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GOP Establishment Candidates Target Each Other
By Lauren Weber
Wednesday December 30th, 2015
TOP STORIES
GOP ESTABLISHMENT TARGETS EACH OTHER As Jeb Bush trades barbs with Marco Rubio and Chris Christie, the race looks to New Hampshire independent voters as the potential key to the whole primary race. [WaPo]
THE U.S. TRIED TO SPY ON ISRAEL, ENDED UP EAVESDROPPING ON CONGRESS Whoops. [WSJ | Paywall]
GEORGE PATAKI DROPPED OUT OF THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE If you didn't know the former New York governor was in the Republican primary, then you probably understand why he had to drop out. [Amber Ferguson, HuffPost]
THREE HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL PLAYERS CHARGED WITH RAPE OF TEAMMATE "On Dec. 22, three basketball players from Ooltewah High School competing in the Smoky Mountain Classic basketball tournament allegedly assaulted their freshman teammate while staying the night in a rental cabin. The team's coach rushed the alleged victim to the hospital, where he had to have emergency surgery." [Sebastian Murdock, HuffPost]
EL SALVADOR'S MURDER RATES JUMPED 70 PERCENT THIS YEAR The country is on track to become the world's homicide leader. [Roque Planas, HuffPost]
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WHAT’S BREWING
PARENTS, HERE'S ANOTHER REASON TO LOVE NETFLIX The streaming service will trick kids into going to bed at 9 p.m. on New Year's Eve for you. You're welcome. [HuffPost]
A LOOK AT ALL THE PEOPLE WHO PUNCHED WALLS IN 2014 No really, the emergency room data on those folks. [Quartz]
JENNIFER LAWRENCE SUMS UP NEW YEAR'S EVE IN THREE WORDS Way too accurately, if we may add. [HuffPost]
'MEET THE BENEDICTINE MONK OF SILICON VALLEY' "Like many techies, Brother Eckhart Camden wears a hooded garment to work. But his uniform is not a hoodie, strictly speaking. Instead, Brother Eckhart wears a black tunic and scapular -- reflecting his status as probably the only Benedictine monk working at a Silicon Valley software company." [Buzzfeed]
SAY IT AIN'T SO, PUCK Mark Salling, the former "Glee" star, has been arrested on charges of possessing child pornography. [HuffPost]
GOING TO CHINESE CODING BOOT CAMP "Standing outside the official education apparatus, coding schools like Shrek’s aren’t burdened by tightly-controlled curriculums, stodgy ideology, or high-stakes testing regimens. The goal is simple: teach the students the skills they need to get a job in China’s new tech boom." [HuffPost]
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WHAT'S WORKING
THE SYSTEM 'SUCKING' TRASH OUT OF THE SEA "The concept is simple: A bucket ... connects to a water pump, sucking in any floating trash inside a removable mesh bag." [HuffPost]
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CHRISTMAS IN A REFUGEE CAMP "Stretched across the field are rows of makeshift houses. For construction, anything goes -- polyethylene, tent awnings, and a strange canvas material were stretched over wooden beams." [HuffPost]
BEFORE YOU GO
~ The first four enlisted women are reporting for duty on a U.S. submarine.
~ The U.S. has accused Iran of unauthorized rocket tests.
~ Yes, it makes sense that they'd get rid of a "Frozen"-labeled non-alcoholic sparkling grapejuice.
~ National Geographic's best travel photos of the year.
~ A meth addict, 8 months after quitting.
~ A look at Soviet cuisine.
~ Carrie Fisher is after the Twitter haters.
~ The Philadelphia Eagles fired head coach Chip Kelly after a lackluster season.
~ A take on "Concussion" from a current NFL player.
~ The cutest flower girls of the year.
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Inside the 'Trial of Tamir Rice'
By Lauren Weber
Tuesday December 29th, 2015
TOP STORIES
NO INDICTMENTS IN TAMIR RICE CASE A grand jury in Cleveland declined to indict two officers in the shooting death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice Monday, capping off over a year-long investigation. The officers had fatally shot the boy while he played with a toy gun. [Daniel Marans, HuffPost]
GUINEA OFFICIALLY EBOLA-FREE The World Health Organization has declared the country free of the deadly virus. [Michael McLaughlin, HuffPost]
START STOCKING UP ON CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP Here are the cities expected to be hit the hardest with the flu. [Kate Bratskeir, HuffPost]
MEET THE NEW MORTGAGE BOND "The federal government is trying to get taxpayers off the hook for billions of dollars of potential losses if another mortgage crisis arrives -- and in the process, it is quietly giving birth to a new asset class." [WSJ | Paywall]
THE FINAL FRONTIER Inside the race to stake claims on Antarctica's fresh water supply. [NYT]
ISLAMIC STATE ISSUES NEW ORDERS ON HOW TO 'PROPERLY' RAPE ENSLAVED GIRLS AND WOMEN "Islamic State theologians have issued an extremely detailed ruling on when 'owners' of women enslaved by the extremist group can have sex with them, in an apparent bid to curb what they called violations in the treatment of captured females." [Reuters]
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WHAT’S BREWING
MOTORHEAD FRONTMAN 'LEMMY' DEAD AT 70 The British heavy metal rockstar Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister died of an aggressive cancer. [HuffPost]
MARK ZUCKERBERG IS NOT GOING TO GIVE YOU FACEBOOK STOCK Sorry folks, that's another Facebook hoax for you. [HuffPost]
THE NEW LOOK OF GOOGLE GLASS Let's see if this version is actually successful. [Ars Technica]
GONORRHEA COULD SOON BE UNTREATABLE Another instance of the scary world of antibiotic resistance. [WaPo]
OF COURSE 'GAME OF THRONES' IS STILL THE MOST PIRATED SHOW For the fourth year in a row. Here are some pictures of Bran all grown up to tide you over till April. [HuffPost]
IT COSTS A LOT TO RESCUE MATT DAMON From Mars to World War II, saving him is rather expensive. [HuffPost]
YOU ARE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE NIGHTMARES If you sleep on your left side. Or watch horror movies, but that's neither here nor there. [HuffPost]
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THE LAST PLACE TO CONVINCE OF THE CAGE-FREE EGG MOVEMENT "'It's when we are going to start seeing change at the supermarkets,' David Coman-Hidy, executive director at the animal welfare nonprofit The Humane League, told The Huffington Post by phone on Sunday. 'The final frontier is for retailers to catch up to consumer sentiment.'" [HuffPost]
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ON THE BLOG
'A LOW-KEY NEW YEAR'S EVE' Check out "five super relaxed NYE party alternatives for anyone looking to have an exciting night in." [HuffPost]
BEFORE YOU GO
~ This couple paid $100,000 to clone their dead dog.
~ Jeb Bush has challenged Donald Trump to a one-on-one debate.
~ Heart, be still: President Barack Obama has invited Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to a White House State Dinner.
~ The "affluenza" teen who was on the run has been detained in Mexico.
~ How China's aggression is pushing Vietnam back to the U.S.
~ The number of deaths from marijuana overdoses.
~ Taylor Swift's cats definitely had a better year than you.
~ Brace yourselves, Cumberbitches -- here's the first look at Benedict Cumberbatch as Dr. Strange.
~ It'd cost you a cool $400 to ring in New Year's Eve in Times Square's Olive Garden. Hey, unlimited breadsticks?
~ The CNN anchor who passed out on live TV has been cleared by her doctors.
~ Miranda Lambert has found herself a new country singer squeeze.
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Iraqi Forces Retake Center of Ramadi from ISIS
By Lauren Weber
Monday December 28th, 2015
TOP STORIES
RAMADI CENTER RETAKEN BY IRAQI FORCES "Iraqi forces said on Monday they had seized a strategic government complex in the western city of Ramadi from the Islamic State after a fierce weeklong battle to retake it, following a brutal seven-month occupation by the extremist group." [NYT]
PEYTON MANNING'S RESPONSE TO DOPING ALLEGATIONS After shocking allegations that the Denver Broncos quarterback and other MLB and NFL stars used HGH, Manning issued a furious denial that contained confusing references to his wife’s possible involvement. [Lydia O'Connor, HuffPost]
A TOP AFGHAN OFFICIAL POINTS TO TALIBAN GAINS "We haven't delivered." [WaPo]
SOUTH KOREA, JAPAN REACH AGREEMENT ON COMFORT WOMEN "The foreign ministers of South Korea and Japan said Monday they had reached a deal meant to resolve a decades-long impasse over Korean women forced into Japanese military-run brothels during World War II, a potentially dramatic breakthrough between the Northeast Asian neighbors and rivals." [AP]
HOW CHINA IS TAKING OVER RUSSIA'S BACKYARD You’ll be hearing a lot more about the growing importance of Kazakhstan over the next few years. [WaPo]
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WHAT’S BREWING
WHY WE SHOULD ALL BE VERY, VERY AFRAID OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE The scientists leading the call to arms tell their side of the story. [WaPo]
'STAR WARS' PASSES 1 BILLION DOLLAR MARK, BREAKS ANOTHER BOX OFFICE RECORD The force is strong with this one. [Reuters]
SPEAKING OF, WE HAVE ALL KINDS OF THEORIES ABOUT REY No but really, who is her father? Oh and here's the Millenium Falcon, made of 7,500 Lego pieces. [HuffPost]
THE WARNING SIGNS YOU COULD BE IGNORING Before you become a cardiac arrest victim. [AP]
START SAYING GOODBYE TO THE 'BIG BANG THEORY' It's looking like the show's tenth season may be its last. [HuffPost]
HOW YOUR FAVORITE CELEBS RANG IN CHRISTMAS Some strong pajama game at work here. [HuffPost]
THE NEW AGE OF THE CONSPIRACY THEORY "Round-the-clock coverage of global events means there is a constant supply of crisis and chaos for us to interpret. Stories of strings being pulled by hidden hands are a staple of our entertainment." [The Guardian]
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WHAT'S WORKING
SUSAN SARANDON: SEEING MARY IN A SYRIAN REFUGEE "How did this young girl, just having given birth, manage that trip at sea? How did she do all that walking? Where did she give birth? Wasn’t Mary just a kid too when she and Joseph took to the road?" [HuffPost]
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ON THE BLOG
WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO HAVE ALZHEIMER'S "I fumbled into the bathroom as I felt the numbness creep up the back of my neck like a penetrating fog, slowly inching to the front of my mind. In the moment, it was as if a light in my brain had been shut off." [HuffPost]
BEFORE YOU GO
~ Inside the refugee crisis -- in virtual reality.
~ Understanding the exceptions Obama makes for his special forces.
~ How the beheading of a nine-year-old girl has ignited the Hazaras community in Afghanistan.
~ A year in the life of an unraveling opioid addict.
~ How a drug-resistant form of malaria could lead to a "global comeback."
~ The New Yorker chronicles the rise of “SNL” star Leslie Jones.
~ A lot of people are using their noses to operate their Apple watches, proving laziness can always reach new heights.
~ When a stingray gives birth in your boat.
~ ICYMI, most Americans only live 18 miles away from mom.
~ Chrissy Teigen continues to capture hearts everywhere by telling off Internet commentators.
~ The Radiohead rejected Bond song is pretty darn spectacular.
~ More shirtless pictures of Vladimir Putin, this time from a calendar called, "All Year With The President Of Russia."
~ The comeback of the used bookstore.
~ And yes, everyone hurt themselves trying out their new hoverboards this holiday season. Just make sure yours doesn't catch fire.
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