By Lauren Weber
Tuesday December 8th, 2015
TOP STORIES
DONALD TRUMP CALLS FOR TOTAL BAN ON MUSLIM IMMIGRATION The Republican presidential candidate called for a "total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States." As Dick Cheney put it, this "goes against everything we stand for and believe in." [Igor Bobic, HuffPost]
FBI: SAN BERNARDINO SHOOTER RADICALIZED 'FOR SOME TIME' The FBI has determined the California couple that shot and killed 14 people had recently been to the shooting range. [AP]
SCENES FROM BEIJING'S SMOG NIGHTMARE The photos look straight out of a disaster horror movie. [Lydia O'Connor and Damon Dahlen, HuffPost]
NYT: U.S. TRYING TO AVOID ISIS PROPHECY "As the debate on how best to contain the Islamic State continues to rage in Western capitals, the militants themselves have made one point patently clear: They want the United States and its allies to be dragged into a ground war … The group bases its ideology on prophetic texts stating that Islam will be victorious after an apocalyptic battle to be set off once Western armies come to the region." [NYT]
TED CRUZ LEADS IN IOWA According to the latest Monmouth poll, Cruz holds a 24 percent chunk, followed by Trump at 19 percent and Carson at 13 percent. [Ariel Edwards-Levy, HuffPost]
THE HELPLESS VICTIMS OF AMERICA'S OPIOID ADDICTION "In America, a baby is born dependent on opioids every 19 minutes. But doctors aren’t alerting social services to thousands of these infants, many of whom come to harm in families shattered by narcotics." [Reuters]
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WHAT’S BREWING
YOUR TWITTER PHOTOS JUST GOT AN UPGRADE No more crops. And here's Twitter's 2015 in review, just for fun. [Twitter]
KENDRICK LAMAR AND TAYLOR SWIFT HAD QUITE THE DAY The two lead the pack of Grammy nominations. Check out the full list here. [HuffPost]
MEET THE WOMEN OF 'BACHELOR' SEASON 20 Yes, it is season 20 and yes, a woman's occupation is "chicken enthusiast." [E! Online]
KIM AND KANYE NAMED THEIR KID SAINT WEST Twitter has some thoughts, but let's all remember their daughter's name is North. [HuffPost]
NETFLIX MAKES UP 35 PERCENT OF NORTH AMERICAN PRIMETIME INTERNET TRAFFIC We are all slaves to the red machine. [Quartz]
HOW TO RECOGNIZE THE WARNING SIGNS OF A MANIPULATIVE FRIEND And when to walk away. [HuffPost]
JOHN STAMOS POSED BARE BUTT FOR PAPER MAGAZINE Yes, you're going to click. [HuffPost]
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WHAT'S WORKING
HOW AID GROUPS BRIDGE THE GAP IN CARE FOR REFUGEES "When I sleep at night I am always alert in case I hear someone screaming. I haven't slept well in ages. I can admit it, I am a mess, people tell me to leave. But how can I, when people are drowning?” [HuffPost]
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ON THE BLOG
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH'S LETTER TO FATHER CHRISTMAS Break out the tissues -- you'll need them. [HuffPost]
BEFORE YOU GO
~ Prosecutors released dashcam footage of a 2014 fatal police shooting in Chicago.
~ Jon Stewart called out Congress in his return to "The Daily Show" for failing to reauthorize the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act.
~ What happens when people think Bible passages are from the Quran.
~ Netflix is doubling down on original content.
~ The coolest Christmas trees of 2015 so far.
~ Spotify's Year in Review makes it very clear just how many hours you spent jamming to the service, as well as all your top tracks this season.
~ The Stonehenge mystery continues -- the monument might have been moved.
~ The only major U.S. city without a recent mass shooting.
~ Justin Bieber posted another #TBT photo about Selena Gomez. We're with Drake -- please get back together.
~ The "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" sequel trailer has all the action you've been waiting for.
~ Sorry ladies -- Usher is officially off the market.
~ We would have loved to have been a fly on the wall at Hillary Clinton and President Barack Obama's latest secret lunch.
~ In case you get a lot of snow this winter -- how to build an igloo.
~ Adele talks about how her son inspired "Hello."
~ Could "The Good Dinosaur" be Pixar's first box office loss?
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