Unrest in Charlotte

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September 22, 2016

The National Guard has been sent to Charlotte, North Carolina, after the second night of protests over a police shooting turned violent. Avengers director Joss Whedon has launched a star-studded super PAC to get Americans to vote — and ~not~ for Donald Trump. And Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, want to basically end disease by 2100.

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North Carolina’s governor has declared a state of emergency after one person was shot during protests over the police killing of Keith Lamont Scott.

WE'RE KEEPING AN EYE ON

The US presidential election.

The internet’s domain naming system is a 2016 campaign issue somehow: Donald Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz see eye to eye on at least one issue — blocking the long-planned transfer of the internet’s technical management to an international body.

Ready or not, here it comes: Hillary Clinton and Trump will surely clash on immigration at Monday night’s debate. A path to citizenship vs. a wall, further executive actions vs. millions of deportations — here’s what activists and advocates on both sides are looking for.

DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THIS?

Brent Brown wants to build America’s next great family entertainment franchise…

...but his investors want to know where their $100 million went.

Between late 2008 and early 2016, Brown raised a fortune for a concept called Latitude 360. More like an entire block of a college town than a restaurant, each Latitude venue contained a large bowling alley, movie theater, comedy venue, video game arcade, event space, bar, full-service restaurant, and humidors for cigar smokers.

But Latitude collapsed this year. The Jacksonville and Indianapolis locations closed on the same day in January; Pittsburgh closed in March. Latitude’s stock — which had gone public less than two years prior and risen as high as $3 per share — soon went to $0. Matt Stroud has the story for BuzzFeed.

Brent Brown in his home, August 2016. Laura Heald for BuzzFeed News

QUICK THINGS TO KNOW

NY/NJ bombings: A bloody notebook found on suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami suggests he was inspired by terror groups al-Qaeda and ISIS. And the FBI are looking for two individuals who inadvertently found an unexploded pressure cooker bomb that was planted by Rahami.

The end of disease? Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, said they’re investing $3 billion to help an all-star team of engineers and scientists search for breakthroughs and develop tools to tackle common diseases. The ultimate goal? “Cure, prevent, or manage all diseases by the end of the century.” (No big deal.)​

Anthony Weiner: The disgraced former New York congressman apologized Wednesday after a media outlet reported he had sent lewd messages to a 15-year-old girl.

The end of Brangelina: Brad Pitt is under investigation for alleged child abuse, TMZ is reporting. French actor Marion Cotillard addressed rumors by saying she’s pregnant, but not with Pitt’s baby. And Angelina Jolie and Pitt’s wax figures in Madame Tussauds in London have been separated.