2015-08-19 U.S. Spotlight

Forbes   

'Fantastic Four' Is One Of The Most Shocking Box Office Flops Since 'The Avengers'   
Forbes
I've studied the film industry, both academically and informally, and with an emphasis in box office analysis, for 28 years. I have extensively written about all of said subjects for the last ten years. My outlets for film criticism, box office ...

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24/7 Wall St.   

The Next 11 States to Legalize Marijuana   
24/7 Wall St.
Marijuana prohibition is entering its 78th year. Colorado's marijuana law went into effect at the beginning of last year in the wake of changing attitudes. Compared to 1969, when only 12% supported legalizing pot, today a majority of Americans support ...

2015-08-19 U.S. Health

Newsweek   

FDA Approves "Female Viagra" for Low Libido in Women   
Newsweek
Women living with a low sexual libido may soon be able to take a pill, billed by some as the “pink Viagra.” Phil Degginger/Alamy. Filed Under: Tech & Science, Flibanserin, Sexual Health, Women's Health, Viagra, Sprout Pharmaceuticals, FDA, drug ...
'Female Viagra' gets FDA approval   CNN
FDA Approves Controversial 'Little Pink Pill' But With Restrictions   NBCNews.com
FDA approves controversial drug for women with low sex drives   Washington Post
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Hindustan Times   
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BBC News   

E-cigarettes should be prescribed on NHS to help smokers quit, report says   
BBC News
An independent review of the effects of e-cigarettes says they are 95% less harmful than tobacco and should be prescribed on the NHS in the future. Experts who have compiled a report for Public Health England say "vaping" could be a "game changer" for ...

2015-08-19 U.S. Science

CBS Local   

Discovery Of 130 Million-Year-Old Fossil Suggests Earth's First Flowering ...   
CBS Local
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — The most ancient known flowering plant on earth wasn't very pretty by today's standards. A team of scientists analyzed fossilized specimens discovered a century ago in Spanish lakes, and determined they were likely the oldest ...

2015-08-19 U.S. Sports

USA TODAY   

Red Sox hire Dave Dombrowski; Ben Cherington stepping down down as GM   
USA TODAY
Dave Dombrowski was hired Tuesday night as the Boston Red Sox president of baseball operations while general manager Ben Cherington resigned from his job. Dombrowski, who was fired two weeks ago by the Detroit Tigers, will assume responsibility for ...

2015-08-19 U.S. Entertainment

Fox News   

Rosie O'Donnell's missing teen daughter found safe   
Fox News
Comedienne Rosie O'Donnell's teenage daughter was found safe in a New Jersey home late Tuesday, hours after O'Donnell released a statement appealing for the public's help in locating her. A spokesman for police in Barnegat, N.J. told the Associated ...

2015-08-19 U.S. Technology

The Indian Express   

Hackers claim to have leaked Ashley Madison data trove online   
Washington Post
Cheating spouses beware: Hackers claim to have released data stolen last month during a breach at Ashley Madison, a dating site for people looking for affairs. A roughly 10-gigabyte file that purported to contain several points of personal data ...
Hackers Release Identities of Ashley Madison Users One Month After Security Breach   E! Online
FBI investigating Ashley Madison website hack: owner   Reuters
Ashley Madison infidelity site's customer data 'leaked'   BBC News
The Times (subscription)   
New York Daily News   
TheBlaze.com   
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Livemint   

Google launches Wi-Fi router for home use   
Livemint
With the router, users will be able to prioritize a device so that they can get the fastest Internet speeds for data-heavy activities such as downloading content or streaming a movie. Photo: Reuters. Bengaluru: Google Inc. launched a Wi-Fi router on ...
Google Introduces Router With Ease-of-Use Features   New York Times
Google wants to fix your dodgy WiFi   Sky News Australia
Google gets in the WiFi router business   AsiaOne
The Australian   
Zee News   
Sydney Morning Herald   
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Business Today   

Microsoft pushes emergency update for Internet Explorer vulnerability   
PCWorld
Windows users are encouraged to update their computers as soon as possible, after Microsoft pushed out a patch for an issue in Internet Explorer that lets attackers remotely run malicious code with whatever privileges the current user has. The ...
Microsoft issues more security updates to fix Windows 10 bugs   IBNLive
Microsoft issues emergency patch for all versions of Windows   ZDNet
Microsoft Launches New Windows 10 Build, Vows To Keep Its Early Access Program ...   TechCrunch
Bangkok Post   
Gamereactor UK   
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Forbes   

America Challenges Japan To A Robot Duel Then Decides To Change Their Robot   
Forbes
I cover gaming in Japan as well the pop-culture here. You can follow me on Twitter or check out my YouTube videos. I also founded and continue to manage the mecha gaming site, Mecha Damashii. I have over a decade's worth of games industry experience, ...

2015-08-19 U.S. Business

Reuters   

Asian shares struggle as China stocks extend fall   
Reuters
TOKYO Asian shares on Wednesday struggled at two-year lows after Chinese stocks extended their fall, stoking fears about the stability of China's economy. The Shanghai Composite Index .SSEC retreated 3.9 percent, a day after worries that the central ...
China Resumes Slide, Leading Asian Shares Lower   Wall Street Journal
Asia bourses on edge as Chinese equities struggle   Financial Times
China Share Rout Drags Emerging Stocks Lower as Oil, Copper Fall   Bloomberg
CNBC   
CNN   
Financial Express   
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CNNMoney   

GM may import a Buick built in China   
CNNMoney
General Motors may be the first U.S. automaker to build a car in China and sell it in the U.S. market. IHS Automotive says its analysis leads it to believe GM is planning to start shipping a small SUV, the Buick Envision, back to the U.S. by next year ...
UAW blasts General Motors plan to sell Chinese-made cars in US   Economic Times
UAW Opposes The Idea Of A China-Built Buick Envision   GM Authority (blog)
Stocks decline; Target settles with Visa over hacker attack; many Buicks could ...   cleveland.com
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Business Insider   

California's Drought Will Cost The State $2.74 Billion This Year, Report Finds   
Huffington Post
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - California's ongoing drought will cost the economy in the most populous U.S. state an estimated $2.74 billion in 2015 and lead to the loss of 10,000 seasonal farm jobs, despite overall health in the state's agricultural ...
California's drought will cost $2.74 billion in 2015   Christian Science Monitor
South Valley ag takes drought's brunt   Visalia Times-Delta

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USA TODAY   

Wal-Mart second-quarter earnings miss estimates, cuts outlook | Reuters   
Firstpost
REUTERS - Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT.N) reported weaker-than-expected quarterly earnings and lowered its full-year forecast, citing higher costs from adding worker hours as well as weaker margins in its U.S. pharmacy business. Shares of the world's ...
India Morning Call-Global Markets   Reuters
Wall Street stocks dip after Chinese market tumbles   Moneycontrol.com
Summer Doldrums Settle In on Wall Street   New York Times
Wall Street Journal (blog)   
ABC News   
Boston Globe   
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Wall Street Journal   

Comcast Raises Its Bet on New Media   
Wall Street Journal
Steve Burke, chief executive of Comcast Corp. CMCSA -1.19 % 's NBCUniversal, stood before his senior executive team early this year and issued a directive: The media company needs to go where the eyeballs are going, he said, and introduce more ...

2015-08-19 U.S. U.S.

Newsweek   

Chelsea Manning Found Guilty of Violating Prison Rules   
ABC News
Convicted national security leaker Chelsea Manning has been found guilty of violating prison rules and will receive three weeks of recreational restrictions at the Kansas military prison where she's serving a 35-year sentence. Manning was accused of ...
Chelsea Manning found guilty but no solitary confinement for contraband   The Guardian
Chelsea Manning spared solitary confinement in contraband case   The Sun Daily
Chelsea Manning gets 21 days of restrictions in prison   Livingston Daily
Sentinel Republic   
Bustle   
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Fox News   

Ohio woman confesses to killing her three young sons, prosecutor says   
Fox News
Aug. 18, 2015: This photo provided by the Logan County Jail shows Brittany Pilkington, who confessed to killing three of her young sons over the past several months, police said. Pilkington was charged with three counts of murder. (Logan County Jail ...
Bellefontaine, Ohio, mom confesses to killing 3 children, police say   cleveland.com
Prosecutor: Mom says she killed young sons to help daughter   Albany Times Union
Prosecutor: Mom says she killed young sons to help   Jakarta Post
Boston Globe   
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Reuters   

Students Begin Moving Into Hawaii Dorms After Fatal Fall   
New York Times
HONOLULU — The students assigned to the University of Hawaii apartment where a man fell out of a window to his death while trying to stop another man from jumping off a 14th-floor ledge will have the option to get new housing arrangements. The four ...

2015-08-19 U.S. World

Firstpost   

Bangkok shrine bombing: Thai police hunt for suspect seen in video   
CNN
Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) Suspicions focused on one man as investigators picked through the wreckage of the powerful bomb blast that brought death and destruction to a popular shrine in the Thai capital. Police said Tuesday they are hunting for a suspect ...