| Popular Bulgarian Journalist Victoria Marinova Raped And Beaten To Death Posted: 08 Oct 2018 04:07 AM PDT  A popular Bulgarian journalist who had reported on an investigation into alleged corruption involving European Union funds was raped and beaten to death, authorities said.
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| Mitch McConnell Refuses To Say He Wouldn't Confirm A Supreme Court Nominee In 2020 Posted: 07 Oct 2018 10:54 AM PDT  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has been peddling a new story
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| Trump's future-be-damned climate change policy Posted: 08 Oct 2018 02:00 AM PDT  Yahoo's Jerry Adler examines the Trump administration's so-what climate change policy.
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| Christine Blasey Ford Can’t Return Home Due To ‘Unending’ Threats, Lawyers Say Posted: 07 Oct 2018 09:12 PM PDT  Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who publicly accused now-Supreme Court
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| Palestinian kills two Israelis in West Bank shooting: army Posted: 07 Oct 2018 11:03 AM PDT  A Palestinian shot dead two Israelis and wounded another at a West Bank settlement's industrial zone on Sunday, sparking a manhunt for the suspect who worked at the site, the army said. Since the attack was allegedly carried out by a Palestinian employed at the Barkan industrial zone in the occupied West Bank, questions were raised over whether he knew the victims and over the motivation behind the shooting. Israeli army spokesman Jonathan Conricus called it a "terrorist attack" but added that other unspecified factors were involved.
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| President Trump speaks at International Police Chiefs Association Posted: 08 Oct 2018 01:33 PM PDT  The President slams Senate democrats for Kavanaugh opposition.
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| Vatican defends pope against 'blasphemous' cover-up claims Posted: 07 Oct 2018 09:39 AM PDT  VATICAN CITY (AP) — A top Vatican cardinal issued a scathing rebuke Sunday of the ambassador who accused Pope Francis of covering up the sexual misconduct of a prominent American cardinal, saying his claims were a "blasphemous" political hit job.
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| Thousands Of Marriott Workers Strike In 7 Cities Posted: 08 Oct 2018 11:38 AM PDT  Nearly 3,000 Marriott employees went on strike in Hawaii on Monday, adding to
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| Exclusive: Turkish police believe Saudi journalist Khashoggi was killed in consulate - sources Posted: 06 Oct 2018 08:17 PM PDT ![Exclusive: Turkish police believe Saudi journalist Khashoggi was killed in consulate - sources]( "Exclusive: Turkish police believe Saudi journalist Khashoggi was killed in consulate - sources") "The initial assessment of the Turkish police is that Mr Khashoggi has been killed at the consulate of Saudi Arabia in Istanbul. The Turkish sources did not say how they believed the killing was carried out. A Saudi source at the consulate denied that Khashoggi had been killed at the mission and said in a statement that the accusations were baseless.
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| Missing Interpol chief 'submits resignation' after China admits to holding him for questioning Posted: 07 Oct 2018 11:14 AM PDT  The Interpol chief who went missing last week has resigned his post after it emerged he is being questioned by Chinese authorities, the international police agency said. The announcement came shortly after China confirmed it is holding Meng Hongwei, who has been missing for days, and his wife revealed he sent her an image of a knife before he disappeared as a sign that he was in danger. "Today, Sunday 7 October, (at) the Interpol General Secretariat in Lyon, France received the resignation of Mr Meng Hongwei as President of Interpol with immediate effect," Interpol said in a statement late on Sunday. It did not give a reason for the resignation. The agency said South Korean national Kim Jong Yang would becomes its acting president, while it would appoint a new president at a November 18-21 meeting of the organisation in Dubai. Earlier, China's new anti-corruption body said authorities were investigating Mr Meng, who is also a vice minister of public security in China, for suspected violations of the law. The National Supervision Commission, which is also the ruling Communist party's watchdog for political disloyalty, did not specify what the alleged violations were. Meng Hongwei's wife Grace gave a press conference with her back to cameras, saying she feared for her safety Credit: JEFF PACHOUD/AFP Its statement was the first from China since Mr Meng's disappearance was reported on Friday in France, where Interpol is based in the city of Lyon and where Mr Meng was living with his wife and children. French prosecutors opened an investigation last week after his wife Grace went to local police to report him missing, saying she had not heard from him since he left for China in late September. Mrs Meng, who has been placed under police protection after receiving threats, held a press conference in Lyon on Sunday and told reporters said she had not heard from her 64-year-old husband husband since September 25. She said he sent her the knife image that day, four minutes after he sent a message that said: "Wait for my call." But the call never came and she said she does not know what happened to her husband, who in recent months appears to have fallen out of favour with the ruling party in Beijing. The last message sent by missing Interpol President, Meng Hongwei, to his wife, Grace Meng Credit: AP Mrs Meng urged national governments to intervene, saying she feared that her husband's life was in danger. She kept her back turned to the reporters at the press conference, and refused to be photographed out of fear for her safety. "I have gone from sorrow and fear to the pursuit of truth, justice, and responsibility toward history," she said. "For the husband whom I deeply love, for my young children, for the people of my motherland, for all the wives and children's husbands and fathers to no longer disappear," she said. It was about an hour later that China's National Supervision Commission issued its statement confirming Mr Meng had been detained. His wife first learned about the party statement from The Associated Press; she said she was struggling to believe what it said. "This is political ruin and fall!" she wrote in a text message to the AP. "I can't believe because the rule of law (in) China is his lifelong pursuit." Several high ranking Chinese officials, wealthy businessmen and celebrities have disappeared without explanation since Xi Jinping, the Chinese president, launched a sweeping anti-corruption campaign after coming to power in 2012. About 1.5 million government officials have been punished for wrongdoing in the crackdown, which critics say is an excuse for President Xi to target political enemies and punish disloyalty. Mr Meng was elected to a four year term as president of Interpol in 2016. He is the first Chinese national to hold the post and had been one of Beijing's top law enforcement officials, overseeing the country's coastguard and counter-terrorism efforts, as well as international police cooperation.
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| Ex-Paratrooper on Brink of Brazil's Presidency Posted: 08 Oct 2018 02:52 AM PDT  Jair Bolsonaro took 46.2 percent of valid ballots, falling just short of the majority needed to avoid a runoff, and will face the leftist Workers' Party candidate Fernando Haddad, who won 29.1 percent, in a second round on Oct. 28. With such a wide margin of victory, the presidential race is now his to lose. In every election since Brazil's return to democracy from military rule over three decades ago, the winner of the first ballot went on to capture the presidency in the runoff.
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| The Fraudulence Of Susan Collins Posted: 07 Oct 2018 02:25 PM PDT  People who expected Sen. Susan Collins, allegedly one of two remaining
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| 'The Walking Dead' Season 9 Premiere Addresses One Of Its Oldest Plot Holes Posted: 07 Oct 2018 07:30 PM PDT  As the countdown to the final days of Rick Grimes begins, "The Walking Dead"
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| Trouble for Hubble: gyro fails on space telescope Posted: 08 Oct 2018 02:07 PM PDT  The Hubble space telescope, which has been in orbit since 1990, has temporarily suspended operations because of a gyroscope failure, the US space agency said Monday. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) said Hubble went into "safe mode" on Friday. "Hubble entered safe mode after one of the three gyroscopes actively being used to point and steady the telescope failed," NASA said in a statement.
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| Pope meets top US cardinal in shadow of abuse scandal Posted: 08 Oct 2018 06:01 AM PDT  Pope Francis met the president of the US bishops' conference Monday as his supporters closed ranks over the pontiff's handling of allegations of sexual misconduct by a US cardinal. Francis held talks with Cardinal Daniel DiNardo and other senior members of the bishops' conference just 48 hours after ordering an investigation into Vatican archives concerning former archbishop of Washington Theodore McCarrick, who resigned in July. DiNardo on Sunday "welcomed" the "additional steps Pope Francis is taking to ensure the faithful are protected from the evil of sexual assault".
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| Big promises for a thriving urban core in Detroit vanish in a swath of parking lots Posted: 08 Oct 2018 03:00 AM PDT  Downtown Detroit is seen in 2013. Along the streets leading to Detroit's recently minted Little Caesars Arena, colorful banners hang from temporary fencing, informing visitors they have arrived in the District Detroit. The neighborhood holds "a dynamic mix of shopping and dining" with "places to live in the heart of the action", the signage reads.
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| Netanyahu says will meet Putin soon on Syria security coordination Posted: 07 Oct 2018 02:18 AM PDT  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin soon to discuss security coordination over Syria, amid friction with Moscow over Israel's air operations. Netanyahu made the announcement at a cabinet meeting, without citing a specific date for the talks with Putin. Russia said on Tuesday it had upgraded Syria's air defences with the S-300 missile system, after accusing Israel of indirect responsibility for the downing of a Russian spy plane by Syrian forces as they fired on attacking Israeli jets last month.
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| Correction: Chicago Police-Laquan McDonald-BLM story Posted: 08 Oct 2018 02:44 PM PDT  In a story Oct. 6 about the conviction of a white Chicago police officer in the death of black teenager Laquan McDonald, The Associated Press erroneously reported that another black teen, Michael Brown, was killed by a white officer in Missouri in August 2013. Brown was killed by the officer in August 2014.
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| Human Tower Competition in Catalonia Posted: 08 Oct 2018 06:22 AM PDT ![Human Tower Competition in Catalonia]( "Human Tower Competition in Catalonia") The tradition of building human towers or "castells" dates back to the 18th century and takes place during festivals in Catalonia, where "colles" or teams compete to build the tallest and most complicated towers. "Castells" were declared by UNESCO one of the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. (AP)
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| New UN Climate Report Dims Hope For Averting Catastrophic Global Warming Posted: 07 Oct 2018 06:00 PM PDT  The world is rapidly running out of time to scale back greenhouse gas
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| 'This Is Not a Time to Shut Up.' Sen. Cory Booker Makes His Presidential Prospect Debut at Iowa Democratic Party Fundraiser Posted: 07 Oct 2018 06:35 AM PDT  Booker is the party's biggest name to make a foray into the caucus state
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| 20 people killed in limousine crash in New York Posted: 07 Oct 2018 10:55 AM PDT  The accident, which involved two vehicles, occurred in Schoharie, which is about 40 miles away from Albany, police said.
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| 5,000 People Remain Missing, Are Feared Dead, After Devastating Indonesia Quake Posted: 08 Oct 2018 02:29 AM PDT  Thousands of people are still missing, and feared dead, in Indonesia following
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| Jamal Khashoggi: editorialist and critic of 'extremist' Saudi Posted: 07 Oct 2018 03:32 AM PDT  Jamal Khashoggi, the prominent Saudi journalist missing since he entered his country's consulate in Istanbul on October 2, has been an outspoken critic of the ultra-conservative kingdom's government. Turkish police believe that the Washington Post contributor, who went into self-imposed exile in the United States in 2017 after falling out with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was murdered inside the consulate, according to an unnamed Turkish government official, a claim strongly denied by Riyadh. Prince Mohammed has invited police to inspect the consulate, stressing his country had "nothing to hide".
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| SpaceX Rocket Launch (Not Aliens) Lights Up The Night Sky Above California Posted: 07 Oct 2018 09:40 PM PDT  The sky above California lit up on Sunday when Elon Musk's SpaceX successfully
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| China demands US stop 'groundless' attacks as trade war tensions surface during Pompeo's Beijing visit Posted: 08 Oct 2018 05:14 AM PDT  China's foreign minister demanded the US stopped "groundless criticism" of his country's policies as American secretary of state Mike Pompeo's visit to Beijing got off to a frosty start. While the pair also exchanged typical diplomatic pleasantries and emphasised the need for cooperation, Mr Wang's airing of grievances underscored the two countries' worsening relations. The foreign minister said: "Recently, as the US side has been constantly escalating trade friction toward China, it has also adopted a series of actions on the Taiwan issue that harm China's rights, and has made groundless criticism of China's domestic and foreign policies.
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| Facebook's security is so bad it's surprising Zuckerberg hasn't deleted his account Posted: 08 Oct 2018 03:00 AM PDT  Facebook missed serious holes in their security system. Less than a year after the Cambridge Analytica scandal launched a privacy reckoning, Facebook is back in the news over yet another data breach, this one a security breach affecting almost 50 million accounts, leaving many wondering, again, how safe their personal info really is. The blunder – in which a security flaw in the code for the "View As" feature was exploited by hackers to steal access tokens, allowing them to log in to people's accounts without a password – is wholly Facebook's fault.
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| Who is making Princess Eugenie's wedding cake, and how can you make your own? Posted: 08 Oct 2018 04:22 AM PDT  Following the lead of her cousin, the Duke of Sussex, Princess Eugenie and her fiancé Jack Brooksbank will be eschewing a classic iced fruit cake in favour of something a little more up-to-date for their forthcoming nuptials. The Queen's granddaughter will be serving guests a red velvet and chocolate cake which Kensington Palace are describing as "a traditional cake, with a modern feel." In May this year, Prince Harry and the then Ms Markle opted for a lemon and elderflower cake, joining many couples who have preferred fresh fruit and flowers over dried vine fruits and crisp white icing for their wedding cake. Who is making Princess Eugenie's wedding cake? Professional cake designer Sophie Cabot will be handling the creation of the bespoke cake, which she has described as "special and unique". Cabot, a former costume designer who founded her cake business in London in 2014, has been interested in baking since she was a young girl, inspired by her mother's and grandmother's kitchens. She first came to the attention of the royal family when Eugenie's father, the Duke of York, commissioned her to craft decorated biscuits for a series of events during his Pitch@Palace programme. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sophie Cabot cake designer �� (@sophiecabot) on Jul 12, 2017 at 3:23am PDT Cabot produces everything from wedding cakes to bespoke biscuits and cupcakes, but her specialism in sugar-crafted flowers and hand-painted finishes should come in handy for this particular commission, since the cake is said to be an autumn-inspired epic. In its announcement, Kensington Palace said it will incorporate "the rich colours of autumn in its design and will be covered with detailed sugar work including ivy." So far, no images of the cake have been revealed though Cabot did share an image of her crafting a cake in an announcement post on Instagram, and said in a statement, "I am incredibly excited to be given this wonderful opportunity to create such a special and unique cake. It has been lovely working with Princess Eugenie and Jack and I really hope they enjoy the cake on the day." Those hoping to have their own wedding cake designed by Cabot are looking at costs of £180 for a single decorated tier, with additional tiers being priced accordingly. Should they emulate a five-tier creation (like the one Eugenie's parents, the Duke of York and Sarah Ferguson enjoyed, albeit in traditional fruit cake), it may cost around £900. What is red velvet cake? Red velvet cake uses vinegar and buttermilk to keep the sponge moist and fluffy. The reaction between the two tends to bring out a red pigment in the cocoa powder, giving the cake its signature red or mahogany hue. These days, many bakers augment that colour with red food-colouring or occasionally beetroot. This particular style of cake has been around since the days of Queen Victoria, when it was served as an extraordinarily extravagant and luxurious dessert. Some claim that devil's food cake (which uses chocolate for flavouring) was the progenitor of red velvet cake, which stars cocoa. Princess Eugenie's wedding version will comprise of red velvet layers with a chocolate ganache (Britain's 19th favourite cake, according to a recent survey), instead of a more usual lighter-coloured filling such as cream cheese frosting. Red velvet cake has experienced a huge resurgence in popularity over the last few years, thanks in part to the Hummingbird Bakery's famously vast selection of red velvet desserts. Red velvet cake recipe Credit: Stacie Bakes: Classic Cakes and Bakes for the Thoroughly Modern Cook When making red velvet cake, it's really important to use the right red food colouring: either Sugarflair Red Extra paste or Dr Oetker Natural Red. Don't get the standard red colouring, as the cake will turn brown when you bake it. MAKES one 20cm round cake INGREDIENTS 175g unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus extra for greasing 450g caster sugar 3 eggs, at room temperature 3 tbsp cocoa powder 38ml bottle Dr Oetker Natural Red or 1 heaped tsp Sugarflair Red Extra food colouring 1 tsp vanilla extract 500g plain flour 1 tsp salt 340ml buttermilk 1½ tsp bicarbonate of soda 1½ tsp cider vinegar For the cream cheese frosting 125g unsalted butter, at room temperature 175g full-fat soft cheese 500g icing sugar METHOD Preheat the oven to 180C/gas mark 4. Grease two 20cm diameter cake tins and line with baking parchment. Beat the butter for a minute or so, until light and fluffy. Add the sugar and beat until incorporated. Scrape down the bowl to ensure all the ingredients are combined. Beat in the eggs, one at a time. Beat in the cocoa, food colouring and vanilla extract. Sift the flour and salt into a bowl, then add to the butter mixture in three stages, alternating with the buttermilk and scraping down after each addition. Put the bicarbonate of soda and cider vinegar in a small bowl and whisk until it bubbles up. Add this to the cake batter and give it one last quick beat. The addition of the vinegar and bicarbonate will make the colour of the cake develop and stay red when cooked. Spoon the mixture into the tins and level the top of the batter. Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour. After 30 minutes, cover the top of the cake with foil to prevent it from browning too much. Test the cake after 45 minutes; when it is cooked, a knife or skewer inserted in the centre will come out clean. Remove the foil and leave to cool on a wire rack for around 30 minutes. Remove from the tin and leave until completely cool before decorating. To make the frosting, beat the butter until softened, then add the soft cheese and beat for a few seconds to combine. Scrape down the bowl to make sure everything is mixed, then add the icing sugar and beat again. The longer you beat, the creamier the icing will be. Set aside at room temperature until you're ready to use it. If it's a warm day, put it in the fridge but take it out 10 minutes before you want to use it. To decorate the cakes, you first need to level them. Use a bread knife to slice a small section off the top and make it as flat as possible. (Keep the sliced-off section to decorate the cake.) 8. Next you have to cut each cake in half horizontally; again, use a bread knife. Now you have four layers of cake. Put the bottom layer of cake on your cake plate. Spread with the icing, making sure it's not too thick; about 1cm is perfect. Repeat with all the layers. Next, cover the outside of the cake with icing; I use a palette knife or a butter knife. Finally, crumble the reserved sliced-off sections of cake, and scatter the crumbs all over the top of it. The cake will keep in an airtight container for around four days, but it's far too beautiful to hide or keep! Recipe from Stacie Bakes: Classic Cakes and Bakes for the Thoroughly Modern Cook, by Stacie Stewart (Pavilion, £18.99)
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| 6 Minnesota Children Diagnosed With Rare 'Polio-Like' Illness Posted: 08 Oct 2018 07:52 AM PDT  Symptoms to watch out for include sudden muscle weakness, drooping facial features, neck stiffness and difficulty swallowing or speaking.
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| Trump Lambasts Democrats As 'Angry Left-Wing Mob,' 'Party Of Crime' At Kansas Rally Posted: 07 Oct 2018 07:23 AM PDT  Hours after the Senate confirmed embattled Supreme Court nominee Brett
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| The U.N.'s Climate Report Exposes How Badly Wrong Leaders Like Trump Have Got Climate Change Posted: 08 Oct 2018 04:12 AM PDT  "President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Agreement was politically short-sighted, and scientifically wrong"
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| Indonesian officials fear 5,000 missing as Christians pray Posted: 07 Oct 2018 09:00 AM PDT  PALU, Indonesia (AP) — Christians dressed in their tidiest clothes flocked to Sunday sermons in the earthquake and tsunami damaged Indonesian city of Palu, seeking answers as the death toll from the twin disasters breached 1,700 and officials said they feared more than 5,000 others could be missing.
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| Syria rebels say to remove heavy weapons from buffer zone within days Posted: 07 Oct 2018 03:47 PM PDT  El-Eis (Syria) (AFP) - Turkish-backed rebels said Sunday they expected to finish withdrawing heavy weapons from a planned buffer zone in northwestern Syria within days under a deal to stave off a regime attack. Regime ally Russia and rebel backer Turkey reached the agreement on September 17 for the northwestern region of Idlib on the Turkish border to avert what many warned would be one of the worst humanitarian disasters of Syria's seven-year conflict. Idlib "and other Syrian territory still under terrorist control will return to the Syrian state," he reportedly said at a meeting of the central committee of his Baath party, employing the regime's usual term for both rebels and jihadists.
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| 'A Star Is Born,' 'Venom' both shine at the box office Posted: 08 Oct 2018 08:19 AM PDT  Overseas, "Venom" earned an estimated $125.2 million, for a record October worldwide opening topping $205 million.
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| Interpol's former Chinese chief accused of bribery Posted: 08 Oct 2018 02:26 AM PDT  The former Chinese head of Interpol, who went missing last month, was accused of accepting bribes on Monday, becoming the latest top official to fall in President Xi Jinping's anti-corruption dragnet. After days of concealing the fate of Meng Hongwei -- who is also China's vice minister for public security -- from the international community, the public security ministry said Monday he had accepted bribes but provided no further details on the allegations or the conditions and location of Meng's apparent detention. French officials disclosed on Friday that Meng had been reported missing after leaving France for China, while his wife voiced concern for his life on Sunday some two weeks after he texted her an ominous knife emoji.
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| Meghan McCain Returns to 'The View' for the First Time Since Father John McCain's Death Posted: 08 Oct 2018 10:05 AM PDT  She said she was overwhelmed by the show of support she received.
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| 17 Indoor Swimming Pools with Incredible Designs Posted: 08 Oct 2018 05:00 AM PDT |
| Trump Taking Victory Lap After Getting George W. Bush Acolyte Onto High Court Posted: 08 Oct 2018 01:40 PM PDT  WASHINGTON ― The president who railed against the Republican establishment and
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| At Least 11 Dead in Haiti Earthquake Posted: 07 Oct 2018 08:15 AM PDT  The country's civil protection agency said several people were injured
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| Jair Bolsonaro: the worst quotes from Brazil's far-right presidential frontrunner Posted: 08 Oct 2018 04:55 AM PDT  Brazilians made clear their disgust with the established political class on Sunday, almost handing outright victory to a far-right former army captain in the first round of the presidential election. Jair Bolsonaro – who won 46 per cent of the votes and now faces a run-off with the Workers' Party candidate – has been dubbed "Trump of the Tropics" by the Brazilian media for his extreme views. In a speech made last year, Mr Bolsonaro spoke about a black settlement in Brazil founded by the descendants of slaves.
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| Here Are The Best Costumes From 2018's New York Comic Con Posted: 07 Oct 2018 02:08 PM PDT  Fans of film, TV, comics, anime and general pop culture descended on the East
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| German far-right AfD sparks outcry with new Jewish group Posted: 07 Oct 2018 08:34 AM PDT  Germany's far-right party AfD on Sunday launched a "Jewish" group within its ranks which it says will battle against mass immigration of Muslim men with anti-Semitic views, sparking an outcry. The party said a group of 19 have formed "Jews in the AfD", and that anyone joining must be a card-carrying member of the party who is either ethnically or religiously Jewish. The move drew a backlash from Germany's Jewish community, which blasted the AfD as a "racist and anti-Semitic party".
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| Liz Weston: How to fund college if you didn't save enough Posted: 08 Oct 2018 07:24 AM PDT  If college tuition bills are looming and you don't have nearly enough saved, you have plenty of company. But you also have options for making it more affordable.
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| China slashes banks' reserve requirements as trade war imperils growth Posted: 07 Oct 2018 09:32 AM PDT  The reserve requirement cut, the fourth by the People's Bank of China (PBOC) this year, comes as Beijing has pledged to expedite plans to invest billions of dollars in infrastructure projects as the economy shows signs of cooling further, with investment growth slowing to a record low. Reserve requirement ratios (RRRs) - currently 15.5 percent for large commercial lenders and 13.5 percent for smaller banks - would be cut by 100 basis points effective Oct. 15, the PBOC said, matching a similar-sized move in April. Beijing has stepped up liquidity support across the financial system this year as policymakers have focused on calming fears of capital outflows and sought to soothe battered markets even as anxiety grows that a heated trade war with the United States could deal a damaging blow to the broader economy.
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| 7 of the best steam cleaners for carpets, couches, and beyond Posted: 08 Oct 2018 02:00 AM PDT  Keeping a house clean isn't an easy task. Pesky allergens, dirt, and germs thrive around your home and they don't go away easily. Furry friends are also culprits for dirty rooms, because they bring back grime, mud, and pollen after playing outdoors. Plus, kitchen counters could be a hotbed for bacteria, especially if you cook with eggs, dairy, or meat. If your living spaces are constantly dirty, add a steam cleaner to your cleaning arsenal. Steam cleaners can be game changers for messy homes. Unlike brooms and vacuums, steam cleaners use steam to dry, clean, and disinfect home surfaces. They'll tackle stubborn stains in carpets, floors, and upholstery that aren't typically removable on the surface. And they do all the dirty work for you, so you can keep your rooms clean with minimal effort. SEE ALSO: 7 of the best Dyson vacuums that will (hopefully) make all your cleaning dreams come true With all the steam cleaners out there, it can be hard to find the right fit. Before you drop major bucks on a steam cleaner, there are a few things you might want to consider. Size: Make sure the appliance is fit for the task. You don't want to buy a steam cleaner that's too big or too small to get the job done. If you have a large home, opt for a steam cleaner that can clean multiple surfaces. On the other hand, if you have a tiny apartment, a handheld steam cleaner might be best to tackle spills, stains, and messes. Household surfaces: Where will you use your steam cleaner? Consider your household surfaces that need constant cleaning. There are steam cleaners specifically made for carpets, floors, upholstery, and other surfaces for stress-free cleaning. Cleaning features: Not all steam cleaners are created the same. Some steam cleaners only remove stains, while others only sanitize spaces. If a steam cleaner has both capabilities, that's even better for convenience and quality. Ease of use: Steam cleaners are supposed to be convenient. If a steam cleaner is too complicated to use, skip it and see your other options. You'll want to choose a model that comes with easy setup and maintenance, so you won't have to invest more time for handling tough messes. Warranty: Steam cleaners don't come cheap, so read up on their warranty policies before making a purchasing decision. A warranty can be a major plus if your steam cleaner stops working properly. Not all steam cleaners include warranties though, so consider how much you'll be spending on maintenance if this is the case. Whether you need help removing stains, sanitizing spaces, or deodorizing rooms, there's a steam cleaner out there for your cleaning needs. Here are our top seven picks for the best steam cleaners.
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| Kim, Pompeo agree to 2nd US-North Korea summit 'at earliest date' Posted: 07 Oct 2018 05:00 PM PDT  Kim Jong Un has agreed to hold a second summit with US President Donald Trump as soon as possible, Seoul said Sunday, after Washington's top diplomat held "productive" talks on denuclearisation with the North Korean leader in Pyongyang. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Kim on Sunday morning for around two hours of talks followed by a lunch in the North's capital, before flying to Seoul on a whirlwind diplomatic visit to the region.
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