Subject: Daily Skimm: Love was made for me and you
From: "theSkimm" <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 06:37:40 -0500 (EST)

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FEBRUA=Y 14, 2019

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Skimm'd while picking up last-minute V-Day gifts

QUOTE O= THE DAY

"Did you meet any of the real stars" – Michelle Obama's mom on her Gr=mmys appearance. Way harsh, Mom.

TENSIONS ON HIGH

The Story

A lot went down yesterday between the US and Iran.Like what?

Spyin=…The Justice Dept has charged a former US=intelligence officer with spying for Iran. The officer allegedly helped ha=kers create fake Facebook accounts, and used them to catfish her old co-wo=kers in the US intel community. The goal: to install malware so Iran could=track their computer activity and cameras. She also allegedly tipped Iran =ff to details of a classified US Defense program.

<= href="https://link.theskimm.com/click/16005413.2895658/aHR0cHM6Ly9za2lt=XRoLmlzLzJSWFBCbnU/5bae7b412ddf9c633bb801b8B89d09807" target="_blank" st=le="color:#00b2a9;text-decoration:none;">Proxy wars...Yesterday,=the House voted to end US military support for Yemen's civil war. It's see= as a proxy war between regional rivals Saudi Arabia (which the US support=) and Iran. The war has led to the world's worst humanitarian crisis including a deadly cholera outb=eak and mass starvation. Lawmakers have been pressing President Trump to e=d US support. But Trump has been doubling down on the US's relationship with Saudi Arabia as a way t= keep Iran at bay. If this passes in the Senate, it goes to Trump �=93 who could veto it.

<= href="https://link.theskimm.com/click/16005413.2895658/aHR0cHM6Ly9za2lt=XRoLmlzLzJTejdWYlE/5bae7b412ddf9c633bb801b8B706ef56e" target="_blank" st=le="color:#00b2a9;text-decoration:none;">Bombing accusations...Y=sterday, a suicide bomber killed at least 27 people in Iran's military for=e – reportedly one of the deadliest attacks there in years. An al-=aeda-linked group claimed responsibility. But Iran is trying to pit this o= the US, pointing to the fact that the bombing happened the same day the U= is leading a conference in Europe about the Middle East.

I must have misread. Did you say Iran is linking a su=cide bombing to…a conference?

Correct. Officials from dozens of countries are in Po=and to talk about Iran. And other topics relevant to the Middle East, like=fighting ISIS, the wars in Yemen and Syria, and the Israeli-Palestinian co=flict. But mostly Iran. Iran says the fact that the US is co-hosting this =onference at the same time as this bombing seems suspicious.

Still not getting the bombing connection.

Iran's beef with the US goes back decades to when the=US helped overthrow Iran's =ov. The US accuses Iran of sponsoring terrorism, buddying up with bad =ctors like Syria's Bashar al-Assad, and threatening US allies in the regio= like Israel and Saudi Arabia. Last year, President Trump pulled the US ou= of the Iran nuclear deal=– saying the deal doesn't do enough to prevent Iran from getting n=clear weapons. And just yesterday, a report came out that the US is secretly working to stop Iran fr=m building up its missile program. There's exactly zero trust between the =wo. But no – there's no evidence to Iran's claim that the US was i=volved in yesterday's deadly bombing.

theSkimm

There's fault lines going down in the Middle East and=you need to know about them. Because the beef between various players �=80� especially with Iran – are playing out in wars, sanctions, and thre=ts that affect millions of people. And they could keep escalating.

REPEAT AFTER ME...

What to say when you hear the national debt is bigger than ever before…=/b>

So is Google's footprint. Yesterday, the tech giant s=id it's investing $13 billion=/a> in new offices and data centers around the US. The company says it'll =e able to add tens of thousands of jobs with the new digs. This all comes = couple months after the company announced it's opening a $1 billion campus in NYC. Speaking of thin=s branching out...the Vatican=/a>. It's reportedly teaming up with Microsoft to award close to $7,000 fo= a great dissertation on AI ethics (AI, so hot right now). Heads up to whoever wins that prize: don'= give it away to your new online fling. The Federal Trade Commission says =hat Americans lost more than $140 million in relationship scams last year. Happy Valentine's Day.

<=>PS: GV (formerly Google Ventures) is a minority investor in th=Skimm.

Who's getting a second look…

The Covi=gton Catholic High School students. The viral video of them (many in M=GA hats) and their interaction with a Native American activist was all ove= your news feed last month. Many accused the students (and one teen in par=icular) of taunting the activist. But the situation turned out to be more complicated than the init=al video showed. This week, investigators hired by the local diocese relea=ed a report that said that after reviewing hours of video and interviewing=some of the people involved, it found no evidence that students used "raci=t or offensive statements."

What people are thinking about today...

The one-=ear anniversary of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High Schoo= in Parkland, FL that killed 17 people. March for Our Lives – the =ovement the survivors started to push for stronger gun control legislation=– will go dark on social media today to honor the victims. And Flo=ida's governor ordered state flags to be flown at half-staff.

What to say when you finally finish that crossword pu=zle…

I'm done. So is FEMA Administrator Brock Long – yesterday, he said he's=resigning. Brock led the agency during some of the worst natural disasters=in US history, like the Camp Fire in California and Hurricane Maria in Pue=to Rico. He was criticized for FEMA's slow response to Maria, where thousands of people died. And fo= using gov vehicles for p=rsonal use. Brock said it was "a great honor to serve our country."

Who people are talking about...

Singer-songwriter and seven-time Grammy nominee Ryan Adams. Yesterday, a repor= came out with seven women – including his ex-wife Mandy Moore �=80� accusing him of manipulative behavior and sexual misconduct. Things =anging from emotional and verbal abuse to sexting with an underage girl. A=ams apologized for some of the behavior. But denied that he knowingly had = sexual relationship with an underage girl.

What to say when you hear Joe Flacco is saying goodbye to the Baltimore Ravens=E2��

NASA is saying goodbye to its Mars rover Opportunity. Yesterday, the agency dec=ared it dead. Opportunity had been on the red planet since 2004, and colle=ted important evidence – like that there was once water there. It =ad been silent since a dust storm there last summer. NASA says it's "hard =nd very poignant" to say goodbye.

What to say after watching the "Frozen 2" trailer...

The cold never bothered me anyway. The Oscars, however...

Lisa =orders

She's the first president and CEO of Time's Up. The w=men's defense fund has raised more than $22 million since it started last =ear, and works to help provide legal support for thousands of women and me= who've come forward as survivors of harassment.

Make=sure you know about Borders and other black leaders championing today's biggest issues.

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F=r when your Valentine's Day isn't as romantic as you'd hoped...

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SKIMM'RS

Spotlight on…Chandra F (GA). Earlier t=is week, she testified in front of the House Subcommittee on Energy and Mi=eral Resources. The hearing was about climate change and energy transition= You should have seen the energy in that room.

C=illing champagne for…Sarah Elizabeth B (GA), who finished her =irst marathon. And for Lauren K (NY), who published her first book =f recipes. Congrats, ladies.

(=ome) Birthdays…Danielle King (PA), Catherine Metzgar (IL), Cer=lle Avetria (NJ), Chantel Crawford (VT), Saachi Hingorani (GA), Sarah Crow=(OH), Doug Brill (CT), Emily Council (MN), Gary Gingerich (Fl), Rosina Com=nale (MO), Brooke Sterling (FL), Martha Savory (WI), Peter Lesnik (CA)

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