Texas Hot Air Balloon Crash That Killed 16 Among Worst In Aviation History – Authorities confirmed on Sunday that 16 people were killed in the fiery hot air balloon crash in central Texas on Saturday, but said it would take “a long process” to identify the victims of the worst such disaster in US history. [guardian]
Pokemon Go Tragedy: ‘I Lost Everything’ – The world of Pokemon Go! is in turmoil. Users of the latest smartphone craze are devastated after an update of the app’s features resulted in the entire game being reset. [newsau]
US ELECTIONS
Donald Trump Criticizes Muslim Family Of Slain U.S. Soldier, Drawing Ire – Donald J. Trump belittled the parents of a slain Muslim soldier who had strongly denounced Mr. Trump during the Democratic National Convention, saying that the soldier’s father had delivered the entire speech because his mother was not “allowed” to speak. [nyt]
ISIS Joins Donald Trump In Dishonoring Humayun Khan’s Sacrifice – The Republican nominee continued his war on the parents of a U.S. Army captain while the Islamic State called the Muslim war hero an apostate–and attacked Hillary Clinton. [beast]
Clinton Says Russian Intelligence Services Hacked DNC – U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said Russian intelligence services hacked into Democratic National Committee computers and she accused Republican contender Donald Trump of showing support for Russian President Vladimir Putin. [reuters]
It Appears Donald Trump Doesn’t Know About The Crimea Annexation Or Doesn’t Care – Donald Trump appears either unfamiliar with Russia’s annexation of Crimea or directly supportive of the intrusion that began in the winter of 2014, further chilled U.S.-Russian relations and has left thousands dead. [huff]
Rupert Murdoch Just Sold His West Village Manse For $27.5M – It hasn’t exactly been an easiest of weeks for media magnate Rupert Murdoch. [obs]
Guptas Slam Icasa Chair Report As Media Capture – The allegations that pressure to approve a Gupta bid has cost Vuyo Batyi her job as Icasa chairperson is yet another example of media capture, the Guptas charged on Sunday. [f24]
Shame.. poor Guptas..
Uber Will Spend $500 Million On Mapping To Diverge From Google – The ride-hailing service doesn’t want to be tied down to another company’s data. [fort]
Chinese Group To Buy Caesars’ Games Unit For $4.4 Billion – Chinese investors led by Shanghai Giant Network Technology Co. agreed to buy Caesars Entertainment Corp.’s online casino-style games unit Playtika Ltd. for $4.4 billion, in a bet on the rising popularity of mobile play. [bloom]
Tory MPs Accuse David Cameron Of ‘Devaluing The System’ By Awarding Honours To His Wife’s Stylist And His Former Drivers – David Cameron has prompted a furious Conservative Party row after being accused of “devaluing the honours system” by rewarding his No 10 colleagues and his wife Samantha’s stylist in his resignation honours list. [tele]
Catching An Uber This Week? Win Some Awesome Prizes While You’re At It – We know you guys like to ride in style, but for the next few days catching a ride could result in some pretty sick prizes. Who you gonna call? [here]
Aussie F1 Driver Daniel Ricciardo Celebrates By Drinking Champagne From A Shoe – A drinking tradition fresh from an Australian 19th birthday party, the “shoey” has somehow found a global stage. [mash]
Sweden To Investigate Sex Lives – Health Minister Gabriel Wikstrom said sexual health policy should be guided not just by the problems, but also by the pleasurable aspects of sex. [bbc]
Everything You Thought You Knew About E-Cigs And ‘Vaping’ In South Africa Has Just Changed – Ever woken up a Sunday morning with a throbbing headache and the smoker’s cough? Grow up, because now you can have the best of both worlds.[here]
Brazilian Drug Lord Found Living In Luxurious En Suite Prison Cell – A Brazilian drug lord has been found living a life of luxury while behind bars. [huff]
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One Winning Ticket Sold In $487 Million Powerball Drawing – Powerball officials announced Sunday one ticket sold in New Hampshire matched all six numbers in Saturday night’s Powerball drawing worth $487 million. [fox]
Sorry Potter-Heads: J.K. Rowling Says, ‘Harry Is Done Now” – Today is author J.K. Rowling’s 51st birthday! She’s celebrating with the opening of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and the news that—sorry pals—she has finished writing about Harry Potter. This eighth, theatrical installment concludes his narrative. [jez]
Kanye West Demands Apple Buy Tidal To End ‘Beef’ – The rapper wants to unify competing streaming services and “let the kids have the music.” [fort]
Box Office: ‘Jason Bourne’ Scores With $60 Million Debut, ‘Bad Moms’ Hits Big – Audiences turned out in force to see Matt Damon in “Jason Bourne,” pushing the spy sequel to a sterling $60 million debut. [var]
Bieber Planning Funeral – Justin Bieber has reportedly been so rattled by the deaths of icons David Bowie and Prince this year that he has begun to plan for his own passing. [metro]
This Group Sends You A Nude If You Vote Against Donald Trump – ‘Tramps Against Trump’ is pushing a new kind of activism. [dazed]
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