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House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy leaves a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Oct. 8, 2015, after dropping out of the race to replace House Speaker John Boehner.(Photo: Evan Vucci, AP)
Remember that hotly anticipated<span style="color: Red;">*</span>nomination for House speaker? Didn't happen
Looks like we're going to have to wait a little longer to learn who's going to replace John Boehner atop the House's pecking order.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy stunned House Republicans<span style="color: Red;">*</span>— <span style="color: Red;">*</span>including<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Boehner<span style="color: Red;">*</span>— when he<span style="color: Red;">*</span>abruptly dropped out of the race for House speaker Thursday. Everything seemed fine early Thursday morning when<span style="color: Red;">*</span>McCarthy met with colleagues to make the case for his election. But then<span style="color: Red;">*</span>at the noon nominating forum, McCarthy backed<span style="color: Red;">*</span>out. What?! "I just think it's best to have a new face," he said afterward. Of course, Twitter spazzed, and then eyes quickly turned to former VP nominee<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Paul Ryan, who said thanks, but no thanks.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Now what?<span style="color: Red;">*</span>The GOP has a hot mess on its hands, so<span style="color: Red;">*</span>they postponed the Oct. 29 vote while they consider other candidates. Who are they? <span style="color: Red;">*</span>It's a short list.
The room was stunned as McCarthy announced he is "not the right one" to lead the conference. At 8am he was at a forum making his pitch.
— Rep. Bill Huizenga (@RepHuizenga) October 8, 2015
Facebook wants you to feel all the feels beyond 'like'
You're also going to have to wait a little longer for the mythical "dislike" button. But Facebook is going to give you the option to express more of your emotions — you know, without much more social commitment than an emoji. Get ready to like "Reactions," emoji-like symbols that include "love," "haha," "wow" and "yay," as well as angry and sad faces. The symbols are designed to be universally recognized across cultures. If you're in Spain and Ireland, you get to give them the thumbs-up first —<span style="color: Red;">*</span>so to speak — because Facebook begins testing Reactions there first.
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Facebook has plans to test emoji-like "reactions" in Spain and Ireland. newsy
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We learn the real reason Selena Gomez took a break
Pregnant? Nope. Rehab? Nope, again. Haters, and tabloids, hear this: Selena Gomez has lupus. That's why she was in rehab in 2014, she tells Billboard. Some excerpts: “I was diagnosed with lupus, and I’ve been through chemotherapy. That’s what my break was really about." "I wanted so badly to say, ‘You guys have no idea. I’m in chemotherapy.'<span style="color: Red;">*</span>" "It’s so disappointing that I’ve become a tabloid story.” Read her<span style="color: Red;">*</span>interview with USA TODAY here. What exactly is lupus? More on the disease here.
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Selena Gomez revealed she went through chemo to treat lupus when several tabloids speculated she was in either in rehab or pregnant. Newslook
Airman Spencer Stone, who helped foil French train attack, is stabbed
It's news that makes you say, "what?!" Remember the attack on a French train not too long ago, in which three Americans were hailed as heroes for thwarting a terrorist? One of those heroes, Spencer Stone, was repeatedly stabbed Wednesday night in Sacramento<span style="color: Red;">*</span>following an incident at a bar, police said. Deputy police chief Ken<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Bernard emphasized<span style="color: Red;">*</span>that the attack<span style="color: Red;">*</span>"was not a terrorist-related incident, nor is it related to what happened in France a few months ago." Stone's injuries were described as significant but non-life-threatening.
President Obama poses with Army Spc. Alek Skarlatos, Air Force Airman 1st Class Spencer Stone and Anthony Sadler after a meeting in the Oval Office in September.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Mandel Ngan, AFP/Getty Images)
Amazon gets all artsy-craftsy going after Etsy
Etsy lovers, prepare<span style="color: Red;">*</span>to be bedazzled. Amazon has a new place for you to buy your beloved handcrafted trinkets and gifts. Handmade at Amazon will feature more than 80,000 items, from all 50 states and 60 countries, and it's open ONLY to artists making the items —<span style="color: Red;">*</span>unlike Etsy who has been in hot glue for its decision in 2013 to allow sellers to use some outside manufacturers. Never a company to just sit around and knit, Etsy announced this week<span style="color: Red;">*</span>that it's<span style="color: Red;">*</span>launching Etsy Manufacturing, a marketplace for designers and manufacturers, which Etsy says will make it easier for sellers to source what the company calls "responsible production assistance."
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Amazon's home crafted goods market called Handmade goes online. USA TODAY's Shannon Rae Green interviews Tech reporter Elizabeth Weise.
If you read only one thing today:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>College football coaches are piling up even more cash through bonuses. Want to find out how much each coach makes? Check out the database by USA TODAY Sports.
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Meet Boo. And danke schoen<span style="color: Red;">*</span>to Mr. Las Vegas, Wayne Newton, for letting us take a peek into his legendary home where monkeys, Arabian horses, peacocks — and even penguins abound.
Newton has a a friendly Capuchin monkey named Boo.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Sara Bayer)
This is disturbing.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>More than a third of top police officials surveyed<span style="color: Red;">*</span>didn't<span style="color: Red;">*</span>know they could seize firearms from people who a judge has determined<span style="color: Red;">*</span>to be a danger to themselves or others.
Have you seen it? This little girl can't wait to hug her soldier dad and runs right across the gym, straight into our hearts.
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A soldier's little girl couldn't contain herself and ran to hug her dad before his military homecoming ceremony was over. Newslook
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This is a compilation of stories from across USA TODAY.
Contributing: Paul Singer, Ledyard King, Cooper Allen, Deirdre Shesgreen, Donovan Slack, Jessica Guynn,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Kelly Lawler, Doug Stanglin, John Bacon,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Elizabeth Weise,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>USA TODAY
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