The Ted Cruz-Donald Trump showdown should be the highlight of the CNN debate tonight. Marco Rubio could also get rather fiesty with the insurgent Cruz -- and Jeb Bush may just show up on stage. And here are some potential questions in a debate that will most likely focus on terrorism, Americans' top concern for the country. [AP]
And that's only a fraction of gun deaths each year. [Nick Wing, HuffPost]
Modern-day slaves in Thailand may be providing your favorite seafood dish. [AP]
The female shooter in San Bernardino pledged her support for jihad in two sets of Facebook messages sent in 2012 and 2014 to a group of friends in Pakistan. [Reuters]
"A new study provides some of the strongest evidence yet that using an antidepressant like Prozac, Paxil or Zoloft during the final two trimesters of pregnancy may be linked to a higher risk of autism spectrum disorder for the child." [WaPo]
The Army has decided to charge him with the highest charge of desertion in a general court-martial, which carries a potential life sentence. [WaPo]
"Transparency and accountability are lacking at India’s largest nuclear park, where a Russian reactor was constructed with faulty parts." [The Center for Public Integrity]
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WHAT’S BREWING
"The defendants named in Cosby's countersuit are just a few of the more than 50 women who have come forward with allegations of sexual assault or misconduct that span the last 30 years." [HuffPost]
The premiere last night kicks off a week of movie insanity. [HuffPost]
And some people on the Internet were not super pleased about it. [Sports Illustrated]
According to one of the top inkmakers for the stars. [HuffPost]
Courtesy of Deadspin, enjoy the nightmares of drunken hookups and skinny-dipping coworker nonsense. [Deadspin]
Hundreds of women have alleged that "Wen" shampoo has caused them to go bald. [Buzzfeed]
So brilliantly simple. [HuffPost]
WHAT'S WORKING
"To call a wheelchair-accessible taxi through Uber, just open the app, choose the UberTaxi option, and then enter the promo code 'wheelchairdc.' After the app registers the code, it will show a wheelchair option and the location of available vehicles nearby." [HuffPost]
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"Our meeting story and subsequent coupling isn't exactly a story you tell over tea and crumpets. It's a story you tell only your close friends after copious amounts of cocktails." [HuffPost]
BEFORE YOU GO
~ Apple just lost $123 billion in value.
~ The level of lead in the water in Flint, Michigan, has caused a state of emergency.
~ Getting a drone for Christmas? Make sure to register it.
~ Also watch out for that hoverboard -- it might catch on fire.
~ Up your gift-wrapping game with some serious bows.
~ Angela Merkel called multiculturalism "a grand delusion."
~ Vladimir Putin signed a law that allows Russia to overthrow human rights court verdicts. Happy Tuesday to you too.
~ Will Smith 2016 may be more real than people think.
~ We love this photo of this soldier and his K-9 sharing a hospital bed while recovering from being hit with shrapnel.
~ Examining the various "Star Wars" fonts.
~ Jonathan Chait calls climate change pact President Barack Obama's greatest achievement.
~ It's a hardknock life as a mid-level YouTube star.
~ What you're missing in the "Rudolph" deleted scene.
~ And Seattle passed a law that will allow Uber and Lyft drivers to unionize.
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