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The woman raped by Brock Turner wants the world to know her name, after years of anonymity
It’s Chanel Miller. For the first time since her 2015 rape, she is telling her story not from behind a curtain of anonymity, but as herself — attributed and for the record — in the aptly titled, “Know My Name.” In releasing the book, says publisher Penguin Random House, Miller is reclaiming her identity. Her …
‘Best work in the world’: Serena reflects on 20 years at the top
New York – Serena Williams said tennis had “come a really long way” as she moved to within a victory of a 10th US Open final on Tuesday, 20 years after winning her first Grand Slam title in New York. Williams, who turns 38 later this month, charged into the last four at Flushing …
U.S. Manufacturing Contracts for First Time in Three Years
(Bloomberg) — U.S. factory activity unexpectedly contracted in August for the first time in three years as shrinking orders, production and hiring pushed a widely followed measure of manufacturing to its lowest level since January 2016. The Institute for Supply Management’s purchasing managers index fell to 49.1 in August, weaker than all forecasts in a …
Russian blogger jailed for five years over ‘snuff movie threat’ tweet | World news
A Russian blogger who posted a tweet that said the children of police could be targeted in “snuff videos” has been sentenced to five years in jail, as three more Kremlin critics were charged with organising an illegal protest. The tough sentence for blogger Vladislav Sinitsa came amid a flurry of legal moves in response …
Harry Kazianis: World War II started exactly 80 years ago – Is World War III on the way?
The deadliest conflict in human history began exactly 80 years ago. On Sept. 1, 1939, Nazi Germany invaded Poland. Britain and France came to Poland’s defense, and suddenly World War II was underway. Estimates of civilian and military deaths in the war go as high as 85 million. Could there be a World War III? …
Labor Day Gas Prices Likely to be the Lowest in Years
Current average gas price is $2.57. DULUTH, Minn. – Labor Day is the unofficial end of summer. And many travelers are packing up to hit the road for one last vacation. Good news for them gas prices are likely to be the lowest they’ve be in years for the holiday weekend. AAA says the current …
Richard Linklater to Take 20 Years to Shoot This Film
(Newser) – Think Richard Linklater’s Oscar-winning film Boyhood, shot over 12 years, was an ambitious undertaking? That’s nothing compared to what the 59-year-old director now has in the works. Linklater is planning an adaptation of Stephen Sondheim’s musical Merrily We Roll Along, which is to be shot over 20 years, per Collider. It’s …
Google says hackers have put ‘monitoring implants’ in iPhones for years | Technology
Hackers have been using compromised websites to install “monitoring implants” in iPhones for years, according to researchers at Google. The malicious software gathers users’ images, contacts and other information. Ian Beer, from Google’s Project Zero, said in a blogpost that the hacked sites had received thousands of visitors each week. Beer said: “There was no …
Steve Wozniak says Apple should have broken up years ago
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is wildly outspoken, and he’s never been shy to criticize the company he helped build. This week, he told Bloomberg that Apple should have been broken up a long time ago. He’s not necessarily talking about government regulators stepping in the way Elizabeth Warren wants, though. Rather, he seems to be …
Corbett man gets nearly 11 years for breaking his elderly mom’s facial bones and ribs
A 41-year-old man who fractured his 71-year-old mother’s eye socket, nose and some of her ribs when he lashed out at her in anger has been sentenced to nearly 11 years in prison. Sean Alden Tester punched, kicked and bit his mother’s face during the assault, which lasted up to an hour in the Corbett …
