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Clinton aide Abedin dumps Weiner after more lewd texts

Politico - ‎8 hours ago‎
Top Hillary Clinton adviser Huma Abedin on Monday announced she is separating from her husband, Anthony Weiner, after six rocky years of marriage during which the couple's shared vision of a political future together has been disrupted multiple times ...
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Politics|Harry Reid Cites Evidence of Russian Tampering in US Vote, and Seeks FBI Inquiry

New York Times - ‎5 hours ago‎
Senator Harry Reid of Nevada campaigning this month with Hillary Clinton in Las Vegas. Credit Ruth Fremson/The New York Times. The Senate minority leader, Harry Reid of Nevada, asked the F.B.
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Blast at Chinese embassy in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

BBC News - ‎25 minutes ago‎
A car has exploded after ramming the gates of the Chinese embassy in the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek, with at least one person killed, reports say.
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The Latest: Questioning of Rousseff Ends After 14 Hours

New York Times - ‎2 hours ago‎
Rousseff opened Monday's session with a 30-minute address defending her time in office. She then sat as legislators peppered her with questions for more than 14 hours, ending the session just before midnight.
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Islamic State Bombing Kills 54 Government Recruits in Yemen

New York Times - ‎10 hours ago‎
SANAA, Yemen - A suicide car bombing claimed by the Islamic State in Yemen's southern city of Aden on Monday killed at least 54 pro-government recruits, officials said, underscoring how the militant group has been able to exploit Yemen's civil war to ...
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France meets Muslim leaders, experts after burkini row

Business Insider - ‎1 hour ago‎
Paris Mosque rector Dalil Boubakeur, left, and Anouar Kbibech, President of the French Council of the Muslim Faith, talk to the media during a meeting with France's Interior minister, in Paris, Monday, Aug. 29, 2016.
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California lawmakers pass bill inspired by Brock Turner case

CNN - ‎3 hours ago‎
(CNN) California is one step closer to making prison time mandatory for anyone convicted of sexually assaulting a person who is unconscious or too intoxicated to consent -- a measure inspired by former Stanford University student Brock Turner's sentence.
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The Latest: Tropical depressions expected to strengthen

Washington Post - ‎2 hours ago‎
MIAMI - The Latest on tropical storms (all times EDT): 11 p.m.. Forecasters have issued a tropical storm warning for a long stretch of North Carolina's Outer Banks.
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Phoenix sheriff enters primary amid toughest campaign yet

Washington Post - ‎8 hours ago‎
PHOENIX - Sheriff Joe Arpaio faces three Republican challengers in Tuesday's primary in what has turned out to be the toughest election in his 23 years as the top law enforcer in metro Phoenix.
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Trump disavows robo-call from David Duke

CNN - ‎6 hours ago‎
Washington (CNN) Donald Trump's campaign is disavowing support from a prominent white nationalist, David Duke, who is once again causing problems for the Republican nominee by claiming that Trump is a kindred spirit.
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Trump's new aim: Poison a Clinton presidency

Politico - ‎20 hours ago‎
The trick out of Brooklyn isn't just to make Hillary Clinton win but to make her win as something other than a brain-damaged crook who stole the election and will spend the next four years selling out the government from her deathbed.
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Voting today? 8 things you should know about primary day

Florida Today - ‎10 hours ago‎
Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for today's primary, as Brevard County voters will cast their votes on more than two dozen races.
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Democrats delay ad spending on Ohio Senate race

Washington Post - ‎5 hours ago‎
The Democratic Party's national Senate campaign arm has canceled more than a week of television ads that were set to run next month in the key battleground of Ohio, where former governor Ted Strickland (D) has struggled to gain traction against ...
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Apple's Day of Reckoning Comes With Billion-Euro Tax Risk

Bloomberg - ‎1 hour ago‎
The European Union is expected to conclude Tuesday that Ireland provided Apple Inc. with illegal aid through a favorable tax arrangement, a decision that may cost the iPhone maker billions of euros and stir concern among hundreds of other companies.
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Mondelez Drops Offer for Hershey

Wall Street Journal - ‎8 hours ago‎
Oreo cookie maker Mondelez International Inc. MDLZ -0.05 % ended its pursuit of Hershey Co. HSY 0.71 % after the famed chocolatier rebuffed its latest acquisition offer, putting an end to a monthslong takeover campaign that would have created the world ...
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An effort to impose campaign donation limits on local races is killed by the state Senate

Los Angeles Times - ‎5 hours ago‎
State lawmakers rejected a plan on Monday to place limits on individual campaign donations for city and county offices, races where in some California communities there are no restrictions on the size of a legal donation.
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Alphabet executive steps down from Uber board amid growing competition

Business Insider - ‎1 hour ago‎
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Alphabet executive David Drummond, who has been a director on the Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] board for close to three years, has stepped down, the ride-hailing firm confirmed on Monday.
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Fitbit's new Charge 2 is the follow-up to the best-selling Charge HR

The Verge - ‎16 hours ago‎
Despite the fact that Fitbit sells more than half a dozen different activity trackers and just started shipping two new ones this spring, its best-selling wearable to date has been the Charge HR, announced back in 2014.
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A Comprehensive Timeline of Drake & Rihanna's Complicated, Confusing, Adorable Relationship

People Magazine - ‎8 hours ago‎
It's the question fans of Drihanna/Aubrih have been asking since Drake and Rihanna first sparked rumors of a potential love connection - which, let's be honest, isn't particularly hard to believe considering the pair's undeniable chemistry, made ...
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Taylor Swift Serves Jury Duty Like Everybody Else

People Magazine - ‎9 hours ago‎
While serving her civic duty in Nashville, Tennessee, Swift took a selfie with a fellow juror (and fan), who officially had the best time anyone has ever had on jury duty.
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Derek Hough on Returning to 'Dancing With the Stars': 'Everything Happens for a Reason'

Us Weekly - ‎5 hours ago‎
He's busy but coming back! Derek Hough is returning to Dancing With the Stars for season 23, and the dance pro opened up on Facebook on Monday, August 29, about how he was able to free up enough time to compete in the ballroom this fall.
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Harbaugh: 'I don't respect' Kaepernick's actions

ESPN - ‎5 hours ago‎
Colin Kaepernick's former coach, Jim Harbaugh, says he does not respect Kaepernick's decision to sit during the national anthem, although Harbaugh acknowledges Kaepernick's right to do so.
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Dodgers fall 8-1 to Rockies, Corey Seager hit in left hand

USA TODAY - ‎15 minutes ago‎
DENVER (AP) - When Corey Seager began grasping his hand in excruciating pain, the Los Angeles Dodgers held their breath. A collective sigh of relief, though, as X-rays were negative after the All-Star rookie shortstop was hit by a pitch near his left ...
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Why John Isner would buy stock in Frances Tiafoe

ESPN - ‎3 hours ago‎
John Isner comes to the net for some great shots and wins the tiebreaker to force a fourth set against Frances Tiafoe in the first round at the US Open.
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Sources: Tim Tebow offered contract from Venezuelan winter ball team

Yahoo Sports - ‎2 hours ago‎
On the eve of his much-anticipated professional baseball showcase, Tim Tebow was offered a contract with a venerable winter-ball team in Venezuela, sources told Yahoo Sports, further legitimizing his efforts to transition from NFL quarterback to ...
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A 3.2-Million-Year-Old Mystery: Did Lucy Fall From a Tree?

New York Times - ‎14 hours ago‎
John Kappelman, a paleoanthropologist at the University of Texas at Austin, with 3-D printouts of Lucy's skeleton. Credit Marsha Miller/University of Texas at Austin.
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NASA's Juno Probe Buzzes Jupiter in Its First (and Closest) Flyby

Space.com - ‎13 hours ago‎
NASA's Juno spacecraft snapped this photo of Jupiter from a distance of 437,000 miles (703,000 kilometers) on Saturday (Aug. 27).
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Nuclear bombs transformed the planet and set off the Age of Humans, geologists say

Washington Post - ‎12 hours ago‎
Around 1950, as atomic bombs fell on empty deserts, crowded cities and island atolls; as highways carved concrete paths across the planet; as populations exploded; as consumption skyrocketed; and as the average global temperature began its dangerous ...
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Singapore Zika Transmissions Rise to 56

Wall Street Journal - ‎40 minutes ago‎
SINGAPORE—Authorities in Singapore said they have identified more than a dozen additional Zika virus infections that were transmitted locally, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 56.
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Study: Athletes who continue to play after concussion risk doubling recovery time

Chattanooga Times Free Press - ‎1 hour ago‎
*Staff Photo by Dan Henry / The Chattanooga Times Free Press- 11/20/15. East Ridge quarterback Eric Bennett (7) looks for an open player while battling Notre Dame during Friday's quarterfinal playoff game on November 20, 2015.
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Heart birth defects dropped after folic acid was added to food

UPI.com - ‎1 hour ago‎
MONDAY, Aug. 29, 2016 -- The introduction of folic acid-fortified foods in Canada was associated with a decrease in babies being born with heart defects, a new study found.
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