| By Derek Caney (@stax920)
North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory sent in the National Guard to try to quell riots in Charlotte that stemmed from the death of yet another black man at the hands of police. Protesters vandalized the sports arena, looted local businesses, set small fires and blocked the interstate. Police clad in riot gear responded with rubber bullets, tear gas, flash-bang grenades and pepper spray. One protester was shot and listed in critical condition. Police said this shooting was "civilian-on-civilian," although the Charlotte Observer quoted witnesses who believed he was shot by police. The riots come two days after an officer killed Keith Scott because police thought he was threatening them with a gun. His family said he was carrying a book, not a gun. Quote of the day: "We’re trying to disperse the crowd. We’ve been very patient, but now they’ve become very aggressive, throwing bottles and so forth, at my officers, so it’s time for us now to restore order." – Charlotte Police Chief Kerr Putney to Fox News
Mustafa Ansari's had come from war-torn Afghanistan to Sweden where he sought asylum. His journey ended by his own hand at the end of a bed sheet tied so tightly around his neck he had to be cut down with a knife. The 17-year-old boy had been in Sweden for nine months and had not a single interview with authorities. Ansari is just one of many caught in the Sweden's swelling immigration bureaucracy, despite the country's admirable humanitarian record during the refugee crisis.
Yahoo may have been hacked again to the tune of several hundred million user accounts, Recode reported. Earlier this summer, Yahoo said it was investigating a data breach in which hackers claimed to have access to 200 million user accounts and was selling them online. “It’s as bad as that,” one source told Recode. “Worse, really.”
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Model Paris Hilton (C) presents a creation at the Philipp Plein fashion show during Milan Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2017 in Milan, Italy, September 21, 2016. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo
Around the country - Donald Trump praised "stop-and-frisk" policies that have been widely discredited and successfully challenged as unconstitutional in court. "I think stop-and-frisk – in New York City, it was so incredible, the way it worked," he said at a town hall meeting in Cleveland. Many non-white people disagree with that assessment.
Digits of the day: 11 While we're on the subject of law enforcement, 11 cities from Seattle to Washington are introducing proposals to mandate community oversight of police use of digital surveillance technology as evidence mounts that black or poor neighborhoods are being more heavily scrutinized than others. The measures are backed by a coalition of 17 groups led by the ACLU and NCAAP. - Authorities are looking into whether Ahmad Khan Rahami acted alone in the New York and New Jersey bombings. Meanwhile doctors are not permitting police or Rahami's public defender to interview him yet.
Around Wall Street - The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged after its latest policy meeting, but signaled that a rate hike could come before the end of the year as the labor market improves.
- "Sickening." "Disgusting." The reviews were not good for Mylan CEO Heather Bresch, who paid a visit to Capitol Hill to explain why prices for EpiPen allergy treatments rose to $600 from $100 in 2007. The message is clear: If you want to end gridlock in Congress, just hold hearings with unpopular CEOs.
- South Korea ordered Samsung to take additional measures to ensure that batteries used in Galaxy Note 7 handsets are safe, as the firm prepares to resume sales of the smartphone in South Korea. The world's top smartphone maker recalled at least 2.5 million phones worldwide due to faulty batteries causing some of the phones to catch fire.
Around the world - Warplanes mounted the heaviest air strikes in months against rebel-held districts of Aleppo overnight, defying U.S. demands to halt flights over Syrian battle zones.
- The Senate cleared the way for a $1.15 billion sale of tanks and other military equipment to Saudi Arabia. Some of those same lawmakers are pushing for legislation that would allow Sept. 11 victims to sue the Saudi government for its alleged role in the attack.
- Chinese city to young civil servants: Have another kid. Now.
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