Brr! Temps sure dropped last night, but our highs today should be in the 30s, says the National Weather Service. I can deal with weather that’s “seasonable.” Just keep that snow away until Sunday!
Here’s a roundup of 10 or so links to get your Wednesday started:
- Gov. Mike Pence said Tuesday that he soon will be “clarifying” what his Just IN news site will be doing and called reports on the plan an “understandable misunderstanding.” (IndyStar) | “Pravda on the Plains.” (The Atlantic) | My thoughts & more discussion. (Facebook)
- The reporter who broke the story, Tom LoBianco, on Tuesday was named one of Indiana’s best political reporters by The Fix blog. (Washington Post)
- Pence did get a win this week: The federal government OKd his plan to expand Indiana’s Medicaid alternative, called Healthy Indiana 2.0. (IndyStar)
- Meteorologists tweeted apologies after the “historic,” “crippling,” worst-case-scenario blizzard failed to materialize in New Jersey and New York City. (USA Today) | New England, however, got walloped in some spots by more than 2 feet of snow. (ABC News)
- Report: Duron Carter, son of Hall of Fame receiver Cris Carter, is expected to sign a contract with the Colts. (IndyStar)
- Nooooo: Bela the German shepherd’s new lease on life was cut short by cancer. (IndyStar)
- Michelle Obama didn’t wear a headscarf and sparked a backlash in Saudi Arabia. (Washington Post)
- Snapchat and Twitter each unveiled new features Tuesday that encroach on each other’s turf: Snapchat released a “Discover” section for news content, while Twitter launched private group messaging. (PC World) | Twitter also got Neil Patrick Harris to send its first tweet using mobile video. (@ActuallyNPH)
- Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones and Kate McKinnon are your new “Ghostbusters.” (HuffPo)
- Next time I’m called on in class and stuck for what to say, I’ll take a page from the Seahawks’ Marshawn Lynch’s awesome news conference Tuesday: “I’m just here so I won’t get fined.” (HuffPo)
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