| MSNBC Host Mocks Trump For Carrying Out Putin's 'Honey-Do List' Posted: 03 Jul 2018 08:44 PM PDT  MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace tore into President Donald Trump for dismissing the
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| New video shows Thai soccer team getting medical treatment in cave Posted: 04 Jul 2018 08:40 AM PDT  Trapped in a waterlogged cave for 11 days, the boys and their coach are now receiving a crash course in diving in preparation for a dangerous trip to the surface
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| Black State Rep. Says Someone Called Cops On Her While Canvassing Posted: 04 Jul 2018 05:08 AM PDT  An Oregon state representative called on her community to be better to one
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| DoJ loses senior leader who handled 'all the hottest potatoes' Posted: 03 Jul 2018 01:56 PM PDT  Leon Neyfakh, reporter for Slate.com, talks with Rachel Maddow about the surprise resignation of Scott Schools, an associate deputy attorney general and the senior career official at the Department of Justice.
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| Rescuers vow to take 'no risks' in evacuation of Thai cave boys Posted: 04 Jul 2018 06:34 AM PDT  Thai rescuers vowed to take a "no risk" approach to freeing 12 boys and their football coach from a flooded cave, as fresh video emerged Wednesday showing the team in good spirits following their astonishing discovery nine days after going missing. Next they have three main options: diving out of the cave system, exiting through another hole if one can be found -- or drilled -- or waiting out the rainy season underground.
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| California's wine country fire has been brewing for years Posted: 03 Jul 2018 02:23 PM PDT  Fire has returned to California's wine country as the flames thrive on bounties of parched land. The County Fire began on Saturday afternoon and since then has devoured over 1,000 acres of land each hour. As of Tuesday morning, the Golden State's largest fire had spread over 70,000 acres in Yolo County and into the edges of Napa County. The return of fire to the region, which cast ominous, orange glows over San Francisco to the south, is especially unwelcome after last October's firestorms in the region, which were the deadliest in the state's history. SEE ALSO: A landmark climate change ruling could go up in smoke after Justice Kennedy retires But such a fire — ultimately produced by a grim mix of dry land, hot temperatures, and gusty winds — wasn't unexpected. Fire managers knew there was "significant fire potential" here. Any spark could turn into a nasty conflagration due to the exceptional amount of parched vegetation, or fuel, just waiting to burn. "There's indications we have record fuel loading right now," Brenda Belongie, lead meteorologist of the U.S. Forest Service's Predictive Services in Northern California, said in an interview. "There's lots of dry grasses." The latest Modis image shows smoke form the #CountyFire in the valley. Smoke will continue to affect the valley this evening into tomorrow. #CAwx pic.twitter.com/RRPfY2R2Rf — NWS Sacramento (@NWSSacramento) July 2, 2018 "Grass is a big fire curator," said Belongie. "You add wind to that and you've got a good combination." In the short term, grasses have just shot up this April, when the region received some much-needed rain after a drier winter. "Timing is everything, said Belongie. "We got rain in April which allowed the grass crop to just explode." But grasses in past years have also proved to be big fuel contributors. Specifically, an abundance of grasses and other vegetation from the previous winter (2016-2017) were left to burn. This vegetation flourished after that profoundly rainy winter, one of California's wettest on record. And that winter was followed by another extreme: The state's hottest summer ever recorded. All this vegetation proceeded to dry out, and was then followed by April's growth. "It's last year's leftovers and this year's additions," said Belongie. A caravan of fire trucks en route to the County Fire on July 2, 2018.Image: JOHN G. MABANGLO/EPA-EFE/REX/ShutterstockBut that's not all. Much of the land burned by the Country Fire, as well as the Pawnee Fire to the north, "has not burned in decades," Gregory Giusti, a former forestry researcher for California's Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, said over email. In short, decades of built-up vegetation, or fuel, has not been naturally thinned out by normal wildfire events. "I don't believe any of the acres currently burning have been impacted by the past fires so the fuel loads [grasses and vegetation] are heavy," said Giusti. The result of all this fuel, combined with weather conditions, has proven incendiary. "This is certainly unprecedented fire growth for this time of year," Gabe Lauderdale, a public information officer for Cal Fire, the state's fire protection agency, said in an interview. Lauderdale notes that later in the season, like September, is when the land is even drier and more susceptible to large fires. #CountyFire [update] near County Road 63 and Highway 16, Rumsey Canyon (Yolo and Napa Counties) is now 60,000 acres and 5% contained. Evacuations in effect https://t.co/z2FpwZ89SK pic.twitter.com/3PloUYdyoL — CAL FIRE (@CAL_FIRE) July 3, 2018 A fire like this in early July, however, "is not unknown," said Belongie. Along with dry fuel and the shape of the land ("fire loves to run uphill"), the third factor of windy or hot weather can come at anytime, and stoke surges of fire. "Weather is like the two-year-old in the group — it's constantly changing," she said. Fortunately, the land burning so far is largely undeveloped. "Though that is no comfort for those who do live the in fire's path," said Giusti. California may be increasingly susceptible to loads of dried-out grasses in the future. Climate scientists say to prepare for periods of alternating extremes of grim drought and winter deluges — just like the abrupt transition from the state's worst drought on record (2012-2016) to a winter rife with flooding. This means loads of vegetation will shoot up, but might soon become parched for years at a time under the famously sunny, and often cloudless, California sky. WATCH: Ever wonder how the universe might end?
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| This Woman Brilliantly Documented 2 Strangers (Possibly) Falling In Love On Her Flight Posted: 04 Jul 2018 01:15 PM PDT  Two strangers may have fallen in love on a flight and the hero woman who set
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| Scared of her hair: Iran’s movement against forced hijab goes viral Posted: 03 Jul 2018 01:15 PM PDT  Stephanie Sy profiles Masih Alinejad in this mini-doc. Alinejad is the woman behind a viral campaign in Iran to protest mandatory hijab. By law, women must wear headscarves or face fines or even imprisonment. Every Wednesday, women take to the streets of Iran and take off their hijab, record the act, and send it to Alinejad who posts it on her Instagram and Facebook pages. As her campaign grows, so too does the Islamic Republic's force of morality police. "They are scared of my hair. They are scared of my voice. They are scared of my body. Me, as a woman, can scare the whole regime," Alinejad says.
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| Woman Who Scaled Statue Of Liberty Was Protesting Trump's Immigration Policies Posted: 05 Jul 2018 03:41 AM PDT  Therese Patricia Okoumou, the 45-year-old woman arrested for scaling the State
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| Former Malaysian premier Najib set to be charged in court Posted: 03 Jul 2018 04:33 PM PDT  Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was set to be charged in court on Wednesday as part of investigations into how billions of dollars went missing from a state fund he founded. Najib, 64, was arrested at his home on Tuesday afternoon in a stunning fall from grace, less than two months after losing an election to Mahathir Mohamad and as part of the government's probe into 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). The former premier, who spent the night in lockup, is expected to arrive in court at around 0830 local time (0030 GMT).
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| British divers bring experience to Thai cave drama Posted: 03 Jul 2018 12:28 PM PDT  LONDON (AP) — When authorities in Thailand were assembling a group of rescuers to search for a soccer team lost in a flooded cave, one of their first calls went to a retired firefighter and an IT consultant in England.
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| Colorado Wildfire Destroys Over 100 Homes in Community Started by Magazine Publisher Malcolm Forbes Posted: 03 Jul 2018 05:36 PM PDT  The growing wildfire is over 200 miles southwest of Denver
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| How Trump weaponized fake news — and changed the rules for fact checkers Posted: 04 Jul 2018 02:00 AM PDT  All politicians are known to shade the truth to some degree. But President Trump's propensity to mislead has been head-spinning, even for seasoned political fact-checkers.
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| Scott Pruitt Faces Calls For Yet Another Investigation Over ‘Secret’ Calendars Posted: 05 Jul 2018 08:30 AM PDT  Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt is facing calls for
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| GOP Rep. Accused Of Ignoring Sexual Abuse When He Was Ohio State Wrestling Coach Posted: 03 Jul 2018 01:37 PM PDT  Former Ohio State University wrestlers are accusing Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio)
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| Ethics complaint filed against Maxine Waters Posted: 05 Jul 2018 04:15 AM PDT  Complaint accuses Democrat of 'inciting violence.' Judicial Watch president, Tom Fitton, says the House must hold Waters accountable.
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| Independence Day fireworks light up the nation's skies Posted: 05 Jul 2018 05:46 AM PDT ![Independence Day fireworks light up the nation's skies]( "Independence Day fireworks light up the nation's skies") Americans celebrated their nation's 242nd anniversary of independence on Wednesday, with concerts, parades and a voracious display of hot dog-eating prowess in New York, as many cities and towns held fireworks displays after sundown. (Reuters)
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| The Latest: Nevada switches drug to be used in execution Posted: 03 Jul 2018 02:54 PM PDT  LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Latest on Nevada's plan for its first execution since 2006 (all times local):
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| 92-year-old woman 'kills son' to avoid being sent to assisted living community Posted: 04 Jul 2018 08:43 AM PDT  A 92-year-old woman has been charged with killing her own son because she did not want to go to an assisted living facility, according to police. Arizona woman Anna Mae Blessing has been charged with first degree murder, aggravated assault, and kidnapping after police found her 72-year-old son, named by local media as Thomas Blessing, dead on Monday. Authorities say that Ms Blessing had been concerned by her son's plan to move her to the assisted living facility, and that she allegedly confronted him in his bedroom with two pistols in her robe pockets.
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| Texas Zoo Offers a Job to Toys R Us Mascot Geoffrey the Giraffe Posted: 04 Jul 2018 05:53 AM PDT  The San Antonio Zoo hopes to persuade Geoffrey to join its team.
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| Thousands of Palestinian women rally on Gaza-Israel border Posted: 03 Jul 2018 12:29 PM PDT  Thousands of Palestinian women demonstrated Tuesday along the fence that separates the Gaza Strip from Israel, their first mass mobilisation since protests erupted on the border three months ago. Since the end of March, Gazans have been demonstrating along the heavily guarded frontier in protest at Israel's decade-long blockade of the territory and in support of the Palestinians' right to return to lands they fled or were driven from during the war surrounding the creation of Israel in 1948.
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| Illinois Governor Calls On Neo-Nazi Candidate To Drop Out Of Congressional Race Posted: 05 Jul 2018 07:58 AM PDT  Republican Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has called on the avowed neo-Nazi who is
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| Jar Jar Binks Actor Ahmed Best Says He Almost Killed Himself Over Backlash To His Character Posted: 04 Jul 2018 01:48 AM PDT  Ahmed Best, the actor who played Jar Jar Binks in the "Star Wars" prequels,
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| Passengers rescued from stricken Indonesia ferry; 31 dead Posted: 03 Jul 2018 10:50 PM PDT  JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Passengers trapped for a night on a stricken ferry off the Indonesian island of Sulawesi were rescued early Wednesday, officials said, as the death toll rose to 31 with three people missing and believed drowned inside the vessel.
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| Peace on the Korean Peninsula Hinges on Kim Jong Un's Interest in Denuclearization Posted: 05 Jul 2018 01:09 AM PDT  The fate of South Korea's conciliatory efforts with North Korea is tied to progress in nuclear negotiations between Washington and Pyongyang
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| ‘Art Of The Deal’ Co-Author: Trump ‘Incapable Of Reading A Book, Much Less Writing One’ Posted: 04 Jul 2018 05:27 PM PDT  A man who should know is not buying President Donald Trump's recent tweet
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| Hawaii volcano: Whirlwind over fissure sends lava flying Posted: 03 Jul 2018 02:02 PM PDT  A new video has emerged showing a whirlwind of lava in Hawaii following the recent eruption of the Kilauea volcano. In the video that was uploaded by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the lava can be seen being thrown about by the winds. The molten rock is said to have been thrown metres by the erratic winds.
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| Trump administration rescinds Obama guidance on race in college admissions Posted: 03 Jul 2018 04:01 PM PDT  Demonstrators hold a rally at the supreme court in support of affirmative action, in Washington DC on 9 December 2015. The Trump administration has rescinded Obama-era guidance encouraging colleges to take a student's race into account to promote diversity in admissions, as part of a broader purge of guidelines issued by prior administrations. Six pieces of guidance related to affirmative action issued between 2011 and 2016 were among 24 nullified on Tuesday by the attorney general, Jeff Sessions, who said they were "unnecessary, outdated, inconsistent with existing law, or otherwise improper".
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| Egypt unearths ancient artefacts 'hidden' in WWII Posted: 04 Jul 2018 07:55 AM PDT  Hundreds of ancient pottery items have been discovered in an Alexandria museum in a hiding place "most probably" created during World War II, Egypt's antiquities ministry said Wednesday. Pots and other receptacles dating back to Greek, Roman, Coptic and Islamic eras were discovered "during restoration work" in a garden inside the Greco-Roman museum of Alexandria in northern Egypt, the ministry said in a statement. "These pots were most probably hidden by (British) archaeologist Alan Rowe and... employees in the museum's garden during World War II", Ayman Ashmawy, head of Egyptian antiquities at the ministry, said in the statement.
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| Nia Vardalos Of 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding' Files For Divorce From Ian Gomez Posted: 04 Jul 2018 02:31 AM PDT  Nia Vardalos, the actress and writer who turned her romantic life into the
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| AT&T Raises Prices After Saying Merger Would Make Things Cheaper For Consumers Posted: 04 Jul 2018 01:58 AM PDT  AT&T, which recently acquired Time Warner in a landmark merger, is hiking up
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| Two Britons poisoned with Novichok nerve agent near where Russian spy was struck down Posted: 04 Jul 2018 03:10 PM PDT  By Henry Nicholls AMESBURY, England (Reuters) - Two British citizens are critically ill after they were exposed to Novichok, the same nerve agent that struck down a former Russian agent and his daughter in March, Britain's top counter-terrorism officer said on Wednesday. The pair, a local 44-year-old woman and a 45-year-old man, were hospitalized after being found unwell on Saturday in Amesbury, just miles away from Salisbury where ex-double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were attacked in March.
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| Lesandro 'Junior' Guzman-Feliz Stabbing: Two More Suspects Arrested in 15-Year-Old's Murder Posted: 04 Jul 2018 04:49 AM PDT  They have also been charged with murder.
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| Austria discusses Iran diplomat case with visiting Rouhani Posted: 04 Jul 2018 09:27 AM PDT  VIENNA (AP) — Austria's chancellor on Wednesday asked visiting Iranian President Hassan Rouhani for "full clarification" of the case of a Vienna-based Iranian diplomat suspected of involvement in a plot to bomb an Iranian opposition rally in Europe.
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| Joey Chestnut, Miki Sudo Win 2018 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contests Posted: 04 Jul 2018 10:11 AM PDT  Reigning champions Joey Chestnut and Miki Sudo are the winners of the 2018
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| Bahamas boat explosion kills US tourist and injures nine others Posted: 03 Jul 2018 03:13 PM PDT  An American tourist who was killed when a boat exploded in the Bahamas, was celebrating her 15th wedding anniversary, authorities said. Maleka Jackson, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, was with her husband when the vessel carrying them along with 10 American tourists and two crew members was engulfed in flames. Stefanie Schaffer, a 22-year-old US national had to have both legs amputated, her family told CBS News.
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| Aston Martin DBS Superleggera Imagined In 5 Stunning Iterations Posted: 04 Jul 2018 02:57 AM PDT |
| Alan Dershowitz claims former friends are 'shunning' him for his defence of Donald Trump Posted: 04 Jul 2018 12:01 PM PDT  Alan Dershowitz, the lawyer and academic, has revealed he has been "shunned" by former friends on Martha's Vineyard because of his defence of President Donald Trump. The 73-year-old former Harvard Law professor claims liberal elites have closed ranks to exclude him from their social circles on the wealthy Massachusetts island because of his defence of the president's civil liberties. Mr Dershowitz, who famously defended OJ Simpson, has been a vocal critic of the decision to appoint a special counsel to investigate the US president for possible Russian collusion in the 2016 election. He has also defended Mr Trump against claims he should be investigated for obstruction of justice as well as suggestions that the president should be impeached. Despite voting for Hillary Clinton, the Democratic rival, instead of Mr Trump and donating money to her campaign, Mr Dershowitz claims as a result of his recent comments some of his old friends" were "trying to ban me from their social life". Mr Dershowitz was part of OJ Simpson's 'dream team' legal defence Credit: Frank Capri /Getty "I am a liberal Democrat in politics, but a neutral civil libertarian when it comes to the Constitution," the academic wrote in a column for the political website The Hill. "But that is not good enough for some of my old friends on Martha's Vineyard. For them, it is enough that what I have said about the Constitution might help Trump. So they are shunning me and trying to ban me from their social life on Martha's Vineyard. Mr Dershowitz revealed that among his former friends was an academic at a distinguished university who has told their acquaintances that he will not attend any events at which Mr Dershowitz may also be present. Read more | Russia investigation "He and others have demanded 'trigger warnings' so that they can be assured of having 'safe spaces' in which they will not encounter me or my ideas," Mr Dershowitz wrote. Others in his social circle have threatened to stop contributing to organisations that sponsor his talks, he claimed.
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| Bird's nest collectors scour for ways into Thai cave Posted: 05 Jul 2018 03:28 AM PDT  A team of bird's nest collectors from southern Thailand put their generations-old rock climbing know-how to use on Thursday by scouring a mountainside for openings that could lead to 12 young footballers and their coach trapped inside a flooded cave. The eight men, whose ages range from the 20s to the 50s, are Thai Muslims from Libong island in Trang province where they climb sheer limestone cliffs and explore crevices and caves to collect the edible nests, a delicacy made from solidified bird spit that can go for hundreds of dollars per kilo. "One member in our team was watching (the rescue mission) on television and thought 'how can we help them?'," Abdulrawheep Khunraksa, leader of the team, told AFP.
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| Shell CEO says 'foolhardy' to set carbon reduction targets Posted: 05 Jul 2018 03:34 AM PDT  By Ron Bousso LONDON (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell's boss said it would be "foolhardy" for the oil and gas producer to set hard targets to reduce carbon emissions as it risked exposing the energy giant to legal challenges. The energy industry has struggled in recent years to find a clear path to secure its role as the world shifts from fossil fuels in order to meet the 2015 Paris climate agreement goals. Shell Chief Executive Officer Ben van Beurden last year set out ambitions last year to halve its carbon emissions by 2050, far exceeding rivals.
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| Boys trapped in Thailand cave seen smiling and joking with rescuer in new video Posted: 04 Jul 2018 03:40 AM PDT  New video released shows the faces of the youth soccer team trapped in the Thailand cave, some of them smiling and joking with a rescuer.
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