Trump campaign chief found on secret Ukrainian payout document

Monday, August 15, 2016

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By Lauren Weber

 

 

TRUMP CAMPAIGN CHIEF FOUND ON SECRET UKRAINIAN LEDGER "Government investigators examining secret records have found [Paul Manafort's] name, as well as companies he sought business with, as they try to untangle a corrupt network they say was used to loot Ukrainian assets and influence elections during the administration of Mr. Manafort’s main client, former President Viktor F. Yanukovych. Handwritten ledgers show $12.7 million in undisclosed cash payments designated for Mr. Manafort from Mr. Yanukovych’s pro-Russian political party from 2007 to 2012, according to Ukraine’s newly formed National Anti-Corruption Bureau." [NYT]

OF COURSE SIMONE BILES WON ANOTHER GOLD She can't be stopped, taking home the first U.S. gold on the vault. Check out the new Olympic meme of Usain Bolt smiling back at the folks he left in the dust in the 100-meter semi-finals, before winning gold in the event for the third time. Here's what to watch for today, as well as how to follow along with HuffPost's Olympic coverage. [Chloe Angyal, HuffPost]

BOKO HARAM RELEASES VIDEO ALLEGEDLY SHOWING KIDNAPPED SCHOOL GIRLS The Nigerian terrorist group's video showed a masked man behind some of the girls, saying that some of the over 200 kidnapped children had been married off while others had been killed in bomb strikes. [Reuters]

THE DNC HACK ISN'T OVER YET Officials expect more information to be leaked before the November election, giving the U.S. "a taste of Kremlin meddling." And some GOP emails have been found in one of the latest leaks. [WaPo]

STUDY REVEALS THE VAST MAJORITY OF PARENTS LEAVE INFANTS IN UNSAFE SLEEPING POSITIONS The at-risk positions included infants sleeping on soft surfaces, loose bedding or their sides or stomachs, as well as sleeping alongside a parent. [USA Today]

THE NINE STAGES OF A TRUMP STATEMENT Breaking down the classic denial and then doubling down of the GOP nominee. [Howard Fineman, Jason Linkins and Lauren Weber, HuffPost]

INSIDE VENEZUELA'S MALARIA OUTBREAK "It is a society turned upside down, a place where educated people abandon once-comfortable jobs in the city for dangerous, backbreaking work in muddy pits, desperate to make ends meet. And it comes with a steep price: Malaria, long driven to the fringes of the country, is festering in the mines and back with a vengeance." [NYT]

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RYAN LOCHTE ROBBED AT GUNPOINT IN RIO The second most decorated U.S. swimmer was held up at gunpoint with fellow swimmers Gunnar Bentz, Jack Conger and Jimmy Feigen. [HuffPost]

TIM COOK: RUNNING APPLE IS A 'LONELY JOB' "Customers should have an expectation that they shouldn’t need a PhD in computer science to protect themselves. So I think they depend on us to do some things on their behalf." [WaPo]

SORRY, ADELE FANS She turned down a Super Bowl halftime slot because she doesn't "dance." Trust us, we didn't need you to dance Adele. [HuffPost]

THESE PHOTOS OF THE LOUISIANA FLOOD ARE DEVASTATING More than 7,000 people have been rescued so far. [NPR]

GOOGLE'S HIGH-SPEED INTERNET IS HAVING SOME HICCUPS "Alphabet’s internet provider, Google Fiber, has spent hundreds of millions dollars digging up streets and laying fiber-optic cables in a handful of cities to offer web connections roughly 30 times faster than the U.S. average. Now the company is hoping to use wireless technology to connect homes, rather than cables, in about a dozen new metro areas, including Los Angeles, Chicago and Dallas, according to people familiar with the company’s plans." [WSJ | Paywall]

A DIFFERENT KIND OF OLYMPICS FOR GABBY DOUGLAS The gold medalist speaks out about the critical social media onslaught during her return to the Olympic stage. [WaPo]

 

 

 

THE ROBOT LAWYER LOOKING OUT FOR THE HOMELESS "Lawyer’s fees can be expensive, so this teen developed an automated service that gives free legal aid to people who have lost their homes. The DoNotPay website, created by Stanford student Joshua Browder, uses an online robot to provide legal assistance to newly evicted people in the U.K., according to the Washington Post." [HuffPost]

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~ Tensions are still high in Milwaukee following a second night of protests.

~ Never fear, "Star Wars" fans, John Williams will still be composing for your favorite galaxy.

~ This Selena Gomez-Justin Bieber Instagram comment war is getting quite ugly.

~ Ever wonder why Olympians take a bite out of their medals?

~ Not that we're bitter about it or anything, but Frank Ocean's "Boys Don't Cry" isn't out yet. But you can be updated as soon as it drops with this app.

~ We love that this Olympic diver got proposed to after the dive of her life.

~ Congrats to Kevin Hart and Eniko Parrish on their wedding this weekend.

~ Rumblings over a "Downton Abbey" movie are picking up.

~ We probably couldn't win a gold medal in Rio, but this belly-flopping contest in Norway is a bit more feasible.

~ Some genius figured out you can play "Super Mario" in Excel, which sounds like an excellent way to spend your Monday.

 

 

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