Friday 5.4.18 If you have a Twitter account, listen up. The social media giant says you need to change your password because of a bug. Here's what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door. By Doug Criss | | | Hawaii volcano eruption Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupted, pushing lava into a neighborhood and forcing evacuations. About 1,700 people in the Leilani Estates subdivision have been asked to head to a local shelter. Parts of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park are also closed. The eruption comes after hundreds of earthquakes, including a magnitude-5.0 tremor, shook the east side of the Big Island. Kilauea is one of the world's most active volcanoes and has had continuous activity since 1983. | | | South Korea | | President Trump reportedly wants options for reducing the number of US troops in South Korea. Trump's request to the Defense Department comes just before his expected meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, The New York Times reported. The US has about 28,000 troops in South Korea, but if peace talks continue between North and South Korea, there could be less need for a US presence in the region. A source told CNN a troop reduction could happen -- but not until North Korea's "nukes are verifiably gone." Meantime, the status of three Americans detained in North Korea is still not clear after Trump's new lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, said it would happen Thursday. | | | Michael Cohen | | | Arizona teacher walkout | | | Nobel Prize A sex abuse scandal is sidelining this year's Nobel Prize for Literature. This year's laureate will be announced in 2019. Six members of the Swedish Academy, which awards the prestigious prize, have stepped down as allegations swirl around Jean-Claude Arnault. He's a leading cultural figure in Sweden and the husband of an ex-Academy member. He faces multiple allegations of sexual assault and harassment, including inappropriately touching Sweden's Crown Princess a decade ago. The postponement does not affect the other Nobel prizes. The prize hasn't been postponed since the height of World War II. Meanwhile, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the group behind the Academy Awards, has kicked out Bill Cosby and Roman Polanski. Cosby was convicted last week of three counts of indecent assault. Polanski fled the United States 40 years ago after being charged with the statutory rape of a 13-year-old girl. | | | People are talking about these. Read up. Join in. Calling an audible Amazon is backing a horse named Audible in this weekend's Kentucky Derby, all as a sly way to promote its audiobook app of the same name. On the bucket list The DMZ isn't just for summits for world leaders. Tourists like to visit the 160-mile, heavily fortified Korean treaty zone, too. Dropping the beat A Detroit radio station is banning Kanye West's songs from its airwaves because, well, he's Kanye West. Feel the view Check out Ford's new smart window, which helps the blind "see" the view from a car. | | | Quiz time Twenty-five special new employees recently started work at Smithsonian museums around Washington. Who are they? A. service dogs B. young students who won a contest C. robots D. refugees from Syria Play " Total Recall," CNN's weekly news quiz, to see if your answer is right. | | 132 That was the weight, in pounds, of an ovarian tumor that was removed earlier this year from a 38-year-old Connecticut woman. | | | blaming the intern is so 1990's. Former White House intern Monica Lewinsky, needling Sen. Marco Rubio via tweet after he criticized a Politico article written by an intern. Rubio, in the article, had criticized the GOP tax cuts, then faced a big-time backlash from Republicans. He tried to walk it back by trashing the intern. | | | | So sweet You've made it to the end of the week, so you deserve a treat, right? Cool, but you'll have to wait for this pastry chef to make some gourmet Kit Kats first. (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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