esakal: July 2016

Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Bill Clinton steals the show

BILL CLINTON STEALS THE SHOW The former president wove a speech about Hillary Clinton's qualifications into the tale of their love story as Hillary broke another glass ceiling to become the democratic party's nominee for president. Here's what to watch for today. [S.V. Date, HuffPost]

INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES 'HIGHLY CONFIDENT' RUSSIA BEHIND DNC EMAIL HACK The New York Times takes a look at Julian Assange's political motivations behind the timing of the hack's release. Slate's Franklin Foer argues that the DNC hack is worse than Watergate. [NYT]

DETAILS EMERGE IN ISIS ATTACK THAT KILLED A PRIEST IN FRANCE One of the two knife-wielding attackers was on France's watchlist after trying twice to reach Syria last year. And Pope Francis spoke out about the "barbaric" killing. [Reuters]

'THE HUMAN TOLL OF TERROR' The New York Times chronicled two weeks of bloodshed from terrorist attacks in March. Here are the victims. [NYT]

INSIDE DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ'S DECISION TO STEP AWAY FROM THE DNC She had wanted to gavel in the convention. [Sam Stein and Amanda Terkel, HuffPost]

CLIMATE CHANGE JEOPARDIZING U.S. MILITARY BASES "Rising sea levels due to hurricanes and tidal flooding intensified by climate change will put military bases along the U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast at risk, according to a report released on Wednesday." [Reuters]

EVEN MORE GENERAL MILLS FLOUR HAS BEEN RECALLED And some Betty Crocker cake mix after 46 people have been sickened with E. coli. [Suzy Strutner, HuffPost]

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WAGE THEFT -- INSIDE THE SENATE "If members of Congress want to learn more about wage theft, they should talk to some of the low-wage workers who serve them meals. The Labor Department announced Tuesday that federal contractors had shorted 674 Senate cafeteria workers to the tune of $1 million." [HuffPost]

IN DIVERSIFYING ASSETS NEWS Facebook is building an apartment and Apple is getting into the car business. [HuffPost]

A LOT OF FOLKS DON'T KNOW THEIR STUDENT LOANS HAVE BEEN FORGIVEN "Tens of thousands of former students of the collapsed for-profit Corinthian Colleges are eligible to have their federal loans canceled because of fraud. But the government’s effort to communicate this fact to students has been halfhearted at best, and only a paltry number have filed the paperwork needed to write off their debt." [Buzzfeed]

'WHAT TEAM USA WEARS TO WORK' Hint: lots of red, white and blue. [Bloomberg]

BAD NEWS BEARS FOR CAR INSURERS Two words: self-driving cars. [WSJ | Paywall]

THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL OF 'THE HILLS' PROMISES ANSWERS Especially about the internet-famous gif. [HuffPost]

THE ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE LED TO AN ALS BREAKTHROUGH "Led by a team at The University of Massachusetts Medical School, the project has discovered the gene NEK1, which is thought to be responsible for the disease." [HuffPost]

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~ The contagion of mass killings.

~ Up your Spotify playlist game.

~ This website is chronicling what it says is Zara's artist theft.

~ Of course Beyonce destroyed the MTV Video Music Awards nominations.

~ Aaron Rodgers has finally responded to all "The Bachelor" hullabaloo.

~ If you struggle with this wedding etiquette quiz, you need to try harder.

~ Soon Apple Watches may be able to predict whether users are about to have a seizure.

~ Netflix shelled out $120 million for this project.

Tuesday, July 26, 2016

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Sanders supporters make DNC feel the Bern

Tuesday, July 26, 2016

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By L auren Weber

'BERNIE'S POLITICAL REVOLUTION GETS ITS NIGHT' The first day of the DNC opened with a degree of chaos, as Bernie Sanders supporters booed and heckled Hillary Clinton supporters and even Sanders as he backed her. Amanda Terkel reports on how Debbie Wasserman Schultz won and lost control of the DNC. But everyone agreed: Michelle Obama killed it with her speech. Here's what to watch for today. [Ryan Grim and Kate Sheppard, HuffPost]

19 DEAD, 25 WOUNDED IN VICIOUS KNIFE ATTACK IN JAPAN In the worst mass killing for the country in decades, Satoshi Uematsu went back to his former place of employment, which was a facility for the disabled, and went on a stabbing spree. He had previously warned that he wanted to attack the facility, saying he would be helping the "disabled die in peace." [Reuters]

TWO ATTACKERS KILL PRIEST IN ASSAULT ON NORMANDY CHURCH Two nuns and two worshippers were also taken hostage in the assault on the church, which left another victim critically wounded before the attackers were killed by the French version of SWAT. Paris's anti-terrorist unit is investigating. [Reuters]

WARNING TO RIO'S WATER ATHLETES: 'KEEP YOUR MOUTH CLOSED' Health officials warn of water that contains killer drug-resistant pathogens alongside rotavirus. [NYT]

HOMICIDES JUMP 15 PERCENT IN MAJOR CITIES ACROSS COUNTRY "The number of murders in 29 of the nation’s largest cities rose during the first six months of the year, according to the results of a survey released by the Major Cities Chiefs Association on Monday." [WSJ | Paywall]

14-YEAR-OLD KILLED IN INDIA IN DOUBLE RAPE ATTACK She's the second woman of a lower caste to be brutally attacked by her former rapist this month. [CNN]

F1 BOSS'S MOTHER-IN-LAW KIDNAPPED FOR RANSOM "The mother-in-law of Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone has been kidnapped in Sao Paulo and criminals are demanding 120 million reais ($36.5 million) in ransom, according to reports in a leading Brazilian news magazine." [Reuters]

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MICHAEL JORDAN: 'I CAN NO LONGER STAY SILENT' "As a proud American, a father who lost his own dad in a senseless act of violence, and a black man, I have been deeply troubled by the deaths of African-Americans at the hands of law enforcement and angered by the cowardly and hateful targeting and killing of police officers." [The Undefeated]

TWITTER MAKES A NEWSY MOVE How the social media network is trying to establish its live event, real-time dominance. [Vanity Fair]

THE NEW CRONUT Check out the frosting-stuffed croissant. [Mashable]

'THE HANDMAID'S TALE' HULU ADAPTION JUST GOT EVEN BETTER Samira Wiley of Poussey fame from "Orange is the New Black" just joined the cast. [Vulture]

IT'S TOO HOT OUTSIDE So here's what's new on Netflix in August. [HuffPost]

'WHAT ARE YOUNG NON-WORKING MEN DOING?' "The hours that they are not working have been replaced almost one for one with leisure time. Seventy-five percent of this new leisure time falls into one category: video games." [The Atlantic]

MEET THE YOUNGEST BLACK PILOT TO FLY AROUND THE U.S. "Isaiah Cooper, 16, made history when he landed in his hometown on Monday, July 18 after a 8,000-mile flight flying from California to Maine, Washington, Florida and back to Compton-Woodley Airport." [HuffPost]

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~ Google Maps just got cleaner.

~ Trouble in paradise? Rob Kardashian just wiped his Instagram of all pictures of his pregnant fiancee, Blac Chyna.

~ Edible insect lobbyists exist.

~ A mother's journey to find out who received her son's organ donations.

~ Don't worry Taylor Swift fans -- according to polls, she's still more likable than Kimye.

~ Check out the map of the percentage of families that can't afford two-bedroom apartments.

~ Nintendo stocks are still slumping despite Pokemon Go success.

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Monday, July 25, 2016

Putin's potential involvement in the DNC email hack

Monday, July 25, 2016

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By L auren Weber

DNC CHAIR DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ RESIGNS After months of criticism over an alleged bias for the Clinton campaign, the DNC email leak scandal finally forced Schultz to resign from her job Sunday, one day before the Democratic National Convention. Donna Brazile will take over as interim chair. Here's why you should be worried about Vladimir Putin's potential involvement in the DNC email leak. [Marina Fang, HuffPost]

TWO DEAD, 16 INJURED IN FLORIDA NIGHTCLUB SHOOTING Three people have been detained after a flurry of gunfire opened early Monday morning in the parking lot of Club Blu Bar and Grill in Fort Myers. [Lee Moran, HuffPost]

'EUROPEANS ASK IF VIOLENCE IS BECOMING FACT OF LIFE' "In less than two weeks, Western Europe has witnessed the calm of everyday life repeatedly shattered by high-profile, indiscriminate acts of savagery, raising the sense that violence is becoming a new normal." This follows Friday's Munich mall shooting, a Syrian man blowing himself up outside of a German concert hall and a deadly machete attack in Germany Sunday. [WSJ | Paywall]

THE CORRUPT OFFSHORE ACCOUNTS SIPHONING BILLIONS FROM AFRICA'S ECONOMY "The cross-border bribery scandal is one of dozens of cases in Africa in which companies created or administered by Mossack Fonseca have played a role in oil, gas and mining deals that have spawned public allegations of tax dodging, corruption, environmental destruction or other misconduct." [Will Fitzgibbon, The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists]

RUSSIANS SPARED FULL BAN FROM OLYMPICS The International Olympic Committee refused to ban all the country's athletes from participating in Rio after the World Anti-Doping Agency and 14 national anti-doping organizations called for the ban. [Reuters]

AUSTRALIAN OLYMPIC TEAM REFUSES TO STAY IN OLYMPIC VILLAGE The team cited "blocked toilets, leaking pipes, exposed wiring, darkened stairwells where no lighting has been installed and dirty floors in need of a massive clean." [CNN]

VERIZON TO BUY YAHOO FOR $4.83 BILLION The sale is expected to expand the company's move into internet assets and media. Verizon is the parent company of AOL, which owns The Huffington Post. [Reuters]

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TURNS OUT EDGAR ALLEN POE WAS ONTO SOMETHING Crows and ravens are considered the "homicide detectives of the avian world." [Quartz]

'THE OTHER SIDE OF THE INFAMOUS HAMPTONS HOUSE PARTY' "Mr. Barna’s July 3 bash at a large Sag Harbor home featured copious champagne showers, costumed dwarfs and more than 500 revelers in bathing suits swarming around a pool littered with pizza and bottles." [NYT]

HOLD ON TO YOUR DEERSTALKER HAT We finally have a trailer for season four of "Sherlock." [Buzzfeed]

WE'RE GEEKING OUT OVER THE 'WONDER WOMAN' AND 'JUSTICE LEAGUE' TRAILERS Enjoy them both here. [HuffPost]

BEER NUTRITION LABELS ARE HAPPENING Liquid calories don't count, right? [Vice]

ROLLER COASTERS GET LESS FUN AS YOU GET OLDER As it's harder for your body to handle the speed, so head on over to the theme parks now. [CNN]

NEW YORK ENDS TAMPON TAX "New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) signed a bill Thursday ending the 'tampon tax' in his state, which means menstrual products are now exempt from the state’s 4 percent sales tax. It will save women in New York an estimated $10 million a year." [HuffPost]

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~ Two former college punters died in a car wreck over the weekend.

~ The New Yorker investigates Obama's failure to close Guantanamo.

~ This woman left her car after a family argument and was eaten by a tiger.

~ Finding the three $53 million delegates at the RNC.

~ Congrats to British rider Chris Froome on his back-to-back Tour de France victories.

~ So looks like "Bachelor" star Ben Higgins isn't running for office after all.

~ Lindsay Lohan went on a very public rant about her fiance cheating and also hinted she might be pregnant.

~ Meet the robots taking over waitressing in China.

~ It's the best to see all the girls dressed as Rey from "Star Wars" at Comic-Con.

~ Kim Kardashian and Calvin Harris just ratcheted up the Taylor Swift feud another notch.

~ And to cheer up your Monday, here's a video of Justin Timberlake, Steph Curry and Carlton dancing the Carlton.

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