EVENING EDITION:
LaCroix bubbles to the top, Trump campaign manager fired and why we aren't living in a simulation
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A THIRST TRAP
THIRST TRAP
In the 1990s, LaCroix was the favorite drink of Midwestern moms. How did it get so cool?
WHAT'S HAPPENING
DOESN'T KNOW WHY HE WAS FIRED
Corey Lewandowski served as Donald Trump's campaign manager up until Monday morning, when he was fired and, reportedly, escorted from Trump Tower by security. A few hours later, he sat down for a half-hour interview with CNN's Dana Bash.
DISTURBING
Occasionally speaking in Arabic, Mateen reportedly told a 911 dispatcher: "Praise be to God, and prayers as well as peace be upon the prophet of God." He appears to ignore two requests from the dispatcher to reveal his identity.
CAN'T COME SOON ENOUGH
The Food and Drug Administration on Monday for the first time approved a clinical trial for an experimental vaccine for Zika virus, an early but significant step in the effort to combat a disease that has quickly emerged as a global health threat.
'WE DON'T WANNA HEAR IT'
The US Supreme Court on Monday left in place gun control laws in New York and Connecticut that ban assault weapons like the one used in last week's massacre at an Orlando nightclub, rejecting a challenge brought by gun rights advocates.
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IN REAL LIFE
OR MAYBE HE'S THE ALIEN?
A simulated apple can't feed anybody, and other reality checks by a philosopher and a cognitive scientist.
THE REAL SEA MONSTERS… ARE US?
The Mariana Trench is the deepest spot in the ocean — and it's home to some strange sights, sounds, and creatures. But there's one thing down there that's very familiar: a whole bunch of garbage.
APOCALYPSE HOW?
MORE LIKELY THAN YOU'D THINK
A scenario that could happen based on what already has.
A PICTURE IS WORTH A 1000 SIEVERTS
Two thousand miles away from the US A-bomb tests in 1945, something weird was happening to Kodak's film.
X = ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Scale back math education in San Francisco? Why not cut Bible study at the Vatican while we're at it?
BEFORE YOU GO
USPOS
An Amazon customer caught this wonderful display of customer service on his security camera.
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