Obama's Record-Breaking Tweet • Trump's Wild Press Conference • Hate Groups Are Everywhere: Patch Morning Briefing

Good morning! It's Wednesday, the halfway point of the week. Here's what you need to know to start the day.

American Hate Groups

As Americans continue to come to grips with the violence unleashed at a white supremacist rally last weekend, hate groups of many kinds persist in every state of the nation. A map of these groups created by the Southern Poverty Law Center shows the locations of more than 900 such organizations. "All hate groups have beliefs or practices that attack or malign an entire class of people, typically for their immutable characteristics," the SPLC explains. (Patch)

President Trump: Neo-Nazis Bad, But 'What About The Alt-Left?'

He wasn't supposed to take any questions. The only agenda item on his docket was a discussion of infrastructure policy. But instead, President Trump succumbed to his urge to respond to reporters' questioning and unleashed a tirade against the media and the counter-protesters who gathered in Charlottesville over the weekend. He threw the power of his office behind a remarkable defense of those gathered for a white supremacist protest that ended with the death of a woman run over by an alleged Nazi sympathizer. Watch a replay of his remarks. (Patch)

President Obama's Charlottesville Tweet Is The Most Liked In History

As President Trump spars with the media and commentariat about the appropriate reaction to racist violence in Charlottesville, President Obama's response to the chaos has become the most-liked tweet in history. With a simple quote from Nelson Mandela, the South African leader who pulled the country out from the depths of apartheid, Obama expressed belief in the innate goodness of humanity and in the artificiality of racism and hate. But perhaps the most affecting part of the message was the picture he shared along with it. (Patch)

Quick Hits

Hundreds Fighting California Blaze Sparked (Indirectly) By Bees (Patch)

MMA Fighter Dies After Fight (Patch)

Plague-Carrying Fleas Found In Two Arizona Counties (Patch)

Amazon Opening 'Instant Pickup' Sites In Multiple U.S. Cities (Patch)

Alabama Senate Primary Results

Moore and Strange will advance to the GOP runoff, while Jones won the Democratic nomination outright. (Patch)

Angry Bees Swarm High School, Hospitalizing 50 Students

Hundreds of agitated bees swarmed through a high school in California stinging dozens of students. (Patch)

Prince Just Got A New Purple Pantone Shade Created In His Honor

The late star's "Purple Rain"-inspired color is named "Love Symbol #2." (Patch)

Researchers Find Link Between Juvenile Delinquency, Brain Activity

They found lower levels of brain activity during childhood may lead to decreased self-control and eventually delinquent behavior. (Patch)

Drug Overdose In Big-Time Democratic Donor Ed Buck's Home Under Investigation

While coroner's officials ruled the death an accident, homicide detectives will inquire further based on "additional information." (Patch)

Tiki Torch Maker Not Happy With Charlottesville Neo-Nazis

The maker of the TIKI torches used by white nationalists in Charlottesville was not happy with the use of its product. (Patch)

FDA Calls Marijuana Ingredient ‘Beneficial,’ Wants To Know More

Marijuana. Ketamine. Fentanyl. One of these drugs is not like the others, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. (Patch)

Miley Cyrus' New $5.8M Tennessee Home: Take A Video Tour Of Her Parcel In The U.S.A.

Pop superstar Miley Cyrus' new 6,869-square-foot home sits on 33 acres outside of her hometown of Franklin, Tennessee. (Patch)

This Day In History

1930 — "Fiddlesticks," the first cartoon film with sound to be produced, is released

1989 — A solar flare halts all activity at the Toronto stock market

Famous Birthdays

1945 — Bob Balaban, an actor and Academy Award-nominated producer of "Gosford Park"

1962 — Steve Carrell, a producer, writer and actor best known for his portrayal of Michael Scott on "The Office"

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