Trump-Putin summit, Prime Day problems, NCAA rejects AT&T Stadium: Your Monday evening roundup

July 16,  2018 By Wayne Carter Good evening! Here is a look at the top headlines of the day. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [here](. U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands during a joint press conference after their summit Monday in Helsinki, Finland. The two leaders met one-on-one and discussed a range of issues. (Chris McGrath/Getty Images) russia summit Trump 'getting played' by Putin: Shock and fury among Texans on both sides as president defends Russia Texas lawmakers in both parties [expressed shock and dismay at President Donald Trump's eagerness to brush aside allegations of Russian meddling]( in U.S. elections and other misdeeds at his summit Monday with Vladimir Putin. Amid the outcry, few Republicans from Texas were rallying to Trump's defense. "I don't think we should be taking a former KGB colonel's word for what their intelligence apparatus is doing or not doing. I believe our intelligence community," Sen. John Cornyn told CNN after Trump -- sharing a stage with the Russian strongman -- asserted that he's not sure whether to believe American spy agencies or Russia regarding allegations of cyber attacks aimed at tilting the 2016 presidential election in his direction. Commentary: [Putin needs America more than we need him](, writes Alina Polyakova. Commentary: [Trump has just composed the most elaborate thank-you note in history](, writes Anne Applebaum. Commentary: [Donald Trump is the 'blame America first' president](, writes Karen Tumulty. Amazon's annual Prime Day sale got off to a rough start Monday as traffic overwhelmed the online retailer's site. (2017 File Photo/The Associated Press) business Prime Day starts with outages on Amazon.com Traffic overwhelmed Amazon.com in the first hour of its annual Prime Day. [Shoppers were getting the the "Uh-Oh. Something went wrong on our end" message from Amazon.]( The please try again message, which always features a dog, rarely happens on the online superstore's website. The Verge reported that DownDector.com was recording Amazon experiencing issues about 5 minutes into Prime Day, which started at 2 p.m. CDT Monday.  The fourth annual Prime Day — maybe the most-hyped yet thanks to its tie-ins with Whole Foods Market — ends at midnight Tuesday, so there's time to recover. Still, analysts are already saying that Amazon may lose sales because some discounts were promoted for a set window of time and shoppers would get frustrated. Technology: An Apple iPhone X parts factory [is up and running in Sherman with 200 new employees.]( Dream home: A cool $38.5 million [will get you North Dallas' grandest estate.]( Long haul: Southwest Airlines [is taking its cargo business international.]( University of Connecticut guard Ryan Boatright raises the championship trophy as teammate Shabazz Napier grabs the microphone from CBS Sports' Jim Nantz following the Huskies' win over Kentucky in the 2014 NCAA men's basketball tournament final at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. (File photo/Tom Fox) sports AT&T Stadium shut out again as 2023-26 NCAA men's basketball Final Four sites are announced AT&T Stadium's [drought of hosting national title games was extended Monday]( when the NCAA announced the 2023 through 2026 men's basketball Final Four sites. Even worse for Arlington and AT&T Stadium is that two rival Texas cities -- Houston and San Antonio -- received the 2023 and 2025 Final Fours. North Texas has hosted two Final Fours -- the 1986 event at Dallas' Reunion Arena, and the 2014 event at AT&T Stadium. But, clearly, Houston and San Antonio have surpassed AT&T Stadium as destination venues for fans, in the NCAA's view. Big 12: Why commissioner Bob Bowlsby [is 'as bullish' as he can be]( about the conference right now. Frog gig: Gary Patterson isn't ready to name starter in TCU's QB race, [but one player has early edge.]( Of passing interest: "It's a challenge, and we're fired up," Texas Tech coach Kilff Kingsbury [says of his team's quarterback race.]( [Sign up for breaking news alerts]( (Tom Fox/Staff Photographer) Photo of the Day Sunny Yun, a UNT music doctoral student, plays variations of Nikolai Kapustin on a piano painted by artist Leigha Lugo in the Farmers Market area of downtown Dallas. Lugo was been commissioned to paint three pianos for Play On, Dallas!, a project sponsored by the Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs. [The pianos will be on display and open for play for the next two months.]( Around The Site - Suspects apprehended: A police chase along I-635 [ended with two arrests in Lake Highlands.]( - Trial verdict: The wife of a Cliburn winner [has been found not guilty by reason of insanity]( in the 2016 slayings of her daughters. - Out of its shell: Velvet Taco is reaching north [to a new Dallas neighborhood.]( - Death toll rises: A third victim [has died from injuries suffered in an explosion]( last month at a Central Texas hospital. - Lookin' for some hot tubs, baby: This bygone Dallas club [let patrons lounge in steaming, soothing spas.]( Finally... Texas couples feel pressure to divorce to afford care for disabled, ill children Three-year-old Annalynne Magallon has cerebral palsy, but her family is ineligible for Medicaid to help pay for her care because her father earns too much at the Fort Worth Police Department. “He’s putting criminals away who are getting Medicaid and federal benefits that we can't get,” said Brandon Magallon's wife, Jayme. The taxes they pay are going to cover criminals' benefits. "We’re helping people he’s now putting away,” she said. They're among couples in North Texas [who have been pushed to consider divorce as a way to provide long-term care for disabled and ill children.]( Advertisement [Subscribe to our Real Estate newsletter]( 👋 That's all for this evening! For up-to-the-minute news and analysis, check out [DallasNews.com](. 💖 Share the love! If you like this newsletter, please [check out our other newsletters here](. 📧 Do you have feedback? 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