quote [ Ric Ocasek, the lead singer of iconic new wave rock band The Cars, was found dead in his Manhattan apartment on Sunday, law enforcement sources told The Post. He was 75 years old. ]

quote [ A Kiwi adman has chosen an unusual support person to accompany him to a redundancy meeting.

In lieu of the usual suspects of a friend, colleague or family member, the member of the creative team at FCB hired a professional clown to attend the meeting with him. ]

quote [ North Carolina House Republicans called a surprise vote and overrode Gov. Roy Cooper’s budget veto on Wednesday morning, Cooper said at a press conference Wednesday afternoon.

According to a tweet by State Sen. Jeff Jackson (D-Mecklenburg), almost half of the House members were absent when the vote was taken, which resulted in a 55-9 tally.

Jackson said Democrats were specifically told by Republicans that no votes would be held in Wednesday’s morning session. ]

quote [ A Supreme Judicial Court justice handed Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins a major victory Monday, ruling that Boston Municipal Court Judge Richard Sinnott III had “no authority” to force Rollins to push ahead with the prosecution of a Straight Pride protestor. ]

quote [ U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly fired his national security adviser John Bolton, saying on Tuesday he had serious policy disagreements with his hardline aide. ]

quote [ Arpaio’s loss in Arizona’s Senate Republican primary is a fitting end to the public life of a truly sadistic man. ]

quote [ Russi Taylor has died. A prolific voice actor, Taylor’s credits stretch across a massive swathe of the animation history of the last 40 years—but she’ll probably be best known, and loved, around these parts for the decades she spent playing the perfect portrait of a kiss-ass alpha nerd, Martin Prince, on The Simpsons. (To say nothing of her work as fellow classmates Üter, Terri, and Sherri.) ]

quote [ Ricardo Rossello says he will step down on August 2 after two weeks of mass protests over obscenity-laced text messages. ]

quote [ He told investigators he wrote the note in front of his wife, telling her he would “rather be in jail than at home.”...

...was sentenced Tuesday to six months of home confinement after pleading guilty ]

quote [ Botswana's High Court has ruled in favour of decriminalising homosexuality in a landmark decision for campaigners.

The court rejected laws that impose up to seven years in prison for same-sex relationships, stating they were unconstitutional...

Three judges came to the decision unanimously. ]