Amazon Jobs Day • 'Discrimination' Against White Students • Miscarriage In NYPD Custody: Patch Morning Briefing

Good morning! It's Wednesday, and you're halfway through the week. Here's what you need to know to start your day.

Amazon Jobs Day

Amazon will open the doors of 10 of its fulfillment centers across the U.S. on Wednesday as part of the company's first "Jobs Day" hiring event. The company is aiming to hire about 50,000 full-time and part-time employees across the nation this week and will be handing out "on-the-spot" job offers on Wednesday. In January, Amazon announced that it would hire 100,000 workers across the U.S. through 2018. (Patch)

Justice Department To Target Affirmative Action Policies

The federal government will focus much of its civil rights enforcement efforts on targeting colleges and universities that have affirmative action policies favoring racial minorities, according to documents obtained by the New York Times. Some in the Justice Department believe these policies result in unlawful discrimination against white students. Under President Trump, the department has moved away from defending voting rights, reducing police misconduct and protecting LGBT rights. (New York Times)

Young Woman Miscarries After Being Pepper-Sprayed, Assaulted By NYPD: Lawsuit

A 31-year-old woman is part of a civil rights lawsuit saying she suffered a miscarriage while in NYPD custody earlier this year after being pepper-sprayed and shoved against a wall by a pack of police officers in the Bronx. Norma Reyes — along with Julius Segars, the father of her unborn child, and his 16-year-old cousin Kurt Gorin — filed the lawsuit against the City of New York and six police officers on Tuesday, alleging the officers "intentionally and willfully" subjected all three of them to "false arrest and excessive force" on May 15. (Patch)

Quick Hits

Costco Co-Founder Jeff Brotman, 74, Dies (Patch)

Hundreds To Join Ice Bucket Challenge Co-Founder For World Record Attempt Aug. 5 (Patch)

Watch This Little Boy Fist Bump, Melt Hearts Of Fellow Airline Passengers (Patch)

Teacher's 20 Students Take Part In Her Wedding (Patch)

Patch's Ultimate Back-To-School Guide

Get started early with these deals on school supplies, backpacks, lunch boxes and more. (Patch)

Boater Drowns Trying To Grab Hat From Lake Hopatcong

A day on the lake ended in tragedy for one family, when a boater drowned trying to retrieve his hat from the water. (Patch)

Outback Steakhouse Denies Satanic Cult Conspiracy Theory

Damning “evidence” on social media showed Outback locations form a pentagram, a symbol often used by the occult, when plotted on maps. (Patch)

Woman Receives Threatening Letter From Delivery Driver After She Doesn't Tip

A four-page letter showed up on her doorstep almost a week after she ordered a pizza through the app Postmates. (Patch)

Great White Shark Chomps GoPro Off Cape Cod

Great white shark researchers on Cape Cod captured incredible footage of a shark biting a GoPro camera near Chatham. (Patch)

‘Hitler Did Nothing Wrong @ Donald Trump' Scrawled On Brooklyn Bridge

A tipster told Patch she spotted the hateful message on the Brooklyn Bridge Tuesday morning. (Patch)

This Day In History

1776 — The United States Declaration of Independence is officially signed

1923 — President Warren G. Harding dies, elevating Vice President Calvin Coolidge

Famous Birthdays

1939 — Wes Craven, an American filmmaker known as the "master of horror"

1955 — Butch Vig, an American music producer known for his work with the bands Garbage and Nirvana

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