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Jeb and Hillary engage in a childish Twitter fight

Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton hashed it out on social media last night.

By Eric Levenson @ejleven

August 11, 2015

2 minutes to read

Good morning, Boston. Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton bicker on Twitter, Target’s “Local Pride’’ T-shirts bug an actual local designer, and the rest of the news you need to know today.

Harvard runner channels the power of Boston: “Kiran Gandhi [is] the London Marathon runner who made headlines for running during her period without a tampon. ‘It’s inspiring, and honestly that gusto, that Boston Strong, Boston don’t give a f—, Boston can make whatever they want happen—that energy was with me on the marathon course when I got my flow,’ she said.’’ (Boston.com)

A-B-C, as easy as G-O-O-G-L-E: “Google was founded as a company that did Internet search. Over time, it has broadened into areas as varied as drones, pharmaceuticals and venture capital, none of which make much money, and some of which have spooked investors. Now Google is listening to Wall Street, while also trying to keep its innovation going. The Silicon Valley behemoth is reorganizing under a new name — Alphabet — and separating its moneymaking businesses from the moonshot ones.’’ (The New York Times)

Winter is always right around the corner: “When Boston’s famous pile of snow and debris finally melted a few weeks ago, Governor Charlie Baker released a triumphant tweet: ‘Our nightmare is officially over!’ If only. Not only are some people still making repairs, but in Boston’s scarred soul, the fact that it’s been warm and sunny and it’s already August means one thing, and it’s not that last winter is ‘officially over.’ It’s that next winter is almost here.’’ (The Boston Globe)

Jeb and Hillary’s very important policy debate:

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Target’s “Local Pride’’ T-shirts irk local designer: “Not long after the new CityTarget launched in the Fenway neighborhood last month, Chris Wrenn of Sully’s Brand apparel received a handful of text messages, all to the effect of, ‘Hey, so sorry to hear about Target.’ … ‘Almost all of the t-shirts looked like they could have our logo on them,’ Wrenn says. ‘I’m upset that they’re making things similar to ours. But I’m more interested in taking them to task for hiring a New York designer to make a line called ‘Boston Pride,’ especially when there are so many legitimate options in Massachusetts.’’’ (Boston magazine)

Ferguson’s tense one-year anniversary: “Ferguson was a community on edge again Monday, a day after a protest marking the anniversary of Michael Brown’s death was punctuated with gunshots and police critically wounded a black 18-year-old accused of opening fire on officers. … Several hundred people had gathered by 9 p.m. Monday, chanting and holding signs. There were no apparent signs of conflict.’’ (Boston.com)