| U.S. allows lawsuits against Cuban entities but shields foreign firms for now Posted: 04 Mar 2019 04:55 PM PST ![U.S. allows lawsuits against Cuban entities but shields foreign firms for now]( "U.S. allows lawsuits against Cuban entities but shields foreign firms for now") The move marked an intensification of U.S. pressure on Cuba and also appeared aimed at punishing Havana over its support for Venezuela's socialist president, Nicolas Maduro. Lawsuits in U.S. courts against Cuban enterprises, many linked to military and intelligence services, will be permitted beginning on March 19.
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| Four US tourists, pilot killed in Kenya chopper crash Posted: 03 Mar 2019 04:04 PM PST  Four American tourists and a Kenyan pilot were killed when their helicopter crashed on a remote island in a lake in northwest Kenya, police said Monday. "There were five people on board, four of them were US citizens and the pilot, Capt Marious Magonga," the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority said in a statement. Magonga was also a pilot for Kenya's deputy president, William Ruto, who owned the crashed helicopter.
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| Girls aged five and eight found alive after surviving two nights in California wilderness Posted: 04 Mar 2019 04:55 AM PST  Two young sisters who went missing from their Californian home on Friday afternoon have been found "safe and sound" after surviving two nights in the forest. Carolina Carrico, five, and eight-year-old Leia Carrico were discovered uninjured roughly 1.4 miles from their home in Benbow, located about 70 miles south of Eureka around 10:30am on Sunday by two firefighters. Humboldt County Sheriff William Honsal said: "This is an absolute miracle.
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| Deadly tornadoes smash through Alabama, Southeast: What we know now Posted: 04 Mar 2019 02:45 PM PST  First responders in Alabama were picking through the rubble Monday of a devastating tornado that killed at least 23 people. Here's what we know.
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| The $12.5 Million Bugatti La Voiture Noire Is the World's Most Expensive New Car Posted: 05 Mar 2019 12:10 AM PST  The one-off has been inspired by Jean Bugatti's legendary 57SC Atlantic.
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| Saudi app that lets men track women cleared for sale by Google Posted: 04 Mar 2019 08:53 AM PST  Google is refusing to remove a Saudi government app that allows men to track and control women. The app, which gives men the power to grant and rescind travel permission for women and to set up SMS alerts for when they use their passports, will remain available to buy. Google said it had reviewed the app — called Absher — and concluded that it did not violate any agreements, and could therefore remain on its Google Play store. The app, which is owned and operated by the kingdom's interior ministry, also has features that send alerts if a woman leaves a certain area - making it difficult for women to leave without the say so of a "male guardian". Women in the ultra-conservative kingdom must by law have male guardians, whether it be a husband, father, brother or uncle, who gives permission for them to do everything including studying, marrying, renting a house, and travelling. Google and Apple's decision to host the app, which has been downloaded more than one million times, has drawn complaints, including from Human Rights Watch which said the tech companies were "facilitating human rights abuses". Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, an 18-year-old Saudi woman took back her passport and fled her family Credit: Reuters More than a dozen members of US Congress wrote to Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Apple CEO Tim Cook on February 21, demanding that the app be removed. They described Google, as well as Apple, as "accomplices in the oppression of Saudi Arabian women" for hosting the app. They gave a deadline of Thursday 28 February to explain why the app is hosted on Google Play. Ilhan Omar, Democrat Rep, one of the signatories, tweeted: "Women are not your property! Women are not your property! Women are not your property! So why are @Apple and @Google hosting an app that allows men to track and control women's movement in Saudi Arabia? This insanity needs to end!" The subject of Saudi women's right to travel was highlighted last month after an 18-year-old Saudi woman fled her family over alleged abuse. Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun said she took her passport while on holiday in Kuwait and travelled to Thailand hoping to claim asylum.
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| The Latest: Ghosn lawyer says court OKs bail, rejects appeal Posted: 05 Mar 2019 07:36 AM PST  TOKYO (AP) — The Latest on the decision by the Tokyo District Court to approve the release on 1 billion yen ($8.9 million) bail of Nissan's former chairman, Carlos Ghosn (all times local):
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| Air Force Halts Tanker Deliveries After Finding Planes Are Full of Trash Posted: 04 Mar 2019 10:24 AM PST ![Air Force Halts Tanker Deliveries After Finding Planes Are Full of Trash]( "Air Force Halts Tanker Deliveries After Finding Planes Are Full of Trash") Unwanted tools and debris could pose a danger to flight crews.
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| Flag comes down on U.S. Palestinian mission in Jerusalem Posted: 04 Mar 2019 06:16 AM PST  The Palestinians, who have boycotted the Trump administration since it shifted long-standing U.S. policy in December 2017 by recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital, voiced anger at what they see as Washington's latest move against them. Whereas previously the consulate reported on Palestinian matters directly to Washington, its staff have now been repurposed in the embassy as a "Palestinian Affairs Unit" under the U.S. ambassador to Israel, David Friedman. Israeli-Palestinian talks collapsed in 2014 and the White House says it intends to present a new peace plan after a national election in Israel in April.
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| Photos of the Lamborghini Aventador SVJ Roadster Posted: 04 Mar 2019 12:02 PM PST |
| School prays for strength after fourth-grader dies in Alabama tornado Posted: 05 Mar 2019 08:30 AM PST  Parents and students gather at Lee-Scott Academy for prayer service for Taylor Thornton, 10, who was among the 23 people killed in tornado.
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| 5 rescued after vehicle goes over cliff in Angeles National Forest Posted: 04 Mar 2019 11:52 AM PST  Los Angeles County firefighters rescued five patients after a vehicle went over a cliff in the Angeles National Forest above La Cañada Flintridge.
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| Trump tells FEMA to give Alabama 'A Plus treatment' after tornadoes Posted: 04 Mar 2019 09:37 AM PST  That's the same grade he gave his response to Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria.
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| The Latest: Brother of man killed by police wants justice Posted: 03 Mar 2019 10:36 PM PST  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on the decision by a prosecutor not to charge the police officers who shot an unarmed black man last year (all times local):
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| Google Study: Male Employees Are Underpaid More Often Than Females Posted: 04 Mar 2019 11:05 AM PST  Google released an internal analysis on Monday that indicates its male employees received less pay than other employees for doing the same work more often than their female counterparts.As a result of the findings, which were first reported by the New York Times, Google provided an additional $9.7 million to 10,677 employees, the majority of whom are men, to compensate them for unexplained discrepancies between their 2018 pay and that of co-workers who have the same responsibilities.Google conducts a pay-equity analysis on an annual basis in order to "look for unexplained differences in total compensation (salary, bonus, and equity) across demographic groups," according to a blog post published Monday on the company website. The analysis included 91 percent of the company's total workforce, and excluded only those employees who work in a role with fewer than 30 other employees or employees representing fewer than five demographic groups.The study did not take into account other factors that might result in a gender-pay disparity, such as discrimination that leads to fewer women receiving promotions, or a phenomenon known as "leveling," in which women may receive a lower starting salary than equally qualified men."Our pay equity analysis ensures that compensation is fair for employees in the same job, at the same level, location and performance," the blog post read. "But we know that's only part of the story. Because leveling, performance ratings and promotion impact pay, this year, we are undertaking a comprehensive review of these processes to make sure the outcomes are fair and equitable for all employees."Google is currently facing a class-action lawsuit in California that alleges widespread discrimination against female employees. The company is also facing a class-action lawsuit initially filed in 2017 by James Damore, a software engineer who was fired for circulating a memo that argued the disparity in gender representation and pay within the company may reflect biological differences between men and women that affect inherent interest levels in various fields.The Department of Labor opened an investigation into the company in April 2017 after finding "systemic compensation disparities against women pretty much across the entire workforce."
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| After 54 years, the fight for voting rights in Selma is ongoing, organizers say Posted: 04 Mar 2019 04:42 AM PST  At an annual Bloody Sunday memorial service, politicians and activists encouraged citizens to organize around voter access issues.
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| The Morgan Plus Six Looks Familiar, in a Reassuring British Sort of Way Posted: 04 Mar 2019 09:01 PM PST  It's an all-new car, with modern conveniences including the first turbocharged engine on a Morgan and even a small digital screen on the dash.
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| Venezuelan opposition to march as Guaido returns, risking arrest Posted: 03 Mar 2019 10:45 PM PST  Opposition supporters in Venezuela were set to take to the streets Monday after leader Juan Guaido called for mass protests against President Nicolas Maduro -- as the self-declared interim president prepared to return after a week touring Latin American allies. Guaido's reappearance in Venezuela would pose an immediate challenge to the embattled Maduro, who will have to decide whether to arrest him for defying a travel ban -- thereby provoking strong international condemnation -- or allow him to enter unmolested, which would undermine his authority, analyst say.
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| Massachusetts digs out after snow storm Posted: 04 Mar 2019 02:56 PM PST  Residents used shovels and snow blowers to dig out of one of the biggest snow storms of the season that dumped more than a foot of precipitation accross parts of the northeastern U.S. overnight Monday. (March 4)
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| Mega Millions: Anonymous winner of $1.5bn jackpot comes forward months after draw Posted: 05 Mar 2019 08:21 AM PST  The sole winner of the Mega Millions $1.5bn jackpot last year has finally came forward to claim his cash prize, according to South Carolina's lottery commission. On Monday, officials said the anonymous winner—whom the commission has only described as "South Carolinian"– chose to collect a record-breaking cash sum of more than $877 million. The winning ticket for the Quick Pick Mega Millions drawing on October 23, 2018 was purchased at KC Mart, a convenience store, in Simpsonville, South Carolina.
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| Trump's sons and scores of others receive document requests from House committee Posted: 04 Mar 2019 10:32 AM PST  Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump and Jared Kushner all received a request for documents from the House Judiciary Committee on Monday.
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| Chinese e-commerce company JD.Com launches store on Google shopping site Posted: 05 Mar 2019 02:40 AM PST  The store's launch comes after Google agreed to invest $550 million in JD.com in June 2018. Google's search engine has been inaccessible from China since 2010, though the company maintains sales and engineering teams in the country. JD.Com also received funding from Walmart, which until recently was one of several companies to operate online storefronts on Google Express.
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| Hollywood Madam: Want to stop human trafficking? Legalize consensual sex for money. Posted: 04 Mar 2019 11:32 AM PST  Why would a wealthy and powerful man like Robert Kraft allegedly pay for sex from women at a Florida strip-mall massage parlor? Don't overthink it.
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| See Photos of Alfa Romeo's New Tonale Concept Posted: 05 Mar 2019 02:51 AM PST |
| These are all of the routes U.S. airlines fly to Hawaii Posted: 05 Mar 2019 07:12 AM PST  Southwest's expansion to the high-profile leisure market is certain to set off a competitive scrum with rival U.S. airlines that already fly to Hawaii.
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| We're About To Get Our First Glimpse of the Tesla Model Y Posted: 04 Mar 2019 06:07 AM PST  Elon Musk promises a smaller crossover built on the same platform as the Model 3 will enter production in 2020.
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| IS fighters put up fierce resistance to defend last pocket Posted: 03 Mar 2019 12:54 PM PST  BAGHOUZ, Syria (AP) — Islamic State militants are desperately fighting to hang on to the last tiny piece of territory they hold on the riverside in eastern Syria, deploying snipers, guided missiles and surprise tunnel attacks. The resistance prompted a fierce pounding Sunday by the U.S-led coalition and its ground allies in their final push to end the extremist group's territorial hold.
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| Death toll from Alabama tornadoes likely to rise as search resumes Posted: 04 Mar 2019 08:31 AM PST  Rescuers in Alabama stepped up the search for survivors Monday after two back-to-back tornadoes ripped across the southern state, with the death toll of 23 expected to rise further. "The devastation is incredible," Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones told the local CBS affiliate. "I cannot recall at least in the last 50 years ... a situation where we have had this loss of life," Jones said.
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| Google compensates 'underpaid' male employees Posted: 04 Mar 2019 01:21 PM PST  Google has compensated many of its male workers after finding they received comparatively fewer bonuses and pay rises than women last year. The company, which has faced many accusations of failing its female employees, said it had automatically topped up men's pay to address a gender gap within its ranks of software developers. An analysis of pay across the company revealed that more women software engineers at a certain level had been handed bonuses or raises from managers throughout the year. Google said it paid $9.7m (£7.4m) to 10,667 employees to address last year's pay disparities. It did not disclose how much was spent topping up male software engineer salaries. The company uses algorithms to define an employee's compensation based on the market rate, location, level and performance rating, but managers are given an extra budget which they can use for raises and bonuses if they believe a particular employee has excelled. The company's review found at a particular lower-level software engineering position - these had been disproportionately handed out to women, although it did not find a reason why. Google has repeatedly faced accusations of an unfair work environment. In 2017 it fired an employee who had written a viral "anti-diversity" memo arguing that a lack of women in senior positions was partially due to biological reasons. Former employees have sued the company claiming a pay bias against women, while a separate lawsuit claims its video website YouTube stopped hiring white men. Last year thousands of employees protested the company's alleged failures to deal with sexual harassment. To keep tabs on salaries, Google has conducted yearly pay equity reviews since 2012. If it finds any discrepancies, it will automatically pay adjustments. It said that it would be undertaking "a comprehensive review" of the system based on last years' results. Lauren Barbato, Google's human resources analytics chief said: "Our pay equity analysis ensures that compensation is fair for employees in the same job, at the same level, location and performance. But we know that's only part of the story. "Because leveling, performance ratings, and promotion impact pay, this year, we are undertaking a comprehensive review of these processes to make sure the outcomes are fair and equitable for all employees." Liz Fong-Jones, a former Google employee who recently quit the company, said the analysis "failed to control for under-promoting and under-levelling women". "If you have a group of women who are outperforming at level, of course they'll get given more manager discretion. This is not 'sexism against men'," Fong-Jones added.
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| Bernie Sanders on 'The Breakfast Club' is a 'no' on slavery reparations Posted: 04 Mar 2019 12:10 PM PST  The Vermont senator has spent the first few weeks of his Democratic presidential campaign trying to connect with African-American voters, something he largely failed to do in 2016.
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| Iran's Khamenei doubted Europe could help Tehran against U.S. sanctions Posted: 04 Mar 2019 01:08 PM PST  A closed-door speech last year by Iran's Supreme Leader voicing doubt about the Iranian government's diplomatic overtures to Europe was released on Monday in a sign of feuding over foreign policy that led to a short-lived resignation by the foreign minister. The address by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in mid-2018 appeared to forecast difficulties European countries would have in honoring pledges to protect trade with Iran from new U.S. sanctions after Washington abandoned a 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers.
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| JPMorgan Ends Financing of Private Prisons After Criticism Posted: 05 Mar 2019 08:43 AM PST ![JPMorgan Ends Financing of Private Prisons After Criticism]( "JPMorgan Ends Financing of Private Prisons After Criticism") "JPMorgan Chase has a robust and well-established process to evaluate the sectors that we serve," spokesman Andrew Gray said in an emailed statement. JPMorgan Chase & Co. has been criticized for lending to Geo Group Inc. and CoreCivic Inc., which run facilities that have held immigrant families. As part of the change, JPMorgan won't extend new financing to the industry and wants to get rid of its credit exposure as soon as possible, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.
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| This Grandma Is Being Called the Iceberg Queen After She Was Swept Away on a Chunk of Ice in Iceland Posted: 04 Mar 2019 06:26 AM PST  All hail the grandma swept away on iceberg in Iceland for making winter travel more interesting and fun.
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| Volkswagen's Latest I.D. Concept Is an Electric Dune Buggy Built Purely for Fun Posted: 04 Mar 2019 11:20 AM PST  VW is taking electric cars seriously, but this latest variation on the MEB EV platform is amusingly retro.
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| Fireballs and black smoke billow from final IS holdout in Syria Posted: 03 Mar 2019 11:59 AM PST  The rattle of guns, bomb blasts and black smoke -- a deluge of fire is being unleashed on the Islamic State's last Syrian stronghold by Kurdish-led and international forces. "Watch out, it's coming!" Kurdish commander Hagit Qamishlo shouts to AFP journalists, from the terrace of a house that overlooks the battlefield some 800 metres away. "Well played! That was a jihadist sniper position", Qamishlo relays into his walkie talkie.
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| View Photos of the Bentley Continental GT Number 9 Edition Posted: 05 Mar 2019 06:24 AM PST |
| The History of Your Social Security Payments Posted: 04 Mar 2019 07:12 AM PST ![The History of Your Social Security Payments]( "The History of Your Social Security Payments") The Social Security program was created in 1935 and began paying out monthly benefits to retired workers five years later. Here's how Social Security has changed over nearly 85 years. What Is the Social Security Act?
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| Indian air chief refuses to confirm death toll from strike on Pakistani militant camp Posted: 04 Mar 2019 05:37 AM PST  India's air chief has refused to confirm the death toll from last week's strike on an alleged terrorist training camp in Pakistan, fuelling doubts about the success of an attack initially claimed to have killed 250 militants. "The Indian Air Force (IAF) does not count human casualties," said Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa in his first press conference since the 27 February offensive. "We count what targets we have hit or not." Asked how many militants had been eliminated in the strike, Marshal Dhanoa said: "It's for the government to answer that question". The IAF had launched the punitive strike on what it claimed to be a training camp of the Jaish-e-Mohammed militant group after the group claimed responsibility for killing 40 Indian paramilitaries in a suicide bombing in northern Kashmir on 14 February. The assault significantly raised tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours, triggering a dog-fight between Indian and Pakistani fighters in which an IAF pilot was shot down. How India and Pakistan came to the brink of war Over the weekend Amit Shah, the powerful head of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), repeated that 250 terrorists had been killed. The government, however, has declined to comment. Opposition party leaders, quoting foreign news reports from Pakistan, are now claiming that the air strikes were a fiasco, striking empty hillside. "Were you (the IAF) uprooting terrorists or trees" tweeted provincial Congress Party minister Navjot Singh Sidhu from northern Punjab state. "Was the air attack an election gimmick?" he further asked, referring to charges that Mr Modi had ordered the strike to boost his chances ahead of a general election scheduled to be held before the end of May. Meanwhile defence personnel and analysts are questioning the overall capability of India's military that is short of assorted materiel like combat aircraft, helicopters, submarines, warships, artillery, tanks and even small arms for the army's infantry troops. In a series of six reports tabled in parliament last December India's Parliamentary Defence Committee castigated the government for allocating "inadequate funds" for long postponed military modernisation in a turbulent neighbourhood. In March last year the Indian Army's former vice chief of staff said 68 per cent of the army's equipment was in the "vintage category". Some 24 per cent was "current", and a mere 8 per cent "state of the art".
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| First lady Melania Trump hits the road to promote her 'Be Best' campaign Posted: 04 Mar 2019 04:34 PM PST  First lady Melania Trump hit the road for a two-day, three-state trip to promote kindness, online safety and fighting opioid abuse.
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| Baltimore police accuse husband and daughter of staging woman's murder, blaming 'panhandler' Posted: 04 Mar 2019 12:12 PM PST  Police say they believe Jacquelyn Smith's death was a cold and calculated killing staged by her own family; Bryan Llenas reports.
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| This Brand-New Electric Sports Car Charges 80 Percent of Its Battery in Five Minutes Posted: 04 Mar 2019 11:02 AM PST  The Piëch Mark Zero can zip from zero to 60 m.p.h. in three seconds, while driving for more than 300 miles of battery power, all for a very steep price
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| Exclusive: U.S. to issue meat company guidelines as recalls mount - official Posted: 04 Mar 2019 03:48 PM PST  The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will advise foodmakers to start internal investigations when they receive customer complaints and to notify the government within 24 hours if contaminated products are in the marketplace, Carmen Rottenberg, administrator of the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service, said in an interview. The voluntary guidelines, in the works for months, are designed to ensure companies meet pre-existing regulatory requirements, she said. USDA records show that since the beginning of 2018, Tyson Foods Inc, Smithfield Foods Inc and other companies have launched more than 25 recalls involving millions of pounds of chicken nuggets, calzones, sausages and other foods that potentially contained dangerous materials.
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| Drivers capture avalanche tearing down side of Colorado mountain Posted: 03 Mar 2019 10:18 PM PST  Drivers going down a Colorado highway had quite the close call, after an avalanche ripped down the side of a mountain in front of them.On Sunday afternoon, said avalanche moved down through Ten Mile Canyon, located between Frisco and Copper Mountain.SEE ALSO: Perfect weather conditions turned this Canadian street into a skating rinkThere were several videos of the incident posted online, capturing the snow piling down toward the road.> Caught on camera: @KDVR viewer captured this video of an avalanche near I-70 today in Ten Mile Canyon between Frisco and Copper Mountain. CoWX KDVR pic.twitter.com/eL6uIwB4c3> > -- Jeremy Hubbard (@JeremyHubbard) March 3, 2019Another video posted by Brandon Ciullo on Facebook shows the hazy aftermath of the avalanche, which brought traffic to a halt.Colorado State Patrol Trooper Tim Schaefer told The Denver Post there were no injuries, and no cars buried as a result of the avalanche. "It was more than a dusting of snow. There was also tree debris on the road," he told the newspaper. > Avalanche on March 3rd in Tenmile Canyon in Summit County, Colorado. The highway was unaffected by the avalanche. Avalanche debris collected in Tenmile Creek which is underneath the avalanche path and away from the highway. pic.twitter.com/44c1E3z8eN> > -- CAIC:Statewide Info (@COAvalancheInfo) March 3, 2019The highway was temporarily closed as emergency services worked to clear the snow debris off the road. It was reopened later that evening.The Colorado Avalanche Information Center issued an avalanche warning until Monday morning, noting conditions are "very dangerous due to large amounts of snowfall and strong westerly winds."> Snow debris from Avalanche slide today on I-70 SumCo pic.twitter.com/0dBmiFnEoU> > -- SCSOPIO (@SummitSheriffCO) March 4, 2019 WATCH: Elon Musk's Not-a-Flamethrower is silly, and not a flamethrower
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