By Lauren Weber
Thursday July 9th, 2015
TOP STORIES
SOUTH CAROLINA HOUSE PASSES BILL TO REMOVE FLAG FROM STATEHOUSE "More than 50 years after South Carolina raised a Confederate flag at its Statehouse to protest the civil rights movement, the state is getting ready to remove the rebel banner. A bill pulling down the flag from the Capitol's front lawn and the flagpole it flies on passed the South Carolina House early Thursday morning. It should get to Gov. Nikki Haley's desk before the end of the day." [AP]
THE LOST GIRLS Jackie Fuchs, the bassist for The Runaways, details her rape in front of her fellow bandmates at 16, and how the assault has haunted her and the bystanders ever since. Here's what you can do to help prevent sexual assault. [Jason Cherkis, HuffPost]
CHINA STOCKS REBOUND "Chinese shares made their biggest daily gain in six years Thursday, restoring confidence in Beijing’s suite of attempts to rescue its struggling stock market. The Shanghai Composite rose 5.8% to 3709.33, after losses in eight of the last 10 trading days." [WSJ]
AS GREECE SCRAMBLES, GREEKS SPEND MONEY TO SAVE VALUE Many Greeks have invested in gold to hedge against potential bank failure. And here's what it's like to live on the paltry 120 Euros that Greek pensioners have been limited to in the middle of this financial crisis. [NYT]
THE FOUR AMERICANS STILL HELD HOSTAGE IN IRAN As the Iran nuclear talks continue today, meet the four Americans Iran is still holding hostage. [Akbar Ahmed, HuffPost]
NYSE GLITCH EXPOSES VULNERABILITIES The closing of the New York Stock Exchange for four hours due to a technical glitch "has led to new questions about weaknesses in the technical underpinnings of some of the world’s most critical exchanges." [WaPo]
OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TO UPGRADE MALAYSIA ON HUMAN RIGHTS "The Obama administration will remove Malaysia from its official list of the world's worst human trafficking offenders, according to Reuters, a move human rights advocates fear will damage U.S. credibility." [Zach Carter, HuffPost]
BALTIMORE POLICE COMMISSIONER FIRED Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has fired Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony Batts, saying "Too many continue to die on our streets, including three just last night and one lost earlier today … Families are tired of feeling this pain, and so am I. ... We need a change." [Paige Lavender, HuffPost]
WHAT’S BREWING
AND ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST ON 'THE VIEW' Rosie Perez finally exited stage left, while frequent guest host Michelle Collins is becoming a permanent host. [Vanity Fair]
TOM SELLECK: SMOOTH CRIMINAL Turns out the perpetual crime-fighter may have been siphoning off truckloads of public water for his California ranch. [AP]
AUNT MAY SURE IS GETTING YOUNGER Marisa Tomei has been tapped to play Spider Man's beloved aunt. [HuffPost]
HELEN MIRREN'S L'OREAL AD PROVES SHE LOOKS BETTER THAN YOU, AND SHE'S 69 Life goals. [HuffPost]
TURNS OUT A CAN OF CHEF BOYARDEE CAN'T SURVIVE A LAVA FLOW But it puts up one heckuva fight. [HuffPost]
LAUREN DUCA: 'TV IS GOOD FOR YOU' That's all the affirmation we need for a long overdue binge of "Twin Peaks." [HuffPost]
WHAT'S WORKING
SIERRA LEONE CONTEMPLATING BANNING FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION "Sierra Leone's decision to back an international treaty on the rights of women in Africa could lead to a new law banning female genital mutilation (FGM) in a country where the practice is rife, campaigners said on Tuesday." [HuffPost]
ON THE BLOG
LIFE AFTER A SIBLING'S DEATH "The biggest hurdle in conquering grief is learning how to move forward while part of your heart is forever frozen in time. To accept that the world is still moving and that people are smiling and living life while your world has been shattered. That was a very difficult and exhausting struggle for me." [HuffPost]
BEFORE YOU GO
~ The Secret Service can throw some serious shade with the agency's code name choices.
~ The jewelry that will encourage girls to code.
~ Michael Douglas would like it if all you young actors could get off your phones and act, thank you very much.
~ Taco Bell delivery is now available.
~ Keith Olbermann says goodbye to ESPN again.
~ IBM announced it built a computer chip four times more powerful than the next best one.
~ All the lion cub snuggles.
~ You may be able to order a meteor shower on-demand soon.
~ Police are looking into the travesty that is the Ariana Grande doughnut licking incident.
~ How much bowling costs around the world.
~ How not to make your waiter want to stab you with your steak knife.
~ And happy Thursday: check out these hipster dogs.
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