Webpagedigest 08/24/2016

08/24/2016

Navy Destroyer 'Harassed' by Iranian Speedboats, US Official Says - Yahoo
https://gma.yahoo.com/navy-destroyer-harassed-iranian-speedboats-us-official-says-224605713--abc-news-topstories.html

or

http://tinyurl.com/hf439cf

GAO: Pentagon Can't Tell the Difference Between Wartime and Base Dollars

'The Pentagon shifted $146.9 billion over six years from its wartime accounts to pay for routine operations, and its accounting systems don't know the difference between the two...'
http://www.defensenews.com/articles/gao-oco-base

Philippines war on drugs: '1,900 killed' amid crackdown - BBC News

'Mr Duterte won the presidency with his hard-line policy to eradicate drugs. He has previously urged citizens to shoot and kill drug dealers who resisted arrest, and reiterated that the killings of drug suspects were lawful if the police acted in self-defence.'

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37162323

5 Reasons Prescription Drug Prices Are So High in the U.S.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/5-reasons-prescription-drug-prices-172518972.html

CIA declassifies Nixon, Ford briefings
https://www.yahoo.com/news/cia-declassifies-nixon-ford-briefings-233432104.html

World's largest aircraft fails flight test
https://www.yahoo.com/news/worlds-largest-aircraft-damaged-crash-landing-130954583.html

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Tasering bike thiefs - Imgur
http://m.imgur.com/hlK9vJR?r