内容摘要：Ben Carson, currently the leading Republican candidate for president, apparently thinks that Joseph

Ben Carson, currently the leading Republican candidate for president, apparently thinks that Joseph from the Old Testament built the pyramids. (Archaeologists disagree.) In other news:

• Chris Christie is going to be relegated to the early debate for candidates with the lowest poll numbers the next time the Republicans have a debate.
• Canada’s new prime minister picked a cabinet that is half women, he says, “because it’s 2015.”
• If vote counts hold, Salt Lake City looks to have elected a gay woman as mayor.
• Details of the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal were finally released.
  
• And George H.W. Bush gave some very frank opinions about Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld’s performances in his son’s administration.

Have a good day out there!

Sign up for any of Slate’s mindblowingly amazing newsletters here.

Tweet Share Share Comment