THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

• Bobby Vee, best known for "Take Good Care of My Baby" and "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes," has died at age 73.
• The big winners in Iceland's election last Saturday -- a political party that didn't even exist four years ago: The Pirate Party.
• Cases of sexually transmitted diseases in the U.S. have reached new highs, including an increase in syphilis not seen since the mid-1990s.
• A surprise move last Saturday by Iraq's parliament, who voted to ban the sale, import and production of alcohol in that country.
• Anti-war activist and one of Jane Fonda's ex-husbands Tom Hayden died over the weekend. He was 76.
• Drake announced he'll be dropping a new album in December.
• Jim Beam employees, who were on strike for a week, returned to work Monday after voting for a new contract.
• It was 10 years ago this week that Taylor Swift's first album was released.
• TD Ameritrade is buying out rival stock brokerage firm Scottrade in a deal worth $4 billion.
• Big Apple event happening this Thursday. Seems like it's time for a Mac computer update.
• So it looks like the deal is AT&T buying HBO and Time-Warner for $85.4 billion.
• Men's Health says shoes can lead to overuse injuries: They trick your brain into thinking your feet aren't working hard enough, so your legs end up working harder than they need to. The cure? Stride bare-foot for 100 meters after a run.
• Benedict Cumberbatch is the host for this weekend's SNL.
• Actress Cecilia Hart, the wife of James Earl Jones (Darth Vader), has lost her battle with ovarian cancer. She was only 68 years old.
• The Lamar Odom and Khloe Kardashian divorce has, at last, been finalized.
• Tesla says its auto-driving feature will cost $8,000.
• Charlie Sheen has offered to throw out the ceremonial first pitch tonight in a World Series game in Cleveland in character as Ricky "Wild Thing" Vaughn.
• The Rolling Stones had to cancel a show in Las Vegas after Mick Jagger came down with a case of laryngitis.
• Microsoft stock has hit an all-time high for the first time since 1999.
• David Bunnell, the creator of PC World and Macworld magazines has died at age 69.
• Oprah Winfrey told people who don't like Hillary Clinton to vote for her because "she's not coming to your house."
• A study says drinking two or more sugary sodas a day doubles the risk of diabetes.
• It looks like John Mayer and Demi Lovato are dating.
• After nearly 20 years of marriage, Scottie Pippen and his wife are heading to a divorce. The police were called out to their place twice this month.