| Trump: U.S. military won’t allow transgender people ‘to serve in any capacity’ Posted: 26 Jul 2017 06:31 AM PDT  President Trump announced on Wednesday morning that the U.S. military will not allow or accept any transgender individuals.
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| New Developments in Case Where Driver Livestreamed Deadly Car Crash Posted: 25 Jul 2017 09:00 PM PDT  Obdulia Sanchez allegedly kept livestreaming on Instagram after the accident even as her sister lay dying; she pleaded not guilty to charges including manslaughter while intoxicated.
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| Minneapolis Police Department Announces New Bodycam Policy Following Fatal Shooting of Australian Woman Posted: 26 Jul 2017 05:33 AM PDT  In the aftermath of the fatal shooting of Justine Damond, the Minneapolis Police Department announced new bodycam policies for officers.
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| Texas execution of murderer delayed as court hears appeal Posted: 27 Jul 2017 04:37 PM PDT  A planned execution in Texas on Thursday of a man convicted of murdering a woman in her San Antonio home in 2004 was delayed as the U.S. Supreme Court heard a last-minute appeal from lawyers for the death row inmate to spare his life. If the execution goes ahead, it would be the 543rd in Texas since the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in 1976, the most of any state. Lawyers for Preyor launched the appeal at the court on Thursday, arguing that prior counsel was incompetent and included a lawyer who lost his license two decades earlier and another attorney with no death penalty experience who used Wikipedia to navigate the Texas death penalty system.
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| Why Tourists Are Blacking Out in Mexico Posted: 27 Jul 2017 05:22 AM PDT  They also warned to drink in moderation
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| China is 'landlord' to Hong Kong says justice chief Posted: 27 Jul 2017 03:23 AM PDT  Controversy over a new cross-border rail link which will see mainland laws enforced in a Hong Kong train station escalated Thursday after the justice chief likened China to the city's "landlord". It comes at a time when fears are worsening that Hong Kong's freedoms are under threat from an increasingly assertive Beijing. The high-speed rail line between Hong Kong and the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, 80 miles away, is due to open in 2018.
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| Portugal battles raging wildfires Posted: 27 Jul 2017 09:19 AM PDT ![Portugal battles raging wildfires]( "Portugal battles raging wildfires") More than ten villages in central Portugal have been evacuated as forest fires rage in the provinces of Castelo Branco and Santarem. Almost 5,000 firefighters supported by water-dropping aircraft are deployed across central and northern areas of Portugal as the country continues its annual summertime battle against wildfires. "The intensity of the wind is diabolical," said Jaime Marta Soares, saying new fires keep popping up away from the main fires. (Reuters)
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| Sens. McCain and Ernst, both veterans, oppose Trump’s ban on transgender military service Posted: 26 Jul 2017 10:07 AM PDT  Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, quickly announced their opposition Wednesday to President Trump's Twitter announcement that the U.S. military would not "accept or allow" transgender military service members.
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| Woman vows to 'kill all Muslims' during supermarket car park dispute Posted: 27 Jul 2017 08:31 AM PDT  Amber Hensley shouted at Rowda Soyan, Sarah Hassan and Laleyla Hassan in the car park of a Walmart in Fargo, North Dakota, as she believed they had parked too close to her car. Ms Hassan recorded a video of Hensley delivering an angry tirade, which was sent to the police and circulated widely on social media. "Go home, go home," Hensley was heard saying.
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| The Latest: Plane crash kills 2 couples leaving on vacation Posted: 26 Jul 2017 05:20 PM PDT  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Latest on a plane that crashed on a Utah highway and killed four aboard (all times local):
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| U.S. says Iran rocket test breaches U.N. resolution Posted: 27 Jul 2017 02:48 PM PDT  DUBAI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iran successfully tested a rocket that can deliver satellites into orbit, state television reported on Thursday, an action the United States said breaches a U.N. Security Council resolution because of its potential use in ballistic missile development. Iranian state television showed footage of the firing of the rocket, mounted on a launchpad carrying pictures of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, founder of the Islamic Republic, and Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The rocket launch violated United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231, State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said on Thursday.
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| Omaha Police Officers Face Assault Charges After Death of Man Hit With a Stun Gun Posted: 26 Jul 2017 03:28 PM PDT  The officers were fired earlier this month
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| US oil firm Halliburton to pay $30 mn to settle Angola bribery case Posted: 27 Jul 2017 09:27 AM PDT  Oil field services giant Halliburton will pay nearly $30 million to resolve allegations of bribery in Angola, US regulators announced Thursday. Former Halliburton vice president Jeannot Lorenz also agreed to pay a $75,000 fine for falsifying the company's books and circumventing internal controls, the Securities and Exchange Commission said in a statement. Lorenz steered $13 million in contracts to a local company owned by a former Halliburton employee with ties to an official at the Angolan state oil company Sonangol.
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| Orca whale repeatedly rams fishing boat, Alaska man says Posted: 25 Jul 2017 07:28 PM PDT  SITKA, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska man said his boat was attacked over the weekend by an orca during a salmon fishing excursion with his 14-year-old son and two other people.
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| Transgender Navy SEAL to Trump: You’re taking liberty away from people who defend yours Posted: 26 Jul 2017 01:05 PM PDT  Transgender Navy SEAL Kristin Beck says that President Trump's announcement barring transgender people from the military is robbing thousands of liberty.
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| Teen Dad Charged With Abandoning Baby In Strip Mall Parking Lot Posted: 26 Jul 2017 11:05 AM PDT  The baby was 16 days old.
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| Qatar says new terror list is "disappointing surprise" Posted: 26 Jul 2017 06:29 AM PDT  By Aziz El Yaakoubi DOHA (Reuters) - Qatar said on Wednesday a decision by four Arab states to add 18 groups and individuals allegedly linked to Doha to their "terrorist" lists was "a disappointing surprise" and that it was doing all it could to fight extremism. Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain put another nine groups based in Yemen and Libya and nine people from several Arab countries on the blacklist, saying all were associated with Qatar. "(The new list) comes as a disappointing surprise that the blockading countries are still pursuing this story as part of their smear campaign against Qatar," Sheikh Saif Bin Ahmed al-Thani, director of the Gulf kingdom's Government Communications Office, said in a statement sent to Reuters.
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| Grandmother lays in pool of blood playing dead after being attacked night before her husband's funeral Posted: 27 Jul 2017 07:26 AM PDT  An Arizona community is reeling after a grandmother was beat up in her home by an unknown assailant, and forced to lay in her own blood for hours playing dead for fear that her attacker would return. Jesse Leetham said in a Facebook that his grandmother was attacked after 11 p.m. the night before her husband's funeral, shortly after he left her home. The 82-year-old grandmother was washing dishes when she was assaulted, according to a press release from the Gila County Sheriff's Office.
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| US Navy fires warning shots near Iran ship in Persian Gulf Posted: 26 Jul 2017 12:38 AM PDT  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A U.S. Navy patrol boat fired warning shots near an Iranian vessel that American sailors said came dangerously close to them during a tense encounter in the Persian Gulf, the first such incident to happen under President Donald Trump. Iran's hard-line Revolutionary Guard later blamed the American ship for provoking the situation.
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| The 2018 Ford Mustang Starts at $25,585 Posted: 26 Jul 2017 09:58 AM PDT  The EcoBoost is actually cheaper than the 2017 model, but the GT's price rises by $2000.
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| Charter increases already-ridiculous fee because there’s nothing you can do to stop it Posted: 26 Jul 2017 01:36 PM PDT 
For the last two years, big cable TV companies have been charging a "Broadcast TV Fee" which, in every way, is already a bunch of bullshit. It's not a regulatory fee: it's just the cable companies charging extra for the cost of delivering channels to your TV, which is exactly what you're paying for with your monthly fees anyway. Anyway, in case that didn't already hurt enough, Spectrum (which is also Charter, Time Warner Cable and Bright House) has raised its bullshit fee that little bit more.
Users on the DSL Reports forum have posted copies of July bills that show the price increase. It's currently at $6.05, and that's creeping up to $7.50. That might not sound like a lot, but Charter serves around 25 million customers across the US. Even if only half of those (a low-ball estimate) subscribe to cable, a $1.50 increase is still around $17 million. That's not much compared to the billions in revenue Charter pulls down, but it's also pure unadulterated profit. It's also not the kind of thing that gets people to quit cable, sadly. Pay TV has proven itself to be a highly inelastic product, and with the average pay TV bill over $100 a month, a $1.50 increase just isn't going to force people off. But there is some good news. Arguably the only reason that cable companies can get away with barefaced crap like this is the lack of competition. In the majority of the regions that Charter offers service, Charter is the only company offering cable TV. But a wealth of new pay TV streaming services, which only need an internet connection, finally offers some competition to Charter's regional monopolies. Fed up with a broadcast TV fee? Try paying $35 to Fubo, a streaming service that offers sports and all major broadcast channels. The broadcast TV fee you'll save is nearly enough to add Netflix and be happier than you already were.
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| McDonald's worker puts everyone off ice cream with 'disgusting' photos Posted: 27 Jul 2017 01:41 AM PDT  A former McDonald's worker has turned the stomach of fast food fans by sharing 'disgusting' photos from inside a mouldy ice cream maker. Teenager Nick, who did not disclose his surname, shared the photos on Twitter, claiming: "This came out of McDonald's ice cream machine in case y'all were wondering…" This came out of McDonald's ice cream machine in case y'all were wondering... pic.twitter.com/DTXXpzE7Ce— nick (@phuckyounick) July 14, 2017 This is the side of the ice cream machine! It's not from a grease trap pic.twitter.com/nMpnFxAvZ4— nick (@phuckyounick) July 17, 2017 The 18-year-old says he worked at a McDonald's outlet in Louisiana for five months, telling BuzzFeed he posted the photos to let people know "how disgusting the conditions are". Nick claims he lost his job shortly after posting the photos "exposing McDonald's", but tweeted that he already had another one lined up when he decided to post them online. Since I'm exposing McDonald's I might as well show y'all what y'all really eating... fresh out the freezer. pic.twitter.com/KZ7Ao1kWsR— nick (@phuckyounick) July 18, 2017 Nice and dirty... pic.twitter.com/vjxuVLJpgF— nick (@phuckyounick) July 18, 2017 McDonald's said in a statement the equipment seen in the photos does not come into contact with any food. "We are committed to running great restaurants that provide our customers with high quality food, service and a clean environment," a spokesperson said. "This is a part of our soft serve equipment that does not come into contact with any food and is required to undergo regular and timely cleaning." Extraordinary floating McDonald's restaurant left abandoned for 30 years How Twitter reacted How does your tweet about ONE franchise of McDonald's justifies all McDonald's?? pic.twitter.com/64ryGc8mG7— Girinator (@amiegirin) July 18, 2017 Thanks for ruining my day, I just had an ice cream cone from them ����♀️ pic.twitter.com/s7OcTdzxt4— هانا �� (@h_annaah_) July 16, 2017 Meanwhile at Wendy's...�� pic.twitter.com/2Djg3WSeSi— imari✨ (@_esstco) July 16, 2017 The employees telling us the machine is down pic.twitter.com/kLpivUpD4c— Covfefí Champu (@CuddleSweet) July 16, 2017 pic.twitter.com/O08LuxKapY— Trust in Hue (@dawg_pound69) July 17, 2017 Revealed: The real reason McDonald's hamburgers 'never rot' mcdonalds secret menu
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| White House threatens to shut down briefing over questions on transgender policy shift Posted: 26 Jul 2017 01:06 PM PDT  WH press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders threatened to shut down Wednesday's briefing after several reporters asked for details on President Trump's new policy
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| Outdoor industry flexes political muscle in US land fight Posted: 26 Jul 2017 02:08 PM PDT  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Outdoor recreation industry leaders aren't going quietly as they stage their last trade show in Utah before moving it to Colorado.
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| Pakistani council orders "revenge rape" of 16-year-old girl Posted: 27 Jul 2017 02:40 AM PDT  By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani police have arrested 25 members of an informal village council accused of ordering the rape of a 16-year-old girl as revenge for her brother's alleged sexual assault of another girl. The Supreme Court also requested a report on the case, which echoed a notorious case from 2002 in which another teenager was gang-raped on a local council's order. "A total of 29 people were involved in this ghastly crime, and we have 25 of them in our custody," Multan City Police Officer Ahsan Younus told Reuters by telephone on Thursday.
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| Modi boosts grip on power with alliance in scandal-hit India state Posted: 27 Jul 2017 03:31 AM PDT  A former arch-rival of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi aligned with the Hindu nationalist leader on Thursday to form a new government in Bihar, one of the country's most populous states. The outspoken Nitish Kumar took the oath as Bihar's chief minister just hours after standing down in protest at corruption allegations against his last coalition partner. The link up between Kumar's Janata Dal United party and the prime minister's right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) further tightens Modi's grip on power ahead of national elections in 2019.
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| Wasserman Schultz fires IT staffer following fraud arrest Posted: 27 Jul 2017 06:25 AM PDT  Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz has fired an information technology staffer following his arrest on a bank fraud charge at a Virginia airport where he was attempting to fly to Pakistan.
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| This American-Made 3-Wheeler Is an Absolute Blast Posted: 26 Jul 2017 09:43 AM PDT |
| China denies its jets operated dangerously in US encounter Posted: 25 Jul 2017 05:48 PM PDT  BEIJING (AP) — China on Tuesday denied its fighter jet pilots operated dangerously during an encounter with a U.S. surveillance plane in international airspace in which the American pilot took evasive action to avoid a possible collision.
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| Dad Abandons Daughter, 10, in Desert Without Shoes or Water: Authorities Posted: 26 Jul 2017 06:19 PM PDT  An Arizona dad abandoned his 10-year-old daughter in the scorching desert with no shoes, authorities said.
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| Nokia profits surge after Apple deal and network gains Posted: 27 Jul 2017 02:24 AM PDT  By Jussi Rosendahl HELSINKI (Reuters) - Network equipment maker Nokia reported a jump in profit on Thursday thanks to a patent deal with Apple and gains in market share though it warned the network business could slow by more than expected this year. Nokia's shares rose 5.5 percent by 0820 GMT after it posted second-quarter operating profit of 574 million euros ($674 million), up 73 percent from a year ago and well above analysts' average forecast of 447 million euros in a Reuters poll. "We are actually taking some share in the market ... early signs look quite promising in terms of market share development," Nokia Chief Executive Rajeev Suri told a conference call.
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| President Trump Goes to War With His Staff Posted: 27 Jul 2017 01:28 PM PDT  Reince Priebus is increasingly under fire
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| Oxford University a 'school for stupid people', says Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte Posted: 26 Jul 2017 09:06 PM PDT  The Philippines' fiery President Rodrigo Duterte has lashed out at Oxford University as a "school for stupid people" after it published a study claiming he had paid for a cyber army to increase his popularity on social media. The study, "Troops, Trolls and Troublemakers: A Global Inventory of Organised Social Media Manipulation", looked at the strategies used by political parties and candidates in 28 different countries to spread their party messaging and inflate social media engagement numbers. It claims that Duterte's camp paid $200,000 (£150,000) in 2016, the year he was elected, for a social media campaign that used citizens and groups to promote and defend him online. Graduates pose for a photograph outside the Sheldonian Theatre after a graduation ceremony at Oxford University Credit: Reuters Duterte has admitted to paying people to defend him on social media but said this only happened during the campaign season, strongly denying it continued after he was elected. "Now I do not need it. I do not need to defend myself against attacks. I stated my piece during my inauguration and my campaign," he said, according to local news outlet, Rappler. "Oxford University? That's a school for stupid people." Duterte, a former mayor from the southern city of Davao, won the 2016 election with a populist message that targeted drug trafficking. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his State of the Nation Address earlier this week Credit: Barcroft Images His subsequent support of extra-judicial killings of suspected drug dealers and users has since been strongly criticised by human rights groups. The report documents how cyber troops have been used to silence political dissent online and on how trolling can lead to real-life threats and reputational damage. In the Philippines it asserts that "many of the so-called "keyboard trolls" hired to spread propaganda for presidential candidate Duterte during the election continue to spread and amplify messages in support of his policies now he's in power." In quotes | Rodrigo Duterte, President of the Philippines
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| Police: Father killed boy and stabbed mom then took own life Posted: 27 Jul 2017 02:29 PM PDT ![Police: Father killed boy and stabbed mom then took own life]( "Police: Father killed boy and stabbed mom then took own life") LAS VEGAS (AP) — The father of a 4-year-old boy forced his way into his estranged girlfriend's home, where he bound the woman and boy with plastic ties and stabbed them before killing himself, police in Las Vegas said Thursday.
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| New Battery Tech Could Let Electric Cars Charge in Mere Minutes Posted: 26 Jul 2017 09:56 AM PDT  Solid-state batteries are the key.
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| Britain makes pitch for massive Australia warship contract: report Posted: 25 Jul 2017 08:56 PM PDT  Britain's defence secretary Wednesday made a strong push to build Australia's next fleet of warships, saying the frigates he proposes are best placed to hunt "Russian and Chinese submarines" amid regional tensions. Australia earlier this year detailed a massive Aus$89 billion (US$70.4 billion) shipbuilding strategy, including constructing new submarines and frigates, in the nation's largest peacetime naval investment. Defence Secretary Michael Fallon made the pitch to build the nine frigates as part of a Aus$35 billion project ahead of annual Australia-Britain defence and foreign minister talks in Sydney this week.
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| China to speed up bullet trains in September: state media Posted: 26 Jul 2017 08:28 PM PDT  China plans to raise the speed of its bullet trains back up to 350 kph (217 mph), state media reported on Thursday, six years after a deadly high-speed rail crash prompted authorities to slow trains across the country. Trains on China's high-speed rail network are designed to travel up to 350 kph, but Beijing ordered speeds to be cut to between 250-300 kph in 2011 after over 30 people were killed in a train crash in eastern Zhejiang province. The Beijing News said the government planned to implement the increased speeds between Beijing and Shanghai in September, which would cut travel time to 4.5 hours from up to 6 hours currently.
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| The Latest: FBI: Suspect in custody in cruise ship death Posted: 26 Jul 2017 09:29 PM PDT  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Latest on the death of a woman from a domestic dispute aboard a cruise ship (all times local):
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| Don't Mess With the Mooch: Anthony Scaramucci Making Waves After Just 6 Days on the Job Posted: 27 Jul 2017 02:05 PM PDT  The new White House communications director called out Chief of Staff Reince Priebus on live TV.
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| Cars You Can Import Via the Show or Display Law Posted: 26 Jul 2017 09:43 AM PDT |
| Hezbollah and rebels agree ceasefire at Lebanese-Syrian border Posted: 27 Jul 2017 06:48 AM PDT  By Tom Perry BEIRUT (Reuters) - A ceasefire took effect on Thursday in a mountainous area of the Lebanese-Syrian border where Lebanon's Hezbollah says it is on the verge of defeating Nusra Front militants in their last foothold at the frontier. The ceasefire began at 6 a.m. (0300 GMT), halting fighting on all fronts in areas near the Lebanese frontier town of Arsal where Hezbollah launched its assault on Nusra Front jihadists on Friday, a military news service run by Hezbollah reported. A source familiar with negotiations, brokered by a Lebanese internal security agency, said remaining Nusra Front fighters were willing to accept safe passage to Syria's rebel-held Idlib and talks were continuing to agree the route they would take.
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| Japan opposition head quits as PM Abe suffers scandal Posted: 27 Jul 2017 04:34 AM PDT  TOKYO (AP) — The leader of Japan's main opposition party said Thursday she is stepping down, citing her failure to regain voter support despite a series of scandals buffeting the ruling party.
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