The VICE Morning Bulletin

Here is everything you need to know about the world this morning, curated by VICE.

• Clinton: Sanders Weak on Guns
  Hillary Clinton accused Bernie Sanders of being "not at all" tough on gun control during last night's Democratic debate. There were heated clashes between the two frontrunners on Syria, the big banks and Danish-style socialism. —The New York Times

• Social Media Is King in Congress
  Tweets and Facebook posts are the best way to influence congressional leaders in Washington, according to a report out today. More than a third of congressional aides say it takes less than 10 social media posts for their office to pay attention. —USA Today

• Muslim Groups to Sue NYPD
  An appeals court has cleared Muslim groups to pursue a lawsuit accusing New York City police of secretly surveilling New Jersey Muslims after 9/11. New Jersey imams, business owners and students claim the surveillance was discriminatory. —Politico

• Abortion Research Fees Dropped
  Planned Parenthood will no longer accept money to offset the costs of supplying post-abortion fetal tissue to researchers. The organization has denied making a profit, saying it had only charged fees of up to $100 to cover processing costs. —BBC

• Jerusalem Neighborhoods to Be Sealed Off
  Israel's security cabinet has authorized police to impose curfews and "seal off" Palestinian neighborhoods in a bid to halt violence. It follows attacks in Jerusalem in which three Israelis were killed, and another Palestinian death during clashes in the West Bank. —Al Jazeera

• Coup Claim in Brazil
  President Dilma Rousseff has accused opponents of "deliberate coup-mongering" by trying to overthrow an elected government. Rousseff is facing impeachment calls after a federal court found her government manipulated accounts to disguise a deficit. —Reuters

• One Percenters Just Got Richer
  A new report finds that just 1 percent of the world's population now owns half of the world's wealth. Global inequality has widened, according to Credit Suisse, with middle classes squeezed at the expense of the very rich. —The Guardian

• Philippines Kidnapping Video Posted
  Muslim militants have released a video apparently showing that two Canadians, a Norwegian and a Filipino woman abducted from a Philippines resort are still alive. The kidnappers have demanded Philippine forces stop attacks in a Muslim province. —AP

• T.I. Admits Wrongness
  The rapper apologized for "insensitive" remarks about Hillary Clinton and womankind in general after saying he "can't vote for the leader of the free world to be a woman." —Rolling Stone

• GM's Secret Self-Driving Car
  The self-driving revolution is here. General Motors' CEO has revealed the company has been secretly working on an autonomous electric car to push ahead of Silicon Valley competitors. —Detroit Free Press

• Anti-Drone Weapon Arrives
  America has its first "drone defender" weapon. It knocks drones out of the sky without totally destroying them. —Motherboard

• The Gay Men Who Have Sex with Women
  Self-identified gay men explain why they sleep with women, even though they much prefer the ass to the vagina. —Broadly

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