By Lauren Weber
Friday August 7th, 2015
TOP STORIES
THE BIGGEST WINNER OF THE GOP DEBATE? FOX NEWS Here's how Fox News (and Megyn Kelly) won the debate, and probably hauled in some massive ratings numbers in the process. Check out a full transcript of the primetime debate here. [Daniel Marans, HuffPost]
THE BEST AND WORST OF LAST NIGHT'S GOP PRIMARY DEBATES On this week's "So That Happened" podcast, the HuffPost Washington bureau hashes out the highs and lows of last night’s shenanigans. From the worst moderator questions in the "kids’ table" debate to the annual rush to trot out the hardscrabble stories and Rand Paul's eye-roll, last night's debate kicked off the next stage of primary season with a bang. While Donald Trump continued to steal the show, it remains to be seen if Carly Fiorina can maintain her strong debate momentum and what John Kasich means for the Republican Party. And take a look at the debate, broken down by candidate word count. [Zach Carter and Adriana Usero, HuffPost]
CHUCK SCHUMER TO BREAK WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA ON IRAN DEAL "New York Sen. Chuck Schumer, the chamber's third-ranking Democrat, plans to announce his opposition to the nuclear deal negotiated by the U.S., Iran, and five world powers tomorrow, three people familiar with his thinking tell The Huffington Post... As the soon-to-be leader of his party in the Senate, Schumer’s decision to directly fight President Barack Obama on the biggest foreign policy achievement of his presidency is a bold, but not surprising, move." [Ryan Grim, Nick Baumann and Jessica Schulberg, HuffPost]
MEET THE FERGUSON CLASS OF 2014 Hear from Michael Brown's high school classmates about where they are now. [Samantha Storey and Savannah O'Leary, HuffPost]
JON STEWART WENT OUT AS HE SHOULD We will definitely miss you, Jon, but you can't top Bruce Springsteen singing you off your show with "Born to Run." Here's a look back at Stewart's funniest moments. [Bill Bradley, HuffPost]
TURNING A RIVER ORANGE NEVER BODES WELL The EPA accidentally spilled a million gallons of mine waste into the Cement Creek in Colorado, turning the river a bright orange color. [AP]
ABERCROMBIE TO END ON-CALL SCHEDULING "Under pressure from New York regulators, one big retailer is ending a controversial scheduling practice for workers. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. will cease using on-call scheduling -- which requires workers to make themselves available for shifts that may be canceled at the last minute -- at its New York stores by the end of 2015, according to a letter sent Thursday to the office of New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman." [WSJ]
WHAT’S BREWING
ARIAN FOSTER TALKS ABOUT NOT BELIEVING IN GOD "Arian Foster went to college in Tennessee and now plays for the Houston Texans. He's surrounded by the Bible Belt. And yet, the running back has decided to come forward and admit to the world that he doesn't believe in God, making him the first active professional athlete in the U.S. to fight for secular Americans like him." [HuffPost]
CONGRATS TO JENNIFER ANISTON AND JUSTIN THEROUX The two longtime lovebirds appear to have possibly finally tied the knot in a surprise wedding Wednesday. See the latest exclusive photos of the venue here, and find out how they managed to keep it such a secret. [HuffPost]
KIM AND KANYE TOOK A SELFIE WITH HILLARY CLINTON Too bad Kim has some spelling issues, but oh well. [HuffPost]
THERE IS SO MUCH COCAINE In the first trailer for Mick Jagger and Martin Scorsese's HBO series "Vinyl." [HuffPost]
ARE YOU A SMALL BUSINESS STARTING OUT? A bad Yelp review could kill you. [Vocativ]
TINDER: DAWN OF THE 'DATING APOCALYPSE' This article will make you hate everything about millennials, New York, Wall Street and the lot. You've been warned. [Vanity Fair]
A HISTORY OF THE ITUNES ICON Remember when it featured a CD? [Reda Lemeden]
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WHAT'S WORKING
REBUILDING NEPAL, ONE VILLAGE AT A TIME "Filmmaker Nehemiah Stark and cinematographer Nick Wilson arrived on an assignment for Time in the village of Samantar, in Dhading district, on May 18, some three weeks after the quake struck. The village is located a mere 75 miles from the earthquake's epicenter, and Stark and Wilson got there at a crucial time... For three weeks, Stark and Wilson documented the struggle of Samantar's residents to secure the rice seeds they needed to survive. They were struck by the villagers' resilience and energy, despite the tragedies they had suffered." [HuffPost]
ON THE BLOG
HOWARD FINEMAN: TRUMPISM WINS "Trumpism is taking over a political party that will have a good chance to win the presidency in next year’s election. Which means that if the GOP takes the White House in 2016, it will do so with a leader who has acknowledged, if not fully accepted, Trump’s clout and at least these aspects of Trumpism." [HuffPost]
BEFORE YOU GO
~ Yes, you should read Bernie Sanders' live tweets of last night's debate.
~ Kevin Bacon picked 10 movies that explain his life.
~ Can we just say, if we read another supermodel profile that mentions said supermodel's love of cheeseburgers, something is going to go down.
~ "Prison Break" fans, rejoice: Your show is being resurrected!
~ These jeans charge your phone when you put it in the back pocket.
~ Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt look rather miserable in the first trailer for "By the Sea."
~ The director of "Fantastic Four" tweeted that the studio ruined his movie. Well, that makes us want to go see it this weekend.
~ Ryan Adams announced he's covering all of Taylor Swift's “1989.”
~ Check out the galaxy that’s four times the size of the Milky Way.
~ And because you need a Friday pick-me-up, here's a baby kangaroo cuddling a teddy bear.
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