| Kamala Harris wants some states to get preclearance before passing abortion laws Posted: 29 May 2019 06:54 AM PDT  Harris wants Congress to pass legislation requiring some states to seek DOJ preclearance before instituting new laws impacting abortion rights.
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| The Latest: Residents seek shelter after river floods homes Posted: 30 May 2019 12:51 PM PDT  FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) — The Latest on flooding affecting parts of the United States (all times local):
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| The 2020 Buick Encore GX Is a Bigger Sibling to the Wee Encore Posted: 29 May 2019 08:00 AM PDT  Arriving in the U.S. in early 2020, this new model fills a gap in Buick's SUV lineup between Encore and Envision.
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| Motorola just unveiled the $499 Moto Z4 with 2-day battery life and upgradeable 5G Posted: 30 May 2019 06:11 AM PDT  The cat was let out of the bag a little early regarding Motorola's new Moto Z4, the $499 handset the company officially unveiled this morning -- and which Amazon mistakenly sold to a user two days before we were supposed to, er, know it existed. Nevertheless, it's here now -- or, rather, it will be soon, as it hits Verizon in the US two weeks from today. In keeping with past Z flagships, Verizon has got the exclusive stateside, and as with the announcement of the Moto Z3 as the world's first "5G-upgradeable" smartphone, the Z4 will likewise be upgradeable to 5G via the company's "Moto Mod" component once 5G networks are available in your area.Among the highlights of this newest addition to Moto's Z series: it will run Android 9 Pie out of the box and sport a Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 octa-core processor. You'll have 4GB of memory and 128 GB of internal storage, with up to 512 GB of expandable storage via microSD. The device also comes with an in-display fingerprint sensor and promises a battery life of "up to 2 days."Movies, games, and photos should look stunning on the 6.4-inch Max Vision OLED display that stretches from edge to edge and offers a screen-to-body ratio of 85%. The massive 3600 mAh battery here is also the largest ever on a Moto Z. Additionally, the device is equipped with a 3.5mm headphone jack and the company's largest-ever 48-megapixel rear camera sensor that uses new Quad Pixel technology to capture high-quality 12 MP images.The Z4's rear camera also includes 4x better light sensitivity, in addition to optical image stabilization plus AI-guided portrait lighting, AR stickers, live filters, support for Google Lens and much more. Motorola specifically touts Night Vision, which is included in the rear camera software and layers together eight separate frames taken with different exposure values. After performing some dynamic noise reduction and sharpening, the result is an image with enhanced detail and more accurate colors even in situations with challenging lighting.Verizon will start selling the Z4 in Flash Gray on June 13, and in Frost White later this summer, for $499. It will be available for $20.83 for 24 months on a Verizon Device Payment plan, but for a limited time if you switch to Verizon or add a new line and get a Z4 you can pay $10 for 24 months, an overall savings of more than $200.Existing Verizon customers can upgrade to a Z4 and save $100 when they buy a new phone on a Verizon Device Payment plan. Starting June 6, meanwhile, a universally unlocked version of the Z4 will be available for $499 bundled with the Moto 360 camera Mod at Best Buy, B&H Photo and at Amazon, with pre-sales starting today.
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| Boeing aims for first flight of 777X in late June -sources Posted: 29 May 2019 02:26 PM PDT ![Boeing aims for first flight of 777X in late June -sources]( "Boeing aims for first flight of 777X in late June -sources") SEATTLE/PARIS, May 29 (Reuters) - Boeing Co is looking to make the first test flight of its 777X twin-aisle jet as soon as late June, people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday, slightly later than the planemaker had planned, but still on track for putting the plane into airline service in 2020. Boeing hopes the new jet will extend its grip on the 'mini-jumbo' market, which it shares with rival Airbus SE's 365-seat A350-1000, and perhaps scoop up fresh orders following the demise of Airbus' A380 superjumbo. The test flight will likely be too late for Boeing to hit its previous target of flying the 777X to the Paris Air Show, which takes place June 17-23, where it had hoped to make a marketing splash in Airbus' backyard.
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| Meghan Markle 'most likely' headed to this U.S. city with baby Archie this summer Posted: 30 May 2019 11:30 AM PDT  Archie's coming to America!Meghan Markle is planning a trip to the United States, Us Weekly reports, andshe'll likely bring her newborn baby, Archie Harrison, along for the trip
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| 'Help came too late': survivors recount deadly Budapest boat tragedy Posted: 30 May 2019 08:40 AM PDT  Seven South Koreans who survived after their sightseeing boat capsized and sank in Budapest said help came too late as they waited trembling in the freezing river in the dark, Yonhap news agency reported Thursday. Seven South Koreans died and 21 others remain missing after the Mermaid boat collided with a much larger passenger river cruise ship on the Danube in the heart of the Hungarian capital on Wednesday. "The current was so fast and people were floating away but the rescue team did not come," a 31-year-old woman, identified only by her surname Jung, told Yonhap at a Budapest hotel where the survivors were taken.
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| Showdown over Missouri abortion clinic postponed as governor weighs in Posted: 30 May 2019 10:43 AM PDT  Gov. Mike Parson said court intervention in the fight over whether to renew the license of Missouri's lone abortion provider would be "reckless."
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| Iran 'reconsiders' aggression in the Gulf after US intervention, says Bolton Posted: 30 May 2019 10:32 AM PDT  John Bolton on Thursday declared that recent US actions against Iran had proved an effective 'deterrent' against further attacks on America and its allies in the Gulf Region. "I don't think this threat is over," said Donald Trump's national security adviser at a briefing in the US embassy in London, "but the deployment [of an aircraft carrier to the Straits of Hormuz] and other steps we took did serve as a deterrent and did cause at least some in the Iranian leadership to reconsider plans that may have been in the works." Mr Bolton, a lifelong hawk, also said that evidence Iran was behind the attacks on oil tankers off the coast of the United Arab Emirates earlier this month would likely be presented at a UN security council meeting next week. "I don't think anybody familiar with the situation has come to any conclusion other than these attacks were carried out by Iran and their surrogates," he said. In addition, Tehran's support for the Houthis against Saudi-led forces in Yemen's civil war also meant that the Houthi drone attack on Yanbu port could be blamed on Tehran, Mr Bolton said. "I think it's fair to hold Iran accountable even without more information because of the foreseeable consequences of giving such weapons to the Houthis," he said. Nevertheless the 70-year-old, who has often called for the overthrow of the Ayotallah-led regime, struck a softer tone on future conflict, stressing that the "policy we are pursuing is not a policy of regime change" and that he was able to separate his personal views from his responsibilities in the Trump administration. The remarks came after reports that the President has grown frustrated with Mr Bolton's desire to escalate conflict with Iran, which culminated with a plan to send 120,000 troops to the Middle East should Tehran attack American soldiers. At the embassy briefing, Mr Bolton also addressed reports that the US has threatened to sanction European officials who work on providing companies a 'wraparound vehicle' to avoid US sanctions as they trade with Iran. "You will have to find somebody to use [the wraparound]," he said. "Unless and until companies are prepared to do business with Iran but not the US, even if the vehicle is created - which it has not been yet - it's not clear it will have any utility."
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| Ex-NBA Star Scottie Pippen Names 5-Year-Old in Lawsuit Over Home Damages Posted: 30 May 2019 04:11 PM PDT  Phillip Faraone/GettyFormer Chicago Bulls star Scottie Pippen has named a 5-year-old girl in a lawsuit over alleged damage to his Florida mansion, claiming she ruined his pad by "defacing" it with crayons and markers.The former basketball player had initially filed the lawsuit against lawyer-turned-comedian Lindsay Glazer and her husband, Jacob Woloshin, in 2018, but amended it this week to include the couple's young daughter. In court documents, Pippen accused Glazer and Woloshin of a "failure as parents" for supposedly allowing their child to "deface certain elements of the property with markers, crayons, and/or cause damage of similar nature" while they rented his six-bedroom, nine-bathroom mansion.The lawsuit alleges that damages totaled nearly $110,000 and seeks compensation "in excess of $15,000," excluding legal fees, costs, and interest. In addition to the child's alleged "defacing" of the property with crayons and markers, Pippen has also accused the couple of "neglecting the care of the home," "causing the home to become infected with insects," allowing pets to urinate in the home, and "literally stealing personal household items," among other things. Glazer, who last year jokingly set up a GoFundMe page to "replace [Pippen's] missing knife set" and raised over $700 for charity, laughed off the latest allegations. "All jokes aside, who would have ever thought that Dennis Rodman would be strengthening relations with North Korea, and Scottie 'no tippin' Pippen would be the crazy one suing little girls?" Glazer told the New Times Broward Palm Beach."With all of the publicity this ridiculous case was getting, we thought it good to use it as an opportunity to raise funds for the Fisher House Foundation, which assists military and veteran's families," the comedian told the New Times about the fundraising page.According to The Sun-Sentinel, Pippen was ordered to pay $13,190 more in taxes on the home the same year he sued Glazer. Pippen misidentified the home as his primary residence when he was actually renting the home out, which makes him ineligible for a tax break.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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| New renders show Apple’s leaked iPhone 11 design from every angle Posted: 30 May 2019 05:21 AM PDT  Apple's upcoming new iPhone 11 series smartphones won't be the most exciting new handsets of 2019. Not even close. From the front, the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Max, and iPhone 11R (if that's what Apple ends up naming them) will sport a design that looks identical to Apple's iPhones from the last two years. Around back, they'll look the same as the iPhone X and iPhone XS apart from a larger and more unsightly square camera bump and slightly different glass that's frosted instead of clear, or so says TF International Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Will they be elegant and sleek? Sure they will. This is Apple, after all. Will they feature fit and finish that's a cut above anything created by Android phone makers in 2019? Of course. To this day, Apple refuses to cut corners or use lesser materials in an effort to decrease costs. Why should it, when the company can get away with charging as much as $1,450 for a single iPhone?If you're looking for excitement, there's plenty to be found elsewhere in the smartphone industry this year. The Galaxy S10 series is already here with a sleek new all-screen design that's interrupted only by a small "hole-punch" camera. The OnePlus 7 Pro is also already available to buy, and its all-screen design has no interruptions thanks to a selfie camera that pops up out of the top edge of the phone. There are more great designs coming later this year, including a revamped hole-punch design on the Galaxy Note 10, and foldable smartphones will make their debut soon as well.So, the new iPhone 11 and its two counterparts certainly aren't the most exciting phones of the year, but they are still the most hotly anticipated smartphones of 2019. We still have more than three months to go before Apple's next-generation iPhones hit store shelves, but a new series of renders should help pass the time by showing us Apple's leaked iPhone 11 design from every angle.As is the case each and every year, the design files for Apple's upcoming new iPhone models were stolen from Foxconn's factory a few months ago. Accessory makers use them to design cases that will be ready in time for the new iPhone models' release, while others use them to mock up Apple's next-gen iPhones for all to see. Such was the case for the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Max, and iPhone 11R earlier this year, and now we have a new set of renders to enjoy that are based on those earlier leaks.These latest images come from YouTuber Waqar Khan, who mocked up Apple's upcoming iPhone 11 in all three colors we're expecting to see later this year: Space Gray, Silver, and Gold.Here's a closer look at each individual color:Unlike most other mockups we've seen that basically take Apple's iPhone XS and slap a big square camera bump on the back, these renders represent Apple's iPhone 11 much more closely. Aside from the color-matched square camera bump that will now be home to three lenses, the mute switch on the iPhone 11 is small and round like it is on the iPad Pro, and it slides down the side of the iPhone instead of front to back.Here's a video showcasing Khan's new iPhone 11 renders:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHCA32iKKvs
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| Retired Army Lt. Col. Bob Maginnis: The Saudis have always wanted us to do the fighting for them Posted: 30 May 2019 01:54 PM PDT  Saudi Arabia hosts emergency summit with Arab nations amid rising tensions with Iran.
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| 'Seek shelter immediately!': Texas braces as tornadoes continue assault on nation Posted: 29 May 2019 01:17 PM PDT  A two-week roar of tornadoes that has ravaged much of the Midwest descended on Kansas on Tuesday. Texas could be next.
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| Venezuela's top court charges 15th opposition deputy over revolt Posted: 29 May 2019 08:49 AM PDT  Venezuela's Supreme Court on Wednesday charged a 15th opposition lawmaker with involvement in last month's failed uprising against President Nicolas Maduro. The charges relate to an uprising led by opposition leader and National Assembly speaker Juan Guaido -- who has not been charged by the Supreme Court -- on April 30 in a bid to ramp up the pressure on Maduro to step down and allow for new presidential elections.
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| 737 MAX jet grounded for at least 10-12 more weeks: IATA Posted: 29 May 2019 12:00 PM PDT  The global aviation association IATA expects Boeing's troubled 737 MAX 8 plane to remain grounded for at least 10 to 12 more weeks, director general Alexandre de Juniac said Wednesday. The 737 MAX 8 was grounded by US authorities on March 13 after several other countries had already done so. Responding to a question about when the aircraft might fly again following two crashes, the head of the International Air Transport Association told a news conference: "Its difficult to say.
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| 2020 preview? Feud flares up between Joe Biden, Donald Trump Posted: 29 May 2019 06:27 AM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — Democrats won't pick their nominee for another year, but President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden are acting like the 2020 presidential contest is already a two-man race.
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| JetBlue is selling $54 flights today Posted: 29 May 2019 07:57 AM PDT  Until midnight tonight, JetBlue is helping you plan your getaways ahead withits appropriately-titled 'Type A' sale
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| Apple is looking into building foldable iPhones out of glass Posted: 29 May 2019 03:04 PM PDT  Samsung wasted the opportunity to become the first major smartphone vendor to launch a foldable handset, as the Galaxy Fold turned out to have a few design flaws that compromised the screens during regular use. It's not that Samsung had the best foldable phone design out there, but the Korean giant has been at the forefront of foldable smartphone hype for years.We've been waiting for two years for the Galaxy Fold to arrive, but Samsung kept pushing the launch event as it was still perfecting the phone's design and software. Making foldable handsets, as it turns out, isn't easy, and the Galaxy Fold's early misfortune is a testament to that. On the other hand, Samsung does deserve some praise for pushing the envelope when it comes to new form factors. Someone had to do it, regardless of the risk.But Samsung is hardly alone, as everyone else in the business is working on such devices, including Huawei, which unveiled its Mate X at the same time as the Galaxy Fold. One of these companies is Apple, which has been rumored to be working on foldable iPhones for quite a while. Such a radical design change isn't expected for another few years, but it looks more and more like Apple is dedicating ample time to studying foldable devices.The iPhone maker was just awarded a patent for a Foldable cover and display for an electronic device (US Patent No. 10,303,218). The documentation was filed on January 12th, and it's hardly the first proof we got that Apple is interested in foldable handsets. As always, just because Apple owns patents describing new technologies doesn't guarantee these innovations will be included in any future devices.But the patent seems to suggest that Apple has given the subject a great deal of thought, as foldable devices may have several advantages over traditional electronics, whether they're smartphones or laptops:> Traditionally, electronic devices have a single form factor that may be driven by the size and shape of the display. Because many traditional displays are rigid or at least not flexible, a traditional device that is adaptable to accommodate multiple form factors includes the use of a mechanical hinge or pivot joint. However, these traditional configurations used for traditional notebook and tablet devices are inherently limited by the integration and size required by a separate mechanical hinge.> > Embodiments described herein are directed to devices and techniques for forming portable electronic devices having a flexible cover coupled to a flexible display that do not have the limitations or drawbacks associated with some traditional solutions.The documentation reveals not only potential designs for flexible iPhones and iPads but also goes into great detail on how to manufacture flexible covers to ensure they both work as intended, and are durable enough to protect the screen underneath the flexible glass.Apple proposes foldable devices that could have as many as two hinges and three distinct screen parts that could fold in an "S" shape, or a "G" shape, as seen in these drawings. Furthermore, Apple explains that several areas of the screens could be in use at different times and that the device could be partially unfolded to increase the available screen size.The patent looks at various techniques for creating flexible cover sheets, listing several ceramic materials that could be used for the foldable screens, including chemically strengthened glass, sapphire, or zirconia. What's interesting is that Apple focuses on glass/ceramic for manufacturing the cover sheets rather than other materials, whereas phones like the Galaxy Fold and Mate X do not have glass displays.Apple explains how these foldable sheets of glass would have to be manufactured to ensure they can be bent around an axis safely and survive the stress generated by repeatedly folding and unfolding the screen, and describes the complex system of layers of a flexible display.The document also looks at ways to ensure the finished product has a smooth surface, one that would improve the appearance of the device and the user experience.Finally, the patent focuses on the cover sheet of the foldable device, which means it doesn't feature any details about the other important part of a flexible gadget: The hinge. Then again, this isn't Apple's only patent on flexible devices -- just another piece in the flexible iPhone puzzle. That said, we'll have to wait and see whether Apple will launch a foldable iPhone or iPad in the near future that will make use of any of the inventions described in this patent.
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| Qatar PM to attend Gulf summit in Saudi Arabia: govt Posted: 29 May 2019 02:34 PM PDT  Qatar's prime minister will attend talks in Saudi Arabia over soaring regional tensions, the foreign ministry said Wednesday, one of the first high-level contacts following a two-year Riyadh-led boycott of Doha. Since June 2017, Saudi Arabia along with the United Arab Emirates and their allies have enforced a boycott of Qatar including bans on shipping, trade, direct flights, overflight and land crossings. The alliance, which also includes Bahrain and Egypt, accuses Doha of supporting Islamist movements and backing Iran -- claims Qatar rejects.
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| Dangerous tornado touches down in Kansas City; severe weather moves east into Missouri Posted: 29 May 2019 07:04 AM PDT  A dangerous tornado touched down on the western edge of Kansas City, Kansas, forcing local residents to take shelter.
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| Nicolas Maduro Has Stripped Venezuela of Its Democratic Future Posted: 30 May 2019 05:54 AM PDT  As on-again off-again negotiations for Venezuela's future start up again in Norway, both the Maduro regime and the constitutional interim government seek a knockout blow that neither has yet been able to deliver. But the status quo is unsustainable; without a dramatic course correction Venezuela is headed for national collapse.On January 23, 2019, Juan Guaido claimed the interim presidency according to Venezuela's constitution. Nicolas Maduro's term expired on January 10; his 2018 "re-election" was a deeply flawed, cynical manipulation of the voting process widely rejected by the international community including the Organization of American States. Over fifty nations now recognize Guaido as the legitimate, albeit temporary, leader. The coup de main was intended to be a May 1 uprising led by senior regime officials. They planned to force Maduro into exile and install Guiado to organize new elections. In the end, word leaked, the timeline was accelerated, and the plan was ultimately aborted.
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| Amazon launches cheapest Echo smart display yet Posted: 29 May 2019 07:56 AM PDT  Amazon has unveiled its latest and cheapest smart display yet named the Echo Show 5 -- an unusual designation considering that it's only the third member of the segment. The 5 designation seems to be linked to the size of the display rather than linked to the generation number like Amazon typically does. When it comes to functionality, the Echo Show 5 performs like any other Amazon smart home device.
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| UPDATE 2-NXP to buy Marvell's WiFi, Bluetooth business for $1.76 bln Posted: 29 May 2019 05:55 AM PDT ![UPDATE 2-NXP to buy Marvell's WiFi, Bluetooth business for $1.76 bln]( "UPDATE 2-NXP to buy Marvell's WiFi, Bluetooth business for $1.76 bln") Dutch chipmaker NXP Semiconductors NV said on Wednesday it will buy Marvell Technology Group Ltd's wireless connectivity business for $1.76 billion in cash to offer its customers a bigger product portfolio. NXP will sell Marvell's connectivity products such as WiFi and Bluetooth along with its edge computing platforms to its clients in industrial, automotive and communication infrastructure markets. "NXP had been underinvesting in WiFi for the last few years, as it had assumed it would be able to access Qualcomm's WiFi technology, but in mid-2018, the deal collapsed," PiperJaffray analyst Harsh Kumar said.
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| Motor1.com Exclusive: Double Your Chances To Win This All-American Mustang Fastback Posted: 29 May 2019 08:50 AM PDT  The 1966 Ford Mustang Fastback is a timeless classic. In this case, a Shelby American Mustang GT350R, loaded with a Ford 302 cubic-inch V8 and other modifications that make it even more powerful could be yours. Click Here and use the promo code MEMORIAL for double the tickets.
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| Vatican corrects omission in pope's quote about McCarrick Posted: 29 May 2019 02:27 AM PDT  VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican communications office on Wednesday corrected the Italian transcript of Pope Francis' comments about disgraced ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick. Earlier, it had omitted Francis' claim that he didn't remember if he had been told in 2013 of McCarrick's penchant for sleeping with seminarians.
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| Former Sanders staffer warns his supports will 'destroy and divide' if he doesn't win nomination Posted: 30 May 2019 04:41 AM PDT  Former Bernie Sanders national staffer Tezlyn Figaro says his supports will not get behind anyone else who wins the Democrat nomination.
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| Israel to hold unprecedented second election after Netanyahu fails to form a coalition Posted: 29 May 2019 02:37 PM PDT  Israel is heading for an unprecedented second election in less than six months after Benjamin Netanyahu failed to form a coalition before a Wednesday night deadline and instead forced through a bill to dissolve parliament. Mr Netanyahu won the most votes in April's election but has spent the last six weeks struggling to convince smaller Right-wing parties to join his coalition and help him form a majority government. After a series of frantic last-ditch negotiations broke down, a stony-faced Mr Netanyahu returned to parliament shortly before midnight on Wednesday and voted in favour of a bill to hold new elections on September 17. The bill passed 74-45. Moments after the vote, Mr Netanyahu condemned the new elections as "superfluous, wasteful elections that nobody needs and nobody wants because the people already spoke". Israel has never before been forced to hold two elections in a single year and the political chaos is a potentially seriously blow to Mr Netanyahu, who managed to win the April elections despite facing criminal corruption charges. Parliament voted to dissolve itself and hold new elections Credit: ABIR SULTAN/EPA-EFE/REX The prime minister, who has held power for 13 years, had hoped to use his new government to change the law and shield himself from prosecution. Instead, he finds himself fighting an unwanted second election. The turmoil in Israel is likely to have repercussions on the White House's Israeli-Palestinian peace plan. The economic half of the plan is due to be unveiled at a summit in Bahrain next month, while the more controversial political half was expected to be rolled out at a later date. It seems likely the political component will now be delayed or potentially shelved completely. Jared Kushner, Donald Trump's son-in-law and point man on the peace process, is due to meet with Mr Netanyahu on Thursday. The Israeli prime minister's woes centred around Avigdor Lieberman, his mercurial former defence minister who leads the small Yisrael Beiteinu Right-wing party. Letters from Jerusalem RHS Mr Lieberman, an avowed secularist, said he would only join Mr Netanyahu's government if the prime minister pledged to move ahead with a law that would increase the numbers of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men conscripted into the Israeli military. Ultra-Orthodox Jews are currently exempted from military service as long as they can show they are involved in full-time religious studies. Mr Lieberman's demands were flatly rejected by the ultra-Orthodox political parties, whom Mr Netanyahu also needed to form a majority government. The prime minister spent weeks trying to broker a compromise between the two sides but was ultimately unsuccessful, despite an intervention from Donald Trump who said he was hoping for a deal. Mr Lieberman accused the prime minister's Likud party of caving before the ultra-Orthodox, also known as the haredi. "The Likud surrendered completely to the haredi," he said, shortly before the parliamentary vote. Mr Netanyahu blasted Mr Lieberman, saying he was dragging the country to elections "because of his own whims".
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| Global stocks tumble on worries over trade, slowing growth Posted: 29 May 2019 02:17 PM PDT  World stock markets tumbled Wednesday on mounting worries over US-China trade tensions amid talk that China could limit exports of rare earths in another escalation of the months-long fight.
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| With homes flooded and dams and levees stressed, Oklahoma hopes to survive Arkansas River's wrath Posted: 30 May 2019 10:54 AM PDT  Work crews struggled on Wednesday to maintain aging levees and dams during what meteorologists predict will be Oklahoma's worst-ever flooding.
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| Chicago Woman Dies After Shielding Baby with Her Body During Shooting, Police Say Posted: 29 May 2019 07:32 AM PDT  A 24-year-old woman shot as she held a baby in Chicago shielded the child with her body, police said, and later died from her wounds. According to police, Brittney Hill was holding her 1-year-old baby girl as she spoke with acquaintances, just before two men fired shots at the group.
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| Louisiana’s Democratic Governor Signs Heartbeat Abortion Bill Into Law Posted: 30 May 2019 03:03 PM PDT  Louisiana governor John Bel Edwards on Thursday signed legislation prohibiting abortion once a fetal heartbeat can be detected, which usually occurs around six weeks into pregnancy.The heartbeat bill, which does not include an exception for rape or incest, will be implemented only if similar legislation recently passed in Mississippi is upheld in federal court. It passed the state House of Representatives on Wednesday on a bipartisan 79-23 vote.The bill's sponsor, Democratic state senator John Milkovich, argued that the effective six-week abortion ban reflected the values of his constituents in a statement celebrating the bill's passage."God values human life, and so do the people of Louisiana," the state senator, John Milkovich, said this month. "We believe this is an important step in dismantling the attack of the abortion cartel on our next generation."In a statement announcing his support for the legislation Wednesday night, Edwards, who is the first Democratic governor to sign a heartbeat bill, touted his liberal bonafides, including his expansion of public healthcare options and his defense of LGBTQ rights, and acknowledged that many of his fellow Democrats disagreed with his views on abortion."I know there are many who feel just as strongly as I do on abortion and disagree with me — and I respect their opinions," the governor said.> My statement on the passage of SB 184 following final passage by the Louisiana Legislature. lalege lagov pic.twitter.com/SxadrmuUTC> > -- John Bel Edwards (@LouisianaGov) May 29, 2019Ohio, Kentucky, Georgia, and Missouri also passed fetal heartbeat bills earlier this year. Alabama went even further in restricting abortion, passing legislation earlier this month that effectively bans abortion at any stage of pregnancy, even in cases of rape of incest, in an effort to prompt a Supreme Court challenge to Roe v. Wade.
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| Microsoft hints at new features and big changes coming in Windows 11 Posted: 29 May 2019 02:02 PM PDT  When compared to Windows Vista and Windows 8, Windows 10 has been a runaway success. That's not to say that Microsoft's latest operating system is perfect, but it improved upon its predecessors in nearly every way and has only gotten better in the years since it first rolled out to the public. But nearly four years on, Microsoft has begun to look to the future and may have given us a peek at Windows 11 in a new blog post.After offering a rundown on all of the latest Windows PCs from a variety of manufacturers, Microsoft Corporate Vice President Nick Parker changed gears to talk about the "modern operating system" that will power all these machines. Although he never mentions Windows by name, he certainly seems to be hinting at something big.Parker says the foundation of the modern OS will be enablers ("that deliver the foundational experiences customers expect from their devices") and delighters ("that deliver innovative human centric experiences"). Enablers consist of seamless updates that occur in the background without any interruptions, comprehensive protection from malicious attacks, the ability to be connected to Wi-Fi and 5G at all times, and sustained performance.Delighters, on the other hand, are what elevate the experience of actually using an OS. Cloud connectivity, intelligent AI, multi-sense interaction, and something Parker calls "form factor agility," which is quite a buzz-phrase. Finally, here is an interesting quote from Parker about the so-called modern OS from Microsoft:> These enablers and delighters underpin our vision for a Modern OS, they will provide the foundational elements for an evolution of the PC ecosystem and enable partners to deliver the more human-centric experiences of tomorrow. Microsoft is investing to enable these modern OS experiences, and to deliver new ones that take advantage of silicon advancements, powerful PCs, the cloud and power of AI.All in all, it's a rather vague list of features and concepts that may or may not be the defining features of Windows 11, or Windows Lite, or whatever comes next from Microsoft. He may just be talking about the next evolution of Windows 10, but four years is the longest the company has gone without releasing a new OS since Windows XP. Perhaps Microsoft is setting the stage for a major announcement in the months to come.
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| Modi set to name BJP head Shah as new Indian finance minister: TV reports Posted: 30 May 2019 07:39 AM PDT  As Modi's right-hand man and long-time strategist, Shah would be in a powerful position to direct financial policy in Asia's third-largest economy. Modi is expected to announce his cabinet within hours, after being sworn in on Thursday evening at an open-air ceremony outside the colonial-era presidential palace with some 8,000 guests including Bollywood stars and leaders of neighbors such as Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. The BJP swept to victory in the recent general election - held over 39 days in April and May - and increased its majority in the lower house of parliament.
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| With A 2017 Harley-Davidson CVO Street Glide You Can Take Things Smooth Posted: 29 May 2019 02:45 PM PDT  Imagine this bike on a wide, open road to adventure. There are few bikes which can rival the comfort and convenience of this 2017 Harley-Davidson CVO Street Glide. This particular bike is in excellent condition, plus it has a sinister yet classic look everyone loves.
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| View 2020 Lexus RX Photos Posted: 30 May 2019 07:27 AM PDT |
| Acting US secretary of defence contradicts Trump over North Korean missile test Posted: 29 May 2019 08:52 PM PDT  Acting US Secretary of Defence Patrick Shanahan has called North Korea's recent short-range missile tests a violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions, becoming the latest senior official to contradict comments made by President Donald Trump. "Let me just be clear: these were short range missiles. Those are a violation of the UNSCR," Mr Shanahan told reporters while travelling to the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, reported CNN. His view is publicly at odds with President Trump who downplayed this month's missile tests at a press conference in Tokyo on Monday as simply an attempt by Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader, to "get attention." "My people think it could have been a violation," said Mr Trump. "I view it differently," stressing that North Korea had not carried out any nuclear or long-range tests. Acting Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan says the missile test violated UN resolutions Credit: Will Newton/AP "North Korea fired off some small weapons, which disturbed some of my people, and others, but not me," he also said in a Tweet ahead of his four-day summit with Shinzo Abe, the Japanese prime minister. The "strike drill" in early May which tested multiple rocket launchers, tactical guided weapons and short-range ballistic missiles for the first time in over a year has divided both the Trump administration and the international community in its response. Last weekend John Bolton, Mr Trump's hawkish national security adviser, said that there was "no doubt" that Pyongyang had violated UN resolutions. His view was supported by Prime Minister Abe who, despite a general show of unity on North Korea with President Trump, on Monday denounced the launches as "very regrettable." Meanwhile South Korea, whose President Moon Jae-in appears to share Mr Trump's desire to de-escalate tensions with North Korea and reignite stalled negotiations over its nuclear weapons and missiles programmes, has refrained from labelling the tests as a breach of UN agreements. Japan's Prime Minister Abe believes the test was a violation but President Trump does not Credit: Kiyoshi Ota/REX North Korea analysts believe that the resumption of weapons tests is an indication that Kim is losing patience but that the window for negotiations is not yet closed. Last month Kim issued a year-end ultimatum to resolve differences with the US over nuclear disarmament after his direct talks with President Trump at a summit in Hanoi in February did not produce a deal. However, Pyongyang has not concealed its frustration that talks are deadlocked and crushing international sanctions are still in place. North Korea on Wednesday accused the US of showing bad faith and conducting nuclear and missile tests and military drills as part of an "evil ambition" to conquer the country by force. In the latest outburst of angry rhetoric since the failed Hanoi summit, a Foreign Ministry statement lashed out at the US seizure of one of its biggest cargo ships for a sanctions breach, reported Reuters. It also launched fresh attacks on Mr Bolton and Mike Pompeo, the US secretary of state, accusing them of having "insulted the dignity of our supreme leadership and spitted out abusive language," by calling North Korea a "rogue regime."
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| Uber posts $1 bn loss in Q1 on growing revenue Posted: 30 May 2019 02:18 PM PDT  Ride share giant Uber on Thursday reported a $1 billion loss in the first quarter of this year despite rising revenue and monthly users. In its first earnings report as a publicly traded company, Uber said revenue climbed 20 percent to $3.1 billion from the same quarter last year, but that it lost $1 billion. "In the first quarter, engagement across our platform was higher than ever, with an average of 17 million trips per day and an annualized gross bookings run-rate of $59 billion," said Uber chief executive Dara Khosrowshahi.
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| Missouri agency cites concerns at St. Louis abortion clinic Posted: 29 May 2019 04:13 PM PDT  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri's health department said Wednesday that the license for the state's only abortion clinic is in jeopardy because of a litany of problems, including "failed surgical abortions in which patients remained pregnant" and concerns about patient safety.
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| Don’t ask how AirPods 2 are still discounted on Amazon, just get a pair Posted: 29 May 2019 06:49 AM PDT ![Don't ask how AirPods 2 are still discounted on Amazon, just get a pair]( "Don't ask how AirPods 2 are still discounted on Amazon, just get a pair") When Amazon first slashed the price of the Second-Generation Apple AirPods with Charging Case, we called it a "rare" deal. And of course it was, since brand new Apple products almost never get a discount, let alone the 12% discount Amazon offered on the AirPods 2. It has now been a few weeks though, and the price is still down to an all-time low of $139.99. So at this point, we can't really call the deal "rare" anymore. We can tell you that you should hurry up and order a pair though, because once this deal is done there's no telling if or when it will be back. Note that AirPods 2 are sold out right now, but you can still place your order to lock in the discount and they should ship within a few weeks.Here are the highlights from the product page: * Automatically on, automatically connected * Easy setup for all your Apple devices * Quick access to Siri by saying "Hey Siri" * Double-tap to play or skip forward * New Apple H1 headphone chip delivers faster wireless connection to your devices * Charges quickly in the case * Case can be charged using the Lightning connector * Rich, high-quality audio and voice * Seamless switching between devices * Listen and talk all day with multiple charges from the Charging Case
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| Hong Kong Rejects U.S. Warning on Ship Breaching Iran Sanctions Posted: 29 May 2019 05:27 AM PDT ![Hong Kong Rejects U.S. Warning on Ship Breaching Iran Sanctions]( "Hong Kong Rejects U.S. Warning on Ship Breaching Iran Sanctions") The city's government has "strictly" implemented United Nations Security Council sanctions, which don't impose "any restrictions on the export of petroleum from Iran," a spokesperson for Hong Kong's Commerce and Economic Development Bureau said on Wednesday in response to a question about the U.S. warning. "Certain countries may impose unilateral sanctions against certain places on the basis of their own considerations," they said.
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| SpaceX's Starlink Satellites Put on a Celestial Show Over the Netherlands Posted: 29 May 2019 06:52 AM PDT  But stargazers worry more satellites could hinder our views of the night sky.
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