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Trump Cancels Philadelphia Eagles Visit to the White House: President Trump initially invited the Philadelphia Eagles to the White House but canceled the meeting Monday. Several players on the team made it clear they would not attend the meeting even before the President’s cancelation. Trump tweeted “only a small number of players decided to come so we canceled it.”

‘Rosanne’ Spinoff May Happen Without Rosanne Barr: TMZ reported that ABC will likely make an announcement about a ‘Rosanne’ spin-off following the show’s cancellation. The network is still sorting out how to move forward with the show without Rosanne Barr as an executive producer.

Southwest Airlines Launches Annual Fall Fare Sale: Southwest revealed its fall fare sale for travel after the summer peak season and before the holiday season.  One-way fares start as low as $49 and only apply to nonstop flights. The sale will be up for only 72-hrs. You must fly between August 21 through December 12.

‘Transformers’ Releases First ‘Bumblebee’ Trailer Months Before it Hits Theaters: “Bumblebee” is the first spinoff from “Transformers” franchise.  The movie will bring a deeper emotional side to the Autobots.The movie will be different from the other Transformers films in that it takes place in the 1980’s. “Bumblebee” is set to hit theatres in December 2018.

Miss America Drops Swimsuit Competition: The Miss America contest will discontinue the swimsuit competition portion of the contest. Miss America organization Chairman Gretchen Carlson said on Good Morning America, “We will no longer judge our candidates on their outward physical appearance. It’s going to be what comes out of (the candidates) mouths that we’re interested in when they talk about their social-impact initiatives.” The changes will be effective September 9th.

 

 

 

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