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01-20-2016, 01:02 PM
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TOP STORIES
AT LEAST 22 DEAD IN TALIBAN ATTACK ON PAKISTAN UNIVERSITY The Pakistani Taliban reportedly scaled walls (http://www.nytimes.com/live/developing-gunmen-attack-university-in-pakistan/) and attacked students in their dormitories at Bacha Khan University, but were killed before they could detonate suicide vests (http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/21/world/asia/bacha-khan-university-attack-charsadda.html?_r=0). The death toll is expected to rise (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=2016/01/20/bacha-khan-university-attack-pakistan-_n_9024626.html) in the deadly attack, which takes place under two years after the Pakistani Taliban killed 145 people in another school attack. [NYT (http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/21/world/asia/bacha-khan-university-attack-charsadda.html?_r=0)]
WAPO: ASSAD HAS THE UPPER HAND "Russia’s military intervention in Syria is finally generating gains on the ground for Syrian government forces, tilting the battlefield in favor of President Bashar al-Assad to such an extent that the Obama administration’s quest for a negotiated settlement to the war suddenly looks a lot less likely to succeed." [WaPo (https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/russian-airstrikes-are-working-in-syria--enough-to-put-peace-talks-in-doubt/2016/01/19/64127084-beb2-11e5-98c8-7fab78677d51_story.html?tid=sm_tw)]
AN ELITE SOLDIER'S DESPAIR A look at the last Navy SEAL to die in Afghanistan. [NYT (http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/20/world/asia/navy-seal-team-4-suicide.html)]
REPORT: MATERIALS ON HILLARY'S PERSONAL SERVER EXCEEDED 'TOP SECRET' "Intelligence officials reviewing emails on former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s private computer server have found information they consider to be of a higher level of classification than 'top secret,' according to a letter sent to lawmakers last week by the intelligence agencies’ inspector general." [NYT (http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/20/us/politics/hillary-clinton-email-said-to-include-material-exceeding-top-secret.html)]
FBI: WE ARE STRETCHED ON BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR GUNS Inside the "perfect storm" creating such a backlog in FBI background checks for gun purchases. [USA Today (http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2016/01/19/fbi-guns-background-checks/78752774/)]
ISIS HALVES FIGHTERS' SALARIES "Though precise figures are not available, most ISIS fighters probably earned a few hundred dollars a month prior to the pay cut." [Vocativ (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=vocativ/isis-cuts-fighters-salari_b_9019172.html)]
FREQUENT DRONE CRASHES PLAGUE AIR FORCE Here's a look at all the crashes last year (https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/national/drone-crashes/database/) -- and why it matters that the Air Force isn't clear on what's causing the costly malfunctions (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2016/01/19/more-u-s-military-drones-are-crashing-than-ever-as-new-problems-emerge/). [WaPo (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2016/01/19/more-u-s-military-drones-are-crashing-than-ever-as-new-problems-emerge/)]
WHAT’S BREWING
'LIVING LEVEL 3' Check out the first chapter of a graphic novel which walks you through a day in the life of a humanitarian worker in a post-ISIS world. [HuffPost (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=joshua-dysart/living-level-3-graphic-novel_b_9012914.html?1453212538)]
CLOONEY: OSCARS 'MOVING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION' "If you think back 10 years ago, the Academy was doing a better job. Think about how many more African Americans were nominated," the superstar told Variety. You can read the President of the Academy's statement here (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=entry/cheryl-boone-isaacs-academy-president-statement-diversity_us_569e3587e4b00f3e9862c429). [HuffPost (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=entry/george-clooney-oscars-diversity-problem_us_569e8054e4b00f3e98630c5c)]
IF YOU HAVE ONE OF THESE TOP PASSWORDS Change it. Immediately. You can thank us later. [Gizmodo (http://gizmodo.com/the-25-most-popular-passwords-of-2015-were-all-such-id-1753591514)]
THERE ARE A LOT MORE BUGS IN YOUR HOME THAN YOU THINK A lot. [HuffPost (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=entry/common-household-insects_us_569e5811e4b0cd99679b5697)]
BY 2050, THERE WILL BE MORE PLASTIC IN THE OCEAN THAN FISH "In other words, in just 34 years, plastic trash in the ocean will outweigh all the fish in the sea." [HuffPost (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=entry/oceans-plastic-fish-2050_us_569e9963e4b00f3e986327a0?yd620529=)]
YOU CAN ORDER MCDONALD'S FRENCH FRIES DRIZZLED IN CHOCOLATE If you pack your bags and head to Japan. [HuffPost (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=entry/mcdonalds-chocolate-french-fries_us_569e749be4b0cd99679b7b1f)]
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WHAT'S WORKING
MICROSOFT MAKES $1 BILLION DONATION The funds for cloud services will be doled out to various to nonprofits and university researchers over the next three years. [NYT (http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/01/19/microsoft-to-donate-1-billion-in-cloud-services-to-nonprofits-and-researchers/)]
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BEFORE YOU GO
~ Michigan’s governor vowed to fix the Flint water crisis (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=entry/rick-snyder-flint-state-of-the-state_us_569ec5b3e4b00f3e98635e87) in his State of the Union.
~ Pakistani boy: I have no regrets after cutting my hand off (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=entry/pakistani-teen-chops-off-hand_us_569e97aae4b00f3e9863258e) for the Holy Prophet.
~ The Coast Guard has called off the search (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=entry/marines-missing-hawaii-crash_us_569c3b37e4b0b4eb759ecea1) for 12 marines whose helicopters collided in Hawaii Thursday.
~ Sarah Palin endorsed Donald Trump (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=entry/sarah-palin-donald-trump-endorsement_us_569e3bd5e4b0cd99679b4244) for president.
~ NASA is hiring astronauts, but it takes a lot (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=entry/nasa-is-hiring-astronaut-requirements_us_569d0bd7e4b0b4eb759f1e4b) to become the next Matt Damon.
~ It may be faster to have everyone stand still on escalators (http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jan/16/the-tube-at-a-standstill-why-tfl-stopped-people-walking-up-the-escalators).
~ Want a date with the "Sexiest Doctor Alive?" (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=entry/sexiest-doctor-alive-raffles-date_us_569e7098e4b00f3e9862f7a4) It's possible.
~ The "Here to Make Friends" crew dissects how horribly the women acted (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=entry/the-bachelor-season-20-episode-3-recap-ben-higgins_us_569d3f92e4b0ce4964257b73?) on the last episode of "The Bachelor."
~ This list of things you've forgotten to clean (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=entry/things-you-forget-to-clean_us_569d11d6e4b0ce49642534f9) in your house makes you want to reach for the Clorox, stat.
~ China wants to be the first country to land on the far side of the moon (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=entry/china-far-side-moon_us_569efad5e4b04c813761fa38).
~ Nielsen will account for social media commentary in its new ratings system (http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/20/business/media/nielsen-to-use-facebook-and-twitter-in-new-ratings-system.html).
~ All the ways the universe may end (http://digg.com/2016/universe-end-how-will) (uplifting for your Wednesday -- we try).
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TOP STORIES
AT LEAST 22 DEAD IN TALIBAN ATTACK ON PAKISTAN UNIVERSITY The Pakistani Taliban reportedly scaled walls (http://www.nytimes.com/live/developing-gunmen-attack-university-in-pakistan/) and attacked students in their dormitories at Bacha Khan University, but were killed before they could detonate suicide vests (http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/21/world/asia/bacha-khan-university-attack-charsadda.html?_r=0). The death toll is expected to rise (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=2016/01/20/bacha-khan-university-attack-pakistan-_n_9024626.html) in the deadly attack, which takes place under two years after the Pakistani Taliban killed 145 people in another school attack. [NYT (http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/21/world/asia/bacha-khan-university-attack-charsadda.html?_r=0)]
WAPO: ASSAD HAS THE UPPER HAND "Russia’s military intervention in Syria is finally generating gains on the ground for Syrian government forces, tilting the battlefield in favor of President Bashar al-Assad to such an extent that the Obama administration’s quest for a negotiated settlement to the war suddenly looks a lot less likely to succeed." [WaPo (https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/russian-airstrikes-are-working-in-syria--enough-to-put-peace-talks-in-doubt/2016/01/19/64127084-beb2-11e5-98c8-7fab78677d51_story.html?tid=sm_tw)]
AN ELITE SOLDIER'S DESPAIR A look at the last Navy SEAL to die in Afghanistan. [NYT (http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/20/world/asia/navy-seal-team-4-suicide.html)]
REPORT: MATERIALS ON HILLARY'S PERSONAL SERVER EXCEEDED 'TOP SECRET' "Intelligence officials reviewing emails on former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s private computer server have found information they consider to be of a higher level of classification than 'top secret,' according to a letter sent to lawmakers last week by the intelligence agencies’ inspector general." [NYT (http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/20/us/politics/hillary-clinton-email-said-to-include-material-exceeding-top-secret.html)]
FBI: WE ARE STRETCHED ON BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR GUNS Inside the "perfect storm" creating such a backlog in FBI background checks for gun purchases. [USA Today (http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2016/01/19/fbi-guns-background-checks/78752774/)]
ISIS HALVES FIGHTERS' SALARIES "Though precise figures are not available, most ISIS fighters probably earned a few hundred dollars a month prior to the pay cut." [Vocativ (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=vocativ/isis-cuts-fighters-salari_b_9019172.html)]
FREQUENT DRONE CRASHES PLAGUE AIR FORCE Here's a look at all the crashes last year (https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/national/drone-crashes/database/) -- and why it matters that the Air Force isn't clear on what's causing the costly malfunctions (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2016/01/19/more-u-s-military-drones-are-crashing-than-ever-as-new-problems-emerge/). [WaPo (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2016/01/19/more-u-s-military-drones-are-crashing-than-ever-as-new-problems-emerge/)]
WHAT’S BREWING
'LIVING LEVEL 3' Check out the first chapter of a graphic novel which walks you through a day in the life of a humanitarian worker in a post-ISIS world. [HuffPost (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=joshua-dysart/living-level-3-graphic-novel_b_9012914.html?1453212538)]
CLOONEY: OSCARS 'MOVING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION' "If you think back 10 years ago, the Academy was doing a better job. Think about how many more African Americans were nominated," the superstar told Variety. You can read the President of the Academy's statement here (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=entry/cheryl-boone-isaacs-academy-president-statement-diversity_us_569e3587e4b00f3e9862c429). [HuffPost (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=entry/george-clooney-oscars-diversity-problem_us_569e8054e4b00f3e98630c5c)]
IF YOU HAVE ONE OF THESE TOP PASSWORDS Change it. Immediately. You can thank us later. [Gizmodo (http://gizmodo.com/the-25-most-popular-passwords-of-2015-were-all-such-id-1753591514)]
THERE ARE A LOT MORE BUGS IN YOUR HOME THAN YOU THINK A lot. [HuffPost (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=entry/common-household-insects_us_569e5811e4b0cd99679b5697)]
BY 2050, THERE WILL BE MORE PLASTIC IN THE OCEAN THAN FISH "In other words, in just 34 years, plastic trash in the ocean will outweigh all the fish in the sea." [HuffPost (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=entry/oceans-plastic-fish-2050_us_569e9963e4b00f3e986327a0?yd620529=)]
YOU CAN ORDER MCDONALD'S FRENCH FRIES DRIZZLED IN CHOCOLATE If you pack your bags and head to Japan. [HuffPost (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=entry/mcdonalds-chocolate-french-fries_us_569e749be4b0cd99679b7b1f)]
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WHAT'S WORKING
MICROSOFT MAKES $1 BILLION DONATION The funds for cloud services will be doled out to various to nonprofits and university researchers over the next three years. [NYT (http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/01/19/microsoft-to-donate-1-billion-in-cloud-services-to-nonprofits-and-researchers/)]
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BEFORE YOU GO
~ Michigan’s governor vowed to fix the Flint water crisis (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=entry/rick-snyder-flint-state-of-the-state_us_569ec5b3e4b00f3e98635e87) in his State of the Union.
~ Pakistani boy: I have no regrets after cutting my hand off (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=entry/pakistani-teen-chops-off-hand_us_569e97aae4b00f3e9863258e) for the Holy Prophet.
~ The Coast Guard has called off the search (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=entry/marines-missing-hawaii-crash_us_569c3b37e4b0b4eb759ecea1) for 12 marines whose helicopters collided in Hawaii Thursday.
~ Sarah Palin endorsed Donald Trump (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=entry/sarah-palin-donald-trump-endorsement_us_569e3bd5e4b0cd99679b4244) for president.
~ NASA is hiring astronauts, but it takes a lot (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=entry/nasa-is-hiring-astronaut-requirements_us_569d0bd7e4b0b4eb759f1e4b) to become the next Matt Damon.
~ It may be faster to have everyone stand still on escalators (http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jan/16/the-tube-at-a-standstill-why-tfl-stopped-people-walking-up-the-escalators).
~ Want a date with the "Sexiest Doctor Alive?" (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=entry/sexiest-doctor-alive-raffles-date_us_569e7098e4b00f3e9862f7a4) It's possible.
~ The "Here to Make Friends" crew dissects how horribly the women acted (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=entry/the-bachelor-season-20-episode-3-recap-ben-higgins_us_569d3f92e4b0ce4964257b73?) on the last episode of "The Bachelor."
~ This list of things you've forgotten to clean (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=entry/things-you-forget-to-clean_us_569d11d6e4b0ce49642534f9) in your house makes you want to reach for the Clorox, stat.
~ China wants to be the first country to land on the far side of the moon (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=entry/china-far-side-moon_us_569efad5e4b04c813761fa38).
~ Nielsen will account for social media commentary in its new ratings system (http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/20/business/media/nielsen-to-use-facebook-and-twitter-in-new-ratings-system.html).
~ All the ways the universe may end (http://digg.com/2016/universe-end-how-will) (uplifting for your Wednesday -- we try).
Send tips/quips/quotes/stories/photos/events/scoops to Lauren Weber at lauren.weber@huffingtonpost.com. Follow us on Twitter @LaurenWeberHP (https://twitter.com/LaurenWeberHP). And like what you're reading? Sign up here (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=newsletter/daily) to get The Morning Email delivered to you. -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=terms.html/) It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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