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Tuesday, November 15, 2016 View this email in your browser It's going to be an interesting few months leading up to January's Presidential Inauguration. Hope you're ready to roll. Here's what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.  By AJ Willingham. 1. Steve Bannon People are outraged that Donald Trump has chosen the head of Brietbart News, Steve Bannon, as his chief strategist. Bannon is a favorite among white nationalists and has been responsible for racist, misogynist, anti-Semitic headlines like these. Here's a primer on Bannon, and a list of advocacy groups uniting against him. 2. President Obama President Obama's asking rattled Americans to give Trump a chance, calling him "sincere" and "pragmatic." He took that message abroad today seeking to reassure deeply shaken foreign allies that Trump - the man he called an  "unqualified" peddler of "wacky ideas" -- isn't that bad. 3. Hot car verdict  Georgia man Justin Ross Harris has been found guilty of murder in the 2014 death of his two-year-old son. The boy, Cooper Harris, died after being left in a hot car for hours as Harris worked and sexted with multiple women, some of whom were underage.  4. Syria civil war Residents of Aleppo received a terrifying text yesterday: "Flee or die." The text warned of an impending "strategically planned assault," and was probably sent by the Syrian government. Still, many refused to leave despite the threat and the worsening shortage of necessities like food and medical care.  5. Climate change There may be a chill in the air where you live, but a UN agency says this could be the hottest year ... EVER. It's climate change, it said, which is also why extreme weather events like flooding and heatwaves are getting worse. Share Tweet Forward Breakfast Browse People are talking about these. Read up. Join in. Newscaster Gwen Ifill has passed at 61  If you want to know what she meant to female journalists and journalists of color, read this moving piece by Lisa France.  Mom's "Make America Kind Again" signs are in high demand  At least they won't cause any arguments over Thanksgiving dinner.  People are sad about Joe Biden leaving the White House  So of course they are making hilarious memes about it.  The Dakota Access Pipeline has been halted  Engineers want to talk to the Native American tribe that opposes it. Could it possibly be ... progress? Cooperation?! Rare watch sells for $11 million, breaking records With that kind of money you could buy, like, a lot of other watches.  And finally ... This is so satisfying  Kinda into calligraphy right now, so watch this guy PERFECTLY recreate famous logos with just a few strokes of a pen. (Click here to watch) Thanks for reading Five Things! We'd love to share our other newsletters with you. Follow this link for daily coverage of the dramatic election season, savvy market insights, an insider's look into the media, and more. Read more stories on CNN.com » Paid Content CNN Five Things 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