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NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR BOMB TEST
CAMPAIGN 2016
ISIS
GERMANY ASSAULTS
A dam big dilemma: The Mosul Dam is northern Iraq is yuuge. And it’s also a mess. Experts say it can fail catastrophically with zero warning. That can’t be good. If it lets loose, up to 1.5 million Iraqis will be flooded – even in Baghdad which is TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY MILES away! You can’t blame ISIS for this potential-disaster-in-waiting. They don’t have control of the dam. Nope, it’s not the baddies, it’s bureaucracy. The U.N. put out an emergency appeal to repair the dam. The response? A measly 8 percent!
RUSSIAN SPY RING
See how they run: You’d think judges would salivate for a shot at the Supreme Court. A lifetime gig with no performance reviews EVER! Um, not so much. Every name being thrown around to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia are saying “Thanks, but no thanks.” The latest? Federal Judge Adalberto Jordan. That’s two in 24 hours. Attorney General Loretta Lynch nixed the idea Tuesday.
BREAKFAST BROWSE
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Number of the Day: 1 in 3
The number of families who find it hard to afford diapers for their babies. The White House calls it the diaper gap and wants to do something about it.
Baby bottles
Bella and her Brazilian jaguar buddy, Juma, bring you this morning’s awww moment.
Unfloppable
Floppy disks are still a thing. Who knew?
More than pocket change
50 Cent just can’t stop posing with wads of cash. Even if it’s flashing fakes, as he told a judge. A man’s gotta rep to maintain.
A four-star stay
Man locked up for a misdemeanor sneaks a phone into his jail cell, takes a selfie, posts a TripAdvisor-style review. The Internet’s amused; cops aren’t.
BOOKMARK THIS
The network: Our friends at CNNMoney continue their fascinating investigation into mapping out the network behind the massive Maria Duval scheme. Turns out, there’s some seriously shady characters. Here’s the latest chapter.
And finally …
Sure, the guy in yellow is funny, but for a dose of pure joy keep your eyes on the tiny old lady in pink.
This little kid couldn’t help it. That wedding dress was just begging to be divebombed! (Click to view)