Irish Finance Minister Dumps Stocks to Buy Gold – Ireland’s Minister of Finance shifted personal wealth out of stocks and into gold – Minister invested in SPDR Gold Shares ETF, Portuguese government bonds and other ETFs – Maintained holdings in

London Telegraph | Russian president says life “would be boring without gossip” as he attends meeting in Saint Petersburg on Monday, after days of rumours about his absence.

USA TODAY | In a not-too-far-future, robotic mind-clones will accompany us to the ballot box or grocery store.

Bizpac Review | This is the new face of “hands up, don’t shoot.”

NY Times | A powerful new surveillance tool being adopted by police departments across the country comes with an unusual requirement.

Fusion | This week I got an angry email from a friend who had just rented a car from Hertz: “Did you know Hertz is putting cameras in rental cars!?

RT | Nearly 100,000 soldiers are taking part in massive 10-day military exercises across Venezuela, which were staged to counter an alleged US threat.

Paul Joseph Watson | Demonstrators compel nervous onlookers to raise hands in support of Michael Brown.

Demonstrators compel nervous onlookers to raise hands in support of Michael Brown.

Demonstrators compel nervous onlookers to raise hands in support of Michael Brown.

Reuters |More than 45,000 Russian troops as well as war planes and submarines started military exercises across much of the country on Monday.

NEO | US policymakers admit that Iran’s strategy is “largely defensive,” and both aggressive and defensive tendencies are largely in response to US policy in the Middle East and Central Asia.