1. Charles Manson, the 1960s cult leader whose followers committed brutal murders across Los Angeles and shocked the world, died of natural causes in a Southern California hospital on Sunday. He was 83. Manson, whose deranged followers were dubbed the “Mansion Family,” had been imprisoned for more than 45 years and was denied parole 12 times. The Manson Family’s attacks were seen by many as a stark ending to the ’60s “peace and love” era. (CNN)
2. President Donald Trump responded to LaVar Ball on Twitter Sunday, after Ball downplayed Trump’s involvement in getting LiAngelo Ball and two other detained UCLA men’s basketball players back to the United States last week. “Now that the three basketball players are out of China and saved from years in jail, LaVar Ball, the father of LiAngelo, is unaccepting of what I did for his son and that shoplifting is no big deal,” Trump tweeted. “I should have left them in jail!” (ESPN)
Now that the three basketball players are out of China and saved from years in jail, LaVar Ball, the father of LiAngelo, is unaccepting of what I did for his son and that shoplifting is no big deal. I should have left them in jail!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 19, 2017
3. Hot 104.7’s $1,000 turkey giveaway will be held tomorrow at 11am. The Hot 104.7 Team will be at the Wells IGA, 1517 Post Rd. handing out turkeys on a first come first serve basis, one per family. (Hot1047)
4. On Friday, Danica Patrick announced that she will be retiring from auto racing after competing in the Indianapolis 500 and Daytona 500 next year. While Patrick never won a race, the 35-year-old is the highest-finishing woman ever in the Indy 500 and the only female driver to win the pole in a NASCAR Cup Series event. (ESPN)
5. KFC is selling a $10,000 “Internet Escape Pod” for one lucky buyer who wants to literally hide away from the holiday madness. The 7-foot wide, 6.5-foot tall Internet Escape Pod is a one-of-a-kind item that “comfortably fits four adults and a bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken.” The pod also features a giant Colonel Sanders on top providing a “protective embrace.” Only one pod is being sold. (Food And Wine)
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