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MORE CEOs ARE QUITTING OVER TRUMP’S RESPONSE TO CHARLOTTESVILLE ”Three CEOs on the White House manufacturing council resigned in protest Monday over President Donald Trump’s botched response to a deadly white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.” While Trump did condemn hate groups on Monday, his response has been considered too little, too late. [HuffPost] [Tweet | Share on Facebook]
NORTH KOREA APPEARS TO BACK DOWN FROM GUAM THREATS The country said its leader was waiting to see what Trump did next. And here’s what it’s like at Seoul’s 3,200 bomb shelters. [Reuters]
THE CHARLOTTESVILLE CAR ATTACK SUSPECT HAD BEEN ACCUSED OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE MULTIPLE TIME James Alex Fields Jr.’s own mother had called the police on him at least three times. And the mother of Heather Heyer, who was killed when Fields Jr. allegedly drove a car into the crowd Saturday, has a powerful message. [HuffPost]
VENEZUELA CALLS FOR THE START TO MILITARY EXERCISES And warned of the possibility of an “imperialist invasion” in response to Trump’s threat of an armed intervention. [Reuters]
HOW A WHITE SUPREMACIST GETS RADICALIZED And how fears of a “white genocide” usually play into it. [HuffPost]
TAYLOR SWIFT PREVAILS IN GROPING TRIAL “The jury on Mondayawarded Swift the $1 she sought as a symbol of KYGO DJ David Mueller’s assault and battery, while simultaneously denying both of Mueller’s claims that members of Swift’s team interfered with his employment.” [HuffPost]
WHAT’S BREWING
A NEW YORK CABBIE SAT DEAD IN HIS CAR FOR 18 HOURS BEFORE BEING FOUND ”‘It’s just so sad that so many people walked by during the day, and no one noticed,’ said Ramsey Ahmed, 33, who runs a nearby food cart. ‘It’s just life in New York. Nobody really cares about anyone besides themselves.’” [NYT]
HERE’S HOW ‘BACHELOR IN PARADISE’ HANDLED THE SHUTDOWN Although we still have today’s episode. [HuffPost]
TIGER WOODS HAD 5 DRUGS IN HIS SYSTEM AT THE TIME OF HIS DUI ARREST Vicodin, Xanax, Ambien, Dilaudid and THC. [HuffPost]
BRUNO MARS JUST DONATED $1 MILLION TO FLINT WATER CRISIS VICTIMS That’s what we like. [HuffPost]
JENNIFER ANISTON: THE TABLOID CULTURE HASN’T CHANGED In the year since her essay on toxic celebrity coverage. [HuffPost]
BEFORE YOU GO
Demonstrators pulled down this Confederate statue in Durham.
Jimmy Fallon finally got political by speaking out against hate, and it’s worth a watch.
Trump is being stalked by a giant rat, which is literally a plot point stolen from “Miss Sloane.”
That time the president retweeted a “pizzagate” troll.
You too can dress like Daenerys Targaryen.
Chris Pratt had words for one person in his first public appearance after his Anna Faris split.
RIP to Whole Foods’ “special chicken.”
“Hidden Figures” has inspired a State Department program for women in STEM.
Here’s why Allure just banned the term “anti-aging.”
Instagram’s CEO wants to “clean up the internet.”
Robert Pattinson finally responded to those Trump tweets about him.
It just became even harder to impress football legend Jim Harbaugh ― apparently now you have to play soccer.
Did you know white moose exist?
These Uggs might look like a flaming dumpster fire.