THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

  • Bernie Sanders announced that he's running for the Oval Office again in 2020.
  • Sorry to report that Lady Gaga and her fiance have gone their separate ways.
  • Karl Lagerfeld, one of the most prolific and widely popular designers of the 20th and 21st centuries, has died in Paris. He was 85.
  • Las Vegas got several inches of snow on Monday. Go figure.
  • Magician Shin Lim won the Champions edition of "America's Got Talent" Monday night.
  • Double check the carts you're using at the grocery store! Some Walmart customers are reporting razor blades being found under the handles.
  • Oregon is seriously considering lowering the voting age....to 16!
  • Wallace Smith Broecker, the scientist who popularized the phrase "global warming" has died. He was 87.
  • Scientists say they have found the rock quarries where the stones at Stonehenge were cut. In Wales, 180 miles away.
  • Coca Cola is rolling out an orange-flavored version of their soda next Monday.
  • Hardee's and Carl's Jr. are bringing back the Froot Loops Mini-Donuts, if you care.
  • Netflix has canceled "Friends from College" after only two seasons.
  • Police are warning parents about the "48 hour challenge", where kids disappear for several days and score points for each mention they get on social media.
  • Queen, along with Adam Lambert, are going to perform at the Oscars this Sunday.
  • More than 7,000 people have signed an online petition supporting the idea of selling Montana to Canada to help pay off the national debt.
  • George Mendonsa, who maintained for decades that he was the sailor in an iconic 1945 Times Square photo, dubbed "The Kiss," that came to symbolize the end of World War II, has died, his family says. He was 95.
  • The NYPD is asking for authority to shoot down drones they deem a threat.
  • Lightsaber dueling will be recognized as a competitive sport in France.
  • A study blames YouTube for the rise in the number of people believing the Earth is flat.
  • Buffalo, New York, has received over 100-inches of snow this winter. 27-inches above normal.
  • Jussie Smollett's "Empire" screen time is getting slashed in the wake of a growing sentiment that he staged the so-called "attack."
  • Sam, the doctor actor who played Duke, the Golden Retriever seen in all the Bush's Baked Beans commercials, has lost his battle with cancer.

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