The EU Commission signaled stricter animal welfare rules on the horizon, with plans to phase out cage-housing for laying hens and end the systematic killing of male chicks. Netflix’s reboot of Little House on the Prairie, premiering July 9, is already generating debate about whether the frontier-life drama can navigate today’s culture wars. Law & Order: SVU star Mariska Hargitay was announced as host of the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards — the first woman to hold that role in 15 years. And in a punk-rock footnote, Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong, Blink-182’s Travis Barker, Rancid’s Tim Armstrong, and Ramones bassist C.J. Ramone announced a supergroup called Cretin Family, set to honor the Ramones’ 50th anniversary with a show in Los Angeles on August 30.
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