![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/mouth_Trump-1.jpeg?resize=195%2C195\")
ONE MILLION<\/strong>. The number of people who will die in sub-Saharan Africa under Trump budget cuts, according to experts<\/a>: \u201cThe United States currently spends more than $6 billion annually on programs that buy antiretroviral drugs for about 11.5 million people worldwide who are infected with H.I.V.<\/a>, the virus that causes AIDS. The Trump administration has proposed slashing those programs by at least $1.1 billion \u2014 nearly a fifth of their current funding, said Jen Kates, a vice president at the Kaiser Family Foundation.\u201d<\/p>\nTEXAS<\/strong>. Senate to reject \u201ccompromise\u201d bathroom bill<\/a>: \u201cSen. Larry Taylor, R-Friendswood, confirmed to The Dallas Morning News <\/i>late Tuesday he wouldn\u2019t accept changes\u00a0made to his\u00a0Senate Bill 2078, asking the House to appoint the\u00a0conference committee.\u00a0Then just before 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday, the Senate tacked\u00a0their original bathroom bill onto a catch-all piece of legislation meant as a clean up bill for local county governance.<\/p>\n GOOD QUESTION<\/strong>. Could Trump issue himself a pardon<\/a>?<\/p>\n AWKWARD MESS<\/strong>. Ellen has no idea what to make of Jessica Simpson, and neither does anyone else<\/a>.<\/p>\n FBI DIRECTOR<\/strong>. Joe Lieberman no longer\u00a0the front-runner<\/a>: :Attorney General Jeff Sessions has been interviewing candidates for the job, including acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe, former congressman and FBI special agent Mike Rogers, and Fran Townsend, former Homeland Security adviser to President George W. Bush.:<\/p>\n MANCHESTER<\/strong>. Bombing suspect had ties to al Qaeda, and trained for terrorism abroad<\/a>: \u201cThe U.S. intelligence official, who has direct knowledge of the investigation, said Abedi, whose family is of Libyan descent, was identified by a bank card found in his pocket at the scene of the explosion after an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena. The identification was confirmed by facial recognition technology, the official said. Abedi had traveled to Libya within the last 12 months, one of multiple countries he had visited, the official said. And while he had \u201cclear ties to al Qaeda,\u201d the official said, Abedi could have also had connections to other groups.\u201d<\/p>\n INSTAGRAM UPDATE<\/strong>. Adam Lambert, Brock O\u2019Hurn, Liam Payne, Trey Songz, Wilson Cruz, and more<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n JANET MOCK<\/strong>. The trans activist and author says she learned some of her journalism skills working as a stripper<\/a>: \u201cEveryone talks about the tricks that we were doing, which was great and glamorous and looked like a Nelly video<\/a>. But for clients, it was more about the quiet stuff: sitting and letting someone rub your thigh, and you nodding and listening. As a journalist, I did learn a lot there, but I also think it\u2019s just the emotional capacity to be open and vulnerable in that sense, and letting the other person lead you to a different place you didn\u2019t even know you wanted to go.\u201d<\/p>\n SURFING SAFARI<\/strong>. Liam Hemsworth shirtless in Malibu<\/a>.<\/p>\n FIRST LOOK<\/strong>. Penelope Cruz as Donatella Versace in Versace: American Crime Story<\/em> from Ryan Murphy.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n TOM CRUISE<\/strong>. Yes, there will be a Top Gun<\/em> sequel.<\/p>\n WORLDWIDE EXCLUSIVE: @TomCruise<\/a> just confirmed that Top Gun 2 is happening! “I\u2019m gonna start filming it probably in the next year”. #sun7<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/X17xvxz4Q4<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Sunrise (@sunriseon7) May 23, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n TEASER OF THE DAY<\/strong>. In a Heartbeat.\u00a0\u201cA closeted boy<\/a> runs the risk of being outed by his own heart after it pops out of his chest to chase down the boy<\/a> of his dreams.\u201d The animated film will be available for free this summer.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n TRAILER OF THE DAY<\/strong>. Spider-Man: Homecoming<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n MMM PAPI<\/strong>. One man<\/a>\u2019s dance interpretation.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n HUMP DAY HOTTIE<\/strong>. Devin Truss.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The post Rodrigo Duterte, AIDS, Janet Mock, Donatella Versace, Tom Cruise, Spider-Man: HOT LINKS<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"Rodrigo](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/duterte.jpeg?resize=195%2C195\")
DICTATOR TO DICTATOR<\/strong>. Trump phoned Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, complimented him on murdering\u00a0thousands of drug dealers<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"Melania](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/melania_Trump.jpg?resize=195%2C195\")
$42.5 MILLION<\/strong>. The six month price tag for protecting Trump and family in New York City<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/varner.jpeg?resize=195%2C195\")
SURVIVOR\u2019S JEFF VARNER<\/strong>. Outing Zeke Smith and the shame that followed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n
\n
<\/a><\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n