By Lauren Weber
Tuesday March 15th, 2016
TOP STORIES
THE FINAL STAND Today's fight for the 367 delegates at stake hinges on whether Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton can be stopped in Ohio. Take a look at the horse race, which Howard Fineman believes is 1968 all over again. [Reuters]
MOTHER TERESA TO BECOME A SAINT On Sept. 4, according to Pope Francis. [Reuters]
A LOOK AT THE DONALD, FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF HIS BUTLER You can't make this stuff up. [NYT]
FIND OUT WHO BEN HIGGINS PICKED ON 'THE BACHELOR' And we couldn't be more excited about "The Bachelorette" choice. [Leigh Blickley, HuffPost]
RIFT EMERGES IN THE FIGHT AGAINST THE TALIBAN "A senior American general has proposed resuming offensive strikes against the Taliban, exposing a rift between the military and senior administration officials over the U.S. role in the war in Afghanistan, according to military officials." [WaPo]
PRESIDENT OBAMA: NO DRILLING OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST The reversal, which could be announced as early as Tuesday, comes as a surprise to many. [NYT]
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WHAT’S BREWING
APPLE IS JUST THE BEGINNING Why the Feds may be after encryption data from Facebook next. [Vanity Fair]
MILLENNIAL SITCOM JOKES HAVE ARRIVED Forget "will they" or "won't they" and welcome to "are they" or "aren't they." [Vulture]
IN CASE YOU'VE NEVER WATCHED 'GIRLS' Here's another explainer on why you should NEVER try to clean your ears with Q-tips. [HuffPost]
MISTY COPELAND AND OBAMA TALK RACE, AMBITION Lots of firsts here. [HuffPost]
THE SONY HEADPHONES THAT DON'T TOUCH YOUR EARS And promise not to blast music for your neighbors on the train. [Gear Patrol]
THE 'COOL GIRL SECRET FACEBOOK GROUP' No, this isn't a high school clique -- it's LA. [Fusion]
PRAYERS CAME IN FOR PARIS But what about Ankara? [HuffPost]
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WHAT'S WORKING
HOW TEXTING COULD HELP THE REFUGEE CRISIS "Textfugees is a tool that allows refugees to enter minimal amounts of personal information -- name, phone number, location, refugee or asylum status, and a few other characteristics -- by text message. That information is shared with charities and other nonprofits seeking to assist in the resettlement process, and they can then communicate with the refugees via text message." [HuffPost]
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BEFORE YOU GO
~ Check out the winning essay Zia T. submitted for "Teens Against Trump."
~ Michelle Obama, social media, and being First Lady in 2016.
~ All the "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" gossip from the forthcoming documentary.
~ "The Series of Unfortunate Events" Netflix remake has some rather fortunate casting news.
~ Of course Kimmy Schmidt will work in a year-round Christmas store. Check out the season two trailer.
~ Your understanding of artificial intelligence is probably flawed.
~ Thank your lucky stars this massive mineshaft didn't swallow up your backyard.
~ Why Steph Curry might be the most exciting player -- ever -- in the NBA.
~ Prepare to be alarmed by this video of a man peeing on a Kellogg production line full of products.
~ Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel reunited for a Frozen sing-a-long AND there's a cut song included.
~ Sarah Palin missed a Trump rally to be with her husband, who is in the ICU after a snowmobile accident.
~ Update: Richard Simmons says he's not being held hostage.
~ And "ranking" how bad each of these white lies are.
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