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Cevallos: Nunes memo is "just not legally accurate"

Posted: 03 Feb 2018 12:38 AM PST

Cevallos: Nunes memo is "just not legally accurate"Republican authors of an intelligence memo contend that a surveillance application was fraudulently used to spy on one of Donald Trump's associates during the 2016 campaign. Legal analyst Danny Cevallos disputes this criticism.


We're Never Going To 'Win' In Afghanistan

Posted: 04 Feb 2018 04:00 AM PST

We're Never Going To 'Win' In AfghanistanHeaven knows, even if our politicians and generals don't, that while we haven't conclusively lost the war in Afghanistan, we surely haven't won it.


Alaskan copper mine proposal sparks concern about wild salmon fishery

Posted: 03 Feb 2018 08:08 AM PST

Alaskan copper mine proposal sparks concern about wild salmon fisheryThe permitting process for the copper mine is underway with the blessing of the Trump administration, which could prove risky to the Dillingham fishery.


Syrian Kurds mourn female fighter shown mutilated in video

Posted: 03 Feb 2018 09:41 AM PST

Syrian Kurds mourn female fighter shown mutilated in videoAfrin (Syria) (AFP) - Thousands of Kurds gathered in Syria's Afrin Saturday to mourn fighters and civilians killed in a blistering Turkish assault on the region -- including female combattant Barin Kobani.


Oil tanker with 22 Indian crew missing in Gulf of Guinea since Friday

Posted: 04 Feb 2018 09:17 AM PST

Oil tanker with 22 Indian crew missing in Gulf of Guinea since FridayBy Edward McAllister and Rajendra Jadhav DAKAR/MUMBAI (Reuters) - A ship carrying 22 Indian crew and 13,500 tons of gasoline is missing in the Gulf of Guinea after contact was lost in Benin on Friday, the company and India's minister of external affairs said on Sunday. The Gulf of Guinea has become an increasing target for pirates who steal cargo and demand ransoms, even as piracy incidents fall worldwide, experts say. The Marine Express tanker, managed by Hong Kong-based Anglo-Eastern, was last see in Benin's waters at 3:30 a.m. GMT on Friday after which contact was lost, an Anglo Eastern spokesman told Reuters.


Nassar Reportedly Abused Over 2 Dozen Girls And Women During Sluggish FBI Investigation

Posted: 03 Feb 2018 11:33 AM PST

Nassar Reportedly Abused Over 2 Dozen Girls And Women During Sluggish FBI InvestigationAt least 27 girls and women said disgraced USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar sexually assaulted them while he was under FBI investigation for similar behavior, according to a new Saturday report from The New York Times.


Egypt says 4,400-year-old tomb discovered outside Cairo

Posted: 03 Feb 2018 10:07 AM PST

Egypt says 4,400-year-old tomb discovered outside CairoCAIRO (AP) — Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered a 4,400-year-old tomb near the country's famed pyramids at the Giza plateau just outside Cairo, the Antiquities Ministry said Saturday, the latest discovery that authorities hope will help revive the country's staggering tourism sector.


Lasers on planes used to reveal massive massive complex of Mayan ruins

Posted: 03 Feb 2018 08:11 AM PST

Lasers on planes used to reveal massive massive complex of Mayan ruinsWith the high-tech help scientists have found that Maya civilization was more advanced and populous than previously imagined.


White House Plans To Withdraw 'Conspiracy Theorist And Anti-Science Extremist’ Pick

Posted: 03 Feb 2018 06:15 PM PST

White House Plans To Withdraw 'Conspiracy Theorist And Anti-Science Extremist' PickThe White House plans to withdraw its controversial nomination of Kathleen Hartnett-White to lead the Council on Environmental Quality, HuffPost has confirmed.


China Has Its Very Own 'Javelin' Tank-Killer Missiles

Posted: 02 Feb 2018 07:15 PM PST

China Has Its Very Own 'Javelin' Tank-Killer MissilesThis also increases the maximum range by one kilometer, giving it an effective range of five kilometers. The HJ-9A improves the HJ-9 further, adding a millimeter wave (MMW) seeker to the missile, effectively making it fire and forget. Internal sources state that the HJ-9B's seeker will be up to the PLA's decision, whether to retain the MMW seeker or to return to laser guidance.


Man Charged With Selling Armor-Piercing Bullets to Las Vegas Shooter Stephen Paddock

Posted: 03 Feb 2018 11:14 AM PST

Man Charged With Selling Armor-Piercing Bullets to Las Vegas Shooter Stephen PaddockHe said he had no idea what Stephen Paddock would do.


Hottest wings in coldest city to host Super Bowl

Posted: 04 Feb 2018 10:36 AM PST

Hottest wings in coldest city to host Super BowlABC News producers enjoy some of the hottest wings in Minneapolis, a city that once served as home to The Mighty Ducks.


Police release 'kidnapped' priest in DR Congo

Posted: 04 Feb 2018 06:14 AM PST

Police release 'kidnapped' priest in DR CongoCongolese police have released a Catholic priest hours after they snatched him this weekend following a mass in Kinshasa, the cleric said Sunday, amid spiralling tensions between the church and the government. Security forces had grabbed Father Sebastien Yebo outside his church on Saturday morning, beaten him and thrown him into a jeep, with witnesses describing the incident as a "kidnapping". The guerilla movement, based in Kasai province, has been leading a bloody rebellion since 2016 against moves by President Joseph Kabila to extend his stay in power.


Iran's Rouhani raps new U.S. nuclear plan as threat to Russia

Posted: 04 Feb 2018 06:16 AM PST

Iran's Rouhani raps new U.S. nuclear plan as threat to RussiaIran accused the United States on Sunday of threatening Russia with new atomic weapons after Washington published a document outlining plans to expand its nuclear capabilities to deter others. The review of U.S. nuclear policy published on Friday has riled Russia, which viewed the document as confrontational, and raised fears that it could increase the risk of miscalculation between the two world powers. "The Americans are shamelessly threatening Russia with a new atomic weapon," Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, a pragmatist who opened the way to Tehran's 2015 nuclear deal with world powers including longtime adversary Washington, said in a speech.


Mexico: 300 migrants found in dangerously cramped trucks

Posted: 03 Feb 2018 01:29 PM PST

Mexico: 300 migrants found in dangerously cramped trucksMEXICO CITY (AP) — Three hundred Central American migrants being transported in dangerous conditions in tractor-trailers were rescued in two Gulf coast states, Mexican authorities reported Saturday.


Football fans prepare for the coldest Super Bowl on record

Posted: 03 Feb 2018 08:03 AM PST

Football fans prepare for the coldest Super Bowl on recordThough the temperature have plunged this weekend in Minneapolis, the reception ahead of the Super Bowl is anything but chilly.


Illinois GOP Rep. Under Fire For Ad Mocking Transgender Community, Feminists

Posted: 03 Feb 2018 07:03 PM PST

Illinois GOP Rep. Under Fire For Ad Mocking Transgender Community, FeministsThe Republican primary challenger in Illinois' gubernatorial race is in hot water for a campaign ad that mocks the transgender community, Women's March activists and immigration activists.


Uma Thurman Says Harvey Weinstein Assaulted Her

Posted: 03 Feb 2018 08:36 AM PST

Uma Thurman Says Harvey Weinstein Assaulted HerUma Thurman is speaking out about Harvey Weinstein.


The Latest: Africans planned vigil for slain woman in Italy

Posted: 04 Feb 2018 06:41 AM PST

The Latest: Africans planned vigil for slain woman in ItalyMILAN (AP) — The Latest on the shooting rampage Saturday in Italy in which police say a far-right gunman targeted African migrants. (all times local):


Fears that tourism could dry up amid Cape Town water crisis

Posted: 03 Feb 2018 07:08 AM PST

Fears that tourism could dry up amid Cape Town water crisisAs Cape Town's residents are forced into stricter measures to preserve water, there are fears that the flow of tourists, a vital part of the city's economy, could also dry up. David Doyle reports.


N. Korea slams Trump's 'sinister' State of the Union address

Posted: 04 Feb 2018 02:12 AM PST

N. Korea slams Trump's 'sinister' State of the Union addressNorth Korea hit back at US President Donald Trump on Sunday after he slammed rights abuses under the hermit regime in his State of the Union address, with Pyongyang describing the speech as "screams of Trump terrified" by the North's power. The comments follow months of fiery rhetoric between the two countries that have seen tensions soar, with Trump drawing criticism at home for repeatedly using highly-menacing language towards the reclusive state. During Wednesday's address, he criticised the "cruel dictatorship" of Kim Jong-Un and the leader's "reckless pursuit" of atomic weapons while vowing to wage "a campaign of maximum pressure" to derail the nuclear threat.


Pressure rises on Maldives leader to obey court order to free jailed foes

Posted: 03 Feb 2018 07:51 AM PST

Pressure rises on Maldives leader to obey court order to free jailed foesBy Mohamed Junayd MALE (Reuters) - Maldives President Abdulla Yameen fired his second police chief in three days and the opposition said it feared violence, as the island nation was pitched deeper into a crisis caused by Yameen's failure to obey a court order to free jailed opponents. Three days after the Supreme Court threw out terrorism convictions against Yameen's political opponents, his government on Saturday was still ignoring international and domestic pressure to set them free. The court dismissed cases against nine people, including former president Mohamed Nasheed, the country's first democratically elected leader, who now lives in exile in Britain and has been campaigning to have his political rights restored.


Outgoing Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen to Join Brookings

Posted: 03 Feb 2018 06:42 AM PST

Outgoing Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen to Join BrookingsShe'll be a fellow in economic studies


Woman who cut baby from pregnant neighbour's womb weeps as she apologises in court: 'There is no excuse. There is nothing'

Posted: 03 Feb 2018 09:37 AM PST

Woman who cut baby from pregnant neighbour's womb weeps as she apologises in court: 'There is no excuse. There is nothing'Brooke Crews, who was convicted of murder, told a court she wished she could take the pain away from the victim's family. The details of how 22-year-old Savanna Greywind bled to death after Crews cut her were revealed for the first time at a hearing in North Dakota. Crews, 38, had pleaded guilty to the crime, which officials had previously described as a "cruel and vicious act of depravity".


Israel 'legalising' rogue settlement in response to murder: Netanyahu

Posted: 04 Feb 2018 02:44 AM PST

Israel 'legalising' rogue settlement in response to murder: NetanyahuIsrael's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said ministers would grant formal authorisation Sunday to a rogue West Bank settlement in response to the murder last month of a rabbi who lived there. "The government will today regularise the status of Havat Gilad to allow the continuance of normal life there," he said at the start of the weekly cabinet meeting, referring to the wildcat settlement in the occupied West Bank. Rabbi Raziel Shevah was shot dead near Havat Gilad, where he lived, on January 9.


I tried living like Tom Brady for a week

Posted: 04 Feb 2018 07:00 AM PST

I tried living like Tom Brady for a weekIn honor of the Super Bowl, an event during which America watches two teams play a sport and I eat nachos, I've decided to try to eat like the insane football legend Tom Brady for a week. OK, it's his diet that's insane. But if you want to play 15 seasons of football, I guess not consuming dairy, coffee, yogurt, nightshades, or iodized salt makes sense. I don't want to play 15 seasons of football, but my diet is trash, so it balances out. Going into this I did not know Tom Brady's age, but I assumed he was like 45? In pictures, he looks 30, so I just did a quick Google and — oh God, he's 40. Who let this happen? Is my man ageless? SEE ALSO: Someone created a fanny pack with your Super Bowl viewing party in mind Anyway, in order to eat like Tom Brady, I wanted to really enter his world. I wanted to become Tom Brady. So rather than take the easy way out and try out his book, TB 12 Method, I went for the gold and just did everything he does. Sort of. Tom Brady doesn't have any caffeine or alcohol, so I went in ready for death. I also expected to come out looking like Gal Gadot, if Gal Gadot were Tom Brady. This is my journey. Day 1 (Monday) Tom Brady springs out of bed every morning at 6 a.m. Though I gave it my best effort, I don't hate myself, so I crawl out of bed at seven.  Upon waking, Brady immediately drinks 20 ounces of water. I attempt this and mentally prepare for my unfortunately long subway ride to work. Tom Brady then has a smoothie, so I have a Naked smoothie which typically takes me a thousand years to drink, but I try my best so that I too may be the king of football one day. Next, Tom Brady participates in an 8 a.m. "sweat session." If by sweat session he means wearing all of my winter garb on a crowded train that will inevitably have the heat turned up, then I do the same. After this he has a protein shake, and my 5'7"-works-out-2-times-a-week size stomach can simply not fit anything more in it, so instead I daydream of fried chicken. Close enough. I have not had coffee today and it makes me sad. Sometimes I do not need to drink coffee, but I like to because it's cozy. Are you always sad, Tom Brady? Probably not because you have so many endorphins from working out.  This is me now.Image: instagram/@TombradyFor lunch, Tom Brady typically eats lots of fish and vegetables. I don't like fish, so I prepare myself for a meal of a million brussel sprouts. Thank you, Dig Inn. In between meals, Brady typically eats fruit and protein bars. Thank God. I can do that. For dinner, Tom Brady has more vegetables, and his diet is seasonal, so he typically eats red meat in the winter. I eat some steak and vegetable soup and call it a day. Day 2 (Tuesday) I wake up at 7 a.m. again and drink another 20 ounces of water. I put ice in it and wonder if Tom Brady and his chef have any psychotic stances on ice too. I have another Naked smoothie, all the while pondering its ability to make my bank account dwindle at an exponentially faster rate than usual.  The subway, ever faithful, provides me with another 8 a.m. sweat session. For lunch, I get sushi because that counts as fish and now I am really playing ball in Brady's court. Did I use that saying properly? Perhaps not, but I'm on the road to being healthy, so I feel invincible. Tonight, I do a barre workout and imagine Tom Brady doing a barre workout. Do you ever do barre workouts, Tom Brady? I feel like you don't, but I'm going to believe in my heart that you do because that gives me power over you and that's the only way I will win. Day 3 (Wednesday) I wake up at 6 a.m. I drink 20 ounces of water and then try to go back to sleep. I cannot go back to sleep because I have just had 20 ounces of water.  I am very sore after my Tuesday night barre workout, and as a result am having trouble walking normally. I think about the last time Tom Brady felt this sore. I decide it was probably when he was seven. Before I leave I attempt a real sweat session by doing four pushups. For the average human, four pushups probably don't induce sweat, but my arms are like flags, billowing in the wind while attached to the flag pole that is my body. Hello, everybody. It is I, Tom Brady.Image: instagram/@tombradyI eat salad with my lunch, but am careful to avoid tomatoes because Tom Brady says tomatoes, like other "nightshade vegetables," are inflammatory. I am learning and I am living and I am breathing Brady. At this point you might be wondering, as I, what other lifestyle tricks this evil man has up his sleeve. And my god, the list is endless. Like, no dessert. Maybe that one's obvious, but I haven't had dessert this whole week. Which is cruel given the fact that I have an unopened container of Trader Joe's dark chocolate peanut butter cups in my pantry. Shame on you, Tom Brady.  I am becoming more and more like Tom Brady every day. Day 4 (Thursday) I am more sore from Tuesday's barre workout. I think  about the last time Tom Brady felt more sore on the second day. I decide it was probably when he was eight. I think I hate Tom Brady because he doesn't just live a strict life ... he actually enjoys it. Who enjoys that?? Have a fried Oreo or something man! Day 5 (Friday) I wake up at 6 a.m. I drink the 20 ounces. Heck, I may have had 21. I tell myself "I am Tom Brady" out loud until my roommate texts me telling me to be quiet because she can hear me saying "I am Tom Brady" over and over again through the wall. I do eight pushups this time, nay, nine. Were they the easy kind? Yes, but a wise football player named Tom Brady once said, probably, to someone, "you have to start somewhere." I drink my overpriced Naked smoothie and I take my sorry subway ride. I rue the day I agreed to living like Tom Brady, a man who doesn't have to commute after filling himself with such an alarming amount of liquid. By lunch, it's over, and I unleash myself from the constraints this New England quarterback has trapped me under. Suddenly, it's as if I'm sitting in front of a green screen that's displaying a waving American flag. Suddenly, it's as if "Total Eclipse of the Heart" is playing in the background. I'm free. Images such as this are now traumatizing to look at.Image: Instagram/@tombradyListen, Brady, it's over. I survived your test. I won the war. I veni-ed and vidi-ed and vici-ed. Do I feel better? Sorta. Do I believe this diet is completely impractical unless you're a bazillionaire football player with a personal chef? Definitely. But did I have fun? Did I look at more pictures of Tom Brady and his family than I ever will for the rest of my life? Did I learn and develop a deeper appreciation on the marvelous American institution that is football? Yes, to the first two. In all honesty, though, this did encourage me to eat a vegetable every once in a while, and eating healthily does make me feel less like a human dumpster in my day-to-day life. So, people, just eat good foods and exercise moderation — and if you're up for it, drink one million ounces of liquid every morning like our ol' pal Tom Brady. WATCH: This is why Shaq is a self-proclaimed 'geek'


Prosecutors: Gun went off in girl's backpack at LA school

Posted: 02 Feb 2018 05:58 PM PST

Prosecutors: Gun went off in girl's backpack at LA schoolLOS ANGELES (AP) — A semi-automatic handgun went off accidentally inside the backpack of a 12-year-old girl in a Los Angeles middle school classroom, sending a single bullet tearing through the wrist of another girl before hitting a boy in the head, police said Friday.


A Controversial Bill Would Allow Chemical Castration of Sex Offenders in Oklahoma

Posted: 03 Feb 2018 01:03 PM PST

A Controversial Bill Would Allow Chemical Castration of Sex Offenders in OklahomaOnly seven states have similar laws


Husband Of Former Trump Household Staffer Now An EPA Official

Posted: 03 Feb 2018 06:54 AM PST

Husband Of Former Trump Household Staffer Now An EPA OfficialThe husband of a former member of Donald Trump's household staff has suddenly ratcheted up his career to become an official of the Environmental Protection Agency.


Greeks rally in Athens over Macedonia name row

Posted: 04 Feb 2018 09:21 AM PST

Greeks rally in Athens over Macedonia name rowBy Lefteris Papadimas and Vassilis Triandafyllou ATHENS (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of Greeks rallied outside parliament in Athens on Sunday to protest against the use of the term Macedonia in any settlement the government pursues with the ex-Yugoslav Republic to end a decades-old name row. The two countries have agreed to step up negotiations, mediated by the United Nations, this year to settle the dispute, which has frustrated the aspirations of Greece's small northern neighbor to join NATO and the European Union. Thoroughfares in central Athens turned into a sea of people waving blue and white Greek flags in what locals said was the largest gathering in decades, easily outdoing rallies against austerity foisted by lenders on the crisis-hit country.


US orders Wells Fargo to halt expansion over 'abuses'

Posted: 02 Feb 2018 06:40 PM PST

US orders Wells Fargo to halt expansion over 'abuses'The Fed order restricts the bank from growing any larger "until it sufficiently improves its governance and controls," and asks Wells Fargo to submit an action plan to the Fed within 60 days. The bank prioritized growth over ensuring effective risk management and "the enforcement action we are taking today will ensure that Wells Fargo will not expand until it is able to do so safely," Yellen said in what was perhaps her last official act as Fed chair.


What If North Korea Had Won the Korean War?

Posted: 02 Feb 2018 07:18 PM PST

What If North Korea Had Won the Korean War?In the summer of 1950, the Korean People's Army (KPA) came tantalizingly close to rolling up UN forces on the Korean Peninsula. Only a heroic defense around Pusan prevented a total victory for North Korea (the DPRK), thus allowing MacArthur's war-changing invasion at Inchon. How Could North Korea Have Won?


Oregon is producing three times more marijuana than it can consume

Posted: 03 Feb 2018 06:49 AM PST

Oregon is producing three times more marijuana than it can consumeOregon is producing three times more marijuana than it can consume with "formidable" amounts now ending up on the black market, officials have warned. US Attorney Billy Williams told law enforcement representatives from across the US on Friday that the state, where recreational cannabis use is legal, had a serious overproduction problem. Mr Williams said officials needed a "bottom-line answer" on how much excess marijuana was being produced and how much of it ends up on the black market.


Islam scholar Tariq Ramadan charged with rape: legal source

Posted: 02 Feb 2018 10:37 PM PST

Islam scholar Tariq Ramadan charged with rape: legal sourceIslamic scholar Tariq Ramadan has been charged with rape, a judicial source said, following claims by two women that he assaulted them in French hotel rooms in 2009 and 2012. Ramadan, who was arrested by French police on Wednesday, was charged on Friday with connected charges of rape and rape of a vulnerable person, the source said. The accused is a Swiss citizen whose grandfather founded Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood movement.


Readers write: Explaining evangelical, learning more about hometown, solutions for youth problems

Posted: 03 Feb 2018 03:00 AM PST

Readers write: Explaining evangelical, learning more about hometown, solutions for youth problemsRegarding the Jan. 29 Focus story, "What does it mean to be evangelical?": This article really helped me understand the origin, growth, and various meanings of the word evangelical and the movements created around it. Thank you for providing that background and explaining the righteous and religious fervor I see in some Republicans who identify as white and evangelical. Recommended: Could you pass a US citizenship test?


Suicide bombing in northwestern Pakistan kills 11 soldiers

Posted: 03 Feb 2018 12:11 PM PST

Suicide bombing in northwestern Pakistan kills 11 soldiersMINGORA, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bombing in Pakistan's northwestern Swat Valley killed 11 soldiers and wounded 13 on Saturday in what authorities said was the first attack in over three years in the region once ruled by militants.


5-Year-Old Girl Permanently Disfigured in Voodoo Ritual, Police Say

Posted: 03 Feb 2018 01:15 PM PST

5-Year-Old Girl Permanently Disfigured in Voodoo Ritual, Police SayThe little girl was permanently disfigured as a result of the burns


Alec Baldwin Is Back As Trump — In Bed — Boasting Of 10 Billion Viewers On 'SNL'

Posted: 03 Feb 2018 10:04 PM PST

Alec Baldwin Is Back As Trump — In Bed — Boasting Of 10 Billion Viewers On 'SNL'Saturday Night Live - SNL (@nbcsnl) February 4, 2018 Alec Baldwin was back as Donald Trump — under the covers, tweeting — in a "Saturday Night Live" cold open that skewered "Fox & Friends" and the FBI-attacking memo released by Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.).


Count marks sharp drop in monarch butterflies wintering in California

Posted: 02 Feb 2018 10:43 PM PST

Count marks sharp drop in monarch butterflies wintering in CaliforniaThe number of monarchs wintering in California has dropped to a five-year low, despite more volunteers counting more sites in search of the orange-and-black insect that is arguably the most admired of North American butterflies, a report said on Friday. The latest tally of 200,000 monarchs in forested groves in California's central coast has dropped from the 1.2 million counted two decades ago, indicating the number of butterflies found west of the Rocky Mountains, or the so-called western population, continues to sharply decline, the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation said in a report. "It's certainly concerning," said Sarina Jepsen, endangered species program director for the Xerces Society.


Can You Ignore Those TV Update Prompts?

Posted: 03 Feb 2018 03:01 AM PST

Can You Ignore Those TV Update Prompts?Q. My TV prompts me to do updates, but I often ignore the requests. Is that bad? A. We know you're busy—and there are exciting shows waiting in your streaming queue—but if you don't stop to upgra...


Authorities find stolen vehicles, guns at alleged Aryan Brotherhood of Texas chop shop

Posted: 04 Feb 2018 03:30 AM PST

Authorities find stolen vehicles, guns at alleged Aryan Brotherhood of Texas chop shopAuthorities confirm they found at least 11 stolen vehicles, drugs and guns at an alleged chop shop.


The U.S. Military Has a New 'Bullet' That Attacks At Mach Six (with 100 Mile Range)

Posted: 03 Feb 2018 07:27 PM PST

The U.S. Military Has a New 'Bullet' That Attacks At Mach Six (with 100 Mile Range)The Department of Defense is preparing to test-fire a next-generation hypervelocity projectile (HVP) — a supersonic shell that can hit targets up to 100 nautical miles away at speeds approaching Mach 6 — in the next year, defense officials announced on Jan. 25, a development that could significantly augment that Pentagon's existing missile defense systems. The Navy's Office of Naval Research started developing the HVP more than a decade ago as ammunition for its vaunted electromagnetic railgun system, and the Pentagon's secretive Strategic Capabilities Office announced in 2016 that it had also engaged Army and Air Force to quickly develop a new Hypervelocity Gun Weapon System for the lethal new projectile.


Kenyan police arrest third legislator over opposition leader's 'swearing in'

Posted: 03 Feb 2018 04:43 AM PST

Kenyan police arrest third legislator over opposition leader's 'swearing in'Kenyan police on Saturday detained a third opposition legislator who attended a symbolic "swearing-in" of opposition leader Raila Odinga that was a direct challenge to President Uhuru Kenyatta, who won re-election in October. The government has made several arrests and suspended three television channels that had planned to stream Tuesday's event. "George Aladwa was arrested at his house and is currently being held at the headquarters of the Directorate of Criminal Investigation," his lawyer Nelson Havi told Reuters.


Rio de Janeiro street party targets mayor

Posted: 03 Feb 2018 01:52 PM PST

Rio de Janeiro street party targets mayorRio de Janeiro's mayor came in for some colorful criticism Saturday at the biggest of scores of pre-carnival street parties that took over the city. One person not getting any sympathy was Mayor Marcelo Crivella, whom carnival-goers accuse of giving the annual extravaganza a cold shoulder. The mayor, an important figure in Brazil's growing evangelical Christian movement, has cut city funding for the carnival.


Calls for change grow amid capitol sexual misconduct claims

Posted: 02 Feb 2018 06:03 PM PST

Calls for change grow amid capitol sexual misconduct claimsAn Arizona lawmaker who repeatedly harassed women has become the first since the swell of the #MeToo movement to get kicked out of office by colleagues but likely will not be the last to face repercussions amid intensifying scrutiny of sexual misconduct in state legislatures.


Judge temporarily halts deportation of Indonesian Christians

Posted: 03 Feb 2018 07:16 AM PST

Judge temporarily halts deportation of Indonesian ChristiansHIGHLAND PARK, N.J. (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily halted deportation proceedings against Indonesian Christians who are in the U.S. illegally but are seeking to gain legal status, including a man honored for his work helping to rebuild more than 200 homes after Superstorm Sandy.


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