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August 16, 2016
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2016-08-16
)
(Tuesday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
The
Russian Air Force
uses an
Iranian
airbase near Hamadan
to launch airstrikes in Syria.
(BBC)
Houthi
shelling kills seven in
Saudi Arabia
; nine
Yemenis
from one family die from an
airstrike
by the Saudi-led alliance.
(Reuters)
Arts and culture
Westfield World Trade Center
opens on schedule, part of the
World Trade Center Ground Zero
redevelopment in
New York City
.
(CBS NY)
Business and economy
Barnes & Noble
fires CEO
Ronald Boire
after less than a year in the job. Executive Chairman and company founder
Leonard Riggio
, who is postponing his September retirement, will assume Boire's duties.
(Reuters)
(
USA Today
)
China successfully launches
QUESS
, the world's first ever quantum-communications
quantum key distribution
satellite.
(
The New York Times
)
(Space.com)
Disasters and accidents
2016 California wildfires
The town of
Wrightwood, California
, is evacuated due to threats from the
Blue Cut Fire
burning in the
Cajon Pass
.
(KTLA)
The
Governor of California
declares a
state of emergency
in
San Bernardino County
due to the Bluecut Fire.
(ABC 7)
Law and crime
California wildfires
California
authorities charge a
Clearlake
resident with 17 counts of arson in connection with the wildfires over the last two years.
(
The Los Angeles Times
)
Medical marijuana
A
United States Court of Appeals
rules that the
Department of Justice
, per the
Rohrabacher-Farr
amendment, cannot spend money to prosecute federal marijuana cases if the defendants comply with state medical marijuana laws.
(
Washington Post
)
(Reuters)
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