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<\/p>\nCharlie Hunnam, Debbie Lesko, Press Freedom, Peter Thiel, Joy Reid, Mark Zuckerberg: HOT LINKS<\/b>
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BAD LIP READING<\/strong>. Mark Zuckerberg, masterfully done.<\/p>\n UNCONTROLLABLE AND ERRATIC<\/strong>. What Kanye West is, according to those close to him<\/a>.<\/p>\n MSNBC<\/strong>. Joy Reid to stay on air during police probe of allegedly fabricated posts<\/a>.<\/p>\n ARIZONA<\/strong>. Republican Debbie Lesko holds GOP House seat in special election<\/a>: \u201cTipirneni conceded the race Wednesday after initially saying the outstanding votes made it too close to call<\/a>. Lesko has a 52.6 percent to 47.4 percent lead over Tiperneni, or 91,390 votes to 82,316 \u2014 an Republican advantage of 9,072 votes, with 100 percent of precincts reporting, according to the Arizona secretary of state\u2019s office.\u201d<\/p>\n NEW YORK<\/strong>. Democrats flip longtime GOP New York Assembly seat<\/a>: \u201cStern, an attorney and former Suffolk County legislator, won AD-10 with\u00a059-41\u00a0percent<\/a>\u00a0(as of press time). While no Democrat has represented this district in the state Assembly for\u00a0over three decades<\/a>, Hillary Clinton won this Suffolk-area seat\u00a052-45<\/a>\u00a0and Barack Obama carried it\u00a051-48 in 2012<\/a>; tonight\u2019s flip indicates this seat\u2019s shift toward Democrats is progressing.\u201d<\/p>\n HARDING UNIVERSITY<\/strong>. LGBTQ publication launched at Christian college<\/a>: \u201cThe Harding University students unveiled the\u00a0website<\/a>, HU Queer Press 2.0, Friday, and passed out copies of the print publication, available as a\u00a0PDF online<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n OVERRULED<\/strong>. Madonna loses legal battle to stop sale of hair, underwear, and Tupac breakup letter<\/a>: \u2018The singer won\u00a0a temporary block of the auction of 22 pieces in July 2016<\/a>, telling a New York City court that her celebrity status \u201cdoes not obviate my right to maintain my privacy, including with regard to highly personal items\u201d.\u2019<\/p>\n AY CARAMBA<\/strong>. The very undressed star of Mexico\u2019s version of Jersey Shore<\/em><\/a> (wk-unfriendly).<\/p>\n HUNNAM HUNNAM<\/strong>. Here\u2019s Charlie Hunnam stretching at the beach<\/a>.<\/p>\n MUSIC VIDEO OF THE DAY<\/strong>. \u201cLydia\u201d by The Magic Lantern.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n HUMP DAY HOTTIE<\/strong>. Kev.<\/p>\n The post Charlie Hunnam, Debbie Lesko, Press Freedom, Peter Thiel, Joy Reid, Mark Zuckerberg: HOT LINKS<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Flag.jpeg?resize=195%2C195\")
PRESS FREEDOM<\/strong>. U.S. drops to #45 in ranking of 180 countries around the world<\/a>. \u201cThe United States, the country of the First Amendment, has fallen again in the Index under Donald Trump, this time two places to 45th. A media-bashing enthusiast, Trump has referred to reporters \u2018enemies of the people,\u2019 the term once used by Joseph Stalin.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/thiel-2.jpg?resize=195%2C195\")
SETTLED<\/strong>. Peter Thiel reaches agreement to not buy Gawker<\/a>. \u201cThe agreement was reached between Thiel\u2019s firm and a neutral adviser in charge of liquidating Gawker\u2019s assets\u00a0following a successful lawsuit that bankrupted the company. Thiel will not pursue the site further and will provide the eventual buyer a legal release for articles in Gawker\u2019s archive, according to\u00a0an agreement, obtained by the Journal, filed Wednesday in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"India\"](\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/india.jpg?resize=195%2C195\")
INDIA<\/strong>. Top hotelier takes fight for decriminalization of gay sex to High Court<\/a>: \u201cKeshav Suri, executive director of The Lalit Suri Hospitality Group, filed a petition with the supreme court on April 23 challenging Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) that criminalises a consensual relationship between consenting adults of the same sex<\/a>. The\u00a0court has agreed<\/a>\u00a0to hear his plea and has sought a response from the government.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n