Which actor will play the part of Ken in a live action “Barbie” movie?
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Margot Robbie will portray Barbie, starring alongside Ryan Gosling in Greta Gerwig’s movie.
What will ABC’s show “The Rookie” no longer have on-set during taping?
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Following a fatal accident on the “Rust” movie set, producers of “The Rookie” said they will use airsoft guns instead of real firearms.
What happened at the Penn State–Illinois game that broke a college football record?
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Nine overtimes made the game the longest in college football history. Illinois won, 20–18.
Which oil-rich country has pledged to reach zero net emissions by 2060?
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Saudi Arabia announced a new “net zero” greenhouse gas emissions goal.
Who is the only U.S. president in the past 50 years to have a worse approval rating than Joe Biden at this point in his first term?
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Gallup’s presidential poll gives Biden a 42% approval rating, second-worst in the last half-century to Donald Trump, with 37% at this point.
Who is Facebook suing for selling the contents of people’s online profiles?
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Facebook sued a Ukrainian programmer for allegedly scraping and selling 178 million users’ personal information.
Kellogg’s is facing a $5 million lawsuit over one flavor of which product?
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The lawsuit claims the phrase “Frosted Strawberry Toaster Pastries” is misleading, given the small amount of fruit Kellogg’s uses.
Which Major League Baseball team will play in the World Series for the first time since 1999?
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The Atlanta Braves beat the Los Angeles Dodgers in game 6 to make it to the World Series.
Which media company has launched a mobile-friendly weather service?
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The new Fox Weather service is free of charge.
What did an American senator warn could replace the U.S. Dollar as the world’s reserve currency?
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Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) accepted Bitcoin donations when he ran for president in 2016. He says cryptocurrencies could displace the dollar.
