| Key events raising tensions in the Persian Gulf Posted: 17 Jun 2019 05:02 AM PDT  Tensions between the United States and Iran have soared in recent weeks, with Washington dispatching warships and bombers around the Persian Gulf, and Tehran threatening to resume higher uranium enrichment. The tensions come a year after President Donald Trump withdrew from Iran's 2015 nuclear accord with world powers and restored crippling sanctions. May 5: John Bolton, the White House national security adviser and a longtime Iran hawk, announces the deployment of the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group and a bomber task force in response to "a number of troubling and escalatory indications and warnings," without providing details.
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| Millions Were Left Without Power in Argentina and Uruguay After an 'Extraordinary' System Failure. How Did it Happen? Posted: 17 Jun 2019 05:54 AM PDT  "This was extraordinary. It shouldn't have happened."
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| Protesters demand that embattled Hong Kong leader resign Posted: 17 Jun 2019 07:38 AM PDT  Demonstrators in Hong Kong gathered Monday outside the office of the city's leader, demanding that she step down in the crisis over a highly unpopular extradition bill that has tested the durability of China's promises to respect the former British colony's quasi-autonomy. The mostly young protesters blocked a street near the city's waterfront as they stood outside the office of Chief Executive Carrie Lam chanting calls for her to cancel the proposed legislation. Nearly 2 million Hong Kong residents, young and old, joined a march on Sunday that lasted late into the night to express their frustrations with Lam and the extradition bill, backed by Beijing.
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| Gun Fact: The Glock 18 Fires 1,200 Bullets Per Minute Posted: 16 Jun 2019 08:00 AM PDT  The Glock 18 accepts typical Glock magazines, from ten to seventeen rounds, but a handgun with a rate of fire of 1,200 rounds a minute can empty a standard pistol magazine in a blink of an eye. In order to help feed the Glock 18's voracious appetite the company released thirty-three round magazines. These longer magazines extend far past the magazine well, making the gun difficult to conceal but double available firepower.In December 2003, soldiers of the U.S. Special Operations Command captured the Ace of Spades himself, Saddam Hussein. The former Iraqi president, on the run since the capture of Baghdad, had appeared in a deck of playing cards with the profiles of other fugitive war criminals and naturally was the top card. Hussein, bedraggled and bereft, was armed with one of the rarest of handguns: the Glock 18, the full auto Glock.(This first appeared several months ago.)In February 1980 the Austrian Army issued a requirement for a new handgun. Gaston Glock, a knifemaker who made knives and bayonets for the army, decided to try his hand at the gun manufacturing business. After buying and trying many types of existing handguns, consulting with firearm specialists to see what they would like in a handgun, and a presumably a great deal of trial and error, Glock's first pistol, the Glock 17, won the army contract for twenty thousand pistols.
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| Ross Downplays Prospect of Major Trade Deal at Trump-Xi Meeting Posted: 16 Jun 2019 10:03 AM PDT  (Bloomberg) -- Sign up for Next China, a weekly email on where the nation stands now and where it's going next.Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross downplayed the prospect of a major trade deal emerging from a possible meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Group of 20 summit in Osaka, Japan, this month."I think the most that will come out of the G-20 might be an agreement to actively resume talks," Ross said in an interview Sunday with the Wall Street Journal from Paris, where he was attending the Paris Air Show. Talks between China and the U.S. broke off in early May.Ross said the possible Trump-Xi meeting, which hasn't been confirmed, might lay out "new ground rules for discussion and some sort of schedule for when detailed technical talks might resume."To contact the reporter on this story: Ros Krasny in Washington at rkrasny1@bloomberg.netTo contact the editors responsible for this story: James Ludden at jludden@bloomberg.net, Steve GeimannFor more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.com©2019 Bloomberg L.P.
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| Saudi Arabia committed to Aramco IPO: crown prince Posted: 16 Jun 2019 12:53 AM PDT  Saudi Arabia remains committed to selling shares in national oil conglomerate Aramco through an initial public offering but only at the right time, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has said. "We are committed to the IPO of Saudi Aramco based on appropriate conditions and at the right time," Prince Mohammed told the pan-Arab daily Asharq al-Awsat in an interview published on Sunday. Saudi Arabia plans to sell up to five percent of the world's largest energy firm and hopes to raise up to $100 billion.
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| Unruly passenger hits flight attendant, then pukes during Delta flight to Paris Posted: 16 Jun 2019 02:40 PM PDT  A federal complaint says a man struck a flight attendant in the throat and then threw up during a Delta flight to Paris.
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| Relatives of man killed in Corona Costco shooting seek answers as LAPD launches investigation Posted: 17 Jun 2019 11:47 AM PDT  The Los Angeles Police Department is launching its own investigation into the deadly shooting involving one of its officers inside a Costco Wholesale store in Corona.
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| Turkish post in Idlib hit 'deliberately' by Syrian attack Posted: 16 Jun 2019 09:16 AM PDT ![Turkish post in Idlib hit 'deliberately' by Syrian attack]( "Turkish post in Idlib hit 'deliberately' by Syrian attack") Turkey said Syrian government forces "deliberately" attacked on Sunday a Turkish military observation post in northwestern Syria. In a statement, the defense ministry said Turkish troops responded with "heavy weapons" after the artillery attack in Idlib province. Syrian forces launched an offensive to take the last rebel-held territory in Idlib late April, leading to the collapse of a ceae-fire negotiated by Turkey and Russia last year.
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| Pompeo: Fox News host's questioning Trump's FBI comments a ‘Washington piece of silliness’ Posted: 16 Jun 2019 04:30 PM PDT  When Fox News host Chris Wallace asked Pompeo Sunday if "accepting oppo research from a foreign government right or wrong?" the former CIA director responded: "Chris, you know, you asked me not to call any of your questions today ridiculous. "President Trump has been very clear that he will always make sure that he gets it right for the American people and I'm confident he'll do that here as well," Pompeo said. Trump in an interview last week with ABC's George Stephanopoulos said that he would take damaging information — which he referred to as "oppo research" instead of as interference in a U.S. election by foreign governments — and that he would do so without necessarily alerting the FBI.
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| The Scary Way a Stealth Fighter Could Be Shot Down Posted: 15 Jun 2019 06:00 PM PDT  There is a famous series of videos showing experimentation with "selective attention." Selective attention suggests we focus on certain elements in our environment while other elements disappear into the background. This is the case with the stealth bomber; it disappears into the background of other, higher levels of electronic stimulus. Simply put, the phenomenon of selective attention demonstrates the power of a stealth bomber to delay detection in the current strategic environment.The entire kill chain for bringing down an invading aircraft is not as easy as the horrific shoot down of flight MH-17 might suggest.Seventy years ago today, Col. Paul Tibbets flew the Enola Gay on a mission that would change the course of world history and set the stage for the development of nuclear deterrence. The mission itself was straightforward, but the enormous scientific and industrial activity leading up to it was not. The atomic weapon, "Little Boy," involved a massive industrial effort that is only slightly less difficult today. The development of the B-29 bomber that delivered the bomb was no simple matter either. It required an aircraft that flew higher and faster than any other aircraft could at the time.(This article originally appeared in 2015.)
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| Strong earthquake kills 2, injures 19 in southern China Posted: 17 Jun 2019 12:16 PM PDT ![Strong earthquake kills 2, injures 19 in southern China]( "Strong earthquake kills 2, injures 19 in southern China") A strong earthquake that hit Sichuan province in southern China late Monday night killed two people and injured 19, officials and news reports said. The U.S. Geological Survey warned there could be significant damage. Authorities in China said the earthquake measured magnitude 6.0 and hit about 19 kilometers (12 miles) from the city of Changning.
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| 600 people on Monsanto 'watch lists' in Germany, France: Bayer Posted: 17 Jun 2019 06:12 AM PDT  US seeds and pesticides maker Monsanto kept lists of around 600 key pro- and anti-pesticides figures in Germany and France alone, its German parent company Bayer said Monday amid a widening probe. Bayer has admitted the lists covered politicians, journalists and others across seven European countries and in Brussels. "Update on Monsanto stakeholder lists: until the end of last week, the firm hired by Bayer contacted all the people on the German and French lists," Bayer's press department tweeted.
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| Travel influencers detail 'dangerous' Dominican Republic experience, respond to backlash Posted: 17 Jun 2019 04:28 AM PDT  Great Escape bloggers Cora and Jay Smith say they are speaking out again about her 2018 sexual assault in the Dominican Republic to warn others.
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| UPDATE 1-U.S. pedestrian, bicyclist deaths rise in 2018 -report Posted: 17 Jun 2019 10:02 AM PDT ![UPDATE 1-U.S. pedestrian, bicyclist deaths rise in 2018 -report]( "UPDATE 1-U.S. pedestrian, bicyclist deaths rise in 2018 -report") U.S. pedestrian and bicyclist deaths rose in 2018 while overall traffic deaths fell 1% in 2018 to 36,750, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said in a preliminary report Monday. The auto safety agency said it did not know the cause of the overall decline but has said a dramatic increase in traffic deaths in 2016 was the result of more people killed on foot, bicycle or motorcycle. In 2018, the agency said pedestrian deaths were projected please to rise 4 percent and bicyclist deaths by 10 percent.
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| New leak may confirm Samsung’s massive Galaxy Note 10 redesign Posted: 17 Jun 2019 05:17 AM PDT  It's still far too early to say for certain whether the Galaxy S10e, Galaxy S10, and Galaxy S10+ have truly been a success for Samsung. The second quarter of 2019 will be the first full quarter of sales for the company's new flagship phones series, so we should find out sometime next month whether the Galaxy S10 series gave Samsung's mobile division the boost it so sorely needed after last year's Galaxy S9 series was a flop. What we can say for certain, however, is that the Galaxy S10 series is a massive step in the right direction for Samsung. While last year's Galaxy S and Galaxy Note flagship phones were uninspired and boring, this year's Galaxy S10 phones finally feature the elegant redesign and all-screen display that Samsung fans have been craving.Thankfully, there's more good news on the way for Samsung fans, and it's much-needed considering the current Galaxy Fold disaster (though we totally warned you more than a year before it was announced that the Galaxy Fold would end up being a piece of junk). It turns out that the upcoming new Galaxy Note 10 is getting the same type of massive redesign that the Galaxy S10 got earlier this year, and now a new series of leaks may confirm Samsung's new design... or should we say, "designs."That's right, Samsung fans: for the first time ever, it appears as though Samsung will release not one but two different Galaxy Note phones. Just as Samsung followed Apple's lead with the Galaxy S10 series and added a (slightly) less expensive entry-level model, the Note 10 will seemingly have an entry-level model as well. This time around, the "Galaxy Note 10" will have slightly less impressive specs and a slightly lower price point, while the "Galaxy Note 10 Pro" will be the ultra high-end model with upgraded features and a price tag that's sure to make you cringe. An earlier report suggested that the Note 10 Pro model could start as high as $1,200 for the lowest amount of built-in storage.We've seen digital renders of both the Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy Note 10 Pro already, and they came from Twitter user @OnLeaks, a source who regularly posts accurate renders of unreleased smartphones since the drawings are based on actual design files taken from the factory where these phones are manufactured. Here's a quick refresher that was posted last week:If previous leaks haven't been enough to convince you that this is what the upcoming Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy Note 10 Pro will look like, we now have another set of leaks that further confirm the designs. A Twitter user named Sudhanshu Ambhore has posted photos of smartphone cases in the past that turned out to accurately depict the designs of unreleased smartphones. Now, he's back with two more cases.First, we have a case designed for the Galaxy Note 10, pictured first on its own and then a second time with a render of the Note 10 behind it.https://twitter.com/Sudhanshu1414/status/1139943092251795456Then, in a separate post on Twitter, we can see a Galaxy Note 10 Pro case from four different angles.https://twitter.com/Sudhanshu1414/status/1139942454122041345Samsung isn't expected to announce the Galaxy Note 10 or the Galaxy Note 10 Pro until sometime in early August, but don't expect the new design to be much of a surprise when the new phones are finally unveiled.
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| Saudi crown prince accuses rival Iran of tanker attacks Posted: 16 Jun 2019 09:08 AM PDT  Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said in remarks published Sunday that the kingdom will not hesitate to confront Iranian threats to its security. Tensions in the Persian Gulf have escalated since the U.S. sent an aircraft carrier strike group and other military assets to the region in what it says is defensive posturing against alleged Iranian threats. The crisis takes root in the Trump Administration's decision to re-impose punishing economic sanctions on Tehran and its oil exports, after unilaterally withdrawing the U.S. from the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers.
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| Supreme Court tosses ruling against bakers who refused to make cake for gay couple Posted: 17 Jun 2019 10:28 AM PDT  The Supreme Court punts a case against two Oregon bakers who refused to bake a wedding cake for a lesbian couple because of their religious beliefs; Garrett Tenney reports.
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| As promised, Trump slashes aid to Central America over migrants Posted: 17 Jun 2019 11:01 AM PDT  U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Monday cut hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, after Trump blasted the three countries because thousands of their citizens had sought asylum at the U.S. border with Mexico. The plan will likely encounter stiff opposition in Congress. Lawmakers, including some of Trump's fellow Republicans as well as Democrats, have chafed against the president's repeated decisions to disregard spending bills passed by Congress, some of which he has signed into law himself.
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| AOC's New York office building broken into by man who sprayed police with fire extinguisher Posted: 16 Jun 2019 09:29 AM PDT  A man in New York City broke into an office building where representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has offices, before spraying police with a fire extinguisher and hiding in a utility closet.The trespassing occurred on Saturday afternoon, when the office was closed and the liberal firebrand was in Washington.The New York City Police Department (NYPD) said the individual was taken to a nearby hospital for psychiatric evaluation. Officials also said the man was emotionally disturbed."No one broke into her office. I don't know where everyone's getting that," sergeant Brendan Ryan of the NYPD told The Independent, contradicting reports that the individual had breached the actual office space of Ms Ocasio-Cortez.Mr Ryan confirmed that the incident took place at an address associated with Ms Ocasio-Cortez's political operations, but noted that the building was large and that police stopped the 27-year-old suspect before he could enter any office. The suspect, identified as Douala Hashi, provided officers with an address in Washington, DC, during his booking."No burglary, or no breaking and entering into her office or any office," Mr Ryan said He had a dispute with the security guard when he first got there where he grabbed the security guard by the collar and threatened harm getting into the building."Mr Hashi has been charged with menacing, criminal mischief, and criminal trespassing. Ms Ocasio-Cortez's staff has been made aware of the incident, according to Mr Ryan.Ms Ocasio-Cortez has become one of the most prominent politicians in Washington since her surprise primary victory last year during the 2018 midterm elections, and represents a surging progressive arm of the Democratic Party.In the process, the 29-year-old has been on the receiving end of death threats since taking office, leading Capitol Police, for instance, to provide threat assessment training for her staff.
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| Meet the Army's 'New' M1 Abrams Tank: The Best on the Planet? Posted: 16 Jun 2019 02:10 AM PDT  The U.S. Army is on an intensive quest for an array of new technologies with which to design and build new armored fighting vehicles, particularly a replacement for the long-serving Bradley. However much it might yearn for a new tank, the Army lacks the critical technologies that would justify the time and expense pursuing such an objective. Moreover, it doesn't need to make the effort. The Army's current main battle tank, the Abrams, is the tank of the future.The Army is just beginning to receive the first of the latest Abrams upgrade, the System Enhancement Package Version 3 (SEPv3), with additional upgrades in development. Instead of searching for the elusive Holy Grail of ultralight armor or laser weapons, technologies that would justify building a brand new tank, the Army would be best served by aggressively pursuing a major redesign and improvement program for the Abrams, an M1A3.The leadership of the U.S. Army is taken with the idea of transforming how and with what the Army fights. They particularly want new armored fighting vehicles. And not just another family of metal boxes with a turret and cannon. Technology enthusiasts, including many in the Army's new Futures Command, wax eloquently about the potential for hover tanks that shoot laser beams and are autonomously guided by artificial intelligence housed in quantum computers.
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| Japan protests Chinese activity near disputed islands Posted: 17 Jun 2019 04:54 AM PDT ![Japan protests Chinese activity near disputed islands]( "Japan protests Chinese activity near disputed islands") Japan has protested what is says was an unauthorized Chinese maritime survey within its economic waters near disputed East China Sea islands, officials said Monday. Japan's Foreign Ministry said it lodged a protest with Beijing after a Chinese maritime research ship was seen dropping a wire-like object into the water off the northwestern coast of Japanese-controlled Senkaku islands on Sunday. China also claims the islands, which it calls Diaoyu.
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| See Photos of the Porsche 718 Spyder Posted: 17 Jun 2019 03:00 PM PDT |
| Forensics firm says it can break into any iPhone or high-end Android phone Posted: 17 Jun 2019 07:58 AM PDT  Apple makes it a point with every product announcement to stress security and privacy features. That exact thing happened just a few weeks ago at Apple's annual developer event, where the company unveiled several new privacy-centric features that other companies might not be able to replicate (because, you know, Android). But iPhone encryption is only as good as your password. If you don't use one, or if your password can be easily guessed, anyone with physical access to your phone can get into it. Then there are companies out there that specialize in unlocking mobile devices regardless of how strong the password is, companies that have been working with law enforcement agencies to crack devices during investigations. One of them is Israeli firm Cellebrite, which claims that it can now break into any iPhone or iPad running on Apple's latest iOS release, as well as high-end Android phones.In a somewhat unusual move, the company announced its capabilities on Twitter while introducing a brand new "exclusive" solution for law enforcement agencies.https://twitter.com/Cellebrite_UFED/status/1139569499206643715UFED Premium allows the company to extract data from all iOS and high-end Android devices, the company said. That means Cellebrite found a weak spot in Apple's armor that will enable it to crack any password and extract data from iOS devices. Cellebrite doesn't explain on its website how everything works, and this is probably a costly discovery. But if the company can unlock any iOS or Android phone, it means the latest versions of each operating system are susceptible to attacks:> Bypass or determine locks and perform a full file system extraction on any iOS device, or a physical extraction or full file system (File-Based Encryption) extraction on many high-end Android devices, to get much more data than what is possible through logical extractions and other conventional means.> > Gain access to 3rd party app data, chat conversations, downloaded emails and email attachments, deleted content and more, increase your chances of finding the incriminating evidence and bringing your case to a resolution.However, to unlock an iPhone or Android device, Cellebrite would need physical access to the phone or tablet in question. The product is explicitly targeting law enforcement agencies that would have in their possessions locked mobile devices they'd need to inspect.That doesn't mean Cellebrite can perform any remote breaches into iOS or Android devices, at least not with the help of this particular tool. The company did make the news a few years ago for allegedly unlocking an iPhone that belonged to one of the San Bernardino shooters for the FBI after Apple repeatedly refused requests to create a backdoor into its devices. Cellebrite, however, was not the company the FBI hired.A different security company called Grayshift has also made the news for having been able to unlock password-protected iPhones with the help of a special GrayKey machine. Apple, however, managed to block that hack. A similar cat and mouse game will probably follow for this new Cellebrite tool.Both Apple and Google have already announced the next-gen versions of iOS and Android. That's iOS 13, set for a mid-September launch, and Android 10 Q, which will be released about a month earlier.
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| The Latest: Airbus is ready for autonomous planes; are you? Posted: 17 Jun 2019 09:59 AM PDT  The chief salesman for Airbus says his company already has the technology to fly passenger planes without pilots at all — and is working on winning over regulators and travelers to the idea. Christian Scherer also said in an interview with The Associated Press on Monday that Airbus hopes to be selling hybrid or electric passenger jets by around 2035. While the company is still far from ready to churn out battery-operated jumbo jets, Scherer said Airbus already has "the technology for autonomous flying" and for planes flown by just one pilot.
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| Day after a nationwide register outage, Target's tech troubles continue on a smaller scale Posted: 16 Jun 2019 04:19 PM PDT ![Day after a nationwide register outage, Target's tech troubles continue on a smaller scale]( "Day after a nationwide register outage, Target's tech troubles continue on a smaller scale") The great Target outage of 2019 continued on a smaller scale Sunday with shoppers reporting some stores were unable to process credit card purchases.
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| Exclusive: U.S. preparing to send more troops to Middle East - sources Posted: 17 Jun 2019 02:53 PM PDT  The United States is preparing to send additional troops to the Middle East in response to mounting concerns over Iran, which Washington blames for attacks on oil tankers last week, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Monday, speaking on condition of anonymity. The officials did not say how many troops would be deployed or detail the timing of the deployment, which has not been previously reported. If confirmed, it would be in addition to the 1,500 troop increase announced last month in response to tanker attacks in May that it also blamed on Iran.
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| Mexico detains 791 migrants, including 368 children under eight Posted: 16 Jun 2019 01:47 PM PDT  A total of 791 Central American migrants, including 368 children under the age of eight, have been detained in the Mexican state of Veracruz, officials said Sunday. The detentions of the migrants, who were being transported hidden in four trailers, were carried out at two points, the National Migration Institute said in a statement. While the total age breakdown of the migrants remains unclear, a source speaking on condition of anonymity earlier on Sunday told AFP 270 of the migrants are six or seven years old, and 98 are aged zero to five.
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| Flowers pile up for dead Hong Kong protester Posted: 16 Jun 2019 03:58 AM PDT  The man had hung a banner off the roof of Pacific Place, which overlooks the site of violent clashes this week between police and demonstrators angry at a proposed law that would allow people to be sent to mainland China. Next to a large pile of white flowers were hundreds of hand-written messages and gifts, including a bottle of single malt whiskey and a white hard hat with the word "hero" written across it.
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| Drunk woman drives Power Wheels toy truck down road, South Carolina police say Posted: 17 Jun 2019 06:27 AM PDT  A South Carolina woman who police say was driving drunk will not be cited with a DUI because her vehicle of choice was a toy truck.
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| Whoops — The U.S. Army Owns Potentially Hundreds of Thousands of Faulty Guns Posted: 17 Jun 2019 03:55 AM PDT  It's an inescapable reality that in big institutions, people will sometimes overlook memos and misplace equipment.But that's cold comfort to the U.S. Army, which is struggling to select a new handgun while also dealing with the fallout from its last, controversial pistol choice.That's right — overlooked memos and misplaced equipment.This first appeared in 2016.In August 2015, the ground combat branch inspected its Beretta M-9 pistols to make sure the guns had key safety fixes. The Army was supposed to have finished upgrading all the guns … more than two decades ago."During a training exercise, a soldier was injured when a slide failure resulted in the rear portion of the slide separating from the receiver and struck him in the face," an official warning explained."'WARNING': DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY TO SOLDIERS, OR DAMAGE TO ARMY EQUIPMENT WILL OCCUR IF THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS MESSAGE ARE NOT FOLLOWED."
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| Instant Pot Owners: Here Are 40+ Recipes To Make In Your New Baby Posted: 17 Jun 2019 10:51 AM PDT |
| CEO: Boeing made mistake in handling warning-system problem Posted: 16 Jun 2019 05:03 PM PDT  The chief executive of Boeing said the company made a "mistake" in handling a problematic cockpit warning system in its 737 Max jets before two crashes killed 346 people, and he promised transparency as the aircraft maker works to get the grounded plane back in flight. Speaking before the industry-wide Paris Air Show, Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg told reporters Boeing's communication with regulators, customers and the public "was not consistent. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has faulted Boeing for not telling regulators for more than a year that a safety indicator in the cockpit of the top-selling plane didn't work as intended.
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| Best Tech Deals in June 2019 Posted: 17 Jun 2019 10:22 AM PDT  Amazon Deals | Walmart Deals | Apple Deals | TV Deals | Gaming Deals | Laptop DealsGood news if you're updating your arsenal of gadgets this month. As the spring season comes to an end, prices on all things tech continue to fall just in time for the summer. Big retailers from Amazon to Walmart are offering some of the best deals we've ever seen on everything from smart home devices to game consoles. Meanwhile, ThinkGeek is having a moving sale, so everything is 50% off sitewide via coupon, "MOVINGDAY" this week. Shop ThinkGeek's Entire Sale Get ready to block your calendar for Amazon's big shopping event next month. Soon we'll be gathering the best Amazon Prime Day 2019 deals. For the time being, here are some of the best tech deals we're seeing right now. Amazon Hardware DealsAmazon is currently offering many of its proprietary devices at discounted pricing. * Echo Input for $19.99 ($15 off) * Fire HD 10 Tablet for $119.99 ($30 off) * Echo Show (2nd Gen) for $179.99 ($50 off) * Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote for $29.99 ($10 off) * Fire TV Stick 4K with Alexa Voice Remote for $39.99 ($10 off) * Fire HD 8 Tablet w/ Show Mode Charging Dock for $79.99 ($40 off) * Kindle Paperwhite Essentials Bundle for $139.97 ($50 off) * All-New Echo Dot Kids Edition (Rainbow) for $49.99 ($20 off) * Echo Dot (3rd Gen) Smart Speaker for $29.99 ($20 off) * Echo (2nd Gen) for $64.99 ($35 off) * Echo Auto for $24.99 ($25 off) * Kindle Paperwhite e-Reader for $99.99 ($30 off) * Kindle Oasis e-Reader for $199.99 ($50 off) * All-new Kindle e-Reader (2019) for $69.99 ($20 off) * Kindle Paperwhite Essentials Bundle for $140 ($50 off) * Fire HD 8 Tablet for $59.99 ($20 off) * Fire HD 8 Kids Edition Tablet (2-Pack) for $194.99 ($65 off) * Fire HD 10 Kids Edition Tablet (2-Pack) for $299.98 ($100 off) * Echo Plus (2nd Gen) with Philips Hue Bulb for $119.99 ($45 off) * All-New Fire 7 Tablet w/ $10 Appstore Credit for $49.99 ($10 off) * Echo Spot Smart Alarm Clock (2-Pack) for $219.98 ($40 off) * Ring Smart Lighting Spotlights (2-pack) for $99.99 ($30 off) Top Tech Deals Right Now * Shop ThinkGeek's Entire Sale * Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (Wi-Fi, 512GB) for $699 ($450 off) * Apple 9.7-inch iPad for $249 ($81 off) * Apple Watch Series 4 (40mm) GPS for $339 ($60 off) * Bose QuietComfort 35 2 Wireless Headphones for $299 ($50 off) also at Walmart * Sony WH1000XM3 Wireless Headphones for $298 ($52 off) * Sennheiser PXC 550 Wireless Headphones for $229.97 ($120 off) * Acer Aspire 3 15.6-inch Laptop for $399 ($100 off) * Jabra Elite 65T Wireless Earbuds for $149.99 ($20 off via coupon, "JUNE20SAVE") TV Deals * Toshiba 55-inch 4K UHD Smart LED TV for $349.99 ($100 off) * TCL 75-inch 4K Ultra HD Roku Smart TV for $1,399.99 ($500 off) * Samsung 49-inch Q60 Series 4K QLED Smart TV (2019) for $747.99 ($252 off) * Vizio 50-inch 4K HDR Smart TV for $259.99 ($140 off) * Hisense 65-inch 4K Roku Smart TV for $498 ($150 off) * Samsung 65-inch Q60 QLED 4K Smart TV for $1,397.99 ($400 off) Tech Under $50 * Nintendo Switch Pro Controller for $49.99 ($20 off) also at Best Buy * Choetech Gravity Charging Car Phone Mount for $16.99 via coupon, "HRLT7DRT") * Fire TV Stick w/ Alexa Voice Remote for $29.99 ($10 off) * Fire TV Stick 4K w/ Alexa Voice Remote for $39.99 ($10 off) * All-New Echo Dot Kids Edition (Rainbow) for $49.99 ($20 off) * Echo Dot (3rd Gen) Smart Speaker for $29.99 ($20 off) * Echo Input for $19.99 ($15 off) * Echo Auto for $24.99 ($25 off) * SanDisk Ultra 64GB microSD Card for $11 ($14 off) * Soundcore Liberty Neo Wireless Earbuds for $44.99 ($15 off) Smartwatch Deals * Apple Watch Series 4 (40mm) GPS for $339 ($60 off) * Garmin Approach S60 Golf Watch for $349.98 ($50 off) also at Amazon * Fitbit Versa for $179.95 ($20 off) * Fitbit Charge 3 for $119.95 ($30 off) * Fitbit Ionic for $195 ($55 off) * Fossil Gen 4 Explorist HR Smartwatch for $199 ($76 off) * Fossil Gen 3 Explorist Smartwatch for $179 ($76 off) * Fitbit Ionic Watch for $199.95 ($50 off) * Garmin Fenix 5S Plus for $599.99 ($200 off) also at Best Buy * Garmin Fenix 5X Plus for $649.99 ($150 off) also at Best Buy * Garmin Fenix 5 for $349.99 ($150 off) also at Best Buy Unlocked Phones * Samsung Galaxy S10e 128GB Unlocked for $499.99 ($250 off) [NEW] * Google Pixel 3 XL 128GB Unlocked (Not Pink) for $749.99 ($250 off) [NEW] * Samsung Galaxy Note 9 128GB Unlocked for $635 ($365 off) [NEW] * Samsung Galaxy S10 128GB Unlocked for $699.99 via on-page coupon ($200 off) * Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus 128GB Unlocked for $799.99 via on-page coupon ($200 off) * Google Pixel 3 XL 128GB Unlocked for $779.99 ($220 off) * Apple iPhone SE 32GB Unlocked for $249 ($100 off) Cameras * Nikon Coolpix B500 Compact Camera for $224 ($76 off) * Nikon D3500 DSLR 2 Lens Camera Bundle for $446.95 ($400 off) also at Focus Camera * Sony Alpha a6000 Mirrorless Camera w/ 16-50mm Lens for $498 ($152 off) * Sony Alpha a6000 Mirrorless Camera (Body Only) for $398 ($152 off) * Canon EOS M100 Mirrorless Camera w/ 15-45mm Lens for $399 ($200 off) also at Amazon * Canon PowerShot SX530 Digital Camera for $229 ($150 off) * Panasonic Lumix LX10 4K Digital Camera for $497.99 ($202 off) Games and Consoles * MS Xbox One S 1TB Console for $169 ($131 off) at Newegg via eBay * MS Xbox One X 1TB Division 2 Bundle on sale for $399 ($100 off) * MS Xbox One S 1TB Fortnite Battle Royale SE Bundle for $249 ($51 off) * Sony PS4 Pro 1TB Console for $349.99 ($50 off) * Sony PSVR Mega Blood + Truth Everybody's Golf Bundle for $299.99 ($50 off) * Sony PS4 1TB Slim Days of Play Console (Steel Black) for $299.99 (Limited Edition) * Sony PS4 Slim 1TB Marvel's Spider-Man Bundle for $328 ($32 off) at Walmart * Madden NFL 19 Hall of Fame Edition for PS4 for $30 ($50 off)
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| 'We don't take it lightly': What we know about oil tanker blasts and Donald Trump's escalating rhetoric on Iran Posted: 16 Jun 2019 05:39 PM PDT  President Donald Trump's comments come amid concerns attack on oil tankers could further escalate ongoing tensions between Iran and the U.S.
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| Taking aim at Johnson, British PM hopefuls make their Brexit case Posted: 16 Jun 2019 04:48 AM PDT  Several hopefuls vying to replace British Prime Minister Theresa May turned their fire on favorite Boris Johnson on Sunday, questioning his pledge to leave the European Union by the end of October no matter what. With former London mayor and foreign minister Johnson keeping a low profile, the other candidates have targeted the air waves to present their cases to lead the governing Conservative Party.
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| Global stocks mostly rise ahead of key Fed meeting Posted: 17 Jun 2019 02:30 PM PDT  The world's stock markets mostly ticked upwards on Monday as investors moved cautiously at the start of a busy week packed with key interest rate decisions, in particular from the US Federal Reserve.
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| Today’s best deals: $7 Alexa smart plugs, $13 color smart lights, $25 Fire TV Stick, $15 Wi-Fi extender, more Posted: 17 Jun 2019 07:35 AM PDT  We're kicking off the new week with a phenomenal roundup of the best daily deals we could find. Highlights include top-rated Alexa and Google enabled smart plugs for just over $7 a piece when you buy a 4-pack and clip the $3 coupon, renewed Fire TV Sticks for $24.99, the best-selling TP-Link Wi-Fi range extender on Amazon for just $14.99, brand new iPads at their lowest prices of all time, the Apple Watch Series 3 in both sizes at all-time low prices, $13 color LED smart light bulbs that are just as good as $50 Philips Hue bulbs, a 10W fast wireless charging stand for only $8.99, $70 Nintendo Switch Pro Controllers for just $49.99 a piece, the best-selling Instant Pot at its lowest price of 2019, 12 months of PlayStation Plus for $39.99 instead of $60, and more. Check out all of today's best deals below.
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| Intense Garlic Hack Has Captivated the Internet and People Have Never Been More Pumped to Peel Posted: 17 Jun 2019 10:53 AM PDT  This is a life-changing hack for garlic lovers
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