Here’s What ‘Covfefe’ Means, According to the Internet: What We’re Reading Today

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Here’s what we’re reading today.

1. Scores killed, Canadian embassy damaged in Kabul car bombing

“A powerful bomb hidden in a sewage tanker exploded in the morning rush hour in the centre of the Afghan capital on Wednesday, police said, killing at least 90 people, wounding hundreds and damaging embassy buildings, including Canada’s.

“The bomb, one of the deadliest in Kabul and coming at the start of the holy month of Ramadan, exploded close to the fortified entrance to the German embassy, killing a security guard and wounding some staff, German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said on Twitter.”

The Globe and Mail

2. Trump ready to withdrawn from Paris climate accords, reports say

“Donald Trump is poised to withdraw from the Paris climate accord, according to multiple reports on Wednesday, in a move that would profoundly undermine the landmark agreement by nearly 200 countries to curtail global warming.

“Trump tweeted on Wednesday that he would reach a final decision in a few days, shortly after a wave of reports that he was about to exit from the deal. The reports follow his refusal to express support for global efforts to combat climate change at a G7 summit with European leaders last week.”

The Guardian

+1: Fired FBI director James Comey to testify publicly about Trump confrontations – CNN 

+1: The enduring appeal of seeing Trump as chess master in chief – New York Times Magazine

+1: The internet defines ‘Covfefe’ – Wired

3. This is what the demise of oil looks like

“From giant companies like Exxon Mobil Corp. to OPEC members such as Saudi Arabia, oil producers say their industry will enjoy decades of growth as they feed the energy needs of the world’s expanding middle classes. But what if they’re wrong? There’s a host of reasons to think they might be. Here’s what happens when you test their central assumptions.”

Bloomberg

+1: Shareholders vote to force Exxon to factor climate change into business model – Washington Post

4. The reasons you can’t be anonymous anymore

“The internet made us stop caring.”

BBC

5. Amazon’s brick-and-mortar stores aren’t really for people who read

“The store’s biggest shortcoming, though, is that it is so clearly not intended for people who read regularly. I normally walk into a bookstore and shop the way a person might shop for clothes: I know what I like, what generally works for me, what new styles I might be ready to try. It was a strange feeling, on Thursday, to do laps around a bookstore without feeling a single unexpected thrill. There were no wild cards, no deep cuts, no oddballs—just books that were already best-sellers, pieces of clothing I knew wouldn’t fit me or that I already owned.”

The New Yorker