Five ways to delete yourself from the internet

Finally ready to get off the grid? It's not quite as simple as it should be, but here are a few easy-to-follow steps that will at the very least point you in the right direction.

If you're reading this, it's highly likely that your personal information is available to the public. And while you can never remove yourself completely from the internet, there are ways to minimize your online footprint. Here are five ways to do so.

Be warned however; removing your information from the internet as I've laid it out below, may adversely affect your ability to communicate with potential employers.
1. Delete or deactivate your shopping, social network, and Web service accounts

Think about which social networks you have profiles on. Aside from the big ones, such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram, do you still have public accounts on sites like Tumblr, Google+ or even MySpace? Which shopping sites have you registered on? Common ones might include information stored on Amazon, Gap.com, Macys.com and others.

To get rid of these accounts, go to your account settings and just look for an option to either deactivate, remove or close your account. Depending on the account, you may find it under Security or Privacy, or something similar.

If you're having trouble with a particular account, try searching online for "How to delete," followed by the name of the account you wish to delete. You should be able to find some instruction on how to delete that particular account.

If for some reason you can't delete an account, change the info in the account to something other than your actual info. Something fake or completely random.

2. Remove yourself from data collection sites

There are companies out there that collect your information. They're called data brokers and they have names like Spokeo, Crunchbase, PeopleFinder, as well as plenty of others. They collect data from everything you do online and then sell that data to interested parties, mostly in order more specifically advertise to you and sell you more stuff.

Now you could search for yourself on these sites and then deal with each site individually to get your name removed. Problem is, the procedure for opting out from each site is different and sometimes involves sending faxes and filling out actual physical paperwork. Physical. Paperwork. What year is this, again?

Anyway, an easier way to do it is to use a service like DeleteMe at Abine.com. For about $130 for a one-year membership, the service will jump through all those monotonous hoops for you. It'll even check back every few months to make sure your name hasn't been re-added to these sites.
3. Remove your info directly from websites

First, check with your phone company or cell provider to make sure you aren't listed online and have them remove your name if you are.

If you want to remove an old forum post or an old embarrassing blog you wrote back in the day, you'll have to contact the webmaster of those sites individually. You can either look at the About us or Contacts section of the site to find the right person to contact or go to www.whois.com and search for the domain name you wish to contact. There you should find information on who exactly to contact.

Unfortunately, private website operators are under no obligation to remove your posts. So, when contacting these sites be polite and clearly state why you want the post removed. Hopefully they'll actually follow through and remove them.

If they don't, tip number four is a less effective, but still viable, option.
4. Delete search engine results that return information about you

Search engine results includes sites like Bing, Yahoo and Google. In fact Google has a URL removal tool that can help you delete specific URLs.
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Google's URL removal tool is handy for erasing evidence of past mistakes from the internet.
Screenshot by Eric Franklin/CNET

For example, if someone has posted sensitive information such as a Social Security number or a bank account number and the webmaster of the site where it was posted won't remove it, you can at least contact the search engine companies to have it removed from search results, making it harder to find.
5. And finally, the last step you'll want to take is to remove your email accounts

Depending on the type of email account you have, the amount of steps this will take will vary.

You'll have to sign into your account and then find the option to delete or close the account. Some accounts will stay open for a certain amount of time, so if you want to reactivate them you can.

An email address is necessary to complete the previous steps, so make sure this one is your last.
One last thing...

Remember to be patient when going through this process. Don't expect it to be completed in one day. And you may also have to accept that there some things you won't be able permanently delete from the internet.

Five ways to delete yourself from the internet

Finally ready to get off the grid? It's not quite as simple as it should be, but here are a few easy-to-follow steps that will at the very least point you in the right direction.

If you're reading this, it's highly likely that your personal information is available to the public. And while you can never remove yourself completely from the internet, there are ways to minimize your online footprint. Here are five ways to do so.

Be warned however; removing your information from the internet as I've laid it out below, may adversely affect your ability to communicate with potential employers.
1. Delete or deactivate your shopping, social network, and Web service accounts

Think about which social networks you have profiles on. Aside from the big ones, such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram, do you still have public accounts on sites like Tumblr, Google+ or even MySpace? Which shopping sites have you registered on? Common ones might include information stored on Amazon, Gap.com, Macys.com and others.

To get rid of these accounts, go to your account settings and just look for an option to either deactivate, remove or close your account. Depending on the account, you may find it under Security or Privacy, or something similar.

If you're having trouble with a particular account, try searching online for "How to delete," followed by the name of the account you wish to delete. You should be able to find some instruction on how to delete that particular account.

If for some reason you can't delete an account, change the info in the account to something other than your actual info. Something fake or completely random.

2. Remove yourself from data collection sites

There are companies out there that collect your information. They're called data brokers and they have names like Spokeo, Crunchbase, PeopleFinder, as well as plenty of others. They collect data from everything you do online and then sell that data to interested parties, mostly in order more specifically advertise to you and sell you more stuff.

Now you could search for yourself on these sites and then deal with each site individually to get your name removed. Problem is, the procedure for opting out from each site is different and sometimes involves sending faxes and filling out actual physical paperwork. Physical. Paperwork. What year is this, again?

Anyway, an easier way to do it is to use a service like DeleteMe at Abine.com. For about $130 for a one-year membership, the service will jump through all those monotonous hoops for you. It'll even check back every few months to make sure your name hasn't been re-added to these sites.
3. Remove your info directly from websites

First, check with your phone company or cell provider to make sure you aren't listed online and have them remove your name if you are.

If you want to remove an old forum post or an old embarrassing blog you wrote back in the day, you'll have to contact the webmaster of those sites individually. You can either look at the About us or Contacts section of the site to find the right person to contact or go to www.whois.com and search for the domain name you wish to contact. There you should find information on who exactly to contact.

Unfortunately, private website operators are under no obligation to remove your posts. So, when contacting these sites be polite and clearly state why you want the post removed. Hopefully they'll actually follow through and remove them.

If they don't, tip number four is a less effective, but still viable, option.
4. Delete search engine results that return information about you

Search engine results includes sites like Bing, Yahoo and Google. In fact Google has a URL removal tool that can help you delete specific URLs.
screen-shot-2016-06-28-at-11-34-49-am.png

Google's URL removal tool is handy for erasing evidence of past mistakes from the internet.
Screenshot by Eric Franklin/CNET

For example, if someone has posted sensitive information such as a Social Security number or a bank account number and the webmaster of the site where it was posted won't remove it, you can at least contact the search engine companies to have it removed from search results, making it harder to find.
5. And finally, the last step you'll want to take is to remove your email accounts

Depending on the type of email account you have, the amount of steps this will take will vary.

You'll have to sign into your account and then find the option to delete or close the account. Some accounts will stay open for a certain amount of time, so if you want to reactivate them you can.

An email address is necessary to complete the previous steps, so make sure this one is your last.
One last thing...

Remember to be patient when going through this process. Don't expect it to be completed in one day. And you may also have to accept that there some things you won't be able permanently delete from the internet.

How to get the fastest speed from public Wi-Fi when you travel There's nothing you can do to make a public Wi-Fi network faster, but here's a way you can make sure to get the best speed out of it.

When you're traveling, chances are you will use public Wi-Fi at the airport. Here's a quick tip to get the fastest speed: Don't move around.

That's right, this might sound irrelevant but it's not. The vast majority of airports have a large Wi-Fi network, called a mesh network, composed of many access ​points. Think of them as little Wi-Fi satellites that carry a portion of the airport's router's signal. When you first connect to Wi-Fi at the airport, you'll likely connect to the access point that gives out the best signal at your current location. If you walk into a new area, farther away from the access point you're connected to, your device won't necessarily switch you to a new, closer access point. This translates to slow speed and even disconnection.

So, when you have to move from one place to another, even just a few feet apart, if you feel your internet experience has clearly slowed down, it's best to re-establish your connection. It's easy: Just turn on airplane mode on your device for a few seconds, then turn it off. Your device will now look for the best access point based on your current location. And then, again, stop moving around when you don't need to.

Pokemon Go will now let you walk the world with Pikachu The new Buddy feature lets you take any of your favorite Pokemon out of their Pokeball and walk around in-game with your trainer avatar.

Do you want that Ash Ketchum lifestyle of always having Pikachu by your side? Pokemon Go is letting you have just that.

On Friday, game developer Niantic said a new Buddy feature will let players select their favorite Pokemon to walk alongside them within the game.

"Unique in-game rewards and experiences" will unlock once your creature is walking with you, Niantic said, including earning Candy for going on the journey together (as opposed to trading Pokemon away forever to get Candy).



Players will also be able to change their Buddy Pokemon at any time, so you can give both your Snorlax and Psyduck a walk whenever you want.

This official announcement comes two days after players reportedly mined the game's code, uncovering details about the feature. It is also the latest feature to be added since the "Appraise" option was added in August, allowing a player's team leader to offer advice about the creatures they have caught.

Bosch wants to put water in your engine

Water injection can provide a number of benefits, even if most folks think water and engines aren't supposed to mix.

When you think of water in your engine, you probably imagine floods and other scenarios where an engine gives up the ghost after trying to compress something that is incompressible. That can definitely happen, but if it's wielded in the right way, water injection can actually confer a number of benefits.

Bosch's WaterBoost, which is quite the silly name, utilizes injectors to deliver controlled bursts of distilled-water mist into the engine's intake, which leads to the combustion chamber. When it enters the engine in this manner (instead of being sucked up by your intake, gallons at a time), the water actually helps to cool the combustion chamber.



It reduces the chance of knock and allows engines to operate at higher compression ratios, increasing efficiency. Bosch claims water injection can reduce fuel consumption by up to 13 percent under acceleration or during highway driving. The water is held in a tank inside the vehicle, it only needs to be refilled once every 2,000 miles or so, and it's simple to do -- just pour distilled water in the special tank, and you're done.

BMW uses WaterBoost in its M4 GTS sports car, and water injection (usually involving a bit of methanol, as well) has proven its worth in the aftermarket, as buyers seek to get more and more out of their vehicles without blowing the engine sky-high. Water injection has also been used successfully in military aviation engines

Bosch is bringing this to the mainstream because increased fuel economy standards have caused many automakers to start downsizing engines, and temperature can be an issue at that point. It's not like your engine is going to rust or you're going to hydro-lock the vehicle. Water can be both good and horrifically bad for an engine; it just depends how it gets in there.

Samsung delays Galaxy Note 7 shipments for quality control.Could it be due to exploding batteries?

The recently released phone needs more testing, the company said.



That's not what people usually mean when they say their phones are blowin' up.

Samsung said Wednesday it will delay shipments of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 to do additional quality tests, according to Reuters. The announcement comes after reports on South Korean social media that the phones' batteries were exploding en route to customers.

Photos republished by Apple Insider show fried phones, one with a blast marks running from left to right across the screen.

Samsung didn't immediately provide a comment, but told Reuters, "Shipments of the Galaxy Note 7 are being delayed due to additional tests being conducted for product quality."

The company hasn't confirmed the reports of exploding phone batteries and gave no details in its statement to Reuters.

Amazon to experiment with a 30-hour workweek Select Amazon employees will participate in a pilot program that puts them in the office just 30 hours per week.

Amazon plans to test out a 30-hour workweek, starting with a few dozen employees.

The program will allow participants to work from Monday through Thursday from roughly 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., reported The Washington Post, which is owned by Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos. The team members will be salaried, but will bring home just 75 percent of what full-time employees earn. They will, however, have the option to scale up to 40 hours a week.

A The New York Times article published last year portrayed Amazon as a competitive and overwhelming workplace with testimony from over 100 current and former Amazon employees. Amazon senior vice president Jay Carney denied the allegations.

Amazon didn't immediately respond to a request for a comment.

Expected iPhone 7 unveiling is just days away

Design
In recent years, Apple has alternated annually between major design changes and minor upgrades. That's expected to change in 2016. The overall consensus among analysts and rumor-mongers, supported by many unofficial photos and videos leaked during the past few months, is that for the second year in a row we're likely to see mostly modest, superficial changes -- call it the "iPhone 6SS," if you will.

Perhaps the most dramatic change still in play would be the addition of a rumored third "Pro" model. According to multiple sources, Apple's portfolio, which was already extended to include the new SE model in March 2016, may soon include an iPhone 7, an iPhone 7 Plus -- and an iPhone 7 Pro. Leaked photos that first surfaced in July 2016 on Nowhereelse.fr appear to show three such different models. But recent rumors have suggested that Apple will probably stick with only two models.

The other biggie involves the 3.5mm headphone jack -- which has been MIA in many recently leaked photos. The thought is that Apple, always pushing the envelope on killing off legacy ports and media, is removing the one that even predates the 1979 Sony Walkman.

If true -- and we're betting it is -- it leaves a few options on the table. Apple could bundle new Lightning-tipped EarPod headphones (or sell them separately). Or it could throw in a Lightning-to-minijack adapter, as Motorola is doing with its Moto Z (which has only a USB-C port). And, of course, since Apple owns Beats, you can expect some fancy new wireless PowerBeats to arrive alongside iPhone 7, too. (Like most other phones, you could use the iPhone 7 with any existing Bluetooth headphones or speakers, too.)




Ditching the headphone jack would also leave room for a second speaker grille, which has appeared on other leaked photos. That would allow the iPhone 7 to be the first model with true stereo sound.

A redesigned home button was one of the most active topics in the early iPhone 7 prediction conversation. As late as June, analysts at Cowen and Company were predicting that the iPhone 7 would have a "Force Touch" home button. According to Business Insider's coverage of the report, "Instead of a physical mechanism, Apple will use its 'Force Touch' technology and a motor inside the iPhone to provide the sensation that the button is being physically depressed." And writing for Bloomberg, Mark Gurman reports that Apple has replaced the iPhone's traditional home button with "a pressure-sensitive" variant that features "haptic feedback," similar to the "Force Click" touch pad included on the latest model MacBooks.


Martin Hajek
Otherwise, the exterior changes are expected to be rather minimal -- similar to identical screen sizes and bezels, though it's rumored that it will come in the same Space Black color available on the Apple Watch. Even if Apple expands the line as shown in the photo above, they all look pretty much like clones of the iPhone 6/6S and 6 Plus/6S Plus.

Camera
Many sources are expecting a significant step up in quality with the iPhone 7's camera. In mid-March 2016, Taiwanese site Apple.club.tw posted what it says are images of a dual-camera module that it says will be included on the iPhone 7 Plus. New evidence appears to suggest that both new iPhone 7 models will have optical image stabilization capabilities. But a steady stream of sources have reported that the dual camera would likely be included on the 5.5-inch-screen iPhone 7 Plus and/or Pro and probably not the standard 4.7-inch-screen iPhone 7.



Battery
Steve Hemmerstoffer (aka @OnLeaks) of Nowhereelse.fr, who has a good track record of leaking things that turn out to be true, tweeted that a reliable source revealed that the iPhone 7 will receive a healthy battery upgrade.

He reports that Apple will upgrade the iPhone 7 battery to 1,960mAh (from the iPhone 6S's would go from 1,715mAh), which translates into a 14 percent bump in capacity. It's unclear how much of a battery life bump that will ultimately give you, but that translates to 90 minutes more video playback time -- 12.5 hours versus 11 hours -- if you do the math using Apple's iPhone 6S stats.

Everything else
Another possible advantage of the new iPhone may be full waterproofing. (That may be a side benefit of losing the headphone jack and getting a flush home button.) While many Samsung Galaxy phones have been dunk-proof for years, it would certainly be a welcome feature on the iPhone.

On the component front, an analyst firm has predicted that the iPhone 7 will support a whopping 256GB of storage space, matching the iPad Pro and offering lots more room for apps and videos. The firm, Trendforce, also predicts that the phone will get a memory boost to 3GB in the 5.5-inch model.

In June, BGR reported that Chinese shopping site Weibo had posted prices for three iPhone 7 models, with storage tiers starting at 32GB; the current entry-level iPhone models start at a paltry 16GB. That rumor was effectively confirmed by The Wall Street Journal's Joanna Stern on July 5.

iOS 10
Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) in June left behind a decent trail of clues, with plenty of new features coming down the pike. Siri, photos, maps, and especially the Messages app have all been upgraded. iOS 10 is available only to developers at the moment; the official release is expected to come this fall, likely coinciding with the release of the forthcoming iPhone 7. (Click here for the complete scoop on iOS 10.)

Now that Sony is bringing its PlayStation games to Windows, should you even bother getting a dedicated game machine?

Now that the PlayStation Now streaming service is coming to Windows, could consoles end up losing out to the cloud?

Can streaming services like PlayStation Now end the console war? Or will the battle between Microsoft's Xbox and Sony's PlayStation consoles continue forevermore?

This isn't some hack. It's not a magic trick.

Sony is actually, really, truly bringing PlayStation 3 games to your Windows PC, console wars be damned.

This fall, you'll be able to play previously exclusive games like Uncharted 3 and Shadow of the Colossus on a Windows laptop. I know, because I did.

The catch: you'll be playing those games over the internet with Sony's streaming game service, PlayStation Now. Think Netflix.

PlayStation Now has already been around for a couple of years on the PS4, PS3, PS Vita handheld, plus a handful of Blu-ray players and smart TVs. For $20 a month or $45 for three (£13 monthly in the UK, but alas, not available in Australia), the service gives players unlimited access to a long list of over 400 PlayStation 3 games. (The service is available only in those countries as well as in Canada and Japan, with Belgium and the Netherlands currently in beta.)



Like Netflix or any other streaming service, the quality can vary wildly depending on your internet connection -- Sony requires a solid 5Mbps connection at all times, and that doesn't change today.


The $24.99 PlayStation USB Wireless Adapter will let you connect a controller wirelessly.
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What changes is the size of Sony's audience. With a Windows laptop or tablet, you aren't tethered to a big-screen TV. You could theoretically take these PlayStation games anywhere -- and wherever you go, your saved games stream with you. (Sony says that PS3 players can transfer their saves to PlayStation Now via PS+ Cloud Storage. You can access it by pressing the PS Button and going into the PS Now XMB.)

There are some caveats, though. In addition to the pricey monthly subscription and the stable internet connection, Sony recommends your Windows device have a 3.5GHz (or faster!) processor for best results.

(That's strange, because streaming game services usually don't need a lot of local processing power -- years ago, I streamed Mass Effect 2 to an old netbook with no real trouble -- but Sony offers a seven-day free trial so you can test it out.)

And you'll need a DualShock 4 controller to play on Windows, instead of the older DualShock 3 that worked just fine with PlayStation Now on other platforms.

Still, the newer controller comes with perks: you'll be able to plug it in with any standard Micro-USB phone charger cable, or a new $25 wireless USB dongle that Sony will ship this September. That dongle will work with PS4 Remote Play (the software that lets you stream your own PS4 games to PC) as well.

Eric Lempel, head of Sony's PlayStation Network, wouldn't talk about future plans for PlayStation Now in an interview. He couldn't say whether the service might come to smartphones, for instance, or whether Sony might stream newer PS4 titles or older PS2 titles later down the road.


It's not hard to see a future where you might not need a physical PlayStation at all -- much like how you may not need an Xbox -- but Lempel didn't talk about that.

Today, it's just about bringing this small chunk of PlayStation to a new audience. "The PlayStation launched so many great franchises, and this brings new life to them," said Lempel.

According to Sony, PlayStation Now is coming to Windows PCs in the UK "soon," and will expand to the US and Canada shortly after. No availability was discussed for Australia or other parts of the world.

Robo-baby contraception attempt leads to increase in teen pregnancy rates

The use of infant simulators to educate teens about contraception is having the opposite effect, with pregnancy rates up among girls who attend the programs.




Around the world, technology is being deployed as a tool to try to teach girls to use contraception. More specifically, a program using an "infant simulator" (or robotic baby) is used to teach teen girls about the harsh realities of motherhood. Over the last decade, the use of this program has exploded -- it's now in 89 countries. But a new study published today in The Lancet reveals that the robo-babies aren't working as hoped.

A study that followed 2,834 girls from 57 randomly selected schools in the state of Western Australia found that girls who participated in this program had significantly higher rates of pregnancy.

"Our study shows that the pregnancy prevention programme delivered in Western Australia, which involves an infant simulator, does not reduce the risk of pregnancy in teenage girls. In fact, the risk of pregnancy is actually increased compared to girls who didn't take part in the intervention," said lead author Sally Brinkman of the University of Western Australia Telethon Kids Institute in a statement.

The girls were divided into two groups. The first group of 1,267 of girls aged 13-15 participated in the program. The second group of 1,567 girls acted as a control. All girls gave permission to be followed up via their medical records to the age of 20.


The girls participating in the program were each given a RealityWorks infant simulator to take home and care for from Friday afternoon to Monday, when they would return the baby. It was programmed to act like a real six week-old infant, requiring feeding and changing, and crying when these needs weren't met.


The results of the study revealed that 168 (11 percent) of the girls in the control group got pregnant in their teen years, compared to 210 (17 percent) of the girls who attended the program. The control group saw 101 terminations and 67 births; the study group saw 113 terminations and 97 births. Overall, the study group was more likely to get pregnant and then carry that pregnancy to term than the control group of girls.

The reasons for this are not yet clear. Possible factors include positive attention the girls received while looking after the robo-babies. Often the families of the girls would turn looking after the simulator into a family project, and some girls became quite attached to the simulators, to the point where, Brinkman said, the program managers considered bringing in counsellor to help separate the girl from the robot.

"The cure for teenage pregnancy is more difficult than a magic doll," wrote Julie A Quinlivan of the University of Notre Dame's Institute of Health Research in a comment for The Lancet. "We have to address both mothers and fathers. Programmes need to start in infancy. Investment in vulnerable children is needed to entice these adolescents from the path of premature parenthood into brighter futures. We cannot afford the quick fix, especially when it doesn't work."

WATCH Aziz Ansari Explains Why the Khan Family Is Drake to Donald Trump's Meek Mill

Aziz Ansari compares the feud between Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and a Gold Star military family to the beef between rappers Meek Mill and Drake.

Snapchat CEO Files Billion Dollar Lawsuit Against Instagram for Stealing App Idea

“ZUCKERBERG IS A REAL F*CK BOY FOR STEALING MY WHOLE SET UP, HE’S PISSED BECAUSE I WOULDN’T SELL, BUT I GOT NEWS FOR HIM I’M SUING B*TCH”

Said Evan Spiegel founder of snapchat on why he is suing Mark Zuckerberg for $10 Billion.

“I BET EVAN WISHES HE PLAYED BALL INSTEAD OF TRYING TO BE A BADASS AND SOLD IT TO ME WHEN I MADE THE OFFER BUT NOW HE’S MY B*TCH, BUT HEY IT’S ONLY BUSINESS” — ZUCKERBERG

Instagram launched “Stories,” a Snapchatty feature for imperfect sharing that is almost identical to snapchat says Spiegel.People only post the highlights of their life on Instagram, so today the app adds its own version of “Stories” to poach goofy, off-the-cuff, everyday content from Snapchat. It works exactly like Snapchat Stories, allowing you to post 24-hour ephemeral photo and video slideshows that disappear. But because Instagram Stories appear at the top of the old feed, your followers will inevitably see them without you needing to build a new audience in a different app.

“WELL IT’S TIME TO DELETE MY SNAPCHAT AND MAKE SPACE ON MY PHONE, SINCE INSTAGRAM IS BASICALLY THE SAME THING NOW” — FORMER SNAPCHAT USER

“HE’S TRYING TO STOP ME FROM GOING PUBLIC BUT IT WON’T WORK AND I’M GONNA OWN HIS ASS IF HE THINKS HE CAN GET AWAY WITH THIS OUT RIGHT STEALING MY SH*T HE’S IN FOR A RUDE AWAKENING — SNAPCHAT CEO

Lil Wayne’s Baby Momma , Toya Wright’s Two Brothers Both Murdered in New Orleans

Tragedy has struck two-fold for Toya Wright, the mother of Lil Wayne’s oldest daughter, as her two brothers Rudy and Josh were fatally shot while sitting in a car in the 7th Ward section of New Orleans, early Sunday morning (July 31).

News broke of the shooting on New Orleans Police Department’s Twitter page where they reported the shooting of two males at the intersection of Pauge and North Miro. A short time later they reported both victims had succumbed to their injuries.

#STOPTHEVIOLENCE #STAYWOKE

Kilos of cocaine found on JetBlue planes in Lake City

LAKE CITY, Fla. - Three kilos of cocaine were found on two different JetBlue jets at a hangar in Lake City, the Columbia County Sheriff's Office announced Wednesday.

The total street value for all three kilos of cocaine totals $180,000.

On Wednesday, July 20, a kilo of cocaine was found by HAECO Americas personnel while doing service on a JetBlue A320 aircraft, investigators said.

"We got information from HAECO employees that they had found a brick, which turned out to be a kilo of powder cocaine," CCSO Sgt. Murray Smith said. 

The aircraft had been used on about 360 flights during the last three months before being flown from JFK Airport in New York to Lake City for service. The last destination prior to JFK was a stop in the Dominican Republic. 

Then on Sunday, two additional kilos of cocaine were found on a different JetBlue A320 aircraft in the exact same area as the first. Murray said that aircraft was also flown down from New York to be serviced.

"Now some of it is being sent to Tallahassee for testing. And there is a fourth package being tested for fingerprints," Smith said. 

The Sheriff's Office told News4Jax that JetBlue aircrafts go to HAECO regularly for service, but the airline does not have flights out of the Lake City Airport. 

Authorities are unclear as to whether the drugs were put on board the aircraft at a domestic or international 

At this point, Smith said, they do not believe the drugs were intended for Lake City, due to the fact that service personnel working on the aircraft were responsible for turning the drugs over.

"We are pretty confident that maybe someone is missing three kilos of cocaine and they are wondering where it is. Well, it's here in Florida," Smith said.

The Lake City Police Department, Florida Department of Law Enforcement Drug Enforcement Agency, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives will be assisting the Sheriff's Office in the investigation. 

HAECO and JetBlue are cooperating with the investigation, Smith said. 

CHAD JOHNSON MOVING ON AND MOVING OUT ... Puts FL Pad on Market

Ex-NFL star Chad Johnson wants a fresh start in a new pad, and he's getting the ball rolling by selling his sweet Florida crib.
Chad put his 6,824 square foot property on the market this week -- 6 bedrooms, 7 baths in the gated community of Long Lake Ranches in Davie, FL. Check out the gallery for all the high-end upgrades, including ... theater room, built-in aquariums and crystal chandeliers.
He's listing it for $2 million. We're told Ocho's looking for a new pad, but staying in Florida.
He also might want some temp housing in Ohio. As we reported ...








Chad landed a training camp coaching gig with the Browns.





Chad Johnson
American football wide receiver
Chad Javon Johnson, formerly Chad Ochocinco, is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football for both Santa Monica College and Oregon State University. Wikipedia
Born: January 9, 1978 (age 38), Miami, Florida, United States
Height: 1.85 m
Spouse: Evelyn Lozada (m. 2012–2012)

50 CENT GOOD LUCK GETTING A HIT FROM DIDDY!

50 Cent threw enough shade to keep Diddy cool for a few months when he begged a packed Scottsdale club to rattle off the Bad Boy honcho's last hit track.

Let's just say there were a lotta crickets inside INTL Nightclub over the weekend.  

Someone does eventually offer up Diddy's "You Could Be My Lover" off his most recent "MMM" mixtape -- and Fiddy performed a mocking lip sync.

There's been beef between Fif and Diddy for more than a year now -- most of it one-sided as 50 keeps throwing social media jabs over music, their vodka lines, age, weight and just about everything else.

Diddy rarely responds, but once again ... ball's in his court.

Me and PUFF sat and kicked it today he said, 50 I'm getting to old for this sh!t. I said I KNOW

Of All the Things Beyonce Allows "PRESS" to Go On in Her House ...

Seems like Blue Ivy was this tiny, elusive little baby and now she's this tiny, elusive little girl who's got the best of both parents' worlds in her face -- she's positively adorable, and if you can believe it, already 4 years old and looking so much bigger. This is gonna be one tall young woman. Check the rare pic out: 

... This is, by far, the most adorable. 



Auntie Solange shared the snap, and doesn't she just look like the most perfect little girl? She's adorably dressed, she's got a beautiful little angel face, and hey ... she can't help who her parents are, come on. 

Bonafideprince Scrill Rabvu on Facebook Shared A Memory "Drake talks about how UK MC Sneakbo inspired his album "Take Care" 2010" From July 21 2010 (6 Years Ago)

Drake talks about how UK MC Sneakbo inspired his album "Take Care" 2010






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BRANDY Record Label Fires Back ... YOU'RE WASHED UP, DON'T BLAME US

Brandy's record label just clapped back, saying the singer has no business comparing her contract to slavery ... since it's been more than a decade since she dropped a hit.

A rep for Chameleon Entertainment CEO Breyon Prescott tells Us ... Brandy's allegations are a desperate ploy to drum up publicity instead of facing facts -- her best days are behind her. The rep says Breyon took a risk "signing an artist that hasn't had a chart single success since the early 2000's."

We broke the story ... Brandy sued Chameleon, saying it jeopardized her career when it tried to prevent her from recording and releasing new music, among other things. 

Chameleon's rep also believes Brandy made a bonehead PR move by making the slavery comparison due to racial tensions across the country right now.

We're told Brandy and her lawyer reviewed the contract before signing, so Chameleon finds it odd she's now crying foul.

-- A rep for Brandy tells Us ... if Chameleon believes its own statement, it should have no issue letting her go. The rep said, "Release her from the contract."

No Criminal Prosecution for Kanye West over the Taylor Swift Controversy

For the past few days, Kanye West and Kim Kardashian have been in the line of fire for recording a phone conversation with Taylor Swift without her knowledge, which, as per California laws, is illegal. However, TMZ now reports that Kim and Kanye will not be facing criminal prosecution for this act of theirs, as Taylor Swift was aware that her phone conversation with Kanye was being 'overheard'.

Apparently, the conversation on Kanye's end was on the speaker phone where producer Rick Rubin's voice too can be heard many a time. This means that Swift was aware that she was being overheard and thus Kanye was not violating the law by recording it.

While Hollywood celebs are divided in their support towards Kanye and Taylor, all eyes are on the case to see how it will unravel in the coming days.

STEVIE J TO JOSELINE HERNANDEZ Stay Away From Me ... I NEVER MOLESTED MY DAUGHTER!

"Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta" star Stevie J says Joseline Hernandez is out to ruin his character, and calls her allegations he molested his 6-year-old daughter ... a sick attempt at revenge.

Joseline posted a message to Twitter earlier this month, claiming Stevie had molested the daughter he shares with Mimi Faust for years.

Stevie remained quiet about the claim until Wednesday when he filed for, and was granted, a temporary restraining order against Hernandez. In the docs, obtained by TMZ, Stevie calls Joseline volatile, jealous and says she's filled with an evil sense of revenge after their nasty split. 

The order says Joseline must stay at least 200 yards away from Stevie, but she can still pick up her Rolex and diamond ring from his house ... as long as the cops come too.

J.R. SMITHSELLING MY BODYTatted Tees Making Huge $$

Tons of people want a body like J.R. Smith -- and now they can have it ... 'cause the NBA star is selling t-shirts of his tatted physique ... and making a TON of cash in the process. 

Smith's inked up physique dominated the Internet when he refused to put a shirt on following the NBA Finals -- and a Cleveland-based clothing company saw a huge chance to cash in on the topless attention.

We spoke with Tony Madalone of Fresh Brewed Tees who immediately commissioned replicas of Smith's upper body for shirts ... and he says they've already sold 1,000 units ($35 a pop) in less than 24 hours. 

What's interesting ... the company realized some of J.R.'s tats could be problematic because they're based off trademarked images ... such as Michael Jordan's "Jumpman" logo. 

 

So, in an effort to skirt the issue ... FBT altered some of the tats. Some of the changes -- they removed the name "Jordan" from a #23 jersey and modified the "Jumpman" logo. 

By the way, Obama famously told Smith to put a shirt on after the victory ... wonder if this counts? 

It's never too early to book your September getaway

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September flights from Harare to Victoria Falls are now priced at $38 one-way, including taxes. Whether you feel like a family break, a romantic weekend with your loved-one or a sightseeing tour through the city, now is the time to get it booked!

VIDEO - Gabby Douglas (1st African-American To Win All-Around Gold At 16 Years Old) Speaks About Her Win!

Gabby Douglas (1st African-American To Win All-Around Gold At 16 Years Old) Speaks About Her Win!