Wall Street Journal: Paul Krugman, the liberal economist who pens a widely read column for the New York Times, on Monday joined the calls for the U.S. to mint a $1 trillion platinum coin as a way around the debt ceiling.
CNN: Hulu CEO Jason Kilar is leaving in the first quarter of the year, along with chief technology officer Rich Tom.
The Atlantic: The prospect of finding an ever-more-compatible mate with the click of a mouse may mean a future of relationship instability.
AP: “Grey’s Anatomy” star Patrick Dempsey won a bankruptcy auction to buy Seattle-based Tully’s Coffee.
National Geographic: The Pacific Northwest may be the epicenter of U.S. coffee culture, and now a new study shows the region’s elevated caffeine levels don’t stop at the shoreline. The discovery of caffeine pollution in the Pacific Ocean off Oregon is further evidence that contaminants in human waste are entering natural water systems, with unknown consequences for wildlife and humans alike, experts say.
CNN: You may not have heard of Snapchat. But if there are teenagers or 20-somethings in your life, it’s a safe bet that they have. Snapchat is a mobile app which lets users share images or videos that disappear after a few seconds.
Reuters: The State Department said the time was not right for Google Chairman Eric Schmidt to visit North Korea, which drew international criticism for a rocket launch last month.
NBC: Ohio Rep. John Boehner was chosen for a second term as speaker of the House.
Associated Press: Starbucks Corp. will open its first Vietnam cafe early next month in Ho Chi Minh City as part of its strategy to expand across Asia, the company said Thursday.
Fox News: Former Vice President Al Gore has made himself a much, much richer man by selling his little watched cable channel Current TV to the Emir of Qatar-funded Arab news channel Al-Jazeera.