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Trump rules out Pence as VP; who's next?

While former President Donald Trump has not formally announced whether he will run again in 2024, he recently ruled out his former Vice President Mike Pence as a potential running mate, saying “I don’t think the people would accept it." While it's unclear if Pence plans to run for president in 2024, he has been vocal in opposition to Trump’s opinions on the Russian invasion of Ukraine and on the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

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2021 made one million more millionaires

The COVID-19 pandemic struck the U.S. economy with a blow unlike any other. However, the number of Americans who became millionaires increased by another million last year. A report shows the number of Americans with $1 million or more in investible assets rose to a record 14.6 million in 2021, up from 13.3 million in 2020. The report cites the stock market as the single biggest reason for the growth in wealth.

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New LEGO set goes 'Back to the Future'

LEGO will be releasing another nostalgic set with the new “Back To The Future” model inspired by the DeLorean car from the 1985 film. The LEGO “Back to the Future” Time Machine set acts as a three-in-one reproduction of the iconic vehicle and allows builders to create the car from the first, second or third movie. The model will be made up of 1,872 pieces and will include detailed replicas from the movies like the iconic light-up flux capacitor, fold-down tired for flight mode, and more.

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A whole lotta LEGOs

LEGOs have been used to build everything from real houses to the Taj Mahal, but what was the tallest tower and how many bricks were in it?

Thursday's answer: iTV was the world's first video-on-demand streaming service. Hong Kong Telecom launched it back in 1998.

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