1. President Barack Obama blasted Donald Trump when he delivered a commencement address at Rutgers University on Sunday. “So class of 2016, let me be as clear as I can be: in politics and in life, ignorance is not a virtue. It’s not cool to not know what you’re talking about. That’s not keeping it real or telling it like it is. That’s not challenging political correctness, that’s just not knowing what you’re talking about.” (Slate)
2. The Toronto Blue Jays and Texas Rangers may play in separate divisions, but their rivalry is quickly becoming one of the most heated in all of Major League Baseball. The two teams squared off for the final time of the 2016 season on Sunday and engaged in a brawl in the top of the eighth inning after Jose Bautista came into second baseman Odor with a late slide. Odor’s throw to first went way wide, but neither team seemed too concerned after Odor punched Bautista in the face. (BR)
3. A suspicious package destroyed by a bomb disposal team after prompting the evacuation of Manchester United’s stadium on Sunday was a fake device accidentally left behind after a training exercise, police said. (Reuters)
4. The internet is latching on to a hot new trend: “#F**kTrump.” In place of the violence frequently seen at his rallies, people are exercising their right to free speech and giving him the finger right outside of Trump Tower. (Complex)
5. Timothy Babine, a University of Maine at Presque Isle, graduating senior congratulated his peers and announced he had something important to do – leaving the stage to propose to his girlfriend in the stands. Hayley Hamilton burst into tears as he went down on one knee to pop the question on Saturday. Hamilton shook her head “yes.” (PH)
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