As Jeb Bush trades barbs with Marco Rubio and Chris Christie, the race looks to New Hampshire independent voters as the potential key to the whole primary race. [WaPo]
"The very richest Americans have financed a sophisticated and astonishingly effective apparatus for shielding their fortunes. Some call it the 'income defense industry,' consisting of a high-priced phalanx of lawyers, estate planners, lobbyists and anti-tax activists who exploit and defend a dizzying array of tax maneuvers, virtually none of them available to taxpayers of more modest means." [NYT]
If you didn't know the former New York governor was in the Republican primary, then you probably understand why he had to drop out. [Amber Ferguson, HuffPost]
"On Dec. 22, three basketball players from Ooltewah High School competing in the Smoky Mountain Classic basketball tournament allegedly assaulted their freshman teammate while staying the night in a rental cabin. The team's coach rushed the alleged victim to the hospital, where he had to have emergency surgery." [Sebastian Murdock, HuffPost]
The country is on track to become the world's homicide leader. [Roque Planas, HuffPost]
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The streaming service will trick kids into going to bed at 9 p.m. on New Year's Eve for you. You're welcome. [HuffPost]
No really, the emergency room data on those folks. [Quartz]
Way too accurately, if we may add. [HuffPost]
"Like many techies, Brother Eckhart Camden wears a hooded garment to work. But his uniform is not a hoodie, strictly speaking. Instead, Brother Eckhart wears a black tunic and scapular -- reflecting his status as probably the only Benedictine monk working at a Silicon Valley software company." [Buzzfeed]
Mark Salling, the former "Glee" star, has been arrested on charges of possessing child pornography. [HuffPost]
"Standing outside the official education apparatus, coding schools like Shrek’s aren’t burdened by tightly-controlled curriculums, stodgy ideology, or high-stakes testing regimens. The goal is simple: teach the students the skills they need to get a job in China’s new tech boom." [HuffPost]
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"The concept is simple: A bucket ... connects to a water pump, sucking in any floating trash inside a removable mesh bag." [HuffPost]
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"Stretched across the field are rows of makeshift houses. For construction, anything goes -- polyethylene, tent awnings, and a strange canvas material were stretched over wooden beams." [HuffPost]
~ The first four enlisted women are reporting for duty on a U.S. submarine.
~ The U.S. has accused Iran of unauthorized rocket tests.
~ Yes, it makes sense that they'd get rid of a "Frozen"-labeled non-alcoholic sparkling grapejuice.
~ Carrie Fisher is after the Twitter haters.
~ Hey Fox News: here's a hint on optics. Maybe don't have a panel on women voters featuring only three guys.
~ The Philadelphia Eagles fired head coach Chip Kelly after a lackluster season.
~ A take on "Concussion" from a current NFL player.
~ The cutest flower girls of the year.
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