- Eight Olympic badminton players from South Korea, China, and Indonesia are facing disciplinary hearings for possibly throwing matches in a developing scandal.
- Prolific historical novelist Gore Vidal has passed at the age of 86 according to his family, leaving behind more than 25 books and plays.
- US Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps made history picking up his 19th career medal last night, becoming the most decorated Olympian in history.
- France's new 0.2% tax on all stock transactions goes into effect today, becoming the first European country to do so.
- Chrome version 21 goes live this week, with upgrades under the hood allowing web applications to access webcams and microphones.
If all printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be very little printed. -- Benjamin Franklin
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