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Service Announcements: Destiny 2 Update 2.0 will bring many changes to the Destiny 2 experience in preparation for Forsaken. Some features may not be fully operational until September 4. This is the final week of Season 3. Season 4, “Season of the Outlaw,” begins on September 4. from https://www.bungie.net/en/Explore/Detail/News/47127 http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png

The release of Destiny 2's biggest DLC expansion yet, Forsaken, is right around the corner, and to get players pumped for the game's next chapter, Bungie has released a new launch trailer. from https://www.gamespot.com/articles/destiny-2-forsaken-gives-players-their-voice-back-/1100-6461427/ http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png

The widow of former Grand Valley State University quarterback Cullen Finnerty was among four family members of deceased college football players who filed wrongful death lawsuits against the NCAA on Monday, alleging brain disease caused by concussions led to the players' premature deaths. from http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/24497876 http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png

The president had a long-running feud with the Arizona senator, refusing to issue a statement about his life and keeping the American flag over the White House at half staff for the shortest amount of time allowed. "It was done, repeal and replace Obamacare, it was done. from https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/hazelshearing/trump-white-house-john-mccain-flags-statement https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2018-08/27/9/asset/buzzfeed-prod-web-02/sub-buzz-20972-1535375121-5.jpg

On a particularly gassy day, it may seem like your body is doing some serious work to get those farts out. So you may be wondering (or, at the very least, wishfully thinking) whether farting actually burns any calories. from https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/health/a22822203/does-farting-burn-calories/ https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/images/mh-turtle-fart-1524498617.jpg?resize=480:*

Once Google Lens wraps up with its analysis, it will automatically highlight any words it recognizes. from https://android.gadgethacks.com/how-to/use-google-lens-translate-text-from-books-websites-more-google-photos-0186664/ https://img.gadgethacks.com/img/23/93/63670617968178/0/use-google-lens-translate-text-from-books-websites-more-google-photos.w1456.jpg

You've already got the Google Assistant on your phone, and carry it pretty much everywhere as a result, but don't for one second think that means Google and its hardware partners are any less interested in making Assistant's reach positively ubiquitous. from https://www.androidpolice.com/2018/08/24/lg-bringing-google-assistant-tvs-markets-around-world/ http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png