Here is everything you need to know about the world this morning, curated by VICE.
US News
- US Files Charges Against ISIS Hacker
Federal prosecutors have charged a Kosovo man with assembling a "kill list" of more than 1,000 American military and government personnel on behalf of the Islamic State. The Justice Department alleges the man stole the details from an online retailer. —NBC News
- Democrats Winning Money Race
The latest fundraising numbers show Republican presidential candidates being outpaced by their Democratic rivals. Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have raised almost as much as 15 GOP candidates combined. —The Washington Post
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- Nevada Shuts Fantasy Sites
State regulators have ordered daily fantasy-sports sites to shut down until they can obtain gambling licenses. The biggest websites—DraftKings and FanDuel—are under increased scrutiny following revelations about leaked results data. —Wall Street Journal
- Kansas Culls Young Voters from List
Kansas's secretary of state has defended new voter ID "proof of citizenship" rules keeping 36,000 people from voting. New analysis shows more than half the people culled from the voters list are under 35. —The New York Times
International News
- Suicide Bombers Hit Nigerian Mosque
At least 30 people have been killed in two suicide bomb attacks on a mosque in Nigeria's northeastern Borno state. The area has been targeted before by the Islamist group Boko Haram, but no group has yet claimed responsibility for the mosque attack. —Al Jazeera
- EU Agrees Plan for Turkey
EU leaders at a Brussels summit have agreed an "action plan" for Turkey aimed at easing the flow of migrants across Europe. Talks about Turkey joining the EU have been "re-energized", and the EU is also considering giving the country €3 billion in aid. —BBC
- Conservatives Woo with Weed and Brothels Ad
The Canadian Conservative party is trying to woo immigrant voters with an election scare ad warning a win for the Liberals would mean "brothels in our communities". The advert also claimed access to marijuana would be "easier for kids" under the Liberals. —VICE News - Palestinians Torch Jewish Holy Site
Palestinians have set fire to the Jewish holy site of Joseph's Tomb in the West Bank city of Nablus. Firefighters have put out the blaze, but the site has been badly damaged. —Reuters
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Everything Else
- Alien Megastructure Discovered, Possibly
A strange light from a distant star is puzzling the Kepler scientists who like to scan the universe in search of Earth-like planets. One pretty fantastic theory under consideration: the light is caused by an "alien megastructure". —USA Today
- How to Cope at Miley's Naked Concert
Miley Cyrus and the Flaming Lips are set to do a concert together in which both they and their audience will be naked. Noisey asked a nudist about drugs etiquette and other practical concert concerns. —Noisey
- London Mayor Floors Japanese Child
Britain is currently obsessed with a video of Conservative politician Boris Johnson knocking over a ten-year-old boy during a rugby game. Here's why it's one big metaphor for the brutality of the UK's ruling party. —VICE
- Your Face on Mine
New software can superimpose someone else's facial expression onto your own face in real-time. It's called "expression transfer" and it's disturbingly realistic. —Motherboard