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Newsweek reports: A Florida man is facing multiple charges for allegedly using a remote-controlled device on his minivan that could cover his license plate with a press of a button. Robert Craig Davis, 70, of Key Largo, was caught after being spotted using the shield last Saturday by off-duty Florida Highway Patrol trooper Lt. Alejandro Camacho while he was driving …

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Tell us today about your traditions, your travels, your favorite recipes, and your favorite Turkey Day disasters. Tell us about Thanksgivings with your biological families and your logical families, as Armistead Maupin so aptly puts in. Tonight I’ll dine with my logical family here in New York City and I’ll lift my glass to all of you.

From Joe: Beloved readers, on this Thanksgiving Day, as on every other day of the year, uncountable LGBT kids are living on the streets, turned out by the very people who are supposed to love them. As we do every Thanksgiving, today we turn JMG over to Ali Forney Center founder Carl Siciliano. Please click and read his message below…. …

ABC New York reports: The 92nd edition of the iconic holiday event ushers in the season with its signature giant character balloons, floats, marching bands from around the country, whimsical performance groups, music’s biggest stars and the one-and-only Santa Claus. Since November of 1924, the Macy’s Parade has become synonymous with the start of the holiday season. For the 92nd …

Daytona Beach’s NBC affiliate reports: A 52-year-old Florida man used a stolen identity to pay for $40,000 worth of dental work and to buy a $10,000 puppy, the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies said Timothy Powell told them he was recruited by thieves who encouraged him to have his teeth extracted and replaced with dental implants so he would …

Tampa’s ABC affiliate reports: A Florida man has been arrested for having sex with a miniature horse on multiple occasions, deputies say. According to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, 21-year-old Nicholas Anthony Sardo, of Citra, has been arrested and charged with four counts of bestiality/sexual contact with an animal. The sheriff’s office stated in a press release that, “he used …

Deadline Hollywood reports: True Blood fans rejoice. You may be getting a fix of the vampire fantasy story in musical form. Speaking at a 10th anniversary screening of the pilot episode at Vulture Festival in Los Angeles on Sunday, creator Alan Ball gave details of the rumored musical version coming from composer Nathan Barr, which Ball says he’s heard is …

Playbill reports: Mary Poppins is back, and she has a familiar-looking lamplighter in tow. Lin-Manuel Miranda joins Emily Blunt on the big screen in the upcoming movie musical Mary Poppins Returns, and in a new sneak peek, the Tony and Pulitzer Prize winner performs one of the new songs heard in the film. Miranda, as Jack the lamplighter, leads a …

Variety reports: In the offices of MSNBC, Rachel Maddow is known for the meticulous preparation she puts into the network’s signature primetime program, “The Rachel Maddow Show.” Somehow, she has found time to take on two other projects that don’t have much to do with her daily showcase. At the end of October, Maddow and MSNBC launched “Bag Man,” the …

Billboard reports: Nielsen Music released its 2018 Music 360 Report focusing on the live music business this morning (Nov. 16), which shows that 52 percent of the U.S. population attends some sort of live music event each year. Within the category of those who attend live events, 68 percent attended a concert, 66 percent a free outdoor community event involving …

Tallahassee’s ABC affiliate reports: A Florida man who was caught on camera allegedly putting a white bodily fluid into a co-worker’s water is facing new felony charges for poisoning. Robert Tyson, 62, is now charged with two counts of poisoning water with intent to kill or injure. He was booked into the Leon County Detention Center on Tuesday and freed …

USA Today reports: Monopoly for Millennials — the recently released version of the classic board game — centers around the often-mocked generation of people born between 1981 and 1996. The cover features Monopoly icon Rich Uncle Pennybags with a cup of coffee, earbuds and a medal labeled “participation.” The tagline on the cover reads: “Forget real estate. You can’t afford …

The Tampa Bay Times reports: A St. Petersburg police officer was investigating a Nov. 6 break-in at The Chattaway restaurant, reviewing surveillance video that shows the burglar devouring a plate of chicken wings and enjoying a beer inside the kitchen. But then the officer stumbled across another incident from the night before. The video shows a man riding his bike …

The New York Post reports: A “devastated” Miley Cyrus said Monday that her multimillion-dollar Malibu home has been reduced to cinders in the deadly California blazes. “Completely [devastated] by the fires affecting my community,” the 25-year-old pop star tweeted. “My house no longer stands but the memories shared with family & friends stand strong.” The singer was able to escape …

The Huffington Post reports: The Satanic Temple is suing Netflix and Warner Bros. Entertainment for $150 million for using what temple leaders claim is their “copyrighted” goat-headed statue in a new series. The suit argues that the temple’s unique version of Baphomet appeared in “The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina,” a reboot of “Sabrina the Teenage Witch” that stars Kiernan Shipka …

Deadline Hollywood reports: Singer-songwriter-producer Robin Thicke has lost his house in Malibu and has evacuated. His family is reported safe. He has been documenting his ordeal on Instagram. Actor Martin Sheen has been found safe. Martin Sheen was among the hundreds evacuated to the Zuma Beach area after the California wildfires mushroomed near his home. A reporter for the local …

The Orlando Sentinel reports: And so an alligator walks into a Walmart in Florida. It’s not a stand-up comedy shtick. Only another Florida Man story, with a slice of Animal Planet. Credit goes to Michael Connor, who arrived on the scene to escort the unwanted shopper out the door. The gator was captured in good health and relocated to a …

The Naples Daily News reports: With bite marks to prove it, a Florida man caught a whopper of a Burmese python Monday night in Miami-Dade County. Kyle Penniston nabbed the new record for a python caught through the South Florida Water Management District’s Python Elimination Program after snagging the 120-pound snake measuring 17 feet, 5 inches. Penniston’s hands were swollen …

USA Today reports: A Florida man who allegedly broke into an alligator farm and jumped into a pool of crocodiles was found Tuesday morning bloody and crawling through a woman’s yard, local authorities say. At around 7:45 p.m. EST, St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park said a man broke into the property and then jumped into a pool full of …

New York state unfortunately is one of only 13 states without early voting so I arrived at my polling place at 6:30AM today to find the longest line I’ve seen since 2008. For a midterms election. Use this post today to let us know your own voting experience and alert us to any issues you may have encountered. It’s going …