PLATT - MISC. News

GENERAL INTEREST
Reddit user reportedly claims to be Austin bomber, compares self to ‘Zodiac killer’
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/mar/20/austinbomber-reddit-user-claims-be-austin-bomber-c/?utm_source=Boomtrain&utm_medium=manual&utm_campaign=2018&utm_term=newsletter&utm_content=newsalert

Legend says a load of Union gold went missing during the Civil War --- did the FBI just find it? 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0318/civil_war_gold.php3

Technology can ruin your retirement—and your marriage 
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/technology-can-ruin-your-retirementand-your-marriage-2018-03-20

Kushner Cos. is facing investigation for filing false building permits 
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/kushner-cos-filed-false-paperwork-with-new-york-housing-authorities-for-years-ap-2018-03-19

HUMOR
The News in Zingers 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0318/hamilton.php3

PARENTING
Perfect prams for perfect parents: the rise of the bougie buggy 
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/mar/20/bugaboo-luxury-pram-baby-buggy-stroller-parenting?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GU+Today+USA+-+Collections+2017&utm_term=268197&subid=24222148&CMP=GT_US_collection

EDUCATION
The Higher Ed Crack Up Begins
http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2018/03/the-higher-ed-crack-up-begins.php

‘Who are you to judge?’
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/mar/11/how-amorality-thrives-on-college-campuses/

PROGRESSIVES UNHINGED
John Oliver Targets Pence Daughter's Children's Book. Then His Followers Spam The Book's Amazon Page With Hateful Garbage. 
https://www.dailywire.com/news/28416/nasty-john-oliver-targets-pence-daughters-ben-shapiro?utm_source=shapironewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=032018-news&utm_campaign=position1

SPORTS
Rob Gronkowski dressed as a leprechaun for St. Patrick's Day, crashed a bachelor party
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/rob-gronkowski-dressed-leprechaun-st-patricks-day-crashed-bachelor-party-141209925.html

CLIMATE CHANGE
143 Million People Could Soon Be Displaced Because Of Climate Change, World Bank Says (You think we got an immigration problem now?)
http://start.att.net/news/read/article/time-143_million_people_could_soon_be_displaced_because-rtime/category/news

Plight of Phoenix: how long can the world’s 'least sustainable' city survive? 
https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/mar/20/phoenix-least-sustainable-city-survive-water?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GU+Today+USA+-+Collections+2017&utm_term=268197&subid=24222148&CMP=GT_US_collection

Haunting Views of a Planet Declining Faster for Some Communities Than for Others 
https://www.ecowatch.com/whitney-museum-between-the-waters-2546923099.html?utm_source=EcoWatch+List&utm_campaign=fc18370cf9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_49c7d43dc9-fc18370cf9-85328381

TECHNOLOGY
World's smallest computer: IBM's fraud-fighter is so tiny it's almost invisible
http://www.zdnet.com/article/worlds-smallest-computer-ibms-fraud-fighter-is-so-tiny-its-almost-invisible/

48 hours with an always on, always online laptop
https://www.engadget.com/2018/03/20/asus-novago-48-hours-preview/

World's First Mass-Market 3D-Printed Electric Car Costs Less Than $10K 
https://www.ecowatch.com/3d-printed-electric-car-2549882492.html?utm_source=EcoWatch+List&utm_campaign=fc18370cf9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_49c7d43dc9-fc18370cf9-85328381

CYBER SECURITY
This Small Gray Box Can Unlock Basically Any iPhone
https://www.idropnews.com/news/small-gray-box-can-unlock-basically-iphone/66169/?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=Newsletter&utm_campaign=03192018&utm_term=Newsletter

HISTORY
50 Years Ago, a Top-Secret U.S. Base Was Overrun By Elite Vietnamese Commandos
http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/revealed-40-years-ago-top-secret-us-base-was-overrun-by-24993

DEFENSE
The myth of Putin’s ‘invincible’ weapons, and the real threat they pose
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/the-myth-of-putins-invincible-weapons-and-the-real-threat-from-russia

LAW ENFORCEMENT
GOP leaders back second special counsel
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/379228-gop-leaders-back-second-special-counsel?userid=288549&utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=14227

MSD SHOOTING
WATCH: Anti-Gun Parkland Students Give Most Insane, Embarrassing Interview Ever
https://www.dailywire.com/news/28428/watch-anti-gun-parkland-students-give-most-insane-ryan-saavedra?utm_medium=email&utm_content=032018-news&utm_campaign=position1

NORK
Seoul says Kim Jong Un has ‘given his word’ on denuclearization. Is this enough?
http://thehill.com/opinion/international/379162-kim-jong-un-has-given-his-word-on-denuclearization-is-this-enough?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=14227

RUSSIAGATE
The Anti-Trump Effort Backfires
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/03/donald-trump-andrew-mccabe-impeachment-effort-backfires/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Monday%20through%20Friday%202018-03-20&utm_term=NR5PM%20Actives

POLITICS
Trump confirms Republicans' worst fears
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/trump-confirming-gops-worst-fears-for-midterms-by-fighting-with-robert-mueller

US primary elections: five races that could reshape the political landscape
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/mar/20/us-primary-elections-republican-democrat-what-to-watch?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GU+Today+USA+-+Collections+2017&utm_term=268197&subid=24222148&CMP=GT_US_collection

Former Miss America Could Become Republican Attorney General of Illinois 
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/03/erika-harold-republican-campaign-illinois-attorney-general/

-- "Old is not a matter of chronological age but, rather, aspirations. You know you are old when your bucket list has only one item ... getting up tomorrow morning." - jppjr, 2018