| House Democrats gear up for showdown over Mueller report Posted: 12 Feb 2019 02:57 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats are stepping up their efforts to investigate President Donald Trump and his associates, hiring new lawyers and staff as they take on oversight responsibility and prepare for a showdown over access to special counsel Robert Mueller's final Russia report.
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| Winter storm: Flight cancellations now at 2,500+, extend into Wednesday Posted: 13 Feb 2019 05:05 AM PST  Large system brought snow, ice and rain from Midwest to New England. Nearly all big airlines were waiving change fees for airports in the storm's path.
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| Republican leader says Senate will vote on Green New Deal Posted: 12 Feb 2019 01:48 PM PST  "I've noted with great interest the Green New Deal, and we're going to be voting on that in the Senate, give everybody an opportunity to go on record and see how they feel about the Green New Deal," McConnell said. The goal is to transition the U.S. economy away from burning fossil fuels and emitting greenhouse gasses blamed for climate change, rising sea levels and severe storms. The initiative was unveiled by Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a rising political star, and Senator Edward Markey.
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| Man Tased While Handcuffed Sues Phoenix Police Department Posted: 12 Feb 2019 01:01 AM PST  An Arizona man is suing a suburban Phoenix police department for excessive force after he claims officers used a Taser on him 11 times, including purposefully on his testicles. The Glendale Police Department denies many of the claims.
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| Sorry Traders, T-Mobile’s Sprint Deal Is Anybody’s Guess Posted: 13 Feb 2019 06:07 AM PST  With romance in the air, it's only appropriate that T-Mobile US Inc. and Sprint Corp. will appear side by side on Wednesday morning to defend their union to a panel of lawmakers questioning its effects. T-Mobile CEO John Legere and Sprint Executive Chairman Marcelo Claure are back on Capitol Hill to testify before the House subcommittee on communications and technology about the pending merger of the nation's third- and fourth-largest wireless carriers.(1) The gregarious and straight-talking Legere smoothly handled a mild Senate grilling last June, but much has changed since then, not least that Democrats took control of the House in the latest midterm elections.
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| Guaido seeks to wrest control of Venezuela's oil company Posted: 13 Feb 2019 02:40 PM PST  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela's opposition-controlled National Assembly appointed a transitional board of directors for the state oil company Wednesday, in a bid by congress chief Juan Guaido to gain control of an industry that is the economic backbone of the country.
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| What El Chapo can expect inside the 'Alcatraz of the Rockies' Posted: 13 Feb 2019 10:03 AM PST  His tunneling out of prison cells and safe houses has given him almost mythical status. So there is little doubt that when Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is sentenced in June he'll be sent to the most secure prison in the United States' arsenal. Guzman, 61, is almost certain to be sent to the Colorado "Supermax" prison, in the mile-high desert outside of Florence, two hours from Denver. It's a facility so secure it's known as "Alcatraz of the Rockies". The complex is guarded by razor-wire fences, gun towers, heavily armed patrols and attack dogs. The 400 prisoners, including Boston marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the 1993 World Trade Center attacker, Ramzi Yousef, and Sept. 11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui, are kept in concrete cells for 23 hours a day. Abu Hamza, the British hate preacher, has been at the Supermax since October 2015, and in December 2017 took legal action to try and be returned to a British prison, claiming the conditions in the US were too harsh. He said in legal documents he would go back to Belmarsh "in a second", and argued unsuccessfully that his conditions at the Supermax breached his human rights under Article 3 of the European Convention, which protects people from "inhuman and degrading treatment". The typical cell is a seven-foot-by-12-foot concrete box with concrete fittings, and a four-inch window, leaving its occupants unable to see the sky. El Chapo's fellow inmates will include Abu Hamza and Richard Reid, the shoe bomber Prisoners are normally allowed television and newspapers, but given Guzman's status he may be only given old issues, to keep him isolated from the world. Prisoners generally get an hour outside a day together in a small caged-in area, but Bob Hood, a former warden in the prison, said Guzman may not even get that. "He's such a high-profile person that, in my opinion, he'll never be allowed on the yard with other prisoners for the rest of his life," he said. Furthermore, prisoners can only receive visitors through thick Perspex barriers, and often go days "with only a few words spoken to them," an Amnesty International report found. Guzman looks out of the window of his plane as he is extradited from Mexico to the US, in January 2017 Human interaction is minimal, and prisoners eat all meals in the solitude of their own cells. "Other than when being placed in restraints and escorted by guards, prisoners may spend years without touching another human being," the Amnesty report found. One former prisoner described it as a "high-tech version of hell, designed to shut down all sensory perception." The US authorities are less concerned about his tunnelling out – something believed to be impossible – or his bribing guards, which certainly aided his legendary Mexican prison escapes. Instead they are worried that his money and mythical status will enable him to win over fellow inmates, or order hits on some of the cooperating witnesses who testified against him. For that reason he may be placed in the prison's most isolated area, Range 13, Mr Hood said, where inmates rotate between four identical cells. "If ever there were an escape-proof prison, it's the facility at Florence," said Burl Cain, the former warden of the maximum-security Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. "It's the prison of all prisons."
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| Not ‘All Americans’ Are ‘Proud That We Have More Women in the Work Force Than Ever Before’ Posted: 12 Feb 2019 07:17 AM PST  In his State of the Union address, President Trump announced, "All Americans can be proud that we have more women in the work force than ever before." It was one of the few times he received a standing ovation from both Democrats and Republicans.I would not have stood and cheered.Either the president or whoever wrote that line honestly thought it was something worth celebrating or the president simply wanted to say something that would sound wonderful to both Democrats and Republicans, as well as to Americans who do not otherwise support him.Whatever the reason, both the fact that there are more women in the work force than ever before and the fact that Trump thought mentioning it would bring credit to his administration constitute a victory for the feminist Left. Getting women to leave home for the workplace has been one of the central goals of modern feminism.Feminists deny this, claiming they don't prefer that women work outside the home; they only want women to have the choice to do so. But if that were true, why did congressional Democrats -- the women in white, feminists all -- jump up and cheer?The answer is obvious: Feminists consider women who eschew a career to take care of their home, their children, and their husband to be less than women who place career first.But even if one prefers that women work outside the home, "All Americans can be proud that we have more women in the work force than ever before" is simply not true. As feminists often note, many women work outside the home not because they want to but because they have no choice: They have to support themselves, their household and/or their children.Why should we be proud of that?What if every woman in America were in the work force? Would we be proud of that? By the "more of women than ever" logic, we should be.On the other hand, if the president had said, "All Americans can be proud of the fact that more women than ever now have the choice to work inside or outside the home," that would be true. That is something I, too, would have cheered.But the members of Congress did not stand and cheer because more women have the choice to work outside the home. They cheered because more women than ever before are working outside the home.According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2017 nearly 75 million women were in the American civil work force. But it is inconceivable that 75 million women want to be in the work force. So, again, why all the cheering?We know why Democrats did: They want women to eschew homemaking and time with children in favor of work outside the house.But why did Republicans stand up and cheer?One reason bears testimony to the thesis of a recent column I wrote: The greatest fear in America is fear of the Left. The last thing Republican members of Congress wanted was to be photographed sitting quietly after the president of the United States announced, "All Americans can be proud that we have more women in the work force than ever before" -- especially while every Democrat was standing and cheering. The left-wing media, meaning virtually all mainstream media, would have depicted every such Republican as "sexist" and "misogynist."A second reason bears testimony to another fact of contemporary life: Republicans have been far more influenced by leftism than Democrats have been by conservatism. While many of the Republicans who cheered did so out of fear of the Left and/or to support their party's beleaguered president, many sincerely believe that the record number of women in the workplace is something worth celebrating.But believe it or not, there are still many women and men who do not agree. We all acknowledge that with enough money and/or familial support, a woman can raise fine children and maintain a happy home and a loving marriage. Nevertheless, we also know that doing all three is difficult enough when a woman devotes full time to those three goals. But when a woman works outside the home, devoting full time to home and family is impossible.So, yes, more women than ever are in the workplace. But before we stand and cheer, it is worth asking:Are women happier today?Are families doing better today?Are marriages happier with wives at home or in the workplace?Do young people grow up happier and better adjusted with mothers at home or with mothers in the workplace?Is society's emphasis on work and career inhibiting more young women from marrying and having children?Is society better off or worse off when a record number of women leave home to enter the workplace?Only when those questions are answered will we know whether to cheer.Copyright 2019 Creators.com
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| Acting Pentagon chief makes surprise Baghdad visit Posted: 12 Feb 2019 04:48 PM PST  Acting Pentagon chief Patrick Shanahan made an unannounced visit to the Iraqi capital on Tuesday for talks on the sensitive issue of a continued US troop presence after Washington withdraws from neighbouring Syria. Shanahan is keen to reassure Iraqi leaders after President Donald Trump angered many by saying he wanted to maintain some troops at the Al-Asad airbase, northwest of Baghdad, to keep an eye on Iran.
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| 10 Things to Expect from the 2020 Toyota Camry TRD Posted: 12 Feb 2019 01:32 PM PST |
| Choice between Brexit deal or delay is not UK government's position: minister Posted: 12 Feb 2019 11:44 PM PST  Britain does not face a choice between Prime Minister Theresa May's deal or a significant delay to Brexit, Brexit minister Steve Barclay said on Wednesday, adding reported comments by a senior Brexit negotiator did not reflect government position. Britain's lead Brexit negotiator Olly Robbins has said lawmakers face a choice between May's exit deal or a long extension of the March 29 deadline for leaving the EU, ITV news said, citing a private conversation.
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| Police: Man Arrested in Connection to Woman Found Dead in Suitcase Posted: 12 Feb 2019 05:13 PM PST  Police arrested and charged Queens, N.Y. resident Javier Da Silva with kidnapping
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| New York Lawmakers Fuming Without Key Details on Amazon Campus Posted: 12 Feb 2019 11:06 AM PST  "Is it a done deal?" Senator John Liu, a Democrat who represents the borough's northeast, asked Howard Zemsky, president and chief executive officer of Empire State Development, at a hearing on Tuesday in Albany. When Zemsky said finalization is pending, Liu asked him to disclose any up-front taxpayer costs to lure Amazon, one of the world's richest companies, to Long Island City. "You have to perform, be it on jobs or the investment, before you get anything back if you're Amazon," said Zemsky, referring to targets the Internet retailer must hit, including those involving job creation and capital expenditures.
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| US strikes IS-held mosque as Syria battle intensifies Posted: 12 Feb 2019 09:05 AM PST  BEIRUT (AP) — The U.S. military said Tuesday it struck a mosque that had allegedly been used as an Islamic State control center, as American-allied Syrian forces battled the extremists in their last stronghold in eastern Syria amid reports of more civilian casualties.
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| There's 'no place on the planet' – not even Hawaii – to escape climate change, experts say Posted: 12 Feb 2019 05:38 AM PST  Climate experts in the Aloha State told USA TODAY on Monday that tourists cannot escape climate change — not even on the islands, where 60-foot waves and wind gusts up to 191 mph were part of a fierce weekend storm that downed power lines and felled trees.
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| Trump supporter 'violently attacks' BBC cameraman at rally after US president whips up anger over media Posted: 12 Feb 2019 12:49 AM PST  A Trump supporter launched an "incredibly violent attack" on a BBC cameraman at a Texas rally in which the US president repeatedly whipped up the crowd's anger over supposed media bias. The BBC's Washington correspondent Gary O'Donoghue, who is blind, said his colleague Ron Skeans had been filming Donald Trump's campaign-style rally in El Paso on Monday evening when the incident occurred. "It was an incredibly violent attack.
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| 7 of the Best Semiconductor Stocks to Buy for 2019 Posted: 12 Feb 2019 12:06 PM PST ![7 of the Best Semiconductor Stocks to Buy for 2019]( "7 of the Best Semiconductor Stocks to Buy for 2019") The best semiconductor stocks this year.
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| Global oil supply to swamp demand in 2019 despite output cuts: IEA Posted: 13 Feb 2019 05:45 AM PST  The IEA left its demand growth forecast for 2019 unchanged from its last report in January at 1.4 million barrels per day. "It is supported by lower prices and the start-up of petrochemical projects in China and the U.S. Slowing economic growth will, however, limit any upside," the agency said. The IEA raised its estimate of growth in crude supply from outside the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries to 1.8 million bpd in 2019, from 1.6 million bpd previously.
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| Refugee footballer makes triumphant return to Australia Posted: 12 Feb 2019 01:11 AM PST  Refugee footballer Hakeem al-Araibi made a triumphant return to Australia Tuesday, ending a harrowing two months in Thai detention, as his supporters called for an investigation into why he was arrested in the first place. "I want to thank Australia," said a smiling Araibi, ending an ordeal that saw him jailed during his honeymoon and threatened with extradition to his native Bahrain. "I don't have citizenship yet, but my country is Australia.
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| Fairfax accuser to detail allegations to Boston prosecutors Posted: 13 Feb 2019 04:04 PM PST  BOSTON (AP) — A woman who accused Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax of sexually assaulting her in Boston nearly 15 years ago will meet with prosecutors to discuss her allegations, her attorney said Wednesday.
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| U.S. Open to Russia Nuclear Treaty and Warns Turkey on Arms Posted: 13 Feb 2019 02:28 AM PST ![U.S. Open to Russia Nuclear Treaty and Warns Turkey on Arms]( "U.S. Open to Russia Nuclear Treaty and Warns Turkey on Arms") "Our government is firmly in the camp of looking for an opportunity to have an arms control agreement that would include all the countries that have these intermediate ballistic missiles," U.S. Ambassador to NATO Kay Bailey Hutchison said during a Tuesday call with reporters.
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| Police apologise for sending officers in blackface to impersonate black drug dealers Posted: 13 Feb 2019 08:58 AM PST  One night in February 1993, Frankie Caruso and another white Baton Rouge detective darkened their faces to impersonate black drug dealers, as part of what was then characterised as a successful sting operation. The blackface operation, which current officials said had been approved by the Police Department, drew swift condemnation this week from the city's mayor and its police chief. "Blackface photographs are inappropriate and offensive," Police Chief Murphy J Paul Jr said in a statement on Monday.
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| A Hawaii State Park May Have Seen Its First Ever Snowfall Posted: 13 Feb 2019 06:26 AM PST  Polipoli Spring State Park in Hawaii was covered in snow in what may be the first time ever.
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| Hackers can gain full control over Xiaomi electric scooter, security group finds Posted: 13 Feb 2019 11:42 AM PST  The Xiaomi M365 electric scooter has a defect in which hackers can take complete control over the vehicle, according to Zimperium.
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| RNC uses Hillary Clinton's 'Stronger Together' slogan for Trump Posted: 12 Feb 2019 08:03 AM PST  The Republican National Committee posted a pro-Trump graphic that borrowed the motto of Clinton's 2016 campaign — and the former Democratic nominee noticed.
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| Migrants overwhelm New Mexico border post with thousands of illegal crossings Posted: 13 Feb 2019 03:46 PM PST  New Mexico border patrol resources stressed after more than 28 large migrant groups make illegal crossings since October
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| Honda Tomo EV is the cute concept we hope to see in future cities Posted: 13 Feb 2019 08:31 AM PST  Designed in part by Master of Transportation Design students from Italy's Istituto Europeo di Design, the Honda Tomo EV that's expected to go on display at the Geneva Motor Show represents the compact, smart EVs of Honda's future, according to the institution. In January, the Istituto Europeo di Design (IED) in Turin, Italy, announced that about a dozen of their graduate design students were partnering with Honda to create what turned into the zero emissions-producing Tomo concept car, whose name means "friend." Since this was announced last month, all we've known about the project -- which is part of the Master in Transportation Design graduate students' theses -- is that the model will be a compact electric vehicle that will be on display at the Geneva Motor Show, March 7-17.
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| Cute and empowering -- Galentine's Day takes off in US Posted: 13 Feb 2019 02:58 PM PST  For some people, facing the onslaught of Valentine's Day flowers, candy and marketing can be overwhelming if you are single. For Riya Patel, it's a reason to celebrate love -- platonic love -- even by long distance. All of us are going to get on the phone and celebrate each other," says Patel, a 22-year-old research analyst from the US capital.
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| In-Depth Photos of the New 2020 BMW X3 M and X4 M Posted: 12 Feb 2019 02:58 PM PST |
| Theresa May Seeks More Time to Negotiate Brexit Deal With EU Posted: 11 Feb 2019 09:00 PM PST  Four weeks after she saw her agreement with the bloc defeated by the biggest margin in modern Parliamentary history, May met with MPs from across the political divide Monday as she continued to seek a deal that can win a majority in the House of Commons. May, who is trying to renegotiate the controversial backstop intended to ensure the Irish border remains open after Brexit, will update Parliament on the progress of talks with the EU and outline a motion she'll put before MPs for debate on Thursday, her office said. After buying time two weeks ago, when she won a vote giving her a mandate to reopen talks with the bloc, the embattled premier is expected to ask Parliament to restate its demand to remove the backstop from the Withdrawal Agreement and to promise a further vote if she hasn't brought a renegotiated deal back to Parliament by Feb. 27.
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| Hawaii sees unusual snow from strong winter storm Posted: 12 Feb 2019 06:59 AM PST  Hawaii weather system known as a 'Kona Low' brings blanket of snow to some Maui peaks, strong winds and high surf to Oahu.
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| Ocasio-Cortez hits back after Trump says her Green New Deal looks like high school paper Posted: 12 Feb 2019 09:38 AM PST  "Sounds like a high school term paper that got a low mark," Trump said of the ambitious environmental initiative.
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| The rise and fall of 'El Chapo,' Mexico's most wanted gangster Posted: 12 Feb 2019 11:23 AM PST  The audacious exploits of "El Chapo," or "Shorty," captured the world's imagination and turned him into a folk hero for some in Mexico, despite the thousands of people killed by his brutal Sinaloa cartel. Beyond putting Guzman's personal life and drug dealings on public display, the case has also highlighted Mexico's longtime fight to bring down its chief adversary in the bloody war on drug trafficking. Six months earlier, he had humiliated Mexico's then-president, Enrique Pena Nieto, by escaping from prison through a mile-long (1.6-km-long) tunnel dug straight into his cell and equipped with a motorbike - his second time escaping a Mexican penitentiary.
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| Best High-End Dishwashers From Consumer Reports' Tests Posted: 12 Feb 2019 12:31 PM PST  Best High-End Dishwashers From CR's Tests You'd think that spending $1,500 or more would get you, well, the best dishwasher money could buy. But in fact, our tests show that dishwashers in the $...
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| Nail the perfect tomato sauce for dinner tonight Posted: 12 Feb 2019 05:00 AM PST  One of the simplest and romantic dinners is pasta. And what pairs better with pasta than the perfect creamy tomato sauce? Not much!
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| Wire Fox Terrier named Westminster's 'Best in Show' Posted: 12 Feb 2019 09:03 PM PST  The Westminster Dog Show crowned a Wire Fox Terrier named "King" its "Best in Show" Tuesday, further burnishing the breed's "top dog" status in the esteemed competition. The breed, which already was the all-time champ at Westminster, has now claimed the crown 15 times. The Scottish Terrier is second on the all-time list with eight titles.
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| How Virginia's top 3 leaders are handling scandals Posted: 12 Feb 2019 01:32 PM PST  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — All three of Virginia's top elected officials remain in office despite varying calls for their ouster amid scandals involving blackface costumes and sexual-assault allegations. But each has taken a slightly different path forward.
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| High-speed rail could still be a reality in California – and elsewhere, proponents say Posted: 13 Feb 2019 03:02 PM PST  California Gov. Gavin Newsom has put the high-speed rail line to Los Angeles and San Francisco on the slow track, but advocates are pressing on.
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| How Republicans Are Talking Trump Into Accepting a Smaller Border Wall Deal Posted: 13 Feb 2019 10:32 AM PST  Donald Trump has been forced to dramatically reduce his long-promised border wall in the face of financial reality.
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| U.S. charges former top Apple lawyer with insider trading Posted: 13 Feb 2019 11:59 AM PST  Authorities said Gene Levoff exploited his positions as corporate secretary, head of corporate law and co-chairman of a committee that reviewed draft copies of Apple's financial results to trade illegally between 2011 and 2016. Prosecutors said Levoff, 45, of San Carlos, California, generated $604,000 in illegal gains, including realized profit and avoided losses, before Apple terminated his decade-long employment in September.
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| What Will it Take to Save Flint, Michigan? Posted: 12 Feb 2019 05:00 AM PST ![What Will it Take to Save Flint, Michigan?]( "What Will it Take to Save Flint, Michigan?") FLINT, Mich. -- Zaniyah Burns was born at 10:35 on a cool September night. Even as a baby everyone said she favored her father, with his full cheeks and wide brown eyes, but as she grew from a quiet toddler into a smiley little girl it became obvious she also had her mother's kind spirit. Every morning she gave Miss Laly, her bus driver, a warm hug before stepping off. At tight-knit New Standard Academy, which she entered as a shy pre-kindergartner, she would often finish her own work and then look to help other kids, leading the teachers to think she might have her own future as an educator. ...
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| Subaru expected to debut two new mild-hybrids in Geneva Posted: 12 Feb 2019 07:00 AM PST  As reported by AutoCar, Subaru is bringing an electrified Boxer engine to the Geneva Motor Show next month. In just a month, two "unspecified" models will be getting electric versions of Subaru's 2.0-liter flat-four petrol Boxer engine, coined the e-Boxer, according to AutoCar. As of now, details are sparse about which models will get this mild-hybrid powertrain whose specs are still unknown, they will probably produce similar outputs to those of the Forester e-Boxer that was seen at the Singapore Motor Show last month as noted by AutoExpress: with its 13 hp motor connected to a continuously variable transmission, the model delivered an output of 156 hp and about 187 lb.-ft. of torque to all four wheels.
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