By Lauren Weber
Tuesday August 11th, 2015
TOP STORIES
FERGUSON ON EDGE Dozens of protesters and activists were arrested as St. Louis County declared a state of emergency Monday, following Sunday night's shooting. And HuffPost reporter Ryan Reilly and Washington Post reporter Wesley Lowery were charged Monday after being arrested almost a year ago in Ferguson. You can read the full HuffPost statement on Reilly's charges here. [Ryan Reilly and Julia Craven, HuffPost]
CHINA DEVALUES YUAN "China’s central bank devalued its tightly controlled currency, causing its biggest one-day loss in two decades, as the world’s second-largest economy continues to sputter." Here's what you need to know about the move. [WSJ]
GOOGLE ANNOUNCES NEW PARENT COMPANY, ALPHABET Larry Page, Google's former CEO, announced in a blog post that he is taking over as head of Google's new parent company, Alphabet. The collection of companies includes Google, Life Sciences and Calico, so far. [Damon Beres]
GREECE FINALIZES BAILOUT DEAL The multibillion-euro deal is thought to be worth 86 billion euros. [Reuters]
ROGUE DRONES RISING "In recent days, drones have smuggled drugs into an Ohio prison, smashed against a Cincinnati skyscraper, impeded efforts to fight wildfires in California and nearly collided with three airliners over New York City." [WaPo]
35,000 VETS DENIED VA HEALTH CARE BECAUSE OF 'COMPUTER GLITCH' Those affected are combat veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Many have been waiting for more than five years to be approved. [Jennifer Bendery, HuffPost]
NANCY REAGAN, CNN INVITE 16 GOP CANDIDATES TO DEBATE All the GOP candidates besides Jim Gilmore have been invited to participate in the CNN/Reagan Library debate, which will be held Sept. 16. [CNN]
WHAT’S BREWING
YOU REALLY NEVER HAVE TO LEAVE YOUR HOME NOW A new Chrome extension allows you to watch Netflix in real time with friends and family on other devices. [Showgoers]
START STOCKPILING: BACON PRICES ARE SKYROCKETING Say it ain't so! [Bloomberg]
ALL THE 'FANTASTIC FOUR' FLOP GOSSIP Because when a Hollywood blockbuster goes bad, the bodies are buried somewhere. [Entertainment Weekly]
FEEL LIKE YOU DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH ABS IN YOUR LIFE? Zac Efron and "The Rock" are making a "Baywatch" movie. Can we talk about the size of a lifeguard stand to adequately hold up The Rock? [HuffPost]
SERENA WILLIAMS KILLS IT ON THE COVER OF NEW YORK MAGAZINE'S FASHION ISSUE We could not love this cover, and everything it stands for, more. Serena, you're such a boss. [New York Magazine]
LEONARDO DICAPRIO AND MARTIN SCORSESE ARE BACK AT IT This time, the famous duo will tackle one of the most prolific serial killers of all time. [Vanity Fair]
YOU CAN OFFICIALLY CUT A MELON WITHOUT RISKING YOUR FINGERS For those fellow klutzes out there, here's a nifty cutting board trick. [HuffPost]
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SHINGLES And we're not talking about the things that go on roofs. [HuffPost]
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WHAT'S WORKING
THE ALS ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE BREAKTHROUGHS "It turns out that the naysayers who dismissed the Ice Bucket Challenge as 'hashtag activism' were wrong. According to Vice's Mike Pearl, the $100 million in funding the challenge generated has led to breakthroughs in our understanding of what causes ALS and how it can be treated." [HuffPost]
ON THE BLOG
'LOSING A PARENT TO SUICIDE' "For the first 42 years of my life, I believed my dad was the happiest, most well-adjusted person I knew: a pillar of strength and calm, with the rare capacity to take on everyone else's problems and let his own problems roll off his back. In my 43rd year, he died by suicide." [HuffPost]
'WHAT BEING ABT'S FIRST BLACK PRINCIPAL BALLERINA MEANS TO ME' "It still hasn't hit me. I'm living my dream and I look forward to continuing to work hard towards becoming a better, stronger dancer. Now that we're here, my hope is that in time, this won't be such a rare achievement, and my reviews and mentions in the media will refer to me simply as a "ballerina," because that's what I am." [HuffPost]
BEFORE YOU GO
~ A White House aide has been arrested for assault after allegedly stealing her boyfriend's gun in a fidelity dispute.
~ Someone, somewhere, could be selling your Instagram selfies for a chunk of change.
~ Meet the Harvard law professor running for president.
~ Stephen Colbert is "praying" Donald Trump stays in the race.
~ Japan restarts nuclear reactor for first time since the Fukushima disaster.
~ How to watch the beautiful Perseid meteor shower.
~ Inside the hacking case that netted traders upward of tens of millions of dollars.
~ The best of fashion, in watercolor.
~ J.R.R. Tolkien fans, rejoice: The Story of Kullervo, one of the author's first stories, will be published.
~ DIY-ing your home trading algorithm.
~ Ronda Rousey says she can beat Floyd Mayweather in a fight.
~ Why is there so much alcohol in Saturday morning cartoons?
~ The hamburger menu needs to go. And just to be clear, we're talking about the design piece of code called the hamburger menu here.
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~ We're all about this baby unicorn.
~ What's the next "Uber of healthcare"?
~ We can't stop listening to this Jason Derulo and Luke Bryan duet of "Want To Want Me."
~ Talking depression with Demi Lovato and Jack Antonoff.
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