Lizzo, Mike Pence, Philippines, Boris Johnson, Hong Kong, Margaret Atwood, \u2018Grace & Frankie\u2019, Adam Lambert: HOT LINKS<\/b><\/p>\n
IRELAND<\/strong>. Pence\u2019s visit to Ireland a certified disaster after Doonbeg Trump Hotel \u201cboondoogle\u201d<\/a> and endorsement of Boris Johnson and Brexit<\/a>.<\/p>\n 100% THAT BITCH<\/strong>. Twitter user accuses Lizzo of ripping her off<\/a>.<\/p>\n PHILIPPINES<\/strong>. Supreme Court rejects gay marriage appeal<\/a>: \u201cIt ruled that because the applicant didn\u2019t have a partner he hadn\u2019t suffered from current marriage laws, therefore he can\u2019t claim to be a victim of discrimination.\u201d<\/p>\n BREXIT<\/strong>. Boris Johnson suffers devastating loss on first key Brexit vote<\/a>.<\/p>\n BAD WEATHER<\/strong>. Stock market tumbles linked to Trump tweetstorms<\/a>: \u2018Days when\u00a0Trump<\/a>\u00a0tweets a lot are associated with negative stock market returns, Bank of America Merrill Lynch said Tuesday in a report. The brokerage\u2019s chief equity strategist, Savita Subramanian, wrote in a note that \u201csince 2016, days with more than 35 tweets (90 percentile) by Trump have seen negative returns (-9bp), whereas days with less than 5 tweets (10 percentile) have seen positive returns (+5bp) \u2014 statistically significant.\u201d A basis point is 0.01 percent.\u2019<\/p>\n PENIS KITTY<\/strong>. Rescue cat with unusual markings goes viral<\/a>.<\/p>\n HONG KONG<\/strong>. Chief executive Carrie Lam withdraws extradition bill<\/a>: \u201cThe move responds to a major demand of the protesters, who feared China would exploit the measure to extradite suspects for prosecution in China\u2019s opaque judicial system. But it was unclear if the concession would be enough to bring an end to intensifying demonstrations, which are now driven by multiple grievances with the government.\u201d<\/p>\n THE TESTAMENTS<\/strong>. The first extract of Margaret Atwood\u2019s follow-up to The Handmaid\u2019s Tale, which has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize<\/a>.<\/p>\n GRACE & FRANKIE. <\/strong>Renewed for 7th and final season<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s thrilling and somehow fitting, that our show about the challenges, as well as the beauty and dignity of aging, will be the oldest show on Netflix.\u201d<\/p>\n FACEBOOK<\/strong>. Facial recognition no longer a default action<\/a>. \u2018Starting today, it\u2019s rolling out its Face Recognition privacy setting, which it\u00a0first introduced<\/a>\u00a0in December 2017, to all users. If you have Face Recognition turned on, Facebook will notify you if someone uploads a photo of you, even if you aren\u2019t tagged. You can then tag yourself, stay untagged, or report the photo if it\u2019s something you want taken down.\u2019<\/p>\n YOUTUBE<\/strong>. More than 17,000 hate channels removed<\/a>: \u201cThose numbers are approximately five times as many than the company\u2019s last quarter, according to a new blog post from YouTube about the company\u2019s attempts to tackle a growing number of hateful and dangerous videos<\/a> on the platform. This also includes doubling the removal of comments (more than 500 million) that were found to be hateful. Some of these channels, videos<\/a>, and comments are old and were terminated following the policy change, according to the blog post. This could account for the spike in removal numbers.\u201d<\/p>\n BALLS FOR SALE<\/strong>. A colorful art installation that has been hanging in Montreal\u2019s Gay Village will soon be up for sale<\/a>: \u201cThose who want to capture a bit of the magic\u00a0can purchase one of the 3,500 strands for $100<\/a>. Each contains 50 or more balls made of recycled plastic in pink, orange, yellow, green, blue or purple. Proceeds will fund a new art installation to replace the now famous work via an international design competition, while $10 from each sale will go to LGBTQ+ community groups.\u201d<\/p>\n