Jennifer Lopez, Pepe Mu\u00f1oz, Capital One, Social Media Addiction, Dark Horse, Gay Star News, Lil Nas X, Tom Goss: HOT LINKS<\/b><\/p>\n
QUINNIPIAC POLL<\/strong>. 51 percent say Trump is a racist<\/a>.<\/p>\n HOT ROD<\/strong>. J Lo gets $146,000 car for her birthday but she hasn\u2019t driven in 25 years<\/a>.<\/p>\n PAGE SIX<\/strong>. Celine Dion\u2019s inner circle fears that her BFF Pepe Mu\u00f1oz has too much control<\/a>: \u201cIt\u2019s crazy. She knows he\u2019s gay<\/a> and is accepting of it. She needs someone close to her and she fell in love. He\u2019s turned into a Ren\u00e9 type.\u201d<\/p>\n ALL ABOUT THE BASE<\/strong>. Trump aides see Democratic sparring as way to grow base<\/a>: \u201cAccording to four people involved with or close to the Trump campaign, the president\u2019s reelection team believes trumpeting these moments will help win over a certain type of voter that could help carry him to a second term. It\u2019s the voter who might be wary of Trump, but is more alarmed by a Democratic Party they feel is drifting dangerously to the left.\u201d<\/p>\n INDIANAPOLIS<\/strong>. Gay guidance counselor sues Indianapolis archdiocese for discrimination<\/a>. \u201cLynn Starkey, one of\u00a0two gay guidance counselors who have accused the archdiocese of discrimination<\/a>, names the church and Roncalli High School \u2014 the Catholic school where she worked for nearly 40 years until she was fired in May \u2014 in the lawsuit filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana.\u201d<\/p>\n BREACH<\/strong>. Massive data breach affects 100 million Capital One customers<\/a>: \u201cThe suspect, Paige Thompson, 33, left a trail online for investigators to follow as she boasted about the hacking, according to court documents in Seattle, where she was arrested and charged with one count of computer fraud and abuse.\u201d<\/p>\n ADDICTIVE SOCIAL MEDIA<\/strong>. GOP Rep. Josh Hawley introduces bill to ban addictive\u2019 social media features<\/a>: \u2018For example, it would ban YouTube\u2019s \u201cautoplay\u201d feature, which loads up new videos<\/a> for users automatically; Facebook and Twitter\u2019s \u201cinfinite scroll,\u201d which allows users to continue scrolling through their homepages without limit; and Snapchat\u2019s \u201cstreaks,\u201d which reward users for continuing to send photos to their friends.\u2019<\/p>\n DARK HORSE<\/strong>. Katy Perry committed copyright infringement with hit single, jury finds<\/a>.<\/p>\n GAY STAR NEWS<\/strong>. UK-based LGBTQ publication shuts down<\/a>. \u201cThere are a number of reasons, of course. But the biggest change was the level of confidence brands and businesses in the UK have, due to the uncertainty over Brexit. It won\u2019t surprise anyone to hear that many media organisations are struggling with the same problem. There has also been another trend which has become more apparent this year. Brands which are wishing to \u2018do\u2019 LGBTI work are increasingly doing so in a tokenistic way.\u201d<\/p>\n PLASTICS<\/strong>. Holiday Inn to ditch mini-shampoos<\/a>: \u201cThe owner of Holiday Inn and InterContinental Hotels says Tuesday that its nearly 843,000 guest rooms are switching to bulk-size bathroom amenities as part of an effort to cut waste. The transition is due to be completed in 2021.\u201d<\/p>\n OLD TOWN ROAD<\/strong>. Mariah Carey congratulates Lil Nas X for breaking her record<\/a>. \u201cKeep living your best life!\u201d<\/p>\n