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House of Cards spinoff reportedly in the works at Netflix

LOS ANGELES (IGN) -- A House of Cards spinoff is reportedly in early development stages at Netflix. Variety reports that several concept ideas set in the same universe as Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey) are being discussed between the streaming service and producer Media Rights Capital. One focuses on political aide-de-camp Doug Stamper (Michael Kelly), with House of Cards season 1-4 executive producer Eric Roth set to write. The publication reports that at least two other concepts are being explored, but no […]

todayNovember 3, 2017 43

Entertainment

Entertainment Roundup: October 31, 2017

Happy Halloween to everyone on the interwebs! Let's get this roundup of entertainment news started! LOS ANGELES (UPI) -- Robert Downey Jr. will reprise his role of Tony Stark in Marvel's superhero ensemble movie Avengers 4. "New flick, new short chair. #lumbarsupport #marvel #bts," the 52-year-old actor captioned an Instagram photo of seats with the character names Scott Lang, Natasha Romanoff, Steve Rogers and Tony Stark embroidered on them. Paul Rudd plays Lang/Ant-Man, Scarlett Johansson plays Romaoff/Black Widow, Chris Evans plays Rogers/Captain America and Downey Jr. plays Stark/Iron Man. The stars will […]

todayOctober 31, 2017 42

Entertainment

Spoilers: Character from Season 1 of ‘The Walking Dead’ returns

LOS ANGELES (UPI) -- Sunday's episode of The Walking Dead featured the unexpected return of a Season 1 character. At the end of the hour, Andrew Lincoln's Rick Grimes is seen fighting members of the enemy Saviors gang on their home turf. Just as he is taking a moment to collect himself after the bloodbath, he is confronted by a man with a gun. "Your name is Morales," Rick said as he slowly recognized the man [played by Juan Pareja] with whom he […]

todayOctober 31, 2017 50

Business & Lifestyle

WWE releases Emma, Darren Young, Summer Rae from their contracts

STAMFORD, Conn. (UPI) -- World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) announced it has come to terms on the releases of Emma, Darren Young and Summer Rae. "WWE wishes them the best in all of their future endeavors," the organization said on its website Sunday, without offering further details about their departures. ESPN.com said this is the first time since May 6, 2016, that the WWE has announced the releases of multiple athletes. On that day, Wade Barrett, Damien Sandow, Santino Marella, Alex Riley, Cameron, El Torito, Hornswoggle […]

todayOctober 31, 2017 67

Illinois

Donated tree, tornado exercise, repair work among items of business in Raymond board meeting

RAYMOND (Heartland Newsfeed) -- In the financial meeting held by the Raymond Village Board held on Monday, October 16, an update was presented regarding the cleaning of the fire hydrants and water tower, further discussion was mentioned about the village’s representation at the county-wide tornado table-top exercise and information was made available regarding trick-or-treating among other items of business. Following approval of the meeting minutes from the October 2 meeting, Village President Dennis Held announced that the Christiana Tillson chapter […]

todayOctober 30, 2017 67

Business & Lifestyle

Facebook release: We’re now requiring disclosures for political ads

MENLO PARK, Calif. (UPI) -- Facebook on Friday said it is going to start requiring buyers of political advertisements to verify their identities and disclose who paid for the ads. The move brings Facebook political ads in line with federal requirements on political ads in print and broadcast. Under current U.S. law, digital platforms like Facebook, Google and Twitter aren't required to disclose who buys political ads the way more traditional media are required to like television and radio. Facebook, along with other […]

todayOctober 28, 2017 36

Judicial Watch

Burundi completes withdrawal process from International Criminal Court

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (UPI) -- Burundi officially withdrew from the International Criminal Court on Friday, a year after the government initiated proceedings saying the court was biased against African nations. The landlocked nation was one of three African countries to announce plans to leave the international body in 2016, but Gambia and South Africa decided to stay in. That leaves 122 member states in the ICC. African nations say the ICC focuses a disproportionate amount of time investigating the continent. The […]

todayOctober 28, 2017 90

Business & Lifestyle

White House, FEMA statements: we have no involvement in restoring electricity to Puerto Rico

WASHINGTON/SAN JUAN, P.R. (UPI) -- The White House and the Federal Emergency Management Agency each said Friday they had nothing to do with the hiring of a small Montana company to restore electricity in Puerto Rico. A White House spokesman said President Donald Trump's administration wasn't involved in the decision, which has generated controversy among lawmakers on Capitol Hill. "Our understanding is the decision to give a contract to Whitefish Energy was made exclusively by Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority," the spokesman said […]

todayOctober 27, 2017 59

Governmental Watchdogs

Conservative student group sues SIUE administration for restricting freedom of speech

EAST ST. LOUIS (Heartland Newsfeed) -- A conservative student group filed suit against Southern Illinois University officials Wednesday for restricting student expression and freedom of speech on the Edwardsville campus to an excessive small "free speech zone" making up less than 0.0013 percent of the entire campus. All student organizations on campus have to obtain advance permission before using the zone, forced to follow the University's policies on what can be approved to be held there and what kinds of […]

todayOctober 27, 2017 54

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