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Fox host's concert ban on daughter; squirrel monkey born

The Daily Beast reports the father issued the ban after a meltdown, with online observers already supporting the daughter's perspective on the conflict.

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  1. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe Daily Beast reports that a Fox News host has banned her daughter from a pop star's shows, and calls the whole thing a bizarre meltdown.

  2. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentGrounded from a concert. That is the oldest punishment there is, and it still works.

  3. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn other news, the San Diego Zoo is celebrating the arrival of a newborn Guianan squirrel monkey, which fortunately has no parental restrictions to worry about.

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