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In brief: Michelle Monaghan hockey series gets title ‘The Sticks’ and more

Michelle Monaghan’s hockey Netflix series now has a title. The show is officially called The Sticks. Monaghan stars as a grieving wife who steps up to lead the team her husband built. Netflix has also shared more cast members of the new series, including Scott Bakula, Logan Marshall-Green and Alex MacIsaac. The series will premiere in 2027 …

Caitríona Balfe has found her next project. Deadline reports the Outlander actress will star in the new drama series Ascension. The show comes from Oscar winner Alfonso Cuarón, and will be co-showrun by Natalie Erika James and Christian White. In addition to starring, Balfe will executive produce …

Bella Thorne has found her next directing project. The actress is set to write, direct and star in Spring Breakers2, according to Entertainment Weekly. The original film’s producers, Chris Hanley and Roberta Hanley, will return to produce this sequel, as well. Harmony Korine directed the original 2013 film, which starred Selena Gomez, Ashley Benson, James Franco and Vanessa Hudgens …

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The Emmy Award-winning "CBS News Sunday Morning" is broadcast on CBS Sundays beginning at 9:00 a.m. ET.  "Sunday Morning" also streams on the CBS News app beginning at 11:00 a.m. ET. (Download it here.)  Guest host: Steve HartmanTicks, lots of 'em! CBS News COVER STORY: The explosion of ticks and Alpha-gal syndrome | Watch VideoThis year, emergency room visits for tick bites have increased dramatically, corresponding with a new threat: a rise in Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), where one bite from a lone star tick can make you violently allergic to red meat. Correspondent David Pogue looks at how residents of Martha Vineyard are addressing an epidemic of Alpha-gal, and talks with experts about how best to avoid tick bites.For more info: Thomas Mather, director, Center for Vector-Borne Disease, University of Rhode IslandTickEncounter Reserouce Center, University of Rhode IslandSam Telford III, professor of Infectious Disease and Global Health, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts UniversityThe Tick Center at Martha's Vineyard Medical, Oak Bluffs, Mass. TickWiseMV (Instagram)Tick Free Martha's VineyardRed Cat Kitchen, Martha's Vineyard     ALMANAC: August 23 (Video)"Sunday Morning" looks back at historical events on this date.
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