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<\/p>\nAlan Hollinghurst, Madonna, Andrew McCabe, Prince Harry, Significant Other, Drag Queen Milk: HOT LINKS<\/b>
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Apologies for the light posting the last couple<\/a> of days. At Towleroad HQ out here on Cape Cod we lost power for nearly 15 hours over the past two days because of yesterday\u2019s Nor\u2019Easter.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n NIKKI HALEY<\/strong>. The U.S. believes Russia is responsible for poisoning spy with nerve agent.<\/p>\n UK RESPONSE<\/strong>. Russian diplomats will be expelled<\/a>.<\/p>\n REPLACEMENTS<\/strong>.\u00a0Larry Kudlow will replace Gary Cohn as President Donald Trump\u2019s top economic adviser<\/a>.<\/p>\n MISCAVAGING<\/strong>. New Scientology Network launches on DirectTV<\/a>.<\/p>\n FBI<\/strong>. Office of Professional Responsibility recommends firing of Andrew McCabe<\/a>: \u201cThe FBI office that handles employee discipline has recommended firing the bureau\u2019s former deputy director over allegations that he authorized the disclosure of sensitive information to a reporter and misled investigators when asked about it \u2014 though Justice Department officials are still reviewing the matter and have not come to a final decision, a person familiar with the case said\u2026McCabe was hoping to retire in just days, when he becomes eligible for his full benefits.\u201d<\/p>\n CONSPIRACY THEORIES<\/strong>. YouTube turns to Wikipedia to help dubunk conspiracy theory videos<\/a>.<\/p>\n THE CROWN<\/strong>. Matt Smith got paid more than, Claire Foy, who played the Queen<\/a>.<\/p>\n CALIFORNIA<\/strong>. Shots fired inside school<\/a>: \u201cA teacher who also serves as a reserve police officer accidentally fired a gun inside a Seaside High School classroom Tuesday, police said, and three students were injured.\u201d<\/p>\n ELLEN DEGENERES<\/strong>. How girlfriend\u2019s tragic death helped launch comedy career<\/a>.<\/p>\n USDA<\/strong>. Trump administration withdraws animal welfare rule<\/a>: \u2018The Trump administration has decided to withdraw an Obama-era rule that would have set new standards for the way animals should be treated if their meat is going to be sold as \u201ccertified organic.\u201d \u2026Finalized under the Obama administration in April 2016, the rule largely dictated how producers and handlers participating in the National Organic Program are required to treat livestock and poultry to ensure their wellbeing.\u2019<\/p>\n THE RAISED BROW<\/strong>. An attempt to analyze Prince Harry\u2019s reaction to Liam Payne singing at Westminster Abbey<\/a>.<\/p>\n WALES<\/strong>. Man jailed for 17 months for threatening Gay Pride event in Cardiff<\/a>:\u00a0\u201cHe began shouting quotes from the Bible towards young people who he could tell from their appearance were attending Cardiff\u2019s Pride event. He started saying it was Adam and Eve, not Adam and Adam, and said gays<\/a> were disgusting. When the passengers got off he said to one of them \u2018I\u2019m going to Pride now and I\u2019ve got a bomb in my backpack\u2019. He directed these comments principally because of people\u2019s sexual orientation.\u201d<\/p>\n ALAN HOLLINGHURST<\/strong>. The evolution of one of fiction\u2019s gay liberators<\/a>. And also, from NPR:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n TENNESSEE<\/strong>. Gay couple to sue after their photo is used in a political attack ad<\/a>: \u201cTheir wedding was officiated by a candidate for state senate, but the couple<\/a> says they didn\u2019t sign up to be caught in the mudslinging.\u00a0 The Air Force veteran, who\u00a0suffers from PTSD, said he and his husband are private citizens, and this is casting a shadow on a very important memory.\u201d<\/p>\n WSMV News 4<\/a><\/p>\n INCLUSION RIDERS<\/strong>. Matt Damon and Ben Affleck say they\u2019ll adopt them for all future contracts<\/a>.<\/p>\n COMMEMORATIVE PLATES OF THE DAY<\/strong>. White House Departed Staffers.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n COVER OF THE DAY<\/strong>. Troye Sivan\u2019s \u201cMy My My’\u201d with Milk.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n HUMP DAY HOTTIE<\/strong>.\u00a0Saro D. Corio Lombardi.<\/p>\n The post Alan Hollinghurst, Madonna, Andrew McCabe, Prince Harry, Significant Other, Drag Queen Milk: HOT LINKS<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/hannity_trumpjr.jpeg?resize=195%2C195\")
ON THE ROCKS<\/strong>. Divorce forecast for Donald Trump Jr. and his wife Vanessa Trump<\/a>. \u201cVanessa and the eldest son of\u00a0President Donald Trump\u00a0married in November 2005 and have five children. But while they have not legally separated, friends say they have been living separate lives.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"Madonna\"](\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/madonna.jpeg?resize=195%2C195\")
BACK AT IT<\/strong>. Madonna to direct\u00a0movie based on ballet dancer Michaela Deprince\u2019s memoir\u00a0<\/a>Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina: <\/em>\u201cThe plot centers around Deprince, who spent her childhood as an orphan in war-torn Sierra Leone, only to be adopted and taken to the United States, where she later rose to prominence as a world-famous ballerina. The film\u2019s screenplay will be adapted by Camilla Blackett, known for her work on the television shows\u00a0Fresh Off the Boat<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0New Girl<\/em>.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/1498239587_info_image_SignificantOther-206x270.jpg?resize=195%2C195\")
SIGNIFICANT OTHER<\/strong>. This new play about searching for a gay \u201cMr. Right\u201d is headed for Los Angeles on April 3<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n