| In 1999, Trump wanted to 'negotiate like crazy' to stop North Korea Posted: 09 Aug 2017 07:51 AM PDT  President Trump once told Tim Russert that he would "negotiate like crazy" with North Korea but would ultimately be willing to launch a preemptive strike to stop the country from developing nuclear weapons.
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| Former Google Engineer Fired For Anti-Diversity Memo Stands By His Words Posted: 08 Aug 2017 09:00 PM PDT  James Damore, software engineer, was fired from Google for challenging the company's diversity program and stated that women lag behind in the tech world due to their biology.
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| Details of Manafort Raid Raise New Questions Posted: 09 Aug 2017 11:56 AM PDT  Joyce Vance, former U.S. attorney, talks with Rachel Maddow about what an be inferred from the details and the timing of the FBI raid on the home of former Donald Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort.
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| Man, 77, Arrested For Raping Woman, 20, Who Posted Assault on Snapchat: Cops Posted: 09 Aug 2017 05:43 PM PDT  A 77-year-old man has been arrested on charges he raped a 20-year-old woman, who posted the assault on Snapchat, police said.
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| DC Metro sued after rejecting an advertisement reprinting the First Amendment Posted: 09 Aug 2017 10:23 AM PDT  A leading civil rights group in the United States is suing Washington, DC's public transportation company after the organisation rejected advertisements featuring the First Amendment — the portion of the US Constitution that establishes freedom of speech in America. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed the lawsuit after the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) deemed its ad featuring the text of the First Amendment in three languages to be "controversial". "This case highlights the consequences of the government's attempt to suppress all controversial speech on public transit property," Arthur Spitzer, the legal director for the ACLU in Washington, said in a press release.
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| Engraved prehistoric human bones show ritualistic cannibalism Posted: 09 Aug 2017 11:03 AM PDT  Engravings on a human bone from a prehistoric archaeological site in a cave in southern England shows that human cannibals ate their prey and then performed ritualistic burials with the remains, scientists said on Wednesday. The forearm bone appears to have been disarticulated, filleted, chewed, and then engraved with a zig-zag design before being broken to extract bone marrow, said scientists from Britain's Natural History Museum who conducted the analysis. The finding, published in the journal PLOS ONE, adds to previous studies of bones from the site, called Gough's Cave, thought to be from Britain's Palaeolithic period - the early Stone Age.
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| Trump endorsement puts new spin on fierce Alabama Senate race Posted: 09 Aug 2017 12:53 PM PDT  As voters head to the polls next week, Luther Strange is fighting to be one of the top two vote-getters in the GOP primary and ensure he advances to the runoff.
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| #AintNoCinderella: Woman who sparked viral twitter campaign by Indian women 'vindicated' after two men arrested Posted: 10 Aug 2017 01:37 AM PDT  A young woman at the centre of a high profile stalking case that has gripped India for days has spoken of her surprise at becoming a rallying call for women's rights across the South Asian nation of 1.3 billion. Varnika Kundu, a 29-year-old DJ, told the Telegraph that she felt "vindicated" after two men were arrested and charged on Wednesday with attempting to kidnap her when they chased her car late on Friday night through the northern Indian city of Chandigarh. The arrests followed an impromptu "AintNoCinderella" Twitter campaign of Indian women posting defiant pictures of themselves out after midnight after a senior male politician suggested Ms Kundu was at fault for being "out so late in the night." In a Facebook post that quickly went viral, Ms Kundu described a terrifying ordeal where the perpetrators drove parallel to her car for 25 minutes and then blocked her car before "aggressively" trying to enter her vehicle. Indian woman victim-blamed after being stalked is defended by Twitter users 01:28 She said they enjoyed her distress, and felt lucky that she was "not lying raped and murdered in a ditch somewhere." In an interview, Ms Kundu said her story had struck a chord with many Indian women who had told her of similar experiences. Their support had helped her through attempts to sully her character for driving alone at night. "It's been overwhelming," she said. "I think Indian women are just so sick and tired of being treated like second class citizens, of just being told because you were born different you're not good enough, you can't do the same things that a boy can do." Dear Regressive India, We ain't damsels in distress. We are independent & we don't need you to curb our freedom#AintNoCinderella here! pic.twitter.com/mulliSsKwY— Rekha Navani (@rekha_navani) August 7, 2017 #AintNoCinderella ... it's time to step out ! pic.twitter.com/CAWBJ83guk— Sharmiela Mandre (@sharmilamandre) August 8, 2017 Women's rights, and victim shaming, has been a particularly sensitive issue in India since the horrific gang rape and murder of physiotherapy student Jyoti Singh, 23, in a moving bus in Delhi in 2012. The case shocked India to the core, but the victim was also criticised for going to the cinema in the evening with a male friend. The defence lawyer for her attackers claimed that if his own daughter "allowed herself to lose face and character" that he would "set her alight." Hey it's midnight and I'm "out"!#AintNoCinderellapic.twitter.com/oKFNwtVIz0— Palak Sharma (@Palaksharmanews) August 7, 2017 If I'm out at 12am, it DOES NOT mean I'm to be raped, molested, chased. My dignity is my right 24X7 #AintNoCinderellapic.twitter.com/6SN0I5NbSN— Sharmistha Mukherjee (@Sharmistha_GK) August 7, 2017 In Ms Kundu's case, a senior politician from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, Ramveer Bhatti, appeared to question her morals when speaking to the Times of India. "Why was she allowed to roam around at night? Parents should not allow their children to stay out late … what is the point of roaming around at night?" he said. It's midnight and I can be wherever I want to be, because I #AintNoCinderella - Regressive India, please take note pic.twitter.com/TgycSQP17U— Elixir Nahar (@ElixirNahar) August 7, 2017 I am a free soul! I am a woman of today ! I live with my free will #AintNoCinderellapic.twitter.com/afSmmBdH6t— seema (@seemaadhikari) August 8, 2017 Mr Bhatti later back-tracked on his comments, but not before Ms Kundu dismissed his questions as "none of his business." She said she was grateful through her ordeal to have been given a platform to challenge deep-seated patriarchal attitudes in modern Indian society. "I've said things that all Indian women have always wanted to say. Basic questions like why does the victim have to answer?" she said.
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| Lester Holt Goes Behind the Scene of SNL’s ‘Weekend Update’ Posted: 09 Aug 2017 09:05 AM PDT  Ahead of Thursday's premiere of the summer edition of 'Weekend Update', anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che show NBC Nightly News' Lester Holt where they store their cue cards for each show – including one with Lester's name on it.
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| Teen Babysitters Laugh As They Put Child In Refrigerator Posted: 09 Aug 2017 11:31 PM PDT  The mother of the baby expressed her concern after police showed her the video of the incident posted on social media.
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| Donald Trump's dire warning to North Korea 'is message in language Kim Jong-un will understand', Rex Tillerson says Posted: 09 Aug 2017 05:29 AM PDT  Mr Tillerson sought to downplay the escalating diplomatic crisis, saying Americans "should sleep well at night". "I do not believe that there is any imminent threat" from North Korea, he added. Pyongyang in turn said it was "carefully examining the operational plan for making an enveloping fire at the areas around Guam", an island in the Pacific home to around 6,000 US military personnel.
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| Scores of Teenage Migrants Were 'Deliberately Drowned' by Smugglers off the Coast of Yemen Posted: 10 Aug 2017 01:18 AM PDT  Many did not survive when a human smuggler forced about 120 people into the sea
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| The Latest: Canada sends soldiers to migrant border crossing Posted: 09 Aug 2017 10:48 AM PDT  SAINT-BERNARD-DE-LACOLLE, Quebec (AP) — The Latest on the increasing flow of migrants over the U.S.-Canadian border at a remote spot in northern New York and southern Quebec (all times local):
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| The Milky Way’s Supermassive Black Hole is Proving Einstein Correct Posted: 09 Aug 2017 05:19 AM PDT  As if he needs it.
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| The Great American Eclipse - when is it, where is it , and how to watch it Posted: 08 Aug 2017 05:46 PM PDT  On Monday, August 21 the sun, moon and Earth will line up in an act of cosmic serendipity that will turn day across the 2,680-mile width of the United States. It will be the first time that has happened in nearly a century, and never will a total solar eclipse be so heavily viewed and studied. From Oregon in the west, to South Carolina in the east, there will be festivals and flamboyant eclipse viewing parties. And of course, traffic gridlock, an social media explosion, and general chaos As one astronomer put it: "This will be the most photographed, most shared, most tweeted event in human history." How unusual an event is this? Full solar eclipses, when the moon positions itself smack between the sun and the Earth, happen every few years but often in remote areas or over the ocean. This will be the first total solar eclipse in 99 years to cross the US coast-to-coast, and the first to pass through any part of the lower 48 states in 38 years. An illustration from Nasa Credit: AFP Where is it happening? The path of totality - where the light of the sun is completely blocked out by the moon - is 70 miles wide and stretches from Lincoln City, Oregon, to Charleston, South Carolina, passing through 14 states and 21 National Parks The total eclipse will last about 90 minutes as the lunar shadow sweeps across America at more than 1,500 mph beginning about 10.15 am west coast time. On the east coast it will end at 2.49 pm east coast time. Eclipse Fests, StarFests, SolarFests, SolFests, Darkening of the SunFests, MoonshadowFests, EclipseCons, Eclipse Encounters and Star Parties are planned along the path of totality. Vineyards, breweries, museums, parks, universities, stadiums, just about everybody is getting into the act. Schoolchildren wearing protective glasses Credit: Reuters What if you're not in the US? Don't worry, Nasa will be broadcasting the whole thing on the internet and TV. Astronauts aboard the International Space Station will beam back pictures, as will ships and planes and high altitude balloons. "This is a really amazing chance to just open the public's eyes to wonder," said physicist Angela Des Jardins, who is in charge of Nasa' eclipse video ballooning project. Eclipses mean chaos Will there be chaos? Undoubtedly. An estimated 200 million people live within a day's drive of the path of totality and huge crowds are expected. The lightly populated state of Oregon is expecting up to one million eclipse chasers and is treating the event as an emergency. Police everywhere are asking people to be patient. Even stuck in a traffic jam the sight should be wonderful. An eclipse in Beijing in 2010 Credit: Getty Rain means pain... Above all, eclipse viewing is dependent on clear skies, and the best advice is to find somewhere high and dry. Experienced eclipse watchers say the best bet is to avoid both coasts, where rain is more likely. States like Wyoming and Idaho could fare better. Ideally, the best option is to be somewhere remote with access to a fast car and clear roads in case a cloud settles overhead. The Astronomical League for amateur astronomers, who know a thing or two, are heading for Casper, Wyoming. Majestic solar eclipse lights up Southern Hemisphere 00:31 How long will totality last? It varies in different places, Darkness will last just under two minutes in Oregon, gradually expanding to a maximum two minutes and 44 seconds in the Shawnee National Forest in southern Illinois, and into Kentucky, then dwindling to two-and-a-half minutes in South Carolina. Will there also be a partial eclipse? The partial eclipse will extend up through Canada and down through Central America and the top of South America. Minneapolis will see 86 per cent of the sun covered, Miami 82 per cent, Montreal 66 per cent, and Mexico City sees 38 per cent. NASA satellite witnesses a rare double eclipse 00:36 Are protective eclipse glasses necessary? Absolutely. The only time you can look at the eclipse is during totality. Experts say at any point when the eclipse is partial, even if only a sliver of the sun is visible, it would burn the back of your eyes to look at it. "Unfortunately, I think it is probably true that during every solar eclipse, there's bound to be somebody who does get hurt," said Ralph Chou, an optometry professor and leading authority on eye damage from eclipse viewing. Timelapse Shows Total Solar Eclipse Over Indonesia 02:03 How about watching from a plane South West Airlines has worked out that the eclipse will be visible from a handful of its scheduled flights, taking off from dEnver, Seattle and Portland. They'll be serving "cosmic cocktails" to the lucky passengers. Is there a Trump link to the eclipse? The Boston Globe newspaper made a valiant attempt to link the eclipse to Donald Trump, noting that 92 per cent of the 240 counties in the path of totality voted for the president in last year's election. However, the internet appeared to decide that this was a Trump link too far. Leave it to the Globe to make a solar eclipse political. (BTW Globe, the sun and moon don't care who's president!)— Gary Black (@GaryBlackal) August 4, 2017 ignoring politics for a sec and focusing only on eclipse mechanics.....isn't it trump supporters who get the shadehttps://t.co/uEbdxs1RbV— Sarah Holder (@ptsarahdactyl) August 6, 2017 What do the experts say about eclipses? Nasa guru Bill Cooke says: "It is the most weird, creepy, awe-inspiring astronomical event you will experience." Rick Fienberg, spokesman for the American Astronomical Society: "Going through life without ever experiencing totality is like going through life without ever falling in love." When's the next one in the US? April 8, 2024. It might be even better with four minutes totality.
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| Saudia Airlines trends on Twitter after issuing strict dress code policy Posted: 10 Aug 2017 03:53 AM PDT  Netizens were quick to pick up on a strict dress code advisory issued on Saudi Arabia's national carrier website, warning that passengers who violate their rules of conduct could be barred from flying. Fliers are asked to refrain from wearing anything that could cause discomfort or offense to other passengers. Saudi Arabia imposes a strictly-enforced dress code throughout the country: Women are expected to wear conservative, loose-fitting clothes as well as a full-length cloak called the abaya and cover their heads with a headscarf.
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| Father Defends Wife Accused of Dragging Daughter's Body into Woods Posted: 10 Aug 2017 11:18 AM PDT  He says the woman seen dragging his daughter's lifeless body into a wooded area is not the woman he married.
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| Sea Princess Cruise Ship Goes Into 'Ghost Mode' To Avoid Pirates Posted: 10 Aug 2017 12:01 AM PDT  A luxury cruise ship on a world tour imposed a 10-day blackout on guests while it faced the threat of a pirate attack. One of the passengers said "she was a ghost ship," referring to the dusk-till-dawn shutdown.
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| Suspended Fox News Host Files $50 Million Defamation Lawsuit Against Reporter Posted: 10 Aug 2017 04:34 AM PDT  The cable news host said his reputation was damaged
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| AP Explains: 70 years of India-Pakistan tensions unresolved Posted: 10 Aug 2017 01:23 AM PDT  NEW DELHI (AP) — When the British ended two centuries of colonial rule on the Indian subcontinent in August 1947, they left a jigsaw legacy — the vast country of India flanked on either side by a newly created Pakistan split in two parts. Excitement over independence was quickly overshadowed by some of the worst bloodletting the world has ever seen, leaving up to 1 million people dead as gangs of Hindus and Muslims slaughtered each other.
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| U.S. judge deals blow to Texas 'sanctuary' city law Posted: 10 Aug 2017 11:21 AM PDT  By Jon Herskovitz AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A U.S. district judge in Austin has rejected an effort by Texas to have a law that would punish so-called sanctuary cities be declared constitutional ahead of the measure taking effect next month. The Republican-backed law is the first of its kind since Republican Donald Trump became president in January, promising a crackdown on illegal immigrants and localities that protect them. Texas is the U.S. state with the longest border with Mexico.
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| Iran arrests six for dancing Zumba Posted: 10 Aug 2017 06:01 AM PDT  Iran has arrested six people for teaching Zumba classes to children, accusing them of trying to "change lifestyles" in the Islamic Republic. The group of four men and two women were charged over their dancing and for not adhering to the country's strict hijab dress code. "The members of a network teaching and filming Western dances have been identified and arrested," said Hamid Damghani, an official with the Revolutionary Guards. He said the Latin American fitness classes had been mixed and videos of their practices were published on social media. "They were arrested by the Guards' intelligence forces while teaching and creating video clips... as they sought to change lifestyles and promote a lack of hijab," Mr Damghani said. Iranian chess players Mitra Hejazipour (L) and Sara Khademalsharieh play at the Chess Federation in the capital Tehran on October 10, 2016. Credit: AFP They were charged with dancing and failing to wear proper hijab - Islamic regulations that require women to wear headscarves and ban revealing clothing in public. Dancing is banned in Iran for women in front of men outside their immediate families, but in recent years Zumba and other dances have been banned even in women-only gyms, even if the rules are widely flouted. In June this year, the country's sporting federation said the exercise included "rhythmic motions and dance and are unlawful in any shape and title". "The promotion and teaching of dancing in the name of sport in women's gyms is a serious issue," Mr Damghani added. One gym manager told the Iranian daily newspaper Aftab-e Yazd that he would continue to teach Zumba but call it something else. "We need to have these classes. We have been teaching Zumba for 12-13 years and if they ban it, we will continue our class under a different name," he said. In 2014, seven young Iranians were arrested for dancing to Pharrell Williams's hit "Happy" in a home-made video that went viral on the internet. They were given suspended jail and lashing sentences.
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| Inside the North Korean military: A look at the rogue nation's armed services Posted: 10 Aug 2017 06:00 AM PDT ![Inside the North Korean military: A look at the rogue nation's armed services]( "Inside the North Korean military: A look at the rogue nation's armed services") Though otherwise poor, North Korea makes a big investment in its armed forces. Here are some of the ways the country flexes its military muscles.
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| Walmart Removes Controversial Display That Marketed Guns as 'Back-To-School' Items Posted: 09 Aug 2017 11:44 PM PDT  The gun display sign read, "Own the school year like a hero," a tagline used for Walmart's "Back To School" items.
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| Man accused of killing girlfriend's baby goes on to marry her and have another child Posted: 09 Aug 2017 03:02 AM PDT  A man accused of abusing his girlfriend's disabled baby so severely the 19-month old died from her injuries went on to marry her and have another child, according to reports. Jake Don Jensen, 29, faces charges of child abuse and child abuse homicide after the baby, named in court documents only as SM, died. Reports said Mr Jensen married his girlfriend, Stephanie Mahaffey, and had a child after the youngster's death.
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| The U.S. Oil Industry Is Pushing Back on Sanctions Against Venezuela Posted: 09 Aug 2017 07:26 PM PDT  It's the third-largest supplier of petroleum to the U.S.
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| 2018 Ford F-150 boasts best-in-class towing rating, improved fuel economy Posted: 10 Aug 2017 08:45 AM PDT  The Ford F-Series has been the best-selling vehicle line in the United States for decades, and Ford isn't ready to give that crown up anytime soon. Instead, it has doubled down on technology to boast best-in-class towing and payload ratings, and fuel-economy figures for the 2018 Ford F-150. The towing accolade arrives with the 2018 F-150 powered by the 3.5-liter Ecoboost V-6 engine, now paired to a 10-speed automatic transmission.
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| Trump thanks Russia's Putin for slashing U.S. diplomatic staff Posted: 10 Aug 2017 04:34 PM PDT  By Warren Strobel and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin for ordering the United States to slash its diplomatic staff in Russia, remarks likely to rekindle criticism of Trump's kid-gloves handling of Putin. Breaking nearly two weeks of silence on Putin's July 30 order cutting U.S. embassy and consulate staff by nearly two thirds, Trump said: "I'm very thankful that he let go of a large number of people because now we have a smaller payroll." Trump said "there's no real reason for them to go back" and "we're going to save a lot of money," in response to Putin's Cold War-style move, differing from the reactions of other presidents in similar circumstances in the past.
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| Judge: Parents owe $292,000 for suit in son's gym mat death Posted: 09 Aug 2017 11:31 AM PDT ![Judge: Parents owe $292,000 for suit in son's gym mat death]( "Judge: Parents owe $292,000 for suit in son's gym mat death") SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The parents of a Georgia teenager found dead inside a rolled-up gym mat and their attorney must pay more than $292,000 in legal fees to dozens of people they accused of foul play in a lawsuit that was later dropped, a judge ruled.
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| How far can North Korean missiles travel? Everything you need to know Posted: 09 Aug 2017 11:35 PM PDT  North Korea's missile arsenal is under the control of the Strategic Rocket Forces, based South Pyongan province, outside Pyongyang. A branch of the Korean People's Army, it operates six primary fixed launch sites but also has mobile tractor-erector-launcher units that are able to travel around the country and launch missiles, making them more difficult to track. The North's early missiles were copies of Russian Scud-class weapons but the regime has invested heavily in developing advanced new missiles in recent years. In total, North Korea is believed to have around 1,000 ballistic missiles, although the majority are shorter-range weapons - with ranges of between 30 miles and 300 miles - aimed at targets in South Korea. North Korean missile ranges In the last two years, however, the North Korean military has stepped up its test launches of a number of new missile variants, demonstrating with the most recent launches that they can travel more than 7,400 miles. That range is sufficient to put London - which is 5,380 miles from North Korea - within range, with Moscow, Delhi and Sydney also viable targets. North Korea's most advanced rockets are now also believed to be able to reach virtually all of the continental United States, with only the Florida peninsula presently beyond their range. North Korea's nuclear threat 01:34 North Korea successfully tested a liquid-propelled Hwasong-10, with a range of around 2,500 miles, in June 2016. Analysts say the weapon may be able to carry a nuclear warhead of as much as 2,700 lbs. In February, a 1,800-mile capable Pukguksong-2 missile was successfully launched, while the Hwasong-14 that was successfully launched on a lofted trajectory in early July is estimated to have an effective range of 6,210 miles. The Hwasong-13 intercontinental ballistic missile that was last tested in October 2016 is understood to have a range of 7,450 miles and is capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. North Korea claim 'missile can reach all of U.S.' 01:05 As well as nuclear warheads, North Korea is understood to have large stockpiles of chemical weapons, such as sarin, VX gas and tabun, which could theoretically be weaponised and attached to ballistic missiles. North Korea's nuclear history: key moments North Korea and Donald Trump: Timeline of tensions North Korea & Donald Trump: Timeline of tensions 02:27
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| Shark Bites 10-Year-Old On South Carolina Beach Posted: 10 Aug 2017 07:09 AM PDT  The young boy said he initially thought he'd stepped on a crab.
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| Hillary Clinton Benghazi email review ordered nine months after she lost the presidential race to Donald Trump Posted: 10 Aug 2017 09:35 AM PDT  A federal judge has ordered a new search of Hillary Clinton's Benghazi emails, nine months after the Democrat lost the 2016 election. US District Court Judge Amit Mehta ruled that the State Department hasn't done enough to track down emails Ms Clinton may have sent out related to the 2012 Benghazi attack that left four Americans dead. The new directive asks for a review of emails received or sent to Ms Clinton's by aides using State Department servers.
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| 2017 Dodge Challenger T/A 392 Automatic Posted: 09 Aug 2017 03:19 PM PDT  Not so racy, but unabashedly cool.
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| Militants trapped in Raqqa center but Syrian Kurd commander sees long battle Posted: 10 Aug 2017 09:40 AM PDT  By John Davison RAQQA, Syria (Reuters) - U.S.-backed forces now have Islamic State fighters surrounded in central Raqqa, a Syrian Kurdish commander said, but he predicted that driving the militants out could take up to four months. "We've cleared about half of Old Raqqa ... and we're advancing on all axes," said Haval Gabar, the 25-year-old commander from the Kurdish YPG militia who is directing the assault on the Old City front in Islamic State's Syrian stronghold. Units of the Syrian Democratic Forces, an alliance dominated by the YPG, fully linked up in Raqqa's southern districts on Tuesday, encircling the militants in the city center which includes the Old City, "The day before yesterday there was still a small gap," Gabar said on Wednesday.
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| Paul Manafort's Home Was Raided by FBI Agents. Here's What That Could Mean Posted: 09 Aug 2017 12:33 PM PDT  Investigators for special counsel Robert Mueller carried out an early-morning search on the home of Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort.
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| Opposition protesters clash with riot police in Kenya Posted: 10 Aug 2017 09:10 AM PDT ![Opposition protesters clash with riot police in Kenya]( "Opposition protesters clash with riot police in Kenya") International observers on Thursday praised the handling of Kenya's presidential election despite opposition complaints and protests in one Nairobi neighborhood where police fired live rounds and tear gas.
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| Facts, Photos On 72nd Anniversary Of Nagasaki Atomic Bombing Posted: 09 Aug 2017 05:23 AM PDT  Aug. 9 marks the anniversary of the atomic bombing of the Japanese city of Nagasaki by the U.S. during World War II.
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