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"Two men have been shot dead after opening fire outside of the Muhammad Art Exhibit & Contest in Garland, Texas, according to reports from WFAA and NBC 5 in Dallas-Fort Worth. The two men fired towards the Curtis Culwell Center and hit security guard Bruce Joiner, who was shot in the lower leg and suffered non-life threatening injuries, per WFAA." [Adam Goldberg, HuffPost]
"The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee has written President Barack Obama over concerns that a recently reported data breach on the White House computer system might have compromised the personal information of many Americans." [Reuters]
Despite the theory they would decrease under Obamacare. [WSJ]
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand alleges that the military is doctoring its sex-related crime numbers by leaving out military spouses or civilian women who work near bases. [AP]
Ben Carson and Carly Fiorina are set to announce their candidacies today, and Mike Huckabee will follow tomorrow. [Igor Bobic, HuffPost]
"Health workers put critically malnourished babies on intravenous drips, babies whose rib cages and shoulder blades protruded like skeletons were given packs of therapeutic food to suck from." [AP]
Tributes poured in for the prolific Silicon Valley CEO of Survey Monkey. [Ryan Grenoble, HuffPost]
Meet the key staffer behind each of the top 2016 candidates who might have what it takes to put his or her candidate on top. [Howard Fineman, Jason Linkins and Lauren Weber, HuffPost]
WHAT’S BREWING
But the real winner of the fight? Periscope. [AP]
Wrangler jeans are making a comeback. [Bloomberg]
The latest Avengers movie is the second-biggest U.S. opening ever. [AP]
"One of the many myths shaping modern life is this notion that what you do defines who you are. Deep down, none of us really want to be labeled by our jobs and most of us don’t actually believe that our jobs determine who we are as people. For many of us, however, work consumes the bulk of our time and it permeates all aspects of life. It’s the go-to conversation at social events." [99U]
How you get to be a company worth $2.8 billion. [Medium]
"Harsh sentencing policies, including mandatory minimums, continue to have lasting consequences for inmates and the nation’s prison system. Today, prisoners 50 and older represent the fastest-growing population in crowded federal correctional facilities, their ranks having swelled by 25 percent to nearly 31,000 from 2009 to 2013." [WaPo]
WHAT'S WORKING
"The value of one’s soul is hard to measure, but Baqir Abbas, a musician in the Pakistani city of Lahore, has it worked out for himself. Abbas’ soul is slightly less precious to him than the delicately designed bamboo flutes he carves. 'All the stories of the world will play from it, God willing,' he says, before kissing his latest instrument and touching it twice to its forehead." [HuffPost]
ON THE BLOG
"The average dinner party just got a lot more exciting. An unconventional invitation -- which asks us to come together, pull up a chair around the table and talk about our experiences with drugs and addiction -- has inspired thousands across the U.S. and abroad to RSVP with curious anticipation." [HuffPost]
BEFORE YOU GO
~ These photos of the new royal princess couldn't be cuter.
~ John Kerry's selfie game is on point.
~ An anti-smoking campaign based off ink produced from smokers' lungs.
~ Congrats to Stephen Curry, the NBA's MVP.
~ On this week's HuffPost Show, everyone's favorite "Orange is the New Black" star Taryn Manning, aka Pennsatucky, opened up about how Laverne Cox had taught the cast a lot about trans issues.
~ An invisibility cloak is closer than you think.
~ What your gynocologist wishes you knew.
~ They need to supersize these kids' clothes.
~ Prepare yourself for the Met Ball onslaught tonight.
~ The best and worst places to grow up, according to the New York Times.
~ Lindsey Vonn and Tiger Woods called it quits.
~ The origin of the margarita.
~ We wish this "Spice Girls" reunion involved music.
~ Britney Spears is using Uber to launch her latest single.
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