Thursday, October 11, 2018

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Yahoo News Explains: Why we’re closer to climate catastrophe than we thought

Posted: 09 Oct 2018 03:42 PM PDT

Yahoo News Explains: Why we're closer to climate catastrophe than we thoughtThe planet is even closer to catastrophe than scientists previously predicted, according to a new report from the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The report, that took 3 years to create and included 91 authors from 40 countries, says the planet will reach the crucial threshold of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels as early as 2040. Scientists predict that any higher than 1.5°C and the effects will be irreversible.  "There is extreme urgency and countries were giving their pledges after the Paris agreement and so far, the progress has not been good enough," said World Meteorological Organizations secretary, Petteri Taalas.


What We Know About The Disappearance Of Saudi Journalist Jamal Khashoggi

Posted: 10 Oct 2018 05:15 PM PDT

What We Know About The Disappearance Of Saudi Journalist Jamal KhashoggiJamal Khashoggi, a prominent Saudi journalist living in self-imposed exile,


Trump holds campaign rally as Hurricane Michael rages

Posted: 10 Oct 2018 05:22 PM PDT

Trump holds campaign rally as Hurricane Michael ragesAs the storm pushed into Georgia, the president headed to Pennsylvania.


FBI Chief Says Kavanaugh Investigation Was 'Limited In Scope' At White House Direction

Posted: 10 Oct 2018 09:55 AM PDT

FBI Chief Says Kavanaugh Investigation Was 'Limited In Scope' At White House DirectionThe White House imposed limits on the FBI's background investigation into the


Pope compares having an abortion to 'hiring a hit man'

Posted: 10 Oct 2018 04:35 AM PDT

Pope compares having an abortion to 'hiring a hit man'Abortion is a raging political battle in a number of countries, including the United States, where many conservatives hope the Supreme Court will eventually overturn the landmark 1973 ruling known as Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortion. Francis made his off-the-cuff comments on abortion, some of his toughest to date, in an address to tens of thousands of people gathered in St. Peter's Square for his weekly general audience. "I ask you: 'Is it right to 'take out' a human life to solve a problem?


Sulawesi, Indonesia — after the earthquake and tsunami

Posted: 10 Oct 2018 12:02 PM PDT

Sulawesi, Indonesia — after the earthquake and tsunamiThe official death toll from a 7.5 magnitude earthquake and tsunami on Sept. 28 has risen to 2,045, with more bodies being found as some 10,000 rescuers scour ruins in the seaside city of Palu.


California judge mulls new trial in $289M Roundup award

Posted: 10 Oct 2018 05:58 PM PDT

California judge mulls new trial in $289M Roundup awardSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A San Francisco judge said Wednesday she is considering tossing out the lion's share of the $289 million judgment against agribusiness giant Monsanto and ordering a new trial over whether the company's weed-killer caused a groundskeeper's cancer.


Man Stabbed At Haunted House After Knife Mistaken For Prop: Police

Posted: 10 Oct 2018 11:12 AM PDT

Man Stabbed At Haunted House After Knife Mistaken For Prop: PoliceA man looking for a scare at a haunted house got one that he'll likely never


Hurricane Michael makes landfall near Panama City Beach, Florida

Posted: 10 Oct 2018 12:43 PM PDT

Hurricane Michael makes landfall near Panama City Beach, FloridaABC News' Rob Marciano reports from inside the storm as strong winds lash the Gulf Coast.


Mitt Romney Calls Family Separations A ‘Dark Chapter In American History’

Posted: 09 Oct 2018 09:31 PM PDT

Mitt Romney Calls Family Separations A 'Dark Chapter In American History'Senate candidate Mitt Romney criticized the Trump administration's zero-tolerance immigration policy that led to the separation of families at the border.


10 minutes of terror: A quake, a tsunami and a missing son

Posted: 09 Oct 2018 03:30 PM PDT

10 minutes of terror: A quake, a tsunami and a missing sonPALU, Indonesia (AP) — The Muslim call to prayer had just started echoing across the Indonesian city of Palu when Musrifah's home began to shake violently.


6-month sentence for man who sold bank accounts to Russians

Posted: 10 Oct 2018 01:30 PM PDT

6-month sentence for man who sold bank accounts to RussiansWASHINGTON (AP) — A California man on Wednesday was sentenced to six months in prison for unwittingly helping the Russian effort to disrupt the 2016 U.S. presidential election.


CN Traveler readers have voted for the world's best cruises lines 2018

Posted: 10 Oct 2018 04:30 AM PDT

CN Traveler readers have voted for the world's best cruises lines 2018In the market for a cruise holiday soon? You might want to take the recommendations of Condé Nast Traveler readers, who cast their votes for the best cruise lines of 2018. Winners are grouped by size, mega, large, medium and small ships, so that cruises rank on level playing fields.


FBI chief says threats from drones to U.S. 'steadily escalating'

Posted: 10 Oct 2018 08:46 AM PDT

FBI chief says threats from drones to U.S. 'steadily escalating'FBI director Christopher Wray told a U.S. Senate panel on Wednesday that the threat from drones "is steadily escalating" even as Congress gives agencies new tools to address threats. Wray made his comments days after President Donald Trump signed into law legislation that gives the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the FBI new powers to disable or destroy drones that pose a threat to government facilities.


Trump crowd finds a new target to lock up: Feinstein

Posted: 09 Oct 2018 05:49 PM PDT

Trump crowd finds a new target to lock up: FeinsteinThe president goes after Sen. Dianne Feinstein at an Iowa rally, and his crowd responds.


New York Man Built 200-Pound Bomb To Detonate On Election Day: Feds

Posted: 11 Oct 2018 04:11 AM PDT

New York Man Built 200-Pound Bomb To Detonate On Election Day: FedsA New York state man built a 200-pound bomb in his basement and planned to


China promises not to weaken yuan, criticizes US concern

Posted: 09 Oct 2018 10:53 AM PDT

China promises not to weaken yuan, criticizes US concernBEIJING (AP) — China promised Tuesday not to weaken its currency to boost exports during a tariff fight with Washington and rejected U.S. concern about the yuan's sagging exchange rate as groundless and irresponsible.


'Just say no' to drug legalisation: WHO chief

Posted: 10 Oct 2018 03:55 AM PDT

'Just say no' to drug legalisation: WHO chiefWith Canada on the verge of becoming the world's second nation to legalise recreational marijuana, the head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday that countries should think twice before opening that door. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who was in the Philippines for a regional meeting, told AFP the organisation supports availability of drugs like marijuana for medical reasons. "I think any addictive substance is not good for human health," he said.


US arrests alleged Chinese national for targeting major aviation companies

Posted: 10 Oct 2018 01:22 PM PDT

US arrests alleged Chinese national for targeting major aviation companiesThe FBI calls the case against a Chinese intelligence officer "unprecedented."


Donald Trump Casts Doubt On New UN Report That Sounds Climate Change Alarm

Posted: 09 Oct 2018 03:17 PM PDT

Donald Trump Casts Doubt On New UN Report That Sounds Climate Change AlarmPresident Donald Trump sounded skeptical about the United Nation's dire new


South Korea says Pompeo complained about inter-Korean military pact

Posted: 10 Oct 2018 08:29 AM PDT

South Korea says Pompeo complained about inter-Korean military pactThe deal was sealed by South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during their third summit in Pyongyang on Sept. 18-20. During an annual parliamentary audit on Wednesday, an opposition party lawmaker asked Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha if Pompeo had complained about the agreement during a phone call reported earlier by Japan's Nikkei newspaper. While maintaining that it remains in lockstep with the United States, South Korea has forged ahead with efforts to engage with North Korea, even as critics accused Moon of naively focusing on feel-good theatrics at the expense of real progress in persuading North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons.


Pro-Kavanaugh Dark Money Group Launches Campaign To Support Susan Collins

Posted: 09 Oct 2018 01:44 PM PDT

Pro-Kavanaugh Dark Money Group Launches Campaign To Support Susan CollinsLast Saturday, Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), considered a moderate swing


After backlash, Amazon to boost pay for longtime workers

Posted: 10 Oct 2018 12:12 PM PDT

After backlash, Amazon to boost pay for longtime workersNEW YORK (AP) — Amazon, facing a backlash from longtime warehouse employees who say its $15 hourly minimum wage wouldn't benefit them, will provide a bigger raise to those workers.


U.S. Marshals Service Says It Recovered 123 Missing Michigan Children, But Did It?

Posted: 10 Oct 2018 02:20 PM PDT

U.S. Marshals Service Says It Recovered 123 Missing Michigan Children, But Did It?The U.S. Marshals Service said a major effort to find missing kids and victims


New 992-Generation 2020 Porsche 911 Debuts in November, Goes on Sale Next Summer

Posted: 11 Oct 2018 06:00 AM PDT

New 992-Generation 2020 Porsche 911 Debuts in November, Goes on Sale Next SummerThe lead-up to the new 992 generation of the Porsche 911 has been long, but the wait is about to pay off. Porsche also shared the launch cadence for the 911 lineup. The Los Angeles auto show at the end of November marks the new 2020 911's public debut.


Soyuz emergency landing could result in major payout for insurer Soglasie - Interfax

Posted: 11 Oct 2018 07:49 AM PDT

Soyuz emergency landing could result in major payout for insurer Soglasie - InterfaxThe Soyuz spacecraft's emergency landing on Thursday could become one of the biggest payouts for Russian insurance firm Soglasie in decades if it turns out to be an insurance case, Soglasie was quoted as saying by Interfax news agency. The insurer said it was looking into the incident to see whether it was liable, Interfax reported. The spacecraft made an emergency landing near the city of Zhezkazgan in central Kazakhstan after its booster rockets failed in mid-air en route to the International Space Station.


27 Baby Halloween Costumes That Are Too Cute to Handle

Posted: 10 Oct 2018 01:25 PM PDT

27 Baby Halloween Costumes That Are Too Cute to Handle


Man held in Bulgarian journalist murder probe to be released

Posted: 09 Oct 2018 10:34 AM PDT

Man held in Bulgarian journalist murder probe to be releasedA Romanian man who had been detained as part of the investigation into the killing of a Bulgarian journalist in the northern town of Ruse will be freed, police said on Tuesday. The brutal murder of 30-year-old Viktoria Marinova -- who presented a current affairs talk programme called "Detector" for the small TVN television channel -- has shocked the country and drawn international condemnation. Ruse police chief commissioner Teodor Atanasov said Tuesday that a man had been detained, adding that "we're still checking his alibi so he is not officially a suspect for committing the crime yet".


Justice For Jamal Khashoggi Now Depends On Trump's Moral Judgment And Diplomatic Skills

Posted: 10 Oct 2018 07:49 PM PDT

Justice For Jamal Khashoggi Now Depends On Trump's Moral Judgment And Diplomatic SkillsWASHINGTON ― As reports about missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi grow


Israeli military says examining F-35s after U.S. flaw finding

Posted: 11 Oct 2018 09:06 AM PDT

Israeli military says examining F-35s after U.S. flaw findingIsrael's military said on Thursday it was testing its fleet of F-35 fighters after receiving findings from U.S. investigators that a different model of the plane had a fuel systems flaw. A Pentagon spokesperson said earlier Thursday that all U.S. and international F-35 fighter jets made by Lockheed Martin Co had been grounded so that fuel tubes can be examined.


Michael Bloomberg Registers As Democrat As He Mulls 2020 Presidential Bid

Posted: 10 Oct 2018 05:31 AM PDT

Michael Bloomberg Registers As Democrat As He Mulls 2020 Presidential BidFormer New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Wednesday that he has changed his


'Religious' Buffalo Bills fan trolls team, requests players as pall bearers in obituary

Posted: 10 Oct 2018 10:31 AM PDT

'Religious' Buffalo Bills fan trolls team, requests players as pall bearers in obituaryLee C. Merkel, of Raleigh, North Carolina, devoted his life to the Buffalo


Gunman arrested near California park where camper was shot

Posted: 10 Oct 2018 08:52 PM PDT

Gunman arrested near California park where camper was shotCALABASAS, Calif. (AP) — A man dressed in black and carrying a rifle was arrested Wednesday near Malibu Creek State Park, where a camper was shot and killed as he slept in a tent in June, authorities said.


2019 Chevrolet Silverado’s Turbo Four Gets Disappointing MPG Ratings

Posted: 10 Oct 2018 07:27 AM PDT

2019 Chevrolet Silverado's Turbo Four Gets Disappointing MPG RatingsChevy's four-cylinder can't stand up to Ford and Ram's V-6 competitors in fuel economy numbers.


Nail polishes often claim falsely to be toxin-free

Posted: 10 Oct 2018 02:31 PM PDT

Nail polishes often claim falsely to be toxin-free"We were trying to learn more about what ingredients were in nail polish, and the more we dug deep into the labels, the more confused I was about the health claims, which I knew would be confusing for consumers and nail salon workers, too," said lead author Anna Young of the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston. In the 2000s, nail polish manufacturers started phasing out three particularly toxic chemicals: formaldehyde, toluene and dibutyl phthalate (DnBP).


The Annual 2019 Met Gala Will Be 'Camp'-Themed. Let Us Explain.

Posted: 09 Oct 2018 03:59 PM PDT

The Annual 2019 Met Gala Will Be 'Camp'-Themed. Let Us Explain.Inspired by Susan Sontag's "Notes on Camp"


Wildly Inaccurate Trump Op-Ed On Health Care Receives Swift Backlash

Posted: 10 Oct 2018 09:36 AM PDT

Wildly Inaccurate Trump Op-Ed On Health Care Receives Swift BacklashUSA Today on Wednesday published an opinion piece credited to President Donald


Syria buffer free of heavy arms as jihadists face deadline

Posted: 10 Oct 2018 04:17 AM PDT

Syria buffer free of heavy arms as jihadists face deadlineA planned buffer zone in northwest Syria has been cleared of heavy armaments ahead of time but a new deadline loomed Wednesday for the tougher task of Turkey convincing jihadists to pull out their fighters. The demilitarised zone ringing the Idlib region is the result of a deal reached last month between rebel backer Turkey and government ally Russia to stave off a regime assault on Syria's last major rebel stronghold. The accord called for a complete withdrawal of all heavy weapons from the planned buffer by Wednesday, and rebels and jihadists met that deadline a day early.


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