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Good morning, it’s Sunday, 14 January 2018  and this is the Morning Edition of The Nightshift .
Welcome to 2018.

Incoming: Hawaii (and the West Coast) was rattled by an emergency alert that said “Ballistic Missile Inbound to Hawaii. Seek Immediate Shelter. This is not a drill.” The alert popped up on  Hawaiian television and radio as well as on cell phone causing understandable panic across the state. Approximately 40 minutes later, another message went out saying the emergency alert was a false alarm. The government is investigating; initial reports said that the warning was a result of an employee “pushing the wrong button during a shift change”. It’s the constant tension with North Korea that makes such a warning so very, very real to the residents of Hawaii and other western states. Any chance this could have been hacking?
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Sportscaster Keith Jackson, the longtime voice of college football, has died. He was 89 and college football will never be the same without him. More on Jackson in a separate post.
The Daily Grope: The New York Times, in a front page story, reports that famous and powerful fashion photographers Bruce Weber and Mario Testino are alleged to have engaged in sexual harassment of male models. The Times article includes reporting from 15 different male models and details the often inappropriate behavior that infests the fashion industry.
The NFL playoffs continue today, with the Jaguars facing the Steelers and, later, the Saints playing the Vikings. Yesterday, The Philadelphia Eagles, with backup quarterback Nick Foles running the offense, beat last year’s Superbowl finalist Atlanta Falcons 15 to 10 and, in the evening game, the New England Patriots lead by Tom Brady destroyed an overmatched Tennessee Titans team 35-14. Today will be another good day to watch some NFL playoff football. or the  SONY open, from Hawaii, if you’re up for warm weather and golf.
Check out the latest in tech trends with our link to C-Net’s CES 2018 coverage. 
Or, get another take on the CES with some curated selections from our friends at Wired magazine. 
Today is National Hot Pastrami Sandwich Day (we’d recommend on rye). But..if you’re not into hot pastrami sandwiches, it’s also National Dress Up Your Pet Day. Take your choice.
What we’re listening to in the Media Bunker: The First Day compilation on Spotify. 
The front pages (and sometimes more) of the world’s great English language newspapers are linked below.
Please check out the CNN “text news” site, which is much faster than their full multi-media site. It’s below at the end of the links.
The International Headlines are all at your fingertips, below.
The Times (London
Financial Times (UK)
The Irish Times (Dublin, Ireland)
The Wall Street Journal (European edition)
Washington Post (Washington, D.C.)
New York Times (New York)
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles)
Daily News Egypt (Cairo)
South China Morning Post (Hong Kong)
The Moscow Times (Moscow)
Le Figaro (Paris)
Bloomberg.com (New York)
The Jerusalem Post (Jerusalem)
The Japanese Times (Tokyo)
Sputnik (Moscow)
The Buenas Aires Herald (Buenas Aires)
The Sidney Morning Herald (Sidney)
Deadline Hollywood (Hollywood)
FiveThirtyEight (New York City)
Politico (Washington, DC)
Lawfareblog (Washington, DC)
Wired (San Francisco, CA)
The Weather Channel
CNN News Text Site
The Fine Print: Photo embed courtesy of our friends at GettyImages.com who have the photographic history of the 20th and 21st century on file. This image has not been altered in any way. Video of Hawaii Missile Alert courtesy of our friends at the Washington Post and YouTube. We thank them for sharing. The Nightshift is a production of Perception Engineering and The Media Bunker. This post is number 1560 for this site. The Nightshift is a continually evolving experiment in news communications. It’s rapid iteration. Thanks for reading. Now–catch up on the world.

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Good morning, it’s Saturday, 13 January 2018  and this is an abbreviated Morning Edition of The Nightshift .
Welcome to 2018.
Winter Storm Hunter continues to create problems for upper-mid-America and the East Coast. The Northeast has yet to fully recover from the “bomb cyclone” that hit earlier this month. More snow and ice is expected on the Upper East coast and even parts of Texas could get snow and/or sleet as an Arctic Blast continues to sweep across the country.
The Wall Street Journal published a report on Friday that the President’s personal attorney, Michael Cohen, paid off an adult film star, Stormy Daniels, to remain quiet about an alleged encounter she had with the President in 2006. As expected, the White House has vehemently denied the allegations. The payoff was made one month before the 2016 Presidential elections; at the time of the alleged incident, Mr. Trump had been married to Melania Trump for a about a year. Are more private payoffs about to become public?
No Go: President Trump’s trip to London and the United Kingdom has been cancelled. The English have made it politely clear that it’s not time for him to visit and the President got the message. Not such a bad thing, however; he’s got plenty to do at home.
The death toll in the California mudslides has risen to 18 victims as the search continues for three missing people.
The NFL playoffs are on tap today, with four games scheduled. Today, the Falcons play the Eagles, and the Titans face the Patriots. Tomorrow. It’s the Jaguars against the Steelers and the Vikings against the Saints. With all the cold weather across the country, it’s a good weekend to stay in and watch professional American football (or tune into the SONY open, from Hawaii, if you’re in the mood for golf).
Check out the latest in tech trends with our link to C-Net’s CES 2018 coverage. 
Or, get another take on the CES with some curated selections from our friends at Wired magazine. 
Today is National Rubber Ducky Day. Toss a few in the bath today.
What we’re listening to in the Media Bunker: The First Day compilation on Spotify. 
The front pages (and sometimes more) of the world’s great English language newspapers are linked below.
Please check out the CNN “text news” site, which is much faster than their full multi-media site. It’s below at the end of the links.
The International Headlines are all at your fingertips, below.
The Times (London
Financial Times (UK)
The Irish Times (Dublin, Ireland)
The Wall Street Journal (European edition)
Washington Post (Washington, D.C.)
New York Times (New York)
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles)
Daily News Egypt (Cairo)
South China Morning Post (Hong Kong)
The Moscow Times (Moscow)
Le Figaro (Paris)
Bloomberg.com (New York)
The Jerusalem Post (Jerusalem)
The Japanese Times (Tokyo)
Sputnik (Moscow)
The Buenas Aires Herald (Buenas Aires)
The Sidney Morning Herald (Sidney)
Deadline Hollywood (Hollywood)
FiveThirtyEight (New York City)
Politico (Washington, DC)
Lawfareblog (Washington, DC)
Wired (San Francisco, CA)
The Weather Channel
CNN News Text Site
The Fine Print: Photo embed courtesy of our friends at GettyImages.com who have the photographic history of the 20th and 21st century on file. This image has not been altered in any way. We thank them for sharing. The Nightshift is a production of Perception Engineering and The Media Bunker. This post is number 1559 for this site. The Nightshift is a continually evolving experiment in news communications. It’s rapid iteration. Thanks for reading. Now–catch up on the world.

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Good morning, it’s Friday, 12 January 2018  and this is an abbreviated Morning Edition of The Nightshift .
Welcome to 2018.
S**T Storm. The President has been accused of using less-than-complimentary language when discussing immigration policy in a White House meeting. The President is now denying that he used the word/language, but the story allegedly came from someone at the meeting. Oh my.
Perhaps the greatest wildcatter, legendary oilman T. Boone Pickens is shutting down his energy trading hedge fund. Pickens is 89 years old and said that declining health and disappointing returns in energy trading were the reasons to scale back. Pickens will do his future investing through a “family office” style operation. His presence and common sense in investments will be missed.
Check out the latest in tech trends with our link to C-Net’s CES 2018 coverage. 
Or, get another take on the CES with some curated selections from our friends at Wired magazine. 
Today is National Pharmacists Day. Say thank you to the people who look after your meds.
What we’re listening to in the Media Bunker: The First Day compilation on Spotify. 
The front pages (and sometimes more) of the world’s great English language newspapers are linked below.
Please check out the CNN “text news” site, which is much faster than their full multi-media site. It’s below at the end of the links.
The International Headlines are all at your fingertips, below.
The Times (London
Financial Times (UK)
The Irish Times (Dublin, Ireland)
The Wall Street Journal (European edition)
Washington Post (Washington, D.C.)
New York Times (New York)
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles)
Daily News Egypt (Cairo)
South China Morning Post (Hong Kong)
The Moscow Times (Moscow)
Le Figaro (Paris)
Bloomberg.com (New York)
The Jerusalem Post (Jerusalem)
The Japanese Times (Tokyo)
Sputnik (Moscow)
The Buenas Aires Herald (Buenas Aires)
The Sidney Morning Herald (Sidney)
Deadline Hollywood (Hollywood)
FiveThirtyEight (New York City)
Politico (Washington, DC)
Lawfareblog (Washington, DC)
Wired (San Francisco, CA)
The Weather Channel
CNN News Text Site
The Fine Print: Photo embed courtesy of our friends at GettyImages.com who have the photographic history of the 20th and 21st century on file. This image has not been altered in any way. We thank them for sharing. The Nightshift is a production of Perception Engineering and The Media Bunker. This post is number 1557 for this site. The Nightshift is a continually evolving experiment in news communications. It’s rapid iteration. Thanks for reading. Now–catch up on the world.HE 

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Good morning, it’s Thursday, 11 January 2018 and this is an abbreviated Morning Edition of The Nightshift .
Welcome to 2018.
The hunt continues for missing people in the California mudslides. So far, 17 people have been reported to have died in the mudslides. The weather event is just another in a high profile series of natural disasters that are plaguing one of America’s greatest states.
Again: Trump is backing up on the DACA position that he voiced in a televised cabinet meeting on Tuesday. By Wednesday, he had reversed that position, leaving everyone who was in the room on Tuesday completely confused.
Michael Wolff’s book, “Fire and Fury:Inside the Trump White House” remains the number one selling book in the United States and the central topic of debate across the cable news channels. The Trump White House has been unable to blunt the very deprecating picture the book paints of the administration.
There is increasing disappointment with the recent ruling that would ban drilling along the Florida Coast  while allowing it along other coastal areas of the United States. Did Florida get a pass because of Mar-A-Lago? Expect debate and contentiousness–especially from California.
Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon.com, is now the richest man in the world with wealth estimated at over 100 billion dollars. He did all from scratch, starting in 1994.
Check out the latest in tech trends with our link to C-Net’s CES 2018 coverage. 
Speculation that President Donald J. Trump would sit down for an interview (deposition?) with Special Counsel Robert Mueller is a heavy topic of discussion in Washington this week. Mueller doesn’t need to interview Trump; the probability that he has the documents, facts, and evidence already for any possible charges against Trump and his campaign is very high.
The Daily Grope: Missouri Governor Eric Greitens has admitted to an extramarital affair, but denied allegations that he engaged in blackmail to keep the affair a secret. Another pious politician behaving badly. And, five more women have accused actor James Franco of inappropriate sexual behavior.

Denise LaSalle, an under appreciated rhythm and blues singer (who doesn’t love “Trapped by This Thing Called Love”) has died at the age of 78 after complications from surgery. 
Today is National Milk Day. Got milk?
What we’re listening to in the Media Bunker: The First Day compilation on Spotify. 
The front pages (and sometimes more) of the world’s great English language newspapers are linked below.
Please check out the CNN “text news” site, which is much faster than their full multi-media site. It’s below at the end of the links.
The International Headlines are all at your fingertips, below.
The Times (London
Financial Times (UK)
The Irish Times (Dublin, Ireland)
The Wall Street Journal (European edition)
Washington Post (Washington, D.C.)
New York Times (New York)
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles)
Daily News Egypt (Cairo)
South China Morning Post (Hong Kong)
The Moscow Times (Moscow)
Le Figaro (Paris)
Bloomberg.com (New York)
The Jerusalem Post (Jerusalem)
The Japanese Times (Tokyo)
Sputnik (Moscow)
The Buenas Aires Herald (Buenas Aires)
The Sidney Morning Herald (Sidney)
Deadline Hollywood (Hollywood)
FiveThirtyEight (New York City)
Politico (Washington, DC)
Lawfareblog (Washington, DC)
Wired (San Francisco, CA)
The Weather Channel
CNN News Text Site
The Fine Print: Photo embed courtesy of our friends at GettyImages.com who have the photographic history of the 20th and 21st century on file. This image has not been altered in any way. We thank them for sharing. Video embed courtesy of our friends at YouTube.com. We thank them for sharing. The Nightshift is a production of Perception Engineering and The Media Bunker. This post is number 1555 for this site. The Nightshift is a continually evolving experiment in news communications. It’s rapid iteration. Thanks for reading. Now–catch up on the world. 

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Good morning, it’s Wednesday, 10 January 2018 and this is an abbreviated Morning Edition of The Nightshift .
Welcome to 2018.
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This is what they call a major news day: Senator Dianne Feinstein released the Fusion GPS testimony given to the Senate Judiciary Committee, after Republican Senators Grassley and Graham unilaterally–without consent or initial agreement with the other members of the committee–sent an ill-conceived “referral” for criminal charges to the Justice Department for one of the researchers involved in creating the dossier, former British MI6 spy and Russia expert Christopher Steele. The head of Fusion GPS had endorsed the release of the behind closed doors testimony because he felt that the Republicans were releasing only selective parts of his 10 hour testimony. The transcript will be the topic of much debate over the new few weeks (it’s approximately 300 pages long) as commentators review and parse it for details. One key point: the information in it is accurate.
Former Trump key strategist and campaign director Steve Bannon is out at Breitbart, completing the fall from grace and power that started when he was fired from the White House staff in August. It’ll be much harder for Bannon to influence anything without a platform for his viewpoints.
The debates over Michael Wolff’s book on the Trump White House continue  to be the most highly televised news events of the week. 
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It never stops: Now California has been plagued by a series of mudslides. Thirteen people have died so far in the latest catastrophe from the previously Golden State, now burned, singed, and muddied.
A 7.5 magnitude earthquake occurred last night off the coast of Honduras.
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The annual Consumer Electronics Show is on in Las Vegas. This industry trade show sets the digital direction for much of the world, once a year.
The Daily Grope: Actor Michael Douglas denied in advance rumors that he might have been involved in inappropriate sexual conduct. James Franco, honored on Sunday at the Golden Globes awards, is also facing accusations of inappropriate behavior.
Transitions: Ray Thomas, a founding member of the Moody Blues rock band has died at age 76. Last week, we lost astronaut John Young, who led the first space shuttle mission. America without astronauts is a much less adventurous country.
Today is National Cut Your Energy Costs Day. Start by turning down the heat, end by comparison shopping for new energy suppliers.
What we’re listening to in the Media Bunker: The First Day compilation on Spotify. 
The front pages (and sometimes more) of the world’s great English language newspapers are linked below.
Please check out the CNN “text news” site, which is much faster than their full multi-media site. It’s below at the end of the links.
The International Headlines are all at your fingertips, below.
The Times (London
Financial Times (UK)
The Irish Times (Dublin, Ireland)
The Wall Street Journal (European edition)
Washington Post (Washington, D.C.)
New York Times (New York)
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles)
Daily News Egypt (Cairo)
South China Morning Post (Hong Kong)
The Moscow Times (Moscow)
Le Figaro (Paris)
Bloomberg.com (New York)
The Jerusalem Post (Jerusalem)
The Japanese Times (Tokyo)
Sputnik (Moscow)
The Buenas Aires Herald (Buenas Aires)
The Sidney Morning Herald (Sidney)
Deadline Hollywood (Hollywood)
FiveThirtyEight (New York City)
Politico (Washington, DC)
Lawfareblog (Washington, DC)
Wired (San Francisco, CA)
The Weather Channel
CNN News Text Site
Photo embeds courtesy of our friends at GettyImages.com. This image has not been altered in any way. Again, we thank them for sharing. The Nightshift is a production of Perception Engineering and The Media Bunker. This post is number 1553 for this site. The Nightshift is a continually evolving experiment in news communications. It’s rapid iteration. Thanks for reading. Now–catch up on the world. 

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Good morning, it’s Tuesday, 9 January 2018 and this is an abbreviated Morning Edition of The Nightshift .
Welcome to 2018.
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Alabama beat Georgia 26-23 in overtime to win the collegiate National Football Championship last night. The game was played at the new, one billion dollar plus (as you might expect) Mercedes-Benz stadium in Atlanta. The highly anticipated contest, which brought together two teams from the SEC (Southeastern Conference), had three distinct, discrete acts: Act 1, the first half, dominated by Georgia and it’s freshman quarterback Jake Fromm; Act 2, the second half, dominated by a revitalized Alabama team lead by a new freshman quarterback (who had played very few snaps all long), Tua Togavailoa, who replaced starting QB Jalen Hurts (Hurts is 25-2 in games he started), brought a much-needed passing game to the Tide, and evened the score at the end of the game to 20-20, forcing the first overtime game in national championship history. And then, the third act, in overtime, in which Georgia managed to eke out a field goal and Alabama’s Tua continued his hot streak for ‘Bama by throwing a 40 year touchdown pass that gave Alabama the win. Saban proved again why he is the best CEO in college football–he was totally unafraid to switch quarterbacks when he saw that the team’s offense needed a more effective passing game and that his starting QB was not going to be able to get it done. What a great end to a memorable college football season. Nick Saban has now won 6 national championships at Alabama, tying Alabama’s legendary Bear Bryant, the man who built the school into a football powerhouse. Great relief from all the politics and political bickering of the day.
A satellite launching handled by Elon Musk’s Space X rocket company has failed. The satellite payload–said to be a mystery spy satellite–may be a total loss.
President Trump has said that he intends to end “sanctuary residency” for thousands of Salvadorian immigrants in the U.S. who came to this country after two major natural disasters. Trump will require them to leave the U.S. or be deported by 2019. Expect a Congressional battle.
South Korea and North Korea are holding talks to ease the tensions that could threaten the upcoming Winter Olympics which start on 8 February 2018. North Korea may send some athletes to the Olympics. A successful conclusion to the talks would provide a rare and positive opening to better relations between the two countries.
The repercussions of the Michael Wolff book on President Trump and the Trump White House continue, as Wolff is all over national media promoting the book and the country is transfixed by the combination of gossip and insight in the book. And, on the other side of the street, there is a building movement to encourage Oprah Winfrey to fun for President. In other words,  the usual drama.
Today is National Shop for Travel Day. Where do you want to go?
What we’re listening to in the Media Bunker: The First Day compilation on Spotify. 
The front pages (and sometimes more) of the world’s great English language newspapers are linked below.
Please check out the CNN “text news” site, which is much faster than their full multi-media site. It’s below at the end of the links.
The International Headlines are all at your fingertips, below.
The Times (London
Financial Times (UK)
The Irish Times (Dublin, Ireland)
The Wall Street Journal (European edition)
Washington Post (Washington, D.C.)
New York Times (New York)
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles)
Daily News Egypt (Cairo)
South China Morning Post (Hong Kong)
The Moscow Times (Moscow)
Le Figaro (Paris)
Bloomberg.com (New York)
The Jerusalem Post (Jerusalem)
The Japanese Times (Tokyo)
Sputnik (Moscow)
The Buenas Aires Herald (Buenas Aires)
The Sidney Morning Herald (Sidney)
Deadline Hollywood (Hollywood)
FiveThirtyEight (New York City)
Politico (Washington, DC)
Lawfareblog (Washington, DC)
Wired (San Francisco, CA)
The Weather Channel
CNN News Text Site
The Fine Print: Photo embed courtesy of our friends at GettyImages.com. This image has not been altered in any way. Again, we thank them for sharing. The Nightshift is a production of Perception Engineering and The Media Bunker. This post is number 1552 for this site. The Nightshift is a continually evolving experiment in news communications. It’s rapid iteration. Thanks for reading. Now–catch up on the world.