By Lauren Weber
Monday December 7th, 2015
TOP STORIES
PRESIDENT OBAMA: 'FREEDOM IS MORE POWERFUL THAN FEAR' President Barack Obama spoke about the country's fight against the so-called Islamic State at home and abroad in a rare Oval Office address Sunday night. The president stressed the need to focus on fighting terror ideology and Islamophobia. You can read the whole transcript here. [Marina Fang, HuffPost]
AUTHORITIES BELIEVE CALIFORNIA SHOOTERS PLANNED MULTIPLE ATTACKS While the actual targets are unknown, authorities have come to the conclusion there were other attacks planned due to the high volume of weapons and pipe bombs found in their apartment. And The New York Times has a profile on why the female shooter, Tashfeen Malik, stood out as a student. [Reuters]
7.2 EARTHQUAKE SHAKES TAJIKISTAN The earthquake could be felt in India and Pakistan. [Reuters]
JIMMY CARTER: MY CANCER IS GONE Doctors told the former president his last MRI scan showed no cancer in the brain. [Igor Bobic, HuffPost]
WHERE IS MARCO RUBIO'S FIRST PRIMARY WIN? Taking a look at the cold, hard primary math for each of the 2016 contenders. [Howard Fineman, Jason Linkins and Lauren Weber, HuffPost]
WHEN YOUR FRIENDS' PRAYER CARDS ARE LIKE BASEBALL CARDS "'Ah, Jesus,' said [Jon] Stewart, as [9/11 responder Ray] Pfeifer fanned out the stack of people he’d known. 'They’re cards of his friends.'" [HuffPost]
LIFE AFTER SURVIVING A MASS SHOOTING "She approached her daughter just as the doctors and psychologists had suggested: calmly, deliberately, stepping on the carpet so the floorboards didn’t squeak, picking her way around the wheelchair, the walker, the sagging balloons and wilted flowers." [WaPo]
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WHAT’S BREWING
KIM KARDASHIAN AND KANYE WEST HAD A BABY BOY! Blue Ivy, North West, Prince George and Princess Charlotte have some celebrity baby company. [HuffPost]
THE DRUG THAT COULD HELP YOUR DOG LIVE LONGER Because you've got to look out for Fido. [HuffPost]
AND THE FOUR TEAMS IN THE COLLEGE PLAYOFFS ARE... Clemson, Alabama, Michigan State and Oklahoma will be playing New Year's Eve -- some fans will be having a rather rough new year. [HuffPost]
BRIE LARSON PROVES SHE'S AN 'IT GIRL' BY DEMOLISHING THE TERM 'IT' GIRL “But what is ‘it’? There is no ‘it'! And who was ‘it’ before ‘it’? And when does ‘it’ go away? When did I get ‘it’? Who’s going to take ‘it’? It’s so weird.” [HuffPost]
THE FOODS YOU CAN EAT TO BOOST YOUR IMMUNITY Trust us, the flu is NOT fun. [HuffPost]
EXAMINING IF ALGORITHMS ARE RACIST "You are being judged for things that you're probably not even thinking about in your resume, like for example your address. There was one HR department that has been using an algorithmically driven system that gives people extra credit if they live within a close radius of the workplace because the data showed that if you had a longer commute, you were more likely to to quit or to be fired within a year." [Public Radio International]
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WHAT'S WORKING
KATY PERRY CALLS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE ACTION "International pop star and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Katy Perry has released a special report on man-made climate change -- and it’s likely way hotter than you expect." [HuffPost]
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ON THE BLOG
CONDE NAST'S MOST BEAUTIFUL PLACES TO TRAVEL IN THE WORLD From Turkey to Bolivia. [HuffPost]
BEFORE YOU GO
~ Inside ISIS's attempts to booby trap Ramandi.
~ The world's oldest tree looks rather familiar come Christmastime.
~ A gentlemen's guide to what to wear to that holiday party.
~ How to make a last minute Secret Santa gift with all the wine corks you have lying around.
~ The Golden State Warriors are still undefeated.
~ The 500-pound chocolate gingerbread house version of the White House is too cool to eat.
~ Take a look at this week's "Now What" with Ryan Duffy, as he examines how a small bioengineering firm can make a big difference.
~ Understanding what a species is.
~ Nicki Minaj has posted bail for her brother, who has been charged with rape of a minor.
~ Your favorite "Dancing With The Stars" couple is engaged.
~ We love this Disney Princess latte art.
~ The inbreeding that creates white tigers.
~ And happy Monday -- this video of three sisters jumping up and down over their adopted brother under the Christmas tree is a better pick-me-up than coffee.
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