| Pres. Trump Says U.S. Must Move Beyond Election Controversy Posted: 09 Jul 2017 08:31 AM PDT  In a Sunday tweetstorm, the president said he had expressed his opinion to Russian President Vladimir Putin on allegations regarding Russia's interference in the 2016 U.S. election but that it was now time to move on.
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| Australian reporter tears into Trump’s performance at G-20 Posted: 09 Jul 2017 10:35 AM PDT  "Donald Trump has pressed fast-forward on the decline of the United States as a global leader. He managed to isolate his nation, to confuse and alienate his allies and to diminish America."
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| Full Graham Interview: On Russia, Trump 'Has a Blind Spot' Posted: 08 Jul 2017 11:14 PM PDT  Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) joins Meet the Press for an exclusive interview and says that "when it comes to Russia, I am dumbfounded" about the president's behavior.
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| Aerial videos capture terrifying wildfires scorching California Posted: 09 Jul 2017 10:35 AM PDT  Menacing red-orange flames and towering plumes of smoke smothered parts of California this weekend amid record-breaking heat and bone-dry gusts. Firefighters and scientists filmed the latest rash of Western wildfires from helicopters, drones, and stationary cameras, offering smoldering views. Dozens of structures have been destroyed and thousands of people fled their homes, though no deaths have been reported. SEE ALSO: Summers in Madrid could be as hot as those in Erbil, Iraq by 2100, research shows A riveting timelapse posted on Sunday shows the Whittier Fire roaring across the Santa Ynes mountains in Southern California. Videos taken on Saturday evening from the Oroville Dam in Northern California showed the ebb and flow of the Wall Fire in Butte County, which has so far scorched 4,400 acres. About 5,000 firefighters are now battling 14 large wildfires throughout the Golden State. In Southern California, wildfires burned amid record-setting heat. Downtown Los Angeles saw a high of 98 degrees on Saturday, beating out the 131-year record of 95 degrees set in 1886, according to the National Weather Service. To make matters worse, about 140,000 city residents suffered through the heat wave without air-conditioning late Saturday after an electrical receiving station exploded and caught on fire in the Northridge neighborhood. DWP plant #fire in #Northridge. The northridge mall has no power. pic.twitter.com/6Bx2JeV06o — Logan Byrnes (@LoganByrnes) July 9, 2017 Meanwhile, north of the city in San Luis Obispo County, the Alamo Fire ballooned overnight to encompass more than 24,000 acres, making it the largest fire currently burning in California, fire officials said Sunday. Operations continue on the #alamofire West of Tepesquet Canyon. #fire firefighters #fireseason #santamaria #biennacido #iaff #cpf A post shared by @santabarbaracountyfirefighters on Jul 8, 2017 at 2:17pm PDT #AlamoFire [update] off Hwy 166, near Twitchell Reservoir (San Luis Obispo Co) is now 19,000 acres & 10% contained. https://t.co/3KR0HM0UMK pic.twitter.com/KfA7fP27BU — CAL FIRE (@CAL_FIRE) July 8, 2017 The Whittier Fire, currently the third-largest wildfire, barreled over more than 5,000 acres, engulfing mountain peaks within the Los Padres National Forest. Flames and smoke temporarily prevented some 80 people — mostly children — from being evacuated from their campsite on Saturday, authorities said. The blaze "has real potential for growth" because the area hasn't burned in around seven decades, Andrew Madsen, the national forest public affairs officer, told NBC News . Vegetation Fire-#WhittierFire- A US Forest Service firefighter surveys flames as they continue to burn along Highway 154 near Cachuma Lake. pic.twitter.com/BXDbYKcJUt — SBCFireInfo (@EliasonMike) July 9, 2017 Wildfires are scorching California even as the state recovers from five years of severe drought. Record rainfall and snowpack in parts of the state earlier this year delayed the state of the wildfire season in some places. But it also led to explosive growth of vegetation, which could fuel future fires, the Associated Press noted. Firefighters battle a wildfire as it threatens to jump a road near Oroville, California, on July 8, 2017.Image: AP/REX/ShutterstockWhile blazes are often sparked by careless campers or arsonists, they're also striking more frequently, and burning for longer periods of time, due in part to human-caused climate change. As average temperatures rise, heat waves strike and rainfall disappears, the soil and plants are drying out faster, raising the long-term risk of wildfires, scientists say. WATCH: Firefighters in Dubai are using jetpacks to put out fires
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| Soldier charged with slayings of wife, New York trooper Posted: 10 Jul 2017 08:19 AM PDT  THERESA, N.Y. (AP) — An Army soldier killed his wife and a state police trooper who had responded to reports of shots fired at the couple's rural upstate property, authorities said Monday.
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| Lawmakers Asking Questions After String of Recent Deaths Tied Posted: 09 Jul 2017 08:36 AM PDT  Eliza Sears lost her son Caleb after he was put under general anesthesia to have an extra tooth removed. His death is one of many that has lawmakers asking questions and demanding answers.
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| Seth Rich's Family Speaks Out On First Death Anniversary Posted: 10 Jul 2017 01:42 AM PDT  In May, conspiracy theory surrounding Rich's death re-surfaced after hacker Kim Dotcom said the DNC staffer was a Wikileaks source.
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| Qatar seeks 'siege' compensation for firms, citizens Posted: 09 Jul 2017 04:28 AM PDT  Qatar on Sunday announced it was establishing a committee to pursue compensation claims potentially worth billions of dollars over the country's "blockade" by Gulf states. Attorney General Ali bin Fetais al-Marri said the Compensation Claims Committee would deal with cases including major companies, such as Qatar Airways, and individual Qatari students who have been expelled from the countries where they were studying. "This committee will receive all claims, whether from the public sector, private sector or individuals," Marri told journalists at a press conference in Doha.
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| John McCain Fears GOP Health Care Bill Is 'Going to Fail' Posted: 09 Jul 2017 11:09 AM PDT  At least five Republicans have said they would oppose the bill
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| Obamacare should be repealed without a replacement plan, Ted Cruz tells Donald Trump Posted: 09 Jul 2017 10:30 AM PDT  A man who was one one of the staunchest critics of Donald Trump on the 2016 campaign trail says that he agrees with the President that Congress should repeal the Affordable Care Act without a replacement plan if needed. Texas Senator Ted Cruz made the statement on ABC's This Week with George Stephanopoulos, during a busy morning for the Republican who hit several Sunday programmes to talk about health care policy. "If we can't get this done right now, I agree with the President," Mr Cruz, who has emerged as one of the leading negotiators during the Republican effort to repeal and replace Obama care, said.
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| Amelia Earhart mystery: Forensic dogs scent human remains on remote Pacific island Posted: 10 Jul 2017 01:32 AM PDT  Four dogs trained to detect the scent of human bones have located a site on a remote Pacific atoll where Amelia Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, may have died on their ill-fated attempt to circumnavigate the globe in 1937. The four border collies were taken to Nikumaroro, part of the Republic of Kiribati, as part of the latest expedition to the atoll by The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery (TIGHAR) and the National Geographic Society. TIGHAR believes Ms Earhart managed to land on Nikumaroro - which was at the time an uninhabited British territory known as Gardner Island - but soon succumbed to hunger, thirst or illness. Amelia Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, vanished on their ill-fated attempt to circumnavigate the globe in 1937. The Delaware-based organisation has carried out numerous visits to the island and discovered some compelling indications that Ms Earhart's Lockheed Electra landed there after being unable to find Howland Island, its intended target. That evidence included aluminium skin from an aircraft, plexiglass from a cockpit, a zip made in Pennsylvania in the mid-1930s, a broken pocket knife of the same brand that was listed in an inventory of Ms Earhart's aircraft and the remains of a 1930s woman's compact. Amelia Earhart - Jaluit Atoll The theory is supported by British colonial records in Fiji reporting the discovery of the partial skeleton of a castaway who perished shortly before the island was settled in 1938. The bones were found in the shade of a tree in a part of the island that fits the description of the encampment that TIGHAR has been excavating. The site is dotted with the remains of small fires on which meals of birds, fish, turtle and even rat were cooked. In an attempt to locate conclusive evidence, such as a bone or DNA, forensic dogs were brought to the island for the latest search, with all four dogs independently sitting at the bases of a tree at the castaways' site and locking eyes with their handler - the way they are taught to "alert" for the scent of human remains. Amelia Earhart, Fred Noonan Scientists say the dogs are able to detect the odour of human bones long after the bones have decomposed and subsequent excavation of the site did not recover human remains. Instead, archaeologists have recovered soil samples from different depths and will submit the samples to a laboratory in Germany that specialises in extracting DNA. Amelia Earhart final flight map Researchers told National Geographic magazine that DNA from Neanderthals has been extracted from soil in a cave in France, although "the odds of securing DNA from a tropical environment like Nikumaroro are very long". The TIGHAR expedition has coincided with the airing of a documentary on The History Channel in the US that claims a photo discovered in US archives proves that Ms Earhart and Mr Noonan were captured by the Japanese and transported to Jaluit in the Marshall Islands. The theory adds that they were both later executed. This 1937 photo shows Amelia Earhart before takeoff in Miami for an attempted round-the-world flight. Les Kinney, a long-time proponent of the theory that Ms Earhart and Mr Noonan were on a spying mission for the US government shortly before the outbreak of World War II, told the Associated Press the image shows Ms Earhart sitting on a sea wall with her back to the camera, Mr Noonan standing with a group of islanders and a Japanese survey ship identified as the Koshu towing a barge carrying the Electra. TIGHAR researchers say they have been aware of the photo for several years but have discounted it for a number of reasons. Documentary argues Amelia Earhart was captured by the Japanese military 02:47 The person identified as Ms Earhart in the grainy picture has hair much longer than when she took off on the final leg of her journey, they claim, while the image used to corroborate the suggestion that the man is Noonan has been horizontally reversed, meaning that his distinctive parting and hairline no longer match. TIGHAR also points out that the ship is too small to be the Koshu and that what Mr Kinney claims is the aircraft on a barge "is just an indistinct blob". It has also been pointed out that the photograph is marked as being taken in 1940, three years after Ms Earhart's disappearance. Profile | Amelia Earhart
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| Palestinian tries to run down, stab Israeli soldiers, shot dead: army Posted: 10 Jul 2017 06:33 AM PDT  A Palestinian driver who tried on Monday to run down and then stab Israeli soldiers near a settlement in the occupied West Bank was shot dead by the troops, the Israeli military said. A wave of Palestinian street attacks that began in 2015 has slowed but has not stopped. Israel says at least 173 of those killed were carrying out attacks while others died in clashes and protests.
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| Teens Help Rescue Baby Girl After Coming Across Car Crash That Killed Her Mother Posted: 09 Jul 2017 01:42 PM PDT  Hunter Hasenjaeger, 16, and Collin Barry, 17, were on their way home from a friend's house when they came upon a devastating collision.
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| Wildfires rage in sweltering California Posted: 10 Jul 2017 05:48 AM PDT ![Wildfires rage in sweltering California]( "Wildfires rage in sweltering California") Wildfires roared Sunday across much of California, forcing thousands to evacuate homes as the most populous US state sweltered in record heat and flames menaced thousands of structures.
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| 2 dead in Salisbury shooting; off-duty trooper fires shots Posted: 09 Jul 2017 11:51 AM PDT ![2 dead in Salisbury shooting; off-duty trooper fires shots]( "2 dead in Salisbury shooting; off-duty trooper fires shots") SALISBURY, Md. (AP) — Police say two men are dead after a gunfight in which an off-duty Maryland state trooper intervened and fired shots.
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| ‘If Not Us, Who’s Going to Do It?’ Parents Fight for Fraternity Changes After Son's Penn State Hazing Death Posted: 10 Jul 2017 02:00 AM PDT  "If not us, who's going to do it? We're going to wait for another tragedy?"
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| KKK marchers in Virginia town met by throngs of counter-protesters Posted: 08 Jul 2017 02:28 PM PDT  Supporters of the white supremacist Ku Klux Klan marched in Charlottesville, Virginia on Saturday to protest the planned removal of a statue of General Robert E. Lee, who oversaw Confederate forces in the US Civil War. The Klan marchers were met by hundreds of jeering counter-protesters in this quiet university town, where the protest by the notorious white power group was authorized by officials in Virginia on free speech grounds. As the demonstration got underway, dozens of marchers -- some carrying Confederate flags, a few in the distinctive white hood worn by Klan members -- paraded past hundreds of people shouting "racists go home!" and other chants.
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| Top US envoy Nikki Haley says 'everybody knows' Putin meddled in our elections but Trump told him ‘cut it out’ Posted: 08 Jul 2017 01:35 PM PDT  One of America's most senior diplomats has said "everybody knows" Russia meddled in the election in the US - and in others around the world. Speaking in Warsaw, a day before his much-anticipated meeting with Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump had appeared somewhat uncertain on the issue. "I think it very well could be Russia but I think it could very well have been other countries," he said, speaking at a press conference with Polish President Andrzej Duda.
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| Cambodian temple site gets UNESCO world heritage status Posted: 09 Jul 2017 04:27 AM PDT  The U.N. cultural organization added an ancient temple site in Cambodia to its world heritage list, the government said on Sunday, bringing the number of heritage sites in the Southeast Asian country to three. Sambor Prei Kuk, or "temple in the richness of the forest" in the Khmer language, located 206 km (128 miles) north of the capital Phnom Penh, is home to numerous temples, ten of which are octagonal. "Some of these elements, including lintels, pediments and colonnades, are true masterpieces," UNESCO said on its website.
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| Amazon Prime Day 2017: Predictions on TV deals Posted: 10 Jul 2017 01:16 AM PDT  Bargain-hunters, the time has come. Online retail giant Amazon has announced details of its 2017 Prime Day sales event, once again only open to consumers who have signed up to its £79-a-year subscription service. Beginning on Monday July 10 at 6pm, shoppers in 13 countries around the globe will have 30-hours instead of the usual 24 to pick up thousands of deals, including on TVs. You'll have to be quick though - there will be many new deals as often as every five minutes. While innovations such as 3D television have failed to take off, manufacturers are now widely adopting 4K, leaving many of us asking if it is time for an upgrade. If you're one of them - now is the time to buy. The best 4K TVs you can buy Amazon Prime Day countdown What is Amazon Prime exactly? The service offers faster delivery on thousands of items and access to Amazon's video streaming, eBook rental and early access to discounts. The best TV shows on Amazon Prime How to get the best deals Last year, there were two different types of deals: Lightning Deals, which ran for a fixed period of time with a finite number available, and Deals of the Day, which ran for the entire 24 hours. To avoid missing out on deals, you can add them to a watchlist ahead of time and activate notifications on the Amazon smartphone app when they go live. Amazon has not yet announced a list of opening deals, although all members can pick up a host of daily deals from the website. In the run up to the day, Amazon is also offering Prime members certain deals. The first is a trial of Amazon Music Unlimited, its music streaming service, which is £0.99 for four months. There will also be the chance for members to save up to 40 per cent on a Kindle Unlimited membership, while between July 3 - August 6 members can save up to 25 per cent with vouchers on everyday essentials from the Prime Pantry. Jargon buster | Buying a television What TV deals can I expect? It's too early to tell exactly what TV deals will be on offer - but check back here nearer the time for a run-down of items with the best discounts. To give you an idea, last year shoppers saw discounts of around 40 per cent on big name TVs, including 4K, 3D and curved models as well as projectors and other TV-related gadgets. The Eternity 22-Inch HD LED TV, for example, was on sale for £99.99 - 41 per cent off the usual price, while the 32-inch version was on sale for £129.99 Meanwhile, there were lightning deals on several sets including the Sony Bravia 40-inch HD Smart TV, which had 28 per cent off at £329, while the 48-inch version sold for £399. Best TV deals on Amazon Prime Day 2016 Did you know? The first Prime Day was held on July 15 2015, the anniversary of the founding of Amazon by chief executive Jeff Bezos. Amazon Prime Day grid Best technology you can buy grid
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| 6 Ways To Reduce Dementia Risk Posted: 09 Jul 2017 05:27 AM PDT  Dementia is thought of as an inevitable part of growing older, but it doesn't have to be.
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| Man Proposes While Being Arrested, Girlfriend Says Yes Posted: 09 Jul 2017 01:11 PM PDT  It's not clear whether he's been released.
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| Graft probe of Pakistan PM finds wealth 'disparity' Posted: 10 Jul 2017 08:49 AM PDT  ISLAMABAD (AP) — An official investigation into corruption allegations against Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his family has found a "significant disparity" between their declared wealth and known sources of income.
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| Dying "Mother Ganga": India's holy river succumbs to pollution Posted: 10 Jul 2017 04:44 AM PDT  By Danish Siddiqui DEVPRAYAG/VARANASI/SAGAR ISLAND, India (Reuters) - India's holy Ganges begins as a crystal clear river high in the icy Himalayas but pollution and excessive usage transforms it into toxic sludge on its journey through burgeoning cities, industrial hubs and past millions of devotees. Lokesh Sharma, a 19-year-old priest in Devprayag, a small hill town where two rivers converge to form the Ganges, is his family's fourth generation to lead riverbank prayers. Devprayag is a heaven for me.
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| Lopez release raises hopes for talks in Venezuela Posted: 09 Jul 2017 10:18 PM PDT  Venezuela hit its 100th day of anti-government protests Sunday, amid uncertainty over whether the release from prison a day earlier of prominent political prisoner Leopoldo Lopez might open the way to negotiations to defuse the profound crisis gripping the country. Lopez was placed under house arrest immediately after his surprise release from a military prison.
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| Tesla Model 3 production gets underway Posted: 10 Jul 2017 01:23 AM PDT  Whether Tesla is about to change the face of the motor industry by making electric cars truly mainstream, or whether it's just a car company that's extremely good at creating publicity remains to be seen. What isn't in dispute though is the fact the first of its new affordable Model 3 electric cars has finally rolled off the production line, and images of this hugely significant event have been tweeted to the world by the company's CEO, Elon Musk. The Model 3 is the fourth vehicle to be launched by Tesla and the third that's now currently in production as it joins the considerably less affordable Model S and Model X. Model 3 sits below the Model S in the Tesla lineup and is designed to be a mass-market EV that fits into the price range where people are currently buying electric cars, and can represent an opportunity for more people to buy into the Tesla brand.
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| Behold: A sneak peek as some of Amazon’s best Prime Day 2017 deals Posted: 10 Jul 2017 04:45 AM PDT 
Everyone knows that Prime Day 2017 is coming, and over the weekend we shared a few lead-up deals that blew people away. On Monday morning, however, Amazon gave the world its first real taste of what to expect from the retailer's massive Prime Day 2017 shopping event and, long story short, the deals look absolutely amazing. We've got an unheard of 50% off sale on the Amazon Echo, which drops the price to an all-time low of $89.99. We've got $15 off the Echo Dot, $30 off the Kindle Paperwhite, and $50 off the August Smart Lock, which is one of our favorites. Here's a small taste of what's in store for us on Prime Day, which begins tonight at 9:00 PM ET: - Save 50% on Amazon Echo, only $89.99
- Save $15 on Echo Dot, only $34.99
- Save $30 on Kindle Paperwhite, only $89.99
- Save $40 on Fire HD 8 Kids Edition, only $89.99
- Fire 7, our best-selling tablet, only $29.99
- Prime members who haven't yet tried Amazon Music Unlimited can add four months of the full catalog streaming service for just $0.99 when buying Echo devices, Fire TV streaming media players or Fire tablets
- Save $75 on Echo Show and Arlo Security Camera bundle
- Save 30% on Echo Dot and TP-Link Smart Plug bundle
- Save $50 on August Smart Lock
- Echo Dot and Sony XB10 bundle, under $70
- Save big on Sony XB950B1 Extra Bass Wireless Headphones
- Save 45% on Libratone One Click portable Bluetooth speakers
- Save up to 50% on select video games, consoles and accessories
- Save up to 40% on PC gaming laptops, desktops and accessories
- Save 30% on RepRap Guru 3D Printer
- Save 50% on two-pack of Tile Slim Phone Finders
- Save big on Game of Thrones: The Complete Seasons 1-6 + Digital HD [Blu-ray]
- Save 40-50% on Prime Exclusive clothing, handbags and more
- Save 30% on select clothing, shoes and more for men, women, kids and baby
- Save big on diamond stud earrings – 1 carat diamond stud earrings for 499.99 or ½ carat diamond stud earrings for $239.99
- Save up to 70% on select Samsonite two-piece spinner sets
- Save up to 40% on select furniture, mattresses and rugs
- Save 20% on nursery essentials
- Save $100 on the Bissell Multi Reach Cordless Stick Vacuum
- Save up to 40% on Radio Flyer, Crayola, K'NEX and more
- Save up to 30% on select Under Armour training gear
- Save 30% on select adidas apparel
- Save up to 50% on select Callaway Golf products
- Skywalker Trampolines Jump N' Dunk Trampoline with safety enclosure and basketball hoop, 8-Feet, only $119.99
- Save 30% on the Sportstuff 1030 Adventure Stand Up Paddleboard with accessories
Remember, you'll need to be an Amazon Prime subscriber to take advantage of all the deals available on Prime Day 2017. If you're not already signed up, start a free 30-day Amazon Prime trial and if you decide Prime isn't for you, cancel before the trial is over and you won't pay a penny. Be sure to stick to our Deals hub for info on all of the hottest Prime Day 2017 deals.
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| Parasitic Worm in Walrus Meat Infects 10 People in Alaska Posted: 10 Jul 2017 07:57 AM PDT  Ten people in Alaska were recently infected with what is now a relatively rare parasitic worm that they got from eating walrus meat, according to a new report. All 10 were infected with a parasitic worm called Trichinella, that they likely got from eating undercooked walrus meat. The worm causes an illness called trichinellosis, and people with it may have a range of symptoms, including nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, fatigue and fever, as well as swelling of the face and eyes, aching joints and muscle pains, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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| Decomposing Bodies of 3 Women Found at Farmhouse Posted: 09 Jul 2017 02:19 PM PDT  Police are searching nationwide for the owner of an Idaho farmhouse where the badly decomposing bodies of three slain women were discovered
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| Al-Shabab beheads 9 civilians in attack on Kenya village Posted: 08 Jul 2017 02:46 PM PDT ![Al-Shabab beheads 9 civilians in attack on Kenya village]( "Al-Shabab beheads 9 civilians in attack on Kenya village") NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Al-Shabab extremists from neighboring Somalia beheaded nine civilians in an attack on a village in Kenya's southeast early Saturday, officials said, adding to growing concerns the Islamic militant group has taken up a bloody new strategy.
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| Brexit may never happen, says top Liberal Democrat Cable Posted: 09 Jul 2017 03:56 AM PDT  Britain's scheduled exit from the European Union may never happen because its main political parties are too divided on the issue, said Vince Cable, a veteran lawmaker bidding to lead the fourth largest political party, the Liberal Democrats. Prime Minister Theresa May's failure to win an outright majority in a snap national election last month has cast doubt on her capacity to lead Britain out of the EU, sharpening a debate on what sort of exit deal the government should seek. "I'm beginning to think that Brexit may never happen," Cable told the BBC on Sunday.
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| Donald Trump posts G20 slideshow set to Make America Great Again anthem Posted: 09 Jul 2017 02:51 PM PDT  Donald Trump's trip to Hamburg for the G20 saw Trump frozen out by many of his international partners while he continued to baffle observers with his eagerness to give Russia the benefit of the doubt on election hacking.
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| Tesla’s Model S is far more popular than most other luxury vehicles Posted: 09 Jul 2017 12:01 PM PDT 
Deliveries of Tesla's Model S and Model X during the second quarter of 2017 weren't as strong as some analysts were anticipating, with the company announcing that it delivered 22,000 vehicles over the last three months. The figure was a tad lower than the 25,000 vehicles Tesla delivered during the first quarter of 2017. Still, the 22,000 vehicles Tesla delivered during Q2 marked a 53% increase compared to the same quarter a year-ago, an impressive feat no matter how you look at it. What's more, demand for Tesla vehicles during the quarter remained robust, with the company explaining that a production issue involving its 100 kWh battery packs led to delayed deliveries and a delivery figure that was lower than some were hoping for. All told, Tesla during the first half of 2017 delivered 47,100 vehicles, a figure it said it will likely eclipse during the latter half of 2017.
Nonetheless, Goldman Sachs earlier this week downgraded Tesla amidst fears that demand for the company's Model X and Model S may have already peaked. In a note obtained by Business Insider, analyst David Tamberrino writes: We believe the excess production above deliveries, the discontinued 'order rate' metrics, and the company's 2H17 guidance (Model S and Model X deliveries to likely exceed) in combination with the past four quarters of delivery results point to a plateauing of demand for its current products.
In turn, Tamberrino placed a $180 price target on Tesla shares, a uniquely pessimistic projection given that Tesla shares are currently trading in the $300 range. Following Tamberrino's report, shares of Tesla plummeted by more than 50 points. Funny thing is, if we take a look at Model S sales exclusively, a different narrative emerges. As highlighted by Zachary Shahan over at Clean Technica, Model S sales are particularly impressive when measured up against other luxury sedans. 
"Another dramatic point from the table and chart above is how far ahead the Model S seems to be," Shahan observes. "Even if you add up Audi A6, Audi A7, and Audi A8 sales, they don't get up to the Tesla Model S sales estimate for 2017. It looks even worse for the old automakers if you add up BMW 7 Series and Mercedes-Benz S-Class sales. Adding up Audi A6 and Mercedes-Benz S-Class sales is the only way to actually get two models to surpass Model S sales." Indeed, the notion that demand for current Tesla vehicles has plateaued seems a bit misplaced. Especially in a field littered with industry veterans, the ability for Tesla to sell more Model S vehicles than more established luxury cars is truly remarkable. And besides, with the Model 3 release looming on the horizon, it stands to reason that Tesla's best days are ahead of it. As a final point, it's worth noting that most Tesla sales shortfalls typically have nothing to do with demand but more to do with Tesla's ability to furnish supply, a good problem that most other automakers would love to have.
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| FDA panel to focus on safety of Novartis gene therapy drug Posted: 10 Jul 2017 06:27 AM PDT  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will ask a panel of advisors to focus on the safety of Novartis AG's experimental gene therapy drug when it meets to review the product on Wednesday. The keenly anticipated preliminary review of the leukemia treatment, posted on the FDA's website on Monday, comes two days ahead of the advisory panel meeting, which will discuss the drug and vote on whether the benefits exceed the risks. If approved, the drug, tisagenlecleucel, would be the first gene therapy to be approved in the United States.
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| Mesmerizing storm clouds Posted: 10 Jul 2017 02:00 AM PDT ![Mesmerizing storm clouds]( "Mesmerizing storm clouds") Mike Olbinski, 42, captured the stunning scenes while storm chasing with a group of friends northeast of Bismarck, N.D.
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| A Man Killed His Stepfather and Then Posted Photos of His Body Online Posted: 09 Jul 2017 07:52 AM PDT  Police say they have arrested a man accused of killing his stepfather and posting photos of the body on social media
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| 3 bodies found in condo parking lot in Mexico resort town Posted: 09 Jul 2017 05:02 PM PDT ![3 bodies found in condo parking lot in Mexico resort town]( "3 bodies found in condo parking lot in Mexico resort town") CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) — Mexican authorities say three people were found shot to death in a car abandoned in the parking lot of a condominium in the hotel zone of Cabo San Lucas.
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| Pakistan summons senior Indian diplomat after Kashmir fire Posted: 09 Jul 2017 06:49 AM PDT  ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan summoned India's deputy high commissioner in Islamabad Sunday after five civilians were killed by "unprovoked" Indian fire across the Line of Control in the disputed Kashmir region. In a separate 'goodwill gesture' it also released scores of Indian fishermen held for illegal fishing in its territorial waters.
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| What Senate Seats Are Up For Grabs In 2018? Posted: 08 Jul 2017 12:28 PM PDT  Chances that Democrats would win back control of the Senate are slim.
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| Jihadists battle Libya forces in 'liberated' Benghazi Posted: 09 Jul 2017 01:21 PM PDT  Jihadists are still battling Libyan forces in Benghazi days after strongman Khalifa Haftar and his self-styled army declared victory in the eastern city, his forces said Sunday. Colonel Miloud Zwei, spokesman for Haftar's Libyan National Army, said the fighting persisted in the district of Soug al-Jarid, located between the central neighbourhoods of Soug al-Hout and Al-Sabri, the jihadists' last strongholds. Zwei said 20 LNA soldiers have been killed by "terrorists" who had been hiding in houses since Haftar on Wednesday announced the "total liberation" of Benghazi.
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| Why Does Coffee Upset My Stomach? Posted: 09 Jul 2017 07:00 AM PDT  For specialty-coffee professionals (that is, baristas and roasters and coffee importers), "acidity" is actually a positive attribute: It's the term used to describe the fruit-like sparkle a certain coffee will have in its flavor profile.
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| First Tesla Model 3 Rolls Off Assembly Line Posted: 09 Jul 2017 10:02 AM PDT  Production of Tesla's first car aimed at a broad market, the Model 3, is under way. CEO Elon Musk said on Twitter Saturday that the first production Model 3 was "built and going through final che...
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