Japan may forge Olympic medals from recycled smartphones

Engadget | 2016-08-22

If you caught Japan's teaser for the 2020 Summer games in Tokyo, you know the nation is planning to lean hard on its pop-culture icons -- but Tokyo may also use the Olympics to make a statement about sustainability. According to a report from Nikkei,... ......

Google just launched Android 7.0, even though 30% of its users are still on Android 4.4

Business Insider | 2016-08-22

Google has officially rolled out the latest version of Android, version 7.0 Nougat. For the most part, it looks great. Among its many additions are a multi-window mode that lets you run two apps onscreen simultaneously, a more polished and capable notification panel, and, naturally, more emojis....

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Rudy Giuliani takes aim at Hillary Clinton's health: 'All you've got to do is go online'

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani on Sunday claimed that evidence that Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is ill can be found "online." Watch the clip here Alex Wong / Getty Images Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani delivers a speech on the first day of the Republican National...

In our opinion: Children's untreated dental health is a growing concern

Deseret News | 2016-08-20

Left untreated, tooth infections can lead to serious problems, and even death. Plenty of evidence exists to suggest low-income people, and especially their children, often let such problems fester because treatment is too expensive. And now there is evidence that Utah lawmakers’ decision three...

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Olympics: Celebrating gold medals, N. Korea vows to be sports power

The Salt Lake Tribune | 2016-08-22

Pyongyang, North KoreaDespite claiming only two gold medals in Rio, North Korea is as determined as ever to fulfill one of leader Kim Jong Un’s primary goals: to become an international sports superpower. North Korea’s small Olympic team won its two golds in weightlifting, where it has a number...

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WorldNews.com | 2016-08-23

UNICEF: Thousands of Central American Children Flee Violence To U.S. Every Year

The U.N. children's agency released a report detailing how nearly 26,000 unaccompanied children were apprehended at the U.S. border as well as almost 30,000 who...

WorldNews.com | 2016-08-23

After 22 Months, NASA Hears From 'Lost' Spacecraft

A wayward sun-watching science satellite re-established contact with NASA Sunday nearly two years after the spacecraft suddenly dropped off line during a test,...

CNBC | 2016-08-22

Apple said to have 3 new iPhones planned for 2017

An iPhone with a curved screen is among three new models Apple has set for 2017, a source told Nikkei Asian Review. ......

The Guardian | 2016-08-22

Melania Trump pursues Daily Mail over '100% false' rumors about her past

Lawyers for Republican nominee’s wife accuse paper of ‘exceeding all bounds of appropriate human decency’...

The Guardian | 2016-08-22

Mexico president Enrique Peña Nieto plagiarized thesis for law degree: report

Group of academics say 29% of Peña Nieto’s paper was material lifted from other works, including 20 paragraphs copied word-for-word from a book...

CBS News | 2016-08-22

Man killed in Iraq working for American demining firm

British contractor was helping remove IEDs left behind by ISIS militants when they fled city of Ramadi ......

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Star Tribune | 2016-08-23

Trump event protest was out of bounds

The candidate's opponents disgraced themselves at a Friday event. ......

China Daily | 2016-08-23

Team China wins respect displaying Olympic spirit

A total of 70 medals, including 26 gold-third in the medal table-has consummated a fortnight of...

Alternet | 2016-08-23

Robert Reich: Why a Single-Payer Health-Care System Is Inevitable

The problem isn’t Obamacare. It lies in the structure of private markets for health insurance. The...

Chicago Sun-Times | 2016-08-22

Editorial: Sen. Kirk sails over the top again

Follow @csteditorials The mystery of Sen. Mark Kirk is how such a cautious politician, usually so...