Thursday, June 23, 2016
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By Lauren Weber
INSIDE DEMOCRATS' SIT-IN FOR GUN LEGISLATION "Democrats took over the House floor Wednesday in a 'sit-in' demonstration over Republican leaders’ refusal to hold a vote on gun legislation. Their efforts to achieve this goal continued throughout the night, even after the Republican lawmakers snuck into the chamber at 2:30 a.m. and voted to adjourn the session until Jul. 5." C-SPAN broadcast the scene by using a Congressman's Periscope feed after Congress was declared in recess. Majority Leader Paul Ryan called the move a "publicity stunt." [Matt Fuller, HuffPost]
BREXIT POLLS TOO CLOSE TO CALL Global markets are gearing up for the results. HuffPost editors across Europe weigh in on their country's perspective as the voting continues. Take a look at what such an exit would mean for the country, and the EU. And the people making a fortune off all this? Bookies. [Reuters]
GOP-LED HOUSE APPROVES $1.1 BILLION FOR ZIKA Which is $800 million short of the White House's request. The bill may not pass in the Senate, where Harry Reid has said he does not support it. [Reuters]
'INSIDE THE PENNSYLVANIA HOME WHERE 12 GIRLS WERE KEPT FOR YEARS' "My gut was telling me to confirm what I was thinking," Jen Betz told CNN. "There was no reason why this older -- significantly older man, any man, regardless of what they look like -- would have this amount of children, all in blue dresses, never outside the house regularly, looking so scared." [CNN]
RECLAIMING FALLUJAH, AND FINDING SEVERED HEADS ALONG THE WAY A look at ISIS' reign of terror over the city, based on what they left behind. [NYT]
MARCO RUBIO ANNOUNCES SENATE RUN After he had vowed for months not to run again following the presidential election. He leads the polls in Florida. [Paige Lavender, HuffPost]
THIS IS MUHAMMAD ALI'S LOUISVILLE "The city of Ali’s birth adores him but still struggles with the racial segregation he fought during his life." [Travis Waldron, HuffPost]
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SO MUCH FOR TSA PRECHECK "Customers who apply for the program, which requires a fee of $85 and a background check, say they continue to face long waits to obtain the PreCheck clearance. Such delays could get worse because the number of people signing up for PreCheck has more than tripled in the last few months, climbing to 16,000 a day on average in May, agency officials said." [NYT]
INSIDE THE LOBBYING THAT STOPPED SPRINKLERS FROM BEING MANDATORY IN SOUTH CAROLINA HOMES And the human cost. [ProPublica]
HBO MAKING A COMEDY SERIES OUT OF 'PREP' Bring on the pearls and pizzazz. [Vulture]
MEET FLIX PREMIERE The wannabe Netflix for Indie films. [HuffPost]
FOLLOWING NYC'S GADGETS FROM 'SHELF TO SHREDDER' When they are actually recycled. [The Verge]
PLAYBOY'S INTERVIEW WITH TA-NEHISI COATES This is definitely the first Playboy link in The Morning Email. [Playboy]
H&M'S TOP LEADERSHIP IS 41 PERCENT WOMEN "H&M ranks at the top of LedBetter’s list, composed of 230 companies culled from the Fortune 100, Forbes’s list of the most valuable brands, and a few other businesses deemed recognizable ... Just nine companies had women in at least 40 percent of these roles." [HuffPost]
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