Webpagedigest 08/13/2016

08/13/16

Climate Change Is Turning The Water Around Us Into A Threat
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_57a8c081e4b0b770b1a3a2f5

Rising Ocean Temperatures Are Making Us Sick
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_57aad740e4b06e52746e5d9b

This Republican mayor has an incredibly simple idea to help the homeless. And it seems to be working. - The Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/inspired-life/wp/2016/08/11/this-republican-mayor-has-an-incredibly-simple-idea-to-help-the-homeless-and-it-seems-to-be-working/

or

http://tinyurl.com/jgsro9g

Michael Phelps Says That He's Now Ready To Retire

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_57aec048e4b07184041195bc

Rio Olympics 2016: Michael Phelps wins gold in final race of career - CBSSports.com
http://www.cbssports.com/olympics/news/rio-olympics-2016-michael-phelps-wins-gold-in-final-race-of-career/

or

http://tinyurl.com/h349hcd

Congrats you won a gold medal. Now here's your tax bill August 12

http://money.cnn.com/2016/08/12/news/olympians-gold-medals-taxes-us/index.html

Michelle Carter, 'Shot Diva,' becomes first U.S. woman to win Olympic shot put gold - Yahoo
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/news/michelle-carter-becomes-first-u-s-woman-to-win-olympic-shot-put-gold-025205915.html

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http://tinyurl.com/hgk32qn

Rio 2016: Olympic fart-smelling pools' green hue caused by hydrogen peroxide mix-up - Rio Olympics 2016 (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-14/rio-green-fart-olympic-pool-caused-by-hydrogen-peroxide-algae/7732596

or

http://tinyurl.com/j95lb64

Usain Bolt wins 100m heat, electrifies Rio

'No offense to Michael Phelps and Simone Biles, but the Main Event of the Rio Games arrived just after noon here on Saturday and he didn’t disappoint.'
https://ca.yahoo.com/sports/news/usain-bolt-wins-first-round-100-heat-in-entertaining-fashion-154905455.html

Olympic athletes are gorging themselves on free McDonald’s - The Washington Post

'You might assume that the world’s most finely tuned athletes would be eating something healthy — egg-white omelets, kale salads — as they strive to reach the pinnacle of their sporting lives. And you would be wrong.'
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/olympic-athletes-are-gorging-themselves-on-free-mcdonalds/2016/08/12/25f0eb35-5a26-4bdb-8643-123855fb0430_story.html

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http://tinyurl.com/h7pjpkq
Olympic chefs show kindness to Rio's poor
https://ca.yahoo.com/sports/news/chefs-work-to-feed-rios-poorest-with-leftover-food-from-olympic-village-110210823.html

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http://tinyurl.com/z55wvlr


Happy Birthday Fidel Castro (Saturday)
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/08/12/americas/cuba-fidel-castro-at-90-after-assassination-plots/

On 90th birthday, Fidel Castro thanks Cuba, criticizes Obama - The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/on-90th-birthday-fidel-castro-thanks-cuba-critiques-obama/2016/08/13/4e6c545a-615c-11e6-84c1-6d27287896b5_story.html

or

http://tinyurl.com/z6p9w4d

Fidel Castro turns 90 (25 photos)
https://ca.yahoo.com/news/fidel-castro-turns-90-000000238.html

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Can Brazil Be Saved?

'Colossal corruption. Political chaos. The worst recession in its history. The Olympics won’t rescue the once-booming nation. But all is not lost.'
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/cover_story/2016/08/how_once_booming_brazil_was_brought_low_and_how_it_can_save_itself.html

or

http://tinyurl.com/jakztg3

Zika Uncontained

'How Brazil became a breeding ground for an outbreak'

http://popurls.com/go/frontline.org/la1ae8608733cf56c132fe15006c1f284

How Not To Talk To A Grieving Friend
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_57ab80c7e4b06e52746ef0a2

Pepper the 'emotional robot' makes its way to Silicon Valley | The Verge
http://www.theverge.com/2016/8/12/12453770/pepper-emotional-robot-softbank-b8ta-silicon-valley

Sophia Loren 1960
(Pic)
https://img1.etsystatic.com/063/0/11006216/il_fullxfull.759268533_6rpp.jpg