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Well at least "she" is happy!

http://abcnews.go.com/US/hurricane-irma-forecast-strike-florida-keys-category/story?id=49697542

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...and if you signed up to Equifax's website where they list the affected consumers, they added a hidden clause in their TOS causing you to waive your right to seek compensation for losses due to their incompetence.

>Consumers attempting to find out if they are among the 143 million people whose personal information has been compromised in the Equifax hack must first sign away some of their legal rights.

>Equifax has come under fire for attempting to bind consumers to mandatory arbitration when signing up for the monitoring service — called TrustedID Premier — thereby forcing them to give up their right to join a class-action case.

>Equifax, a company that provides credit scores, announced Thursday that its users' personal information — names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses, credit-card numbers — was compromised in a data breach that occurred between May and July.

>Equifax has since added a clause to its terms of service allowing people to opt out of being bound by the arbitration provision, although consumers must notify Equifax by mail within 30 days of enrolling in the monitoring service.

>New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who on Friday launched an investigation into the Equifax breach, called the arbitration clause's language "unacceptable and unenforceable."

>"My staff has already contacted @Equifax to demand that they remove it," Schneiderman wrote on Twitter.

>Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio, the ranking Democrat on the Senate's Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, also urged the company to remove its mandatory arbitration clause from its terms of use agreement.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-08/equifax-sued-over-massive-hack-in-multibillion-dollar-lawsuit

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https://www.ifex.org/china/2017/09/06/ban-anonymous-content/

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http://time.com/4933069/catalonia-independence-vote-spain-suspended/

>(MADRID) — Spain's constitutional court on Thursday suspended the call for a referendum on Catalonia's independence after agreeing to review an appeal by central authorities in Madrid.

>The move was widely expected after Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy announced that the government was challenging both a controversial law meant to legitimize the independence vote and a decree signed Wednesday by the regional Catalan government summoning voters for the Oct. 1 ballot.

>The reaction to the court's decision by leaders in Catalonia, a prosperous region in northeastern Spain, also didn't come as a surprise. Carles Puigdemont, the regional president and one of the main promoters of the referendum, said that neither central Spanish authorities nor the courts could halt their plans.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/07/us/devos-campus-rape.html

ARLINGTON, Va. — Saying that the Obama administration’s approach to policing campus sexual assault had “failed too many students,” Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said on Thursday that her administration would rewrite the rules in an effort to protect both the victims of sexual assault and the accused.

Ms. DeVos did not say what changes she had in mind. But in a strongly worded speech, she made clear she believed that in an effort to protect victims, the previous administration had gone too far and forced colleges to adopt procedures that sometimes deprived accused students of their rights.

“Through intimidation and coercion, the failed system has clearly pushed schools to overreach,” she said in an address at George Mason University in suburban Arlington, Va. “With the heavy hand of Washington tipping the balance of her scale, the sad reality is that Lady Justice is not blind on campuses today.”

Advocates for assault victims reacted strongly and swiftly, as did Arne Duncan, who was education secretary during most of the Obama administration.

“This administration wants to take us back to the days when colleges swept sexual assault under the rug,” Mr. Duncan said in a statement. “Instead of building on important work to pursue justice, they are once again choosing politics over students, and students will pay the price.”
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But Ms. DeVos’s remarks, delivered to a student chapter of the Federalist Society, an organization of conservative and libertarian lawyers, echoed complaints by conservatives and lawyers for accused students that colleges were punishing students unfairly.
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Gauri Lankesh, 55, was found lying in a pool of blood at her doorstep in the city of Bangalore. She was shot in the head and chest by gunmen who arrived by motorcycle. The motive for the crime was not clear.
Indian journalists are being increasingly targeted by radical Hindu nationalists, activists say. Ms Lankesh's tabloid was known for its left-leaning views and was facing several defamation cases.

http://indianexpress.com/article/india/gauri-lankesh-journalist-who-spoke-her-mind-shot-dead-in-bengaluru-4830656/
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-41169817

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President Trump refuses to back down from claims about illegal aliens voting in U.S. elections — and rightfully so. In a rare admission, Brenda Snipes, a key election official in the state of Florida, admitted both “noncitizens” and felons have voted in Broward Count

Broward County Elections Supervisor Brenda Snipes is defending her office against a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Rights Union, a conservative legal group that contends there are more voters registered on Broward’s rolls than there are eligible voters in the county.
Those rolls are said to be inflated with not only noncitizens and felons, but also other ineligible people who have voted illegally.
On July 31, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel newspaper reported that, in court, “Snipes acknowledged the processes her office [has] been using aren’t perfect and that some noncitizens and felons have voted despite not being eligible—especially right before major elections, when groups are actively registering new voters.”

http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2017/08/trump-right-top-florida-democrat-election-official-admits-illegal-aliens-vote/

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Doctors do not exclude the possibility of amputation of a leg in a woman who was injured in an explosion in the center of the capital, 112 Ukraine reports.

Recall that in the capital during the explosion of the car, a volunteer of the ATU, a citizen of Georgia, killer for hire working for anti-russian chechen groups Timur Makhauri, perished. As a result of the accident, a woman and a child were injured. The police opened a criminal case under the article "premeditated murder."

Doctor of Kiev hospital number 17 Dmitry Myasnikov said that the possibility of amputation of a woman's leg is still preserved.

"It's a mine-blast injury, not only the thigh, where the face, eyes, limbs, skeletal trauma, soft tissue injuries are damaged, internal organs are injured." Now it's impossible to make forecasts. "She is in the operating room," the doctor said.

Also in the media there was information that the victim of the explosion is a well-known model.

A wounded friend, volunteer Ksenia Lazebnik, who came to visit her in the hospital, agreed to provide a comment to the journalists. She said that the woman's name is Natalia, she is a world-famous model and was the face of Dior, TSN reports.

"I do not know what name she is now, I will not comment," Lazebnik noted.

She also could not answer why the victim was in the car and what connections she had with the dead Timur Makhauri.


http://korrespondent.net/ukraine/3884638-vzryv-v-kyeve-postradavshei-hrozyt-amputatsyia-nohy

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http://www.newschannel10.com/story/36323171/nathaniel-jouett-indicted-for-clovis-carver-public-library-shooting

>A Curry County Grand Jury indicted 16-year-old Nathaniel Ray Jouett on 33 counts related to the Clovis-Carver Public Library shooting.

>He was indicted on two counts of first degree murder, seven counts of child abuse, four counts of aggravated battery and 20 counts of assault with intent to commit a violent felony.

>Court records were released last week, and Jouett admitted to planning this, but he said he didn’t think that he would go through with it. The whole reason that he did it was because he was mad that people at school didn’t like him, and he was just mad in general.

>He said he never planned to pick out the library or anyone inside, and that he didn't like to hurt people.

>The court records showed that Jouett obtained the two handguns from his father's safe without him knowing.

>An arraignment will be scheduled within 15 days, and the case will then move forward through the adult criminal justice system.

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CNN reports mobilization of battleships! But its fake as there are no battleships in service.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/08/politics/navy-aircraft-carrier-hurricane-irma/index.html

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PRESIDENT TRUMP AGREED WITH TOP CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS AT A WHITE HOUSE MEETING TO FUND THE GOVERNMENT AND RAISE THE DEBT CEILING THROUGH DEC. 15. DESPITE OBJECTIONS FROM VIRTUALLY ALL GOP LEADERS.

"In the meeting, the President and Congressional leadership agreed to pass aid for Harvey, an extension of the debt limit, and a continuing resolution both to December 15, all together," Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said in a joint statement.
While the report give the impression of delightful civility, the reality was rather different, as Trump concluded a deal with Schumer, Pelosi et al behind Ryan and McConnell's backs.

I am told by multiple sources Rs are furious. The Democratic ploy — to keep debt limit short term — worked. It took just a few hours.
TRUMP also agreed to extend government funding until December 15, setting up a wild final month of the year.
TRUMP agrees to 3-month debt limit increase in meeting w hill leaders. All GOP leaders were opposed, per multiple sources.
TO BE CLEAR: Debt limit, govt funding expires 12/15. Ryan, McConnell, McCarthy were all opposed. Trump, Pelosi, Schumer were on same side.

What just happened at the White House is what Republicans have been complaining about for months.
On many occasions, Rs have felt like they have a plan. Then Trump will hear something else, and he’ll agree, blowing up the GOP framework
On this occasion, Democrats feel like they’ve just completely rolled him. Now the debt ceiling will be a threat at least 1 more time in 2017 and Dems — looking to extract a win on DACA — have a host of must-pass bills in the hopper in 3 months. Rs think this is the worst outcome

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-09-06/gold-sinks-trump-congress-agree-3-month-debt-limit-extension

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Hello guys, what do you think about everything, that happening in the Sun at 09/6? We got auroras in the UK, for example
https://www.theguardian.com/science/across-the-universe/2017/sep/08/watch-out-for-the-northern-lights-tonight-uk-could-be-in-for-a-big-display-aurora

Is it end of the near?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBCb65AistQ

While many nervous eyes around the world are watching rogue nation North Korea and its latest nuclear test, billionaire worry-wart Elon Musk warns that an international artificial intelligence race is more likely to cause World War III than a 20th century-style arms race.
"China, Russia, soon all countries w strong computer science. Competition for AI superiority at national level most likely cause of WW3 imo," the Tesla Motors and SpaceX CEO tweeted early Monday.
"Artificial intelligence is the future, not only for Russia, but for all humankind. It comes with colossal opportunities, but also threats that are difficult to predict. Whoever becomes the leader in this sphere will become the ruler of the world," Putin told Russian students via satellite, RT reported.
Putin didn't leave it on such a super-villain-sounding note though, adding: "If we become leaders in this area, we will share this know-how with entire world, the same way we share our nuclear technologies today."
Musk elaborated his concerns further on Twitter, which are less about what governments possess strong AI first and more about decisions that an AI could make on behalf of a government or military to spark world war.
May be initiated not by the country leaders, but one of the AI's, if it decides that a prepemptive strike is most probable path to victory," he wrote.
Musk has been warning of the dangers of unfettered AI for years. Last month, he joined over 100 AI experts in calling on the United Nations to ban robotic weapons.
Musk believes so much in the threat of AI that he has a side project, Neuralink, which aims to create a computer-brain interface in order to help keep humans more competitive in the face of emerging AI.
In August, Musk also specifically tweeted that artificial intelligence poses "vastly more risk than North Korea."

https://www.cnet.com/news/elon-musk-artificial-intelligence-world-war-iii-russia-china/

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“IF WE HAVE TO CLOSE DOWN OUR GOVERNMENT, WE’RE BUILDING THAT WALL,” MR TRUMP SAID. “WE’RE GOING TO HAVE OUR WALL.”

A bombastic Donald Trump returned to the campaign trail on Tuesday, vowing to shut down the government if Congress did not pay for his proposed border wall and accusing his critics of trying to erase history.
Back in Phoenix, Arizona, the site of his first major campaign speech on immigration, Mr Trump delivered a starkly different speech to his remarks on US military strategy in Afghanistan, made the previous night.
“If we have to close down our government, we’re building that wall,” Mr Trump said. “We’re going to have our wall.”

https://www.ft.com/content/22735222-87c1-11e7-bf50-e1c239b45787

He warned of the dangers of “antifa” or anti-fascist groups — a name that far-right groups use to refer to the radical left. In his speech, Mr Trump used the word “antifa” publicly for the first time and appeared to tie the groups to the Democratic party.
“The Democrats have no ideas, no policy, no visions for the country other than total socialism, and maybe frankly a step beyond socialism from what I’m seeing,” he said.

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https://www.wired.com/story/facebook-ties-more-than-5000-political-ads-to-bogus-russian-accounts/

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/06/technology/facebook-russian-political-ads.html

>Providing new evidence of Russian interference in the 2016 election, Facebook disclosed on Wednesday that it had identified more than $100,000 worth of divisive ads on hot-button issues purchased by a shadowy Russian company linked to the Kremlin.

>Most of the 3,000 ads did not refer to particular candidates but instead focused on divisive social issues such as race, gay rights, gun control and immigration, according to a post on Facebook by Alex Stamos, the company’s chief security officer. The ads, which ran between June 2015 and May 2017, were linked to some 470 fake accounts and pages the company said it had shut down.

>Facebook officials said the fake accounts were created by a Russian company called the Internet Research Agency, which is known for using “troll” accounts to post on social media and comment on news websites.

>The disclosure adds to the evidence of the broad scope of the Russian influence campaign, which American intelligence agencies concluded was designed to damage Hillary Clinton and boost Donald J. Trump during the election. Multiple investigations of the Russian meddling, and the possibility that the Trump campaign somehow colluded with Russia, have cast a shadow over the first eight months of Mr. Trump’s presidency.
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