A different kind of October surprise

CNN: Five things for your New Day View this email in your browser Friday, October 14, 2016  A major death, and a celebration of life that one country has been hoping for for two years. It's Friday, and here's what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door. 1. Campaign 2016  There's been plenty of "October surprises," but we totally didn't expect Michelle Obama to be one of them. Her impassioned speech denouncing Donald Trump's treatment of women had people going nuts. Oh, and new swing state polls show Trump's path to the White House is getting preeetty narrow. Hillary Clinton has her own woes: faith leaders are unhappy that hacked e-mails seem to show her campaign trivializing religion.  2. Thailand  Thailand's in intense mourning and quite a bit of uncertainty after King Bhumibol Adulyadej's death. The 88-year-old king was on the throne for 70 years - the longest-reigning monarch at the time of his death. The question now is, who's in charge of the kingdom?  3. Chibok Girls  Remember the more than 200 Nigerian girls and women whose kidnapping at the hands of Boko Haram in 2014 spurred international outrage and the hashtag #BringBackOurGirls? Well, 21 of them have been freed, along with a baby boy. Nigerian leaders are hopeful their safe return can pave the way for even more girls to come back home.  4. Syria  Despite the obvious humanitarian crisis unfolding there, President Bashar al-Assad claims Aleppo is a "springboard" to "liberate" other areas and push "terrorists" out of the country. That's a lot of scare quotes, and for good reason: The whole thing obviously angers international leaders, and the US says the constant airstrikes hammering the city should be investigated as war crimes.   5. Yemen  Some rumblings off the coast of Yemen: An American destroyer struck three sites in the country, hours after missiles targeted a US warship for the second time in four days. There was a lot of posturing and threats from both sides, but the US response was clear: You do NOT want to mess with us. The missiles came from a minority Shia group embroiled in Yemen's ongoing civil war.  Breakfast Browse People are talking about these. Read up. Join in. Bob Dylan gets Nobel Prize for Literature  But not everyone's thrilled the man behind the masterpiece "Wiggle Wiggle" was awarded such a high-brow honor.  911 dispatcher hangs up, says 'no one has time for this' Um, as a 911 dispatcher, isn't that literally what your time is for? Debate spirit animal Ken Bone has sold his soul to Uber  Gotta get that viral stardom money while you can.  There aren't 200 billion galaxies in our universe. It's more like 2 trillion This fact doubles as a good conversation starter at the bars this weekend.  A new robot will rake your leaves and shovel snow Yo, is it single? What's for lunch Here's what's coming up later. The McDonald twins, two 13-month-old boys conjoined at the head. are scheduled for surgery to be separated. Read up on their amazing case.  And finally ... Light It Up! Here's an extremely trippy music video to get your Friday dance party started. (Click to view) This edition of CNN Five Things brought to you by AJ Willingham. Read more stories on CNN.com » Paid Content Share Tweet Forward CNN Five Things magically shows up in your inbox every weekday at 6 a.m. ET. Like what you see? Don't like what you see? Let us know. We're all about self improvement. Did a friend forward you this newsletter? Sign yourself up! Copyright © 2016 Cable News Network, LP, LLLP. A Time Warner Company. All Rights Reserved., All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you subscribed to CNN newsletters. Our mailing address is: Cable News Network, LP, LLLP. A Time Warner Company. All Rights Reserved. One CNN Center Atlanta, GA 30303 Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences