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it emphasizes that it has overcome the safety problems that plagued the note 7. major wireless carriers are charging more than $900 for it. it will be available in mid september. >> i know it has a great camera and all, but $900? >> wow. >> holy cow. the note 8 will be available next month. so happy #anniversary. ten years sense the #, previously known as the pound sign was introduced on twitter. a former google designer came up with the idea but never got a patent for it. the most common #is now playing. it has been used more than 1 billion times since 2007. second and third are follow friday and throw-back thursday. >> i thought it would be
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>> fall-back friday. >> now playing? i guess that makes sense. everybody's always tweeting about what song's on their radio right now. >> i've never used that as a hash tag. you know what i'm annoyed at? folks who use hash tags for their vacations. >> hash tags for weddings, #kate and ben, stuff like that. oofrnl n now to an amazing story about an invention to help an equally amazing young lady. >> the 5-year-old was born without arms. she doesn't use prosthetics, but she did have one wish -- to ride a bike. so a specialist at a hey, center went to work. >> they used pvc pipes and braces to use this device that attaches to her back and handlebars of the bike. >> she steers with her shoulders. >> ari s
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makes her feel like she's flying. >> about the most beautiful thing i've seen all day. >> that's awesome for her. coming up, the new development in the latest celebrity photo leak. what we're finding out about the leaked nude photos from former couple, tiger woods and lindsey vonn. and later -- >> the giz wiz with some great back to school gadgets, like this tri folding l.e.d. keyboard for under $40. you're watching world news now. but first, here's a look at today's temperatures. "world news now" weather, brought to you by megared. ower. introducing megared advanced triple absorption... it supports your heart, joints, brain, and eyes.
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what a scary scene as two fast-moving semi-trailers collide in australia. one of the trucks flipped, spilling alcohol onto the road and catching fire. and one of the drivers says he may have fallen asleep and ended um on the wrong side of the road. you think? remarkably, both drivers survived the crash without any serious injuries. >> scary. there's new information in the photo hack involving tiger woods and lindsey vonn. >> they have managed to get a website to take down those photos, but that's probably not going to be the end of their legal action. here's abc's linsey davis. >> reporter: olympics skier lindsey vonn is contemplating legal action after nude photos of her and tiger woods were posted online. they reportedly shared intimate photos and videos while they were dating. von's phone was
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hacked. her pictures leaked and posted for all to see on a gossip website that features nude photos and videos of celebrities, including kristen stewart and kathryn mcfy. a representative said if is an outrageous and despicable invasion of privacy. adding websites that encourage this conduct should be prosecuted under the fullest extent ever the law. attorneys for woods and von said to act expeditiously to remove and deny access to the photo. but they deny they stole them directly from the celebrities, saying we got them from different message boards around the internet. we did not hack them. >> the website that is sharing photographs without the consent of the individual also subjects itself to liability. >> reporter: hackers frequently target female celebrities. miley cyrus, emma watson and jennifer
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private images exposed on the internet. the 29-year-old who hacked lawrence was sentenced to prison. they said it's scary when the whole world judges you. i think people saw it for what it was, which was a sex crime, but the feeling, i haven't been able to get rid of it. linsey davis, abc news, new york. >> knowing those sentiments are of tiger woods and lindsey vonn as well. tiger's had a rough year, back injuries, not playing all that well, relationship issues and now this. coming up, the latest fitness obsession, sparkling water. >> so many people are drinking if as a substitution for soda. but could so much cash facial cause us more harm than good.
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♪ i got to go back, back, back to school again ♪ >> well, it's almost time to send the kids back to school, and what better way to get them ready than to gear up their gadgets. so this morning, look who's here, our giz wiz. >> this is really fun. what it is on amazon, when it came, i said where are the pockets. >> i thought were you covering something else and were going to reveal. >> we are revealing. but's unpacked it, i realized it comes with a free rain cover. >> nice. >> so if you're running through the rain put this in the backpack and throw it on when you go outside. >> that's amazing. >> it also has hidden zippers, so it's going to be more water repellant than you would expect. a place for laptops up to 15.6 inches.
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usb cable here and a pocket for you to put your external phone charger, and you plug the usb into the phone charger. and then if you're in class and anything starts running out of power, you have usb out on the outside of the backpack. >> so can you charge it while it's still sitting in there. you don't have to take it out. >> exactly, exactly. >> that's amazing. >> and this guy's under $40. >> i love this even for our little ones. our little one is 8, and i would love to get her to cover her things. >> meperfect. a lot of students are going back to school with tablets and ipads. this is the tri fold. let's do one fold out here, one fold out here. it becomes a full-sized keyboard. and it's back lit. it's very hard to see. we're going to run a little video so in the dark
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the green keys read the brightest to the eye. >> the purple gets a little dark. >> it also can use usb in case you have a device that doesn't have bluetooth. and this is also under $40. >> is this just for a mac or -- >> it is for when you first set it up, you tell it if you're using it with an ipad or windows machine or an android. and it adjusts some of the keys for you. it's great. it's great. my charge, hub plus c, now the new phones have usbc. >> right. >> and c is the plug where you can put it in either side. let me just get that out here. and -- >> so it's not specific to one direction that you have to plug it in. >> exactly. it carries twice the power. this is micro, suchlt sb, a full usb out at top and when it's time to charge it, there's a fold-out plug. >> that's great, so for multiple
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>> actually, you can charge three devices at once. >> love that. >> this is to charge one device. but this is a clever idea. so you're going back with lots of different devices. >> sure. >> this is usb micro. >> mm-hm. >> this is usbc, actually, that's the lightning connector. usbc, just plug that one on and the one cable can be used for three different devices. >> one charger, no matter what you have. >> exactly. and it's apple approved. >> that's one of the most frustrating things when you are looking for the right charger of the 19 you have in the house. >> and our final guy is take one plug in, not only turn it into four plugs. but also in the front there we have four usb plugs. and it's illuminated. so you can tell that it has power where you plugged it in. and it has two free charging cables. >> it's perfect fort do the dorm
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cleans away odors for up to 30 days. because the things you love can stink. ♪ ♪ tiny bubbles ♪ in the wine >> yes, don ho there. a growing number of us apparently reaching for those tiny bubbles as a way to quench our first. >> many are choosing sparkling water as an alternative to soda. but there are new health concerns
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carbonation. >> reporter: it's a fizz ey favorite. sugar free, calorie free and hydrating. it's sparkling water. and some people just can't live without it. >> it makes you feel like you're drinking something that isn't water. so psychologically there's like ooh, effervescence. >> reporter: water sales are booming. americans spent $2.3 billion on seltzer or sparkling water last year. often many are trading in sugar-heavy drinks for seltzer. is it good for us? this writer started making seltzer her go-to drink. how much do you drink a day? >> right now i'm doing really, really will, it's only five or six. we'll say ten and put an as terrif aasterisk to it.
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questions as to whether all those bubbles are really good for us, with some saying it could cause bloating, heartburn and damaged teeth by eroding your enamel. >> everyone e-mailed me the link, mary, your teeth, you're done for it. >> reporter: everybody knows you as the seltzer girl. >> i am a little scared about the teeth thing. >> reporter: carbonated water is basically harmless. while it may cause heartburn in some people, there's no evidence it poses a serious threat to teeth enamel. >> i think someone drinking it all day may want to hold back an a little bit and look at diversifying their beverages. >> so by diversifying, you should choose not a vodka soda, but maybe a manhattan. >> right. nothing fizzy. >> nothing
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this morning on "world news now." the president appearing to stick to the script. >> after tuesday's fiery campaign rally where president trump took aim at the media, he appeared in front of veterans with a more unifying tone. and a threat regarding payment for the wall. more jitters in europe following recent terror attacks. an american band forced to cancel a concert after police stopped a man driving with gas canisters near the venue. the band's name includes the arabic word for "god." then, as charlottesville tries to move past the violence, it's covering up the
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