Jada Pinkett Smith, Taylor Swift, Hugh Jackman & More = 10/12/2023

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Today's Rundown:
U.S. intelligence indicates Iranian officials surprised by Hamas attack on Israel
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/iran-israel-iranian-officials-surprised-by-hamas-attack-israel/

Law Firm Rescinds NYU Student’s Job Offer After Israel-Hamas Comments
https://www.thedailybeast.com/nyc-law-firm-yanks-nyu-law-students-job-offer-after-israel-hamas-comments

Jury deliberates in first trial in Elijah McClain's death
https://abcnews.go.com/US/elijah-mcclain-case-jury-begins-deliberations/story?id=103380943

Student loan forgiveness plan challenged in new legal battle
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2023/10/10/student-loan-forgiveness-plan-challenged-in-new-legal-battle/71135369007/

Sherri Shepherd Reveals Barbara Walters-Richard Pryor Affair
https://www.thedailybeast.com/sherri-shepherd-reveals-barbara-walters-richard-pryor-affair?ref=home?ref=home

Former NFL player Sergio Brown taken into custody in the murder of his mother, police say
https://us.cnn.com/2023/10/11/us/sergio-brown-nfl-mother-death/index.html

Jada Pinkett Smith reveals she and Will Smith have been separated since 2016
https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/11/entertainment/jada-pinkett-will-smith-split/index.html

'Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour' Presale Sellouts Outpacing 'Barbie'
https://wealthofgeeks.com/taylor-swift-the-eras-tour-presale-sellouts/

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ONE DAY OLDER ON OCTOBER 12:
Chris Wallace (76)
Hugh Jackman (55)
Kirk Cameron (53)

WHAT HAPPENED TODAY:
1492: Christopher Columbus’s expedition made landfall in the Caribbean, specifically in the Bahamas. The explorer believed he had reached East Asia.
1901: President Theodore Roosevelt officially renamed the “Executive Mansion” to the White House.
1997: Singer John Denver was killed at age 52 in the crash of his privately built aircraft in Monterey Bay, California.

PLUS, TODAY WE CELEBRATE: Gumbo Day
https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day/national-gumbo-day-october-12