#2 Chief U.S. spy catcher says China using LinkedIn to recruit Americans
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The United States' top spy catcher said Chinese espionage agencies are using fake LinkedIn accounts to try to recruit Americans with access to government and commercial secrets, and the company should shut them down.
William Evanina, the U.S. counter-intelligence chief, told Reuters in an interview that intelligence and law enforcement officials have told LinkedIn, owned by Microsoft Corp., about China’s "super aggressive" efforts on the site.
He said the Chinese campaign includes contacting thousands of LinkedIn members at a time, but he declined to say how many fake accounts U.S. intelligence had discovered, how many Americans may have been contacted and how much success China has had in the recruitment drive.
German and British authorities have previously warned their citizens that Beijing is using LinkedIn to try to recruit them as spies. But this is the first time a U.S. official has publicly discussed the challenge in the United States and indicated it is a bigger problem than previously known.
Evanina said LinkedIn should look at copying the response of Twitter, Google and Facebook, which have all purged fake accounts allegedly linked to Iranian and Russian intelligence agencies.
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#3 Four dead and 11 injured in mass shooting in Florida during Madden online gaming tournament

David Katz, 24, (above at last year's tournament) killed himself and two others, and left 11 people injured
Police have identified the mass shooter who terrorized a video game tournament in a shooting spree that was partially captured on a horrifying livestream.
David Katz, 24, killed himself and two others, and left 11 people injured in the shooting at the Jacksonville Landing complex in Jacksonville, Florida at around 1.34pm on Sunday, police said.
According to friends in the gaming community, the two men whom Katz killed in the tournament were Taylor 'SpotMePlzzz' Robertson, 27, of Ballard, West Virginia and Eli 'Trueboy' Clayton, 22, of Woodland Hills, California.
Robertson was married and father to a young son, and had won 13 out of his 18 prior matches in Madden NFL tournaments, according to EA Sports. Clayton was a rising star in the Madden community.
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#4 FBI swarms family home of Jacksonville Landing gunman David Katz

Heavily armed agents late Sunday have entered the upscale Baltimore townhouse that belongs to the father of the gunman who opened fire during a Madden 19 NFL tournament at a restaurant in Jacksonville, Fla., killing two and injuring 11 before killing himself.
David Katz, 24, of Baltimore, was believed to have fired shots during the event at the Chicago Pizza restaurant and bar in The Jacksonville Landing, Sheriff Mike Williams said at a news conference. Williams did not speak about a possible motive.
An FBI spokesman, Dave Fitz, confirmed agents had gone to the upscale townhouse home. But he did not immediately release any other specifics, citing an ongoing investigation.
The agents could be seen inside the home Sunday evening near Baltimore's Inner Harbor. They wore bulletproof vests and carried long guns. Reporters who gathered outside did not see any authorities carrying any bags of evidence outside.
Katz has been described by witnesses and people who knew him as a gamer who erupted in anger after losing the event.
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#5 Here are the victims of the Jacksonville mass shooting

During a gaming tournament in Jacksonville, Florida, at least three people were killed in a mass shooting- including the gunman, 24-year-old David Katz. Almost a dozen were taken to the hospital with gunshot wounds.
By early evening, the names of some of the victims began to emerge on social media, though police did not release the identities of any involved.
The football gaming community had gathered for the Madden 19 football video game tournament, which took place in a game room inside a Chicago Pizza at The Landing, a downtown Jacksonville waterfront complex.
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#6 John McCain’s final message for the President

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#7 Arizona Governor Faces a Tough Choice: A Senator Made From McCain’s Mold or Trump’sArizona Governor Faces a Tough Choice: A Senator Made From McCain’s Mold or Trump’s

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#8 Trump tweets incorrect approval ratings

Donald Trump is back to boasting about his approval ratings - but no one can seem to find the poll he's citing.
The president took to Twitter Sunday evening to write: 'Over 90 per cent approval rating for your all time favorite (I hope) President within the Republican Party and 52 per cent overall.'
'This despite all of the made up stories by the Fake News Media trying endlessly to make me look as bad and evil as possible. Look at the real villains please!' he added.
However, it's not clear where the Republican leader is getting his numbers.
Trump tweeted that he has a 90 per cent approval rating among Republicans on Sunday, boasting that he's the 'all time favorite President'
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#9 Funeral planned for slain Mollie Tibbetts at her old high school in her quaint Iowa hometown
Several hundred people are attending a memorial service for 20-year-old Mollie Tibbetts Sunday - less than a week after her body was found in a cornfield outside her small hometown in Iowa.
The funeral for the University of Iowa student is being held Sunday afternoon in the gymnasium of BGM High School, where Mollie graduated from in 2017.
Family, friends and residents of her hometown Brooklyn - a city of just 1,500 - are paying their respects after a month-long search ended in tragedy.
Bishop Thomas Zinkula of Davenport, Iowa, planned to lead the funeral while Mollie's father, cousin and one of her teachers planned to speak at the service.
Cristhian Bahena Rivera, 24, has been charged with first-degree murder after leading police to her lifeless body that had been left stabbed to death since her July 18 disappearance.
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#10 Asia Argento is axed from X Factor Italy

Asia Argento has been axed from 'X Factor Italy' after claims emerged that she sexually abused a 17-year-old former child actor who once played her son.
The Italian actress was due to appear as a judge on the new series of the talent show which begins airing September 6.
But sources at Sky Italia and FremantleMedia Italia told Variety that they had decided to pull her following a report that she paid former child actor and musician Jimmy Bennett a $380,000 hush money settlement after they allegedly had sex when he was just 17 and she was 37.
Argento has since admitted the payout, which she said was made by her former boyfriend Anthony Bourdain, but denied she ever had sex with Bennett, claiming that the money was to help his career.
Sky Italia and FremantleMedia had previously issued a statement saying if Bennett's allegations were proven to be true, they 'would have no choice but to take note of it and put an end to the collaboration.'
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