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Hollywood Playbook: Wednesday's Top 5 News Items

Hollywood Playbook: Wednesday's Top 5 News Items

Netflix Shares Cross $400 As They Hit All-Time High Be afraid, bundled cable. Be very afraid. I’m old enough to remember when people laughed at the idea of renting DVDs via mail and the Netflix Streaming service was started and

Judicial Watch Continues Lawsuit Against Obamacare Lawlessness

A federal court recently scuttled Judicial Watch’s lawsuit on behalf of Kawa Orthodontics’ challenge of the Obama administration’s delay of the so-called “employer mandate” provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, but we’re not going away

Hollywood Playbook: Tuesday's Top 5 News Items

Hollywood Playbook: Tuesday's Top 5 News Items

Grammy Award Ratings Down From Last Year Boggles the mind that more people don’t want to watch classless millionaires sing songs 97% of the country have never even  heard.   CBS Gears up To Elect Hillary Clinton President I’m sure

Ukrainian Minister Threatens State of Emergency

Ukrainian Minister Threatens State of Emergency

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s justice minister is threatening to call for a state of emergency unless protesters leave her ministry building, which they occupied during the night. The seizure of the building early Monday underlined how anti-government demonstrators are

HHS: Obamacare Enrollment Hits 3 Million as Pace Slows

HHS announced Friday morning that Obamacare had reached a new “milestone” of 3 million enrolled in private insurance plans through federal and state exchanges. The brief statement by Marilyn Tavenner describes the new figures as “the most recent data” but

Connecticut Lawmakers Consider Assault Rifle Amnesty

Connecticut Lawmakers Consider Assault Rifle Amnesty

Lawmakers in Connecticut are considering amnesty for “assault rifle” and “high capacity” magazine owners who failed to register their firearms and/or failed to declare ownership of their magazines by the January 1, 2014 deadline. The date for registration and ownership

New 39.6 Percent Tax Bracket for Wealthiest People

New 39.6 Percent Tax Bracket for Wealthiest People

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new top tax rate, higher Medicare taxes and the phaseout of deductions and exemptions could mean higher tax bills for wealthier Americans this year. Legally wed same-sex couples, meanwhile, may find the true meaning of the

Quentin Tarantino Drops 'Hateful Eight' After Script Leak

Quentin Tarantino Drops 'Hateful Eight' After Script Leak

Oscar-winner Quentin Tarantino has dropped plans to make the Western “The Hateful Eight” his next film after the script leaked online. The director says he trusted only six people with a copy of the script, actors he considered casting and

Sherlock Debut Four Times the Size of Girls' Season Premier

Sherlock Debut Four Times the Size of Girls' Season Premier

PBS’ television show “Sherlock” returned for its third season with an American audience of 4 million viewers.  “Sherlock” stars Benedict Cumberbatch as sleuth Sherlock and Martin Freeman as sidekick Dr. Watson. Steven Moffat and Mark Gattis (of Doctor Who fame

Hollywood Playbook: Today's Top 5 News Items

Hollywood Playbook: Today's Top 5 News Items

1.Mark Wahlberg  to Reboot “Highway to Heaven” Wahlberg has won some goodwill from conservatives because of his role in bringing “Lone Survivor” faithfully to the screen and his work on behalf of the Wounded Warrior Project. Wahlberg now appears to

Obamacare Contractor Bags $19 Million for Visa Processing

Obamacare Contractor Bags $19 Million for Visa Processing

One of the big data companies responsible for the Obamacare website scored an over-$19 million taxpayer-funded contract from the State Department for its new visa-processing system as well as help managing oversight in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda,

Federal Judge Blocks NFL Settlement

Federal Judge Blocks NFL Settlement

A federal judge has denied a settlement in the lawsuit brought by more than 4,000 retired NFL players against the league. The parties agreed on a $765 million settlement just prior to a the negotiating deadline set for early last

Congress Scrambles to Finish Budget

Congress Scrambles to Finish Budget

On Friday, House Republicans introduced legislation to extend the government’s spending authority for three days beyond next week’s January 15th deadline. The extension would avoid a government shutdown and allow more time for negotiators to finalize an omnibus spending bill.