THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

  • Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks will star together for the first time in new Steven Spielberg political drama "The Post," according to Variety. 
  • Turner and Warner Bros. launch a cartoon streaming service called Boomerang for $4.99 a month or $39.99 a year. 
  • The Mercedes-Maybach G-Class 650 is officially the world's most expensive SUV, with a price tag of around $500,000. 
  • Cappuccino Twinkies are coming soon to a store near you. 
  • Pete Davidson has been missing from "Saturday Night Live." He had to conquer some demons. He says he's quit drugs and is happy and sober for the first time in 8 years. 
  • Fantasia Barrino was forced to cancel a performance in Memphis after suffering second-degree burns from an unspecified accident on Sunday. 
  • ESPN has some layoffs reportedly in the near future, including some on-air talent. 
  • The coroner has ruled that George Michael died of natural causes. 
  • Chance the Rapper is donating $1 million to Chicago public schools and is calling for corporations to follow suit. 
  • Free tours of the White House resumed yesterday. 
  • A dangerous category 4 cyclone hit Madagascar yesterday. 
  • Note to one Connecticut mom: there are lots of things you could put on Facebook live. You have to wonder how showing your 10-year-old driving your car seemed like a good idea. 
  • A Nevada woman is on the run from the law after it was discovered she was poisoning her now ex-husband's Lucky Charms so that he wouldn't try to have sex with her. 
  • When Beyonce took Blue Ivy to the premiere of "Beauty and the Beast" last week, little Blue Ivy had on a $26,000 dress. 
  • The Oakland Raiders have secured financing for a 65,000-seat stadium in Las Vegas, their future home. 
  • By the way, Adele has confirmed that she and her longtime partner Simon Konecki are married.

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