| Pence distances himself from Trump Jr. revelations Posted: 11 Jul 2017 10:32 AM PDT  The vice president earlier denied the Trump campaign had contacted Russians trying to affect the election. Now he's simply "not focused" on such stories.
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| Air Traffic Control Averts Tragedy on Airport Taxiway Posted: 11 Jul 2017 08:47 AM PDT  The FAA is investigating an error that resulted in a close call on a crowded taxiway at San Francisco International airport last Friday.
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| Video Shows Cyclist Slammed SUV Driver in Hit-and-Run Posted: 10 Jul 2017 11:51 AM PDT  A driver in Tennessee is facing charges after crashing into a cyclist and driving away from the scene. The accident was caught on camera by the victim's friend.
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| Deadly military plane crash in rural Mississippi Posted: 11 Jul 2017 06:55 AM PDT ![Deadly military plane crash in rural Mississippi]( "Deadly military plane crash in rural Mississippi") Sixteen service members were killed after a U.S. military transport plane crashed in rural Mississippi on Monday evening, the U.S Marine Corps said on Tuesday.
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| 4 Men Went Missing in Pennsylvania in the Last Week. Here’s What to Know Posted: 11 Jul 2017 05:45 AM PDT  What to know about the men and the investigation
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| Isil leader Baghdadi dead, claims Syrian war monitor Posted: 11 Jul 2017 05:32 AM PDT  Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, leader of Islamic State, is dead, according to a Syrian war monitor. "(We have) confirmed information from leaders, including one of the first rank, in the Islamic State in the eastern countryside of Deir al-Zor," Rami Abdel Rahman, director of the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. "We learned of it today but we do not know when he died or how." Russia's defence ministry said last month that it may have killed Baghdadi when one of its air strikes hit a gathering of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil) commanders on the outskirts of the Syrian city of Raqqa, but the US said it could not corroborate the death and Western and Iraqi officials have been sceptical. Russia said the air strike took place on May 28 and claimed a number of Isil's senior leadership, including Baghdadi, was killed. However they have so far offered no proof. News of his death has not been independently verified by the Telegraph. The Pentagon said in a statement released today that the US has no information to corroborate reports. Baghdadi's death had been announced many times before but the Observatory has a track record of credible reporting on Syria's civil war. Baghdadi declared himself the head of Isil's so-called caliphate, spanning across Syria and Iraq, in the summer of 2014. Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in 60 seconds 01:06 He made his first - and only - appearance from the Grand al-Nouri Mosque in Mosul. The claims of his death came a day after Iraq's prime minister Haider al-Abadi declared the city - one of Isil's most important strongholds - fully liberated from the jihadists. The world's most-wanted man has been rumoured wounded or killed a number of times in the past. The last sign of life he gave was in November last year after Iraqi forces supported by the aerial might of the coalition launched their reconquest of Mosul, the country's second city. Inside Baghdadi's neighbourhood 01:28 In an audio recording, he urged his men to defend Mosul to the bitter end and Iraqi elite forces have gained huge ground but are still battling die-hard jihadists around the Old City. Baghdadi was said to have left Mosul earlier this year and has since been reportedly spotted in various areas near the Syrian-Iraqi border. But his whereabouts were never confirmed. Born Ibrahim al-Samarrai, little is known about the 46-year-old Iraqi. He grew up in a religious family, studied Islamic Theology in Baghdad and joined the Salafi jihadist insurgency in 2003, the year of the US-led invasion of Iraq. He was caught by the Americans who released him about a year later as they considered him then as a civilian rather than a military target. He joined, and then broke away, from al-Qaeda in 2013, two years after the capture and killing of the group's leader Osama bin Laden. With others released from US detention, he went on to found Isil's predecessor, Islamic State of Iraq. Taking advantage of the raging war next door, Baghdadi's group gained a foothold in Syria as well as Iraq. The last sign of life he gave was in November last year after Iraqi forces supported by the aerial might of the coalition launched their reconquest of Mosul, the country's second city. In an audio recording, he urged his men to defend Mosul to the bitter end and Iraqi elite forces have gained huge ground but are still battling die-hard jihadists around the Old City. Baghdadi was said to have left Mosul earlier this year and has since been reportedly spotted in various areas near the Syrian-Iraqi border. But his whereabouts were never confirmed. That low profile - a perfect antithesis to bin Laden - is partly what Baghdadi, who has a $25-million US bounty on his head, had owed his rise as well as his survival to. That low profile - a perfect antithesis to Osama bin Laden - is partly what Baghdadi, who has a $25-million US bounty on his head, had owed his rise as well as his survival to.
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| Nigerian VP meets with ailing President Buhari in London Posted: 12 Jul 2017 12:23 AM PDT  By Felix Onuah ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was in London on Tuesday, spending an hour at the country's High Commission where President Muhammadu Buhari has spent much of the past two months on medical leave. A Reuters reporter saw Osinbajo arrive at Abuja House, the Nigerian High Commission, or embassy, in London, late on Tuesday. Buhari left Abuja on May 7 and handed over power to his deputy, to allay concerns of a void at the top of Africa's biggest economy.
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| How To Survive A Shark Attack Posted: 12 Jul 2017 02:57 AM PDT  While it is prudent to avoid situations where you would have to confront sharks, it is also important to know how to escape when you are actually under attack.
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| Americans, Briton dead in fight for IS-held Raqa: militia Posted: 11 Jul 2017 08:49 AM PDT  Two Americans and a Briton have died fighting alongside Syrian Kurdish forces as they battle to oust the Islamic State group from its Raqa stronghold, the forces said Tuesday. The three men volunteering with the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) appear to be the first foreign volunteers to have died since fighting began inside the northern Syrian city. In a statement on its website, the YPG said Americans Robert Grodt and Nicholas Warden and Briton Luke Rutter were among six "martyrs" on the Raqa front, without saying where exactly they died.
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| The Latest: Ryan on latest with Russia and Trump's son Posted: 12 Jul 2017 07:43 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the controversy surrounding a meeting last summer between Donald Trump Jr. and a Russian lawyer promising damaging information on Hillary Clinton (all times local):
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| Colossal iceberg finally breaks free in Antarctica, and now the real crisis begins Posted: 12 Jul 2017 06:40 AM PDT 
Scientists are the public in general have been keeping a very close eye on the crisis unfolding on the Larsen C ice shelf for months. A massive crack in the shelf has threatened to unleash a state-sized chunk of ice into the ocean for a long time, but a recent increase in the speed of the cracking (called "calving") captured the attention of the world. Well, the massive iceberg finally set itself free, and while this might sound like the end of the saga, the real danger is only just beginning.
The iceberg, which is estimated to weigh around one trillion metric tons, is now loose in the ocean, creating a serious hazard for the shipping industry which will need to keep a very close eye on its progress. It's hard to tell at this point what the chunk of ice will do — whether it will remain in one piece or break into small, potentially even more dangerous icebergs — or where it will go. If the ice heads north towards warmer waters it will obviously increase the speed of its melting, but if it continues to break down into smaller chunks, it could create a very dicey situation for commercial vessels as well as expeditions around the Antarctic peninsula. Researchers have long feared that the icebergs departure could further destabilize the ice shelf it broke off from, possibly accelerating the rate at which additional calving occurs, though it's too early to predict how that will play out.
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| Woman who sexually abused teenager on flight gets eight months house arrest Posted: 11 Jul 2017 03:53 AM PDT  Heidi McKinney, 27, of Banks, declined to make a statement during Monday's sentencing at the federal courthouse in Portland, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported. McKinney, who wrote a letter of apology to the victim, pleaded guilty in March to assault with intent to commit a felony. In addition to home detention, McKinney was sentenced to three years on probation.
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| This Is the First Production Tesla Model 3 Posted: 11 Jul 2017 10:45 AM PDT  Elon Musk delivered on his promise to get the Model 3 into production this summer. Now, Tesla has a lot more to build.
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| 'They have no understanding of brutality of war', says British commander over Amnesty's Mosul 'war crimes' report Posted: 12 Jul 2017 04:14 AM PDT  A senior British commander has hit out at a human rights group's claims the US-led coalition and Iraqi forces used excessive force in the battle to recapture Mosul, calling them "naive and deeply irresponsible". Major General Rupert Jones, the deputy commander of the international anti-Isil coalition, on Wednesday criticised a report published by Amnesty International the day after troops claimed victory over the jihadists as "disrespectful" to the Iraqi government. Amnesty suggested the government and coalition carried out "disproportionate" and "unlawful" attacks in the fight to take back the city. Major General Rupert Jones Credit: MoD via PA The organisation accused the forces of using unnecessarily powerful weapons in Mosul's densely-populated Old City, which they say resulted in "needless loss of civilian lives" and could constitute war crimes. Gen Jones said it is naive to think a city such as Mosul, with a population of 1.75 million, could be liberated without any civilian casualties while fighting an enemy that "lacks all humanity". Amnesty International has accused the Iraqi forces of using excessive force in a civilian area Credit: Getty "It strikes me as being written by people who simply have no understanding of the brutality of warfare. But we should be absolutely clear who were deliberately killing civilians," he added. "It wasn't the government of Iraq, it wasn't the coalition, it was Isis - everybody should be entirely clear what they were doing with the civilians. It went way beyond human shields, they were out and out murdering civilians left, right and centre." A coalition air strike on Mosul, where Isil has used the local population as human shields Credit: AFP The UK has played a leading role in the coalition, striking 750 Isil targets in support of the Iraqi army during the nine-month offensive. Thousands of Iraqi troops are thought to have been killed in the fighting, although the total number across the army may never be known as it does not release casualty figures. Major General Rupert Jones, deputy commander of the anti-Isil coalition, said Amnesty didn't understand war Credit: AFP Troops faced a high-tech enemy in Isil, whose campaign was fought using drones carrying explosives, Mad Max-style car bombs, foreign-trained snipers and a complex warren of tunnels. Snipers would take over houses and round up civilians in the basements to use as protection against air strikes. Whole neighbourhoods of the Old City and western side of Mosul were levelled in the deadliest urban battle since the Second World War. The Iraqi government says the cost of rebuilding the city will run into the tens of billions of dollars. Iraq victory over Isil in Mosul, in pictures Airwars, a UK-based civilian casualties monitoring group, believes that as many as 5,800 civilians were killed in military activity in west Mosul. Iraqi civil defence officials have suggested that up to 4,000 bodies may still be lying buried under rubble. "The Iraqi security forces have put the safety of civilians as the absolute centrepiece of the liberation of the city over the last nine months - that is beyond question," said Gen Jones. "Does that mean there have been no violations? No, of course there have, but whenever those are presented to the government of Iraq, they are taken very, very seriously." Fleeing Iraqi civilians sit inside a house as they wait to be taken out of the Old City during fighting between Isil and the Iraqi army Credit: AP Amnesty demanded a commission of inquiry, saying allied forces failed to adapt their tactics even when it was clear that Isil militants had forced civilians into areas most likely to come under attack. "The scale and gravity of the loss of civilian lives during the military operation to retake Mosul must immediately be publicly acknowledged at the highest levels of government in Iraq and states that are part of the US-led coalition," Lynn Maalouf, the Middle East research director, said. A heated debate has ignited around the cost of the offensive. Mosul, "liberated" pic.twitter.com/373apJjhay— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) July 10, 2017 Ian Bremmer, a global risk consultant, tweeted a picture of destroyed parts of Mosul's Old City alongside the caption "Mosul, 'liberated?'" It was shared almost 10,000 times. Some Twitter users responded with pictures of Dresden after the Second World War, a city which was badly destroyed but quickly rebuilt. One UK-based Iraqi architect replied: "Why the speech marks? Yes, liberated is liberated, and we are going to rebuild it." Members of the Iraqi forces celebrate the liberation of Mosul's Old City, where thousands of their comrades are thought to have died Credit: AFP Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, a former commanding officer of the British Armed Forces who is advising forces fighting Isil, told the Telegraph Amnesty had "failed to understand the difficulties of fighting in cities," against a determined and organised adversary. "Time has been of the essence here and every day Mosul was under Isil control hundreds of people were dying at their hands, far more from alleged coalition activity," he said. "Warfare is brutal and what might seem dreadful in an office in Europe, or elsewhere, is a fact of life in a warzone, and those who criticise should ensure they really understand the environment. "Amnesty's work is essential to bring those responsible for atrocities to book, but it also needs to be tempered in this case, with the reality of the lengths Isil would go to protect their so-called caliphate with no regard to human life." FAQ | The battle for Mosul
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| Taiwan says Chinese carrier sails into its defense zone Posted: 11 Jul 2017 09:42 PM PDT  Chinese aircraft carrier the Liaoning entered Taiwan's air defense identification zone early on Wednesday morning on its way back from Hong Kong and is being monitored, Taiwan's defense ministry said, adding there was no cause for alarm. The Liaoning left Hong Kong at noon on Tuesday, before entering Taiwan's defense zone by traveling in a northerly direction via the western side of the Taiwan Strait, the ministry said.
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| Hiker Jumps Into Volcano Crate Posted: 11 Jul 2017 10:58 AM PDT  He leaped 250 feet to his untimely death.
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| Seattle lawmakers pass tax on highest earners; mayor eager to be sued Posted: 11 Jul 2017 09:30 AM PDT  Seattle lawmakers pass tax on highest earners.
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| Julian Assange: I urged Trump Jr to publish Russia emails via WikiLeaks Posted: 11 Jul 2017 02:35 PM PDT  Julian Assange, the Wikileaks founder, has claimed that he contacted Donald Trump Jr and tried to persuade him to publish emails showing he was eager to accept sensitive information about Hillary Clinton via the anti-secrecy website. Instead, the US president's eldest son did so via Twitter, igniting a firestorm of criticism around his apparent willingness to work with the Russian government against his father's Democratic rival. "Contacted Trump Jr this morning on why he should publish his emails (i.e with us)," tweeted Assange, who is based at the Ecuadorian embassy in London.
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| Five things to know about the crisis in Venezuela Posted: 10 Jul 2017 03:03 PM PDT  Venezuela has been rocked by more than 100 days of protests against President Nicolas Maduro, during which 91 people have been killed. Here are five key things you should know about the crisis, the worst in decades to grip the South American oil producer. The opposition's clash with Maduro's government became a constitutional crisis in January 2016, when the opposition won control of the National Assembly and put an end to 17 years of control by "chavista" lawmakers loyal to late former president Hugo Chavez and his anointed successor Maduro.
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| Police officer caught on CCTV shooting family’s emotional support dogs Posted: 11 Jul 2017 07:45 AM PDT  A police officer has been caught on a security camera shooting a family's two emotional support dogs after entering a property in Minneapolis. Jennifer LeMay said her 13-year-old daughter saw the incident from inside her home. The dogs are emotional support animals that the family has had since they were puppies.
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| Trump and Putin's Syria Ceasefire Effectively Lets Assad Off the Hook Posted: 10 Jul 2017 09:55 AM PDT  "Today, this is on the shelf"
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| Can you spot the sneaky leopard hiding in the tree? Posted: 11 Jul 2017 12:29 PM PDT  Leopards are experts when it comes to staying hidden, but there was really no need for this big cat to be so shy in front of the camera. German wildlife photographer Ingo Gerlach, who has almost 40 years experience, captured the impressive shot at the Maasai Mara game reserve in Kenya. But can you spot the leopard? Your eyes may be immediately drawn to the unlucky impala hanging from the tree branches, but take a closer look and you'll spot the hidden killer. Did you spot the leopard? Credit: Ingo Gerlach / Caters The hungry leopard can be seen climbing up the tree trunk to retrieve its dinner, left high in the branches to stop rivals from stealing its food. "Mostly I'm in Europe and in Kenya. This results in images that are unique. And that is saying something in today's flood of images," Gerlach explains on his website [translated]. Astudy published in the Journal of Animal Ecology in April examined in further detail why leopards hoist their food into trees. "Leopards exhibit a unique form of short-term food caching, regularly hoisting, storing and consuming prey in trees," researchers explained. "Leopards hoisted 51% of kills. They were more likely to hoist kills of an intermediate size ... and in response to the presence of some competitors." They said the prey was most likely to be eaten by hyaenas if left on the ground, using data from 2032 prey items killed by 104 leopards from 2013 to 2015. Gerlach has captured a number of impressive 'spot the animal' photos published in the media. You can see more of his work on Facebook. Policeman leaps from roof to escape leopard on the loose in India 00:38
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| Leaked Emails Purport To Show Connection Between Kaspersky Lab, Russian Intelligence Posted: 11 Jul 2017 01:09 PM PDT  Emails from 2009 appear to show Kaspersky Lab worked with Russian intelligence agencies on a project to help track down hackers.
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| Twenty-second anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre Posted: 11 Jul 2017 12:18 PM PDT ![Twenty-second anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre]( "Twenty-second anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre") Thousands gathered in Srebrenica on Tuesday, June 11, to mark the 1995 massacre of about 8,000 Bosnian Muslims, Europe's worst atrocity since World War II.
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| Latest: 37 structures burned in Northern California wildfire Posted: 10 Jul 2017 09:21 PM PDT  OROVILLE, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on wildfires across the U.S. West (all times local):
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| Iran and Oman to strengthen ties amid Gulf crisis Posted: 12 Jul 2017 03:33 AM PDT  Iran and Oman will work to boost their ties, the Islamic republic's President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday, as a diplomatic crisis persists in the Gulf. "Iran and Oman have for years had fraternal relations and the best must be made of these good relations to reinforce them," Rouhani said as he met Oman's foreign minister.
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| Officer who fatally shot black motorist in Minnesota leaves department Posted: 10 Jul 2017 04:36 PM PDT  Jeronimo Yanez, was an officer with the St. Anthony Police Department, when he shot Castile five times during a traffic stop in July 2016. The death of Castile, 32, drew national attention as it occurred during a wave of high-profile police killings of black men.
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| Pastor and Wife Who Lost 2 Young Sons in Tragic Car Accident Have Twins Posted: 11 Jul 2017 01:35 PM PDT  The twins are healthy.
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| Isis were defeated in Mosul because of Barack Obama's training strategies, says Pentagon official Posted: 10 Jul 2017 10:33 AM PDT  Pictures of the Iraqi soldiers celebrating their defeat of Isis in Mosul marked a milestone in the fight against the Islamist group but it was also a victory for Barack Obama's strategy in the region, a senior Pentagon official has said. While the Iraqi armed forces staged an exhausting nine-month siege around the city of Mosul, the US-led air campaign in Iraq and Syria initiated by the former president appears to have proved successful in weakening Isis forces. The US and its allies, including but not limited to the UK, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Turkey, also provided continual training and advised proxy local forces without sending their own troops into action.
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| Guilty pug has the absolute worst poker face of all time Posted: 11 Jul 2017 08:18 AM PDT  Definitive fact: all dogs are good dogs — even when they break stuff. It's hard to blame a pet for doing something wrong because they're just so cute and we just love 'em so much. And because they know we'll snuggle them anyway, even though they've done something wrong, some sneaky pets will act as though they had nothing to do with it, knowing they can trick us into thinking that all the pillows just happened to burst open all on their own. SEE ALSO: Poor little dog had to be rescued from lagoon 2 times by police officers But Twitter user Kai Johnson's pug, Alfie, couldn't hide his guilt for long. If there was any question about who broke all the glasses on the table, Alfie's face says it all. Have you ever seen a more guilty pug? pic.twitter.com/Lhf4ECt1uL — Kai Johnson (@Kaijohnson_19) July 9, 2017 Those are the saddest, guiltiest eyes we have ever seen. But look at his little rolls! Who could punish a pup this cute? Even though Alfie clearly had something to do with the mess, Twitter users strongly came to his defense because, once again, sad pug eyes are a human's Kryptonite. Clearly, next doors cat got in the window. How you could even entertain the idea that Pugster did it beats me. #PugsterIsInnocent#WasntMe — Ronan McCann (@SligoChap) July 10, 2017 u will not yell at him! he's only a dog! pic.twitter.com/j05LutCcnW — v LOVES zayn (@marvelcomiczjm) July 10, 2017 how could you even get mad at that face — Kenzie (@kvstarr_) July 10, 2017 My mans is innocent ! — Big Blind (@CarlWinsHigh) July 10, 2017 whatever happened the pug is innocent!!!! They always are!!!❤️ — Jenna Bettschen (@JennaBettschen) July 10, 2017 How can you not forgive a face like that? pic.twitter.com/xrqIdeywU7 — High End Makeup Snob (@Vikeejeah) July 10, 2017 The jury has spoken! This pugster is innocent. Case closed. Now give him scratchies. WATCH: Cesar Millan's rules before getting a new puppy
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| Thailand approves $5.2bn for delayed China rail project Posted: 11 Jul 2017 10:00 AM PDT  Thailand's military government on Tuesday approved $5.2 billion to build the first stretch of a high-speed railway that will ultimately link Bangkok to southern China, a massive joint infrastructure project with Beijing that has been dogged by delays. The project is part of China's huge regional infrastructure plan to build a high-speed rail network connecting the southern city of Kunming with Laos, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore. "The Cabinet has approved phase one of the high speed railway... from Bangkok to Korat with 179 billion baht ($5.2 billion) budget for a four-year plan," said Kobsak Pootrakool from the Prime Minister's office.
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| The Best Amazon Prime Day Deals for Weight Loss Posted: 10 Jul 2017 04:26 PM PDT  The third annual Prime Day event is here. Exclusively reserved for Amazon Prime members — or those who sign up for a 30-day Prime trial — Prime Day is a deals event that offers hundreds of thousands of items at prices that are 77 percent lower than what's offered on Black Friday, according to BestBlackFriday.com. While Amazon Prime Day begins at 9 p.m. ET on Monday, July 10, if you own one of Amazon's voice-activated services, either an Echo or Echo Dot, you'll have access to some Prime Day sales two hours before everyone else, beginning at 7 p.m. Even better, Amazon is offering extra discounts if you purchase from one of these devices.
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| Cadaver dogs used, dirt sifted in search for 4 missing men Posted: 11 Jul 2017 04:52 PM PDT  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police used cadaver dogs, a backhoe and other construction equipment Tuesday to help search a sprawling farm for four missing men believed to be victims of foul play. A prosecutor, meanwhile, described a man who was held on an unrelated gun charge, but has since been released on bail, as a person of interest in the investigation.
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| 2 Palestinians shot dead by Israeli army in Jenin clashes: medics Posted: 12 Jul 2017 01:36 AM PDT  Two Palestinians were shot dead during clashes with the Israeli army in the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, Palestinian medical and security sources said. One of the two had been evacuated in serious condition and later succumbed to his wounds, medical sources said. Official Palestinian news agency Wafa identified the Palestinians shot dead as Saad Salah, 21, from the city of Jenin, and Aws Salame, 17, from the Jenin refugee camp.
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| Prosecutors argue against prison time for New Jersey 'Bridgegate' mastermind Posted: 11 Jul 2017 02:42 PM PDT  By Joseph Ax NEW YORK (Reuters) - The mastermind of the "Bridgegate" lane closure scandal that helped torpedo New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's presidential bid should not be sentenced to prison due to his cooperation, U.S. prosecutors said in a court document filed on Tuesday. David Wildstein, who helped the government convict two former Christie associates after he pleaded guilty in 2015, is set to be sentenced in federal court in Newark on Wednesday. Wildstein, 55, admitted overseeing a scheme to shut down access lanes at the busy George Washington Bridge in 2013 to create massive traffic gridlock as punishment for a local Democratic mayor who refused to endorse Christie's reelection campaign.
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| Teenager dies while using her phone in the bath Posted: 11 Jul 2017 06:22 AM PDT  A Texas teenager has died using her mobile phone while lying in the bath, reports say. Madison Coe, from Lubbock, was charging her phone when the device accidentally fell into the bathtub, KCBD reports. The 14-year-old was in the bath at her father's house in New Mexico, on July 9, when she either plugged her phone in or grabbed it as it charged, her family told the TV station. Her grandmother Donna O'Guinn described the teenager as a "shining star" who loved music and basketball. "There was a burn mark on her hand, the hand that would have grabbed the phone," she said. "And that was just very obvious that that's what had happened. "This is such a tragedy that doesn't need to happen to anyone else. And we want something good to come out of this … awareness of not using your cellphone in the bathroom as it is plugged in and charging. "She is going to be greatly missed by all of us. She has a special place in my heart." Family and friends hope to raise awareness about the dangers of using a mobile phone while in the bath among other young teenagers through Facebook. A GoFundMe page has been set up to help cover her funeral costs.
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| Chelsea Clinton Lashes Out at President Trump Amid Ivanka Stand-In Uproar Posted: 10 Jul 2017 02:01 PM PDT  The backlash came after Ivanka took Trump's place during a G20 Summit meeting.
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| Google built a tiny Street View car to map out one of the world's largest model cities, and the results are incredible Posted: 11 Jul 2017 09:50 AM PDT ![Google built a tiny Street View car to map out one of the world's largest model cities, and the results are incredible]( "Google built a tiny Street View car to map out one of the world's largest model cities, and the results are incredible") Google last year built a miniature version of its Street View car and placed it in the Miniatur Wunderland, capturing footage thanks to tiny mounted cameras.
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| EPA chief wants his useless climate change 'debate' televised, and I need a drink Posted: 11 Jul 2017 03:43 PM PDT  If you ask nearly all the world's climate scientists, there's simply no debate: The planet is warming as amounts of greenhouse gases rise in the air — and human activity is primarily to blame. But Scott Pruitt, head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, insists on debating climate change. And that debate, apparently, might be televised, Reuters reported on Tuesday. SEE ALSO: Antarctic ice shelf crack is moving at record speeds, poised to cleave off massive iceberg any minute Doubters of mainstream climate science, including Pruitt, argue that dissenting views haven't been heard by the scientific community. They falsely claim that plenty of questions still remain about the scientific evidence for human-caused global warming. In reality, however, while there is uncertainty about how quickly and severely rising temperatures will affect the planet, there's virtually no doubt among climate scientists that climate change is happening — and that it's happening because of us. Image: NASA GISSBy calling for a debate, Pruitt creates a false narrative that casts his critics as stubborn, inflexible bullies who are hell-bent on destroying the fossil fuel industry. In this scenario, climate scientists and their allies are jealously guarding the climate discussion. Why don't other folks, like coal company executives, get to have a say? Rather than inform the public, all this does is cast clouds of distrust and disbelief over the scientific community. That's why climate scientists say calls for such debates are disconcerting: According to the Trump administration, satellite observations, ground measurements, field research, and deeply scrutinized results — gathered over decades and from across the globe — simply aren't sufficiently convincing. In the interview with Reuters, Pruitt called for a "robust discussion" about climate change, though he didn't explain how the scientists participating in that discussion would be chosen. Asked if the debate should be televised, Pruitt told Reuters: "I think so. I think so. I mean, I don't know yet, but you want this to be open to the world. You want this to be on full display. I think the American people would be very interested in consuming that. I think they deserve it." Image: Ed HawkinsThe TV debate would likely build on or coincide with the Trump administration's plans to host so-called "red team, blue team" debates on climate science. Pruitt, who denies that carbon dioxide is the main cause of global warming (it is), would reportedly help pick the experts. He's floated the idea in recent weeks, saying such discussions would be modeled on processes used for evaluating military battle plans and ways that spacecraft engineers test critical systems or investigate accidents. Many climate scientists said they see this plan as a direct assault on the scientific process. Looping in non-experts to debate climate science would be like asking a person who likes looking at the stars to go head-to-head with actual astronomers and physicists. "It's one thing to respond to legitimate scientific criticism, quite another to refute unconstrained nonsense," Kate Marvel, a scientist at NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York, previously told Mashable . WATCH: It's official, 2016 was Earth's warmest year on record
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| Prime Day 2017 wrap-up: It’s not too late to shop Amazon’s best sales Posted: 11 Jul 2017 01:58 PM PDT 
Prime Day 2017 marks a rare occasion when a shopping event actually lived up to the hype. Black Friday is typically the only yearly sale we can all rely on to deliver the goods year in and year out, but Amazon's third annual Prime Day offered some of the best bargains we've seen in a long, long time. In fact, there are some Prime Day sales with prices so low, we might not ever see anything like them again. Tuesday, July 11 is now drawing to a close, but there are still several hours of offers left to be enjoyed. Some of Amazon's top Prime Day bargains sold out, just like we said they would, but many of them are still going strong. In this post, we'll point you to all the best deals you can still enjoy. First, there are a few links on Amazon's site you need to know about: You should probably be clicking the first link every few minutes from now until you fall asleep with your face in your smartphone or laptop. Amazon is still constantly refreshing that page with killer Prime Day lightning deals every few minutes, and you'll also find regular Prime Day bargains that are updated constantly. The second link is for a special promotion on Amazon's instantly delivery service, Prime Now. If you're in an eligible area, Amazon has a laundry list of goods and products that can be Prime shipped to your door in 2 hours or less! Use that link and enter the code 10PRIMENOW before the end of the day, and you'll save $10 on each of your first two orders made between now and the end of July. Now, if you'd like to take a more curated approach to your Prime Day shopping efforts, links to all of our top Prime Day content can be found below. While some of the deals have sold out, there are still thousands of killer bargains like the lowest price ever on the Amazon Echo and Echo Dot, the Fire 7 tablet, the Kindle, and the Kindle Paperwhite. Other noteworthy sales cover things like a Roomba, PS4 bundle, LG flagship OLED TV, Bose wireless speaker, Sony Bluetooth headphones, and plenty more. Check out all the links below. And finally, here's our definitive list of Amazon's best Prime Day 2017 deals. -- Key Prime Day 2017 Links: --
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| 2019 BMW 3-series Spied! Posted: 11 Jul 2017 10:00 AM PDT  The rule of three.
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| China says 'China responsibility theory' on North Korea has to stop Posted: 11 Jul 2017 11:29 AM PDT  China says 'China responsibility theory' on North Korea has to stop.
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| Lebanese army kills Islamic State-linked militant: sources Posted: 11 Jul 2017 01:08 PM PDT  The Lebanese army has killed a man suspected of links to Islamic State and of carrying out bomb attacks in the town of Ras Baalbek near the Syrian border, a security source and a military source said on Tuesday. The Syrian national was shot dead during an operation launched after the army received intelligence that an Islamic State-linked cell was meeting, the security source said. The operation took place in the Arsal area, where the army says it has been carrying out a major security operation against suspected militants.
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| Wisconsin parents charged with starving, abusing 5-year-old Posted: 11 Jul 2017 02:34 PM PDT  GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — A northeastern Wisconsin husband and wife starved and abused their adopted 5-year-old son and accused him of manipulating a trip to the hospital so he could "vacation" there, according to criminal complaints.
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