| Pence disputes NYT report he is setting up 'shadow campaign' for president in 2020 Posted: 06 Aug 2017 08:55 AM PDT  "Today's article in the New York Times is disgraceful and offensive to me, my family and our entire team," the vice president said in a statement.
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| Both Democrats and Republicans Struggle to Fix Their Broken Politics Posted: 06 Aug 2017 01:14 AM PDT  Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), Gov. Jerry Brown (D-Calif.) and the panel join Meet the Press in a special edition on our broken politics.
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| Three killed in Mexico Cabos beach shootout Posted: 06 Aug 2017 06:49 PM PDT  Three men were shot dead Sunday on a busy beach in Mexico's popular Los Cabos international tourist area where organized crime has surged in recent months. Prosecutors in Baja California Sur state said tourists sunning themselves on the beach and stunned locals were on hand when the deadly incident jolted Pamilla beach in San Jose del Cabo. Two other people were wounded and taken to a local hospital.
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| ‘Severe Turbulence’, 10 Injured on Flight from Greece to Philadelphia Posted: 06 Aug 2017 09:11 AM PDT  Ten people were injured after an American Airlines flight from Athens, Greece, experienced "severe turbulence" prior to landing at Philadelphia International Airport Saturday.
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| North Korea warned by US 'we are not playing anymore' as UN imposes new sanctions Posted: 06 Aug 2017 10:53 AM PDT  The US-drafted proposal passed the Security Council 15-0, securing support from North Korean allies China and Russia. "It is time for North Korea to realise, we are not playing anymore," said Nikki Haley, the US ambassador to the UN, on Fox News programme Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo. The UN resolution bans all North Korean exports of coal, iron, iron ore, lead, lead ore and seafood.
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| Manufacturer Says Corrosion Caused the 'Catastrophic Failure' of an Ohio Thrill Ride Posted: 06 Aug 2017 08:08 PM PDT  The company said the spinning and swinging ride was 18 years old
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| Passenger knocked out as whale slams into Australia boat Posted: 06 Aug 2017 09:52 PM PDT  A man was knocked unconscious and three others suffered facial fractures and broken ribs after a whale slammed into a charter fishing boat off Australia's north coast, the skipper said Monday. The 30-foot (9-metre) vessel was returning to port in the Whitsundays off the Queensland state coast with eight passengers on board when a humpback whale rammed it from below, sending it airborne. "Within a split second we all hit the floor, the boat launched up into the air and it dislodged everyone off their feet," captain Oliver Galea told AFP of the drama on Saturday.
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| Iran's Rouhani, embarking on second term, accuses Trump over nuclear deal Posted: 05 Aug 2017 10:54 AM PDT  By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin LONDON (Reuters) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, who was sworn-in for a second term on Saturday, has accused the United States of trying to undermine Tehran's nuclear deal with world powers, telling President Donald Trump that it will be his political suicide. Rouhani, who was decisively re-elected in May after promising to open Iran to the world, took the oath of office before parliament in Tehran in the presence of foreign dignitaries including senior European figures. "The U.S. lack of commitment to implementation of the nuclear deal ... proved it to be an unreliable partner to the world and even to its longtime allies," Rouhani said in a ceremony broadcast live on state television.
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| Gay man says leaders tried to run him out of Oklahoma town Posted: 06 Aug 2017 09:38 AM PDT ![Gay man says leaders tried to run him out of Oklahoma town]( "Gay man says leaders tried to run him out of Oklahoma town") OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — When Randy Gamel and his husband were looking for a retirement home, a six-bedroom fixer upper in the tiny western Oklahoma town of Hitchcock caught their eye.
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| Tourists Arrested in Germany For Performing Hitler Salute Posted: 06 Aug 2017 10:08 AM PDT  The salute is banned in Germany
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| MTV's 'Siesta Keys' Receives Criticism For Shark Shooting Video Posted: 05 Aug 2017 11:29 AM PDT  Social media users attack MTV's 'Siesta Key' star for allegedly shooting a shark.
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| Kenya since 2007-2008 post-election violence Posted: 05 Aug 2017 06:39 PM PDT  On December 27, 2007, outgoing president Mwai Kibaki is proclaimed winner again but his challenger Raila Odinga says the vote was rigged. The epicentre of the violence is the Rift Valley, pitting members of the Kalenjin and Luo ethnic communities, who mainly back Odinga, against their Kikuyu neighbours, to which Kibaki belongs. On February 28, 2008 an internationally-brokered power-sharing agreement is signed under which Kibaki keeps his job and Odinga becomes prime minister.
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| Missouri officer killed during traffic stop, man sought Posted: 07 Aug 2017 08:04 AM PDT  CLINTON, Mo. (AP) — Authorities are searching for a 39-year-old suspect in the fatal shooting of a western Missouri police officer during a traffic stop, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said Monday.
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| Michelle Obama's long journey to the White House is a story spanning five generations Posted: 06 Aug 2017 07:38 AM PDT  Former First Lady Michelle Obama's family sure has come a long way in five generations. American filmmaker and Selma director Ava DuVernay shared a compelling tweet paying tribute to the former First Lady's great-great-great grandmother, Melvinia "Mattie" Shields McGruder, who was born a slave in South Carolina in 1844. SEE ALSO: Michelle Obama wished Barack Obama a happy birthday with some absolutely adorable throwback pics Become your ancestor's wildest dream. pic.twitter.com/4xvyBZauwY — Ava DuVernay (@ava) August 5, 2017 DuVernay tweeted: "Become your ancestor's wildest dreams." The inscription on the tombstone states that, at age six, Mattie was brought to the Shields farm, located in what is now the community of Rex, in Georgia's Clayton County. Decades later, Mattie's great-great-great granddaughter, Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama, not only went to Princeton University but also earned her law degree from Harvard University before going on to become the 44th First Lady of the United States of America. The story of Black America is one of strength, faith, and constant endurance. Still striving, but we have a lot to be proud of. https://t.co/fUhx0HnmhS — Erica Bennett (@EricaANjax) August 5, 2017 DuVerney's tweet even inspired a Columbia University faculty member to share how far his own lineage has come since the days of slavery. My great-grandfather William Johnson Moore was a slave in Tennessee. I am now the head of @nycpublicdesign and on the faculty at @Columbia. pic.twitter.com/y8azy1TReI — Justin Garrett Moore (@jgmoore) August 5, 2017 No doubt, it's a true testament to recognize how far black America has come since the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery was adopted into the U.S. Constitution in 1865, 21 years after Shields was born. What a wonderful testimony of what is possible in the USA! https://t.co/IGNQpN85aU — John London (@jlondon8932) August 5, 2017 It's only a matter of time before Malia and Sasha Obama continue to hold up this upward line of endurance and success, and make their great-great-great-great grandma Shields a proud lady. No pressure, girls. WATCH: Michelle Obama's final farewell: "Lead by example with hope, never fear"
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| Israel seeks to silence broadcaster Al-Jazeera for 'incitement' Posted: 06 Aug 2017 11:03 AM PDT  Israel said on Sunday it planned to close the offices of Al-Jazeera in the Jewish state, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the Arab satellite news broadcaster of incitement. Netanyahu had said on July 27 that he wanted Al-Jazeera expelled amid tensions over a sensitive Jerusalem holy site. "Al-Jazeera has become the main tool of Daesh (the Islamic State group), Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran," Communications Minister Ayoob Kara, a member of the Druze community from Netanyahu's Likud party, told a news conference.
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| Graffiti on stop signs could trick driverless cars into driving dangerously Posted: 07 Aug 2017 02:55 AM PDT  Driverless cars could ignore road signs on the streets since they can be confused by simple vandalism, researchers have found. While carmakers have been investigating ways to protect autonomous cars against hackers, more conventional attacks could confuse the vehicles into misreading road signs that would appear normal to ordinary drivers. Placing stickers or posters over part or the whole of a road sign could be used to trick the smart car into ignoring stop signs, even if visually they appear the same to the human drivers. Researchers at the University of Washington demonstrated how car hackers who had gained access to the visual recognition software within the vehicle could create simple alterations to road signs that would cause the car to misread them. The researchers said changes that trick learning algorithms, such as those used in driverless cars, can cause them "to misbehave in unexpected and potentially dangerous ways." Stickers caused cars to read a stop sign as a speed limit sign Credit: University of Washington In one example, graffiti stickers were added to a stop sign that read "Love / Hate", which caused it to be misread as speed limit sign reading 45. In another trick, the researchers printed out a right-hand turn sign that looked almost identical to a legitimate one, but subtle colour changes caused the sign to be misinterpreted as a stop sign. "Both of our attack classes do not require special resources—only access to a colour printer and a camera," the researchers said. The team said they hoped the research could help build better defensive systems into autonomous vehicles. Although the turn right sign appears very similar the computer misread it Credit: University of Washington The dangers of such attacks could see cars driving straight through junctions or coming to a halt in the middle of the road. Some current cars are already equipped to read and detect signs, such as Tesla's Autopilot feature on its Model S electric cars, although the vehicles are not yet programmed to react to the signs. Threats to self-driving cars that would normally not affect human drivers have proved tricky for researchers to counter. Engineers at Volvo have been trying for two years to teach their cars how to avoid kangaroo collisions, while a team at Waymo was forced to develop a pair of tiny windscreen wipers to clean bird droppings that masked the cars cameras and LIDAR systems. This week the government announced new guidance to develop safer driverless cars. Transport minister Lord Callanan said: "We need to make sure that the designs of the vehicles in the first place are completely cyber secure so that people can't break into them, they can't steal them and more importantly they can't hack them to potentially cause accidents." The crazy future of transport - in pictures
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| Donald Trump attacks 'phony' Democrat Senator Richard Blumenthal over Russian collusion claims Posted: 07 Aug 2017 06:09 AM PDT  Donald Trump has attacked Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut in a series of tweets, calling the Democrat "phony Vietnam con artist" for saying a free press was an important part in finding out there was collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia. Mr Trump made the comments as the President marks his 200th day in office, even as his campaign team is still under investigation by Congress, the FBI, and Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller for alleged ties to Russia and colluding on to interfere with the 2016 US election. As has become his norm, the President went after Mr Blumenthal in a series of early morning tweets, referring to a 2010 controversy about the senator's claim to have served in the Vietnam War.
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| Two Baltimore murders break 72-hour anti-violence 'ceasefire' Posted: 06 Aug 2017 07:31 AM PDT  The unidentified victim suffered multiple gunshot wounds just before 10 p.m. on Saturday, a few hours after a 24-year-old man was reported shot and killed. Following the first shooting on Saturday, Baltimore Ceasefire's organizers said on Facebook that the killing would not stop their mission. Despite the shootings, activists held marches, cookouts and vigils on Saturday night, paying tribute to the city's murder victims and hugging residents affected by the violence, the Baltimore Sun reported.
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| Despite Kremlin's warnings, Russians flock to Montenegro Posted: 06 Aug 2017 07:42 AM PDT  PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Russian tourists are flocking to Montenegro despite warnings from Moscow against visiting its former ally and the latest NATO-member country.
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| This T-shirt Company Is Trying To Reclaim The Swastika Symbol Posted: 06 Aug 2017 11:02 AM PDT ![This T-shirt Company Is Trying To Reclaim The Swastika Symbol]( "This T-shirt Company Is Trying To Reclaim The Swastika Symbol") The move has brought a lot of heat from Facebook users.
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| US pushes Asian nations on North Korea Posted: 05 Aug 2017 09:37 PM PDT  US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson sought to build pressure on North Korea after securing a new round of United Nations sanctions as he launched into two days of high-level diplomacy Sunday. Tillerson is in Manila for a meeting of the 10-nation ASEAN regional bloc, but all eyes will be on his one-on-one talks with his counterparts from Washington's great power rivals, Russia and China.
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| Japan marks the 72nd anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima Posted: 06 Aug 2017 12:13 PM PDT ![Japan marks the 72nd anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima]( "Japan marks the 72nd anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima") Japan marks the 72nd anniversary of the first atomic bomb dropped by the U.S. on Hiroshima, Aug.6, 1945, killing an estimated 70,000 people with many thousands more dying over years from the effects of radiation.
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| Woman Who Urged Boyfriend To Kill Himself Is Sued By Boy's Family Posted: 06 Aug 2017 10:29 AM PDT  They are asking for $4.2 million.
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| Fire strikes another tower in the Dubai Marina Posted: 06 Aug 2017 05:30 AM PDT  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A fire broke out Sunday at another high-rise tower in the Dubai Marina, just days after a blaze struck one of the world's tallest residential towers in the same neighborhood.
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| Donald Trump thanked a black entrepreneur on Twitter, but she might not be real Posted: 06 Aug 2017 12:40 PM PDT  UPDATE: Aug. 6, 2017, 5:56 p.m. EDT A representative of heavy.com has contacted Mashable, explaining they have spoken with "the woman whose name was used to create multiple accounts connected to ProTrump45," who claims her identity has been stolen and plans to file a police report. Heavy's story has since been substantially altered, removing mentions of the real Mincy, who forcefully stated that she doesn't sell Trump merchandise or have anything to do with him. Further, Trump's earlier Twitter shout-out now points to the same tweet as before, but from a different account. This one belongs to @AlexandriaM0ra, and features the same profile photo as the earlier fake Mincey account. There's obviously more to this story than anyone knows right now. We'll Original post follows: Sure, fake news runs rampant now more than ever—but don't let it distract you from another threat: fake Twitter accounts. When Donald Trump tweeted his appreciation on Saturday to a "supporter" named Nicole Mincey/@protrump45, Twitter user @Rschooley debunked the account's identity, explaining in a thread exactly why "Nicole" and a variety of other Twitter users were in fact fakes, not actual Trump supporters. Buckle up—this gets interesting. SEE ALSO: Meet the Twitter bot that will give you all the Trump news you ever need So the person Trump retweeted today that's accused of being a bot. She joined Twitter in January, a full blown Trump believer. — Schooley (@Rschooley) August 6, 2017 Schooley shared an article from Heavy.com that lays out a vague backstory for Nicole: she's a hardworking student who grew up in poverty and went on to start a pro-Trump apparel company. The Heavy article makes a case that Nicole is not the "bot" some have proclaimed her to be, pointing to social media accounts belonging to a woman named Ahyanah Nicole Mincy. It's worth noting that none of the publicly visible activity on those other accounts makes mention of Trump or the ProTrump45 business. Further, Schooley points out that all the information uncovered in that article come from another source, the Daily Caller, and that other article seems to have been provided to the site by Nicole herself. I didn't see any real autobiographical details, such as college name or parents name. — Schooley (@Rschooley) August 6, 2017 We could find only one other instance of ProTrump45's Nicole Mincey appearing in the media, in an apparent interview with WorldNetDaily, a right-leaning news aggregator. Schooley doesn't discuss the WND story, but it's worth noting that the quotes attributed to Nicole are as vague about her life and background as they are in her Daily Caller story. The plot thickens even further here, as other, apparently fake Twitter users — all of which tweet each other — enter the picture. Schooley found one account, allegedly belonging to Kendra Manning, that actively supports Nicole. Manning claims to be a woman who blogs at Buzzfeed — though she has no bylines on the site. Photos of her on the account are also suspicious: most — possibly all — seem to come from Placeit, a stock photo service that includes pictures of young people in blank shirts. Just your typical young hipster Trump supporter. https://t.co/EyRTxxtfRk pic.twitter.com/KyCUHM67ap — Schooley (@Rschooley) August 6, 2017 Nicole also has a connection to Placeit. Her old, since-changed Twitter profile photo — which originally appeared (and still appears, as of this writing) in the Heavy story — was also from the stock image site. The woman in Heavy's header image (on the right in the tweet below) is just an extreme close-up of the woman in the stock photo, on the left. #6 She isn't a real person. pic.twitter.com/p81dYu2rNV — Schooley (@Rschooley) August 6, 2017 At some point after Schooley's above tweet, Heavy changed the article's top image to one of Ahyanah Nicole Mincy. See here: Different day, different photographImage: Meanwhile, Manning's Medium account — which, as of this writing, is suspended — has a blog post about Nicole and her Trump-focused apparel company—only it's the same exact piece as the ones that appear in the Daily Caller and elsewhere. Schooley also found that many of the bots, Nicole's included, circulate memes and fake news stories. Literally dozens of these memes on this bot account. pic.twitter.com/i4k31mrrZi — Schooley (@Rschooley) August 6, 2017 While diversity might be an issue in Trump's base, in Schooley's view that definitely isn't the case when it comes to fake followers. Never let it be said that Trump doesn't have diverse fictional followers. pic.twitter.com/qbt7UdmOpK — Schooley (@Rschooley) August 6, 2017 Despite overwhelming evidence provided by Schooley's detailed theory, the safest bet to confirm whether or not the person behind the account and ProTrump45 store is real is to hear from the women in the photographs themselves. Mashable has reached out to Ahyanah Nicole Mincy — not through @ProTrump45 — for further clarification. With that being said—will the real Nicole Mincey please stand up? WATCH: 5 things millennials have ruined
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| Germany's FDP urges new approach to Russia's annexation of Crimea Posted: 05 Aug 2017 04:05 PM PDT  Germany may have to accept Russia's 2014 annexation of the Crimea region of Ukraine as a "permanent provisional arrangement," the head of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) told a newspaper chain in comments published on Saturday. FDP chief Christian Lindner underscored the importance of good ties with Moscow for Germany and the European Union, and said it might be necessary to "encapsulate" the Crimea issue in order to offer Russian President Vladimir Putin face-saving options to change his policies.
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| Ex-soldier held in Turkey on terror charges is innocent, parents insist Posted: 06 Aug 2017 07:45 AM PDT  A British solider arrested on holiday for fighting Isil was only in Syria "to help people", his parents have claimed, as they appealed for his release. Joe Robinson, 24, from Accrington, Lancs, was arrested on 22 July while on holiday in the town of Didim in south-west Turkey. He was accused of "being a member of a terrorist organisation", apparently in connection with time he spent in Syria fighting with the Kurdish militia in 2014, and was initially held alongside his girlfriend and her mother. Joseph Robinson Credit: Facebook They were released after six days, but Robinson remains in custody. "I just want information," his mother, Sharon, 48, told the Guardian. "We don't know if there's a court date, how he is coping or what he's actually being charged with. "I've asked if there's any way we can get in touch with him but I've heard nothing at all. "I had no idea about the situation in Turkey and I don't think Joe did either, otherwise he wouldn't have gone there on holiday." Robinson's father Andrew, 53, added: "We can't get anywhere. I'm ringing Turkey and getting no response. "It's not the Foreign Office's fault – they're ringing Turkey and Turkey aren't telling them anything. "He's only just managed to get an English-speaking solicitor after more than a week in custody." Robinson's solicitor, Kaya Kayaoglu, who visited Robinson on Tuesday, told the BBC he was in jail in the town of Aydin, western Turkey. Joseph Robinson Credit: Facebook "He looked fine and in good spirits but we do not know when he will be taken to court," he said, adding that it could take months for prosecutors to write an indictment. Robinson's girlfriend, Mira Rojkan, 22, said: "We were still wet and in our towels when about 20 armed plain-clothed police surrounded us and took us inside the house we were staying in. "They searched the house for more than an hour but found nothing except a water pistol we'd been messing around with the day before. "It was just awful. They said someone had sent them an email saying we were terrorists about to do something in Turkey. "That is complete rubbish. They said pictures on Facebook of Joe in Kurdish uniform proved he is a terrorist." Sharon Robinson insisted her son was "not capable of anything like that". "He's impulsive, he's crackers, but he's not that. He's a really good lad." A Foreign Office spokesperson said: "We are aware of the detention of a British national in Turkey and have requested consular access."
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| McConnell to consider bipartisan plan to pay health insurers Posted: 06 Aug 2017 11:37 AM PDT  week after an attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act failed, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he'd consider a bipartisan effort to continue payments to insurers to avert a costly rattling of health insurance markets.
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| Maduro vows 'maximum penalty' for attack on Venezuela base Posted: 07 Aug 2017 01:09 AM PDT  VALENCIA, Venezuela (AP) — President Nicolas Maduro vowed that a band of anti-government fighters who attacked a Venezuelan army base will get the "maximum penalty" as his administration roots out his enemies.
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| At least 11 killed in 'barbaric' Nigeria church shooting Posted: 06 Aug 2017 04:06 PM PDT  At least 11 worshippers were shot dead at a church in southeast Nigeria on Sunday, with authorities suggesting the bloodshed was due to a local feud. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari condemned the attack, describing the incident as "an appalling crime against humanity and unspeakable sacrilege," his office said. At around 6:00 am (0500 GMT) at least one gunman opened fire at Saint Philip's church in Ozubulu, near the city of Onitsha, unleashing terror on the congregation.
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| 'Adult Entertainers Kill Man Who Changed Their Flat Tire Posted: 06 Aug 2017 12:27 PM PDT  Four adult entertainers are charged with the death of a good Samaritan who helped change their flat tire.
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| How to Create a Simple Retirement Plan Posted: 07 Aug 2017 08:11 AM PDT ![How to Create a Simple Retirement Plan]( "How to Create a Simple Retirement Plan") You know the old saying about failing to plan means you're planning to fail. The same goes for retirement. If you don't make a plan, you may never get to retire. And if you don't have a vision of what your retirement years will look like, you'll likely drift through your senior years ... and then wonder where they went.
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| The Latest: Disagreements in ASEAN delay joint statement Posted: 05 Aug 2017 09:03 PM PDT  MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Latest on annual meetings of Southeast Asian foreign ministers and their counterparts from the U.S., China, Russia, Japan, the two Koreas and other nations (all times local):
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| Spike in migrant deaths on US-Mexico border since Donald Trump became President Posted: 05 Aug 2017 11:58 AM PDT  More people crossing the United States-Mexico border are dying, despite significantly fewer people attempting the journey according to the UN's migration agency. "Some 232 migrant fatalities have been recorded in the first seven months of 2017, an increase of 17 per cent compared with the 204 deaths recorded between January and July 2016," said Julia Black, of the Missing Migrants Project, part of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM. The UN agency stated that the US Border Patrol has caught 140,024 migrants between January and June 2017.
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| U.N. investigating reports of 25 killed in South Sudan Posted: 07 Aug 2017 07:28 AM PDT  The United Nations said on Monday it was investigating reports that 25 people had been killed in South Sudan's central Gok state in clashes between two tribal factions. Thousands of people have already died in South Sudan from a four-year civil war pitting forces loyal to incumbent President Salva Kiir and his former deputy, Riek Machar. A U.N. official in South Sudan's capital Juba, spoke on condition he should not be named, told Reuters they had received reports on Saturday that 25 civilians had been killed and 27 wounded in clashes between Waat and Ayiel, two ethnic groups that are part of South Sudan's Dinka Gok tribe.
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| Petition against French First Lady garners 160,000 signatures Posted: 06 Aug 2017 08:46 AM PDT  More than 160,000 people have signed an online petition against the wife of French President Emmanuel Macron being given a formal position as the country's First Lady. "Brigitte Macron currently has a team of two or three aides, as well as two secretaries and two security agents.
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| This 'vegan meal' would disappoint anyone who enjoys eating food Posted: 07 Aug 2017 03:04 AM PDT  Picture this: you're on holiday, the sun is shining, and you're about to have a lovely meal out in a restaurant. What could possibly go wrong? Well, quite a bit, as it turns out. Gabbie Jarvis was out for dinner with her sister while on holiday in Malaga, Spain, when they had a rather unfortunate experience — one that many vegetarians and vegans will likely relate to. SEE ALSO: 19 times people did not go the extra mile at work When Jarvis' sister ordered a vegan meal, she was served a plate full of quartered tomatoes and rings of raw red onion. Wow. out for tea and the restaurant claimed they catered for vegans, this was my sisters amazing vegan meal pic.twitter.com/5jBiSAiSYG — gabbie (@gabbiejarvis) August 5, 2017 "She ended up eating the raw veg as she was hungry," says Jarvis. Desperate times call for desperate measures, I suppose. Still, it can't have all been bad. Jarvis says they fully intend to go back to that restaurant. Bon appétit! WATCH: Here's what happens when you cut out just 10% of meat from your diet
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| Search called off for 3 US Marines who crashed off Australia Posted: 06 Aug 2017 01:33 AM PDT  SYDNEY (AP) — U.S. military officials called off a search and rescue operation on Sunday for three U.S. Marines who were missing after their Osprey aircraft crashed into the sea off the east coast of Australia while trying to land.
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| Target's Halloween Decor Will Make You Wish It Was Already October Posted: 05 Aug 2017 10:27 AM PDT |
| S. Korea prosecutors seek 12 years' jail for Samsung heir Posted: 07 Aug 2017 12:49 AM PDT  South Korean prosecutors on Monday demanded the heir to the Samsung empire be jailed for 12 years over his role in the corruption scandal that brought down the country's last president. At the final hearing in the trial of Lee Jae-Yong, the vice chairman of Samsung Electronics, prosecutors called him the "ultimate beneficiary" of crimes committed in the scandal, which culminated in the impeachment and dismissal of president Park Geun-Hye. Lee and four other executives of Samsung -- the world's biggest smartphone maker and the country's largest firm -- are accused of bribing Park's powerful confidante with millions of dollars to win presidential favours and ease a controversial 2015 merger deal.
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| Insurance Agents Might Soon Be Replaced By Drones: Study Posted: 05 Aug 2017 11:35 PM PDT  More than 40 percent of leading insurers have already opted for automation against field agents.
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| Rouhani warns Trump he 'risks his political life' over Iran nuclear deal as he implores Europe to defend agreement Posted: 05 Aug 2017 10:04 AM PDT  It was always going to be a state ceremony of grandeur and pomp, but the current turbulence in Middle East politics ensured that Hassan Rouhani's inauguration as President of Iran became an occasion of significant resonance. Iran, its adversaries Saudi Arabia and the Donald Trump administration have demanded, should once again be shunned as a pariah state. The US has imposed tough new sanctions and President Trump is threatening to pull the plug on the nuclear deal between the country and international powers which has been achieved through years of painstaking negotiations.
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| The Latest: War crimes expert quits UN panel in frustration Posted: 06 Aug 2017 02:26 PM PDT ![The Latest: War crimes expert quits UN panel in frustration]( "The Latest: War crimes expert quits UN panel in frustration") BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on developments in Syria (all times local):
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| Tunisian fishermen stall 'racist' anti-migrant ship's progress Posted: 06 Aug 2017 11:59 AM PDT  Fishermen at a Tunisian port on Sunday prevented a ship carrying far-right anti-immigration activists from docking, dealing a fresh blow to a controversial mission aimed at disrupting the flow of migrant boats from north Africa to Europe. Chartered by extremist group "Generation Identity", the C-Star passed through waters off Libya on Saturday. It briefly tailed the Aquarius, operated by French group SOS Mediterranee, one of several NGO boats conducting search and rescue operations in an area notorious for deadly migrant boat sinkings.
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| Apple’s rumored smart glasses may feature 3D cameras without a dedicated display Posted: 05 Aug 2017 12:40 PM PDT 
The enthralling augmented reality videos we've seen iOS developers release over the past few weeks may only be the beginning of Apple's augmented reality ambitions. According to a new report from the Financial Times, Apple is actively trying to develop a pair of AR powered smart glasses, echoing a number of previous rumors we've seen sprout up over the last few months. Interestingly, the report notes that Apple is exploring a number of different designs for its rumored smart glasses, with one design said to feature 3D cameras with no accompanying display on the device itself. A final design has yet to be determined, with the report adding that Apple is still trying to figure out what type of feature set would provide an optimal user experience.
"A particular area of experimentation, people familiar with the matter say, is a pair of AR glasses that might move cameras, sensors and screens from the smartphone to the face," the report reads. "Yet despite the excitement surrounding ARKit, internally the company is still not sure what the most compelling application for such a headset might be." The notion that Apple is working on a pair of smart glasses is, again, nothing new. Not only have a number of credible sources confirmed Apple's research in the area, Apple over the last 18 months has hired a number of reputed engineers and researchers with vast experience in fields such as optics and head-mounted displays. Indeed, some of the engineers working on the project previously worked on the Oculus Rift and Microsoft's HoloLens headset. Last November, Bloomberg added: While still in an exploration phase, the device would connect wirelessly to iPhones, show images and other information in the wearer's field of vision, and may use augmented reality, the people said. They asked not to be identified speaking about a secret project.
Furthermore, a purported Foxconn insider divulged a number of intriguing tidbits regarding Apple's smart glasses project during an all-encompassing Reddit AMA this past June. According to this mysterious insider -- whose identity was confirmed by Reddit moderators -- Apple's smart glasses will likely be equipped with a microphone for Siri commands along with an accelerometer to determine when a user moves his or her head in a certain direction. It's worth noting that the Foxconn insider believes that Apple's smart glasses will not include a camera due to battery life considerations, a design which is seemingly at odds with what the Financial Times reported above. Features aside, Apple's smart glasses -- assuming it ever sees the light of day -- will reportedly come in varying sizes for men and women and will be available in a few color options.
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| Iranian politicians censured after dashing to take selfies with top female EU diplomat Posted: 06 Aug 2017 09:17 AM PDT  Iranian politicians have been criticised for unprofessional behaviour "unworthy of MPs" after they rushed to take selfies with a senior female EU diplomat. Pictures circulated online showed male politicians – some in suits and others in the robes worn by Shi'ite Islamic clerics – crowding around Federica Mogherini, who was attending Hassan Rouhani's second term inauguration as President. Discussions emerged at the Iranian Parliament after Iranian Deputies' effort to take selfies with Ms Mogherini Credit: Stringer/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images In a green and white checked headscarf, Ms Mogherini, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, looked taken aback at the crowd forming around her in the Iranian Parliament building in Tehran. The men's actions drew criticism from fellow MPs and Iranians online, who saw their behaviour as an inappropriate sop to the west. The semi-official Fars News Agency described the men's rush for photos with Ms Mogherini, as "strange", accompanying images with the hashtag "selfie of shame". "Major reactions to weird behaviour unworthy of MPs, members of Omid faction, upon meeting Mogherini", the agency said, referring to a reformist group of Iranian MPs. ��بازتاب گسترده رفتار عجیب و تأمل برانگیز نمایندگان عضو #فراکسیون_امید مجلس هنگام روبرو شدن با موگرینی ! pic.twitter.com/SbsCd69Awk— خبرگزاری فارس (@FarsNews_Agency) August 5, 2017 Other social media users mocked the politicians. One compared their attraction to Ms Mogherini to the seven dwarves' fondness for Snow White in the classic Walt Disney story, using an image of them lining up at the foot of her bed. لامصب، گفتم اینو من یه جایی قبلاً دیده بودم ها ...#سفیدبرفی#سلفی#مجلس#موگرینی#تحلیفpic.twitter.com/RkTXMt6kv2— شاه دولابی (@SHAH_DULABI) August 6, 2017 Others published pictures of the incident alongside that of Monica Belluci in the film Malena, in which the actress is surrounded by men offering to light her cigarette. Another commented on the EU diplomat's popularity in the Iranian parliament. Close enough#موگرینی#تحلیف#مجلسpic.twitter.com/4rveSUW6e7— Natsu!! (@weblogz) August 5, 2017 Mogherini was rather popular today in parliament ���� pic.twitter.com/ObHSRNwQ6L— MishaZand (@MishaZand) August 5, 2017 Reformist MP Ahmad Mazani, one of the men who appeared to ask for a photograph with Ms Mogherini, said on Twitter that they had not been allowed to greet her during the parliamentary session, and hence the reason for their eagerness to approach her afterwards. But Sadegh Kharrazi, a former Iranian diplomat, called for "a unit of ethics and ethics training for delegates" in response to the controversial photos. MP Alireza Salimi, called the behaviour "self-surrender to the West" and said that further complaints against the men could trigger a inquiry into their conduct, according to the BBC. Ms Mogherini released a statement on her trip to Iran but did not comment on the images. In April the EU extended sanctions against Iran over human rights violations. Conservatives among the Iranian parliament may have been alarmed at their colleagues' willingness to approach a foreign woman, in a country where relations between the sexes remain a significant point of contention. Only one woman has held a ministerial position in the Iranian government since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, according to Human Rights Watch.
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