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December 12, 2016  View this email in your browser Things are heating up with Trump, Russia and everything in between, and in places around the world, people are reeling from a deadly weekend. Here's what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door. By AJ Willingham 1. Terrorism Three major terror attacks hit the Middle East and Africa this weekend. In Istanbul, two blasts outside of a soccer arena killed 44 on Saturday night. In Cairo, an explosion ripped through a church on Sunday morning, killing 25. Also on Sunday, a car bomb at a port in Mogadishu, Somalia killed 20. From what we know, the attacks all had different motives and perpetrators.  2. Trump administration There's so much Trump news we're just going to give the headlines: Trump: Intelligence claims on Russia election hacking are "ridiculous" The FBI and CIA don't agree on why Russia interfered with election China is really angry at Trump because he's questioning a longstanding diplomatic policy  Top candidate for Trump's Secretary of State? ExxonMobil Chairman and CEO Rex Tillerson  The PEOTUS will take intel briefings once a week, not every day. 3. Climate change  Scientists have noted a dangerous, unprecedented spike in methane gas over the last few years. Methane is a so-called "greenhouse gas" whose levels contribute to the warming of the earth's surface. One researcher called the situation "dire." Meanwhile, Trump says "Nobody really knows" if climate change is real. 4. ISIS ISIS has reportedly regained control of the ancient city of Palmyra in Syria. Russian and Syrian regime efforts could not keep the extremist group from re-taking the city it had previously controlled in 2015. Remember, Syrian troops are also busy with ground operations in war-ravaged Aleppo.  5. CNN Heroes On Sunday night, CNN honored 10 outstanding people who are making the world a better place. The Hero of the Year was Jeison Aristizábal, who lives with cerebral palsy and helps children with disabilities in his native Colombia. "God chose me to help," he said of his work. Share Tweet Forward Breakfast Browse People are talking about these. Read up. Join in. Venezuela has confiscated about 4 million toys  The country's president is being called a "Grinch" for the move. World's heaviest woman may get life-saving surgery  Eman Ahmed, from Egypt, reportedly weighs 1,102 pounds.  Baby, it's cold outside Like literally, and the weather is causing all kinds of problems in the Midwest. The Cherokee Nation has okayed same-sex marriage  The tribal nation's attorney general used the US Constitution as precedent. Whoa, look at this gorgeous stained glass  It's made of 60,000 glass pieces and shows the evolution of knowledge. And finally ... Holiday dance party!  It's Monday. There's all kinds of bad news in the world. Get some positivity flowing with this amazing dance routine. (Shoutout to reader Ammon Orgill, whose family puts this together every year!) (Click to view) 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