1. President Trump said on Sunday that a group of four minority congresswomen should “go back” to the countries they came from rather than “loudly and viciously telling the people of the United States” how to run the government. Within the racist insult, it was factually inaccurate, only one of the lawmakers was born outside the country. His tweets came on the same weekend that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents began rounding up about 2,000 undocumented immigrants. Nancy Pelosi responded with “Make America Great Again, has always been about making America white again.” New York Times
2. This past Sunday, nearly 1,300 women swam, biked and ran in the 12th Tri for a Cure, the Maine Cancer Foundation’s largest annual fundraising event. The all-female triathlon has raised more than $16 million for the foundation since 2008. This year, participants raised approximately $2 million. All funds support cancer research, awareness and prevention in Maine. Press Herald
3. Procter & Gamble, a sponsor of the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team, is now supporting its members’ fight for equal pay. The company’s Secret deodorant brand says it will donate $529,000 to the team, $23,000 for each of the 23 players, to help close the pay gap. The sponsor put an ad in The New York Times on Sunday urging the U.S. Soccer Federation to “be on the right side of history.” WGME
4. The U.S. Air Force have responded to a Facebook’s group’s efforts to have 450,000 people storm a top secret military base. Conspiracy theorists have always believed that Area 51 in Nevada holds info about alien activities and the group believes that they can discover the truth by storming the base. Air Force spokeswoman Laura McAndrews did not elaborate on the military’s plan to prepare for this, but it is implied that the storming will be countered with force. Deadline
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