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Netflix fires ‘The Ranch’ star Danny Masterson citing sexual abuse allegations

LOS GATOS, Calif. (UPI) -- Netflix says it has fired Danny Masterson, who co-stars in its comedy series The Ranch alongside Ashton Kutcher, Debra Winger and Sam Elliott. "As a result of ongoing discussions, Netflix and the producers have written Danny Masterson out of The Ranch. [Monday] was his last day on the show, and production will resume in early 2018 without him," the streaming service said in a statement. The Hollywood Reporter said the 41-year-old actor will appear in the second half of Season 2 of The Ranch since the […]

todayDecember 5, 2017 40

Business & Lifestyle

L-3 awarded Navy T-45 Goshawk support contract

WASHINGTON (UPI) --  L-3 Communications Vertex Aerospace has been awarded a modified contract for services and support for 200 U.S. Navy T-45 Goshawk aircraft. The deal, announced Monday by the Department of Defense, is worth more than $37.6 million and modifies the terms of a previous award that was classified as a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery, requirements contract. "This modification provides for additional organizational, intermediate, and depot level maintenance, logistics, and engineering services to support and maintain approximately 200 Navy T-45 Goshawk aircraft, […]

todayDecember 5, 2017 42

Business & Lifestyle

CVS Health, Aetna agree to $69 billion merger

WOONSOCKET, R.I. (UPI) -- CVS Health has announced it will buy insurer Aetna for about $69 billion, a deal which potentially could reshape America's healthcare industry. Both companies announced the acquisition Sunday, which had been the subject of negotiations for months. CVS will pay $207 per share for Aetna and its debt, and Aetna shareholders will receive $145 per share and about 0.84 of a CVS share for each Aetna share, the statement said. The combination of the two businesses would combine CVS, with […]

todayDecember 4, 2017 25

Business & Lifestyle

Fans troll Detroit Lions following failed Pontiac Silverdome implosion

PONTIAC, Mich. (UPI) -- The implosion of the Pontiac Silverdome had the sounds of a blast but the concrete crumble didn't follow. Insults from jaded fans, however, did detonate. Some supporters of the local teams are saying the sequence adequately described the Detroit Lions' franchise. The failed implosion began early Sunday morning. The upper ring on the former home of the Lions seeped smoke from the detonated charges. But the steel support beams did not fall from the blast. "[The Silverdome was] […]

todayDecember 3, 2017 33

Business & Lifestyle

Sources: CVS Health to purchase Aetna for $69 billion

WOONSOCKET, R.I. (UPI) -- Retail drug store giant CVS Health Corp. on Sunday agreed to buy Aetna Inc. for $69 billion, unnamed sources with knowledge of the deal said. Under the terms of the deal, CVS agreed to purchase the healthcare company for about $207 per share -- $145 in cash and $62 in stock -- sources told The Wall Street Journal. The deal -- if approved by regulators -- could bring some primary care and basic procedure services to CVS' 9,700 […]

todayDecember 3, 2017 73

National

ABC News suspends Brian Ross over erroneous Flynn report

NEW YORK (UPI) -- ABC News suspended chief investigative correspondent Brian Ross for four weeks without pay due to a "serious error" in his reporting about Michael Flynn. Ross, 69, cited on-air Friday a Flynn confidante as saying Flynn was prepared to testify Donald Trump instructed him to contact Russian officials during his presidential campaign. However, ABC News said the source later clarified Trump assigned Flynn and a few other senior advisers after the election to find ways to improve relations with Russia, specifically regarding working […]

todayDecember 3, 2017 102

Entertainment

New album from Eminem received December release date

DETROIT (UPI) -- Eminem's upcoming ninth studio album titled Revival, has received a Dec. 15 release date. The announcement was made on the rapper's Twitter account Tuesday alongside a comedic video that was advertising a fake prescription drug that shares the album's name. "Use as directed," a spokesman says in the clip about the album. Revival will feature the single "Walk on Water" featuring Beyonce that was released earlier in November. The project is Eminem's first album release since 2013's Marshall MathersLP 2. In 2015, the 45-year-old released the singles "Phenomenal" […]

todayNovember 30, 2017 78

Automotive News

Season 2 of Amazon’s The Grand Tour to guest star David Hasselhoff, Keifer Sutherland

LONDON/SEATTLE (UPI) -- Amazon has announced the guest stars slated to appear in Season 2 of its car-themed docu-series The Grand Tour. Among those booked are Luke Evans, Kiefer Sutherland, Hugh Bonneville, Kevin Pietersen, Dominic Cooper, Dynamo, Rory Mcllroy, Michael Ball, Ricky Wilson and Alfie Boe. "I'm basically an actor, I'm not really a good driver, but I just look good doing it," David Hasselhoff -- who starred in the 1980s, talking-car, action-drama Knight Rider -- said in a statement. "I'm fiercely competitive and whilst I […]

todayNovember 28, 2017 44

National

Dallas Cowboys place veteran RB Darren McFadden on waivers

ARLINGTON, Tex. (UPI) -- The Dallas Cowboys are parting ways with Darren McFadden. Sources told NFL Network and ESPN on Sunday that the Cowboys are waiving the running back. Pass rusher Datone Jones will join the Cowboys, according to the NFL Network. McFadden, 30, was active for one game this season. He had one carry for negative-2 yards in that contest. The 10-year veteran had just 87 yards on 24 carries in three games last season. He had 239 carries for 1,089 yards and three scores during […]

todayNovember 26, 2017 49

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