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At a Beijing economic forum yesterday, President Rodrigo Duterte announced “my separation from the United States… both in military and economics also.” (Chicago Tribune)

Yesterday in Miami, President Obama compared the Affordable Care Act to Samsung. If a phone has flaws, he said, you fix it and don’t throw it away. “Unless it catches fire, then you pull it off the market,” Obama joked, alluding to recent Samsung Note 7 explosions. (CNET)

The lawyers of Artem Vaulin, the alleged head of KickassTorrents, recently issued their response to prosecutors’ allegations that Vaulin committed secondary criminal copyright infringement. They argued that secondary copyright infringement is a civil and not a criminal violation. (Ars Technica UK)

MetLife has recently abandoned Snoopy in favor of a “clean, modern” design that represents “life, renewal and energy.” Dean Crutchfield, an independent brand consultant, said, “Snoopy was brought in to connect emotionally with consumers. It is no longer relevant to its target audience.” (New York Times)

snoopy needs a hand to hold via New York Times