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Best of the Web: Lessons from Clinton emails, bears' hibernation and front-yard libraries.

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Joe Copeland

The hope of Trump — and Sanders — for criminal charges against Hillary Clinton is apparently dead. But did she learn anything? Or, more immediately, what has the public learned? FBI Director James Comey's statements are not exactly reassuring: For instance, he notes that it is possible "hostile actors" might have gained access to her personal email account.

"The ten biggest things we learned from the FBI's Clinton email investigation," PBS NewsHour.

"Six things we learned from the FBI investigation into Hillary Clinton's email," Washington Post.

"Why the FBI's non-indictment still offers plenty of evidence against Hillary Clinton," Fox News.

Since so many people are back at work after a holiday weekend, maybe it's a good idea to stick with the theme of learning. The New York Times says that studies of bears' practice of hibernation could lead to breakthroughs in diabetes treatment or even curing obesity.  And what about ways to take a nap? Alas, that's not really part of the story, despite a teasing headline.

"Learning from healthy bears (you mean we should hibernate?)" New York Times.

And, if you were walking around any of Seattle's older residential neighborhoods, you may have noticed some new front-yard library boxes. A writer on Salon tells what he has learned since his family installed one. Hint: It's not terribly inspirational about folks' willingness to share.

"My Little Free Library war: How our suburban front-yard lending box made me hate books and fear my neighbors," Salon.

Joe Copeland

By Joe Copeland

Joe Copeland is the former senior editor for Crosscut, where he has been an editor since 2010. Before that, he was an editorial writer and columnist for the Seattle P-I and editorial page edi