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Articles from the August 26, 2016 edition


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  • Leslie Jones Website is Attacked by Cyberbullies; Nude Photos added

    Observer Staff|Aug 26, 2016

    It is the age of the Cyber bully, and some would say black women are the most easy targets. Leslie Jones.com, the actresses own website, was hacked yesterday by unknown cyber trolls, who replaced her photos with photos apparently showing the Ghostbusters actress nude. Also non-permissively inserted into her site, were photos showing her with Harambe, the African gorilla killed last June after a boy fell into his enclosure. This hasn't been a good year for Jones. Ghostbusters was kind of a flop...

  • 247 dead as 6.2 Magnitude Quake Shakes mountanous Region of Central Italy

    Observer Staff|Aug 26, 2016

    A major earthquake struck central Italy this evening, 6.2 miles southeast of the town of Norcia. People were reported to be trapped under debris, with heavy damage. There were 3 major shakes between 3:36 am and 4:33 am local time, said Cindy Wooden. There's been a landslide in Amatrice. People are reportedly trapped under rubble in town, said @deriklattig. The mayor reports 73 deaths By evening. Buildings in Amatrice go back hundreds of years, which makes the town historic. But not an ideal...