| Over $1 Million Raised In 24 Hours After Susan Collins Announced Support For Kavanaugh Posted: 06 Oct 2018 01:35 PM PDT  In the day after Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) threw her support behind
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| Northern Virginia Jewish Community Center Spray-Painted With Swastikas Posted: 06 Oct 2018 02:52 PM PDT  Police in Northern Virginia are searching for a suspect after a Jewish
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| Exclusive: Turkish police believe Saudi journalist Khashoggi was killed in consulate - sources Posted: 06 Oct 2018 08:17 PM PDT ![Exclusive: Turkish police believe Saudi journalist Khashoggi was killed in consulate - sources]( "Exclusive: Turkish police believe Saudi journalist Khashoggi was killed in consulate - sources") "The initial assessment of the Turkish police is that Mr Khashoggi has been killed at the consulate of Saudi Arabia in Istanbul. The Turkish sources did not say how they believed the killing was carried out. A Saudi source at the consulate denied that Khashoggi had been killed at the mission and said in a statement that the accusations were baseless.
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| Nobel peace prize winner calls on Congolese government to quit Posted: 06 Oct 2018 01:00 AM PDT  The Congolese doctor named the joint winner of this year's Nobel peace prize has called on the Congolese government to leave power, describing the polls scheduled for December as a "parody of an election". Dr Denis Mukwege, who was in surgery when he heard that he had won the prize for his treatment of 50,000 survivors of sexual violence, has been an outspoken critic of the president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Joseph Kabila, and his government.
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| Indonesia mulls leaving quake-flattened villages as mass graves Posted: 06 Oct 2018 12:00 PM PDT  More bodies were unearthed from the earthquake-and-tsunami-ravaged Indonesian city of Palu on Saturday, as authorities move closer to calling off the search for the dead trapped under flattened communities and declaring them mass graves. More than 82,000 military and civilian personnel, as well as volunteers, have descended on the devastated city, where relief groups say clean water and medical supplies are in short supply. Vast numbers of decomposing bodies could still be buried beneath this once-thriving neighbourhood, the search and rescue agency said.
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| Palestinian kills 2 Israelis in West Bank industrial zone Posted: 07 Oct 2018 07:56 AM PDT  JERUSALEM (AP) — A Palestinian attacker opened fire inside a West Bank industrial zone Sunday morning where Israelis and Palestinians work together, killing two Israelis and seriously wounding a third, the military said.
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| Canada Trains 800 Officers to Test for High Drivers Posted: 05 Oct 2018 10:49 AM PDT ![Canada Trains 800 Officers to Test for High Drivers]( "Canada Trains 800 Officers to Test for High Drivers") Government officials briefed journalists Friday on preparations to crack down on impaired driving once the legal pot market kicks in. The first screening device was approved in August, and is not yet in use in other countries, said the officials, who gave the briefing on condition of anonymity. Drug-impaired driving has long been illegal in Canada, but police forces are stepping up efforts ahead of the opening of the legal market.
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| Social media contributed to my stroke, says Norman Lamb Posted: 05 Oct 2018 02:06 PM PDT  A former health minister has said that "addictive" social media contributed to his stroke, as he warned that websites such as Twitter and Facebook could have a "distorting" effect. Norman Lamb, the Lib Dem MP, suffered a minor stroke in March that was at the time attributed to his high workload. He told The Daily Telegraph that his overuse of technology and social media was one of the causes. "I have addictive tendencies," he said. "I use social media late at night, sometimes lying in bed. It's the first thing I look at in the morning. Twitter is very addictive." Mr Lamb, 61, the MP for North Norfolk and chairman of the Commons science and technology committee that is conducting an inquiry into the effects of social media on young people, served as health minister until 2015. He said technology had increased the "pressure" on MPs, who received "instant feedback" and a "stream of tweets" after public appearances. "You get constituency case work via Facebook, Twitter, Messenger, text messages, emails, phone calls, people turning up at the office," Mr Lamb said. "There's an assumption you'll respond to an email quickly. When you leave it for a few days, there's a pressure of 'Why have you not responded?' "When I had a health shock before Easter, when I discovered I'd had a stroke, I realised I was on a treadmill. I was just struggling to keep on top of it. So I immediately said, 'Someone else can manage my email account'." Mr Lamb's committee's inquiry has heard evidence from young people who spend "all the time on social media". He is sympathetic. "Most people are capable of this drift into obsession," he said. "It's commonplace for teenagers to message each other at two in the morning... You never escape it." Mr Lamb spoke in support of The Daily Telegraph campaign calling for social media companies to have a duty of care towards their users. He said: "These are very powerful organisations making a lot of money, and they have a real moral obligation to safeguard the health and well-being of these generations growing up." However, he urged caution when it comes to regulation. "We mustn't throw the baby out with the bath water – we must be smart and intelligent in how we do this, and work from the basis of evidence," he said. Read more | Social media addiction Mr Lamb also highlighted the positive aspects of social media, which were not available when his son, Archie, was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder in his teens. "The fact that young people can access help, support, guidance on mental health issues and on how you navigate your way through challenges can be of enormous value," Mr Lamb said. "Archie is now thriving and successful in the music business but I remember the moment he was diagnosed with OCD and said 'Dad, why am I the only person going mad?'" "Since nobody else is talking about it, you think you're the only one who is experiencing this. Now, you can go to your room and type in 'OCD', and you realise that actually lots of people are."
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| 21 Penne Pasta Recipes That Are Lightyears Better Than Noodles And Sauce Posted: 05 Oct 2018 02:20 PM PDT |
| Woman Who Accused Clarence Thomas Of Groping Her Reflects On Kavanaugh Vote Posted: 07 Oct 2018 07:26 AM PDT  Moira Smith was one of the thousands of women who came to Washington last week
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| Tennessee Man Wanted for 2 Murders Arrested After 7 Days on the Run: Cops Posted: 05 Oct 2018 12:55 PM PDT  Kirby Wallace was arrested at about 10:15 a.m. Friday.
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| Haiti quake kills at least 14, more than 100 injured Posted: 07 Oct 2018 08:57 AM PDT ![Haiti quake kills at least 14, more than 100 injured]( "Haiti quake kills at least 14, more than 100 injured") A local official said at least eight people died in Port-de-Paix on the northern coast near the epicenter of the magnitude 5.9 quake, which struck at a depth of 11.7 kilometers (7.3 miles), according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Four people were killed in and around the town of Gros-Morne farther south, local authorities said, including a woman who died from a heart attack suffered after the quake. Port-de-Paix, Gros-Morne, the town of Chansolme and the northern island of Tortuga were among the areas worst hit, Haiti's civil protection agency said in a statement.
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| China tight-lipped on disappeared Interpol chief Posted: 05 Oct 2018 11:04 PM PDT  China remained silent Saturday over the disappearance of the head of Interpol, deepening the mystery over the international police chief's fate after reports said he was detained for questioning on arrival in his homeland. Meng Hongwei, 64, was last seen leaving for China in late September from the Interpol headquarters in Lyon, southeast France, a source close to the enquiry told AFP. It is the latest high-profile disappearance in China, where a number of top government officials, billionaire business magnates and even an A-list celebrity have vanished for weeks or months at a time.
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| Yahoo News explains: Why didn’t Trump win the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize? Posted: 05 Oct 2018 11:11 AM PDT  On Oct. 5, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad "for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict." Despite calls for President Trump to win the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end hostilities on the Korean peninsula, why didn't he win the 2018 prize this year? Yahoo News explains.
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| Talking Cars 171: CR Ranks Automated Driving Systems Posted: 05 Oct 2018 12:26 PM PDT   Main themes: This week our panel wades chest-deep into the partially automated driving systems that we're seeing on more of today's new cars. CR for the first time has ranked four of the most com...
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| Christine Blasey Ford’s Attorneys Reveal Statement From Corroborating Witness Posted: 05 Oct 2018 09:39 PM PDT  Christine Blasey Ford's legal team has released a statement from her friend
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| Amazon Called For Raising The Minimum Wage. Republicans Say It's Fine As It Is, Thanks. Posted: 05 Oct 2018 11:21 AM PDT  WASHINGTON ― The second-largest employer in the United States thinks it's time
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| The Latest: Deer-hunting blinds aid murder suspect's capture Posted: 05 Oct 2018 10:33 AM PDT  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Latest on the capture of a multiple murder suspect in Tennessee (all times local):
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| Missing toll soars to 5,000 in Indonesia quake and tsunami Posted: 07 Oct 2018 03:40 AM PDT  The number of people believed missing from the quake and tsunami that struck Indonesia's Palu city has soared to 5,000, an official said Sunday, an indication that far more may have perished in the twin disaster than the current toll. Indonesia's disaster agency say they have recovered 1,763 bodies so far from the 7.5-magnitude and subsequent tsunami that struck Sulawesi on September 28. But there are fears that two of the hardest-hit neighbourhoods in Palu - Petobo and Balaroa - could contain thousands more victims, swallowed up by ground that engulfed whole communities in a process known as liquefaction. "Based on reports from the (village) heads of Balaroa and Petobo, there are about 5,000 people who have not been found," agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho told reporters Sunday. "Nevertheless, officials there are still trying to confirm this and are gathering data. It is not easy to obtain the exact number of those trapped by landslides, or liquefaction, or mud." How Palu became a death trap - and why magnitude of waves was 'surprising' Nugroho said the search for the unaccounted would continue until October 11, at which point they would be listed as missing, presumed dead. The figure drastically increases the estimates for those who disappeared when the disaster struck 10 days ago. Officials had initially predicted some 1,000 people were buried beneath the ruins of Palu. But the latest tally speaks to the considerable destruction in the worst-hit areas of Petobo and Balaroa as the picture on the ground has become clearer.
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| Banksy shocks art world by shredding £1 mn work at auction Posted: 06 Oct 2018 12:16 PM PDT  British street artist Banksy has stunned the art world with arguably his most audacious prank yet, self-destructing one of his best-known works moments after it fetched more than a million pounds at auction in London. "Girl with Balloon" had just sold at Sotheby's Friday for £1,042,000 ($1.4 million, 1.2 million euros) -- a joint record for the maverick artist -- when it unexpectedly passed through a shredder hidden in the frame. Banksy posted a video Saturday on his Instagram page accompanied by a quote attributed to Pablo Picasso -- "the urge to destroy is also a creative urge" -- showing the stunt unfolding and how he pulled it off.
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| Melania Trump spoke to reporters while in Egypt Posted: 06 Oct 2018 08:30 AM PDT  She is in Africa on her first solo overseas trip as first lady.
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| Melania Trump Mourns Elephant Deaths As Her Husband Lets People Import Tusks As Trophies Posted: 05 Oct 2018 12:18 PM PDT  While first lady Melania Trump reportedly mourned an ivory burn and toured an
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| Toyota Recalls Over 900,000 Vehicles for Stall Risk, Airbags That Don't Deploy Posted: 05 Oct 2018 01:32 PM PDT  Toyota says it is recalling approximately 807,000 of its Prius and Prius V hybrids in the U.S. because they could stall while driving. The automaker is also recalling 168,000 additional vehicles,...
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| Google shows progress in addressing competition concerns, says EU's Vestager Posted: 05 Oct 2018 10:28 AM PDT  Google's proposals to increase competition in online shopping are bearing fruit, Europe's antitrust chief said on Friday, suggesting that the company may be able to avoid further fines. Alphabet Inc's Google last year offered to allow price-comparison rivals to bid for advertising space at the top of a search page, giving them the chance to compete on equal terms, seeking to appease regulators after the European Commission fined it a record 2.4 billion euros ($2.8 billion) for favouring its own service. European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said she saw further improvement since Google's first report in June showed some rivals had benefited from the company's action.
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| Former Yale Law School Dean: Kavanaugh's Confirmation Is An 'American Tragedy' Posted: 07 Oct 2018 07:56 AM PDT  Robert Post, the former dean of Yale Law School, minced no words in
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| The Real S-400: Will Russia's Missiles Damage U.S.-India Ties? Posted: 06 Oct 2018 03:00 PM PDT  Let's take a look.
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| APNewsBreak: Prison riot defendant pleaded guilty months ago Posted: 05 Oct 2018 02:32 PM PDT ![APNewsBreak: Prison riot defendant pleaded guilty months ago]( "APNewsBreak: Prison riot defendant pleaded guilty months ago") DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware inmate who is a key prosecution witness in a deadly prison riot entered a guilty plea almost a year ago to charges stemming from the uprising, but the plea was not noted in court records until this week.
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| Indonesian officials fear 5,000 missing as Christians pray Posted: 07 Oct 2018 09:00 AM PDT  PALU, Indonesia (AP) — Christians dressed in their tidiest clothes flocked to Sunday sermons in the earthquake and tsunami damaged Indonesian city of Palu, seeking answers as the death toll from the twin disasters breached 1,700 and officials said they feared more than 5,000 others could be missing.
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| Syria rebels say shifting heavy arms from Idlib buffer zone Posted: 06 Oct 2018 12:45 PM PDT  Syrian rebels said Saturday they have begun withdrawing heavy arms from a planned buffer zone for northwestern Idlib province, ahead of a deadline to set up the demilitarised area. The Turkey-backed National Liberation Front (NLF) "has started pulling out its heavy weapons from the zone", the rebel coalition's spokesman Naji Mustafa told AFP. Under the deal all rebels in the demilitarised zone must withdraw heavy arms by October 10, and hardline jihadist groups must leave by October 15.
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| A Twitter convo about self-appreciation was the best thing on the internet this week Posted: 06 Oct 2018 10:00 AM PDT  This is One Good Thing , a weekly column where we tell you about one of the few nice things that happened this week. This week, a bunch of people had a really nice conversation about change, self-acceptance, and personal growth. On Twitter. (Yes, that is possible.) It all started when writer and 112BK host Ashley Ford posed a question to her followers on Sunday. "What's something you hated about yourself as a kid or teenager that you now consider a strength?" she asked. What's something you hated about yourself as a kid or teenager that you now consider a strength? — Ashley C. Ford (@iSmashFizzle) September 30, 2018 The answers flooded in almost immediately. People talked about their issues with body image, personality traits that made them feel "weird" in middle school, their heritage, their hair – things that used to make them feel bad, but that they now embrace as a vital part of their identities. SEE ALSO: All the most beautiful places in the world are in Illinois, according to this Twitter account My heritage. I pushed it away for so long and so badly wanted to be named Kyle and have green eyes. My latino heritage has brought me so much joy, perspective, and I can say whatever I want in Spanish https://t.co/n4Nw3xUADr — Joe Rodriguez (@jrodriguez713) September 30, 2018 My thighs my thighs my thighs!!! I used to hate how big they were but i play rugby now and they make me a stronger player. Took 18 years to love them but I wouldn't trade em for the world these days https://t.co/33vq6ZaXuB — mel (@mellyrox) September 30, 2018 A few individuals even mentioned their names, which used cause them stress because other people found them hard to spell. "[I] heavily resented something that was intrinsically mine for so long & felt like it was my fault no one could get it right," one user, Elize Oliverio, tweeted. "Now I wear it like a badge of honor." my name!I was always so anxious when met with substitute teachers' mispronunciations, people's continual misspellings. Heavily resented something that was intrinsically mine for so long& felt like it was my fault no one could ever get it right- now I wear it like a badge of honor https://t.co/4rvqIrUN8V — Elize Oliverio (@elizenotelise) October 1, 2018 it's not the first time this sort of conversation has happened on Twitter. Believe it or not, the platform can be a powerful source of encouragement and support, particularly for women, the LGBTQ community, and people of color. But this particular conversation was notable for its directness. Once the responses were gathered into a Twitter Moment, all the participants' stories were on a single page. For readers – particularly the millions of teens on Twitter – who might be struggling with their own self-worth, the effect is potentially very powerful. They'll see a group of people, speaking with clarity, for whom life got better. My intersecting identities, having been born in Kenya and growing up in Norway. Had a hard time fully identifying with just one of those countries. As an adult the ability to seamlessly go from one to another, with the accompanying cultural competencies has been a huge advantage. https://t.co/ktVfuagC3N — Cynthia Wamwayi �� (@CynthiaWamwayi) September 30, 2018 My size. I was a shy insecure nerd in a body meant to be on offensive line. I stood out. I was clumsy and I broke things.The Army helped me learn that my size and strength were not a thing to be afraid of https://t.co/KUxOf99YeY — Ian James Krohn (@IanKrohn) September 30, 2018 growing up in a family where every member has an anxiety disorder. turns out, all that forging in the fire has made me pretty great in any crisis. https://t.co/2rMjjNyEy9 — LJ ������ AT NYCC (@alsoknownasLJ) September 30, 2018 My sensitivity. I wished I was tougher. Now, I think that gives me more empathy to tell other people's stories, and makes me a better friend. https://t.co/cXkNqdSDJA — Sarah Rappaport (@SarahRapp) September 30, 2018 My 'nerdyness'/inquisitiveness. A primary school teacher said 'I soak up information like a sponge' but I always got picked on in school for being curious and wanting to learn. https://t.co/Jhb8cxLLWF — Tay Aziz (@scicomm_tay) October 1, 2018 My height. I hated "intimidating people" (read: men). Now I love having power without even trying lol. https://t.co/N8ktMbBwch — Tee Ess (@PreachnGeek) October 1, 2018 Want more clever culture writing beamed directly to your inbox? Sign up here for the twice-weekly Click Click Click newsletter. It's fun – we promise. WATCH: The future of human-robot interactions looks a lot more optimistic after this video
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| French police investigate Interpol chief, missing on home visit to China Posted: 05 Oct 2018 12:10 PM PDT  "France is puzzled about the situation of Interpol's president and concerned about the threats made to his wife," the ministry said. It was not clear why Meng, 64, who was named Interpol's president two years ago, had traveled to China. Hong Kong's South China Morning Post quoted an unnamed source as saying Meng had been taken for questioning as soon as he landed there, but it also was not clear why.
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| Trump Lambasts Democrats As 'Angry Left-Wing Mob,' 'Party Of Crime' At Kansas Rally Posted: 07 Oct 2018 07:23 AM PDT  Hours after the Senate confirmed embattled Supreme Court nominee Brett
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| The F-22 Raptor Could Have Become A Bomber. Here's How It Could Have Happened. Posted: 06 Oct 2018 01:00 AM PDT  This proposed FB-22 could have potentially carried 15,000 pounds of munitions, or twice that in a non-stealthy configuration, plus two medium-range AIM-120 air-to-air missiles for self-defense.
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| Man dies after being bitten by fire ants Posted: 06 Oct 2018 07:30 AM PDT  A family is now warning others after the death of a father and husband who was bitten by fire ants.
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| Wife of Israeli prime minister goes on trial for fraud Posted: 07 Oct 2018 06:04 AM PDT  According to the indictment, Sara Netanyahu, along with a government employee, fraudulently obtained from the state more than $100,000 for hundreds of meals supplied by restaurants, bypassing regulations that prohibit the practice if a cook is employed at home. If convicted, Sara Netanyahu could face up to five years in prison.
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| Sex: the elephant in the room at Vatican youth synod Posted: 05 Oct 2018 08:37 PM PDT  Vatican City (AFP) - "We mustn't be afraid of sexuality!" French prelate Emmanuel Gobillard urged the Vatican synod on the role of young people, trying to break down the enduring taboo in the 1.3 billion-member Church. It admits that the Church is no longer the moral compass it once was: "Sociological studies show that many young Catholics do not follow Church teachings on sexual morals," it says. The working document, which will be the basis for a final text, notes the existence of LGBT "who wish to benefit from greater closeness and experience greater care by the Church".
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| US unemployment falls to 3.7 percent _ lowest since 1969 Posted: 05 Oct 2018 06:00 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. unemployment rate fell in September to 3.7 percent, the lowest since 1969, when young men were being drafted to fight in Vietnam and the American auto industry and the space program were going full blast.
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| Syrian rebels start to withdraw heavy weapons from Idlib buffer zone Posted: 06 Oct 2018 01:17 PM PDT ![Syrian rebels start to withdraw heavy weapons from Idlib buffer zone]( "Syrian rebels start to withdraw heavy weapons from Idlib buffer zone") Syrian Turkey-backed rebel groups began to withdraw heavy weaponry from a demilitarized zone agreed by Turkey and Russia in northwest Syria on Saturday, rebels said. The Turkey-backed National Front for Liberation (NFL) rebel alliance said in a statement the process of withdrawing heavy weapons had begun, but the fighters would remain in their positions within the demilitarized zone. Under the deal agreed last month between Turkey and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's key ally Moscow, "radical" rebels will be required to withdraw by the middle of this month from the zone, and heavy weaponry must be withdrawn by Oct. 10.
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| Irish man pleads guilty in NY over Silk Road narcotics conspiracy Posted: 05 Oct 2018 02:40 PM PDT  A 30-year-old Irish man pled guilty in New York on Friday to narcotics conspiracy over the now-defunct "dark web" marketplace Silk Road, just months after being extradited to the United States. US prosecutors say Gary Davis, who went by the alias "Libertas," was a Silk Road administrator in 2013 -- paid a weekly salary to carry out duties that included resolving disputes between drug dealers and buyers on the site. On Friday, he pled guilty in a Manhattan federal court to one count of conspiracy to distribute narcotics, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, after cutting a plea deal.
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| Susan Collins: Ford's Testimony Made Me Wonder If Kavanaugh Should Withdraw Posted: 07 Oct 2018 08:03 AM PDT  Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) on Sunday said Christine Blasey Ford's testimony
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| South China Sea Showdown: What Happens If a U.S. Navy and Chinese Vessel Collide? Posted: 06 Oct 2018 05:00 AM PDT  It might not end peacefully.
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| Pompeo pledges coordination with Japan in North Korea talks, to raise abduction issue Posted: 06 Oct 2018 02:18 AM PDT  "We will have a fully coordinated, unified view of how to proceed, which will be what is needed if it is going to be successful in denuclearizing North Korea," Pompeo told Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo. Abe thanked Pompeo, who arrived in Tokyo on Saturday, for coming to Japan before he meets North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un on Sunday. Pompeo also said Japan and the United States were in a position to finalize a trade agreement after Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed the issue in New York last month.
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| Band halftime show depicts police at gunpoint, stirs anger Posted: 06 Oct 2018 04:47 PM PDT ![Band halftime show depicts police at gunpoint, stirs anger]( "Band halftime show depicts police at gunpoint, stirs anger") BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (AP) — A high school band's halftime performance depicting police being held at gunpoint is fueling anger in a Mississippi city where two police officers were recently slain.
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