201d 2002-05)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n LAST WEEK IN SCIENCE<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n ____________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n MONDAY NOVEMBER 30TH<\/sup> \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The New Orleans Saints have been fined $500,000 by the NFL and lost a 7th-round draft pick as punishment for an unmasked locker room celebration of the team’s win against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 9. ESPN says the Saints are appealing the penalties.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Denver Broncos played without any of their Quarterbacks yesterday after they were deemed close contacts to another player who tested positive. They used a practice roster WR who had played some QB in College.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Here’s another economic loss of the pandemic in 2020.\u00a0 Did you know that the people who own homes around Green Bay’s Lambeau Field would charge people to park on their street?\u00a0 Obviously it brought in some great money.\u00a0 Here’s Kathryn Tappen talking about it last night on “Sunday Night Football”.\u00a0 (From “Sunday Night Football” on Sunday, November 29, 2020.)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Tonight’s\u00a0Monday Night Football<\/em>\u00a0game on ESPN:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Seattle Seahawks at\u00a0Philadelphia Eagles<\/em>, on ESPN 8:15 PM EST<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n No winning ticket was sold for the $55 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw.<\/p>\n The jackpot for the next Lotto Max draw TOMORROW will be approximately $60 million, and there will be eight Maxmillions prizes to play for.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n No winning ticket was sold for the $8.9 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw.<\/p>\n However, the guaranteed $1 million prize went to a ticket holder in the Prairies.<\/p>\n The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw WEDNESDAY will be approximately $11 million.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n GABBY BARRETT CHOOSES ‘ALL-TIME FAVORITE’ SONG \u00a0TONIGHT <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Gabby Barrett\u00a0will be making her first appearance on the\u00a0CMA Country Christmas<\/em>\u00a0airing tonight (Monday, Nov. 30th) on ABC. She has chosen to sing “The First Noel,” a song she recently released, which she tells us is a personal holiday favorite.\u00a0[“‘The First Noel’ is a song that’s very special to me and very familiar as well. It’s one of my all-time favorite Christmas songs, and so I thought it would be really fun to make my own kind of version of the song. I’m really excited to be performing it on the CMA Country Christmas this year. I’ve watched that the past couple of years so to now be the person flip-flopped, gonna be performing it on the television is really exciting.”]<\/p>\n CMA Country Christmas<\/em>\u00a0also features performances by\u00a0Dan + Shay, Tim McGraw, Darius Rucker, Little Big Town, Lady Antebellum, Florida Georgia Line, Kelsea Ballerini, and the show’s co-host,\u00a0Thomas Rhett.\u00a0CMA Country Christmas<\/em>\u00a0airs at 9 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n DARIUS RUCKER & LINDSEY STIRLING RELEASE ‘WHAT CHILD IS THIS’ DUET <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Darius Rucker\u00a0has teamed up with electronic artist and violinist\u00a0Lindsey Stirling\u00a0for a special performance of the classic Christmas carol \u201cWhat Child Is This\u201d for tonight’s (Monday, Nov. 30th)\u00a0CMA Country Christmas<\/em>\u00a0television special, airing at 9 p.m. ET on ABC. The duet has also just been released as a digital-only single.<\/p>\n Darius tells us the performance was the idea of the show’s executive producer,\u00a0Robert Deaton:\u00a0[“To be getting to sing ‘What Child Is This’ and to be getting to do it with Lindsay is amazing, and when\u00a0(producer)\u00a0Robert called me and asked me if I wanted to do it I was so honored. She’s such an amazing musician and to get up here and get to do that song with her on the\u00a0CMA Country Christmas<\/em>\u00a0I think is pretty awesome.”]<\/p>\n FAST FACTS<\/p>\n Darius released his solo Christmas album,\u00a0Home For The Holidays<\/em>, in 2014.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n “SNL” Is Giving Morgan Wallen Another Chance This Saturday<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Two months after\u00a0“SNL”<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0canceled<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0MORGAN WALLEN<\/strong>\u00a0for partying without a mask and breaking their COVID-19 safety protocols, he’s been re-invited.\u00a0 He’ll perform this Saturday.\u00a0\u00a0JASON BATEMAN<\/strong>\u00a0is the host.<\/p>\n\n
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