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TRUMP ATTACKS FBI IN WAKE OF MICHAEL FLYNN PLEA The president tweeted Sunday about how the FBI’s reputation was “in Tatters” and urged his followers to sue ABC News. Meanwhile, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, says there might be an obstruction of justice case against the president based off of his tweets. Flynn plead guilty Friday to lying to the FBI about conversations with Russia’s ambassador. [HuffPost] [Tweet | Share on Facebook]
U.S., SOUTH KOREA LAUNCH EXTENSIVE AERIAL DRILLS “The United States and South Korea went ahead with large-scale joint aerial drills on Monday, a move North Korea had said would push the Korean peninsula to ‘the brink of nuclear war,’ ignoring calls from Russia and China to call them off.” [HuffPost]
BILLY BUSH CONFIRMED IT WAS TRUMP ON THE INFAMOUS ACCESS HOLLYWOOD TAPE And said he believed the women accusing the president of sexual misconduct. [HuffPost]
OBAMA: ELECT MORE WOMEN “Because men seem to be having some problems these days.” [HuffPost]
MITCH MCCONNELL SAYS GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN OVER DREAMERS WOULD BE ‘RIDICULOUS’ Funding for the federal government is due to run out on Friday. [HuffPost]
FAMED MET CONDUCTOR ACCUSED OF MOLESTING TEEN FOR YEARS The Metropolitan Opera in New York heard of the allegations in 2016 ― and did nothing. [HuffPost]
WHAT MOVING THE ISRAELI EMBASSY TO JERUSALEM WOULD MEAN Experts warn the expected move by the Trump administration would lead to an “absolute explosion” in the region. [HuffPost]
WHAT’S BREWING
HOW TO REPORT SEXUAL HARASSMENT AT A PREVIOUS JOB Legal experts weigh in. [HuffPost]
DRAKE GETTING CAUGHT POTENTIALLY MIXING A DRINK At this Raptors game is all of us being caught red-handed. [HuffPost]
INSIDE AMAZON’S PIVOT TO VIDEO Video reviews, that is. [Quartz]
ROLL TIDE Alabama squeaked into the fight for college football’s national title, joining Oklahoma, Georgia and Clemson. [HuffPost]
THERE’S NOW A STREET NAMED AFTER RIHANNA And everyone wants to move there. [HuffPost]
BEFORE YOU GO
Martin Shkreli may have to surrender that Wu-Tang Clan album.
CVS buys Aetna in $69 billion deal.
Sheryl Sandberg is warning about a #metoo backlash.
MSNBC host Joy Reid has apologized for previous “tone deaf” LBGTQ blog posts.
Looks like Bryce Dallas Howard won’t have to run in heels in “Jurassic 2” teaser.
We love what the body language experts had to say about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s first public outing after their engagement announcement.
“How to move cross-country without going broke or insane.”
Meet ScarJost: Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost went public.
This nanny saved the day by tackling an alleged package stealer.
A hero firefighter braved thin ice to save this dog.
Photos of the 2017 supermoon from around the world.
Here’s a bunch of gifts for your wife that she’ll actually like.
The Japanese take on Batman may have us beat.
Quite the delivery: A driver was caught on camera taking a dump after delivering a package in a driveway.
Recapping Apple’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week of software bugs.
Why that “Frozen” short has caused such a stir.
This empowering photoshoot aims to normalize breastfeeding in the black community.
And a minister has sparked quite the outcry after asking people to pray for Prince George to be gay.