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Dear veterans — thank you for everything, today and always
Maybe it was your grandfather. Your aunt. Your mother, your<span style="color: Red;">*</span>brother, your buddy. Yourself. Whoever you are, wherever and however you served, we give you a big Veterans Day *thank you.* A million times over. Today, and every day. Mini-history lesson.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Ninety-seven years ago, an armistice ended World War I, which was then the greatest conflict the world had ever seen. It became Veterans Day in the 1950s, and the day now commemorates the spirit of all U.S. military members.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Real stories. A Marine who lost his hands in Afghanistan shoots a custom rifle. An enduring hero from the battle of Iwo Jima. President Obama's simple message. Are you a veteran? Don't overlook all these<span style="color: Red;">*</span>freebies.
Billionaire industrialists: They're just like us!
You know, in that way that we're unlikely to back a candidate in a crowded Republican presidential primary. In that way. Billionaire industrialist Charles Koch tells<span style="color: Red;">*</span>USA TODAY<span style="color: Red;">*</span>he doesn't have a GOP fave yet, the latest sign that one of the most influential figures in conservative politics seems less than enthusiastic about his choices. So what does he want to hear from the GOP contenders? “It’s not only what they say,” Koch said.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>“If they start saying things we think are beneficial overall and will change the trajectory of the country, then that would be good, but we have to believe also they’ll follow through on it, and by and large, candidates don’t do that.” D'oh!<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Reporter Fredreka Schouten's interview with Koch covered not just<span style="color: Red;">*</span>politics, but also his management theories and what he views as increasing threats to free speech at universities. Read the whole thing<span style="color: Red;">*</span>here.
Charles Koch is chairman and CEO of Koch Industries.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Robert Deutsch, USA TODAY)
Earth has a really hot new neighbor
Scientists have spotted a new planet that’s both a dead ringer for our own and resides just around the cosmic corner from our part of the galaxy —<span style="color: Red;">*</span>only 39 light-years away, or 230 trillion miles<span style="color: Red;">*</span>away. (That's<span style="color: Red;">*</span>really not that far in the unfathomable big picture of the universe.)<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Dubbed GJ 1132b, it's slightly wider and more massive than Earth, and its composition is similar to Earth’s<span style="color: Red;">*</span>— but it's hot. Really hot.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>The coolest part of its atmosphere measures a scorching 450 to 500 degrees, so it's probably<span style="color: Red;">*</span>too toasty to support life.
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Scientists have spotted a new planet that's both a dead ringer for our own and resides just around the cosmic corner from our part of the galaxy. USA TODAY
'Who knew meth could bring us to the Smithsonian?'
It's a question Jesse Pinkman would ask — and actor Aaron Paul did ask.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>But it's not just any meth. It's two baggies of<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Walter White's<span style="color: Red;">*</span>signature baby-blue, highly potent — and totally fake<span style="color: Red;">*</span>—<span style="color: Red;">*</span>crystal methamphetamine that's among the many Breaking Bad<span style="color: Red;">*</span>props donated to the Smithsonian for an exhibit scheduled for 2018. The show's cast, including stars<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Bryan Cranston<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Paul, joined<span style="color: Red;">*</span>creator Vince Gilligan<span style="color: Red;">*</span>in Washington to hand over the goods Tuesday.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Among the donated items:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>a<span style="color: Red;">*</span>cup from Los Pollos Hermanos, Hank Schrader's DEA badge, two hazmat suits and, of course, the black hat that transformed mild-mannered Walter White into the fearsome Heisenberg<span style="color: Red;">*</span>—<span style="color: Red;">*</span>"the one who knocks."
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'Breaking Bad' creator' VInce Gilligan and stars Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul share tell us which of the show's crazy murder weapons deserve their own museum exhibit. And the answers are barrels of fun — and HCl acid. Jasper Colt for USA TODAY
Once again, a hashtag effectively echoes a nation's collective sentiment:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>#ItsJustACup, people<span style="color: Red;">*</span>
#MerryChristmasStarbucks, another hashtag is emerging in your cup controversy, and it's in support of your all-red holiday cups that have some folks' stockings in a bunch. Tweets using #ItsJustACup point out there are other, bigger issues people should be focusing on —<span style="color: Red;">*</span>you know, like cancer and world hunger —<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and maybe, just maybe, a red cup doesn't have anything to do with the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. Meanwhile, as the Starbucks drama brews, Dunkin Donuts has been busy<span style="color: Red;">*</span>decking the halls, so to speak, and unveiled<span style="color: Red;">*</span>its red and green holiday cup that's joyfully a<span style="color: Red;">*</span>little Christmasy. Coincidence? We think not.
JOY ? (? @thatgirlshaexo)
A photo posted by dunkindonuts (@dunkindonuts) on Nov 9, 2015 at 1:25pm PST
If you only read one thing tonight:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Federal drug agents have built a massive wiretapping operation in the Los Angeles suburbs, secretly intercepting tens of thousands of Americans’ phone calls and text messages to monitor drug traffickers across the U.S. —<span style="color: Red;">*</span>despite objections from<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Justice Department<span style="color: Red;">*</span>lawyers who fear the practice may not be legal.
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The first snowfall of the season covers the Resort at Squaw Creek in California, on Nov. 3. More amazing weather photos from readers.
A winter reflection of the first snowfall of the season at the Resort at Squaw Creek, Calif., on Nov. 3, 2015.The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Alana Reid, Your Take)
The Department of Veterans Affairs doled out<span style="color: Red;">*</span>more than $142 million in performance bonuses<span style="color: Red;">*</span>to executives and employees in 2014 even as scandals over veterans' health care and other issues racked the agency.
Have you seen it?<span style="color: Red;">*</span>This man's beard is so lush that he turned it into a birdcage. (The unspoken "why" just lingers in the air, right?)
Eric Brooks poses with the bird cage beard design he used during the National Beard & Moustache Championships in Brooklyn Nov. 7.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Courtesy of JeffreyMoustache)
Facebook has launched yet another<span style="color: Red;">*</span>app called Notify. You can choose from a list of "stations" and then notifications pop up on your phone's lock screen, where you can swipe to save a notification to view later or share it with friends by text, email, Facebook or another service.
We all need a little distraction at some point during the day (what else are smartphones for?), so add<span style="color: Red;">*</span>DISTRACTME on the YO app. It'll be fun, we promise.
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This is a compilation of stories from across USA TODAY.
Contributing: Cara Richardson, Fredreka Schouten, Jayme Deerwester, USA TODAY; Mary Bowerman, USA TODAY Network;<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Traci Watson, Special for USA TODAY;<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the Associated Press
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