| Trump: Only 'politically motivated ingrates' can't see we're doing a great job in Puerto Rico Posted: 01 Oct 2017 09:18 AM PDT  The president continues to blast critics of the administration's hurricane relief efforts. "Outside of the Fake News or politically motivated ingrates, people are now starting to recognize the amazing work that has been done by FEMA," Trump tweeted.
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| There Was Something Odd About ISIS Taking Credit For The Las Vegas Massacre Posted: 02 Oct 2017 01:55 PM PDT  The deadliest shooting in modern American history took place on Sunday night, when 64-year-old Stephen Craig Paddock killed at least 58 people and injured hundreds more at a country music festival on the Las Vegas strip.
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| Investigation Launched Into ‘Serious’ Air France Plane Engine Failure Posted: 01 Oct 2017 08:47 AM PDT  On Saturday, an Airbus A380 bound for Los Angeles suffered a mid-flight engine explosion and was forced to land in a remote part of eastern Canada.
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| 'The Onion' Has a Simple, Devastating Set Response to U.S. Mass Shootings Posted: 02 Oct 2017 11:46 AM PDT  This is the fifth time 'The Onion' has published the same article.
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| Sri Lanka remands militant monk for attacking refugees Posted: 02 Oct 2017 06:46 AM PDT  A Sri Lankan court on Monday remanded in custody a Buddhist monk charged with leading a mob which evicted Rohingya refugees, including 16 children, from a UN-protected shelter.
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| Attacker kills two women at Marseille railway station Posted: 01 Oct 2017 08:56 AM PDT ![Attacker kills two women at Marseille railway station]( "Attacker kills two women at Marseille railway station") Two women were stabbed to death and their assailant shot dead by soldiers in the southern French port city of Marseille on Sunday in what police sources described as a "likely terrorist act".
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| Packing and cracking: The Supreme Court takes up partisan gerrymandering Posted: 02 Oct 2017 02:00 AM PDT  On October 3, the second day of the new term, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case that likely poses the most momentous question on its docket: Should it, for the first time in history, strike down a state's electoral map on the grounds of partisan gerrymandering?
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| It's Completely Legal To Walk Around Las Vegas With A Machine Gun Posted: 02 Oct 2017 10:56 AM PDT  Sunday's horrific mass shooting in Las Vegas once again shines a light on a nation awash in guns, with relatively few restrictions on their purchase or possession.
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| SitRep: North Korea Smuggling Weapons to Egypt; Trump Orders Pyongyang Hacks Posted: 02 Oct 2017 04:46 AM PDT  By Paul McLeary with Adam Rawnsley BREAKING: At least 50 people are dead and over 200 wounded in an attack at a country music festival in Las Vegas Sunday night. Authorities have identified the shooter as 64-year-old Stephen Paddock of Las Vegas, who opened fire from his room at the Mandalay Bay hotel next ...
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| Read Cole Sprouse's Powerful Take On Whiteness And Mass Shootings Posted: 02 Oct 2017 12:30 PM PDT  While some celebrities were at a loss for words in the wake of the mass shooting in Las Vegas, here's former Disney star and current "Riverdale" actor Cole Sprouse with a particularly cogent reaction to the horrific events.
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| Egyptian officials in Gaza ahead of Palestinian unity talks Posted: 01 Oct 2017 12:55 PM PDT  Egyptian delegates arrived in Gaza Sunday on the eve of a fresh attempt at reconciliation between the strip's Hamas rulers and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas's Fatah movement, an official said. West Bank-based Palestinian prime minister Rami Hamdallah is to make his first visit to Gaza since 2015 on Monday, aiming to crown a rapprochement between the rivals after a decade of animosity and outbreaks of violence. Official Palestinian news agency WAFA said Hamas head Ismail Haniya called Abbas on Sunday evening to discuss preparations for Monday's visit, but it did not give any details.
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| 'Nothing's changed': OJ Simpson makes first public comments since release from 'nowhere U.S.A' Posted: 01 Oct 2017 07:09 PM PDT  O.J. Simpson, whose racially charged 1995 murder trial riveted the nation, said nothing much had changed after spending almost a decade in "nowhere USA". The disgraced American football star was freed on parole after nine years behind bars for armed robbery. The 70-year-old left the Lovelock Correctional Center in the western state of Nevada just after midnight local time, prison spokesperson Brooke Keast said. "I don't know where he was headed," Keast said. A video released by the Nevada Department of Corrections showed him leaving the facility and heading toward a car park wearing a long coat and baseball cap as a woman said: "Come on out." Hours later, he was tracked down by reporters as he sat in the back of a white SUV in Amargosa Valley, about 75 miles northwest of Las Vegas, just after 5:30 a.m.. Former football legend O.J. Simpson signs documents at the Lovelock Correctional Center Credit: AP "Man, how in the … Have you all been … you all stalking me?" he said, according to the video obtained by the New York Post. Asked how it felt to be free, he said: "I'm in a car for the last five hours, so how do I know how it feels to be out? "I've been in nowhere U.S.A. for the last nine years doing nothing. Nothing has changed in my life. What do you expect?" he said. Asked where he was headed, he replied: "None of your business." Simpson's lawyer has said he planned to relocate to Florida following his release from the medium-security prison where he has been serving his sentence. "God bless, take care guys," he said as the reporter left, adding: "Yeah, nothing's changed." A Nevada parole official said Simpson planned to live at a home in the Las Vegas area for the foreseeable future. State Parole and Probation Capt. Shawn Arruti told The Associated Press that Simpson has one approved residential plan, and it doesn't currently include a move to Florida or any other state. Arruti said that could change in the future. Simpson was granted parole at a hearing in July and his earliest release date was set for October 1, but he had widely been expected to be freed no earlier than Monday. OJ timeline Instead, he was set free at eight minutes past midnight (0708 GMT Sunday) "to ensure public safety and avoid possible incident," Keast said. Simpson was famously found not guilty in 1995 of the grisly murders of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and a male friend, Ron Goldman, in a case that transfixed the country and became known as the "Trial of the Century." But the former National Football League running back and actor was sent to prison in 2008 for his role in an armed robbery the previous year of two sports memorabilia dealers at a Las Vegas resort. Simpson claimed at his trial that he was just seeking to recover personal items from the dealers, an explanation that satisfied his parole board. At his parole hearing in July Simpson initially did not express any remorse for his actions but eventually offered that he was "sorry that things turned out the way they did." Profile | OJ Simpson
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| Parents Are Totally Relating To Jennifer Garner's Exhausted 'Yes Day' Selfie Posted: 02 Oct 2017 01:38 PM PDT  Jennifer Garner is not afraid to show her exhausted parent face.
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| Gun Stock Shares Skyrocket After Las Vegas Shooting Posted: 02 Oct 2017 09:46 AM PDT  Gun share prices rise after mass shootings with the perception that tighter gun control rules will follow and that people need to better protect themselves.
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| Mormon Church Apostle Passes Away Posted: 01 Oct 2017 10:17 PM PDT  The New York City native was chosen as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, a high-level governing body of the Mormon Church, in 1994 and received his call as a general authority in 1975.
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| John Oliver Calls Out 'Horribly Racist' Trump, Then Catches Him In A Huge Lie Posted: 02 Oct 2017 03:20 AM PDT  John Oliver joined the chorus of voices calling out President Donald Trump for his response to the humanitarian crisis unfolding on Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria.
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| Suicide attack on police station in Syrian capital kills 17 Posted: 02 Oct 2017 10:26 AM PDT  BEIRUT (AP) — Two suicide bombers stormed a police station in the Syrian capital on Monday, killing at least 17 civilians and police, state TV reported, while a drone strike in eastern Syria killed 10 Hezbollah fighters who were helping Syrian troops battle the Islamic State group.
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| Tom Petty taken off life support after being found unconscious in full cardiac arrest Posted: 02 Oct 2017 12:10 PM PDT  Tom Petty was put on life support after being found unconscious in full cardiac arrest, TMZ reports. The 66-year-old Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers frontman was reportedly found in his Malibu home on Sunday night before being rushed to UCLA Santa Monica Hospital. TMZ updated their reporting to say that a source close to the singer alleged that Petty had "no brain activity" when he arrived at the hospital and was later pulled off life support.
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| Death of the Nile: Egypt fears Ethiopian dam will cut into its water supply Posted: 01 Oct 2017 11:57 PM PDT  The only reason Egypt has even existed from ancient times until today is because of the Nile River, which provides a thin, richly fertile stretch of green through the desert. Now, for the first time, the country fears a potential threat to that lifeline, and it seems to have no idea what to do about it. Ethiopia is finalizing construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, its first major dam on the Blue Nile, and then will eventually start filling the giant reservoir behind it to power the largest hydroelectric dam in Africa. Egypt fears that will cut into its water supply, destroying parts of its precious farmland and squeezing its population of 93 million people, who already face water shortages. Dam construction on international rivers often causes disputes over the downstream impact. But the Nile is different: few nations rely so completely on a single river as much as Egypt does. The Nile provides over 90 per cent of Egypt's water supply. Almost the entire population lives cramped in the sliver of the Nile Valley. Around 60 per cent of Egypt's Nile water originates in Ethiopia from the Blue Nile, one of two main tributaries. Holiday makers enjoy Nile cruises during Sham el-Nessim, or "smelling the breeze," in Cairo, Egypt Credit: AP Photo/Amr Nabil Egypt hardly gets by with the water it does have. It has one of the lowest per capita shares of water in the world, some 660 cubic meters a person. The strain is worsened by inefficiency and waste. With the population expected to double in 50 years, shortages are predicted to become severe even sooner, by 2025. Egypt already receives the lion's share of Nile waters: more than 55 billion of the around 88 billion cubic meters of water that flow down the river each year. It is promised that amount under agreements from 1929 and 1959 that other Nile nations say are unfair and ignore the needs of their own large populations. Complicating the situation, no one has a clear idea what impact Ethiopia's dam will actually have. Addis Ababa insists it will not cause significant harm to Egypt or Sudan downstream. Sayed Ahmed Abdoh poles his boat to check his fish traps in the Nile River, near Abu al-Nasr village, about 770 kilometers (480 miles) south of Cairo Credit: AP Photo/Hiro Komae Much depends on the management of the flow and how fast Ethiopia fills its reservoir, which can hold 74 billion cubic meters of water. A faster fill means blocking more water, while doing it slowly would mean less reduction downstream. Once the fill is completed, the flow would in theory return to normal. Egypt, where agriculture employs a quarter of the work force, is worried that the damage could be long-lasting. One study by a Cairo University agriculture professor estimated Egypt would lose a staggering 51 percent of its farmland if the fill is done in three years. A slower, six-year fill would cost Egypt 17 percent of its cultivated land, the study claimed. Top five | Reasons to visit Ethiopia Internal government studies estimate that for every reduction of 1 billion cubic meters of water, 200,000 acres of farmland would be lost and livelihoods of 1 million people affected, since an average of five people live off each acre, a senior Irrigation Ministry official said. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the figures. Other experts say the impact will be far smaller, even minimal. They say Egypt could suffer no damage at all if it and Ethiopia work together and exchange information, adjusting the rate of filling the reservoir to ensure that Egypt's own massive reservoir on the Nile, Lake Nasser, stays full enough to meet its needs during the fill. Unfortunately, that isn't happening so far. "To my knowledge, this situation is unique, particularly at this scale," said Kevin Wheeler at the Oxford University's Environmental Change Institute. "I just can't think of another case that has two large reservoirs in series without a plan on how to operate them together." Originating in Ethiopia, the Blue Nile flows into Sudan, where it joins with the White Nile, whose source is Lake Victoria in east Africa. From there it flows through Egypt to the Mediterranean. For Ethiopia, the $5 billion dam is the realization of a long-delayed dream. Ethiopia's infrastructure is among the least developed in the world, leaving most of its 95 million people without access to electricity. The hydroelectric dam is to have a capacity to generate over 6,400 Megawatts, a massive boost to the current production of 4,000 Megawatts. The dam, around 60 percent complete, is likely to be finished this year or early next. Ethiopia has given little information on when it will start the fill or at what rate. "We have taken into account (the dam's) probable effects on countries like Egypt and Sudan," Ethiopia's water, irrigation and electricity minister, Sileshi Bekele, told journalists. He added that plans for the fills could be adjusted. In a 2015 Declaration of Principles agreement, Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan agreed to contract an independent study of the dam's impact and abide by it as they agree on a plan for filling the reservoir and operating the dam. But the deadline to complete the study has passed, and it has hardly begun, held up by differences over information sharing and transparency despite multiple rounds of negotiations among the three. Frustration among Egyptian officials is starting to show. In June, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri spoke of "difficult talks" and complained of delays in the impact study. A high-ranking government official acknowledged there's little Egypt can do. "We can't stop it and in all cases, it will be harmful to Egypt," he said, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the talks. Egyptian leaders in the past have rumbled about military action to stop any dam, but that option seems less likely after Egypt signed the Declaration of Principles. Salman Salman, a Sudanese water expert, said Egypt has long had an attitude of "this is our river and no one can touch it." Now, he said, "Egypt is no longer the dominant force along the Nile. Ethiopia is replacing it."
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| Yemen Houthis say have shot down U.S. surveillance drone - state news agency Posted: 01 Oct 2017 04:01 AM PDT  Yemen's Houthi forces shot down a U.S. surveillance drone in the capital Sanaa on Sunday, the Houthi-controlled state news agency SABA reported. The Houthi movement and its ally former president Ali Abdullah Saleh control much of northern Yemen, including Sanaa, and are battling a Saudi-led coalition that is trying to restore the internationally recognized government of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi.
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| The 'Rick And Morty' Finale Blew Off America, And It Didn't End Well Posted: 02 Oct 2017 05:10 AM PDT  "Rick and Morty" took an interesting turn on Sunday when the dimension-hopping duo angered the President in the series' season three finale.
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| Google And Facebook Amplify Far-Right Disinformation Campaigns After Las Vegas Shooting Posted: 02 Oct 2017 11:39 AM PDT  The aftermath of the mass shooting in Las Vegas followed the usual dreary choreography of disaster news: First, disinformation rolled in from the usual assortment of trolls, then social media platforms amplified it.
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| Teenage Surfer's Close Encounter With Shark Posted: 01 Oct 2017 10:34 PM PDT  Matt Marshall was catching a wave when he came face-to-face with a 13-foot-long shark.
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| Voices of the Catalan referendum in Barcelona Posted: 01 Oct 2017 07:05 PM PDT ![Voices of the Catalan referendum in Barcelona]( "Voices of the Catalan referendum in Barcelona") Photographer José Colon visited some polling stations to bring us a look and some words from those who voted today and why – and from some who came to support the right to vote and others who weren't allowed to vote at all.
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| OJ Simpson released on parole, prison official says Posted: 01 Oct 2017 01:01 AM PDT  OJ Simpson, the former American football star, has been released from a Nevada prison after serving nine years of his sentence. In July, a parole board voted unanimously that he should be released early, after hearing Mr Simpson had been a "model inmate" during his time at Lovelock Correctional Centre. Nevada Department of Corrections posted images and footage of Mr Simpson being released early on Sunday.
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| How to Make Miniature Cookie Bowls Posted: 02 Oct 2017 09:17 AM PDT  A Mad Genius Tip from Justin Chapple for baking the perfect edible ice-cream holders.
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| Iraq forces launch assault to retake IS-held areas near Hawija Posted: 02 Oct 2017 01:56 AM PDT  Iraqi forces on Monday launched an attack against jihadist-held areas southeast of the Islamic State group's bastion of Hawija, the operations commander said. Government forces and the Hashed al-Shaabi, an alliance mostly of Shiite militias, are fighting to retake the northern town of Hawija after expelling IS from large parts of the territory they seized in Iraq in 2014. "The Counter-Terrorism Service and Hashed al-Shaabi have started a broad operation to liberate Rashad and nearby villages as part of the second phase to liberate Hawija," Lieutenant General Abdel Amir Yarallah said.
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| Marilyn Manson Hospitalized After Massive Stage Prop Collapses During New York City Concert Posted: 01 Oct 2017 08:22 AM PDT  Marilyn Manson's New York City concert ended abruptly Saturday night after a stage prop collapsed on top of him, causing him to be brought to a hospital for his injuries
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| White House Aide: Administration Working On Puerto Rico Posted: 01 Oct 2017 11:04 AM PDT  The aide said Trump had been briefed throughout the weekend on the situation.
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| Marshawn Lynch Showed Up On Game Day Wearing 'Everybody vs. Trump' Shirt Posted: 01 Oct 2017 04:24 PM PDT  It's probably safe to say Marshawn Lynch won't be supporting a re-election bid for President Donald Trump.
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| U.S. casino stocks fall following mass shooting in Las Vegas Posted: 02 Oct 2017 05:48 AM PDT  MGM Resorts International, which owns the Mandalay Bay hotel from where the gunman opened fire, was down 5 percent. Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd, Wynn Resorts Ltd and Las Vegas Sands Corp each fell 1 to 2 percent. In a statement on Twitter, MGM Resorts said it had locked down hotels in the vicinity at the request of law enforcement officers.
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| 'SNL' Does Its Best To Catch Up On A Summer Of Trump Jokes Posted: 30 Sep 2017 09:39 PM PDT  "Saturday Night Live" returned with vengeance in its 43rd season Saturday, desperately trying to catch up on a summer of President Donald Trump changes.
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| GM to launch two new electric vehicles within 18 months, 20 by 2023 Posted: 02 Oct 2017 09:00 AM PDT  General Motors said on Monday it will unveil two new battery-electric vehicles within the next 18 months, and will offer 20 electric and hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles globally by 2023. The news came in a conference call for reporters with Mark Reuss, GM's executive vice president of global product development. GM's announcement follows similar commitments by other large global automakers, VW Group included, and the news that China is evaluating an end date for sales of new vehicles with combustion engines.
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| Court jails Russian opposition leader Navalny for 20 days Posted: 02 Oct 2017 10:59 AM PDT  MOSCOW (AP) — A Moscow court on Monday sent Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to jail for 20 days for calling for an unsanctioned protest, which would keep him away from a major rally this weekend.
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| In photos: The leading 'culture' destinations 2017 around the world Posted: 02 Oct 2017 07:23 AM PDT ![In photos: The leading 'culture' destinations 2017 around the world]( "In photos: The leading 'culture' destinations 2017 around the world") An event pitched as the "Oscars for Museums" was held in London over the weekend, where the most innovative and influential museums and institutions were named the world's "Leading Culture Destinations 2017." Taking the top prize of the night was London's Design Museum, a space that explores the power of human invention in product, fashion, industrial and graphic design.
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| Trump calls Puerto Rican officials after lashing out at pleading mayor Posted: 01 Oct 2017 01:01 AM PDT  President Donald Trump spoke by phone with senior officials in hurricane- devastated Puerto Rico late Saturday, hours after lashing out at the mayor of San Juan who had pleaded for help and criticized the slow federal response. Trump, who spent the weekend at his Bedminster golf resort in New Jersey, accused Puerto Ricans via Twitter of wanting "everything to be done for them," even as criticism grew that federal relief efforts amid massive hurricane damage have fallen desperately short.
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| Fox Sports: We Will No Longer Air National Anthem Before NFL Games Posted: 02 Oct 2017 02:33 AM PDT  Fox Sports will no longer air coverage of the national anthem before its NFL games, the network said on Sunday in a statement to Sports Illustrated.
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| Vegas Gunman Stephen Paddock's Family 'Dumbfounded' After Massacre Leaves At Least 58 Dead Posted: 02 Oct 2017 08:49 AM PDT  Paddock is presumed to be responsible for the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history.
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| Kendall Jenner Cries Recalling Pepsi Scandal: 'I Just Felt So F**king Stupid' Posted: 02 Oct 2017 06:34 AM PDT  The season premiere of "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" came and went with nary a mention about the family's pregnancy trifecta (season finale material, obviously), but we did get some insight into how Kendall Jenner was coping after her famously terrible Pepsi ad.
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