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“Let the Headlines Speak”
by From the Internet   
September 4th, 2016

How Spy Tech Firms Let Governments See Everything on a Smartphone
Want to invisibly spy on 10 iPhone owners without their knowledge? Gather their every keystroke, sound, message and location? That will cost you $650,000, plus a $500,000 setup fee with an Israeli outfit called the NSO Group... The NSO Group is one of a number of companies that sell surveillance tools that can capture all the activity on a smartphone...These tools can even turn the phone into a secret recording device.  

'Fireball' reported blazing across Pacific Northwest sky
Many people throughout the Pacific Northwest reported seeing a "fireball" blazing through the sky at around midnight Friday. According to the American Meteor Society, more than 130 people reported seeing the light shoot across the sky. It was reported seen as far south as Grants Pass and as far north as Port Angeles, Washington. Most of the reports came from the Willamette Valley.  

Russian president is gearing up for atomic war with the West by building top-secret nuclear shelters
The Russian president has invested heavily in decking out top-secret facilities around Moscow in the event of war. He has even ordered the building of a 400-square mile facility in the remote wastes of the Ural mountains from where any future conflict could be directed. Satellite images reveal the location of the huge centre near Mount Yamantau.  

Mystery illness expands to other Manhattan schools
A mysterious outbreak that’s plagued Manhattan High School for two weeks has now expanded to the elementary and middle schools...A district wide plan to clean all schools and buses in the district is underway. State and local health officials have been unable to determine the cause of the sickness, which has sent about 150 high school students home...with stomach issues, including nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.  

IS conflict: Turkey sends more tanks into Syria
Turkey has sent more tanks into northern Syria, in an operation against the Islamic State (IS) group, Turkish media reports say. The tanks crossed the border near the Turkish town of Kilis and journalists later heard firing and saw plumes of smoke rising on Syrian territory. Civilians were seen fleeing as the Turkish military advanced.  

G20 leaders discuss global economy at China summit
World leaders are meeting in China at the G20 summit to discuss policies to bolster the world economy. They are at an opening ceremony for the annual economic summit, which is being hosted in China for the first time. China's president Xi Jinping opened the event by emphasising the need for the world's 20 largest economies to safeguard economic growth.  

Netanyahu raps Katz as Shabbat work dispute threatens to topple government
Ministers are appointed to prevent crisis, not create them, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at Sunday's cabinet meeting, sitting directly next to Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz ...Netanyahu reportedly responded to a question about the crisis by saying that Karz told the haredi parties over a month ago that there would be no work on Shabbat, except in situations needed to save lives.  

Are Nonstop Muslim Atrocities the “New Norm”?
While somberly addressing the massacre still in progress—with the usual boilerplate “our hearts go out to [X victim of terror]”Obama managed to crack a joke, grin, chuckle, and draw laughter from his audience. After all, what is the big deal? Shouldn’t we be used to Muslims rampaging and killing by now? And really, what’s nine dead compared to the many hundreds killed by Islamic terrorists around the world in recent weeks?  

Magnitude 5.6 Earthquake Strikes Off California North Coast
A moderately strong earthquake struck off the Northern California coast Friday evening, the USGS reports. The quake occurred around 8:30 p.m. and registered magnitude 5.6 with an epicenter about 73 miles west of Ferndale in Humboldt County.  

Oklahoma's 5.6-Magnitude Earthquake Sparks Fracking Fears
One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded in Oklahoma rattled a state where seismic activity has become a growing concern, sending tremors through six neighboring states, the United States Geological Survey said on Saturday.  

Venezuelan President Is Chased by Angry Protesters
President Nicolás Maduro was chased at a routine political event by a crowd of angry protesters banging on pots and yelling that they were hungry, just days after thousands of Venezuelans took to the streets to call for his ouster, local news media reported on Saturday.  

The Fed may be preparing for the unthinkable — negative interest rates in America
Negative interest rates are spreading like a virus. Central banks in the Eurozone, Switzerland, Sweden, and Japan all have below-zero policy rates. “NIRP,” as economists call a negative interest rate policy, is a desperation move—but the only move those central banks have.  

As Chicago Violence Soars, Officers Told To Stay Home In Protest Of "Continued Disrespect Of Police"
Earlier this week we wrote about how August was the deadliest month recorded in Chicago in 20 years (see "Chicago Records "Most Violent Month In 20 Years""). In fact, YTD Chicago has recorded more homicides than New York City and Los Angeles, combined. Now, as we head into the long Labor Day weekend, the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police is urging its rank and file members to deny overtime requests this weekend "to protest the continued disrespect of Chicago Police Officers and the killings of Law Enforcement Officers across our Country."  

Hillary Promises To Deliver Regular Press Conferences... On One Condition
As of today, it has been 273 (call it an absolute zero) days since Clinton’s last formal press conference on December 4, 2015, something even the left-leaning WaPo and NYT have expressed outrage against. Naturally, as questions mount if and when the Democratic Presidential candidate will finally speak to the press, overnight Clinton's press secretary, Brian Fallon, had some good news, when he assured an ABC News podcast that she will hold regular press conferences, but under one condition. That she is president, or as Nancy Pelosi might put it, "you have to elect her, to ask her questions."  

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