By Lauren Weber
Wednesday December 9th, 2015
TOP STORIES
THE GOP'S DONALD TRUMP CONUNDRUM The White House said Donald Trump's comments on banning all Muslim immigration disqualified him from the presidency. However, the GOP has yet to jump on board. Despite a slew of outrageous comments -- including suggesting that Bill Gates could close down the Internet -- Trump’s poll numbers continue to rise nationally. [Amanda Terkel, Jen Bendery and Elise Foley, HuffPost]
SAN BERNARDINO SHOOTER MAY HAVE PLANNED ATTACK IN 2012 "Investigators believe shooter Syed Rizwan Farook may have plotted an earlier attack in California with someone else, two U.S. officials told CNN on Tuesday. One of the officials said the two conspired in 2012 and a specific target was considered." [CNN]
DOW CHEMICAL AND DUPONT COULD MERGE Collectively, the companies are worth $120 billion. [WSJ]
'A WARM EMBRACE' FOR THOSE SEARCHING FOR ISIS ONLINE "The online community of sympathizers in the United States is a critical focus. They number in the hundreds, experts say, and fit no single profile." [NYT]
IRAQI FORCES CONTROL 60 PERCENT OF RAMADI Iraqi military has recaptured the majority of the key city from ISIS this week. [CNN]
LEBRON JAMES LIFETIME NIKE DEAL WORTH $500 MILLION It pays to be the best -- now hop to making that "Space Jam" follow-up LeBron. [USA Today]
NORTH FACE FOUNDER DIES IN KAYAKING ACCIDENT IN CHILE Douglas Tompkins, also a famous environmentalist, was 72. [Dominique Mosbergen, HuffPost]
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WHAT’S BREWING
TAKE A LOOK AT HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SHOT IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD THIS YEAR Guarantee it's more than you'd think. [The Trace]
FIVE EARLY SIGNS OF AUTISM Including your child not responding emotionally or to his or her own name. [HuffPost]
HOW ZAYN MALIK EXUDES 'SOFT POWER' "People tend to think that humans exist in binaries, but through the ostensible oxymoron that is 'Muslim pop star,' Zayn is a new category in himself. He has feelings. He has emotions. The world pushes men like him towards the patriarchy, towards categorization -- but as a Muslim pop star, he exists outside of it." [Medium]
WHAT THE GUYS IN YOUR LIFE ACTUALLY WANT FOR CHRISTMAS According to male HuffPost staffers. [HuffPost]
'WHY WE NEED NICKI MINAJ' "In 2015, however, Minaj was perhaps the most vocal she's ever been when it came to race and gender. She called out the unfair contrast between reactions to her barely-there bikini on her 'Anaconda' album art, and thinner, mostly white women on the covers of Sports Illustrated or on Victoria's Secret runways." [HuffPost]
'THE LITTLE MERMAID' IS GOING TO BE BLOND IN THE LIVE-ACTION VERSION Nothing makes sense anymore. [HuffPost]
SCOTT WEILAND'S WIFE ASKS NOT TO 'GLORIFY HIS DEATH' "'The outpouring of condolences and prayers offered to our children, Noah and Lucy, has been overwhelming, appreciated and even comforting,' writes Mary in Rolling Stone. 'But the truth is, like so many other kids, they lost their father years ago. What they truly lost on December 3rd was hope.'" [HuffPost]
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WHAT'S WORKING
RETHINKING BIKE SAFETY "So it’s not about left or right. It’s not even about having money or not having money. People make the choice: I don’t want to sit in the car. It’s boring, I lose my time, I get fat, I feel unhappy, I feel trapped." [HuffPost]
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ON THE BLOG
WHAT GLORIA STEINEM WANTS FOR CHRISTMAS "I'm glad we've begun to raise our daughters more like our sons -- but it will never work until we raise our sons more like our daughters." [HuffPost]
BEFORE YOU GO
~ Quartz has a list of the Muslim business that Donald Trump has relied upon to build his empire.
~ The anonymous app your teen is probably using.
~ The home of the alleged Bitcoin founder was raided.
~ Kate Middleton broke out Princess Diana's favorite tiara.
~ Not quite sure if we're in love with this "Dirty Dancing" live remake.
~ A Boston Chipotle has been linked to the norovirus, which means we're definitely destined for a sad desk salad today.
~ Hayden Panettiere looked pretty darn happy on her first red carpet after treatment for postpartum depression.
~ Looks like SNL might have a plagiarism problem.
~ Ladies, have a college degree? You're twice as likely not to get divorced.
~ Understanding the Gigi Hadid supermodel phenomenon, and what it was like to go to the Victoria's Secret fashion show IRL.
~ The woman heading up the FBI's gadgetry.
~ Life's pretty weird as a teenage celebrity on the Internet.
~ Yes, eating the world's spiciest pepper is going to hurt.
~ The best part of "Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation" is returning.
~ What a nursery of baby planets looks like.
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