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How CNN Found The Reddit User Behind The Trump Wrestling GIF:

The Reddit user who initially claimed credit for President Donald Trump’s tweet that showed Trump tackling CNN issued an apology Tuesday for the video and other offensive content he posted — one day after CNN identified the man behind the account and attempted to make contact with him.

Reddit user “HanA**holeSolo” first shared the GIF last Wednesday of Trump pummeling a wrestler with CNN’s logo imposed on his face. CNN could find no earlier instance of the GIF. The GIF was later edited into a video with sound and tweeted by the President on Sunday.

On Reddit, “HanA**holeSolo” took credit for inspiring the tweet. Soon after, “HanA**holeSolo’s” other posts on Reddit, some of which included racist and anti-Semitic imagery, quickly circulated on social media.

US, China Divided Over How To Deal With New North Korean ICBM Threat:

A paradigm-changing North Korean missile test has left the United States and China split over how to deal with the aggressive rogue state.

While China and Russia have called for concessions on both sides, the US so far has made no public move to open talks, instead opting to engage in a renewed military show of force with its South Korean ally.
North Korea announced Tuesday it had successfully tested an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), which state media said had reached an altitude of 2,802 kilometers (1,741 miles), its highest ever missile test.

How 3-Star General Nadja West Overcame Self-Doubt:

Army Surgeon General Nadja West is a model of confidence with her combat boots, impeccable military posture and three stars adorning her uniform.

Yet walking through the Pentagon courtyard, I had to pick my jaw up from the ground when she revealed that confidence was one of the main issues she struggled with as she rose through the Army ranks.

The first female African-American three-star general in US Army history, the highest-ranking woman ever to graduate from West Point, a wife and mother of two — West’s accolades add up to a badass woman by anyone’s standard. Yet, like so many of us, she has struggled to believe in herself. Her story shows that even the toughest and most powerful women in Washington have overcome not just external barriers but internal ones.

Hot Dog Legend Kobayashi Answers The Big Question: Is A Hot Dog A Sandwich?:

The beef with Nathan’s is still fresh.

Takeru Kobayashi—arguably the greatest professional eater of all time, a man whose records include eating 62 slices of pizza in 12 minutes and 13 grilled cheese sandwiches in one minute, a man whose uniquely positioned stomach and innovative nature allowed him to double the previous Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest record of 25 in his first try—is again not involved in America’s most famous eating competition.

A six-time champion of the event, Kobayashi, now 39, is still embroiled in contract disputes with Major League Eating, and he subsequently hasn’t competed in the Coney Island Independence Day tradition since 2009.

‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ Comes Home To Marvel:

“Spider-Man: Homecoming” is really more like a reunion, bringing the character whose movie rights were acquired by Sony back into Marvel’s cinematic fold. The result is a fun, unexpectedly lighter-than-air film, one that plays up its comedic aspects more than almost any of its brethren while benefiting from Tom Holland’s believable boyishness in the title role.

Dating back to its comic-book beginnings, Spider-Man always pressed the notion of Peter Parker being someone to whom a younger audience could relate — a science nerd blessed with super powers thanks to a radioactive spider bite, but whose teenage life is also complicated by his dual identity.
Directed by Jon Watts from a script credited to a posse of writers, “Homecoming” fully embraces that awkward dynamic and coming-of-age narrative — with apologies to rival DC, a sort of “Spider-Man: Year One,” tackling the on-the-job training component of truly becoming a superhero.

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source: CNN.com