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Maryland Shooting.
At least five were killed and three injured when a gunman opened fire in the newsroom of the Annapolis-based Capital Gazette. One employee of the paper - a daily established in 1884 with a readership of about 30,000 - live-tweeted an alert from inside the building during the attack. Authorities took the suspect alive, reportedly 38-year-old Jarrod Ramos of Laurel, MD. Ramos had a long-standing beef with the Capital stemming from a 2011 defamation suit that Ramos brought against the paper and subsequently lost - a column had covered his guilty plea in a criminal harassment case. Since then, a Twitter account appearing to be run by Ramos conducted a long-running personal vendetta against both the paper and the judge who dismissed his defamation case.
Trump Sets Meeting with Putin.
President Trump will hold a high-level summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin on July 16th in Helsinki, Finland, according to reports yesterday. Finland has long prided itself on maintaining a neutral stance in the majority of global affairs - key to the decision to host the summit in the Scandinavian country. The meeting follows a similar engagement with North Korean lead Kim Jong Un earlier this month. While the summit is tentatively focused on international security, particularly the conflict in Syria, the meeting comes against the backdrop of Russian meddling in the 2016 election and anticipation of continued efforts in the upcoming 2018 midterms. News of the summit came on the same day as Putin described new Russian nuclear weapon technologies as being years ahead of foreign competitors while speaking to military graduates.
See Helsinki's history of holding high-level summits here.
Amazon Shakes Up Pharmacy Industry.
In what may herald a major disruption of the pharmacy industry, Amazon announced it would buy online pharmacy company PillPack. The deal, which cost a reported $1B, is the online retail giant's first foray into the $560B prescription drug business. The move would allow the company to leverage its massive e-commerce and logistics infrastructure, while taking advantage of the fact that PillPack is already licensed to sell drugs in 49 states. CVS, Walgreens, and RiteAid were down nearly 10 percent on news of the acquisition, losing a combined $11B in market capitalization. On the same day, Amazon announced it would begin working with contractors and startups for delivery of goods, shifting away from traditional delivery services like UPS and FedEx, who were also down about 1-2% on the news.
Americans fill out more than 4 billion prescriptions each year.
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Sports, Entertainment & Culture.
> Oregon State defeats Arkansas in best-of-three series to win baseball's College World Series ( More) | Cal's Andrew Vaughn named nation's top amateur baseball player ( More)
> Harlan Ellison, prolific science fiction writer famous for Star Trek & Terminator, dies at 84 ( More)
> Tampa Bay Bucs QB Jameis Winston suspended 3 games by NFL for 2016 sexual assault on Uber driver ( More)
Science & Technology.
> Nobel-prize winning cryogenic electron microscopy technology captures the moment that individual malaria parasites encounter red blood cells, giving insight into new vaccine ( More)
> Researchers demonstrate transparent solar cells for windows with potential efficiency up to 4% ( More)
> Company behind hit augmented reality game Pokémon Go will open platform for third-party developers ( More)
Business & Markets.
> Toys R Us closing its last stores today after iconic 70 years in business ( More)
> Bridgewater Associates - world's largest hedge fund ($160B) controlled by founder Ray Dalio - to become partnership providing employees with more control ( More) | Check out this video series summarizing Dalio's widely-read book Principles ( More)
> Powerhouse investment banks Goldman Sachs & Morgan Stanley forced to keep shareholder payouts at recent levels & not increase payouts as result of Fed stress tests ( More)
Politics & World Affairs.
> Justice Department announces charges against 601 individuals, including 162 doctors, for healthcare fraud in the distribution of opioids ( More)
> House passes $675B defense spending bill, prohibits Pentagon from working with Chinese telecom firms Huawei and ZTE ( More)
> Reports say White House chief of staff likely stepping down this summer ( More)
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Into The Wild With Kanye West.
The New York Times | Jon Caramanica. One year ago, Kanye West was at one of the lowest places of his life. With his sanity hanging by a thread, see how a motivational speaker saved his career - and maybe even his life. (Read)
The Legend of Nintendo.
Bloomberg Business Week | Felix Gillette. As Nintendo's 130th birthday approaches, the gaming giant continues to ride the wave of their most recent success - the Switch. But despite their history of success, there is also a history of failure. (Read)
San Francisco Restaurants Can’t Afford Waiters.
The New York Times | Emily Badger. As it becomes more and more expensive to live in cities, restaurants are having trouble paying their waiters a livable wage. But owners might have found a solution - eliminating servers. (Read)
Inside Country Music's Love Affair With Alcohol.
The Washington Post | Emily Yahr. While many types of music embrace alcohol with open arms, country music has always led the pack. See inside the genre's infatuation with booze, and how lucrative that relationship has become. (Read)
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Etcetera - Best of June 2018
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Editor's Note:
Today we're bringing you a roundup of our most clicked stories over the past month. Enjoy!
(6/6) Try this Army-created algorithm to optimize your caffeine intake.
(6/11) The 20 best small towns to visit in 2018.
(6/19) Find where your house was 240 million years ago with this Ancient Earth Map.
(6/4) Science says you should be teaching your child to swear.
(6/4) The Internet has fallen in love with Buff Cat.
(6/13) Forbes releases annual list of best and worst-paying jobs.
(6/19) Get ready to waste time with the top 100 YouTube videos of all time.
(6/14) The TED reading list - 88 books to enjoy this summer.
(6/5) Writers from around the world voted on the 100 stories that shaped human history.
(6/7) 19 of the most beautiful streets in the world.
(6/27) Clickbait: Tourist on safari tries to pet a lion on the head.
Historybook: Globe Theatre burns to the ground (1613); HBD Kawhi Leonard (1991); US Space Shuttle docks with Russian space station for first time (1995); RIP Katharine Hepburn (2003); Apple release first iPhone (2007).
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