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Sources say China used iPhone hacks to target Uyghur Muslims

Zack Whittaker

Sources say China used iPhone hacks to target Uyghur Muslims A number of malicious websites used to hack into iPhones over a two-year period were targeting Uyghur Muslims, TechCrunch has learned. Sources familiar with the matter said the websites were part of a state-backed attack — likely China — designed to target the Uyghur community in the country’s Xinjiang state. It’s part of the latest effort by the Chinese government to crack down on the minority Muslim community in recent history. In the past year, Beijing has detained more than…

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How veganism is taking the step from kitchen to closet

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How veganism is taking the step from kitchen to closet Remember when synthetic leather was the fall-back option, if you couldn’t afford the real thing? Not any more. It has just become a selling point: clothes and accessories marketed as free from cow skin and any other animal products, are being launched by retailers up and down the High Street, including Marks & Spencer, Zara and New Look. There are fur coats, that are “vegan”, jute and plastic “vegan” belts, and shoes made from tree bark, natural rubber and coconut…

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Entertainment 

What we learned from the Harvey Weinstein documentary Untouchable

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What we learned from the Harvey Weinstein documentary Untouchable Some of the women who have accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault tell their stories in a new documentary, which sheds light on the power he held over them and the rest of Hollywood. Untouchable: The Rise and Fall of Harvey Weinstein is on BBC Two on Sunday and Hulu in the US from Monday. In it, some contributors, including accusers and former colleagues, speak on camera for the first time. The 67-year-old former film mogul denies all allegations of non-consensual…

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Sheryl Crow on her final album, #MeToo and being an outsider in the 1990s

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Sheryl Crow on her final album, #MeToo and being an outsider in the 1990s Since she gave up teaching high school students and became a musician, Sheryl Crow has sold more than 50 million albums, recorded a James Bond theme, won nine Grammy Awards and played at the White House. Beyond music, she’s an environmental and gun law campaigner, a breast cancer survivor, and an adoptive mother to two young boys (who, delightfully, joined her on stage at Glastonbury this summer). Her place in the rock firmament is so assured…

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Five killed, including shooter, around 21 injured in Texas shooting - police, media

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Five killed, including shooter, around 21 injured in Texas shooting - police, media (Reuters) - Five people were killed, including a shooter, and around 21 were injured in a gun rampage in the cities of Midland and Odessa in west Texas on Saturday, police and a local television station reported. “The active shooter was shot and killed at the Cinergy in Odessa,” Midland police said on Facebook, referring to a multiplex cinema complex in Odessa. “There is no active shooter at this time. All agencies are investigating reports of possible…

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Poland marks 80th anniversary of start of WW2

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Poland marks 80th anniversary of start of WW2 WARSAW (Reuters) - Leaders including German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday mark 80 years since the start of World War Two in Poland, with the conflict still a live political issue in the country. Few places suffered the level of death and destruction seen in Poland. It lost about a fifth of its population, including the vast majority of its three million Jewish citizens. After the war, shattered Warsaw had to rise again from ruins and…

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Nadal breezes into U.S. Open fourth round

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Nadal breezes into U.S. Open fourth round NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rafael Nadal cruised into the U.S. Open fourth round with a business-like 6-3 6-4 6-2 win over Chung Hyeon on Saturday. Aug 31, 2019; Flushing, NY, USA; Rafael Nadal of Spain serves against Hyeon Chung of Korea (not pictured) in the third round on day six of the 2019 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports The three-times champion took control of the match when he broke the…

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'Multiple casualties' in Texas mass shooting

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'Multiple casualties' in Texas mass shooting A mass random shooting in western Texas has left “multiple gunshot victims”, local police say. At least one gunman was said to have driven round the western city of Odessa and shot randomly at people. A US Postal Service van is said to have been hijacked. Police say a suspect has been shot and killed and there is no active shooting incident at this time, but reports of other suspects are being investigated. “A subject (possibly 2) is currently driving around Odessa shooting at…

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Zverev secures spot in U.S. Open last 16

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Zverev secures spot in U.S. Open last 16 Aug 31, 2019; Flushing, NY, USA; Alexander Zverev of Germany hits to Aljaz Bedene of Slovenia in the third round on day six of the 2019 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Danielle Parhizkaran-USA TODAY Sports NEW YORK (Reuters) - German sixth seed Alexander Zverev advanced to the fourth round of the U.S. Open for the first time with a 6-7(4) 7-6(4) 6-3 7-6(3) win over Slovenia’s Aljaz Bedene on Saturday. Zverev, who is…

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Two killed, around 20 injured in Texas shooting - media

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Two killed, around 20 injured in Texas shooting - media (Reuters) - Two shooters in separate vehicles shot dead two people and injured around 20 in the cities of Midland and Odessa in west Texas on Saturday, a local television station and police reported. “A subject (possibly 2) is currently driving around Odessa shooting at random people,” Odessa Police said on Facebook. “At this time there are multiple gunshot victims. The suspect just hijacked a U.S. Mail carrier truck,” the police department added. Two people were killed, at least three…

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