Early Addition: The Mars Rover's Haunting Final Message For Earth

Feb. 13, 2019, 11:28 a.m.

Because Mars rover might be lost, check out today's midday links: Howard Schultz doesn't see color, nudist weddings, traffic fatalities, The 2019 Dog Oscars, Trump 69, BuzzFeed News union, and the most emotional movie of 2019.

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  • Howard Schultz apparently has a serious case of color blindness: "As somebody who grew up in a very diverse background as a young boy in the projects, I didn't see color as a young boy and I honestly don't see color now."
  • Here is a lovely article about nudist weddings, and includes this paragraph: "'I came out because I don’t like clothes,' said Tabitha Pearch, 35, who originally found the destination in a phone book. She works as a bartender at Cheeks Bar & Grill and Scuttlebutts Lounge on the property."
  • NASA is making a final attempt to communicate with Mars rover Opportunity before giving up on the little guy, whose last message was, "hey, my battery, it's low, and it's very, very dark."
  • A Manhattan-bound L train with swastikas inside was taken out of service this morning causing delays.
  • The award-winning head of a Philippine online news site that has aggressively covered President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration was arrested by government agents in a libel case.
  • In 2018, traffic fatalities on U.S. roads exceeded 40,000, making it the third year in a row with such high numbers.
  • The Ringer crowns the best dogs of film last year with The 2019 Dog Oscars.
  • A new experimental nasal spray related to ketamine and intended for people with severe depression who aren't helped by other treatments or therapies has been recommended by an FDA panel.
  • Did Trump...make an intentional 69 joke?
  • BuzzFeed News employees have declared their intention to unionize.
  • Twelve funny women—including the brilliant Patricia Lockwood—discuss their first crushes.
  • And finally, here is the most emotional video of 2019 so far: