March 7, 2016

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Afghanistan, America’s longest war, is being almost entirely ignored during this election cycle.

Takeaways from the Democrats’ debate: Sanders got personal; Clinton scored on guns.

Sixty-eight percent of Sanders supporters don’t watch cable news.

Potential upside of Trump’s destroying the political norm: the end of big-money political contributions.

Optics not great when Trump asks his supporters to raise their hands and pledge allegiance to his campaign.

Despite promises of reforms from Obama, inmate deaths continue in ICE detention facilities.

Kids imprisoned in the US are five times more likely to be black, three times more likely to be Native American, twice as likely to be Latino than white.

Leaked Uber customer support complaints show over 6,000 reports of sexual assaults, presumably by Uber drivers.

Pilot, entrepreneur, physical therapist among the most right-swiped jobs on Tinder.

Journalist who reported Minnesota’s Red Lake county as the “worst place to live” is moving there.

Astonishing Minnesota high-school basketball game included four overtimes and a full-court shot. via

Tennis broadcaster Bud Collins dies, leaving behind colorful pants.

Our former first lady redefined the role in her time. Nancy Reagan dies at 94.

Reagan turned down Rock Hudson’s dying request for help convincing a French hospital to treat him.

Music-video supercut spans 41 years of Bruce Springsteen performing “Thunder Road,” the lead track from Born to Run.

Kylie Minogue files opposition to Kylie Jenner’s application to trademark the name Kylie.

I take great pains to go over every single solitary clue. Plagiarism in the crossworld world.

See also: Video evidence of professional bridge players cheating.

Writers with day jobs discuss balancing careers, family, and early morning novel work.

Books by MFA and non-MFA writers have almost no differences; if anything, they’re all just concerned with men.

Welcome, roosters! The Morning News 2016 Tournament of Books begins today with introductory remarks. #tob16

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