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Morning Start: Are Jack and Meg White of the White Stripes related?

Your morning start for Wednesday, May 13, 2020
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Happy humpday! Expect some showers and a possible thunderstorm today.

Fun Fact of the day:

Are the White StripesÏã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥™ Jack and Meg White related?

Meg and Jack White publicly portrayed themselves as siblings. However, public records emerged in 2001 that showed Meg and Jack were not related; in fact they had married in 1996 prior to the bandÏã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥™s formation. They divorced in 2000, before The White Stripes ascended to international fame.

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About the Author: Brendan Shykora

I started at the Morning Star as a newspaper carrier at the age of 8. I went on to pursue a Master of Journalism at Carleton University and have been a journalist in Vernon since 2019.
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