Lionel Messi Handed Jail Term in Spain for Tax Fraud: Here’s What We’re Reading Today

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Here’s what we’re reading:

1. Lionel Messi handed jail term in Spain for tax fraud

“Argentina and Barcelona footballer Lionel Messi has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for tax fraud. The footballer and his father were found guilty of three counts of tax fraud in Wednesday’s ruling by the court in Barcelona.”

2. Finding acceptance after the Orlando shooting

“The Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Fla., has pushed some victims’ families to address the complexities of religion and homosexuality.”

3. How to suck up without being obvious about it

Sucking up to the boss is a lot like the early stages of dating: On the one hand, you want to make the other person feel good — and, by extension, good about you. On the other hand, you also want to play it kind of cool, lest you come off as too eager to please (I believe the kids these days call it “thirsty”).”

4. Not even Deadpool is safe from Hiddleswift

“In a wicker chair on the left, Swift is sprawled across the lap of her most recent obsession, Tom Hiddleston. Their foreheads are gently touching, like injured doves in a gilded nest. Their eyes are closed with the bliss that comes after unleashing a new couple nickname — Hiddleswift — that sounds like a medieval disease.”

5. Drowning death of Navy SEAL trainee ruled a homicide by medical examiner

“Seaman James Derek Lovelace, 21, of Crestview, Fla., died May 6 during the famously difficult Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) course at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado in California. His death was at least the third linked to SEAL training in the past year; two other students have committed suicide since November after washing out of the program.”