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Giles Simon Ousts David Ferrer in First Major Men’s Upset of U.S. Open

Gilles Simon, seeded 26th, capitalized on 52 unforced errors by fourth-seeded David Ferrer to become the first man at this United States Open to send a top-10 seed home. from NYT > Sports http://ift.tt/1qt2Uu6

International Education: Illinois Revoked Job Offer After Professor Criticized Israel

Thousands of scholars and others are objecting after the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign revoked the offer following Twitter posts about Israel. from NYT > World http://ift.tt/1u2Pw1l

U.S. Airstrikes Help Break Militants’ Siege of Northern Iraqi Town

The strikes are the latest expansion of American military operations in Iraq and were carried out in conjunction with a ground operation by Shiite militias, Iraqi Army units and Kurdish forces on Sunday. from NYT > World http://ift.tt/W0oE5i

ISIS Displaying a Deft Command of Varied Media

ISIS, the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, is using every contemporary mode of messaging to recruit fighters, intimidate enemies and promote its claim to have established a caliphate. from NYT > Technology http://ift.tt/1u2CMaO

Putin Calls for Talks on ‘Statehood’ for Eastern Ukraine

In an interview Sunday, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia veered between veiled threats and demands that the Ukraine government negotiate directly with separatists. from NYT > World http://ift.tt/1qShBnJ

Bits Blog: San Francisco Exhales During ‘Burning Man Exodus’

The event draws more than 50,000 people, many of whom are from the tech industry. And while they’re away, the city’s hard-to-get-into restaurants and bars aren’t so hard to get into. from NYT > Technology http://ift.tt/1Cg0Lbo

Bits Blog: Getting a Clear Picture of a Computer Network’s Security

It may be impossible to keep hackers out of a computer network. But one company offers a way to monitor threats once they get through the firewall. from NYT > Technology http://ift.tt/1Cg0Lbf