Tuesday, 30 August 2016

Tuesday's Headlines: Russian hackers said to have targeted Arizona election system

Trump woos women and minorities by pitting one group against another; European regulators seek up to $14.5 billion from Apple over Irish tax rules; ESPN president is guiding the sports behemoth through a shifting landscape; 11 ways to think about the Anthony Weiner-Huma Abedin split;
 
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Russian hackers said to have targeted Arizona election system
The FBI alerted Arizona officials in June that Russian hackers had targeted its voter registration system, a state official said. The system was later found to have not been compromised, but the username and password of a county official was stolen. The incident is the latest indication of Russian interest in U.S. elections.
Trump woos women and minorities by pitting one group against another
The GOP nominee's appeals often amount to an "us vs. them" proposition — warning one group that they are being threatened by another, using exaggerated contrasts and a broad brush. It's left many minorities skeptical of Donald Trump's outreach to voters who favor Hillary Clinton.
 
European regulators seek up to $14.5 billion from Apple over Irish tax rules
The European Union finds that Ireland has given the iPhone maker illegally lavish tax breaks, and the country must now recover the unpaid taxes, plus interest.
 
ESPN president is guiding the sports behemoth through a shifting landscape
John Skipper has led ESPN since 2012 and his fingerprints are all over the network, one of the most successful media properties in the world. But as subscriptions fall, the business model upon which ESPN was built may be going away, and Skipper must navigate what could be the most challenging period the company has seen since it launch nearly 37 years ago.
 
11 ways to think about the Anthony Weiner-Huma Abedin split
We're supposed to say no one really knows what goes on in a marriage. But we've had an unusually intimate glimpse into the relationship of the ex-congressman and the top aide to Hillary Clinton.
 
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Takata troubles worsen as truck explodes, kills Texas woman
The company, beleaguered by recalls and facing multiple class-action lawsuits over its defective air-bag inflators, confirmed that a truck carrying inflators and a volatile chemical blew up last week in a border town, killing a woman and injuring four others.
Black pastor, a Trump surrogate, apologizes for tweet showing Clinton in blackface
Mark Burns said he was trying to draw attention to what he describes as Hillary Clinton's pandering to blacks.
Questions about Trump's doctor's note create opening for Clinton to fire back on health rumors
The campaign poked fun at Donald Trump's doctor's note in a new blog post.
2 polls show a major split among Hispanics on how they feel toward Clinton, Trump
Those who are immigrants love Hillary Clinton and hate Donald Trump. But Hispanics born in the U.S. are much more closely divided.
Surgeons want to transplant a human head — and a Russian is offering his
Many scientists and ethicists have derided the project as "junk science" that raises false hopes, and one says that if the man dies — a not-unlikely outcome — the doctors should be prosecuted for murder.
House Oversight Committee investigates drugmaker over EpiPen price hike
After last week's outcry over the rising cost of the lifesaving anti-allergy injection, a third congressional committee is pressing Mylan on its pricing practices.
Gene Wilder, actor known for nimble comic portrayals of neurotics, dies at 83
The actor was one of the most popular stars of the 1970s with memorable roles, such as that of the hilariously mad scientist in "Young Frankenstein" and the candymaker in "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory."
What NFL coaches are saying about the Colin Kaepernick controversy
A few head coaches claimed they would be "disappointed" if one of their players sat down during the national anthem, while others said they respected the quarterback's decision, or at least his freedom to make it.
Big families, squeezed out?
Affordable large apartments are vanishing as D.C. gentrifies. Many of the displaced renters wind up in poorer neighborhoods or homeless, and their children suffer, advocates say.
 
     
 
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