Here's a roundup of news trending across the nation and world today.
What to know now:
1. No more nudes for Playboy: Playboy magazine will no longer feature photos of nude women on its pages, The New York Times reported Monday. While the magazine will feature photos of woman dressed in provocative poses, they will be clothed, the story said. The change comes as the magazine, facing declining readership, is redesigned.
2. Dems debate tonight: Candidates for the Democratic nomination for president will meet Tuesday night for the first party debate of the 2016 election cycle. Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Mark O'Malley, Lincoln Chafee and Jim Webb will be in Las Vegas for the event. According to organizers, Vice President Joe Biden could be added to the line-up. The vice president has not announced he will run for the office, but, as some point out, he hasn't said he wouldn't, either. According to CNN, Biden has been invited and there will be a place for him on the stage if he wants to attend.
3. So long, Steve: The Ole Ball Coach, Steve Spurrier, is calling it quits. It was reported that Spurrier, who won a Heisman at the University of Florida, played in the NFL, coached at Duke, Georgia Tech, the Tampa Bay Bandits, Florida, South Carolina and the Washington Redskins, told his players Monday night he was leaving the team and someone else would take over as head coach.
4. Fifteen indicted in Confederate flag incident: Fifteen members of a group called "Respect the Flag," an organization that supports the Confederate flag, have been indicted in Douglas County, Ga, on terrorism charges. The men are charged with making terroristic threats and violating an anti-street gang ordinance after they clashed with a group of black people attending an outdoor birthday party for a child last July.
5. What's Rand doing: Sen. Rand Paul, (R-Ky.), is inviting those interested who happen to have a lot of time on their hands to watch him Tuesday -- all day Tuesday. A candidate for the GOP nomination for president, Paul will be live streaming a "day in the life" of himself. "Our campaign has always believed in engaging the maximum amount of voters from across the nation," Paul spokesman Sergio Gor explained to Mashable. The live stream will be available from Facebook and UStream.
Something extra
It's baby news for musician John Legend and his wife, model Chrissy Teigen. Teigen announced on Instagram and Twitter that they are expecting their first child.
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