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The Big Picture

The Pope says he won’t judge gay priests who come out of the closet.

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A propane gas explosion in Florida

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Showbizzy Newz

LEA MICHELE has spoken out for the first time about the death of her boyfriend and “Glee” co-star CORY MONTEITH.  She Tweeted a picture of the two of them together, along with this message . . . quote, “Thank you all for helping me through this time with your enormous love & support.  Cory will forever be in my heart.”  Their co-star KEVIN MCHALE did the same.

Forbes.com has dropped its annual list of the Highest-Paid Actresses . . . and ANGELINA JOLIE tops it with $33 million.  JENNIFER LAWRENCE was second with $26 million, and KRISTEN STEWART pulled down $22 million for a third-place finish.

Even though the “Beverly Hills Cop” TV series died, it somehow resurrected interest in a new “Beverly Hills Cop” movie.  And EDDIE MURPHY is on board.  We don’t know if BRANDON T. JACKSON will play Eddie’s son, as he did in the pilot that ultimately wasn’t picked up by any of the networks.

The “New York Post” claims “The View” is, quote, “very interested” in having the “Today” show’s HODA KOTB replace ELISABETH HASSELBECK . . . but a rep for ABC says, quote, “There’s absolutely zero truth to this whatsoever.”

Syfy has released the trailer for their next ridiculous shark-related original movie.  It’s called “Ghost Shark”, and it’s about a shark that was killed by a fisherman . . . and comes back from the dead, as a ghost, to exact revenge on the human race.

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Q Country Closeup

Taylor Swift brought Carly Simon up onstage at her concert in Foxboro, Massachusetts the other day.  They did a duet on “You’re So Vain”.

LORETTA LYNN’S 64-year-old daughter Betty Sue Lynn passed away yesterday due to complications from emphysema.  Loretta, who is 81, has now outlived two of her six children.  Her son Jack was 34 when he drowned on the family’s property in 1984.

 

The Backside of the News

A woman recently put a pair of high heels up on eBay, and a potential buyer asked if she’d upload photos of herself WEARING them.  And KEPT asking, even after the auction ended.  Since they seemed more interested in the FEET than the SHOES, the woman complied . . . by sending photos of her HUSBAND’S feet squeezed into the heels.

20 people, who were involved in a fight inside a Michigan Chuck E. Cheese that may have started because a child was taking too long to choose a toy. Two 28-year-old women were arrested and taken into custody on suspicion of disorderly conduct and battery after the two fought because one child was taking too long to exchange game tickets for a toy near the end of the night. Police believe someone in the fight also used pepper spray inside the business.

Randoms

The Huffington Post website put together a list of 1,990 things from the 1990s.

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A group of 867 people just broke the record for largest gathering of people dressed as Superman.

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Headlines

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Lionel Messi says he’s retiring from playing for Argentina

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14 hours ago in Community, Crime, Local

Update: 5th arrest made in Lansing burglary

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16 hours ago in Business, Community, Local, Real Estate

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