Adam Levine offers to pay for ‘Voice’ singer Christina Grimmie’s funeral

Maroon 5’s Adam Levine has extended an offer to pay for the funeral costs of slain singer Christina Grimmie, according to the Associated Press.

Grimmie, a former finalist on “The Voice,” was fatally shot in Florida a few days ago. Levine served as her mentor on the NBC show. This weekend, he wrote on Twitter that he and his wife were “absolutely devastated and heartbroken” by Grimmie’s death.

A spokeswoman confirmed to AP that the offer was extended.

The 22-year-old Grimmie was killed after a performance in Orlando. The gunfire broke out while Grimmie and members of the band Before You Exit were signing autographs and selling merchandise after a Friday night concert, police have said.

What are the roots of gun culture in the US?

Americans are in mourning after 29-year old Omar Mateen walked into a gay nightclub in Orlando and shot 49 people dead.

The alarming frequency with which mass shootings occur in the US does little to blunt the trauma of each act.But the facts of the case raise uncomfortable questions for those who seek to defend the country's gun laws.

Mateen carried out the bloodiest mass shooting in recent history despite being on the FBI's radar.

He was investigated at least twice for suspected ISIL sympathies. But had no trouble buying a military-style assault rifle. A weapon that has been used in several mass shootings in the US.

The number of gun-related deaths in the US is high, especially when compared to the rest of the world.

Americans make up less than five percent of the global population, but they own more than 40 percent of the world's guns.

But why is it easy to access and own guns in the US? And what's preventing change to laws on gun ownership?

Here's Why Microsoft Will Buy LinkedIn for $26.2 Billion

Microsoft has been on the acquisition track for nearly as long as it's existed. There are so many deals that few get major notice. And yet, some of the do, like when Microsoft bought Yammerand then Skype. Now the company has decided to buy business social network LinkedIn for $26.2 billion in a cash deal, or $196 a share, a roughly 50 percent premium over Friday's closing price. The deal was concluded over the weekend and only reported now.

Not that the reason for the acquisition is the massive wealth that LinkedIn generates. The company has grown well enough, from 2012 revenue of $972.3 million to last year's $3 billion. That's still a drop in the bucket compared to Microsoft's 2015 $93.6 billion in revenue. And it's not that the body of intellectual property that LinkedIn demonstrates seems that stunning. LinkedIn currently has 205 patents and another 117 currently public patent applications. Microsoft's take of patents is currently 32,409, with 32,301 applications in process.

Microsoft won't even absorb LinkedIn. Instead, the social network will "retain its distinct brand, culture and independence," according to a joint statement. Jeff Weiner will remain LinkedIn's CEO and report to Microsoft's chief executive, Satya Nadella.

What LinkedIn has that Microsoft wants is connections -- business connections. And that's critical to the latter's strategy. Microsoft understands that computing and relationships to the business users that are its mainstay have changed. More people have moved to mobile, an area where the Redmond-based giant has struggled. Computing has shifted to the cloud, and while Microsoft is a significant player in that arena, it's a far cry from the influence it wielded when companies all had their own servers, whether directly own and run or contracted out to a service provider.

As the statement noted, LinkedIn has 433 million members across 200 countries and territories and 105 million monthly average users. Sixty percent of its traffic comes from mobile, with 7 million active job listings. Two-thirds of its revenue comes from recruiting tools.

Not only does LinkedIn extend Microsoft's quest to connect business users -- Skype and Yammer both previous examples of the same interest -- but there's an amazing amount of data. Microsoft will be able to see what people are doing in business, who's hiring, what the requirements are for various positions, and the like. To put it differently, this is a way to make the plans and expectations of companies all over the world transparent to a business that wants to sell them the technology they need.

Plus, Microsoft has software for contact management, customer relationship management, prospecting, and other activities that would dovetail neatly into LinkedIn. The social connections become a natural reason for people to take a look at what Microsoft offers.

Here's Why Microsoft Will Buy LinkedIn for $26.2 Billion

Microsoft has been on the acquisition track for nearly as long as it's existed. There are so many deals that few get major notice. And yet, some of the do, like when Microsoft bought Yammerand then Skype. Now the company has decided to buy business social network LinkedIn for $26.2 billion in a cash deal, or $196 a share, a roughly 50 percent premium over Friday's closing price. The deal was concluded over the weekend and only reported now.

Not that the reason for the acquisition is the massive wealth that LinkedIn generates. The company has grown well enough, from 2012 revenue of $972.3 million to last year's $3 billion. That's still a drop in the bucket compared to Microsoft's 2015 $93.6 billion in revenue. And it's not that the body of intellectual property that LinkedIn demonstrates seems that stunning. LinkedIn currently has 205 patents and another 117 currently public patent applications. Microsoft's take of patents is currently 32,409, with 32,301 applications in process.

Microsoft won't even absorb LinkedIn. Instead, the social network will "retain its distinct brand, culture and independence," according to a joint statement. Jeff Weiner will remain LinkedIn's CEO and report to Microsoft's chief executive, Satya Nadella.

What LinkedIn has that Microsoft wants is connections -- business connections. And that's critical to the latter's strategy. Microsoft understands that computing and relationships to the business users that are its mainstay have changed. More people have moved to mobile, an area where the Redmond-based giant has struggled. Computing has shifted to the cloud, and while Microsoft is a significant player in that arena, it's a far cry from the influence it wielded when companies all had their own servers, whether directly own and run or contracted out to a service provider.

As the statement noted, LinkedIn has 433 million members across 200 countries and territories and 105 million monthly average users. Sixty percent of its traffic comes from mobile, with 7 million active job listings. Two-thirds of its revenue comes from recruiting tools.

Not only does LinkedIn extend Microsoft's quest to connect business users -- Skype and Yammer both previous examples of the same interest -- but there's an amazing amount of data. Microsoft will be able to see what people are doing in business, who's hiring, what the requirements are for various positions, and the like. To put it differently, this is a way to make the plans and expectations of companies all over the world transparent to a business that wants to sell them the technology they need.

Plus, Microsoft has software for contact management, customer relationship management, prospecting, and other activities that would dovetail neatly into LinkedIn. The social connections become a natural reason for people to take a look at what Microsoft offers.

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Car bomb rocks eastern Turkey

A car bomb has wounded nine people in the eastern Turkish province of Tunceli, according to the security services.

The explosion on Monday happened in Ovacik district near a housing block for civil servants working at a local courthouse.

Turkey has been frequently targeted over the past year by fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group and Kurdish separatists.

Euro 2016: Northern Ireland fan dies after fall in Nice

A Northern Ireland fan has died in Nice, French police have confirmed.

It is believed Darren Rodgers, who was 25 and from Ballymena, was on his own and fell about eight metres from a promenade onto a rocky beach.

Supt Nigel Goddard, who is leading the PSNI team in France, said he was told it was an accident and not in any way disorder related.

Northern Ireland played Poland in the city on Sunday night in their first match of Euro 2016.

The accident happened in the early hours of Monday.

"I was informed this morning by my French counterparts of this tragic news," Supt Goddard said.

"The processes are that the Foreign and Commonwealth Office will make contact with this man's family.

"I believe it was an accident."

'Tremendously sad news'

Northern Ireland First Minister Arlene Foster attended Sunday's game.

"The whole atmosphere was one of great excitement, great joy, all the Northern Ireland fans and Polish fans were having a tremendous experience, a tremendous time together," she said.

"So it is tremendously sad news to hear this morning that a young fan has lost his life. I do, of course, want to express my deepest sympathy to the family back home in Northern Ireland 

"It is news that will come to them as a terrible shock. A young man going out there to have the trip of a lifetime and to be told that this has happened, it just is really shocking."

Patrick Nelson, the chief executive, of the IFA said: "On behalf of the board, management, players and staff of the Irish Football Association, I would like to express my deep sadness at the tragic death of a Northern Ireland supporter in Nice in the early hours of this morning. 

"The thoughts of everyone at the association are with his family and friends at this time."