Good Morning, News: Blazers on a Roll, Uber Mass Murder, and Rob Thomas Not So “Smooth”

GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! Swingin’ to the left and swingin’ to the right. I think about baseball, swing all night, yeah. LET’S GO TO PRESS.

The case for local glassmakers gets even worse, because another potentially harmful substance has been added to the laundry list of environmentally icky stuff the companies are spewing out. Our Daniel Forbes has the story.

And ICYMI, our Blazers trampled the Golden State Warriors 137-105 earlier this weekend, and the Utah Jazz last night 115-111. Check out the exciting recap here!

An Uber driver in Kalamazoo, MI has been arrested for a string of shootings that left six dead and two wounded. Police are calling it a random mass murder.

The ongoing civil liberties war between the FBI and Apple’s Tim Cook escalate, with the government agency saying that the company is siding with terrorism, while Cook says the FBI’s move sets a dangerous precedent.

Speaking of “sneaky,” Russia is asking for permission to fly over the US taking snaps with a spy camera. Anybody got a problem with that? Didn’t think so.

Surprise! According to a new survey, Hollywood power players are still overwhelmingly honky crackers.

Surprise again! Republican backers of the defense budget have received $10 million in contributions to their campaigns from defense contractors.

Donald Trump is getting smacked around by his own religion, who disagrees with the idiot’s racist immigration policies.

However, things are looking good for Trump in Nevada, who according to the most recent polls is set to take the state’s caucus on Tuesday (much to the chagrin of Rubio and Cruz).

Oh, and did we mention that Jeb “JEB!” Bush dropped out of the prezzy campaign over the weekend? Well, he did, and IT WASN’T TRUMP’S FAULT, GUYS.

ISIS is claiming responsibility for bombings that killed 130 in the Syrian cities of Damascus and Horn.

And now in Matchbox 20 news (yes, we’re doing this): Singer Rob Thomas issues a weeping apology for comparing himself to a drunk black Australian.

Now let’s look at the WEATHER coming out of the sky: Scattered showers today with a high of 51. But dryer and warmer days are ahead!

And finally… KANGAROO VS. CAT! (On whom do you wager?)