17-Dec-2015 14:10

Fact Check: The Fifth Republican Debate :: The New York Times will be checking assertions made throughout the 2016 presidential campaign.
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/us/elections/fact-check.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Star Wars 'coming home' says George Lucas at London premiere - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-35111055

"Absolute hell": Contents of LA school threat email revealed - CBS News :: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/lausd-email-threat-contents-of-email-revealed/

Phys Ed: How Exercise May Help Us Fight Off Colds :: Working out could help us fight off colds and other infections, a new study suggests, providing more incentive to exercise as the temperatures drop.
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/12/16/how-exercise-may-help-us-fight-off-colds/?partner=rss&emc=rss

Fed aggressively ramps up new tool to pry rates higher :: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/19DUdTxXzhE/story01.htm

Shutting Down the Internet: Is It Possible? :: Shutting down the Internet isn't as simple as pulling the plug.
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/shutting-internet-easy-donald-trump-thinks/story?id=35795873

Woman, 40, Arrested After Alleged 'Unprovoked' Stabbing Attack :: Toronto police had called for the public's help in finding the suspect.
http://abcnews.go.com/International/woman-40-arrested-alleged-unprovoked-stabbing-attack/story?id=35799041

Oil drops 3 pct as U.S. supplies swell, Fed hikes rates :: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/dJ_3apLqZFI/story01.htm

Yoga Teachers Behaving Badly :: A fictional web series is filled (somewhat impolitely) with story lines that include sex, drugs and downward dogs.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/17/fashion/yoga-teachers-behaving-badly.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Christie Says He'll Be More Trusted by (Dead) King of Jordan :: Christie made the mistake during Tuesday's GOP debate.
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/chris-christie-hell-trusted-dead-king-jordan/story?id=35785558

The Stone: Thinking Against Violence :: We are immersed in a relentless stream of real and virtual violence. How can we break the cycle?
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/12/16/thinking-against-violence/?partner=rss&emc=rss

Streaming TV Isn’t Just a New Way to Watch. It’s a New Genre. :: Full seasons, released all at once, are something genuinely new. And we’re just starting to figure out their conventions and aesthetics.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/20/arts/television/streaming-tv-isnt-just-a-new-way-to-watch-its-a-new-genre.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Jeb Bush takes on Trump in debate, but other rivals resist :: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/9tx63A_Awj8/story01.htm

Wheaton College Professor Is Put on Leave After Remarks Supporting Muslims :: Larycia Hawkins, an associate professor at the Christian college who also donned a head scarf, wrote on social media that “Christians and Muslims worship the same God.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/17/us/wheaton-college-professor-larycia-hawkins-muslim-scarf.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Why Handmade Ceramics Are White Hot :: Bowls and platters are joining earlier trends like terrariums, Edison light bulbs and artisanal chocolate as accessories of the moment.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/17/fashion/why-handmade-ceramics-are-white-hot.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Ackman Doubts Buffett's BNSF Can Make Competitive Norfolk Offer - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-12-16/ackman-doubts-buffett-s-bnsf-can-make-competitive-norfolk-offer

Iran says it will not accept any restrictions on missile program :: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/cZedW6P72_Q/story01.htm

U.S. on verge of lifting 40-year oil export ban :: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/NeR72HQqUq4/story01.htm

News Analysis: At Republican Debate, Straying Into Mideast, and Getting Lost :: The candidates took strong positions, but at times several seemed uncertain about America’s past military and diplomatic interventions in the region.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/17/us/politics/presidential-election-republican-debate-mideast.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

State of the Art: In a Self-Serve World, Start-Ups Find Value in Human Helpers :: A new breed of companies is trying to put human agents back at the center of how we make decisions.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/17/technology/in-a-self-serve-world-start-ups-find-value-in-human-helpers.html?partner=rss&emc=rss