2015-08-24 U.S. Spotlight

All 128 FBS college football teams ranked for 2015, from Ohio State to Charlotte   
SB Nation
At the end of each conference preview series, I looked at how I perceived that conference's balance of power heading into 2015. All of those individual conference rankings and team previews are here. This was in no way based on schedules. These were ...

   

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Outside Magazine   

The 16 Best Places to Live in America: 2015   
Outside Magazine
A river- and mountain-loving town took home the top prize—again—in our annual contest. But the other finalists have something for everyone, too. By: The Editors. Aug 18, 2015. The 16 Best Places to Live in America: 2015. NewSHARES. Share Tweet Email.

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Politico   

How Google Could Rig the 2016 Election   
Politico
America's next president could be eased into office not just by TV ads or speeches, but by Google's secret decisions, and no one—except for me and perhaps a few other obscure researchers—would know how this was accomplished. Research I have been ...

2015-08-24 U.S. Health

BABW News   

The secret to losing weight? Ask for help   
BABW News
A new study has shown that people who diet under the supervision of a medical professional are significantly more successful than those who follow a plan of their own. Scientists at Johns Hopkins University have presented a dieting recommendation that ...

2015-08-24 U.S. Science

Christian Science Monitor   

Why climate change is pushing Earth's boreal forests to 'tipping point'   
Christian Science Monitor
Boreal forests make up about 30 percent of the planet's total forest area. Ecosystem scholars say that they are being threatened by warmer temperatures brought on by climate change. By Cristina Maza, Staff writer August 21, 2015. Save for later Saved ...
Climate: Scientists warn of boreal forest 'tipping point'   Summit County Citizens Voice
Climate change poses a serious danger to earth's boreal forest   The Next Digit
Boreal Forest Moving Towards Tipping Point: Study   NYC Today
Immortal News   
Dispatch Times   
Times Gazette   
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CBS Local   

Investigation Into Deaths Of 30 Whales Along Alaska's Shores Intensifies   
CBS Local
A young humpback whale carcass is washed ashore at Sunset Beach in Monterey, March 6, 2015. (CBS). Related Tags: Alaska, Beached, California, Juneau, Ocean, Whale, Whale Death, Whales. JUNEAU, Alaska (CBS/AP) — A federal agency announced ...

2015-08-24 U.S. Sports

USA TODAY   

James: Drivers try to cope with Justin Wilson's trauma   
USA TODAY
Justin Wilson, right, shakes hands with a fan prior to Sunday's race at Pocono Raceway. (Matthew O'Haren, USA TODAY Sports). LONG POND, Pa. — The fading of the helicopter blades revealed how unsettlingly quiet Pocono Raceway had become just ...

2015-08-24 U.S. Entertainment

E! Online   

Fear the Walking Dead Premieres: Who Will Be the First To Die? The Cast Weighs In!   
E! Online
We never thought we'd say this about a zombie show, but we actually did not miss the zombies in Fear the Walking Dead. AMC's newest show, a spin-off of The Walking Dead, debuted tonight and introduced us to a new group of people we can potentially ...

2015-08-24 U.S. Technology

CNNMoney   

Apple will fix iPhone 6 Plus phones that take blurry photos   
CNNMoney
The company's website says the issue applies mostly to phones sold between September 2014, when they were released for sale, and January 2015. Apple (AAPL, Tech30) said these phones may have a defective component in the camera and will take ...

2015-08-24 U.S. Business

NDTV   

China Stocks Erase 2015 Gain as State Support Fails to Stop Rout   
Bloomberg
China's stocks plunged, with the benchmark index erasing its gains for the year, as government support measures failed to allay investor concerns that a slowdown in the world's second-largest economy is deepening. The Shanghai Composite Index sank 8 ...

2015-08-24 U.S. U.S.

KOKI FOX 23   

Authorities: Oklahoma Labor Commissioner Killed in Stabbing   
ABC News
Authorities say Oklahoma Labor Commissioner Mark Costello has died after a stabbing at an Oklahoma City restaurant. Oklahoma City Police Lt. Michelle Holland says officers were called to a fast-food restaurant on the city's northwest side after a ...
Oklahoma labor commissioner killed in restaurant stabbing: local media   Reuters
Oklahoma labor commissioner stabbed to death in OKC   NewsOK.com
State Leaders Remember State Labor Commissioner Mark Costello   news9.com KWTV
News On 6   
Tulsa World   
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NBCNews.com   

Louisiana Cop Shot in Head; Suspect Captured by Passing Drivers   
NBCNews.com
A Louisiana state trooper suffered "severe neurological damage" when he was shot in the head with a sawed-off shotgun during a traffic stop Sunday, police said. The trooper was in critical condition, and the man who allegedly fired at him was in ...
Passing motorists take down shooter who shot La. trooper in head with sawed ...   New York Daily News
Louisiana trooper shot in head, critically injured during traffic stop, police say   Fox News
Trooper Shot During Traffic Stop; Passersby Catch Suspect, Cops Say   ABC News
Montana Standard   
WWL   
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Chicago Tribune   

Scott Walker takes yet another stance on birthright citizenship: Don't change ...   
Chicago Tribune
Scott Walker, GOP presidential hopeful, appears to have again shifted his stance on allowing the children of illegal immigrants to automatically gain U.S. citizenship. Scott Walker, GOP presidential hopeful, appears to have again shifted his stance on ...
Donald Trump's citizenship plan is unconstitutional   Washington Post
Walker appears to take third stance in seven days on birthright citizenship issue   Fox News
The GOPs Birthright Citizenship Flip-Flop   Politico
The Tennessean   
Rapid News Network   
Dispatch Times   
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New York Times   

Seeking Equality, Not Tips, Topless Marchers Draw a Crowd in Manhattan   
New York Times
It was not all that surprising that a march of a few dozen topless women (and fewer men) through Midtown Manhattan on a sunny Sunday afternoon would attract perhaps thousands of gawkers, bemused tourists, leering loafers, journalists and passers-by ...

2015-08-24 U.S. World

Reuters   

As North, South Korea hold marathon crisis talks, Seoul talks tough   
Reuters
SEOUL South Korean President Park Geun-hye talked tough on Monday, demanding that North Korea apologise over a recent landmine incident, even as the bitter rivals held marathon negotiations in a bid to defuse tensions that have brought the peninsula ...