| Epstein's accusers say now that he's dead the government should rescind the generous 2007 plea deal that protected any accomplices Posted: 13 Aug 2019 03:57 AM PDT  The deal Jeffrey Epstein reached in 2007 protected four unnamed associates from prosecution. His accusers' lawyers in Florida want it overturned.
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| Mob violence marks 2nd day of protests at Hong Kong airport Posted: 13 Aug 2019 02:40 PM PDT  Frenzied mob violence Tuesday against two men protesters suspected of being spies from mainland China marked the second day of pro-democracy demonstrations that have caused mass cancellations and disruptions in Hong Kong's busy airport. Calm eventually returned, with most of the protesters leaving the airport hours after officers armed with pepper spray and swinging batons tried to enter the terminal, fighting with demonstrators who barricaded entrances with luggage carts.
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| Husband of woman killed in mass shooting invites public to her funeral because 'he has no other family' Posted: 14 Aug 2019 04:47 AM PDT  The husband of a woman who was killed in a mass shooting in El Paso has invited the public to her funeral as he says he has no other family.Antonio Basco's wife Margie Reckard was one of 22 people shot dead by a lone gunman at a Walmart supermarket on 3 August.He "welcomes anyone to attend" her funeral in the Texas city on Friday afternoon, according to the undertakers arranging the service.Mr Basco and his wife, who he has described as an "angel", had been married for 22 years."He had no other family. Let's show him and his wife some El Paso love," wrote Perches Funeral Home in a Facebook post which has been shared more than 9,000 times.Hundreds of people responded sympathetically to the post. Some pledged to attend the service, while others from out of town offered to send flowers and cards.Many more posted on a tribute wall on the funeral director's website.Members of Ms Reckard's family will be travelling from out of town for the funeral, according to KTSM. She was born in Baltimore and had two sons and a daughter, the El Paso-based news channel reported."We want to thank the people of El Paso because without them I don't know what we would have done," Ms Reckard's daughter-in-law Hilda Nuzzi told the station. "Everyone is amazing."Mr Basco told news channel KFOX 14 last week his wife was "an awesome lady"."When I met her she was an angel and she still is," he said. "I mean you didn't even have to be there to talk to her, you could just look at how she was, how she acted, how she presented herself."When we first met, that feeling came to each one of us, to each other, and we've been together ever since. We were gonna live together and die together that was our plan."Patrick Crusius, 21, of Allen, Texas, has been charged with capital murder after confessing to being the shooter.He told police had been "targeting Mexicans" at the supermarket, which is known to be popular which shoppers who cross the nearby border from the city of Juarez.Of those who died, 13 were American, eight were Mexican and one was German.
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| Brazil's Bolsonaro warns of Argentina exodus after Macri defeat Posted: 13 Aug 2019 03:01 PM PDT  Brasília (AFP) - Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro on Monday warned of a possible exodus from Argentina after the country's center-right leader Mauricio Macri suffered a major defeat in weekend party primaries. Populist center-left candidate Alberto Fernandez's crushing victory over the pro-business Macri ahead of Argentina's general election in October sent the country's peso and stock market plunging. "We don't want our Argentine brothers fleeing here," far-right Bolsonaro said, likening Fernandez's running-mate, former president Cristina Kirchner, to Venezuela's socialist President Nicolas Maduro and Cuba's Fidel Castro.
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| Suspect arrested for allegedly running over, killing 2 wild peacocks in Chatsworth on purpose Posted: 13 Aug 2019 06:11 PM PDT  The person accused of purposely killing two wild peacocks in Chatsworth Lake Manor has been arrested, police say.
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| Glacier National Park death: Utah teen killed by falling rocks during family vacation Posted: 14 Aug 2019 01:30 PM PDT  A 14-year-old girl was killed in Montana's Glacier National Park on Mondayafter large rocks fell from a mountainside and struck her family's vehicle
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| Indian court acquits six of killing Muslim dairy farmer in cow vigilante case Posted: 14 Aug 2019 07:52 AM PDT ![Indian court acquits six of killing Muslim dairy farmer in cow vigilante case]( "Indian court acquits six of killing Muslim dairy farmer in cow vigilante case") An Indian court on Wednesday acquitted six men of the killing of a 55-year-old Muslim dairy farmer, citing lack of evidence, raising questions over the prosecution's failure to make its case despite videos of a crowd beating him in the street. The 2017 attack on Pehlu Khan and his two sons in the western state of Rajasthan by a suspected mob of cow vigilantes caused public outrage and demands for swift action. Videos shot on mobile phones showed Khan begging for mercy as the crowd set upon him after stopping his truck with cows in the back.
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| San Francisco approves historic ban of e-cigarette sales, a first for a major US city Posted: 14 Aug 2019 07:28 AM PDT  San Francisco officials approved a ban on the sale of electronic cigarettes Tuesday, making it the first major U.S. city to pass such a restriction.
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| Risk of clashes at rally mobilizes Portland, Oregon, police Posted: 13 Aug 2019 03:03 PM PDT  Portland police are mobilizing to prevent clashes between out-of-state far-right groups planning a rally here and the homegrown anti-fascists who oppose them as America's culture wars seep into this progressive haven. Saturday's rally — and the violence it may bring — are a relatively new reality here, as an informal coalition of white nationalists, white supremacists and extreme-right militias hones its focus on Oregon's largest city as a stand-in for everything it feels is wrong with the U.S. At the top of that list are the masked and black-clad anti-fascists who turn out to violently oppose right-wing demonstrators as soon as they set foot in town. "It's Portlandia, and in the public mind it represents everything these (far-right) groups are against," said Heidi Beirich, director of the Intelligence Project at the Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks hate groups.
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| Russia told residents living near the site of last week's failed missile test to evacuate but then mysteriously canceled the order Posted: 13 Aug 2019 11:18 AM PDT  Local residents living near the test site were told to evacuate for unspecified military activities, but then the order was canceled hours later.
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| Jeffrey Epstein: ‘Shrieking and yelling heard from cell’ on day of alleged sex trafficker’s death Posted: 13 Aug 2019 03:02 PM PDT  Shrieking and yelling were heard coming from Jeffrey Epstein's cell on the morning of his death, it has been reported.People nearby heard a commotion characterised as shouting, shrieking and yelling in a report by CBS News.The broadcaster cited unnamed sources, who added that guards at the Metropolitan Correctional Centre (MCC) in New York had tried to revive the alleged sex trafficker."Breathe, Epstein, breathe," they were reported as having said during the effort.It came as pressure mounted on prison authorities in the wake of Epstein's apparent suicide on Saturday.Jerrold Nadler, the Democratic chairman of the House judiciary committee, sent a scathing letter to the acting director of federal prisons, complaining that the "competency and rigour of our criminal justice system has been marred".Along with other politicians he demanded answers from Hugh Hurwitz on the prison's suicide-prevention policies, information on the guards on duty and whether video cameras were in use.On Monday, Donald Trump's attorney general said he was angry and appalled to have learned of Epstein's death and blasted the MCC for "serious irregularities".William Barr added that the investigation into Epstein's alleged sex-trafficking activities would continue and that "any co-conspirators should not rest easy".MCC has also been criticised for low staffing levels and failing to make regular checks on Epstein, according to an official who was not authorised to speak on the matter.Mr Barr has asked the Justice Department's internal watchdog to investigate Epstein's death.The former financier was already a registered sex offender, having pleaded guilty in 2008 to Florida state charges of unlawfully paying a teenage girl for sex.Additional reporting by agencies
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| View Photos of the 2020 Volkswagen T-Roc Cabriolet Posted: 14 Aug 2019 10:02 AM PDT |
| Apology over NZealand mosque accused's 'hateful' letter Posted: 14 Aug 2019 03:40 PM PDT  Officials in New Zealand apologised Thursday after the alleged Christchurch mosque gunman was allowed to send a letter from prison espousing "hateful" views that a supporter then shared online. Australian Brenton Tarrant is in a maximum-security jail in Auckland awaiting trial for the murder of 51 Muslim worshippers on March 15 in the worst mass shooting in modern New Zealand history. Handwritten in childish block letters, the six-page note discusses a trip Tarrant made to Russia in 2015, his admiration for British fascist Oswald Mosley and his belief "there is a great conflict on the horizon".
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| China requests removal of additional tariffs as per Osaka consensus -Global Times editor in chief Posted: 14 Aug 2019 10:19 AM PDT ![China requests removal of additional tariffs as per Osaka consensus -Global Times editor in chief]( "China requests removal of additional tariffs as per Osaka consensus -Global Times editor in chief") China is asking that it and the United States remove all additional tariffs in line with a consensus reached between the two sides in Osaka, Japan, at the G20 summit at the end of June, the editor in chief of China's Global Times newspaper wrote on Wednesday. "As far as I know, the Chinese side requests that both sides respect the consensus reached at Osaka summit, which is removing all additional tariffs, not delaying some.
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| Pelosi calls McConnell 'Moscow Mitch' while criticizing inaction on legislation Posted: 14 Aug 2019 01:32 PM PDT  At an Illinois Democrats event, Nancy Pelosi referred to Mitch McConnell by the nickname "Moscow Mitch," attacking inaction on gun control.
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| Inmate asks for electric chair death in Thursday execution Posted: 14 Aug 2019 12:08 PM PDT  A Tennessee inmate has made a last-minute request to be put to death in the electric chair, an option his lawyer described as "also unconstitutional, yet still less painful" than the state's preference of a three-drug lethal injection. The state Department of Correction on Wednesday confirmed 56-year-old Stephen West made the request and said the Thursday execution will be carried out by electrocution. West previously opted against selecting a preference, which would have resulted in lethal injection.
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| Trump: Give CNN's Cuomo a 'red flag' for his 'Fredo' rant Posted: 13 Aug 2019 08:36 AM PDT  President Trump on Tuesday suggested Chris Cuomo should be banned from owning a firearm after the CNN host was seen in a profanity-laced viral video confronting a man who called him "Fredo."
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| Wayne LaPierre Promised Job Security, Then Ousted an NRA Top Gun Posted: 14 Aug 2019 01:48 AM PDT  Jim Watson/AFP/GettyIn retrospect, it was weird. On a mid-July day at National Rifle Association headquarters, NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre gathered with top officials from the gun group's lobbying arm for a frank conversation. Turmoil had rocked the organization for months, reaching a zenith with the resignation of top lobbyist Chris Cox, who for years had helmed the NRA's Institute for Legislative Affairs (ILA). The association had grown balkanized, with top staff torn between LaPierre and Cox. And with the LaPierre camp on the march, Cox loyalists had reason to be nervous about their job security. So LaPierre sought to reassure the senior ILA officials who gathered that day, according to two people familiar with the meeting. He said ILA was "moving forward" and that staff there would have a "clean slate." His message, which attendees then relayed to their subordinates, was simple: People could breathe easy about their jobs, and things were stabilizing. His message was wrong. Just days later, news broke that Jennifer Baker—who spent years as the communications director for ILA and was part of Cox's small inner circle—was out. Baker's departure shocked many Republican insiders, who had long seen her as a fixture in the organization. An NRA spokesperson told CNN Baker had been ousted because the association had conducted "a reorganization of its public affairs function," implying she had been rendered redundant. Politico reported, however, that she had been helping plan its electoral strategy.Reached for comment, the NRA highlighted the statement that CNN had quoted."The NRA would not be inclined to discuss private business meetings, but it was reported that on July 16, 2019 that the NRA announced a reorganization of its public affairs function," the NRA said in a statement. "Jennifer, as you know, worked in public affairs for ILA. At the time, it was announced that, according to the NRA: 'The NRA announced a reorganization of its public affairs function this week. The change consolidates and improves our communications, public affairs, and social media functions. All these operations now operate under one department, eliminating a parallel function in NRA-ILA. We are excited about the change and the benefits it brings to the organization and its members.'"LaPierre's abortive effort to calm employees' nerves crystallized the confusion and bewilderment that grips NRA officials. And the uncertainty could hardly come at a worse time. The association faces a host of challenges: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has intimated to financial institutions that they could face legal trouble if they work with the NRA, so some have pulled away from the association. In response, the NRA sued, with an assist from the ACLU. The association also faces a number of investigations. The Senate Intelligence Committee has scrutinized the group as part of its probe into Russian influence in the 2016 campaign, and Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR)—the top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee—has obtained documents from NRA officials as part of his own investigation of the group. Meanwhile, attorneys general in New York and Washington, D.C., have launched their own probes of the association. Then there are the dueling lawsuits between the NRA and its ex-PR firm, Ackerman McQueen. Both demand tens of millions from each other and allege major wrongdoing. All those legal problems bring big legal bills. Ad Agency Fires Back at NRA With $50 Million CounterclaimThe legal bills have become a problem in and of themselves. Oliver North, who was president of the group until stepping down in April after a fight with LaPierre, has alleged that the association's outside lawyers are billing it nearly $100,000 a day. NRA officials, including LaPierre, stand by those lawyers. But the bills are still piling up. At the same time, the association's fundraising has struggled. Allegations of financial mismanagement—including hundreds of thousands of dollars spent on LaPierre's wardrobe—have angered gun rights activists and some major donors. On top of that, activists are less worried about the Second Amendment's future given Republican control of the Senate and White House, which makes them less inclined to donate. The result: The NRA has brought in $55 million less in 2017 than it did in 2016. Meanwhile, the gun group's opponents are as energized as ever—due in large part to a recent spate of horrific mass shootings, including the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and the white supremacist terror attack in El Paso. The El Paso attack—followed hours later by a mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio—jarred Trump administration officials and appears to have jarred the president himself. Trump claimed on Tuesday afternoon that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell supports expanded background checks, and McConnell himself has telegraphed some openness to stricter gun laws. LaPierre had a phone call with Trump last week and tried to dissuade him from tightening background checks. But without his top lobbyist, Cox, his government affairs shop is hobbled. That doesn't mean new gun laws are guaranteed—far from it. And, ironically, the NRA will likely cash in on the fight, telling disaffected donors that it's the only group that can keep Republicans in line. It's an argument that has opened wallets for years. But for that argument to work, LaPierre needs credibility with donors. And he just bashed his credibility with his own lobbyists. 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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| Mississippi Man Charged with Setting Girlfriend on Fire, Kidnapping Child Posted: 14 Aug 2019 12:37 PM PDT  Family members and neighbors were shaken to learn a 42-year-old man allegedly set his girlfriend on fire before kidnapping a child and leading police on a chase.
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| British woman dies after being strangled and set on fire in Barbados Posted: 14 Aug 2019 03:30 PM PDT  A British woman has died in Barbados after being strangled, doused with a flammable substance and set alight while lying in bed.Natalie Crichlow, 44, was visiting family members when she was attacked by an unknown intruder in her room, her family said.The mother-of-three suffered 75 per cent burns to her body during the assault, which took place on 28 July. She later died in hospital on 6 August."The intruder broke in the house, then strangled her and then set her alight," Ashley Best, Ms Crichlow's niece, said."I do not understand why it happened and we are all in a state of shock."She went into hospital and died of her injuries.""For someone who had battled through so much to just be taken in this way and lose their life is just beyond understanding," Ms Best said."It is all just a shame."She said she wanted to live life to the fullest because her life had nearly been taken from her."Stabroek News in Barbados reported that police are on the hunt for a man who "barged into a house, choked a woman, doused her with a flammable substance and then set the house on fire".Ms Crichlow, of Colindale, north London, was openly gay and had three children, aged 10, 20 and 26 years old.A GoFundMe campaign has been set up to try and raise the money needed to bring her body back to Britain.Family friend Mitra Wikes remembered Ms Crichlow as "a true survivor and warrior who endured so much in life but always kept going and had a true passion for living life to the max no matter what she had gone through"A Foreign Office spokesman said: "Our staff are supporting the family of a British woman following her death in Barbados, and are in contact with the Barbados police force."No arrests have been made in the case, a spokesperson for the Royal Barbados Police Force said.Additional reporting by agencies
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| Marine Corps F-35s practice 'shock and awe' strikes in the Pacific with back-to-back bombing runs Posted: 14 Aug 2019 07:41 AM PDT  A Marine Corps officer who observed the training in the Pacific said that the Marines can now "rain destruction like never before."
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| Mexican president says predecessor not under investigation in graft case Posted: 14 Aug 2019 06:56 AM PDT  Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Wednesday that his predecessor, Enrique Pena Nieto, is not under investigation in a probe into suspected corruption that has ensnared one of Pena Nieto's former cabinet ministers. On Tuesday, a judge ordered that former Social Development Minister Rosario Robles be detained pending a trial over missing public funds. Lopez Obrador said judges would decide whether more people were implicated.
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| Officials blame 'political rhetoric and misinformation' after shots fired at San Antonio ICE office Posted: 14 Aug 2019 12:32 PM PDT  An ICE spokesman said that "political rhetoric and misinformation" from politicians, media outlets, and activists were to blame for the shooting.
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| Inside locked down Kashmir, a reporter finds fear and chaos Posted: 14 Aug 2019 03:41 AM PDT  On a normal day, it would have been a smooth journey from the airport in Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir state, to my family home in the northern town of Baramulla. The part that India controls is now under an unprecedented security crackdown to prevent an uprising after the central government in New Delhi unexpectedly stripped the region's special constitutional status, the last vestige of real autonomy for the predominantly Muslim region that is claimed by both India and Pakistan.
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| View Photos of the 2019 Honda Civic Type R and 2019 Volkswagen Golf R Posted: 14 Aug 2019 05:27 AM PDT |
| Trump doubles down on baseless conspiracy theory linking Bill Clinton to Jeffrey Epstein's death Posted: 13 Aug 2019 10:47 AM PDT  President Trump said Tuesday that he has "no idea" whether a conspiracy theory he promoted on Twitter claiming that former President Bill Clinton was somehow responsible for disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein's death in a New York federal prison is actually true.
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| Playing god: Japan temple puts faith in robot priest Posted: 14 Aug 2019 06:31 AM PDT  The android Kannon, based on the Buddhist deity of mercy, preaches sermons at Kodaiji temple in Kyoto, and its human colleagues predict that with artificial intelligence it could one day acquire unlimited wisdom. "This robot will never die, it will just keep updating itself and evolving," priest Tensho Goto told AFP. It's changing Buddhism," added Goto.
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| Ohio gunman's family posts obituary for shooter praising him as 'funny' and 'articulate' Posted: 14 Aug 2019 09:32 AM PDT  The family of the man accused of killing nine people during a mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio, has posted an obituary praising the 24-year-old as "funny" and "articulate", but without a mention of the victims that included his own sister.The obituary, which is topped with a smiling photo of the alleged mass murderer, was posted on the website for the Conner & Koch funeral home in Bellbrooke, Ohio."A funny, articulate and intelligent man with striking blue eyes and a kind smile, Connor Stephen Betts, age 24, of Bellbrook, passed away Sunday, August 4th, 2019," the obituary begins.A separate obituary for his sister, 22-year-old Megan Betts, was also posted on the website, and does not mention the man who allegedly killed her."If it's on our website, it's real," Brian Koch, the funeral director, told The Independent when reached by phone.Connor Betts, 24, has been accused of opening fire just outside of a Dayton bar two weeks ago, killing nine people including his younger sister during a rampage that lasted just under 30 seconds before police killed him.He was armed with a .223-calibre high-capacity rifle, and 100-round drum magazines. He fired 41 shots during that 30-second timespan, according to police.Since his death, Betts has been described by officials and people who knew him as a young man who was obsessed with violence and mass shootings, and one who had expressed interest in such an attack before carrying one out himself. His posts online have appeared to support that claim.He was "very specifically seeking out information that promotes violence," FBI special agent in charge Todd Wickerman said. The Betts family has said in statements to the media that they were "shocked and devastated" by what had happened.The obituary posted online makes no mention of the mass shooting Betts has been accused of, and instead describes him as an avid reader, a lover of music "of all different kinds", and an individual whose favourite television show was "Bob's Burgers".Both the obituary for the brother and sister say they were "preceded in death by … beloved Nana"."Connor will be missed immensely by his friends, family, and especially his good dog Teddy," the accused shooter's obituary reads. Megan's obituary includes a similar line.
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| Fox Host Compares Migrants to Nazis: ‘We’ve Been Invaded by a Horde’ Posted: 14 Aug 2019 10:31 AM PDT  Fox Nation/ScreenshotLess than two weeks after 22 people were killed in El Paso by an accused shooter who told officials he targeted Mexicans and apparently posted a racist manifesto complaining about a "Hispanic invasion," Fox Nation host Todd Starnes likened migrants to Nazis while claiming America has been invaded by a "rampaging horde of illegal aliens."During Wednesday's broadcast of Fox Nation's Starnes Country, first spotted by Media Matters, the conservative pundit groused that The New York Times had recently observed that the El Paso suspect had echoed the same incendiary rhetoric as right-wing media, including Fox News. He then went on to proudly note that he's been spewing the "invasion" commentary for years."I do believe that we have been invaded by a horde," Starnes exclaimed. "A rampaging horde of illegal aliens. This has been a slow-moving invasion."Claiming that this is a "fair description" of what's been going on in this country, the right-wing commentator asserted that a large number of undocumented immigrants are violent criminals, despite studies showing immigrants commit crimes at a lower rate than native-born Americans.This prompted Starnes to make a historical comparison of other "invasions," leading him to make his Third Reich analogy."When you go back in time and when you look at what an invasion is," he declared. "Whether it is the Nazis invading France and Western Europe. I mean, whether the Muslims were invading a country back in the early years. It was an invasion."Fox News has come under fire recently for its inflammatory rhetoric surrounding race and immigration in the wake of the El Paso shooting. Prime-time star Tucker Carlson, who suddenly announced last week he was going on vacation, sparked intense backlash when he said white supremacy is a "hoax" three days after the shooting.Read 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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| Greenland's ice is melting at the rate scientists thought would be our worst-case scenario in 2070 Posted: 14 Aug 2019 12:25 PM PDT  Summer heat waves have caused Greenland's ice to melt at rates scientists didn't expect to see for another 50 years.
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| Kremlin warns of foreign espionage as scientists chafe under new restrictions Posted: 14 Aug 2019 09:36 AM PDT ![Kremlin warns of foreign espionage as scientists chafe under new restrictions]( "Kremlin warns of foreign espionage as scientists chafe under new restrictions") The Kremlin said on Wednesday Russia must be vigilant in protecting its industrial secrets against foreign intelligence services after scientists criticized new restrictions on them meeting foreigners. Under an order issued by the education ministry in February but which has only now come to light, government-affiliated scientists are advised to meet their foreign colleagues only if they are accompanied and have been formally authorized to do so. The order urges scientists to inform their superiors five days in advance of any plans to meet foreign scientists and also to report back on what was discussed.
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| Health officials warn of deadly mosquito-borne virus found in Florida chickens Posted: 14 Aug 2019 06:51 AM PDT  Florida health officials say several chickens recently tested positive for a mosquito-borne virus that causes fatal brain infection and swelling.
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| Giant penguin fossil found in New Zealand Posted: 13 Aug 2019 08:51 PM PDT  The fossilised remains of a huge penguin almost the size of an adult human have been found in New Zealand's South Island, scientists announced Wednesday. The giant waddling sea bird stood 1.6 metres (63 inches) high and weighed 80 kilograms, about four times heavier and 40cm taller than the modern Emperor penguin, researchers said. Named "crossvallia waiparensis", it hunted off New Zealand's coast in the Paleocene era, 66-56 million years ago.
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| Montel Williams: Trump has gone off a narcissistic cliff. Does anything matter anymore? Posted: 14 Aug 2019 10:47 AM PDT  We are likely stuck with an incompetent, emotionally unstable president through 2020. Please treat voting like our country's future depends on it.
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| US homeland security chief: Racism is fueling some terrorism Posted: 13 Aug 2019 02:38 PM PDT  White supremacist ideology is helping fuel domestic terrorism in the United States, the head of Homeland Security said Tuesday. Acting Secretary Kevin K. McAleenan appeared in Jackson, Mississippi, for a forum about preventing violence against religious groups. "The attack in El Paso and the violent white supremacist ideology that inspired it offends us all," McAleenan said Tuesday.
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| Key Mexico Lawmaker Recommends Narrowing 2020 Primary Surplus Posted: 14 Aug 2019 12:12 PM PDT  (Bloomberg) -- A key lower house lawmaker is recommending that Mexico narrow its primary budget surplus by half next year to alleviate fiscal pressure on the government and send more resources to strengthen Petroleos Mexicanos. The peso extended its decline.Mario Delgado, the lower house majority leader for President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's Morena party, said in an interview Wednesday that targeting a surplus of 0.5%, instead of the 1.3% outlined by the Finance Ministry in April, would still continue a decline in the nation's debt relative to its gross domestic product.Delgado, a former finance head for Mexico City, cautioned that he hasn't yet discussed the idea with the leftist leader known as AMLO, who has led an austerity campaign, or Finance Minister Arturo Herrera, who took over last month. But he said that he's talked about it with ratings agencies and funds invested in Mexico, and he doesn't believe it would hurt the nation's credit rating."It would be well received by financial markets as a show of solid public finances and would take some pressure off so that we can increase resources for Pemex," Delgado said. "It wouldn't mean any relaxation in terms of fiscal discipline."The peso fell 1.9% to 19.7522 per dollar at 1:35 p.m. in Mexico City.The Finance Ministry last month announced plans to use almost half of the money in its rainy day oil fund in the remainder of this year to avoid spending cuts after a revenue shortfall due to economic stagnation squeezed the budget. Still, Delgado said that the plan for a primary surplus of 1% for this year, which required significant spending cuts, was needed for the new administration to send a fiscal responsibility message.To contact the reporter on this story: Eric Martin in Mexico City at emartin21@bloomberg.netTo contact the editors responsible for this story: Juan Pablo Spinetto at jspinetto@bloomberg.net, Robert JamesonFor more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.com©2019 Bloomberg L.P.
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| Sheriff: Deputy was on duty when he tried to have sex with minor in predator sting Posted: 13 Aug 2019 12:03 PM PDT  The deputy showed up in his patrol car, but it wasn't a teenage girl waiting, Sheriff Leon Lott said.
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| Mugshot released of suspect in attack of woman outside San Francisco apartment building Posted: 14 Aug 2019 10:18 AM PDT  We are getting a first look at the man accused of attacking a women outside her San Francisco apartment building. Austin James Vincent was taken into custody after a terrifying incident.
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| Super-Quick Dinners That Are So Much Better Than Takeout Posted: 14 Aug 2019 02:27 PM PDT |
| Florida company building brand-new classic Mustangs with modern features Posted: 14 Aug 2019 09:32 AM PDT  A company called Revology will make you a modern version of you favorite Ford Mustang or Shelby classic with more powerful engines and new technology.
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| Tens of thousands of women march in Brazil against Bolsonaro Posted: 14 Aug 2019 01:08 PM PDT  Brasília (AFP) - Tens of thousands of women took to the streets of Brazil's capital Wednesday to denounce President Jair Bolsonaro, in the third anti-government protest in the city in two days. The huge demonstration in Brasilia comes as Bolsonaro faces increasing heat over rampant deforestation in the Amazon rainforest as well as education funding cuts, which have sparked nationwide protests by students and professors in recent months, including one in the capital on Tuesday. The "March of the Margaridas" is named after Brazilian trade union leader Margarida Maria Alves, who was murdered in 1983 during the military dictatorship.
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| UPDATE 2-Russia flies nuclear-capable bombers to region facing Alaska Posted: 14 Aug 2019 12:06 PM PDT ![UPDATE 2-Russia flies nuclear-capable bombers to region facing Alaska]( "UPDATE 2-Russia flies nuclear-capable bombers to region facing Alaska") * State media says it shows Moscow can deploy close to U.S. MOSCOW, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Russia said on Wednesday it had flown two nuclear-capable TU-160 bombers to a far eastern Russian region opposite Alaska as part of a training exercise that state media said showed Moscow's ability to park nuclear arms on the United States' doorstep.
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| Man dies after competing in California taco-eating contest Posted: 14 Aug 2019 04:56 PM PDT  A man died shortly after competing in a taco-eating contest at a minor league baseball game in California, authorities said Wednesday. Dana Hutchings, 41, of Fresno, died Tuesday night shortly after arriving at a hospital, Fresno Sheriff spokesman Tony Botti said. An autopsy on Hutchings will be done Thursday to determine a cause of death, Botti said.
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| Ocasio-Cortez Chides Barstool Sports for Anti-Union Tweets Posted: 13 Aug 2019 01:52 PM PDT  (Bloomberg) -- Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez chided Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy for a series of tweets that several legal experts say violate federal labor law."If you're a boss tweeting firing threats to employees trying to unionize, you are likely breaking the law & can be sued, in your words, 'on the spot,'" Ocasio-Cortez wrote on Twitter.Portnoy then tweeted back, "Hey @aoc welcome to the thunder dome. Debate me." Barstool, which has built its audience on its outrageous, often juvenile sports coverage, promptly collected the two tweets under the headline, "AOC vs. Dave 'The Union Crusher' Portnoy, We Are Officially Living in Bizarro World."Portnoy is listed on Barstool's website as founder and chief of content and has previously made a show of firing employees. His earlier tweets promised to crush organizing activity and fire any employees who spoke with a lawyer or a journalist about forming a union at the site.Barstool, which is majority-owned by the Chernin Group, did not respond to requests for comment Tuesday on Portnoy's tweets. The company has amassed a large, loyal and vocal audience enthusiastic about posts like "Grading the Newest Sex Scandal Teacher" and popular podcasts like sports talk show "Pardon My Take" and sexcapade tell-all "Call Her Daddy."Federal law allows managers and other agents of a company to criticize unions, but restricts them from threatening to punish employees who organize. "As an employer, you can hate unions, denigrate unions, oppose unions," said University of Wyoming law professor Michael Duff, a former NLRB attorney. "But you may not, in reaction to real or imagined concerted employee activity, make statements containing threats of reprisal."To contact the reporter on this story: Josh Eidelson in Washington at jeidelson@bloomberg.netTo contact the editors responsible for this story: Janet Paskin at jpaskin@bloomberg.net, Joe SchneiderFor more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.com©2019 Bloomberg L.P.
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| Ex-lover of dead woman stuffed in suitcase is being hunted by FBI, Mo. officials say Posted: 14 Aug 2019 01:06 PM PDT  The suspect is charged with kidnapping the children of a woman found dead by a Missouri highway, federal prosecutors say.
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