5 things you need to know Tuesday
MLB's brightest stars shine in Miami
After a memorable Home Run Derby, baseball’s best are on display Tuesday night at Marlins Park in Miami for the MLB All-Star Game. Red Sox lefty Chris Sale gets the start for the American League, while Nationals ace Max Scherzer takes the mount of the National League. The NL leads the all-time series 43-42-2, but the AL has won four years in a row and can tie the series up with a win. For the first time since 2002, the outcome does not determine home-field advantage for the World Series. Despite having the best record in baseball at the All-Star break, there are no Dodgers players in the NL's starting lineup.
Don't miss out Amazon Prime Day's amazing deals
Happy Amazon Prime Day (again!). In case you missed some of the deals offered during Amazon’s annual promotion Monday, Tuesday is your chance to save some dollars. Some of the best deals offered thus far include a 50% off price tag on the Amazon Echo and up to half off on select, unlocked smartphones. You can check out more deals here.
Slain New York police officer is laid to rest
A New York Police Department officer who was fatally shot and killed in the final moments of her shift will be laid to rest early Tuesday. Miosotis Familia, 48, was shot in the head by Alexander Bonds, 34, an ex-con who had a checkered rap sheet. Surveillance video from a nearby convenience store shows Bonds walking to the police cruiser shortly after midnight on Wednesday last week, where he fired one shot at the mother-of-three and 12-year police force veteran. Familia's patrol partner, who was also in the car at the time, frantically called in the shooting. Bonds was fatally shot in a confrontation with police minutes later. The shooting death came the same week the NYPD was celebrating the addition of more than 500 candidates to its police academy.
On World Population Day, 214 million women need contraception
Tuesday is World Population Day and this year's theme is family planning. The Earth's population is expected to hit 8 billion by 2023 and millions of women want to avoid pregnancy, but still don't have access to contraception. Population growth is concentrated in the world’s poorest countries, and family planning can ease population pressure put on their natural resources and their economy. Women’s rights advocates around the world are trying to meet global family planning needs, but slow progress and looming funding cuts are impeding their goals.
On 7-11, 7-Eleven celebrates birthday with free Slurpees
On Tuesday, America's largest convenience store chain turns 90 and is marking the day, which it has dubbed 7-Eleven Day, with a Slurpee giveaway. Participating stores nationwide are giving away free small Slurpees from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., while supplies last. Also giving away freebies Tuesday are Chick-fil-A restaurants. To celebrate its 13th annual Cow Appreciation Day, the chain famous for its chicken sandwiches is giving away free food from opening until 7 p.m. The catch? You have to dress like a cow. Adults in costume will receive a free entree while children sporting cow duds will get a free kid's meal.
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