Morning Updates: Obama on Jon Stewart, satirical Trump story is way too real
Good morning, Boston. Armed civilians are taking security of military recruitment centers into their own hands, President Obama spoke with Jon Stewart on last night’s The Daily Show, and the rest of the news you need to know.
After Chattanooga shooting, armed civilians guard military recruitment centers: “It was a quiet afternoon at this unassuming strip mall not far from the main commercial strip in Manchester, New Hampshire, which includes a Chuck E. Cheese’s and a Hobby Lobby. But the sidewalk in front of one specific building was crowded with men holding guns. … The place they had come to protect was outlined in bright red letters in a sign posted above their heads: Armed Services Career Center. ‘The enemy knows these are soft targets,’ the man with the tattoo, whose name is Stevie D, told Boston.com, ‘and we’re here to make them hard targets.’’’ (Boston.com)
Boston hospitals take the lead: Boston’s doctors have done it again. Last month, U.S. News & World Report chose Boston Children’s Hospital as the best pediatric hospital in the nation. Now, the publication has assessed about 5,000 hospitals to determine the “Best Hospitals’’ for 2015-2016, and Massachusetts General Hospital came out on top. (Boston.com)
MBTA returns fines to Commuter Rail operator: “[At Tuesday’s MBTA meeting,] T officials announced a financial decision that left at least one legislator scratching his head. Though Keolis Commuter Services had been fined about $7.53 million in its first year for subpar service, the MBTA would allow Keolis to use the penalty money to hire more employees. … ‘It’s not that we’re returning to them any fee or profit,’ [MBTA interim GM Frank DePaola] said. ‘We’re having them hire additional staff and giving them the funds to cover the cost of these staff who will improve the customer experience.’’’ (The Boston Globe)
Maine diner owner yells at screaming child, sparks parenting controversy: “[This] very much sounds to me like the grown-up answered a tantrum with a tantrum. … News flash, people: Children cry! They cry on trains and planes and, yes, in restaurants. And even good parents have crying children. Of course there are parents out there who let their children run amok. It’s a wide world full of different parenting styles.’’ (Boston.com)
President Obama went on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart: He talked Stewart’s coming departure, the Iran deal, the media, and American youth. And like many fans, POTUS doesn’t want Stewart to leave. “I’m going to issue an executive order,’’ Obama said. “Jon Stewart cannot leave the show. It’s being challenged in the courts.’’ (Boston.com)
This fake story by “Donald Trump’’ is too real: Yes, this column by “Trump’’ was written tongue-in-cheek from the satirical news website The Onion, but it hits at the core of our infatuation with Trump’s campaign. “Admit it: You people want to see just how far this goes, don’t you? My campaign’s just barely begun and I’ve already got you begging for more. Sure, you can say you oppose me or that you don’t even take me seriously. But let me ask you: How many articles have you read about Ted Cruz lately? How many news segments have you watched on Bobby Jindal? Or Rand Paul? But if those stories have the name ‘Donald Trump’ in them, well, look who suddenly can’t get enough.’’ (The Onion)
The Goodbye: The lip-smacking history of NECCO, the New England Confectionery Company.
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