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Monday's Morning Email: Obama Assigns Blame for ISIS Conflict

Monday September 29th, 2014

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OBAMA: U.S. INTELLIGENCE FAILED TO FULLY IDENTIFY ISIS THREAT "President Barack Obama said U.S. intelligence underestimated that the political chaos in Syria over the past several years would create an environment for extremist group Islamic State to thrive. 'This became ground zero for jihadists around the world,' he said." Airstrikes against ISIS targets continued in Syria this weekend. And the Twitter account of an al Qaeda member suggests the leader of the Khorasan terrorist cell was killed in the first round of airstrikes last week. [WSJ]

BELGIUM: THE NEW RADICALIZATION HAVEN "Belgian authorities say roughly 300 Belgians — 80 from Antwerp and nearby cities — have traveled to Syria, a disproportionate number for a country of 11 million." In light of increasing extremism, European countries are considering how to beef up their "deradicalization" programs. [WSJ]

HONG KONG PROTESTS OVERWHELM CITY "A wave of public protest in Hong Kong extended into the working week on Monday as thousands of residents defied a government call to abandon street blockades across the city, students boycotted classes and the city's influential bar association added to condemnation of a police crackdown on protesters a day earlier." The crowds are only growing, and many banks have been shuttered. [Story, Image via NYT]

MAN WHO BEHEADED WOMAN FACES CHARGES The Oklahoma man who beheaded a coworker and stabbed another before being apprehended will face criminal charges today. So far, Alton Alexander Nolen, a recent convert to Islam who coworkers said was attempting to convert them, hasn't been linked to any terrorist organizations. [CNN]

MEET AFGHANISTAN'S NEW PRESIDENT "Former World Bank official Ashraf Ghani was sworn in as Afghanistan's new president Monday, marking the first democratic transfer of power in the country's history … The inauguration also marks the exit of Hamid Karzai, who had run the country since he was installed as president with U.S. backing in 2001. The country then had emerged from a civil war and Taliban rule." [WSJ]

GINSBERG'S LEAST FAVORITE RULING Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, which opened the floodgates of independent political spending for corporations and unions, takes the honor of being the ruling that keeps Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg up at night. [HuffPost]

SINGLE SUSPECT IN FERGUSON POLICE SHOOTING While attempting to thwart a robbery, a male police officer was shot in the arm in Ferguson Saturday night. Police are searching for a single suspect, and questions remain about why the officer's body camera was turned off during the incident. Seven protesters were arrested Sunday night as tensions continue to simmer. [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]

WHAT'S BREWING

BACHELOR NO MORE George Clooney is off the market officially, ladies. Here are all the paparazzi photos from his Venice showstopper of a wedding to acclaimed lawyer Amal Alamuddin. [Daily Mail]

EVEN THOUGH FALL TV RESTARTED There's always time for a Netflix binge. Here's what's coming Wednesday. [HuffPost]

YOU CAN EAT CLOUD No, that's not a typo. [The Creators Project]

WELCOME CHARLOTTE CLINTON Sorry, Charlotte Clinton Mezvinsky. [Story via Page Six, Image via Twitter]

MATCHING OUTFITS ARE BACK At least for Kim Kardashian and North West at Paris Fashion Week. [HuffPost]

WHAT YOUR BRAIN DOES WHILE YOU SLEEP It stops counting sheep, for one. [HuffPost]

ON THE BLOG

HARVEY WEINSTEIN: JORDAN REFUGEE CAMP HEARTBREAK "There are two Champs-Élysées in the world. One is in Paris. It's filled with movie theaters, boutiques, markets, and fantastic restaurants. Two months ago, I found myself walking down the other Champs-Élysées, nicknamed by aid workers, in the middle of the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan." [HuffPost]

BEFORE YOU GO
~ Pepperoni pizza cake is real.

~ You haven't been eating ice cream properly.

~ Welcome to the CIA Starbucks, where baristas can't write customers' names.

~ This is what the kickstarter potato salad guy did with his 55k.

~ Happy National Coffee day! Here's where to get a free cup of a caffeine pick-up for this Monday morning.

~ And because you want to up your basic status, here are pie toppers for your mugs.

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This Week In Huffington Magazine: Transforming Tragedy

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THIS WEEK'S COVER STORY: Transforming Tragedy

The Unexpected Gift That Helped A Grieving Mother Face The World Again
Behind One Family's Extraordinary Commitment To Keep Their Daughter's Dream Alive
How A Father Found His Calling In The Wake Of Unimaginable Heartbreak

Each of the stories in this series is about parents and perhaps the ultimate loss -- the loss of a child. And from each of these stories of deep grief there emerges another story, about the desire to turn tragedy into a chance to help other parents who are suffering the same unfathomable loss.

For a young mother in California, that means working to “move forward” with her grief by handcrafting gifts for other bereaved parents. For a Philadelphia couple, that means preserving their daughter’s legacy through a modest charity that has grown larger than any of them thought possible. And for a New York City father, that means changing careers in middle age, trading his dream job for more personally meaningful line of work. “It feels like I'm working for him -- for Jacob," he says.

Each loss is individual, but taken together, these stories show how a journey through inward grief can lead to outward connection. While these stories cannot capture the fullness of these families’ heartbreaks, we hope the series highlights and honors the strength and selflessness they have in common.

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Confronting My Temptation to Ban Books
Colleges Win, Student Borrowers Lose In Obama Administration Absolution
Why Thousands Of Refugees Have Drowned Trying To Get To Europe This Year

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Emma Watson Fights For Gender Equality With Powerful UN Speech
Entertainment: Shonda Rhimes, The New York Times And Why We Really Need 'Black-ish'
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12 Stereotypes About The Spanish That Are Totally NOT True

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Friday's Morning Email: The Six People Who Could Be the Next Attorney General

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By Lauren Weber

Friday September 26th, 2014

TOP STORIES

U.S. TARGETS ISIS OIL REFINERIES FOR SECOND DAY The airstrikes are aimed at taking out the primary source of ISIS' income. In New York, Iraq's prime minister alleged ISIS had a plan to attack NYC and Parisian subways; Mayor Bill de Blasio and the New York Police Department refuted the claim. And the FBI believes they have identified the "Jihadi John" executioner from ISIS' beheading videos. [AP]

ATTORNEY GENERAL HOLDER RESIGNS "Attorney General Eric Holder, the first African-American to hold the nation's top law enforcement position, announced on Thursday his plan to resign the post he's held for nearly six years as soon as a successor can be confirmed." Politico explains why Holder is stepping down, and here are six people who could replace him. Word to the wise: it's going to be a nightmare to confirm his successor. Holder had "found himself" after Obama's reelection, and many say he's the "black leader Obama could never be." [HuffPost]

OVER 50 DEAD IN TERRORIST ATTACKS IN CHINA "Chinese state media reported Thursday that 50 people, including 40 assailants, were killed in a series of explosions over the weekend in the far western region of Xinjiang, in what officials called a severe terror attack … The news portal Tianshan Net said bombs exploded at two police stations, a produce market and a store. It said the attack killed two police officers, two police assistants and six bystanders, and that 54 others were injured." [AP]

SIERRA LEONE QUARANTINES 1 MILLION Over one million people are sealed into quarantined districts in Sierra Leone, in the country's latest move to combat the growing Ebola outbreak. President Obama made it clear the world was moving too slowly to adequately address the evolving virus. A U.S. professor is saying the outbreak is the result of U.S. bioterrorism. And here's what it's like to combat the deadly outbreak firsthand. [AP]

A FAIRYTALE ENDING FOR JETER A walk-off hit to win your last game in Yankees uniform in the bottom of the 9th? You can't make this stuff up. Congrats, Derek. [HuffPost]

ARRESTS AFTER FERGUSON PROTEST TURNS VIOLENT While Police Chief Tom Jackson was walking with a crowd of protesters, a scuffle broke out that ended in numerous arrests. [HuffPost]

MYSTERIOUS RESPIRATORY ILLNESS SPREADING "An outbreak of respiratory illness first observed in the Midwest has spread to 38 states, sending children to hospitals and baffling scientists trying to understand its virulent resurgence. As of Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had confirmed 226 cases of infection with enterovirus 68. But it is likely that many times that number have been stricken." [Story, Image via NYT]

WHERE'S KIM JONG UN? The North Korean dictator hasn't been seen in three weeks, and his "absence has fueled speculation that Kim has a health problem, as some observers have pointed to weight gain as well as a limp when he was seen walking in July." [CNN]

POLICE ASK VIRGINIA RESIDENTS TO SEARCH PROPERTIES Authorities implored the public to examine their properties in the search for missing UVA student Hannah Graham. The prime suspect in her disappearance, Jesse L. "LJ" Matthew Jr., was arrested yesterday after setting up a makeshift tent in Galveston, Texas. The owner of the bar where Graham was last seen stated that employees saw the student incapacitated and unable to walk on her own. [WaPo]

THE NEW HEARTBLEED? "Hackers have launched attacks exploiting the newly identified 'Shellshock' computer bug, researchers warned on Thursday, as news surfaced that an initial patch for the issue was incomplete, suggesting even updated systems were vulnerable. The attacks came as security experts scrambled to determine how many systems and what types of computers are vulnerable to 'Shellshock,' which some say may be as serious as the 'Heartbleed' vulnerability that surfaced in April." [Reuters]

WHAT'S BREWING

RACHEL MCADAMS OFFERED TRUE DETECTIVE ROLE According to Variety, the star has been offered a role that could get her out of rom-com purgatory. [Story, Image via Variety]

THE NEW KANYE ALBUM IS IMMINENT Remember, he is a god. [HuffPost]

DID DE BLASIO KILL THE GROUNDHOG? "A sudden death. A mayor in yellow suede gloves. A fall — or was it two? — that might have proved fatal. And a groundhog named Chuck, until it wasn't. On Thursday, Mayor Bill de Blasio stood accused of inadvertent rodenticide stemming from an episode in February, when Mr. de Blasio, amid the pageantry of Groundhog Day shadow-watching, dropped the star of the early-morning event." [Story via NYT, Image via New York Post ]

APPLE RELEASES iOS 8.2 And also says you have to be superhuman to bend your iPhone 6 on your own, so take that internet. But if you happen to be one of the lucky few to bend your phone, the Genius Bar might replace it. [HuffPost]

WOMEN IN SCIENCE "'It's death by a thousand cuts. Every day you're faced with some comment, some snide remark, some inability to get a name on a research paper. And with an accumulation of those experiences, women tend to walk with their feet.' That's Janet Bandows Koster, executive director of the Association for Women in Science explaining one of the reasons why so few women pursue science careers -- and why those who do often abandon them." [HuffPost]

YOUR PHOTOS JUST GOT BETTER LIGHT This app tells you when the sun is rising and setting, so you can snap the perfect Instagram photo and your friends will think you weren't even trying. [Brit & Co]

ON THE BLOG

5 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE GOING TO THE HOSPITAL "Sometimes a trip to the hospital comes as an unexpected surprise and other times it is planned. Either way, there are several things you should know about your kidneys before your hospital visit. Being an informed and empowered patient can go a long way when it comes to your overall health and the health of your kidneys, especially in the hospital setting." [HuffPost]

BEFORE YOU GO
~ These toddlers' debate of "sprinkling" vs. "raining" gets highly technical.

~ After you break-up, your Twitter feed takes a turn for the worse.

~ Kim Kardashian was tackled by a red carpet prankster.

~ The top ten percent of alcohol consumers in the U.S. down 73.85 drinks a week.

~ Taylor Swift is shockingly internet meme self-aware.

~ Jordin Sparks and Jason Derulo have called it quits.

~ There are more Lauren Conrad wedding photos, and really nothing will be more perfect.

~ Lindsay Lohan maybe shouldn't do a play if she can't remember her lines.

~ And meet the ice cream scoop that will make it even easier to eat the whole tub.

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