| Netanyahu's annexation pledge condemned by election challenger Posted: 07 Apr 2019 06:34 AM PDT  The main challenger to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel's elections on Sunday condemned the premier's deeply controversial pledge to annex West Bank settlements, calling it an "irresponsible" bid for votes. Netanyahu said late Saturday he planned to apply sovereignty over at least parts of the occupied West Bank, a move that could prove the death knell for the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Benny Gantz, the former military chief whose centrist Blue and White alliance has posed a stiff challenge to Netanyahu, condemned the premier's remarks in an interview with Israeli news site Ynet.
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| Ilhan Omar: New York man charged with threatening to kill Muslim congresswoman Posted: 06 Apr 2019 07:32 AM PDT  A man has been charged with threatening to kill one of the first Muslim women to serve in the US Congress. Patrick Carlineo Jr was arrested after placing a call to Ilhan Omar's office in which he allegedly called the Democrat a "terrorist" before threatening to shoot her, federal prosecutors said. The FBI said that the 55-year-old sounded angry during the call to the Washington DC office of the of Minnesota representative, but he "spelled his name correctly and provided contact information" to a staffer.Mr Carlineo later told bureau investigators that he "loves the president and that he hates radical Muslims in our government," according to the criminal complaint filed by US Attorney's Office in the Western District of New York.Ms Omar became one of the first two Muslim women elected to Congress at last year's midterms, joining the House of Representatives in January.During the call the 55-year-old allegedly said: "Do you work for the Muslim Brotherhood? Why are you working for her, she's a (expletive) terrorist? I'll put a bullet in her (expletive) skull."The 21 March call was initially reported to the US Capitol Police, who began an investigation in coordination with the FBI.The prosecutor's office said Mr Carlineo had been arrested and charged by criminal complaint with threatening to assault and murder a US official. He is being held pending a detention hearing on 10 April.The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, or both. Mr Carlineo's defence attorney declined to comment on the charges. Ms Omar was met with a backlash for remarks she made earlier this year on Israel, including comments that US supporters of Israel are pushing people to have "allegiance to a foreign country".Both leading Republicans and members of her own Democratic party criticised Ms Omar's comments as antisemitic.She later apologised, saying "antisemitism is real and I am grateful for Jewish allies and colleagues who are educating me on the painful history of antisemitic tropes".Additional reporting by Associated Press
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| U.S. President Trump says has not read Mueller report Posted: 06 Apr 2019 09:36 AM PDT  Trump said on Saturday he had not read Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report investigating contacts between his 2016 campaign and Russia.
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| One of Europe's Largest Airlines Is Changing Gates for Erdogan Posted: 05 Apr 2019 09:00 PM PDT  The move -- a 45-hour sprint slated to end at midnight on Saturday -- is a massive undertaking, involving transporting more than 1,000 tons of equipment every hour from the 1950s-era Ataturk hub to the giant new airport, which occupies an area larger than Manhattan. The transfer by Europe's fifth-largest airline was delayed several times in recent months because of the complexity of starting a facility designed to eventually handle 200 million passengers a year -- roughly triple Ataturk's current traffic. Turkish Airlines plans to wind down services at its old base, with the last flight departing for Singapore at 2 a.m. local time on Saturday.
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| Some of Our Favorite Tools Are Up To 50% Off at Home Depot Right Now Posted: 05 Apr 2019 02:10 PM PDT |
| Boeing cutting production rate of troubled 737 Max jet Posted: 05 Apr 2019 04:00 PM PDT  Boeing will cut production of its troubled 737 Max airliner this month, underscoring the growing financial risk it faces the longer that its best-selling plane remains grounded after two deadly crashes.
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| 2020 Vision: Warren calls for end to filibuster in Senate Posted: 05 Apr 2019 11:45 AM PDT  Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., on Friday endorsed eliminating the legislative filibuster in the Senate if Democrats take the White House.
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| Venezuela's Guaido calls demo to maintain pressure on Maduro Posted: 05 Apr 2019 10:44 PM PDT  Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido urged his supporters to demonstrate in the streets Saturday to maintain pressure on his rival President Nicolas Maduro, amid rising anger over the collapse of public services. Thousands of opposition supporters are expected to march through the capital Caracas from 11:00 am on Saturday as Venezuela's power struggle is exacerbated by massive blackouts and the collapse of water supplies.
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| Timmothy Pitzen: Ex-convict charged with pretending to be long-missing boy Posted: 06 Apr 2019 07:49 AM PDT  A former convict accused of pulling a cruel hoax by pretending pretended to be a missing boy from Illinois has been charged with making false statements.Brian Rini, 23, had claimed he was 14-year-old Timmothy Pitzen, who went missing in 2011 after his mother killed herself when he was six-years-old. He said he had escaped from an eight-year ordeal at the hands of sex traffickers.But Mr Rini's claims were debunked earlier this week after DNA tests confirmed he was not the long-lost boy.The FBI said Mr Rini had made false claims twice before, also portraying himself as a juvenile sex-trafficking victim."Law enforcement confronted him with the DNA results, and at that point the person immediately stated that he was not Timmothy Pitzen, and of course law enforcement knew by virtue of the DNA analysis that he was in fact Brian Rini," said US attorney Benjamin Glassman.The charge should send a message about the damage such false claims can do, he said, adding: "It's not okay to do it because of the harm that it causes, the pain, for the family of that missing child."After confessing he was not Mr Pitzen, Mr Rini told federal agents he had heard about the missing boy's case on the ABC television program 20/20 and wanted to get away from his own family, according to court documents."When questioned further, Rini stated that he wished he had a father like Timmothy's because if he went missing, his father would just keep drinking," FBI agent Mary Braun wrote. Mr Rini is being held without bail until his detention hearing on Tuesday after a brief appearance in federal court. He faces up to eight years in prison if found guilty, Mr Glassman said.Mr Pitzen's case has stumped authorities since May 2011. The boy was last seen with his mother, who pulled him out of school and took him on a trip to a zoo and a water park, then took her own life in a motel room, leaving behind a cryptic note about her son's whereabouts."Tim is somewhere safe with people who love him and will care for him," she wrote in the note. "You will never find him."
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| President Trump says has not read Mueller report Posted: 06 Apr 2019 08:45 AM PDT  U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he had not read Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report investigating contacts between his 2016 campaign and Russia that his Democratic opponents say should be released in full. "I have not read the Mueller Report yet, even though I have every right to do so," Trump wrote on Twitter. "Only know the conclusions, and on the big one, No Collusion." U.S. Attorney General William Barr has said he plans to make public a redacted copy of the nearly 400-page investigative report into Russian interference in the 2016 election by the middle of this month, if not sooner.
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| Penn State hazing sentence sends a message to frat boys, college students: Grow up Posted: 06 Apr 2019 05:06 AM PDT  Penn State's Beta Theta Pi fraternity didn't invent the ritual that killed Timothy Piazza. It's a rite of passage we've tolerated for far too long.
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| Does North Korea Have Any Chance of Killing an F-35? Posted: 06 Apr 2019 04:45 AM PDT  With South Korea getting the F-35A this month it's time we ask the question.
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| Try this $19 Crock-Pot before you buy a $100 slow cooker Posted: 06 Apr 2019 10:22 AM PDT ![Try this $19 Crock-Pot before you buy a $100 slow cooker]( "Try this $19 Crock-Pot before you buy a $100 slow cooker") Multi-cookers like the ones made by Instant Pot are fantastic, but they're also definitely overkill if you only plan to use them as slow cookers. So many people do that, and it's a huge waste of money! Check out the Crock-Pot 6-Quart Cook & Carry Oval Manual Portable Slow Cooker instead. It's a fantastic 6-quart Crock-Pot that has amassed hundreds of 5-star ratings on Amazon, and it's on sale right now for just $19 and change!Here are the key details from the product page: * 6-quart portable slow cooker serves 7+ people * Handles make it easy to carry and lid-mounted locking system * High/Low/Warm settings * Removable, dishwasher-safe stoneware insert, and dishwasher-safe locking glass lid * Stylish red exterior with black accents and plastic handles
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| Dozens of neglected animals evacuated from Gaza zoo Posted: 07 Apr 2019 08:37 AM PDT  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Dozens of neglected animals were evacuated from a ramshackle Gaza zoo on Sunday in the fourth and largest such rescue mission in the blockaded Palestinian enclave.
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| Boeing cuts 737 production rate by 10 planes per month Posted: 05 Apr 2019 02:42 PM PDT  Boeing announced Friday it would cut the production schedule of its 737 aircraft line following the two recent crashes that have seen the 737 MAX grounded worldwide. Boeing shares tumbled after the disclosure, which was released just after the closing bell on Wall Street. Boeing also announced it was establishing an advisory panel to review its company-wide policies for designing and developing planes.
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| May's Bid to Break Brexit Impasse Stalls as Labour Disappointed Posted: 05 Apr 2019 04:07 PM PDT  Prime Minister Theresa May's attempt to break the deadlock over Brexit stalled after the opposition Labour Party said she hasn't offered "real change" to her policy. The stalemate will make it harder for May to argue at a summit next week that she needs only a short extension to Britain's EU membership to get a Brexit deal approved at home. May has failed to get the accord she negotiated with EU leaders ratified by a divided Parliament and so has turned to Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn for help.
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| Biden calls Trump a 'tragedy in two acts' who is 'locked in the past' Posted: 05 Apr 2019 11:55 AM PDT  Former Vice President Joe Biden on Friday called President Donald Trump a "tragedy in two acts" for the way he characterizes people.
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| Parents decry girl's death in suspected road rage shooting Posted: 05 Apr 2019 04:19 PM PDT  PHOENIX (AP) — The announcement Friday of an arrest in the fatal Phoenix road rage shooting of a 10-year-old girl in her family's driveway was of little comfort to her grieving parents.
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| President Trump in California pushes border security, says 'our country is full' Posted: 05 Apr 2019 09:59 PM PDT  President Trump headed to the border with Mexico on Friday to make a renewed push for border security as a central campaign issue for his 2020 re-election.
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| NHTSA Investigating Three Million Hyundai and Kia Vehicles for Fires Posted: 05 Apr 2019 11:41 AM PDT  Engine defects may prompt a recall as the safety agency investigates more than 3000 fires.
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| Iran will retaliate in kind if U.S. designates Guards as terrorists: MPs Posted: 07 Apr 2019 06:34 AM PDT  Iran will take reciprocal action against the United States if Washington designates the elite Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) as terrorists, a majority of Iranian parliamentarians said on Sunday, according to state news agency IRNA. The United States is expected to designate the Revolutionary Guards a foreign terrorist organisation, three U.S. officials told Reuters, marking the first time Washington has formally labelled another country's military a terrorist group. "We will answer any action taken against this force with a reciprocal action," a statement issued by 255 out of the 290 Iranian lawmakers said, according to IRNA.
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| 22 of the Most Interesting Museum Buildings Around the World Posted: 05 Apr 2019 01:26 PM PDT |
| Philips Hue white LED bulbs are somehow down to $10 on Amazon, today only Posted: 06 Apr 2019 07:28 AM PDT  Have you been toying with the idea of a Philips Hue smart lighting setup in your home? Well today is definitely the day you should pull the trigger because Amazon is running a crazy one-day sale on all sorts of different refurbished Philips Hue LED bulbs. You'll find pretty much everything you might be looking for among Saturday's one-day deals, but the star of the show here has to be the Philips Hue White A19 LED Bulb 4-Pack for just $39.99 -- that's only $10 a bulb, which is unheard of! You can also get a $90 Philips Hue LightStrip Plus for just $60, a $140 Philips Hue 464479 60W Equivalent White and Color Ambiance A19 Starter Kit for $81.75, and so much more.Shop the entire sale right here on Amazon's site, or check out some of our favorite Philips Hue deals below. Just remember that these are refurbs, so any or all of the deals could sell out long before the end of the day today.
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| Attorney: Former OU president Boren met with investigators Posted: 06 Apr 2019 11:40 AM PDT  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The attorney for former University of Oklahoma President David Boren says Boren met with investigators for the university who are looking into allegations that he sexually harassed male subordinates.
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| Ecuador Rejects WikiLeaks Claims That It Plans to Expel Assange Posted: 06 Apr 2019 01:35 AM PDT  In a statement Friday evening, Ecuador's Foreign Ministry denied it has an agreement with the U.K. about Assange's arrest. WikiLeaks said earlier on Twitter that Ecuador was about to expel its founder within "hours to days," citing what it called a high level source within the Ecuadorian government.
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| India's political foes sharpen attacks as vote approaches Posted: 07 Apr 2019 08:14 AM PDT  India's ruling party and its main rival put the finishing touches to their election campaigns Sunday, sharpening their attacks before voting begins next week in the biggest election in history. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking a second term but faces opposition from Rahul Gandhi, the head of the Congress party, who is urging voters to look at the prime minister's economic record and turf him out. A survey by the New Delhi-based Centre for the Study of Developing Societies found 43 percent of respondents wanted Modi back as leader, compared to just 24 percent for Gandhi.
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| Target's car seat trade-in event returns April 22 with a discount for bringing in old seat Posted: 05 Apr 2019 05:13 PM PDT ![Target's car seat trade-in event returns April 22 with a discount for bringing in old seat]( "Target's car seat trade-in event returns April 22 with a discount for bringing in old seat") Mark your calendar. Target's popular car seat trade-in event returns April 22. For bringing in an old car seat, get a coupon for 20% off baby items.
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| House of Representatives files lawsuit targeting Trump's emergency to fund border wall Posted: 05 Apr 2019 04:26 PM PDT  Democrats say Trump's attempt to transfer billions of dollars from several programs to wall construction violates the Constitution.
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| McConnell is trying to leave a lifetime conservative legacy through judicial appointments: Today's talker Posted: 05 Apr 2019 12:36 PM PDT  Senate majority leader, who blocked Merrick Garland's Supreme Court nomination, accuses Democrats of obstructionism.
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| Fight begins over Trump's taxes, lawyer slams Democrats' request Posted: 05 Apr 2019 04:19 PM PDT  In a statement that mapped out the legal battlefield ahead, William Consovoy said the request, formally filed on Wednesday by U.S. House of Representatives tax committee Chairman Richard Neal, flouts "constitutional constraints." "The requests for his private tax information are not consistent with governing law, do not advance any proper legislative purpose, and threaten to interfere with the ordinary conduct of audits," Consovoy said. One of the many investigations targeting Trump on Capitol Hill and in the U.S. court system, the House Democrat's probe into the president's tax returns could pull back the curtain on his business empire and his reputation as a savvy dealmaker. Unlike previous presidents over recent decades, Trump has refused to make public past tax returns, while retaining ownership in many enterprises, ranging from golf courses and hotels to Trump Tower in New York City and his Mar-a-Lago private club in Florida.
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| NASA’s asteroid probe shot Bennu with a laser, and this is the result Posted: 05 Apr 2019 02:37 PM PDT  NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission has been steadily progressing since the spacecraft arrived at the diamond-shaped space rock known as Bennu a few months back, but not everything has gone completely to plan.The rock ended up being far more, well, dirty than NASA originally expected. Bennu's surface is absolutely packed with debris, posing a challenge for NASA's team that still has to decide where to have the probe touch down on the asteroid to collect samples. Now, using a laser instrument built into OSIRIS-REx, NASA has a detailed look at how dangerous the surface truly is.In a new blog post, NASA explains how it used a tool called the OSIRIS-REx Laser Altimeter (OLA) to scan much of Bennu's surface. The instrument paints a 3D picture of the hard surfaces the laser bounces off of, giving NASA researchers a detailed glimpse at the asteroid's rocky surface.Choosing a location for the probe to touch down could ultimately determine whether the mission's most dangerous maneuver -- a brief touchdown and sample collection -- succeeds or fails. Touching down in an area with too much debris could be catastrophic for the probe, resulting in damage to the spacecraft itself and potentially compromising one of its major objectives.The three-dimensional laser model of the asteroid gives NASA's team a bit more information on what parts of the asteroid appear safer than others. Avoiding large boulders is obviously key, but with so few seemingly "clean" spaces on Bennu it'll still be a challenge to decide where best to collect a sample.NASA still has plenty of time to make that decision, however, with the probe scheduled to remain in orbit around Bennu for the duration of 2019 before attempting its most risky move. In the meantime we'll be learning more and more about the oddly-shaped asteroid as OSIRIS-REx continues to relay data back to Earth.
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| Elon Musk, SEC told to meet for at least 1 hour about tweets Posted: 05 Apr 2019 10:25 AM PDT  DETROIT (AP) — A federal judge in New York has ordered Tesla CEO Elon Musk and U.S. securities regulators to meet for at least an hour to try and settle a dispute over Musk's tweets.
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| Engie, Caisse to Buy Petrobras Pipe Unit for $8.6 Billion Posted: 06 Apr 2019 02:42 AM PDT  Engie and the Caisse prevailed after multiple rounds of bidding for the unit, known as TAG, beating out Macquarie Group Ltd. and a joint bid from EIG Global Energy Partners and Mubadala Development Co. It is the biggest-ever single asset sale for Petrobras, whose new chief executive officer has sought to speed divestitures that began years ago, when the state-run energy giant briefly became the world's most indebted oil company. Engie has been selling oil and coal assets in recent years to fund investment in wind and solar power, energy efficiency services, and gas and power networks, betting that they offer faster growth prospects and more predictable returns.
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| Libya talks to go ahead despite new fighting: UN envoy Posted: 05 Apr 2019 05:54 PM PDT  A conference between Libya's warring parties set to start on April 14 is to go ahead despite renewed fighting around Tripoli, the United Nations' envoy said Saturday. "We are determined" to hold the talks "as scheduled" unless prevented by serious obstacles, Ghassan Salame said at a press conference in the capital, target of a new offensive this week by military strongman Khalifa Haftar. Haftar, commander of the self-proclaimed Libyan National Army (LNA), launched an offensive on Thursday to take the capital, held by a UN-backed unity government and an array of militias.
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| Why Are Rear-Seat Entertainment Systems Behind the Times? Posted: 07 Apr 2019 07:30 AM PDT  It's not quite as bad as the era of crappy car stereos, but nearly every automaker's system has some downsides.
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| Netanyahu pledges to annex West Bank settlements after vote Posted: 06 Apr 2019 11:44 AM PDT Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Saturday to annex settlements in the occupied West Bank if he wins the upcoming general election. "I will apply (Israeli) sovereignty, but I don't distinguish between settlement blocs and isolated settlements," he said in an interview to Channel 12 television. Settlements built on land occupied by Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War are deemed illegal by the international community and their ongoing construction is seen as a major barrier to peace.
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| McDonald's will soon cut back on its late-night menu after midnight Posted: 05 Apr 2019 07:15 PM PDT ![McDonald's will soon cut back on its late-night menu after midnight]( "McDonald's will soon cut back on its late-night menu after midnight") Starting April 30, McDonald's is trimming its menu between midnight and 5 a.m. at participating restaurants nationwide.
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| UK's May says greater risk of no Brexit the longer it takes to find compromise Posted: 06 Apr 2019 02:59 PM PDT  May has so far failed to secure backing for her negotiated agreement with Brussels as some Conservative lawmakers and Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party, which props up her minority government, have voted it down. "The fact is that on Brexit there are areas where the two main parties agree: we both want to end free movement, we both want to leave with a good deal, and we both want to protect jobs," May said in comments released by her Downing Street office. "That is the basis for a compromise that can win a majority in Parliament and winning that majority is the only way to deliver Brexit." "The longer this takes, the greater the risk of the UK never leaving at all," she said. May has a plan to enshrine in law a customs arrangement with the EU to win over the Labour Party, and her aides have discussed offering the opposition a place in the British delegation to Wednesday's EU summit, The Sunday Times newspaper reported.
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| Man Charged in Timmothy Pitzen Hoax Learned About Missing Boy From ‘20/20’ Episode: Feds Posted: 05 Apr 2019 10:27 AM PDT  Police HandoutThe 23-year-old Ohio man who claimed to be Timmothy Pitzen, an Illinois boy who went missing in 2011, has been charged with lying to federal agents, authorities announced Friday.Brian Rini was arrested Thursday night after DNA evidence revealed he was not the missing 14-year-old. Prosecutors said Friday that Rini wanted to "get away from his family" and was inspired to pose as Pitzen, who was last seen in May 2011, after watching a rerun of a 20/20 episode on the case."He needs to be punished for this," Rini's brother, Jonathon Rini, told The Daily Beast on Friday. "He has been doing stuff like this, stupid stuff, for as long as I can remember and I just hope he finally gets the help he needs. But he deserves to go to prison for this."The real Timmothy Pitzen went missing nearly eight years ago after his mother, Amy Fryer-Pitzen, picked him up at his elementary school for a road trip. Fryer-Pitzen was found dead by suicide days later, with a note saying her son was with people who "would care for him and love him." "You will never find him," the note added."On behalf of the United States, I want to offer my condolences to the family of Timmothy Pitzen," U.S. Attorney Ben Glassman said in a Friday press conference announcing the charges. "I can only imagine the kind of pain that they have been through and that this episode has caused for them."Prosecutors allege that on Wednesday, police responded to a call that Rini was "wandering the street, looking confused and in need of assistance." He repeatedly told investigators that he was Pitzen and just "wanted to go home," authorities said. After correctly providing Pitzen's birth date—though incorrectly spelling his name—Rini gave the feds detailed information about how he had been abducted, suffered physical and sexual abuse, and escaped from a hotel room nearby."Rini allegedly claimed he had recently escaped from a hotel room in which two men had been holding him captive," the affidavit states, adding that Rini claimed he had been "sexually and physically abused for years while in captivity and that he was having abdominal pain." The 23-year-old also said he was the victim of child trafficking. On Friday, FBI special agent Herb Stapleton said investigators first became skeptical of Rini's claims when he refused to provide fingerprints while getting treatment at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. He did eventually provide a swab that the Hamilton County Coroner's Office tested, allowing them to quickly determine he was not Pitzen."I think there were suspicions relatively quickly," Stapleton said, adding that the priority was to "ensure that under any circumstances a victim is getting the care they need."When confronted with the preliminary DNA test results, Rini allegedly confessed that he'd lied."Further investigation by the FBI found that Rini had allegedly portrayed himself as a juvenile sex trafficking victim on two prior occasions. In those instances, he was only identified once he was fingerprinted,'' the affidavit states.Braun revealed on Friday that Rini admitted to concocting the Pitzen story after watching a rerun episode about the missing boy on 20/20. He allegedly told authorities he wanted a father like James Pitzen. "We confirmed that there was such a 20/20 episode, and in fact, a rerun had aired several weeks ago," Glassman said.If convicted, Rini could face up to eight years in federal prison, according to authorities. He is currently being held at Hamilton County jail without bond and is expected to appear at a detention hearing on Tuesday."It is not OK to make false claims to law enforcement in matters like this," Glassman said. "It is not OK because it causes pain to the missing child's family." According to court documents, Rini was released from an Ohio jail on March 7 after he was sentenced to 18 months behind bars for trashing a $400,000 model home during a "tattoo party" with a bunch of friends. As part of his release from the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, Rini was ordered to serve three years of probation, which requires him to obtain a travel permit before leaving the state. "He was receiving treatment last year, but then he stopped," his brother said. "Then he got into more trouble but we never expected he could do this."Read more at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here
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| The biggest thing Apple needs to improve for the iPhone 11 to keep pace with Android Posted: 06 Apr 2019 06:01 AM PDT  No matter how you try to spin it, there's no getting around the fact that iPhone sales have been stagnant over the past few years. Despite some respectable upgrades over the past few years -- the introduction of Face ID and a brand new form factor with the iPhone X being two prime examples -- the simple reality is that consumers are holding onto their devices for longer. Suffice it to say, the 2-year upgrade cycle that helped transform Apple into the most profitable company on the planet is now nothing but a memory. Looking ahead, there is reason to believe that a monster refresh cycle -- which analysts have been anticipating for the last two years -- may be right around the corner. Most notably, the advent of 5G may prove to be just what Apple needs to inject a little bit of life into the iPhone line. Unfortunately, though, Apple will not be adopting 5G until 2020 at the absolute earliest. A recent analyst report even floated the idea that 5G iPhones may not see the light of day until 2021. So where does that leave Apple in the interim? Are iPhone sales doomed to take another dip in 2019? Not necessarily. One area where it'd be great to see a tremendous improvement in iPhone functionality involves the iPhone camera. While the camera on Apple's iPhone XS is best-in-class across certain categories, there's one category in particular where Apple needs to play a little bit of catch-up with its Android counterparts; low-light photography. If Apple wants the iPhone 11 release to make a huge splash and reinvigorate sales, a vast improvement in low-light photos is certainly one way to go. Now there's no disputing that the iPhone XS takes absolutely stunning photos in ideal lighting conditions, but there's also no denying that its low-light capabilities simply can't keep up with the Google Pixel 3 and the recently unveiled P30 Pro from Huawei. Originally introduced last year, Night Sight mode on Pixel devices is incredible and actually engenders excitement amongst new buyers. With Apple set to unveil its 2019 iPhone lineup in just about 5 months now, we can only hope that Apple will be able to match what Google managed to do with respect to low-light photography. And because a picture is worth a thousand words, Jeremy Burge a few weeks back posted some damning photos comparing low-light photos taken with a current iPhone and a 18 month old Google Pixel 2. The results speak for themselves. https://twitter.com/jeremyburge/status/1083689392722583553 https://twitter.com/jeremyburge/status/1084382858691706881 https://twitter.com/jeremyburge/status/1084386063861329920 https://twitter.com/jeremyburge/status/1085529309047967752 As impressive as that is, the P30 Pro takes things to an entirely new level. The quality of low-light photos taken with the P30 Pro borders on modern-day magic and even puts Google's Night Mode to shame. The following photo comparison is simply jaw-dropping. All that said, we should see some considerable camera improvements with Apple's iPhone 11 lineup later this year. Rumor has it that Apple's flagship -- the iPhone 11 Max -- will include a triple-lens camera scheme. Meanwhile, the entry-level iPhone 11 will reportedly include a dual-lens camera scheme a'la the iPhone X and XS models. That's all well and good, but if Apple wants consumers to truly get exited about its forthcoming iPhone models, it can't go wrong with improved low-light photography. Most consumers simply fall to sleep when you start talking about optical zoom and triple-lens cameras. But one thing that every smartphone user can immediately comprehend and appreciate is a gorgeous photo taken in less than stellar lighting conditions. Google and Huawei have recently set new bars for mobile photography. Hopefully, with the iPhone 11 release looming overhead, Apple will return the favor sooner rather than later.
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| May Makes Fresh Appeal as Lawmaker Warns of Brexit Purgatory Posted: 07 Apr 2019 08:32 AM PDT  A long but flexible extension to the Brexit process proposed by the European Union was denounced as "like purgatory" by a leading U.K. lawmaker, as Prime Minister Theresa May appealed to both the public and politicians in search of support for a compromise departure plan. The government needs to move forward with leaving the trading bloc as soon as possible, the Conservative Chief Secretary to the Treasury Liz Truss told BBC radio on Sunday. While May will meet EU leaders Wednesday to make her case for a short extension to June 30, European Council President Donald Tusk is pushing for a delay of as long as a year to allow time to forge a new consensus, with an option to leave earlier once the withdrawal agreement is ratified by parliament.
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| Missing 15-year-old girl Louisiana girl Domeanna Spell found in Colorado with 47-year-old man Posted: 07 Apr 2019 07:22 AM PDT  Her family says she babysat the man's children, but they contacted police when they discovered inappropriate text messages he sent her.
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| Thousands protest at Israel-Gaza fence amid cease-fire deal Posted: 05 Apr 2019 10:57 AM PDT  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Thousands of Palestinians thronged the perimeter fence between Israel and the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Friday as the weekly, bloody demonstrations rolled into their second year.
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| Erdogan's ruling AKP ready to accept election recount results Posted: 06 Apr 2019 07:44 AM PDT  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling AKP will accept the results of local election recounts in Ankara and Istanbul no matter which party is declared the winner, a party spokesman said on Saturday. The AKP won most votes nationwide in last Sunday's election, but results showed the ruling party lost Ankara and was also narrowly defeated in Istanbul in what would be one of their worst setbacks in a decade and a half in power. Electoral authorities are conducting a recount in scores of districts in Ankara and in Istanbul where tallies showed the opposition CHP candidate Ekrem Imamoglu with a very slim lead over the AKP.
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| Dutchman ends 'world's longest electric car trip' in Australia Posted: 06 Apr 2019 11:57 PM PDT  A Dutchman completed an epic 95,000 kilometre (59,000 mile) journey by electric car in Sydney Sunday in a bid to prove the viability of such vehicles in tackling climate change. Wiebe Wakker drove his retrofitted station wagon nicknamed "The Blue Bandit" across 33 countries in what he said was the world's longest-ever journey by electric car. The trip from the Netherlands to Australia took just over three years and was funded by public donations from around the world, including electricity to charge the Bandit, food and a place to sleep.
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| Joe Biden laments lack of personal connection in politics as he pledges to respect space Posted: 06 Apr 2019 05:22 AM PDT  Facing allegations by several women of unwanted touching, former vice president Joe Biden is bemoaning the lack of personal connections in politics.
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