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August 22, 2016 - Daily News Briefing

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This tree in Greece is Europe's oldest known living tree

An ancient Bosnian pine, nicknamed Adonis by researchers, has been dated to about 1,075 years old, making it the oldest known tree living in Europe.

Why tech giants are ganging up on robocalls

The FCC is calling for an industry 'strike force' to tackle the rise of the robocalls. The 33 companies set an Oct. 19 deadline to produce solutions.

Why teachers won Detroit's 'sick-out' case

A court has ruled in favor of teachers who protested the poor working conditions in Detroit schools by calling in sick, as the district struggles to function while covering its debt.

Has the national media overlooked the floods in Louisiana?

The Red Cross says the flooding is the worst national disaster since superstorm Sandy. Has the national media been slow to react?

NSA leak rattles cybersecurity industry

The National Security Agency stockpiled sophisticated tools designed to penetrate commonly used security software. Now that hackers have revealed some of those techniques, companies are left scrambling to secure their systems.

Blue Cut ‘extreme’ wildfires: California's new normal?

Veteran firefighters say they have never seen fires as hot and strong as those ravaging California this year.

NASA to companies: Please tell us your wildest business ideas for space

As NASA prepares to stop funding the International Space Station in about a decade, the agency is inviting companies to use the science lab to test their wildest space-business ideas while they still can.

Will Germany follow France in banning Muslim women from wearing a veil?

Officials in Germany have put forward new measures to ban the wearing of veils in schools universities and while driving.

Space station's new door swings open to welcome commercial travellers

The successful installation of an international docking adapter on the International Space Station on Friday represents another step toward space tourism.

Syrian boy in ambulance: can a photo bring about change?

The video of 5-year-old Omran Daqneesh was viewed nearly one million times by Thursday afternoon. But will those views translate to more relief in Syria?

Why Yellowstone officials are poisoning its rivers

Yellowstone officials are the most recent to try creative, even drastic, strategies to eliminate non-native fish species from Yellowstone's rivers and streams.