Powerball Fever Comes To End (For Now), 1 Powerball Winner From Chino Hills, CA
The Gist: The numbers for tonight’s Powerball, which hit $1.5B, are included this report, as well as word from a CA Lottery spokesman that a winning ticket was bought in Chino Hills, 36 miles east of Los Angeles.
Source Article Here: ABC News

Happier In Your 40s Than At 18? Study Says ‘Yes,’ Crushes Mid-Life Crisis Myth
The Gist: The findings of the comprehensive study that tracked 18-year-olds and 23-year-olds over the course of 25 years and found happiness increases up the age ladder.
Source Article Here: The Telegraph
Author: Guy Kelly

Lafayette, Louisiana Movie Theater Shooter’s 39-Page Journal Released By Police
The Gist: A glimpse into madness via the journal of John Russell “Rusty” Houser, the named shooter who killed two women and injured nine others before killing himself at a showing of Trainwreck in July 2015.
Source Article Here: The Advocate
Author: Richard Burgess

Roll ‘Em: George Clooney, Julia Roberts In ‘Money Monster’ Trailer
The Gist: The 2:43 trailer for the Jodie Foster-directed thriller, opening this May.
Source Article Here: Popsugar
Author: Kelsie Gibson

Euro Employers Have Right To Read Workers’ Personal Web Messages
The Gist: Inside yesterday’s ruling by The European Court of Human Rights, applying to all countries who’ve ratified it. Case is based on the termination of employee whose Yahoo Messenger log was accessed by his employer.
Source Article Here: BBC
Author: Kevin Rawlinson

12 Phrases You Don’t Want To Keep Saying, Period
The Gist: Some of these may seem obvious (“I don’t want none”), but some misused phrases need to be retired for literally not meaning what they sound like (“I could care less” or “First come, first serve”)
Source Article Here: Entrepreneur
Author: John Rampton

 

700 To Lose Jobs As Al Jazeera America Is Set To Shut Down In April
The Gist: A look at why the US-based editorial vertical is closing after just 2 years.
Source Article Here: Columbia Journalism Review
Author: David Uberti

Flashback Read

“Musicians prior to the 21st century were actual artists…” The Dilution of Cool
The Gist: Are millennial performers selling out relevancy & hard-won cred in exchange for corporate radio nerdom?
Source Article Here: POWERevolution
Author: POWERevolution