MEGA MILLIONS<\/strong>. The Mega Millions jackpot soars to a record 1 billion dollars<\/a>.\u00a0\u201cThis is truly uncharted territory, and it\u2019s exciting to see people across the country buying their tickets and joining in the fun,\u201d said Gordon Medenica, Mega Millions Lead Director and the Director of Maryland Lottery and Gaming in a statement Friday. \u201cHitting the $1 billion mark for the first time is historic, and we can\u2019t wait to meet the winner(s) who will share in that history.\u201d<\/p>\n NIKKI HALEY<\/strong>. Breaks with Trump<\/a>:\u00a0\u201cin America, our political opponents are not evil.\u201d<\/p>\n EDNA TURNBLAD<\/strong>. Harvey Fierstein really doesn\u2019t want to know about John Travolta\u2019s performance in Hairspray<\/a>.<\/p>\n CLIMATE CHANGE<\/strong>. EPA spokesperson unaware of dire \u201cirreversible\u201d climate change report<\/a>: \u2018A spokesperson from the New York headquarters of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) told The Daily Beast that she was unaware of the recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. \u201cWhat report?\u201d she asked. \u201cI haven\u2019t heard of it.\u201d After further discussion, the EPA spokesperson declined to comment on whether the government agency had reviewed the paper or made any plans to respond to it. Representatives from the other nine regional offices either declined to comment, did not respond to requests for comment, or deferred to the D.C. office. \u2018<\/p>\n SHOUTING MATCH<\/strong>. Chief of Staff John Kelly and national security adviser John Bolton seen yelling in West Wing<\/a>: \u201cTrump, who was incensed about the rising levels of migrants and threatened to shut down the southern border on Twitter earlier that morning, took Bolton\u2019s side during the argument. Bolton favors a harder line approach to the issue and criticized Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen during the argument, a source said. Nielsen used to serve as Kelly\u2019s deputy when he ran DHS. Bolton reportedly said Nielsen needed to start doing her job, which incensed Kelly.\u201d<\/p>\n JASON CHAFFETZ<\/strong>. Former Congressman is still a racist dick<\/a>.<\/p>\n At Disneyland today with Senator Elizabeth Warren pic.twitter.com\/37rvaSOVGl<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Jason Chaffetz (@jasoninthehouse) October 18, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n F**K YOU<\/strong>. CNN\u2019s Jim Acosta lashes out at Twitter user for \u201cDear Diary\u201d comment<\/a>.<\/p>\n HOCUS POCUS<\/strong>. The three stars of the original \u2013 Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy \u2013 are set to reunite<\/a>!<\/p>\n HISTORICAL MARKER OF THE DAY<\/strong>. In Dallas\u2019 Oak Lawn neighborhood.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n RIHANNA<\/strong>. Singer rejected Super Bowl halftime show in support of Colin Kaepernick<\/a>:\u00a0\u201cThe NFL and CBS really wanted Rihanna to be next year\u2019s performer in Atlanta,\u201d the insider reveals. \u201cThey offered it to her, but she said no because of the kneeling controversy. She doesn\u2019t agree with the NFL\u2019s stance.\u201d<\/p>\n CASTING<\/strong>. Judi Dench to join live<\/a> Cats<\/em> adaptation as Deuteronomy<\/a>: \u2018In the original, the Jellicle\u2019s leader Old Deuteronomy is played by a guy<\/a>, a patriarch who by the end of the night will select a cat to be reborn into a new life on the Heaviside Layer, an annual feline tradition. Deuteronomy\u00a0is a large old cat who has lived many lives and buried \u201cnine wives,\u201d though that line will have to change in the film.\u2019<\/p>\n NEW TUNE OF THE DAY<\/strong>. K-pop queens BLACKPINK and Dua Lipa \u201cKiss and Make Up\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n SECOND NEW TUNE OF THE DAY<\/strong>. Calum Scott \u201cNo Matter What.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n NATURE YOU SCARY OF THE DAY<\/strong>. The Weather Channel\u2019s immersive demonstration of wildfires.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n FRIDAY FLASH<\/strong>. Robert Oliveira.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n The post Mega Millions, Calum Scott, Wildfires, Blackpink, Harvey Fierstein, Dallas, Cats, Hocus Pocus, Jason Chaffetz: HOT LINKS<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad Gay News<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n