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Another massive data breach, migrant shelters close, and military smartphones
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Aug 6, 2014
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Another massive data breach, migrant shelters close, and military smartphones

Today, we look at an Internet breech blamed on a Russian syndicate that allegedly amassed 1.2 billion username and password combinations. Then we discuss the closure of temporary shelters for unaccompanied migrant children. Plus, the scoop on DARPA's special military smartphones, our weekly sports update, and more.

Two young girls watch a World Cup soccer match on a television at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Nogales Placement Center in Nogales, Ariz.
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Today, we look at an Internet breech blamed on a Russian syndicate that allegedly amassed 1.2 billion username and password combinations. Then we discuss the closure of temporary shelters for unaccompanied migrant children. Plus, the scoop on DARPA's special military smartphones, our weekly sports update, and more.

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The flood of migrants from Central America is news in the U.S., but Mexico has long been dealing with a influx of children from countries like Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador.
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After a ten year chase, the Rosetta spacecraft is now doing something no other space craft has done - orbit a comet as it sails through space at 34,000 MPH.
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Federal officials are moving around $405 million from other departments to address migrant children entering the U.S. from Central America.
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Federal officials announced this week that they'll soon close three of the temporary shelters housing migrant children, including one in Ventura County.
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For many reasons, the NBA's San Antonio Spurs are considered one of the premiere franchises in the league — but this week they probably got a lot more fans.
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Cleveland is expecting a big dose of LOVE, the NCAA may relax some of their rules and John McEnroe was so-so on clay but he really liked... grass.
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DARPA has apps for snipers, weapons guides, radiation detection and a pseudo-Facebook for soldiers to keep track of friends and enemies called WhoDat.
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The Oakland-based group Outdoor Afro has been working to connect people of color with the outdoors and nature using social media.
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It's the biggest computer hack of online passwords known so far, affecting more than one billion user names.