| Why can't Twitter stop Trump's hateful tweets about Ilhan Omar? Posted: 26 Apr 2019 09:24 AM PDT  Congresswoman received death threats following video Trump posted – but he didn't technically violate the rules The rules just aren't the same for Donald Trump as they are for the rest of us. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey apparently admitted as much this week on a phone call with Minnesota representative Ilhan Omar.As reported by the Washington Post, Dorsey, often criticized for his inaction when it comes removing hateful and threatening content from the platform, was asked by Omar why he hadn't taken down a video posted by Trump earlier in the month. The video, which spliced together misleading and out of context comments from Omar about the issue of Islamophobia with footage of the 9/11 attacks, was clearly targeted harassment to anyone who saw it.Indeed Omar said she saw a sharp uptick in death threats after it was posted. But since it came from Trump, and not an average Twitter user, there was nothing Dorsey could do, he said. The tweet didn't technically violate the rules in any case, he added. (Anyone who has used Twitter will understand the frustration at trying to parse what exactly those rules are.)The call with Omar came the same day Dorsey met with Trump in the White House, a meeting in which the president is said to have largely complained about his follower count."During their conversation, [Dorsey] emphasized that death threats, incitement to violence and hateful conduct are not allowed on Twitter," the social media platform said in a statement to the Post. "We've significantly invested in technology to proactively surface this type of content and will continue to focus on reducing the burden on the individual being targeted."Dorsey has said in the past that the public interest value of Trump's tweets outweigh the harm of his occasional calls for violence or threats against foreign governments or members of the media"Blocking a world leader from Twitter or removing their controversial tweets would hide important information people should be able to see and debate," the company explained in statement last year. "It would also not silence that leader, but it would certainly hamper necessary discussion around their words and actions."More recently Dorsey declined to say whether a hypothetical direct call from Trump to murder a journalist would be grounds for his banishment.The permissive double standard applied to Trump on Twitter hasn't stopped him from regularly suggesting that he is himself being treated unfairly. This week Trump tweeted that Twitter doesn't "treat me well as a Republican. Very discriminatory…" In fact it seems more probable that Republicans such as Trump are given much more leeway than others. A recent story from Motherboard reported that one of the reasons Twitter has had trouble removing white supremacist content from the platform, as they have largely done with the Islamic State, is that the algorithms they use might end up affecting Republican politicians."When you're a star, they let you do it. You can do anything," Trump once said in a prescient boast.When it comes to his behavior as reported in the Mueller report, as well as his social media habits, it seems like Trump behaves like he can get away with anything. So far he's right.
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| 'Black sheep': The mastermind of Sri Lanka's Easter Sunday bombs Posted: 26 Apr 2019 05:55 PM PDT  "His father came and asked, 'Where can he go?'." The school would hear again of Mohamed Zahran. Sri Lankan officials have identified him as the suspected ringleader of a group that carried out a series of Easter Sunday suicide bombings in the country on April 21. Most of the attackers were well-educated and from wealthy families, with some having been abroad to study, according to Sri Lankan officials.
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| Report: Politicians hampered fight against California fire Posted: 26 Apr 2019 10:10 PM PDT  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The battle against a devastating November wildfire in Los Angeles County was hampered by politicians asking firefighters to check on certain homes.
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| 'View' hosts welcome Joe Biden with open arms, Meghan McCain brings him to tears Posted: 26 Apr 2019 03:17 PM PDT  Meghan McCain reminded Joe Biden of his last visit, when he comforted her amid her father John McCain's battle with brain cancer.
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| Never ending Mueller report: Today's Toon Posted: 25 Apr 2019 07:29 PM PDT  Want to keep up with USA TODAY's editorial cartoons? Bookmark this page. We'll update it frequently.
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| Fighter Fight: Russia's Su-35 vs. America's F-15, F-16 or F-35 (Who Dies?) Posted: 26 Apr 2019 04:00 PM PDT  As history shows us, many times in war you do not always get to chose from the most optimal of solutions.Russia's Su-35 fighter certainly has western defense outlets buzzing--and for good reason.Moscow, despite heavy sanctions and an economy that has certainly seen better days, keeps pumping out new combat systems one after another--items like new tanks, submarines, nuclear weapons platforms and more.While many were indeed designed and planned for ahead of the imposition of sanctions, Russia is clearly making a big effort to modernize its armed forces, especially its air force, and moving past older Soviet platforms. The Su-35 is a good example of such efforts.So how would the Su-35 do against America's best planes? How would it fare against an American air force that is clearly the best in the world. How would, for example, the Su-35 do in a combat situation against Lockheed Martin's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter? How would Russia's new plane do against older aircraft like the F-15 or say F-16?Such scenarios matter--and not just in the context of a possible NATO/Russia or Middle East situation, but now that Russia is set to deliver the Su-35 to China, such comparisons matter even more. There are many places where all of these lethal aircraft will overlap, making such comparisons even more timely.Compiled below are three articles, written several years ago by TNI's former Defense Editor, Dave Majumdar, that looks at these questions in depth, combined in one posting for your reading pleasure. With that said, let the debate begin.This first appeared in September 2016.
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| N.Korea's Kim to Putin: US acted in 'bad faith' at Hanoi talks Posted: 25 Apr 2019 10:12 PM PDT  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un accused the US of acting in "bad faith" at his summit with Russia's Vladimir Putin, Pyongyang's state media said Friday after he secured Moscow's backing in his standoff with Donald Trump. Kim and Putin met Thursday in the far eastern Russian port of Vladivostok for their first summit -- squarely aimed at countering US influence with Pyongyang and Washington deadlocked over the North's nuclear arsenal.
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| The Latest: Ex-officer cries in describing woman's death Posted: 25 Apr 2019 03:02 PM PDT  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Latest on the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder and manslaughter in the 2017 fatal shooting of an unarmed woman (all times local):
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| Rosenstein Calls Out Obama Admin For Failing to ‘Publicize’ Russian Election Interference Posted: 26 Apr 2019 05:38 AM PDT  During a private speech Thursday evening, deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein lamented the Obama administration's decision not to "publicize" Russian efforts to interfere in the 2016 election.Rosenstein, who oversaw special counsel Robert Mueller's recently-concluded investigation into Russian election interference, suggested that the Obama administration did the public a disservice by not publicly revealing "the full story" of the Kremlin's attempt to disrupt the election while adequate counter-measures could have been taken."Some critical decisions about the Russia investigation were made before I got there. The previous Administration chose not to publicize the full story about Russian computer hackers and social media trolls, and how they relate to a broader strategy to undermine America," Rosenstein said during an address to the Public Servants Dinner of the Armenian Bar Association.Rosenstein went on to criticize former FBI director James Comey for his decision to reveal the existence of a counterintelligence investigation into Russian election interference at the height of the 2016 campaign."The FBI disclosed classified evidence about the investigation to ranking legislators and their staffers. Someone selectively leaked details to the news media. The FBI Director announced at a congressional hearing that there was a counterintelligence investigation that might result in criminal charges," he continued. "Then the former FBI Director alleged that the President pressured him to close the investigation, and the President denied that the conversation occurred."Obama administration officials elected not to publicize the extent of the Kremlin's interference efforts because they believed they would be seen to be tilting the scales toward Hillary Clinton by exposing Russia's preference for Trump, NBC News reported in December 2016. Their confidence in Clinton's victory also bolstered their belief that alarming the public about election interference would prove unnecessary.
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| Bernie Sanders First to Sign Pledge to Rally Behind Democratic Nominee Posted: 25 Apr 2019 12:32 PM PDT  Loren ElliottNational progressive outfit Indivisible on Thursday launched a pledge compelling all 2020 Democratic presidential candidates to rally behind the eventual nominee. Bernie Sanders was the first to sign it, the group revealed.The "We Are Indivisible" pledge asks for three commitments from him and any other prospective signers, as first reported by BuzzFeed News. First, Indivisible's pledge requests that candidates "make the primary constructive" by outlining their visions while respecting their opponents. "I'll support the ultimate Democratic nominee, whoever it is—period," the pledge also reads. "No Monday morning quarterbacking. No third-party threats. Immediately after there's a nominee, I'll endorse." And the group also wants a commitment that every candidate will "do the work to beat Trump," including a promise that "As soon as there is a nominee, I will put myself at the disposal of the campaign.""We believe in rigorous and spirited primaries, and we also know that once we have a nominee, our entire focus must turn to defeating Trump. The 'We Are Indivisible' Pledge commits all of us to a debate of ideas followed by dedicated work to make our ideas reality," said Indivisible's co-executive directors Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin. "This pledge is about beating Donald Trump and the anti-democratic, xenophobic right wing. And it's about the ideas and vision we need for a post-Trump future."Sanders has consistently pledged to run a positive campaign and to support any eventual nominee, even referring to some of the competitors in the race as friends. Even on Thursday, Sanders referred to the former Vice President Joe Biden—the latest and perhaps most formidable candidate to enter the race—as a friend with whom he has many disagreements. However, Sanders has never been shy about criticizing more establishment-aligned elements of the Democratic Party. He recently sent a scathing letter to liberal think tank Center for American Progress criticizing its corporate contributions and content that was overtly critical of him for his wealth.Read more at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here
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| UPDATE 1-Morgan Stanley sees US Q2 GDP growth at 1.1%, Goldman view 2.2% Posted: 26 Apr 2019 10:12 AM PDT ![UPDATE 1-Morgan Stanley sees US Q2 GDP growth at 1.1%, Goldman view 2.2%]( "UPDATE 1-Morgan Stanley sees US Q2 GDP growth at 1.1%, Goldman view 2.2%") Morgan Stanley's economists said on Friday they expect that U.S. economic growth is running at a 1.1% annual pace in the second quarter due to a reversal of the surge in exports and inventories recorded in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs analysts marked down their estimate on U.S. gross domestic product in the current quarter, but the pace was still twice as fast as Morgan Stanley's projection. "Our preliminary expectations for growth in the second quarter sees large drags from net exports and inventories after their contributions in 1Q," Morgan Stanley economists wrote in a research note.
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| Texts between the FBI's Strzok and Page draw investigator focus Posted: 25 Apr 2019 03:16 PM PDT  Nine days after the presidential election, FBI agent Peter Strzok and FBI lawyer Lisa Page exchanged texts that Fox News has learned are under new scrutiny by congressional investigators reviewing the genesis of the Russia probe; chief intelligence correspondent Catherine Herridge reports.
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| The Best Affordable Performance Cars, Trucks, and SUVs Posted: 26 Apr 2019 06:56 AM PDT |
| Exclusive: Sri Lankan ex-defense chief Gotabaya says he will run for president, tackle radical Islam Posted: 26 Apr 2019 11:20 AM PDT  Gotabaya, as he is popularly known, is the younger brother of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa and the two led the country to a crushing defeat of separatist Tamil rebels a decade ago after a 26-year civil war. More than 250 people were killed in bomb attacks on hotels and churches on Easter Sunday that the government has blamed on Islamist militants and that Islamic State has claimed responsibility for. Gotabaya said the attacks could have been prevented if the island's current government had not dismantled the intelligence network and extensive surveillance capabilities that he built up during the war and later on.
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| Family of slain motorist celebrates after officer sentenced Posted: 25 Apr 2019 08:00 PM PDT  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Corey Jones's family sang the gospel song "Victory is Mine" as they walked out of a Florida courthouse, celebrating after a judge handed a 25-year sentence to a former police officer for killing the stranded black motorist in 2015.
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| US invites world's aviation regulators to meeting on Boeing's 737 MAX Posted: 25 Apr 2019 01:45 PM PDT  Facing criticism that it is too close to Boeing, the Federal Aviation Administration has invited global regulators to a meeting on the Boeing 737 MAX next month as it works to restore confidence following two deadly crashes. The forum, scheduled for May 23 in Washington, aims to outline for civilian aviation regulators the US agency's process for returning the 737 MAX to service, an FAA spokesman said Thursday. The gathering comes as the FAA faces scrutiny of its oversight and questions about international civil aviation authorities' customary deference to manufacturers' domestic regulators -- in this case the FAA.
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| Trump's visits Buttigieg country for speech at NRA convention but singles out only Bernie Sanders Posted: 26 Apr 2019 12:05 PM PDT  President Donald Trump visited Pete Buttigieg territory for the NRA convention and mentioned Bernie Sanders but not the South Bend mayor.
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| MetLife’s Departing CEO Urges Executives to Take Public Stances Posted: 26 Apr 2019 05:04 AM PDT  In his parting letter to shareholders, Chief Executive Officer Steven Kandarian urged fellow executives to push for policies that preserve free markets, create wealth and raise living standards. Kandarian cited stances MetLife took during his tenure, which he said helped both the insurer and the country overall.
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| This Petty’s Garage Ford Mustang Is The Perfect Summer Muscle Car Posted: 26 Apr 2019 06:24 AM PDT  Some people mock those who decide to buy a convertible Mustang, making jibes about how it's a 'girl's car' and how it isn't a manly Mustang. Well, prepare to have such shortsighted comments shutdown by this seriously potent pony car. This 2018 Ford Mustang Petty's Garage King Edition packs some power, all while its occupants enjoy the sunshine.
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| 1,300 migrants escape from detention center in Mexico Posted: 26 Apr 2019 08:31 AM PDT  At least 1,300 mainly Cuban migrants escaped Thursday from a detention center in southern Mexico after threatening to set fire to the facility to protest against overcrowding.
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| UPDATE 1-Saudi, UAE overstate their oil capacities - Iran oil minister Posted: 26 Apr 2019 12:15 AM PDT ![UPDATE 1-Saudi, UAE overstate their oil capacities - Iran oil minister]( "UPDATE 1-Saudi, UAE overstate their oil capacities - Iran oil minister") Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates overstate their oil capacities, Iran's state news agency IRNA reported on Friday. The comments were in reaction to expectations the two countries would fill any supply gap caused by a tightening of U.S. sanctions on Iran. Washington has decided not to renew its exemptions from U.S. sanctions to buyers of Iranian oil.
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| Russian agent Maria Butina sentenced to 18 months Posted: 26 Apr 2019 09:10 AM PDT  Maria Butina, the only Russian arrested and convicted in the three-year investigation of Moscow's interference in US politics, was sentenced to 18 months in prison on Friday. The leader of a small Russian gun rights group, Butina used her ties to the NRA firearms lobby to build a network of powerful Republican contacts. Butina was given the full term requested by prosecutors, however, after previously admitting one count of conspiracy to act as an agent of a foreign government without registering.
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| Some women of color frustrated by Biden's presidential bid Posted: 25 Apr 2019 04:14 PM PDT  HOUSTON (AP) — Former Vice President Joe Biden's decision to enter the Democratic presidential race is causing consternation among some Democrats, particularly women of color, who have been hoping for a nominee who better reflects the nation's diversity.
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| The Eames-Designed Meyer House Is On the Market Posted: 25 Apr 2019 01:02 PM PDT |
| New Mexico armed border group barred from Facebook fund-raising Posted: 25 Apr 2019 12:33 PM PDT ![New Mexico armed border group barred from Facebook fund-raising]( "New Mexico armed border group barred from Facebook fund-raising") Facebook Inc on Thursday barred a New Mexico-based paramilitary group that has stopped undocumented migrants near the U.S.-Mexico border from using its fundraising tools and said it would remove any of its posts that violated company policies. Facebook made the statement after a civil rights organization asked it to block videos posted by the United Constitutional Patriots (UCP), saying the clips violated its standards, which prohibit images showing criminal acts. "People cannot use our fundraising tools for activities involving weapons," said a Facebook spokesperson in a statement.
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| Would You Pay This Much For A Corvette Body? Posted: 27 Apr 2019 05:22 AM PDT  Quite a few people love the look of a classic Chevy Corvette Stingray, and why not? While that's certainly true, you might be wondering why this 1966 Chevrolet Corvette convertible body is so pricey. All you get is the body, doors, hinges, rear exhaust valance, convertible decklid, bird cage, and windshield frame, plus the glass.
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| How Does the GMC Sierra's CarbonPro Bed Compare vs. the Ford F-150's Aluminum Bed? Posted: 26 Apr 2019 11:41 AM PDT  Which material is best for a pickup bed?
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| South Carolina state House passes 'heartbeat' bill to ban abortions after six weeks Posted: 26 Apr 2019 01:58 PM PDT  The South Carolina state House passed a bill which prohibits abortion when a heartbeat is detectable. Current law in South Carolina permits abortion up to 20 weeks. This bill, called the "South Carolina Fetal Heartbeat Protection from Abortion Act" reduces that to a mere six weeks, before many women know that they are pregnant, with exceptions for rape, incest, and if the pregnancy endangers the life or health of the woman.This bill is not the first of its kind, heartbeat abortion bills are becoming more popular in states like Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Georgia, Oklahoma, and now, South Carolina where the bill passed along party lines.Despite their increasing popularity, heartbeat bills are hard to enforce due to questions on the constitutionality of abortion restrictions beyond those outlined in Roe V. Wade. Anti-choice bills similar to this one have been introduced in the South Carolina state legislature previously, but died before making it to the floor.Despite this bill passing in one chamber of the state legislature, as the 2019 legislative session is ending, it is unlikely the state Senate will have the opportunity to take it up for a vote.Republican governor Henry McMaster has pledged to sign the heartbeat abortion bill into law if it crosses his desk."What is making its way through suits me fine- it's pro-life. This is a pro-life state and I will be glad to sign that bill," Mr McMaster said.South Carolina Democrat David Mack, who serves as a state representative, said. "This waste of time is sickening to me."Mack continues, "We go through this every year and the bottom line is, it's a woman's body and it's her right to choose."
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| Now Is Not the Time to Get Rid of the A-10 Warthog (And Replace It with the F-35) Posted: 26 Apr 2019 01:07 PM PDT  I admit it, as a former infantryman, I'm a partial to the A-10 Thunderbolt II. I don't mind that it's ugly. I don't mind that it entered service all the way back in the mid 1970s, making it older than me. I don't mind that it's slow, basically a flying 30 mm cannon sheathed in a 1,200-pound titanium "bathtub." In fact, these are exactly the things that endear the A-10 to grunts like me. It's our plane. It was made for us and us alone.The Warthog was, is, and will be for the foreseeable future the premier close-ground support plane. And all the things that I mentioned above — its simplicity and weight — are what make it so effective at its job. The titanium armor encasing the plane makes it impervious to high-explosive and armor-piercing projectiles up to 23 mm. It can even take a few hits from 57 mm rounds. Parts of the cockpit interior is covered with a nylon spall to protect the pilot from fragmentation. In other words, this is a plane meant to fly low and slow, mix it up in close quarters with ground targets that can return fire, and get its hands a little bit dirty. The A-10 is notorious for being able to take damage and keep flying. It's battle tested and soldier approved.(This article by Scott Beauchamp originally appeared at Task & Purpose. Follow Task & Purpose on Twitter. This article first appeared in 2016.)
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| 15 dead as tips lead Sri Lanka forces to Islamist hideout Posted: 27 Apr 2019 07:36 AM PDT  Fifteen people including six children died in a battle between Sri Lankan security forces and suicide bombers who blew themselves up in the latest fallout from the Easter attacks, police said Saturday. Three men set off explosives that killed themselves, three women and six children inside what was believed to be a jihadist hideout near the eastern town of Kalmunai. "Three other men, also believed to be suicide bombers, were found dead outside the house," police said in a statement.
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| Trump won't make immigration adviser available to Congress Posted: 25 Apr 2019 01:52 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House blocked adviser Stephen Miller from testifying before congressional committees on immigration and a staff shakeup at the Department of Homeland Security, prompting lawmakers on Thursday to demand internal communications on the topic from Homeland Security officials.
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| Tesla's Elon Musk, SEC again ask for more time to reach deal over CEO's Twitter use Posted: 25 Apr 2019 05:34 PM PDT  Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday sought a second delay and requested to provide the court another joint submission on or before April 30, indicating whether they have reached an agreement to settle a dispute over Musk's use of Twitter, both parties said in a court filing. The SEC in February sought to have Musk found in contempt of a fraud settlement last year after the CEO tweeted details about Tesla production numbers that were not vetted by the electric vehicle company's attorneys. Instead, U.S. District Court Judge Alison Nathan in Manhattan ordered Musk and the SEC to try to resolve the dispute on their own.
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| India Amory Releases New Table Linens, and Partners with Mottahedeh to Show Them Off Posted: 26 Apr 2019 01:31 PM PDT  Julia Amory, purveyor of colorful block-printed linens, is out with her spring collection of tablecloths and napkins
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| Working mom drops the mic with list of society's expectations: 'I'm ready to lean out' Posted: 26 Apr 2019 06:32 AM PDT  Sarah Buckley Friedberg's late-night rant about societal expectations for working moms has gone viral for all the right reasons.
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| Huawei hopes for Britain-like solution in New Zealand 5G bid Posted: 26 Apr 2019 01:17 AM PDT  China's Huawei Technologies said Britain's decision to allow the firm a restricted role in building parts of its next-generation telecoms network was the kind of solution it was hoping for in New Zealand, where it has been blocked from 5G plans. Britain will ban Huawei from all core parts of 5G network but give it some access to non-core parts, sources have told Reuters, as it seeks a middle way in a bitter U.S.-China dispute stemming from American allegations that Huawei's equipment could be used by Beijing for espionage. Washington has also urged its allies to ban Huawei from building 5G networks, even as the Chinese company, the world's top producer of telecoms equipment, has repeatedly said the spying concerns are unfounded.
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| EU slams Russia citizenship move as new attack on Ukraine Posted: 25 Apr 2019 06:39 PM PDT  BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union hit out Thursday at Russia's move to fast-track citizenship applications from people living in conflict areas in eastern Ukraine, slamming it as an attack on Ukraine's sovereignty that undermines an already-fragile peace agreement.
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| Apple recalls UK wall plug adapters over electric shock fears Posted: 25 Apr 2019 11:15 AM PDT  Apple has recalled its UK plug adapters after warning there's a risk of some causing electric shocks. The tech giant said that "in rare cases" its AC wall plugs sold between 2003 and 2010 can break open. It warned this could leave people at risk of getting a shock if they then touched the exposed metal components. The Telegraph understands Apple instituted the recall after being made aware of six incidents with the adapters worldwide. The two-part adapters, which were also sold in Hong Kong and Singapore, were shipped with Apple's Mac desktop and laptops, some iPhones, iPods and iPads, as well as in the Apple World Travel Adapter Kit. In a blog published yesterday, the company said: "Customer safety is always Apple's top priority, and we have voluntarily decided to exchange affected wall plug adapters with a new adapter, free of charge. "We encourage customers to exchange their wall plug adapter using the process below." The recalled adapters are white three-prong wall plugs with a slot on the back where it attaches to an Apple power adapter. The recalled two-part adapter, which was sold between 2003 and 2010 Credit: Apple Owners of such adapters can exchange them at Apple Stores or authorized Apple service providers but will need to bring the serial number of the device it was sold with. The latest recall comes after the company recalled two-prong adapters over similar electrocution fears in 2016. Although that recall did not affect adapters widely sold in the UK it covered plugs sold over a 12 year period in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea and Brazil. At the time, Apple initiated the recall after it said it had been made was aware of 12 incidents relating to them. In 2014, Apple also offered to replace some adapters for the iPhone 3GS, 4 and 4S in Europe after they were found to overheat.
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| Coast Guard officer suspected of terror plot may be released from jail Posted: 25 Apr 2019 03:10 PM PDT  A federal judge has agreed to consider the pretrial release of a white nationalist military officer who prosecutors allege was planning domestic terrorism "on a scale rarely seen in this country."
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| 10 Free Public Art Installations on Our Summer Bucket List Posted: 26 Apr 2019 02:43 PM PDT |
| Biden Says He Asked Obama Not to Endorse Him Posted: 25 Apr 2019 10:05 AM PDT  As he threw his hat into the ring for the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday, former vice president Joe Biden was asked whether President Barack Obama, his former running mate, would endorse his candidacy."I asked President Obama not to endorse and he doesn't want to," Biden explained to reporters in Delaware. "Whoever wins this nomination should win this on their own merits."Nevertheless, Obama issued a glowing statement in the wake of Biden's campaign launch."President Obama has long said that selecting Joe Biden as his running mate in 2008 was one of the best decisions he ever made," said Obama spokeswoman Katie Hill. "He relied on the vice president's knowledge, insight, and judgment throughout both campaigns and the entire presidency. The two forged a special bond over the last ten years and remain close today."Of course, the former vice president has a much less cozy relationship with President Trump, whom he attacked by name in his announcement video."If we give Donald Trump eight years in the White House, he will forever and fundamentally alter the character of this nation, who we are. And I cannot stand by and watch that happen," Biden said. "The core values of this nation, our standing in the world, our very democracy, everything that has made America America's at stake."Biden enters the race as the leader in most national polls, but he will have to contend with an increasingly emboldened progressive wing of the Democratic party that has been quick to brand him as too moderate. Earlier this month, he dismissed such concerns about the direction of the party and his appeal to Democratic voters."The fact of the matter is, the vast majority of the members of the Democratic party are still basically liberal to moderate Democrats in the traditional sense," he said. "Show me the really left-, left-, left-wingers who beat a Republican. So the idea that the Democratic party has kind of stood on its head, I don't get."
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| Video Shows Semi Speeding by Stopped Cars Moments Before Fiery Crash That Killed Multiple People on Colorado Highway Posted: 25 Apr 2019 08:43 PM PDT  A YouTuber recorded video that appears to show a semi trailer speeding down the shoulder of eastbound Interstate 70 before a massive crash and fire Thursday afternoon.
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| Tesla CEO Musk strikes deal with market regulators over tweets Posted: 26 Apr 2019 07:02 PM PDT  Elon Musk and US stock market regulators told a US court on Friday that they have reached a deal to settle their differences over the Tesla chief executive's Twitter use. The settlement between Musk and the Securities and Exchange Commission sets out clearer guidelines on topics Musk should avoid on Twitter or other social media, including statements about acquisitions, mergers, new products and production numbers. Musk would have to adhere to Tesla rules regarding potentially significant comments by executives, and have tweets or other social media posts pre-approved by "an experienced securities lawyer employed by the company," according to the proposed settlement.
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| US STOCKS-S&P 500 nudges lower as industrials drag Posted: 25 Apr 2019 01:55 PM PDT ![US STOCKS-S&P 500 nudges lower as industrials drag]( "US STOCKS-S&P 500 nudges lower as industrials drag") The S&P 500 closed just barely lower on Thursday, as a dive in industrial stocks and concerns about slowing global growth eclipsed gains in Facebook and Microsoft. The industrials sector fell 1.99% with hefty drags from 3M , United Parcel Service Inc and Raytheon Co after they reported disappointing results.
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