It’s Friday, and that means not a whole lot of news happened today. But don’t worry, because a lot of news about next week happened. 90 whole seconds of news. And we’re going to talk about it. To a camera. While video of things related to that news also plays. …

“Leading water scientists have issued one of the sternest warnings yet about global food supplies, saying that the world’s population may have to switch almost completely to a vegetarian diet over the next 40 years to avoid catastrophic shortages. Humans derive about 20% of their protein from animal-based products now, …

“Tax rates have been a constant theme of this election cycle. Mostly, it’s because Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney is one of the wealthiest men to run for president and the rate at which he has paid federal taxes has been the subject of much discussion. Today the Pew Center …

The speech from 2012 Presidential candidate Mitt Romney at the Republican National Convention (which included some jabs at President Obama) is analyzed by The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur. Support The Young Turks by Subscribing http://bit.ly/TYTonYouTube Like Us on Facebook: Follow Us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/OkX87X Buy TYT Merch: http://theyoungturks.spreadshirt.com/

“It seems doubtful that Clint Eastwood made Mitt Romney’s day with his speech during the Republican National Convention on Thursday. The acclaimed actor and director, who is 82, turned out to be the much-touted “mystery guest” the Romney campaign teased this week. But rather than delivering a clear endorsement of …

“Attempting once again to deflect questions about abortion rights raised in the wake of Todd Akin and the draft GOP platform, Mitt Romney suggested to CBS News Monday that abortion rights are mostly outside the president’s purview…Romney also reaffirmed his view that abortion should be legal in the case of …

“It is clear from Standard & Poor’s statement downgrading the federal government’s credit rating that it places the blame squarely on Republican actions and policies. Two of S&P’s biggest concerns about whether the United States will pay off its debt are whether Republicans will be so insane as to refuse …

The NFC North looks to be one of the better divisions in football this season, with Green Bay again leading the pack and Chicago and Detroit both hot on the Packers heels. As for the Minnesota Vikings, not much is expected of the Christian Ponder led squad, but if Adrian …

Check out Join Bois’ full post: http://sbn.to/SZE1Y7 It’s time once again for This Week in GIFs. Matt and Dan provide their always entertaining picks, while SB Nation GIF Guru Jon Bois shows us once again just how much entertainment the Houston Astros can provide in GIF form. Subscribe to our …

Dante takes a look at Samsung’s Galaxy S III running Android 4.1 Jelly Bean at IFA 2012. Check out Dante’s article here: http://www.theverge.com/2012/8/31/3282865/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-jelly-bean-hands-on More from The Verge: Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=theverge Check out our full video catalog: http://www.youtube.com/theverge/videos Visit our playlists: http://www.youtube.com/theverge/playlists Like The Verge on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/verge Follow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/verge …