THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

  • Harvey Weinstein has been expelled from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and now The Weinstein Company has entered talks to sell the bulk of its assets to private equity firm Colony Capital. 
  • Gerard Butler is reportedly in recovery after he was injured in a motorcycle accident in Los Angeles. 
  • The Nordstroms won't take their company private after all, at least for now. The family says it's putting its hunt for a buyer on hold. 
  • After remaining unsigned through six weeks of the 2017 NFL season, Colin Kaepernick has filed a grievance against the league, claiming collusion. 
  • Sunday Night Football announcer Al Michaels apologized for his attempt at a joke Sunday night. He said, "The Giants are coming off a worse week than Harvey Weinstein." 
  • Joe Jonas and "Game of Thrones" actress Sophie Turner announced their engagement on Instagram. 
  • Those who filed for a 6-month income tax extension on April 15th -- yesterday was your deadline. 
  • Amazon is said to be developing its own sportswear line. 
  • A report says that Americans are fatter than ever, with 70% now obese or overweight. 
  • A Florida photographer has started posting cute pictures of pit bulls to change people's perception. 
  • Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is starting his own online university. 
  • Astros Game 1 hero Marwin Gonzalez had to leave right after the game to be with his wife as she delivered their third child. 
  • A 4,000-year-old bow and arrow and lunchbox were discovered in the Swiss Alps. 
  • The City of Orlando paid $37,500 to a man to settle a lawsuit after police officers arrested him for what they thought was meth but was actually tiny flakes of glaze from a Krispy Kreme doughnut. 
  • NBC has canceled "The Night Shift" after four seasons. 
  • Britain's Princess Kate is still battling morning sickness. 
  • Melissa Ethridge was busted for pot at the U.S./Canadian border. 
  • Over the weekend, the Reverend Al Sharpton's daughter was an hour late to her own wedding. 
  • Pink says that she and Carey Hart sometimes don't have sex for an entire year. 
  • Porn publisher Larry Flynt is offering "up to $10 million" to anyone who produces information that leads to President Donald Trump's impeachment and removal from office. 
  • There's a Women Boycott Twitter movement after Twitter suspended Rose McGowan's account because of her tweets about Harvey Weinstein. 
  • The toll of that Somalia truck bombing has exceeded 300 victims. 
  • Facebook and Twitter are full of "Me, too" postings from women who have been sexually harassed or assaulted. 
  • Ed Sheeran broke an arm after being knocked off his bike. 
  • Yes, McDonald's is testing out a new sandwich called, "The McVegan." While heading the other direction, Arby's is going to roll out Venison Sandwiches nationwide and test Elk meat. 
  • The Dow Jones crawled into 23,000 territory yesterday for the very first time. 

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