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IRISH

• It was revealed that drug trials were carried out on almost 300 children in mother and baby homes.
• A family at a Dublin homeless centre was offered a blood-stained mattress to sleep on.
• A 45-year-old man was shot at a Dublin pub.
• Figures show ambulances spent over 8,000 hours parked outside hospitals in April alone.
• Round one in the Labour leadership contest took place today and here’s what happened.
• Unions representing Aer Lingus workers have accepted an invitation to talks by the Labour Court.
• Billionaire Wilbur Ross is to sell his entire stake in Bank of Ireland.
• New laws targeting rogue clampers will be in place by next year.
• Thunderstorms are expected across the country this evening and tomorrow.
• The ISPCA called for a ban on sulkies on public roads after the death of a horse at the weekend.

WORLD

#THANKS FOR THE LAUGHS: Comedian and actor Rik Mayall died.

#LAS VEGAS: Two police officers and a civilian were killed in an ambush that ended with the two gunmen shooting themselves. [AFP]

#TOO MUCH LOVE: A bridge in Paris had to be evacuated after thousands of ‘love locks’ caused part of the railing to collapse. [AFP]

#PAKISTAN: Karachi airport has reopened after a raid by militants in which at least 28 people were killed. [BBC]

INNOVATION

• Megavideo‘s founder is offering a reward for dirt on the US government. Brave. [AFP]
• A computer programme passed the Turing Test – being mistaken for a human – for the first time in history.
• Apple CEO Tim Cook tweeted a photo of Macs running Windows. [Business Insider]

PARTING SHOT

Did you collect soccer stickers as a kid? Apparently they’re responsible for turning Italian children into capitalists. [Quartz]

First published 9pm

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