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Edward Snowden’s Privacy Tips: “Get Rid Of Dropbox,” Avoid Facebook And Google

According to Edward Snowden, people who care about their privacy should stay away from popular consumer Internet services like Dropbox, Facebook, and Google. Snowden conducted a remote interview today as part of the New Yorker Festival, where he was asked a couple of variants on the question of what we can do to protect our privacy. He suggested that while Facebook and Google have improved their security, they remain “dangerous services” that people should avoid. http://bit.ly/1xDTtdW http://bit.ly/1fJ5yqZ #News

An Astronaut's Fisheye View Of Earth Spinning Day Into Night

Assuming you don't count our robot on Mars , we're still a single-planet species, so any extra insight into our planet remains pretty fascinating. Such is the case with a new video posted on Saturday by European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst. Recorded from on board the Cupola observatory module on the International Space Station , the time-lapse, fisheye-style video shows us what it's like to watch the rotation of the Earth as it transitions from day to night. http://on.mash.to/1xDTrCJ http://bit.ly/1fJ5yqZ #News

Suspected Somali Islamists Abduct Kenyan Traders - Governor

Suspected Somali Islamist militants have abducted five Kenyans who were transporting the stimulant khat on Kenya's northern coast, a regional official said, the latest in a string of incidents blamed on the Somali rebels. Somalia's al Shabaab group has launched a series of attacks on the coast in recent months, saying the attacks are punishment for Kenya's sending troops to Somalia to fight them. In the latest attack, two drivers and three assistants were attacked by a group of militants as they transported the khat, according to Miiri Njenga, county commissioner for Lamu, the region where the abductions took place. http://bit.ly/1wiSaQ8 http://bit.ly/1fJ5yqZ #News

WATCH: Dozens of Teens in Masive Brawl with Police at Arizona State Fair

Dozens of teens involved in fight with cops at AZ state fair (AZFamily) PHOENIX -- More than two dozen teens were arrested Friday night after a large fight at the Arizona State Fair. Police say as many as 60 teens from the same neighborhood were involved in the fight on the first night of the event. They reportedly began fighting with police officers who stepped in. An adult woman was seen kicking and hitting a police officer. She was one of two adults arrested. The fight continued several blocks from the fairgrounds, which are located at 19th Avenue and McDowell Road. The Arizona Department of Public Safety said Friday night that 35 teens were arrested and released to their parents. About 75 officers from multiple agencies are assigned to the state fair. AZ state fair caught on tape brawl teen police fight video cellphone footage surveillance AZ state fair caught on tape brawl teen police fight video cellphone footage surveillance AZ state fair caught on tape brawl teen police fight ...

ALERT! St. Louis Police Block All Radio Communications for 4-Day #FergusonOctober Rally!

http://bit.ly/1zfNXza Policed blocked radio communication and transmission from the public, in order to “ensure the safety of the 1,300 officers of this department, as well as the citizens we serve," St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson said. The channels will be blocked to the public for the duration of the protests, police said. http://bit.ly/1szlHqa #News

Baghdad Terror: Wave Of Car Bombings Kills 43

At least 43 people were killed and 91 injured in suicide car bomb attacks Saturday at two separate locations in northern Baghdad, police officials told NBC News. Most of the deaths occurred at the Shaoula entry checkpoint in northern Baghdad, police said. The other bomb detonated at a gate entry in Kadhimyah in northern Baghdad. According to Reuters, three of those killed in Kadhimyah were police officers. This wave of suicide bombings comes as the Baghdad government continued Saturday to defend the capital against jihadists who four months ago seized major cities in northern Iraq. ISIS fighters regularly target Shiite districts in Baghdad and are penetrating surrounding farmland where Iraqi security forces and Shiite militias are trying to push them back. http://nbcnews.to/1szlH9u http://bit.ly/1fJ5yqZ #News

10/11 Yellowstone Super Volcano, Small Micro Earthquakes

10/11 Yellowstone Super Volcano, Small Micro Earthquakes http://bit.ly/1s5FFqC http://bit.ly/1uaEDtA http://bit.ly/1pXQszS http://bit.ly/1s5FFqG "Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use." § 107.Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright. In determining whether the use made of a work in...