Seven suspects are in custody and two are dead, including one woman who detonated a suicide vest, after a seven-hour standoff with the police and French military in Paris in an apartment 1.2 miles away from the stadium where three terrorists set off suicide bombs Friday. Authorities were reportedly targeting Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the alleged mastermind, who they believed was holed up in the apartment. Police sources told CNN the raid was "right on time" as the group was "about to move on some kind of operation." [Kelly Chen, HuffPost]
"I cannot think of a more potent recruitment tool for ISIL than some of the rhetoric that's been coming out of here during the course of this debate," he said. And here's what Americans thought of Jewish refugees on the eve of WWII. [AP]
The outbound D.C. and L.A. planes were diverted from their route to Paris after anonymous phone threats. [Dominique Mosbergen, HuffPost]
Federal security regulators are taking a closer look at the procedures mutual funds use to valuate Silicon Valley's best and brightest. [WSJ]
"President Obama called on China on Wednesday to halt its construction on reclaimed islands in the South China Sea, raising the contentious issue at the start of a two-day economic summit at which he and other Pacific Rim leaders also discussed trade and climate change." [NYT]
Eighty more people were injured in the blast, which took place in the northeastern city of Yola. [Reuters]
And then there were 14. [Nadya Agrawal, HuffPost]
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WHAT’S BREWING
For winning People's Sexiest Man Alive title this year. Check out some of the runner-ups, as well as where the previous winners are now. [HuffPost]
The full performance of "When We Were Young" leaves you with all the feels. [HuffPost]
With Bruce Springsteen for a musical guest -- guess we just received the best present of all this year. [HuffPost]
"The job of pilots like Royal is to fly directly at monstrous thunderstorms -- something most pilots diligently avoid, given that the turbulent airflow in these storms occasionally brings down commercial jetliners -- and discharge chemicals into a particular part of the cloud, a technique called 'cloud seeding' intended to suppress the storm’s ability to produce hail." [Atlas Obscura]
Could AI bring about the end of the world? [The New Yorker]
WHAT'S WORKING
"Uber announced Tuesday that it will once again provide 'UberHealth,' an on-demand service that delivers 'wellness packs' in addition to registered nurses who can administer flu shots for up to 10 people. A representative for Uber told The Huffington Post that the wellness pack includes a water bottle, recyclable tote bag, tissues, hand sanitizer and -- best of all -- a lollipop." [HuffPost]
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