Monday 3.26.18 Ever wanted to see the Northern Lights ... from an Arctic cabin ... on a sled? Now's your chance. And here's what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door. By Doug Criss | | | March for Our Lives | | | Stormy Daniels | | The big headline out of Stormy Daniels' big interview with Anderson Cooper on "60 Minutes" is her claim that she was threatened in 2011 after she tried to sell her story of an alleged affair with Donald Trump to a magazine. Daniels said a man walked up to her in Las Vegas in 2011 and told her to "leave Trump alone" and that "it'd be a shame" if something happened to her infant daughter. Daniels provided a couple of other tidbits -- she says she spanked Trump with a magazine and that he compared her to his daughter Ivanka -- but she declined to reveal any evidence. Trump lawyer Michael Cohen, through his own attorney, feels Daniels defamed him during the interview and demanded a retraction and apology. President Trump had no comment on any of this. | | | Russian mall fire At least 53 people are dead after a huge fire at a shopping center in Siberia. The blaze broke out on the top floor of the Zimnyaya Vishnya mall in the city of Kemerovo. Authorities say the worst damage was in the mall's movie theaters; two of them collapsed and dozens of bodies were found there. The blaze is out, but dozens of children are still unaccounted for. | | | Saudi Arabia and Yemen Saudi Arabia's air force intercepted seven missiles fired from Yemen yesterday. This isn't the first time the kingdom was the target of missile strikes from neighboring Yemen, but it's the first time someone died in Saudi soil from such an attack. After previous interceptions, the Saudis responded with airstrikes on the Yemeni capital of Sana'a. The response to a fatal incident such as Sunday's is likely to be even more punishing. The Saudis blame Houthi rebels for the attack. Saudi Arabia's been leading a coalition against the Iran-backed rebels, who toppled Yemen's internationally-recognized government in 2015. | | | Army vet deported He served two tours in Afghanistan, but US Army veteran Miguel Perez was deported to Mexico anyway. ICE said it escorted Perez across the US-Mexico border Friday and handed him over to Mexican officials. Perez and his supporters, including Illinois Sen. Tammy Duckworth, said he'd earned the right to stay in America because of his wartime service. But his citizenship application was denied because he had a felony drug conviction. Perez was born in Mexico and came to the US legally at age 8 after his father got a job offer in Chicago. | | | People are talking about these. Read up. Join in. An emoji for everyone If Apple gets its way (and it usually does), we'll be getting 13 new emojis to represent people with disabilities, including a person with a cane. Girl power The Spice Girls are getting back together, not just how we thought. Word is they'll be in an animated movie with each member sporting a special "girl power." Not horsing around In Qatar there are some nice resorts, but perhaps none quite as luxurious as al Shaqab, the five-star resort for horses. From Sahara to Sochi Where did all that orange snow in Russia over the weekend come from? Believe it or not, from a sandstorm in Africa. | | | A new look Grandpa's been exposed to Snapchat filters, and his life will never be the same. (Click to view) | | CNN Five Things shows up in your inbox every weekday at 6 a.m. ET. Like what you see? Don't like what you see? Let us know. We're all about self improvement. Did a friend forward you this newsletter? Sign yourself up! | | | | |
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