Stop-and-Frisk Architect Sworn in as NYC’s Police Commissioner, Clay Aiken Reportedly Considering Running For Congress, Nearly 1 Million Displaced in CAR: P.M. Links

• The Chinese icebreaker that helped rescue passengers of a ship
  that got stuck in Antarctic ice is now itself
  trapped.
• The architect of New York City’s stop-and-frisk program has
  been
  sworn in again as New York City’s police commissioner.
• Former American Idol runner-up
  Clay Aiken is reportedly considering running for Congress in
  North Carolina.
• The recent winter storm that hit the northeast U.S. is being
  blamed for the deaths of at least 11
  people.  
• According to Ethiopia’s foreign minister, talks between
  representatives from the South Sudanese government and rebels have
  been
  “fruitful.”
• The United Nations says that nearly 1 million people have fled
  their homes in the
  Central African Republic amid ongoing violence.

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