THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

  • New York's attorney general is suing the Donald J. Trump Foundation, U.S. President Donald Trump, and others, seeking to dissolve the foundation after what she called its "persistent illegal conduct" over more than a decade. 
  • The Northern Neck Regional Jail, where Paul Manafort will spend at least the next three months while awaiting trial, has also previously housed a member of the Taliban and a feared Colombian drug lord. And it held NFL star Michael Vick and musician Chris Brown in recent years. 
  • Major League Baseball is suffering an attendance drop, down 6.6% from what it was last year. 
  • Women's basketball star Anne Donovan died last week of heart failure. She was only 58. 
  • Ewan McGregor has joined the cast of "Dr. Sleep," a sequel to "The Shining." 
  • 16 political candidates have been killed so far this year in Mexico. 
  • Amazon has started steaks and seafood from trucks labeled as "Treasure Trucks!" 
  • Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee has been granted a temporary restraining order against a man who says he's his caregiver. Lee is claiming "elder abuse." 
  • There was a semi-truck crash last week in Arkansas that covered the highway in... Fireball Whiskey. 
  • Former Pro Bowl tight end Kellen Winslow Jr. has been arrested for the second time in eight days on suspicion of multiple sex-related crimes, including two counts of forcible rape. 
  • Tom Brokaw and his wife are selling their Westchester estate for $6.3 million if you're interested. 
  • Naya Rivera and Ryan Dorsey's divorce has been finalized. 
  • New Jersey is now taking legal sports bets. 
  • The Detroit Zoo announced it is sending 11,000 tadpoles to Puerto Rico to help restore their native toad population. 
  • Congrats to Char, a doe-eyed Jersey, who won the "Sexiest Cow in Britain" award. 
  • Scientists in Germany have programmed a robot to hug humans due to research showing hugs can reduce stress and help stave off illness. 
  • In honor of Donald Trump's birthday last Thursday, Chrissy Teagan donated $288,000 to the ACLU. 
  • New stats show that Americans spend 7% of their income on gasoline. 
  • Meanwhile, another study claims that 14% of Americans have sex at work. 
  • Bill Cosby has fired his entire post-conviction defense team. 
  • A 41-year-old German prince died in a horse-riding accident in England on Saturday. 
  • The voice of legendary physicist Stephen Hawking was beamed into a black hole Friday while his ashes were interred at London's Westminster Abbey. He died back in March after a long battle with Lou Gehrig's disease.

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