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<\/p>\nMNEK, Sherrie Silver, Melania Trump, Madonna, Ron Paul, Spain, Ukraine, North Korea, Elton John: HOT LINKS<\/b>
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JUDGE TO MADONNA<\/strong>. Stop harassing your neighbors<\/a>.<\/p>\n PROTEST<\/strong>. Hundreds of thousands protest Trump\u2019s nativist policies across nation<\/a>.<\/p>\n NORTH KOREA<\/strong>. Missile plant under expansion, report finds<\/a>: \u201cThe Middlebury Institute of International Studies report found that North Korea has recently expanded a factory complex in the eastern city of Hamhung that produces key engines for solid-fuel ballistic missiles. The factory also makes other missile components, including re-entry vehicles for warheads that could be used on longer-range missiles capable of reaching the U.S.\u201d<\/p>\n THAT\u2019S ALL<\/strong>. Elton John has found a writing partner for his Devil Wears Prada<\/em> Broadway musical<\/a>.<\/p>\n TRADE WAR<\/strong>. Canadian tariffs begin<\/a>: \u2018Some U.S. products, mostly steel and iron, face 25 percent tariffs, the same penalty the United States slapped on imported steel at the end of May. Other U.S. imports, from ketchup to pizza to dishwasher detergent, will face a 10 percent tariff at the Canadian border, the same as America\u2019s tax on imported aluminum.\u2019<\/p>\n RON PAUL<\/strong>. Former congressman under fire for racist tweet<\/a>: \u2018The cartoon features a Jewish man<\/a> with a hooked nose, a black man<\/a> with exaggerated lips, an Asian man<\/a> with slanted eyes and a man<\/a> who looks like a neanderthal punching Uncle Sam and yelling \u201cCultural Marxism!\u201d\u2019<\/p>\n jesus fucking<\/a> christ man<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/eaLMve87Ex<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Patrick Blanchfield (@PatBlanchfield) July 2, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n DRUGS<\/strong>. Indiana officials seize Trump MAGA ecstasy pills.<\/p>\n Indiana police find Trump-shaped ecstasy pills in drug raid t.co\/MjKjZDKuin<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/eMLiM2nrC6<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 The Hill (@thehill) July 2, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n SPAIN<\/strong>. Transgender woman wins Miss Universe Spain pageant<\/a>. \u201cAngela Ponce, 25, will represent Spain in the upcoming Miss Universe pageant scheduled end of the year. Her win comes as Pride Month comes to a close.\u201d<\/p>\n UKRAINE<\/strong>. Gay activist beaten ahead of Gay Pride parade<\/a>: \u2018Borys Zolotchenko was severely beaten by a group of around 10 men<\/a> in the centre of the industrial city Kryvyi Rig late Saturday, Gay Alliance Ukraine said. The head of the organising committee for the parade was attacked when he was returning home with his friends, the group said. As a result of the attack, Zolotchenko was hospitalised, with Gay Alliance Ukraine releasing a picture of him with scratches on his face.\u2019<\/p>\n VIRGINIA<\/strong>. Head of Republican Party steps down after extremist candidate wins nomination<\/a>: \u201cJohn C. Whitbeck resigned Saturday as chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia, weeks after Corey Stewart won the party\u2019s nomination to take on Sen. Tim Kaine (D) in the November election.\u201d<\/p>\n NEW MEXICO<\/strong>. CBS affiliate cancels broadcasts, evacuates, after man with backpack enters building twice<\/a>.<\/p>\n FACEBOOK.<\/strong>\u00a0Oops we accidentally unblocked people users had blocked<\/a>: \u2018Facebook disclosed the bug in a blog post published on Monday<\/a>, and said it meant blocked users could again see the profiles of people who had blocked them or send them messages \u2014 both things that a blocked user shouldn\u2019t want to do. It affected both the main Facebook platform and its messaging app, Messenger.\u2019<\/p>\n MUSIC VIDEO OF THE DAY<\/strong>. MNEK featuring Hailee Steinfeld \u201cColour\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n CHOREOGRAPHY OF THE DAY<\/strong>. This is America.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n MONDAY MUSCLE<\/strong>. Tyrone Wells.<\/p>\n The post MNEK, Sherrie Silver, Melania Trump, Madonna, Ron Paul, Spain, Ukraine, North Korea, Elton John: HOT LINKS<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"Melania](\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/melania_trump.jpg?resize=195%2C195\")
POSITIVE STORIES ONLY<\/strong>. News agencies paid Melania Trump thousands in royalties for photos specified for use in positive stories<\/a>: \u2018President Donald Trump\u2019s most recent\u00a0financial disclosure<\/a>\u00a0reveals that in 2017 the first lady<\/a> earned at least $100,000 from Getty Images for the use of any of a series of 187 photos of the first family shot between 2010 and 2016 by Belgian photographer Regine Mahaux.\u2019 She doesn\u2019t really care, do u?<\/p>\n![\"Robert](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/mueller.jpeg?resize=195%2C195\")
MUELLER PROBE<\/strong>. Russia investigation likely got access to NRA\u2019s tax records<\/a>: \u2018They say it would be routine for Justice Department Special Counsel Robert Mueller\u2019s investigators, who are looking at the NRA\u2019s funding as part of a broader inquiry into Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. elections, to secretly gain access to the NRA\u2019s tax returns from the Internal Revenue Service.\u00a0On the returns, the group was required to identify its so-called \u201cdark money\u201d donors \u2014 companies and wealthy individuals who financed $21 million of the group\u2019s publicly disclosed pro-Trump spending, as well as its multimillion-dollar efforts to heighten voter turnout.\u2019<\/p>\n\n
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