RCL's Daily Brief

• Sources: New Evidence Suggests Jussie Smollett Planned Assault on Himself
  Ryan Young, Brad Parks and Dakin Andone, CNN
• Watch: Hamidou Diallo Wins Slam Dunk Contest With Massive Jam Over Shaq
  Staff, NBA on TNT
• SNL Cold Open Skewers Trump’s Bizarre “National Emergency” Press Conference
  Saturday Night Live, NBC
• Where Do People Go When They Disappear Into Federal Witness Protection?
  Staff, Popular Mechanics
• Megalodon Shark Extinction Was Caused By Great Whites: Study
  Jack Guy, CNN
• Newly Discovered Horned Tarantula Is Stuff Nightmares Are Made Of
  Amanda Kooser, CNET
• How Sweat and Breath From Tourists Nearly Destroyed King Tut’s Tomb
  Jessica Leigh Hester, Atlas Obscura
• Mysterious New Frog Discovered in Roadside Puddle in India
  Staff, BBC
• Volcanic Activity Could Still Be Heating Underground Water On Mars
  Michael Irving, New Atlas
• Facebook May Be Removing Anti-Vaxxer Content Amid Backlash
  Meira Gebel, Business Insider
• Researchers Developed Method to Turn Plastic Into Fuel
  Daniel Oberhaus, Motherboard
• American-Made Fighter Jets Still Flying in Iranian Air Force 40 Years Later
  Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics
• Colin Kaepernick Reaches Settlement With NFL in Collusion Case
  Staff, ESPN
• NASA Seeks to Start Commercial Payload Deliveries to Moon Later This Year
  Mike Wall, space.com
• Ja Rule Wants to Throw Another Fyre Festival
  Alex Young, COS
• NFL Analyst: Tom Brady’s Replacement Could Be Colin Kaepernick
  Staff, TMZ
• These Were Opportunity Rover’s Last Heartbreaking Words To NASA
  Sebastian Kettley, Express
• Man Who Killed Lion Barehanded Recalls “Wrestling Match” For His Life
  Doha Madani, NBC News
• MLB’s Oldest Scout, Who Discovered Cal Ripken, Dead at 93
  Ken Davidoff, The New York Post
• ESPN Legend Chris Berman’s New Gig Mocked Mercilessly on Social Media
  Mark W. Sanchez, The New York Post
• A “Breaking Bad” Movie Is Coming To Netflix
  Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter
• Why it Doesn’t Matter that Amazon Failed in New York City
  David Goldman, CNN
• High School Basketball Star Mocked With Blackface-like Image
  Mark Stewart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
• The National Emergency Statute that Could Give Trump Power to Build Wall
  Priscilla Alvarez and Ryan Browne, CNN
• Report: Colin Kaepernick Demanded $20 Million to Play for AAF
  Barry Wilner, The Associated Press
• Golf Pro Hits Water Six Times – on 1 Hole – in Tour Debut
  Staff, The Associated Press
• The “Tinder for Cows” Is Helping Livestock Find Love
  Matthew Stock, Reuters
• The Female Body Blocks Weak Sperm From Entry: Study
  Ian Sample, The Guardian
• Utah Congressman Blames Patagonia Apparel for Climate Change
  Wes Siler, Outside Online
• In Stunning Reversal, Amazon Cancels Plans for NYC Headquarters
  J. David Goodman, New York Times
• Google is Buying Up $13 Billion Worth of Real Estate in Four States
  John Bowden, The Hill
• You’ll Never Guess Which Countries Are Making the World Greener
  Dan Charles, NPR
• Golfer Defends $5K Payout to Caddie After Winning $1.3M in Tournament
  Will Gray, The Golf Channel
• These Are the Four Awards You Won’t See at the Oscars
  Gregg Kilday, The Hollywood Reporter
• Could the Steelers Be Forced to Sell Low on Antonio Brown?
  Mike Florio, ProFootballTalk
• This New Titanosaur Fossil Has a Heart-Shaped Tail
  Ashley Strickland, CNN
• Americans Lost $143 Million In Internet Dating Scams Last Year
  James Doubek, NPR
• Boycott of Nike in Protest of Kaepernick Puts Store Out of Business
  Shalise Manza Young, Yahoo Sports
• Tesla’s New Security Mode Will Fend Off Car Thieves With Music
  Daniel Patrascu, Autoevolution
• How Parkland Survivors-Turned-Activists Inspired Dozens of Gun Laws
  Dakin Andone, CNN
• These Are the 26 Most Popular Beer Brands in America
  Grant Suneson, 24/7 Wall Street
• NASA Has Ended Its Mars Opportunity Rover Mission
  Chase Hill, Real Clear Life