Overnight Briefing & General Reality Check - Apr 7, 2022

Latest problem for smartphones --scammers texting you. Doesn't matter what company you use, the texts continue and usually with links to click on that are from scammers who are trying to get you to part with your money... or download some app to your phone to get it. And if you click on the link, don't be surprised if they'll be after some kind of personal info, like a credit card number. One source claims in March, 11.6 billion scam messages were sent on American wireless networks, up 30 percent from February.

Congratulations to Rihanna, who's just made it onto Forbes' World Billionaires list, with a total of $1.7 billion dollars. That puts her at #1,729 on the list. Other female show biz types on the list:
--Kim Kardashian at #1,645; she's estimated to have $1.8 billion.
--Oprah Winfrey at #1,196 with $2.6 billion.

Good news for fans of the original "Orphan Black" series --AMC is reportedly putting together a new series based on the original one called "Orphan Black: Echoes." The new series will reportedly follow the lives of a new group of women who gradually begin to realize how deeply interconnected their origins are --despite the fact that none of them know one another. Sound familiar? Look for it sometime next year (2023).

Wanna live close to Walt Disney World so you can pop in just about anytime? The resort has just assigned 80 acres which will be made into a new affordable housing development with more than 13-hundred units. The homes will also reportedly be close to schools and the new Flamingo Crossings Town Center retail and dining complex as well.

As you know, Tiger Woods has reportedly recovered from his car crash last year and going to play in the Masters Golf Tournament. And sources say he's the player that more than 10-percent of people are betting on to win the tournament --even though six other men have better odds. If he wins, this would be the sixth time he's won the Masters. The tournament begins today (Thursday).