PLATT - MISC News

GENERAL INTEREST
You've Never Laughed This Hard About Thigh Gaps Before
https://www.popsugar.com/fitness/Comedian-Luisa-Omielan-Talks-About-Thigh-Gap-Video-38307122

HEALTH
Our Primal Need for Personal Space
https://www.wsj.com/article_email/our-primal-need-for-personal-space-1515174455-lMyQjAxMTI4NzA4NjUwNDYxWj/

Horrible Side Effects of Marijuana That People Never Talk About
https://www.cheatsheet.com/health-fitness/horrible-side-effects-marijuana-people-never-talk.html/?ref=YF&yptr=yahoo

Betty White, 95, Reveals The Secret To A Long Life: Vodka & Hot Dogs 'Probably In That Order'
http://start.att.net/news/read/article/people-betty_white_95_reveals_the_secret_to_a_long_life_v-rtime/category/entertainment

FIRST AMENDMENT
Donald Trump suggests he wants US law to limit free speech in wake of publication of explosive new book
https://www.yahoo.com/news/donald-trump-suggests-wants-us-172200667.html

TAX BILL
Over 1 million getting 'Trump Bonus' from tax reform victory, up to $3,000
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/over-1-million-getting-trump-bonus-from-tax-reform-victory-up-to-3000/article/2645118

JOBS
By the Way, Black Unemployment Just Hit the Lowest Level Ever Recorded
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2018/01/05/jobs-report-n2430642?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=

EDUCATION
The Dumbing Down of Scholastic Achievement
https://townhall.com/columnists/sheriffdavidclarke(ret)/2018/01/06/the-dumbing-down-of-scholastic-achievement-n2430747?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=

GOVERNMENT MALFEASANCE
New Jersey’s Liberal New Governor Faces a Fiscal Nightmare
https://www.wsj.com/article_email/new-jerseys-liberal-new-governor-faces-a-fiscal-nightmare-1515192882-lMyQjAxMTI4NzA4NjUwNDYxWj/

Investigators Blame ‘Systemic Failure’ for Dam Crisis 
https://www.wsj.com/article_email/investigators-blame-systemic-failure-for-dam-crisis-1515195141-lMyQjAxMTI4NTA1NjAwMzYyWj/

WEATHER
'You've Departed Science': Tucker Battles Activist Over 'Bomb Cyclone' and Global Warming
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/01/06/tucker-battles-activist-over-bomb-cyclone-and-global-warming

TECHNOLOGY
Google’s Latest Search: What Happened to Its Bikes? 
https://www.wsj.com/article_email/googles-latest-search-what-happened-to-its-bikes-1515172167-lMyQjAxMTI4NTA1NjAwMzYyWj/

Active RFID vs. Passive RFID: What’s the Difference?
https://blog.atlasrfidstore.com/active-rfid-vs-passive-rfid

The mind-blowing technical capabilities of new MH370 search vessel Seabed Constructor
http://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/incidents/the-mindblowing-technical-capabilities-of-new-mh370-search-vessel-seabed-constructor/news-story/1b57123c6ad8408ed6667cdf809e1fcb

NATIONAL SECURITY
How Kaspersky’s Software Fell Under Suspicion of Spying on America 
https://www.wsj.com/article_email/how-kasperskys-software-fell-under-suspicion-of-spying-on-america-1515168888-lMyQjAxMTE4NzAzNjEwODYxWj/

Operation Condor – How NSA Director Mike Rogers Saved The U.S. From a Massive Constitutional Crisis…
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2018/01/05/operation-condor-how-nsa-director-mike-rogers-saved-the-u-s-from-a-massive-constitutional-crisis/

DEFENSE
Watch the A-10's Possible Replacements Fly From a Dirt Airstrip
http://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/a14764917/oa-x-a-10-possible-replacement-dirt-airstrip/

U.S. and South Korea Agree Not to Hold Military Exercises During Olympics
https://www.wsj.com/article_email/u-s-and-south-korea-agree-not-to-hold-military-exercises-during-olympics-1515079176-lMyQjAxMTA4MjA4NjIwNTYzWj/

LAW ENFORCEMENT
Border Agents’ Searches of Travelers’ Phones Skyrocketed, Agency Says
https://www.wsj.com/article_email/border-agents-searches-of-travelers-phones-skyrocketed-agency-says-1515179058-lMyQjAxMTE4MTAzNjEwOTY5Wj/

IRAN
The extravagant lives of the 'Rich Kids of Tehran' are fueling Iran's protests — take a look
http://www.businessinsider.com/iran-protests-rich-kids-of-tehran-2018-1

Make Iran Great Again
https://www.wsj.com/article_email/make-iran-great-again-1515025470-lMyQjAxMTI4NzA4NjUwNDYxWj/

POTUS
‘Button’ It, Mr. President
https://www.wsj.com/article_email/button-it-mr-president-1515110935-lMyQjAxMTE4MTAzNjEwOTY5Wj/

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