The Short List: Darren Wilson supporters; 'SNL' legend dies; Uber's big hire
Supporters try to raise $100,000 for family of cop who killed Michael Brown
Michael Brown isn't the only one with supporters. There's another protest happening. It's a small, quiet, counterprotest, taking place mostly online, to back the cop who shot him. Darren Wilson, 28, already has two Facebook groups supporting him and an online fundraising site set up to raise $100,000 for his family. Wilson, a six-year police veteran who had no previous complaints against him, is on paid leave and is in seclusion.
Uber hires Obama strategist David Plouffe to help win over people who hate Uber
People who love Uber really love Uber. But a lot of people don't. So the company hired Obama political strategist David Plouffe as its senior vice president of policy and strategy to help charm the naysayers. Plouffe, who ran President Obama's 2008 campaign, will try to win over consumers and regulators while running over white-knuckled resistance from the taxi cab lobby.
'SNL' announcer Don Pardo made NBC's first on-air announcement that JFK had been shot
If you saw him on the street, you wouldn't have looked twice. But if you heard his voice, you would have no doubt recognized that distinctive velvet tone. Don Pardo, famous for introducing the lineups on Saturday Night Live since its premiere, died Monday at the age of 96. Pardo was the guy who announced the show's title, cast members and musical guests after the cry, "Live, from New York ..." He worked in radio and television since the 1940s. Fun fact: On Nov. 22, 1963, he made NBC's first on-air announcement that President John F. Kennedy had been shot in Dallas.
After 5 days of peace, the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas is over
No more quiet. Israel pulled out of talks Tuesday and resumed its airstrikes in Gaza. It said Hamas was violating terms of a temporary cease-fire by launching rockets at the city of Beersheba. The indirect peace talks taking place in Egypt hadn't looked like they were really going anywhere. Hamas is seeking an end to a seven-year Israeli-Egypt blockade that has ravaged Gaza's economy, while Israel wants guarantees that Hamas will disarm. Nearly 2,000 Palestinians have been killed since the fighting broke out July 8. Gaza's Health Ministry and the United Nations say the majority of them were civilians. Israel says it has lost 67 people, including three soldiers.
Pope Francis loses three relatives in car crash
It's a sad day for the pope. Three of his relatives were killed in a car crash in Argentina Tuesday. The pontiff's 38-year-old nephew, Horacio Bergoglio Emanuel, was driving a car that rammed the back of a truck that was moving in the same direction on a mountain road. Emanuel's wife, Valeria Carmona, 38, and their two children, 8 months and 2 years, were killed. Emanuel was hospitalized in serious condition. "The pope has been informed of the tragic accident in Argentina involving family members, and he is profoundly saddened," the Vatican said in a statement. "He asks all those who share his grief to unite with him in prayer."
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