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Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: Iceland's secret to curbing teen drug abuse, ranking fast-food chicken nuggets and the world warms yet again.​

Digg Editions Morning · Fri, Jan 20

WHAT'S IN THE BOX? WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK The Best Chicken Nugget Is At Wendy's, And Other Facts digg.com Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: Iceland's secret to curbing teen drug abuse, ranking fast-food chicken nuggets and the world warms yet again.​ Inside Pandora's Quest To Take On Spotify, Apple Music And Amazon billboard.com Pandora dominates the U.S. online radio market with a staggering 78 ­million monthly users. But it's only now about to enter the bruisingly competitive on-demand subscription market. FROM THE DIGG STORE This Week In 'Practical Things You Probably Need To Buy But Keep Putting Off' digg.com Welcome to the first installment of a new series that tries to help you get your life back on track by providing you with a gentle nudge to buy some new things that you probably already need. IN WITH THE NEW UPDATING LIVE Follow The Inauguration With Our Live Feed Of Stories And Tweets digg.com President-elect Donald Trump becomes President Trump today at noon ET. Follow what the internet is saying about the inauguration with our live updating feed. NUMBERS DON'T LIE How We'll Know if Trump Is Making America Great Again bloomberg.com Here are the 10 best indicators to judge the impact of his policies in the next four years and determine whether the economy lives up to Trump's pre-election promises. CAN HIDE THEM UNDER HIS HAIR The Government Secrets Trump Is About To Discover politico.com From spy planes to cyberattacks to the private lives of foreign leaders, the president gets access to more confidential material than anyone else on the planet. Now, it's all in Donald Trump's hands. TRUE CRIMES FINDING ANNA SENPAI Tracking Down The Hackers Who Crippled The Internet Last October krebsonsecurity.com Last October, the so-called Mirai botnet brought down large swaths of the US internet for a day. KrebsOnSecurity has tracked down the hackers responsible. COURTING TRAGEDY The Murder Of Michael Wright sportsonearth.com An exceptional basketball talent whose greatest games came before the rise of social media, Michael's life was always partially obscured. And the circumstances surrounding his death are also still unclear. DEATH BY A THOUSAND BENEFIT CUTS This Is How American Health Care Kills People theweek.com Matthew Stewart thought he had good insurance. Then he started vomiting blood. VIDEO OF THE DAY NO SNOW REQUIRED Skier Candide Thovex Lands Mind-Boggling Tricks In The French Countryside digg.com Thovex shot a slick commercial with Audi, but we prefer the behind-the-scenes footage of him struggling not to fall on his ass before triumphantly nailing it. IN THE NEWS Mexico Extradites Top Drug Lord 'El Chapo' To US Intercepted Communications Probed In Investigation Into Links Between Trump Associates And Russia Mark Zuckerberg Sues Native Hawaiians To Force Land Sales Tesla's Autopilot Vindicated With 40% Drop In Crashes Whether you're celebrating or protesting (or just don't particularly care), have yourself a good weekend. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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When Randy Lanier sped to Rookie of the Year honors at the 1986 Indianapolis 500, few knew his racing credentials, let alone his status as one of the nation's most prolific drug runners, smuggling in tons of marijuana when he wasn't on the track.

Digg Editions Morning · Thu, Jan 19

THE CRIME THAT PAID GETAWAY DRIVER TOO, PROBABLY IndyCar Driver. Drug Smuggler si.com When Randy Lanier sped to Rookie of the Year honors at the 1986 Indianapolis 500, few knew his racing credentials, let alone his status as one of the nation's most prolific drug runners, smuggling in tons of marijuana when he wasn't on the track. LIAR LIBOR The Bankers Who Fixed The World's Most Important Number theguardian.com With arrogant disregard for the rules, traders colluded for years to rig Libor, the banks' lending rate. But after the crash, the regulators were on their trail. AVOID THE POLICE PETROL The Gas Smugglers Of Iran viewfind.com When Iran-based photojournalist Ebrahim Mirmalek was asked how he ended up documenting the underground world of gas smuggling in the Middle East, he replied, "I didn't really go looking for the story — I was dragged into it." FROM THE DIGG STORE 5 Tools To Protect Your Cyber Security In 2017 digg.com These online courses and software will keep you protected from the NSA and Putin. Welcome to Trump's America. MEET TRUMP'S CABINET DEPLORABLE OR ADORABLE? Trump Gets Sworn In Tomorrow, Meet His Full Cabinet digg.com With President-elect Trump's lack of government experience, people are looking to Trump's cabinet picks to define the political shape of his administration. Here's a look at Trump's cabinet appointees and nominees. HERE'S THE PLAN... THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA V. TRUMP The Great Exception story.californiasunday.com As the Trump administration prepares to enter the White House, America's biggest state is preparing to stymie his agenda wherever possible. WILL THE REAL COMEDIAN PLEASE STAND UP? WATCH: A Linguistic Breakdown Of How Louis CK Tells A Joke digg.com It's no accident Louis CK has enjoyed success in comedy. The master comedian knows the ins and outs of carefully crafting a killer joke. THE BEER BELLY? What Comes After The Beer Snob eater.com Beer poptimism: the over-thinking thinking person's rationalization for drinking mass-market beer VIDEO OF THE DAY GOTTA USE THAT DOLBY SURROUND SOUND Why Is This Sub Bass Drop In Every. Single. New. Movie. Trailer? digg.com (BWOOOM) Get ready (BWOOOM) for the movie events (BWOOOM) of 2017 (...BWOOOM). IN THE NEWS Trump Picks Sonny Perdue For Agriculture Secretary, Completing Cabinet Highlight's From EPA Nominee Scott Pruitt's Tough Hearing At Least 30 People Missing After Avalanche Hits Italian Hotel NASA Study In Hawaii Paving Way For Human Travel To Mars View the Edition at Digg.com »

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