| 2 More Women Describe 'Uncomfortable' Physical Contact From Joe Biden Posted: 03 Apr 2019 06:16 AM PDT  Their accounts add to the scrutiny over Biden's interactions with women
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| College admissions scandal: What did the students know about 'the side door,' and what should happen next? Posted: 03 Apr 2019 06:04 AM PDT  No students have been charged in the sweeping college admissions scandal, which involved bribery, test doctoring and fraud. What becomes of them?
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| U.K. Reassures Ireland May's Brexit Pivot Is Real, Source Says Posted: 03 Apr 2019 09:06 AM PDT  David Lidington, May's de facto deputy, called Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney on Tuesday to explain her initiative to begin talks with opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn in a bid to end the deadlock, according to the person, who asked not to be named because the conversation was private. On the call, he assured Coveney that preparations to hold European Parliament elections, a key condition for the U.K. to win a longer extension, were real.
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| Bernie Sanders campaign touts its diversity and fights 'the narrative of 2016' Posted: 02 Apr 2019 12:40 PM PDT  The leadership of Sen. Bernie Sanders's presidential campaign held a press call with reporters on Tuesday where they touted figures showing the diversity of their staff and supporters. On his way to losing the Democratic primary to Hillary Clinton in 2016, Sanders was dogged by the impression he was not popular with minorities and that many of his supporters were male "Bernie bros" who were hostile towards women. "The senator is really popular and supported by a diverse coalition despite the narrative that is put out there from time to time," Turner said on the call.
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| Ethiopian 737 pilots followed Boeing guidelines before crash: WSJ Posted: 02 Apr 2019 11:32 PM PDT  The pilots of the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX plane that crashed last month initially took the emergency steps outlined by the manufacturer but still could not regain control, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. The airliner went down soon after taking off on March 10, killing 157 people in the second deadly crash of a 737 MAX aircraft in less than five months, forcing a worldwide grounding of the model. The first -- a Lion Air crash in Indonesia that killed 189 people in October -- led to Boeing issuing a bulletin reminding operators of emergency guidelines to override a specially developed anti-stall system on MAX planes.
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| The Latest: Steve Wynn again denies misconduct accusations Posted: 02 Apr 2019 12:46 PM PDT  BOSTON (AP) — The Latest on hearings in Massachusetts on sexual misconduct allegations at Wynn Resorts (all times local):
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| India shot a missile at a satellite and now the debris might hit the International Space Station Posted: 02 Apr 2019 08:55 AM PDT  You can't exactly see it from down here on Earth, but there's a whole lot of junk floating around in the space around our planet. The vast majority of it is man-made, including pieces of satellites, entire defunct spacecraft, and bits and pieces of past space missions. Now, thanks to a hilariously bad decision by India, there's even more of it.In a new test of its growing space might, India decided to launch a missile to shoot down one of its own satellites. The country's thinking was that the demonstration would be a message to the world that India is now "a major space power." In reality the test created hundreds of pieces of space debris that now threaten the safety of future missions, and might even pose a danger to astronauts aboard the International Space Station.Nice one.NASA and other space groups were quick to track the debris created by the missile and subsequent destruction of the satellite. The satellite itself was in low orbit, but the blast pushed many pieces of debris into and above the orbit of the ISS."What we are tracking right now, objects big enough to track -- we're talking about 10 centimeters (six inches) or bigger -- about 60 pieces have been tracked," NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine said in a statement to NASA staff. "That is a terrible, terrible thing to create an event that sends debris at an apogee that goes above the International Space Station. That kind of activity is not compatible with the future of human spaceflight."Bridenstine went on to call the move "unacceptable," and the agency is now tracking around two dozen larger pieces of debris that it now has to account for when tracking the path of the space station around the Earth. Even a relatively small piece of space debris can cause huge problems for astronauts aboard the ISS as well as those embarking on later missions that will take them out of Earth's atmosphere.The majority of the risk to ISS inhabitants will peak over the next ten days, NASA says. After that point much of the debris will have fallen back to Earth, but some of it will remain indefinitely. In any case, it was a dumb move, and India's space program just created a major headache for the rest of the world.
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| Trump repeatedly fails in attempt to say ‘origins’ then claims noise from wind farms causes cancer Posted: 03 Apr 2019 01:27 AM PDT  Donald Trump repeatedly struggled to say the word "origin" during a White House meeting with the Nato secretary general in which the US president made a number of false claims. Taking questions from reporters while sat alongside Jens Stoltenberg in the Oval Office, Mr Trump railed against Democrats in congress providing oversight of him and called for an investigation into why the special counsel's probe into Trump campaign ties with Russia was launched."I hope they now go and take a look at the oranges, the oranges of the investigation, the beginnings of that investigation," Mr Trump said. "You look at the origin of the investigation, where it started, how it started, who started it, whether it's McCabe or Comey or a lot of them. "Where does it go, how high up in the White House did it go? You will all get Pulitzer Prizes, ok? You'll all get Pulitzer Prizes. You should have looked at it a long time ago and that's the only thing that's disappointing to me about the Mueller report. "The Mueller report I wished covered the oranges, how it started, the beginnings of the investigation, how it started. It didn't cover that, and for some reason none of that was discussed." Special counsel Robert Mueller's report, which has yet to be made public, cleared the president of conspiracy of Russia, but did not rule on whether he obstructed justice. Mr Trump wrongly claimed it cleared him of both.The president has repeatedly claimed he was the subject of an illegal "witch hunt" invented by senior government officials and even former president Barack Obama. He has never provided evidence to back his claims.In a freewheeling press conference, Mr Trump also railed against immigration across the southern border, said he had "to get rid of judges" who deal with asylum cases, and falsely claimed only two per cent of immigrants detained by border agents under so-called "catch and release" attend court for their application hearing.The true figure is at least 60 per cent, according to Justice Department figures.Mr Trump also threatened to close "large sections" of the border – admitting it would impact trade but that security was "more important" – and said, without providing evidence, that Central American countries "arrange these caravans" the president has repeatedly cited as evidence of an emergency situation at the border.Asked about Germany's contributions to Nato, Mr Trump accused Berlin of "not paying their fair share" before wrongly claiming his father was born in Germany. "My father is German, right? Was German, and born in a very wonderful place in Germany, so I have a great feeling for Germany," he said. His father was in fact born in the US. Later on Tuesday evening, at a National Republican Congressional Committee event, Mr Trump ventured into new territory when he untruthfully claimed wind turbines cause cancer. "If you have a windmill anywhere near your house, congratulations, your house just went down 75 per cent in value," Mr Trump told his audience. "And they say the noise causes cancer. You tell me that one, OK? Rerrrr rerrrr!"There is no evidence the noise from windmills or turbines causes cancer.He also revealed he had called authoritarian Chinese president Xi Jinping a "king" during a visit to Beijing in 2017. "He said, 'But I am not king, I am president'. I said, 'No, you're president for life, and therefore you're king'," Mr Trump said to laughter. "He said, huh. He liked that. I get along with him great."
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| 3 Reasons it's Harder to Retire Today Posted: 02 Apr 2019 10:52 AM PDT ![3 Reasons it's Harder to Retire Today]( "3 Reasons it's Harder to Retire Today") Here's something many are aware of, but new surveys provide fresh reminders on a regular basis: Nearly half of Americans age 55 or older have nothing saved in a qualified retirement account. The most recent data come courtesy of the U.S. Government Accountability Office. Its study found that 48 percent of the over-55 age group had absolutely nothing invested in a 401(k) or similar account, or in an individual retirement account.
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| Russian spy plane flies over Area 51 and other secret military bases, report says Posted: 03 Apr 2019 10:02 AM PDT  A Russian surveillance plane recently flew over several American military bases, including Area 51, perhaps America's most secretive military site.
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| Duterte Calls China a Friend Amid South China Sea Tensions Posted: 03 Apr 2019 03:55 AM PDT  China isn't after Philippine territory and hasn't asked for anything in exchange for the weapons and aid it's given the Philippines, Duterte said in a campaign speech in Manila late Tuesday. "You know, Red China or Communist China just wants to be friends with us," Duterte said.
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| Ocasio-Cortez tears into Trump administration over security clearances Posted: 02 Apr 2019 09:52 AM PDT  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., on Tuesday waded into the debate about the White House's handling of security clearances a day after a whistleblower said that 25 were given to officials after they were initially denied access to top-secret information.
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| Felicity Huffman, Lori Loughlin warned about discussing U.S. college scam with their kids Posted: 03 Apr 2019 02:17 PM PDT  Prosecutors had wanted U.S. Magistrate Judge M. Page Kelley in Boston to go further and prohibit the 12 wealthy parents who appeared before her from talking about the case with their children without a lawyer present. While Kelley warned the parents that discussing the case with their children could expose them to potential obstruction of justice charges, she said she did not think the prosecution's proposed conditions on parental communications could work. Prosecutors said those schemes involved cheating on college entrance exams and paying $25 million in bribes to help their children gain admission at well-known universities including Yale University and the University of Southern California (USC).
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| Bird hit on sensor could have doomed Ethiopian Airlines' Boeing 737 Max jet, report says Posted: 03 Apr 2019 04:04 PM PDT  Pilots of the doomed Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX followed emergency procedures specified by the maker, the Wall Street Journal reports.
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| Lori Lightfoot elected as Chicago's first black, gay female mayor in historic vote Posted: 03 Apr 2019 02:05 AM PDT  In a historic first, a gay African American woman was elected mayor of America's third largest city Tuesday, as Chicago voters entrusted a political novice with tackling difficult problems of economic inequality and gun violence. Lori Lightfoot, a 56-year-old former federal prosecutor and practicing lawyer who has never before held elected office, was elected the midwestern city's mayor in a lopsided victory. She beat Toni Preckwinkle, who is also an African American woman, by a wide margin of 74 to 26 percent in early voting results with most ballots counted. Lightfoot will become Chicago's first openly gay mayor and the first African American woman to hold the post. Since 1837, Chicago voters have elected only one black mayor and one female mayor. Preckwinkle is the chief executive of Cook County where Chicago is based, which analysts said worked against her during a change election as voters sought to shake up city hall. "People [are] hoping for something different to come along. To be the vessel for that is overwhelming," Lightfoot told reporters earlier after the polls opened. Voters had left little doubt they want the next mayor to tackle major issues facing the city of 2.7 million people - especially economic disparities and gun violence that claims more lives than in other major American cities. More than 550 people were killed in Chicago last year due to gang violence often fueled by the drug trade - most in economically-struggling and majority African American neighborhoods.
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| Venezuelan FM visits anti-US allies in Mideast Posted: 03 Apr 2019 05:09 AM PDT  BEIRUT (AP) — Venezuela's foreign minister, meeting with anti-U.S. allies in the Middle East, said Wednesday that opposition leader Juan Guaidó is in breach of the constitution and that the judiciary has to "take care" of it.
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| Bummed Out That Apple Canceled AirPower? Here Are 5 Other Wireless Chargers to Consider Posted: 03 Apr 2019 07:43 AM PDT  Lots of companies besides Apple make wireless chargers for your iPhone and more
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| CORRECTION: Microsoft quietly launches new Surface Book 2 configuration Posted: 02 Apr 2019 09:07 AM PDT  [Corrects GB quantity in third paragraph] Over the weekend, the 13.5-inch Microsoft Surface Book 2 got a refresh which gave the model an 8th-generation Intel Core i5 processor.
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| Trump promises incredible health care, again Posted: 02 Apr 2019 12:18 PM PDT  Trump's 2019 proposal — which consists of backing a lawsuit to overturn Obamacare, but not coming up with a replacement until after the 2020 election — seems unlikely to help rebrand the GOP as "the party of health care."
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| Duterte-critic journalist pleads not guilty in Manila tax case Posted: 03 Apr 2019 12:24 AM PDT  Philippine journalist Maria Ressa, whose news website is critical of President Rodrigo Duterte, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to the first of a series of criminal charges she says are government attacks. The site has taken a tough stance on Duterte's signature narcotics crackdown that has killed thousands of alleged drug dealers and users, but also cast a critical eye on his leadership and controversial public statements. Ressa was arrested in her Manila office in mid-February on an online libel charge and was released on bail the next day.
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| Chilling surveillance video shows South Carolina student entering car of accused killer Posted: 02 Apr 2019 03:23 AM PDT  Surveillance video posted on Facebook shows a University of South Carolina student climbing into the vehicle of the person accused of killing her.
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| Assault-Weapon Ban Easily Advances in New Zealand Parliament Posted: 02 Apr 2019 02:17 PM PDT  New Zealand lawmakers on Tuesday advanced legislation that would ban the military-style semi-automatic weapons used in the recent Christchurch mosque shootings, with the support of all but one member of the 120-person parliament.The ban, which applies to semi-automatic rifles and shotguns that can be equipped with detachable magazines capable of holding more than five rounds, must pass two more parliamentary votes before it is signed into law.Police Minister Stuart Nash praised lawmakers Tuesday for restricting their constituents' access to weapons that endanger public safety and pointed out that unlike in the U.S., gun ownership in New Zealand is a privilege rather than a right."We are also driven by the memory of 50 men, women, and children who were taken from their loved ones on the 15th of March," Nash said Tuesday. "Their memory is our responsibility. We don't ever want to see an attack like this in our country again. We are compelled to act quickly."Conservative lawmaker David Seymour, who cast the lone vote against the bill, cited the speed with which it was moving forward to justify his opposition."Doing it in nine days before politicians go on their Easter break is starting to look more like political theater than public safety," Seymour said.While it has not yet been codified as part of New Zealand law, the ban went into effect on March 21 after Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern used her executive authority to immediately halt all sales of the banned weapons to prevent stockpiling."On 15 March, our history changed forever. Now, our laws will, too," Ardern said when announcing the ban. "We are announcing action today on behalf of all New Zealanders to strengthen our gun laws and make our country a safer place."Ardern's announcement came just six days after a 28-year-old Australian man used a semi-automatic rifle to murder 50 people worshipping in two mosques in Christchurch, in the deadliest spree shooting in the country's history. The second attack, at the Linwood mosque, was interrupted after one congregant retrieved his firearm from his house and returned to confront the shooter.A number of American politicians, including Senators Chris Murphy of Connecticut and Bernie Sanders of Vermont, praised Ardern's use of executive authority and suggested the U.S. should follow suit.> This is what real action to stop gun violence looks like. We must follow New Zealand's lead, take on the NRA and ban the sale and distribution of assault weapons in the United States. https://t.co/lSAisDG9Ur> > -- Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) March 21, 2019> See. It's not that hard. https://t.co/6nTAYmHjnb> > -- Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) March 21, 2019
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| AP Explains: What's next in Venezuela's political stand-off? Posted: 03 Apr 2019 03:05 PM PDT  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A previously little-known Venezuelan congressman, Juan Guaidó, leaped to the front stage of Venezuela's political conflict early this year by declaring himself interim president in a bid to force the removal of President Nicolas Maduro.
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| Nokia’s new X71 has a stellar design that rivals that of the Galaxy S10 Posted: 02 Apr 2019 02:17 PM PDT  HMD Global's Nokia 9 PureView might be the best Nokia phone you can buy right now, but the device isn't necessarily perfect. The phone features a "classic" Nokia handset design, which means it has thicker bezels than most consumers want, and relies on last year's top Snapdragon processor to power its penta-lens camera.One of its biggest rivals is Samsung's Galaxy S10 -- a phone that features a hole-punch display design, as well as the latest Qualcomm processor. The S10, however, only features a triple-lens shooter on the back. But HMD just released a Nokia phone that looks a lot like the Galaxy S10 in terms of overall design. Sadly, the Nokia X71 is only selling in Taiwan for the time being, and it's not a flagship handset.The Nokia X71 features a 6.39-inch Full HD LCD with 19.3:9 aspect ratio, with the punch-hole camera placed on the top-left corner, similar to other punch-hole LCD phones from the competition, like Huawei and Samsung.The phone looks a lot like the Galaxy S10, but it's not quite a replica of Samsung's flagship. For starters, the front camera is placed in the opposite corner. Secondly, the display features a thicker bottom bezel, and the fingerprint sensor is placed on the back under the triple-lens camera, rather than under the screen.Other specs include a Snapdragon 660 processor, 6GB of RAM, 128GB of storage, microSD support, 48-megapixel main rear camera, 8-megapixel ultra-wide camera, 5-megapixel depth-of-field lens, 16-megapixel selfie cam, 3,500 mAh battery with 18W fast-charging support, USB-C connectivity, 3.5mm headphone jack, and Android 9.0 Pie.It's unclear whether the Nokia X71 will ever be launched in Europe or the US, but the phone will cost NT$11,900, or around $385, in Taiwan when it goes on sale next week.
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| The Buick LaCrosse Gets a Nice Facelift for China, Is Still Dead in America Posted: 03 Apr 2019 08:45 AM PDT  Buick's biggest sedan is now dead in the U.S., but it lives on in China with a new front end.
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| Daimler CEO: Boeing crashes highlight challenge for autonomous vehicles Posted: 02 Apr 2019 05:35 AM PDT  'One spectacular incident' is all it takes to chill acceptance, Dr. Z says
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| Shell to Leave Oil Lobby Group Over Climate Policy Concerns Posted: 02 Apr 2019 04:48 AM PDT ![Shell to Leave Oil Lobby Group Over Climate Policy Concerns]( "Shell to Leave Oil Lobby Group Over Climate Policy Concerns") The findings were issued in a first-of-its-kind report on whether the company's association with lobbying groups is undermining its work on climate change. The report is likely to reverberate across the industry, with most of Shell's peers also members of the same groups and already facing enormous pressure from shareholders to line up their business models with the Paris climate accord. Shell will leave the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers association next year because of its climate-change policy stance.
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| Murdered Jogger`s Parents Thankful for Guilty Verdict, While Suspect`s Family Questions it Posted: 02 Apr 2019 07:37 PM PDT  The parents of Karina Vetrano, who was sexually assaulted and murdered while out for a jog in 2016, made their first public statements Tuesday following the conviction of Chanel Lewis.
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| Joe Biden's presidential hopes face crisis as second accuser details unwanted touching Posted: 02 Apr 2019 11:55 PM PDT  Joe Biden is facing the first major crisis of an as-yet-unannounced presidential bid after a second woman accused him of unwanted touching and Democrats debated if the claims should disqualify him. The former US vice president was said to have pulled a woman's head towards him to "rub noses" at a political event – an allegation that emerged just days after a similar claim became public. Amy Lappos, the former congressional aide who made the accusation, said the behaviour was not "sexual" but it was inappropriate and called on Mr Biden not to seek the White House. The developments have put Mr Biden's conduct around some women, which supporters describe as affectionate but critics call "handsy", in the spotlight and raised questions about his presidential hopes. Mr Biden comfortably tops polls for who should win the Democratic Party's 2020 presidential nomination to take on Donald Trump, though the vote is still 20 months away. Amy Lappos, central in black and white top, and Joe Biden, left, at an event in October 2009 Credit: Courtesy of Amy Lappos However unlike more than a dozen rival candidates, Mr Biden has waited before jumping into the ring – though an announcement is widely expected and could come within weeks. Nancy Pelosi, the most senior Democrat in the House of Representatives, treadled a careful line on Tuesday when addressing the claims, aware of the political implications of her reaction. She said the claims should not "disqualify" Mr Biden from running for office but urged him to reconsider his behaviour in the future. "I've known Joe Biden a long time. My grandchildren love Joe Biden. I mean he's an affectionate person, to children, to senior citizens, to everyone. That's just the way he is," Ms Pelosi said. However she urged him to join the "straight arm club" by meeting people with a handshake. "He has to understand in the world that we're in now that people's space is important to them. And what's important is how they receive it, not necessarily how you intended it," she said. Lucy Flores said that Joe Biden had acted inappropriately at a political event in 2014 Credit: AP Photo/John Locher Democratic 2020 candidates also offered nuanced responses to the allegations, stating that they believed the women but stopping short of calling for Mr Biden not to launch a bid. Sen. Kamala Harris of California said she believed his accusers but that it's up to Mr Biden to decide whether to run. Over the weekend, presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren said Mr Biden "needs to give an answer" about what occurred. Another 2020 hopeful, Kirsten Gillibrand, said: "If Vice President Biden becomes a candidate, this is a topic he'll have to engage on further." Ms Lappos's account emerged on Monday after she posted about her experience online and later gave an interview to the Connecticut newspaper The Hartford Courant. The incident occurred at a 2009 political fundraiser Greenwich, Connecticut, when Mr Biden was vice president and Ms Lappos was an aide to congressman Jim Himes. She told the paper: "It wasn't sexual, but he did grab me by the head. He put his hand around my neck and pulled me in to rub noses with me. When he was pulling me in, I thought he was going to kiss me on the mouth." She added: "There's absolutely a line of decency. There's a line of respect. Crossing that line is not grandfatherly. It's not cultural. It's not affection. It's sexism or misogyny." Joe Biden's talks to customers during a stop at Cruisers Diner in Seaman, Ohio, in 2012 Credit: AP A few days before the claim emerged, another woman, Lucy Flores, said Mr Biden had once put his hands on her shoulders, smelt her hair and kissed the back of her head at a political event. "Yes, of course, I want him to change his behavior. And I want him to acknowledge it was wrong," Ms Flores said in an interview about the incident, which happened in 2014 when she was running as a Democrat to be Nevada lieutenant governor. The claims have led to days of debate on cable news channels about Mr Biden's behaviour in light of the MeToo movement, which triggered a watershed moment in the discussion about sexual harassment. In a lengthy statement issued after the first accusation and reportedly shared when approached about the second, Mr Biden denied acting inappropriately. Part of the statement read: "In my many years on the campaign trail and in public life, I have offered countless handshakes, hugs, expressions of affection, support and comfort. And not once - never - did I believe I acted inappropriately. If it is suggested I did so, I will listen respectfully. But it was never my intention. "I may not recall these moments the same way, and I may be surprised at what I hear. But we have arrived at an important time when women feel they can and should relate their experiences, and men should pay attention. And I will." Donald Trump took a shot Mr Biden on Tuesday, mocking him over the allegations. Former Defence Secretary Ashton Carter makes remarks as his wife Stephanie listens with Joe Biden Credit: Getty In a speech to a fundraising dinner for the National Republican Congressional Committee, the US president twice alluded to the claims. Mr Trump told the dinner, which raised $23 million for Republicans running for the House of Representatives, a story about wanting to kiss a general he met in Iraq who had promised an expedient end to a campaign against Islamic State militants in Syria. "I said, 'General: come here and give me a kiss.' I felt like Joe Biden," Mr Trump said, drawing laughter and applause. Earlier, he told the crowd - which was dotted with members of the House - that they would be "going into the war with some socialists" in the next election. "It looks like the only non-, sort of, heavy socialist is being taken care of pretty well by the socialists," Mr Trump said. The President, who has denied multiple accusations of sexual misconduct on his part, said: "Welcome to the world, Joe. You having a good time, Joe?"
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| Experts: Jussie Smollett fiasco could taint Chicago prosecutors preparing to try R. Kelly Posted: 02 Apr 2019 08:30 AM PDT  Reeling from the outcry over dropping the charges against Jussie Smollett this week, Chicago prosecutors prepare to try R. Kelly on multiple sex crimes.
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| Palestinian succumbs to wounds after Gaza-Israel border clashes Posted: 02 Apr 2019 09:07 AM PDT  A Palestinian wounded three days ago during clashes along the Gaza border died Tuesday, the health ministry in the strip said, bringing to five the number of fatalities from the day. Faris Abu Hajaras, 26, was shot by Israeli fire in his stomach east of Khan Yunis Saturday and succumbed to his wounds Tuesday, the ministry said in a statement.
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| Pence calls for release of Americans held in Venezuela Posted: 02 Apr 2019 01:32 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence called on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to immediately release six American oil executives who have been jailed for more than a year without trial, but he acknowledged, practically in the same breath, that their freedom will be slow to come as long as Maduro remains in power.
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| This gorgeous iPhone 11 concept is probably much more exciting than the real thing Posted: 03 Apr 2019 06:26 AM PDT  This is going to be a very interesting year in the smartphone industry. Android phone makers typically take cues from Apple and follow the company's every move. Just look at all the shameless Android-powered iPhone X copycats that hit the market after Apple released the phone in 2017. In 2019, however, the smartphone landscape looks nothing like it did in late 2017 and throughout most of 2018. Instead, Android vendors have moved on to even better all-screen smartphone designs while Apple continues to use the same notched screen design it introduced on the iPhone X. And if you're an Apple fan, we have some more bad news: It looks like things are going to get worse before they get any better.According to reports from multiple sources including the most accurate Apple insider out there, the iPhone 11 series that launches later this year will sport a design that's almost identical to the iPhone X and iPhone XS. That's right, Apple apparently plans to use the same phone design three years in a row, just like it did with the iPhone 6, 6s, and 7. This year's iPhone 11 is expected to look just like last year's iPhone XS and 2017's iPhone X from the front, and the back will be the same apart from frosted glass instead of clear glass and a new camera array. Those minor design changes aren't exactly exciting, so one graphic designer decided to play with what we've seen so far and create an iPhone 11 concept that looks much better than what we've seen so far in leaks.For those who need a refresher, here's what we're expecting from the iPhone 11 when Apple unveils it this coming September:In a word, meh.Graphic designer Hasan Kaymak apparently finds the prospect of an iPhone 11 that looks the same as the iPhone X and iPhone XS other than a bulbous camera bump to be just as boring as we do. In an effort to spice things up, he decided to riff on it a bit. He created a series of renders that imagine what the iPhone 11 might look like if it used the same camera design, but also mixed in some retro flavor design trends from 2019.The result is a sleek iPhone 11 that has flat metal edges like the iPhone 5 and iPhone SE that everyone loves, but also a hole-punch display similar to the Galaxy S10. The resulting design isn't perfect, but it's certainly better than using the same design for a third consecutive year.First, we don't like the centrally located hole-punch cameras at all -- the hole looks much better in a corner. On top of that, Kaymak's design doesn't leave room for any of the other sensors that the TrueDepth camera system needs in order to function. Face ID isn't going anywhere, and the tech needed to hide the sensors under the screen isn't yet ready for mass production. As a result, this iPhone 11 concept design is completely unfeasible. The modernized iPhone SE look is fantastic though, and we definitely prefer it to Apple's current rounded edges. Maybe someday Apple will go back to basics and build an iPhone like this, but sadly it won't be in 2019.A video featuring Kaymak's design is embedded below.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YCK4ZZYips
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| Report: Omar Under Investigation for Accusations She Spent $6K in Campaign Funds for Personal Use Posted: 02 Apr 2019 06:10 AM PDT  Representative Ilhan Omar is awaiting the results of an investigation into allegations she spent $6,000 in campaign funds for her personal use, Washington D.C.'s local ABC affiliate reports.Authorities are expected to issue rulings in the next month to six weeks on two complaints filed last year with the Minnesota Campaign Finance Board against the Minnesota Democrat by Republican state lawmaker Representative Steve Drazkowski.Drazkowski accused Omar of siphoning money from her campaign fund to pay her divorce attorney as well as to travel to Boston and Estonia."I had observed a long pattern," Drazkowski said. "Representative Omar hasn't followed the law. She's repeatedly trampled on the laws of the state in a variety of areas, and gotten by with it."Omar fielded questions on the investigation, and the campaign finance board followed standard practice and declined to confirm whether a probe was ongoing.Drazkowski claimed Omar's critics are afraid to speak out against her because of her status as the first Somalian-American to be elected to Congress."There's a political fear that people have," Drazkowski said, "of being called a name, being called a bigot, being called racist, being called Islamophobic."Omar, who represents Minnesota's 5th District including Minneapolis, drew heavy criticism from her party's leadership earlier this year when she suggested that Jewish U.S. citizens pay "allegiance to a foreign country," as well as several other remarks deemed anti-Semitic by both sides of the aisle.Republicans have pushed for Omar to be stripped from her spot on the House Foreign Affairs Committee because of her comments.
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| 2020 Toyota Yaris Hatchback Preview Posted: 02 Apr 2019 01:28 PM PDT  2020 Toyota Yaris Hatchback Gets Bigger and Adds Features Toyota rolled out preliminary information on its 2020 Yaris hatchback today, ahead of its public unveiling at the New York International...
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| Telecom analyst says approval for Sprint/T-Mobile deal less likely Posted: 02 Apr 2019 01:51 PM PDT ![Telecom analyst says approval for Sprint/T-Mobile deal less likely]( "Telecom analyst says approval for Sprint/T-Mobile deal less likely") The odds that Sprint Corp and T-Mobile will win approval for their $26 billion merger has fallen to 33 percent from 50 percent because of the U.S. states' apparent willingness to fight the planned merger, MoffettNathanson Research said on Tuesday. The deal, which could be challenged by the Justice Department, Federal Communications Commission, state attorneys general or utilities commissions, has been criticized because it would reduce the number of national wireless carriers available to consumers from four to three. MoffettNathanson argued that a recent report that a group of state attorneys general were prepared to fight the deal without help from the federal government - an unusual but not unprecedented situation - actually increased the likelihood that the Justice Department or FCC would act to stop the proposed transaction.
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| Mom killed in front of her kids while helping man in wheelchair cross road Posted: 01 Apr 2019 07:57 PM PDT  Family members say Lesha Adams was struck by a hit-and-run driver while trying to help a man in a wheelchair cross a busy Houston road.
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| The tweetstorm after the storm: Trump attacks Puerto Rico over hurricane relief Posted: 02 Apr 2019 07:06 AM PDT  President Trump on Tuesday continued to attack Puerto Rico over the U.S. territory's struggle to recover from Hurricane Maria in 2017.
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| New scam aims to trick you into giving up your cell phone account information Posted: 02 Apr 2019 11:00 AM PDT ![New scam aims to trick you into giving up your cell phone account information]( "New scam aims to trick you into giving up your cell phone account information") If someone calls you pretending to be from your cell phone carrier and asks for a verification code, don't give it to them.
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| Easter 2019: Forbidden eggs, Eostre and how the date is decided Posted: 02 Apr 2019 12:56 AM PDT  Easter weekend is fast approaching with all the fondant-filled Creme Eggs, sticky hot cross buns and sugar-coated Mini Eggs our stretchiest waistbands can withstand. Of course, the Christian festival is far more than its associated confectionery. Easter celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ who, according to the New Testament, died on the cross on Good Friday and came back to life three days later. His resurrection is celebrated on Easter Sunday, which also marks the end of Lent's 40-day period of fasting. From the origins of the Easter bunny to the celebrations' ever-changing dates, here is your essential guide to the holiday. Jump to it, bunny: Your complete guide to Easter decorations When is Easter 2019? This year, Good Friday falls on April 19, Easter Sunday on April 21 and Easter Monday on April 22 - three weeks later than they did last year. While the holiday is a movable feast, it always falls somewhere between March 21 and April 25 every year. It is calculated as the first Sunday after the first full moon following the first day of spring. The full moon is known as the Paschal (Passover) Full Moon. Methods for calculating Easter are fiendishly complicated and a uniquely baffling synthesis of mathematics, astronomy and theology. As Christians believe Jesus was crucified during the Jewish Passover festival, Easter is celebrated around the same time. Nonetheless, different Christian groups were already marking it on separate dates by the end of the 2nd Century. Q&A; | Maundy Thursday These date-led disagreements even set the course of history for the British Isles at the Synod of Whitby in 664AD when the preferred date of the Roman - rather than the Celtic - church became the standard. The decision is said to have catapulted Britain into the European sphere of influence. Though disputes over Easter's exact timing have been used as proxies for deeper power struggles for centuries, most now accept that it falls on the first Sunday following the first full moon after the spring equinox - which the Church approximated as March 21. This year, Easter Sunday falls on April 21, the longest stretch following March 21's full moon – which falls on a Sunday. In 2016, the Archbishop of Canterbury suggested Easter should fall on the same Sunday every year and the Most Rev Justin Welby said Anglican leaders would join discussions with other church leaders to fix the date for the first time, theoretically putting an end to almost 2,000 years of controversy. The 10 best destinations for Easter sun What do eggs have to do with Easter? Eggs illustrate new life, just as Jesus began his new life on Easter Sunday after the miracle of his resurrection. When eggs are cracked open they are said to symbolise an empty tomb. Originally, eating eggs was forbidden in the week leading up to Easter (known as Holy Week). They were saved and decorated in the run-up to the celebration and given to children as gifts. Sometimes they were coloured red, in recognition of the blood sacrificed by Jesus when he was crucified. Green was also used to symbolise spring re-growth after the winter. The first chocolate eggs appeared in France and Germany during the 19th century. As chocolate-making techniques improved, the Easter egg as we know it was popularised. Where does the Easter Bunny fit in to all of this? Rabbits and hares have been associated with spring for hundreds of years. It is thought that the Anglo-Saxon Goddess of Spring, Eostre – who many believe the Christian event is named after – had a hare as her companion, symbolising fertility and rebirth. It's hardly surprising that rabbits and hares have become associated with fertility as they are both prolific breeders and regularly give birth to large litters in early spring. The legend of the Easter Bunny is thought to have originated among German Lutherans, where the 'Easter Hare' judged whether children had been good or bad in the run-up to Easter. Easter bunnies and eggs are symbols of spring and fertility. Over time it has been incorporated into Christian celebrations, becoming especially popular in Britain during the 19th century. Many children believe that the Easter Bunny lays and hides baskets of coloured eggs, sweets and toys in their homes or around the garden the night before Easter Sunday – much like Father Christmas delivering gifts on Christmas Eve. This has given rise to the tradition of the Easter egg hunt which is still popular among children today. Why do we eat hot cross buns? A hot cross bun is a spiced, sweet bun marked with a cross on top. They are traditionally eaten on Good Friday as the cross represents the crucifixion of Jesus, while the spices are said to remind Christians of the spices put on his body. Hot cross buns appeared in the Oxford English Dictionary in 1733 but they are believed to have existed long before. Enriched, sweetened bread dough dates back to the Romans. Long before Christianity, loaves and buns were baked with symbols on them, one of which was a cross. Small, spiced cakes were also baked to honour the Saxon goddess Eoestre and celebrate spring, but it was the Tudors who began to link the spiced currant buns we know today with feast days, celebrations and - eventually - Lent. Delicious recipes to cook this Easter Wild garlic and parsley soup Jose Pizarro's roast rack of lamb with braised peas and lemon-thyme salsa Hot cross bun panna cotta Paul Hollywood's Easter simnel cake How is Easter celebrated around the world? In many central and eastern European countries decorating eggs with beautiful patterns is especially popular. In Switzerland, Easter eggs are delivered by a cuckoo and, in some areas of Germany, a fox. The egg-giving tradition arrived in the United States in the 18th century via protestant German immigrants in the Pennsylvania Dutch area. Traditional Easter foods from around the world On Easter Monday, the President of the United States holds an annual Easter egg roll on the lawn of the White House for young children. In the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland it is a day of remembrance for the men and women who died in the Easter Rising which began on Easter Monday 1916.
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| Erdogan party appeals Istanbul, Ankara results after Turkey vote Posted: 02 Apr 2019 09:40 AM PDT  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's AKP on Tuesday appealed against results in Istanbul and Ankara following a weekend election after tallies showed the ruling party lost both key cities. Erdogan's AKP and coalition partner won more than 50 percent of votes nationwide in Sunday's local ballot, but defeat in both Turkey's capital and its economic hub would be a setback after the party's decade and a half in power. The AKP appeals with electoral authorities, who have two days to decide whether the claims of irregularities have merit, may signal more ruling party challenges to the surprise opposition victories.
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| Best Tech Deals in April 2019 Posted: 02 Apr 2019 08:41 AM PDT  Amazon Deals | Walmart Deals | Apple Deals | TV Deals | Gaming Deals | Laptop Deals | iPhone Deals Retailers are offering a plethora of spring clearance sales, so if you're looking for the best deals around, then you've come to the right place. If you want to upgrade your gadgets on a budget, you can now score discounts on everything from laptops to game consoles. If you're looking to score one of the best soundbars on the market, the Bose Solo 5 TV Sound System is on sale for $199 at Amazon. Normally priced at $249, that's $50 off its regular price. Great for movie nights at home, it features a unique "dialogue mode" which places emphasis on every spoken word. which makes it a great speaker for movie nights at home. Moreover, the Bluetooth-enabled Solo 5 makes it easy to wirelessly stream music from your smartphone or tablet. 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| Elections looming, Netanyahu to head to Moscow to meet Putin Posted: 02 Apr 2019 05:15 AM PDT  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will travel to Russia this week for talks with President Vladimir Putin.
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| New leak offers more details on Samsung’s mysterious second Galaxy Note 10 model Posted: 03 Apr 2019 05:17 AM PDT  Thanks to a report from South Korean media on Tuesday, we learned that Samsung is planning to do something with its 2019 Galaxy Note lineup that it has never done before. According to sources in Samsung's supply chain, the company intends to release not one Galaxy Note 10 flagship phone, but two. We've obviously grown accustomed to seeing Samsung launch multiple versions of its flagship phones, but so far only the Galaxy S series has offered variety. First Samsung would release different versions of its Galaxy S phones with flat and rounded displays. Then once Apple started releasing a normal iPhone and a "Plus" size iPhone, Samsung coincidentally decided to do the same. Oh, and then once Apple switched things up again in 2018 and added a third lower-cost model to its iPhone lineup, Samsung coincidentally decided to do the same thing yet again in 2019.When it comes to the company's Galaxy Note phones, however, there has always been one and only one new S-Pen equipped flagship phone released each summer. This year, Samsung reportedly plans to introduce a second new Galaxy Note 10 alongside the main model, and now a new report offers further details about this mysterious second Note 10 phone.Why is this supposed second Galaxy Note 10 model so mysterious? The idea of Samsung offering a smaller and more affordable Galaxy Note phone alongside its main flagship model is hardly outside the realm of possibility. After all, the company just did the same thing with the Galaxy S10e. What's so odd about the report we saw on Tuesday, however, is the fact that Samsung is apparently planning to release its smaller Note phone only in the European region. Samsung's Galaxy S10e is reportedly selling quite well all over the world, so why on Earth would Samsung confine its smaller Galaxy Note 10 only to one region?While you ponder that, Korean-language financial news site The Bell is back with another Galaxy Note 10 report on Wednesday morning. This time around, the site has some details about this supposed second Note 10 model apart from just the fact that it's expected to be smaller than the main Galaxy Note 10.We first learned last month that there will definitely be a 5G version of the Galaxy Note 10. But even before that, a report from back in February revealed that the Note 10 will feature a quad-lens camera on the back of the phone. Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S10 5G has a quad-lens setup that adds a 3D depth camera to the triple-lens array from the Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10+. With that in mind, it's likely that the Note 10 will have the same configuration. However, according to The Bell's inside info, the smaller version of Samsung's upcoming Galaxy Note 10 will only have a triple-lens camera on the back.The report cites multiple sources in stating that the larger Note 10 will have four rear camera sensors while the smaller model will have three. It does note that the Note 10's specs have yet to be finalized, but says "this is the current situation." If this news does pan out, it seems like Samsung might be taking the same approach to the smaller Galaxy Note 10 that it took with the Galaxy S10e -- it's not only smaller, but also less expensive thanks to some pared down specs. If that indeed ends up being the case, it would sting even worse if Samsung decided to release the "Galaxy Note 10e" only in Europe and not in the rest of the world.
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