August 5th, 2019

An ammunition dump at a Russian military base exploded Monday, setting off fires that injured a handful of people, Russian media reports. The blast occurred in Achinsk, a military town in Siberia's Krasnoyarsk region. "The explosion went off in an ammunition depot, evacuation is being carried out,"

Following this weekend's series of mass shootings that left roughly 30 people dead, President Trump on Monday suggested passing new gun control legislation, which could be tied to immigration reform, in a reversal from his previous stance on gun control.
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Democrats are renewing their calls for the Senate to take up the universal background check bill that the House passed earlier this year, and by the looks of it, President Trump appears to now support that measure...

VIDEO: 🇭🇰 Hong Kong police launch rounds of tear gas and try to clear pro-democracy protesters who had gathered near a police dormitory in the working-class district of #WongTaiSin #HongKongProtests pic.twitter.com/GkuCBM0DCV

— AFP news agency (@AFP) August 5, 2019

Tear gas in Admiralty #anyielab pic.twitter.com/zSWxuV87lm

— Neil Taylor (@mrneiltaylor) August 5, 2019

#LIVE: A group of white-shirted men brandishing rods are attacking protesters in North Point https://t.co/4zOXMH4fU9 #HongKongProtests pic.twitter.com/ipmIct6zXV

— SCMP News (@SCMPNews) August 5, 2019

In a paper published on Wednesday in the journal Science Robotics, the UC Berkeley team describes how it built its roach-like robot out of a thin sheet of polyvinylidene fluoride coated in an elastic polymer.

When the researchers zap the robot with an oscillating electric voltage via an attached wire, its small body bends and straightens. This forces the bot to "leapfrog" forward on its single front leg...

...prison officials said the nervousness displayed by Clauvino da Silva, also known as "Shorty," as he tried to leave the prison in the western part of Rio de Janeiro dressed as a woman gave him away...

Egypt is restoring one of King Tutankhamen’s coffins for the first time since its discovery in 1922, part of the preparations for next year’s opening of the country’s lavish new museum overlooking the Pyramids of Giza, where the relics from the boy king’s tomb are expected to be the biggest draw.
Restorers at the laboratory for wooden objects at the Grand Egyptian Museum have begun fumigating the gilded coffin, after it was carefully moved from Tutankhamen’s tomb in Luxor’s Valley of the Kings in southern Egypt amid tight security last month.

The suspect, identified as Wayne Lee Padgett, 31, allegedly called and threatened to “shoot up” the Gibsonton store Sunday afternoon, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said in confirming the arrest... Within an hour, law enforcement determined the threat was not credible and the store was reopened at 3:30 p.m. Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said police were able to trace the threatening call hours later to Padgett, whose mother reportedly worked at the Walmart location... Padgett was charged with false report of using a firearm in a violent manner, which is a felony offense.

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— Voxility (@voxility) August 5, 2019

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— Voxility (@voxility) August 5, 2019

We are all in the same team here! Thank you for the support and for the notes. The 3rd party hoster is blocked completely.

— Voxility (@voxility) August 5, 2019

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Update 12:53
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8chan is down. Looks like the CDN is under attack. We opened a ticket.

— Ron (@CodeMonkeyZ) August 5, 2019

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Update 13:06
CodeMonkeyZ clarifies that Bitmitigate was taken down:
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Actually, its not an attack. It seems @bitmitigate might have just been deplatformed for hosting 8chan.

— Ron (@CodeMonkeyZ) August 5, 2019

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Update 13:27
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Going to give bitmitigate some time to find a solution for their peering problem. If we are still down in a few hours then maybe 8chan will just go clearnet and we can brave DDOS attacks like Ishmael on the Pequod.

— Ron (@CodeMonkeyZ) August 5, 2019

Red flag laws are unconstitutional and a major let down. We should be honest about that so the WhiteHouse has a clear understanding that we and others wish they do not cross the line and become what we voted against. This will just ban every person that gets any kind of help for depression, anxiety or panic disorder from being able to buy a gun. That number is very big. They are going to stretch this beyond belief. On top of that, this will also stop people from going out and getting help. The 2A is a fundamental right and red flag laws aren't the answer. Going after the fraudulent practice of Psychotherapy, the liberal distribution of psychotropic drugs, big ph4rm4, and lobbying is the real answer.

Zapata departed from Sangatte, France and arrived in Dover, England 22 minutes later, reaching speeds of up to 106 miles per hour during the 22-mile trip. “We made a machine three years ago,” he said after landing, “and now, we’ve crossed the Channel, it’s crazy.”

The Guardian reports that the trip wasn’t a continuous one: because he only carried a 10-minute supply of fuel on his back, he had to make a pit stop at the halfway mark to refuel...

The United States Catholic bishops issued a new statement Sunday after the latest shooting incident in Dayton, Ohio, denouncing an “epidemic against life” and extending their condolences to victims’ families and friends...

“The Conference has long advocated for responsible gun laws and increased resources for addressing the root causes of violence,” it reads. “We also call upon the President and Congress to set aside political interests and find ways to better protect innocent life.”...

The Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO) has extensive and long-term plans in the Eastern Mediterranean that do not only include Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ), but also areas on the edge of the Greek continental shelf...

A 23-year-old woman had to receive stitches after she was bitten on her left hand and wrist at New Smyrna Beach, on Florida's Atlantic coast, according to authorities. Then, as the woman was leaving the scene in the ambulance, a 21-year-old male surfer reported being bitten on one of his feet, suffering several minor cuts...

Tip: Don't go into a the ocean where sharks are known to breed - especially when it is dubbed shark attack capital of the world...

The Ohio gunman described himself on social media as a pro-Satan “leftist” who wanted Joe Biden’s generation to die off, hated President Trump and law enforcement, and hoped to vote for Sen. Elizabeth Warren for president... I want socialism, and i’ll not wait for the idiots to finally come round to understanding,” he wrote in one tweet, according to Heavy.com...