January 28, 2015
By The Morning News
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- Koch brothers to spend $889 million in 2016 election, $166 million more than Democratic and Republican parties spent in 2012.
- For all the hype, Warren won't be the Democrat pushing Clinton to the left—it'll be Obama.
- Earth's temperature in 2014 was the highest ever recorded; gas prices are their lowest in years; now is the time for a tax on carbon.
- Following the crash of a drone on White House grounds, Obama calls for updated drone legislation.
- Between 2007 and 2013, the millennial population of Arlington, Va., grew by 82%—more than anywhere else in the country.
- Southern cities Nashville, Charlotte, Raleigh-Durham, and Atlanta are next in line for Google Fiber.
- San Francisco Zoo offers cockroach-adoption for Valentine's Day, in the names of current or future ex(es).
- Crowdsourced map of good places to go sledding in New York City.
- High-magnitude earthquake could wreak havoc on Southern California's water supply—the area's main aqueducts all cross the San Andreas fault.
- Criticized for not assimilating in America, Muslims found to be better integrated than Hasidic Jews or the Amish.
- A week in the Twitter life of Anita Sarkeesian.
- All-female reboot of Ghostbusters announced.
- South Carolina TV station uses cardboard cutout named “Michelle” to remind reporters that she’s their target audience.
- Mormon leaders call for legislation barring LGBT discrimination while balancing religious freedoms.
- Cops of color discuss the difficulty of doing their job.
- Being a black punk can provide a sense of home—a feeling that can be erased when racism and sexism appear at shows.
- How D'Angelo's Black Messiah got made.
