Webpagedigest 08/04&05/2016

08/04&05/2016

US to lift a ban on part-human part-animal embryo development

'Sounding like something from a budget sci-fi flick, the new policywould allow for Frankenstein-style experiments that take human stem cells to create hybrid embryos with those of animals, known as chimeras.'
http://www.wired.co.uk/article/us-gov-lift-ban-part-human-part-animal-embryo-development

A secret group bought the ingredients for a dirty bomb — here in the U.S. - The Washington Post

'The clandestine group’s goal was clear: Obtain the building blocks of a radioactive “dirty bomb” — capable of poisoning a major city for a year or more — by openly purchasing the raw ingredients from authorized sellers inside the United States.

It should have been hard.'
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/a-secret-group-bought-the-ingredients-for-a-dirty-bomb--here-in-the-us/2016/08/03/46901c6e-58ae-11e6-9767-f6c947fd0cb8_story.html

or

http://tinyurl.com/j3sxltf

Rio Olympics 2016 — Everything You Need to Know About the Summer Olympics
http://www.popularmechanics.com/adventure/sports/a22202/rio-olympics-opening-ceremony-athletes-news/

or

http://tinyurl.com/jcn2qyx

Your Guide to Brazil’s Crazy Pre-Olympics Political Chaos | WIRED
http://www.wired.com/2016/08/guide-brazils-crazy-pre-olympics-political-chaos/

U.S.A. Gymnastics Failed to Notify Authorities of Sexual Abuse Allegations, Report Says - NYTimes.com

'U.S.A. Gymnastics, the sport’s national governing body, which guides children from the neighborhood gym to the Olympics, routinely failed to notify law enforcement officials about allegations of sexual abuse by its coaches, according to an investigation by The Indianapolis Star.'
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/08/05/sports/olympics/usa-gymnastics-sexual-abuse-coaches.html?module=WatchingPortal®ion=c-column-middle-span-region&pgType=Homepage&action=click&mediaId=thumb_square&state=standard&contentPlacement=9&version=internal&contentCollection=www.nytimes.com&contentId=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2016%2F08%2F05%2Fsports%2Folympics%2Fusa-gymnastics-sexual-abuse-coaches.html&eventName=Watching-article-click&_r=0&referer=

or

http://tinyurl.com/zwxcfmg

Rio 2016: Officials forced to cut their way into Olympic stadium after losing keys to gate | Olympics | Sport | The Independent
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/rio-2016-olympic-stadium-keys-lost-officials-cut-through-gate-a7172011.html?cmpid=facebook-post

or

http://tinyurl.com/jcdxrwc

More Than 1,000 U.S. Spies Protecting Rio Olympics - NBC News
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/2016-rio-summer-olympics/more-1-000-u-s-spies-brazil-protecting-rio-olympics-n623186

or

http://tinyurl.com/zb7t477

The Meteor Shower of the Decade Is Coming Next Week
http://www.popularmechanics.com/space/a22200/meteor-shower-of-the-decade/

Flaming Windmill Spins a Serious Spiral of Smoke

(cool video)
http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/infrastructure/a22175/flaming-windmill-spins-a-serious-spiral-of-smoke/

or

http://tinyurl.com/hjjgu77

Customers save employees at Church's Chicken after floor buckles under them | abc13.com
(Graphic)

http://abc13.com/news/customers-save-employees-after-floor-buckles-under-them/1456309/

Customers swarm new ‘McDonald’s of the Future’ | Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article93876567.html#fmp

or

http://tinyurl.com/zephob6

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This Company Has Built a Profile on Every American Adult - Bloomberg
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-08-05/this-company-has-built-a-profile-on-every-american-adult

or

http://tinyurl.com/j2dl86e

THE ANATOMY OF A LIE - The Irish woman who lived as a man to practice medicine | Irish Examiner
http://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/features/the-anatomy-of-a-lie--the-irish-woman-who-lived-as-a-man-to-practice-medicine-277445.html

10 Badass Disabled Women You Should Know About | Autostraddle
http://www.autostraddle.com/10-badass-disabled-women-you-should-know-about-346192/