Friday, July 15, 2016
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By Lauren Weber
84 DEAD, OVER 50 INJURED CHILDREN IN BASTILLE DAY ATTACK In what French President Francois Hollande is calling an act of terror, a man drove a large truck for more than a mile through a crowd of people gathered in Nice to watch the fireworks for Bastille Day. The driver of the truck has been identified as 31-year-old French-Tunisian Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel. Take a look at a graphic of the attack, as well as an aerial reenactment of the truck's deadly zigzagging path. And here is the most heartbreaking image from the "carnage on the road." [Charlotte Alfred and Willa Frej, HuffPost]
WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE NICE VICTIMS An American father from Texas and his 11-year-old son are reportedly among the dead. [Kelly Chen, Nick Visser, Dominique Mosbergen and Daniel Marans, HuffPost]
DONALD TRUMP DELAYS VP ANNOUNCEMENT AFTER NICE ATTACK All signs are pointing to Mike Pence, the governor of Indiana. Here's a rundown on what Pence would bring to the ticket. [Marina Fang, HuffPost]
DUMP TRUMP MOVEMENT LOSES STEAM "Republicans’ last realistic chance to deny Donald Trump their presidential nomination fizzled Thursday, as a key rules change proposal failed to get enough votes to reach the convention floor next week." [S.V. Date and Igor Bobic, HuffPost]
'HE SAID IT WAS CONSENSUAL. SHE BLACKED OUT' The aftermath of a sexual encounter that haunts these UVA students. [WaPo]
THESE HACKERS MADE OFF WITH $2 MILLION IN TAIWAN After getting ATMs to give out the money. [CNN]
TECH LEADERS PEN LETTER AGAINST TRUMP "We have listened to Donald Trump over the past year and we have concluded: Trump would be a disaster for innovation. His vision stands against the open exchange of ideas, free movement of people and productive engagement with the outside world that is critical to our economy -- and that provide the foundation for innovation and growth." [HuffPost]
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THE EMMY NOMINATIONS ARE OUT Here's who got snubbed and who finally scored some love (hint: The Americans). As well as Matthew Zoller Seitz's take, because it's Bible. [HuffPost]
AND IN BIZARRE EMMY NEWS Donald Trump is an Emmy voter. [Vulture]
WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS, START RUNNING Or at least, that's what this Tour de France frontrunner started doing after his bike was mangled in a crash. [Digg]
BECAUSE THE TAYLOR SWIFT DRAMA NEVER ENDS Kim Kardashian is coming for her. [Buzzfeed]
'HOW TO MAKE A POLICE SHOOTING DISAPPEAR' "Maybe you heard about the Tamir Rice case and wondered: How does a 12-year-old boy with a toy gun on a playground get shot to death on-camera by the police without anyone getting charged? Put another way: How does a small group of government officials make this case disappear without a trial? Here’s how." [GQ]
~ K2 overdoses are spiking in NYC.
~ Props to Prince Harry for getting tested for HIV on Facebook Live to show how easy it is to get tested.
~ Are you afraid of spiders? This web will definitely appear in your nightmares.
~ You know its popular when the presidential candidates are battling it out over Pokemon Go.
~ Folks are really excited about Nintendo's mini NES release.
~ Amy Schumer spoke out about her nonconsensual first sexual experience.
~ How to avoid deadly flesh-eating bacteria.
~ And Mick Jagger, 72, is about to be a dad for the eighth time.
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