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February 12, 2014 NEW NORMAL 1. Welcome to Global Weirding Atlanta is getting crushed by the worst ice storm in 14 years while the East Coast braces for another foot of snow. Isn't the world supposed to be getting hotter though? Scott Bixby writes one blustery winter doesn't prove 97 percent of climate scientists wrong: Climate change is making weather more volatile. Read it at The Daily Beast GO! 2. House GOP Frees Its Debt Hostage Twenty-eight House Republicans voted to raise the debt ceiling Tuesday evening, joining Democrats to pass an increase with no strings attached and keep the government running until March 15, 2015. Rep. Paul Ryan was one of the large majority of Republicans who voted no. Tuesday morning, the House GOP leadership dropped its demand to restore cuts to military pensions in exchange for raising the debt ceiling.  Read it at Washington Post LOONEY TOONS 3. Mafia's Cocaine-in-a-Can Bust Sitting behind bars and feeling pretty dumb are some of the kookiest characters from the Italian crime ring Ndrangheta, arrested on Tuesday by the FBI for a drug deal gone wrong. Their plan, which reads like something out of A Fish Called Wanda, involved attempts to smuggle cocaine first through fish and then in frozen pineapples, reports Michael Daly. Read it at The Daily Beast DINNER FAUX PAS? 4. Obama Chastises France Over Iran Did he serve this with some Freedom Fries? Before a state dinner to celebrate the visit of French President Francois Hollande, President Obama declared the U.S. would crack down hard on companies that evade sanctions against Iran "like a ton of bricks." There was little uncertainty which companies Obama means, as just a week ago, a delegation of French executives went to Tehran hoping to score some business deals. The president's strident warning came as President Hollande stood looking on. Read it at The New York Times EVIDENCE 5. Annual Mammograms Don't Save Lives An expansive study conducted over 25 years and featuring roughly 90,000 Canadian women showed that annual mammogram screenings for women ages 40 to 59 don't reduce breast-cancer deaths, but do help uncover cases of breast cancer. "We found absolutely no benefit in terms of reduction of deaths from the use of mammography," said study leader Dr. Anthony Miller. This study is the latest to question the value of annual breast X-rays, and adds to a debate that is already incredibly heated. The study, which was published in the British Medical Journal, argued that yearly mammography instead finds small cancers that would not be dangerous if left alone. Read it at Los Angeles Times POST-PRISON BALLOTS Holder: Give Ex-Felons the Vote Felon disenfranchisement is bad. HORNY? FDA: More Female Libido Studies! For drug to boost female sexual desire. LEGENDARY Tom Brokaw Battling Cancer Says he's the luckiest guy he knows. CASH MONEY Greta Gerwig Stoops to TV Will star in 'How I Met Your Dad.' POOCH Wire Fox Terrier Is Best in Show Winning at Westminster Kennel Club. GET The Cheat Sheet A speedy, smart summary of news and must-reads from across the Web. You'll love the featured original stories on politics, entertainment, and more from The Daily Beast's diverse group of contributors. GET Culture Beast Weekly cultural recommendations from The Daily Beast. A Guide to Hijacking History At least 60 bombs have detonated aboard planes in flight since 1933. Explore the dangerous world of aircraft hijacking and terrorism depicted in Liam Neeson's new thriller 'Non-Stop.' More Videos Watching Shia LaBeouf Cry by Andrew Romano Coming Soon: Foxxxy Knoxxxy? by Lizzie Crocker The Truth About Pinkeye by Kent Sepkowitz

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