THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

  • Ryan Murphy is aiming his next "American Crime Story" about the Bill Clinton/Monica Lewinsky scandal, and has brought in Monica as a producer.
  • Tom Brady and his supermodel wife, Gisele Bundchen, have put their home in Brookline, Massachusetts, up for sale for a cool $39.5 million.
  • If you prefer the other coast, Matthew Perry has put his penthouse with a view up for sale, for $35 million.
  • Walgreens plans to close approximately 200 U.S. stores. That's less than 3% of their 9600 stores around the U.S.
  • So, when Disney-Plus becomes available November 12th (their rival to Netflix), it'll cost you just $6.99. Or, you can get a bundle of Disney-Plus, Hulu and ESPN-Plus for just $12.99.
  • Among the re-makes Disney is planning for their new Disney-Plus channel: "Home Alone", "Night at the Museum," "Cheaper by the Dozen" and "Diary of a Wimpy Kid."
  • 43% of U.S. broadband households plan to purchase a smart home device in 2019.
  • You're distracted for 27 seconds when using voice-activated commands in your car. That might not sound like much, but at highway speeds, it's enough to travel the length of three football fields and possibly crash.
  • Snickers says they'll give away 1 million candy bars if the U.S. moves Halloween to the last Saturday of October. They're collecting signatures online.
  • Venezuela and Uruguay have issued travel warnings for violence in the U.S.
  • The Raiders announced the sponsor for their Las Vegas stadium as Allegiant.
  • Several analysts are saying that Netflix stock will crash by up to 70%.
  • A survey says 95% of people who order vegan burgers out are not even vegetarian.
  • A Philadelphia Phillies lawsuit could make their mascot the Phanatic a free agent.
  • Detroit Piston Andre Drummond is on a beer diet in the offseason.
  • A new study claims that the middle school years are the toughest on moms.

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