Tuesday, April 11, 2017

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The Trump Admin's Incoherent Foreign Policy

Posted: 10 Apr 2017 12:03 PM PDT

The Trump Admin's Incoherent Foreign PolicyMixed messages from admin officials on foreign policy objectives in Syria confound experts. The Trump administration's Syrian missile attack has made working with Russia almost impossible for now. Steve Clemons, Malcolm Nance.


Tensions Rise: Russia, Iran, U.S. in War of Words Over Syria Strikes

Posted: 10 Apr 2017 08:36 AM PDT

Tensions Rise: Russia, Iran, U.S. in War of Words Over Syria StrikesThe two major countries who back Syrian Pres. Assad are criticizing the U.S. action, as the Trump admin. Officials send mixed message on what comes next in the war-ridden country.


Critics mock United Airlines as CEO defends removing ‘belligerent’ passenger

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 04:54 AM PDT

Critics mock United Airlines as CEO defends removing 'belligerent' passengerUnited Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz defended the forcible removal of a passenger as "established procedure" as critics teased or outright mocked his statement.


Nazi ‘V-2 rocket’ concentration camp liberation remembered

Posted: 10 Apr 2017 12:17 PM PDT

Nazi 'V-2 rocket' concentration camp liberation rememberedDuring WWII, some 60,000 prisoners were used to build V-2 rockets at the Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp. Some of them returned to recall its liberation.


Rage at abandonment by the state as Egypt's Christians dig graves after bombing

Posted: 10 Apr 2017 02:42 AM PDT

Rage at abandonment by the state as Egypt's Christians dig graves after bombingBy Amina Ismail TANTA, Egypt (Reuters) - Egyptian Christians wept with rage on Monday as they recovered the bodies of loved ones killed in twin church bombings, furious at a state they believe will no longer protect them from neighbours bent on their murder. Forty-four people were killed in the attacks on Palm Sunday, a joyous festival a week before Easter when Christians celebrate the triumphant arrival of Jesus in Jerusalem. At Tanta University hospital morgue, desperate families were trying to get inside to search for loved ones.


Florida Police Release 'ISIS' Video

Posted: 10 Apr 2017 09:22 AM PDT

Florida Police Release 'ISIS' VideoA police department in Central Florida debuted a new anti-drug ad that resembled propaganda from a certain global terror group.


Teacher, boy die when husband opens fire in California class

Posted: 10 Apr 2017 08:11 PM PDT

Teacher, boy die when husband opens fire in California classSAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — A man walked into his estranged wife's elementary school classroom in San Bernardino and opened fire without saying a word, killing her and an 8-year-old student before shooting himself in a murder-suicide that spread panic across a city still recovering emotionally from a terror attack just 15 months ago.


G7 ministers look to persuade Russia to abandon Syria's Assad

Posted: 10 Apr 2017 02:12 PM PDT

G7 ministers look to persuade Russia to abandon Syria's AssadBy Crispian Balmer and Steve Scherer LUCCA, Italy (Reuters) - Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) major industrialized nations met in Italy on Monday, looking to put pressure on Russia to break its ties with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. In a shift in Washington's strategy, U.S. missiles hit a Syrian air base last week in retaliation for what the United States and its allies say was a poison gas attack by Syria's military in which scores of civilians died.


Should You Do Free Work at a Job Interview?

Posted: 10 Apr 2017 08:02 AM PDT

Should You Do Free Work at a Job Interview?If you're currently searching for a new job, you may encounter something you haven't run into before: Employers are increasingly asking job candidates to do work projects and exercises as part of the hiring process.


Judge again finds discrimination in Texas' voter ID law

Posted: 10 Apr 2017 07:58 PM PDT

Judge again finds discrimination in Texas' voter ID lawAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A judge Monday again ruled that Republican lawmakers deliberately designed a strict voter ID law to disadvantage minorities and effectively dampen their growing electoral power.


Passenger Dragged Off United Plane Identified as CEO 'Emphatically' Stands Behind Employees

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 08:43 AM PDT

Passenger Dragged Off United Plane Identified as CEO 'Emphatically' Stands Behind EmployeesDr. David Dao, 69, is a Vietnamese-American father of five and a grandfather who specializes in internal medicine.


New York to Offer Free Tuition at Four-Year Public Universities

Posted: 10 Apr 2017 03:37 PM PDT

New York to Offer Free Tuition at Four-Year Public UniversitiesHundreds of thousands of New York residents mulling the idea of going to college at a public university could soon enroll for free, as the state's lawmakers passed a budget over the weekend that ...


Symantec attributes 40 cyber attacks to CIA-linked hacking tools

Posted: 10 Apr 2017 06:45 AM PDT

Symantec attributes 40 cyber attacks to CIA-linked hacking toolsBy Joseph Menn SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Past cyber attacks on scores of organizations around the world were conducted with top-secret hacking tools that were exposed recently by the Web publisher Wikileaks, the security researcher Symantec Corp said on Monday. The files posted by WikiLeaks appear to show internal CIA discussions of various tools for hacking into phones, computers and other electronic gear, along with programming code for some of them, and multiple people familiar with the matter have told Reuters that the documents came from the CIA or its contractors. Symantec said it had connected at least 40 attacks in 16 countries to the tools obtained by WikiLeaks, though it followed company policy by not formally blaming the CIA.     The CIA has not confirmed the Wikileaks documents are genuine.


Casey Anthony Still In Spotlight Years After Murder Trial

Posted: 10 Apr 2017 08:20 AM PDT

Casey Anthony Still In Spotlight Years After Murder TrialAnthony was acquitted of murdering her 2-year-old daughter in 2011, but the "world's most hated mom" is still capturing the public's attention.


Niger troops kill 57 Boko Haram fighters: security sources

Posted: 10 Apr 2017 11:12 AM PDT

Niger troops kill 57 Boko Haram fighters: security sourcesNiger troops have killed 57 Boko Haram jihadists during fighting in the southeast Niger, a security source told AFP Monday. The Boko Haram fighters were "clearly well-trained and certainly well informed about our positions," the source said. The fighting took place in Gueskerou, a village in the West African country's southeastern region of Diffa bordering Nigeria, from where a bloody uprising by Boko Haram fighters has spilled over.


Tillerson's Russia trip highlights emergence from shadows

Posted: 09 Apr 2017 06:57 PM PDT

Tillerson's Russia trip highlights emergence from shadowsWASHINGTON (AP) — Criticized for his low-profile diplomacy, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is emerging from the shadows with a leading public role in shaping and explaining the Trump administration's missile strikes in Syria. And, he's set for an even higher-profile mission, heading to Moscow under the twin clouds of Russia's U.S. election meddling and its possible support for a Syrian chemical weapons attack.


Captured Mexican governor could be extradited to U.S. or Mexico

Posted: 10 Apr 2017 08:21 PM PDT

Captured Mexican governor could be extradited to U.S. or MexicoA former state governor for Mexico's ruling party arrested in Italy at the weekend could be extradited to his homeland or the United States, where he faces a string of criminal charges linked to drug trafficking, authorities said on Monday. Tomas Yarrington, a former governor of Tamaulipas state for the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), was accused in 2013 by a federal grand jury in Texas of taking millions of dollars in bribes from the Gulf Cartel and other traffickers. Yarrington is also wanted on trafficking charges in Mexico, where his lengthy avoidance of capture led to frequent opposition accusations that President Enrique Pena Nieto's government was not trying hard to catch the former PRI grandee.


7 Reasons to Work Part Time in Retirement

Posted: 10 Apr 2017 07:15 AM PDT

7 Reasons to Work Part Time in RetirementThe financial benefits of a part-time job in retirement are obvious. If you do most of your socializing with colleagues at work, you might find retirement to be isolating. A part-time job will give you new co-workers, customers or clients to chat with.


Doctor Dragged Off United Flight Earned $234K From Professional Poker

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 10:10 AM PDT

Doctor Dragged Off United Flight Earned $234K From Professional PokerDr. David Dao started playing poker professionally after his medical license was suspended.


Space station crew touches down: NASA astronaut and Russian cosmonauts return to Earth

Posted: 10 Apr 2017 10:17 AM PDT

Space station crew touches down: NASA astronaut and Russian cosmonauts return to EarthThree astronauts from the International Space Station have successfully landed in the steppes of Kazakhstan — two from Russia and one from the United States.


AT&T just made a $1.25 billion bet on 5G

Posted: 10 Apr 2017 05:30 PM PDT

AT&T just made a $1.25 billion bet on 5G

5G connectivity is coming, which is good news for anyone who's ever wanted to stream multiple things in 4K while sitting in a treehouse. All the major mobile companies are currently jockeying for position as to who gets to post "First!" in the comments section, and AT&T just put the stakes up.

AT&T spent $1.25 billion to acquire Straight Path Communications, a company that holds significant wireless spectrum that could be used for 5G. AT&T made the deal using all stock, meaning it hasn't had to deplete cash reserves, but don't let that fool you: this is a significant investment in wireless technology for the company.

The spectrum Straight Path holds is millimeter wave-band, which is widely viewed as being critical for delivering gigabit speeds for 5G. For the wireless carriers, 5G opens up the potential to replace cable companies as the major supplier of home internet. While digging up streets to install fiber lines is expensive, time-consuming, and lends itself to regional monopolies, using wireless connections to get internet to the home has major promise.

Google has reportedly already begun testing wireless transmission in place of its Google Fiber home internet service, and it's definitely on everyone's mind. 5G would undoubtedly be a big upgrade over 4G for wireless devices, and that's where the initial focus will be. But if carriers can build out networks that are big and stable enough, it's a lot more than just wireless plans that will be on the line.


Man Discovers $2.4 Million in Gold in Ex-Army Tank

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 11:03 AM PDT

Man Discovers $2.4 Million in Gold in Ex-Army TankThe ex-Iraqi Army tank was hiding a surprise in its diesel fuel tanks.


Cafeteria duty and other junior justice firsts Neil Gorsuch will experience

Posted: 10 Apr 2017 09:35 AM PDT

Cafeteria duty and other junior justice firsts Neil Gorsuch will experienceABC News' Terry Moran describes the early days of a Supreme Court justice's tenure.


New Venezuela clashes, US voices 'grave concern'

Posted: 10 Apr 2017 08:15 PM PDT

New Venezuela clashes, US voices 'grave concern'Venezuela erupted Monday in a fifth day of violent protests against President Nicolas Maduro as the United States voiced "grave concern" over moves to stifle one of his main opponents. In the latest clashes in the once-booming oil exporter, riot police in Caracas fired tear gas at stone-throwing demonstrators -- whose leaders vowed not to let up the pressure on Maduro. The streets of Caracas and several other Venezuelan cities have seen running battles in recent days as protesters have rallied demanding elections.


The Latest: Trump talks Syria with British, German leaders

Posted: 10 Apr 2017 04:19 PM PDT

The Latest: Trump talks Syria with British, German leadersWASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on U.S. air strikes on Syria (all times EDT):


Illinois judge fatally shot outside Chicago home: police

Posted: 10 Apr 2017 03:40 PM PDT

Illinois judge fatally shot outside Chicago home: policeAn Illinois judge was shot and killed outside his Chicago home on Monday morning and a woman was injured in the incident, police said. Police found Raymond Myles, 66, shot multiple times when they responded to a report of gunfire at the address on the city's South Side, according to Anthony Guglielmi, a spokesman for the Chicago Police Department. Myles was an associate judge in Cook County Circuit Court's Criminal Division, according to the court's website.


Woman Speaks Out Against Brother Who Raped Her as a Child

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 01:51 PM PDT

Woman Speaks Out Against Brother Who Raped Her as a ChildKathryn Bailey, 23, tearfully opened up about the impact of years of abuse at the hands of her brother.


United Airlines finally apologizes, as image takes beating

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 02:37 PM PDT

United Airlines finally apologizes, as image takes beatingThe chief executive of embattled United Airlines unequivocally apologized Tuesday for an incident in which a passenger was dragged off a plane, and promised a thorough review of the airline's practices. In images now seen around the world, a passenger was forcefully removed and bloodied in the process -- the entire event captured on video by passengers and posted on social media. The 69-year-old passenger had refused to be "bumped" off the overbooked flight -- an airline practice that has come under increased scrutiny since the incident.


Is April The Giraffe In Labor?

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 07:39 AM PDT

Is April The Giraffe In Labor?If April is outside during her active labor, viewers might not be able to see her give birth.


This Mom Gave Birth to a Nearly 14-Pound Baby — *Without* An Epidural

Posted: 10 Apr 2017 12:41 PM PDT

This Mom Gave Birth to a Nearly 14-Pound Baby — *Without* An Epidural"I dreamed of a little fat baby. I've always wanted a little fat baby and I've got a big one!"


Five Things You Probably Didn't Know About the 2017 Toyota 86

Posted: 10 Apr 2017 12:42 PM PDT

Five Things You Probably Didn't Know About the 2017 Toyota 86We already know the 86 a blast to drive, but there's a few things you probably wouldn't be aware of unless you actually get behind the wheel.


Beijing offers cash rewards to unearth foreign spies

Posted: 10 Apr 2017 02:44 AM PDT

Beijing offers cash rewards to unearth foreign spiesChina's capital is stepping up a campaign against foreign espionage from Monday, offering rewards ranging from $1,500 to $73,000 to citizens who blow the whistle on suspected spies, state media said. Since taking office in 2013, President Xi Jinping has overseen a raft of laws and campaigns to secure China's national security against both domestic and foreign threats. The "pressing" need for new measures to guard against foreign spies is an unfortunate side-effect of China's reform and opening up to the world, the official Beijing Daily newspaper said.


Israel shuts Egypt border after terror warning Passover eve

Posted: 10 Apr 2017 05:54 AM PDT

Israel shuts Egypt border after terror warning Passover eveJERUSALEM (AP) — Israel closed its Taba border crossing to the Sinai peninsula on Monday following warnings by its anti-terrorism office of an "imminent" militant attack there and urged its citizens to leave Egypt hours before the start of the Passover holiday, when Sinai is a popular destination for many secular Israelis.


AP FACT CHECK: Overlooking doubts on Syria chemical weapons

Posted: 10 Apr 2017 11:28 AM PDT

AP FACT CHECK: Overlooking doubts on Syria chemical weaponsWASHINGTON (AP) — In defending President Barack Obama's decision not to enforce his chemical weapons "red line" against Syria in 2013, Obama and other former officials repeatedly pointed to a U.S.-Russia agreement to remove Syrian stockpiles as proof that the president got results without resorting to a military response.


Dog finds the perfect sunny day companion and it's not what you'd expect

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 03:26 AM PDT

Dog finds the perfect sunny day companion and it's not what you'd expectThere's nothing quite like basking in the warmth of the first sunny days of spring. This dog in London knew exactly how to make the most of the weather with the help of his leafy friend. SEE ALSO: Extremely excited dog adorably fails his Crufts agility competition A woman passing by London Fields saw the coned doggy sitting on his front steps opposite a massive dog shaped topiary. She snapped the adorable image and shared it with Dogspotting on Twitter. Spot by Kim Walker at London Fields · London, United Kingdom'dad..?' (cone boy has a leafy companion)#dogspotting #dogsoftwitterENHANCE! pic.twitter.com/L6bEEJCKzO — Dogspotting (@DogspottingOrg) April 9, 2017 Sitting so contentedly with his shrub friend. Image: Twitter/@dogspottingWere he not snapped mid-blink, we're certain he would be staring lovingly at the bush canine. Image: Twitter/@dogspottingThis dog — who seems to be recovering from some sort of procedure — found a great rest day companion. WATCH: Rogue deer tackles innocent man in a parking lot


Aspiring Rapper Eats $621 Worth of Seafood, Then Jumps in the Sea to Beat the Check: Cops

Posted: 10 Apr 2017 08:34 AM PDT

Aspiring Rapper Eats $621 Worth of Seafood, Then Jumps in the Sea to Beat the Check: CopsTerry Peck, 33, allegedly ate two lobsters, 17 oyster shooters, a baby octopus, and several beers at the seaside eatery.


10 most endangered rivers in the United States for 2017

Posted: 10 Apr 2017 09:02 PM PDT

10 most endangered rivers in the United States for 2017American Rivers compiled a list of the 10 most endangered rivers in the United States for 2017. Threats range from water demand and global warming to fracking and open-pit sulfide mining. The organization is calling upon the Trump administration and Congress to prioritize and support innovative water management solutions to help protect rivers and clean water, calling it one of the most important conservation issues of our time.


Spicer on United Airlines incident: ‘I don’t think anyone looks at that video and isn’t a little disturbed’

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 11:27 AM PDT

Spicer on United Airlines incident: 'I don't think anyone looks at that video and isn't a little disturbed'On April 11, White House press secretary Sean Spicer discussed the video of a United Airlines passenger being forcibly removed from a flight on Sunday evening. Spicer said, "I don't think anyone looks at that video and isn't a little disturbed that another human being is treated that way."


Indian News Anchor Learns Of Husband’s Death During Live Report

Posted: 10 Apr 2017 02:09 PM PDT

Indian News Anchor Learns Of Husband's Death During Live ReportNews anchor Supreet Kaur continued to broadcast the news after learning her husband had died in a fatal car crash.


OnePlus 5 Could Give Galaxy S8 a Run for Its Money

Posted: 10 Apr 2017 03:26 PM PDT

OnePlus 5 Could Give Galaxy S8 a Run for Its MoneyThe OnePlus 3T is the best unlocked phone available for less than $500. As spotted by BGR, Chinese site PCPop reports that OnePlus will go with an expanded screen on the OnePlus 5 that all but eliminates the front bezel on the phone. PCPop's report says that the forthcoming OnePlus 5 will have a 5.5-inch display, which is the same size as the current OnePlus 3T.


Toshiba will do utmost to avoid Tokyo delisting - CEO

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 03:48 AM PDT

Toshiba will do utmost to avoid Tokyo delisting - CEOJapan's Toshiba Corp will make every effort to avoid being delisted by the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), the company's CEO said on Tuesday, after releasing delayed third-quarter results with a disclaimer from its auditor. "The decision on any delisting is for the stock exchange to make," Satoshi Tsunakawa said at a press briefing in Tokyo. Such a disclaimer is one of several criteria the TSE can use to justify removing companies from the bourse.


Pulitzer Prizes honor US election coverage

Posted: 10 Apr 2017 03:48 PM PDT

Pulitzer Prizes honor US election coverageThe Pulitzer Prizes, the most prestigious awards in US journalism, on Monday honored work that challenged President Donald Trump during the country's divisive election campaign and delivered a passionate defense of a free press. The 101th edition of the awards, announced at Columbia University in New York, came with the US news media under asault from the White House for peddling "fake news" critical of the administration, and after the press took a bashing for failure to predict Trump's election.


Official: Russia knew Syrian chemical attack was coming

Posted: 10 Apr 2017 11:05 PM PDT

Official: Russia knew Syrian chemical attack was comingWASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has made a preliminary conclusion that Russia knew in advance of Syria's chemical weapons attack last week, but has no proof of Moscow's involvement, a senior U.S. official said Monday.


Mom Finally Has Miracle Baby, 13 Years After Her 2 Children Were Murdered

Posted: 10 Apr 2017 02:19 PM PDT

Mom Finally Has Miracle Baby, 13 Years After Her 2 Children Were MurderedErin Weaver's children died and she was badly burned when her estranged boyfriend set her on fire in 2003.


4 Design Tips Straight From The 'Flip Or Flop' Kitchen Makeovers

Posted: 10 Apr 2017 12:31 PM PDT

4 Design Tips Straight From The 'Flip Or Flop' Kitchen MakeoversTarek and Christina hung what in a kitchen?!


Scientists are going to drill deeper into the Earth than ever before

Posted: 10 Apr 2017 02:34 PM PDT

Scientists are going to drill deeper into the Earth than ever before

It might come as a bit of a surprise, considering we walk around on it all day long, but science hasn't really ever seen fit to find out what's inside of our planet. Thanks to volcanic eruptions we know it's a molten mix of various elements, with the pressure of gravity having turned it into an extremely hot liquid stew, but what exactly it is made of has remained a mystery simply because nobody has ever had the right combination of funding and technology to actually drill deep enough to make a solid conclusion. By 2030, Japan wants to be the first to do it, by digging deeper into Earth than anyone ever has before.

The plan, cooked up by the Japanese Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology — JAMSTEC for short — is to send an extremely long drill rig down through the depths of the ocean and straight through the crust. The drill will splash through nearly 2.5 miles of water before hitting rock, at which point it'll still have nearly 4 miles to bore through before it reaches the mantle.

The researchers will use the hole to examine the area between the mantle and the ocean floor to get a better sense of exactly how the crust of our planet formed. Scientists also hope to determine the maximum depth into the crust at which microbial life continues to exist, and to take samples of the mantle in order to figure out its composition.

The expedition will be carried out by Japan's deep sea drilling rig called Chikyu, and JAMSTEC plans to start the extremely pricey project — it'll cost over half a billion dollars — by 2030 at the absolute latest.


Bill O’Reilly Compares BLM Protesters To Nazis

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 10:41 AM PDT

Bill O'Reilly Compares BLM Protesters To NazisThis isn't the first time Fox News' host Bill O'Reilly has compared the Black Lives Matter movement to the Nazis.


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