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The New Yorker 

Heroes and Martyrs of the Robot Wars

David Ostow humorously imagines the heroic deeds that saved all of humanity from the sentient-machine uprising of the future.

RT (Daily news) 

Rough seas: Alarming trend of US Navy ships involved in collisions in 2017

US Navy warships were involved in four major accidents this year, more than any other year since the turn of the century. The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Admiral John Richardson has ordered an "operational pause" and a probe of all fleet activity.
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NBCSports.com 

Giants tackle Michael Bowie turns self in, agent says innocent of domestic violence charges

Giants tackle Michael Bowie turned himself into authorities in Oklahoma and has bonded out of jail, and his agent insists he’s innocent of the domestic violence charges against him. According to Pat Leonard of the New York Daily News, Bowie posted $17,000 bond, and was released ahead of an Aug. 29 arraignment on one count of [more]

TheRepublic.com 

Grads returning diplomas to protest Falwell’s Trump support

RICHMOND, Va. — Some graduates of Liberty University say they’re returning their diplomas to the evangelical school to denounce President Jerry Falwell Jr.’s latest show of support for Donald Trump. Falwell dismissed the protest on Monday, telling The Associated Press that it’s “all just grandstanding.” The students organized the effort after Falwell, in tweets and

International Business Times 

Watch: Drunk Girls Go On Rampage After Throwing Up In Uber

An Uber driver in California had two especially bad customers Saturday night, and posted a video on YouTube of their antics, which included throwing up and attacking cars. Travis Cole, said that he has had over 1,300 successful rides, until he picked up two girls who appeared to be drunk in Los Angeles, Saturday.

TheRepublic.com 

The Latest: Home cleared in attempted statue bombing probe

HOUSTON — The Latest on the arrest of a man caught trying to plant explosives on a Confederate statue at a Houston park (all times local): 5:50 p.m. Authorities have collected and disposed of hazardous materials found at the home of a man accused of trying to damage a Confederate statue at a Houston park

McClatchy DC Bureau 

The Latest: Tillerson talks plan with South Asia officials

The Latest on President Donald Trump and U.S. policy in Afghanistan (all times EDT): 2:50 p.m. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has spoken with key officials from Afghanistan, Pakistan and … Click to Continue »

McClatchy DC Bureau 

Liberty grads returning diplomas to protest Falwell

A small group of Liberty University graduates are planning to return their diplomas to the evangelical Virginia school as a rebuke of President Jerry Falwell Jr.'s latest show of unwavering … Click to Continue »

Google.com 

'We are all just mind-boggled:' scenes from the total solar eclipse of 2017 - Washington Post


Washington Post

'We are all just mind-boggled:' scenes from the total solar eclipse of 2017
Washington Post
For one brief moment, day became night. And the sun was replaced by a black circle — ringed on all sides with gleaming white fire. As the Great American Eclipse made landfall in the tiny coastal town of Newport, Ore., the rowdy crowd that gathered on ...
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'We are all just mind-boggled:' scenes from the total solar eclipse of 2017 - Washington Post


TIME

'We are all just mind-boggled:' scenes from the total solar eclipse of 2017
Washington Post
For one brief moment, day became night. And the sun was replaced by a black circle — ringed on all sides with gleaming white fire. As the Great American Eclipse made landfall in the tiny coastal town of Newport, Ore., the rowdy crowd that gathered on ...
A Solar Eclipse'sNew York Times
Total Solar Eclipse Carves Its Path Across the USNBCNews.com
From Oregon to South Carolina... Читать дальше...

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'We are all just mind-boggled:' scenes from the total solar eclipse of 2017 - Washington Post


TIME

'We are all just mind-boggled:' scenes from the total solar eclipse of 2017
Washington Post
For one brief moment, day became night. And the sun was replaced by a black circle — ringed on all sides with gleaming white fire. As the Great American Eclipse made landfall in the tiny coastal town of Newport, Ore., the rowdy crowd that gathered on ...
A Solar Eclipse'sNew York Times
Total Solar Eclipse Carves Its Path Across the USNBCNews.com
From Oregon to South Carolina... Читать дальше...