(#1) Gunman Vester Flanagan's personnel files reveal disturbing WDBJ tenure [CNN]
Flanagan also wasn't contributing to the web frequently enough, receiving a scoring category that is listed as "has an opportunity for improvement." That amounted to a score of 2 on the 1-to-5 scale, with 5 being the highest score. "Bryce needs to ...
(#2) PHOTOS: Celebrating National Dog Day [KTRK-TV]
National Dog Day serves to help galvanize the public to recognize the number of dogs that need to be rescued each year, and acknowledges family dogs and dogs that work selflessly each day to save lives, keep us safe and bring comfort. Dogs put their ...
(#3) I was on the Ashley Madison list. What do I do? [New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV]
NEW YORK — If your information was part of the Ashley Madison hack, your problems are probably bigger than a compromised credit card number. The site, which promotes itself as the go-to service for people looking to have an affair, knows your physical ...
(#4) James Earl Jones Dead? Internet Freaks Out With New Celebrity Death Hoax Trending [The Inquisitr]
The internet is known for a number of things, and one of them is bringing forth things that aren't true at all. Perhaps the biggest trend is that of the celebrity death hoax, and it has happened to a number of big-time personalities. The latest person ...
(#5) Here Are The Details From The Derrick Rose Rape Lawsuit [UPDATED] [Deadspin]
The lawsuit filed against Derrick Rose, accusing him of drugging and gang raping an ex-girlfriend, provides more details about what the woman says happened that night in Los Angeles. The complaint actually names 13 defendants—Rose and his friends ...
(#6) 12 dead, others missing after Tropical Storm Erika's deluge hits Dominica [CNN]
As of 2 p.m. Friday, Erika was about 60 miles southwest of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center. The Dominican Republic is already getting "heavy rains and gusty winds," the hurricane center said. Erika is ...
(#7) Justin Bieber Look-Alike Tobias Strebel Found Dead in Motel Room [ABC News]
"Medications" were found in the reality star's room last Friday, when the body was discovered, according to KABC sources. Strebel, who also went by Toby Sheldon, had said of his desire to look like Bieber, "Once Justin shot to fame, his face was ...
(#8) 'Mr. Robot' finale postponed over similarities to TV journalist killings [Fortune]
USA Network postponed Wednesday's season finale of breakout drama Mr. Robot due to what the network says are similarities between the episode's plot and Wednesday's slaying of two Virginia journalists on live television. USA, a division of NBCUniversal ...
(#9) No, Mars Won't Be as Big as the Moon in the Sky on Thursday [NBCNews.com]
Sorry, skywatchers: Despite what you may have heard, Mars won't look as big as the moon overhead on Thursday night. The "Mars Hoax" has been popping up every Aug. 27 since 2003, when it was born in a widely misinterpreted email. The unknown ...
(#10) Why Climate Change Could Make Hurricane Impact Worse [TIME]
Hurricane Katrina surprised disaster preparedness authorities when it made landfall 10 years ago, leveling entire communities and killing more than 1,800 people. The storm caused more than $100 billion in damage, making it the costliest natural ...
(#11) 9/11 'Dust Lady' Marcy Borders, featured in a haunting photo, has died of cancer [Washington Post]
The woman turned out to be Marcy Borders, who had only recently begun working for Bank of America in the World Trade Center when the first plane struck. She was 28 at the time, and Honda's haunting photo of her — distributed worldwide by Agence ...
(#12) Will gaming breathe life into live-streaming YouTube? [CNET]
YouTube rules the realm of on-demand video, but live video still has a tournament of contenders. With a YouTube Gaming hub, Google is juicing up live features -- and that may bring you face-to-face with gameplay streams you never knew existed.
(#13) McDonald's rejects Burger King's offer to make a McWhopper [The San Diego Union-Tribune]
Burger King took out two full page ads this week in the New York Times and the Chicago Tribune with a proposal for the fast food giants to combine their signature offerings, the Big Mac and the Whopper, to make a McWhopper in honor of Peace Day.
(#14) $25 of cash or $50 of tuna. Your choice. [CNNMoney]
Many people who purchased StarKist tuna will be getting notices of the settlement and the chance to make a choice between cash and tuna. But those who bought the tuna and don't get a notice can sign up for the settlement at a website. They don't need a ...
(#15) NYPD official: Virginia gunman was "classic injustice collector" [CBS News]
"What was his injustice? He viewed himself as a guy who should be here on network television news and unfortunately he found the most terrible way to get there, and to be that lead story, and to be on it," Miller said Thursday on "CBS This Morning.".
(#16) On our 95th Women's Equality Day, women are still waiting for equal treatment [Fortune]
Today is Women's Equality Day, marking the 95th anniversary of the 19th amendment, which gave women the right to vote. While that—and the progress we've made over the past century—is certainly something to celebrate, it's still a bit premature to ...
(#17) MythBusters Puts Breaking Bad Final Scene to the Test [TIME]
Leave it to the team at MythBusters to put Breaking Bad protagonist Walter White's last act of desperation under the microscope. The Discovery Channel show recreated the machine gun booby trap that Walter White hides in the trunk of his car to take out ...
(#18) FTC: Vemma Nutrition temporarily shut down for running pyramid scheme [CBS News]
NEW YORK -- The Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday that Vemma Nutrition has been temporarily shut down for operating a pyramid scheme that promised college students riches if they sold its nutritional drinks, but most ended up losing money.
(#19) Surprise! Everyone's mad at James Harden and the Kardashians [SB Nation]
HAPPY BEARD DAY: So James Harden is dating Khloe Kardashian (who previously dated Rashad McCants and married Lamar Odom). They were at this house on the coast with everyone to celebrate James' birthday. Kanye and Kris Jenner fell asleep on a ...
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