2017年8月3日星期四

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Trump endorses bill that would slash legal immigration

Posted: 02 Aug 2017 10:26 AM PDT

Trump endorses bill that would slash legal immigrationHe said that the bill shows "compassion" to struggling American families and that it would "give American workers a pay raise by reducing unskilled immigration."


Amazon Hires Thousands of People On the Spot

Posted: 01 Aug 2017 09:00 PM PDT

Amazon Hires Thousands of People On the SpotAmazon gave 50,000 people job offers, with 40,000 of them being full-time positions with health insurance.


Desperate Passengers Call 911 for Help After They're Stuck on Stifling Plane for Hours

Posted: 02 Aug 2017 03:03 PM PDT

Desperate Passengers Call 911 for Help After They're Stuck on Stifling Plane for HoursThe nightmare began when a flight from Belgium to Montreal was diverted to Ottawa due to bad weather.


Russian reporter punched live on air at paratrooper bash

Posted: 02 Aug 2017 09:15 AM PDT

Russian reporter punched live on air at paratrooper bashA Russian television journalist was punched in the face live on air Wednesday as he reported on raucous annual celebrations by paratroopers in Moscow. Nikita Razvozzhayev, a correspondent with the pro-Kremlin NTV channel, was extolling the professionalism of Russia's airborne forces when a bearded man staggered up to the presenter and began an expletive-laden rant about invading Ukraine. The incident in Moscow's famed Gorky Park -- which left the anchor back in the studio stunned -- quickly went viral in Russia with over 400,000 people viewing it on NTV's website.


Rights groups assail Justice Department over college race probe

Posted: 02 Aug 2017 02:03 PM PDT

Rights groups assail Justice Department over college race probeCivil rights groups slammed the Trump administration on Wednesday over a U.S. Justice Department plan to probe whether colleges' racial-preference admissions programs discriminate against white and Asian-American applicants. Affirmative action programs in higher education were meant to address America's historic racial discrimination problem. The Supreme Court has ruled that universities may use affirmative action in admissions policies with the aim of helping minority applicants get into college.


Jared Kushner's family's real estate company 'subpoenaed over investment-for-visas programme'

Posted: 03 Aug 2017 12:28 AM PDT

Jared Kushner's family's real estate company 'subpoenaed over investment-for-visas programme'New York federal prosecutors have reportedly subpoenaed Kushner Companies, the New York real estate business owned by the family of Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner. The subpoenea concerns the company's use of the controversial EB-5 visa programme to finance its development in New Jersey called One Journal Square, the Wall Street Journal reported. In a statement to the paper, Emily Wolf, the Kushner Company's general council, said: "Kushner Companies utilised the program, fully complied with its rules and regulations and did nothing improper.


Total solar eclipse 2017: When is it, why is it happening and how can I see it in the UK and US?

Posted: 03 Aug 2017 04:22 AM PDT

Total solar eclipse 2017: When is it, why is it happening and how can I see it in the UK and US?What's happening? On Monday, August 21, 2017, all of North America will witness an eclipse of the sun for the first time in 99 years, where the Moon will pass in front of the Sun casting darkness across swathes of the Earth's surface. Dubbed the Great American Eclipse, the moment will see the Sun, the Moon and the Earth become perfectly aligned in a once-in-a-lifetime celestial spectacle seen from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean. 10 amazing places in America to watch the 2017 solar eclipse Who will see it? Everyone in North America, parts of South America, Africa and Europe - including the UK - will see at least a partial solar eclipse, where the moon covers only a part of the sun. However, 14 states across the United States will experience a total solar eclipse with more than two minutes of darkness descending in the middle of the day over the course of 100 minutes. More than 12 million Americans live inside the path of totality and more than half of the nation live within 400 miles of it. Millions more are expected to travel to cities along the path to witness the phenomenon.  Eclipse path of totality in black. 14 states across the United States will experience it.  Credit: Nasa What areas will see total blackout? Anyone within the path of totality will see the sky become dark for several minutes as the moon completely covers the sun. The path is relatively thin, around 70 miles wide, and stretches from Salem, Oregon to Charleston, South Carolina. It will first be seen at Lincoln Beach, Oregon at 9:05 PDT, with totality beginning at 10:16 PDT. Over the next 90 minutes, it will cross through Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, and North and end near Charleston, South Carolina at 14:28 EDT. The lunar shadow will leave the US at 04:09 EDT. Its longest duration will be near Carbondale, Illinois, where the sun will be completely covered for two minutes and 40 seconds. Solar eclipse 2017, in pictures What time can I see the total eclipse? Here are the mid-eclipse times for some of the major towns and cities along the path of totality, according to Nasa. All times are local.  10:17 - Corvallis, Albany and Lebanon, Oregon 11:34 - Idaho Falls, Idaho 11:44 - Casper, Wyoming 13:00 - Grand Island, Lincoln Nebraska 13:08 -  St Joseph, Missouri 13:09 - Kansas City, Missouri 13:14 - Columbia, Jefferson City, Missouri 13:18 -  St Louis, Missouri 13:28 - Bowling Green, Kentucky 13:28 - Nashville, Tennessee 14:39 - Greenville, South Carolina 14:43 - Columbia, South Carolina What causes an eclipse? The diameter of the Sun is 400 times that of the Moon but it lies 400 times further away - which means if you are in exactly the right alignment on the surface of the Earth at the right time, you will see the two celestial bodies overlap exactly. Credit: Nasa Where can I see the eclipse in the UK? Sadly Brits won't get a total eclipse like our friends across the pond, but we will be treated to a slight partial eclipse which will still be worth watching.  It will be visible in parts of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland from around 19:35 on August 21 - but make sure you're in a spot where there's no cloud.  At a glance | Future solar eclipses in the UK Will there be a live stream? Yes - Nasa will host an Eclipse Megacast for four hours during the eclipse which will be picked up by local, national and international TV stations. You can also follow all the action via the Telegraph. How can I see it safely? Never look directly at the Sun, even through sunglasses or dark material such as a bin liner or photographic negative. Makeshift filters may not screen out the harmful infrared radiation that can burn the retina of the eye risking permanent eye damage and blindness. Also, viewers must never use binoculars or a telescope. Wear special eclipse viewing glasses - not ordinary sunglasses - or construct a simple pinhole camera which projects an image of the Sun onto a blank piece of paper. Solar eclipse: how to watch the eclipse safely When will Britain next see a solar eclipse? There was a pretty spectacular eclipse in Britain in March 2015, but the last total eclipse in the UK was in August 1999. You might be waiting a while for the next decent one too - it won't take place until August 12, 2026. On that date up to 95 per cent of the Sun will be obscured. Britain will not see a total solar eclipse until September 23, 2090. How we watched the 1999 solar eclipse - in 90 seconds 01:42 Total solar eclipses in history Eclipses have both fascinated and terrified civilisations for centuries. When King Henry I of England, the son of William the Conqueror, died in 1133, his death happened to coincide with a total solar eclipse plummeting the nation into darkness for four minutes and 38 seconds. Historian William of Malmesbury wrote in 1140 that "the darkness was so great that people at first thought the world was ending."


Podesta: Trump keeps bringing up Clinton because popular-vote loss ‘bugs the hell out of him’

Posted: 02 Aug 2017 08:12 AM PDT

Podesta: Trump keeps bringing up Clinton because popular-vote loss 'bugs the hell out of him'In a CNN appearance, the chair of Hillary Clinton's campaign remarked on how the president just can't get over her winning the vote tally.


New Study Says Cleaning Your Kitchen Sponge Isn't Effective

Posted: 03 Aug 2017 08:13 AM PDT

New Study Says Cleaning Your Kitchen Sponge Isn't EffectiveIf we've learned anything about kitchen sponges, it's that they're usually packed full of mold and bacteria.


The Latest: Black Lives Matter Minneapolis issues apology

Posted: 01 Aug 2017 06:18 PM PDT

The Latest: Black Lives Matter Minneapolis issues apologyST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Latest on social media speculation after St. Paul man hanged himself. (all times local):


Data: Jet as low as 59 feet in near miss at SF airport

Posted: 03 Aug 2017 12:18 AM PDT

Data: Jet as low as 59 feet in near miss at SF airportNewly released data and photos show how shockingly low an Air Canada jet was when it pulled up to avoid crashing into planes waiting on a San Francisco International Airport taxiway last month.


Stephen Miller calls CNN's Jim Acosta immigration questioning 'ignorant and foolish'

Posted: 02 Aug 2017 01:11 PM PDT

Stephen Miller calls CNN's Jim Acosta immigration questioning 'ignorant and foolish'On Wednesday, CNN's Jim Acosta asked White House senior adviser Stephen Miller about how the administration's new immigration policy represents the ideals written on the Statue of Liberty. Miller dismissed the question and later called one of Acosta's comments "one of the most outrageous, ignorant and foolish things you've ever said."


Mother of Four Living in U.S. for 17 Years Deported to Mexico Within Days of Traffic Stop

Posted: 02 Aug 2017 05:55 PM PDT

Mother of Four Living in U.S. for 17 Years Deported to Mexico Within Days of Traffic StopBeatriz Morelos Casillas was arrested in Ohio on July 24 for driving without a license. By Tuesday, she was in Nuevo Laredo, a violent Mexico border town.


Embassy, mosque attacks fuel fears ISIS bringing Iraq war to Afghanistan

Posted: 02 Aug 2017 06:44 AM PDT

Embassy, mosque attacks fuel fears ISIS bringing Iraq war to AfghanistanBy Hamid Shalizi KABUL (Reuters) - Attacks on the Iraqi embassy and a Shi'ite mosque in Afghanistan have reinforced fears that Islamic State militants are seeking to bring the group's Middle East conflict to Central Asia, though evidence of fighters relocating from Iraq and Syria remains elusive. Islamic State said it carried out Monday's attack against the embassy in Kabul, which began with a suicide bomber blowing himself up at the compound's main gate, allowing gunmen to enter the building and battle security forces. The group also claimed responsibility for an attack Tuesday that killed at least 29 and wounded more than 63 at a Shi'ite mosque in Herat, an area in western Afghanistan that had previously escaped Islamic State's sectarian attacks.


Video Captures Dallas Man Attacked On Train By Teenagers

Posted: 02 Aug 2017 12:36 PM PDT

Video Captures Dallas Man Attacked On Train By TeenagersA video showed teens allegedly attacking a man after he asked them to stop smoking on the train.


Russia Says New U.S. Sanctions Amount to Declaring 'Trade War'

Posted: 02 Aug 2017 11:13 PM PDT

Russia Says New U.S. Sanctions Amount to Declaring 'Trade War'"The hope for improving our relations with the new U.S. administration is now over"


Italy moves to end migrant crisis with naval mission, NGO crackdown

Posted: 02 Aug 2017 09:56 AM PDT

Italy moves to end migrant crisis with naval mission, NGO crackdownItaly on Wednesday dispatched a navy patrol boat to Libya and seized an NGO rescue ship in dramatic steps aimed at ending the migrant crisis that has engulfed Europe in recent years. The twin moves came as new figures revealed a surprise drop in July in the number of mainly African asylum seekers and economic migrants arriving at the country's southern ports, suggesting efforts to close the Libya-Italy route into Europe could finally be bearing fruit. The Italian parliament gave the go-ahead for a naval mission in support of the Libyan coastguard's fight against the people traffickers behind the surge in migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean.


Fire breaks out at world's largest fish market in Tokyo

Posted: 03 Aug 2017 06:53 AM PDT

Fire breaks out at world's largest fish market in TokyoDozens of Tokyo firefighters were battling a blaze on Thursday at the world's largest fish market and one of the capital's most popular tourist sites, as grey smoke billowed over the city.


Family of bullied girl to sue school district over suicide

Posted: 01 Aug 2017 07:19 PM PDT

Family of bullied girl to sue school district over suicideROSELAND, N.J. (AP) — The family of a 12-year-old New Jersey girl who killed herself said Tuesday it will sue her school district for not stepping in to address the problem of cyberbullying.


New Plastic Garbage Patch Found In The South Pacific Could Be '1.5 Times Larger Than Texas'

Posted: 02 Aug 2017 05:13 AM PDT

New Plastic Garbage Patch Found In The South Pacific Could Be '1.5 Times Larger Than Texas'A decade ago, while sailing across a rarely traversed area between Hawaii and the U.S. mainland, oceanographer Captain Charles Moore stumbled upon the now-infamous North Pacific garbage patch, an enormous swathe of plastic pollution floating in the sea.


Russia takes over U.S. compound in Moscow in retaliation over sanctions

Posted: 02 Aug 2017 02:03 PM PDT

Russia takes over U.S. compound in Moscow in retaliation over sanctionsRussia takes over U.S. compound in Moscow in retaliation over sanctions.


ER Doctor and Mom of 5 Found Dead in Grand Canyon After Disappearing During Hike

Posted: 03 Aug 2017 12:01 PM PDT

ER Doctor and Mom of 5 Found Dead in Grand Canyon After Disappearing During HikeSarah Beadle, an emergency room doctor and mother of five, disappeared while hiking the Grand Canyon with her daughter and nephew.


Cyber expert who stopped 'WannaCry' attack arrested in U.S. on hacking charges

Posted: 03 Aug 2017 01:55 PM PDT

Cyber expert who stopped 'WannaCry' attack arrested in U.S. on hacking chargesBy Dustin Volz SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A cyber security researcher widely credited with helping to neutralize the global "WannaCry" ransomware attack earlier this year has been arrested on unrelated hacking charges, according to court documents unsealed on Thursday. Marcus Hutchins, a British-based malware researcher who gained attention for detecting a "kill switch" that effectively disabled the WannaCry worm in May, was detained by the FBI in Las Vegas on Wednesday, a U.S. Justice Department spokesman said, just days after he and tens of thousands of hackers descended on the city for the annual Black Hat and Def Con conventions. An indictment filed in a U.S. District Court in Wisconsin accused Hutchins, also known online as "MalwareTech," of advertising, distributing and profiting from malware code known as "Kronos" that stole online banking credentials and credit card data.


Deliveroo riders to wear helmet cameras after spate of acid attacks

Posted: 03 Aug 2017 04:35 AM PDT

Deliveroo riders to wear helmet cameras after spate of acid attacksDeliveroo riders are to start wearing video cameras following a spate of violence against the food couriers in London.  The company is trialling the use of GoPro helmet cameras for its riders as protection against attacks, which have recently been victims of robberies and acid attacks while on deliveries.  Deliveroo said it will hire an additional 50 members of staff dedicated to monitoring rider safety, as well as provide its riders with training from the police, local authorities and ambulance services in an effort to prevent future incidents.  In recent weeks riders in the capital for Deliveroo, Uber and other firms have been hospitalised with stab wounds, attacked with acid and had their vehicles stolen by perpetrators as young as 12. Scores of Deliveroo riders have reported not wanting to complete a delivery for safety fears following the incidents, which have included harassment by other people on mopeds.    London acid attack victim tells of his pain 00:50 The Government has been urged to tighten laws around the sale and possession of acid following the spate of attacks, while the NHS has said it will provide additional training for healthcare staff.   Deliveroo riders will be able to report incidents directly from within the app to police and the company, as well as gather live evidence of any problems through the GoPro cameras. In the wake of the attacks, Deliveroo couriers have taken to informing one another of problems through an ad hoc network on the WhatsApp messaging app, according to the Hackney Gazette.  "We will do everything we can to protect our riders and have put in place new measures so that riders can report any concerns they have or even move to work in another area if they feel unsafe," said Dan Warne, managing director of Deliveroo UK and Ireland.  "We are working closely with the police and local councils, and sharing all the information our riders give us in order to help tackle crime against our riders, which is why we're implementing new measures like our app, and helmet-mounted cameras. These will allow us to work together, share information, and bring criminals to justice." Home Office Minister Sarah Newton on recent acid attacks 01:03 UberEats riders have also been affected by the problems, but Uber is yet to announce additional safety measures. One of its riders, who was the victim of an acid attack last month, told the BBC he put his life at risk and that he feels as though he is working "in a jungle". Uber said: "The safety of the couriers that have signed up to UberEATS is our top priority and we don't want anyone to feel unsafe when they use the app. "If a courier doesn't want to deliver after dark or doesn't want to go to a certain area they absolutely don't have to."


Trump Finally Signs Sanctions Bill, Then Adds Bizarre Statements

Posted: 02 Aug 2017 09:58 AM PDT

Trump Finally Signs Sanctions Bill, Then Adds Bizarre StatementsTrump cites tough sanctions legislation as sign Americans want to see closer relations with Russia. Also, he claims to have built a great company.


The Trump Administration Is Set to Probe College Affirmative Action for Discriminating Against White Students

Posted: 02 Aug 2017 07:12 AM PDT

The Trump Administration Is Set to Probe College Affirmative Action for Discriminating Against White StudentsA new initiative is looking into "intentional race-based discrimination"


Tillerson won't meet North Korea envoy at Asia talks

Posted: 02 Aug 2017 09:40 AM PDT

Tillerson won't meet North Korea envoy at Asia talksUS Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will not meet his North Korean counterpart at a regional forum in Manila and will instead push to deepen Pyongyang's diplomatic isolation, a senior US official said Wednesday. North Korea's push to build a nuclear-armed missile capable of threatening US cities has brought the region to the brink of crisis, and Washington is using every diplomatic lever to shut the program down.


NASA Launched Voyager Crafts Nearly 40 Years Ago, They're Still Transmitting Data

Posted: 02 Aug 2017 10:24 AM PDT

NASA Launched Voyager Crafts Nearly 40 Years Ago, They're Still Transmitting DataThe Voyager spacecraft has provided nearly 40 years of information to NASA as they travel space.


TeeTee Dangerfield Is 16th Known Trans Woman Killed In U.S. This Year

Posted: 02 Aug 2017 07:26 AM PDT

TeeTee Dangerfield Is 16th Known Trans Woman Killed In U.S. This YearTeeTee Dangerfield, a 32-year-old transgender woman, was found dead from multiple gunshot wounds Monday in College Park, Georgia.


Chevrolet Bolt Sets Consumer Reports' Electric-Vehicle Range Record

Posted: 03 Aug 2017 03:00 AM PDT

Chevrolet Bolt Sets Consumer Reports' Electric-Vehicle Range RecordThe Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicle has set the mark for all-electric-vehicle range in Consumer Reports' testing, reaching 250 miles on a single charge. The Bolt is estimated to reach 238 miles b...


Here’s how Charter is screwing the customers it bought from Time Warner Cable

Posted: 03 Aug 2017 01:20 PM PDT

Here's how Charter is screwing the customers it bought from Time Warner Cable

Earlier this year, Charter Communications finalized its deal to absorb Time Warner Cable and buy out Bright House Networks, becoming the second largest cable company behind the monolith that is Comcast. Well it seems as though lots of former Time Warner Cable customers are learning of the joys of being a Charter customer, complete with fancy new cable packages that happen to be more expensive than the ones they were already in. Oh, joy!

At the moment, just 30 percent of former TWC and Bright House customers have been migrated to Charter's own pricing and package structure. Plenty of subscribers have reported pricing hikes, and Charter's CEO has been bullish on the prospect of bumping the company's acquired customers up to packages that will help boost Charter's bottom line. Customers have reported price jumps of anywhere from $10 to as much as $40 or more, depending on their previous level of service with TWC or Bright House.

The overarching theme here is that Charter believes its newly purchased customer base wasn't paying enough for their cable service to begin with, so they're simply correcting things. Speaking to Ars Technica, a Charter spokesperson was predictably vague. "These customers have chosen to move into these packages, which provide a greater value compared to legacy packages," the person reportedly said.

What's remarkable about all of this is that the outcry from consumer has been deafening, and not even one-third of the acquired customers have actually been affected so far. The company plans to continue its gradual migration of TWC and Bright House subscribers into often more expensive Charter packages over the coming months, and it'll be quite interesting to see how that all works out.


Chicago agency reopens investigation into 2014 police shooting

Posted: 03 Aug 2017 01:16 PM PDT

Chicago agency reopens investigation into 2014 police shootingA Chicago agency that examines police misconduct will reopen an investigation into the fatal 2014 police shooting of a black teenager that led to demonstrations and a lawsuit, the group said on Thursday. The Independent Police Review Authority determined in 2015 that the shooting of 19-year-old Roshad McIntosh - which police said occurred after he refused to drop a gun he pointed at an officer - was within department policy. "After a thorough review of the investigative file, we found sufficient reason to reopen the case for further investigation," authority spokeswoman Mia Sissac said in a statement.


Court complicates Trump's threat to cut 'Obamacare' funds

Posted: 02 Aug 2017 01:07 PM PDT

Court complicates Trump's threat to cut 'Obamacare' fundsWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's bold threat to push "Obamacare" into collapse may get harder to carry out after a new court ruling.


Germany Expels Vietnam Ambassador After Public Abduction of Former Hanoi Official

Posted: 02 Aug 2017 09:46 PM PDT

Germany Expels Vietnam Ambassador After Public Abduction of Former Hanoi OfficialAuthorities say the Vietnamese embassy was involved in the abduction of a former official seeking asylum


Kenya may be growing but 'You can't eat GDP'

Posted: 01 Aug 2017 08:28 PM PDT

Kenya may be growing but 'You can't eat GDP'Two months before Kenya's August 8 vote, President Uhuru Kenyatta inaugurated the nation's biggest infrastructure project: a railway connecting the capital Nairobi and the port of Mombasa. With pomp and ceremony Kenyatta touted the railway as proof of his campaign promises on the economy, yet at the same time the price of maize flour, a Kenyan staple, was rising fast, stoking anger, especially among the poorest. Rising food prices constitute a crisis on the eve of a high-stakes election in which Kenyatta, and his economic record, go head to head with longtime opposition leader Raila Odinga.


Hyperloop pod travels 192mph in maiden journey

Posted: 03 Aug 2017 03:26 AM PDT

Hyperloop pod travels 192mph in maiden journeyThe ultra-fast Hyperloop is one step closer to becoming a reality after its pod travelled 192 miles per hour in its maiden journey.   Hyperloop One said its prototype for the high-speed transport system, which could travel from London to Edinburgh in 50 minutes, reached the speed on a 500-metre-long test track in the Nevada desert.  The test marks the first time Hyperloop One has propelled one of its carriages along the tube, as well as the fastest journey for the technology. The company completed its first trial in May, which involved a smaller trolley reaching a top speed of 70 miles per hour. Hyperloop test It is a significant step in the development of the Hyperloop, a transport system first conceived by Elon Musk in 2015 that involves levitating pods travelling through a vacuum at 750 miles per hour. "This is the beginning, and the dawn of a new era of transportation," said Shervin Pishevar, co-founder of Hyperloop One. "We've reached historic speeds of 192 miles per hour and we're excited to finally show the world the XP-1 going into the Hyperloop One tube."  The Hyperloop One prototype pod travelled 192 miles per hour in the test Credit: Hyperloop One  Prototypes for the futuristic mode of transport are being developed by a host of rival companies and research institutions. Hyperloop One is the first to test a working model of its magnetic levitating pods.  Hyperloop One said the first generation of its levitating pod, which was unveiled last month, accelerated for 300 metres, reaching 192 miles per hour before coming to a halt. The XP-1 pod is 8.7 metres long, 2.4 metres wide and 2.7 metres tall.  FAQ | Hyperloop Although Hyperloop One more than doubled its previous record with the run, it fell short of the 250 miles per hour target it had set. The trip brings the Hyperloop close to the 200 miles per hour of Japan's bullet train, but is still 50 miles per hour slower than the planned HS2.  "We're excited about the prospects and the reception we've received from governments around the world to help solve their mass transportation and infrastructure challenges," said Rob Lloyd, chief executive of Hyperloop One. Proposed UK routes for the Hyperloop  Credit: Hyperloop One He added the company plans to discuss the technology with partners, customers and governments following the success of the trial. It is now looking to commercialise the transport system, which is still being developed. Hyperloop One said earlier this year that it will be some time before it becomes a reality because of the complexity of the technology.  Before it can accelerate to 750 miles per hour it will need to extend the 500 metre test track, built this year, as well as fine-tune the system.  The next phase of tests will focus on solving practical problems such as creating an air lock, rather than increasing speed, it said.  The California-based transport innovation firm has proposed nine Hyperloop routes in Europe, including three in the UK: London to Edinburgh, Cardiff to Glasgow, and Glasgow to Liverpool.  The crazy future of transport - in pictures


Dark Ages Fort Built by Mysterious 'Painted People' Found in Scotland

Posted: 03 Aug 2017 07:25 AM PDT

Dark Ages Fort Built by Mysterious 'Painted People' Found in ScotlandA fort that is more than 1,000 years old, dating back to the time of Alfred the Great, has been unearthed in Scotland, more than 200 years after it was thought to have been completely destroyed. The ancient fort was built by the Picts, a loose confederation of tribes who lived in what is now Scotland during the Dark Ages. The fort was likely a major source of power for the Pictish kingdom between A.D. 500 and 1000.


Boeing Made a Plane With a Plane So It Can Plane While It Planes

Posted: 03 Aug 2017 07:42 AM PDT

Boeing Made a Plane With a Plane So It Can Plane While It PlanesYo dawg, I heard you like planes.


Man Kept Woman and Her Kids Captive for 2 Years: Cops

Posted: 03 Aug 2017 12:17 PM PDT

Man Kept Woman and Her Kids Captive for 2 Years: CopsKariem Moore is accused of somehow holding the woman and her two children hostage in a Virginia home for years.


NJ Family Sues School District After Cyberbullying Led To 12-Year-Old Girl's Suicide

Posted: 01 Aug 2017 11:43 PM PDT

NJ Family Sues School District After Cyberbullying Led To 12-Year-Old Girl's SuicideThe girl's mother, Dianne Grossman, and the family's attorney said the school district did nothing to stop the alleged online harassment of her daughter.


U.S. governors urge Trump to make insurance payments

Posted: 02 Aug 2017 02:22 PM PDT

U.S. governors urge Trump to make insurance paymentsBy Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic and Republican U.S. governors on Wednesday urged the Trump administration, as well as Congress, to continue funding payments to health insurance companies that make Obamacare plans affordable, calling it critical to stabilizing the insurance marketplace. Republican President Donald Trump, frustrated that Obamacare survived attempts to repeal it, has threatened to cut off about $8 billion in subsidies that help control costs for low-income Americans under the Affordable Care Act, Democratic former President Barack Obama's signature domestic initiative. "The Administration has the opportunity to stabilize the health insurance market across our nation and ensure that our residents can continue to access affordable health care coverage," said a statement by the Health and Human Services Committee of the National Governors Association.


Siberian tiger cubs make debut at Hamburg zoo

Posted: 03 Aug 2017 10:26 AM PDT

Siberian tiger cubs make debut at Hamburg zooFour Siberian tiger cubs are making their public debut at the zoo in Hamburg. Now it's up to their fans to choose names.


President’s daughter-in-law Lara Trump launches ‘real news’ video to list his ‘accomplishments’

Posted: 02 Aug 2017 10:40 AM PDT

President's daughter-in-law Lara Trump launches 'real news' video to list his 'accomplishments'Donald Trump's daughter-in-law has launched a "real news" video on the President's official Facebook page, listing his achievements from the past week and positive stories, while omitting news that has gained negative coverage. Ms Trump promises to give "a glimpse" of the president's activities for the past week, including his decision to donate the second-quarter of his salary to the Department of Education, the news that the US unemployment rate has dropped to its lowest point since 2001, and the claim that there have been nearly 800,000 jobs created in America since Mr Trump came into office.


17-Year-Old Arrested After Jumping From Plane And Running Across Airport

Posted: 02 Aug 2017 07:22 AM PDT

17-Year-Old Arrested After Jumping From Plane And Running Across AirportHe started running across the airport before being stopped


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