In response to President Trump's proposed cutting of funding to Public Television, a video of Elmo being fired from Sesame Street has gone viral. 

- Elmo claims Trump is a just a "Puppet" for Vladimir Putin. 

- This story brought to you by the letters P-I-N-K and S-L-I & P. 

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Senate Republicans are expected to vote today on their Obamacare replacement. 

- The last time people voted on an Obama replacement, Trump ended up winning the election. 

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An unidentified overseas group claims they have hacked into 300 Million iPhones and told Apple they will "begin deleting all info" on the affected phones if they don't get $100,000. 

- Only $100,000??? Who's behind this? Dr. Evil???

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Board game giant Hasbro is producing a Broadway show called "Monopoly: The Musical". 

- Casting has just begun, but Pamela Anderson has already snagged the role of "Community Chest". 

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A 58 year old woman in Troy sent over $700,000 dollars to a man she "fell in love" with (but never met) on Match.com who doesn't even exist. 

- She says she's "embarrassed and humiliated" and added "still on the market!". 

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A soccer player in Ghana accidentally thanked both his wife and his girlfriend after winning a Championship Game.  

- Both women ran on the field and attacked him... but in keeping with the rules... neither of them used their hands. 

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Diane Sawyer will sit down for a follow-up with Caitlyn Jenner about her life as a woman next month. 

- In a related story... Caitlyn is denying rumors that she's in talks to become one of the ladies on "The View". 

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The NCAA Sweet Sixteen gets underway today... Good luck to #7 Michigan as they take on #3 Oregon. GO BLUE!!!

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Have a great day and I'll see you back here Friday!

-Dick