By Lauren Weber
Tuesday January 19th, 2016
TOP STORIES
CHINA'S GROWTH LOWEST IN 25 YEARS "China's economic growth edged down to 6.8 percent in the final quarter of 2015 as trade and consumer spending weakened, dragging full-year growth to its lowest in 25 years." [AP]
HOW HACKERS CAN GET IN THROUGH YOUR WIFI Software bugs in home routers leave you dangerously open to a hack. [WSJ | Paywall]
MAN-MADE HEAT ENERGY ABSORBED IN THE OCEAN HAS DOUBLED Since 1997. [AP]
CALIFORNIA GAS LEAK TO CONTINUE UNTIL FEBRUARY Residents in the Porter Ranch area of Los Angeles are complaining of "nausea, headaches, nosebleeds and other symptoms." [AP]
MICHELE BACHMANN TALKS THAT NEWSWEEK COVER And how she can relate to the sexist comments Hillary Clinton faces. [Sam Stein and Jason Cherkis, HuffPost]
THE 12 MARINES STILL MISSING IN HAWAII Search and rescue efforts are continuing for the men, whose helicopters went down on Thursday. [Carla Herreria, HuffPost]
FOLLOWING A STRING OF TERRORIST ATTACKS AROUND THE GLOBE "A family of Canadian volunteers dedicated to alleviating poverty in Africa. A group of intrepid German retirees on a tour of Turkey and the Middle East … They were among the scores of people slaughtered by Islamic extremists in four countries last week in spasms of bloodshed that left loved ones stunned at the randomness of the killings." [NYT]
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WHAT’S BREWING
JADA PINKETT SMITH, SPIKE LEE CALL FOR OSCARS BOYCOTT The two are protesting the lack of diversity among the nominees. [HuffPost]
GEN. DAVID PETRAEUS MAY BE DEMOTED "The Pentagon is considering retroactively demoting retired Gen. David Petraeus after he admitted to giving classified information to his biographer and mistress while he was still in uniform, three people with knowledge of the matter told The Daily Beast." [Daily Beast]
HERE'S WHEN ALL YOUR NETFLIX SHOWS RETURN Because winter is long, and the couch is warm. [HuffPost]
GLENN FREY, FOUNDING GUITAR PLAYER OF THE EAGLES, HAS DIED He was 67. [HuffPost]
HOW WEIGHTED BLANKETS ARE HELPING VETS FIGHT 'THE WAR ON SLEEP' The "swaddling" effect is helping those who suffer from PTSD finally get a decent night's rest. [Motherboard]
WHEN DRONES GO UNDERWATER "A submarine can hide from a few noisily obvious ships and planes, but it is harder to hide from a swarm of small, virtually undetectable drones." [The Guardian]
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WHAT'S WORKING
'STREETS NAMED FOR MLK ARE OFTEN A PUNCH LINE, BUT THAT CAN CHANGE' "D'Oca told The Huffington Post that St. Louis and D.C. make a good pair of case studies thanks to their contrasts: St. Louis's MLK Drive, like the city at large, is a major site of professional exodus and urban decay, while D.C.'s MLK Boulevard is a model street full of social services, though the threat of gentrification looms large." [HuffPost]
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BEFORE YOU GO
~ What you missed from Sunday's Democratic debate.
~ David Bowie's "Blackstar" has topped the Billboard 100.
~ Basically the "Friends" reunion was all a lie.
~ When drones fall into the wrong hands.
~ Inside sugar's "rotten secrets."
~ Taking a closer look at Pluto's ice volcanoes (which apparently are a thing).
~ Pro tip: if you're wearing a chastity belt, try not to lose the key.
~ Watch out for the cashews at Trader Joe's, which are being recalled over salmonella fears.
~ The world's oldest man has died at 112.
~ Twitter went down overnight, and everyone freaked out.
~ You can customize your Facebook feed.
~ Take a peek at the forest that inspired the 100 Acre Wood in "Winnie-the-Pooh."
~ The "top tech insiders" for 2016.
~ Not the headline you want to read: "Key cybersecurity recommendations still pending for nation's capital."
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