John Calipari, LeVar Burton, Joss Stone & More - 4/11/2024

A Morning News Update That Takes Into Account The News Stories You Deem 'Highly Conversational'
 
Today's Sponsor: Hostage Tape
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Today's Rundown:
John Calipari officially hired as Arkansas men's basketball coach
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/39913931/john-calipari-officially-hired-arkansas-men-basketball-coach
 
NFL Helmets Undergoing Major Change For 2024 As 12 New Models Approved
https://www.totalprosports.com/nfl/report-nfl-helmets-undergoing-major-change-for-2024-as-12-new-models-approved-with-half-of-them-receiving-one-significant-perk/
  
6 former Mississippi law officers to be sentenced in state court for torture of 2 Black men
https://apnews.com/article/mississippi-goon-squad-sentencing-3519cddc1f1e2827f28bb930045305d6
 
LeVar Burton Set To Host And Executive Produce The CW’s ‘Trivial Pursuit’ After Losing Out On ‘Jeopardy’ Gig
https://decider.com/2024/04/10/levar-burton-host-executive-produce-trivial-pursuit-report/
 
Chicago police fire 96 shots after gunfire breaks out at a fatal traffic stop
https://www.yahoo.com/news/video-fatal-shooting-involving-5-133046100.html
 
Missouri executes Brian Dorsey for 2006 double murder after mercy bid backed by 72 correctional officers
https://us.cnn.com/2024/04/09/us/brian-dorsey-missouri-execution-tuesday/index.html
 
WNBA announces multi-year partnership with first-ever over-the-counter birth control pill
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/wnba-announces-multi-year-partnership-first-ever-over-counter-birth-control-pill
 
North Carolina Megachurch Pastor Steven Furtick Under Fire For Wearing $2,000 Givenchy Sweater To Easter Sunday
https://www.whiskeyriff.com/2024/04/10/north-carolina-megachurch-pastor-steven-furtick-under-fire-for-wearing-2000-givenchy-sweater-to-easter-sunday/
 
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ONE DAY OLDER ON APRIL 11:
Jeremy Clarkson (64)
Jennifer Esposito (51)
Joss Stone (37)
 
WHAT HAPPENED TODAY:
1970: Apollo 13 launched.
1981: Twelve days after he was wounded in an assassination attempt, President Ronald Reagan returned to the White House.
2015: President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro met at the Summit of the Americas in Panama for talks aimed at thawing relations; the historic meeting marked the first interaction in decades between top leaders of the two nations.
  
WORD OF THE DAY: divulge / [ dih-vuhlj, dahy- ]
https://thebigwordsproject.morebettermediacompany.com/?p=146
make known to the public information previously kept secret
  
PLUS, TODAY WE CELEBRATE: Eight-Track Tape Day
https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/pop-culture-lifestyle/national-eight-track-tape-day-april-11#:~:text=National%20Eight%20Track%20Tape%20Day%20on%20April%2011th%20recognizes%20an,seventies%20on%20eight%2Dtrack%20tapes.