Cuban Prisoner Swap, State Department Made Decisions on Sony's 'The Interview,' Instagram's New Filters
Here's what I'm reading up on this morning:
- Pakistan is reeling from Tuesday's attack at a school that left around 150 people dead, including more than 130 children.
- Cuba is releasing Alan Gross and at least one more U.S. citizen in exchange for three Cuban prisoners held by the United States.
- Hacked emails reveal that Sony worked with the Department of State, which played a roll in making decisions about "The Interview," a movie in which Kim Jong-Un is assassinated. Hackers have also threatened to bomb any theater that screens the movie.
- Will it be Clinton v. Bush 2016?
- The Marine veteran who killed six people, including his ex-wife, is found dead.
- Russia's Finance Ministry is scrambling to sell dollars in a bid to save the ruble.
- Instagram introduces five new filters!
- Because there's actually a statute of limitation on things like this, Bill Cosby won't face charges that he drugged and sexually assaulted Judy Huth at the Playboy Mansion in 1974.
- Qatar pays migrant workers to fill its sports arenas to make it seem like people like to watch sports there.
- Sean Parker forks over $24 million for allergy research.