Here's a roundup of news trending across the nation and world today.
What to know now:
1. Republican debate: The four remaining Republican candidates for president met Thursday in Detroit in a debate that saw Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio target Donald Trump in an effort to slow the momentum of the front-runner for the nomination. In one of the more surreal moments in American political history, Trump boasted about the size of his private parts and said "I guarantee you there's no problem" in that department.
2. Bobbi Kristina: A judge in Georgia has ordered the results of an autopsy performed on Bobbi Kristina Brown to be unsealed. Brown, daughter of the late Whitney Houston and singer Bobby Brown, was found unresponsive in the bathtub of her Atlanta-area home in January 2015. She never regained consciousness and died last July at age 22. According to the judge who issued the order to unseal the results, there isn't anything "particularly earth shattering" in the report.
3. A galaxy far, far away: Astronomers say they have discovered a galaxy believed to be 13.4 billion light-years from Earth. The system was discovered by the Hubble Space Telescope. Scientists say they believe it was there when the universe was about 400 million years old.
4. Calling women: The U.S. military has begun to recruit women for combat jobs, according to a story from The Associated Press. Women are being sought for positions with special operations units such as the Navy SEALs, and in Army and Marine infantry commands. The recruitment is part of a Defense Department plan to integrate women into previously male-only U.S. military roles.
5. Threats from Seoul: North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un has ordered his military to have nuclear weapons readied for a launch at any time, according to reports from state media. The order from Kim comes days after the United Nations issued sanctions against the country after North Korea tested nuclear bombs and missiles that could deliver them.
And one more
The baby who became a viral sensation when photos of him dressed as Sen. Bernie Sanders hit social media, has died. Oliver Lomas-Davis aka the "Bernie baby," died suddenly, according to his family. He became a mascot of sorts for the campaign when the photo of Oliver dressed as Sanders with glasses and wild hair was seen and shared by millions through social media. The baby was almost 4 months old. According to a memorial page on Facebook, the baby died of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
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