Morning Brief: November 13 2015

Two suicide bombings struck Lebanon's capital, Beirut, last night. One of the suicide bombers, who survived the blast, told officials he was an ISIS recruit and arrived in the country from Syria with three other associates. Lebanon officials believe the bombers could be part of a larger cell sent to the country by higher ups in the Islamic State group.

Need To Know

Bombing Kills over 40 in Lebanon Capital [LA Times]

African American Picked as Interim President at University of Missouri [NY Times]

MTA To Expand Wifi Connection in Bronx and Manhattan [NY Daily News]

Cuomo Nixes Ambrose Project [Newsday]

Officials Expect Fed to Hike Interest Rates [CNN]

Weather

Partly cloudy with gusty winds. High of 56 [Forecast]

Sports

YESTERDAY

Rangers beat the St. Louis Blues 6 to 3

Islanders took on the Kings in away

Devils faced the Blackhawks away

In football action, the New York Jets took on the Buffalo Bills in East Rutherford

TODAY

Islanders will take on the Anaheim Ducks in California

On Stage Tonight

• WFUV Presents: Ani Difranco @ Tarrytown Music Hall
• WFUV Presents: Amy Helm and the Handsom Strangers @ Outpost In the Burbs
• moe. @ The Capitol Theatre
• EL VY (ft. Matt Berninger of The National and Brent Knopf of Ramona Falls & Menomena) @ The Bowery Ballroom
• Robert Earl Keen @ Bearsville Theater
• The Lone Bellow @ Webster Hall
• Rhiannon Giddens @ Towne Crier Cafe
• Rhell Miller @ Daryl’s House
• John Pizzarelli & Jessica Molaskey @ Cafe Carlyle

Today In History

Today in 1835, Texan officials declared independence from Mexico.