Pete Davidson, Taylor Swift, Flea & More - 10/16/2023

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

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Today's Rundown:
Pete Davidson Addresses Israel, Gaza in Saturday Night Live Cold Open
https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/saturday-night-live-pete-davidson-season-49-premiere-recap-1235756408/

Meta says it’s stepping up misinformation enforcement during Israel-Hamas war
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/13/meta-says-its-stepping-up-safety-enforcement-during-israel-hamas-war.html

Candace Owens and Megyn Kelly Get In Online Spat Over Israel
https://www.mediaite.com/news/megyn-kelly-throws-down-with-candace-owens-in-brutal-battle-over-college-students-protesting-israel/

Suzanne Somers, of ‘Three’s Company,’ dies at 76
https://apnews.com/article/suzanne-somers-dead-threes-company-tv-show-e05255caa8da653f2d388a3da6b607a0

Jim Jordan makes second bid for speaker
https://www.npr.org/2023/10/13/1205734675/house-speaker-vote-news

George Santos Has Meltdown While Holding Mystery Baby
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/10/george-santos-baby.html

Jada Pinkett Smith Says She Was Blamed For The Slap Because She “Helped Create” A “False Narrative” That She Was An “Adulterous Wife”
https://decider.com/2023/10/13/jada-pinkett-smith-blamed-slap-helped-create-false-narrative-adulterous-wife/

T.J. Holmes Settles Divorce From Marilee Fiebig One Year After Going Public With Amy Robach Romance
https://www.etonline.com/tj-holmes-settles-divorce-from-marilee-fiebig-one-year-after-going-public-with-amy-robach-romance

Pat McAfee defends paying Aaron Rodgers reported $1M for weekly appearances
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2023/10/12/pat-mcafee-defends-paying-aaron-rodgers-for-show-appearances/71157508007/

Taylor Swift Doesn't Break All the Records, Still Eats the Box Office Alive
https://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/were-in-uncharted-territory-taylor-swift-breaks-fewer-records-than-expected-but-still-comfortably-eats-the-box-office-alive/

Taylor Swift Reportedly ‘Really Likes’ Travis Kelce and Doesn’t Want to Be a ‘Distraction’ to Him at Games
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/taylor-swift-reportedly-really-likes-143000629.html

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ONE DAY OLDER ON OCTOBER 16:
Tim Robbins (65)
Flea (61)
John Mayer (46)

WHAT HAPPENED TODAY:
1793: Marie Antoinette was beheaded during the French Revolution.
1962: The Cuban missile crisis began as President John F. Kennedy was informed that reconnaissance photographs had revealed the presence of missile bases in Cuba.
1987: Rescuers freed Jessica McClure, an 18-month-old girl who had been trapped in an abandoned well for 58 hours in Midland, Texas.

PLUS, TODAY WE CELEBRATE: Dictionary Day
https://nationaltoday.com/dictionary-day/#:~:text=Dictionary%20Day%20on%20October%2016,for%20the%20next%2027%20years.