2018年10月11日星期四

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Saudi Crown Prince Ordered Effort To Bring Jamal Khashoggi Back To Saudi Arabia: Report

Posted: 10 Oct 2018 06:11 PM PDT

Saudi Crown Prince Ordered Effort To Bring Jamal Khashoggi Back To Saudi Arabia: ReportSaudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman personally ordered an effort to lure


Hurricane Michael brings new threat to Florida's victims: toxic red tide

Posted: 11 Oct 2018 10:27 AM PDT

Hurricane Michael brings new threat to Florida's victims: toxic red tideDamage from Hurricane Michael is seen in Mexico Beach, Florida. If destroyed homes, lost livelihoods and mass power outages were not enough to be dealing with, Florida's victims of Hurricane Michael are facing another potential problem – the state's toxic red tide. In the days leading up to the monster storm's landfall on Wednesday, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC) found cells of the Karenia brevis organism that causes red tide at two water sampling points close to Panama City and Mexico Beach where the storm swept ashore.


Pope visit to North Korea feasible if well prepared, South Korean bishop says

Posted: 11 Oct 2018 07:46 AM PDT

Pope visit to North Korea feasible if well prepared, South Korean bishop saysThe bishop, Lazarus You Heung-sik of Daejeon, spoke ahead of a meeting next week in the Vatican between Francis and South Korean President Moon Jae-in, who will be carrying an invitation from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to visit Pyongyang. "If the pope goes there, it will be a gigantic step, a qualitative step for the Korean peninsula, for its pacification," said You, who was in Rome for a meeting of bishops from around the world known as a synod. "North Korea could enter the world community as a normal country.


Times are changing for the all-American pickup truck - it's gone electric

Posted: 11 Oct 2018 07:42 AM PDT

Times are changing for the all-American pickup truck - it's gone electricBefore the first model has even gone into production, Bollinger Motors is teasing renderings of its second all-electric pickup truck, the B2. Within the mountains of upstate New York, you'll find Bollinger Motors, a startup created in 2014 that developed the world's first all-electric pickup truck. The Bollinger Motors B2 pickup truck will greatly resemble B1, but more cargo flexibility was the focus of the second model.


Russia's launch failures affect manned, unmanned spacecraft

Posted: 11 Oct 2018 08:17 AM PDT

Russia's launch failures affect manned, unmanned spacecraftMOSCOW (AP) — The booster rocket failure that forced an emergency landing for two astronauts headed to the International Space Station was the first launch accident for Russia's manned-space program in 35 years. But several launches of unmanned Progress cargo ships have not gone as planned in the past decade.


Beto still trails Cruz in Texas Senate polling

Posted: 11 Oct 2018 08:42 AM PDT

Beto still trails Cruz in Texas Senate pollingA new Quinnipiac poll has found that Rep. Beto O'Rourke's long-shot quest to unseat Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, which has generated so much enthusiasm and financial support from national Democrats, has stalled well short of success.


Michelle Obama Reveals What Really Happened During Her Sweet Exchange With George W. Bush

Posted: 11 Oct 2018 06:14 AM PDT

Michelle Obama Reveals What Really Happened During Her Sweet Exchange With George W. BushRemember the candy George W. Bush gave to Michelle Obama at John McCain's funeral? There's more. She shares the hilarious story.


Wildly Inaccurate Trump Op-Ed On Health Care Receives Swift Backlash

Posted: 10 Oct 2018 09:36 AM PDT

Wildly Inaccurate Trump Op-Ed On Health Care Receives Swift BacklashUSA Today on Wednesday published an opinion piece credited to President Donald


Photos Emerge of an Alleged 'Assassination Squad' Sent to Kill Saudi Journalist Jamal Khashoggi

Posted: 10 Oct 2018 02:42 AM PDT

Photos Emerge of an Alleged 'Assassination Squad' Sent to Kill Saudi Journalist Jamal KhashoggiThe release of the photographs raises pressure on Saudi Arabia a week after Khashoggi disappeared


Photos show widespread destruction in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael

Posted: 11 Oct 2018 08:35 AM PDT

Photos show widespread destruction in the aftermath of Hurricane MichaelHurricane Michael made landfall in the Florida panhandle as a Category 4 storm on Wednesday, causing widespread and sometimes catastrophic damage.  So far, two people have died as a result of the storm. SEE ALSO: Watch from the cockpit as storm hunters enter Hurricane Michael's eye As Michael, now a tropical storm, moves toward the Carolinas, photos are surfacing of the destruction it's already left in its wake.  Trees and road signs are bent backwards, homes and businesses have been ripped open, and debris is strewn everywhere. Many buildings have been crushed by trees. Image: Joe Raedle/Getty Images Image: Joe Raedle/Getty Images Image: Joe Raedle/Getty Images Image: Joe Raedle/Getty Images Road clearing is a main objective today to create safe passage for the community. Many roads remain blocked with trees and electric lines down. We are encouraging citizens to stay off the road today. #MichaelTLH (Photo: @TallyPD) pic.twitter.com/I8YlRclYX6 — City of Tallahassee (@COTNews) October 11, 2018 Marianna is torn up #HurricaneMichael pic.twitter.com/xkio7rdGKG — holly gregory (@hollygregory33) October 10, 2018 Anyone who has been to Panama City Beach might recognize this. #PanamaCityBeach #HurricaneMichael pic.twitter.com/B9chL0Kks9 — Eric Shepard (@EricShepard1) October 11, 2018 F-15 Eagle static display at Veterans Park in Callaway, Florida before and after #HurricaneMichael. pic.twitter.com/SeVVbNpvAU — Ward Carroll (@wardcarroll) October 11, 2018 With daylight comes a better view of the damage in Albany from #HurricaneMichael #fox5atl #fox5storm pic.twitter.com/m0Xd5VswJp — denisedillon (@DillonFox5) October 11, 2018 WATCH: This NASA simulation of aerosols reveals a lot about the recent hurricanes


Limo operator arrested, charged after crash killed 20

Posted: 11 Oct 2018 08:56 AM PDT

Limo operator arrested, charged after crash killed 20The operator of a New York limousine company has been charged with criminally negligent homicide after the deadliest accident in the United States for nearly a decade, police confirmed Thursday. Nauman Hussain, 28, was arrested and arraigned on Wednesday evening on one count of criminally negligent homicide with 20 names, a New York state police spokeswoman confirmed to AFP. Hussain's father, who is in Pakistan, owns the Prestige Limousine company and is also thought to be under investigation.


No live Barb, many Demogorgons at Universal haunted house

Posted: 10 Oct 2018 12:09 PM PDT

No live Barb, many Demogorgons at Universal haunted houseORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — There may be no "Justice for Barb" at Universal Orlando's haunted house based on the Netflix hit, "Stranger Things," but the beloved, ill-fated character does appear in grand, gory style.


FBI Director Wray says Kavanaugh background investigation was ‘limited in scope’

Posted: 10 Oct 2018 11:59 AM PDT

FBI Director Wray says Kavanaugh background investigation was 'limited in scope'When asked by Sen. Kamala Harris, FBI Director Christopher Wray tells a Senate committee that the background investigation into sexual assault claims against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh was "limited in scope" as directed by the White House, but that limit was "consistent with the standard process for such investigations."


Michelle Obama Doesn't Think Democrats Should Stop Being Civil

Posted: 11 Oct 2018 02:38 PM PDT

Michelle Obama Doesn't Think Democrats Should Stop Being CivilFormer first lady Michelle Obama says Democrats should not embrace a strategy


What We Know About The Disappearance Of Saudi Journalist Jamal Khashoggi

Posted: 10 Oct 2018 05:15 PM PDT

What We Know About The Disappearance Of Saudi Journalist Jamal KhashoggiJamal Khashoggi, a prominent Saudi journalist living in self-imposed exile,


Amazon Pledges to Compensate Its Warehouse Workers More Following Criticism

Posted: 10 Oct 2018 01:04 PM PDT

Amazon Pledges to Compensate Its Warehouse Workers More Following CriticismAmazon.com Inc. is sweetening the pay for some of its longtime warehouse workers


Trump holds campaign rally as Hurricane Michael rages

Posted: 10 Oct 2018 05:22 PM PDT

Trump holds campaign rally as Hurricane Michael ragesAs the storm pushed into Georgia, the president headed to Pennsylvania.


Stock market drop spreads, Wall Street set to fall again

Posted: 11 Oct 2018 04:07 AM PDT

Stock market drop spreads, Wall Street set to fall againSINGAPORE (AP) — World stock markets sank Thursday, extending losses from Wall Street, as investors worried that higher interest rates will dent company earnings and a trade war will crimp global business.


Boeing rocket for NASA over budget, could further delay launch: audit

Posted: 10 Oct 2018 04:42 PM PDT

Boeing rocket for NASA over budget, could further delay launch: auditThe first test launch of the Space Launch System rocket, which is supposed to send humans to the moon and ultimately allow deep space exploration, was most recently slated for mid-2020 with a crew launch to follow in 2022. NASA's Inspector General said in an audit that "management, technical and infrastructure issues driven by Boeing's poor performance" had led to delays and cost overruns, raising questions about the future launch timetable. NASA spokeswoman Kathryn Hambleton said the agency was restructuring its contract with Boeing, but still planning for the same timetable.


Turkey says heavy arms pullout completed in Syria's Idlib

Posted: 10 Oct 2018 08:05 AM PDT

Turkey says heavy arms pullout completed in Syria's IdlibTurkey on Wednesday said a planned buffer zone in the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib has been cleared of heavy weapons as part of a deal reached between Moscow and Ankara. "The pullout of heavy weapons from the de-militarised zone was completed on October 10," the Turkish defence ministry said in a statement. Regime ally Russia and rebel supporter Turkey announced an agreement on September 17 to create a demilitarised buffer zone ringing the Idlib region, home to three million people.


Michelle Obama Reveals What George W. Bush Gave Her At John McCain's Funeral

Posted: 11 Oct 2018 08:39 AM PDT

Michelle Obama Reveals What George W. Bush Gave Her At John McCain's FuneralFormer first lady Michelle Obama has revealed what former President George W.


Georgia Knew Its Voter Roll Practice Was Discriminatory. It Stuck With It Anyway.

Posted: 10 Oct 2018 08:10 PM PDT

Georgia Knew Its Voter Roll Practice Was Discriminatory. It Stuck With It Anyway.A Georgia process for verifying voters' information has left the applications


Panama City, Florida, deals with major wreckage

Posted: 11 Oct 2018 09:22 AM PDT

Panama City, Florida, deals with major wreckageEmergency response crews help residents affected by Hurricane Michael.


Trump crowd finds a new target to lock up: Feinstein

Posted: 09 Oct 2018 05:49 PM PDT

Trump crowd finds a new target to lock up: FeinsteinThe president goes after Sen. Dianne Feinstein at an Iowa rally, and his crowd responds.


These 9 Electric Cars Are Set to Rival Tesla

Posted: 11 Oct 2018 02:23 PM PDT

These 9 Electric Cars Are Set to Rival Tesla


U.S. Marshals Service Says It Recovered 123 Missing Michigan Children, But Did It?

Posted: 10 Oct 2018 02:20 PM PDT

U.S. Marshals Service Says It Recovered 123 Missing Michigan Children, But Did It?The U.S. Marshals Service said a major effort to find missing kids and victims


When Neil Armstrong Went to the Moon, He Brought Souvenirs of the Wright Brothers' Flight. Now They're for Sale

Posted: 11 Oct 2018 08:19 AM PDT

When Neil Armstrong Went to the Moon, He Brought Souvenirs of the Wright Brothers' Flight. Now They're for SaleArmstrong described himself as a "devotee" of the Wright Brothers


U.S. and Russian Astronauts Safe After Making Emergency Landing When Booster Rocket Failed on Launch

Posted: 11 Oct 2018 02:05 AM PDT

U.S. and Russian Astronauts Safe After Making Emergency Landing When Booster Rocket Failed on LaunchThe launch failure marks an unprecedented mishap for the Russian space program


Hurricane Michael downgraded to Category 3

Posted: 10 Oct 2018 02:48 PM PDT

Hurricane Michael downgraded to Category 3Storm continues to move toward Georgia and the Carolinas.


In photos: Readers of CN Traveler have voted these top 10 cities the best in the world

Posted: 10 Oct 2018 01:50 AM PDT

In photos: Readers of CN Traveler have voted these top 10 cities the best in the worldFor the 2018 edition of Condé Nast Traveler's Readers' Choice Awards, editors tried something a little different. In the category of small cities, Mexico's San Miguel de Allende took the top spot, followed by Salzburg, Austria and Lucerne, Switzerland.


Eric Holder Revises Michelle Obama’s Famed Quote: 'When They Go Low, We Kick Them'

Posted: 10 Oct 2018 05:45 PM PDT

Eric Holder Revises Michelle Obama's Famed Quote: 'When They Go Low, We Kick Them'Eric Holder, the former U.S. attorney general who served in the Obama


New York Man Built 200-Pound Bomb To Detonate On Election Day: Feds

Posted: 11 Oct 2018 04:11 AM PDT

New York Man Built 200-Pound Bomb To Detonate On Election Day: FedsA New York state man built a 200-pound bomb in his basement and planned to


The Latest: Trump: Lifting sanctions needs 'our approval'

Posted: 10 Oct 2018 10:30 AM PDT

The Latest: Trump: Lifting sanctions needs 'our approval'SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Latest on South Korea saying it's considering lifting sanctions against North Korea to help diplomacy (all times local):


9 Semiconductor Stocks Fund Managers Love

Posted: 10 Oct 2018 08:06 AM PDT

9 Semiconductor Stocks Fund Managers LoveSemiconductor stocks have been a mixed bag. Semiconductor stocks have been some of the hottest stocks in the tech sector in recent years, with popular stocks such as Nvidia Corp. (ticker: NVDA) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) up more than 1,000 percent each in the past three years. Data from Bank of America indicates active fund managers have been dialing back their exposure to the semiconductor group in the past year, but a handful of stocks are still widely held.


Pope compares having an abortion to 'hiring a hit man'

Posted: 10 Oct 2018 04:35 AM PDT

Pope compares having an abortion to 'hiring a hit man'Abortion is a raging political battle in a number of countries, including the United States, where many conservatives hope the Supreme Court will eventually overturn the landmark 1973 ruling known as Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortion. Francis made his off-the-cuff comments on abortion, some of his toughest to date, in an address to tens of thousands of people gathered in St. Peter's Square for his weekly general audience. "I ask you: 'Is it right to 'take out' a human life to solve a problem?


Jared Kushner Gets Mercilessly Mocked Over Nikki Haley's 'Hidden Genius' Praise

Posted: 10 Oct 2018 04:17 AM PDT

Jared Kushner Gets Mercilessly Mocked Over Nikki Haley's 'Hidden Genius' PraiseJared Kushner found himself the butt of many Twitter jokes after Nikki Haley,


Toyota Recalls 975,000 Cars for Stalling and Airbag Defects

Posted: 11 Oct 2018 11:04 AM PDT

Toyota Recalls 975,000 Cars for Stalling and Airbag DefectsThe problem is (again) the Prius, but Tundra, Sequoia, and Avalon models are also involved.


F-22 Raptor vs. the Mythical YF-23: Why the F-23 Never Happened

Posted: 11 Oct 2018 01:00 AM PDT

F-22 Raptor vs. the Mythical YF-23: Why the F-23 Never HappenedUltimately, the Air Force selected Lockheed's YF-22 design, which was also an exceptional aircraft, for its ATF requirement. The YF-22 would eventually evolve into today's F-22A Raptor, which became operational in late 2005 and remains the single best air superiority fighter ever built. However, in many ways, the YF-23 was a superior design that was well ahead of its time.


Tennessee Woman Stabs Friend at Haunted House With Knife She Thought Was a Prop: Cops

Posted: 11 Oct 2018 07:12 AM PDT

Tennessee Woman Stabs Friend at Haunted House With Knife She Thought Was a Prop: CopsPolice are investigating the incident.


Judge won't extend Florida voter registration deadline

Posted: 11 Oct 2018 12:49 PM PDT

Judge won't extend Florida voter registration deadlineTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge late Wednesday rejected a push to extend Florida's voter registration deadline by a week because of Hurricane Michael.


Me Too Founder Tarana Burke Writes Love Letter To Christine Blasey Ford

Posted: 10 Oct 2018 08:35 AM PDT

Me Too Founder Tarana Burke Writes Love Letter To Christine Blasey FordFounder of the Me Too movement Tarana Burke, along with other advocates, wrote


Trump Accuses NYT Of Writing Anonymous Resistance Op-Ed: 'I Wouldn't Be Surprised'

Posted: 11 Oct 2018 07:17 AM PDT

Trump Accuses NYT Of Writing Anonymous Resistance Op-Ed: 'I Wouldn't Be Surprised'President Donald Trump on Thursday took aim at The New York Times once again ―


China 'seriously challenging' Taiwan peace: Tsai

Posted: 10 Oct 2018 08:28 AM PDT

China 'seriously challenging' Taiwan peace: TsaiTaiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen on Wednesday accused China of "seriously challenging" peace and stability, describing the island she leads as being on the frontline of tensions in the Pacific. Relations between Beijing and Taipei have deteriorated since Tsai took office two years ago, as she refuses to acknowledge that Taiwan is part of "one China".


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