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A two alarm fire erupted on the Atlantic City boardwalk at the Resorts Casino. No injuries were reported, and the blaze settled who has Atlantic City’s hottest table games.

A Hawaii woman will have to pay $39,000 to American Airlines after her threats to crew & passengers forced her flight from Honolulu to Phoenix to be diverted. However, American said she’s still invited to apply for an AAdvantage Rewards Credit Card.

Following a high profile meeting between China President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden, Biden told reporters he still believes Xi is a “dictator”. Xi did not comment immediately, saying he needed to return to China to dictate his response.

‘The Golden Bachelor‘ moved to the Fantasy Suites portion of the show, where Gerry Turner may choose to sleep with the three finalists before going to bed at 7:30.

Joasia Zakrewski, an ultramarathon runner, was banned from the sport for 12 months after riding in a car for part of a 50-mile race where she finished 3rd. She gave five stars to the Uber driver who picked her up when she was in 12th.

Ridley Scott’s biopic Napoleon debuted to mixed reviews. It’s 158 minutes long, making you wish it was more like Napoloeon – shorter.

A poll of women ages 18-40 say they prefer polite men over guys with a hot physique. So be polite and ask your girlfriend how her day was when she has sex with her personal trainer.

Philadelphia Police posted photos of luggage recovered after being stolen at Philadelphia Airport. Once victims complete a report identifying their bag, a Philadelphia Airport baggage handler can give it back to them in about six hours.

A Texas school board reversed their decision and will allow a transgender student to play the male lead in the high school’s production of Oklahoma! They admit it was a mistake, but doesn’t change how bad he sounds singing O What a Beautiful Mornin’.

Frontier Airlines dropped the price of their all-you-can-fly Go Wild! annual pass to $499 for a limited time. That’s the good news; the bad news is the clothes you’re wearing count as carry-ons that cost $99/flight. [Story h/t to JL]

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Delta Airlines is hiring 1,000 new flight attendants. The airline says they’ve received over 125,000 applications for the openings, but expect many candidates will withdraw once they realize how opening soda cans ruins their nails.

Athletic shoe maker Asics is testing new shoes that can be customized by microwaving them. The innovation was enthusiastically welcomed by the makers of Hot Pockets, who are happy to now become the second-worst tasting thing you heat in your microwave.

A live-action Dora the Explorer film is in the works, with Michael Bay producing. The project’s working title is Dora the Exploder.

  • Bay picks up executive producing credit after Dora moved the project following her meeting with The Weinstein Company.

A sculpture of Napoleon sitting in a town hall building in New Jersey has been verified as the work of Auguste Rodin, valued at $4 million. The Chairman of New Jersey’s art & culture alliance is stumped as to when the sculpture was made, but assumes it dates back to before Rodin was killed by Godzilla.

Toy maker Hasbro warned of lower 4th quarter demand for toys, based on the bankruptcy proceedings of large retailer Toys R Us. Business is so slow, My Little Ponys have had to take on farm work and over half of Transformers are now doubling as Ubers.

Stephen Hawking’s 1966 doctoral thesis was released for public viewing on Cambridge University’s website, and traffic promptly crashed the site. Pornhub said they could import the documents and absorb the traffic, but nobody would believe anyone who said Hawking’s thesis is why they were there.

Mark Wahlberg, a practicing Catholic, told the Chicago Tribune – ahead of a meeting with Cardinal Blase Cupich – that he hopes God forgives him for his role in Boogie Nights.  Cardinal Cupich said he didn’t know about God, but asked Wahlberg for $20 back for Transformers The Last Knight.

Kid Rock told Howard Stern “F*ck no, I’m not running for Senate.” The Michigan GOP quickly shredded invitations to the $1,000-a-plate Bawitda-Ball fund raiser.

Cell phone video captured scenes of a Harry Styles concert at the Hollywood Bowl, where Styles’ crotch was grabbed by an aggressive fan near the stage. Styles did not grab the fan back, so the improper touching only went in one direction.

This year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade will feature the debut of a new balloon, Olaf the Snowman from Frozen.  The over/under on terrible Al Roker ‘Let It Go’ jokes is 15.

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An 18 year-old competitor in the Wimbledon Junior Men’s Draw was ordered by tournament officials to change his underwear before a match, to comply with the All England Club’s ‘all-white’ apparel rules. The player complied, and swore off eating Taco Bell.

A security breach resulted in 6 million Verizon customers’ personal data being leaked online. The customers’ identities can now be stolen with 99% reliability.

NASA’s Juno mission has returned images and other data from Jupiter, with NASA scientists claiming Jupiter is nothing like they expected it to be.  Jupiter plans to update its Tinder profile.

Earlier this week an Evangelical group met with President Trump in the Oval Office. The members prayed with him, with some ‘laying hands’ on Trump, at least until the burning sensation overcame them and forced them to pull their hands away.

President Trump visited France at the invitation of newly-elected French President Macron. Along with their wives, they toured Napoleon’s Tomb. Trump said of the visit that Napoleon is both a “high quality person” and “one of his favorite ice creams.”

GOP Senators unveiled their newest draft health care bill on Thursday. Analysts say the bill features low-cost plans at bare-bones prices, while critics say the plans aren’t even health insurance, they’re just memberships to Planet Fitness.

TIME magazine provided a sneak peek at its upcoming cover, featuring Donald Trump Jr with red hands. TIME famously put President Trump on its cover as Person of the Year; Trump Jr may end up being Person Sentenced to Several Years.

Republican Senator Chuck Grassley sent a letter to Donald Trump Jr asking that he testify before the Senate Judiciary committee about his meeting with a Russian lawyer. Grassley said he would have emailed, but that he didn’t want, like, the whole world to see it.

A ‘Kid Rock for Senate’ website has emerged, leading to speculation that Kid Rock will run for a Senate seat in his home state of Michigan. Sarah Palin and Ted Nugent swiftly volunteered to join the ticket as Vice Senators, before being told there is no such thing.

Thursday is National French Fry Day — which is like Prime Day, only for heart disease.

The left tackle on Kansas State’s football team has come out as gay. He described the response to his announcement as overwhelming love and support – despite coming from the blind side.