Lin-Manuel Miranda, Bruce Springsteen, Etta Wu, Meghan McCain, The Shining, Chick-fil-A, Neanderthals: HOT LINKS<\/b><\/p>\n
PAUL MANAFORT<\/strong>. Meghan McCain has some serious feelings: \u201cAs far as I\u2019m concerned, people that do blood money dealings like this, first they should rot in jail and then they should rot in hell.\u201d<\/p>\n SECRET MEETINGS<\/strong>. Paul Manafort met with Julian Assange in 2016 in the Ecuadorian embassy<\/a>: \u2018Sources have said Manafort went to see Assange in 2013, 2015 and in spring 2016 \u2013 during the period when he was made a key figure in Trump\u2019s push for the White House. It is unclear why Manafort wanted to see Assange and what was discussed. But the last meeting is likely to come under scrutiny and could interest\u00a0Robert Mueller<\/a>, the special prosecutor who is investigating alleged collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia.\u2019<\/p>\n THE SHINING<\/strong>. Melania\u2019s White House Christmas inspiration<\/a>?<\/p>\n CANNIBAL SUBWAY TURKEY<\/strong>. If people eating in the subway grosses you out, this is pure holiday hell<\/a>.<\/p>\n ARMS DEAL LIE<\/strong>. Jared Kushner pushed State and Defense Depts. to inflate Saudi arms deal<\/a>: \u2018Kushner, in a bid to symbolically solidify the new alliance between the Trump administration and\u00a0Saudi Arabia<\/a>\u00a0while claiming a victory on the president\u2019s first foreign trip to Riyadh, pushed State and Defense officials to inflate the figure with arms exchanges that were aspirational at best, the officials said. Secretary of Defense James Mattis supported Kushner\u2019s effort and ultimately endorsed the memorandum, according to a former NSC official familiar with the matter.<\/p>\n DON\u2019T EAT MORE CHIKIN<\/strong>. Rider University dumps Chick-fil-A<\/a>. \u2018Rider University, a private university in central New Jersey, polled students in the spring about what franchise they would like to see on campus. The results showed a preference for Chick-fil-A, which boasts the slogan \u201cEat More Chikin.\u201d But the university said it removed the restaurant as an option on a survey this fall based on the franchise\u2019s being \u201cwidely perceived to be in opposition to the LGBTQ+ community.\u201d\u2019<\/p>\n THE HAPPY PRINCE<\/strong>. Rupert Everett brings his Oscar Wilde film to Paris<\/a>.<\/p>\n BROOKLYN<\/strong>. Rapper convicted in assaults near gay club<\/a>: \u201cJames Thomas, also known as Mousey Baby, walked into the Fulton Street restaurant at around 4:30 a.m., screamed at its patrons, many of whom had just left the club, and slashed one man<\/a> in the face. He then left the establishment, but it didn\u2019t end there: as two others were trying to enter, he threatened one man<\/a> with a knife and stabbed another twice before fleeing the scene.\u201d<\/p>\n WORLD OF DEBAUCHERY<\/strong>. New study of neanderthals reveals they\u00a0were highly promiscuous and interbred \u2018multiple times\u2019 over a period of 35,000 year<\/a>s: \u2018Analysis of Neanderthal DNA in modern East Asians and Europeans found our ancestors began to pour out of Africa and mingle with more species around 75,000 years ago. Data from the 1,000 Genomes project \u2013 which has mapped the DNA of 1,000 people from around the world \u2013 suggests an environment of rampant promiscuity. It was a complex web of relationships in which individuals had intercourse with members of their own group \u2013 and different early humans, or hominins.\u2019<\/p>\n COREY JOHNSON<\/strong>. Mum on his \u201cresistance food fight\u201d with loathsome Trump supporter Bill White<\/a>.<\/p>\n RICHARD SIMMONS<\/strong>. Transgender defamation case settled with National Enquirer<\/a>: \u2018Simmons has agreed to drop his appeal against American Media \u2014 which owns \u2018Enquirer\u2019 \u2014 after a judge ruled against him last year. If you don\u2019t remember, the fitness icon sued for defamation over a story published claiming he was in the process of sexual reassignment.\u2019<\/p>\n MANHATTAN IS DEAD, CONT<\/strong>. Cielo nightclub in Meatpacking District shuttering<\/a>: \u201cAnother New York City nightlife staple, Cielo, is rumored to be closing its doors after 15 years. The notorious nightspot, which is located in NYC\u2019s Meatpacking District, is located at 18 Little W 12th St. Not only one of the most praised night venues in the city that never sleeps, Cielo has made a name for itself as one of the most acclaimed nightclubs in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n MARRIED<\/strong>. Jackie Chan\u2019s daughter\u00a0Etta Wu and Andi Autumn<\/a>. \u201cThe couple<\/a> were most recently seen traveling together to Hong Kong, ostensibly to find work, and hopefully greater acceptance. Despite Elaine Ng\u2019s disapproval of her daughter\u2019s relationship, she\u2019s publicly stated that her doors are always open to Etta if she needs help.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n United by love & law \u2661 On our wedding day~ . . . If you never give up on love and you put all your heart into the family youve dreamed of, an open mind and warm heart will guide you to happiness. We have been in the persuit of happiness the day we were born. Abused as children who never felt love, we have so much to give. We have concorcured our fears, accepted our faults, and now we understand that the people who hurt us are hurting still. We have all been hurt but if you can dream of love, you can find it. Love is kind, it does not judge. Love is both strength and weakness. Love can make change. Love wins! \u2661 #lovewins #gaymarriage #lgbtq #fightforwhatsright #love #iloveyou #teamlove<\/a><\/p>\n A post shared by *:\uff65\uff9f\u2727UCHU\u00d72\u2727\uff9f\uff65:*<\/a> (@uchux2) on \n