A Suicide Bomb Instructor In Iraq Accidentally Killed His Students

February 10, 2014, 5:30 pm

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Twenty-two members of a militant group known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria were killed during a suicide bombing training class. Fifteen others were wounded and eight were arrested.

Days after bombings killed at least 16 people in Baghdad, 22 people were killed during a suicide bombing training class after the instructor's belt detonated.

The blast killed 22 members of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and injured 15 others. Eight members of the group were captured while trying to escape.

The group has been targeting the Iraqi army, which is predominantly Shiite. The man teaching the class was described as "a prolific recruiter who was 'able to kill the bad guys for once.'"

ISIS has had an established presence in Iraq since the beginning of the year.

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ISIS militants drove into Falluja and the nearby city of Ramadi, both in Anbar Province, earlier this year with heavy weaponry, taking control of key intersections and offices of local authorities.

Local security forces and tribes have since re-established control in Ramadi.

But Iraq is developing a plan, with help from the United States, that would have Sunni tribes take the lead in ending the standoff with ISIS in Falluja, with the Iraqi Army in support, a senior State Department official told Congress last week.

The official, Brett McGurk, said that ISIS had about 2,000 fighters in Iraq, and that its longer-term objective is to establish a base of operations in Baghdad, led by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who has been officially designated as a global terrorist by the State Department.

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Sorry, Leonardo DiCaprio Fans: CNN Did Not Spoil The Best Actor Winner

February 10, 2014, 5:45 pm

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A segment on how Oscars get made led many Twitter users to believe that DiCaprio won the Best Actor race. But sadly for longtime Leo lovers, there’s no winner yet.

When CNN did a segment on how Oscars get made on Monday, anchor Ted Rowlands walked viewers through the process at R.S. Owens, the Chicago factory that's been making the statuettes for the last 30 years.

When CNN did a segment on how Oscars get made on Monday, anchor Ted Rowlands walked viewers through the process at R.S. Owens, the Chicago factory that's been making the statuettes for the last 30 years.

They were short for time and in the final seconds, Rowlands showed a nameplate for Best Actor nominee Leonardo DiCaprio.

"These are the name plates. These go on at the Governor's Ball. This is for Leo Dicaprio. He hopes he wins it," the anchor explained hurriedly. "We're out of time. Back to you."

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Which Poorly Taxidermied Animal Are You?

February 10, 2014, 6:00 pm

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Are you a “mouse in drag” or “horse missing a joint in one leg”?

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28 Sexy Brownies To Spend Valentine's Day With

February 10, 2014, 6:15 pm

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Their ooey-gooey chocolatey goodness won’t let you down on February 14.

Mocha Cheesecake Swirl Brownies

You'll be up all night if you have one of these brownies. Recipe here.

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Fudge Brownies With Rum Buttercream And Pretzels

Time to get sauced with these brownies! Recipe here.

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Cocoa Brownies With Sea Salt

These brownies will keep you warm all night long. Recipe here.

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What Your Facebook Birthday Message Actually Means

February 10, 2014, 6:15 pm

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Happy Birthday, person I never talk to!

1. Happy Birthday! = I feel obligated to wish you a happy birthday. Or we're talking on Gchat right now, and this is just a formality.

2. HBD! = I don't really care about your birthday, but I do think something bad will happen to me if I don't wish everyone a Happy Birthday on Facebook, and so I'm just trying to get in and out as fast as possible.

3. Happy Birthday, [your name]! = I feel bad about just saying "Happy Birthday!" but I can't think of anything else to say to you.

4. Happy B-day! = I feel bad just saying "Happy Birthday!", so I'm hoping you think that putting "b-day" instead of birthday means that I put some personality into this.

5. HAPPY BIRTHDAY! = I straight up forgot all about you until Facebook told me today was your birthday. But I am so glad to remember that you are still alive!

6. Happy Birthday! Here is a list of everything I know about you! = I am your best friend. Me. No one else. So I am leaving a list of our most personal and embarrassing stories as a warning to others who might try to take you from me.

7. Happy Birthday, yo. = We fucked at one point, and it's still weird.

8. Happy Birthday, sexy! = We will never fuck, but we're close enough where we can touch each other's butts with impunity.

9. Happy Birthday. = I am really mad at you, and this is the Facebook birthday greeting version of air kisses.

10. Happy Birthday, I miss you! = I probably do miss you, but I think we'd both agree that calling you on the phone at this point would be awkward.

11. Happy Birthday, I MISS YOU!!!! = You do not miss me.

12. Happy Birthday, I miss doing this one thing with you! = You've stopped returning my texts, so I'm hoping that this will come off as a non-creepy away to initiate contact with you.

13. Happy Barfday! = I'm hilarious.

14. A number of years ago, this amazing and beautiful person was born. That person was you! = I'm your mother, and this is basically the only way to get you to acknowledge me on Facebook.

15. Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! = I'm a relative who wishes you would call.

16. Happy Birthday! I still remember this one thing that happened! = We are probably not friends anymore, but unfriending you on Facebook just seems kind of mean.

17. Happy Birthday! See you at your party! = Jesus crap I am so glad that I finally got invited to a party you have no idea I'm gonna show up fifteen minutes early and make it really uncomfortable for you.

18. Happy Birthday! It was great to see you the other day! = We ran into each other on accident, so I'm using this to parlay my way into making plans with you.

19. Happy Belated Birthday! = I just noticed that enough of our mutual friends wished you a happy birthday, so if I don't do it now, I will look like a jerk.

20. Ack! I'm so sorry I missed your birthday! Hope it was good! = I hate myself and everything I do is wrong. Or I'm a forgetful asshole who is trying to manipulate you into liking me. OR IS IT BOTH?!

21. Happy Birthday! Hope you have a great day! = I don't really know you, but my birthday is coming up, and I'm trying to make sure that my Facebook wall doesn't look like a ghost town that day because holy crap would that be depressing.

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25 Famous Movies That Should Have Been About Cheese

February 11, 2014, 3:30 pm

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Everyone knows cheesy movies are the best.

Catching Feta

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Bleu Jasmine

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Captain American

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James Joyce's Dirty As Hell Love Letters

February 11, 2014, 3:45 pm

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Before there was “surfbort” there was “rosy-tipped bubbies.”

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Martin Starr of Freaks and Geeks fame reads aloud James Joyce's love letters to his wife, Nora Barnacle, and THEY. ARE. HOT.

Want more tips from James "King of the Dirty" Joyce to work into your sexting game this Valentine's Day? We've got you covered.

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28 Wardrobe Essentials For Female Gamers

February 11, 2014, 4:00 pm

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“It’s dangerous to go alone. Take these!”

This unbelievably cool Pokemon sweatshirt:

Get it here.

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These Tetris leggings:

Get them here.

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This epic Atari Centipede Tee:

Get it here.

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This Is What Happens When People Try To Identify The U.S. Presidents

February 11, 2014, 4:15 pm

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Turns out, we’ve had a lot of presidents who look suspiciously like vampires.

Here's an unlabeled version if you want to play along.

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Ready to see how we did?

As it turns out, both Santa and an elderly Severus Snape have reached the most powerful office in the land.

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27 Signs You've Found Yourself A Keeper

February 11, 2014, 4:30 pm

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When you find something this good, don’t let go.

He writes you beautiful (fridge) poetry.

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She's always trying to keep things adventurous in the bedroom.

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He'll wait patiently for you to finish up your shopping.

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She'll wait patiently for you to finish up your shopping.

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Conservative Groups Stand By Kentucky Senate Primary Challenger

February 11, 2014, 4:30 pm

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Following a report that Kentucky Senate candidate Matt Bevin once supported the 2008 bank bailout he now campaigns against, conservative groups are standing by him and accusing minority leader Mitch McConnell of “smears.” Bevin says he has always opposed TARP.

Republican Senate candidate Matt Bevin.

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WASHINGTON — Conservative groups are planning to stand by Matt Bevin in his quest to oust Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell even after a report that Bevin once appeared to support the 2008 bank bailout despite his current and strong opposition to it on the campaign trail.

The Madison Project and the Senate Conservatives Fund, two groups actively working to defeat McConnell, say his work to pass the Troubled Asset Relief Program is one of the primary reasons voters should choose Bevin in the primary. Bevin too, has made McConnell's TARP support a huge issue in the primary campaign.

Daniel Horowitz, policy director for the Madison Project, said the story was a "pathetic effort to distract from the very policy [McConnell] helped engender," and Bevin was merely doing what he needed to do for his company.

"Unlike McConnell who never spent a day in the private sector, Bevin had to work with the reality created by McConnell's poor choices the same way a healthcare executive has to work with the reality of Obamacare. TARP was referenced in every financial services prospectus the same way the ACA is mentioned in every update from a healthcare company," Horowitz said in an email to BuzzFeed.

Politico reported Tuesday morning that when he worked as an investment fund president, Bevin signed off on a memo praising TARP.

"Most of the positive developments have been government led, such as the effective nationalization of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the passage of the $700 billion TARP (don't call it a bailout) and the Federal Reserve's intention to invest in commercial paper," wrote Bevin and Daniel Bandi, chief investment officer and vice president of the fund, according to Politico. "These moves should help to stabilize asset prices and help to ease liquidity constraints in the financial system."

Bevin said that he signed the letter but did not write it and his position on TARP has not changed.

"That letter? I did not write. I did not write any of the letters that were ever published as investment commentary," he told Glenn Beck on Tuesday. "I was the president and chairman of the board and by SEC law, was required to sign prospectuses when they were sent out."

Senate Conservatives Fund sent out a similar statement of support saying McConnell was trying to "smear Matt Bevin because he's terrified of losing the Republican primary."

"He's going to lose the general election and cost Republicans the majority in the Senate. It's time for Mitch McConnell to shut down his dishonest attack machine and retire with dignity," said SCF executive director Matt Hoskins.

Meanwhile, a local tea party group told a Kentucky NPR affiliate they have questions and would be speaking with Bevin about the letter.

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Concerned Brother Uses Nicolas Cage To Get Stolen Phone Returned To Sister

February 11, 2014, 4:45 pm

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Johnny Landino of Dallas, Texas took matters into his own hands when someone stole his little sister’s iPhone from a restaurant where she was dining. If you previously doubted the obvious fact that Nicolas Cage can singlehandedly cure any problem that this world faces, these doubts will be no more.

He started off by simply confusing the thief.

Then slowly began to build apprehension.

He then thought he'd change it up, hoping to appeal to the thief's humor.

Even after acknowledging Nic's natural beauty, he began lose hope, and made an unrealistic wish.

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15 Reasons Valentine's Day Was Better In Elementary School

February 11, 2014, 5:00 pm

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Gummy candy, hard candy, sour candy, chocolate-covered candy…

Like most special events experienced as a child, Valentine's Day was primarily about the loot.

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Chocolates weren't seen as lazy or generic gifts; they were SO EXCITING OMG CANDY CANDY CANDY.

Priorities in check.

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No one was worried about how they were going to make up for all of these treats at the gym on Feb. 15.

MORE PLEASE.

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The holiday was also an excuse for some arts and crafts.

When was the last time you used googly eyes for anything? Too long ago.

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The 50 Most Romantic Movies Ever Lead The Daily Links

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Plus 18 throwback pictures of Kanye West, the Kickstarter campaign to buy a burrito, and what meal famous chefs made to win over their future spouses.