Hunter Biden faces a nine count indictment – three felonies and six misdemeanors – for alleged tax crimes during 2016 to 2019… and could spend 17 years in Prison.

- He won’t, of course… But he COULD!

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A reporter went out and bought the same groceries that McCauley Culkin’s character in “Home Alone” bought for just under $20 in 1990, to see how much they’d cost today. The Total? More than $65 bucks. That’s an increase of 250%.

- To quote the movie clip McCauley plays on his TV to scare the Robbers, Joe Pesci and his partner, away from his house during the movie…. “Keep the Change, You Filthy Animal”.

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According to a new study, seeing a Co-worker sniffle immediately triggers your body to Prep for illness.

- A similar study found that seeing a Sander’s Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Caramel immediately triggers my body to Gain Weight.

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Government Officials are warning the public about a disturbing and “very sophisticated” gift card scam that has national and international implications.

- But I’m not worried. I’ve been emailing with a guy in Nigeria the last couple of weeks and he told me the whole “scam” angle is being completely overblown.

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The movie “Godzilla Minus One” has brought in $52 MILLION since its release in the US on December 1st… getting good reviews from both critics and movie goers.

- Critics expected the Godzilla movie to be a bomb. Not the Biggest Bomb to ever come out of Japan in December… but a bomb nonetheless.

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According to a new poll 41% of Gen Z (age 11 to 26) say it’s “important” to them that they have the best holiday decor in their neighborhood.

- This reminds me of when I was a kid… Every year my mother would put me in charge of putting the Tinsel on the Christmas Tree. And then, my Mother would re-do it !!

You gotta tradition!

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RIP… Ryan O’Neal, star of TV’s “Peyton Place”, and movies including "Love Story" and "Paper Moon" died Friday at age 82. No cause of death was given, but O’Neal had suffered from both Leukemia and Prostate Cancer. His daughter, actress Tatum O’Neal says she hopes he’s now reunited with his “longtime love” Farrah Fawcett who died in 2009. O’Neal and Fawcett were together for 17 years.

Have a great day and I’ll see you back here Tuesday!

-Dick