2015年7月22日 星期三

2015-07-23 U.S. Spotlight


Los Angeles Times
   
Obama pushes to extend gun background checks to Social Security - LA Times ...   
Los Angeles Times
Seeking tighter controls over firearm purchases, the Obama administration is pushing to ban Social Security beneficiaries from owning guns if they lack the mental capacity to manage their own affairs, a move that could affect millions whose monthly ...

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TIME
   
Sanders and O'Malley Stumble During Black Lives Matter Protest   
TIME
Democratic presidential candidate Martin O'Malley was midsentence when the chanting began. “What side are you on black people, what side are you on!” rang the chorus of around four dozen mostly black protesters streaming into a convention hall in ...


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11 Things to Quit Immediately   
Huffington Post
There are many things in life that cause us to feel stress and sadness. Here are 11 things you can quit doing right now in order to create a life that feels easier and lighter. Starting today you can give up on things that no longer serve you and ...

   


VentureBeat
   
These 12 startups died in Q2. Here's why and how   
VentureBeat
[Are you a growth marketer? Do you want to know what it takes to be one? Join us at GrowthBeat, on August 17-18 in San Francisco. Thought leaders from the biggest brands and most disruptive companies will share winning growth strategies on the most ...


   


Wall Street Journal
   
BMW M6: All You Want (Too Bad About the Guilt)   
Wall Street Journal
Somewhere between Munich and Leipzig, Germany. I'M KIND OF BUMMED about my carbon budget. During this eight-day tour of Europe I've practically left a contrail, thousands of pounds of CO2 cast merrily upon the wind: Five airplanes, five hotels, one ...


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Yahoo Food
   
11 Ingredients You Shouldn't Refrigerate   
Yahoo Food
The refrigerator is seen as a safe haven for food: tuck everything away in the ice box and it will keep better and longer, right? That's not always the case—many food items don't need to be refrigerated at all and could just be taking up space on the ...

   


CNN
   
Super-charge the solar power boom   
CNN
Van Jones is president of Dream Corps and Rebuild The Dream, which promote innovative solutions for America's economy. He was President Barack Obama's green jobs adviser in 2009. A best-selling author, he is also founder of Green for All, a national ...


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ESPN
   
Brett Favre humbled by fan response to his Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame ...   
ESPN
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Former Green Bay Packers president Bob Harlan called him the "greatest player we've ever had," but on the day Brett Favre was inducted into the Packers Hall of Fame and his No. 4 retired, the legendary former quarterback was more ...


   


Gizmodo
   
9 Cocktails Made With LaCroix, a Sparkling Water With a Cult Following   
Gizmodo
The perfect warm weather drink is an elusive unicorn. Light and tasty? Refreshing and boozy? It's hard to achieve all of these things in a single glass. Luckily, I have the answer. It's time to give your summer cocktails a makeover with the zany fruit ...

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Washington Post
   
From a first arrest to a life sentence   
Washington Post
Sharanda Jones — prisoner 33177-077 — struggled to describe the moment in 1999 when a federal judge sentenced her to life in prison after her conviction on a single cocaine offense. She was a first-time, nonviolent offender. UNWINDING THE DRUG WAR ...


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