THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

• How out of control is the economy in Venezuela? Using the current conversion rate: a hamburger would be the equivalents of $170 U.S. or a hotel would ding you $6,900 a night.
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• You can buy an entire town in Nevada -- yours for just $8 million.
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• Sacramento student Tanishq Abraham is so smart, he's heading off to college, at the University of California/Davis... at the age of 12.
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• The Pro Bowl is reportedly moving from Hawaii to the Citrus Bowl in Orlando.
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• Atlanta Braves shortstop Erik Aybar had to be taken to the hospital to have a chicken bone removed from his throat.
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• Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban says he is "absolutely" open to being selected as Hillary Clinton's running mate.
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• They say an out-of-town bettor flew into Las Vegas over the weekend to place a $9,000 wager on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to win the Super Bowl.
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• Larry Bird gave an interview where he says he favors the NBA creating a four point shot.
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• Graduating seniors at Ontario High School in southern California found their diplomas contained the misspelled word "shcool."
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• Baseball is changing a couple of rules: redefining the bottom of the strike zone as the top of the hitter's knees and allowing teams to forego throwing four pitches on intentional walks.
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• So Princess Elsa is going to have a female love interest in the sequel to "Frozen," huh?
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• President Obama is lifting the four-decades-old arms embargo against Vietnam.
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• Donald Trump has life-sized portraits of Ronald Reagan and John Wayne at his campaign headquarters.
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• The National Parks Service is so desperate for cash that they just announced that, for the first time, they are going to solicit corporate sponsorship.