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AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - Celebrity Wheel of Fortune drops Jim Thornton after Sony firing over online activity claims Mon Oct 5 18:30:08 2026

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune has erased Jim Thornton from its premiere and every episode ahead after Sony fired the longtime announcer over online activity allegations tied to a passenger’s laptop photos. Producers went back into already-taped material and re-recorded Thornton’s work with a temporary stand-in before the show’s return, an unnamed source told The U.S. […] The post Celebrity Wheel of Fortune drops Jim Thornton after Sony firing over online activity claims appeared first on American Almanac .

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune has erased Jim Thornton from its premiere and every episode ahead after Sony fired the longtime announcer over online activity allegations tied to a passenger’s laptop photos. Producers went back into already-taped material and re-recorded Thornton’s work with a temporary stand-in before the show’s return, an unnamed source told The U.S. Sun . The source said Thornton is gone for good from the celebrity spinoff. A full-time replacement has not been hired. The move follows Sony Pictures Television’s decision to end his employment after an investigation into allegations surrounding his online activity. Ryan Seacrest and Vanna White still front the program. Friday’s premiere episode features Gillian…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Jonah Adams) - Texas mother who gave birth in a coma dies 14 years later without waking Mon Oct 5 18:30:07 2026

A Texas mother who delivered her son by emergency C-section while in a coma has died 14 years later, never fully waking from the brain injury that struck her late in pregnancy. Heather Brown was 34 weeks pregnant when seizures from a brain aneurysm left her unconscious. Her husband, Sean, was serving in Afghanistan and […] The post Texas mother who gave birth in a coma dies 14 years later without waking appeared first on American Almanac .

A Texas mother who delivered her son by emergency C-section while in a coma has died 14 years later, never fully waking from the brain injury that struck her late in pregnancy. Heather Brown was 34 weeks pregnant when seizures from a brain aneurysm left her unconscious. Her husband, Sean, was serving in Afghanistan and raced home as doctors fought to save both mother and child. On September 15, 2012, she gave birth to their son, John, by emergency C-section. Heather never fully awoke. She died on September 18, just days after John’s 14th birthday, The Sun reported . A memorial service is set for October 10. From blind date to a life cut short Sean and Heather met on a blind date arranged by a friend. They talked into the early morning.…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Ken Jacobs) - Cruise's 'Digger' stumbles with an $8 million opening weekend Mon Oct 5 18:30:04 2026

Tom Cruise's prestige drama "Digger" opened to just $8 million in North America and landed in fifth place, a rough start for a costly Oscar-season bet. Studio estimates released Sunday put the Warner Bros. release far behind the weekend leader, according to USA TODAY. Rentrak's figures showed the film grossing $8 million across North American […] The post Cruise's 'Digger' stumbles with an $8 million opening weekend appeared first on American Almanac .

Tom Cruise's prestige drama "Digger" opened to just $8 million in North America and landed in fifth place, a rough start for a costly Oscar-season bet. Studio estimates released Sunday put the Warner Bros. release far behind the weekend leader, according to USA TODAY . Rentrak's figures showed the film grossing $8 million across North American theaters over its debut weekend. That total ranked "Digger" No. 5. It is a steep drop for an A-list star whose name still fills seats when the movie matches what fans expect. Cruise plays aging oil tycoon Digger Rockwell for director Alejandro G. Iñárritu, the filmmaker behind "Birdman" and "The Revenant." The project marks Cruise's first film outside the action lane in nearly a decade, and his…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Charles McAdams) - Tony Romo's CBS exit closes a long slide after OWI plea Mon Oct 5 18:30:03 2026

Tony Romo and CBS have mutually parted ways after his no-contest plea on OWI charges, ending a drawn-out leave and a once-hot analyst run that had already lost its edge. The former Dallas Cowboys quarterback is no longer the network’s top NFL game analyst. The split became official Friday and closed a leave of absence […] The post Tony Romo's CBS exit closes a long slide after OWI plea appeared first on American Almanac .

Tony Romo and CBS have mutually parted ways after his no-contest plea on OWI charges, ending a drawn-out leave and a once-hot analyst run that had already lost its edge. The former Dallas Cowboys quarterback is no longer the network’s top NFL game analyst. The split became official Friday and closed a leave of absence that followed his Wisconsin drunken-driving case, USA TODAY reported . Jim Nantz and JJ Watt will finish the season as CBS’s No. 1 booth team. For a network that once bet enormous money on Romo’s voice, the change ends years of diminishing returns in the chair beside Nantz. Romo arrived as a broadcast sensation. He leaves as a cautionary tale about peak hype, soft preparation standards, and the cost of reckless choices…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Charles McAdams) - Michael Douglas opens up on short 2013 split with Catherine Zeta-Jones more than a decade later Mon Oct 5 18:30:03 2026

Michael Douglas says he never gave up hope of reconciling with Catherine Zeta-Jones after their brief 2013 split, as the longtime couple marks 25 years and he promotes a new memoir. The Oscar winner, now 82, addressed the old rupture in a fresh Sunday Times interview while pushing his book “One Helluva Ride,” set to […] The post Michael Douglas opens up on short 2013 split with Catherine Zeta-Jones more than a decade later appeared first on American Almanac .

Michael Douglas says he never gave up hope of reconciling with Catherine Zeta-Jones after their brief 2013 split, as the longtime couple marks 25 years and he promotes a new memoir. The Oscar winner, now 82, addressed the old rupture in a fresh Sunday Times interview while pushing his book “One Helluva Ride,” set to hit shelves Tuesday. Douglas and Zeta-Jones, 57, wed on Nov. 18, 2000, the same year his divorce from first wife Diandra Luker was finalized. Nearly 13 years later, in August 2013, news broke that they were taking a break. They got back together soon after. He is only now circling back to it in public at length. Marriage takes work, and he never quit Douglas framed the episode as mutual and hard-earned, not a Hollywood…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Charles McAdams) - Polar vortex weakens after record start as super El Niño clouds U.S. winter forecast Mon Oct 5 18:30:02 2026

A once record-strong polar vortex has already weakened while a super El Niño dominates winter thinking, and scientists say big surprises could still hit Americans. The polar vortex barreled out of late summer at full strength, then slipped. By early October, the same system that can lock bitter Arctic air in place was stretching and […] The post Polar vortex weakens after record start as super El Niño clouds U.S. winter forecast appeared first on American Almanac .

A once record-strong polar vortex has already weakened while a super El Niño dominates winter thinking, and scientists say big surprises could still hit Americans. The polar vortex barreled out of late summer at full strength, then slipped. By early October, the same system that can lock bitter Arctic air in place was stretching and running a bit weaker than normal, even as a powerful El Niño steered the seasonal conversation toward a milder winter for much of the country. USA TODAY reported that forecasters are watching both drivers at once and are still not ready to lock in a full winter outlook. The mix leaves households from the West Coast to the eastern United States guessing how hard the cold season will hit. MIT climatologist…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - AOC rallies progressives at Syracuse Catholic church on ICE and midterms Mon Oct 5 18:30:02 2026

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez used a Syracuse Catholic church to mobilize Democrats for the midterms, praising resistance to ICE and warning “cynics” not to split the party over immigrants and transgender issues. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., addressed a crowd at All Saints Church on the east side of Syracuse, New York, on September 28. The gathering was […] The post AOC rallies progressives at Syracuse Catholic church on ICE and midterms appeared first on American Almanac .

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez used a Syracuse Catholic church to mobilize Democrats for the midterms, praising resistance to ICE and warning “cynics” not to split the party over immigrants and transgender issues. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., addressed a crowd at All Saints Church on the east side of Syracuse, New York, on September 28. The gathering was described as reportedly private. Her message centered on turnout, House seats, and keeping Democrats locked in behind progressive priorities. Breitbart reported that Ocasio-Cortez urged the audience to expand the electorate and refuse to take Democratic House seats for granted ahead of the midterm elections. She also praised local efforts that stood against Immigration and Customs…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - Nebraska’s ‘independent’ Senate hopeful left Kellogg’s picket line to brief Young Democrats pushing sex-worker unions Mon Oct 5 18:30:01 2026

Dan Osborn left the Kellogg’s strike line in 2021 to brief Young Democrats activists whose platform backed sex-worker unions, ICE abolition, and amnesty, then later sold himself as an independent in deep-red Nebraska. The Washington Free Beacon reported that on Dec. 4, 2021, Osborn appeared as a featured guest speaker at the Young Democrats of […] The post Nebraska’s ‘independent’ Senate hopeful left Kellogg’s picket line to brief Young Democrats pushing sex-worker unions appeared first on American Almanac .

Dan Osborn left the Kellogg’s strike line in 2021 to brief Young Democrats activists whose platform backed sex-worker unions, ICE abolition, and amnesty, then later sold himself as an independent in deep-red Nebraska. The Washington Free Beacon reported that on Dec. 4, 2021, Osborn appeared as a featured guest speaker at the Young Democrats of America’s Winter Digital Summit and updated activists on the Kellogg’s strike he was leading in Omaha. At the same summit, the group’s national committee passed a resolution standing in solidarity with his union, and reaffirmed its pro-sex-worker labor policy. That record now collides with Osborn’s pitch as an independent challenging Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts. Osborn is running again…Open

DAILYCALLER (Nicole Silverio) - Major Crypto PAC Reveals Which Campaigns Will Be Receiving Checks In Mail Mon Oct 5 18:26:32 2026

‘We back pro-crypto candidates who support American innovation’

DAILYCALLER (Derek VanBuskirk) - GOP Staffer Re-Hired After Getting Canned Over ‘OK’ Hand Gesture In Group Photo Mon Oct 5 18:26:32 2026

‘The wrong decision’