Beijing Air Pollution, Clinton Vs Trump, The Grammy Nominations & More On Today's Enstars Rundown
Beijing's air pollution is so bad at the moment that the governemt has put out a red alert...its first EVER! [CNN]
The 2016 Grammy nominations were announced this morning. Surprise, surprise: Taylor Swift leads the pack. [EW]
A recent poll by MSNBC/Telemundo/Marist puts Hillary Clinton ahead of all other presidential candidates and beating everyone vying for the Republican nomination in a hypothecial general election, including GOP frontrunner and media circus Donald Trump by 11%. [MSNBC]
In an address to the American people on Sunday, President Obama spoke from the Oval Office about the "new phase of terrorism" following the recent mass shootings in San Bernardino and Paris. The president reiterated the government's resolve to fight terrorism, but offered no new policy or strategy. [AP]
Paris climate change negotiations enter their second & final week today. [New York Times]
The U.S. Department of Justice is planning a thorough investigation of the Chicago Police Department following the recent scandal of the Laquan McDonald case. [Chicago Sun-Times]
Former President Jimmy Carter announced this weekend that he was cancer-free following treatment. [Atlanta Journal Constitution]
A 7.2 magnitude Earthquake hit the Central Asian nation of Tajikistan with aftershocks felt in Pakistan, India and Afghanistan. [NBC News]
German foreign intelligence recently released a memo that cited Saudi Arabia as having an increasingly destabilizing role in the Middle East. The Germany government officially rebuked the agency for the memo. [Independent & New York Times]
Folllowing the mass shootings in Paris and California, Americans bought more guns. [New York Times]
