| Conservative organization using claims of 'secret list' of liberal judges to rally Republican base Posted: 28 Jun 2019 01:13 PM PDT  The Judicial Crisis Network, a conservative organization instrumental in the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation fight, is calling on 2020 Democratic candidates to release what it says is a secret list of potential nominees for the Supreme Court.
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| Iraqi general, U.S. Marine dispute murder charge against Navy SEAL Posted: 27 Jun 2019 06:39 PM PDT  An Iraqi general and a U.S. Marine testifying in the murder trial of a U.S. Navy SEAL said on Thursday they never saw the platoon leader stab a wounded detainee in the neck, disputing the central allegation in the prosecution's war crimes case. A sworn deposition of Major General Abbas al-Jubouri, videotaped in San Diego earlier this month, was played for the seven-member jury on the second day of defense testimony in the court-martial of Navy Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher. Contrary to prior testimony that Gallagher, or a medic on his team, had acted deliberately to cause the death of a helpless Islamic State fighter in their custody, Jubouri said the Navy SEALs did all they could to save the teenager's life.
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| Kamala Harris Is Surging and Birtherism Is Back Posted: 28 Jun 2019 05:00 PM PDT  Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast/GettyKamala Harris broke out from the other nine Democrats onstage during the second Democratic presidential primary debate on Thursday, calling on her personal experiences of racial injustice as a black woman."As the only black person on this stage, I would like to speak on the issue of race," Harris said.That's when she was attacked on Twitter by a conservative provocateur for not being an "American black." It's a play straight out of the racist birther playbook used against Barack Obama when he ran for president a decade earlier. This time, though, those kinds of allegations don't have to circulate for years on obscure right-wing forums before they reach a mainstream audience. On Thursday night, spammers and even one of President Trump's sons spread the attack to millions of people within hours. Kamala Harris Shows She's Here to Capture the CrownHarris, 54, was born in Oakland, California to a father from Jamaica and a mother from India. She spoke of her experience growing up black in the debate, recalling a story about neighbors who wouldn't let their children play with Harris and her sister because of the color of their skin.The attacks on Harris's background started Thursday when Ali Alexander tweeted she is not an "American black." "She is half Indian and half Jamaican," Alexander wrote. "I'm so sick of people robbing American Blacks (like myself) of our history. It's disgusting. Now using it for debate time at DemDebate2? These are my people not her people. Freaking disgusting."Alexander's claim was picked up by Donald Trump Jr., who tweeted it to his nearly 3.6 million followers. "Is this true?" Trump Jr. wrote. "Wow."Trump Jr., who later deleted his tweet, wasn't the only one using Alexander's tweet to question Harris's ethnicity. Harris's team denounced the comment as racist. "This is the same type of racist attacks his father used to attack Barack Obama. It didn't work then and it won't work now," a Harris spokesperson told The Daily Beast.More Twitter users copied and pasted Alexander's message verbatim and tweeted it as their own, according to screenshots posted by writer Caroline Orr. Some of those accounts, like "@prebs_73," have copy-pasted other popular right-wing tweets verbatim. Other accounts with right-wing references in their usernames and biographies piled on, accusing Harris of not being black."Ummmmm @KamalaHarris you are NOT BLACK. you are Indian and Jamaican," wrote a Twitter user with a cross emoji, the word "CONSERVATIVE," a red "X" emoji (a right-wing Twitter trope), and three stars (a QAnon symbol) in their username.At least one known network of bot accounts was found spreading Alexander's original tweet, BuzzFeed reported.Shireen Mitchell, a technologist and founder of the group Stop Online Violence Against Women, said the accusation against Harris plays into a long-running debate that has been used to drive a white nationalist wedge through black communities."We are and have always been, for centuries in this country, having this little fight about who gets opportunities as black people and who doesn't," Mitchell said. "That includes colorism; that includes distinctions of where the ship actually landed; it includes if you are (and I am) a descendant of a slave who was born here versus a descendant of slavery from another country. Those distinctions, from my perspective, make no sense ever. But what it does is allow for white nationalist and nativist conversations to be planted in my community."A spokesman for Trump Jr. said Trump sent the tweet originally because he had not known that Harris's mother was Indian. "Don's tweet was simply him asking if it's true that Kamala Harris was half-Indian because it's not something he had ever heard before and once he saw that folks were misconstruing the intent of his tweet he quickly deleted it," the spokesman said. Alexander, who describes himself as black and Arab, said that Harris has a "nasty, lying history with Black people." "Me pointing out that Kamala Harris has a mother from India and a father from Jamaica went viral last night because many people assume she descends from Black American Slaves," he said in a statement to The Daily Beast. "She does not. I corrected Kamala Harris last night because she stole debate time under the premise that she is an African-American when she is in fact a biracial Indian-Jamaican who is a first generation American."This isn't the first time pro-Trump activists have tried to undermine Harris and her authority to speak on issues of race based on her parents. In January, right-wing operative Jacob Wohl, an associate of Alexander, argued on Twitter that Harris was ineligible to be president because her parents weren't from the United States, even though she was born in California. Wohl's claims were circulated by other right-wing figures online, in an attempt to create a birther-style question about whether Harris could legally run for president.Mitchell, who has monitored harassment campaigns against black women since 2013, said Harris is facing a new, digital permutation of the birther conspiracy theory attacks President Trump levied against Obama."It's a different iteration of birtherism: 'where were you born?' She was born in Oakland!" Mitchell said, referring to the conspiracy theory that falsely accused Obama of being born outside the U.S. "The conversation is, no matter who we are, our blackness should be challenged because what we look like is not 'American enough.'"Mitchell draws a distinction between two kinds of fraudulent accounts that try to discredit black people online. Botnets, an automated network of fake accounts, often tweet the same message. The technique allows a message to spread far and fast, with little effort. Some of the copy-paste accounts sharing Alexander's message appear to be operated by real people. Mitchell also monitors a trend called "marionetting," in which someone will falsely pose as a black person online to push ideas that many black people might otherwise find objectionable. Recent examples of marionetting include a troll who stole a black transgender activist's picture to pose as a Trump supporter, and Russian-run accounts like "Blacktivist" that impersonated black Americans to sway black voters away from Hillary Clinton in 2016."I actually thought the botnet was going to die, because I felt like more marionetting was happening ... After this debate, I saw more botnets responding again, versus just marionetting."Fraudulent accounts often rely on stereotypes that trolls hope to apply to a collection of fake accounts, Mitchell said."The 'black enough' line has been a stereotypical frame," she said. "It has always been a systemic narrative. It's just being expanded in this national debate"'Digital Blackface': Pro-Trump Trolls Are Impersonating Black People on TwitterRead more at The Daily Beast.Get our top stories in your inbox every day. Sign up now!Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Learn more.
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| US sanctions Maduro's son as it raises pressure on Venezuela Posted: 28 Jun 2019 11:54 AM PDT  The Trump administration on Friday announced sanctions on the son of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in a move to increase pressure on family members of top officials backing the socialist leader and suspected of corruption. The action by the U.S. Treasury Department freezes any U.S. assets belonging to Nicolas Maduro Jr. and prohibits American from doing business with him. "Maduro's regime was built on fraudulent elections, and his inner circle lives in luxury off the proceeds of corruption while the Venezuelan people suffer," said Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.
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| A shark attack while snorkeling is extremely rare. Tips on how to avoid it Posted: 28 Jun 2019 10:29 AM PDT  Steven Spielberg's summer blockbuster hit "Jaws" came out 44 years ago, but there is still a very real public fear of sharks.
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| Tesla provides update on the Model S that burst into flames for no apparent reason Posted: 28 Jun 2019 01:38 PM PDT  This past April, a parked Model S in Shanghai caught fire for seemingly no reason at all. The harrowing incident, which was captured on video, occurred in a parking garage and generated a lot of unanswered questions about the safety of Tesla vehicles. Indeed, we've seen a handful of stories involving Tesla vehicles spontaneously catching fire in the past and, more often than not, we get nothing from Tesla aside from a quick blurb that a given incident represented an "extraordinarily unusual occurrence." The Shanghai incident, to Tesla's credit, played out a little bit differently. Earlier today, Tesla released a statement about the cause of the fire and revealed that it resulted from a defective battery module. Notably, experts consulted on the matter do not believe the fire can be traced back to any type of defect in the overall design of the car. Tesla's statement was published on Weibo and was made after analyzing the car's battery, the software the car was running at the time, manufacturing data, and more. In the wake of the April fire, you may recall that Tesla in May rolled out a software update for Model S and Model X vehicles out of an "abundance of caution." "We are revising charge and thermal management settings on Model S and Model X vehicles via an over-the-air software update that will begin rolling out today, to help further protect the battery and improve battery longevity," Tesla said at the time. Tesla statement on Weibo also made a point of noting that Tesla vehicles are far less likely to catch fire than gas-powered vehicles. What's a little bit peculiar is that Tesla seemingly released a statement on Weibo exclusively and didn't provide a version of its statement in English. In any event, video of the entire incident in question can be viewed below: https://youtu.be/sAQlLu5ttOk?t=86
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| UK PM May tells Putin to stop destabilizing activities: spokeswoman Posted: 28 Jun 2019 03:35 AM PDT  Prime Minister Theresa May told President Vladimir Putin on Friday that their countries can only have a different relationship if Russia stops the behavior that threatens to undermine international security, her spokeswoman said. May also Putin to hand over the Russia suspects Britain blames for poisoning a former double agent and his daughter with a nerve agent in Salisbury, southern England last year. "She told the president that there cannot be a normalization of our bilateral relationship until Russia stops the irresponsible and destabilizing activity that threatens the UK and its allies," the spokeswoman said.
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| Bernie Sanders Says He Would ‘Rotate’ Conservative Judges Off the Supreme Court Posted: 28 Jun 2019 05:40 AM PDT  During the second Democratic primary debate Thursday night, Senator Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) raised the possibility of rotating justices off of the Supreme Court so that they could be replaced with jurists whose philosophy aligns more closely with his own.Sanders dismissed the idea that Democrats should erode the Conservative majority on the High Court by adding additional justices, arguing instead that the number of justices should remain the same but the composition of the court should change."I do not believe in packing the court," Sanders said. "We've got a terrible 5-4 majority conservative court right now. But I do believe constitutionally we have the power to rotate judges to other courts and that brings in new blood into the Supreme Court and a majority I hope that will understand that a woman has a right to control her own body and that corporations cannot run the United States of America."Sanders was referring to the possibility that the High Court's conservative majority might overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, which codified abortion as a right. He also noted Democrats' opposition to the 2010 Citizen's United v. FEC decision, which held that corporations are entitled to engage in unabridged political speech.The Constitution holds that Supreme Court justices may retain their seat on the court "during good behavior," which has been widely understood as an effective life term.The former Burlington, Vt. mayor emphasized his support for abortion rights by declaring that he would "never nominate any Supreme Court justice to the Supreme Court unless that justice is 100 percent clear he or she will defend Roe v. Wade."Sanders' comments come after President Trump vowed to appoint a third justice to the court if another vacancy opens before the 2020 election."We have the Senate. We have a great Senate," Trump told the Hill. "We have great people. If we could get him approved, I would definitely do it. … If there were three days left [before the 2020 election], I'd put somebody up hoping that I could get 'em done in three days, OK?"
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| #LetYangSpeak: Andrew Yang accuses NBC of cutting off his mic Posted: 28 Jun 2019 09:48 AM PDT ![#LetYangSpeak: Andrew Yang accuses NBC of cutting off his mic]( "#LetYangSpeak: Andrew Yang accuses NBC of cutting off his mic") The network, however, emphatically denies the tech entrepreneur's claim.
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| Texas Prep School Faculty Abused 15 Students Over 3 Decades, Investigation Reveals Posted: 28 Jun 2019 09:50 AM PDT  ReutersThree staff members at an elite prep school near Houston, Texas, sexually abused 15 students over three decades, according to the results of a 15-month investigation released on Thursday by the school's board of trustees.The investigation at The Kinkaid School, which currently has over 1,000 students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, involved interviews with at least 58 people by private security firm T&M; Protection Resources. The school announced in May 2018 that it had hired the company to probe allegations of sexual misconduct between the late 1960s and early 1990s. The board of trustees' summary of the investigation's findings was published in full by ABC 13."We are deeply disappointed by the school's failure at times in its past to provide a safe and secure environment, and we offer our most sincere apologies to those students who suffered as a result," said the board of trustees in a statement on Thursday. The company concluded that one faculty member committed sexual misconduct, including inappropriate touching, with eight students between the 1960s and early 1970s, according to the investigation. Those students were all between the ages of 10 and 13. Family of Slain University of Utah Student Lauren McCluskey Files $56 Million Lawsuit Against SchoolIn a second case, another faculty member engaged in inappropriate touching, attempted to sexually assault a student, and solicited students to engage in sex acts between the late 1980s and early 1990s, according to the report. There were six student victims of that faculty member, ranging between the ages of 14 and 17.A third faculty member engaged in "an inappropriate relationship," which involved physical contact and sexual interaction with a 16-year-old student in the 1990s, according to T&M;'s findings.T&M; also found that the prep school's senior leadership was made aware of one of the instances of misconduct toward a student and failed to terminate that faculty member, instead implementing "remedial steps." The other two staff members were immediately terminated following the allegations.The investigation included interviews with alumni, current and former faculty, staff, administrators, and others, and Kinkaid said in its report that the school "provided the investigators with unrestricted access to school-affiliated individuals, files and other school resources.""We affirm our deep gratitude to the survivors and witnesses who came forward, and we pledge our continued commitment to students, parents, faculty and staff, and alumni to promote educational excellence, personal responsibility and a safe and respectful learning environment," the board of trustees said in its statement.Kinkaid reported the findings of the investigation to local authorities but "made the decision not to disclose the names of the three former faculty members," according to the board. Survivors were purportedly notified in advance of Kinkaid's plan to release the findings."This behavior is simply not tolerated at Kinkaid today," the school said, noting that T&M; did not uncover any allegations involving current faculty or staff members."We as a school community can and will do better to protect our students."Read more at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast hereGet our top stories in your inbox every day. Sign up now!Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Learn more.
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| Russia vs. America: Su-35s Attack F-15s and F-16s (Who Wins?) Posted: 28 Jun 2019 09:30 PM PDT  While many were indeed designed and planned for ahead of the imposition of sanctions, Russia is clearly making a big effort to modernize its armed forces, especially its air force, and moving past older Soviet platforms. The Su-35 is a good example of such efforts.The U.S. Air Force does not use the F-16 primarily as an air superiority fighter—the air-to-air mission is secondary—the AESA is needed to keep the venerable jet relevant. With an AESA, the F-16 could probably hold its own against the Su-35 at longer ranges—but it would still be a challenge.Russia's Su-35 fighter certainly has western defense outlets buzzing--and for good reason.Moscow, despite heavy sanctions and an economy that has certainly seen better days, keeps pumping out new combat systems one after another--items like new tanks, submarines, nuclear weapons platforms and more.(This first appeared several years ago.)While many were indeed designed and planned for ahead of the imposition of sanctions, Russia is clearly making a big effort to modernize its armed forces, especially its air force, and moving past older Soviet platforms. The Su-35 is a good example of such efforts.So how would the Su-35 do against America's best planes? How would it fare against an American air force that is clearly the best in the world. How would, for example, the Su-35 do in a combat situation against Lockheed Martin's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter? How would Russia's new plane do against older aircraft like the F-15 or say F-16?Such scenarios matter--and not just in the context of a possible NATO/Russia or Middle East situation, but now that Russia is set to deliver the Su-35 to China, such comparisons matter even more. There are many places where all of these lethal aircraft will overlap, making such comparisons even more timely.
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| This Honey Walnut Shrimp Tastes Just Like P.F. Chang's, Plus 50+ More Copycat Recipes Posted: 28 Jun 2019 02:40 PM PDT |
| Biden’s Debate Stumble Exposes His Fragile Front-Runner Status Posted: 29 Jun 2019 01:00 AM PDT  (Bloomberg) -- Joe Biden remains the man to beat for the Democratic presidential nomination, but the party's first debate exposed vulnerabilities that will test the former vice president's front-runner status as the ground shifts beneath him.Biden's rivals on the Miami stage took aim at his age, his 36-year voting record in the Senate, and nostalgic remarks about having civil relationships with segregationist senators. The 76-year-old elder statesman benefits from a deep reservoir of good will among Democrats, but the two nights of debate featuring an unprecedentedly diverse field also symbolized how rapidly his party is changing.Senator Bernie Sanders knocked Biden's vote for the Iraq war. Representative Eric Swalwell, 38, told him it's time to make way for a new generation. Senator Elizabeth Warren implicitly contrasted her vision of feisty liberalism with his brand of institutionalism. Senator Kamala Harris delivered a stinging attack over his past skepticism of busing to racially integrate schools.Biden on Friday played down the attacks by Harris."I heard and listened to and I respect Senator Harris. But you know, we all know that 30 seconds to 60 seconds on a campaign debate exchange can't do justice to a lifetime committed to civil rights," he said at an event in Chicago with civil rights activist Jesse Jackson. "I've fought my heart out to ensure that civil rights and voting rights, equal rights are enforced everywhere.""And that's always been my position," he said.Still, the debate on Thursday showed that Biden has a tall task ahead to preserve his strong support seven months before the 2020 contest begins in Iowa.His critics say his familiarity to voters, from eight years as Barack Obama's vice president, gives a false sense of his true strength in the contest. These critics say that so early in the nominating process, voters are going to back Biden mainly because they know him best but that his support isn't fervent, enduring or deep. "Kamala Harris showed Joe Biden is behind the times and not the Democratic Party's most electable candidate by a long shot," said Adam Green, co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, an activist group that is backing Warren.That means Biden's challenge will be to prove his support is strong enough to withstand the the rocky first debate. It remains an open question whether he can achieve that or whether his debate outing has shaken his supporters' confidence that he's the one to win the loyalty of Democrats and beat President Donald Trump.One key metric to watch is how he fares with donors. On Friday, a major San Francisco-based contributor, Tom McInerney, told CNBC he had notified the Biden campaign that he was pulling back his support after Biden's comments about working with the segregationist senators and his history of opposing busing came to light.Biden's task is all the more complicated because, while he has hardly changed, his party has — ideologically warming to more progressive and populist ideas, and shedding white working class voters while attracting more women, young people, blacks and Hispanics.The visuals at the debate told the story.Biden shared the stage with three women, two rivals in their 30s, one openly gay contender, and people of black and Asian ancestry. The large Democratic field, the most diverse ever, also includes potentially the first Latino and first Hindu president.Biden must persuade the party's diverse base he can speak for them -- making his verbal misstep on the busing question all the more perilous because it suggested he could not relate to Harris' position as the African-American girl who benefited from integration and busing.In Washington on Friday, Harris told reporters that the debate "covered a lot of issues and I'm looking forward to the next round," which will be held on July 30 and 31 in Detroit.On Biden, she added: "He said what he felt."The moment was a much-needed jolt for Harris, who has slipped to fourth or fifth place in recent Democratic surveys after a strong campaign launch in January that was widely believed to have the makings of a front-running bid for the White House.At a fundraiser last week in New York, Biden wistfully mentioned having a good working relationship with Democratic segregationists like James O. Eastland, even though they "didn't agree on much of anything," and cited such associations as examples of a time of civility when "the political system worked."A central element of his pitch, repeated Thursday night, is building consensus between opposing factions and restoring "the soul of this nation" after "this president has ripped it out."\--With assistance from Daniel Flatley.To contact the reporter on this story: Sahil Kapur in Miami at skapur39@bloomberg.netTo contact the editors responsible for this story: Joe Sobczyk at jsobczyk@bloomberg.net, Max Berley, John HarneyFor more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.com©2019 Bloomberg L.P.
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| Strong reaction from Berkeley to Senator Kamala Harris's debate performance Posted: 28 Jun 2019 12:55 PM PDT  Senator Kamala Harris stirred up some emotions in Berkeley during the debate Thursday night when she talked about being bused to school. That school was Thousand Oaks Elementary in Berkeley.
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| Trio of sharks kills California college student snorkeling in the Bahamas Posted: 28 Jun 2019 03:55 PM PDT  The victim's parents and family members saw the sharks and tried to yell, but she didn't hear their warnings in time.
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| 'Get rid of them': Trump unites with Putin over disdain for journalists who write stories they don't like Posted: 28 Jun 2019 05:57 AM PDT  Donald Trump has reportedly joked with Vladimir Putin during a meeting at the G20 in Japan over their shared disdain for journalists who write stories they do not approve of.As well as jokingly telling Mr Putin not to "meddle" in America's 2020 election, Mr Trump bonded with the Russian president in Osaka over their scorn for mainstream media, according to Bloomberg's White House reporter Jennifer Jacobs. "Get rid of them. Fake news is a great term, isn't it? You don't have this problem in Russia, but we do," Mr Trump was quoted as telling Mr Putin. "We also have. It's the same," Mr Putin reportedly responded in English, before both allegedly laughed. Mr Trump has consistently and repeatedly branded as "fake news" reporting – often demonstrably accurate reporting – which casts him in negative light. In recent months, the US president has escalated his attacks on media outlets by referring to them as the "enemy of the people", a move critics say could endanger journalists around the world. According to Reporters without Borders, Mr Putin has overseen an increasingly "oppressive" climate for those who question mainstream political discourse in Russia, with more journalists in prison now than at any time since the fall of the Soviet Union. At least 25 journalists have been murdered in the country since Mr Putin first inherited the presidency in 1999, according to rights organisation the Committee to Protect Journalists. "This is disgusting. Putin's regime has murdered many, many journalists," said Brian Klaas, a US political scientist at UCL. "And the President of the United States is joking about abusing the press with Russia's despot, who likely ordered some of those killings." Video footage of the meeting also picked up Mr Trump telling his Russian counterpart their meeting was "like the Academy Awards used to be", as media jostled into the room to question and take photos of the pair. It was the latest remarkable meeting between the two leaders, and comes nearly a year after Helsinki, when Mr Trump pointedly did not admonish Mr Putin over election interference and did not side with US intelligence agencies over the Russian president.
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| Indian women's heads shaved for 'resisting' rape Posted: 28 Jun 2019 03:48 AM PDT  An Indian mother and her daughter had their heads shaved and were paraded through their village after resisting an attempted rape by men including a local official, police said Friday. The world's largest democracy has an abysmal record on sexual crime against women, particularly in rural areas where the majority of the 1.3-billion population lives. Ward councillor Mohommad Khurshid forcibly entered the women's home in the eastern state of Bihar on Wednesday with other men and allegedly attempted to rape the newly married 19-year-old daughter, police told AFP.
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| GOP whip Scalise cites Trump accuser’s ‘bizarre’ CNN interview in doubting her account Posted: 28 Jun 2019 08:59 AM PDT  Congressman Steve Scalise and Yahoo News' own national security and investigations reporter, Jenna McLaughlin, join co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman. They challenge Scalise on hot topics like immigration and impeachment while McLaughlin fills us in on her scoop about the U.S. Cyber Command launching a strike against an Iranian spy group. The announcement that Mueller will testify, the citizenship census question, and Trump's most recent sexual assault accuser — E. Jean Carroll — are all discussed as well.
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| Newark Airport reopens after being shut down due to 'airport emergency' Posted: 29 Jun 2019 07:04 AM PDT  Newark Airport has reopened after it was shut down Saturday morning due to an "airport emergency."
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| This Is the Battle That Decided World War II (Not What You Think) Posted: 27 Jun 2019 09:00 PM PDT  While the tactical result of the battle was stunning – the U.S. sunk four Japanese fleet carriers Hiryu, Soryu, Kaga and Akagi, a heavy cruiser and destroyed 248 enemy aircraft – it is the perilous backdrop of America's war fortunes in 1942 that make Midway's tide-turning outcomes all the more significant. Thursday, June 6th saw the 75th anniversary of the Allied invasion at Normandy, the amphibious assault phase of Operation Neptune, or what we commonly remember as D-Day. U.S. troops who landed at Normandy – particularly at Omaha Beach – waded ashore amidst a storm of chaos, a blizzard of machine gun fire, and a hail of plunging mortars. Despite great confusion and casualties, at the squad level and below, the men at Omaha rallied and pressed forth with tenacity and nerve to breach sand-berms and barricades, neutralize enemy positions, and salvage their sectors. Losses at Omaha were immense – but American resolve helped establish a foothold on the coast of France – and "the rest," they say, "is history."(This appeared earlier in June 2019.)Without doubt, the enormous importance of D-Day as a logistical and operational undertaking – and the gallantry of Allied forces that June morning is unquestioned. It rightfully exemplifies American character, courage, and commitment. However, it is important to note that as far as the battle's strategic significance is concerned, a strong case can be made that other battles of World War II are more critical than D-Day.The Battle of Midway in 1942 is one.
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| New ruling puts high court overhaul back on 2020 Dems' radar Posted: 27 Jun 2019 07:50 PM PDT  Thursday's Supreme Court decision on partisan gerrymandering reignited calls from progressives for overhauling the high court, putting new pressure on Democratic presidential hopefuls during their first nationwide debates. Democratic White House candidates were united in their outrage over the decision, but some liberal activists pressed them to go further, calling for changes to the court's structure that they say would help eliminate partisan decisions. "This is part of a pattern where the democratic process itself is being monkeyed with," said Brian Fallon, a former aide to Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign who now leads Demand Justice, a progressive group created to counter long-running conservative advocacy on the judiciary.
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| Ford Cutting 12,000 Jobs in Europe as Global Restructuring Continues Posted: 28 Jun 2019 11:57 AM PDT  Plant closings and production cuts in Europe will also happen by the end of 2020 while "Smart Redesign" continues at the automaker, even as demand for its SUVs and pickups continues to rage in the U.S.
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| How did the candidates stack up during the first Democratic presidential debate? Posted: 29 Jun 2019 05:19 AM PDT  Who does America want to see go head-to-head? Pollster John McLaughlin breaks down the brackets.
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| Massive 13-foot shark spotted alarmingly close to Florida beach Posted: 28 Jun 2019 09:17 AM PDT  We're gonna need a bigger boat
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| NYC Rejects Federal Funds Over Abortion Doctors' ‘Gag Rule’ Posted: 28 Jun 2019 12:15 PM PDT  (Bloomberg) -- New York City's public hospital system will reject $1.3 million in federal funds after President Donald Trump's administration imposed a "gag rule" preventing doctors and nurses from giving their patients information and counseling about abortion, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Friday.The rule, upheld in a June 20 decision by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in the Ninth Circuit, allows the Trump administration to enforce a rule finalized earlier this year that would take away federal funds from any clinic that provides abortions or abortion referrals. The ruling surprised city lawyers who thought the judges would strike down the law, de Blasio said.The mayor, who is among those seeking the Democratic nomination for the 2020 presidential race, said Trump had imposed the rule to appeal to anti-abortion activists in his political base.Twenty-two New York City-based health-care providers receive Title X funding to operate more than 50 centers throughout the city that receive a total of $6.8 million under the program. That includes 10 clinics in the city's public hospital system that get $1.3 million. The money helped provide care between 2012 and 2015 to 150,000 people, who received a full range of gynecological services, including breast- and cervical-cancer screenings, the mayor's office said in a news release."Our public hospitals will continue to give full reproductive care; no public hospital will be prohibited from giving full truthful advice to their patients," de Blasio said during a news conference at Bellevue Medical Center, the oldest continuously operating hospital in the U.S., founded in 1736. "There's no city that turns down federal money lightly. We're not going to accept this gag rule in New York City. We're going to make sure that women's reproductive health rights are honored. We have to make sure nonprofits are made whole as well."De Blasio said the administration is playing politics by deciding "that it's better to take away funding for health care rather than respect the rights of women."The Department of Health and Human Services has said the new rules are necessary to prevent "commingling" of federal funds for contraception and preventive care with separate funding for abortion, for which there have been longstanding restrictions on using federal money. The Hyde Amendment in 1976 barred the use of federal funds to pay for abortion except to save a woman's life or when a pregnancy has resulted from rape or incest. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals panel, comprised of three Republican-appointed judges, said the administration's concern was compelling enough to justify promulgation of the rule.To contact the reporter on this story: Henry Goldman in New York at hgoldman@bloomberg.netTo contact the editors responsible for this story: Flynn McRoberts at fmcroberts1@bloomberg.net, William Selway, Stacie ShermanFor more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.com©2019 Bloomberg L.P.
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| The Party of Illegal Immigration Posted: 28 Jun 2019 02:16 PM PDT  There didn't seem much room for Democrats to move left on immigration, but they've found it.On the first night of the Democratic debates, Julian Castro made a big issue of his call to repeal Section 1325 of Title 8 of the United States Code, which says it's a federal crime to enter the country without authorization. This felt like a ploy for attention from the periphery of the second-tier debate stage, yet last night seven out of the ten candidates raised their hands for the idea, including top contenders Kamala Harris, Bernie Sanders, and Pete Buttigieg.The collective posture of the party is getting closer and closer to open borders, only without embracing the label.Illegal immigrants aren't typically prosecuted under Section 1325, although the Bush administration started a program called "Operation Streamline" to increase prosecutions, hoping to discourage would-be crossers and especially to create a deterrent against illegal reentry (illegal entry is a misdemeanor often punished by time served, whereas illegal reentry is a felony). Such prosecutions were a key element of Trump's family-separation policy that had to be quickly abandoned.The repeal of Section 1325 would send a message of permissiveness that would create another incentive for migrants to come across the border, and remove a tool for going after coyotes (it can be difficult to prove their offense, so prosecuting them for illegal entry is a backstop). Section 1325 has been on the books for 90 years, and it reflects the commonsense view that entering the United States without lawful permission should be a crime. Yes, it'd still be a civil offense to be present in the United States without papers, and in theory, still possible to be deported — although this brings us to the rest of the Democratic approach to immigration.Asked if an illegal immigrant in the interior of the country who hasn't committed another crime should be deported, Joe Biden replied that such a person "should not be the focus of deportation." Kamala Harris said he "absolutely" should not be deported, and Representative Eric Swalwell said "that person can be part of this great American experience." This is a promise to gut interior enforcement that, coupled with the latitudinarian attitude at the border, would be a huge step toward open borders.If there were any doubt that Democrats want to welcome illegal immigrants and treat them like U.S. citizens, seeing every single candidate on the stage last night promising to provide government health insurance to illegal immigrants removes it. This, obviously, would be even more of a magnet to illegal immigration, and would erode the difference between U.S. citizens and people who literally showed up the day before yesterday in violation of our laws. Besides, the U.S. government is under enough fiscal strain providing promised benefits to citizens and legal residents without, in effect, extending the safety net to some percentage of the population of Northern Triangle countries.The Democrats' radicalism on immigration is certainly a political mistake that will give President Trump ready fodder next year. We'd say it's impossible for Democrats to get any further out on this limb, but the next round of debates is only a month away.
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| The Battleship USS Maryland Had One Mission: Kill Other Battleships Posted: 28 Jun 2019 06:53 AM PDT  Not every battleship attacked at Pearl Harbor was badly damaged. USS Maryland escaped virtually unscathed and served with the Pacific Fleet as the tide of war turned against the Japanese. Built to destroy enemy battleships, Maryland supported U.S. Navy operations with escort missions and shore bombardment through the end of the war, eventually finding the opportunity to engage Japanese warships in surface combat. Type Laid down in 1916, USS Maryland represented the zenith of "standard type" U.S. battleship development. These ships had compatible speeds, turning circles, and armaments, allowing them to form a squadron that could operate as a cohesive unit. Maryland was one of the "Big Five" of the last five standard type battleships completed by the United States. These ships displaced some 33,000 tons and could make twenty-one knots. Maryland and her two sisters (USS Colorado and USS West Virginia) differed from the first two ships (USS Tennessee and USS California) in that they carried eight 16" guns in four twin turrets rather than twelve 14" in triple turrets.
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| States poised to take up fight over partisan gerrymandering Posted: 28 Jun 2019 10:20 AM PDT  The battle for political advantage in state capitols is poised to become more intense after the U.S. Supreme Court declared that federal judges have no role in settling disputes over partisan gerrymandering. It could shift legal challenges against partisan gerrymandering to state courts and prompt more efforts to reform redistricting procedures through amendments to state constitutions. Ultimately, it also could mean that voters upset with the party in power must seek change the old-fashioned way — by electing different lawmakers, no matter how difficult that might seem in heavily gerrymandered districts.
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| Nike misses quarterly profit estimates on higher marketing expenses Posted: 28 Jun 2019 05:51 AM PDT  To generate more demand Nike has collaborated with more celebrities, sped up product development in its popular Jordan sneaker brand and ramped up marketing around major sporting events. Nike's net income fell to $989 million, or 62 cents per share, in the fourth quarter ended May 31, from $1.14 billion, or 69 cents per share, a year earlier. Nike's shares fell about 1% to $83.09 in extended trading.
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| Boeing shares hit as FAA finds new 737 MAX issue Posted: 27 Jun 2019 10:22 PM PDT  Shares of Boeing tumbled Thursday, a day after US regulators identified a new issue in the Boeing 737 MAX that will likely slow the plane's return to service following two deadly crashes. The issue -- described by one aviation expert as "another black eye" for the 737 MAX -- came as a major US airline again pushed back the timeframe for returning the planes to service and as Boeing faced fresh questions over its compliance with a 2015 US regulatory settlement intended to improve plane airworthiness. Boeing dropped 2.9 percent to $364.02, pushing the Dow into negative territory.
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| It took two minutes for Taco Bell to sell out its new hotel, because people are weird Posted: 27 Jun 2019 07:05 PM PDT  Taco Bell fans are apparently so addicted to the brand of the Mexican fast food chain, that not only do they patronize its locations on the regular for artery-clogging tacos and nachos. The company also felt that the brand has enough of a following that it decided to open a Taco Bell Hotel this August in Palm Spring, Calif. It will be a very real hotel and resort that's infused with the brand via everything from a gift shop that sells Taco Bell-themed clothes to Taco Bell-inspired rooms and even a salon that offers Taco Bell-inspired art.Most improbable of all, reservations for the new hotel opened today. And sold out in just two minutes.If you head to the new hotel's website, you'll be greeted with the following message: "You just missed it! All of our rooms are SOLD OUT. But you can still be a part of the experience from home." And fans are then encouraged to sign up to stay on top of hotel-related updates, exclusive merchandise and more from The Bell Hotel.Again, all that for a Taco Bell-themed hotel. What is the world coming to?There was, in fact, so much demand when reservations opened on Thursday that problems started showing up less than a minute into the process. Per CNBC, the hotel's website quickly got overwhelmed by the demand, with some users being greeted by a message apologizing for "higher than normal traffic" and telling them to "keep your crossed fingers on that refresh button."Making this even more extraordinary, Taco Bell's hotel will have a very short existence. It's really just taking over the V Palm Springs hotel and will only be open from August 8 through August 12. The nightly price of its rooms starts at $169.In a statement about the overwhelming fan reaction to the idea of a Taco Bell hotel, the chain's chief global brand officer Marisa Thalberg had this to say: "Taco Bell fans are truly one of a kind and today was one of the best expressions of that fandom yet."
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| MacKenzie Lueck case: Utah police arrest man on suspicion of kidnapping, murder of SoCal college student Posted: 29 Jun 2019 12:16 AM PDT  Police took a person into custody as the search continues for missing Southern California college student MacKenzie Lueck, authorities said.
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| Last but (maybe) not least: Marianne Williamson scolds rivals on debate stage Posted: 27 Jun 2019 07:43 PM PDT  Author Marianne Williamson was trending on social media following punchy lines at the Democratic debate Thursday, and the fact that people don't know her
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| US deploys F-22 stealth fighters to Qatar amid Iran tensions Posted: 28 Jun 2019 11:54 PM PDT  The US has deployed F-22 stealth fighters to Qatar for the first time, its military said Friday, adding to a buildup of US forces in the Gulf amid tensions with Iran. The Air Force F-22 Raptor stealth fighters have been deployed "to defend American forces and interests," the US Air Forces Central Military Command said in a statement that did not specify how many of the hi-tech planes had been sent. A photo handout showed five of the jets flying above the Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.
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| This Cuisinart cookware set is $70 off on Amazon Posted: 28 Jun 2019 07:22 AM PDT  TL;DR: This versatile cookware set from Cuisinart is just what your kitchen was missing, and you can grab it for just $109.99 on Amazon ($70 off the original price).* * *Sure, there's no downside to kitting out your kitchen with all the latest and greatest appliances -- like, who wouldn't love having the highest quality juicer, a morning-saving coffee machine, or the ultra-coveted Instant Pot? While these things are all great, they can sometimes distract you from the basic kitchen necessities, one of them being cookware (you know, pots and pans? What good is a kitchen without those?).Focus on what your kitchen really needs, like this six-piece cookware set from Cuisinart -- you can pick it up for a full $70 off of its original price when you purchase on Amazon.SEE ALSO: 10 of the best rice cookers you can buy on Amazon right nowThis comprehensive stainless steel cookware bundle comes with all the stuff you'll need to saute, pan sear, fry, and boil your chosen ingredients to perfection. Included in the set is a three-quart saucepan and lid, a six-quart stock pot (also with a lid), and two skillets -- one nine inches, and the other 11 inches. Each piece has cool-grip handles to keep your hands safe, and their triple-play construction ensures maximum heat retention and even distribution for effortless use. They're also dishwasher- and oven-safe, and have a non-stick finish for the quick release of your delicious creations.Your kitchen will thank you -- grab the six-piece Cuisinart cookware set on Amazon and save $70 off the final price. Cuisinart 6-Piece Cookware Set -- $109.99 See Details
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| All of the Reasons Why the Glock 46 Gun Dominates Posted: 28 Jun 2019 01:12 PM PDT  The striker is also significantly redesigned, with a new backplate on the rear of the slide.Glock GmbH is criticized by some for being one of the least innovative companies in the gun industry. The basic design of a Glock pistol has changed very little from the original Generation 1 Glock: the majority of changes through the generations are slight changes to the trigger layout and the addition of rails and other ergonomic features. This has led some to say that Glock cannot innovate.However, the Glock 46 stands as a stark counterpoint to those who say so. Utilizing a rotating barrel system and a redesigned striker system, the Glock 46 is a total rethinking of the Glock design, different in almost every way.(This first appeared earlier in June 2019.)The rotating barrel likely makes the Glock 46 softer shooting than its tilting barrel counterparts. Other pistols with rotating barrels, such as Beretta's Px4, Grand Power's K100, and Archon/Arsenal's Stryk B all are known for their pleasant recoil. It also provides some accuracy benefits. Glock's approach to the rotating barrel appears to address some concerns leveled at other pistols with rotating barrels, which can be difficult to field strip. Glock's barrel appears to put two camming pins on the barrel itself, as opposed to the Px4 which places a camming surface on the barrel itself. The change in the placement of the rotating parts could make the Glock 46's field strip simpler than some of its rotating barrel competition.
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| Atlanta airport to expand security checkpoint Posted: 29 Jun 2019 09:16 AM PDT ![Atlanta airport to expand security checkpoint]( "Atlanta airport to expand security checkpoint") The Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport plans to expand a security checkpoint within the next year to help alleviate a crowded waiting area, officials said. Officials expect to open five additional lanes at the South Security Checkpoint within the next year, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . This would provide nine lanes for TSA screening near Delta Air Lines' check-in counters.
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| Pelosi's Aura of Democratic Unity Burst by Border Bill Drama Posted: 28 Jun 2019 01:00 AM PDT  (Bloomberg) -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is known as a master legislator for her ability to hold House Democrats together in even the toughest negotiations. Yet she came up short on a crucial border funding bill this week, forced to back down amid bitter caucus infighting.The episode exposed rifts between the party's moderate and liberal wings, denting the veneer of unity Pelosi largely maintained for the first six months of the Democratic House majority and her second speakership.While she held different Democratic factions together to negotiate an end to January's government shutdown and tamped down calls to impeach President Donald Trump, the details of a $4.5 billion funding measure sparked bitter House floor confrontations, hallway blame-shifting and angry tweets among Democrats who felt betrayed by their colleagues.The contentious end to weeks of emotion-filled debate over the best way to help migrants housed in unsafe and in some cases deadly conditions also raises questions about the leverage Democrats will wield in upcoming talks on the debt ceiling, spending limits and Trump's revised North American trade agreement.Without unified negotiating positions, the party will have a tougher time confronting the Republican Senate and White House.Progressive DemandsAs lawmakers were anxious to catch flights for next week's recess, the House was stuck with the bipartisan Senate bill that passed 84-8 on Wednesday. Pelosi on Thursday initially backed demands from her progressive members aimed at increasing transparency at migrant holding facilities and eliminating extra funds for the Pentagon and Immigration and Customs Enforcement.Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, rejected those demands, and moderate Democrats, who will face tough re-election campaigns next year, joined House Republicans to demand a simple vote on the Senate's bipartisan bill. Pelosi ultimately relented, put the Senate bill on the House floor, and it passed 305-102.More Republicans than Democrats voted for the measure -- a rare occurrence in the Democratic-led House.The bill did get support from more than half of Pelosi's caucus, but most of the speaker's own leadership team, including Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries of New York and Vice Chairman Katherine Clark of Massachusetts voted against it.Republicans said Pelosi lost control of the House floor, similar to former Republican Speaker John Boehner facing the House Freedom Caucus rebellion that eventually led him to step down."I don't believe I revolted against leadership, I revolted against the fact we were passing a bill that wasn't going to get to the finish line," said New Jersey moderate Jeff Van Drew.Democrats maintained that Pelosi's hold on power remains strong, accusing Senate Democrats of undercutting her by voting for the Senate bill.Pence Promises"Pelosi has a strong grip on the caucus, the Senate abandoned this effort," said Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut, a close Pelosi ally.Pelosi loyalists said the speaker had tried weeks ago to rally her caucus around a proposal before the Senate effort, but progressives resisted every version of the bill that leadership presented. That meant that the Senate committee acted first, on a bipartisan bill, giving McConnell the upper hand.Pelosi made a last-ditch effort to secure some concessions from the White House, reaching out to Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday. He agreed to a 90-day limit for holding children in "influx" facilities and promised to notify Congress within 24 hours after the death of a child in U.S. custody, according to a person familiar with the conversation.Even with these promises, some progressive Democrats were furious with the reversal and blamed moderates.Wisconsin Representative Mark Pocan, one of the leaders of the Progressive Caucus, likened a bipartisan group of lawmakers, including 23 Democrats, that pressured Pelosi to vote on the Senate bill, to a "Child Abuse Caucus" for giving in on the party's demands. He told reporters the group was protecting companies running migrant shelters.Pocan was later confronted on the House floor by angry moderates over the tweet."Child abuse is backing a bill that won't get the kids the help that they need," Van Drew said, describing the progressive position.Fellow progressive Pramila Jayapal of Washington State lashed out at Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and his caucus."Senate Democrats have to wake up and stop voting with Mitch McConnell and allow us to have some leverage so we can actually use our leverage in the House," she said.Tom Cole of Oklahoma, the top Republican on the Rules Committee, said he hopes Democrats learn the lesson that they need to work with Republicans and stop catering to the left."It depends on what lessons the Democrats draw out of it," Cole said in an interview. "When it comes time to actually legislating, you are not going to be able to jam the Republican Senate and Republican White House. This is the first recognition of political reality, and it took a national emergency to get us there."To contact the reporter on this story: Erik Wasson in Washington at ewasson@bloomberg.netTo contact the editors responsible for this story: Kevin Whitelaw at kwhitelaw@bloomberg.net, Anna Edgerton, John HarneyFor more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.com©2019 Bloomberg L.P.
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| Pfizer's Avastin biosimilar wins FDA approval Posted: 28 Jun 2019 05:26 AM PDT  Pfizer's Zirabev received approval for the treatment of five types of cancer, including colorectal and lung cancers, it said. In 2017, U.S.-based Amgen Inc's Mvasi was approved by the FDA as the first biosimilar to Roche's Avastin, which brought in revenue of $6.85 billion to the Swiss drugmaker in 2018.
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| This huge leak might be our first look at the Galaxy Note 10+ in real-life photos Posted: 28 Jun 2019 05:21 AM PDT  There's a lot riding on the Galaxy Note 10 this year. Last year's Galaxy S9 and Galaxy Note 9 phones were so boring that Samsung's smartphone sales plummeted. Each of those flagship phone series looked almost identical to its predecessor, and Samsung failed to introduce any compelling new features at all that might prompt people to look past the recycled design and upgrade anyway. In 2019, Samsung took a big first step on the road to recovery. The Galaxy S10 series boasted a gorgeous new all-screen design and several exciting new features, and sales are believed to be quite strong so far. Then, disaster struck: Samsung decided that being the first smartphone maker to release a foldable smartphone was more important than releasing a foldable smartphone that isn't a piece of junk. We all know what happened next... Samsung was forced to cancel its Galaxy Fold release when review units began breaking within hours of reaching bloggers' hands. Oops.I've already explained why I knew the Galaxy Fold would be an awful phone more than a year before Samsung even announced it. No, I can't see the future, it's simply that I've been doing this for a long time. Samsung Mobile is never good at being first. Never, ever. The company's first-generation products are always very bad, and then it improves things in future iterations. That's why mature Samsung Mobile products are so fantastic, and the Galaxy Note 10 with be the ninth generation of Note phone so it's beyond mature at this point. The Note 10 series was already shaping up to be spectacular based on what we've seen and heard so far, and now a huge leak may give us our first real-life look at the upcoming high-end version of Samsung's next flagship, the Galaxy Note 10+.Rumors have suggested on multiple occasions that Samsung plans to shake things up a big with its new Galaxy Note 10 line. Instead of releasing just one Note-series phone this year, the company is reportedly planning an "entry-level" Galaxy Note 10 and a high-end "Galaxy Note 10 Pro." Samsung saw Apple use this strategy with the iPhone XR, and it worked well when Samsung borrowed it on the Galaxy S10e. In fact, the lower-cost S10e is said to be the best-selling model in Samsung's Galaxy S10 lineup.While those earlier Note 10 reports are still believed to be accurate, it appears as though the naming might have been off. Like the Galaxy S10+, Samsung's pricier Note will apparently be called the Galaxy Note 10+, not the Note 10 Pro. What makes us say that? Well, a huge leak may have just revealed real-life photos of the Galaxy Note 10+ for the first time ever.While the source doesn't have a track record to speak of, YouTube channel TechTalkTV posted photos of the Galaxy Note 10+ on Twitter that look very convincing. In an accompanying video, the YouTuber says the photos were sent to him on Instagram by a user named "aaronthelegend._". That user's Instagram account is private, so it's unclear if he has posted photos of unreleased smartphones in the past.Here are two more photos of the supposed Galaxy Note 10+, including one that clearly shows the centrally located hole-punch camera in the phone's display:No other information about the alleged Galaxy Note 10+ was supplied, though we already know just about everything there is to know about it. We've also seen the official designs of the Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy Note 10+ leak several times already, and these images match up exactly with what we've seen. Samsung is expected to unveil the new Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy Note 10+ at a press conference in New York City in early August, so we'll likely start seeing more real-life photos start to leak now that we're so close to launch.
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| Man found with dismembered wife gets 9-year prison sentence Posted: 28 Jun 2019 11:45 AM PDT ![Man found with dismembered wife gets 9-year prison sentence]( "Man found with dismembered wife gets 9-year prison sentence") A man who was found at a Kansas storage unit with his dismembered wife's remains and two of their children was sentenced Friday to nearly nine years in prison for charges not related to his wife's death. Justin Rey, 26, was sentenced on three felony counts of sexual exploitation of a child, as well as misdemeanor counts of child endangerment and contributing to a child's misconduct. The exploitation charges do not involve Rey's children and instead stem from photos of teenagers found on Rey's phone after he asked law enforcement to look at it for evidence he thought would help him at trial.
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| 'That little girl is me': Harris challenges Biden in key debate moment. Here are 4 other takeaways Posted: 28 Jun 2019 04:21 AM PDT  Kamala Harris' powerful story on race, Eric Swalwell calls on Joe Biden to pass the torch, Marianne Williamson goes viral and more top moments from the first Democratic debate in Miami.
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| China warns of 'severe threats' to global order at G20 Posted: 27 Jun 2019 08:33 PM PDT  China warned on Friday that protectionism and "bullying" were threatening the world order as President Xi Jinping met other leaders at the G20 summit ahead of high-stakes talks with Donald Trump. Xi met three of his African counterparts Friday morning on the sidelines of the G20 summit of major world economies, which opened in Osaka amid the US-China trade war, geopolitical tensions, and divisions over climate change. "All leaders in the meeting stressed that unilateralism, protectionism, and bullying practices are on the rise, posing severe threats to economic globalisation and international order, and severe challenges to the external environment of developing countries," Chinese foreign ministry official Dai Bing told reporters.
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