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Today's Rundown:
CBS Pulls The Plug On Billy Joel At Worst Possible Moment, And Fans Are So Pissed
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/billy-joel-concert-cut-cbs_n_661cadb5e4b0f709554b00b7
 
Caitlin Clark taken No. 1 in the https://youtube.com/live/dmWRadXXAIAby the Indiana Fever, as expected
https://apnews.com/article/wnba-draft-2024-caitlin-clark-6aa5dddaedbe7da5a2b147da6d39e832
 
 The Chicago Sky owned two picks in the first round of the WNBA Draft, and 
 they put them to maximum effect, selecting South Carolina center Kamilla Cardoso 
 and LSU forward Angel Reese.
 
Ohio River near Pittsburgh is closed as crews search for missing barge, one of 26 that broke loose
https://apnews.com/article/barges-break-loose-ohio-river-pittsburgh-09395678882415fa7864a4cd720d6e0c
 
With Disastrous Ratings, Charles Barkley and Gayle King Bid Farewell to First “King Charles” Season
https://www.essentiallysports.com/nba-legends-basketball-news-with-disastrous-ratings-charles-barkley-and-gayle-king-bid-farewell-to-first-king-charles-season/
 
Gun supervisor for ‘Rust’ movie gets 18 months in prison for fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin on set
https://apnews.com/article/rust-alec-baldwin-shooting-armorer-sentencing-627373b6fd8aabe1f25050943777daba
 
Tesla lays off ‘more than 10%’ of its global workforce
https://electrek.co/2024/04/15/tesla-lays-off-more-than-10-of-its-global-workforce/
 
Survivors of 2017 Ariana Grande U.K. concert bombing take legal action against intelligence agency
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/survivors-2017-ariana-grande-uk-concert-bombing-legal-action-rcna147771
 
Nebraska teacher arrested after police find her, teen student naked in car
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/04/15/omaha-nebraska-teacher-erin-ward-arrested-accused-sexual-abuse/73325712007/
 
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ONE DAY OLDER ON APRIL 16
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (77)
Jon Cryer (60)
Anya Taylor-Joy (28)
 
WHAT HAPPENED TODAY:
1947: Bernard Baruch coined the term “Cold War” to describe the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union.
2003: Michael Jordan played his last NBA game with the Washington Wizards, who lost to the Philadelphia 76ers, 107-87.
2018: Kendrick Lamar became the first rapper and non-classical or jazz musician to win the Pulitzer Prize for music with his album Damn.
 
WORD OF TEH DAY: belabour / [ bəˈlābər ] 
to explain something more than necessary 
https://thebigwordsproject.morebettermediacompany.com/?p=160 
 
PLUS, TODAY WE CELEBRATE: Eggs Benedict Day
https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day/national-eggs-benedict-day-april-16