Islamic State militants reportedly captured the ancient Syrian town of Palmyra as Syrian officials evacuated citizens and scrambled to keep priceless antiquities from falling into terrorist hands. http://www.infobitt.com/b/12370
1,433 men, a stunning number—including 261 high-profile individuals—are under investigation for child sex abuse in Great Britain. Tom Watson was the Labour MP whose claims made in the Commons, that there was a paedophile network linked to parliament, triggered a Scotland Yard investigation. http://www.infobitt.com/b/12372
Hackers acquired the data for 1.1 million CareFirst members. http://www.infobitt.com/b/12355
The legislature of Nebraska has voted to abolish the death penalty. http://www.infobitt.com/b/12369
Google is fixing an issue with its Google Maps search function, which currently leads people to the White House if they search for variations of the n-word with the word 'house.' http://www.infobitt.com/b/12371
North Korea claimed it can now miniaturize nuclear weapons—a key step toward building nuclear missiles—as U.S. analysts and officials suspected they were trying to do. But the U.S. was skeptical. http://www.infobitt.com/b/12353
Google search results now show Tweets. This new integration of Twitter will display actual tweets, including photos contained in them. http://www.infobitt.com/b/12364
The U.S. Justice Dept. said five global banks, including JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup, were fined $5.7 billion, and four pled guilty for rate rigging. http://www.infobitt.com/b/12352
The first update for the Apple Watch has been released. http://www.infobitt.com/b/12363
[dupe] The Los Angeles City Council voted on Tuesday to increase the minimum wage in the nation's second-largest city to $15.00 an hour by 2020 from the current $9.00.
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