HILLARY'S OMNIPRESENT HUMA emerges as own power center - DEMS WANT BILL to rai$e for HRC super PAC; fears she'll lag Jeb - PERRY speech courts African Americans - RAND banks on Nev.  —  By Mike Allen (@mikeallen; mallen@politico.com), and Daniel Lippman (@dlippman; dlippman@politico.com)

Serta Will Stop Selling Donald Trump Mattress Line in Latest Defection  —  The move comes after the presidential candidate made disparaging comments about Mexican immigrants.  —  Serta, the largest U.S. mattress manufacturer, will end its business relationship with Donald Trump …

'I've never seen this before': How a family outing took ‘totally bizarre’ turn after dolphin lands in boat, breaks woman's ankles  —  A dolphin jumped from the water and landed inside a family's boat on June 21.  Dirk Frickman drove the dolphin to a dock, where it was released back into the ocean.

Appeals Court Takes Formal Step To End Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas Marriage Bans  —  In each state, there has been some pushback against this past week's Supreme Court ruling upholding same-sex couples' marriage rights.  [Update: The trial court in the Mississippi challenge already Wednesday night ordered …

Green Pea Guacamole  —  Adding fresh English peas to what is an otherwise fairly traditional guacamole is one of those radical moves that is also completely obvious after you taste it.  The peas add intense sweetness and a chunky texture to the dip, making it more substantial on the chip.

Cruz: Cuba embassy a ‘slap in the face’ to Israel  —  Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) slammed Obama's decision to reopen the U.S. embassy in Cuba, suggesting that it was a “slap in the face” to Israel.  —  The administration announced on Wednesday that it has told lawmakers that a deal has been reached …

Sanders draws massive crowd in Wisconsin  —  Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders drew 10,000 supporters, the largest crowd of his campaign thus far, according to reports.  —  “Tonight, we have more people at any meeting for a candidate of president of the United States …

Revamped Bubble Wrap Loses Its Pop  —  Sealed Air, maker of the iconic packaging material, is rolling out a new flat version to cut down on the high costs of shipping air  —  Sealed Air Corp. has revamped its iconic Bubble Wrap.  The new product dubbed iBubble Wrap looks …

Black Suspect Arrested After Racist Message Discovered Outside Predominately Black Church  —  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4)- A Colorado Springs man was arrested after police believe he left racist messages outside a church.  —  Vincent Broughton, 44, who is black, is facing charges …

Peter King rules out 2016 bid  —  Rep. Pete King (R-N.Y.) has ruled out a 2016 White House bid, he announced Wednesday.  —  “It's just not in the cards.  I don't want to be taking up other people's time,” King said on CNN's “Wolf,” noting his position on the House Homeland Security and Intelligence committees.

US blocks attempts by Arab allies to fly heavy weapons directly to Kurds to fight Islamic State  —  Middle East allies accuse Barack Obama and David Cameron of failing to show strategic leadership in fight against Isil, as MPs could be given vote on whether to bomb Syria

Christie can't win New Jersey.  Does that matter?  —  Here's the bad news for Chris Christie: He embarks on a presidential campaign with hardly any support among primary voters.  He might not even make it onstage for the first debate, because unlike four years ago, when conservative donors …

California Is Now the Perfect Test Lab for Vaccine Laws  —  This morning, Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill into law that will ban the use of religious and personal belief exemptions—ways that parents can opt out of certain vaccines for their kids before attending public or private school.

Ex-CNN anchor survives wild motel shootout  —  Lynne Russell and her husband, Chuck de Caro, survived the shootout in Albuquerque, New Mexico.  —  A road trip down old Route 66 led to a Wild West-style motel shootout for a pioneering CNN anchor and her former-soldier hubby.

Investigators say they have ‘person of interest’ in Redwine case  —  Former FBI criminal profiler, mountain search help advance case … La Plata County Sheriff's Office investigators said Wednesday they have identified a “person of interest” in the Dylan Redwine case after a former FBI criminal profiler …

Justice Dept. investigating potential airline price collusion  —  The Justice Department is investigating whether some of America's biggest airlines have colluded to keep airfares high, officials familiar with the matter said Wednesday.  —  Justice Department spokesperson Emily Pierce confirmed the probe …

No Truce With the Left  —  There comes a time when every conservative thinker tries to find some common ground with the left in some area.  Today it's criminal rights and the headlines have Rand Paul denouncing the racist justice system while Grover Norquist and the Koch Brothers join with the left to back their reforms.

Column Privilege makes them do it — what a study of Internet trolls reveals  —  @pattmlatimesRT @MLS: It'll be rematch of the 2011 #FIFAWWC Final.  #USA has a #ScoreToSettle. http://twitter.com/...

California residents cut water use by hefty 29% in May, officials say  —  Drought-weary California received encouraging news Wednesday when officials announced that residential water use had dropped 29% during the month of May — the first real indication that the state might meet unprecedented …

Tap to View  —  Today marks a pretty big change for Snapchat — you no longer have to press and hold the screen to view a Snap or Story — instead, simply Tap to View!  This means no more tired thumbs while watching a several-hundred-second Story... and a little getting used to for anyone who has been Snapchatting for a while.

TV LAND PULLS DUKES OF HAZZARD EPISODES OFF ITS SCHEDULE  —  TV Land has pulled reruns of The Dukes of Hazzard off its schedule, a spokesperson for the network confirmed to EW on Wednesday.  —  The network did not comment further or say why the episodes were removed, but the news comes …