- NYPD to launch surveillance software system
myfoxny.com | Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly says the city developed the software with Microsoft.
- Family sues U.S. Border Patrol in son’s death
Brownsville Herald | Border Patrol claims self defense from rock pelting as the reason for shooting the unarmed man.
- ATF head clarifies remarks from video criticized as warning to whistle-blowers
Fox News | Acting Director B. Todd Jones insists the message was taken out of context.
- Colossal human sculpture unearthed in Turkey
Christian Science Monitor | The pieces date back to about 1000 B.C. to 738 B.C.
- Modern culture emerged in Africa 20,000 years earlier than thought
LA Times | A cave in South Africa shows evidence of human ancestor occupation going back more than 44,000 years.
- MTA incorporates 9/11 tile tributes in ventilation plant design
NY Post | The memorial was started the day after the attacks.
- NJ Man Sued For Allegedly Operating Bogus 9/11 Charity
Lacey Patch | The man would tell donators he was a former Navy SEAL and a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy.
- Critic of NBC has Twitter account suspended after network complains
Yahoo News | Adams should have known better than to criticize the almighty NBC.
- Ebola Outbreak Prompts Ugandans to Stop Kissing
ABC News | Uganda president wants to stop the spread of the deadly virus that is believed to have claimed the lives of 14 people in recent weeks.
- Economists React: Don’t Expect QE3 This Week
wsj.com | Expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve will embark on another bout of bond-buying to stimulate the economy.
- Tiles Use Footsteps to Power Street Lights in London
Business Insider | ‘Placed in a heavily foot-trafficked area, the tiles can serve as full-on generators.’
- Unemployment Could Stay High As U.S. Economy Slows
mbtmag.com | High unemployment isn’t going away.
- Spain stuck in recession as economy shrinks 0.4 percent in Q2
washingtonpost.com | Spanish economy remains stuck in its second recession in three years.
- Philippines captures top al Qaeda linked militant
brecorder.com | Made millions of pesos in ransom money collected from their operations.
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