It’s 1am, your essay is due tomorrow at 12 and you’ve been on third floor since yesterday- you are literally becoming a study carol. You’re about to end your night, you go to load a new tab and- what? What is this screen? Why is everything gone? Why does God hate you? What on earth do you do.
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Good morning folks! Here’s what you missed this weekend:
The lead story: In Libya, members of the Islamic State beheaded 21 Egyptian Christians, in a show of force that could indicate an intention to expand operations beyond the borders of Syria and Iraq.
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US intelligence agencies have expressed concern over the impact of troop withdrawals on our drone program.
Good morning! Here’s what you missed over the weekend:
The Lead Story: The drone program, a defining feature of President Obama’s foreign policy approach, could face new difficulties taking on Al Qaeda and its affiliates if US troops are forced to withdraw from Afghanistan this year. Reports the New York Times:
If Mr. Obama ultimately withdrew all American troops from Afghanistan, the C.I.A.’s drone bases in the country would have to be closed, according to administration officials, because it could no longer be protected.
Though Sandy may not go barreling straight through Ohio, we’re safely in the “Alert” zone of the map. (via weather.com)
Good morning! Here’s what you missed over the weekend:
The Lead Story: This week’s lead story is Frankenstorm. Also known as “Hurricane Sandy” (or whatever), Frankenstorm will soon make landfall somewhere in Delaware/southern New Jersey. From there it is projected (science for “we aren’t sure”) to come through Pennsylvania then bang a right and head to New York State. Will Sandy cancel classes? Will Vice President Biden make it to Gambier? I hope the answer is yes to both.
I bet you never thought you’d see Shep Smith in the Monday Catchup, did you?
Good morning! Here’s the news you may have missed:
The Lead Story: Be warned, this week’s lead story is an uncomfortable one. Fox News made headlines on Friday when it accidentally broadcast a suicide on live TV. Fox was airing an ostensibly benign car chase during Shepard Smith’s show, when the man being chased pulled his car over, got out and started running erratically. Smith saw the potential for hazard and urged the show’s producers to cut away from the chase, but not before the suspect pulled out a gun and shot himself. Smith issued a nearly two-minute apology after hastily cutting to a commercial break, but the incident has ignited a debate over whether or not car chases should be on live TV. The news website Buzzfeed has also come under fire for posting video of the suicide to YouTube. (A note: none of the links here include footage of the suicide.)
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