Thursday, June 9, 2016
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By Lauren Weber
REID WANTS TO DRAFT WARREN FOR THAT VP SPOT "As Reid has examined the issue in recent weeks, he has grown confident the Democrats could hold onto Warren’s Senate seat and retake the upper chamber, according to sources. He also believes they could even put the House in play for Democrats, the sources said." [Zach Carter and Ryan Grim, HuffPost]
ISRAEL SENDING HUNDREDS OF TROOPS TO THE WEST BANK Following a Palestinian shooting attack that killed four Israelis in Tel Aviv, Israel also revoked visitor permits for 83,000 Palestinians. [Reuters]
WAPO: 12 RELEASED GUANTANAMO PRISONERS INVOLVED IN ATTACKS THAT KILLED AMERICANS Including one female aid worker in 2008. [WaPo]
THE COUNTERTERRORISM PREP GOING INTO EURO 2016 The soccer tournament, which will attract over 2.5 million people, kicks off Friday in France. [NYT]
THE U.S. MEDITERRANEAN MANEUVER "Rear Adm. Bret Batchelder, the highest-ranking officer on the carrier, told visiting reporters this week that moving the 'capital ship' of the U.S. Navy from the Gulf through the Suez Canal is a flexing of muscle meant to reassure North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies of the American commitment to maintaining the balance of naval power in the Mediterranean." [WSJ]
THE U.S. TO LAUNCH A MASSIVE SPY SATELLITE TODAY Inside the intrigue of the secretive space project. [USA Today]
KOCH: TRUMP 'TAKING THE COUNTRY IN THE WRONG DIRECTION' Charles Koch was not a fan of Trump's judge commentary. [USA Today]
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MARIA SHARAPOVA BANNED FROM PLAYING FOR TWO YEARS "The International Tennis Federation (ITF) announced its decision on Wednesday morning to ban five-time Grand Slam winner Maria Sharapova from competition for two years as a result of her violating anti-doping rules." [HuffPost]
RIP APP BOOM Bottom line: No one has space on their phones. [ReCode]
NETFLIX EVEN KNOWS THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF YOUR BINGES And which shows you'll "devour leisurely." [Variety]
ALL THE WAYS TO BE STALKED ONLINE People reverse google search Tinder photos. What has our society come to? [Thrillist]
A TWITTER CO-FOUNDER'S ACCOUNT WAS HACKED Awkward. [Mashable]
$47 SOUTHWEST FLIGHTS Need we say more? [HuffPost]
THIS 21-YEAR-OLD WANTS TO CLEAN UP THE OCEANS "Boyan Slat, a 21-year-old who gained worldwide recognition two years ago for his ambitious plan to rid the oceans of plastics, is one step closer to making his idea a reality. His foundation just raised the 1.5 million euros they needed to test their technology in real-life conditions, which will take place in the North Sea this summer. [HuffPost]
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~ A mother has burned her daughter to death in Pakistan after she eloped.
~ Congrats to Bristol Palin, who married Dakota Meyer this past weekend in a surprise ceremony.
~ It surprises no one that the showrunners for this upcoming TV season are mostly white and male.
~ Rita Ora just left Jay Z's label, cuing up all the "Lemonade" speculation all over again.
~ It just got even more expensive to go see "Hamilton." Have $849 dollars to cough up?
~ Watch this hero mom fight off her daughter's would-be kidnapper in a Dollar General store.
~ From "Made in China" to "Made in Africa."
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