| In the age of Trump, can Democrats turn Orange County blue? Their first target is Darrell Issa Posted: 08 Mar 2017 02:00 AM PST  Republican Representative Darrell Issa enters Trump Tower in New York, Dec. 14, 2016. Democrats and Republicans don't agree on much these days. Since 2001, Issa has represented the coastal suburbs of northern San Diego and southern Orange counties.
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| ‘Day Without a Woman’ strike seeks to continue legacy of massive D.C. march Posted: 08 Mar 2017 06:06 AM PST  This "general strike" action, held in connection with International Women's Day and in solidarity with the International Women's Strike, has been criticized by some U.S. movement supporters for asking women to risk their jobs in a nation where only 10.2 percent of women are in unions. "Protesting itself is not enough, which is why we stepped to the next level of asking people to sacrifice, you know, being a part of the strike," Tamika Mallory, co-chair of the Women's March organization, said in a video posted to Facebook.
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| ‘That energy is still here’: New Yorkers rally for ‘A Day Without a Woman’ strike Posted: 08 Mar 2017 02:53 PM PST  With the Plaza Hotel, which President Trump once owned, as a backdrop, a crowd gathered at the southeast corner of Central Park on Wednesday afternoon as part of the "A Day Without a Woman" strike. Set to coincide with International Women's Day, the protest was organized by the same team behind January's Women's March on Washington, a massive Saturday protest that coincided with many sister marches across the country and ultimately became the largest single-day demonstration in United States history. Wednesday's gathering was promoted as "a show of solidarity and revolutionary love," ahead of another rally in Manhattan's Washington Square Park on Wednesday evening, and the crowd, overwhelmingly female but otherwise diverse, was appropriately buoyant.
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| White House looks to regain health care offensive, trashes CBO Posted: 08 Mar 2017 07:46 PM PST  President Trump and Republicans in Congress tried to regain the initiative Wednesday in the battle over health care, seeking to recover from the withering criticism of their rollout of a replacement for Obamacare. To that end, they went after the Congressional Budget Office, which is still days away from releasing its analysis of the Republican bill. "If you're looking at the CBO for accuracy, you're looking in the wrong place," White House press secretary Sean Spicer said during Wednesday's briefing with reporters.
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| A day without women? Teacher protest shuts US city schools Posted: 08 Mar 2017 12:53 PM PST  What does a day without women look like? The city of Alexandria, Virginia, just outside the US capital, found out on Wednesday as an avalanche of teacher requests for time off to mark International Women's Day forced it to close down its entire public school district. Alexandria's unprecedented decision -- announced two days ahead of time to give parents time to plan for the disruption -- appeared to be broadly well received in the progressive northern Virginia city.
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| China to launch lunar space probe before year's end Posted: 07 Mar 2017 09:32 PM PST ![China to launch lunar space probe before year's end]( "China to launch lunar space probe before year's end") China announced plans on Tuesday to launch a space probe to bring back samples from the moon before the end of the year, in what state media cast as competition to U.S. President Donald Trump's ambitions to revitalise U.S. space exploration. The Chang'e-5 lunar probe is undergoing a final round of tests and is expected to be on standby for launch from August, the official People's Daily said, citing the China National Space Administration. The launch will involve new challenges for China in sample collection, taking off from the moon and high-speed reentry to the Earth's atmosphere, making it "one of China's most complicated and difficult space missions", Hu Hao, an official from China's Lunar Exploration Programme, told the paper.
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| Rhino killed for its horn inside French zoo; rare old African elephant killed too Posted: 08 Mar 2017 09:05 AM PST  Animal stories can't always be about exciting whale videos or pregnant giraffes. Sometimes, reality has to rear its ugly head. After all, iconic species like rhinos and elephants are increasingly threatened by poaching and habitat loss in the wild. This week, poachers in Europe and Africa made two particularly notable kills in what should've been safe spaces for wildlife. SEE ALSO: This national park tracked down rhino poachers thanks to a selfie Just outside Paris, assailants broke into the wildlife park at Thoiry Zoo overnight. They shot Vince, a 4-year-old white rhinoceros, three times in the head before using a chain saw to remove its horn, Thierry Duguet, the zoo's director, told the Associated Press on Tuesday. Bruno, left, and Gracie: two rhinoceroses at the Thoiry Zoo where a rhinoceros named Vince was killed. Image: AP/REX/Shutterstock Rhino horns are extremely valuable, and can be sold for up to 40,000 euros, or about $42,200, on the black market, the Le Parisien newspaper reported. Some cultures believe the horns have aphrodisiac powers or medicinal benefits. Elephant tusks are similarly coveted around the world, despite global efforts to halt the illegal flow of ivory. On Monday, poachers killed one of Africa's oldest and largest elephants in a Kenyan national park. The killing illustrates the peril that elephants face due to the ivory trade. Satao II, believed to have been about 50-years-old, belonged to a dwindling group of giant "tuskers." Their ivory teeth are so long they nearly scrape the ground, and only about 25 of these tuskers remain in the world, Richard Moller of the Tsavo Trust told AFP this week. A male African "tusker" elephant in Kenya. Image: Eye Ubiquitous/REX/Shutterstock "They are icons, they are ambassadors for elephants," he said. It's still unclear how poachers killed the elephant, though they may have shot it with a poisoned arrow. The tusker was roaming in the Tsavo National Park near Nairobi when he died. Kenyan authorities apprehended two poachers believed to be responsible for the elephant's killing. In Paris, however, police are still investigating the brazen rhino killing, and the suspects remain at large, AP reported. And now, back to fun animal videos: WATCH: Snow won't stop the animals in Oregon Zoo from having fun
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| Judge won't stop construction of Dakota Access pipeline Posted: 07 Mar 2017 08:52 PM PST  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge declined Tuesday to temporarily stop construction of the final section of the disputed Dakota Access oil pipeline, clearing the way for oil to flow as soon as next week.
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| Best-Paying Jobs in America: Report Posted: 09 Mar 2017 03:04 AM PST  A report that lists 25 of the best paying jobs in America from fields such as health care, technology and law found the highest salaries are going to physicians, followed by pharmacy managers and patent attorneys.
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| How Homeland Security plans to end the scourge of DDoS attacks Posted: 08 Mar 2017 08:48 AM PST ![How Homeland Security plans to end the scourge of DDoS attacks]( "How Homeland Security plans to end the scourge of DDoS attacks") In late October, in Surprise, Ariz., more than 100 phone calls bombarded the police department's emergency dispatch line. Calls also overwhelmed the nearby city of Peoria's 911 system and departments across California and Texas.
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| Chinese survey ships entering Philippine territory: Manila Posted: 08 Mar 2017 11:40 PM PST  Chinese survey ships have been entering waters recognised by the United Nations as Philippine territory, Manila's defence secretary said Thursday, in a move he described as "very concerning". Delfin Lorenzana said the ships were seen last year near Benham Rise -- a Philippine territory 250 kilometres (155 miles) off the east coast of the main island of Luzon -- as well as Reed Bank in the South China Sea, which is claimed by both Manila and Beijing.
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| Obama said to be ‘livid’ over Trump wiretapping claim Posted: 08 Mar 2017 07:10 AM PST  Obama greets Trump at Trump's presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C., in January. President Trump's recent Twitter attacks against former President Barack Obama, including his evidence-free claim that Obama tapped his phones at Trump Tower before the election, have apparently put a strain on what Trump had recently described as their unlikely friendship. An Obama aide told the Wall Street Journal that the former president was "livid" over the accusation that he ordered the wiretapping of Trump Tower.
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| Seattle judge weighs fate of arrested Mexican 'dreamer' Posted: 08 Mar 2017 12:44 PM PST ![Seattle judge weighs fate of arrested Mexican 'dreamer']( "Seattle judge weighs fate of arrested Mexican 'dreamer'") A Seattle federal judge on Wednesday wrestled with whether he has the power to release a Mexican immigrant with a work permit who was arrested by U.S. authorities last month. Daniel Ramirez Medina was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers who went to his house to arrest his father. Ramirez's lawyers have denied their client has any gang involvement or criminal record, and called his arrest unconstitutional.
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| More details on Hawaii challenge to new Trump immigration order Posted: 08 Mar 2017 08:23 PM PST  Constitution Daily Supreme Court correspondent Lyle Denniston breaks down the details of Hawaii's challenge of the new Trump administration immigration ban order and how a ruling could come just before the new order goes into effect.
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| Deadly bus-train wreck puts railroad crossing under scrutiny Posted: 08 Mar 2017 04:55 PM PST  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The site of a train-tour bus crash that killed four people in Mississippi has a troubling history of accidents, including two this year, local and federal officials said Wednesday.
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| San Diego-Los Angeles Fault Could Cause 7.4-Magnitude Earthquake Posted: 08 Mar 2017 01:33 AM PST  The fault system, which runs mostly offshore but also on land, was earlier thought to be two separate faults, according to a study published Tuesday.
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| Another day of flowers and speeches, but where is Russia's women's movement? Posted: 08 Mar 2017 04:00 AM PST ![Another day of flowers and speeches, but where is Russia's women's movement?]( "Another day of flowers and speeches, but where is Russia's women's movement?") A day off work is seldom controversial in Russia. "Who needs this holiday?" says Alyona Doletskaya, former editor of the Russian edition of Vogue. Recommended: Sochi, Soviets, and czars: How much do you know about Russia?
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| Illinois budget impasse increasingly hurts universities: Moody's Posted: 09 Mar 2017 09:14 AM PST ![Illinois budget impasse increasingly hurts universities: Moody's]( "Illinois budget impasse increasingly hurts universities: Moody's") Illinois' record-breaking budget impasse, which has led to sporadic funding for higher education, is increasingly pressuring the finances and competitiveness of state universities, Moody's Investors Service said on Thursday. The credit rating agency said the lack of complete state funding has forced schools to take "considerable steps," including cutting academic programs and raising tuition, in order to keep operating and preserve financial liquidity. "Material programing reductions and staffing cuts, while necessary to keep the state's public universities operational in the short-term, will further impair the universities' abilities to sustain their strategic competitiveness and attract students for the upcoming fall 2017 class," Moody's said in a report.
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| Hit man in San Antonio murder-for-hire slaying put to death Posted: 07 Mar 2017 09:46 PM PST  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A paid hit man was executed Tuesday night in Texas for gunning down a San Antonio woman in a life insurance scheme nearly a quarter-century ago.
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| Having denounced N. Korea, China offers tougher words for US antimissile deployment Posted: 08 Mar 2017 07:17 AM PST ![Having denounced N. Korea, China offers tougher words for US antimissile deployment]( "Having denounced N. Korea, China offers tougher words for US antimissile deployment") Less than 48 hours after North Korea launched four ballistic missiles into the sea off Japan's northwest coast on Monday, the United States began the long-planned deployment of a missile defense system in South Korea. Beijing denounced the North's latest test launch by issuing its usual condemnations about reckless provocations. Beijing is particularly eager to de-escalate tensions on the Korean peninsula that it sees gaining a worrisome momentum.
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| Kuwait turns Silk Road into a massive causeway Posted: 07 Mar 2017 08:31 PM PST  Kuwait is building one of the world's longest causeways to its remote north where it will pump billions into "Silk City", aiming to revive the ancient Silk Road trade route. The oil-rich emirate is eager to inject life into the uninhabited Subbiya region on its northern tip that has been chosen as the location for Silk City. The plan is to reinvigorate the ancient Silk Road trade route by establishing a major free trade zone linking the Gulf to central Asia and Europe.
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| Senegal authorities arrest Dakar mayor in graft probe Posted: 08 Mar 2017 05:22 AM PST ![Senegal authorities arrest Dakar mayor in graft probe]( "Senegal authorities arrest Dakar mayor in graft probe") Senegalese authorities have arrested the mayor of the capital Dakar, a potential rival to President Macky Sall in elections expected in 2019, on suspicion of embezzling 1.8 billion CFA francs ($2.87 million), his lawyer said on Wednesday. Last week a public prosecutor summoned the mayor, Khalifa Sall, who is no relation to the president, to give evidence on how he spent the money between 2011 and 2015. Khalifa Sall's socialist party is part of a coalition backing the president, but he has since distanced himself.
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| What WikiLeaks CIA Hack Means for You and Your Gadgets Posted: 08 Mar 2017 04:40 AM PST  The WikiLeaks revelation might be part of a Russian disinformation campaign meant to undermine the U.S. intelligence agencies in general, and to more immediately lend credence to President Donald Trump's allegations that former President Barack Obama spied on him. Some of the CIA hacking tools mentioned in the WikiLeaks dump are real.
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| Americans Think Jeff Sessions Should Resign Posted: 08 Mar 2017 01:34 PM PST  A majority of voters also supported an outside party investigating Trump's campaign, its members and their alleged contact with Russia.
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| Honduras to probe alleged drug cartel links with ex-president Posted: 08 Mar 2017 04:32 PM PST  Honduras's prosecutors said Wednesday they would investigate alleged links between public figures, including an ex-president, and the Los Cachiros drug cartel. Devis Leonel Rivera Madariaga -- a former boss of the notorious Los Cachiros cartel who has confessed to killing 78 people -- said Monday he paid former president Porfirio Lobo (2010-2014) and his son Fabio hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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| Hawaiian island gets a huge renewable energy boost thanks to Tesla Posted: 08 Mar 2017 03:43 PM PST  A Hawaiian island is one step closer to getting 100 percent of its electricity from renewable sources. Tesla, the clean energy powerhouse run by Elon Musk, has built a 13-megawatt solar farm on Kauai to help reduce the island's dependence on diesel-burning power plants. Unveiled on Wednesday, the Kapaia project features 54,000 solar panels. But that's not what makes it so unique. SEE ALSO: Looking for hope on climate change under Trump? Cities are where the action is. Perhaps most importantly, it includes over 270 of Tesla's Powerpack batteries, which will store some of the solar power created during the day and supply those electrons to the grid in the evening. The project — the largest of its kind — is expected to displace about 1.6 million gallons of diesel per year, Tesla said in an email. Energy experts say storage is essential for making renewables competitive with fossil fuels. Unlike coal and natural gas plants, which operate on command, solar and wind farms operate intermittently and at different hours. Batteries could also help utilities to harness the collective power of thousands of rooftop solar systems. With "virtual power plants," utilities can digitally aggregate solar-battery systems in an area to utilize their power all at once, simulating the flow from a singular power plant. Tesla's Kapaia project features 272 Powerwall batteries. Image: Tesla Across the Hawaiian islands, utilities are required to get 100 percent of their electricity from renewable sources by 2045 — the most ambitious Renewable Portfolio Standard of any U.S. state. Kauai's main utility says it is well on its way to meeting that target thanks to a growing number of solar, small-scale hydropower and biomass projects. Kauai Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) is the lone purchaser of power from Tesla's solar-battery system on the island. The arrangement marks the first time a U.S. utility has contracted out a system that stores and releases solar power after sunset. Before this week, KIUC could operate using 100 percent of renewables, but only during occasional mid-day periods of high solar generation. The Kapaia project will allow the utility to operate at 100 percent renewables more often, and with greater stability, in the middle of the day, Tesla said. Tesla's Powerpack batteries in Kauai were made at its $5 billion Gigafactory in Nevada. WATCH: Elon Musk's $2.6 billion bet on a clean energy empire
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| 2018 Toyota C-HR SUV Targets a Younger Audience Posted: 08 Mar 2017 01:00 AM PST   Toyota is finally entering the burgeoning subcompact SUV segment with its all-new C-HR. The C-HR is based on Toyota's new midsized global platform, which also underpins the latest Prius and upco...
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| Man accused of decapitating mother, carrying head in hand Posted: 07 Mar 2017 05:47 PM PST ![Man accused of decapitating mother, carrying head in hand]( "Man accused of decapitating mother, carrying head in hand") ZEBULON, N.C. (AP) — An 18-year-old man decapitated his mother and then walked out the front door of her house holding her head in his hand while wielding a knife in the other, authorities said.
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| Israel takes action against boycotters. Is that counterproductive? Posted: 08 Mar 2017 12:02 PM PST ![Israel takes action against boycotters. Is that counterproductive?]( "Israel takes action against boycotters. Is that counterproductive?") A law passed by parliament this week to bolster Israel's defenses against what it sees as a significant external threat – the boycott, divestment, and sanctions movement – is being criticized here as violating free speech and damaging democracy. Recommended: How much do you know about Israel? Sponsors of the bill say it is primarily designed to keep out foreign activists from the BDS movement, which has gained traction in the United States and Europe in recent years.
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| Biggest Ukraine investor alarmed over coal blockade Posted: 09 Mar 2017 07:58 AM PST  The biggest foreign investor in Ukraine expressed alarm Thursday over a weeks-long blockade of railway lines for transporting coal between the separatist east and the rest of the ex-Soviet state. Global steel giant ArcelorMittal expressed concern over the stoppage and said its operations near the war zone had been affected by the "challenging situation". ArcelorMittal bills itself as the world's largest integrated steel and mining company.
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| U.S. general says Russia deploys cruise missile, threatens NATO Posted: 08 Mar 2017 10:56 AM PST ![U.S. general says Russia deploys cruise missile, threatens NATO]( "U.S. general says Russia deploys cruise missile, threatens NATO") By Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia has deployed a land-based cruise missile that violates the "spirit and intent" of an arms control treaty and poses a threat to NATO, Vice Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff General Paul Selva said on Wednesday. It was the first public accusation by the U.S. military of the deployment after reports said last month that Russia had secretly deployed the ground-launched SSC-8 cruise missile that Moscow has been developing and testing for several years, despite U.S. complaints that it violated sections of the 1987 Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty.
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| Uber vows not to trick regulators with 'Greyball' tool Posted: 08 Mar 2017 11:01 PM PST  Uber on Wednesday promised not to use a recently uncovered "Greyball" software program to trick regulators trying to catch drivers breaking the law. The smartphone-summoned ride service last week acknowledged the use of the secret software program to steer drivers away from trouble, including sting operations by local authorities to catch lawbreakers. According to Uber, the tool was used in cities where it was not banned from operating, and the main intent was to protect drivers from disruption by competitors using the smartphone application to interfere instead of summon legitimate rides.
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| Iran Blames US For Spy Ship Incident Posted: 08 Mar 2017 04:04 AM PST  On Saturday, U.S. Navy's spy ship was forced to change its course after fast-attack vessels from Iran's Revolutionary Guards sailed in close proximity in the Strait of Hormuz.
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| Bolivia expands coca production Posted: 08 Mar 2017 11:40 AM PST  Bolivia passed a controversial measure Wednesday to expand production of coca, the raw material for cocaine. Leftist president Evo Morales dismissed warnings that an increase in coca crops would fuel the illegal drug trade. The coca leaf is commonly chewed or drunk like tea, but drug gangs make it into cocaine in a chemical process that brings out its narcotic qualities.
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| The Latest: Poland's women show the government red cards Posted: 08 Mar 2017 12:02 PM PST  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Latest on International Women's Day events (all times local):
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| Malta's 'Azure Window' rock formation collapses into the sea Posted: 08 Mar 2017 03:52 AM PST ![Malta's 'Azure Window' rock formation collapses into the sea]( "Malta's 'Azure Window' rock formation collapses into the sea") A rock structure in the form of an arch which had featured in countless Malta tourism brochures collapsed into the sea on Wednesday in what Prime Minister Joseph Muscat described as a "heartbreaking event". The structure, known as the Azure Window because it arched over blue seas popular with divers, collapsed as Malta was hit by rough seas and stormy weather. Gozo resident Roger Chessell went to the coastline in the morning to take pictures.
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| Scarred survivors inspire Italy to fight domestic violence Posted: 08 Mar 2017 04:27 AM PST  ROME (AP) — Lucia Annibali's face was rebuilt for the price of atrocious pain and 18 surgeries after an acid attack ordered by her ex-boyfriend corroded her eyelids, cheeks and forehead almost to the bone and left her nearly blind.
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| How a Syrian refugee lost his case against Facebook and fake news Posted: 08 Mar 2017 11:30 AM PST ![How a Syrian refugee lost his case against Facebook and fake news]( "How a Syrian refugee lost his case against Facebook and fake news") In 2015, Mr. Modamani was one of several asylum-seekers to take a selfie with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Later, his selfie began to appear in two types of common anti-migrant Facebook posts, one of which incorrectly identified him as one of several migrants who had attempted to set a homeless man on fire in December. Recommended: How well do you understand the conflict in Syria?
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| Bird-slaying snakes ravage island forests too: study Posted: 08 Mar 2017 09:45 AM PST  A non-native snake species that has already wiped out most of Guam's tree-dwelling birds is also decimating the Pacific island's forests, researchers said Wednesday. Growth of new trees on the US island territory may have dropped by as much as 92 percent due to the snake's presence, they reported in the journal Nature Communications. The findings show that the devastation wrought worldwide on island wildlife by invasive species -- especially snakes, rodents and mosquitoes -- may be far greater than previously suspected, the authors warned.
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| Malaysia warns of long North Korea inquiry, China says no action yet Posted: 08 Mar 2017 01:23 PM PST ![Malaysia warns of long North Korea inquiry, China says no action yet]( "Malaysia warns of long North Korea inquiry, China says no action yet") By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Malaysia has warned that an investigation into the murder of the North Korean leader's half brother "may take longer than what we hope," as Pyongyang ally China said on Wednesday that no international action should be considered until it is finished. Malaysia has said assassins used VX nerve agent, a chemical listed by the United Nations as a weapon of mass destruction, to kill Kim Jong Un's estranged half-brother, Kim Jong Nam, at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on Feb. 13.
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| New leak shows how incredible Samsung’s Galaxy S8 design really is Posted: 09 Mar 2017 07:30 AM PST 
Less than three weeks from today, Samsung's hotly anticipated Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ will be official. The company plans to unveil its next-generation flagship smartphones at a special press conference in New York City on March 29th, and Android fans couldn't be more excited. Of course, it won't really be an unveiling in the traditional sense of the word — BGR already took care of that with a recent exclusive, and we've seen the upcoming new Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ plenty of times since then. It will still be a relief to see the new phones shown off on stage in an official capacity though, because it will mean that we're one big step closer to their upcoming release. Leaks and rumors will continue to flow right up until Samsung announces the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ three weeks from now, and the latest leak sheds some new light on just how incredible Samsung's Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ designs truly are. The Galaxy S6 was the first Samsung smartphones that featured a premium design to match its top-notch display and performance, as well as its flagship price tag. Earlier high-end smartphones from the South Korean giant had been made of thin plastics that looked and felt cheap compared to other premium smartphones like the iPhone. The Galaxy S7 further refined Samsung's S6 design, but the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ will take things to a whole new level. As we saw in a series of photos exclusively published by BGR, the Galaxy S8 sports a bold new design that removes the oblong home button from beneath the screen and squeezes the ear speaker and sensors closer together above the screen. As a result, Samsung was able to substantially shrink the size of the bezels above and below its Super AMOLED displays. Couple that with curved sides that already feature almost no bezels, and you've got phones that comes closer than ever to realizing the all-screen design users have been clamoring for. Of course, the benefit here isn't just the look of the phones. A new leak posted to Slashleaks shows how the size of the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ compares to other phones, and it's pretty shocking. Take a look: 
As we can see in the leaked renders, which are believed to be based on genuine schematics leaked from the factories that are building Samsung's next-generation flagship phones, the S8 and S8+ designs are incredible. On the smaller Galaxy S8, Samsung has managed to squeeze a 5.8-inch display into a phone that is roughly the same width and just slightly taller than the iPhone 7, which has a tiny 4.7-inch screen. Meanwhile, the larger Galaxy S8+ is roughly the same size as Apple's iPhone 7 Plus, and it features a massive 6.2-inch display compared to the 5.5-inch screen on the Apple phablet. Here's another image that shows the Galaxy S8 and S8+ compared to other Samsung phones: 
Samsung's next-generation Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ are expected to be released on April 28th, a month after they're unveiled during the last week of March.
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| How Pharma Companies Use 'Citizen Petitions' to Keep Drug Prices High Posted: 08 Mar 2017 07:47 AM PST ![How Pharma Companies Use 'Citizen Petitions' to Keep Drug Prices High]( "How Pharma Companies Use 'Citizen Petitions' to Keep Drug Prices High") In theory, citizen petitions about drug safety are supposed to be exactly what they sound like: a way for anyone to bring concerns straight to the Food and Drug Administration.
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| Turkey, Russia, US military chiefs seek better coordination against IS Posted: 07 Mar 2017 06:08 PM PST  The top generals of the Turkish, Russian and US military met Tuesday in a bid to step up coordination in Syria and avoid clashes between rival forces in the fight against Islamic State (IS) group jihadists. While Turkey, Russia and the United States are all fighting against IS, they support different camps and tension remains because of Ankara's opposition to the involvement of Syrian Kurdish militia forces.
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| 2018 Porsche 911 GT3: The Manual Is Back Posted: 08 Mar 2017 11:26 AM PST  The new GT3 gets naturally aspirated 4.0-liter flat-six from a race car and real manual gearbox. We're in heaven.
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| Police say terror suspect killed in gunbattle in north India Posted: 07 Mar 2017 10:35 PM PST  LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Police said Wednesday they had killed a man suspected of masterminding the bombing of a passenger train that injured eight people this week in India.
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| Northvolt: $4 billion electric-car battery plant planned for Sweden by former Tesla execs Posted: 08 Mar 2017 04:00 AM PST  Tesla is currently ramping up lithium-ion battery cell production at its U.S. "Gigafactory" near Reno, Nevada. While Tesla continues to mull that second battery factory, two of its former executives are planning one of their own.
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