By Lauren Weber
Monday October 12th, 2015
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TOP STORIES
CLINTON EMAILS NEW FOCUS OF BENGHAZI COMMITTEE "Now, 17 months later -- longer than the Watergate investigation lasted -- interviews with current and former committee staff members as well as internal committee documents reviewed by The New York Times show the extent to which the focus of the committee’s work has shifted from the circumstances surrounding the Benghazi attack to the politically charged issue of Mrs. Clinton’s use of a private email server while she was secretary of state." On "60 Minutes," President Barack Obama defended Clinton's use of a personal server, saying that while it was mistake, it did not jeopardize national security. [NYT]
ISIS ALLEGEDLY BEHIND DEADLY BOMBINGS IN TURKEY "Islamic State is the focus of investigations into a twin suicide bombing that killed at least 97 people in the Turkish capital Ankara and investigators are close to identifying one of the suspects, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Monday." [Reuters]
SAY GOODBYE TO A SOCIAL SECURITY INCREASE NEXT YEAR This is the third time in 40 years that the benefit amount has failed to increase. [AP]
'THRESHOLDS OF VIOLENCE' Malcolm Gladwell takes a look at the epidemic of school shootings. [The New Yorker]
WASHINGTON POST REPORTER FOUND GUILTY IN IRANIAN ESPIONAGE TRIAL According to Iranian television, Post reporter Jason Rezaian has been found guilty of espionage. Take a look at the timeline of events leading up to Rezaian’s arrest and conviction, and his family and colleagues’ reactions to the verdict. [WaPo]
INSIDE THE NEW 'ARMS RACE' "Countries toiled for years and spent billions of dollars to build elaborate facilities that would allow them to join the exclusive club of nations that possessed nuclear weapons. Getting into the cyberweapon club is easier, cheaper and available to almost anyone with cash and a computer. A series of successful computer attacks carried out by the U.S. and others has kicked off a frantic and destabilizing digital arms race, with dozens of countries amassing stockpiles of malicious code." [WSJ]
BRIT WINS NOBEL PRIZE IN ECONOMIC SCIENCES Angus Deaton has won the honor for "his analysis of consumption, poverty and welfare." [Jade Walker, HuffPost]
WHO BESIDES JOE BIDEN WILL JUMP INTO THE DEBATE? Who will make the Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas tomorrow a lot more interesting? Join HuffPost tomorrow night as we break down the debate for you. [Howard Fineman, Jason Linkins and Lauren Weber, HuffPost]
For more video news from The Huffington Post, check out this morning's newsbrief.
WHAT’S BREWING
FLYING SOUTHWEST TODAY? GET TO THE AIRPORT EARLY Technical glitches are forcing Southwest Airlines to check in every passenger manually. Print out those boarding passes ahead of time, folks. [CNN]
KANYE WEST WANTS TO BE ON 'AMERICAN IDOL' And so begins Phase One of the 2020 presidential campaign. [HuffPost]
HOW ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SPOTS GENDER BIAS When employees can't themselves. [Fast Company]
GOOD NEWS, GENTLEMEN Pippa Middleton is single once more. [E! Online]
'THE RISE OF RIFLE PAPER CO' "It all started with an iPhone case. Sold at Anthropologie, the perpetually candle-scented oasis for all things flowy, floral, and flouncy, it was also floral, but not in an old-bedspread kind of way." [Vanity Fair]
WHEN CORAL REEFS DIE A look at the mass devastation. [Gizmodo]
THE COEN BROTHERS’ NEW MOVIE LOOKS PREDICTABLY INCREDIBLE And as always, packed to the gills with your favorite stars. [HuffPost]
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WHAT'S WORKING
THE HOLIDAY INSTEAD OF COLUMBUS DAY "Seattle and Minneapolis are among the locations that will celebrate ‘Indigenous Peoples' Day’ this year as part of an effort to recognize the marginalization of indigenous groups, who were already here when Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas and were nearly wiped out afterwards." [HuffPost]
ON THE BLOG
CREATING THE PERFECT GALLERY WALL "Love lithographs? Fancy foxes? A gallery wall is your opportunity to style your home to reflect your passions and interests. Galleries can be tied together by theme, frame color, style or image palette." [HuffPost]
BEFORE YOU GO
~ Dell is about to close one of the biggest technology takeovers with a $65 billion buy of EMC.
~ Want to feel some pangs of wanderlust? Here are photos of humpback whales and the northern lights.
~ Carlton squashes our "Fresh Prince" reboot dreams.
~ Jennifer Lawrence and Aziz Ansari just look like they're having the most fun together. Be our friends?
~ We're still in stitches over Amy Schumer's ”SNL” monologue.
~ John Goodman showed off a trim frame at his latest movie premiere.
~ We cannot stop laughing at the site hipstersound.com.
~ The dangers inherent in a campus network.
~ The trailer for "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" is as absurdly badass as we could hope for.
~ George R.R. Martin got a werewolf show green-lit, because he’s George R.R. Martin.
~ The exercises you should do every day “to stay fit for life” -- or at least to atone for the weekend's revelry.
~ Want to burst into tears over an ad? Extra has you covered.
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