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Monday's Morning Email: Bruno Mars Wasn't The Only Big Winner At The Grammys

Posted: 29 Jan 2018 04:35 AM PST

Monday's Morning Email: Bruno Mars Wasn't The Only Big Winner At The GrammysTOP STORIES (And want to get The Morning Email each weekday?


Pelosi's 'make America white again' dig at Trump draws rebuke from fellow Democrat

Posted: 28 Jan 2018 11:06 AM PST

Pelosi's 'make America white again' dig at Trump draws rebuke from fellow DemocratNancy Pelosi said the immigration plan holds the Dreamers 'hostage to a hateful anti-immigrant scheme'. The West Virginia senator Joe Manchin on Sunday criticized House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi for dismissing a new White House immigration plan as a way to "make America white again".


Ruff Night! Grammys Hand Out 'Consolation Puppies' To Losers

Posted: 28 Jan 2018 07:31 PM PST

Ruff Night! Grammys Hand Out 'Consolation Puppies' To LosersThere's no denying that award show trophies are becoming increasingly less relevant, so why don't we give them up altogether... and just hand out puppies?  That's what happened to some nominees for Best Comedy Album at the 60th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday night.


Finland re-elects pragmatic president Niinisto to ease Russia worries

Posted: 28 Jan 2018 01:09 PM PST

Finland re-elects pragmatic president Niinisto to ease Russia worriesFinns on Sunday re-elected their popular and cautious president Sauli Niinisto, who is credited with maintaining a balanced relationship with the nation's powerful neighbour Russia at a time of simmering relations between Moscow and the West. "I am surprised and touched by this big support," Niinisto told reporters in Helsinki, who secured over 62 percent of the vote, significantly ahead the seven other candidates, with all the ballots counted. Finland's most popular president in more than three decades, the 69-year-old politician avoided a need for a second-round of voting, a first since Finland introduced a two-round presidential election by popular vote in 1994.


Kentucky: 2 school shooting victims mourned at funerals

Posted: 28 Jan 2018 03:09 PM PST

Kentucky: 2 school shooting victims mourned at funeralsBENTON, Ky. (AP) — Friends and relatives of the two 15-year-old students gunned down at a western Kentucky high school have mourned their deaths at separate funeral services.


Thai activist flees royal insult charge for posting BBC article

Posted: 28 Jan 2018 08:29 AM PST

Thai activist flees royal insult charge for posting BBC articleA Thai pro-democracy activist said on Sunday she had fled Thailand after learning she would be prosecuted for defaming the monarchy for sharing on Facebook a 2016 BBC article deemed offensive to Thailand's king. Chanoknan Ruamsap said in a post on her Facebook account on Sunday that she received a summons earlier this month to hear a royal insult charge under Article 112 for posting a profile of the king from the BBC's Thai-language service, which some deemed offensive. Reuters could not immediately reach the Thai authorities or the BBC for comment.


White House wants the media's 'Russia fever' to end

Posted: 29 Jan 2018 12:16 PM PST

White House wants the media's 'Russia fever' to endDuring Monday's press briefing, press secretary Sarah Sanders told reporters that she hopes once the Russia investigation concludes, the media will get "Russia fever" out of their systems for good.


Trump hits back at Jay-Z after rapper dismissed his claims about black unemployment

Posted: 28 Jan 2018 07:57 AM PST

Trump hits back at Jay-Z after rapper dismissed his claims about black unemploymentPresident Trump fired back at Jay-Z on Sunday morning after the hip-hop star dismissed his taking credit for a record low number of unemployed African-Americans.


Teen's Body Found 2 Weeks After Sudden Disappearance

Posted: 29 Jan 2018 11:10 AM PST

Teen's Body Found 2 Weeks After Sudden DisappearanceThe body of a teenage girl who police had labeled a runaway when she vanished two weeks ago has been found near her home in a Virginia suburb of Washington.


Puerto Rico Is A Man-Made Disaster

Posted: 29 Jan 2018 02:46 AM PST

Puerto Rico Is A Man-Made DisasterMonths after hurricanes Irma and Maria devastated Puerto Rico, what should have been an example of how one of the most powerful nations in the world could rebuild a territory is instead an example of a man-made catastrophe now moving to the mainland.


Watch a Man Allegedly Kidnap a Young Girl off the Street in Broad Daylight

Posted: 28 Jan 2018 01:30 PM PST

Watch a Man Allegedly Kidnap a Young Girl off the Street in Broad DaylightHe has since been arrested.


I Just Had The Most Surreal -- And Profound -- Flight Attendant Experience In My Life

Posted: 28 Jan 2018 09:06 AM PST

I Just Had The Most Surreal -- And Profound -- Flight Attendant Experience In My LifeOne of my closest friends is fighting a particularly mean and supposedly merciless kind of cancer, and I have begun to make the trek from my home in Brooklyn to her home just outside Boston as often as I can.


13 Genius Ways To Use Ground Lamb

Posted: 29 Jan 2018 10:33 AM PST

13 Genius Ways To Use Ground Lamb


Audio emerges of Netanyahu's wife raging over media story

Posted: 28 Jan 2018 09:52 AM PST

Audio emerges of Netanyahu's wife raging over media storyJERUSALEM (AP) — A recording of Benjamin Netanyahu's wife raging at an aide surfaced on Sunday creating a new headache for Israel's embattled premier.


Northrop Grumman Is Getting Ready for Great Power War (That Means Russia or China)

Posted: 29 Jan 2018 07:48 AM PST

Northrop Grumman Is Getting Ready for Great Power War (That Means Russia or China)With the U.S. defense budget set to expand in the coming years as the great power competition between Russia, China and the United States heats up, Northrop Grumman—like other defense contractors—is starting to invest in the future after a prolonged slump. "We foresee just given the nature of the threat environment that we observe around the globe today and the number of dimensions in that threat environment that are evident, we foresee a period of time here in front of us, a rather significant period of time in front of us, where our nation and our allies are going to need to invest in their national security to deal with this," Wes Bush, chairman and chief executive officer of Northrop Grumman told investors.


Kremlin calls U.S. sanctions move attempt to influence Russian elections

Posted: 29 Jan 2018 02:47 AM PST

Kremlin calls U.S. sanctions move attempt to influence Russian electionsThe Kremlin said on Monday that a new U.S. sanctions report expected to be released imminently was an attempt to influence Russia's presidential election in March, but predicted it would fail to impact the vote. The United States could release reports as early as Monday detailing the possibilities for expanding sanctions against Russia, including a list of oligarchs and potential restrictions on the holding of Russian government debt. Moscow and Washington remain at odds over U.S. allegations of Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, something Russia denies, as well as over conflicts in Ukraine and Syria.


These 24 Tweets Are An Accurate Representation Of Married Life

Posted: 29 Jan 2018 11:03 AM PST

These 24 Tweets Are An Accurate Representation Of Married LifeMarriage may be an important commitment, but that doesn't mean it has to be taken seriously all the time.


Blue Ivy Tells Beyoncé And Jay-Z To Quiet Down At The Grammys

Posted: 29 Jan 2018 02:36 AM PST

Blue Ivy Tells Beyoncé And Jay-Z To Quiet Down At The GrammysBeyoncé and Jay-Z have reached dizzying heights of fame, but they're not too big to be brought down a notch or two by their daughter, Blue Ivy.


Turpin children must be allowed to see parents in prison if they are to start new lives, says kidnap survivor

Posted: 29 Jan 2018 08:02 AM PST

Turpin children must be allowed to see parents in prison if they are to start new lives, says kidnap survivorA woman who was kidnapped and locked in a cellar for eight years, has said that the 13 Turpin children must be allowed to see the parents who allegedly kept them captive. Ms Kampusch was 10-years-old when she was kidnapped from her home in the Austrian capital Vienna and taken to the nearby town of Strasshof an der Nordbahn by Wolfgang Priklopil. Taking advantage of an increasing amount of freedom he granted her, Ms Kampusch escaped in 2006, aged 18.


Q&A: Why Afghanistan suffers unrelenting attacks

Posted: 28 Jan 2018 06:32 AM PST

Q&A: Why Afghanistan suffers unrelenting attacksISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghanistan has endured a month of relentless attacks claimed by the Taliban and a rival Islamic State affiliate, capped by Saturday's assault, in which a Taliban suicide bomber driving an ambulance filled with explosives struck in the heart of Kabul, killing more than 100 people.


Turkey detains over 300 for 'terror propaganda' against Syria operation

Posted: 29 Jan 2018 01:03 AM PST

Turkey detains over 300 for 'terror propaganda' against Syria operationTurkish authorities have detained 311 people suspected of disseminating "terror propaganda" over Ankara's offensive against a Kurdish militia in Syria, the interior ministry said on Monday. The suspects have been taken into custody since the operation against the Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) militia began on January 20. Ankara views the YPG as a "terrorist" offshoot of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which has been waging a three-decade insurgency against the Turkish state.


5 Reasons to Reconsider a Cruise for Your Next Vacation

Posted: 29 Jan 2018 08:00 AM PST

5 Reasons to Reconsider a Cruise for Your Next VacationWhen you picture a cruise vacation, compact cabins, lackluster onboard cuisine and jampacked port towns may come to mind. While there's no one-size-fits-all cruise that's ideal for everyone, with today's innovative onboard amenities, diverse dining options, wellness offerings, high-tech services and exciting, far-flung itineraries, chances are, the widespread misconceptions and myths you've heard are outdated. After all, today's cruise lines cater to diverse travel styles, ages and budgets.


Porch Pirate Karma: Thief Suffers Nasty Fall While Trying to Make Off With Packages

Posted: 29 Jan 2018 10:47 AM PST

Porch Pirate Karma: Thief Suffers Nasty Fall While Trying to Make Off With PackagesThe getaway driver had to come to the thief's aid as her foot was left dangling.


All The Looks You Need To See From The 2018 Grammys Red Carpet

Posted: 28 Jan 2018 02:51 PM PST

All The Looks You Need To See From The 2018 Grammys Red CarpetThe stars wore their best and boldest looks on the red carpet at the 2018 Grammy Awards on Sunday night.


UN, African Union leaders praise international cooperation

Posted: 28 Jan 2018 03:05 PM PST

UN, African Union leaders praise international cooperationADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — The leaders of the United Nations and the African Union urged stronger international cooperation at the opening Sunday of the African Union summit in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.


'Fox And Friends' Host Goes Anti-Vaxxer Amid Deadly Flu Epidemic

Posted: 29 Jan 2018 07:37 AM PST

'Fox And Friends' Host Goes Anti-Vaxxer Amid Deadly Flu EpidemicWatch the latest video at foxnews.com "Fox & Friends" co-host Brian Kilmeade is spreading misinformation about vaccines as this year's particularly deadly flu epidemic spreads across the United States.


Nine dead in Mexico shooting: official

Posted: 28 Jan 2018 11:49 AM PST

Nine dead in Mexico shooting: officialAuthorities investigating the slaying of nine men at a house in Monterrey, Mexico said Sunday small local drug-trafficking groups appeared to be involved but not major drug cartels. The men were watching a football match on television on Saturday when armed attackers burst into the house, herded women into the bathroom and then opened fire on the men, the attorney general of the state of Nuevo Leon, Bernardo Gonzalez, said. Seven men were killed on the spot and two others died of their wounds after being taken to local hospitals, he said.


7-year-old boy handcuffed after allegedly attacking teacher

Posted: 29 Jan 2018 01:50 PM PST

7-year-old boy handcuffed after allegedly attacking teacherA 7-year-old boy in Miami was taken to a hospital in handcuffs after he allegedly attacked his teacher.


'You join the military because you have no other options': California teacher under fire after disparaging military

Posted: 29 Jan 2018 01:34 PM PST

'You join the military because you have no other options': California teacher under fire after disparaging militaryA California teacher has come under fire after videos emerged of him disparaging members of the military as the "lowest of our low" and urging his students to reject military service. In the videos, the voice identified as Mr Salcido's uses a derogatory term to refer to members of the military and says it is comprised low achievers.


The 'Law And Order' Party Has Unleashed An Extraordinary Attack On Law Enforcement

Posted: 27 Jan 2018 08:59 PM PST

The 'Law And Order' Party Has Unleashed An Extraordinary Attack On Law EnforcementWASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump called himself the "law and order" candidate.


IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad dead at age 91

Posted: 28 Jan 2018 08:10 AM PST

IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad dead at age 91Ingvar Kamprad, founder of the world's largest furniture retailer, IKEA, died at his home in Smaland, Sweden, on Saturday. He was 91 years old. The company shared news of Kamprad's death on Sunday morning via an online statement, calling him "one of the greatest entrepreneurs of the 20th century." The founder of IKEA and one of the greatest entrepreneurs of the 20th century, Ingvar Kamprad, has passed away at the age of 91. A post shared by IKEA Today (@ikeatoday) on Jan 28, 2018 at 2:26am PST SEE ALSO: Ikea wants you to try a Swedish sleep trend that could save your relationship "We are deeply saddened by Ingvar's passing. We will remember his dedication and commitment to always side with the many people. To never give up, always try to become better and lead by example," CEO and President of Inter IKEA Group, Torbjörn Lööf, said in a statement. Kamprad was born in 1926 and founded the home furnishings company at just 17 years old. The company described him as a hardworking, dedicated man "with a lot of warmth and a playful twinkle in his eye."  Despite his lack of operational role within the company after 1988, IKEA noted, Kamprad served as a senior adviser in the years that followed, offering many contributions to employees during the span of his career. Over the years IKEA has earned a special place in pop culture, thanks to innovations like an AR app, snazzy pet furniture, and that weird pregnancy test ad. It's also been the site of some beautiful viral moments, like the video of that dude who annoyed his girlfriend with furniture puns and the beloved stylish IKEA monkey. At the time of his death, Kamprad ranked eighth on Bloomberg's Billionaire Index list, and is said to have had an estimated worth of $58.7 billion. WATCH: This Ikea magazine ad is also a pregnancy test


Most Americans Can't Afford A Minor Emergency

Posted: 29 Jan 2018 02:46 AM PST

Most Americans Can't Afford A Minor EmergencyJames DeVolid, 54, put in so many hours between his two jobs at Tyson Foods and Walmart that his wife, Susan, often joked that he worked "eight days a week."


Syria peace talks to begin in Russia despite opposition boycott

Posted: 29 Jan 2018 02:49 AM PST

Syria peace talks to begin in Russia despite opposition boycottDelegates on Monday arrived for the first Syria peace congress in Russia, but expectations for the dialogue were tempered after the war-torn country's main opposition group said it would boycott the event. Regime-backer Moscow has invited 1,600 people to the talks in the Black Sea resort of Sochi as part of a broader push to consolidate its influence in the region and start hammering out a path to a political solution to end the bloody conflict. The aim of the Tuesday congress is to bring Syria closer to creating a post-war constitution, after two days of separate UN-backed talks in Vienna last week closed without any sign the warring sides had met face-to-face to discuss the groundwork for the document.


US, Qatar reach agreement on subsidy spat with airlines

Posted: 29 Jan 2018 01:51 PM PST

US, Qatar reach agreement on subsidy spat with airlinesWASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Qatar have reached a deal to resolve a years-old quarrel over alleged airline subsidies, seven individuals familiar with the deal said Monday, as Qatar's government works to defuse tensions with the Trump administration.


Kendrick Lamar, U2, Dave Chappelle Send Powerful Message About Racism At Grammys

Posted: 28 Jan 2018 05:44 PM PST

Kendrick Lamar, U2, Dave Chappelle Send Powerful Message About Racism At GrammysKendrick Lamar gave one hell of a performance when he kicked off the 2018 Grammys with U2 and Dave Chappelle on Sunday. K Dot, who had already won three awards by the time he hit the stage and won one more right after, commenced his performance with his verse on Rich The Kid's "New Freezer" followed by "King's Den" from the "Black Panther" soundtrack.


Rescuers in Pakistan call off efforts to save Polish climber

Posted: 28 Jan 2018 02:14 PM PST

Rescuers in Pakistan call off efforts to save Polish climberISLAMABAD (AP) — Volunteers rescued a French mountaineer from a Himalayan peak but called off efforts to retrieve a Polish climber who was declared dead after the dramatic and treacherous rescue effort.


Belgium's exploding wild boar population must go on the pill, demands exasperated mayor

Posted: 29 Jan 2018 05:20 AM PST

Belgium's exploding wild boar population must go on the pill, demands exasperated mayorBelgium's exploding wild boar population is causing so much havoc that local politicians have demanded the rampaging beasts be put on the pill. With the potentially dangerous animals straying closer and closer to family homes, one local mayor has demanded the sex-mad boar be given contraceptives to curb their numbers. Wild boar were extinct for 50 years in Flanders but, since their reintroduction in 2006, the population has grown apace and wreaked havoc. The feral hogs are blamed for spreading disease, causing car accidents and agricultural damage. Maurice Webers is the socialist mayor of Beringen in Limberg, a north-eastern province of Belgium that has been plagued by the porcine menace. He demanded that special feeding zones for the boar be created and for contraceptives to be mixed into the food in what he called "an elegant and animal-friendly solution". "I have already suggested several times to the competent authorities that they plan feeding sites," he told the VRT TV channel, "but I have not yet received a reply." About | Wild boar "For the moment, there are really a lot of wild boars coming near the houses. That's why I would like to take steps to limit the number of boars," Mr Webers added. But the mayor's plan suffers from one major drawbacks, Thomas Scheppers of the Flemish Institute for Forest and Nature Studies said. "If you mix the pill with food, you don't know if the wild boar will eat the right amount. And we want to avoid that," he said before pointing out other animals could also eat the contraceptive food. British researchers are studying boar contraception and favour injections. "This method is more respectful of animals than having them killed by hunters," said Mr Scheppers. "We look forward to the results of the British study." The Flemish landscape changed over the 50 years boar were extinct in Flanders, turning into a densely packed mosaic of agricultural and urban areas, which has led to frequent clashes with humans. In the Limberg region in November, on a single highway and in a single evening, 14 wild boar were struck by traffic. While the drivers were unhurt, the animals were not so lucky.    Wildlife fences along the motorway have proved useless against the plague with wily boar crawling underneath them. The Natuurhelpcentrum animal shelter gets a call every week about a boar being killed somewhere in Limberg. "There are now too many of them. Some hunters have a great responsibility here, because they released the first wild boars in Limburg. Now we have the problems. It is a matter of time until the first death," said Sil Jannssen of the Natuurhelpcentrum. Boar are causing such widespread damage to crops in Belgium that academics are using drones and computer algorithms to calculate the cost to farmers. The feral pigs either root up grassland, leaving soil strewn around, or roll over in cornfields breaking them at the stem.   The University of Antwerp estimates the cost of compensating farmers costs hundreds of thousands of euros a year but Belgium has not monitored the damage to agriculture – until now. Anneleen Rutten, a PHD student at Antwerp university, has pioneered a drone-based method to estimate the cost in a fast, standardised and accurate way. Traditionally such damage is estimated by teams of flat-footed experts trudging through fields rather than the far zippier and cheaper drones. "I connect my smartphone to the remote controller of my drone which allows me to see the camera visualisation of the drone," said Ms Rutten, who is yet to catch a boar in the act on one of her unmanned flights. The damage is obvious on the drone's camera, which picks up the holes in cornfields and the uprooted soil on grassland. The drone snaps a flurry of photographs which are combined into a large single image of the field. That image is fed into a computer and an algorithm, shown to be about 94 percent accurate, evaluates the damage. While attacks on humans are rare, two aggressive wild boar attacked and injured several people in the small German town of Heide in October, tearing through the town centre in an hours-long rampage. Four people were injured, and one man's fingertip was torn off, according to police reports.


Video Shows Indiana Man Kidnapping Child in Broad Daylight: FBI

Posted: 29 Jan 2018 05:41 AM PST

Video Shows Indiana Man Kidnapping Child in Broad Daylight: FBIThe FBI has released dramatic video of a child being kidnapped in broad daylight in Calumet City, Illinois.


Iran cites change in U.S. navy behavior in Gulf

Posted: 29 Jan 2018 08:03 AM PST

Iran cites change in U.S. navy behavior in GulfAn Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander said on Monday that U.S. vessels patrolling the Gulf had changed behavior and now abided by international regulations. Rear Admiral Ali Ozmaei's remarks cited by Tasnim news agency followed last week's comments by U.S. military officials that the Iranian military had halted routine "harassment" of U.S. naval vessels in the Gulf. Each state accuses the other of having flouted international regulations in the sea area, which is a major trade route for oil.


February’s last week a big one for Supreme Court

Posted: 29 Jan 2018 02:29 AM PST

February's last week a big one for Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court is now on a break from hearing arguments until mid-February. But the last three days of February are shaping up to be action-packed for the nine Justices.


'America First' Is a Hard Sell on Rex Tillerson's Europe Tour

Posted: 28 Jan 2018 11:40 PM PST

'America First' Is a Hard Sell on Rex Tillerson's Europe TourSecretary of State Rex Tillerson visited London and Paris to defuse tensions and drum up support for new measures against Iran


Indian man killed after being sucked into MRI machine

Posted: 28 Jan 2018 11:52 PM PST

Indian man killed after being sucked into MRI machineAn Indian man died after being sucked into an MRI machine while visiting a relative at a hospital in Mumbai, police said Monday. Rajesh Maru, 32, was yanked towards the machine by its magnetic force after he entered the room carrying an oxygen cylinder, the city's police said in a statement. "We have arrested a doctor and another junior staff member under section 304 of the Indian penal code for causing death due to negligence," Mumbai police spokesman Deepak Deoraj told AFP.


5 Sites And Apps To Help You Figure Out What To Watch On Netflix

Posted: 29 Jan 2018 11:52 AM PST

5 Sites And Apps To Help You Figure Out What To Watch On NetflixPerhaps in an ideal world, you could simply embed Netflix into your brain and the company would know exactly what content you wanted to watch at any given moment.


President says Poland did not take part in the Holocaust

Posted: 29 Jan 2018 05:33 PM PST

President says Poland did not take part in the HolocaustWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's president said Monday there was no institutionalized participation by Poland or its people in the Holocaust but acknowledged that individual Poles took "wicked" actions against Jewish neighbors.


Dead Sea Scroll Remains a Puzzle After Scientists Crack its Code

Posted: 29 Jan 2018 09:11 AM PST

Dead Sea Scroll Remains a Puzzle After Scientists Crack its CodeScholars have deciphered a Dead Sea Scroll written in a Hebrew code, finding that it contains part of a 364-day calendar of holy days. Scholars still aren't sure why this scroll, along with a few other Dead Sea Scrolls, were written in code. The Dead Sea Scrolls were found in 12 caves near the site of Qumran in the West Bank.


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