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Military blames 'human error' for hidden Afghan war data

Posted: 30 Jan 2018 11:17 AM PST

Military blames 'human error' for hidden Afghan war dataThe Defense Department is withholding important figures about how the nation's longest war is going, a watchdog office says. The latest quarterly report omits such data as the size of Afghan forces and the number of districts under Taliban control.


Trump Takes Shot at Mueller in Sotu

Posted: 30 Jan 2018 11:56 AM PST

Trump Takes Shot at Mueller in SotuLawrence O'Donnell points out that Donald Trump's call for removing federal employees who undermine the public trust is a thinly veiled shot at Robert Mueller's investigation of Trump.


State Officials Fire Employee Who Sent False Missile Alert In Hawaii

Posted: 30 Jan 2018 09:03 AM PST

State Officials Fire Employee Who Sent False Missile Alert In HawaiiThe emergency worker responsible for sending a false missile alert to people in Hawaii earlier this month actually believed there was an incoming ballistic missile, The Washington Post reports.


GOP Congressman Calls For Undocumented SOTU Guests To Be Arrested On The Spot

Posted: 30 Jan 2018 02:04 PM PST

GOP Congressman Calls For Undocumented SOTU Guests To Be Arrested On The SpotWASHINGTON ― About 30 young undocumented immigrants are attending the State of the Union on Tuesday as guests of lawmakers ― and one of their colleagues wants to use the opportunity to have those guests arrested.


The Latest: Arizona man confirms selling ammo to shooter

Posted: 30 Jan 2018 06:11 PM PST

The Latest: Arizona man confirms selling ammo to shooterLAS VEGAS (AP) — The Latest on court orders by Nevada judges to release documents that had been sealed in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history (all times local):


Iranian Women To U.S.: Our Protest Isn’t About The Hijab. It Is About Freedom.

Posted: 30 Jan 2018 03:12 PM PST

Iranian Women To U.S.: Our Protest Isn't About The Hijab. It Is About Freedom.Protests have swept across Iran in recent weeks, the largest in almost a decade, as Iranians take to the streets to protest abysmal economic conditions and allegations of widespread corruption.


7 Glass Mosaics Around the World That Take Design to New Heights (Literally)

Posted: 30 Jan 2018 03:35 PM PST

7 Glass Mosaics Around the World That Take Design to New Heights (Literally)


Hamas official dies three weeks after 'accidental' shooting

Posted: 30 Jan 2018 01:09 AM PST

Hamas official dies three weeks after 'accidental' shootingA senior Hamas official has died in Gaza three weeks after shooting himself in the head in what officials described as an accident, the Palestinian Islamist group announced Tuesday. Imad al-Alami, a former member of Hamas's highest political body and its ambassador to Iran, died overnight, a Hamas statement said. Alami was wounded on January 9 while "inspecting his personal weapon in his home" in Gaza, Hamas said at the time.


GOP Rep. Gaetz joins the 'Infowar' against the FBI

Posted: 29 Jan 2018 02:33 PM PST

GOP Rep. Gaetz joins the 'Infowar' against the FBI"We're called conspiracy theorists because we see this cabal right in front of us," said Gaetz. "We aggregate these data points and show what was really going on."


Trump Sotu Speech Aimed at "Sweet Spot" Not "Hannity Crowd

Posted: 30 Jan 2018 11:55 AM PST

Trump Sotu Speech Aimed at "Sweet Spot" Not "Hannity CrowdMSNBC's Chris Matthews responds to President Trump's 2018 State of the Union speech saying it was aimed at a wider group, not just a "raging right wing theme".


India's 'Unwanted' Girls Number In The Millions, New Report Finds

Posted: 30 Jan 2018 01:17 PM PST

India's 'Unwanted' Girls Number In The Millions, New Report FindsIndian families' traditional preference for sons over daughters has led to the existence of millions of "unwanted" girls in the country, a new government report estimates.


FEMA criticized for plan to end storm aid in Puerto Rico

Posted: 30 Jan 2018 02:56 PM PST

FEMA criticized for plan to end storm aid in Puerto RicoWASHINGTON (AP) — Plans by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to halt hurricane relief supplies to Puerto Rico drew criticism Tuesday from members of Congress and the mayor of the island's largest city.


FBI officials ask Trump to block Nunes memo

Posted: 30 Jan 2018 09:32 AM PST

FBI officials ask Trump to block Nunes memoDevil Barrett, reporter for The Washington Post, talks about new reporting that FBI officials have asked the White House not to allow the release of the Devin Nunes memo.


Amazon, eBay Remove 'Chinese Boy' Costumes Featuring Racist 'Slant-Eye' Images

Posted: 30 Jan 2018 03:31 PM PST

Amazon, eBay Remove 'Chinese Boy' Costumes Featuring Racist 'Slant-Eye' ImagesAmazon UK and eBay UK have received immense backlash after social media users recently noticed "Chinese Boy Fancy Dress Costumes" for sale through the e-commerce sites.


BP discovers North Sea oil and gas

Posted: 31 Jan 2018 07:35 AM PST

BP discovers North Sea oil and gasBritish energy major BP on Wednesday announced oil and gas discoveries in the North Sea, in a boost for the company and local industry. The discoveries were made in Capercaillie in the central North Sea, and in Achmelvich, west of Shetland, the company said in a statement. BP fully owns the Capercaillie well, while the Achmelvich well is a partnership between operator BP (52.6 percent), Royal Dutch Shell (28 percent) and US peer Chevron (19.4 percent).


Mike Huckabee Skewered Over 'Despicable' Joke About Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Posted: 30 Jan 2018 02:30 AM PST

Mike Huckabee Skewered Over 'Despicable' Joke About Ruth Bader GinsburgPeople on Twitter have Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's back.


76 Immigrants — Including Children — Found Stuffed Inside Tractor-Trailer

Posted: 30 Jan 2018 10:48 AM PST

76 Immigrants — Including Children — Found Stuffed Inside Tractor-TrailerOne man was arrested.


Russian fighter jet flies within 5ft of US Navy surveillance aircraft

Posted: 30 Jan 2018 04:58 AM PST

Russian fighter jet flies within 5ft of US Navy surveillance aircraftA Russian fighter jet came within 5ft of a US surveillance plane as it flew over the Black Sea, in what the US called an "unsafe interaction". The flight path of the Russian jet forced the US Navy aircraft, which was flying in international airspace, to end its mission prematurely, a US official said. "This is but the latest example of Russian military activities disregarding international norms and agreements," the US State Department said in a separate statement.


Trial starts for woman charged with killing her twin

Posted: 29 Jan 2018 07:01 PM PST

Trial starts for woman charged with killing her twinWAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — A murder trial began Monday for a woman accused of deliberately driving off a cliff in Hawaii and killing her identical twin sister.


New attractions coming to Disney Parks

Posted: 30 Jan 2018 02:52 PM PST

New attractions coming to Disney ParksToy Story Land, Marvel Land, and Star Wars Land are all coming to Disney Parks.


U.S. defends role of Lebanon army as Israel threatens to attack it

Posted: 31 Jan 2018 08:20 AM PST

U.S. defends role of Lebanon army as Israel threatens to attack itBy Dan Williams TEL AVIV (Reuters) - The United States pledged continued support for Lebanon's military on Wednesday, calling it a potential counterweight to Iranian-backed Hezbollah, even as Israel said the two forces were indistinguishable and fair game in any future war. The Lebanese Armed Forces took no part in the 2006 war between Hezbollah and Israel. It has received more than $1.5 billion in U.S. military assistance since then and, in the last seven years, training and support from U.S. special forces too.


MSNBC Host Calls Out Nikki Haley For Hypocritical Grammy Tweet

Posted: 29 Jan 2018 10:42 AM PST

MSNBC Host Calls Out Nikki Haley For Hypocritical Grammy TweetMSNBC anchor Stephanie Ruhle had little patience for United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley's criticism that the 2018 Grammy Awards were ruined with politics.


Trump's State Of The Union Keeps Up His Racist Fight With Black Athletes

Posted: 30 Jan 2018 07:31 PM PST

Trump's State Of The Union Keeps Up His Racist Fight With Black AthletesWASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump used his first State of the Union address to continue his attacks on black NFL players and other athletes who have kneeled during the national anthem to protest police brutality and racial inequality.


Lockheed Martin Has Delivered 265 F-35s (And the Profits are Pouring In)

Posted: 30 Jan 2018 05:08 PM PST

Lockheed Martin Has Delivered 265 F-35s (And the Profits are Pouring In)The future is looking bright for Lockheed Martin's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, which is set for massive growth as the program finally reaches maturity and enters into full rate production. "Our F-35 program, during the fourth quarter we met our joint government and industry commitment by delivering the 66 aircraft in 2017," Marillyn Hewson, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Lockheed Martin, told investors. Lockheed Martin expects that the program will continue to expand in 2018.


Warsaw official moves to ban anti-Israeli demonstration

Posted: 31 Jan 2018 06:45 AM PST

Warsaw official moves to ban anti-Israeli demonstrationWARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Warsaw governor took steps Wednesday to prevent a far-right protest outside the Israeli Embassy by banning traffic in the area, citing security concerns.


Correction: Ex-Stanford Swimmer Rape story

Posted: 30 Jan 2018 08:55 AM PST

Correction: Ex-Stanford Swimmer Rape storySAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In a story Jan. 29 about a sexual assault victim deciding not to participate in the creation of a plaque marking where she was attacked on the Stanford University campus, The Associated Press reported erroneously when her assaulter was sentenced. Santa Clara County Judge Aaron Persky sentenced Brock Turner in June 2016, not in January 2016.


Russia's Putin: U.S. 'oligarch list' is an unfriendly act

Posted: 30 Jan 2018 04:41 AM PST

Russia's Putin: U.S. 'oligarch list' is an unfriendly actPresident Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday the release of a U.S. list of Russian businessmen close to the Kremlin was an unfriendly act, but Moscow did not currently plan to retaliate. The U.S. Treasury Department named major Russian businessmen in a so-called "oligarchs' list" which was released earlier on Tuesday. It will complicate the difficult situation Russian-American relations are already in, and of course harm international relations as a whole," Putin said.


ICE Deports Palestinian Man Living In The U.S. For Almost 40 Years Despite Outcry

Posted: 30 Jan 2018 02:05 AM PST

ICE Deports Palestinian Man Living In The U.S. For Almost 40 Years Despite OutcryWeeks of confusion and inconsistencies from immigration officials ended on Monday after authorities deported a Palestinian man who had been living in the U.S. for nearly 40 years.


Aly Raisman Thinks 175 Years For Larry Nassar Is ‘Not Enough’

Posted: 30 Jan 2018 08:29 AM PST

Aly Raisman Thinks 175 Years For Larry Nassar Is 'Not Enough'Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman said she's not satisfied with the 40- to 175-year prison sentence for former USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University team doctor Larry Nassar, who has been accused of sexually abusing more than 150 girls.


The Internet Is Losing It Over This Typo on Trump's 2018 State of the Union Tickets

Posted: 29 Jan 2018 02:19 PM PST

The Internet Is Losing It Over This Typo on Trump's 2018 State of the Union TicketsSome politicians have even chimed in on the error


Photos: First lady fashion at the State of the Union through the years

Posted: 31 Jan 2018 08:45 AM PST

Photos: First lady fashion at the State of the Union through the yearsThrough different decades and administrations, the fashion of the first ladies has shifted with the trends.


Police look at phone records for clues in jealousy shooting

Posted: 29 Jan 2018 04:17 PM PST

Police look at phone records for clues in jealousy shootingPolice on Monday were focusing on phone records to try to piece together how a group of friends wound up at a Pennsylvania self-serve car wash, where a gunman lying in wait in the early morning hours killed four of them and injured one who managed to hide.


Suspect faces murder charges in killing of Missouri couple, daughter

Posted: 30 Jan 2018 09:35 AM PST

Suspect faces murder charges in killing of Missouri couple, daughterDrew Atchison, 24, was charged with three counts of first degree murder, kidnapping and other crimes, after the bodies of the three victims were found on Monday in Butler County, Missouri, about 130 miles south of St. Louis, authorities said. The couple, Harley Million, 24 and Samara Kitts, 23, were murdered at their home in neighboring Wayne County on Thursday following a dispute between Atchison and Million, the Butler and Wayne County Sheriff's Offices said. Atchison is currently being held in Wayne County, the Sheriff's office said.


Vietnam marks 50 years since launch of Tet Offensive

Posted: 31 Jan 2018 07:09 AM PST

Vietnam marks 50 years since launch of Tet OffensiveVietnam marked 50 years since the audacious Tet Offensive on Wednesday, in a bittersweet ceremony featuring patriotic dance performances recalling the attacks that changed the course of the Vietnam War. The surprise military offensive in 1968 -- launched by the communist north on the eve of the Tet lunar new year -- targeted more than 100 cities and outposts in southern Vietnam. On Wednesday entertainers dressed as soldiers and peasants took to the stage at an official ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City, followed by a string of performances from flag-bearing dancers and martial arts performers in red and gold.


Trump Sotu Speech Given from "Alternate Reality"

Posted: 30 Jan 2018 12:28 PM PST

Trump Sotu Speech Given from "Alternate Reality"Republican strategist Steve Schmidt reacts to Donald Trump's State of the Union speech, saying it was delivered from an "alternate reality" and will be soon forgotten once Trump returns to "reckless" behavior.


North Korea Pulls Out of a Cultural Event With South Korea Ahead of the Winter Olympics

Posted: 29 Jan 2018 07:48 PM PST

North Korea Pulls Out of a Cultural Event With South Korea Ahead of the Winter OlympicsNorth Korea pulled out of a joint cultural event with South Korea planned for at the North's Diamond Mountain on Feb. 4


Cleveland Indians To Abandon Racist Chief Wahoo Logo Next Year

Posted: 29 Jan 2018 09:49 AM PST

Cleveland Indians To Abandon Racist Chief Wahoo Logo Next YearThe Cleveland Indians will stop using their Chief Wahoo logo on game jerseys and caps starting in 2019, according to The Associated Press.


Louvre displays art looted by Nazis, hopes to find owners

Posted: 30 Jan 2018 05:27 AM PST

Louvre displays art looted by Nazis, hopes to find ownersPARIS (AP) — The Louvre Museum is putting 31 paintings on permanent display in an effort to find the rightful owners of those and other works of art looted by Nazis during World War II.


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