By Lauren Weber
Friday January 15th, 2016
TOP STORIES
'THE BROMANCE BETWEEN TED CRUZ AND DONALD TRUMP IS OVER' Take a look at the top moments of Thursday's GOP debate, and how this became a debate with tiers: Donald Trump and Ted Cruz, and then everyone else. Check out the rest of the winners and losers, as well as what it means for polling a little more than two weeks out of the Iowa caucuses. [Scott Conroy, HuffPost]
MICHIGAN GOVERNOR WANTS OBAMA TO DECLARE EMERGENCY OVER FLINT WATER CRISIS And Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette is looking into whether any laws have been violated. [Arthur Delaney, HuffPost]
HOW THE ARMY MISTAKENLY SHIPPED LIVE ANTHRAX And mishandled VX chemical nerve agent and poisonous Botulinum neurotoxin A. [USA Today]
BATTEN DOWN THE HATCHES A hurricane is forming in the Atlantic Ocean for the first time in over 75 years. [Reuters]
PLANNED PARENTHOOD SUES OVER UNDERCOVER VIDEOS The civil suit accuses the anti-abortion group behind the videos of "violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act and committing fraud, invasion of privacy, illegal secret recording and trespassing." [Laura Bassett, HuffPost]
OIL PRICES SLIP BENEATH $30 A BARREL "Oil prices tumbled below $30 a barrel on Friday, with U.S. crude dropping around 5% as continued turmoil in Chinese markets and concerns over Iranian supplies adding to the global glut took their toll on the market." [WSJ | Paywall]
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WHAT’S BREWING
ALL THE OSCAR NOMINATION NEWS From who got the nod to who didn't, a look at #OscarsSoWhite 2.0, and predictions on who may take home those coveted little gold men. [HuffPost]
SHAKE SHACK IS GUNNING FOR CHICK-FIL-A Meet the "Chick’n Shack." [Buzzfeed]
'THE HAPPINESS CODE' "A new approach to self-improvement is taking off in Silicon Valley: cold, hard rationality." [NYT]
YOU MIGHT MEET A CLIMATARIAN At your next dinner party. [HuffPost]
YOU DON'T CLEAN YOUR REFRIGERATOR ENOUGH But you can fix that problem. [Today]
A CHOICE: ABUSE OR HOMELESSNESS "While the public often wonders why women don’t leave abusive partners, the answer can often be as simple as 'And where would they go?' Domestic violence is the third leading cause of homelessness among families nationwide, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development." [HuffPost]
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WHAT'S WORKING
MEET THE SPERMBOT "Now, researchers in Germany have found a way to use tiny robots to help sperm swim more quickly and efficiently." [HuffPost]
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ON THE BLOG
UNDERSTANDING THE SINGLE PARENT LIFE "Let's show everyone that there's more to the single parent than a sleep-deprived shell of a person wishing life had turned out so much differently." [HuffPost]
BEFORE YOU GO
~ These photos of Pluto are breathtaking.
~ Getting past the need for endless small talk in dating today.
~ This long read on why a father dropped his daughter off the side of a bridge is heartbreakingly worth the time.
~ Rene Angelil, Celine Dion's husband, has died of cancer at the age of 73.
~ Matthew Perry is thwarting your "Friends" reunion fantasies.
~ When your mom knits a life size version of you, things are about to get weird.
~ Lady Gaga is closing in on an EGOT -- the elusive Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony combo.
~ The "So That Happened" team takes a look at how Hillary Clinton is botching her own campaign (again) and Thursday night's GOP debate.
~ Skiing uphill is now a thing. We're rather confused, but then again we need to jumpstart our New Year's resolutions already, so…
Enjoy the holiday weekend! The Morning Email will return Tuesday.
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