Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning.
A newspaper editor in a small Alabama town is facing plenty of pressure to resign after he wrote a controversial editorial. Goodloe Sutton wrote an article on Feb. 14 that called for the “Ku Klux Klan to night ride again.” Despite all the anger and a pair of universities withdrawing his awards, Sutton continues to stand by his editorial.
The editor of an Alabama newspaper is calling for the return of the Ku Klux Klan's infamous night rides https://t.co/W4i5c1Rv00 pic.twitter.com/PWz5KHRYgE
— CNN (@CNN) February 19, 2019
The first trailer for the upcoming Mötley Crüe biopic has arrived. The Dirt arrives on Netflix on March 22 and the trailer has music fans quite excited to watch it. The biopic is based on the best-selling novel of the same name, which was released in 2001 and shared some of the wild stories from the bands career.
The Manny Machado saga is finally over, as it’s been reported that the all-star third baseman has signed with the San Diego Padres. Machado inked a 10-year, $300-million deal, the biggest free agency contract in the history of American sports. However, now that Machado has signed, it’s expected Bryce Harper will sign in the near future and break that record.
Manny Machado has reportedly agreed to a 10-year, $300 million contract with the @Padres, according to @JeffPassan. https://t.co/JJ7QmXvBul pic.twitter.com/Js2lPyzoYc
— MLB (@MLB) February 19, 2019
On Tuesday, Bernie Sanders announced that he would once again be running for President of the United States. His announcement generated a lot of buzz and it’s also generated a lot of financial support. His campaign reports that 150,000 donors across all 50 states donated $4 million in just 12 hours following his announcement.
Bernie Sanders: "I'm running for President because a great nation is judged not by how many billionaires and nuclear weapons it has, but by how it treats the most vulnerable."
— The Hill (@thehill) February 20, 2019
Sen. Sanders says he will run for president again in 2020 https://t.co/ibrkoscKm9 pic.twitter.com/p9ywfEkVOh
Fans of A Star is Born are now calling for a fairy tale love story between Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga to happen in real life. This comes after Lady Gaga and her fiancé, talent agent Christian Carino, announced that they had called off their engagement. A source close to the couple says there’s no dramatic story behind the split, they just realized they “weren’t going to work out in the long run.”
A rep of @LadyGaga confirmed to @People that the "Shallow" singer and Christian Carino have broken off their engagement after nearly two years together.
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) February 19, 2019
"It just didn't work end. Relationships sometimes end," the source said. They added the pair split "a bit ago." pic.twitter.com/CiDpYDi9gV
Notable Birthdays (via Famous Birthdays)
Rihanna (31), Miles Teller (32), Cindy Crawford (53), Trevor Noah (35), Ivana Trump (70), Charles Barkley (56), Justin Verlander (36), Chelsea Peretti (41), Brian Littrell (44), Sidney Poitier (92)
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