Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning.
A research vessel funded by the late Paul Allen has found an important part of World War Two history. The USS Hornet, most famous for launching the Doolittle strike against Japan in April 1942, was found deep in the South Pacific.
A research vessel @VulcanInc funded by the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has discovered a sunken WWII U.S. carrier in the South Pacific pic.twitter.com/yKFFFoAC3C
— TicToc by Bloomberg (@tictoc) February 15, 2019
The US Copyright Office has laid down the law when it comes to the famed ‘Carlton’ dance from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. The office said that Alfonso Ribeiro can’t copyright the dance as it’s only a “simple routine.” Ribeiro sued Epic Games in 2018 for allegedly using the dance in Fortnite.
Copyright office refuses registration for 'Fresh Prince' star Alfonso Ribeiro's "Carlton Dance" https://t.co/RBbFMkp3KT pic.twitter.com/1Ipt9EUvN8
— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) February 14, 2019
Amazon had planned to build its second headquarters in Long Island City, New York. However, those plans have been called off after the company received opposition from residents and local leaders. Now, the company says it won’t be proceeding with a second headquarters at this time and will continue to hire and grow across its 17 corporate offices in North America.
Amazon: "While polls show that 70% of New Yorkers support our plans and investment, a number of state and local politicians have made it clear that they oppose our presence and will not work with us to build the type of relationships that are required to go forward" pic.twitter.com/cF88Cegihv
— Dan Linden (@DanLinden) February 14, 2019
Once celebrity couple had a pretty special Valentine’s Day. According to posts on their Instagram pages, Orlando Bloom and Katy Perry got engaged on Thursday. The pair have been dating on and off since 2016, which included splitting up for a few months in 2017.
BREAKING - Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom ENGAGED as he proposes with beautiful ring on Valentine's Dayhttps://t.co/ne3jbscUGm pic.twitter.com/cRHPWHZHlM
— Mirror Breaking News (@MirrorBreaking_) February 15, 2019
A number of local media outlets reported that Netflix’s space within Sunset Bronson Studios in Los Angeles were on lockdown after police received a report of a person with a deadly weapon. Police sweeped the area and detained one person who was reportedly a former employee that was fired on Thursday.
Update: Netflix employee who was fired yesterday called former coworker and said he was on the lot, armed and ready to take action – prompting lockdown on lot, according to lot security https://t.co/OW1j4qfjos
— KTLA (@KTLA) February 15, 2019
Notable Birthdays (via Famous Birthdays)
Birdman (51), Matt Groening (65), Jaromir Jagr (47), Alex Borstein (48)
