THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- The post office dropped its rates on Sunday for the first time in 100 years. The cost of a first-class stamp went from 49-cents down to 47-cents. It expects to lose $2 billion in annual revenue resulting from the price reduction mandated by the Postal Regulatory Commission.
- The movie that's out now, "Eye in the Sky" was Alan Rickman's final film appearance.
- An Oklahoma Burger King is dealing with about $10,000 in damage after a prank caller convinced employees to break out all of the restaurant`s windows.
- You may have noticed Brian Seacrest's cryptic final words on "American Idol" last week: "And one more time -- this is so tough -- we say to you from Hollywood, goodnight America... for now." Yes, there's already talk about reviving the show.
- The final episode of "American Idol" drew 13.3 million viewers.
- Yes that was Miley Cyrus with Liam Hemsworth and his family out to lunch together in Hollywood the other day.
- A Pest Control employee in England says he came across the largest rat he's ever seen -- a Super rat, around 2-feet long.
- Lindsey Vonn was seen leaving dinner at West Hollywood restaurant Craig's with "Hunger Games" and "Vikings" actor Alexander Ludwig.
- Jerry Lewis celebrated his 90th birthday Saturday at New York's Friars Club with fellow comedians including Jim Carrey.
- They claim that 11% of us are still out there using Windows XP.
- A report says that 200 unbound Republican delegates could decide whether or not Donald Trump gets the party's presidential nomination.
- Japan is testing a system that would allow people to buy items in a store using their fingerprints.
- Nicolas Cage and Vince Neil got into a fight outside a Las Vegas casino last week.
- The most expensive drug in the U.S. is for Hepatitis C costing $84,000 per treatment.
- Victoria's Secret says it will stop mailing out its catalogs.
- Steve Miller went on a backstage rant at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony last week.
- Kansas City Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer is being credited with saving a girl who fell down from being trampled while at a Justin Bieber concert.
- Terrell Owens is running around these days, making the argument that his statistics are good enough to get him into the NFL Hall of Fame.
- A study says that putting solar panels on every American roof would supply 39% of the power to the U.S.
- J.P. Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon is warning about an "economic tragedy we can see coming" in about ten years.
- A music festival in Iceland features a special access ticket selling for $1 Million. The actual ticket itself only cost $100,000, but there were $900,000 in screw-you fees.
- Artificial Intelligence software in China will try to predict the winner of a reality TV singing contest.
- Macaulay Culkin says he is essentially retired from acting.
- Indonesian pop star Irma Bule died after being bitten on stage by a cobra that was part of the show.
- The L.A. Lakers sold out of a limited edition Kobe Bryant hat for $38,000.
- The newest trend: Rage Yoga. Where you listen to metal, yell and swear while assuming the tradition yoga positions.
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