5 things you need to know this morning: Aug. 16, 2022

Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning.

Five things you need to know

1. Another explosion rocks Crimea

There has been another explosion at a Russian military base in Crimea. The Russians – who seized Crimea from Ukraine in 2014 – blamed the explosion on "sabotage."

An ammunition storage fire in Russian-controlled Crimea has injured two people, the second incident in a week to shake Moscow’s sensitivities. https://t.co/cw6Li5PEou

— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 16, 2022

2. US rapper charged with felonies after Hollywood shooting

American rapper A$AP Rocky has been charged with assault with a firearm. The entertainer, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, is accused of pointing a gun at a former friend during an argument in Hollywood last year.

A$AP Rocky has been charged in Los Angeles with two felonies for allegedly pulling a gun on a former friend and firing twice in his direction, prosecutors say. Representatives of the rapper didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. https://t.co/UKYihok0jv

— The Associated Press (@AP) August 16, 2022

3. Police officers guarding polio vaccination team shot dead

Two police officers guarding a polio vaccination team in Pakistan have been killed in an ambush by gunmen. The two people distributing vaccines were unhurt, police said.

Unidentified gunmen kill two police officers guarding a polio vaccination team in Pakistan https://t.co/uT7vTUUEiY

— The National (@TheNationalNews) August 16, 2022

4. Human remains found in suitcase

Police in New Zealand are investigating after a family found human remains in suitcases they bought at an auction. A homicide probe has now been opened.

Human remains found in suitcase after auction https://t.co/fdW3Ct7e1q

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) August 16, 2022

5. Chinese firms share algorithms with government

Chinese mega-firms – including TikTok-owner ByteDance, Alibaba and Tencent – have shared their algorithms with the Chinese Communist Party for the first time. The Cyberspace Administration of China has since published a list with descriptions of 30 of the closely guarded codes.

China's government published a catalog of algorithms from 30 tech firms including TikTok's owner — but it's not clear how much it actually knows about them https://t.co/mAd4XD95tR

— Business Insider Tech (@BITech) August 16, 2022

And lastly...

In happier news, scientists in Australia and the US have announced the launch of a multimillion-dollar scheme to resurrect an extinct marsupial. The researchers hope to use genetic engineering to bring about the "de-extinction" of the thylacine, also known as the Tasmanian Tiger, which died out in the 1930s.

The scientists who want to bring back mammoths now hope to revive the marsupial carnivore thylacine https://t.co/iI3MThEA0m

— Scientific American (@sciam) August 16, 2022