Month: August 2015

July 2015 was very likely Earth’s hottest month on record http://mashable.com/2015/08/17/july-hottest-month-on-earth/ The warmest year on record so far may have claimed another milestone, and this

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/17/us/politics/obama-administration-warns-beijing-about-agents-operating-in-us.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=first-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0 President Xi Jinping of China, who met with President Obama last year, will be making a state visit to Washington next month. Credit Doug

NSA Spying Relies on AT&T’s ‘Extreme Willingness to Help’ – ProPublica https://www.propublica.org/article/nsa-spying-relies-on-atts-extreme-willingness-to-help The National Security Agency’s ability to spy on vast quantities of Internet traffic

Skylar Fein had only lived in New Orleans for a week before Hurricane Katrina nearly tore it apart. He’d moved there to go to medical

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/08/17/technology/blending-tech-workers-and-locals-in-san-franciscos-troubled-mid-market.html?_r=0 SAN FRANCISCO — Last spring, Carlo Gascon’s organization took a chance on this city’s extraordinary technology boom, paying $1.4 million to turn a rundown

Strangers repaint 75-year-old man’s house after teens’ cruel comments – CBS News http://www.cbsnews.com/news/after-teens-mock-elderly-mans-house-stranger-steps-in-to-help/ Every morning, Josh Cyganik gives Leonard Bullock a smile and a wave

Pentagon Fears It’s Not Ready for a War With Putin – The Daily Beast http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/08/14/pentagon-fears-it-s-not-ready-for-a-war-with-putin.html A series of summer classified exercises over the summer has

President Obama’s Letter to the Editor – NYTimes.com http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/08/16/magazine/president-obamas-letter-to-the-editor.html For the cover story of our Aug. 2 issue, Jim Rutenberg wrote about efforts over the

China Seeks to Calm Markets as It Devalues Currency for 3rd Consecutive Day – NYTimes.com http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/08/14/business/international/china-devalues-its-currency-renminbi-for-a-third-consecutive-day.html HONG KONG — China on Thursday sought to calm

Park District Capt. Sanford Rolls Back Bicycle Enforcement Plan After Jam-Packed Meeting | Hoodline http://hoodline.com/2015/08/capt-sanford-rolls-back-bicycle-enforcement-plans Last night’s Park Station community meeting covered district crime stats