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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/08/23/hillary-clinton-plans-to-tie-donald-trump-to-the-alt-right-and-the-worst-of-the-web/

>"On Thursday, August 25," it read, "Hillary Clinton will campaign in Reno, Nevada, and deliver a speech to address Donald Trump and his advisors' embrace of the disturbing 'alt-right' political philosophy."

>Anti-Jewish, anti-Muslim and otherwise explicit images riddle the online alt-right. In part, that's because it is partly an outgrowth of sites such as Reddit and especially 4chan, where there's often an unspoken contest to be as offensive as possible in images or comments. But it's also because 4chan provides the same outlet that Gamergate and the alt-right do: An opportunity to say racist, rude things in a way that feels empowering. Fun. Transgressive. A challenge to social norms. Also, a campaign of organized obnoxiousness against a black actress that gets you kicked off Twitter. As one conservative said to BuzzFeed's Gray, "It’s really hard to tease out the genuine white nationalists from the trolls. At a certain point, the distinction isn’t meaningful. If you spend all day saying white nationalist things online but you claim you’re doing it ironically, it’s not clear to me what the difference really is."

>"This 'alt-right' brand is embracing extremism and presenting a divisive and dystopian view of America which should concern all Americans, regardless of party."

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http://www.voanews.com/a/is-spokesman-reported-dead-in-aleppo/3486706.html

>Russia's claim that it carried out the airstrike in Syria that killed Islamic State's spokesman and chief strategist is "garbage," a U.S. official tells VOA.

>In a statement, Russia's defense ministry said Russian warplanes killed up to 40 IS militants, including Abu Muhammad al-Adnani, during a bombing raid near Aleppo province on Tuesday.

>A senior defense official told VOA that Russia's claim is "yet another attempt at disinformation."

>The official said al-Adnani was being watched "for some time" and he was killed in an airstrike on a vehicle near Washiya, a village north of Aleppo.
From Syria:
http://aranews.net/2016/08/islamic-state-official-spokesman-al-adnani-announced-dead-syrias-aleppo/
Non US Source:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11702081

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>Officials at CERN, home to the world's largest particle accelerator, say they've launched an internal investigation over a "spoof" video filmed on its campus appearing to mimic a human sacrifice.

>Shot from a building at the European Organization for Nuclear Research, known as CERN, the video shows hooded people in a courtyard before the cape of one woman is lifted off her shoulders. After she lies down, a hooded person approaches and appears to stab her with a knife. An off-camera voice reacts with an expletive.

>On its website, CERN called the video "a work of fiction showing a contrived scene."

>Scientists pour in from around the world for round-the-clock work at CERN's accelerators around Geneva. CERN said sometimes accredited personnel "let their sense of humor go too far."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/cern-officials-investigate-spoof-sacrifice-caught-video-121854406.html

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http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/cae69a7523db45408eeb2b3a98c0c9c5/Article_2016-08-31-US--PLO%20Lawsuit/id-1b8528fd80164072a6f2b4e725513d92

US appeals court tosses out $654 million verdict against PLO


NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. appeals court has tossed out a $654 million jury verdict against the Palestine Liberation Organization for damages Americans suffered in Palestinian terror attacks.

The United States government had said the case threatened to financially destabilize the Palestinian government and harm the region.

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan threw out the case Wednesday. The court said the federal courts lack personal jurisdiction over the defendants.

A jury last year awarded $218 million to Americans affected by Palestinian terror attacks that have killed Americans. The award was automatically tripled under the Anti-Terrorism Act.

In court papers after the jury verdict, the U.S. government said that if the Palestinian Authority were to collapse, there would be a security crisis impacting Israelis, Palestinians and others in the region.

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Internet Censorship Intensifies As UN Prepares To Take Control. Yes Hillary and Soros will have control over the net, several months before the final presidential election. http://www.wsj.com/articles/an-internet-giveaway-to-the-u-n-1472421165

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http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/08/30/apple-debuts-new-2tb-icloud-storage-option-for-1999-per-monthv

>Apple quietly introduced the new tier as part of an update to its iCloud storage support webpage. As of this writing, the upgrade is live in all North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific regions where iCloud is already available.

>With the 2TB option in play, iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac and PC users can now choose from four Apple-managed cloud storage capacities: 50GB, 200GB and 1TB. The default allotment granted when signing up for iCloud remains unchanged at 5GB.

>Pricing for the 2TB tier comes in at $19.99 per month and Apple is keeping existing plans unchanged at 99 cents a month for 50GB, $2.99 a month for 200GB and $9.99 a month for 1TB
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>Today's expansion comes as Apple builds out a growing online services business, of which iCloud storage is a small part. During Apple's most recent quarterly earnings conference call, CEO Tim Cook said he expects services to generate revenue equivalent to that of a Fortune 500 company by 2017. The sector, which includes iTunes, iCloud, Apple Music, Apple Pay, Apple Care and the various App Stores, brought in a record $6 billion for the June quarter, up 19 percent year over year
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$20 a month to store 2TB of data? That's $240 a year for nothing when I could have just bought my own hard drive. DVRs don't let you own the programs you record like VCRs did, and now our phones and tablets won't let us store things. Why are we not allowed to have personal storage anymore?

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http://radio.com/2016/08/29/bono-visits-nigerian-refugee-camp/

>U2 singer Bono and Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, recently visited a Nigerian refugee camp temporarily housing 2.3 million displaced people, to raise awareness about the human rights threat posed by Boko Haram.

>Dangote, who Bono describes as the "Bill Gates of Africa," earned his fortune in commodities trading, but has partnered with the U2 frontman to share the plight of refugees with the world.

>A BBC camera crew sat down with the pair to discuss the challenges and immediate risks the crisis poses, particularly to children. "It's clear that the story of malnutrition is not getting out," said Bono."

Read more here:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-37212289

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http://www.space.com/33861-juno-first-up-close-look-jupiter-saturday.html

http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-juno-jupiter-close-approach-20160826-snap-story.html

>After a nearly five-year journey to the outer solar system, Juno entered orbit around Jupiter on July 4, zipping close over the planet before shooting back out into space for an elongated, 53.5-day orbit. During that fast first flyby, all the science instruments were turned off, as the spacecraft focused on getting into orbit with as little potential distraction as possible.

>Now, the spacecraft has come back around, with all its science instruments ready to go. Among its tasks, the spacecraft will be probing the planet’s magnetic field, taking gravity measurements and using its microwave sensors to look for water.

>“What I’m really excited about is finding out how Jupiter’s going to surprise us,” Levin said. He was headed to the Southwest Research Institute on Friday night, where many team scientists would be gathering to watch the data come in early Saturday morning. (The institute is home to the mission’s principal investigator, Scott Bolton.)

>This will also be the first chance Juno has to snap images of the planet’s mysterious poles, which, in spite of Jupiter’s high profile in the solar system, have not been seen up close by any spacecraft before.
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More than 300 wild reindeer were recently killed by lightning at a Norwegian national park, officials say.

The Norwegian Environment Agency has released haunting images of reindeer—including 70 calves—that seemingly fell over where they stood in the grasses of Hardangervidda, the largest high mountain plateau in northern Europe.

The national park, the largest in Norway with wild reindeer populations, spans some 8,000 square kilometers (3,088 square miles) and is home to 10,000 to 11,000 wild reindeer.

While specifics on the lightning strike are still unknown at this time, it’s likely that the dead reindeer were a herd that huddled together to weather a severe thunderstorm that rolled through the area on Friday.

It’s not the first time that lightning has caused animal herds to die en masse. In 1990, a thunderstorm killed 30 cattle on a farm in Orange County, Virginia, leaving their bodies scattered in a field. In 2005, a lightning strike killed 68 cows at a dairy farm outside Dorrigo in New South Wales, Australia. And in 2008, lightning outside of Montevideo, Uruguay, struck a paddock’s wire fence, killing 52 of the cattle grazing inside. (See more reindeer pictures.)

“I’ve heard of groups of cow [getting killed] when it strikes the ground,” says Steve Goodman, a scientist with the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration’s Satellite Service. “The lightning can spread for hundreds and hundreds of meters, for sure.”

In an interview with the Associated Press, agency spokesperson Kjartan Knutsen said the scale of the wildlife deaths was unprecedented in the country.

“We have not heard about such numbers before,” he said.

But Goodman notes that Norway is not particularly prone to severe lightning. Satellite data from NASA’s Global Hydrology Research Center show that in an average year, southern Norway sees fewer than one lightning strike per square kilometer.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/08/norway-reindeer-lightning-weather/

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/08/22/armed-confederate-flag-waving-white-lives-matter-protesters-rally-outside-houston-naacp/

>White Lives Matter staged a rally outside the NAACP’s Houston headquarters on Sunday, sparking controversy and counterprotests in a city where racial tensions remain high after a string of recent incidents.

>Clutching Confederate flags, white supremacist signs and, in several cases, assault rifles, roughly 20 White Lives Matter members stood on the sidewalk of a historically black neighborhood to denounce the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

>“We came out here specifically today to protest against the NAACP and their failure in speaking out against the atrocities that organizations like Black Lives Matter and other pro-black organizations have caused the attack and killing of white police officers, the burning down of cities and things of that nature,” organizer Ken Reed told the Houston Chronicle. “If they’re going to be a civil rights organization and defend their people, they also need to hold their people accountable.”

>Reed, who was wearing a “Donald Trump ’16” hat and a “White Lives Matter” shirt with white supremacist symbols, said protesters were “not out here to instigate or start any problems,” despite the weaponry and body armor on display.
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https://www.rt.com/usa/357655-vladimir-putin-arrested-florida/
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/vladimir-putin-florida-arrested-trespassing-charges-article-1.2771428

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SAUGERTIES, N.Y. (AP) - The sister of pop star Mariah Carey has been arrested on prostitution charges in upstate New York.

Police tell the Daily Freeman of Kingston that 55-year-old Alison Carey was arrested in Saugerties on Friday following an investigation at a hotel. Police say she solicited money in exchange for sex from an undercover police officer.

Police describe Carey as a transient, and say she advertised her services online. Saugerties Police Chief Joseph Sinagra tells the newspaper that she identified herself as the performer's sister when she was arrested.

Carey is due in Saugerties Town Court on Aug. 30.

It wasn't immediately clear if she had an attorney who could comment on the charges.

http://www.wktv.com/news/crime/Mariah_Careys_sister_arrested_on_prostitution_charges.html

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http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-drone-rules-20160829-snap-htmlstory.html

>Under the new commercial-drone rules, operators must keep their drones within visual line of sight — that is, the person flying the drone must be able to see it with the naked eye — and can fly only during the day, though twilight flying is permitted if the drone has anti-collision lights. Drones cannot fly over people who are not directly participating in the operation or go higher than 400 feet above the ground. The maximum speed is 100 mph.

>Drones can carry packages as long as the combined weight of the drone and the load is less than 55 pounds.

>Before Monday, people needed a pilot’s license to fly a commercial drone. Under the new rules, people over age 16 can take an aeronautical knowledge test at an FAA-approved facility and pass a background check to qualify for a remote pilot certificate.
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https://yourstory.com/2016/08/nandan-nilekani-ibm-engage/

>While an estimated 100 million smartphones are sold a year, Nilekani believes that by 2020 India could see about 700 million smartphone users in India, with fundamentally every adult having access to them. India is currently the second largest (trailing behind China) Internet market ahead of USA, and the only country where it is still growing, while it is saturated or in decline in other countries.

>Aadhaar is unique digital identity, which now has more than one billion enrollments in five-and-a-half years. What is unique is that it is an online identity approved by the government and the system can currently authenticate 100 million transactions a day in-real time.
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>India is going from being data poor to data rich at a scale that people are not able to fathom. Leveraging Aadhaar, UPI and India stack along with the kind of cloud services that IBM has, like Dataworks, can create a whole new way of doing things, which was not possible before.
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>Nilekani believed that the new trifecta of a bank account, digital identity and smartphone for everyone will drive economic change. The nature of transactions, business and services will change and create massive amount of opportunity for India. Formalisation of the economy is also expected to happen at a rapid pace and India will see economic growth, once the tipping point is reached. Nilekani concluded: India is moving from low trust, anonymous country to high trust, identity-verifiable country. Everything will have to be re-imagined for the new economy.

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http://www.kake.com/story/32866459/defense-testimony-continues-in-vonachen-murder-trial