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Boy, 6, donates money saved for Disney trip to help Hurricane Dorian evacuees

https://abcnews.go.com/US/boy-donates-money-saved-disney-trip-hurricane-dorian/story?id=65391483 via /r/news https://www.reddit.com/r/news/comments/d116qw/boy_6_donates_money_saved_for_disney_trip_to_help/?utm_source=ifttt

Firefox will encrypt web domain name requests by default - You can expect to see DNS over HTTPS by the end of September.

https://www.engadget.com/2019/09/07/firefox-dns-over-https-by-default/

EA Received A Guinness World Record For Most Downvoted Comment In Reddit History

https://kotaku.com/ea-received-a-guinness-world-record-for-most-downvoted-1837955807

Oregon man was falsely accused by Target employee of having child porn. Soon after, he died.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/oregon-man-was-falsely-accused-target-employee-having-child-porn-n1051066 via /r/news https://www.reddit.com/r/news/comments/d10toq/oregon_man_was_falsely_accused_by_target_employee/?utm_source=ifttt

A blow to Washington… China to invest $280 billion in Iranian sectors targeted by sanctions

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20190907-a-blow-to-washington-china-to-invest-280-billion-in-iranian-sectors-targeted-by-sanctions/ via /r/news https://www.reddit.com/r/news/comments/d13l8q/a_blow_to_washington_china_to_invest_280_billion/?utm_source=ifttt

Hong Kong Protesters Chant ‘Murderers,’ Demand More Concessions

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/07/world/europe/hong-kong-protests-2019.html?emc=rss&partner=rss via /r/news https://www.reddit.com/r/news/comments/d10n8g/hong_kong_protesters_chant_murderers_demand_more/?utm_source=ifttt

Facebook quietly ditched the 'It’s free and always will be' slogan from its homepage

https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-changes-free-and-always-will-be-slogan-on-homepage-2019-8

Canada's Bianca Andreescu defeats Serena Williams to win U.S. Open

https://www.sportsnet.ca/tennis/canadas-bianca-andreescu-defeats-serena-williams-win-u-s-open/ via /r/news https://www.reddit.com/r/news/comments/d12df1/canadas_bianca_andreescu_defeats_serena_williams/?utm_source=ifttt

Couples were asked to tell their race for a Virginia marriage license. Now they're suing.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/couples-were-asked-tell-their-race-virginia-marriage-license-now-n1051071 via /r/news https://www.reddit.com/r/news/comments/d12j3l/couples_were_asked_to_tell_their_race_for_a/?utm_source=ifttt

Apple takes flak for disputing iOS security bombshell dropped by Google. Apple statement alienates the security community when the company needs it most.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/09/apple-takes-flak-for-disputing-ios-security-bombshell-dropped-by-google/

Woman used pair of pants to strangle 10-year-old stepdaughter to death, police say

https://www.wtap.com/content/news/Woman-used-pair-of-pants-to-strangle-stepdaughter-to-death-policepsay-559639071.html via /r/news https://www.reddit.com/r/news/comments/d0vdcm/woman_used_pair_of_pants_to_strangle_10yearold/?utm_source=ifttt

Strange life-forms found deep in a mine point to vast 'underground Galapagos'

https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/strange-life-forms-found-deep-mine-point-vast-underground-galapagos-ncna1050906 via /r/news https://www.reddit.com/r/news/comments/d0w27e/strange_lifeforms_found_deep_in_a_mine_point_to/?utm_source=ifttt

Ex-White House aide, business partner convicted in post-Katrina foreign investment fraud case

https://www.nola.com/news/crime_police/article_d7acb4be-d0f1-11e9-ab41-5ba450209d97.html via /r/news https://www.reddit.com/r/news/comments/d0v5y3/exwhite_house_aide_business_partner_convicted_in/?utm_source=ifttt

Record-high number of American workers have multiple jobs

https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/american-workers-multiple-jobs via /r/news https://www.reddit.com/r/news/comments/d0vlar/recordhigh_number_of_american_workers_have/?utm_source=ifttt

Jury selection to begin in trial of Dallas officer Amber Guyger, who shot a man in his own apartment

https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/06/us/botham-jean-amber-guyger-jury-selection/index.html via /r/news https://www.reddit.com/r/news/comments/d0v8e9/jury_selection_to_begin_in_trial_of_dallas/?utm_source=ifttt

Unsolicited nudes detected and deleted by AI - Software that can detect and delete unsolicited penis pictures sent via private messages on Twitter is being developed by researchers in Seattle.

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-49611951

Facebook broke democracy — now it's coming for your marriage | The "Secret Crushes" feature on Facebook Dating seems — hmm, tailor-made for those considering steppin' out

https://www.salon.com/2019/09/06/facebook-broke-democracy-now-its-coming-for-your-marriage/

Jet skiers saved 100 people trapped in flooded homes in the Bahamas

https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/07/world/jet-ski-rescues-bahamas-trnd/index.html via /r/news https://www.reddit.com/r/news/comments/d0uiio/jet_skiers_saved_100_people_trapped_in_flooded/?utm_source=ifttt

North Dakota May Be Hiding Gigantic Oil Spill — It Could Take Another Decade to Clean Up an 11-Million-Gallon Crude Leak Officially Reported as Just 10 Gallons

https://www.dcreport.org/2019/09/04/north-dakota-may-be-hiding-gigantic-oil-spill/ via /r/news https://www.reddit.com/r/news/comments/d0uek7/north_dakota_may_be_hiding_gigantic_oil_spill_it/?utm_source=ifttt

The Many Ways Planned Obsolescence Is Sabotaging How We Preserve Internet History

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/bjwmqm/the-many-ways-planned-obsolescence-is-sabotaging-how-we-preserve-internet-history

NASA visualization shows devastating decline in Arctic ice over past 35 years

https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/nasa-visualization-shows-devastating-decline-in-arctic-ice-over-past-35-years-1.4582365 via /r/news https://www.reddit.com/r/news/comments/d0r6cd/nasa_visualization_shows_devastating_decline_in/?utm_source=ifttt

Goodbye Old Pot Charges: California Program to Erase Old Marijuana Convictions

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/marijuana-los-angeles-san-francisco-recreational-pot-559590321.html?_osource=SocialFlowTwt_LABrand via /r/news https://www.reddit.com/r/news/comments/d0ru6u/goodbye_old_pot_charges_california_program_to/?utm_source=ifttt

Cops Digitally Erase Suspect's Facial Tattoos To Make Him Look More Like The Robbery Suspect Caught On Camera

https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190822/20082342843/cops-digitally-erase-suspects-facial-tattoos-to-make-him-look-more-like-robbery-suspect-caught-camera.shtml

Former Marine arrested with weapons, tactical gear and 'troubling' writings

https://abc13.com/ex-marine-given-high-bond-in-troubling-weapons-case/5519463/ via /r/news https://www.reddit.com/r/news/comments/d0psbu/former_marine_arrested_with_weapons_tactical_gear/?utm_source=ifttt

Google Maps Is Still Directing Women Seeking Abortions to Pro-Life Clinics — and a Memorial for the ‘Unborn’

https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/ywap9b/google-maps-is-still-directing-women-seeking-abortions-to-pro-life-clinics-and-a-memorial-for-the-unborn

Wikipedia is intermittently down due to a DDOS attack

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/wikipedia-down-not-working-google-stopped-page-loading-encyclopedia-a9095236.html

Hundreds attend service for WWII vet with no known family

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/hundreds-attend-service-wwii-vet-family-65430918?cid=clicksource_4380645_null_headlines_hed via /r/news https://www.reddit.com/r/news/comments/d0obv8/hundreds_attend_service_for_wwii_vet_with_no/?utm_source=ifttt

Blind Bahamas man carried his disabled son to safety during hurricane

https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/06/americas/blind-man-carries-disabled-son-to-safety-during-hurricane/index.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_latest+%28RSS%3A+CNN+-+Most+Recent%29 via /r/news https://www.reddit.com/r/news/comments/d0pwbr/blind_bahamas_man_carried_his_disabled_son_to/?utm_source=ifttt

DOJ launches probe of automakers that agreed to California emissions rules

https://www.engadget.com/2019/09/06/doj-launches-antitrust-probe-automakers-california/

Navy SEAL leaders fired after allegations of sexual assault and drinking among team

http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_allpolitics/~3/m8UwcKI5ocU/index.html via /r/news https://www.reddit.com/r/news/comments/d0lsbw/navy_seal_leaders_fired_after_allegations_of/?utm_source=ifttt

Suicide rates are rising, especially in rural America

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/mental-health/suicide-rates-are-rising-especially-rural-america-n1050806 via /r/news https://www.reddit.com/r/news/comments/d0nyci/suicide_rates_are_rising_especially_in_rural/?utm_source=ifttt

Facebook's Dating Service is Full of Red Flags

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/09/facebooks-dating-service-full-red-flags

Black unemployment rate falls to a record low

https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/06/economy/black-unemployment-rate/index.html via /r/news https://www.reddit.com/r/news/comments/d0j1ug/black_unemployment_rate_falls_to_a_record_low/?utm_source=ifttt

Grieving dad jailed for repeatedly criticizing judge and court system, given $500,000 bond

https://www.wxyz.com/news/region/macomb-county/grieving-dad-jailed-for-repeatedly-criticizing-court-system-in-macomb-county via /r/news https://www.reddit.com/r/news/comments/d0j8nt/grieving_dad_jailed_for_repeatedly_criticizing/?utm_source=ifttt

Melania's 'Einstein Visa' Was Based on Her Having a College Degree — Which She Lied About Having

https://www.politicalflare.com/2019/09/melania-trumps-einstein-visa-was-based-on-her-having-a-college-degree-which-she-lied-about-having/ via /r/news https://www.reddit.com/r/news/comments/d0k4tk/melanias_einstein_visa_was_based_on_her_having_a/?utm_source=ifttt

Exclusive: Feds Order Apple And Google To Hand Over Names Of 10,000+ Users Of A Gun Scope App

https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2019/09/06/exclusive-feds-order-apple-and-google-to-hand-over-names-of-10000-users-of-a-gun-scope-app/

Jeffrey Epstein accuser denies claims photo with Prince Andrew was faked

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/sep/06/jeffrey-epstein-virginia-roberts-giuffre-prince-andrew-photo via /r/news https://www.reddit.com/r/news/comments/d0hrot/jeffrey_epstein_accuser_denies_claims_photo_with/?utm_source=ifttt

Portland grand jury clears pair accused of pummeling man in MAGA hat outside of bar

https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2019/09/portland-grand-jury-clears-pair-accused-of-pummeling-man-in-maga-hat-outside-of-bar.html via /r/news https://www.reddit.com/r/news/comments/d0hxmm/portland_grand_jury_clears_pair_accused_of/?utm_source=ifttt

Facebook hit by US antitrust probe from eight attorneys general

https://www.engadget.com/2019/09/06/facebook-antitrust-probe-us-attorney-general/

DMVs Are Selling Your Data to Private Investigators - You gave them your data in exchange for a driver’s license. DMVs are making tens of millions of dollars selling it, documents obtained by Motherboard show.

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/43kxzq/dmvs-selling-data-private-investigators-making-millions-of-dollars

New York attorney general is investigating Facebook for possible antitrust violations

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/06/new-york-attorney-general-is-investigating-facebook-for-possible-antitrust-violations.html

Palestinian women demand legal protection after suspected 'honor killing'

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-palestinians-women-killings-idUSKCN1VP2AW via /r/news https://www.reddit.com/r/news/comments/d0fqrc/palestinian_women_demand_legal_protection_after/?utm_source=ifttt

H&M stops buying leather from Brazil over Amazon fires

https://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/wireStory/hm-stops-buying-leather-brazil-amazon-fires-65425376 via /r/news https://www.reddit.com/r/news/comments/d0fkq4/hm_stops_buying_leather_from_brazil_over_amazon/?utm_source=ifttt

How social networks can be used to bias votes - Evidence is stacking up that a small number of strategically placed bots can influence the choices of undecided voters.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02616-2

Zimbabwe ex-President Robert Mugabe dies aged 95

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-49604152 via /r/news https://www.reddit.com/r/news/comments/d0c6zv/zimbabwe_expresident_robert_mugabe_dies_aged_95/?utm_source=ifttt

Sally Floyd, one of the inventors of Random Early Detection, which continues to play a vital role in the stability of the internet, Dies at 69

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/04/science/sally-floyd-dead.html

Tennessee Officer Admits to Raping Three Women While on Duty

https://time.com/5670495/tennessee-police-officer-rape-confession/?xid=time_socialflow_twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=twitter via /r/news https://www.reddit.com/r/news/comments/d0annh/tennessee_officer_admits_to_raping_three_women/?utm_source=ifttt

Cops don disguises, trash cars of man who filed complaint against them, prosecutor says

https://www.nj.com/monmouth/2019/09/cops-don-disguises-and-trash-cars-of-man-who-filed-complaint-against-them-in-stunning-act-of-revenge-prosecutor-alleges.html via /r/news https://www.reddit.com/r/news/comments/d0azbl/cops_don_disguises_trash_cars_of_man_who_filed/?utm_source=ifttt

Crops under solar panels can be a win-win - In dry places, photovoltaic shade can even reduce water use

https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/09/crops-under-solar-panels-can-be-a-win-win/

Facebook doesn't care about your mental health

https://theweek.com/articles/862568/facebook-doesnt-care-about-mental-health