| The X-rated rant that could be a crime |
| Keeping up with the Kardashian-Jenner clan can be exhausting, so you'd be forgiven for not knowing all the details about the latest drama between Rob Kardashian and his estranged ex-fiancée, Blac Chyna (the two share an infant daughter). Chyna was granted a restraining order on Monday against the reality TV star, after he posted online last week several nude pictures of her and went on a profane rant where he accused her of cheating on him. Sure, it may seem like another celebrity spat, but the case reveals a lot about how we think about privacy, sexuality and women's bodies. Kardashian's rant smacked of revenge porn (a misdemeanor in California). Plenty of people on Twitter were disgusted, but there were users who ate up the drama, celebrating Kardashian for "exposing" his ex (who's been called a gold digger). Let's be clear: YES, Chyna is known for posting provocative images on social media. NO, that doesn't mean Kardashian can do the same without her permission. When questioned Monday on GMA about where she'd draw the line when it comes to explicit photos of herself, Chyna did not mince words: "I'm going to draw the line at, I'm Angela White. I'm Blac Chyna. I can do whatever I want. It's my body." |
| So much for that U.S.-Russian 'cybersecurity unit' Trump was tweeting about |
| President Trump pulled the idea just 13 hours after appearing to praise it on Twitter, in the face of ridicule from fellow Republicans – and public support from members of his own administration. Defending his meeting last week with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G-20, Trump on Sunday basically tweeted never mind, following an earlier post that read: "Putin & I discussed forming an impenetrable Cyber Security unit so that election hacking, & many other negative things, will be guarded." A sampling of the blowback: "It's not the dumbest idea I've ever heard, but it's pretty close," said Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., on NBC's Meet The Press. Other news about Trump: |
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| Amazon Prime Day is here. Did you know its original code name was Piñata? |
| It all begins at 9 p.m. ET. Yup, we're talking Amazon Prime Day, which starts Monday night and runs for 30 hours across 13 countries. It's expected to be big. At Amazon headquarters in Seattle, there are literally war rooms to absorb the crushing blow of 85 million Prime shoppers feverishly tapping on the best deal for a slow cooker. The first Prime Day was in 2015, originally code-named Piñata. It wasn't totally smooth. The site crashed and lots of people panned the merchandise. The next year Prime Day felt a lot more like Black Friday. This year, Amazon pledges that prices for all its limited-time lightning deals will be the lowest for that item offered on its site in the last 365 days. Some other things: |
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| #mustread: A trucker tells his story — and is fired for it. |
| USA TODAY Network's yearlong investigation has found that port trucking companies in Southern California have spent the past decade forcing drivers to finance their own trucks by taking on debt they could not afford. Companies then used that debt as leverage to extract forced labor and trap drivers in jobs that left them destitute. Rene Flores, 36, regularly hauled shipping containers up to 20 hours straight between Long Beach and Phoenix. Flores said his company paid him so little — and charged so much for his leased truck — that he had no choice but to break the law with his long hauls. One day after Flores spoke out, he was fired. Read the full story. |
| This is a compilation of stories from across USA TODAY. |
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