He applied to 20 of the best colleges and got a full ride to all of them

Micheal Brown stared at the acceptance letter in front of him: It said yes. So did the next one. And the one after that. The 17-year-old from Houston applied to 20 of the best universities in the US. He was admitted to every single one with a full ride and $260,000 in additional scholarship offers. "It's something I'm proud of because I see my hard work paying off, determination paying off, sacrifices paying off," the student told CNN.
Read more: https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/03/30/health/teen-college-20-acceptances-trnd/index.html?__twitter_impression=true?source=Snapzu

Satanism Drama Is Tearing Apart the Murderous Neo-Nazi Group Atomwaffen

‘How do you allow [in] people who explicitly say they are satanic doomsday cultists who infiltrate right-wing groups in order to press their agenda?’ one frustrated neo-Nazi asked. By Kelly Weill.
Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/satanism-drama-is-tearing-apart-the-murderous-neo-nazi-group-atomwaffen?source=Snapzu

North Korea will take Part in Next Two Olympics: IOC Chief Bach

North Korea will take part in the next two Olympic Games in Japan and China, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said on Saturday after meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-ioc/north-korea-will-take-part-in-next-two-olympics-ioc-chief-bach-idUSKBN1H701Z?source=Snapzu

Hospital relaxes rules to let dying man see his dog one last time

A dying grandfather had his last wish granted when a hospital relaxed its normal infection controls so his dog could be bought to see him one last time. To stop the possible spread of infection, animals are allowed into hospitals only under very rare circumstances.
Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/dying-man-dog-last-wish-peter-robson-shep-hospital-say-goodbye-pet-dundee-ninewells-mans-best-friend-a8281611.html?source=Snapzu

Japan whalers return from Antarctic hunt after killing 333 whales

Japanese whaling vessels returned to port on Saturday after catching more than 300 of the mammals in the Antarctic Ocean without facing any protests by anti-whaling groups, officials said.
Read more: https://www.afp.com/en/news/2265/japan-whalers-return-antarctic-hunt-after-killing-333-whales-doc-13h2gq1?source=Snapzu

People’s eyes are bleeding after they take synthetic ‘weed’ called spice, Illinois officials say

There’s a fake form of marijuana going around Illinois — and it’s making people bleed from their eyes and ears. The Illinois Department of Public Health issued a warning about synthetic “weed” known as “spice,” “K2” or “Mind Trip” on March 27. At that time, there were six people who reported “severe bleeding” after taking the fake pot since March 7, according to the state department.
Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/article207459389.html?source=Snapzu

Laura Ingraham Takes a Week Off as Advertisers Drop Her Show

The Fox News host was criticized for saying that the Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg was whining about getting rejected from colleges. Fox News said her vacation was preplanned.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/31/business/media/laura-ingraham-david-hogg.html?source=Snapzu

The News that made Us Smile this Week

A nun who brings good luck, an enthusiastic dog and some striking flowers.
Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-43569050?source=Snapzu

Dutch concern over Scientology-style sect

Reports of a Scientology-style sect infiltrating schools have aroused concern in the Netherlands. A television investigation claimed to have found at least six private schools governed by "Avatar wizards" and guided by the principles of the Avatar ideology. So what is Avatar (besides a blockbuster movie)? And how influential is it?
Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43584884?source=Snapzu

Baton Rouge Officer Is Fired in Alton Sterling Case as Police Release New Videos

A police officer who fatally shot a black man in Baton Rouge, La., nearly two years ago was fired on Friday, and a fellow officer involved in the episode was suspended for three days. The disciplinary actions were the first serious consequences for the officers after both state and federal officials declined to bring criminal charges against them.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/30/us/baton-rouge-alton-sterling.html?source=Snapzu

Autopsy disputes police account of fatal Sacramento shooting

Sacramento police shot Stephon Clark seven times from behind, according to autopsy results released Friday by a pathologist hired by Clark’s family, a finding that calls into question the department’s assertion the 22-year-old black man was facing officers and moving toward them when he was killed.
Read more: https://apnews.com/05fac438e47c4b249975d982c0796bb5/Autopsy-disputes-police-account-of-fatal-Sacramento-shooting?source=Snapzu

[NSFW] Police Release New Body Camera Footage of Alton Sterling Shooting

The video shows Officer Blane Salamoni telling Mr. Sterling he is going to shoot him in the head. Moments later, Mr. Sterling is hit by a taser and then fatally shot.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/100000005827142/police-release-new-body-camera-footage-of-alton-sterling-shooting.html?rref=collection/sectioncollection/us?source=Snapzu

#DeleteFacebook

How to poison, obfuscate and purge your facebook data before deleting your account.
Read more: https://www.shift8web.ca/2018/03/delete-facebook-how-to-poison-obfuscate-and-purge-your-facebook-data-before-deleting-your-account/?source=Snapzu

They Did It: Hasbro Is Officially Producing Its Largest Star Wars Toy Ever

Star Wars toy collectors have been keeping a close eye on a special crowdfunding project over the past few weeks. It’s by none other than Hasbro and it’s for a giant (two feet long and over a foot high and wide) replica of Jabba the Hutt’s sail barge from Return of the Jedi. The hope was that 5,000 people would pledge $500 to make it—and they did.
Read more: https://io9.gizmodo.com/they-did-it-hasbro-is-officially-producing-its-largest-1824215497?source=Snapzu

Artificial enzyme: Protein designed entirely from scratch functions in cells as a life-sustaining catalyst

A dawning field of research, artificial biology, is working toward creating a genuinely new organism. At Princeton, chemistry professor Michael Hecht and the researchers in his lab are designing and building proteins that can fold and mimic the chemical processes that sustain life. Their artificial proteins, encoded by synthetic genes, are approximately 100 amino acids long, using an endlessly varying arrangement of 20 amino acids.
Read more: https://www.princeton.edu/news/2018/01/18/artificial-enzyme-protein-designed-entirely-scratch-functions-cells-life-sustaining?source=Snapzu

Scrubbed clean: why a certain kind of sex is vanishing from the internet

Craigslist has shut down its renowned “personals” section, which once featured ads titled “Hot days” and “Looking to fool around tonight”. Porn performers are complaining that Google Drive is no longer allowing them to share erotic videos with private clients. Microsoft has announced new rules banning “offensive language” from conversations on Skype and Xbox. And Reddit has closed sex industry discussion groups entitled “Escorts”, “Hookers”, and “SugarDaddy”.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/mar/30/congress-online-sex-trafficking-bill-impact-sex-workers-craigslist?source=Snapzu

Historic hull of 18th century ship washes ashore in Florida

The fascinating remains of a historic 18th century ship have washed ashore on a Florida beach. The 48-foot wooden hull of a gigantic shipwreck was discovered by Julie Turner and her son Patrick, eight, on Ponte Vedra Beach around 8am Tuesday. Little did the pair realize that the wreck was centuries old and has been hailed as the 'holy grail' of shipwrecks.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5561047/Historic-hull-18th-century-ship-washes-ashore-Florida.html?source=Snapzu

Texas woman sentenced to 5 years in prison for voting while on probation

"Who would — as a mother, as a provider — leave their kids over voting?” she asked.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/03/30/texas-woman-sentenced-to-5-years-in-prison-for-voting-while-on-probation?source=Snapzu

Andrew Yang Wants You To Vote For A $1,000-A-Month Basic Income In 2020

Andrew Yang has a one word answer for why he’s running for president in 2020. It’s not Trump, or healthcare, or fame. It’s automation: the way in which machines are taking away jobs already and are set to take away many more in the future. “To me, this is an elephant in the room that’s stomping around and making a mess and everyone seems to be ignoring it,” he says.
Read more: https://www.fastcompany.com/40549433/andrew-yang-wants-you-to-vote-for-a-1000-a-month-basic-income-in-2020?source=Snapzu

Megachurch pastor indicted on $3.5 million fraud

A former religious adviser to President George W. Bush has been accused by federal prosecutors of defrauding investors of $3.5 million. Pastor Kirbyjohn Caldwell and a business partner, Gregory Smith, sold millions of dollars of worthless Chinese bonds, telling investors to "remain faithful and that they would receive their money," according to documents obtained by ABC Houston station KTRK. Both men could face significant jail time and be forced to forfeit assets.
Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/megachurch-pastor-indicted-35-million-fraud/story?id=54117145?source=Snapzu

Trump signs bill recognizing Virginia Indian tribes

President Trump signed a bill federally recognizing the Chickahominy, Eastern Chickahominy, Upper Mattaponi, Rappahannock, Monacan and Nansemond tribes of Virgina.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/local/virginia-politics/trump-signs-bill-recognizing-virginia-indian-tribes/2018/01/30/8a46b038-05d4-11e8-94e8-e8b8600ade23_story.html?source=Snapzu

Police can download your phone's data in minutes with NO warrant

Within minutes, officers can use a machine to extract location data, conversations and encrypted apps, according to Privacy International, a registered charity based in London.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-5558511/Police-download-phones-data-minutes-NO-warrant.html?source=Snapzu

U.S. visa applicants to be asked for social media history

The U.S. government plans to collect social media history from nearly everyone who seeks entry into the United States, State Department proposals showed on Friday as part of President Donald Trump's policy of "extreme vetting." In a broad expansion of the information gathered from applicants for U.S. visas, the federal government is proposing to collect social media identities from nearly everyone who seeks entry into the United States, according to a State Department filing on Friday.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-visa/u-s-visa-applicants-to-be-asked-for-social-media-history-state-department-idUSKBN1H611P?source=Snapzu

Arnold Schwarzenegger, 70, undergoes emergency open-heart surgery

The 70-year-old Terminator star developed complications after undergoing a scheduled catheter valve replacement on Thursday, leading to the emergency surgery.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5562797/Arnold-Schwarzenegger-70-undergoes-emergency-open-heart-surgery.html?ito=social-facebook?source=Snapzu

Here are the internal Facebook posts of employees discussing today’s leaked memo

The publication of a June 2016 memo describing the consequences of Facebook’s growth-at-all-costs triggered an emotional conversation at the company today. An internal post reacting to the memo found employees angry and heartbroken that their teammates were sharing internal company discussions with the media. Many called on the company to step up its war on leakers and hire employees with more “integrity.”
Read more: https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/30/17179100/facebook-memo-leaks-boz-andrew-bosworth?source=Snapzu

Toto - Hold The Line

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This Woman's Sketches have Solved Over 1,000 Crimes

Even in a world of omnipresent surveillance technology, old-fashioned pencil artists help police catch bad guys.
Read more: http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20180329-this-womans-sketches-have-solved-over-1000-crimes?source=Snapzu

The FBI Used Classified Hacking Tools in Ordinary Criminal Investigations

The FBI’s Remote Operations Unit has hacking tools typically reserved for protecting national security. But an overlooked section of a new report says ROU has used these secret techniques in criminal cases.
Read more: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/7xdxg9/fbi-hacking-investigations-classified-remote-operations-unit?source=Snapzu

Rusty Staub, Durable Batter Who Won Pennant With Mets, Dies at 73

Nicknamed Le Grand Orange while playing for Montreal — he was 6-foot-2 and had curly red hair — Staub made six All-Star teams in his 23-year major league career.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/29/obituaries/rusty-staub-dead-baseball.html?source=Snapzu

Onion Inc. has unionized

We’ve decided to form a union here at Onion Inc., home of The A.V. Club and our sister sites The Onion and ClickHole. First, all of The A.V. Club staff, along with an overwhelming majority of Onion Inc. staff, signed cards signaling our desire to unionize. Then we made it official on Monday when we requested formal recognition from our management. The new union comprises all of the creative staffs at Onion Inc.: The A.V. Club, The Onion, ClickHole, The Takeout, Onion Labs, and Onion Inc.’s video and art departments.
Read more: https://news.avclub.com/onion-inc-has-unionized-1824163858?source=Snapzu

Fox News host apologizes for mocking Florida school shooting survivor as uproar grows

Last month, Fox News host Laura Ingraham got into a very public feud with NBA superstar LeBron James. Now she has found herself in a Twitter clash with a survivor of the Parkland, Florida school shooting — prompting an uproar that led her to apologize as several sponsors announced plans to pull ads from her show.
Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lauren-hogg-school-shooting-survivor-clashes-with-fox-news-host-laura-ingraham/?source=Snapzu

Will Ferrell says he can 'no longer, in good conscience' use Facebook

Comedian Will Ferrell has joined the small chorus of public figures signing off of Facebook for good. "I know I am not alone when I say that I was very disturbed to hear about Cambridge Analytica's misuse of millions of Facebook users' information in order to undermine our democracy and infringe on our citizens' privacy," Ferrell wrote in a Facebook post.
Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/29/comedian-will-ferrell-says-he-cant-in-good-conscience-use-facebook.html?source=Snapzu

Tesla issues its largest recall ever voluntarily over faulty Model S steering

Tesla said Thursday it was recalling a huge number of its Model S sedans around the world over a power steering issue. It told customers in an email that it was a proactive move and none of the company’s other vehicles were affected.
Read more: https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/29/17177888/tesla-recall-model-s-size-power-steering?source=Snapzu

New York Threatens To Sue If The Trump Administration Moves Forward With “Religious Protections” For Medical Workers

New York is likely to sue the Trump administration over a proposed rule intended to allow health care providers to decline to provide medical care — like abortion or sex reassignment surgery — for “religious, moral, ethical,” or other reasons.
Read more: https://www.buzzfeed.com/emaoconnor/new-york-threatens-to-sue-if-the-trump-administration-moves?source=Snapzu

A Cruise self-driving car got a traffic ticket—GM says it did nothing wrong

Cruise says its car never came within 10 feet of a pedestrian.
Read more: https://arstechnica.com/cars/2018/03/a-cruise-car-got-a-traffic-ticket-gm-says-it-did-nothing-wrong/?source=Snapzu

Coffee must carry cancer warning, California judge rules

A judge sided with the nonprofit that brought the case against coffee companies because of a carcinogen, acrylamide, that is produced when coffee beans are roasted. Don't drink coffee in California, it causes cancer.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2018/03/29/coffee-must-carry-cancer-warning-california-judge-rules/?source=Snapzu

Yulia Skripal's condition is improving rapidly after Salisbury nerve agent attack

Yulia Skripal is no longer in a critical condition and is “improving rapidly” following a nerve agent attack in Salisbury. Doctors said her father, Sergei Skripal, remains in a critical but stable condition as the global impact of the attempted assassination continues to widen. Dr Christine Blanshard, the medical director for Salisbury District Hospital, said: “I'm pleased to be able to report an improvement in the condition of Ms Skripal.
Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/yulia-skripal-latest-nerve-agent-critical-condition-salisbvury-poisoning-russia-spy-a8279761.html?source=Snapzu

I am sick of these kids demanding safe spaces

I refuse to modify my argument in any way to reflect the fact that what they are asking to be kept safe from is not words but bullets.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/compost/wp/2018/03/29/i-am-sick-of-these-kids-demanding-safe-spaces/?utm_term=.23172da8b7cb?source=Snapzu

DMX Sentenced to 1 Year in Prison

DMX has been in and out of jail throughout his career. Only two months after being sent behind bars for violating bail conditions related to failed drug tests, X has just been sentenced to 1 year in prison.
Read more: https://hypebeast.com/2018/3/dmx-tax-fraud-sentencing-one-year?source=Snapzu

Rubber ducks may be haven for nasty germs

Scientists have the dirt on the rubber ducky: Those cute yellow bath-time toys are — as some parents have long suspected — a haven for nasty bugs. Swiss and American researchers counted the microbes swimming inside the toys and say the murky liquid released when ducks were squeezed contained "potentially pathogenic bacteria" in four out of the five toys studied.
Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rubber-ducks-may-be-haven-for-nasty-germs/?source=Snapzu

Appeals Court Upholds New Trial for Subject of 'Serial'

Annapolis, Md. (AP) -- A Maryland appeals court has upheld a ruling granting a new trial to a man whose conviction in the murder of his high school sweetheart became the subject of the popular podcast
Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-29/appeals-court-upholds-new-trial-for-subject-of-serial?source=Snapzu

North and South Korea agree — their leaders will hold a summit meeting on April 27 in the DMZ

The third summit ever between the Koreas could prove significant in the global diplomatic push to resolve the standoff over the North's nuclear program.
Read more: http://www.latimes.com/world/asia/la-fg-koreas-talks-20180329-story.html?source=Snapzu

Uber is Ripping Off Frequent Riders and Here's How to Avoid It

Drivers already know upfront pricing typically doesn't work in our favor. But what is upfront pricing, or variations of it, looking like for passengers? We had frequent traveler and RSG contributor Will analyze how Uber charges frequent riders.
Read more: https://therideshareguy.com/uber-is-ripping-off-frequent-riders-and-heres-how-to-avoid-it/?source=Snapzu

Forty-four countries sign historic African Union free trade agreement

Forty-four African countries have signed up to a historic trade agreement aimed at paving the way for a liberalized market for goods and services across the continent. The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), an agreement cast in the mold of the European Union’s version was signed during the 10th Ordinary Session of African Union Heads of State summit held in the Rwandan capital, Kigali.
Read more: http://www.africanews.com/2018/03/21/forty-four-countries-sign-historic-africa-union-free-trade-agreement/?source=Snapzu

Amazon shares slump as Trump goes after the retail giant

President Donald Trump lashed out at Amazon in a tweet Thursday, a day after the company's stock tanked following a report that said he wants to "go after" the e-commerce giant for alleged antitrust violations.
Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/29/trump-goes-after-amazon-on-twitter-again.html?source=Snapzu

Jimmy Carter: Supreme Court seems eager to see rich people become more powerful

Former President Jimmy Carter says the power wielded by people who give a lot of money to political candidates has resulted in a “vast disparity in income in America” and that that has “resulted in polarization more than any other single factor.” In the second part of a wide-ranging interview, Carter talks with Judy Woodruff about how his own faith, the NRA and allegations against the president.
Read more: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/jimmy-carter-supreme-court-seems-eager-to-see-rich-people-become-more-powerful?source=Snapzu

‘You’re a mother’: Laura Ingraham faces boycott for taunting Parkland teen over college rejections

At least one advertiser says it's removing ads after Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg called for a boycott of Ingraham's Fox News show.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/03/29/laura-ingraham-savaged-for-taunting-parkland-activist-over-college-rejections/?utm_term=.6db24b41fc20?source=Snapzu

Chinese facial recognition and AI sends fines to jaywalkers via text

Traffic police in Shenzhen City, south-east China, have asked Intellifusion to upgrade a system installed last April to detect jaywalkers to send texts and instant messages to offenders.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-5554579/Facial-recognition-AI-used-China-send-FINES-jaywalkers-text-messages.html?source=Snapzu

Facebook severs relationship with third-party data brokers

In light of Facebook’s recent privacy woes, the company today pledged to take a meaningful step in righting past wrongs by shutting data brokers out of its multi-billion dollar ad platform. Facebook’s product marketing director Graham Mudd had this to say...
Read more: https://thenextweb.com/facebook/2018/03/29/facebook-to-block-data-brokers-from-its-ad-network/?source=Snapzu

Facebook — Even as It Apologizes for Scandal — Funds Campaign to Block a California Data-Privacy Measure

The initiative also would allow Californians to sue companies that violate their request not to share personal information — another point of contention for business groups, which almost always oppose policies making it easier for them to be sued.
Read more: https://www.kqed.org/news/11658309/facebook-even-as-it-apologizes-for-scandal-funds-campaign-to-block-a-california-data-privacy-measure?source=Snapzu