THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

  • Special counsel Robert Mueller's team will take President Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort to court in Alexandria, Virginia, today.
  • Iran's currency has hit a new record low, as the country's economy worsens.
  • In England, a 26-year-old woman caught her 26-year-old husband cheating on her-after only a year of marriage-with a 72-year-old woman.
  • Tom Cruise's latest Mission: Impossible movie pulled in $61 million over the weekend, a franchise record.
  • Disneyland resort workers have approved a contract calling for a raise in the minimum wage to $15 an hour.
  • A California teen was arrested after breaking into a house and asking a sleeping couple to use their Wi-Fi.
  • A naked man was found doing jumping jacks in the women's restroom at a Tennessee McDonald's.
  • Because of possible stadium-construction issues, the Seahawks-Raiders game October 14th at England's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium might be moved to Wembley Stadium.
  • New research from Parks Associates finds 46% of U.S. broadband households now own a connected health device, such as a digital pedometer, smart watch or a digital weight scale.
  • The original cast of the 1980 movie "9 to 5" are going to return for a sequel, including Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin and Dabney Coleman.
  • Speaking of reboots, Kelsey Grammar says he's up for a reboot of "Frasier."
  • Lamar Odom will play basketball for a team in China.
  • Matt Groening, the creator of The Simpsons, has a new animated series on Netflix called, "Disenchantment."
  • Angelina Jolie's 2014 film "Unbroken" didn't cover Louis Zamperini's close connection to the late evangelist Billy Graham. A sequel hitting theaters in September will, featuring Graham's grandson as Billy.
  • With America facing a mid-summer blood shortage, Amazon is offering Amazon gift cards to people who donate blood or platelets between now and August 30.
  • Meghan Markle's first birthday as part of the royal family is this Saturday. Her dad chose this week to say that his 36-year-old daughter has removed him from her life entirely as punishment for staging fake paparazzi pictures before the royal wedding and speaking critically of the royal family.
  • Former WWE star Brian Lawler, the son of Jerry "The King" Lawler, died Sunday, in jail. It's said he was found hanging in his cell.
  • Starting at the lunch rush on Thursday, customers will receive a MacCoin with the purchase of a Big Mac at 14,000 participating restaurants across the United States. What's the coin good for? Another Big Mac.
  • Demi Lovato's ex Wilmer Valderrama has been by to visit her a couple of times since her near-fatal overdose.

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