By Lauren Weber
Wednesday March 2nd, 2016
TOP STORIES
YOUR SUPER TUESDAY BREAKDOWN Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton looked more and more like the presumed nominees after massive wins yesterday. Ted Cruz labeled himself the only candidate who could stop the real estate mogul, and Marco Rubio won his first primary state. And Bernie Sanders' path to the nomination looks grim after last night's results. [Jonathan Cohn, HuffPost]
GLOBAL STOCKS ON THE REBOUND "Stocks around the world extended gains Wednesday as a recent rebound in commodities prices and signs of improvement in the U.S. economy helped calm fears of a global slowdown." [WSJ | Paywall]
U.S. NABS TOP ISIS 'OPERATIVE' "An elite American Special Operations force has captured a significant Islamic State operative in Iraq and is expected to apprehend and interrogate a number of others in coming months, ushering in a new and potentially fraught phase in the fight against the extremist Sunni militant group." [NYT]
WHO SAYS YOU CAN'T GO HOME After 340 days, American astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko are back on solid ground. [Chris D'Angelo, HuffPost]
AFGHAN WOMEN STILL UNDERGO VIRGINITY TESTS For crimes such as leaving the house unattended. [Reuters]
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WHAT’S BREWING
A CHILD SLAVE MAY HAVE HELPED MAKE YOUR CHOCOLATE BAR "For a decade and a half, the big chocolate makers have promised to end child labor in their industry -- and have spent tens of millions of dollars in the effort. But as of the latest estimate, 2.1 million West African children still do the dangerous and physically taxing work of harvesting cocoa." [Fortune]
WHAT PRESIDENTIAL TWITTER BEEFS Would have looked like in the 1800s. [HuffPost]
WHERE'S WALDO JUST GOT TAKEN UP A NOTCH In this 360-degree video. [HuffPost]
'THE PLOT TO TAKE DOWN A FOX NEWS ANALYST' "For years, Wayne Simmons claimed to be a former C.I.A. operative. Then one ex-spook got suspicious." [NYT]
WHEN A PURSE SNATCHING DEVASTATES A COLLEGE DREAM If you took the purse with the envelope marked Liliana's Tuition, think very seriously about turning it back in. [WaPo]
KIDS, IT'S REVIVAL TIME Both "High School Musical" and "Legends of the Hidden Temple" are making comebacks. [HuffPost]
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WHAT'S WORKING
FRANCE IS REQUIRING ITS SUPERMARKETS TO GIVE AWAY FOOD IT DOESN'T SELL "France has found a way to fight global food waste, and it starts within its own grocery stores." [HuffPost]
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BEFORE YOU GO
~ And you thought your face swaps on Snapchat were good...
~ Understanding the landscape of cyberwarfare.
~ Happy Wednesday: check out these stunning photos of Yellowstone National Park and then hate that you are trapped inside. Sorry.
~ The "Here to Make Friends" team breaks down what happens when the Bachelor says I love you one too many times.
~ The reason behind the nub in a peanut.
~ Turns out Bob Dylan's "secret archive" is very, very real.
~ The backstory of the "IDK Not Trump Tho" sign and the white supremacists broadcasting from Trump's rallies.
~ You don't want to know what the average Silicon Valley worker makes.
~ Top NPR voice, Craig Windham, has died. He was 66.
~ The U.S. wants you to hack the Pentagon -- just don't give all our info to China.
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