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Former CIA Dir. Calls Trump's Words 'Dishonorable Thing to Say'

Posted: 08 Jul 2017 11:05 PM PDT

Former CIA Dir. Calls Trump's Words 'Dishonorable Thing to Say'Exclsuively on Meet the Press, Former CIA Director John Brennan tells Chuck Todd that he doesn't think the president "demonstrates good negotiating skills" when it comes to Russia.


Pres. Trump Departs from G-20 Summit Claiming Victory, U.S. Isolated

Posted: 08 Jul 2017 09:01 AM PDT

Pres. Trump Departs from G-20 Summit Claiming Victory, U.S. IsolatedWhile aides praised the president's accomplishments at his first G-20 summit, the U.S. isolated itself on issues like trade and climate change.


The Latest: California wildfires send some 8K people fleeing

Posted: 09 Jul 2017 04:05 PM PDT

The Latest: California wildfires send some 8K people fleeingSANTA MARIA, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on wildfires in the western U.S. and Canada (all times local):


Stepson Kills Stepfather, Posts Selfie With The Body On Twitter

Posted: 09 Jul 2017 05:25 AM PDT

Stepson Kills Stepfather, Posts Selfie With The Body On TwitterThe neighbors said the father and the son had been fighting for about a month and the police had already come to their house before.


Stormy G20 ends with opt-outs for Trump on climate, trade

Posted: 08 Jul 2017 07:21 PM PDT

Stormy G20 ends with opt-outs for Trump on climate, tradeWorld leaders made concessions on trade and climate language to Donald Trump Saturday at the end of the most fractious and riot-hit G20 summit ever, in exchange for preserving a fragile unity of the club of major industrialised and emerging economies. "Where there is no consensus, the communique spelt out the discord," said host Chancellor Angela Merkel.


Wildfires Rage Across 11 Western States

Posted: 08 Jul 2017 09:07 AM PDT

Wildfires Rage Across 11 Western StatesThe fires are being spurred on by record-breaking temperatures, strong winds and low humidity across much of the West.


Kind 8-Year-Old Prays For Police Officers: 'We Support our Officers'

Posted: 09 Jul 2017 08:55 AM PDT

Kind 8-Year-Old Prays For Police Officers: 'We Support our Officers'Her mom says it's characteristic of her daughter to do so.


Tesla’s Model S is far more popular than most other luxury vehicles

Posted: 09 Jul 2017 12:01 PM PDT

Tesla's Model S is far more popular than most other luxury vehicles

Deliveries of Tesla's Model S and Model X during the second quarter of 2017 weren't as strong as some analysts were anticipating, with the company announcing that it delivered 22,000 vehicles over the last three months. The figure was a tad lower than the 25,000 vehicles Tesla delivered during the first quarter of 2017. Still, the 22,000 vehicles Tesla delivered during Q2 marked a 53% increase compared to the same quarter a year-ago, an impressive feat no matter how you look at it. What's more, demand for Tesla vehicles during the quarter remained robust, with the company explaining that a production issue involving its 100 kWh battery packs led to delayed deliveries and a delivery figure that was lower than some were hoping for. All told, Tesla during the first half of 2017 delivered 47,100 vehicles, a figure it said it will likely eclipse during the latter half of 2017.

Nonetheless, Goldman Sachs earlier this week downgraded Tesla amidst fears that demand for the company's Model X and Model S may have already peaked. In a note obtained by Business Insider, analyst David Tamberrino writes:

We believe the excess production above deliveries, the discontinued 'order rate' metrics, and the company's 2H17 guidance (Model S and Model X deliveries to likely exceed) in combination with the past four quarters of delivery results point to a plateauing of demand for its current products.

In turn, Tamberrino placed a $180 price target on Tesla shares, a uniquely pessimistic projection given that Tesla shares are currently trading in the $300 range. Following Tamberrino's report, shares of Tesla plummeted by more than 50 points.

Funny thing is, if we take a look at Model S sales exclusively, a different narrative emerges. As highlighted by Zachary Shahan over at Clean Technica, Model S sales are particularly impressive when measured up against other luxury sedans.

"Another dramatic point from the table and chart above is how far ahead the Model S seems to be," Shahan observes. "Even if you add up Audi A6, Audi A7, and Audi A8 sales, they don't get up to the Tesla Model S sales estimate for 2017. It looks even worse for the old automakers if you add up BMW 7 Series and Mercedes-Benz S-Class sales. Adding up Audi A6 and Mercedes-Benz S-Class sales is the only way to actually get two models to surpass Model S sales."

Indeed, the notion that demand for current Tesla vehicles has plateaued seems a bit misplaced. Especially in a field littered with industry veterans, the ability for Tesla to sell more Model S vehicles than more established luxury cars is truly remarkable. And besides, with the Model 3 release looming on the horizon, it stands to reason that Tesla's best days are ahead of it.

As a final point, it's worth noting that most Tesla sales shortfalls typically have nothing to do with demand but more to do with Tesla's ability to furnish supply, a good problem that most other automakers would love to have.


Escape by Drone? How Inmates Are Using Cell Phones to Evade Authority

Posted: 08 Jul 2017 09:17 AM PDT

Escape by Drone? How Inmates Are Using Cell Phones to Evade AuthorityCiting recent cases, local officials say escapes where inmates receive cell phone via drones are possible because federal authorities won't let them jam cell phone signals in state prisons.


U.S. Bombers Carry Out Exercise in Korean Peninsula in Show of Force

Posted: 08 Jul 2017 09:04 AM PDT

U.S. Bombers Carry Out Exercise in Korean Peninsula in Show of ForceTwo U.S. B-1B bombers and American and South Korean fighter jets on Friday conducted an exercise that included practicing attack capabilities at a training range, in a show of force to North Korea days after that regime tested a ballistic missile.


Fast-Moving Wildfires Destroy California Homes

Posted: 09 Jul 2017 01:45 AM PDT

Fast-Moving Wildfires Destroy California HomesAccording to the Los Angeles Times, the fast-moving wildfires spread across 19,000 acres amid soaring temperatures.


Jury: Newlywed had husband killed to get his insurance money

Posted: 08 Jul 2017 02:35 PM PDT

Jury: Newlywed had husband killed to get his insurance moneyCLEVELAND (AP) — A newlywed accused of soliciting her firefighter husband's killing to collect $100,000 in insurance money has been convicted of aggravated murder in a scheme that was flawed from the start: His ex-wife was still the beneficiary of his policy.


KKK marchers in Virginia town met by throngs of counter-protesters

Posted: 08 Jul 2017 02:28 PM PDT

KKK marchers in Virginia town met by throngs of counter-protestersSupporters of the white supremacist Ku Klux Klan marched in Charlottesville, Virginia on Saturday to protest the planned removal of a statue of General Robert E. Lee, who oversaw Confederate forces in the US Civil War. The Klan marchers were met by hundreds of jeering counter-protesters in this quiet university town, where the protest by the notorious white power group was authorized by officials in Virginia on free speech grounds. As the demonstration got underway, dozens of marchers -- some carrying Confederate flags, a few in the distinctive white hood worn by Klan members -- paraded past hundreds of people shouting "racists go home!" and other chants.


Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka 'fills in for him at G20 world leaders meeting'

Posted: 08 Jul 2017 03:54 AM PDT

Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka 'fills in for him at G20 world leaders meeting'Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka has apparently filled in for the US President at a round-table meeting with world leaders at the G20. Ms Trump accompanied Mr Trump to a session at the Hamburg summit and later sat in his seat next to Theresa May, Angela Merkel and other world leaders, according to a photograph. Ms Trump, who works as an advisor to her father at the White House, was photographed sitting in his seat by a Russian G20 official who shared the picture on social media.


Distorted aerial photographs offer a unique way to see the vibrancy of New York City

Posted: 09 Jul 2017 02:00 AM PDT

Distorted aerial photographs offer a unique way to see the vibrancy of New York CityThese incredible, mind-bending aerial images offer a completely different way to view the vibrancy of New York City. Shot from above, some of the distorted images make the Big Apple appear like a planet, while others, photographed directly downward, make skyscrapers look like something out of an abstract artwork.


Tense Standoff at Wells Fargo in Georgia

Posted: 07 Jul 2017 09:00 PM PDT

Tense Standoff at Wells Fargo in GeorgiaAuthorities say the suspect walked into a Marietta, Georgia bank claiming to have a bomb while two employees were trapped inside.


Teens Help Rescue Baby Girl After Coming Across Car Crash That Killed Her Mother

Posted: 09 Jul 2017 01:42 PM PDT

Teens Help Rescue Baby Girl After Coming Across Car Crash That Killed Her MotherHunter Hasenjaeger, 16, and Collin Barry, 17, were on their way home from a friend's house when they came upon a devastating collision.


Putin plane makes detour avoiding Poland, Baltics on way to G20: flight tracker

Posted: 08 Jul 2017 03:37 AM PDT

Putin plane makes detour avoiding Poland, Baltics on way to G20: flight trackerBy Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) - A plane carrying Russian President Vladimir Putin to the G20 summit in Germany made a detour of about 500 km (300 miles) to avoid flying over NATO members Poland or the Baltic states, data from a flight tracker showed. According to the FlightRadar24 website, a Russian government jet flying from Moscow to Hamburg on Thursday deviated from the direct route over Belarus and Poland, which was once a Soviet bloc state but joined the Western military alliance after the fall of communism.


Can You Record The Police In Public?

Posted: 08 Jul 2017 03:20 AM PDT

Can You Record The Police In Public?The matter has taken center stage as an increasing number of video clips of police encounters with unarmed black men and women have begun to circulate rapidly on social media. The initiation of the Black Lives Matter movement can also be attributed to this increasing role of technology in law enforcement by the police.


Japan floods death toll rises to 15

Posted: 07 Jul 2017 09:42 PM PDT

Japan floods death toll rises to 15The death toll from heavy rains and flooding in southern Japan has risen to 15, a government official said Saturday, as rescuers continued work to evacuate isolated survivors. Raging rivers overflowing with water and mud have devastated swathes of Kyushu -- the southernmost of Japan's four main islands -- after heavy rainfall, sweeping away roads and houses and destroying schools. Thousands of rescuers have been fighting through thick mud and battling rain to search for missing and stranded people, with more than 500 believed to still be cut off, according to public broadcaster NHK.


G-20 shut Trump out on climate, strike deal on trade

Posted: 08 Jul 2017 05:53 PM PDT

G-20 shut Trump out on climate, strike deal on tradeHAMBURG, Germany (AP) — World powers lined up against U.S. President Donald Trump on climate change, reaffirming their support for international efforts to fight global warming.


Western Canada wildfires prompt state of emergency, evacuations

Posted: 08 Jul 2017 01:22 PM PDT

Western Canada wildfires prompt state of emergency, evacuationsBy Dennis Owen KAMLOOPS, BRITISH COLUMBIA (Reuters) - Canada's federal government on Saturday offered to help British Columbia in response to fast-spreading wildfires that forced thousands to evacuate their homes as hot, dry weather conditions prevented firefighters from controlling the blazes. Defense Minister Harjit Sajjan said in a Tweet on Saturday that the government was closely monitoring the wildfires in the Western Canadian province. "Fed. government is ready to respond if we receive a request for assistance from the province," Sajjan said some 12 hours after Western Canada's British Columbia declared its first state of emergency in 14 years.


2 dead in Salisbury shooting; off-duty trooper fires shots

Posted: 09 Jul 2017 11:51 AM PDT

2 dead in Salisbury shooting; off-duty trooper fires shotsSALISBURY, Md. (AP) — Police say two men are dead after a gunfight in which an off-duty Maryland state trooper intervened and fired shots.


Prime Day just started early with an insane deal on the Amazon Echo

Posted: 08 Jul 2017 04:00 AM PDT

Prime Day just started early with an insane deal on the Amazon Echo

Woh, woh, woh... what exactly is going on here, Amazon? Prime Day 2017 isn't supposed to start until 9:00 PM ET on Monday, and yet here we are on Saturday looking at one of the craziest deals we've ever seen! Amazon typically sells refurbished Amazon Echo smart speakers for $135, which is a nice discount compared to the $180 the retailer charges for a new Echo. Then, every once in a while, the price might drop under $130 and that's a great time to grab one. Right now, however, Amazon has an insane deal for Prime subscribers that drops the price of the refurbished Amazon Echo speaker all the way down to $89.99. You read that correctly — $89.99!

This price is good on Saturday only, and only while supplies last. Trust us, supplies are not going to last so you'll definitely want to snag one (or several) while you can. If you're not already a Prime member, sign up for a free 30-day trial and snag this deal without paying a penny for Prime.

Here's what you need to know from the product page:

  • A Certified Refurbished Amazon Echo is refurbished, tested, and certified to look and work like new
  • Plays all your music from Amazon Music, Spotify, Pandora, iHeartRadio, TuneIn, and more using just your voice
  • Introducing Alexa calling and messaging, a new way to be together with family and friends. Just ask Alexa to call or message anyone with an Echo, Echo Dot, or the Alexa App.
  • Fills the room with immersive, 360º omni-directional audio
  • Hears you from across the room with far-field voice recognition, even while music is playing
  • Answers questions, reads the news, reports traffic and weather, reads audiobooks from Audible, gives info on local businesses, provides sports scores and schedules, and more using the Alexa Voice Service
  • Controls lights, fans, switches, thermostats, garage doors, sprinklers, locks, and more with compatible connected devices from WeMo, Philips Hue, Samsung SmartThings, Nest, ecobee, and others
  • Always getting smarter and adding new features, plus thousands of skills like Uber, Domino's, DISH, and more


Germany's G20 street chaos puts political heat on Merkel

Posted: 08 Jul 2017 08:45 AM PDT

Germany's G20 street chaos puts political heat on MerkelRaging street battles that marred Germany's G20 summit have sparked a political fight over how Hamburg could descend into "mob rule" and why Chancellor Angela Merkel chose a hotbed of leftist militancy as the venue. Germany's top-selling Bild daily was withering in its condemnation of the chaos that saw far-left and anarchist radicals torch rows of cars, loot shops and hurl rocks and bottles from burning barricades at riot police. Sadly, it applies in Hamburg," the newspaper thundered Saturday, slamming the summit as a "debacle".


Florida police say Venus Williams entered intersection lawfully before crash

Posted: 07 Jul 2017 05:54 PM PDT

Florida police say Venus Williams entered intersection lawfully before crashJerome Barson, 78, who was a passenger in a sedan that collided with the vehicle Williams was driving, was fatally injured. Williams, the former top-ranked tennis player in the world, on Friday won her third-round match at the Wimbledon tournament in England.


'Oh My God, It Is Obama.' Baby Snags Presidential Selfie

Posted: 09 Jul 2017 08:55 AM PDT

'Oh My God, It Is Obama.' Baby Snags Presidential SelfieAn Alaska mother is cherishing cellphone photos she snapped of her wide-eyed 6-month-old baby in the arms of former President Barack Obama


Priest Arrested For Allegedly Pulling Out Gun During Road Rage Incident

Posted: 08 Jul 2017 01:07 PM PDT

Priest Arrested For Allegedly Pulling Out Gun During Road Rage IncidentNo one was injured.


Delta Air Lines: Flight attendant breaks two wine bottles on man's head as he fights to open hatch, court documents reveal

Posted: 08 Jul 2017 01:04 AM PDT

Delta Air Lines: Flight attendant breaks two wine bottles on man's head as he fights to open hatch, court documents revealA flight attendant was forced to break two wine bottles over the head of a passenger who tried to open the plane's exit door thousands of feet over the ocean, court documents have revealed. The steward broke the first bottle over the head of Joseph Daniel Hudek IV, 23, who had lunged for the door and fought with other passengers during a Delta Air Lines flight from Seattle to Beijing.


Ivanka Trump Sits In Her Father's Place At G20 Meeting

Posted: 08 Jul 2017 08:38 AM PDT

Ivanka Trump Sits In Her Father's Place At G20 MeetingPicture of Ivanka Trump surrounded by world leaders was posted by Russian attendee.


Egypt raid kills IS suspects after deadly Sinai attack

Posted: 08 Jul 2017 12:16 PM PDT

Egypt raid kills IS suspects after deadly Sinai attackEgyptian police said they killed 14 alleged Islamic State group members Saturday in a raid on a training camp, a day after the jihadists conducted a deadly attack on soldiers. Funerals were held across the country for at least 21 soldiers killed in Friday's attack in the north of the Sinai Peninsula, one of deadliest against the military in years. The interior ministry said police officers raided a desert training camp in the eastern province of Ismailiya, killing the 14 alleged militants.


Spain's running of the bulls: No gorings on Day 3

Posted: 09 Jul 2017 01:49 AM PDT

Spain's running of the bulls: No gorings on Day 3PAMPLONA, Spain (AP) — After five gorings on the first two days of this year's San Fermin festival, officials in the northern Spanish city of Pamplona said Sunday's third running of the bulls was quick and resulted in only minor injuries.


Zimbabwe's Mugabe in Singapore for medical treatment- paper

Posted: 09 Jul 2017 02:23 AM PDT

Zimbabwe's Mugabe in Singapore for medical treatment- paperZimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is in Singapore for medical treatment, in his third such visit this year, a newspaper reported on Sunday. Africa's oldest ruler at 93, Mugabe was last in Singapore in May for what his spokesman George Charamba said then was treatment for eye problems. The Standard said he had left again for Singapore on Friday for more medical treatment.


Venezuela marks 100 days of unrest, at a glance

Posted: 08 Jul 2017 09:00 PM PDT

Venezuela marks 100 days of unrest, at a glanceCARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Anti-government protests in Venezuela hit the symbolic mark of 100 days on Sunday with a grim record of at least 92 dead and more than 1,500 injured. The decision Saturday to release opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez from prison and place him under house arrest has once again stirred hopes that socialist President Nicolas Maduro and his opponents could sit down for talks aimed at ending the bloodshed.


Why Does Coffee Upset My Stomach?

Posted: 09 Jul 2017 07:00 AM PDT

Why Does Coffee Upset My Stomach?For specialty-coffee professionals (that is, baristas and roasters and coffee importers), "acidity" is actually a positive attribute: It's the term used to describe the fruit-like sparkle a certain coffee will have in its flavor profile.


Man Proposes While Being Arrested, Girlfriend Says Yes

Posted: 09 Jul 2017 01:11 PM PDT

Man Proposes While Being Arrested, Girlfriend Says YesIt's not clear if he's been released yet.


Cancer patient who lost half of his face has it reconstructed by pioneering surgeon

Posted: 08 Jul 2017 08:21 AM PDT

Cancer patient who lost half of his face has it reconstructed by pioneering surgeonA man who lost half of his face when doctors removed a cancerous tumour that had grown to the size of a melon has had it rebuilt by a pioneering surgeon. Tim McGrath, 38, was devastated when a rare form of soft tissue cancer called Synovial Sarcoma left him with a huge growth that had to be cut away by medics in 2015. The operation left Mr McGrath, from Michigan, "heartbroken" while he lived with exposed flesh for a year as his body rejected several attempts to reconstruct his face.


What Senate Seats Are Up For Grabs In 2018?

Posted: 08 Jul 2017 12:28 PM PDT

What Senate Seats Are Up For Grabs In 2018?Chances that Democrats would win back control of the Senate are slim.


Egyptian, Palestinian leaders meet amid likely Gaza shakeup

Posted: 09 Jul 2017 09:29 AM PDT

Egyptian, Palestinian leaders meet amid likely Gaza shakeupCAIRO (AP) — Egyptian and Palestinian leaders met in Cairo on Sunday amid signs of a rapprochement between Cairo and the Islamic militant Hamas group that could shake up Gaza's political landscape and sideline the Palestinian president.


Four people shot as gunman opens fire in Oslo bar

Posted: 09 Jul 2017 04:05 AM PDT

Four people shot as gunman opens fire in Oslo barFour men were shot and injured at a nightclub in Oslo around midnight on Sunday, police said in a press release, adding that one suspect has been arrested. The Blue nightclub, where the shooting took place, is in an old industrial building in the eastern part of the city. The victims were taken to hospital and did not have serious injuries, according to Grete Metlid, police inspector.


G20 launches plan to fight poverty in Africa

Posted: 08 Jul 2017 11:34 AM PDT

G20 launches plan to fight poverty in AfricaG20 nations launched an unprecedented initiative Saturday at the group's summit in Germany to fight poverty in Africa, but critics called the plan half-hearted. Under German Chancellor Angela Merkel's "Investment Compacts", an initial seven African countries would pledge reforms and receive technical support in order to attract new private investment. Germany's partner nations are Ghana, Ivory Coast and Tunisia, while Ethiopia, Morocco, Rwanda and Senegal are also taking part.


Shepherds mauled in Romania bear attack

Posted: 08 Jul 2017 01:02 PM PDT

Shepherds mauled in Romania bear attackTwo shepherds were seriously injured in a bear attack Saturday in Romania's remote Carpathian mountains, reigniting debate over a government decision to suspend an annual culling programme. Romania is home to around 60 percent of Europe's brown bears -- some 6,000, a quarter of which roam the mountains around Harghita. There have been seven bear attacks there in 2017 alone, prompting anger among locals.


The Best Products at Trader Joe's (According to the Employees Who Know Them Best)

Posted: 08 Jul 2017 07:00 AM PDT

The Best Products at Trader Joe's (According to the Employees Who Know Them Best)This article, The Best Products at Trader Joe's (According to the Employees Who Know Them Best), originally appeared on Chowhound. Before I had witnessed its majesty firsthand, I couldn't understand the intense enthusiasm surrounding Trader Joe's.


More than 200,000 children married in US over the last 15 years

Posted: 08 Jul 2017 01:47 AM PDT

More than 200,000 children married in US over the last 15 yearsMore than 200,000 children were married in the US over the past 15 years, new figures have revealed. The minimum age for marriage across most of the US is 18, but every state has exemptions – such as parental consent or pregnancy – which allow younger children to tie the knot. In May, the high-profile Republican governor for New Jersey declined to sign into law a measure that would have made his state the first to ban child marriage without exception.


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