Shane Gillis, Al Pacino, Michael Bolton & More - 2/26/2024

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

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Today's Rundown:
Shane Gillis returns to Saturday Night Live and bombs opening monologue
https://www.npr.org/2024/02/25/1233584316/shane-gillis-struggles-in-a-saturday-night-live-monologue-which-avoids-the-obvio

MLB players miffed at sport’s new see-through pants, relaying concerns to league
https://arizonasports.com/story/3543407/mlb-players-miffed-at-sports-new-see-through-pants-relaying-concerns-to-league/#:~:text=Now%20some%20of%20the%20rampant,which%20are%20somewhat%20see%2Dthrough.

Biden's approval rating falls to 38% in Gallup poll
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/02/23/bidens-approval-rating-gallup/72711290007/

John Cena Says Agency Told Him to Reject Barbie Cameo: 'Beneath You'
https://variety.com/2024/film/news/john-cena-agency-reject-barbie-cameo-beneath-you-1235920672/

Kevin Costner & Jewel May Not Be on the Same Page With Their Relationship, Sources Claim
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/kevin-costner-jewel-may-not-180400307.html

Al Pacino, 83, and Noor Alfallah, 30, go on first date night in months since settling custody battle
https://pagesix.com/2024/02/24/entertainment/al-pacino-83-and-noor-alfallah-30-go-on-first-date-night-in-months-since-settling-custody-battle/

'Fairly OddParents' Sequel Series Ordered at Nickelodeon
https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/fairly-oddparents-sequel-series-nickelodeon-original-voice-actors-1235920460/
Moon lander tipped sideways on lunar surface but ‘alive and well’
https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/moon-lander-tipped-sideways-lunar-surface-alive-well-rcna140302

Man lights self on fire outside Israeli Embassy in Washington
https://abcnews.go.com/US/man-critical-condition-after-setting-fire-israeli-embassy/story?id=107531773

Vigils held nationwide for nonbinary Oklahoma teenager who died following school bathroom fight
https://apnews.com/article/nonbinary-student-death-nex-owasso-oklahoma-vigils-fd7695afb780d09c00b823fa0618e79f

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ONE DAY OLDER ON FEBRUARY 26:
Bill Duke (81)
Michael Bolton (71)
Greg Germann (66)

WHAT HAPPENED TODAY:
1991: Tim Berners-Lee introduced WorldWideWeb, the first web browser.
1996: A 38-year-old Muncie, Indiana, woman tried to remove a callus from her foot by shooting it off with .410-gauge shotgun. She told police later at the hospital she had been drinking heavily and it seemed like a good idea.
2017: At the Academy Awards the Best Picture Oscar was mistakenly given to La La Land — then awarded to Moonlight.

PLUS, TODAY WE CELEBRATE: Thermos Bottle Day
https://www.wikidates.org/holiday/thermos-bottle-day_612.html