Monday, February 20, 2017

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Pence offers 'unwavering' NATO pledge, leaves open questions

Posted: 18 Feb 2017 12:31 PM PST

Pence offers 'unwavering' NATO pledge, leaves open questionsMUNICH (AP) — America's commitment to NATO is "unwavering," U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said Saturday, reassuring allies about the direction the Trump administration might take but leaving open questions about where Washington saw its relationship with the European Union and other international organizations.

Philippines' Duterte ordered murders: ex-police aide

Posted: 20 Feb 2017 02:08 AM PST

Philippines' Duterte ordered murders: ex-police aidePhilippine President Rodrigo Duterte ran a death squad that killed many people, including a journalist and a pregnant woman, when he was mayor of a southern city, a retired policeman who claimed to be part of the group said Monday. Arthur Lascanas, sitting alongside three prominent human rights lawyers, broke down in tears as he listed a series of murders in Davao city that he alleged Duterte ordered either to eliminate critics or fight crime. Lascanas said he even killed his two brothers, who were involved in drug trafficking, due to "blind loyalty" to Duterte as well as cash rewards.

Norma McCorvey, plaintiff in Roe v. Wade abortion ruling, dies at 69

Posted: 18 Feb 2017 01:38 PM PST

Norma McCorvey, plaintiff in Roe v. Wade abortion ruling, dies at 69McCorvey died on Saturday morning of heart failure at an assisted living home in Katy, Texas, Joshua Prager, a journalist who is writing a book about the decision, said in an email. A reluctant hero of the abortion-rights movement, McCorvey put her courtroom pseudonym fully behind her in the 1980s when she lent her name to supporters of women's rights.

AP Exclusive: Hundreds of Texans may have voted improperly

Posted: 18 Feb 2017 12:30 PM PST

AP Exclusive: Hundreds of Texans may have voted improperlyAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas election officials have acknowledged that hundreds of people were allowed to bypass the state's toughest-in-the-nation voter ID law and improperly cast ballots in the November presidential election by signing a sworn statement instead of showing a photo ID.

'Blind sheikh' convicted in 1993 World Trade bombing dies in U.S. prison

Posted: 18 Feb 2017 12:13 PM PST

'Blind sheikh' convicted in 1993 World Trade bombing dies in U.S. prisonOmar Abdel-Rahman, the Muslim cleric known as "the blind sheikh" who was convicted of conspiracy in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and of planning a broader "war of urban terrorism" in the United States, died on Saturday in a North Carolina prison, authorities said. Abdel-Rahman, 78, died of natural causes at 9:40 a.m. (1440 GMT) at a medical center at a federal prison compound in Butner, North Carolina, according to Greg Norton, a spokesman. The cleric, who had diabetes and coronary artery disease, had been incarcerated at the complex for nearly 10 years, Norton said.

Debt-saddled Mongolia agrees $5.5 bn IMF bailout

Posted: 19 Feb 2017 10:07 PM PST

Debt-saddled Mongolia agrees $5.5 bn IMF bailoutMongolia has reached an agreement with the International Monetary Fund on a $5.5 billion bailout package, officials announced, as the debt-wracked country tries to stabilise its economy. The landlocked north Asian nation has been hit hard by a more than 50 percent fall over the past five years in the price of copper, its main export. Billions of dollars' worth of natural resources lie buried beneath Mongolia's sprawling steppes, but development has been delayed for years and slowing growth in its biggest customer China has hobbled the economy.

President Trump hosts a rally in Melbourne, Fla.

Posted: 18 Feb 2017 04:13 PM PST

President Trump hosts a rally in Melbourne, Fla.On Saturday, February 18, 2017, President Trump is holding a campaign-style event in Melbourne, Fla. one month into his first term.

Gene Huber — Donald Trump’s ‘Star’ Supporter

Posted: 18 Feb 2017 09:41 PM PST

Gene Huber — Donald Trump's 'Star' SupporterPresident Donald Trump called Huber — who has a cardboard cut-out of Trump in his house — on stage during his Florida rally, and called him a "star."

Dubai police summon Russian model who dangled from skyscraper: newspaper

Posted: 18 Feb 2017 12:36 PM PST

Dubai police summon Russian model who dangled from skyscraper: newspaperDubai police have summoned a Russian model who posed for a video while dangling from a skyscraper to sign a pledge not to put her life in danger again, a local newspaper reported on Saturday. A video of the model, identified by local media as 23-year-old Viktoria Odintcova, went viral after she posted it on her Instagram account earlier in the week. It shows her stepping off a girder at the top of Dubai's 73-storey Cayan Tower and dangling in the void, held only by a man gripping her hand.

Scuffles at Thai temple as police hunt for monk

Posted: 20 Feb 2017 03:25 AM PST

Scuffles at Thai temple as police hunt for monkBy Cod Satrusayang and Aukkaraporn Niyomyat BANGKOK (Reuters) - Monks and police scuffled on Monday at a Buddhist temple in Thailand where security forces are trying to arrest an influential former abbot on money-laundering charges. The standoff at the scandal-hit Dhammakaya Temple represents one of the biggest challenges to the authority of Thailand's junta since it took power in 2014. Police said they would try to avoid violence while threatening arrest for followers of the sprawling temple who have defied orders to leave and instead flocked there, hampering the search for 72-year-old Phra Dhammachayo.

Fantasy league aims to lure US students to economics

Posted: 18 Feb 2017 07:03 PM PST

Fantasy league aims to lure US students to economicsHave you needed to use your high school chemistry recently? The St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank, part of the US central bank system, is on the forefront of trying to make economic and personal finance information accessible to the general public, and especially to students.

Russia Calls For New World Order

Posted: 18 Feb 2017 08:39 PM PST

Russia Calls For New World OrderRussian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Moscow was seeking closer with Washington while also refusing to cower to the NATO militant alliance led by the U.S. 

Syrian rebels say army attacks wrecking ceasefire efforts

Posted: 19 Feb 2017 02:05 PM PST

Syrian rebels say army attacks wrecking ceasefire effortsSyrian rebel groups who have participated in peace talks said on Sunday that an upsurge in Syrian army shelling and bombing was wrecking the prospects of maintaining a ceasefire brokered by Russia and Turkey. The rebel groups, mostly backed by Turkey, have attended two rounds of talks in the Kazakh capital Astana. Mohammad Alloush, the head of the Astana talks delegation, said the rebel groups who signed a shaky ceasefire deal late last year that was meant to end bombing of civilians were ready to go back to "all out war".

Police Name Mystery Man Caught on Surveillance As Suspect In Murder of Teen Hikers

Posted: 19 Feb 2017 12:08 PM PST

Police Name Mystery Man Caught on Surveillance As Suspect In Murder of Teen HikersPreliminary evidence led to their decision, according to police.

It’s not just Jet Black iPhone 7 models that are getting all scratched up

Posted: 20 Feb 2017 07:15 AM PST

It's not just Jet Black iPhone 7 models that are getting all scratched up

I have always been incredibly careful with my smartphones. I've never shattered a display or had a phone that saw any serious damage from a drop. In fact, I've always been so careful with my smartphones that until this past fall when I switched from a 4.7-inch iPhone 6s to the larger iPhone 7 Plus (since it's the only real flagship iPhone now), I never even bothered to use a case on my smartphones. Even now, I use this paper-thin case on my iPhone 7 Plus. It offers no real protection from drops, but I use it just to add some grip since the phone is so large and can be tricky to use with one hand.

In years past, my iPhones have always been pristine when I've gone to sell them or trade them in while upgrading to a new model. But this year, with the iPhone 7 Plus, my phone has looked like it's been through a war zone since a week or two after I got it — and I haven't dropped it a single time. I don't have a Jet Black iPhone and I haven't been any less careful with this iPhone than I have with any other. So what's going on here?

If you choose the Jet Black finish when buying an iPhone 7 or an iPhone 7 Plus, odds are pretty good that you know what you're getting yourself into. Long story short, Apple's Jet Black finish is going to get scratched up like crazy no matter how careful you are. Just look at the horrific photos of Jet Black iPhones that people have been sharing online. In fact, Apple even has a disclaimer on its website warning people that the Jet Black finish on its new iPhones is prone to scratching.

Covering a Jet Black iPhone with a case completely defeats the purpose and I have no interest in using a scratched up iPhone, so I opted for matte black when I bought my iPhone 7 Plus. Little did I know, however, that it wasn't the back of the phone I needed to worry about.

Threads on Reddit, Facebook, Twitter and even Apple's own support forum detail a problem that just about everyone seems to be having with their iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus models: the screens are ridiculously prone to scratching. iPhone owners have been talking about it ever since Apple first released its new iPhone models this past September, and the issue doesn't appear to be confined to any particular iPhone models. Everyone's screens are getting scratched up, it's just a question of whether or not they notice it.

In the case of my iPhone, the only time the display comes in contact with anything other than my fingers or the side of my face is when it's sliding in or out of my pants pocket. And yet after just a week or two of usage, the display was already covered with fine scratches and swirling. While Apple doesn't specify its glass supplier for any iPhone models, it is believed that Corning's latest-generation Gorilla Glass is used on the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. And from the looks of things, Corning has a serious problem with the finish on its new glass.

Using a glass screen protector on your iPhone is really the only way to prevent the scratching problem, and there are plenty of well-review options out there like this one. For me personally though, this isn't an option. Screen protectors rarely have a good feel, they never resist oil as well (though the oleophobic coating on Apple's iPhone screens has also been known to disappear in no time), and they spoil the smooth lines on the face of the iPhone.

On frozen fields, North Korean farmers prep for battle ahead

Posted: 19 Feb 2017 05:38 PM PST

On frozen fields, North Korean farmers prep for battle aheadPYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Plug your noses and ready your "Juche fertilizer." It's time to prep the frozen fields in North Korea.

US student debt tops $1.31 trillion: Does Betsy DeVos have a plan?

Posted: 18 Feb 2017 05:03 PM PST

US student debt tops $1.31 trillion: Does Betsy DeVos have a plan?Student loans were the leading cause for a substantial increase in household debt last year, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Thursday. While the high balance of US student debt is not news anymore, the new record-high $1.31 trillion balance, up 2.4 percent in the fourth quarter, is another reminder of the severity of a problem that has cast a shadow over the nation in recent years. During her confirmation hearing, now-Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos suggested a vision for higher education that might not require as much student debt.

Blizzard Terminating Windows XP, Vista Support

Posted: 18 Feb 2017 08:21 PM PST

Blizzard Terminating Windows XP, Vista SupportVideo game company Blizzard Entertainment has announced the end of the road for Windows XP and Windows Vista support for its games.

U.S. carrier group patrols in tense South China Sea

Posted: 18 Feb 2017 06:09 PM PST

U.S. carrier group patrols in tense South China SeaA United States aircraft carrier strike group has begun patrols in the South China Sea amid growing tension with China over control of the disputed waterway and concerns it could become a flashpoint under the new U.S. administration. China's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday warned Washington against challenging its sovereignty in the South China Sea. The U.S. navy said the force, including Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, began routine operations in the South China Sea on Saturday.

Ukraine rebels accuse OSCE of aiding Kiev forces

Posted: 19 Feb 2017 03:23 AM PST

Ukraine rebels accuse OSCE of aiding Kiev forcesUkraine's Russian-backed insurgents on Friday accused a top official in the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) of aiding Kiev's forces in the 34-month war. A separatist leader made the accusation at a joint news conference in the rebel-controlled city of Lugansk with Alexander Hug -- the principal deputy chief of the group's special monitoring mission to Ukraine --- who denied the claim. The OSCE is a Cold-war era body drawn up to ensure peace in Europe.

Sanctuary holds 7 cows saved from slaughter to promote peace

Posted: 18 Feb 2017 01:29 PM PST

Sanctuary holds 7 cows saved from slaughter to promote peaceSAN TAN VALLEY, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona sanctuary is sheltering seven cows that were intended for slaughter as part of an effort that owners believe promotes peace and good health.

Kim Dotcom can be extradited to US: NZ court

Posted: 19 Feb 2017 08:57 PM PST

Kim Dotcom can be extradited to US: NZ courtNew Zealand's High Court ruled Monday that Kim Dotcom was eligible for extradition to the United States over online piracy allegations linked to his now-defunct Megaupload web empire. "We are far from defeated," Dotcom's barrister Ron Mansfield said in a statement. Dotcom himself lashed out at the judgement on Twitter, arguing he had proved his central legal point that copyright is not an extraditable offence.

Car bomb blast in Somalia marketplace

Posted: 19 Feb 2017 08:02 AM PST

Car bomb blast in Somalia marketplaceA car bomb blast at a marketplace Somalia's capital has killed at least 20 people and injured 50 others, said a local Somali official. The blast by a car bomb parked near a restaurant went off at a busy time when shoppers and traders were gathered inside the market, said district commissioner Ahmed Abdulle. Mohamed Haji, a butcher who suffered shrapnel wounds, pointed at a clothes shop devastated by the blast.

Rally coordinator talks organizing Florida Trump event

Posted: 18 Feb 2017 11:31 AM PST

Rally coordinator talks organizing Florida Trump eventTony Ledbetter weighs in how the president may benefit from speaking directly to Americans

Father and Son Killed In Head-On Collision With One Another

Posted: 19 Feb 2017 10:37 AM PST

Father and Son Killed In Head-On Collision With One AnotherPolice said alcohol was a factor in the crash.

Pence says US to hold Russia accountable, stand with NATO

Posted: 19 Feb 2017 06:19 AM PST

Pence says US to hold Russia accountable, stand with NATOMUNICH (AP) — U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Saturday conveyed a message to jittery partners that the Trump administration will "hold Russia accountable" and maintain steadfast support for NATO, a military alliance the American commander in chief once dismissed as "obsolete."

How to install the genius media app that Apple banned from the App Store

Posted: 18 Feb 2017 12:00 PM PST

How to install the genius media app that Apple banned from the App Store

What is Kodi and why should one want to install on the iPhone or any other iOS device? It's a versatile media player that's already quite popular with the crowds. You may have used it on other devices back when it was called XBMC. Unfortunately, it's not the kind of application that Apple allows in the App Store, so you can't really enjoy it on iOS devices unless you're willing to jailbreak the phone, or pull off other tricks that would let you sideload the app.

If you're looking to install Kodi on the iPhone 7 or any other kind of iOS device without jailbreaking, then you're in luck. It looks like such a method is already available.

The method does work, and it's as shady as you can expect. But if you can't go without Kodi in your life, and you don't want to jailbreak the iPhone 7, or can't find a method that jailbreaks the phone, then you could always go for this option.

Discovered by Kodi Tips the trick involves navigating to a shady site — just because it's in a language you don't understand — and downloading an app to your iPhone.

Once that's done, an error message will appear when you'll try to run Kodi. However, you can fix it by simply choosing to trust the application from the phone's Settings menu. Check out Kodi Tips full instructions if you really want to go through with the procedure.

Finally, if all else fails, there's one other type of Kodi install for the iPhone that you can try, which doesn't require a jailbreak either. You have to pretend you're an app developer and use Apple's Xcode to get the app running on your iOS device — Macworld has all the instructions, assuming the method is still available.

Powers push for ceasefire, weapons withdrawal in eastern Ukraine

Posted: 18 Feb 2017 10:56 AM PST

Powers push for ceasefire, weapons withdrawal in eastern UkraineBy John Irish and Andrea Shalal MUNICH (Reuters) - Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine agreed on Saturday to use their influence to implement a ceasefire and the withdrawal of heavy weapons from Monday in eastern Ukraine. Fighting has recently escalated between Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed separatists in the region, refocusing global attention on a simmering conflict that has strained relations between Russia and the West. "On Feb. 20 the ceasefire regime will start and withdrawal of heavy military hardware will also start ... We have actively supported this decision and obviously expressed a conviction that this time, failure should not be allowed to take place," Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said after talks with his Ukrainian, German and French counterparts in Munich.

France denounces cyberattacks blamed on Moscow

Posted: 18 Feb 2017 06:57 PM PST

France denounces cyberattacks blamed on MoscowSuspected Russian cyberattacks on the French presidential campaign are "unacceptable", France's foreign minister said Sunday, adding it was clear that pro-Europe candidate Emmanuel Macron was being targeted. A spokesman for Macron, who is currently riding high in the polls, has accused Moscow of being behind a flurry of cyberattacks on his campaign website and email servers over the past month. "It's enough to see which candidates, Marine Le Pen or Francois Fillon, Russia expresses preference for in the French electoral campaign," Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said in an interview with Journal du Dimanche.

Toughening penalties if pets are harmed during crimes

Posted: 19 Feb 2017 02:53 PM PST

Toughening penalties if pets are harmed during crimesFLORIDA, N.Y. (AP) — When Denise Krohn came home to find her goldendoodle Kirby bleeding on the kitchen floor, she at first thought it was a terrible accident. But she soon realized that her home had been ransacked, and that her other dog, Quigley, was lying dead on his favorite blanket in the living room.

UAE signs $1.2 bn in deals as arms fair opens

Posted: 19 Feb 2017 11:31 AM PST

UAE signs $1.2 bn in deals as arms fair opensAbu Dhabi (AFP) - The four-day International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) kicked off Sunday in Abu Dhabi with the United Arab Emirates announcing 21 deals worth more than $1.2 billion.

Philippines: Vietnamese ship attacked; 1 dead, 6 abducted

Posted: 20 Feb 2017 04:53 AM PST

Philippines: Vietnamese ship attacked; 1 dead, 6 abductedMANILA, Philippines (AP) — Gunmen attacked a Vietnamese cargo ship off the Philippines' southern tip, killing a Vietnamese crewman and abducting six others including the vessel's captain, the Philippine coast guard and the ship's owner said Monday.

ABC News' Jonathan Karl: Free press is a big part of what makes America great

Posted: 19 Feb 2017 06:05 AM PST

ABC News' Jonathan Karl: Free press is a big part of what makes America greatJonathan Karl reflects on White House press relations throughout history.

Police Build Kitty Condo for Stray Cat That Has Been Visiting Department For Years

Posted: 19 Feb 2017 12:57 PM PST

Police Build Kitty Condo for Stray Cat That Has Been Visiting Department For YearsOne officer spent several nights working on the condo.

Defense Secretary Mattis Has No ‘Issues With The Press’

Posted: 19 Feb 2017 09:33 PM PST

Defense Secretary Mattis Has No 'Issues With The Press'The Pentagon chief broke with the president's comments that the media is the "enemy of the American people."

AstroBot Kit Teaches Kids the Joys of Coding

Posted: 19 Feb 2017 03:00 PM PST

AstroBot Kit Teaches Kids the Joys of CodingOne of the most intriguing robot kits at this year's show, UBTech's AstroBot kit can be built into one of three different characters and programmed using a simple mobile app. Available this spring for $199, AstroBot can be built as either a treaded robot that looks a bit like Walle, a humanoid-style robot or a wheeled vehicle. An infrared sensor keeps AstroBot from bumping into objects as it moves around.

China names and shames cities over smog controls

Posted: 19 Feb 2017 07:34 PM PST

China names and shames cities over smog controlsChina's environment ministry has named and shamed several cities in the north of the country for not doing enough to cope with smog, state news agency Xinhua reported. Large parts of northern China have been blanketed in choking smog this winter, defying repeated government efforts to tackle the problem. Pollution alerts are common in northern China, especially during bitterly cold winters when energy demand, much of it met by coal, soars.

Can Tony Blair stop Brexit?

Posted: 18 Feb 2017 12:41 PM PST

Can Tony Blair stop Brexit?Earlier this month, British members of Parliament (MPs) overwhelmingly voted to back Brexit, citing deference to the will of the people. Speaking at an event for Open Britain, which wants Britain to maintain access to the single market, Tony Blair declared that the Brexit discussion was far from over. The task for voters who want to remain in the EU, Mr. Blair said, is to persuade Leave voters to change their minds, thus forcing a reversal on Britain's vote to leave the European Union.
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