THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

• Singer Tom Jones has hinted he may never sing again, after the death of his wife of 59 years.
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• told you about Lea Michele's new tattoo on her ring finger, a small coffee cup, in honor of her late grandmother who gave Lea her first cup of coffee at age 8. At the same time, she also had a number 5 tattooed on her side. That was in honor of her late boyfriend Corey Monteith and his character on Glee who was a football player that wore number 5.
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• Lindsay Lohan is flashing a huge engagement ring after she said "Yes" over the weekend to Russian business heir Egor Tarabasov.
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• Rihanna has tied a Beatles chart record in the U.S. by scoring her 59th week at number one. "Work" has landed an eighth week on top, putting her 20 weeks behind number one queen Mariah Carey. Rihanna has also edged ahead of Michael Jackson to claim the third-most number ones of all-time in America.
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• Ben Afleck is going to put on the Batman mask and cape again for another movie about the Caped Crusader and he'll direct it.
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• A Beverly Hills mansion, built on Barbra Streisand's former property, has gone on the market for $150 million.
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• A mentally ill felon in Georgia lied on a sperm bank website and ended up fathering 36 children.
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• 20% of U.S. broadband households plan to acquire a networked security camera in the next 12 months.
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• A study says that 80% of the water in China's wells is polluted.
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• A study says that Millennials prefer short 10 second ads on their cellphones compared to older people who like the 30 second format.
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• The DEA is reportedly considering reclassifying marijuana as a Schedule II drug that puts it in the same class as Ritalin, Oxycontin and Adderall.
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• New Jersey high school pitcher, Jason Groome, recently threw a no-hitter where he struck out 19 of 21 batters.
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• Researchers are saying that men who marry intelligent women are less likely to develop dementia later in life.
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• Kobe Bryant played his final game in the NBA last night, against the Utah Jazz. He spent all 20 years of his career in a Los Angeles Lakers uniform.
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• Actress Kate Hudson and the NFL's J.J. Watt went out on a date... and posted pictures on Snapchat.
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• Last year, residents in Spokane (spoh-CAN) County, Washington, spent more on marijuana than they did for wine, bread or milk. The only thing they spent more on was beer. It sounds like a happy place.
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• Nearly 40,000 employees of Verizon went on strike Wednesday seeking improved benefits and work conditions.