Some news items you might have missed: • Gaily Grind: Amy Schneider (above) is the first transgender woman to qualify to compete in the Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions, an annual tournament between the show’s top 15 contestants. The nine-time champ is still on a roll with $343,200 in winnings. • CNN: Actor Elliot Page, who uses the pronouns his/they, posted a shirtless selfie Sunday showing off a burgeoning six pack. The post garnered over 1.8 million Likes. https://www.instagram.com/p/CW02-kvlBuV/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link • Reuters: Botswana’s Court of Appeal on Monday upheld a 2019 ruling that decriminalized gay sex. Before the 2019 High Court ruling, engaging in gay sex in Botswana was punishable by up to seven years in prison. • Edge Media: Jury selection began today in the trial of former “Empire” star, out actor Jussie Smollett, who is accused of filing false police reports in January 2019 regarding a faked racist attack. https://twitter.com/EdgeMediaNet/status/1465017887446511627 • KVVU-TV: Thanksgiving travelers set a new pandemic-era air travel record in the United States on Sunday. The Transportation Security Administration reported screening 2,451,300 people on Sunday. • Twitter: Lee Elder, who became the first Black golfer to play in The Masters in 1975, died Sunday at the age of 87, the PGA Tour announced today. https://twitter.com/PGATOUR/status/1465363386200428549
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