Subject: Daily Skimm: I solemnly swear that I am up to no good
From: "theSkimm" <[email-masked]>
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Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2019 06:43:59 -0500 (EST)

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JANUAR= 18, 2019

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QUOTE O= THE DAY

"Time is not something I acknowledge" – We're=here for Mariah Carey's t=ke on the 10-year challenge. And everyone on social media should take a hi=t.

FAMILY SEPARATIONS, PART =WO

The Story

The Trump admin separated thousands more migrant children from their famili=s at the southern border than we previously knew about.

Back up.

Last year, the Trump admin announced a "zero tolerance" policy. Unlike recent a=mins, this meant the US started separating families caught crossing the US=Mexico border illegally to prosecute the adults. So, thousands of children=were separated while their parents went through the criminal process. Cue =utrage and President Trump ending the policy. The Department of Health and=Human Services (HHS) identified 2,737 children who were separated from the=r parents under the policy. Now, we're learning there's more.

What exactly did we learn?

Yesterday, the HHS watchdog dropped a report saying that there was an increase =n children separated at the border starting in 2017, nearly a year before =he Trump admin officially announced the "zero tolerance" policy. The Dept =f Homeland Security says that it's standard for children to be separated a= the border in cases where the parent has a criminal record or a kid's saf=ty is at risk. And that the uptick was due to more families crossing the b=rder in general.

So, how many kids were separated?

The report estimates that thousands of kids were sepa=ated before the policy was announced. The key word being estimates. No one=knows the exact number because HHS didn't have a formal tracking policy at=the time. One news report=from last year puts the number at 1,800 immigrant families impacted.

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The increase in family separations goes further back =han the public knew. Most chi=dren separated under "zero tolerance" have been reunited with their fa=ilies. And while the government says the other children have been released=from its custody, it's unclear exactly what happened to them after that.

REPEAT AFTER ME...

What to say when the group text is blowing up your ph=ne...

Welcome to day 28 of the partial government shutdown.=Here's where things stand: you might remember earlier this week when House=Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) suggested President Trump postpone his State of the Union address becaus= of the shutdown. Yesterday, Trump hit back by scrapping Pelosi's planned trip on a military plane =o visit US troops in Brussels and Afghanistan. Although he said she's free=to fly commercial. Way harsh, Tai. Meanwhile, the State Dept went digging =n the couch cushions and says it found some extra change to pay US diploma=s and other workers…f=r the next two weeks. And Trump said the US will update its missile defense system for the first=time in almost a decade. Interesting time to announce a program that could=cost billions of dollars. In case all that didn't make your head spin, Mic=ael Cohen admitted to paying a tech company to rig online polls in Trump's favor before his presiden=ial campaign. TGIF.

What people are watching…

Bogot�=A1, Colombia. Yesterday, a car bomb went off at a police academy there= At least 21 people died and dozens more were injured. The attack led to f=ars that the country's histor= of violence may be coming back. Nobody claimed responsibility. Colom=ia's president called it a "miserable terrorist act," and officials report=dly said it's the deadliest terror attack there in more than 15 years.

Who people are talking about…

Laquan McDonald. Yesterday, three Chicago police offi=ers were acquitted of try=ng to cover up McDonald's fatal shooting. In 2014, an officer shot McDonal= – a black teen – 16 times. Dashcam footage showed this ha=pening as McDonald was moving away from him. The officer was found guilty =f second-degree murder, a=d is expected to be sentenced today. Meanwhile, three other officers were charged for things like ly=ng about how the shooting took place. They said McDonald lunged at them wi=h a knife, prompting the other officer to shoot him. Now a judge has acqui=ted them, saying that the officers might have witnessed something that was='t apparent in the video.

What you'll be seeing on your newsfeed this weekend=E2��

The Wome='s March. It's going down for the third year in a row tomorrow. There =re marches scheduled around the country. But this year's turnout could be =ffected by all the recent controversy. We Skimm'd the history of the movem=nt and some of the latest problems it's facing here.

What to say when you hear that Saturn didn't always have rings…Earth didn't always have to worry so much about getti=g hit by asteroids.

What to say when you have too much on your plate�=80�

Need to ask these NBA refs how to multitask.

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SKIMM READS

"The =eirs" by Susan Rieger

When the patriarch of an elite Manhattan family dies,=a lot of inheritance drama comes to life. If you liked "Succession" and "T=e Nest," you'll get into this=

<=>PS: Want to keep your personal money drama at a minimum? Our u=coming book, "How to Skimm Your Life," has tons of tips on investing, budg=ting, ownership, and more. Pre-order here.

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PROGRAMMING NOTE

Skimm HQ is closed on Monday for Martin Luther King J= Day. See you back in your inbox on Tuesday.

SKIMM'RS

Congrats to…Leah B (IL), who just got = job offer to work for a US congressman. And Rachel P (IA), who got=her master's degree while working full time. Crushing. It.

S=otlight on…Rachael S (SC). She met Alyssa – who just m=ved to South Carolina without knowing anyone – through a Skimm'bas=ador Facebook group. And Rachael helped Alyssa make SC feel like home. Cue=happy tears.

(=ome) Birthdays…Skimm Sister Jordyn Weisberg (IL), theSkimm's M=lissa Monte (NY), theSkimm's Niven McCall-Mazza (NY), Jennifer Davis (DC),=Mark Desjardins (MA), Dani DeVito (WV), Kevin Patel (IN), Lacey Laird (FL)= Macoy Elizondo (TX), Karen Maggiacomo (RI), Justin Kovanis (CA), Kelsey K=eamer (NY), Avantika Mereddy (PA), Katelyn Milam (MA)

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