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Original ‘Law & Order’ returning to NBC for Season 21

The original ‘Law & Order’ series is being revived by NBC, returning to the network for Season 21. Law & Order first launched in 1990 and ran for 20 seasons on NBC before it was canceled in 2010. The franchise, from Dick Wolf, spawned spinoffs including the long-running Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and the newer Law & Order: Organized Crime. “There are very few things in life that are literally dreams come true. This is mine,” Wolf in a statement.  Season 21 will continue where the original series left off as it follows police and district attorneys.

Studio Wolf Entertainment also uploaded to Twitter a video featuring Law & Order’s signature logo and theme song with the caption: “Eleven years later. The stories continue.”  No premiere date or cast has been announced. Law & Order featured different stars throughout its run including Sam Waterson, S. Epatha Merkerson, Jerry Orbach, Jesse L. Martin, Steven Hill, Leslie Hendrix, Fred Thompson, Chris Noth, Angie Harmon and many more.

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‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage’ tops North American box office with $90.1M in its opening weekend

Sony Pictures’ Marvel sequel Venom: Let There Be Carnage, starring Tom Hardy and Michelle Williams, was the No. 1 movie in North America; earning $90.1 million it its debut weekend and making it the best film opening since the pandemic. Before Venom: Let There Be Carnage, the top pandemic openings had been the Walt Disney’s “Black Widow” ($80 million), “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” ($75 million) and Universal Pictures’ “Fast and Furious” sequel “F9” ($70 million).

Coming in at No. 2 is The Addams Family 2 with $18 million, followed by Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings at No. 3 with $6 million, The Many Saints of Newark at No. 4 with $5 million and Dear Evan Hansen at No. 5 with $2.5 million.

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President Biden signs last-minute bill to avert government shutdown ahead of deadline at midnight

President Joe Biden on Thursday night signed Congress’ stopgap funding bill to avert a shutdown and extend government funding through December 3. The Senate and House voted on Thursday to pass a measure to resupply the federal government with funds until December in order to avoid a shutdown that was set to take place at midnight. The Senate voted 65-35 and the House voted 254-175 in support of the stopgap funding bill. Congress then sent the bill to President Biden’s desk for a signature before the midnight deadline, at which point the government would have had to partially shut down.

Biden canceled a trip to Chicago on Wednesday to stay in Washington, D.C., to facilitate a deal to avoid a shutdown and work on debt ceiling negotiations. The White House said Biden would sign a measure quickly to keep federal employees working beyond Thursday. Biden said in a statement that “the passage of this bill reminds us that bipartisan work is possible and it gives us time to pass longer-term funding to keep our government running and delivering for the American people.”

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told lawmakers last week that she expects that Congress has until about Oct. 18 to raise the debt ceiling before the government starts defaulting on payments, which would make borrowing more money more expensive and more difficult.

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FBI joins in the search for missing Florida woman Miya Marcano

The FBI is assisting in the search for a 19-year-old woman who went missing last Friday from an Orlando apartment complex.  Sheriff John Mina of the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday that the FBI is aiding in the search for Miya Marcano, who was last seen at about 5 p.m. on Friday at the Arden Villas Luxury Apartments in Orlando, where she lived and worked.

According to the sheriff, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement has assisted with specially trained canines that can locate electronics, specifically cell phones. Other local agencies have provided dogs and dive teams to search bodies in the water. Earlier this week, Armando Manuel Caballero, a person of interest in the case, had been found dead of an apparent suicide.  Sheriff Mina said authorities believe Caballero, who worked at the apartments, had accessed Marcano’s apartment without her permission and there was an arrest warrant for him for burglary. Currently, investigators aren’t looking for any other people in connection to Marcano’s disappearance, saying Caballero “was the main person that we are focusing on.”

Marcano was wearing a red shirt, jeans, and a black hoodie at her apartment complex when she was last seen. The sheriff’s office said in a Facebook post that Marcano “had a scheduled flight that evening, but never made it on the plane.”  Authorities urge anyone with information to call the Central Florida Crimeline or 407-836-4357.

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Scotty McCreery scores fourth Country Airplay No. 1 with ‘You Time’

Scotty McCreery’s “You Time” has hit the top of Billboard’s Country Airplay chart, making it his fourth consecutive No. 1 single. “You Time” is the lead single from McCreery’s new album Same Truck, which debuted at No. 10 on the Top Country Albums chart.

McCreery tells Billboard: “I wrote this song with Frank [Rogers] and Aaron [Eshuis] in 2019, but it still feels brand new, Now that I’m back on the road, it’s been fun to see the audience get excited and dance when we play ‘You Time.’ It gets a great reaction from the crowd every night. I appreciate country radio for playing and supporting the song, my label [Triple Tigers] and management. Most of all, my gratitude is to the fans who are always there for me. Having ‘You Time’ hit No. 1 is a great way to celebrate 10 years of making music.”

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Sturgill Simpson cancels remainder of 2021 tour due to ruptured vocal cords

Sturgill Simpson has suffered from a vocal cord injury and has been forced to cancel the remainder of his 2021 tour. Simpson said on Instagram, alongside an image of his vocal cord: “Welp, turns out I did in fact unfortunately hemorrhage/ rupture my vocal chords after all. I am currently getting the best treatment available and should fully recover but its gonna be a long hot minute before I can return to the stage. I’m sorry to everyone that had tickets to the remaining shows and to thank everyone that has supported me over the years…its been an incredibly fun, rewarding and educational journey.”

Simpson began canceling shows last week, which included an appearance at the Farm Aid festival, which took place on Saturday. He just released his seventh studio album “The Ballad of Dood and Juanita” in August, which contains the song “Juanita” featuring Willie Nelson.

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Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary K. Blige, and Kendrick Lamar to perform at 2022 Super Bowl halftime show

The NFL, Pepsi and Roc Nation announced Thursday that Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige and Kendrick Lamar will perform for the first time on stage together at the 2022 Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show, scheduled to be held on Feb. 13 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. Dre, Snoop Dogg and Lamar are Southern California natives.

Dre said in a statement: “The opportunity to perform at the Super Bowl Halftime show, and to do it in my own backyard, will be one of the biggest thrills of my career,” adding that their halftime performance will be an “unforgettable cultural moment.”

The Super Bowl returns to the Los Angeles area for the first time since 1993. It’s the third year of collaboration between the NFL, Pepsi and Roc Nation. Roc Nation and Emmy-nominated producer Jesse Collins will serve as co-producers of the halftime show, which will air live on NBC.

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New Star Wars series ‘The Book of Boba Fett’ coming to Disney+ in December

The latest Star Wars series The Book of Boba Fett will be coming to Disney+ on Dec. 29. The official Star Wars Twitter page made the announcement alongside a new poster featuring the titular bounty hunter sitting on a throne with a blaster in his hand.

The Book of Boba Fett was teased during an after-credits scene that appeared at the end of The Mandalorian Season 2 in December 2020. Fett, portrayed by Temuera Morrison, returned to Jabba the Hutt’s palace and shot up the place before taking Jabba’s throne during the after-credits scene. Mercenary Fennec Shand, portrayed by Ming-Na Wen, will be joining Fett in the new series.

Jon Favreau, Dave Filoni, Robert Rodriguez, Kathleen Kennedy and Colin Wilson will executive produce, with Karen Gilchrist and Carrie Beck named co-executive producers.

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