“After a meteoric rise to the No. 1 spot on Apple’s iOS App Store charts, the deceivingly simple Flappy Bird has been removed by the game’s developer Dong Nguyen. The takedown comes after Nguyen promised to pull Flappy Bird on Saturday. At one point, Flappy Bird was raking in about $50,000 per day from in-game advertising, reports The Verge. …

  “Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) appears set to oppose a bill increasing access to a lifesaving anti-overdose medication because of concerns rejected by public health experts that it could encourage more drug abuse, according to the bill’s chief sponsor. Fatal heroin overdoses in Maine quadrupled from 2011 to 2012. Naloxone is a drug that can reverse overdoses from heroin …

  “Tonight, the White House will showcase French-inspired American wines at its state dinner honoring Francois Hollande, the President of France. Normally, state dinners can be very, very expensive (this one alone costs an estimated half a million dollaz), but apparently, according to the Washington Examiner, the three wines at this dinner are “Costco cheap,” costing a grand total of …

  “A transgender British comedian says she was humiliated during her detention by Canadian immigration officials at Toronto Pearson International Airport Monday afternoon. Avery Edison, a 25-year-old comic and writer, flew into Toronto in order to pick up a few of her items and visit her girlfriend. Edison had previously stayed in Canada but overstayed her visa. According to her …

  “A federal jury has found Ray Nagin guilty of bribery and fraud. The former New Orleans mayor, 57, was accused of taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes and kickbacks, in an indictment that included 21 counts. He was found guilty on 20 of those counts. Prosecutors also said Nagin accepted perks such as free travel and played …

  “Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey delivered an unexpectedly blistering broadside on Tuesday against the Democratic Party’s growing emphasis on income inequality, warning that the movement would “drive America toward mediocrity” and portraying its leaders, like Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York, as local liberals unlikely to ignite a national cause. In his most expansive, engaging and combative …

  “Things got a bit tense on Wednesday’s Morning Joe when frequent panelist and GOP strategist Nicolle Wallace called out MSNBC reporter Chuck Todd for refusing to praise Gov. Chris Christie’s “good day,” despite having covered every other “minuscule detail” during the governor’s post-Bridgegate months. Christie appeared in Chicago on Tuesday, giving remarks before the city’s Economic Club and raising …