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Clinton, Trump blow out rivals
By Lauren Weber
Wednesday April 27th, 2016
TOP STORIES
CLINTON, TRUMP HAVE BANNER NIGHTS The two front-runners all but locked up their spots as each party's presumed nominee. Donald Trump won all five states up for grabs last night, while Hillary Clinton won four. Here's what last night's shellacking means for Bernie Sanders' chances. [Jason Linkins, HuffPost]
REVAMPING THE WAY THE U.S. DOES COUNTER ESPIONAGE PROSECUTION "The Justice Department has issued new rules that give prosecutors in Washington greater oversight and control over national security cases after the collapse of several high-profile prosecutions led to allegations that Chinese-Americans were being singled out as spies." [NYT]
COMCAST EYING DREAMWORKS ANIMATION BUY For a cool $3 billion. [WSJ | Paywall]
THE NEXT STREET DRUG This synthetic opioid is "10,000 times more potent than morphine." [WaPo]
4.5 MILLION POUNDS OF CHICKEN RECALLED The Pilgrim's Pride products could be contaminated with plastic, wood, rubber and metal. [CNN]
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WHAT’S BREWING
YOU TOO CAN FIND A PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE ON TINDER And Instagram. They apparently love that too. [ESPN]
HOW A WOMAN'S PELVIS CHANGES WITH TIME It widens from age 25 to 30, and then narrows after 40. [HuffPost]
APPLE HAD ITS FIRST BAD DAY IN A WHILE Its revenue dropped for the first time in 13 years. [The Verge]
MEET THE TAILOR BEHIND VOGUE And the Oscars and everything glittery and important. [Racked]
'NEW GIRL' CREATOR TALKS THE PRINCE EPISODE Which we definitely watched last night after reading this piece, and you should too. [Vulture]
ANOTHER REASON TO IRON YOUR SHEETS Now if we could just find that iron … [HuffPost]
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WHAT'S WORKING
THIS PAINTBALL ARENA IS NOW GROWING KALE "David Rosenberg is trying to build an agricultural empire out of an old paintball arena in a blighted urban neighborhood about 45 minutes outside Manhattan." [HuffPost]
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BEFORE YOU GO
~ Chris Christie's wife was not a fan of Donald Trump's sexist comments last night about Hillary Clinton.
~ We're reading into this Jon Snow blood splatter right now and trying not to freak out about it.
~ Looks like Zac Efron needs to work on his Baywatch slo-mo jog.
~ Kelly Ripa made a triumphant return to her morning show yesterday, and co-host Micheal Strahan is set to leave months earlier now.
~ And in bonus Kelly Ripa news, she still fits into the $199 wedding dress she eloped in 20 years ago.
~ What the arrival of the driverless truck means for the economy.
~ Like to avoid traffic with Waze? Beware the hackers.
~ Yes, we have already made our own tiny Drake albums. Guilty as charged.
~ And Ted Cruz called the basketball hoop a ring. So much for winning over Indiana voters, Ted.
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What to watch in Tuesday's primaries
By Lauren Weber
Tuesday April 26th, 2016
TOP STORIES
WHAT TO WATCH IN THE PRIMARIES TONIGHT As Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland and Rhode Island head to the polls, Clinton and Trump are expected to further strengthen their leads. Cruz and Kasich's pact to stop Trump by coordinating their resources quickly weakened yesterday. Here's what to watch for tonight. [NYT]
U.S. SENT FIGHTER JETS TO ROMANIA Just two weeks after Russia's buzzover flight on a U.S. carrier in the Baltic Sea. [CNN]
PRINCE DIDN'T LEAVE A WILL Here's what that means for the division of his estate. His record sales have jumped 40,000 percent since his death. [USA Today]
TOM BRADY'S BAN REINSTATED The New England Patriots quarterback's suspension for four games for "Deflategate" will kick back in this season after a panel of the United States Court of Appeals ruled. [ESPN]
INSIDE CHINA'S MILITARY REVAMP "If it succeeds, it could lay the ground for China to conduct combat operations as far afield as the Middle East and Africa. That would mark a milestone in the nation’s emergence from a period of isolationism that began under the Ming Dynasty in the 15th century." [WSJ]
WHAT DONALD TRUMP'S MILITARY LOOKS LIKE We are a bit terrified of his version of a War Room. [Andy Kroll, HuffPost]
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WHAT’S BREWING
THE SCARY PART OF BRIBING BABIES It's amazing what people will do for a few extra graham crackers. [WaPo]
THE NEW TREND 'BECKY WITH THE GOOD HAIR' FOLLOWS "Celebrity cheating scandals (whether they’re true or not) are as old as time, but thanks to social media, there’s a new kind of character involved in the drama: The Person Who Hints That Maybe They Were Sort Of Involved and Appears to Be Bragging About It Online." [WaPo]
THE FAIRY TALE LOVER IN US ALL Is super excited about Disney's new movie release schedule. [Variety]
IMPOSTER SYNDROME CAN BE GOOD FOR YOU Well, we hope so. [BBC]
DID WE ALREADY PREORDER ANNA KENDRICK'S BOOK? 202 days and counting ’til we have it in hand. [Vulture]
UBER GOES TO HOLLYWOOD Looks like Will Ferrell will be playing an Uber driver forced to help an escaped convict. Five stars for casting. [Vanity Fair]
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WHAT'S WORKING
THIS BOY RAISED FUNDS FOR HIS OWN ADOPTION Using a lemonade stand. [HuffPost]
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BEFORE YOU GO
~ The trick to getting those pesky price adhesive stickers off anything.
~ Tiger Woods played his first round of golf in eight months yesterday.
~ Looks like the Pulitzer Prize committee did some plagiarizing of their own.
~ Inside the dreams of the blind.
~ Had a rough day yesterday? Here's how to make sure your weekend activities don't ruin your sleep.
~ Jennifer Hudson is set to headline the next NBC live musical -- "Hairspray Live!"
~ A federal judge held up the voter ID law in North Carolina.
~ What emojis have to do with the "future of advertising."
~ Prince Harry and Prince William might have cameos in the next "Star Wars" installment. Our jealousy grows by the minute.
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Cruz, Kasich team up to stop Trump
By Lauren Weber
Monday April 25th, 2016
TOP STORIES
CRUZ, KASICH TEAM UP TO STOP DONALD TRUMP The two candidates announced they will coordinate their resources in Indiana, New Mexico and Oregon’s primaries in order to stop Donald Trump from reaching the 1,237 delegates needed to win the Republican nomination. [Marina Fang, HuffPost]
BEYONCE'S ALBUM IS ON ITUNES You can now buy the devastatingly brilliant "Lemonade" through iTunes, and the accompanying visual album will be for sale on iTunes and Amazon shortly. Beyonce's brutally honest look at her alleged marital strife has set the Internet ablaze. [CNN]
THE 2016 QUESTIONS NO ONE CAN REALLY ANSWER Least of all, us. [Howard Fineman, Jason Linkins and Lauren Weber, HuffPost]
U.S. DEPLOYS CYBER ATTACKS AGAINST ISIS "The effort reflects President Obama’s desire to bring many of the secret American cyberweapons that have been aimed elsewhere, notably at Iran, into the fight against the Islamic State -- which has proved effective in using modern communications and encryption to recruit and carry out operations." [NYT]
INSIDE THE NIGHT OF 'TERROR' A recent report from international investigators reveals the full horror the university students who went missing in Mexico in September 2014 faced. They have yet to be found. [NYT]
EVEN CHARLES KOCH THINKS HILLARY IS PROBABLY A BETTER CANDIDATE THAN DONALD TRUMP Sayanora, campaign funds. [Reuters]
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WHAT’S BREWING
'GAME OF THRONES' RETURNED We still basically know nothing about Jon Snow. Cool guys. [HuffPost]
'THE AMERICAN WOMEN OF ISIS' "Shannon Conley met a guy online. She was 19, a normal Colorado teen with glasses and a big, toothy smile. He was 32." [Marie Claire]
YOU NEED THIS BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN COVER OF 'PURPLE RAIN' We all do. [HuffPost]
WHEN LIFE IS ONE BIG UPGRADE TO FIRST CLASS From cruises to cutting lines, the New York Times takes a look at the "velvet rope economy." [NYT]
YOU ONLY HAVE FIVE MORE DAYS To appreciate peak Harrison Ford in "Blade Runner" before it's gone from Netflix. [HuffPost]
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WHAT'S WORKING
THIS JUDGE SERVED TIME WITH A VET HE SENTENCED "The two spent the night speaking about their military service. 'It was more of a father-son conversation as opposed to a judge talking to someone and sentencing them,' [Joseph] Serna told WRAL. 'It was personal.'” [HuffPost]
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BEFORE YOU GO
~ This astronaut ran a marathon in space, making us all feel guilty about lounging around all Sunday afternoon.
~ The whole police force in this Colorado town just quit.
~ In oil companies won't be happy about this news, this plane just flew across the Pacific Ocean using solar power.
~ The Wall Street Journal chronicled the "rise and fall of ISIS' oil tycoon."
~ Uber tipping could be closer than you think.
~ The daytime drama continues: Kelly Ripa will return to work Tuesday.
~ Michelle McNamara, a crime writer and wife of Patton Oswalt, has died. She was 46.
~ Clay Aiken talks to "Candidate Confessional" about the guilt he feels over his primary opponent's death.
~ Want to sue Ashley Madison? That'll take using your real name.
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