By Lauren Weber
Thursday May 12th, 2016
TOP STORIES
BRAZIL'S PRESIDENT SUSPENDED FROM OFFICE In an overwhelming majority, 55 of Brazil's 81 senators voted to impeach President Dilma Rousseff, suspending her from office while an impeachment trial is held. Here's what you need to know to understand the presidential fiasco and how politics in Brazil, the world's fifth-largest economy, "descended into chaos." And in case you forgot, the Olympic Games are in 12 weeks. [Reuters]
GEORGE ZIMMERMAN AUCTIONING OFF GUN HE USED TO KILL TRAYVON MARTIN The world is understandably horrified. Here's a comprehensive history of the other scandals Zimmerman has courted ever since being acquitted. [Ed Mazza, HuffPost]
U.S. SWITCHING ON MISSILE DEFENSE SHIELD OVER EUROPE "The United States' European missile defense shield goes live on Thursday almost a decade after Washington proposed protecting NATO from Iranian rockets and despite Russian warnings that the West is threatening the peace in central Europe." [Reuters]
HYPERLOOP TEST GOES FROM 0 to 116 MPH In just 1.1 seconds. Hopes for the technology include travel at the speed of 700 mph. [Ed Mazza, HuffPost]
THE BRUSSELS ATTACK COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH, MUCH WORSE "According to new details from interviews with people briefed on the investigation and a Belgian parliamentary inquiry that began this week, the carnage on March 22 was lessened by luck, solid police work during the days before the attacks and disarray inside the terror cell caused by lack of an on-the-ground leader." [WSJ | Paywall]
JOE BIDEN CONFIRMS HE WANTED ELIZABETH WARREN FOR HIS RUNNING MATE The 2016 that could have been. [Politico]
SUICIDE LIVE STREAM ON PERISCOPE INVESTIGATED A young woman filmed for Periscope as she jumped in front of a train in France in the "latest in live-streamed horrors." [Reuters]
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WHAT’S BREWING
YEAH, WE HATE THE NEW INSTAGRAM ICON, TOO Why oh why did we need to get rid of the classic? [HuffPost]
THIS SCIENTIST WANTS TO TRAIN SOMEONE TO RUN A MARATHON IN UNDER TWO HOURS The couch always looks way too inviting for that kind of discipline on our end, but good luck, folks. [NYT]
IMAGINE IF THE REFUGEE CHILDREN WERE COMING FROM ENGLAND That's what the nonprofit Save the Children did in its latest video. [HuffPost]
THIS MOM GAVE BIRTH AFTER SHE TURNED 70 With the help of in vitro fertilization, Daljinder Kaur and her 79-year-old husband welcomed their first child last month. [David Moye, HuffPost]
RONAN FARROW GOES AFTER HOLLYWOOD FOR OVERLOOKING WOODY ALLEN'S ALLEGED ABUSE Farrow penned a passionate column condemning Amazon and other backers of his father, saying "Personal is exactly what it is -- for my sister, and for women everywhere with allegations of sexual assault that have never been vindicated by a conviction." You can read the whole column here. [HuffPost]
FOR THE LOVE OF MAPS A look at the underappreciated beauty of U.S.G.S. topographical maps. [NYT]
THIS MUCH OF THE POPULATION IS OLDER THAN YOU (And, gulp, younger.) [Flowing Data]
YOU KNOW HOW YOUR iPHONE NEVER HAS ENOUGH STORAGE? Turns out your brain feels the same way. Here's how it decides what to delete. [Fast Company]
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WHAT'S WORKING
NIKE RECYCLES GARBAGE FOR ITS SHOES "The apparel giant said Wednesday that 71 percent of its footwear now contains materials made from waste products from its own manufacturing process." [HuffPost]
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BEFORE YOU GO
~ This BBC article basically says we're all screwed if a doomsday asteroid heads our way. Happy Thursday.
~ To appease your mother (and keep you safe), here's how to reverse background check your Tinder dates.
~ These will be the cash cows for the movie industry this summer.
~ Kelly Ripa got frank about forcing Michael Strahan to leave early.
~ We were already jealous of Steph Curry and his wonderful family -- and then we saw this tour of their for-sale house.
~ Why George R.R. Martin is trolling the showrunners of "Game of Thrones" with the release of an excerpt of the
~ Your labrador may like gorging even more than you do.
~ It's crazy how much faster you can read when you're reading in color.
~ We're with Deadspin -- the 36th anniversary of Dr. J's basket to end all baskets is worth celebrating.
~ The poultry industry workers who brought you that cheap chicken probably had to wear diapers to keep up with production demands.
~ And try not to curl up in a ball after hearing this news: Statistically, about half the people you consider to be your friends probably don't feel the same way.
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