2015-07-02 U.S. Spotlight

Wall Street Journal (blog)   

Artificial Intelligence Machine Gets Testy With Its Programmer   
Wall Street Journal (blog)
Researchers have shown that machines are inching closer to self-learning, and perhaps even copping a little attitude. Over at Google GOOGL -0.19%, a computer program using a database of movie scripts was asked again and again by researchers to define ...

2015-07-02 U.S. Health

CBS News   

New weight-loss shot: How well does it work?   
CBS News
A new injectable drug, aimed at helping obese and seriously overweight people who have other weight-related health conditions, has proven effective in a new round of testing. The drug, called liraglutide (brand name Saxenda), won FDA approval in ...

2015-07-02 U.S. Science

Discovery News   

Gigantic Sinkholes Dot Surface of Rosetta's Comet   
Discovery News
Scientists have found gigantic sinkholes more than 200 yards (183 meters) in diameter -- twice the length of a football field -- and just about as deep breaking the surface of the comet being studied by the orbiting Rosetta spacecraft. Play Video ...
Giant sinkholes spotted on Rosetta's comet   Los Angeles Times
Rosetta spacecraft finds massive sinkholes on comet's surface   Reuters
What Do Florida and a Comet Have in Common? Sinkholes   National Geographic
The Nation   
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Daily Mail   

How saber-toothed cats grew their mouth swords   
Vox
How much time does it take to grow a 7-inch-long mouth dagger? Our new video explains: An error occurred. Unable to execute Javascript. Like this video? Subscribe to Vox on YouTube. The saber-toothed cat Smilodon fatalis roamed America during the ...

2015-07-02 U.S. Sports

CNN   

Women's World Cup: Japan edges England, advances to final against US   
CNN
(CNN) Defending champion Japan advanced to the Women's World Cup soccer final with a 2-1 victory Wednesday over England in a semifinal at Edmonton, Alberta. The winning margin was provided by an own goal from England defender Laura Bassett, ...

2015-07-02 U.S. Entertainment

Wall Street Journal   

Ben and Jen had been in trouble for years   
Detroit Free Press
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner looked happy in public, but behind closed doors, their marriage had been at the breaking point for years. That's according to Us Weekly. Its source says the parents of Violet, 9, Seraphina, 6, and Samuel, 3, almost ...
Four Days Before Her Split from Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner Was All Smiles on ...   People Magazine
Did Ben Affleck's soaring career drew Jennifer Garner away?   Business Standard
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner split up: 10 celeb couples still going strong   AsiaOne
TV3.ie   
E! Online   
STLtoday.com   
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Sydney Morning Herald   

Dukes of Hazzard pulled from the air during Confederate flag race row   
Sydney Morning Herald
Reruns of the popular 80s show Dukes of Hazzard has been cancelled by U.S. network TV Land following the controversy surrounding the confederate flag. TV Land didn't say why they were dropping Dukes of Hazzard, according to People. The series set in ...

2015-07-02 U.S. Technology

USA TODAY   

Calif. attacks send warning that Internet lines are 'basically unsecured'   
USA TODAY
DENVER – Repeated and successful attacks on fiber-optic cables in California have security experts warning the Internet's physical infrastructure is "basically unsecured" and vulnerable to both casual and determined attackers. FBI agents in California ...
FBI Looks Into Fiber-Optic Vandalism in Northern California   New York Times
California's physical internet cable hacking riddle sparks FBI probe   The Register
FBI seeking fiber-optic cable vandals in wake of recent Bay Area attacks   Daily Democrat
Slate Magazine (blog)   
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New York Post   

Facebook to share ad revenue with video creators   
MarketWatch
Facebook Inc. FB, +1.34% users watch videos four billion times a day across the social network. Now, Facebook is getting serious about making money from that vast audience. Facebook said it would begin sharing ad revenue with video creators, a move ...

2015-07-02 U.S. Business

New York Times   

Mixed Messages and No Progress in Greek Crisis   
New York Times
BRUSSELS — Bewildered Greeks, not to speak of people throughout Europe and the world, could be forgiven for wondering who, if anyone, is in charge. In the past few days, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras of Greece has blown up negotiations with European ...

2015-07-02 U.S. U.S.

Los Angeles Times   

Black church fires raise fears; crime data suggest blazes are not unusual   
Los Angeles Times
Thousands of social media users are tweeting the same question: Who is burning black churches? Fires at six black churches in the South over the last 10 days have stirred fears that racial violence on houses of worship is making a comeback — perhaps ...
Mt. Zion AME fire: Church fires not unusual, statistics show   NOLA.com
Law Enforcement Believe Lightning to Blame for Mount Zion AME Church Fire   ABC News
In America's South, black church fires fan racial fears   Reuters
Christian Science Monitor   
ABC Online   
Washington Times   
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Los Angeles Times   

North Carolina shark attacks are 'going to go away,' expert says   
Los Angeles Times
A shark bit a man swimming off the North Carolina coast Wednesday, marking the state's seventh shark attack in recent weeks and raising the question: Why does this keep happening? Wednesday's attack took place off North Carolina's Ocracoke Island, ...

2015-07-02 U.S. World

New York Times   

Mixed Messages and No Progress in Greek Crisis   
New York Times
BRUSSELS — Bewildered Greeks, not to speak of people throughout Europe and the world, could be forgiven for wondering who, if anyone, is in charge. In the past few days, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras of Greece has blown up negotiations with European ...