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Tuesday, February 14th, 2017  View this email in your browser Happy Valentine's Day! Hopefully love is in the air for you, because it sure isn't anywhere else right now. Here are the 5 things you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door. By AJ Willingham. 1. Michael Flynn White House national security adviser Michael Flynn resigned Monday night after questions about his contacts with Russia reached a fever pitch. In his resignation letter, he said he had "inadvertently briefed" then-VP-elect Mike Pence and others on phone calls he had with the Russian ambassador before Trump took office. Flynn's resignation leaves more questions than answers, among them: Who will be his sucessor?  Where does the controversy go now? (Because you know it's not over.) 2. Travel ban  Federal District Judge James Robart, the guy who first put a nationwide halt to President Trump's travel ban, has denied the administration's request to delay challenges to the ban brought on by two states, Washington and Minnesota. Trump had wanted to put off more hearings while an appeals court weighs the case. But Robart refused to slow things down, referencing Trump's own tweet last week when he first lost at the appellate level -- "see you in court." Trump's team is now considering other options, including modifying or supplementing the executive order.  3. North Korea  The United Nations Security Council held an emergency session the day after North Korea completed a test launch of an intermediate-range ballistic missile. Obviously they condemned the act, but it was harsh words from US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley that raised eyebrows. She called the launch "unacceptable" and shot a thinly-veiled barb to China, indirectly calling the Chinese "enablers" of North Korea's saber rattling.  4. Trudeau visit  Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had a busy Monday at the White House. Trudeau, who is famously accepting of immigrants, stood next to Trump as the latter defended his travel ban during a news conference. Trudeau said he disagreed but was not there to "lecture" the President. The two -- with help from Trump's daughter, Ivanka -- did, however, find common ground with the launch of a new women's business initiative: The United States Canada Council for the Advancement of Women Business Leaders-Female Entrepreneurs. Catchy name. 5. Sandusky  Jeffrey Sandusky, the son of convicted sex abuser and former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, has been arrested on felony and misdemeanor child sexual offense charges. You'll recall the elder Sandusky's crimes scandalized Penn State and disgraced its football program and its legendary coach, Joe Paterno. Jeffrey Sandusky faces 14 counts, including soliciting sex from a child under age 16, and soliciting child pornography. Tweet Forward Breakfast Browse People are talking about these. Read up. Join in. The latest on the Oroville dam crisis in California The race is on to get people out of harm's way in case the dam overflows.  Being an immigrant in the US today means... Five people fill in the blanks.  Valentine's Day is a busy time for private investigators  But it's not what you think. Oh, what tangled webs!  'The Bachelorette' is getting its first black Bachelorette It only took 8,652 seasons. Nude photos are back in Playboy Time to dust off the old excuse about reading "for the articles." What if the President wrote Valentines? Use this generator to woo your beloved, Trump style.  And finally ... Of course, it had to be something romantic today We love the news, and we love schmoopy surprise proposal videos, so here's the best of both worlds. (Click to view) Thanks for reading Five Things! We'd love to share our other newsletters with you. Check out CNNMoney's Reliable Sources, an insider's look into the media, brought to you by Brian Stelter. Read more stories on CNN.com » 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 © 2017 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