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Ten things to know for the week: August 15

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The Roar keeps you updated with local news, recent events and interesting stories ― everything you need to know for this week.

1. Earlier this week in Pokemon Go, a new tracker was added to make the players to find clues on where to find selected creatures.

2. On August 13th, actor Kenny Baker, who played R2-D2, died at the age of 81.

3.The Canadian government has declared that people with prescriptions are allowed to grow their own marijuana at home but only for medical uses.

4. Yesterday, a man that attacked the passengers on a Swiss train died from his wounds, leaving 3 people hospitalized with serious injuries and one dead.

5. Singapore’s swimmer Joseph Schooling won a gold medal, beating Michael Phelps in the Rio Olympics 100 meter butterfly.

6. This week, Donald Trump claimed that Barack Obama was the founder of ISIS.

7. A 13 year old boy from New York committed suicide after being disliked and bullied by his classmates.

8.About two years ago, group of Chibok girls were abducted by Nigerian Islamic extremists. Recently, a video of the girls alive were shown to the parents, but the video also showed some of them getting killed by a Nigerian military air strike.

9. On Sunday Night, Usain Bolt won his third Olympic gold medal, making him the first ever to win 3 straight Olympic games in the 100 meter sprint.

10. Hillary Clinton has released the amount of federal tax she paid in 2015. A total of over 30% was paid every year ever since she left the New York state department. Donald Trump is facing pressure to release his.

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