| North Korea executes envoy to failed U.S. summit -media; White House monitoring Posted: 30 May 2019 04:00 PM PDT  North Korea executed its nuclear envoy to the United States as part of a purge of officials who steered negotiations for a failed summit between leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump, a South Korean newspaper said on Friday. Kim Hyok Chol was executed in March at Mirim Airport in Pyongyang, along with four foreign ministry officials after they were charged with spying for the United States, the Chosun Ilbo reported, citing an unidentified source with knowledge of the situation. "He was accused of spying for the United States for poorly reporting on the negotiations without properly grasping U.S. intentions," the source was quoted as saying.
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| Police: Ex-Jaguars LB pointed gun, threatened to kill woman Posted: 30 May 2019 03:46 PM PDT ![Police: Ex-Jaguars LB pointed gun, threatened to kill woman]( "Police: Ex-Jaguars LB pointed gun, threatened to kill woman") JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Former Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Blair Brown pointed a gun at a woman and threatened to kill her, according to the Jacksonville's Sheriff's Office.
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| 'Dangerous overcrowding': 900 migrants cram into Border Patrol center designed for 125 people Posted: 31 May 2019 12:21 PM PDT  Some migrants stood "for days or weeks" because there wasn't enough room to sit, a report found. Some stood on toilets for "breathing space."
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| Stone Was Like ‘Uncle Roger,’ Miller Testifies to Grand Jury Posted: 31 May 2019 12:18 PM PDT  Prosecutors focused their examination on Miller's relationship with Stone and Stone's connection to WikiLeaks founder Assange, Miller's attorney Paul Kamenar told reporters after the proceeding. Stone was indicted by the grand jury in January on charges of lying to Congress about communications with Assange, obstruction and witness tampering.
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| The 29 Best New York City Landmarks to Visit Posted: 31 May 2019 05:00 AM PDT |
| Drone captures water pouring over breached levee Posted: 31 May 2019 08:58 AM PDT  Water from the Arkansas River was seen gushing through a gap in the levee in Holla Bend, Arkansas, on May 31. The National Weather Service in Little Rock, Arkansas, issued a Flash Flood Warning following the breach that urged residents to voluntarily evacuate.
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| US risks losing measles elimination status with record cases Posted: 30 May 2019 06:44 PM PDT  The United States risks losing its measles "elimination status" if current outbreaks continue, US health authorities said Thursday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Thursday there have been 971 cases of measles reported in the US so far this year, which means more people have caught the disease in the last five months than in any entire calendar year since 1992, which saw 963 reported cases. Authorities declared measles eliminated in the US in 2000, a goal set in 1966 with the introduction of the vaccine.
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| Saudi Arabia seeks Arab unity over Iran after attacks Posted: 30 May 2019 09:02 AM PDT  Saudi Arabia and the UAE, which have lobbied Washington to contain their foe, Shi'ite Muslim Iran, have said they want to avoid war after drone strikes on oil pumping stations in the kingdom and the sabotage of tankers off the UAE. Riyadh accused Tehran of ordering the drone strikes, which were claimed by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group. U.S. national security adviser John Bolton said on Thursday that evidence of Iran being behind the tanker attacks would be presented to the U.N. Security Council as early as next week.
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| Tour boat sinking revives memories of SKorea ferry disaster Posted: 30 May 2019 10:30 PM PDT  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The sinking of a boat carrying South Korean tourists in Hungary is touching a nerve in South Korea, where many are still traumatized over a 2014 ferry sinking that killed more than 300 people, mostly students. The grief is compounded by claims by some South Korean tour agents and travelers that there were past safety issues on the Danube River where the accident happened.
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| Trump will win 2020 election unless Democrats impeach, says man who's predicted last 9 presidential elections Posted: 30 May 2019 12:46 PM PDT  A professor who has accurately predicted every presidential election since 1984 says Donald Trump will win reelection if the Democrats do not impeach him.Allan Lichtman, a history professor at American University in Washington DC, told CNN that he's confident Mr Trump will win the 2020 election "unless the Democrats grow a spine and do their constitutional duty and move into an impeachment inquiry."Mr Lichtman points out that the impeachment trial - which happens publicly - is often forgotten in the current discussion surrounding impeachment. He thinks that process, in which house prosecutors present evidence, would have a major impact on election."Richard Nixon, before all the public revelations, was at 67 per cent approval," he said, referring to the Nixon's impeachment hearings following the Watergate situation, which led to his impeachment and resignation. "It was the public revelations of his misdeeds that drove him down to 25 per cent."Following Robert Mueller's report, Senator Elizabeth Warren, who's running for the Democratic nomination to vy against Mr Trump, immediately began calling for impeachment proceedings. She has been followed by several key Democrats.On Sunday, Justin Amash, a Republican congressman from Michigan, became the first member of the House GOP to call for the president's impeachment.Mr Lichtman has accurately predicted the last nine US presidential elections, beginning with Ronald Reagan in 1984. His criteria for predictions lies in 13 key points, including incumbent charisma, challenger charisma, and public arrest."Trump wins again in 2020 unless six of 13 key factors turn against him," he told CNN. "Currently, the President is down only three keys: Republican losses in the midterm elections, the lack of a foreign policy success, and the president's limited appeal to voters."Mr Lichtman has also been predicting a Trump impeachment since he took office, including saying he thought the president would be impeached by "Spring 2018." He was not. "I have no final verdict yet because much could change during the next year," he said.
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| $200,000 Jeep Gladiator-based MAXIMUS is unveiled, with only 24 to be built Posted: 31 May 2019 12:29 PM PDT  Hennessey Performance is accepting orders for the MAXIMUS 1000, a Jeep Gladiator variant costing $200,000 with only 24 built.
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| China Has a Rare Earths Plan Ready to Go if Trade War Deepens Posted: 30 May 2019 07:32 PM PDT  The government has prepared the steps it will take to use its stranglehold on the critical minerals in a targeted way to hurt the U.S. economy, the people said. The measures would likely focus on heavy rare earths, a sub-group of the materials where the U.S. is particularly reliant on China. China produces about 80% of the world's rare earths, and an even higher proportion of the elements in their processed forms.
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| PHOTO GALLERY: Looking back at hurricane damage Posted: 31 May 2019 11:37 AM PDT  Crews with bulldozers and dump trucks have removed tons of debris from the Florida Panhandle since Hurricane Michael slammed ashore in October, wrecking miles of homes and businesses, yet signs of the storm's fury remain everywhere as hurricane season approaches. In south Florida, where Hurricane Andrew caused devastation in 1992, few physical signs of damage remain. The scene isn't much different in Panama City, which thousands of residents left after Michael and still haven't returned.
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| Galaxy S11 rumored to deliver Samsung’s next big camera innovations Posted: 31 May 2019 12:24 PM PDT  When the Galaxy Note 10 launches about two months from now, it'll deliver a novel design, maybe the kind of radical update that removes all physical buttons and the headphone jack. Yup, the audio port seems to be history, at least on the Note line. The phone is also expected to sport an S Pen stylus with improved functionality, as well as faster battery charging technology. But what the Galaxy Note 10 won't deliver, in spite of getting a brand new camera system, is a better camera experience than the Galaxy S10 phones. That's because a rumor says Samsung's next major camera evolution is planned for next year's Galaxy S11 instead.That's not to say the Galaxy Note 10 camera will be disappointing. It'll definitely be an upgrade over last year's Note 9, which is already quite impressive. Samsung's triple-lens-or-better module is coming to the upcoming Note 10 series, according to a leak from earlier this week. It's going to have a different placement on the back of the phone compared with the previous Note, but it'll probably get most or even all of the Galaxy S10's camera features.The news comes from Samsung insider Ice Universe, who said on Twitter that the Galaxy Note 10 will be Samsung's last "last 1/2.55-inch 1.4um CMOS flagship phone," which Samsung has been using for four years. The leaker also said the Galaxy S11 will get a new "large-size large-pixel CMOS."https://twitter.com/UniverseIce/status/1133554761393795073According to the same leaker, the Galaxy Note 10 won't pack optical zoom capabilities similar to what you might find from the competition -- namely the Huawei P30 Pro. Samsung has tested 10x optical zoom on phones, but the components apparently require too much space inside the phone.https://twitter.com/UniverseIce/status/1133553896499007488Samsung has created its own 5x optical zoom camera that will compete against the Huawei P30 Pro, but it'll launch it on new Galaxy A series mid-range phones at first, not the Note 10.https://twitter.com/UniverseIce/status/1133551214417698816Samsung will unveil the Note 10 phones in August, so there's plenty of time left to learn everything about their rear and front-facing cameras.
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| Bolton wants Britain to leave EU: Telegraph Posted: 31 May 2019 11:39 AM PDT  The United States wants Britain to leave the European Union as it would strengthen the NATO military alliance and show respect for the result of 2016's referendum, U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton said in an interview published on Friday. "The U.S. preference is for Britain to follow the course of what the people asked for and leave the EU. It is a lesson for everyone in the triumph of democracy," Bolton was quoted as saying by the Daily Telegraph.
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| Trial begins for border activist who helped migrants Posted: 30 May 2019 11:15 AM PDT  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A border activist being tried in a federal court was helping two migrants with water, food and lodging last year and only intended "to provide basic human kindness," his lawyer told jurors Wednesday.
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| The Wayward Special Counsel Posted: 31 May 2019 03:30 AM PDT  In the end, by-the-book Robert Mueller departed wildly from the book.He invented an extraconstitutional legal standard for his obstruction investigation and acted, at best, in violation of the spirit of the special-counsel regulations. His departing act was a public statement meant to influence the public debate in a manner inappropriate for a prosecutor, in part because the long public report he wrote that was also inappropriate for a prosecutor lacked clarity. A hallmark of the Trump era is that the norm-defying president goads everyone appalled by him to violate norms. The former Marine and G-man Robert Mueller would seem least likely to fall prey to this dynamic, but here we are. First and foremost, Mueller ditched the presumption of innocence. In the normal course of things, all of us are considered innocent unless a jury finds us guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Mueller switched this around. Rather than finding conclusive evidence of Trump's guilt, he had to find conclusive evidence of his innocence. Since he didn't find this exculpatory evidence, Mueller deemed Trump "not exonerated."In surely one of the more gobsmacking utterances ever made by someone from a Justice Department podium, he said that "if we had confidence that the president clearly did not commit a crime, we would have said so."If this standard had been applied to any person other than Donald Trump, it would have been widely denounced, and the American Civil Liberties Union would be crusading against it.Naturally, Trump's critics immediately concluded from Mueller's statement that if Trump hadn't been found innocent, he must be guilty. The snarky headline on a New York magazine piece put it aptly enough: "Mueller: Trump is Not Not a Criminal." Well, you might say, of course Robert Mueller departed from standard operating procedure — he's a special counsel operating in novel circumstances that require novel approaches. But this is not his writ. A special counsel, under the regulations, has the "investigative and prosecutorial functions of any United States Attorney." He is supposed to "comply with the rules, regulations, procedures, practices and policies of the Department of Justice." One of those rules, set out by the department's Office of Legal Counsel, famously says that a sitting president can't be charged with a crime. Mueller explained in his public statement that this ruling led his office to conclude that it couldn't "reach a determination one way or the other about whether the president committed a crime." So, Mueller, by his own account, conducted a two-year investigation knowing from the beginning that he wouldn't make the either/or decision that prosecutors exist to make. Mueller offered several reasons for conducting an obstruction investigation anyway. One was to preserve evidence. But for what? The idea that a post-presidency Trump will get prosecuted as a private citizen for firing FBI Director James Comey is manifestly absurd. Another was that the president can be accused of wrongdoing in "a process other than the criminal justice system," i.e., impeachment by Congress. Here, Mueller is basically describing Volume 2 as an impeachment referral. But this isn't a purpose contemplated by the special-counsel regulations, which say that the special counsel "shall provide the Attorney General with a confidential report explaining the prosecution or declination decisions." They don't say a special counsel shall fail to reach a prosecution or declination decision, then write a long report for congressional consumption anyway, and additionally go out and make a public statement to catalyze congressional action. It should be up to Congress, not an inferior executive branch, to launch such an inquiry or not. Even more bizarrely, since Mueller considered Trump's public statements as potential obstruction, any objections by the president to this quasi-impeachment inquiry were more evidence of alleged wrongdoing.An institutionalist who lost his way, Mueller will be lionized for the duration since he's been so useful to Trump's opposition, but his performance won't age well — and shouldn't. © 2019 by King Features Syndicate
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| AOC and Ted Cruz find common ground on lobbying ban Posted: 30 May 2019 02:08 PM PDT  Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., occupy opposite ends of the political spectrum, but on Thursday, Cruz found himself — to his own surprise — agreeing with her on an issue most often associated with progressives: whether members of Congress should be allowed to become lobbyists when they leave office.
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| Riyadh rallies allies against Tehran at Mecca summits Posted: 31 May 2019 03:22 AM PDT  Gulf and Arab allies rallied around Saudi Arabia Friday as it ratcheted up tensions with regional rival Iran after a series of attacks, drawing accusations from Tehran of "sowing division". Tehran, which has strongly denied involvement in any of the attacks, expressed disappointment that Riyadh plans to level the same "baseless accusations" at a summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) early on Saturday.
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| China Thinks Russia's New Stealth Fighter 'Trashes' the F-35 Posted: 30 May 2019 03:00 PM PDT  The Su-57 completely 'trashes' the latest American fighters like the F-35—at least, according to Chinese media.Earlier this month, Chinese defense news outlet Mil.news.sina published an analytical piece on the state of Russia's arsenal. The article looked to the Su-57, Russia's upcoming fifth generation stealth fighter, as a case study in the failures and successes of Russia's ambitious, decades-long campaign to modernize its armed forces.Whereas other fifth-generation fighters—most prominently, the US F-35—are strategic weapons, the author argues that the Su-57 was designed for an entirely different purpose that makes sense within the broader context of Russian military doctrine: "The Russians have a very simple idea. Nuclear weapons will defend Russia against the aggression of great powers. Jet fighters, military vessels, and other tactical weapons will guarantee Russia's victory in small, local conflicts."This first appeared earlier in 2019.
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| Teacher writes 'WTF is this?' on child's homework Posted: 30 May 2019 03:13 AM PDT  A teacher is being investigated after writing "WTF" on a student's homework.The science tutor penned the missive – text-slang for "what the f***?" – after apparently finding the pupil's science assignment somewhat underwhelming."WTF is this?" she wrote. "Absolutely no credit."But after the pupil's mother complained, the unnamed teacher – at Rutherford High School in Florida's Bay County – has been told the incident will be investigated."It wasn't anything about not getting the credit, it was more so the language…that was very inappropriate and not acceptable for a teacher whatsoever," said Melinda Smith, whose son received the unflattering feedback. "I think for sure she needs to be reprimanded. I believe that something should be placed in her file."Neither her son's name or age have been revealed.Rutherford High's principal, Coy Pilson, said the school was taking action."Once we were notified, I notified district officials and our HR has been involved and they're currently investigating the situation," he told regional TV station WJHG. He would not be drawn on what action may be taken but suggested the incident was out of character for the member of staff involved."She was apologetic and it was a mistake on her part," he said. "All of the teachers at Rutherford High School are caring, loving teachers and we're also human and so, we make mistakes."But we understand that we are called to a high professional standard and when we make mistakes, we try to correct those mistakes and move forward."
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| The surprising main reason 492 out of 500 people at one company chose iPhone over Android Posted: 31 May 2019 06:36 AM PDT  There are so many exciting new Android smartphones coming in 2019. In fact, several of the best ones have already been released. After two years with the same design, Samsung completely overhauled the Galaxy S10 series and gave it a new all-screen design with a hole-punch camera that people seem to love. Then the OnePlus 7 Pro came along with the first true all-screen design and a selfie camera that pops up out of the top of the phone only when you need it. Of course, that's just the tip of the iceberg and there are even more exciting new Android phones set to be released over the course of the year, including the first crop of smartphones with OLED screens that actually fold so they can be made more compact.Meanwhile, on the other side of the fence, there's not really anything terribly exciting about Apple's upcoming new iPhone 11 series smartphones. The iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Max will feature upgraded triple-lens cameras, which is certainly nice considering how far Apple has fallen behind market leaders like Huawei and Google. Beyond that, however, we're looking at new iPhone 11 models that look just like iPhone XS models from last year and the iPhone X from two years ago. And yet... despite how boring Apple's 2019 iPhone upgrade is shaping up to be, the companies unreleased iPhone 11 series smartphones still garner so much more hype than Android rivals. There's just something about Apple's iPhones that people can't seem to stay away from, and people are constantly trying to figure out exactly what it is. There are undoubtedly plenty of different reasons people have for choosing an iPhone over Android smartphones, but a new informal survey that was recently conducted suggested that one of the biggest reasons is something you would probably never expect.A Redditor who goes by the name "jackharvest" posted earlier this week in the Android subreddit to share an interesting story. He works in IT at an unnamed company, and his team noticed something crazy: of the 500 employees at the company, only 8 of them chose to use an Android phone. Everyone else -- all 492 of them -- chose an iPhone over Android phones.The IT team was so intrigued that it decided to issue a survey to ask employees why they chose the iPhone over Android. According to the Redditor, more than half of the iPhone users at the company gave the same answer. Did they choose Apple's iPhone over an Android handset because the design and build quality are so much better? Was it because iPhones always outperform even the most powerful Android flagships in real-life speed tests? Or perhaps it was because they all prefer the simplicity and ease of use that iOS offers compared to Android.Nope, it wasn't any of that. It was because they didn't want to be "green bubbles," a reference to the fact that iMessage chats in the iPhone's Messages app use blue bubbles while SMS chats are displayed with green bubbles. Forget all of the great advantages iPhones might offer, iMessage is the main reason all these people wanted an iPhone. 98% of the employees at this company went with Apple over Android, and for the majority of them, it was mainly because of a single service.Now, commenters on Reddit were quick to point out that this phenomenon is unique to the United States and perhaps a handful of other regions, and they're correct. Cross-platform messaging apps from third-party app makers are popular in the US, but SMS and iMessage are still widely used. That's not the case in many other markets -- SMS has been almost completely abandoned in favor of messaging apps like WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Telegram, and others. The US is one of the biggest smartphone markets in the world though, and it's pretty crazy to think that the desire to be a blue bubble is still such a huge deciding factor for people here. Meanwhile, Google continues to flounder in all of its attempts to produce a similar messaging service for Android with anywhere near the kind of lock-in we've seen with iMessage.
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| No happy ending: Missing Hawaiian hiker Noah 'Kekai' Mina found dead Posted: 30 May 2019 07:42 AM PDT ![No happy ending: Missing Hawaiian hiker Noah 'Kekai' Mina found dead]( "No happy ending: Missing Hawaiian hiker Noah 'Kekai' Mina found dead") Less than a week after the rescue of a hiker lost in a Hawaiian forest for 17 days, the search for another missing Hawaiian hiker ended in tragedy.
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| Bulgaria in first U.S. gas deals buys two LNG cargoes Posted: 31 May 2019 02:49 AM PDT ![Bulgaria in first U.S. gas deals buys two LNG cargoes]( "Bulgaria in first U.S. gas deals buys two LNG cargoes") Bulgaria has agreed to buy U.S. natural gas for the first time, signing a deal for a delivery in the second quarter and another in the third, the country's energy minister said on Friday. Dutch-registered trader Kolmar NL will deliver a 90 million cubic meter (mcm) cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and a second of 50 mcm. "The ship carrying LNG from the United States has arrived at the Greek Revithoussa LNG terminal," Energy Minister Temenuzhka Petkova said.
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| Man charged after Nassau County police find woman, 2 boys with autism, 1 teen in car with 'CALL 911' sign Posted: 30 May 2019 05:39 AM PDT  A man was charged after police say a woman holding a "CALL 911" sign and her three children were found inside his car on Long Island.
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| Stock markets slump as trade war tensions spike Posted: 31 May 2019 08:51 AM PDT  Investors fled stocks for safe-haven assets Friday after being spooked by the latest salvos fired in the global trade war.
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| Trailing candidates angry over new Democratic debate rules Posted: 30 May 2019 10:14 AM PDT  Frustration over how the Democratic National Committee is managing the upcoming presidential debates is bursting into the open as several longshot candidates say the party is stacking the process against them.
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| Mitch McConnell Has Always Been Unusually Open About His Playbook Posted: 30 May 2019 01:50 PM PDT  The Senate majority leader again made waves by admitting the obvious.
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| City issues cease and desist to group that created GoFundMe to construct private border wall Posted: 30 May 2019 01:18 PM PDT  Sunland Park, NM, issued a cease and desist letter to company, claiming a border wall constructed with GoFundMe dollars is not in compliance.
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| Scouted: Save On Dozens of Cole Haan Styles During Nordstrom Rack’s Flash Sale Posted: 30 May 2019 11:00 AM PDT  If you're in the process of taking stock of your shoe collection and just can't seem to find that one shoe that really feels like you, look no further than Nordstrom Rack's sale on Cole Haan styles for both men and women.This sale has something for everyone and it's perfect timing seeing as finally (finally!) the weather is getting nice. There are tons of sandals for women like the Fernanda Grand Flat Sandal, down to $70. Or go for the breathable go-anywhere-do-anything Ella 2.0 Stitchlite Oxford Sneaker, the perfect pair for shorts or skirts in the breezy summer weather. It's on sale for $80. Men can shop the ever-popular oxfords, like the $90 Original Grand Wingtip Leather Derby that can take you from boardroom to drinks without trouble. Or prepare for the cooler weather with a pair of the Watson II Chukka Boot, down to $130. There are multiple pages to this sale, so you'll be sure to find something to add to your shoe wardrobe.Scouted is internet shopping with a pulse. Follow us on Twitter and sign up for our newsletter for even more recommendations and exclusive content. Please note that if you buy something featured in one of our posts, The Daily Beast may collect a share of sales.Read more at The Daily Beast.Get our top stories in your inbox every day. Sign up now!Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Learn more.
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| Los Angeles County sues Bayer's Monsanto over PCB contamination Posted: 30 May 2019 12:44 PM PDT  The most populous U.S. county, which has about 10.1 million people, said the presence of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in products sold by Monsanto many decades ago has caused widespread environmental contamination, forcing it to spend money to retrofit its stormwater systems and prevent further damage. Los Angeles County said Monsanto had long concealed its knowledge that PCBs were harmful, and created a public nuisance because their presence interferes with commerce, fishing, navigation, swimming and other water-based activities. In a statement, Bayer said it believed Los Angeles County's lawsuit had no merit, and that it would defend itself aggressively.
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| At least 12 killed in Virginia Beach mass shooting: What we know Posted: 31 May 2019 07:54 PM PDT  A shooter opened fire workers at a municipal center in Virginia Beach on Friday, killing 12 people and wounding others. Here's what we know so far.
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| 9 Cool Things We Learned Driving the Spectre Land Rover Defender Posted: 30 May 2019 03:00 PM PDT |
| Cancer causes dad to lose eye, but not sense of humor Posted: 31 May 2019 11:22 AM PDT  A dad suffering from a watery eye for six months was horrified when it turned out to be facial cancer. After doctors had to remove his right eye and part of his nose to tackle the tumor, he was left with extensive scarring.
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| Trump: ‘I had nothing to do with Russia helping me to get elected’ Posted: 30 May 2019 06:06 AM PDT  The president has long downplayed Russian interference in the 2016 election. But for the first time Thursday, Trump briefly admitted Moscow's involvement aided in his victory.
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| Taiwan's military trains for a Chinese invasion on the beach Posted: 30 May 2019 03:01 AM PDT  FANGSHAN, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwanese tanks and soldiers fired at simulated Chinese forces and assault helicopters launched missiles in an anti-invasion drill Thursday on a beach on the island's southern coast.
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| New India government suffers double economy hit Posted: 31 May 2019 07:34 AM PDT  Prime Minister Narendra Modi's new government suffered a double economic blow of slowing growth and rising unemployment as it took office Friday. Modi named Nirmala Sitharaman as his new finance minister in a drastically revamped Hindu nationalist administration after winning a second straight landslide in the April-May election. It means India has lost its place as the world's fastest growing major economy to China, which had 6.4 percent growth in the first quarter.
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| Google quietly ruined Chrome, and we almost missed it Posted: 31 May 2019 02:20 PM PDT  Google's Chrome is the most popular way to browse the web on desktop and mobile, thanks to a combination of features that make it a reliable, albeit sometimes resource-intensive, app. However, Google's recent moves are going to ruin the Chrome experience for many users, and we nearly missed them.Google a few months ago announced a proposal to change the way Chrome extensions work, which would prevent current ad blockers from working. Google received plenty of negative feedback from users, but this hasn't deterred the company from going forward with these plans.Google a few days ago responded to some of the criticism (via 9to5Google) regarding its Manifest V3 changes, explaining what will change going forward. The company confirmed that the ad blocking capabilities of Chrome would no longer be available to regular Chrome users. Chrome will still block content if you're a paid, enterprise user of Chrome.A Google's spokesperson told 9to5Google that "Chrome supports the use and development of ad blockers," adding that Google is "actively working with the developer community to get feedback and iterate on the design of a privacy-preserving content filtering system that limits the amount of sensitive browser data shared with third parties."However, as the blog points out, the Chrome changes will make it impossible for most Chrome ad blockers to work in the near future. Google's moves aren't surprising, considering that it makes money from advertising. Alphabet noted in a recent SEC Form 10-K filing that ad blocking extensions are a "risk factor" to revenue:> New and existing technologies could affect our ability to customize ads and/or could block ads online, which would harm our business.> > Technologies have been developed to make customizable ads more difficult or to block the display of ads altogether, and some providers of online services have integrated technologies that could potentially impair the core functionality of third-party digital advertising. Most of our Google revenues are derived from fees paid to us in connection with the display of ads online. As a result, such technologies and tools could adversely affect our operating results.What's also interesting is that Google made it clear during I/O 2019 that it wants to offer better privacy and security to users, something that seemed to go against its bottom line. Google tried to redefine privacy to suit it needs around that time. The fact that it's trying to protect the customizable ads that it sells to businesses is also an indication that Google won't give up collecting user data anytime soon.In Google's defense, we'll remind you the company is looking to improve the advertising experience on the web, and prevent the kind of annoying ads that you'd use ad blockers to stop from appearing in the first place.Also, in the same response, Google said that future versions of Chrome will make it easier for end-users to deal with permissions that extensions require and force developers to inform end-users of what data their extensions will access. The move is meant to protect privacy and prevent abuse, which is certainly laudable. However, that doesn't minimize the fact that Google plans to temporarily or permanently disable third-party ad blockers.
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| Gen-Z Contestants Chase Wordy Highs, 'Spellebrity' Status at the Scripps National Spelling Bee Posted: 30 May 2019 05:12 PM PDT  Today's elite spellers bring a distinctive approach to competition, self-presentation, and what it means to win.
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| T-Mobile, Sprint considering divesting wireless spectrum: sources Posted: 30 May 2019 11:18 AM PDT  The $26-billion deal won support from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission last week, but still needs approval from the U.S. Department of Justice, which is looking at the merger on antitrust grounds. Bloomberg reported earlier on Thursday that T-Mobile and Sprint were considering divesting spectrum back to the government, which would then sell it to help establish a fourth carrier, citing sources.
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| Chicago detectives knew a Jussie Smollett deal was in the works, new documents show Posted: 31 May 2019 07:33 AM PDT  Newly released documents from the Jussie Smollett case show Chicago police detectives knew a month in advance a deal was in the works.
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| Ford Hikes the 2020 Mustang Bullitt's Price by $1215 Posted: 30 May 2019 12:08 PM PDT  Other Mustangs see only a $250 increase in base price.
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| Meghan McCain: I Didn’t ‘Literally’ Mean Democrats Should Shoot Trump—It Was ‘Metaphorical’ Posted: 31 May 2019 09:04 AM PDT  Meghan McCain found herself in a precarious situation during Friday's broadcast of The View when she went a bit too far with a metaphor about impeachment, prompting her and the rest of the crew to quickly walk back her comments.Discussing President Trump recently declaring that impeachment is a "dirty, filthy, disgusting word" as pressure ramps up in the wake of Robert Mueller's public comments, McCain noted that House Democrats are still being careful as the public hasn't embraced the idea yet."What's interesting is that only 45 House members are for impeachment proceedings, which actually surprised me," she said. "It's only 20 percent of House Democrats. Ten percent of the entire House and I do think, I agree with you, that Nancy Pelosi is an incredibly shrewd politician. Sixty-five percent of Americans say Congress should not begin proceedings at the moment."The conservative host then stated Democrats need to make sure they don't miss if they go down the impeachment path—using a rather graphic analogy."I will say if you take this kill shot, Democrats, you better not miss," McCain declared. "You better hit his jugular. If there is a finger still moving at the end of it, you will ruin your chances in 2020 but you better do this well if you're going to do it."Almost immediately, co-host Whoopi Goldberg interjected, letting viewers know that McCain "doesn't mean" that Democrats need to actually shoot the president."I don't mean literally!" McCain exclaimed. "I'm so sorry!"She continued: "Oh my God! I mean like a metaphorical. I'm a hunter and shooter, I'm sorry about my metaphors. And I talk like a redneck, so sorry."Liberal co-host and frequent McCain sparring partner Joy Behar stepped in to provide a better metaphor, telling the former Fox News personality to say "if you're going to swing, you better hit the ball.""Thank you, Joy, for giving a better metaphor," an appreciative McCain responded. Thank you very much!"Goldberg, meanwhile, ended the segment by offering additional cover to McCain while claiming the panel's comments are constantly dissected and parsed."So here's the thing, people come after us for what we say and how we say it because they're listening for something to be wrong in their mind," she asserted. "We try not to do that so we look out for each other because we know because we all see what people write to us.""I appreciated it," McCain concluded. "Live TV. Sorry."Read more at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast hereGet our top stories in your inbox every day. Sign up now!Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Learn more.
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