ESPN Slashes 500 Jobs in Major Cost-Cutting Move

A major studio development is scheduled to open in Abu Dhabi in Q4 2021 with facilities for producing film, TV, gaming and more.

Gracie McGraw is following in the footsteps of her talented parents.

Gracie McGraw, 23, has her sights set on Broadway! The talented daughter of Tim McGraw and Faith Hill posted a video of herself channeling Elphaba from Wicked on Instagram on Nov. 22. In the clip, she shows off her impressive vocals while singing “The Wizard & I” from the hit Broadway play.

Gracie McGraw, 23, took to Instagram on Nov. 19 to share a video of one of the workouts she’s been using to make herself feel ‘powerful.’ The 23-year-old daughter of Tim McGraw and Faith Hill posted a video of herselfcircling around a stripper pole, WHICH YOU CAN SEE HERE. In the clip, she’s wearing her underwear and a white tank top. Gracie also shared a powerful message in the video’s caption.

An outbreak of the novel coronavirus at a nursing home in Missouri has claimed the lives of 20 residents, according to a local report.  Over the past six weeks, the virus has ravaged John Knox Village Care Center in Lee’s Summit, infecting 156 residents and staff to date.

Peter White Television EditorEXCLUSIVE: Libby Geist, one of the architects of ESPN’s growing documentary business and exec producer of The Last Dance and O.J: Made In America, is leaving the Disney-owned sports network.Deadline understands that Geist, who is Vice President and Executive Producer, ESPN Films and Original Content, will work through to the end of 2020.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Cara Gee (The Expanse) and Mpho Koaho (Falling Skies, Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency) are set to star in the forthcoming sci-fi thriller Levels written and directed by Adam Stern. Principle photography is slated to begin in 2021.The film, which marks the feature directorial debut for Stern, explores “the nature of our existence”.

First America gets our first female vice president in Kamala Harris, and now another woman has broken ground in a place where only men have presided. Kimberly Ng has been named the general manager of the Miami Marlins, making her the first female G.M. in Major League Baseball history. The team made the announcement on Nov. 13, praising Kim, 51, who has had a long career within MLB.

This hunter shot the prize of a lifetime -- and he’s only 9 years old.  Cole Huwar, 9, from Brooksfield, Mo., shot a huge 17-point buck on Nov. 1, during the state’s early youth portion of deer hunting season.  According to the Springfield News-Leader, the buck’s antlers scored 201 and 7/8 inches.

For the fifth day in a row, Missouri has reported more than 3,000 daily new cases of the novel coronavirus, according to state health data. Starting Nov.

A deputy sheriff in Missouri had an emotional reunion with his son on Monday after returning from a deployment in Afghanistan.  The Morgan County Sheriff's Office said on Facebook that Deputy Sheriff Clint Thomas was able to surprise his son after his four-month deployment with the U.S. Air Force in Bagram, Afghanistan.

Judge Judy Sheindlin is on her way to Amazon’s IMDb TV streaming service.

Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerEXCLUSIVE: OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network has acquired the highly evocative and timely documentary, OWN Spotlight: (In)Visible Portraits from Loving producer and first-time director Oge Egbuonu.

The White House will soon be the home for Joe Biden and his wife Dr. Jill Biden – and their two dogs! The President-Elect and his wife will be moving into the White House in January 2021 after Inauguration Day now that Joe has won the Presidential Election.

Also Read: ESPN Slashes 500 Jobs in Major Cost-Cutting MoveLast week, ESPN said it would be laying off 300 staffers and scrapping 200 open positions in an effort to shift more resources toward ESPN’s direct-to-consumer business strategy, digital content and “continued innovative television experiences.”“Prior to the pandemic, we had been deeply engaged in strategizing how best to position ESPN for future success amidst tremendous disruption in how fans consume sports,” Pitaro said in a Nov.

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A poll worker in Missouri tested positive for the coronavirus in late October, worked days later on Election Day, then died sometime afterward, St. Charles County officials said Thursday.  It was unclear if the virus was the worker's cause of death or exactly when the individual died.  St.