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"Days after the House dealt a setback to President Barack Obama’s trade agenda, GOP leadership is considering plowing ahead with stand-alone legislation that would give the president so-called fast-track authority to shepherd trade deals through Congress." Here's what will need to happen for Obama's embattled trade agenda to succeed. [Laura Barron-Lopez and Jennifer Bendery, HuffPost] Yes, you should be as alarmed as that headline is making you feel: 21 of the 37 largest fresh water sources known as aquifers are being depleted at alarming speeds. [WaPo]
"Analysts see the increasing emphasis on military matters as a sign that the changes wrought by the Ukraine crisis are cementing a more confrontational relationship between Russia and the West, something of a new arms race." [NYT]
LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers went home empty handed after the Golden State Warriors, led by Steph Curry and MVP Andre Iguodala, won game six, 105-97. [HuffPost]
According to the Switzerland's attorney general, Swiss banks have found at least "53 possible acts of money-laundering" in the ongoing FIFA investigation. [AP]
Clinton suggested a $1,500 tax credit for companies that hire apprentices. For more campaign news from Senior Politics Editor Sam Stein, get his newsletter here. [Sam Stein, HuffPost]
Experts believe the 1% rise in birth rate from 2013 to 2014 can be attributed to the improvement in the economy. [USA Today]
The embattled former NAACP activist stated there is "no biological proof" she is her parents' daughter to NBC News last night. Here are 16 takeaways from her MSNBC interview. [Lilly Workneh, HuffPost]
WHAT’S BREWING
If true, this would be the "first case of corporate espionage in which a professional sports team hacked the network of another team." Cardinal nation is in shock, both because of the news and because the team was allegedly hacking the Astros. [NYT]
No word yet on whether Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews will return. Remember, this is when Anne Hathway "was invisible." [HuffPost]
Autoplay video has arrived. Prepare to have your computer perpetually muted. [WSJ]
"In the ethereal world of digital media, printed magazines continue to offer something concrete, a tangible representation of a collaboration between editors, artists, designers and writers. And nothing embodies this collaboration like the magazine cover, which remains one of the modern age’s most widely consumed pieces of public art." [HuffPost]
People want to get buried in space or in coral reefs these days. [The Verge]
That warm vanilla aroma may not be worth it. [HuffPost]
WHAT'S WORKING
"For seniors at San Diego’s Monarch School -- where 93 percent of students have no form of permanent housing -- earning a diploma means leaving behind their only reliable source of food, clothing, healthcare, and more." [The Atlantic]
ON THE BLOG
"Being married to a police officer is totally different than being married to a regular Joe. It is a responsibility, a burden and an honor/blessing for those of you who are religious. It is often thankless. It throws up challenges and has its rewards and I wouldn't have it any other way." [HuffPost]
BEFORE YOU GO
~ Kim Kardashian's letter to her future self addresses the important things in life, like having 100 billion Instagram followers and making sure you're still "on fleek."
~ How to tweet your way into a job.
~ The ads expected to clean up at Cannes (can't stop, won't stop listening to that Beats by Dre World Cup ad).
~ Since you've already finished "Orange is the New Black," here are a few more Netflix suggestions.
~ Former Penn State Coach Joe Paterno will be inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame.
~ U.S. Women's soccer advanced to the next World Cup round after a 1-0 win over Nigeria.
~ Pro tip: don't purposefully run over a bunch of bald eagles, because 'Merica.
~ Big data's impact on the fight against hunger.
~ The most accurate Milky Way map yet.
~ The rise of seltzer.
~ Say goodbye to all of Starbucks' La Boulange locations.
~ "High School Musical Four" could be a thing if Twitter has anything to say about it.
~ Have at the taco emoji.
~ You don't want to miss Jeb Bush and Jimmy Fallon slow jammin' the news.
~ Fifteen years later, looking back at the incredible "Love and Basketball."
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