By Lauren Weber
Tuesday October 13th, 2015
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TOP STORIES
JOIN US FOR DEBATE NIGHT Will Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders be forced to attack each other? Could Joe Biden make an appearance and utilize the extra podium CNN has on hand for him? We'll be covering all that and more with a livestream you can find here. Our coverage starts at 7:30 p.m. EST, and the debate begins at 9 p.m. [Christine Conetta, Adriana Usero, Peter James Callahan and Jason Linkins, HuffPost]
HUGE DONOR LEANING TOWARD RUBIO Sheldon Adelson, a billionaire hotel magnate and megadonor who could give tens of millions to a primary campaign and alter the shape of the GOP race, is said to be favoring Marco Rubio. [Politico]
THE U.S. WEAPONRY THAT SIGNALS A 'PROXY WAR' "Insurgent commanders say that since Russia began air attacks in support of the Syrian government, they are receiving for the first time bountiful supplies of powerful American-made antitank missiles. With the enhanced insurgent firepower and with Russia steadily raising the number of airstrikes against the government’s opponents, the Syrian conflict is edging closer to an all-out proxy war between the United States and Russia." [NYT]
A GENERATION WITHOUT MASS SHOOTINGS How Australia has prevented mass shootings after landmark gun laws established in the wake of the Port Arthur massacre, which left 35 dead. [Tory Maguire, HuffPost Australia]
CHINESE IMPORTS DOWN 20 PERCENT IN SEPTEMBER Yeah, it's time to be concerned about China. [AP]
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WHAT’S BREWING
WATCH OUT BLUE IVY AND NORTH WEST John Legend and Chrissy Teigen are going to be parents! [HuffPost]
LEONARDO DICAPRIO MIGHT BE ENGAGED We'll never let go, Jack. [Elle]
DON'T WORRY T-SWIFT FANS Turns out she and Calvin Harris are very much still a thing despite those "happy ending" rumors. He's not on her long list of ex-lovers -- yet. [HuffPost]
HOW TO BUILD A SALAD EMPIRE "The Washington-based hip and healthy farm-to-table salad chain Sweetgreen started with a single shop in Georgetown in 2007 that was funded by 40 friends and relatives. They're now up to 31 nationwide and set to expand to 40 by the end of this year. They've also completed three rounds of venture capital funding, totaling $95 million." [Bloomberg]
NICK LACHEY REMINDS ALL OF US TO BUCKLE UP As the former star of 98 Degrees wrote on Instagram, "A word of advice.....always wear your seatbelt when you @uber There is no such thing as a guaranteed safe ride. #datenight." [HuffPost]
THIS GUY BOUGHT GOOGLE.COM Then gave the money the company offered him as a reward to charity. What a guy. [HuffPost]
BE JEALOUS OF LINKEDIN EMPLOYEES They just got unlimited vacation. [HuffPost]
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WHAT'S WORKING
LEARNING FROM TURKEY'S TREATMENT OF SYRIAN REFUGEES "At times overlooked in the coverage of the refugee crisis is the fact that Turkey and other countries in the Middle East have already played host to millions of those fleeing Syria in late 2011. As Amnesty International notes, Turkey is currently home to more Syrian refugees than anywhere else in the world." [HuffPost]
ON THE BLOG
'A BEREAVED MOTHER ON THE RIGHT TO DIE' "Although she did not speak, the language of her body showed me with unquestionable clarity that her existence was painful. I saw her eyes sink into her face, her fragile body writhe as her cerebral palsy manifested, her emaciating torso holding itself lighter with each passing day. The severity of her suffering outweighed my self each time. My grief would never be larger than her pain." [HuffPost]
BEFORE YOU GO
~ A timeline of the history of the world.
~ The bird worth more in ivory than elephants and rhinos.
~ How Facebook will get you to buy anything and everything.
~ Congrats to Hugh Grant, who is expecting a fourth child.
~ This pension ad makes you want to recycle, save money and invest in drones all at the same time.
~ Behind the decision for no more nudes at "Playboy."
~ "The Day After Tomorrow" may be scientifically plausible. We're fine with it as long as we get to spend our post-apocalyptic days with Jake Gyllenhaal.
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