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Rio 2016

By Way of Germany, Palestine’s First Olympic Marathoner
On Sunday, Mayada Al-Sayad will become the first woman to run a marathon for Palestine. She hopes other women will follow her lead.
Jacqueline Kantor
8.13.16
thump news

Two Teens Die After Attending Istanbul's Life in Color Festival
Three people have been arrested in suspicion of supplying drugs to attendees of the festival.
Britt Julious
8.13.16
Australia

Saving the Great Barrier Reef Will Cost $6 Billion, But It Could Be Worse
New report from the Queensland government recommends altering land use and improvement farm management.
Leif Johnson
8.13.16
wine

'Ponzi Wine Scheme' Fraudster Spent Investors' Money on Cars and Women
US District Judge James Donato called wine dealer John Fox’s financial ruse a “wine Ponzi scheme” after accepting his guilty plea for defrauding clients of $45 million worth of wine futures.
Nick Rose
8.13.16
middle east

Turkey says its 'anti-Americanism' depends on US response to extradition request for cleric
Ankara is not compromising on its request that the United States extradite Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen, who is in Pennsylvania, and who Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his allies blame for orchestrating last month's attempted coup.
VICE News
8.13.16
thump news

This Week Has More Top 10 EDM Songs Than All of 2015
The Chainsmokers, Calvin Harris and Major Lazer are leading the charts.
Britt Julious
8.13.16
thump news

Massive Multi-Car Fire at BoomTown Fair Destroys 80 Cars
No injuries have been reported.
Britt Julious
8.13.16
africa

Report Says that Global Warming Is Killing Off the Fish In Africa’s Deepest Lake
Since the 1940s, species in Lake Tanganyika—the second-largest freshwater lake in the world—have lost 38 percent of their suitable habitat in the water.
Wyatt Marshall
8.13.16
etenesh diro

Ethiopian Runner Etenesh Diro Finishes 3000m Steeplechase with Only One Shoe
Diro ran the final half mile of the 3000m steeplechase on one shoe.
Sean Newell
8.13.16
nasa

How to Get an Intergalactic Sun Tan Without Leaving Earth
Ten trillionths of your sun tan is the result of photons made by distant stars and supermassive black holes.
Daniel Oberhaus
8.13.16
Features

The Story Behind That Photo of Bianca Jagger on the Horse at Studio 54
Nicky Siano, an early resident DJ of the legendary New York club, recalls its most infamous photograph.
Britt Julious
8.13.16
defense & security

Hacker leaks Democratic party officials' personal information
US officials and cyber-security experts continue to suspect that state-sponsored hackers from Russia's military intelligence agency are behind the intrusions
Tess Owen
8.13.16
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