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College says plan to check devices ‘not finalized’

Guilin University of Electronic Technology in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region said a plan to “thoroughly check” electronic devices on students for illegal content was yet “to be finalized” after the announcement met with an online backlash. The university had issued a campuswide notice that it would inspect devices — such as cellphones, computers, external hard drives, and USB flash drives — belonging to its students and staff members, according to a recent document anonymously posted online. An official at the school’s Party and administration office confirmed the authenticity of the document, while another employee in charge of approving the notice said some of its contents were still under discussion and yet “to be finalized”.

Drinking too much water can be hazardous

We couldn’t live without water. But if we drink too much, it can wreak havoc on our brain and body. Drinking more water than your kidneys can process, water intoxication, can throw your blood sodium levels out of balance. And in extreme cases, it can cause brain damage, comas and even death, according to Business Insider. The good news is that there’s an easy way to stay safe. The average healthy adult needs somewhere around 3 to 4 liters of water a day. And since this can come from food and other drinks too, drink when you’re thirsty, and then stop.

Veteran guilty of murdering Chinese girlfriend

An army veteran in the United States pleaded guilty in Cobb county, Georgia, on Monday morning to murdering his 28-year-old Chinese girlfriend and leading authorities on a nationwide manhunt that ended in Texas. The couple had worked together at a company. Brian Marsh Semrinec, a 25-year-old who served in Afghanistan, murdered Li Shuyi in September 2017 by beating and slashing her with multiple weapons at her home in Atlanta, investigators said.