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7 Ways Hong Kong Protesters Used Low-Tech Hacks to Fight Back

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Scientists monitoring new marine heat wave off West Coast

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Federal scientists said Thursday they are monitoring a new ocean heat wave off the U.S. West Coast, a development that could badly disrupt marine life including salmon, whales and sea lions. The expanse of unusually warm water stretches from Alaska to California, researchers with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday . It resembles a similar heat wave about five years ago that was blamed for poorer survival rates for young salmon, more humpback whales becoming entangled in fishing gear as they hunted closer to shore, and an algae bloom that shut down crabbing and clamming. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Lk3TP8 via Latest News

U.S. Treasury warns anyone fueling Iran tanker risks being blacklisted

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The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday warned that anyone around the world who helps fuel Iranian vessels blacklisted by Washington runs the risk of being designated as well. The Treasury Department blacklisted the Adrian Darya, a tanker at the center of a confrontation between Washington and Tehran, on Aug. 30. Washington has warned that it would regard any assistance given to the ship as support for a terrorist group, namely, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2MVMDSn via Latest News

Trump reportedly told a Coast Guard admiral to give a statement defending his Hurricane Dorian confusion

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"I showed the President the official National Hurricane Center forecast," US Coast Guard Rear Admiral Peter Brown said in a statement. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/34CYLgS via Latest News

[Update: Mate X, too] Huawei Mate 30 may be forced to launch without Google apps and services - Android Police

[Update: Mate X, too] Huawei Mate 30 may be forced to launch without Google apps and services    Android Police Huawei gets around Android ban with ‘new’ P30 Pro design    The Verge Huawei P30 Pro gets makeover to shortcut Trump’s Android ban    SlashGear Huawei announces the Kirin 990 chipset for the Mate 30 series, with 5G and more    Neowin Huawei Mate X will launch in two variants with different power    TechRadar View full coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/2LArOJ0 via Technology

Medal.tv raises $9 million for short-form gaming videos - VentureBeat

Medal.tv raises $9 million for short-form gaming videos    VentureBeat Looking to become the video-based social network of the gaming world, Medal.tv raises $9 million    TechCrunch View full coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/2HRQ5JD via Technology

Hurricane Dorian hits Outer Banks: How mid-Atlantic tourist spots are being affected

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Now that Hurricane Dorian has finally made landfall, here's what's happening in the mid-Atlantic region this weekend. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2HT441I via Latest News

Jeffrey Epstein gave hundreds of thousands of dollars to MIT's Media Lab, and its founder said he would accept the donations again if given the chance

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"If you wind back the clock, I would still say, 'Take it,'" MIT Media Lab founder Nicholas Negroponte reportedly said in an all-hands meeting. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2N10o23 via Latest News

'I don’t see any path for Biden to win the nomination without South Carolina'

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The former vice president is betting it all on the black vote. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Lu9f9w via Latest News

US to allow trophy hunter to import body of rare black rhino

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The Trump administration says it will issue permit to a Michigan trophy hunter to import the skin, skull and horns from a rare black rhinoceros he shot in Africa. Documents show Chris D. Peyerk of Shelby Township, Michigan, applied last year for the permit required by the Fish and Wildlife Service to import animals protected under the Endangered Species Act. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/314N14s via Latest News

Cheerleader accused of killing newborn told her dad 'I tried to cremate the baby'

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Skylar Richardson is charged with aggravated murder and involuntary manslaughter. She's accused of deliberately killing her baby and burying her. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2HQFQVP via Latest News

A Florida cop rescued a puppy from a flooded vehicle and named her 'Dorian' after the deadly hurricane

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Dorian was originally meant to be handed over to the Orange County Animal Services, but is now "living her best life" with the deputy who rescued her. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2zZ9a8c via Latest News

This is probably your last chance to get a Fire TV Stick 4K for the price of an entry-level Fire TV Stick - BGR

This is probably your last chance to get a Fire TV Stick 4K for the price of an entry-level Fire TV Stick    BGR Amazon's Expanding Fire TV to Take on Roku    The Motley Fool Amazon wants to set Fire to your living room with new OLED TVs    TweakTown Hands On With Amazon's All-New Fire TV Devices    PCMag Amazon Ramps Up Its Efforts to Contain Roku's Growth    Yahoo Finance View full coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/3122hPs via Technology

Watch Huawei’s IFA 2019 event in 11 minutes - Engadget

Watch Huawei’s IFA 2019 event in 11 minutes    Engadget Huawei gets around Android ban with ‘new’ P30 Pro design    The Verge Huawei P30 Pro sold over 16 million devices in 6 months, ‘new’ version goes official    9to5Google Huawei P30 Pro gets makeover to shortcut Trump’s Android ban    SlashGear Huawei skirts US ban with 'new' P30 Pro, but only the colors are new    CNET View full coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/34toIzj via Technology

Here's why the Kirin 990 uses the Cortex-A76, not the newer A77 - Android Authority

Here's why the Kirin 990 uses the Cortex-A76, not the newer A77    Android Authority Why does the Kirin 990 use the Cortex-A76 when the Cortex-A77 is the newer microarchitecture? Huawei CEO Richard Yu explains why. View full coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/34ue4Is via Technology

Asus ProArt Studiobook One: a $4000 GPU in a laptop - Engadget

Asus ProArt Studiobook One: a $4000 GPU in a laptop    Engadget ASUS' New 1600-nit 4K ProArt Display Challenges Apple's Pro Display XDR    PetaPixel ASUS IFA 2019 - ROG Phone II, PROART Launches and Quadro RTX 6000 !    KitGuruTech ASUS’ ProArt StudioBook One is a breathtakingly powerful laptop    Engadget ASUS Unveils ProArt StudioBook One: The World's Most Graphically Powerful Laptop    PetaPixel View full coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YabeZs2uYq0 via Technology

The Best AirPod Alternatives Have Been Upgraded - Gear Patrol

The Best AirPod Alternatives Have Been Upgraded    Gear Patrol Jabra’s new Elite 75t earbuds come with USB-C and last 7.5 hours on a single charge    Android Police View full coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/2MZcFUO via Technology

“Joker” spyware affects nearly 500,000 Android devices - KXAN.com

“Joker” spyware affects nearly 500,000 Android devices    KXAN.com HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — There's a new warning about spyware that has been found hiding in 24 apps in the Google Play Store for Android devices. View full coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/2ZVXPjS via Technology

Exclusive: Feds Demand Apple And Google Hand Over Names Of 10,000+ Users Of A Gun Scope App - Forbes

Exclusive: Feds Demand Apple And Google Hand Over Names Of 10,000+ Users Of A Gun Scope App    Forbes Federal government orders Apple, Google to turn over personal data of everyone who downloaded a gun scope app    TheBlaze DOJ asks Apple and Google for personal details of gun scope app users    9to5Mac Justice Department orders Apple and Google to reveal the names and locations of gun scope app users    Reclaim The Net View full coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/2LztceY via Technology

Taliban supporters cheer US withdrawal plans

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Taliban loyalists are cheering the prospect of a deal with the US that after 18 years of gruelling conflict will see "defeated" American "invaders" finally go home. While details of the deal have not been announced, it is widely expected the Pentagon will slash its troop presence in Afghanistan in return for various Taliban commitments. AFP spoke to several Taliban fighters and supporters in and around Kandahar -- the southern Afghan province that is the birthplace of the Islamist movement and a key stronghold. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2ZEXPd1 via Latest News

Nigerian Ruling Party Demands Takeover of South African Firms

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(Bloomberg) -- Nigeria’s ruling party urged the government to nationalize South African companies operating in the West African nation in retaliation for xenophobic attacks on its nationals.Relations between Africa’s two biggest economies have been tense following attacks on businesses run by migrant Africans in Johannesburg, which sparked reprisal raids by mobs on the offices of the South African mobile-phone company MTN Group Ltd. and stores operated by Shoprite Holdings in the commercial hub of Lagos and the capital, Abuja.“Whereas South Africans continue to benefit from the Nigerian business environment and repatriating billions of dollars, the South African authorities appear jealous of the menial jobs which some Nigerians and other black people are involved in,” All Progressives Congress party Chairman Adams Oshiomhole said in a video clip broadcast on Friday by Lagos-based Channels Television. “It is worth it for the Nigerian government to take steps to take over the remaining s...

Pope Francis says it is ‘an honour that the Americans attack me'

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In an offhand remark on the papal plane en route to Mozambique, Pope Francis acknowledged the sharp opposition he has faced from conservative Catholic detractors in the United States, calling it an “an honour that the Americans attack me”.His remark came at the start of a six-day trip to Africa, as the pope shook hands in the back of the plane with a French reporter who handed him a copy of his new book How America Wanted to Change the Pope. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2zZxTcA via Latest News