André Braugher, Harry and Meghan, Taylor Swift & More - 12/13/12023

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Today's Rundown:
Doritos, Empirical Releasing Nacho Cheese Flavored Alcohol
https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/doritos-empirical-releasing-nacho-cheese-flavored-alcohol/466838

Harvard President Claudine Gay to remain after controversial remarks
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2023/12/12/harvard-president-claudine-gay-keeps-job-antisemitism/71879809007/

André Braugher, Star Of ‘Homicide: Life On The Street’, ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ & Other Series And Films Dies At 61
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/andr-braugher-dies-star-homicide-012500997.html

Russia has lost 87% of troops it had prior to start of Ukraine war, according to US intelligence assessment
https://www.yahoo.com/news/russia-lost-87-troops-had-174350068.html

Slavery Books Removed From Ex-Plantation In Texas After White ‘Amateur Historian’ Michelle Haas Complained
https://newsone.com/4849134/slavery-books-removed/

Hasbro laying off 1,100 workers as weak toy sales persist into holiday season
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/hasbro-laying-off-workers-weak-toy-sales-holiday-season-rcna129189

Medics remove 300 stones from woman's kidney after she didn't drink water for years
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/medics-remove-300-stones-womans-31657453

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Archewell Foundation sees $11 million drop in donations
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/prince-harry-meghan-markle-archewell-foundation-loses-donations/

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ONE DAY OLDER ON DECEMBER 13:
Dick Van Dyke (98)
Jamie Foxx(56)
Taylor Swift (34)

WHAT HAPPENED TODAY:
2003: Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was captured near his home town of Tikrit.
2018: German basketball forward Dirk Nowitzki took the court for his record twenty first NBA season with the Dallas Mavericks, surpassing Kobe Bryant’s 20 seasons with the LA Lakers.
2022: Scientists released the first-of-its-kind audio of a dust devil. A NASA rover by chance had its microphone on when a whirling tower of red dust passed directly overhead.

PLUS, TODAY WE CELEBRATE: Popcorn String Day
https://www.holidaysmart.com/holidays/daily/popcorn-string-day#:~:text=Popcorn%20String%20Day%20is%20December,of%20string%20or%20dental%20floss.