esakal: June 2016

Thursday, June 30, 2016

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Authorities detain suspects in Istanbul bombing

Thursday, June 30, 2016

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By L auren Weber

13 DETAINED FOR ISTANBUL BOMBING The three bombers were from Russia, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, according to a Turkish official. Here's why experts believe this recent attack is retribution for Turkey's role in the fight against ISIS. And meet the newlyweds who didn't think they'd escape the attack alive. [Reuters]

BREXIT FALLOUT: BORIS JOHNSON RULES OUT RUN FOR PRIME MINISTER The former London mayor was seen as the favorite to succeed David Cameron. Justice Secretary Michael Gove announced he was throwing his hat in the ring before Johnson's withdrawal. [Reuters]

THESE TWO BOYS WERE BORN ON THE SAME DAY IN THE SAME VILLAGE And yet their lives will be dramatically different. A report from Madagascar on how chronic malnutrition damages the bodies and brains of 1 in 4 children worldwide. [Lauren Weber, HuffPost]

THE SENATE PASSED AN EMERGENCY MEASURE TO BAIL OUT PUERTO RICO Two days before it would have defaulted. [Laura Barron-Lopez, HuffPost]

MITCH MCCONNELL SAYS DONALD TRUMP ISN'T CREDIBLE ENOUGH TO BE PRESIDENT YET The Senate Majority Leader hedged when talking about the GOP candidate, while Utah Sen. Mike Lee said he would need reassurances Trump would not abuse the constitution. [Nick Visser, HuffPost]

QUESTIONS AFTER MARINE TRAINEE'S DEATH "The death of a young Muslim-American recruit at boot camp is at the heart of an investigation gripping the U.S. Marine Corps, and raising serious questions about practices at its vaunted, 101-year-old training facility at Parris Island, S.C." [WSJ | Paywall]

D.C. TO GET NEW NAME IF IT WINS STATEHOOD How does New Columbia sound? [WaPo]

A LOOK AT THE DROUGHT 'CRIPPLING RURAL INDIA' The parched land is prompting a rash of suicides in Bundelkhand. [HuffPost]

For more video news from The Huffington Post, check out this morning's newsbrief.

YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE A LOT MORE OF YOUR FRIENDS IN YOUR FACEBOOK FEED Facebook announced it is tweaking its algorithm to highlight your friends over media outlets. [HuffPost]

BAD NEWS, COOKIE DOUGH EATERS An E. Coli outbreak is spreading through bad flour that people are eating in raw cookie dough. So hands off the good stuff. [HuffPost]

YOU AREN'T WRONG Your rent check is devouring your paycheck. [HuffPost]

THE BRALETTE TAKEOVER "Victoria’s Secret has powered years of growth with images of busty models at more than 1,000 largely mall-based stores and a selection of padded bras retailing at prices up to $60. But many young consumers now prefer more authentic marketing and garments that resemble crop tops, with simple sizing and prices around $20." [WSJ | Paywall]

THE SCARF PROTECTING CELEBRITIES FROM THE PAPARAZZI Or vampires from getting their photos taken. One of the two. [Buzzfeed]

THE ACADEMY FINALLY EXPANDS "Following multiple years of the #OscarsSoWhite controversy, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited a record 683 new members to join ... of the 683 possible members, 46 percent were women and 41 percent were people of color." [HuffPost]

DID YOU ALSO THINK THE COMPOSER FOR "GAME OF THRONES" DESERVES AN EMMY? Talking to the genius himself, Ramin Djawadi, about the breathtakingly haunting music that made the finale. [HuffPost]

MISS TEEN USA DITCHES SWIMSUIT COMPONENT For an athleisure competition instead. [HuffPost]

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~ Nate Silver has finally released his 2016 election forecast, and it's looking good for Hillary Clinton.

~ This video of 49 celebrities telling the stories of the 49 Orlando victims is incredibly powerful.

~ Proof that Apple is probably getting rid of your iPhone jack. Start looking at wireless options now.

~ Jessica Williams is leaving behind "The Daily Show" for a comedy series of her own.

~ Netflix is probably pretty happy with the premiere numbers for "Orange Is The New Black."

~ Turns out the Facebook links you share through Messenger can be traced back to you.

~ Mark your calendars -- Amazon Prime Day is July 12.

~ So it's illegal to raise money overseas for a presidential campaign. And Trump sent fundraising emails anyways.

~ With his qualifying time last night, Michael Phelps became the first male swimmer to go to five Olympics.

~ He's glad he's not on the beach though, as body parts just washed up near the sand volleyball section in Rio.

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Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Death toll rises in Turkey airport terrorist attack

Wednesday, June 29, 2016

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By L auren Weber

DEATH TOLL RISES TO 41, 239 WOUNDED IN ATATURK AIRPORT TERRORIST ATTACK Turkey’s Prime Minister Binali Yildirim says early reports indicate ISIS is behind the three suicide bombers who attacked Istanbul Ataturk Airport. Here's a graphic of how the attacks were executed. And this surveillance video caught the terrifying moment of one of the explosions. [Nick Robins-Early and Sophia Jones, HuffPost]

'TIMELINE OF TERROR' This attack is the latest in a series of bombings to hit Turkey over the past year. [NBC]

CLINTON, TRUMP DELIVER POLICY SPEECHES Hillary Clinton laid out her stance on tech, while Donald Trump promised to "rip up trade deals" and refuse to be bullied by China. [USA Today]

VENEZUELAN FOOD CRISIS CONTINUES TO ESCALATE "On any day, in cities across this increasingly desperate nation, crowds form to sack supermarkets. Protesters take to the streets to decry the skyrocketing prices and dwindling supplies of basic goods." [WaPo]

FINAL BENGHAZI REPORT RELEASED And as The New York Times points out, the largest detail discovered throughout the entire investigation is Clinton's private email server. [Michael McAuliff, HuffPost]

IT'S ABOUT TO GET HARDER TO BE AN UBER DRIVER "Uber Technologies Inc. has developed new technology to track when drivers of the ride-hailing app go too fast, cut corners or brake harshly by monitoring the sensors in their smartphones." [WSJ | Paywall]

TOYOTA RECALLS 3.37 MILLION CARS FOR AIR BAG ISSUES Including Prius, Corolla and Lexus models. [HuffPost]

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BECAUSE SUMMER TV ALREADY HAS YOU DOWN Here's when all your favorite TV shows come back this fall. [Variety]

SO WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU STEAL CRYPTOCURRENCY? Turns out you give people about a month to find you before you can cash it out. [Buzzfeed]

'THE DAY MY BROTHER TOOK A LIFE AND FOREVER CHANGED MINE' "Before Moochie was a murderer, he was something of a savior inside our single-wide, tin-can of a trailer home. He was the son who had protected my mother from an abusive, alcoholic husband." [The Marshall Project]

WATCH OUT PAID LAWYERS "An artificial-intelligence lawyer chatbot has successfully contested 160,000 parking tickets across London and New York for free, showing that chatbots can actually be useful." [The Guardian]

WHY IT MATTERS THAT EVERNOTE JUST STARTED CHARGING Nothing is free. [HuffPost]

ONLY ONE OF THESE IS A REMBRANDT We guessed wrong, which is particularly embarrassing considering the other image is made of stock images. [Wired]

THE LAST 3 NORTHERN WHITE RHINOS "Hearing Zachary Mutai speak about the three critically endangered rhinos in his care is like listening to a doting dad extoll the virtues of a beloved child." [HuffPost]

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~ When you have malaria 50 times in your lifetime.

~ Elvis Presley's guitarist, Scotty Moore, has died. He was 84.

~ The New York ad agencies that "crushed Cannes."

~ Despite the whole U.K. leaving the EU thing, Queen Elizabeth is having a good year -- she just got a massive raise.

~ In a sign that humanity is truly over, someone decided to make a trilogy based on Tetris. Yes, Tetris the block game.

~ Check out Caitlyn Jenner's Sports Illustrated cover that celebrates her Olympic anniversary.

~ More horrific details emerge from the 911 calls of the two daughters whose mother shot and killed them in Texas.

~ Meet the woman who just made the FBI's "Ten Most Wanted Fugitives" list.

~ Female tennis stars aren't loving the Nike uniform issued for them for Wimbledon this year.

~ No one is surprised that "Game of Thrones" hit a ratings high Sunday. As for the travel of all the characters this season -- that's another story.

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Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Racist incidents spike across UK

Tuesday, June 28, 2016

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By L auren Weber

THE SPIKE OF RACISM IN BRITAIN Here's a snapshot of social media after the Brexit referendum. And global markets have lost $3 trillion since the vote. [Willa Frej, HuffPost]

LANDMARK DECISIONS FOR SUPREME COURT "The Supreme Court struck as unconstitutional part of a restrictive Texas statute that threatened to shutter half of the state’s remaining abortion clinics and deny millions of women the right to a safe abortion." The court also affirmed that the federal gun ban for domestic abusers applies to incidents of so-called "reckless" domestic violence. Plus the justices also vacated the corruption case against former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell. [Cristian Farias, HuffPost]

PAT SUMMITT HAS DIED The winningest coach in NCAA Division I basketball, who oversaw a four-decade dynasty of dominance at the University of Tennessee, was 64. [Kim Bellware, HuffPost]

VOLKSWAGEN SET TO SHELL OUT $15 BILLION IN SETTLEMENT Here's what the most expensive auto industry scandal of all time means for owners of affected cars. [Reuters]

THE MUSIC BATTLE FOR YOUTUBE CONTINUES "The music industry is locked in an epic battle with YouTube, the most popular on-demand service, over the declining royalty rates the site pays and the difficulty in detecting copyrighted material from the mass of videos uploaded on the site." [WSJ]

WEST VIRGINIA FLOODING WORST IN OVER A CENTURY Twenty-four people have died from the flooding, more than in any other state this year. [Reuters]

IN CASE ZIKA WASN'T ENOUGH OF A DETERRENT People who travel to Rio for the Olympic Games risk getting hacked, according to U.S. officials. [USA Today]

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BREXIT 2.0 In a shocking upset, Iceland eliminated England in Euro 2016, and the Internet can't get enough of the Brexit jokes. [HuffPost]

MEET SIMONE BILES It's a name you'll recognize as she guns for gymnastics gold this summer in Rio. [People]

YOUR MOTHER KNOWS WHAT SHE'S TALKING ABOUT WHEN SHE SAYS PUT DOWN YOUR PHONE "U.S. consumers on average still guzzle most of their media content from the TV trough, but live television viewing continues to decline as usage of smartphones and tablets to watch video and consume other media skyrockets, according to a new report from Nielsen." [Variety]

EVERYONE WANTS A PIECE OF PRINCE'S FORTUNE Twenty-nine people have laid claim, including "one Minnesota resident who suggests that the absence of a will means he could be an heir." [Vanity Fair]

THERE ARE NOT ONE... But two Agatha Christie biopics in the works. [The Guardian]

WATCH NEWS SPREAD "Unfiltered News allows you to explore Google News data across all publishing languages and locations to find important global stories and perspectives that may not be covered in your location." [Unfiltered]

OAKLAND BANNING COAL SHIPMENTS "Officials in Oakland effectively ended proposals to open a new coal export terminal by voting to ban the transport and storage of the fossil fuel within city limits." [HuffPost]

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~ We have to admit we chuckled a bit when we saw Vanity Fair called Elizabeth Warren Hillary Clinton's "angry translator."

~ ICYMI this weekend, U.S. Customs is now asking for people's social media account information.

~ Tim Tebow prayed with a family going through a medical emergency during a flight.

~ Dana Vollmer is going for gold in Rio after giving birth 15 months ago.

~ Forget the speech circuit -- President Obama could be headed to Silicon Valley post-presidency.

~ The NFL is set to pledge $10 million to the prevention of sexual violence.

~ Does a new WSJ poll leave the door open for a third-party candidate?

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