Early Addition: Whitaker 'Thinks'

Jan. 29, 2019, 11:06 a.m.

Because you love an alt-milk, check out today's midday links: Whitaker sweats, Flake goes to CBS, Jordan Peele talks new movie, subway tile socks, bear watches lost child, and dog has the hardest time drinking.

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