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• ‘Coming 2 America’: Eddie Murphy Has a Peculiar Idea for ‘Coming to America 3’

  Coming 2 America has finally been unleashed upon the world, almost exactly 33 years after the original Coming to America. Fans of the Eddie Murphy classic can check out the sequel now, streaming exclusively on Amazon Prime Video. It doesn’t matter how long the first one takes to become a...Read Full StoryComing 2 AmericaComing To AmericaThe EddieMoviesFilm Star` Coming 2 America 'AfricanNetflixParamount PicturesAmazon StudiosLovePrince AkeemQueensHeirTheatersEddie MurphyJames Earl JonesJermaine FowlerRyanCraig BrewerShari Headley

• The Falcon and the Winter Soldier – Possible Spoiler Plus My Fan Theory

  DISCLAIMER: MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS, YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! THIS IS JUST MY THEORY OF WHAT IS COMING. Now that WandaVision has come to an end, we are gearing up for the next Disney+ Marvel Series, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. There have been a few trailers and of course many different theories of what the show will be about. The official synopsis from Marvel Studios is:Read Full StoryFalconSteve RogersSpoilersTv SeriesAvengersSpider-ManBucky BarnesCaptain AmericaWandaVisionMarvel Studios 'Disney +Infinity StonesSPOILERSAdventureStarsAnthony MackieSebastian Stan

• How Amazon Primed ‘Coming 2 America’s’ Successful First Weekend

  As New York City cinemas scrambled to reopen across the country, Amazon Prime worked to build buzz in the lead up to “Coming 2 America’s” March 5 release. Initially scheduled to be theatrically released by Paramount Pictures on Aug. 7, 2020, the highly anticipated sequel to the 1988 classic was pushed back to Dec. 18, 2020. The film was then sold to Amazon who released it on their streaming service on March 4, a day earlier than planned.Read Full StoryAmazon StudiosComing 2 AmericaParamount PicturesMoviesAmazon VideoMovie TheatersStreamingSexual ChocolateAmazon TransportationNigerianSouth AfricanApp StoreSocial Media Data CompanyListen FirstTikTokEddie MurphyJermaine FowlerCraig BrewerKiki LayneWesley SnipesMegan Thee Stallion

• 'Good Girls' Season 4 Episode 1: Does Beth go blind? Lucy's murder, Rio's blackmail have the girls cornered

  The Season 4 premiere episode of 'Good Girls' begins innocently enough with a dog back from his walk with something in his mouth. That something, however, turns out to be a bone which opens a can of worms for Beth Boland (Christina Hendricks) and the girls. In Season 3 we saw Rio (Manny Montana), the gang leader who has the girls in his grip for the murder of Lucy (Charlyne Yi), the graphic designer who was unwittingly pulled into Beth's money laundering business. Not just that, Rio tricked Beth into leaving her fingerprints on the murder weapon so that she could take the fall for the murder. While Lucy was a missing person all this time, her body now being discovered just adds to the already complicated lives of Beth and the girls.Read Full StoryBlindnessGood GirlsBlackmailSouth AmericaRussiaTv SeriesSeason PremierePTAFBIRioNBCBoland BubblesLucyBeth BolandAnnie MarksChristina HendricksManny MontanaCharlyne YiLauren LapkusMae WhitmanRetta

• Elon Musk lost $27B last week as Tesla stock dropped 11.5%

  Elon Musk's net worth plunged last week as tech stocks got hammered and Tesla shares' stunning rise quickly unraveled. Wall Street is growing increasingly nervous about rising bond yields, which could make borrowing more expensive. That could eat into corporate profits, which is why investors have begun to reverse some of the positions they took over the past year in high-growth but risky tech stocks like Tesla. RELATED: Tesla buys $1.5B in Bitcoin, will accept as payment soon Tesla's stock fell 11.5% last week. Musk, who owns nearly 18% of Tesla's shares, bore most of the brunt of that massive sell-off. Musk's wealth fell by $27 billion last week, according to Bloomberg's Billionaires Index. The decline in his net value is roughly equal to the entire fortune held by Dyson founder James Dyson -- the 52nd richest person in the world, according to Bloomberg. Musk and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos have been swapping places atop Bloomberg's list of richest people in the world since January. But Musk now sits in a distant second place: $157 billion, compared to Bezos' net worth of $177 billion. Musk remains $21 billion ahead of Microsoft founder Bill Gates, who remains the third-richest person on the planet. VIDEO: 'Extremely bogus': Elon Musk claims he tested positive and negative for COVID-19 Elon Musk's tweet is raising questions about the validity of coronavirus testing. Tesla's stock gained 743% in 2020, propelling it to No. 5 on the list of most valuable companies on the stock market. After losing 15% this year, Tesla's stock has since fallen to No. 7, behind Facebook and Berkshire Hathaway but ahead of JPMorgan Chase. Even if Tesla's stock continues to sink, Musk still stands to become much richer in 2021 and beyond. RELATED: Elon Musk offers $100 million prize for best carbon capture technology He received four grants to buy 8.4 million Tesla shares in 2020. Each of those was worth $5 billion at Friday's closing price, although some of that will be shaved off because Musk will have to pay the exercise price. Musk will probably receive three additional options grants this year, each as large and as lucrative as those he received in 2020. Musk has not exercised any of his options. Executives typically exercise them when they are due to expire, or to free up cash. Musk has never sold Tesla shares. Tesla SharesMarketsMicrosoft InvestorsStock InvestorsBloombergAmazonFacebookJPMorgan ChaseBerkshire HathawayRisky Tech StocksBitcoinCorporate ProfitsRichest PeopleHigh-growthCashJames DysonJeff BezosBill GatesBezosElon Musk

• Unpaid oil, gas company taxes straining municipalities

  MOUNTAIN VIEW COUNTY — Unpaid property taxes owed by oil and gas companies is creating mounting and serious financial challenges in Mountain View County (MVC) and elsewhere in the province, says Reeve Bruce Beattie. About $840,000 in unpaid taxes are currently owed by oil and gas companies in the municipality,...Read Full StoryNatural GasOil PricesTax BillInfrastructureCorporate TaxesGovernment PropertyMVCUCPRMAMcLauchlinCAPPPERCNDPUnpaid Property TaxesUnpaid TaxesJason NixonJoe Ceci

• Vinton Elementary now home to book vending machine

  A more exciting treat than candy lit up the eyes of Vinton Elementary students as they dropped their coins into a new vending machine — books, 300 of them, all brightly colored and beckoning. This is the first school in the district to have such a machine. Vinton Elementary Student...Read Full StoryVending MachineElementary EducationStineVESSanta ShopPartner In EducationWestlake ChemicalThe Cubby CashBaby Sitters ClubRead Across America WeekBooksHomeCandy GramsSpecial TokensTom WatsonAnn M. Martin

• A Look Into “Coming 2 America” and Its Mixed Reviews: Where Do You Stand?

  Eddie Murphy’s anticipated sequel to his 1988 classic Coming To America hit Amazon’s Prime Video this past weekend. It’s been the talk of the timeline and the reviews have been mixed. The film follows majority of the original cast, which is a blessing giving how much time has passed since...Read Full StoryComing 2 AmericaMoviesMovie ReviewsRotten TomatoesAmazonTwittersphereComing To AmericaInstagramKERAStandCriticsScreen RantOscarOpinionsSufficient LaughsEddie MurphyKiki LayneArsenio Hall

• Maria Bakalova, Daniel Kaluuya are early Critics Choice Awards winners

  March 7 (UPI) — Maria Bakalova and Daniel Kaluuya were among the first winners announced at Sunday’s Critics Choice Awards ceremony. Bakalova won the Best Supporting Actress honor for her performance in Borat Subsequent Moviefilm and Kaluuya was named Best Supporting Actor for his work in Judas and the Black Messiah.Read Full StoryAwards CeremonyCelebritiesBest ActressBest DramaBest Supporting ActressLeading ActressHBONetflixCrownA24MinariLovecraft CountryFXAMCThe Plot Against AmericaDaniel KaluuyaKaluuyaSaulZendayaKevin BaconAngela BassettPhoebe DynevorMorgan FreemanJim GaffiganTony HaleChelsea HandlerJustin HartleyChris HemsworthTyler HoechlinJameela JamilLeslie JordanJavicia LeslieEva LongoriaChrissy MetzMads MikkelsenLin Manuel MirandaJared PadaleckiKyra SedgwickYara ShahidiElizabeth TullochCourtney B. VanceCatherine Zeta JonesMayim BialikTaye DiggsOrlando BloomGal Gadot

• Bruins vs Devils 3/7/21: Hockey Day in America, lineups, and more

  Feb 18, 2021; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Bruins center Charlie Coyle (13) and New Jersey Devils defenseman P.K. Subban (76) battle away from the puck during the first period at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports. The Boston Bruins battle the New Jersey Devils for the fourth time...Read Full StoryBoston BruinsThe DevilsAmericaNhlP.K. SubbanTd GardenHockey DayThe New Jersey DevilsMatchupsTD GardenBob DeChiara-USA TODAYTimeLeadThingsGoldCharlie Coyle

• Cold spell may profit Wall Street

  Traders across Wall Street are poised for significant profits from the freeze that roiled energy markets and left swaths of the U.S. without electricity last month. That is, if they can collect. Goldman Sachs could gain more than $200 million from the physical sale of power and natural gas and...Read Full StoryNatural GasPipelinesGas PipelineEnergy CompaniesWall Street TradersWeak PricesOil PricesOil RevenueTrading RevenueColdGoldman SachsMorgan Stanley 'sBank Of America Corp.The Financial TimesMacquarie Group