Franklin, Ruby Franke, Kelsey Grammer & More - 2/21/2024

A Morning News Update That Takes Into Account The News Stories You Deem 'Highly Conversational'

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Today's Rundown:
'Welcome Home, Franklin': Peanuts' First Black Character Gets An Origin Story In New Apple TV+ Special
https://blavity.com/entertainment/welcome-home-franklin

'That '70s Show' actor Danny Masterson transferred out of maximum security prison
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/70s-show-actor-danny-masterson-214252653.html

'The Color Purple' actor Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor slams film for 'sanitizing' lesbian romance
https://www.advocate.com/film/color-purple-aunjanue-ellis-taylor

Charles Barkley settles rumors of dating legendary Madonna once and for all
https://firstsportz.com/nba-news-charles-barkley-rumors-dating-madonna/

YouTube vlogger Ruby Franke, business partner Jodi Hildebrandt sentenced in child abuse case
https://abcnews.go.com/US/youtube-vlogger-ruby-franke-sentenced-child-abuse-case/story?id=107368303

Airbnb Host Sued By Guest For Sending His Wife Photo Of Him With Another Woman After He Refused To Pay $960 In Fees & Left Bad Review
https://hollywoodunlocked.com/airbnb-host-sued-by-guest-sending-wife-photo-of-him-another-woman-after-left-bad-review/

US blocks ceasefire call with third UN veto in Israel-Hamas war
https://www.reuters.com/world/us-casts-third-veto-un-action-since-start-israel-hamas-war-2024-02-20/

Donnell Rawlings Defends Laugh Factory Showdown With Corey Holcomb
https://www.tmz.com/2024/02/20/donnell-rawlings-corey-holcomb-defends-laugh-factory-showdown/

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ONE DAY OLDER ON FEBRUARY 21:
Kelsey Grammer (69)
Jordan Peele (45)
Elliot Page (37)

WHAT HAPPENED TODAY:
1878: The first telephone directory, consisting of a single page, was issued. It covered 50 subscribers in New Haven, Connecticut.
1948: NASCAR was incorporated.
1958: The peace symbol was designed and completed by Gerald Holtom, commissioned by Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, in protest against the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment.

PLUS, TODAY WE CELEBRATE: Kombucha Day
https://worldkombuchaday.com/