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Saturday August 26th, 2017 night edition

image for Woman Who Falsely Accused Brian Banks of Rape Ordered to Pay $2.6M

Atlanta Falcons linebacker Brian Banks marched Saturday as part of an effort calling for clemency for the "California 12."

He is shown during NFL football rookie minicamp, Saturday, May 4, 2013, in Flowery Branch, Ga. A woman whose false claim of rape sent former prep football star Brian Banks to prison was ordered to pay a $2.6 million judgment in connection with the case.

A Los Angeles Superior Court judge on Friday ordered Wanetta Gibson to pay a $1.5 million, plus an additional $1.1 million in fees, including for making a false claim and court-related costs, the Long Beach Press Telegram reported.

Gibson was a former high-school acquaintance of Banks in 2002 when she accused him of raping her at Long Beach Polytechnic High School, according to the California Innocence Project, an organization that helped exonerate Banks.

Gibson sued the Long Beach Unified School District claiming the school was not safe and won a $1.5 million settlement.

Gibson ultimately admitted she made up the story and a judge reversed Banks' conviction on May 24, 2012. »

A Last Bright Shining Lie

Authored by encyclopedia-titanica.org

The last lie of Titanic's extensive mythology is that the engineers died down below in the belly of the ship.

The purpose of this article is not to denigrate the engineers of the Titanic who undoubtedly did their full duty and more.

Their selfless courage in toiling steadily below as the ship was taking huge tonnages of water is not in question. »

Trump Cybersecurity Advisers Resign In ‘Moral’ Protest

Authored by defenseone.com

The resignations come after Trump disbanded two business advisory councils earlier this month following a wave of resignations by chief executive officers.

The former infrastructure council members particularly faulted Trump administration efforts to ensure the digital security of election systems.

That report warned that U.S. infrastructure is in “a pre-9/11 moment” when it comes to cybersecurity. »

The end-Cretaceous mass extinction was rather unpleasant

Authored by arstechnica.com

Though the story is probably familiar, there are still significant questions about exactly what happened during that cataclysm.

In many places around the world, there is a thin geologic layer that marks the time of the impact event.

That’s not clear, but it’s interesting that the soot scenario seems bad enough for a mass extinction on its own. »

Netflix develops marijuana strains based on its original shows

Authored by theguardian.com

Streaming giant creates ‘The Netflix Collection’, a selection of cannabis varieties based on shows including Orange is the New Black and Arrested Development.

Netflix has co-created a set of cannabis strains based on a selection of its most popular original shows.

“Each strain was cultivated with the specific shows in mind, designed to complement each title based on their tone,” a press release read. »