StupidiNews!

• The Red Cross says this month's flooding in Louisiana is the worst US natural disaster since Superstorm Sandy four years ago, the death toll has now risen to 13.
• A federal judge has blocked ride-sharing giant Uber's attempt to settle a class action suit, saying the proposed $84 million was not adequate for the 385,000 drivers suing the company.
• German Chancellor Angela Merkel says there is no reason for the EU to lift economic sanctions against Russia as Moscow has failed to meet its commitments to peace.
• Former Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan says that US interest rates will need to begin to rise soon if not with a "degree of rapidity" to stave off inflation.
• After a lawsuit and buyout, website Gawker.com will cease operations at the end of next week, however the group's other websites will continue.