RCL's Daily Brief

• Big Bird Puppeteer Retiring After 50 Years
  Dave Itzkoff, The New York Times
• Fox News Research Responds to Trump Saudi Arabia Business Denials
  Jessica Kwong, Newsweek
• A Former CIA Officer Tells How to Avoid Injury, Prison and Death While Traveling
  Cindy Otis, The Daily Beast
• Javier Bardem Disagrees with “Public Lynching” of Woody Allen
  Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter
• Middleweight Boxing Champ Signs Richest Contract in Sports History to Stream Fights
  Brian Campbell, CBS Sports
• Idris Elba May Be in “Cats” Movie Adaptation With Taylor Swift
  Justin Kroll, Variety
• Poll of NFL Scouts, Coaches and Execs Ranks Aaron Rodgers as League’s Best
  Matt Miller, Bleacher Report
• How This One House In Mexico Beach Survived Hurricane Michael
  Patricia Mazzei, The New York Times
• Roseanne Barr Shares Disapproval Of Her Sitcom Character’s Death
  Reuters, The Guardian
• Louis C.K. Jokes About Masturbation Scandal at Comedy Club
  Chris Perez, Page Six
• Stephen Colbert Fires Back at Trump for Stormy Daniels “Horseface” Jab
  Matt Wilstein, The Daily Beast
• MLB Investigating Astros Employee For Videotaping Red Sox’s Dugout
  Staff, ESPN
• LA Evens Series With Brewers Thanks to 13th-Inning Heroics By Playoff Goat
  Tim Brown, Yahoo Sports
• Manhattan Is Now Becoming a Rich Ghost Town — Why?
  Derek Thompson, The Atlantic
• App Launches that Allows Users to “Google Search” Their Lives
  Megan Rose Dickey, TechCrunch
• Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos Wants You to Live in Space
  Steven Levy, Wired
• Did T.I. Go Too Far With Melania Trump Lookalike as Stripper in His Video?
  Matt Miller, Esquire
• Why Failing Defenses Have Gotten Downright Offensive in NFL
  Jenny Vrentas, Sports Illustrated
• Advocates Suing Trump for Attacks on Press. Can They Win?
  Suzanne Nossel, Politico
• How Hollywood Dems Are Mobilizing for Midterm Elections
  Ted Johnson, Variety