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New York Times

‘ Crazy Rich Asians ’ Is No. 1 at Box Office, Proving Power of Diversity (Again)

There Is More to Stacey Abrams Than Meets Partisan Eyes

On Washington: How the Senate Got Its Groove Back With the Power of the Purse

Taiwan President Stops in U.S. as Relations Warm, Angering China

Rita Borsellino, 73, Dies; a Murder Made Her an Anti-Mafia Crusader

As Trump Dismantles Clean Air Rules, an Industry Lawyer Delivers for Ex-Clients

CBC Canada

Wildfire smoke from B.C. gets in the way of mountain scenery for tourists in Alberta (The Canadian Press)

Liberals off to shaky start in Quebec election campaign (Kevin Dougherty)

Ben Flanagan 1st Canadian in 46 years to win Falmouth Road Race (Doug Harrison)

Online sale of pot after legalization raises privacy concerns, experts say (The Canadian Press)

'Disjointed' communication hinders B.C. First Nations in wildfire fight, leaders say (Laura Kane)

Calgary woman killed in fall on East End of Rundle near Canmore (CBC News)

arstechnica.com

A review of Monitor-IO, a little gadget that wants to talk about your Internet

ROLI Songmaker Kit mini-review: Rediscover musical roots with fancy new tech

Workhorse brings an electric pickup truck, helicopter to Manhattan

There’s a new insecticide on the block, and it’s also bad news for bees

Stinky, festering sewage now 21st-century artifact—watch the livestream!

Who Goes There?: The Thing returns to the tabletop

CBC Ottawa

CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Aug. 12 (Trevor Pritchard)

Capital Essentials offers sample of Ottawa's best hip-hop (CBC News)

Blind soccer kicking off in Ottawa (Krystalle Ramlakhan)

Prison farm supporters stood their ground until the cows came home (CBC News)

Ottawa's Indian community bands together in wake of 'unprecedented' flooding (Krystalle Ramlakhan)

This Ottawa arts centre film program is giving 'newcomer youth a voice' (CBC News)

CBC Top Stories

Trump blasts New York Times for story on White House lawyer Don McGahn (The Associated Press)

Justin Trudeau speaks before Montreal Pride parade LIVE

Google's following you and Greyhound bus deserts: CBC's Marketplace consumer cheat sheet (CBC News)

800,000 displaced in flooding in southern Indian state (The Associated Press)

Indonesian island hit by another quake, causing landslides (The Associated Press)

Frosty relations with Russia don't matter up in space, says Canada's soon-to-launch astronau (Chris Brown)

Slashdot.org

Stolen Android Anti-Piracy Software Dumped On Github (slashdot)

Volkswagen's CEO Was Told About Emissions Software Months Before Scandal, Says Report (slashdot)

Does Gmail's 'Confidential Mode' Go Far Enough? (slashdot)

Uber Loses $900 Million In Second Quarter; Urged By Investors To Sell Off Self-Driving Division (slashdot)

HUD Files Complaint Alleging Facebook Ad Tools Allow Housing Discrimination (slashdot)

Musk's Boring Company Proposes High-Speed Underground Subway To Dodger Stadium (slashdot)

Engadget.com

The next 'Rainbow Six: Siege' update shakes up a familiar formula

The best iPhone cases

After Math: What could go wrong?

The best and worst gaming laptop brands of 2018

Federal court orders alleged hacker to pay for bail with cryptocurrency

'Forza Horizon 2' leaves the Xbox Store on September 30th