New best story on Hacker News: Ethereum Is a Dark Forest

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New best story on Hacker News: Blanked-out spots on China's maps helped us uncover Xinjiang's camps

Blanked-out spots on China's maps helped us uncover Xinjiang's camps
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New best story on Hacker News: Apple Terminates Epic Games' Developer Account

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Chadwick Boseman: Black Panther star dies of cancer aged 43

The US actor, 43, dies of cancer at his home in Los Angeles surrounded by his family.

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Coronavirus: Children's role in spread puzzles scientists

A study from South Korea gives among the clearest pictures yet of children as carriers of the virus.

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Hurricane Laura death toll climbs to 14 in the US

Fourteen people are now confirmed dead in the US after Hurricane Laura battered two states.

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Amazon fires: Are they worse this year than before?

Blazes are continuing to rage in the Amazon rainforest, despite the Brazilian president's fire ban.

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Cloud gaming: Are game streaming services bad for the planet?

Remote streaming services may be the future but could cause a sharp rise in emissions, a study shows.

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Week in pictures: 22-28 August 2020

A selection of remarkable images taken around the world this week.

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Bihar: Destroyed lives and submerged homes in flood-hit India

Homes and livelihoods have been swept away by monsoon rains in India's Bihar state.

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Coronavirus: Gatwick passenger numbers collapse by 14.7 million

The airport says it will take four to five years for air traffic to return to pre-pandemic levels.

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Mobile users still "ripped off" by operators says Which?

Some customers are still paying full price for contracts even after they paid off expensive phones.

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Scrapping 213 local councils could save £3bn says report

It comes as the government prepares to publish plans on overhauling the local government system.

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Japanese PM Abe to resign over health issues: reports

08/27/20 11:37 PM

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Sen. Rand Paul says he was attacked by mob after RNC

08/27/20 11:27 PM

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Coronavirus: Renters need financial help, campaigners warn

A charity says families are behind with rent after being "punched unexpectedly into debt" due to the pandemic.

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Coronavirus: Back-to-work message to be aired as schools reopen

A government campaign starting next week will urge people to go back to the workplace.

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Benefits claimants face landlord discrimination despite ruling

Thousands of listings on a property website are not available to people on benefits.

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Shinzo Abe, Japan's PM, 'set to resign for health reasons'

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to resign for health reasons, local media report.

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NZ takes action over stock market cyber attacks

The comments from New Zealand's finance minister come after trading was hit for the fourth day in a row.

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RNC 2020: Trump warns Biden will 'demolish' American dream

Addressing his party convention, the president lashed his opponent as "the destroyer of American greatness".

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NZ takes action over stock market cyber attacks

The comments from New Zealand's finance minister come after trading was hit for the fourth day in a row.

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New best story on Hacker News: Does Facebook pay Apple 30% of revenue derived from ads made within its iOS app?

Does Facebook pay Apple 30% of revenue derived from ads made within its iOS app?
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Tough times to continue for Chinese firms in the US

It doesn't matter if Trump or Biden wins, the anti-Chinese sentiment will remain on the White House agenda.

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UAE implicated in lethal drone strike in Libya

BBC finds evidence that a UAE drone killed 26 unarmed cadets in Libya’s capital Tripoli.

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Melbourne storm: Three killed as winds cause widespread damage

A four-year-old boy is among the victims as a storm fells trees and contaminates drinking water.

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Tough times to continue for Chinese firms in the US

It doesn't matter if Trump or Biden wins, the anti-Chinese sentiment will remain on the White House agenda.

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President Trump addresses the RNC to accept the presidential nomination after introduction by Ivanka

08/27/20 7:23 PM

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WATCH LIVE: RNC's final night to feature Dr. Ben Carson, Ivanka Trump, Alice Johnson and a high-stakes speech from President Tru

08/27/20 5:30 PM

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Mets, Marlins players walk off Citi Field in protest

08/27/20 5:02 PM

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Kyle Rittenhouse charged over Wisconsin protest deaths

Kyle Rittenhouse is charged with killing two people and injuring another amid protests in Kenosha.

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Delhi 2020 religious riots: Amnesty International accuses police of rights abuses

Amnesty International finds police beat protesters and rioted with Hindu mobs against Muslims.

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MLK, Malcolm X and Kwame Nkrumah’s daughters discuss racial justice

The daughters of Martin Luther King, Malcolm X and Kwame Nkrumah discuss Black Lives Matter.

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Hurricane Laura makes landfall as a Category 4 storm

08/26/20 11:18 PM

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TikTok boss quits as Trump's ban looms

Kevin Mayer is leaving the video-sharing app at the centre of controversy amid US-China tensions.

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Warnings of 'ghost towns' if staff do not return to the office

Local businesses and jobs will suffer if workers do not return to the office, says the head of the CBI.

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Naomi Osaka leaves WTA tournament over Blake shooting

The WTA New York tournament is suspended after Osaka withdraws in a protest over US police violence.

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Tanya Day: Aboriginal death in custody decision 'devastates' relatives

Tanya Day's relatives say police should be prosecuted over her preventable death in custody.

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TikTok boss quits as Trump's ban looms

Kevin Mayer is leaving the video-sharing app at the centre of controversy amid US-China tensions.

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RNC 2020: Pence warns Americans 'won't be safe' if Biden wins

The US vice-president depicts November's vote as a choice between law-and-order and lawlessness.

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India coronavirus: Covid strikes remote Greater Andamanese tribe

There are just 53 members of the Greater Andamanese tribe left- four test positive for the virus.

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Coronavirus: Vaccine front-runner China already inoculating workers

Chinese health officials say they used emergency powers to secretly test unapproved vaccines.

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NBA, MLB and MLS postpone games after Milwaukee Bucks' walkout over Jacob Blake shooting

After Milwaukee Bucks cancelled a fixture over the shooting of Jacob Blake, other basketball, football, tennis and soccer players follow suit.

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Christchurch shooting: Gunman is first in New Zealand to be given life without parole

Brenton Tarrant, 29, shot dead 51 people at two mosques in Christchurch in March last year.

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Trump challenges Biden to drug test before debate

The president claims Mr Biden went from incoherent to articulate in a previous debate.

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Vice President Pence highlights Night Three of the Republican National Convention, which will also feature Kayleigh McEnany, Dan

08/26/20 5:30 PM

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Jacob Blake had a knife in his car when he was shot by Kenosha, Wisc., police, according to the Wisconsin DOJ, which has now nam

08/26/20 5:09 PM

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Coronavirus: Pent-up demand 'leading to quicker home sales'

Property deals are racing though compared to last year, as the market recovers after the lockdown freeze.

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Selling a new tea: 'Get the liquid on the lips'

Selling kombucha tea: “Getting the liquid on the lips was the most important challenge”.

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'During lockdown my son was super stuck to me'

In Singapore, single mum Coco says Covid-19 has been hard for her and five-year-old son Jacob.

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