| DNC chair candidates spar on future of party as race tightens Posted: 23 Feb 2017 03:46 AM PST  The two most prominent candidates to lead the Democratic Party appeared to agree with each other on most of the issues in a CNN debate Wednesday night, while outsider candidates and the moderators needled them about how sharply the party should focus on President Donald Trump and whether sitting Democratic officeholders should be primaried in 2018.
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| Ex-Hong Kong leader jailed in fall from 'such a height' Posted: 22 Feb 2017 02:49 AM PST ![Ex-Hong Kong leader jailed in fall from 'such a height']( "Ex-Hong Kong leader jailed in fall from 'such a height'") By Venus Wu HONG KONG (Reuters) - Former Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang was jailed for 20 months on Wednesday for misconduct in public office, making him the most senior city official to serve time behind bars in a ruling some said reaffirmed the financial hub's vaunted rule of law. The sentence brings an ignominious end to what had been a long and stellar career for Tsang before and after the 1997 handover to Chinese control, service that saw him knighted by the outgoing British colonial rulers. "Never in my judicial career have I seen a man falling from such a height," said High Court justice Andrew Chan in passing sentence.
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| Texas to feral pigs: It's time for the 'hog apocalypse' to begin Posted: 22 Feb 2017 07:33 AM PST  Texas has a new plan for its 2.5 million feral hogs: total annihilation. Sid Miller, the state's agriculture commissioner, just approved a pesticide — called "Kaput Feral Hog Lure" — for statewide use. "The 'hog apocalypse' may finally be on the horizon," Miller said in a statement on Tuesday. SEE ALSO: First human-pig chimeras created, sparking hopes for transplantable organs — and debate "This solution is long overdue," he added. "Wild hogs have caused extensive damage to Texas lands and loss of income for many, many years." Texas's agriculture commission estimates that feral hogs cause $52 million in damage each year to agricultural businesses by tearing up crops and pastures, knocking down fences and ruining equipment. The so-called hog lure is derived from warfarin, a blood-thinning agent that's also used to kill rats and mice in homes and buildings. Animals don't die immediately from eating the odorless, tasteless chemical. That would be too kind. Instead, they keep eating it until the anti-clotting properties cause them to bleed to death internally. This week, Miller approved a rule change in the Texas Administrative Code that allows landowners and agricultural producers to use Kaput — essentially warfarin-laced pellets — to keep feral hogs off their property. Not on my watch, hogs. Image: mark thompson/Getty Images Proponents of the hog toxicant, including the Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service, say it's an effective tool because it's only strong enough to kill the swine, and not other wildlife populations or livestock. In January, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency registered Kaput's hog bait under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, a move that made the product available for general use. Still, environmentalists and hog hunters alike staunchly oppose using warfarin to stamp out Texas's feral pig problem. Pigs poop, after all, and other animals could ingest the warfarin along the way. Some Texans hunt the pigs for sport and food, and they're worried about eating poisoned swine. "For Texas to introduce a poison into the equation is a bad decision in our opinion and could likely contaminate humans who unknowingly process and eat feral hogs," the Texas Hog Hunters Association said in a Change.org petition to block the rule change. MIke and his big ole boar from yesterday. Lamar county Texas https://t.co/jQoS5JbtnQ pic.twitter.com/2SeAKs7zbh — TX Hog Hunters Assn. (@texashoghunters) February 14, 2017 Louisiana might become the next state to use Kaput to quell its feral hog population, which worries state wildlife veterinarian Jim LaCour. He said local black bears and raccoons could easily lift the lid to the cages containing the warfarin-laced pellets. "We do have very serious concerns about non-target species," LaCour told the Times-Picayune in New Orleans. "When the hogs eat, they're going to drop crumbs on the outside, where small rodents can get them and not only intoxicate themselves but also birds of prey that eat them. Since the poison will be on the landscape for weeks on end, the chances of these birds eating multiple affected animals is pretty good," he told the newspaper. The pesticide's manufacturer, Scimetrics Ltd. Corp., assures the pesticide is safe for humans and wildlife — just not for feral pigs.
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| Once Renowned Surgeon Sentenced to Life Behind Bars for Intentionally Maiming Patients Posted: 21 Feb 2017 01:31 PM PST  Christopher Duntsch once billed himself as the best neurosurgeon in all of Dallas.
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| Bodies of 74 migrants wash up on Libya beach Posted: 21 Feb 2017 12:41 PM PST  The bodies of 74 migrants who drowned in the Mediterranean trying to reach Europe have washed up on a beach west of the Libyan capital, the Red Crescent said Tuesday. Residents of the village of Harcha, outside Zawiya, 45 kilometres (30 miles) from Tripoli, alerted the emergency services after finding a wrecked boat on the beach with bodies inside, the Red Crescent said. "We don't have an appropriate vehicle to transport the bodies or a cemetery for unidentified bodies to bury them in," the group said.
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| Iowa pig farmer to Sen. Grassley: You’re going to create ‘one great big death panel’ by repealing Obamacare Posted: 22 Feb 2017 07:34 AM PST  Farmer Chris Peterson pleads with Sen. Chuck Grassley in Iowa on Tuesday. Republican lawmakers returning home this week to host town halls are being greeted by overflow crowds filled with angry voters and protesters demonstrating against President Trump's polarizing policies.
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| The Latest: 2 lanes of US 101 open after flooding Posted: 22 Feb 2017 09:26 AM PST  SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on storms in California (all times local):
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| Spicer says angry town halls are hybrid of upset people and professional protesters Posted: 22 Feb 2017 09:58 AM PST  In the White House press briefing, Sean Spicer downplays increasing protests on health care at GOP town halls across the country.
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| Le Pen top aide put under formal investigation Posted: 22 Feb 2017 01:42 PM PST ![Le Pen top aide put under formal investigation]( "Le Pen top aide put under formal investigation") The chief of staff of French far-right leader Marine Le Pen was put under formal investigation on Wednesday after a day of questioning over the alleged misuse of EU funds to pay parliamentary assistants, a judicial source said. Catherine Griset was taken into custody for questioning along with Le Pen's bodyguard Thierry Legier, who was later released without being put under investigation, according to the source. In reaction to the news, Le Pen said that she formally denied any wrongdoing in a case that she said was being used to undermine her campaign.
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| Trump's Deportation Qualifications Expand Posted: 21 Feb 2017 02:49 PM PST  The White House said DREAMers were only excluded from Tuesday's immigration actions.
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| Last stand for Standing Rock Posted: 23 Feb 2017 05:37 AM PST ![Last stand for Standing Rock]( "Last stand for Standing Rock") Protesters opposed to the Dakota Access pipeline braced for a showdown with authorities as some vowed to defy Wednesday's deadline to abandon the camp they have occupied for months to halt the project. President Trump has pushed for the completion of the multibillion-dollar pipeline since he took office last month, despite objections from Native Americans and environmental activists who say it threatens the water resources and sacred land of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. Republican Gov. Doug Burgum and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers set a deadline of Wednesday afternoon for protesters to leave the Oceti Sakowin camp.
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| Austria detains Ukraine tycoon after extradition ruling Posted: 21 Feb 2017 08:03 PM PST  Austria arrested one of Ukraine's richest men, a fresh twist for the one-time ally of ousted pro-Russian president Viktor Yanukovych. Gas magnate Dmytro Firtash was taken into custody over alleged links to organised crime in Spain, moments after a Vienna court ruled he could be extradited to the US on corruption charges. Firtash, 51, made money through connections with Russian gas giant Gazprom, and was at one time linked to a former campaign aide of US President Donald Trump.
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| What killed Kim Jong Nam, who did it and why still not known Posted: 22 Feb 2017 06:36 AM PST  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — More than a week has passed since the North Korean leader's estranged half brother died in Malaysia, but what killed him, who instigated it and why are still unknown. Malaysian authorities have identified several suspects in the death of Kim Jong Nam, but many questions remain.
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| These are the world's best beaches 2017: TripAdvisor Posted: 22 Feb 2017 05:46 AM PST  If there's one single beach that leaves visitors enamored, recharged and inspired, it's Baia do Sancho in Brazil, which captured the title of world's best beach by TripAdvisor travelers for a third time.
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| Pilot radioed in 'Mayday' call before Australian plane crash Posted: 21 Feb 2017 08:52 PM PST  DALLAS (AP) — A pilot repeatedly yelled out "Mayday" but did not say what the emergency was before his light plane crashed into the roof of an Australian shopping mall, killing himself and four American tourists, an accident investigator said Wednesday.
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| Trump's been quieter lately. Is that a trend? Posted: 22 Feb 2017 03:39 PM PST ![Trump's been quieter lately. Is that a trend?]( "Trump's been quieter lately. Is that a trend?") On Tuesday, for instance, President Trump went to the African-American Museum in Washington, and the visit seemed ... normal. Mr. Trump walked the halls like any respectful visitor, paying particular attention to Nat Turner's Bible and an exhibit on boxer Muhammad Ali. Nothing more important," Trump said.
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| Supreme Court rules for disabled child and her dog in lawsuit case Posted: 22 Feb 2017 01:58 PM PST  A unanimous Supreme Court said on Wednesday that the parents of a girl born with cerebral palsy can sue for damages after public school officials barred her service dog from her classroom.
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| Pope suggests 'better to be atheist than hypocritical Catholic' Posted: 23 Feb 2017 06:49 AM PST ![Pope suggests 'better to be atheist than hypocritical Catholic']( "Pope suggests 'better to be atheist than hypocritical Catholic'") Pope Francis delivered another criticism of some members of his own Church on Thursday, suggesting it is better to be an atheist than one of "many" Catholics who he said lead a hypocritical double life. Less than two months after his election, he said Christians should see atheists as good people if they do good.
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| On The Eve Of Its Repeal, Are Voters Starting To Like Obamacare More? Posted: 22 Feb 2017 06:31 AM PST  A new poll showed increasingly favorable views of the Affordable Care Act.
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| Did Murdered Indiana Teens Capture the Voice of Their Killer? Posted: 22 Feb 2017 01:13 PM PST  A voice can be heard saying "down the hill" on a recording on Liberty German's cell phone.
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| 'Monster' ex-USA Gymnastics doctor charged with sex assault Posted: 22 Feb 2017 02:47 PM PST  LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan sports doctor who treated elite female U.S. gymnasts was charged Wednesday with sexually assaulting nine girls, including some too reluctant to speak up about the alleged abuse years ago because he was considered a "god."
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| Pakistan on edge as eight killed in fresh Lahore bomb blast Posted: 23 Feb 2017 08:05 AM PST  At least eight people were killed and 28 injured after a bomb ripped through Pakistan's Lahore Thursday, officials said, the tenth attack in just under a fortnight pointing to a resurgence in Islamist violence. The blast, the second to hit the provincial capital this month, crumpled cars and sent panic rippling through the city after a wave of attacks across Pakistan killed more than 130 people. "My God, my God, I saw so many bodies," said Imtiaz Ali, a barber in a Toni&Guy hair salon opposite the blast site in the posh Defence Housing Authority suburb of the city, replete with upscale boutiques and cafes.
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| SpaceX makes good on space station delivery a little late Posted: 23 Feb 2017 07:31 AM PST  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX made good on a 250-mile-high delivery at the International Space Station on Thursday, after fixing a navigation problem that held up the shipment a day.
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| Apple says new California headquarters to open in April Posted: 22 Feb 2017 10:31 AM PST ![Apple says new California headquarters to open in April]( "Apple says new California headquarters to open in April") (Reuters) - Apple's sprawling new campus, dubbed "Apple Park," will open in April, the iPhone maker said on Wednesday. Although the first wave of employees will begin moving into the new Cupertino, California, headquarters this spring, it will take about six months for all of the 12,000-plus workers to make the transition, Apple said. Apple also said the 1,000-seat theatre at its futuristic headquarters will be named for its late co-founder, Steve Jobs, who helped design the 175-acre campus before his death in 2011.
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| 3 great Pokemon Go map trackers that still work after the Generation 2 update Posted: 21 Feb 2017 10:38 AM PST 
Whether you're jumping back in after months away or haven't stopped playing Pokemon Go since launch, you're probably looking to catch as many of the 80 new Generation 2 Pokemon as possible. Sadly, Niantic has been shutting down third-party trackers left and right over the past several months, but there are still a few great apps available on iOS and Android to help you track down the new Pokemon.
Admittedly, these apps don't quite live up to the standards of some of the earliest Pokemon Go map trackers (before Niantic started cracking down), but they should do the job. It's also worth noting that these apps feature in-app purchases to either remove ads or to add additional features. PokeTracker 
Finally, a way to see exactly where Pokémon are hiding in Pokémon Go! Complete with filters and background notifications. FEATURES:
- Interactive map showing precise Pokemon locations
- View the locations of Gyms and PokeStops including controlling team and lures.
- Touch a pokemon to see it's name, details about its location, share it with friends and get directions
- Notifications when a Pokemon spawn nearby - even if PokeTracker is in the background
- Filter the map to hide Pokemon you have already caught
[Download PokeTracker free from the App Store]
PokeSensor 
Scan for Pokemon in real time and see them on a map, all from your device! Scan up to 2000m radius to find every Pokemon that is hiding nearby. PokeSensor lets you scan an area for Pokemon, showing you the exact location of each Pokemon. You can either scan your current location, long-press a point on the map to scan from there, or search for a location using the native search feature. FEATURES
• Scan for nearby Pokemon from ANY location
• See IVs of all Pokemon on the map
• Customize scan distance and scan speed
• Pinpoint all Pokemon in scan area
• Scan up to 1000m radius
• Search for any location to scan from it, or long-press on the map to move your pin
• Clean, native interface and easy controls Note that Pokemon Go doesn't give us valid despawn times for Pokemon anymore unless that time is less than 90 seconds. Instead, the Pokemon will count up to 30 minutes and will then disappear from the map. This gives you a rough idea of how long the Pokemon has been there.
[Download PokeSensor free from the App Store]
[Download the PokeSensor APK for Android devices]
PokéFind/GO Tools 
PokéFind is a crowdsourced, interactive map for Pokémon Go! We also provide tools to make sure you have the strongest set of Pokémon with our CP and IV calculators. Need to catch some rare Pokémon in Pokémon GO? Use our tool to find them through user submitted sightings. We have over 10,000,000 submitted Pokémon locations. Features:
- CP / Evolution Calculator: Find out your Pokémon's CP before evolving it to make sure it is worth the candies!
- IV Calculator: find out how perfect your Pokémon is
- Map that shows all pokemon, gyms and pokestops around you. We have added a system to where you can filter only pokemon that are still around. Expired pokemon will be slightly transparent. We hope this new features provide accurate data to help you hunt down the pokemon you want!
[Download PokéFind free from the App Store]
[Download GO Tools free from Google Play]
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| The Trump effect? Sweden reflects on its integration policy Posted: 22 Feb 2017 09:21 AM PST  Donald Trump's controversial statements linking immigration and crime in Sweden, a country idealised by some for its liberal values, have sparked the nation to weigh the successes and failures of its integration policy. Two days after the US president's baffling remarks on Saturday in Florida, where he suggested an attack had hit the Scandinavian country the previous evening, riots broke out in the immigrant-heavy northern Stockholm suburb of Rinkeby. "Trump right about Sweden after all! Riot breaks out in Stockholm suburb," Republican commentator Ann Coulter wrote triumphantly on Twitter on Tuesday.
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| Federal Judge Blocks Access To Redacted Hillary Clinton Emails Posted: 22 Feb 2017 03:27 AM PST  The judgment denying access to State Department concluded that none of the redacted emails suggested any "hints of nefarious government action or motive in responding to that conduct."
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| 8-Year-Old Boy's Parents Charged After He Overdoses on Heroin Posted: 22 Feb 2017 12:39 PM PST  The boy is now with family members.
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| Teens accused of plot to rob, kill girl found shot in ditch Posted: 21 Feb 2017 04:57 PM PST ![Teens accused of plot to rob, kill girl found shot in ditch]( "Teens accused of plot to rob, kill girl found shot in ditch") LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Two teenage boys charged with shooting a 14-year-old girl in the back of the head and leaving her wounded in a ditch lured her to the spot in a small Utah town with a plan to rob and kill her, prosecutors said Tuesday.
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| Canada PM: will not halt illegal border crossing despite opposition Posted: 21 Feb 2017 03:54 PM PST ![Canada PM: will not halt illegal border crossing despite opposition]( "Canada PM: will not halt illegal border crossing despite opposition") Canada will continue to accept asylum seekers crossing illegally from the United States but will ensure security measures are taken to keep Canadians safe, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday. The number of would-be refugees crossing into Canada at isolated and unguarded border crossings has increased in recent weeks amid fears that U.S. President Donald Trump will crack down on illegal immigrants, and photos of smiling Canadian police greeting the migrants have gone viral.
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| 2016 Honda Pilot Posted: 22 Feb 2017 11:22 AM PST  Is the Pilot an SUV or a minivan? We spent 40,000 miles trying to sort the answer.
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| In photos: The world's best beaches 2017, according to TripAdvisor travelers Posted: 22 Feb 2017 07:47 AM PST |
| British suicide bomber in Iraq had won compensation for Guantanamo stay Posted: 22 Feb 2017 10:12 AM PST ![British suicide bomber in Iraq had won compensation for Guantanamo stay]( "British suicide bomber in Iraq had won compensation for Guantanamo stay") By Guy Faulconbridge and Ali Abdelaty LONDON/CAIRO (Reuters) - An Islamic State suicide bomber from Britain who blew himself up in an attack on Iraqi forces this week had been given compensation for his detention in the Guantanamo Bay military prison, Western security sources said on Wednesday. Islamic State militants said Abu-Zakariya al-Britani, a British citizen who was originally known as Ronald Fiddler and then cast himself as Jamal Udeen al-Harith, detonated a car bomb at an Iraqi army base southwest of Mosul this week.
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| An inside look at the differences between life at NASA and SpaceX Posted: 22 Feb 2017 04:00 PM PST 
When Elon Musk sets his sights on an industry, he does so with purpose and with the intention of completely turning said industry on its head. While most people are readily familiar with Musk's efforts at Tesla, the groundbreaking work being done by SpaceX, Musk's other company, has only recently started to attract attention from the mainstream.
To be sure, Elon Musk was bold for thinking that Tesla could revolutionize the auto industry. That said, Musk's plans to enter the aerospace industry with SpaceX and compete with and work alongside NASA wasn't just bold, it was downright crazy. And yet, both of Musk's ventures continue to amass greater success with each passing year. Earlier this month, we stumbled across a thread on Quora asking if it's better for engineers to work at NASA or SpaceX. Of course, the question itself was a bit misleading because it's not as if one company is superior to the other. Without question, some of the smartest minds on the planet can be found at both. Still, there are a number of interesting differences between the work environment at NASA and SpaceX that are worth highlighting. Tackling this issue, an engineer named Andre Lavoie -- who has spent significant time at both companies -- details a number of fascinating differences between life at NASA and SpaceX. Not surprisingly, the fact that NASA is a government agency, as opposed to a private company like SpaceX, impacts the work environment in both positive and negative ways. While Lavoie points out that the work-life balance at NASA is a positive, the work there can sometimes be encumbered by "an institutional aversion to risk" and predictably slow-moving bureaucracy. Projects can start with much fanfare and then be cancelled. Repeatedly. Maybe this is because there are many worthy things that should be studied but funds are always limited. It can be rewarding because you have more opportunity to really dig in and understand things and learn. Your job is very secure, even when budgets get cut or you yourself don't succeed.
As for life at SpaceX, the work environment there, not surprisingly sounds awfully similar to a forward-thinking start-up, albeit on steroids. In contrast, Space X is a product company. It designs, builds, sells and launches rockets. Your job there is to make that happen no matter what. Nobody gives up. Failure is acceptable, to a point. Risk taking is expected, but stupidity and recklessness is punished unceremoniously. You just get fired. There is no job security. Schedule is critical because as a privately funded company if it fails to succeed before the money runs out then it's game over. The sense of urgency is huge. At Space X you can have plenty of responsibility even if you have little experience. This is great if you are energetic, resourceful and work obsessively. If not you will probably fall behind and then your days will be numbered.
Lavoie's full answer, along with the full thread is well worth digesting in its entirety. You can check it out over here.
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| UN concerned over new West Bank demolition plans Posted: 22 Feb 2017 10:09 AM PST  The United Nations raised concerns Wednesday over newly announced demolition plans in a Palestinian Bedouin village in the occupied West Bank that threaten dozens of buildings including a primary school. Israeli officials have over the past week issued dozens of demolition orders threatening "nearly every structure" in a part of the village of Khan al-Ahmar, the UN said. The United Nations humanitarian coordinator for the Palestinian territories, Robert Piper, visited the village where the primary school is among 140 structures at risk of demolition.
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| 'It saved my life': Talk of Obamacare repeal worries addicts Posted: 22 Feb 2017 05:56 AM PST  CATLETTSBURG, Ky. (AP) — While the Affordable Care Act has brought health coverage to millions of Americans, the effects have been profound, even lifesaving, for some of those caught up in the nation's opioid-addiction crisis.
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| Police release audio of suspect in Indiana girls' deaths Posted: 22 Feb 2017 12:25 PM PST  DELPHI, Ind. (AP) — A teenage girl turned her cellphone on and recorded a man saying "down the hill" before she and a friend were killed along a northern Indiana hiking trail last week, authorities said Wednesday.
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| Trump team to change transgender policy Posted: 22 Feb 2017 08:30 AM PST  Lyle Denniston, the National Constitution Center's Supreme Court correspondent, explains the Trump administration's policy change about transgendered students and how courts play an important role in the issue.
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| Google Fiber Is Looking To Grow; And Your City Could Be Next Posted: 22 Feb 2017 03:02 PM PST  Google Fiber is looking to provide recently purchased internet service "Webpass" to residents of Seattle.
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| Lexus is America's most reliable car brand...again Posted: 22 Feb 2017 08:18 AM PST  For the sixth year in a row Toyota's luxury marque has topped the annual JD Power Vehicle Dependability Study. With an overall average score of 110, Lexus is once again the most reliable marque in the US, however this year it tied with Porsche. Away from luxury carmakers, Toyota came out top of the mainstream marques (and third overall) with a score of 123, just ahead of Buick (126) and Mercedes-Benz (131).
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| Britain's top court backs government on immigration income test Posted: 22 Feb 2017 03:29 AM PST ![Britain's top court backs government on immigration income test]( "Britain's top court backs government on immigration income test") By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's top court backed a government attempt to limit immigration by ruling on Wednesday that an income test for those who want to bring their non-European spouses to the UK is acceptable and does not infringe human rights. Prime Minister Theresa May introduced a rule in 2012 when she was interior minister that Britons who wanted to bring spouses from outside the European Economic Area to the UK had to be earning at least 18,600 pounds ($23,170) a year. The Supreme Court said the minimum income requirement had caused significant hardship to many, but ruled that in principle it was not inconsistent with the European Convention on Human Rights.
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| Verizon to offer 5G to select customers in 11 U.S. cities Posted: 22 Feb 2017 06:37 AM PST ![Verizon to offer 5G to select customers in 11 U.S. cities]( "Verizon to offer 5G to select customers in 11 U.S. cities") (Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc said on Wednesday it would offer its high-speed wireless 5G network to certain customers in 11 U.S. cities in the first half of 2017. Verizon will begin pilot testing 5G "pre-commercial services" in cities, including Atlanta, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Miami, Seattle and Washington, D.C. The company had said last July that it laid out plans to conduct trials for its 5G network this year. AT&T Inc said in January that it planned to test its high-speed wireless 5G network for customers of its online streaming television service, DirecTv Now, in Austin, Texas.
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| Police End 'High-Five Fridays' Amid Complaints Posted: 22 Feb 2017 11:02 AM PST  A Massachusetts police department started the program in December to establish a positive relationship with youth in the community.
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