THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

  • Samsung rolled out its new phone, the Fold. Yes, a foldable phone that you can use folded up... or open it up for a bigger screen. Pretty much a phone that opens into a tablet. You can get one starting April 26th if you pony up just-under $2,000.
  • The Monkees bass player, Peter Tork, has died after a long battle with tongue cancer. He was 77.
  • Jussie Smollett has turned himself in and will be charged with felony disorderly conduct.
  • CNN says the Mueller Report will be released next week.
  • CBS is seriously considering moving CBS This Morning" anchor Norah O'Donnell to their prime-time news desk.
  • A Boeing Dreamliner hit a nice patch of jet stream the other day and reached a speed of 801 MPH.
  • Las Vegas got a dusting of snow for the second time in a week.
  • Duke's Zion Williamson, the top college basketball player in the nation and one of the best NBA prospects in the past decade, was lost to a knee injury just seconds into their North Carolina game when his foot slid on the floor and his Nike-made shoe exploded, twisting his knee and sending him sprawling. Nike stock has taken a hit.
  • Burger King has a new chicken sandwich is promoting their King as the "King of Flame-Grilling"... so, K.F.G., get it?
  • The San Diego Padres team store started selling Manny Machado jerseys... but the team hadn't yet made the official announcement... so they were quickly pulled.
  • The government is looking into allegations that there have been reports of asbestos in some of Johnson and Johnson's baby powder.
  • They're calling them "Rattlesnake Fries." On the way, soon, to a Taco Bell near you. Seasoned fries topped with marinated steak, creamy jalapeno sauce and spicy jalapenos.
  • The insane rumor mill has Russell Wilson being traded to the New York Giants.
  • Bernie Sanders raised $6 million in one day after announcing his run for President in 2020.
  • A study says eating nuts is tied to a lower heart disease risk for diabetics.
  • Just so you can start training, there's talk of making break-dancing an Olympic sport in France when the games are there in 2024.
  • Syracuse coaching legend Jim Boeheim struck and killed a 51-year-old man with his car on Wednesday just before midnight.
  • Vinny Vella, known for his role in the 1995 film "Casino" and other gangster movies, died Wednesday at age 72 from liver cancer.

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