Major Sponsors Drop Ryan Lochte After He Fabricates Rio Robbery
U.S. Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte lost several major sponsors Monday, including Speedo USA and Ralph Lauren after he lied about being robbed at gunpoint in Rio. The swimmer later admitted that he “overexaggerated” his story and that in fact he vandalized a gas station bathroom while being intoxicated. Speedo also said it will donate a portion of Lochte’s $50,000 fee to a charity to help Brazilian children. [CNN]
The Bizarre Murder of Dee Dee Blancharde
Buzzfeed takes a long, fascinating and tragic look at the story of who everyone believed to be a doting mother and her chronically ill daughter — though the truth behind the two is far more disturbing. [BuzzFeed]
Former Fox News Anchor Sues Network, Claiming Retaliation for Reporting Sexual Harassment
Former host Andrea Tantaros has filed a lawsuit against Fox News, claiming network executives punished her for complaining about sexual harassment from Roger Ailes. “Fox News masquerades as a defender of traditional family values, but behind the scenes, it operates like a sex-fueled, Playboy Mansion-like cult, steeped in intimidation, indecency, and misogyny,” reads the suit. [New York Times]
John Oliver Begs Donald Trump to Drop Out of Race
Using tips from a '90s children’s book called the “The Kid Who Ran for President” that has uncanny parallels to Donald Trump’s presidential bid, John Oliver of "Last Week Tonight" begs Trump to drop out of the race, which he says would both expose the fallacies of the primary system and leave Trump’s reputation intact.
A Glimpse of New York’s Subway Future in Toronto
As New York is set to get a whole bunch of wider, accordion-style subway cars, the New York Times traveled to Toronto to figure out how these trains-of-the-future work — and more importantly, if riders like them. Overall, it seems that they do, with some city residents even riding the movable connection between cars for fun. Oh, Canada! [New York Times]
Massachusetts to Start Taxing Uber and Lyft
Massachusetts will become the first state in the country to start taxing Uber and Lyft, levying a 20-cent tax per trip that the companies will pay to the state. Five cents will go to taxis, 10 cents will go to cities and towns, and five cents will go to a state transportation fund. [The Verge]
Why One Writer Says Giving Up Alcohol Gave Her a Better Understanding of Why Women Drink
One writer’s personal experience of giving up drinking becomes a deeper look at the tough and often unfair world women must navigate, without the blurring effects of alcohol to dull all that infuriating sexism. [Quartz]
Japan’s Prime Minister Pops Out of Drain Pipe as Mario At Rio Olympics
In a theatrical closing ceremony of the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janiero, Japan’s prime minister, Shinzo Abe, popped out of a drain pipe as Super Mario from the Nintendo game series, surprising and amusing Japanese viewers. [New York Times]
Other #InternautDay The World Should Be Celebrating
Although the world is celebrating the birth of the “World Wide Web” — or #InternautDay — Tuesday, there are other notable dates that should be more dutifully noted, Fortune Magazine said. On March 12, 1989, when Tim Berners-Lee, who is credited with creating the web, submitted his proposal for “a new information management system.” And how about October 1990, when HTML and the likes were created, or December of the same year, when the first webpage went live? [Fortune]
This column was compiled by DNAinfo reporters Eddie Small, Ewa Kern-Jedrychowska, Gwynne Hogan, Rachel Holliday Smith, Shaye Weaver, Carolina Pichardo, Jeanmarie Evelly, Irene Plagianos and Allegra Hobbs.
