(#1) How This Fortune 500 Company Got NASA's Juno to Jupiter On a Low Budget [Fortune]
While other Americans were watching July 4th fireworks on Monday evening, more than 100 people were at Lockheed Martin's offices outside Denver monitoring the skies for something else: NASA's Juno probe, which successfully reached Jupiter and began ...
(#2) Could The Los Angeles Lakers Trade For Superstar PG Russell Westbrook? [Forbes]
The Los Angeles Lakers are one of the most talented young teams in the league and they have had a solid offseason. After drafting Brandon Ingram with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft, they went into free agency and made a few moves that ...
(#3) What is going on with Dwyane Wade? [CBSSports.com]
Miami then turned its attention to Durant, and by then, Wade was upset enough to not even take part in the pitch, per the Miami Herald's Dan Le Batard. Wade has signed with the Heat for less than the max on his last three contracts, and he reportedly ...
(#4) PBS used some stock footage for its fireworks show, and people were not happy [Washington Post]
If you were watching Washington's Fourth of July fireworks outside on Monday night and also happened to catch PBS's broadcast of “A Capitol Fourth,” you might have noticed something looked…a little off. The actual weather in Washington was cloudy and ...
(#5) MADDENING MESS: 'Independence Day: Resurgence' is a piece of trash [encore Online]
Terrible movies are fascinating and in this day and age seem far more frequent. I don't want to be a bandwagon-hopping, pitchfork-wielding mob type who screams bloody murder over the terrible amount of sequels, prequels and reboots happening in ...
(#6) Why do people hate Harrison Barnes but love David Lee? [Golden State of Mind]
After convincing Kevin Durant to come west and bath in the glory of a golden, Silicon-Valley-money-infused-wonder-vision, the Warriors were forced to renounce their rights to Harrison Barnes and Festus Ezeli, as well as trade beloved big man Andrew Bogut.
(#7) America's Greatest Glutton Sets New Food-Eating Record [Grub Street]
As it does every year, this great nation celebrated its independence from Britain yesterday with a nationally televised contest to see who could eat the most hot dogs without barfing. For better or worse, the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest — held ...
(#8) Fireworks-focused patrols in the Eugene city limits continue tonight [The Register-Guard]
Fireworks-focused patrols continued Tuesday night, as Eugene police officers watched for any illegal fireworks in the city limits, including bottle rockets and roman candles. Patrol officers assigned to fireworks duty on Independence Day responded to ...
(#9) Pau Gasol leaves Bulls for 'new chapter' with Spurs [Chicago Tribune]
Gasol, who turns 36 on Wednesday, earned two All-Star appearances in his two seasons with the Bulls. But the veteran center declined his player option for a third season on June 27 and will make double the amount of that player option with the Spurs.
(#10) 4 dead, 47 wounded in July 4th weekend Chicago violence [WLS-TV]
Monday evening there was guarded optimism from Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson that a pre-July Fourth sweep of gang members had made a difference, as shootings were down Saturday and Sunday. But then came an explosion of violence Monday ...
(#11) 4th of July thoughts on the Declaration of Independence, slavery, and T. Jefferson [Washington Post]
While we're celebrating, as well we should, the remarkable words of the Declaration of Independence and the ideas that stand behind them, I can't resist adding one additional point that often goes unremarked in connection with the Declaration. As co ...
(#12) In the blink of an eye, Serena Williams turns it around [ESPN]
LONDON -- Serena Williams looked weary. She took small steps, staring at the ground. The racket, held gingerly by the very end of the grip, dangled loosely beside her leg. It looked like she might drop it. Williams stepped up to the service line and in ...
(#13) Demi Lovato Performs Stunning 'Purple Rain' Cover During July 4th Celebration ... [Huffington Post]
Demi Lovato brought the house down with a stunning cover of Prince's “Purple Rain” during the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular this holiday weekend. The “Cool for the Summer” singer took the stage to perform Prince's hit, and she no doubt stole the ...
(#14) Is It Illegal To Burn The American Flag? Here's How The Courts View This ... [Bustle]
A young man from central Illinois spent the fourth of July in jail on Monday after sharing photos to his Facebook in which he is burning an American flag. Following the incident, Bryton Mellott has reportedly received threats to his social media ...
(#15) "Am I About to Die?" [The Players Tribune]
It was like being in a car accident. Everything was fast, then it was suddenly slow motion. I was running down on punt coverage against Dallas last season, like I've done a thousands times before. I pushed off on my blocker. I turned to my left. I saw ...
(#16) What And When Is Eid Al-Fitr 2016? Key Facts, Greetings And History As Muslims ... [International Business Times]
After a month of fasting, prayer and alms-giving, Muslims around the world from Moscow to Jakarta to Dearborn, Michigan, will welcome the end of Ramadan this week with Eid al-Fitr celebrations. Here's a look at the celebrations and everything you need ...
(#17) David Duke: “No Way” Star In Trump's Tweet Was A Sheriff's Star [BuzzFeed News]
A Trump staffer took the blame for the tweet on Monday evening, saying he found the image via an anti-Clinton Twitter account and believed it was a sheriff's star, not a Star of David. Duke, however, said on his radio show it was clearly not a sheriff ...
(#18) Brandon Jennings to the Knicks is one of the NBA's most underrated signings ... [For The Win]
Hey, let's talk about something besides Kevin Durant for a second: Did you see Brandon Jennings signed with the New York Knicks? For a reported paltry $5 million? And for just one year? Okay, you're all caught up. With all the cash getting thrown ...
(#19) Video: Vin Diesel aparece de sorpresa en concierto de Nicky Jam [holaciudad.com]
Vin Diesel hizo su inesperada y aclamada aparición en el escenario mientras Nicky Jam cantaba el tema 'Tumba la casa' junto a De La Ghetto. Más tarde, Nicky Jam publicó imágenes y videos del suceso en su cuenta de Instagram, en donde agradeció a ...
(#20) Who is Joni Ernst? 5 Things to Know About the Hog-Castrating Senator Rising in ... [People Magazine]
Joni Ernst in New Jersey over the weekend, adding the 46-year-old to his growing list of potential vice presidential candidates. Of the get-together, Trump wrote on Twitter, "It was great spending time with @joniernst yesterday. She has done a ...
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