| US releases new photos it says incriminate Iran in tanker attacks Posted: 17 Jun 2019 02:58 PM PDT  The United States military on Monday released new photos it says incriminate Iran in an attack last week on a tanker ship in strategic Gulf waters. The US argument centers on an unexploded limpet mine on the Kokuka Courageous ship it says was removed by Iranians on a patrol boat. "Iran is responsible for the attack based on video evidence and the resources and proficiency needed to quickly remove the unexploded limpet mine," the Pentagon said in a statement accompanying the imagery.
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| Earthquake in southern China kills 11 people, injures 122 Posted: 17 Jun 2019 05:53 PM PDT  A strong earthquake that hit Sichuan province in southern China late Monday night killed 11 people and injured 122, the local government said. The Yibin city government posted the casualty toll on its social media accounts Tuesday morning. Xinhua news agency said rescue efforts were underway in the stricken area.
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| Daring maneuver brings NASA’s orbiter closer to an asteroid than ever before Posted: 17 Jun 2019 08:44 AM PDT  NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has been orbiting the space rock known as Bennu since the start of the year. It caught up with the asteroid in late December of 2018 and successfully inserted itself into orbit around the object around New Year's day. There have been several "firsts" along the way, but its latest maneuver is the most daring yet, and it allowed the spacecraft to break yet another record.A recent tweak to its orbit has brought the probe to an orbit of just 680 meters, or around 2,230 feet from the asteroid's surface. This is now the closest that any manmade spacecraft has orbited any planetary body.It's a stellar achievement for NASA, but it's worth noting that the previous record was actually already held by the OSIRIS-REx probe. What NASA did was break its own record and set itself even farther ahead from any competition to come in the future.This new orbit, which the research team calls the Orbital B phase, will give scientists a better understanding of the asteroid's surface and hopefully allow NASA to choose a suitable location where the probe can briefly snag a sample of its material.Actually pulling off such a daring maneuver will be incredibly risky, and nobody is quite sure if the spacecraft can make it happen. This is due in large part to the incredibly messy surface of Bennu, which surprised scientists when they got their first close look. The asteroid's surface is littered with debris ranging from tiny pebbles to massive boulders, and the spacecraft's handlers now have to find the safest place on the rock from which to gather a sample.Assuming it pulls off the sample grab, the probe will then leave Bennu and return to Earth with the sample material stowed safely for scientists on Earth to examine.
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| As promised, Trump slashes aid to Central America over migrants Posted: 17 Jun 2019 11:01 AM PDT  U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Monday cut hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, after Trump blasted the three countries because thousands of their citizens had sought asylum at the U.S. border with Mexico. The plan will likely encounter stiff opposition in Congress. Lawmakers, including some of Trump's fellow Republicans as well as Democrats, have chafed against the president's repeated decisions to disregard spending bills passed by Congress, some of which he has signed into law himself.
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| Waves of Chinese tourists invade North Korea Posted: 17 Jun 2019 09:38 PM PDT  Decades later, the monument is a regular stop for new waves of Chinese going to the North, this time as tourists. Hundreds of soldiers and workers have been sprucing up the obelisk and its grounds in recent days ahead of a state visit to Pyongyang by Chinese President Xi Jinping this week. An inscription on it lauds "the Chinese People's Volunteer Army, who fought with us on this land and smashed down the common enemy".
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| FOREX-Strong data keeps dollar near 2-week highs before Fed meeting Posted: 16 Jun 2019 08:46 PM PDT ![FOREX-Strong data keeps dollar near 2-week highs before Fed meeting]( "FOREX-Strong data keeps dollar near 2-week highs before Fed meeting") The dollar held near a two-week high against its major rivals on Monday ahead of a crucial U.S. Federal Reserve meeting that many expect will lay the groundwork for an interest rate cut to bolster the world's largest economy. While strong U.S. retail sales on Friday reduced the already-low chance of an easing this week and lifted the dollar, investors are betting Fed Chairman Jerome Powell would leave the door open to future rate cuts in light of increasing economic strains. "As long as Powell does not rule out near term rate cuts, the dollar will be top heavy after the Fed meeting," said Masafumi Yamamoto, chief currency strategist at Mizuho Securities.
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| China warns US against opening Mideast 'Pandora's box' Posted: 18 Jun 2019 12:48 AM PDT  China on Tuesday warned against opening a "Pandora's box" in the Middle East after the United States announced the deployment of 1,000 additional troops to the region amid escalating tensions with Iran. Foreign Minister Wang Yi also urged Tehran to not abandon the nuclear agreement "so easily" after Iran said it would exceed its uranium stockpile limit if world powers fail to fulfil their commitments under the agreement in 10 days. The United States ratcheted up pressure on Iran Monday, announcing the deployment of additional troops to the Middle East and producing new photographs it said showed Tehran was behind an attack on a tanker ship in the Gulf of Oman last week.
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| U.S. Will Send 1,000 More Troops to Middle East Amid Iran Tensions Posted: 17 Jun 2019 04:40 PM PDT  The Trump administration plans to send 1,000 more troops as well as additional military resources to the Middle East as tensions with Iran continue to simmer, the Defense Department announced Monday."In response to a request from the US Central Command for additional forces, and with the advice of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and in consultation with the White House, I have authorized approximately 1,000 additional troops for defensive purposes to address air, naval, and ground-based threats in the Middle East," read a statement from acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan."United States does not seek conflict with Iran," Shanahan said, but he highlighted recent threatening behavior by the state terror sponsor that could endanger U.S. forces."The recent Iranian attacks validate the reliable, credible intelligence we have received on hostile behavior by Iranian forces and their proxy groups that threaten United States personnel and interests across the region," the defense secretary said.Last month, the Trump administration deployed four bombers as well as the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier-strike group to the Persian Gulf amid fears that Iran was transporting short-range ballistic missiles in the region.Meanwhile, two oil tankers were apparently attacked in the Gulf of Oman last week, suffering a series of explosions that injured crew members. The U.S. Navy responded to the disaster offering assistance.Iran's supreme leader also said this month that the U.S. would be powerless to stop Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons should it so desire and said no further negotiations with American leaders are forthcoming."The action today is being taken to ensure the safety and welfare of our military personnel working throughout the region and to protect our national interests," Shanahan said. "We will continue to monitor the situation diligently and make adjustments to force levels as necessary given intelligence reporting and credible threats."
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| Supreme Court Rejects Bid to Expand Double-Jeopardy Protections Posted: 17 Jun 2019 08:29 AM PDT  (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Supreme Court reaffirmed that a state and the federal government can press separate prosecutions over the same conduct, ruling in a case that might have extended the impact of President Donald Trump's pardon power.The justices, voting 7-2, left intact the "separate sovereigns" doctrine, a decades-old rule that limits the scope of the constitutional ban on double jeopardy. Elimination of the separate-sovereigns rule would have meant that a presidential pardon might block some state charges as well.The case was being watched for any possible impact on Paul Manafort, Trump's former campaign chairman. Manafort has been sentenced to a total of 7 1/2 years in prison in two federal cases, and he is now facing New York state charges for residential mortgage fraud, conspiracy and falsifying business records.Trump hasn't ruled out a pardon of Manafort, though he said March 13 it's "not something on my mind."The case before the court involved Terance Gamble, who said his constitutional rights were violated when he was charged under both Alabama and federal law for possessing a gun as a convicted felon. He pleaded guilty to the state charges, then sought to have his federal indictment dismissed.'Not An Exception'The Constitution's Fifth Amendment says that no one shall "be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb." The separate-sovereigns doctrine is often considered an exception to the double-jeopardy clause.Writing for the court Monday, Justice Samuel Alito said the separate-sovereigns rule "is not an exception at all" but instead "follows from the text that defines that right in the first place.""An 'offence' is defined by a law, and each law is defined by a sovereign," Alito wrote. "So where there are two sovereigns, there are two laws, and two 'offences.'"An unusual pairing of justices, liberal Ruth Bader Ginsburg and conservative Neil Gorsuch, dissented. Justice Clarence Thomas, who in 2016 called for reexamination of the doctrine, said in a concurring opinion that his views had shifted."I agree that the historical record does not bear out my initial skepticism of the dual-sovereignty doctrine," Thomas wrote.In recent decades, federal prosecutors have invoked the separate-sovereigns doctrine to press civil rights charges against people who have already faced state criminal charges. In 1993, a federal jury found two Los Angeles police officers guilty in the beating of Rodney King even though they had already been acquitted of state charges.The case is Gamble v. United States, 17-646.(Updates with excerpts from opinions starting in seventh paragraph.)To contact the reporter on this story: Greg Stohr in Washington at gstohr@bloomberg.netTo contact the editors responsible for this story: Joe Sobczyk at jsobczyk@bloomberg.net, Laurie Asséo, Wendy BenjaminsonFor more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.com©2019 Bloomberg L.P.
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| U.S. 'probably had excellent presidents who were gay,' Buttigieg says Posted: 17 Jun 2019 06:12 AM PDT  If South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg wins the 2020 election, he'll be the first openly gay man to serve as president. But he says he's "almost certain" he wouldn't be the first gay president in U.S. history.
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| Death toll from China quakes rises to 11 Posted: 17 Jun 2019 05:07 PM PDT ![Death toll from China quakes rises to 11]( "Death toll from China quakes rises to 11") BEIJING/SHANGHAI, June 18 (Reuters) - The death toll from two strong earthquakes in China rose to 11 on Tuesday, with 122 people injured, state media said, adding that rescuers pulled some survivors from rubble in a part of the country that often suffers strong tremors. The quakes, roughly 30 minutes apart, hit the southwestern province of Sichuan late on Monday, with shaking felt in key regional cities, such as the provincial capital of Chengdu and the metropolis of Chongqing. People rushed into the streets and cracks were left in some buildings by the quakes, pictures posted on the social media accounts of state media showed.
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| Rock blasts cause quake near China-North Korea border Posted: 17 Jun 2019 09:03 AM PDT  Two explosions detonated to crush rocks in northeast China caused a small earthquake near the North Korean border on Monday, local authorities said. The explosions were set off by Jilin Longye Blasting Company due to the "manufacturing needs" of the rock-crushing facility, said the Hunchun city government through its official Twitter-like Weibo. Earthquakes at the border can raise alarm due to nuclear tests in North Korea that have caused tremors in China in the past.
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| This big bank is eliminating all fees on checking and savings accounts Posted: 17 Jun 2019 12:56 PM PDT  Discover is doing away with fees of any kind on its checking, savings, money market and certificate of deposit accounts.
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| Prime Day came early for the best-selling Instant Pot, which is down to its lowest price of 2019 Posted: 17 Jun 2019 09:07 AM PDT ![Prime Day came early for the best-selling Instant Pot, which is down to its lowest price of 2019]( "Prime Day came early for the best-selling Instant Pot, which is down to its lowest price of 2019") Is your old multi-cooker showing its age? Or perhaps you haven't yet gotten yourself an Instant Pot to see what all the fuss is about. Whatever the case may be, today is your lucky day because Prime Day pretty much just came early for the largest version of Instant Pot's best-selling model. That's right, the Instant Pot DUO80 8 Qt 7-in-1 Multi-Use Programmable Pressure Cooker normally costs $140 but today it's all the way down to $84.99, the lowest price of 2019. Definitely get one before this deal is done!Here's some important info from the product page: * Duo 8 Quart, the number 1 selling multi-cooker, combines 7 kitchen appliances in 1, Pressure Cooker, Slow Cooker, Rice Cooker, Steamer, Saute, Yogurt Marker and Warmer, prepares dishes up to 70% faster to support your busy lifestyle * Features 14 Smart Programs - Soup, Meat/Stew, Bean/Chili, Poultry, Saute/Simmer, Rice, Multigrain, Porridge, Steam, Slow Cook, Keep Warm, Yogurt, Manual, and Pressure Cook. Now, your favorite dishes are as easy as pressing a button * Healthy, stainless steel (18/8) inner cooking pot made from food grade 304, no chemical coating, 3-ply bottom for even heat distribution, fully sealed environment traps the flavours, nutrients and aromas within the food * Built with the latest 3rd generation technology, the microprocessor monitors pressure, temperature, keeps time, and adjusts heating intensity and duration to achieve your desired results every time * UL and ULC certified with 10 safety mechanisms to provide you with added assurance, designed to eliminate many common errors * Accessories include stainless steel steam rack with handles, rice paddle, soup spoon, measuring cup, condensation collector and recipe booklet * Power supply: 120V - 60Hz, Power: 1200 watts
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| Analysis: China blinks, but divide from Hong Kong remains Posted: 17 Jun 2019 06:08 PM PDT  The leader of China, it turns out, may not be all-powerful. Faced with huge and disruptive protests in Hong Kong, China blinked. The decision to shelve the legislation that sparked the demonstrations shows that limits still exist to how hard China can, or is willing, to push.
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| Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez hits back at Trump after he misquotes her in tweet defending him against impeachment Posted: 17 Jun 2019 09:33 AM PDT  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called Donald Trump's "bluff" after he misquoted her in a tweet defending himself against growing calls for his impeachment.The Democratic congresswoman told broadcaster ABC that the Democrats have "a very real risk of losing the presidency to Donald Trump" if the party does not have a candidate in 2020 who will fight for "true transformational change" in people's lives.In a tweet posted on Sunday, Mr Trump used an edited version of Ms Ocasio-Cortez's quote to hit back at those calling for his impeachment."'I think we have a very real risk of losing the Presidency to Donald Trump,'" tweeted Trump, citing Ms Ocasio-Cortez's quote. "I agree, and that is the only reason they play the impeach card, which cannot be legally used!"In response, the New York congresswoman tweeted: "Mr. President, you're from Queens. You may fool the rest of the country, but I'll call your bluff any day of the week."Opening an impeachment inquiry is exactly what we must do when the President obstructs justice, advises witnesses to ignore legal subpoenas & more."She concluded her response with "Bye" and a waving-hand emoji.The back-and-forth between Mr Trump and Ms Ocasio-Cortez on Twitter comes as dozens of Democrats call to impeach the president, even as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has quashed the prospect of impeachment for now.In her interview with ABC's Jonathan Karl, Ms Ocasio-Cortez said Mr Trump's recent Oval Office meeting with George Stephanopoulos was the latest indication of why Mr Trump should be held accountable to "the rule of law." During the meeting, the US president acknowledged he would consider accepting information on his political opponents from a foreign government."I think every day that passes, the pressure to impeach grows and I think that it's justifiable, I think the evidence continues to come in," she said."I believe that with the president now saying he is willing to break the law to win re-election, that transcends partisanship, it transcends party lines, and this is now about the rule of law in the United States of America."Her sentiment is reflective of a recent spike among Democratic voters pushing for impeachment. A poll released on Sunday from NBC News and the Wall Street Journal found that 48 per cent of Democratic voters back impeachment, up from 30 per cent last month. But the poll found that the nation remains largely divided on the issue, with Republican and independent voters opposing impeachment hearings.Mr Trump's tweet quoting the New York congresswoman came towards the end of a busy Sunday for him on Twitter. This saw him sending Father's Day wishes even to his "worst and most vicious critics, of which there are fewer and fewer", sharing a video of lawmakers and pundits doubting his 2016 campaign and congratulating golfer Gary Woodland for winning the US Open.The US president also thanked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for inaugurating Trump Heights, Israel's newest town on the Golan Heights. The town is located in the same area that Trump recognised in March as being part of sovereign Israel.Ms Ocasio-Cortez also commented on the candidacy of former vice president Joe Biden on Sunday, saying that he still has some work to do to change his behaviour towards women.Asked whether she believes Mr Biden understands some of the concerns that have been raised regarding his behaviour, she said: "I think that's something that he has to kind of show the electorate."You know, I think that it is an issue where there is a struggle; I'll be completely honest."When asked whether Mr Trump would be re-elected if the Democrats do not nominate someone who identifies as a true progressive, Ms Ocasio-Cortez warned against electing a president who advocated for "half-measures", such as someone who would not fight for a $15 minimum wage, a tuition-free college initiative or advancing women's rights. She reiterated her concern of what that would mean for 2020."I think we have a very real risk of losing the presidency," she said.Washington Post
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| Egypt's former president Morsi quietly buried in Cairo Posted: 18 Jun 2019 09:52 AM PDT  Egypt's first democratically elected president Mohamed Morsi was buried Tuesday, as the UN backed calls for an independent investigation into the causes of his death after he collapsed in a Cairo courtroom. The Islamist leader, who was overthrown in 2013 after a year of divisive rule and later charged with espionage, was buried at a cemetery in eastern Cairo's Medinat Nasr, one of his lawyers said. Abdel Moneim Abdel Maksoud said family members had washed Morsi's body and prayed the last rites early Tuesday morning at the Leeman Tora Hospital.
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| Justice Thomas urges U.S. Supreme Court to feel free to reverse precedents Posted: 17 Jun 2019 12:45 PM PDT  Writing in a gun possession case over whether the federal government and states can prosecute someone separately for the same crime, Thomas said the court should reconsider its standard for reviewing precedents. Thomas said the nine justices should not uphold precedents that are "demonstrably erroneous," regardless of whether other factors supported letting them stand. "When faced with a demonstrably erroneous precedent, my rule is simple: We should not follow it," wrote Thomas, who has long expressed a greater willingness than his colleagues to overrule precedents.
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| UK PM front-runner Johnson pledges to 'end the digital divide' by 2025 Posted: 16 Jun 2019 02:01 PM PDT  Boris Johnson, the front-runner to replace Prime Minister Theresa May, pledged on Sunday to "end the digital divide" in Britain with the rollout of full fiber broadband by 2025. Using his column in the Telegraph newspaper, Johnson, who was criticized for missing the first television debate on Sunday with the other contenders for Conservative Party leader, said he would speed up the rollout of full fiber broadband. "The government has just set a new target for the 100 per cent roll-out of full fiber broadband – by 2033! ... As a deadline, that is laughably unambitious," he wrote.
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| Intense Garlic Hack Has Captivated the Internet and People Have Never Been More Pumped to Peel Posted: 17 Jun 2019 10:53 AM PDT  This is a life-changing hack for garlic lovers
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| Boeing's embattled chief faces tough crowd at Paris Air Show Posted: 16 Jun 2019 11:00 PM PDT  Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg will have his work cut out for him at the Paris Air Show this week as he tries to reassure airlines and industry partners over the fate of its flagship 737 MAX plane, indefinitely grounded after two fatal crashes.
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| See Photos of the Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Posted: 17 Jun 2019 03:00 PM PDT |
| Massive blackout hits tens of millions in South America Posted: 16 Jun 2019 05:26 PM PDT  A massive blackout left tens of millions of people without electricity in Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay on Sunday in what the Argentine president called an "unprecedented" failure in the countries' power grid. Authorities were working frantically to restore power, and by the evening electricity had returned to 98 percent of Argentina, according to state news agency Telam.
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| Gun 'Van Gogh killed himself with' to be auctioned Posted: 17 Jun 2019 10:53 AM PDT  The revolver with which Vincent van Gogh is believed to have shot himself is to go under the hammer Wednesday at a Paris auction house.
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| Pompeo: Fox News host's questioning Trump's FBI comments a ‘Washington piece of silliness’ Posted: 16 Jun 2019 04:30 PM PDT  When Fox News host Chris Wallace asked Pompeo Sunday if "accepting oppo research from a foreign government right or wrong?" the former CIA director responded: "Chris, you know, you asked me not to call any of your questions today ridiculous. "President Trump has been very clear that he will always make sure that he gets it right for the American people and I'm confident he'll do that here as well," Pompeo said. Trump in an interview last week with ABC's George Stephanopoulos said that he would take damaging information — which he referred to as "oppo research" instead of as interference in a U.S. election by foreign governments — and that he would do so without necessarily alerting the FBI.
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| Exclusive: U.S. preparing to send more troops to Middle East - sources Posted: 17 Jun 2019 02:53 PM PDT  The United States is preparing to send additional troops to the Middle East in response to mounting concerns over Iran, which Washington blames for attacks on oil tankers last week, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Monday, speaking on condition of anonymity. The officials did not say how many troops would be deployed or detail the timing of the deployment, which has not been previously reported. If confirmed, it would be in addition to the 1,500 troop increase announced last month in response to tanker attacks in May that it also blamed on Iran.
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| Travel influencers detail 'dangerous' Dominican Republic experience, respond to backlash Posted: 17 Jun 2019 04:28 AM PDT  Great Escape bloggers Cora and Jay Smith say they are speaking out again about her 2018 sexual assault in the Dominican Republic to warn others.
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| UPDATE 6-New blow to Boeing from engine delay, Airbus long-range rival takes off Posted: 17 Jun 2019 12:53 AM PDT ![UPDATE 6-New blow to Boeing from engine delay, Airbus long-range rival takes off]( "UPDATE 6-New blow to Boeing from engine delay, Airbus long-range rival takes off") Boeing suffered a fresh setback at the opening of the Paris Airshow on Monday as the U.S. planemaker's engine supplier revealed a delay affecting its all-new 777X jet, while Airbus targeted the middle of the market with a rival plane. GE Aviation said it had found unexpected wear in a component for the GE9X engine it is making for Boeing's 777X, the world's largest twin-engined jet, forcing a delay of several months while it redesigns and tests the part. The aerospace industry's biggest annual event, which alternates with Britain's Farnborough Airshow, is traditionally a slugging match between Airbus and Boeing in the $150 billion a year commercial aircraft market.
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| NASA’s Mars 2020 rover finally has its head Posted: 17 Jun 2019 01:30 PM PDT  NASA's Mars 2020 mission will be its most ambitious trip to the Red Planet yet. The Mars 2020 rover is absolutely packed with the latest high-tech instruments, and while the mission isn't scheduled to begin until next summer, excitement is already building in a big way.Recently, NASA began hosting a live stream where viewers can watch its engineers slowly testing and assembling the components that will be shot skyward. As NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory boasts in a new blog post, the rover just got a huge addition in the form of its mast, which is the iconic "face" of any rover.The mast of the Mars 2020 rover is equipped with lenses and various sensors that will provide scientists back on Earth with a more detailed glimpse of the Martian surface than ever before. However, the mast will actually be folded flat for the trip between Earth and Mars.JPL explains:> During Mars 2020's launch, interplanetary cruise, and its fast and fiery descent toward the Martian surface, the mast will be in stowed flat on the rover's deck. Soon after touchdown, the mast (which tops out at over 7 feet, or 2.2 meters) will be raised to provide a high perch for the SuperCam, Mastcam-Z and Mars Environmental Dynamics Analyzerinstruments as well as four Navcam engineering cameras.That's a whole bunch of high-tech goodies that need to work perfectly, and hooking it all up takes time. According to JPL, the "selfie" above was snapped on June 5th after the mast was first attached, but its various instruments took another six days to fully integrate.The Mars 2020 mission is scheduled to get underway on July 17th, 2020, but it won't actually arrive on the Red Planet until February of 2021. We still have a bit of a wait on our hands, but once the rover is on the Red Planet it'll surely have some surprising discoveries to share with us.
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| Whoops — The U.S. Army Owns Potentially Hundreds of Thousands of Faulty Guns Posted: 17 Jun 2019 03:55 AM PDT  It's an inescapable reality that in big institutions, people will sometimes overlook memos and misplace equipment.But that's cold comfort to the U.S. Army, which is struggling to select a new handgun while also dealing with the fallout from its last, controversial pistol choice.That's right — overlooked memos and misplaced equipment.This first appeared in 2016.In August 2015, the ground combat branch inspected its Beretta M-9 pistols to make sure the guns had key safety fixes. The Army was supposed to have finished upgrading all the guns … more than two decades ago."During a training exercise, a soldier was injured when a slide failure resulted in the rear portion of the slide separating from the receiver and struck him in the face," an official warning explained."'WARNING': DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY TO SOLDIERS, OR DAMAGE TO ARMY EQUIPMENT WILL OCCUR IF THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS MESSAGE ARE NOT FOLLOWED."
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| Lockheed Martin announces $142M expansion of Arkansas plant Posted: 17 Jun 2019 01:40 PM PDT ![Lockheed Martin announces $142M expansion of Arkansas plant]( "Lockheed Martin announces $142M expansion of Arkansas plant") Lockheed Martin said Monday that will spend $142 million and hire 326 new workers over the next few years as it expands its southern Arkansas facility. The Maryland-based company announced the expansion of its plant in Camden, about 85 miles (140 kilometers) southwest of Little Rock. The facility currently employs about 700 workers.
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| Possible measles exposure reported at Durham school, coffee shop Posted: 17 Jun 2019 06:07 AM PDT  Durham officials have informed residents of a possible exposure of measles happening within the community.
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| US Supreme Court declines to change double jeopardy rule Posted: 17 Jun 2019 10:55 AM PDT  The US Supreme Court on Monday upheld a longstanding rule stating that prosecuting someone separately in state and then federal court for the same crime does not violate a defendant's protection against double jeopardy. Americans have long understood that they have a right against being tried twice for the same crime, but since the mid-19th century that protection has only applied within the same sovereign legal system, such as a state court or federal court. The nine justices ruled in the case of Terance Gamble, who as a man convicted of robbery in Alabama in 2008 lost his right to own a gun.
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| Egypt's ousted president Morsi dies in court during trial Posted: 17 Jun 2019 04:59 PM PDT  Egypt's first democratically elected president, Islamist leader Mohammed Morsi who was ousted by the military in 2013 after a year in office, collapsed in court while on trial Monday and died, state TV and his family said. The 67-year-old Morsi had just addressed the court, speaking from the glass cage he is kept in during sessions and warning that he had "many secrets" he could reveal, a judicial official said. In his final comments, he continued to insist he was Egypt's legitimate president, demanding a special tribunal, one of his defense lawyers, Kamel Madour told the Associated Press.
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| Alibaba Plans Stock Split as It Preps Giant Listing Posted: 16 Jun 2019 10:28 PM PDT  (Bloomberg) -- Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. plans a one-to-eight share split, as the e-commerce giant prepares for a stock sale that could be Hong Kong's largest since 2010.China's largest company is proposing to increase the number of ordinary shares eight-fold to 32 billion, it said in a statement. The proposal will be discussed and put to a vote at its annual general meeting in Hong Kong on July 15. If approved, the split should take place no later than July 2020.Alibaba is said to have filed for a listing in Hong Kong last week via a confidential exchange application. That sale of stock, which could raise as much as $20 billion, replenishes the online retailer's war-chest and helps it attract investors closer to home as tensions between China and the U.S. escalate.In the Hong Kong offering, the company will seek to preserve its governance system, where a partnership of top executives has rights including the ability to nominate a majority of board members, a person familiar with the matter has said. It's possible also that the company may not need to seek a waiver, as the city's listing rules allow some Chinese issuers who have already listed on an established international bourse to keep their existing structures in a secondary listing.To contact the reporter on this story: Lulu Yilun Chen in Hong Kong at ychen447@bloomberg.netTo contact the editors responsible for this story: Peter Elstrom at pelstrom@bloomberg.net, Edwin ChanFor more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.com©2019 Bloomberg L.P.
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| View Photos of the 2019 BMW X5 and 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE Posted: 17 Jun 2019 10:15 AM PDT |
| UPDATE 1-U.S. pedestrian, bicyclist deaths rise in 2018 -report Posted: 17 Jun 2019 10:02 AM PDT ![UPDATE 1-U.S. pedestrian, bicyclist deaths rise in 2018 -report]( "UPDATE 1-U.S. pedestrian, bicyclist deaths rise in 2018 -report") U.S. pedestrian and bicyclist deaths rose in 2018 while overall traffic deaths fell 1% in 2018 to 36,750, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said in a preliminary report Monday. The auto safety agency said it did not know the cause of the overall decline but has said a dramatic increase in traffic deaths in 2016 was the result of more people killed on foot, bicycle or motorcycle. In 2018, the agency said pedestrian deaths were projected please to rise 4 percent and bicyclist deaths by 10 percent.
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| Four retirement scenarios and how new legislation could help Posted: 17 Jun 2019 09:01 AM PDT  Washington is looking at some key changes as part of a bipartisan retirement bill called the SECURE Act. The bill passed the House in May.
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| Forget About Glock: These 5 Guns Might Be Better Posted: 16 Jun 2019 07:00 PM PDT  The P-09 variant, in particular, is set to compete with the Glock for customers who want a double action/single-action pistol. With a 19-round capacity, it holds two more rounds versus a Glock 17. Like the Glock, it has a polymer frame to keep weight down, and the pistol can be configured with the safety on either side or simply as a decocker only model.While the Glock is the most popular modern pistol, it may not be the best gun for everyone's needs. Here are some alternatives to the Glock that could be better than it, and why.(This first appeared earlier in the month.)1\. STI 2011The STI 2011 is an updated, double-stack 1911 chambered in 9mm or .40 S&W.; Highly customized 2011s have dominated the American competition shooting scene due to their excellent single-action only triggers, high capacity and low recoil impulse.While triggers and upgrades exist that can get the striker-fired Glock near the level of the 2011, the superior shooting characteristics of the 2011 make it a far more popular choice in many competitive shooting divisions.However, 2011s are more expensive, require far more maintenance and are less reliable in adverse conditions than Glocks, so they are practically unseen in military service. For non-competitors, the Glock is almost always a better choice.2\. H&K; SFP9/VP9While H&K; released the first polymer-framed striker-fired pistol in the VP70, the SFP9 marked their first return to that market, almost thirty years after the release of the Glock.
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| Best Tech Deals in June 2019 Posted: 17 Jun 2019 10:22 AM PDT  Amazon Deals | Walmart Deals | Apple Deals | TV Deals | Gaming Deals | Laptop DealsGood news if you're looking for bargains to update your arsenal of gadgets this month. Prices on all things tech continue to fall just in time for the upcoming fourth of July and Prime Day sales this summer. Currently, big retailers from Amazon to Walmart are offering some of the best deals we've ever seen on everything from smart home devices to game consoles. And if you're shopping for a new laptop, you can score the Apple MacBook Air 13-inch Laptop from Amazon for $749.99. Normally $999, that's $249 off its regular price. Get ready to block your calendar for Amazon's big shopping event next month. Soon we'll be gathering the best Amazon Prime Day 2019 deals. For the time being, here are some of the best tech deals we're seeing right now. Amazon Hardware DealsAmazon is currently offering many of its proprietary devices at discounted pricing. * Echo (2nd Gen) for $79.99 ($20 off) * Echo Input for $19.99 ($15 off) * Echo Auto for $24.99 ($25 off) * Echo Dot (3rd Gen) Smart Speaker for $29.99 ($20 off) * Echo Plus (2nd Gen) with Philips Hue Bulb for $149.99 ($15 off) * All-New Echo Dot Kids Edition (Rainbow) for $49.99 ($20 off) * All-New Fire 7 Tablet (3-Pack) for $109.97 ($40 off) * Fire HD 8 Tablet w/ Show Mode Charging Dock for $99.98 ($20 off) * Fire HD 8 Tablet (3-Pack) for $179.97 ($60 off) * Fire HD 8 Kids Edition Tablet (2-Pack) for $179.98 ($80 off) [PRICE DROP] * Fire HD 10 Tablet (3-Pack) for $329.97 ($120 off) * Fire HD 10 Kids Edition Tablet (2-Pack) for $299.98 ($100 off) * Echo Spot Smart Alarm Clock (2-Pack) for $219.98 ($40 off) * Ring Smart Lighting Spotlights (2-pack) for $99.99 ($30 off) Top Tech Deals Right Now * Apple MacBook Air 13-inch Laptop for $749.99 ($249 off) [PRICE DROP] * Shop ThinkGeek's Entire Sale * Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (Wi-Fi, 512GB) for $699 ($450 off) * Apple 9.7-inch iPad for $249 ($81 off) * Apple Watch Series 4 (40mm) GPS for $349 ($50 off) * Sennheiser PXC 550 Wireless Headphones for $229.99 ($120 off) * Jabra Elite 65T Wireless Earbuds for $149.99 ($20 off via coupon, "JUNE20SAVE") TV Deals * Toshiba 55-inch 4K UHD Smart LED TV for $159.99 ($20 off) * TCL 75-inch 4K Ultra HD Roku Smart TV for $1,399.99 ($500 off) * Samsung 49-inch Q60 Series 4K QLED Smart TV (2019) for $797.99 ($202 off) * Vizio 50-inch 4K HDR Smart TV for $259.99 ($140 off) * Hisense 65-inch 4K Roku Smart TV for $498 ($150 off) * Samsung 65-inch Q60 QLED 4K Smart TV for $1,397.99 ($400 off) Tech Under $50 * Nintendo Switch Pro Controller for $49.99 ($20 off) also at Best Buy * Choetech Gravity Charging Car Phone Mount for $16.99 via coupon, "HRLT7DRT") * All-New Echo Dot Kids Edition (Rainbow) for $49.99 ($20 off) * Echo Dot (3rd Gen) Smart Speaker for $29.99 ($20 off) * Echo Input for $19.99 ($15 off) * Echo Auto for $24.99 ($25 off) * SanDisk Ultra 64GB microSD Card for $11 ($14 off) * Soundcore Liberty Neo Wireless Earbuds for $44.99 ($15 off) Smartwatch Deals * Fossil Gen 3 Explorist Smartwatch for $179 ($76 off) * Apple Watch Series 4 (40mm) GPS for $349 ($50 off) * Fitbit Charge 3 for $119.95 ($30 off) * Fitbit Ionic for $199 ($50 off) * Fitbit Ionic Watch for $199.95 ($50 off) * Garmin Fenix 5X Plus for $649.99 ($150 off) also at Best Buy Unlocked Phones * Samsung Galaxy S10e 128GB Unlocked for $499.99 ($250 off) * Google Pixel 3 XL 128GB Unlocked (Not Pink) for $749.99 ($250 off) * Samsung Galaxy Note 9 128GB Unlocked for $679.99 ($320 off) * Samsung Galaxy S10 128GB Unlocked for $699.99 via on-page coupon ($200 off) * Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus 128GB Unlocked for $799.99 via on-page coupon ($200 off) * Google Pixel 3 XL 128GB Unlocked for $779.99 ($220 off) * Apple iPhone SE 32GB Unlocked for $249 ($100 off) Cameras * Nikon Coolpix B500 Compact Camera for $224 ($76 off) * Nikon D3500 DSLR 2 Lens Camera Bundle for $446.95 ($400 off) also at Focus Camera * Sony Alpha a6000 Mirrorless Camera w/ 16-50mm Lens for $498 ($152 off) * Sony Alpha a6000 Mirrorless Camera (Body Only) for $398 ($152 off) * Canon EOS M100 Mirrorless Camera w/ 15-45mm Lens for $399 ($200 off) also at Amazon * Canon PowerShot SX530 Digital Camera for $229 ($150 off) Games and Consoles * MS Xbox One S 1TB Console for $199.99 ($100 off) at Newegg via eBay * MS Xbox One X 1TB Division 2 Bundle on sale for $399 ($100 off) * MS Xbox One S 1TB Fortnite Battle Royale SE Bundle for $249 ($51 off) * Sony PS4 Pro 1TB Console for $384.99 ($15 off) * Sony PS4 1TB Slim Days of Play Console (Steel Black) for $299.99 (Limited Edition) * Sony PS4 Slim 1TB Marvel's Spider-Man Bundle for $328 ($32 off) at Walmart * Madden NFL 19 Hall of Fame Edition for PS4 for $30 ($50 off)
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