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«Seattle Post-Intelligencer» (seattlepi.com) 

Facebook to release Russia ads to Congress amid pressure

NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook says the company will provide the contents of 3,000 ads bought by a Russian agency to congressional investigators. The move Thursday comes as the company has faced growing pressure from members of Congress to release the content of the ads. Facebook had already released the ads to federal authorities investigating Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. The leaders of the Senate Intelligence Committee have been seeking to bring Facebook executives... Читать дальше...

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Facebook to release Russia ads to Congress amid pressure

NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook says the company will provide the contents of 3,000 ads bought by a Russian agency to congressional investigators. The move Thursday comes as the company has faced growing pressure from members of Congress to release the content of the ads. Facebook had already released the ads to federal authorities investigating Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. The leaders of the Senate Intelligence Committee have been seeking to bring Facebook executives before... Читать дальше...

BusinessInsider.com 

Paul Manafort's offer to brief a Putin ally about the campaign sheds new light on Russia's election interference

Former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort has come under renewed scrutiny for his connections to a Russian oligarch with ties to Vladimir Putin. Manafort reportedly offered to give the oligarch briefings on the state of the campaign. Manafort's offers coincides with several momentous events during the Trump campaign. Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, a top ally of President Vladimir Putin, reportedly stopped trying to recover money he said had been taken from him in 2014 by Paul Manafort after... Читать дальше...

Yahoo Autos 

Istanbul's Ataturk airport closed after private jet crashes: reports

Turkey's main international airport was closed to traffic on Thursday after a private jet crashed on landing and burst into flames, reports said. The plane, which had four people on board, was making an emergency landing at Ataturk International Airport, the DHA news agency said. All four were injured but the fire was brought under control, NTV television said.

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Yahoo! News 

Istanbul's Ataturk airport closed after private jet crashes: reports

Turkey's main international airport was closed to traffic on Thursday after a private jet crashed on landing and burst into flames, reports said. The plane, which had four people on board, was making an emergency landing at Ataturk International Airport, the DHA news agency said. All four were injured but the fire was brought under control, NTV television said.

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«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Russia threatens strikes against US troops and their allies in Syria

MOSCOW — Russia raised the threat of a direct confrontation with U.S. forces in Syria, saying Thursday that the Russian military will target areas occupied by American units and U.S.-backed militias if Moscow’s troops come under fire. The warning came amid rising tensions in the Syrian desert between the United States and its Kurdish and Arab allies on the one hand, and Russia, the Syrian government and Iranian-backed militias on the other, as both converge on Islamic State-held territory in eastern Syria. Читать дальше...

«Gazette Times» (gazettetimes.com) 

SEC under fire for being hacked despite warnings on security

The federal agency responsible for ensuring that markets function properly and for protecting investors is under fire after disclosing its computer system was hacked despite repeated warnings about deficiencies in its cybersecurity measures.

«TDN» (tdn.com) 

SEC under fire for being hacked despite warnings on security

The federal agency responsible for ensuring that markets function properly and for protecting investors is under fire after disclosing its computer system was hacked despite repeated warnings about deficiencies in its cybersecurity measures.

«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

SEC under fire for being hacked despite warnings on security

The federal agency responsible for ensuring that markets function properly and for protecting investors is under fire after disclosing its computer system was hacked despite repeated warnings about deficiencies in its cybersecurity measures.

Las Vegas Sun (lasvegassun.com) 

On last day of summer, snow falling in the Sierra Nevada

Snow fell in the Sierra Nevada on the last day of summer, giving the towering mountain range shared by California and Nevada a wintry look in September. Snow dusted peaks in Yosemite National Park on Thursday and ...

New York Post 

Sea turtles are slowly coming back from brink of extinction

WASHINGTON — Sea turtles are lumbering back from the brink of extinction, a new study says. Scientists found more populations of the large turtles improving than declining when they looked at nearly 60 regions across the globe. That’s a big change from a decade or two ago, experts said. Long-living sea turtles have been pushed...