"A major Taliban suicide bomb and gun attack on a government security office in central Kabul during rush hour on Tuesday killed at least 28 people and wounded more than 320, a week after the militant group announced a spring offensive." The attack targeted "an elite Afghan intelligence unit tasked with protecting senior government politicians." [Reuters]
Here's what you should watch for, and why the state's primary matters more this election cycle than it has in years. [WaPo]
"Torrential rainfall totaling 18 inches pummeled Houston on Monday, causing floods that were believed responsible for five deaths and that snarled transport and turned roads into lakes in the fourth most-populous U.S. city." [Reuters]
Of course "Hamilton" won. Check out the full list of winners for some light reading here. [Michael Calderone, HuffPost]
"Freedom of information responses from 140 local authorities across England and Wales show that at least 239 asylum-seeking children disappeared in 2015, an increase of 75 [percent] on the previous year." [Buzzfeed]
Elizabeth Holmes, the founder and CEO of the blood-testing company Theranos, is now the subject of a criminal probe after her revolutionary testing methods came under fire. [WSJ | Paywall]
WHAT’S BREWING
"St. Louis and other Midwestern hubs prospered for much of the 20th century. Then lawmakers in Washington quietly changed the rules of the economy." [The Atlantic]
Roberts will forever be remembered for her role as Marie Barone on "Everybody Loves Raymond." Here's what the creator of the show had to say in tribute to everyone's favorite Italian mother. [Reuters]
"Ashish Thakkar’s Twitter biography doesn’t identify him as 'Africa’s youngest billionaire,' or 'CEO and founder of The Mara Group,' a globally renowned multi-sector investment group -- the first word is 'refugee.'" [HuffPost]
To our old faithful, Netflix. [Vanity Fair]
"When was the last time you changed jobs? If you’re in your twenties, it probably wasn’t recently enough. Young people are losing out in the jobs market and earning less than they could be because they don’t move jobs frequently enough." [Buzzfeed]
What went on between that mass extinction and the appearance of us pesky humans. [BBC]
It could be increasing your risk of an aneurysm. [HuffPost]
WHAT'S WORKING
"Discount retailer Target Corp has started raising employee wages to a minimum of $10 an hour, its second hike in a year, pressured by a competitive job market and labor groups calling for higher wages at retail chains, sources said." [Reuters]
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BEFORE YOU GO
~ These Special Forces units have spent 15 years at war. Here's how they're bracing for the next 15.
~ Congrats to everyone that ran the Boston marathon, especially the survivors from the 2013 attacks that crossed the finishline.
~ You can order unlimited fries at this McDonald's in Missouri this summer. Let's roadtrip.
~ Things are starting to look dire for California's redwoods.
~ Some people tried to mail their taxes from Coachella, which leads to an array of questions we can't even begin to outline.
~ Congrats to Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis, who are expecting baby #2!
~ Breaking down what you can have for breakfast around the world.
~ We can't stop looking at the Northern Lights.
~ The new form of cycling cheating: tacking on a motor.
~ No one knows what this startup is or does. Welcome to Silicon Valley.
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