Developing: Several people are reported dead and many injured in a large explosion, thought to be the result of a car bomb attack, at a police building in the town of Cizre in south-eastern Turkey, near the border with Syria.
Reuters reports that the “state-run Anadolu Agency blamed the attack on the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) which has been involved in almost daily clashes in the region since last July, when a ceasefire between it and the government collapsed.”
#BREAKING Car bomb attack in Turkey's #Cizre, Reuters reports hospital sources say 9 people killed, 64 wounded pic.twitter.com/Kkk1Q75s9Y
— CNN Türk ENG (@CNNTURK_ENG) August 26, 2016
8 police officers in #Turkey killed in car bomb blast at headquarters in Cizre. 45 injured. https://t.co/G9UmXf2tt3 pic.twitter.com/Wa3qvpo9Na
— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) August 26, 2016
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WORLD
Syria talks: Kerry and Lavrov to thrash out deal on defeating Isis https://t.co/L2J5tBrZCj
— The Guardian (@guardian) August 26, 2016
Bus in Nepal plunges into river killing more than 20 passengers https://t.co/ok0SvN5iGo
— Al Jazeera News (@AJENews) August 26, 2016
Striking miners in Bolivia have killed the country's deputy interior minister https://t.co/PHD7isjcWo
— TIME.com (@TIME) August 26, 2016
Why Kashmir is erupting again https://t.co/CZQQK8MSTk pic.twitter.com/MkX5ZC7Dzm
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) August 26, 2016
and in stories without people throwing things at other people…
President to expand nat'l monument off Hawaii, making world's largest marine protected area. https://t.co/RwPJJQjHk6 pic.twitter.com/DVzoPKTd0M
— ABC News (@ABC) August 26, 2016
7 ways to fight flooding in a world growing increasingly susceptible to it: https://t.co/EGW05PsMR7 pic.twitter.com/TW1CieKFDv
— WIRED (@WIRED) August 26, 2016
Italy quake death toll rises to 267; nearly 400 hospitalized https://t.co/2OOF58t7bC
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) August 26, 2016
What went wrong in Europe? 3 new books tackle this question. https://t.co/AIeDrb5Lph
— Harvard Biz Review (@HarvardBiz) August 26, 2016
And in the US election,
Trump’s outreach to black voters is a dog whistle for racists: https://t.co/XJoubmBqKr pic.twitter.com/uPoQI7AIMs
— Slate (@Slate) August 26, 2016
.@realDonaldTrump campaign blasts new Clinton KKK video as a "disgusting new low" https://t.co/ojNGt7HaCD pic.twitter.com/QPmJhNEiyB
— POLITICO (@politico) August 26, 2016
Read Hillary Clinton's speech linking Donald Trump to the white nationalist movement https://t.co/uUZCAXNxp1
— The Independent (@Independent) August 26, 2016
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BUSINESS
Caution before Yellen's Jackson Hole speech crimps risk appetites https://t.co/ekobf4c4M9
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) August 26, 2016
Uber lost $520 million in the first quarter. then it lost $750m in the second. going for a cool billion by EOY https://t.co/Lk2gUPlnCd
— Ryan Chittum (@ryanchittum) August 26, 2016
Go update your iPhone or iPad right now—you can thank a shadowy Israeli hack-for-hire firm:https://t.co/zZWEfg4jWd pic.twitter.com/jeVo2HH1dE
— SpeedReads (@SpeedReads) August 26, 2016
Goldman Sachs, banker to the ultra-wealthy, has decided that it will start catering to the common man https://t.co/0zm8ccTh7Q
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 26, 2016
In light of the EpiPen controversy: An explanation of the complex world of drug pricing https://t.co/g6mgAP3TN7
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 26, 2016
We took a video tour of a self-driving semi from Otto, Uber’s newest purchase.https://t.co/QtxUpao7Ex
— Recode (@Recode) August 26, 2016
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MEDIA
Many congrats to @ScottNover and @MediaFileDC on the write-up in Poynter; GW's future in media criticism is bright! https://t.co/RN6l4vmLaq
— Nikki Usher Layser (@nikkiusher) August 25, 2016
Financial Times chases luxury audience with new Art of Fashion publication https://t.co/G0NQe22VJm pic.twitter.com/S26WnklPTa
— The Drum (@TheDrum) August 26, 2016
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SPORTS
Rio police charge US swimmer Lochte with false report of robbery https://t.co/j3KRC7EKX9
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) August 26, 2016
Slaven Bilic reacts after West Ham's loss to Astra – again – ends Europa League hopes https://t.co/WLRe2xB0EE pic.twitter.com/TKIAW3QKio
— Mirror Football (@MirrorFootball) August 25, 2016
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CULTURE
Human Touch: Bruce breaks record again for longest EVER US show, between 3h58 and 4h06. I'll have what he's having! pic.twitter.com/LJaloqm4ch
— Greasy Lake (@GreasyLake) August 26, 2016
If you love jazz, chances are Rudy Van Gelder is partly responsible. RIP to a man who left a legacy of beauty. https://t.co/EtgctQMJhA
— Steve Silberman (@stevesilberman) August 26, 2016
