Trump faces growing firestorm over fight with fallen soldier's family

Tuesday, August 2, 2016

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By Lauren Weber

 

 

TRUMP CAMPAIGN FACES FURTHER BACKLASH FOR ATTACK ON FALLEN SOLDIER'S FAMILY John McCain and other veterans' harsh rebukes have led the pack. Here's a look at Donald Trump's five draft deferments. [Nick Wing and Christina Wilkie, HuffPost]

CDC ISSUES TRAVEL WARNING FOR ZIKA IN MIAMI NEIGHBORHOOD Women who are pregnant or considering pregnancy are urged not to travel to a Miami neighborhood battling an outbreak. And since Congress never approved funding, the money to fund research for a Zika vaccine runs out this month. [Reuters]

U.S. TARGETING ISIS IN LIBYA "U.S. planes bombed Islamic State targets in Libya on Monday, responding to the U.N.-backed government’s request to help push the militants from their former stronghold of Sirte in what U.S. officials described as the start of a sustained campaign against the extremist group in the city." [Reuters]

'THEY TOOK TOO LONG' Some critics are questioning the police decision in the Orlando Pulse massacre to not follow the shooter into the bathroom. [WaPo]

VERIZON'S MOVE INTO DIGITAL MEDIA "Verizon gained some ad technology and websites last year by buying AOL Inc. It doubled down in July by agreeing to pay $4.8 billion for Yahoo Inc. It is a radical move for a corporate giant long treated by investors as a utility with a safe dividend, and is a strategy that has previously stymied other players, including Yahoo itself." The Huffington Post is owned by AOL, whose parent company is Verizon. [WSJ | Paywall]

AND THE FINAL ROSE GOES TO... Bachelorette JoJo Fletcher made her final choice last night, between two guys that definitely spend more time on their hair than we do. [Leigh Blickley, HuffPost]

OF COURSE THE AIR QUALITY IS TERRIBLE IN RIO It's beyond World Health Organization standards, according to a Reuters investigation. And for your horror, here are photos of a bunch of abandoned Olympic villages and eight other health concerns people going to the Games should be concerned about. [Reuters]

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HOSPITAL OR HOTEL? When wifi and massages become a part of the deal. [NYT]

THE 401K, FOR SMALL BUSINESS "Led by technology entrepreneurs and backed by venture capitalists, a crop of startups have launched online 401(k) plans in recent months with the aim of bringing robo-style automated investment services to small businesses, many of which offer their workers high-cost 401(k)s or no retirement savings plans at all." [WSJ | Paywall]

USAIN BOLT HAS NEVER RUN A FULL MILE Which leads us all to wonder just how fast he could do it. [The New Yorker]

'THIS IS YOUR LIFE, BROUGHT TO YOU BY PRIVATE EQUITY' How private equity firms control many of the services you use every day. [NYT]

OVER-60 ACTRESSES THE TICKET TO INDIE BOX OFFICE GOLD Turns out baby boomers spend money too. [Vulture]

WE MAY HAVE PRE-ORDERED THE 'GAME OF THRONES' COLORING BOOK It's a long time 'til the next episode, OK? [Buzzfeed]

 

 

 

VETERAN HOMELESSNESS DOWN NEARLY 50 PERCENT SINCE 2010 "The success was due to the White House’s first-ever strategic plan to end veteran homelessness and a unique partnership between HUD and the Department of Veteran Affairs. Through the collaboration, HUD provides rental assistance to homeless veterans and the VA complements it with case management and clinical services." [HuffPost]

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~ Get excited -- Frank Ocean's new album is out Friday.

~ So, turns out men are more likely to cite themselves in academic papers 56 percent of the time.

~ Kanye and Drake could be working on an album, which means Drake has to chose Kimye in the T-Swift battle, right?

~ As fatal opioid overdose increase, so do the number of families being frank about their children's deaths.

~ A fascinating read on the embattled Harvard final clubs.

~ Take a look around the "surreal life aboard the world's biggest cruise ship."

~ Channing Tatum is remaking "Splash," except he'll play the mermaid.

~ Breaking down the complexity of the wage gap, with some great stick figures.

~ "Uber has been a grand rival and we [Didi] have had an epic battle … We raged an earth-shaking war, and when we join hands, our love will last till the end of time." That is a quote from the head of Didi.

~ It doesn't get much better than the USA Olympic basketball team singing along to Vanessa Carlton's classic "1,000 Miles."

 

 

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