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Two days after its freshman season on CW ended, Batwoman is now looking for a new lead actress.

Ruby Rose announced Tuesday she was leaving the series. While no definitive reasons were cited, Rose had suffered some injuries while filming the series in Vancouver, British Columbia over the last year. Warner Bros. & Berlanti Productions have said they are committed to finding another LGBTQ actress to fill the vacant role, so they can begin production on season 2, which is set to start airing on CW in January.

If it's a lengthy search (doubtful), CW may be forced to either bring Legends of Tomorrow off the bench sooner than planned (it's set to return next spring), or renew the under-performing Katy Keene and move it to Sundays to fill the void. Stay tuned.
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Traditionally, the Belmont Stakes is the last leg of the Triple Crown in horse racing.

This year, it's the first leg.

The New York Racing Association announced Tuesday that the Belmont, which would've been run June 6 had racing not been suspended in New York due to COVID-19, will take place two weeks later than planned, on June 20, its distance cut to 1 1/8 miles. Racing fans would then wait 2 1/2 months before the Kentucky Derby (September 5), followed a month later by the Preakness (October 3).

For the organizers of the races, it's a test case to see if those who've advocated extending the lead time between races might actually have been right all along, which could lead to another change in 2021.
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Johnson & Johnson, having had to deal with lawsuits the last few years, has announced that their Johnson's Baby Powder will no longer be sold in North America. The lawsuits were filed after it was revealed that some of the talc used in the manufacture of the powder was laced with asbestos, which has been known to cause cancer. Johnson & Johnson also makes an alternate version of the product, substituting corn starch for the talc.

CBS Radio News used an audio clip of an old commercial from 1976 featuring actress-singer Cheryl Ladd (pre-Charlie's Angels). Luckily, the commercial is available on YouTube......



Another piece of our childhood is gone.