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What to watch for today
Another mass shooting at a Florida nightclub. Early reports suggest at least two people were killed and over a dozen injured at Club Blu in Fort Myers, which was hosting a party for teenagers. Last month, about 50 people were killed at a gay nightclub in Orlando.
The US Democratic National Convention kicks off. The first day will carry a “United Together” theme. Later this week, Michael Bloomberg will endorse Hillary Clinton; Michelle Obama and senator Bernie Sanders will also speak at the convention in Philadelphia.
The Arab League meets in Mauritania. The organization, which brings together over 20 Arab countries, is focusing on terrorism and security during its two-day summit, which started with a vow to defeat terrorism. Controversially, Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir is expected to attend, despite the warrant for his arrest issued by the International Criminal Court.
Over the weekend
The head of the Democratic National Committee resigned over embarrassing emails. Debbie Wasserman Schultz said she will leave her post as DNC chairwoman after the convention this week. Emails leaked on Friday suggest the party undermined Vermont senator Bernie Sanders’ campaign, while aiding Hillary Clinton’s—just as he had accused it of doing.
More terror in Germany. A failed Syrian asylum-seeker blew himself up in the Bavarian town of Ansbach after being denied entry to a music festival, killing himself and injuring a dozen others. The area is home to a US military base. Separately, police in Munich arrested a 16-year-old Afghan friend of the teenage boy who killed nine people at a shopping mall on Friday.
LVMH agreed to sell the Donna Karan fashion label for $650 million. Having failed to revive the label, the French maker of luxury goods is selling it to the G-III Apparel Group, based in New York. Donna Karan helped transform professional women’s wardrobes in the 1980s and ’90s.
Nintendo’s shares plunged after it warned Pokémon Go won’t boost earnings much. The struggling gaming giant has a hit with the smartphone game, but it warned late Friday the game will have a limited impact on its earnings because it doesn’t actually produce the game. Shares fell as much as 18% in Tokyo on Monday.
An ISIL attack killed more than 80 people in Afghanistan. Suicide bombers struck a rally by mostly Shiite Muslims in the capital Kabul on Saturday, injuring hundreds in addition to the fatalities. ISIL described the assault, the nation’s deadliest since 2001, as a “martyrdom attack” on Shiites.
Yahoo was poised to be acquired by Verizon for $4.8 billion. The US wireless carrier has been expanding online content and advertising since last year’s AOL deal, and sees value in Yahoo’s billion users, even though other investors do not. The deal could be announced as early as Monday.
Quartz obsession interlude
Olivia Goldhill on why scientific research in behavioral genetics still makes people feel uncomfortable. “Though these scientific findings could be alarming for anyone, the seemingly deterministic perspective seems to contradict the left-wing emphasis on the role of privilege in any person’s success.” Read more here.
Matters of debate
Donald Trump is terrifyingly similar to Vladimir Putin. Even in his mannerisms and body language.
Are humans becoming more robotic? Forget AI—it seems that we’re increasingly behaving more like machines.
Your addiction to Taylor Swift and celebrity gossip isn’t all bad. The world is drowning in misery and violence, and we need a break.
Surprising discoveries
An enormous lobster was rescued from being served as dinner in Florida. Weighing almost 15 lb (7 kg), Larry is now headed to the Maine State Aquarium.
Russia won’t be completely banned from the Rio Olympics. Russian athletes can individually apply and, if they meet strict anti-doping criteria, could be allowed to attend.
The study of “cuteness” is an emerging academic field. There are more than 100 publications in an online “cute studies” bibliography.
Birds are communicating with humans in Mozambique. Traditional Yao honey-hunters reward birds that show the way to honey (paywall) with beeswax.
An 18-year-old has invented the “Swiss Army knife” of drones. He wrote up a wishlist of drone functions before making his dream a reality.
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