| Reporter: Here’s the story behind Trump’s dismissing White House as a ‘dump’ Posted: 03 Aug 2017 06:09 AM PDT  President Trump pushed back Wednesday against a report in Golf magazine that he had called the White House a "dump" with a tweet extolling the presidential residence.
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| Vietnam regrets Germany's accusation it kidnapped exile Posted: 03 Aug 2017 06:22 PM PDT  HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam said Thursday that it regretted comments by the German Foreign Ministry accusing Vietnamese intelligence services of kidnapping a former Vietnamese oil executive who's wanted back home on embezzlement charges.
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| San Francisco airport: Picture shows how close landing plane was to causing 'the worst aviation disaster in history' Posted: 03 Aug 2017 06:59 AM PDT  A picture and audio recording of a plane that almost crash landed into a busy taxiway has shed more light on what one aviation expert said could have been the "greatest aviation disaster in history". Air Canada Flight 759 was moments way from tragedy as it approached San Francisco International Airport, mistaking the taxiway for the runway, before pilots pulled the plane up again at just 18 metres above the ground to try another landing. United Airlines pilots queuing at the front of the taxiway alerted air traffic controllers, and Philippine Airlines pilots in the plane behind switched on their landing lights to signal danger.
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| In violence-plagued Baltimore, weekend ceasefire offers glimmer of hope Posted: 03 Aug 2017 11:08 AM PDT  By Ian Simpson BALTIMORE (Reuters) - After the deaths of nearly 20 of her friends and relatives, Erricka Bridgeford said she wanted to take a stand against Baltimore's worst wave of deadly violence in a generation. "We want to purposefully just have a pause and a sacred space where everybody's intention is that nobody gets killed," Bridgeford said. The ceasefire has the support of gang leaders, drug dealers and others linked to the violence, she said.
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| Mother of Four Living in U.S. for 17 Years Deported to Mexico Within Days of Traffic Stop Posted: 02 Aug 2017 05:55 PM PDT  Beatriz Morelos Casillas was arrested in Ohio on July 24 for driving without a license. By Tuesday, she was in Nuevo Laredo, a violent Mexico border town.
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| South Korean Spy Agency Admits to Meddling in 2012 Election Posted: 04 Aug 2017 09:11 AM PDT  The presidency may never have been meant for Park Geun-hye after all.
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| Hyperloop pod travels 192mph in maiden journey Posted: 03 Aug 2017 03:26 AM PDT  The ultra-fast Hyperloop is one step closer to becoming a reality after its pod travelled 192 miles per hour in its maiden journey. Hyperloop One said its prototype for the high-speed transport system, which could travel from London to Edinburgh in 50 minutes, reached the speed on a 500-metre-long test track in the Nevada desert. The test marks the first time Hyperloop One has propelled one of its carriages along the tube, as well as the fastest journey for the technology. Hyperloop test The company completed its first trial in May, which involved a smaller trolley reaching a top speed of 70 miles per hour. It is a significant step in the development of the Hyperloop, a transport system first conceived by Elon Musk in 2015 that involves levitating pods travelling through a vacuum at 750 miles per hour. "This is the beginning, and the dawn of a new era of transportation," said Shervin Pishevar, co-founder of Hyperloop One. "We've reached historic speeds of 192 miles per hour and we're excited to finally show the world the XP-1 going into the Hyperloop One tube." Prototypes for the futuristic mode of transport are being developed by a host of rival companies and research institutions. Hyperloop One is the first to test a working model of its magnetic levitating pods. The Hyperloop One prototype pod travelled 192 miles per hour in the test Credit: Hyperloop One Hyperloop One said the first generation of its levitating pod, which was unveiled last month, accelerated for 300 metres, reaching 192 miles per hour before coming to a halt. The XP-1 pod is 8.7 metres long, 2.4 metres wide and 2.7 metres tall. Although Hyperloop One more than doubled its previous record with the run, it fell short of the 250 miles per hour target it had set. The trip brings the Hyperloop close to the 200 miles per hour of Japan's bullet train, but is still 50 miles per hour slower than the planned HS2. FAQ | Hyperloop "We're excited about the prospects and the reception we've received from governments around the world to help solve their mass transportation and infrastructure challenges," said Rob Lloyd, chief executive of Hyperloop One. He added the company plans to discuss the technology with partners, customers and governments following the success of the trial. It is now looking to commercialise the transport system, which is still being developed. Proposed UK routes for the Hyperloop Credit: Hyperloop One Hyperloop One said earlier this year that it will be some time before it becomes a reality because of the complexity of the technology. Before it can accelerate to 750 miles per hour it will need to extend the 500 metre test track, built this year, as well as fine-tune the system. The next phase of tests will focus on solving practical problems such as creating an air lock, rather than increasing speed, it said. The California-based transport innovation firm has proposed nine Hyperloop routes in Europe, including three in the UK: London to Edinburgh, Cardiff to Glasgow, and Glasgow to Liverpool. The crazy future of transport - in pictures
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| Partition key battleground in India, Pakistan textbook wars Posted: 04 Aug 2017 03:05 AM PDT  Pakistani high school student Noman Afzal knows "traitorous" Hindus are to blame for the bloodshed that erupted when British India split into two nations 70 years ago. Students across the border in India are taught a starkly different version of events, the result of a decades-long effort by the nuclear-armed rivals to shape and control history to their own nationalistic narrative. August marks 70 years since the subcontinent was divided into two independent states -- Hindu-majority India and Muslim-majority Pakistan -- and millions were uprooted in one of the largest mass migrations in history.
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| Does Kelly signal a new path for Trump? Posted: 03 Aug 2017 02:00 AM PDT  John Kelly is the right pick to be President Trump's first real chief of staff. But he can't provide the vision, or the agenda, for the president.
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| Fire at Torch Tower in Dubai Posted: 04 Aug 2017 08:02 AM PDT ![Fire at Torch Tower in Dubai]( "Fire at Torch Tower in Dubai") Dubai Police have reopened the streets around Torch Tower, one of the world's tallest residential skyscrapers, after firefighters put out a blaze that erupted early Friday .
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| The Latest: 2nd body found in rubble after school explosion Posted: 02 Aug 2017 08:09 PM PDT  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Latest on an explosion and partial building collapse at a Minneapolis school (all times local):
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| U.S. pushes U.N. to slash North Korea exports by a third over missile tests Posted: 04 Aug 2017 02:06 PM PDT  By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A U.S.-drafted United Nations Security Council resolution, seen by Reuters on Friday, aims to slash by a third North Korea's $3 billion annual export revenue by banning the country's trade of coal, iron, iron ore, lead, lead ore and seafood. A council diplomat, speaking on condition of anonymity, said there was a "high confidence" that North Korea ally China and Russia would support the draft resolution, which was circulated to the 15 Security Council members on Friday. The United States is aiming for a vote on Saturday to impose the stronger sanctions over North Korea's two intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) tests in July, though Russia and some other council members are asking for more time, diplomats said.
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| Attorney General Jeff Sessions to would-be leakers: ‘Don’t do it’ Posted: 04 Aug 2017 09:32 AM PDT  On Friday, Aug. 4, Attorney General Jeff Sessions held a briefing on the leak investigation. He warned would-be leakers, "Don't do it," and announced that the Department of Justice is reviewing its policy on media subpoenas.
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| Graphic Video Shows Shark Shot To Death Posted: 04 Aug 2017 04:32 AM PDT  The video, which contains graphic footage, shows one of the men killing the animal by firing two shots at it using a handgun.
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| When is the Perseid Meteor shower and how can I see it? Posted: 04 Aug 2017 05:55 AM PDT  The Perseids is an annual meteor shower that peaks around mid-August,with this year's peak expected between 11 and 13 August. It's regarded as one of the brightest and most visible meteor showers. Here's everything you need to know about the spectacle, including dates and where to see it. #perseids are coming!! pic.twitter.com/F19pqGL3nO— GaryFildes (@TheGaryFildes) July 9, 2017 What is a meteor shower? Ameteor shower occurs when Earth passes through the debris stream occupying the orbit of a comet, in this case comet Swift-Tuttle. Perspective makes meteor showers appear to emanate from a single point in the sky known as the shower radiant. A typical meteor results from a particle the size of a grain of sand vaporising in Earth's atmosphere when it enters at 134,000mph. Something larger than a grape will produce a fireball and this is often accompanied by a persistent afterglow known as a meteor train. This is a column of ionised gas slowly fading from view as it loses energy. The Perseids appear to originate from within the star constellation Perseus, hence the shower's name. A shooting star, top left, is seen during the Perseid meteor shower in Poland in 2016. Credit: EPA/LUKASZ OGRODOWCZYK When can I see the Perseid meteor shower? The window for this year's meteor shower is from July 17 to August 24. Stargazers stand a chance of seeing the shower at any point in this window, however the peak will occur around August 11, 12 and 13. The best time to take a look at the sky will be from about 1am BST in the Northern Hemisphere until the onset of dawn twilight. Space.com says the moon, which will be three-quarters full at the time of the peak, will rise around 11pm meaning the spectacle will be trickier to see this year. However, sky-watchers should still be able to see the shower, despite the moon's glare. Peak rates of 150-200 meteors per hour were recorded in 2016, but typical rates are about 80 meteors an hour streaking across the night sky, each leaving a trail. Complete list of every full moon in 2017 The worlds best stargazing locations How can I see it? Choose a dark location away from stray lights and give yourself at least 20 minutes in total darkness to properly dark adapt. Look at a height approximately two-thirds up the sky in any direction. If you want a recommendation, east through south offers some great background constellations in the early hours during August. Look for the shower's "radiant" from the north-east corner of Perseus. Here are a few great places to view the shower. Galloway Forest Park: Galloway is a couple of hours from Glasgow and an hour from Carlisle. The park's most popular spot for stargazing is Loch Trool. Exmoor and around: Exmoor was granted International Dark-Sky Reserve status by the International Dark-Sky Association in 2011. Light pollution is managed to make the area more appealing to amateur astronomers. Romney Marsh: Night once provided cover for smugglers known as Owlers, but today Romney Marsh offers celestial bounty, arching over a landscape adorned with the spires of ancient churches. Kielder: Kielder Forest is officially the darkest place in England – 250 square miles of wooded beauty where Northumberland brushes against Scotland. It has its own fabulous, modern, wood-clad observatory on the slopes of Black Fell above Kielder Water. North York Moors: As well as stunning night skies, the North York Moors boast historic market towns such as Helmsley and Pickering, plus appealing coastal spots, including Scarborough and Whitby. Reader sends in beautiful Perseid timelapse 00:15 Tell me more about Comet Swift-Tuttle The wonderfully named Comet Swift-Tuttle, the parents of the Persied meteor shower, is the largest object known to repeatedly pass Earth (it's 16 miles wide). It orbits the sun ever 133 years and each time it passes through the inner solar system, it warms up releasing fresh comet material into its orbital stream, according to earthsky.org. The last time it was closest to the sun was in December 1992. It will be back again in July 2126. Total solar eclipse 2017: explainer
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| Pilot could face homicide charges over Portugal crash landing Posted: 03 Aug 2017 12:50 PM PDT  A flight instructor and trainee pilot whose small plane killed two people during an emergency landing on a crowded Portuguese beach could face negligent homicide charges, prosecutors said Thursday. The two men refused to speak to reporters as they left court in Almada, across the River Tagus from Lisbon, where they were questioned behind closed doors. "The plane first hit the man, who had his back to it," Filipe Janeira, 34, who was at the beach, told daily Jornal de Noticias.
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| Immigrants denied credit by Wells Fargo may sue bank, judge says Posted: 04 Aug 2017 08:39 AM PDT  Young immigrants denied credit by Wells Fargo Bank because they are not permanent U.S. residents can sue the bank under a post-Civil War law barring discrimination on the basis of immigration status, a federal judge ruled. In a decision on Thursday, U.S. District Judge Maxine Chesney in San Francisco rejected Wells Fargo's argument that lenders are permitted under a more recent federal anti-discrimination law to consider immigration status before granting loans. Filed in January, the proposed class action accused Wells Fargo of denying student loans and credit cards to immigrants granted work permits under the 2012 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program enacted by former Democratic President Barack Obama.
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| This Is the House Where a Mom and 2 Kids Were Held Captive for 2 Years Posted: 03 Aug 2017 12:43 PM PDT  The woman and her children ran out a side door
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| Germany blasts Vietnam over 'kidnap' of former oil executive Posted: 02 Aug 2017 11:47 PM PDT BERLIN (AP) — The German government accused Vietnamese intelligence services of involvement in what it called the kidnapping in Berlin of a former Vietnamese oil executive, and gave the country's intelligence attache 48 hours to leave Germany.
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| Zoo Welcomes Tiny, Furry Triplets That Are Closely Related to Elephants Posted: 04 Aug 2017 09:32 AM PDT  Born at less at 9 ounces, the babies have teeth resembling tusks and a skull and foot structure that's similar to elephants.
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| Missouri Woman Shaved Boy’s Head For Touching Daughter Inappropriately Posted: 02 Aug 2017 11:49 PM PDT  A 34-year-old Missouri woman allegedly shaved a neighbor boy's head and wrote "pervert" on his forehead for touching his daughter inappropriately.
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| In blustery call, Trump pressured Mexico on border wall payment Posted: 03 Aug 2017 03:54 PM PDT  By Ayesha Rascoe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump pressured the Mexican president to stop voicing opposition in public to his plan to have Mexico pay for a border wall, according to transcripts of phone calls published on Thursday that gave an insight into Trump's attempts to influence foreign leaders in his first days in office. The Washington Post published texts of sometimes fraught calls with Mexico's Enrique Pena Nieto and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull just days after the Republican took office on Jan. 20. The substance of the calls has previously been reported but the lengthy transcripts reveal Trump, whose first elected office is the presidency, trying to use a mixture of bluster, tough talk and charm as he fully enters the world of diplomacy.
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| Scaramucci Cancels Online Event To Focus 'On Family' Posted: 03 Aug 2017 10:28 PM PDT  When Scaramucci said in his tweet he would focus on his family, Twitter users quickly reacted asking him which family he was talking about.
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| Venezuela showdown looms over contested new assembly Posted: 03 Aug 2017 06:25 PM PDT  Venezuela is headed for a fresh showdown as President Nicolas Maduro prepares to inaugurate a powerful new "Constituent Assembly" on Friday, with his opponents vowing massive protests and state prosecutors seeking to block him in court. Attorney General Luisa Ortega's office said on Twitter that state prosecutors had filed a case to block Friday's inauguration, "based on suspected crimes committed" during the election. Ortega, one of Maduro's most vocal critics, has ordered an investigation into "scandalous" electoral fraud, after a British-based technology firm contracted for the vote, Smartmatic, said Maduro had exaggerated the turnout.
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| Woman Found Buried on Beach Died When Sand Caved In Posted: 03 Aug 2017 07:14 AM PDT  Officials said the death of a Texas woman on a beach in Ocean City, Maryland was accidental
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| Nissan workers in Mississippi vote on whether to unionize Posted: 03 Aug 2017 01:06 PM PDT  CANTON, Miss. (AP) — Workers at Nissan Motor Co.'s Mississippi assembly plant voted Thursday to decide whether to be represented by the United Auto Workers union.
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| A Milkshake Was Sent More Nearly 400 Miles for Woman's Final Wish Posted: 03 Aug 2017 12:15 PM PDT  The mocha milkshake was sent about 375 miles with dry ice and was delivered within nine hours.
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| Dashcam captures moment police officer is thrown over car after he's hit by drunk driver Posted: 03 Aug 2017 03:05 AM PDT  A Texas police officer is recovering from a fracture and other injuries after he was struck by a suspected drunk driver while standing alongside a car during a traffic stop. Officer Lesell approaches the car moments before the drunk driver hits Credit: PA / Fort Worth PD Dashcam video from Fort Worth officer Matt Lesell's patrol car shows Lesell being thrown into the road after being struck on July 7. Officer Lesell's dashcam captures the moment of impact Credit: PA / Fort Worth PD Authorities say the only reason he survived is because the drunk driver first struck the car that was stopped on the side of the road, lessening the blow to Lesell. Lesell told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram on Monday that he fractured his vertebra and will be out of work for about another month. Fort Worth officer Matt Lesell Credit: PA/KDFW FOX 4 A 34-year-old man was charged with intoxication assault causing serious bodily injury to a police officer. It's not clear whether the second driver was hurt.
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| Haitian asylum seekers, fearing U.S. deportation, pour into Canada Posted: 03 Aug 2017 09:26 AM PDT  By Christinne Muschi HEMMINGFORD, Quebec (Reuters) - Hundreds of Haitians are streaming across the U.S. border into Canada, fearing deportation by U.S. President Donald Trump, according to aid workers and Quebec officials who have opened Montreal's Olympic Stadium to help process the influx. About 400 to 500 Haitian asylum seekers walked into the province of Quebec in the past week, said Marjorie Villefranche, director of the Maison d'Haiti, a community group in Montreal that is helping to settle the newcomers.
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| Amazon’s 15 top daily deals: August lock, Wi-Fi extender, Samsung sound bar, $29 security cam, more Posted: 03 Aug 2017 07:41 AM PDT |
| Former South African Paralympian Oscar Pistorius Hospitalized For Medical Examination Posted: 03 Aug 2017 10:05 PM PDT  Reeva Steenkamp, 29, had been in a relationship with Pistorius for nearly three months when he shot her four times through a locked bathroom door on Valentine's Day in 2013, mistaking her for an intruder.
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| Refugees from Lebanon camps arrive at edge of Syrian rebel zone Posted: 03 Aug 2017 06:54 AM PDT  Buses carrying Syrians who left Lebanon after a ceasefire between Hezbollah and Nusra militants on Thursday started crossing into the rebel-held zone where they will settle, a Hezbollah military media unit reported. About 7,000 Syrians, including Nusra militants and refugees, left the Arsal district on the border between Lebanon and Syria as part of a ceasefire deal that also involves the handover of captured Hezbollah fighters. A convoy of more than 100 buses arrived on Thursday at Saan in Hama province, where they began to cross frontlines from government territory, the Hezbollah media unit said.
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| Teen tweets boyfriend's hilariously misspelled message thread, goes viral Posted: 03 Aug 2017 05:06 AM PDT  Misspelled words are the bane of any fast-fingered texter, but they can have their upsides too. In the case of 18-year-old Neve McGuinness form Newcastle, UK, they can help you go viral. SEE ALSO: Say hi to Sarahah, the anonymous messaging app ruining Snapchat for teens McGuinness posted the tweet below on Sunday. The picture is a screengrab of her phone showing three messages from her boyfriend Lee. As far as misspelled words go, he really nailed it. Qwas aren't pic.twitter.com/2MkVPy6rX0 — neve (@nevemcguinnessx) July 30, 2017 2,000+ retweets and counting on that one. Sometimes it's the truly silly things that capture the internet's heart. Look who's famous now xxx — caitlin christie (@caitschristie) August 2, 2017 Eee ano caitlin it's not even that funny — neve (@nevemcguinnessx) August 2, 2017 Just jealous of my comedy xoxox — Lee (@wildilwh09) August 2, 2017 Qwas aren't. WATCH: Can you really communicate using iMessage art?
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| With live-fire drill, China warns India not to test Beijing Posted: 04 Aug 2017 02:52 AM PDT  BEIJING (AP) — Beijing is intensifying its warnings to Indian troops to get out of a contested region high in the Himalayas where China, India and Bhutan meet, saying China's "restraint has its limits" and publicizing live-fire drills in Tibet.
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| 'El Chapo' seeks release from US prison, says conditions like 'torture' Posted: 04 Aug 2017 08:52 AM PDT  Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, one of the world's most notorious criminals, is claiming his extradition to the United States was illegal and wants a US judge to dismiss his case. The 60-year-old kingpin, accused of running the Sinaloa cartel -- one of the world's biggest drug empires -- was extradited to New York on January 19, and is being held in solitary confinement in Manhattan pending trial next April.
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| This Blond Raccoon Truly Has More Fun and Loves Cuddling With Owner Posted: 03 Aug 2017 10:42 AM PDT  Most people mistake Uni the pet raccoon for an albino.
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| GOP senators reject Trump's blaming Congress for Russia rift Posted: 03 Aug 2017 11:59 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican senators said Thursday that President Donald Trump was wrong to blame Congress for deteriorating relations with Russia. Lawmakers instead faulted Russia for allegedly meddling in last year's U.S. elections and for its interventions in other countries.
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| This iPhone 8 leak is so fake, it’s hilarious Posted: 03 Aug 2017 05:35 AM PDT  You'll probably want to believe this following image is a real leak. Finally seeing a picture of the iPhone 8's retail box may be good news for some iPhone fans, a sign that Apple is indeed going to release the phone at some point in September, instead of delaying its launch. But it's likely a fake, and it's so bad it's hilarious. First of all, these images were posted online by a person called Nick Chen, who joined Twitter in August, as @foxconn_insider. If this is a new leaker, he has no credibility for the time being. We'll have to wait to see whether any other leaks coming from this insider pan out, or whether @OnLeaks starts bashing him publicly for daring to post unverified information online, as he loves to do. https://twitter.com/foxconn_insider/status/892681673988591616 More importantly, that iPhone picture on the purported "iPhone X Edition" box shows one detail that seems to be out of place. The standby/power button on the right side appears to have the same size you'd expect from older iPhones or iPads. But the iPhone 8 — or whatever Apple ends up calling it — will reportedly feature a taller standby button. https://twitter.com/foxconn_insider/status/893037173376782336 Also, why is that picture so out of focus? Why don't we have a close up of the phone on it? After all, Chen went through all the trouble of posting additional images, showing the "iPhone X Edition" logo, and that purported wallpaper — you can see them above and below. But no close up on the one thing we want to see most? https://twitter.com/foxconn_insider/status/893036959442104320 Also, the wallpaper above has a strange 1800 x 1118 resolution. And what's the deal with all the hashtags? I'll just count that as one more red flag. What's certain about the iPhone 8's retail box is that it doesn't have a pattern to follow. Starting with the iPhone 6, Apple created a bunch of unique retail boxes for each handset generation. Some of them showed the handset with the screen turned on (iPhone 6s), others showed the rear side of the phone (iPhone 7), or just an outline on top (iPhone 6). And only the iPhone 6s had the full name printed on the side. Oh, and there's pretty much no way the full name of Apple's upcoming new flagship iPhone is going to be "iPhone X Edition."
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| Low-Calorie Ice Cream, CRISPR and Dog Vaccines: This Week in Health Posted: 03 Aug 2017 10:42 AM PDT  This week in health saw big news about CRISPR technology and low-calorie ice cream.
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| Ethiopia lifts emergency rule imposed last October after months of unrest Posted: 04 Aug 2017 03:39 AM PDT  By Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia on Friday lifted a state of emergency imposed last October following months of protests that killed hundreds of people. More than 29,000 people were arrested during the period and nearly 8,000 of them are on trial for taking part in the violence, Defence Minister Siraj Fegessa said. The unrest was provoked by a development scheme for the capital Addis Ababa and turned into broader anti-government demonstrations over politics and human rights abuses.
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