News Headlines - 17 June 2015

▽How China Practices the Invasion of Taiwan | The Diplomat

The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has recently been practicing the invasion of Taiwan with a number of joint air-sea military exercises in and around the Bashi Channel, in close proximity to Taiwanese territory.

▽U.S. airstrike targets al-Qaeda militant in Libya

The U.S. launched airstrikes in eastern Libya targeting a terrorist leader who was behind a 2013 attack on a gas plant in Algeria that killed at least 38 hostages, including three Americans, the Pentagon said Sunday.

▽Gap Is Closing 175 Stores, Hoping for a Turnaround - The New York Times

Gap announced on Monday that it planned to close one-fourth of its stores in North America over the next few years, potentially affecting thousands of jobs, as the brand struggles to turn around a business mired in a long sales slump.

▽St. Louis Cardinals Are Said to Have Breached Rival’s Database - The New York Times

Front-office personnel for the St. Louis Cardinals, one of the most successful teams in baseball over the past two decades, are under investigation by the F.B.I. and Justice Department prosecutors, accused of hacking into an internal network of the Houston Astros to steal closely guarded information about players.

▽The Doors: 10 of the best | The Guardian

1 Light My Fire
2 The Crystal Ship
3 The Unknown Soldier
4 Love Me Two Times
5 Five to One
6 Touch Me
7 I Will Never Be Untrue
8 The Wasp (Texas Radio and the Big Beat)
9 L.A. Woman
10 The End