2018年7月11日星期三

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Trump Pardons Ranchers Whose Arson Case Sparked Refuge Occupation

Posted: 10 Jul 2018 08:18 AM PDT

Trump Pardons Ranchers Whose Arson Case Sparked Refuge OccupationWASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump issued pardons on Tuesday for two men


Divers Successfully Rescue 13 Boys and Soccer Coach from Thailand Cave

Posted: 09 Jul 2018 09:00 PM PDT

Divers Successfully Rescue 13 Boys and Soccer Coach from Thailand CaveThe final four boys and their soccer coach were successfully removed from a flooded cave in Thailand on Tuesday.


Massive Facebook Fundraiser Will Cover Bonds For Families Separated At Border, Group Says

Posted: 10 Jul 2018 11:33 AM PDT

Massive Facebook Fundraiser Will Cover Bonds For Families Separated At Border, Group SaysThe staggering $20 million raised via Facebook to support immigrant families


Man dies after colliding with wife on zipline on honeymoon in Honduras

Posted: 11 Jul 2018 10:00 AM PDT

Man dies after colliding with wife on zipline on honeymoon in HondurasAn Israeli man died after colliding with his wife while the two were ziplining in Honduras on their honeymoon, according to local authorities. Egael Tishman, 24, set off on his turn on the zipline tour organised by the cruise ship on which he and wife Shif Fanken, 27, had just got married. The couple suffered multiple injuries including broken ribs and Mr Tishman had complained of having difficulty breathing, Wilmer Guerrero, commander of the Roatan Fire Department, told the Washington Post.


U.S. says to meet Tuesday deadline for immigrant families

Posted: 10 Jul 2018 10:42 AM PDT

U.S. says to meet Tuesday deadline for immigrant families(Reuters) - The U.S. government believes it is in compliance with a court-ordered Tuesday deadline to reunite immigrant children under 5 who were separated from their parents while crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, according to a court filing. In a filing in U.S. federal court in San Diego on Tuesday, the government said 75 children were eligible to be reunited and 38 were likely to be back with a parent by the end of the day. The government said others would be reunited once the government determined parental fitness or eligibility to be reunited.


Latin American Foto Festival in New York City

Posted: 11 Jul 2018 04:23 AM PDT

Latin American Foto Festival in New York CityA photo festival in New York this month will bring together award-winning photographers from throughout the Caribbean and Latin American regions to show their work, join discussions, and more.


Bill De Blasio Reportedly Crossed US Border Illegally, CBP Says

Posted: 11 Jul 2018 05:53 AM PDT

Bill De Blasio Reportedly Crossed US Border Illegally, CBP SaysU.S. Customs and Border Protection accused New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio


Did ancient Romans whale the Mediterranean?

Posted: 10 Jul 2018 04:18 PM PDT

Did ancient Romans whale the Mediterranean?Ancient Roman hunters may have precipitated the disappearance of grey and right whales from the Mediterranean, a study said Wednesday, suggesting commercial whaling is much older than we thought. The finding suggests right and grey whales were "common" in the North Atlantic 2,000 years ago, likely navigating the strait to calve in the temperate Mediterranean Sea. "The evidence that these two... species were present along the shores of the Roman Empire raises the hypothesis that they may have formed the basis of a forgotten whaling industry," researchers wrote in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B.


Report: Ford Fusion to Live On as a Subaru Outback Fighter

Posted: 11 Jul 2018 08:40 AM PDT

Report: Ford Fusion to Live On as a Subaru Outback FighterThe familiar name may be saved from the scrapyard and applied to a lifted station wagon.


The New Jersey race that could be key to Democrats retaking the House

Posted: 10 Jul 2018 07:09 AM PDT

The New Jersey race that could be key to Democrats retaking the HouseThanks in part to a nationwide "enthusiasm gap," Mikie Sherrill has a shot at turning a traditionally Republican New Jersey district blue.


Suspect Arrested In Alleged Racist Attack On Elderly Mexican Man

Posted: 11 Jul 2018 06:59 AM PDT

Suspect Arrested In Alleged Racist Attack On Elderly Mexican ManA woman was arrested Tuesday night after a 91-year-old Mexican man was


Former Clinton lawyer now media savvy dealmaker for Michael Cohen

Posted: 10 Jul 2018 05:22 PM PDT

Former Clinton lawyer now media savvy dealmaker for Michael CohenPaul Butler, former federal prosecutor, talks about the significance of the addition of former Clinton lawyer Lanny Davis to Michael Cohen's legal team.


Papa John's John Schnatter Used Racial Slur On Conference Call, Issues Apology

Posted: 11 Jul 2018 09:10 AM PDT

Papa John's John Schnatter Used Racial Slur On Conference Call, Issues ApologyThe founder and chairman of the pizza chain Papa John's, John Schnatter, found


Israel plans its first moon launch in December

Posted: 10 Jul 2018 06:05 AM PDT

Israel plans its first moon launch in DecemberAn Israeli organisation announced plans Tuesday to launch the country's first spacecraft to the moon in December, with hopes of burnishing Israel's reputation as a small nation with otherworldly high-tech ambitions. The unmanned spacecraft, shaped like a pod and weighing some 585 kilogrammes (1,300 pounds) at launch, will land on the moon on February 13, 2019 if all goes according to plan, organisers SpaceIL told a news conference in Yehud, central Israel. Its first task, however, will be to plant an Israeli flag on the moon, organisers said.


First-ever autonomous hillclimb at Goodwood – in a 1965 Mustang!

Posted: 10 Jul 2018 07:50 AM PDT

First-ever autonomous hillclimb at Goodwood – in a 1965 Mustang!Classic 'Stang might not be obvious choice for conversion to autonomous control, but it's gonna make the first-ever attempt at Festival of Speed hillclimb


Judge calls Manafort's bluff on pre-trial jail location

Posted: 10 Jul 2018 03:56 PM PDT

Judge calls Manafort's bluff on pre-trial jail locationRachel Maddow shows how former Donald Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort is running out of legal tricks to forestall his trial as he withdrew a request to change jails once the judge showed willingness to consent.


LeSean McCoy, Buffalo Bills Player, Denies Involvement In Assault Of Ex-Girlfriend

Posted: 11 Jul 2018 09:25 AM PDT

LeSean McCoy, Buffalo Bills Player, Denies Involvement In Assault Of Ex-GirlfriendAn attorney for the estranged girlfriend of Buffalo Bills running back LeSean


Attorney: Ex-FBI lawyer Page won't show for House interview

Posted: 10 Jul 2018 07:39 PM PDT

Attorney: Ex-FBI lawyer Page won't show for House interviewWASHINGTON (AP) — An attorney for former FBI lawyer Lisa Page says she will not appear for a private interview Wednesday with two House committees, despite a subpoena.


U.S. seeks to reunite more young immigrants as new deadline looms

Posted: 11 Jul 2018 04:54 PM PDT

U.S. seeks to reunite more young immigrants as new deadline loomsA day after dozens of parents were reunited with children who had been separated at the U.S.-Mexico border by immigration officials, the U.S. government faces a looming deadline to match another roughly 2,000 children with parents. The struggle to track and match parents with children under five suggests meeting a July 26 deadline for reuniting the remaining older children could be fraught with problems. "That is going to be a significant undertaking," U.S. Judge Dana Sabraw said on Tuesday of the next deadline.


Eleven hoisted from Alaska plane crash

Posted: 10 Jul 2018 04:47 PM PDT

Eleven hoisted from Alaska plane crashLos Angeles (AFP) - A plane carrying 11 people crashed Tuesday on a mountainside in Alaska, officials and rescuers said, but there were no deaths.


Democrats vow fight of a lifetime to keep Brett Kavanaugh off Supreme Court

Posted: 09 Jul 2018 10:13 PM PDT

Democrats vow fight of a lifetime to keep Brett Kavanaugh off Supreme CourtThe long-shot battle to keep President Trump's nominee from reaching the high court has just begun.


China pledges $20 billion in loans for Arab states

Posted: 09 Jul 2018 09:41 PM PDT

China pledges $20 billion in loans for Arab statesChina will provide Arab states with $20 billion in loans for economic development, President Xi Jinping told top Arab officials Tuesday, as Beijing seeks to build its influence in the Middle East and Africa. The money will be earmarked for "projects that will produce good employment opportunities and positive social impact in Arab States that have reconstruction needs," said Xi, without providing further details. It is part of a special Chinese programme for "economic reconstruction" and "industrial revitalisation," Xi told participants at a China-Arab States forum in Beijing's Great Hall of the People.


Fobbed off: woman accidentally steals car for two weeks after key mix-up

Posted: 10 Jul 2018 03:04 PM PDT

Fobbed off: woman accidentally steals car for two weeks after key mix-upPolice in Canada are reminding drivers not to leave electronic key fobs sitting in unattended vehicles, after a woman in Ontario accidentally stole a car for two weeks having mistaken it for her rental car. The woman rented a black Nissan Sentra in late June, according to police in Cornwall, a city of some 47,000 people in eastern Ontario. From there she headed to Walmart, where she did a little shopping before tracking down a black vehicle in the sea of cars parked outside.


A brief history of German neo-Nazi group NSU

Posted: 11 Jul 2018 04:07 AM PDT

A brief history of German neo-Nazi group NSUMUNICH (AP) — German authorities blame the neo-Nazi group National Socialist Underground for a string of violent crimes including the racially motivated killing of nine men, the killing of a policewoman, two bombings and more than a dozen bank robberies over a period of almost 14 years.


Nevada Judge Halts Execution Set To Use Experimental Drug Cocktail

Posted: 11 Jul 2018 03:28 PM PDT

Nevada Judge Halts Execution Set To Use Experimental Drug CocktailA Nevada judge has temporarily halted an execution, siding with a


The Latest: Ambulances arrive at Thai cave as rains hit area

Posted: 09 Jul 2018 07:42 PM PDT

The Latest: Ambulances arrive at Thai cave as rains hit areaMAE SAI, Thailand (AP) — The Latest on the rescue of a youth soccer team from a flooded cave in Thailand (all times local):


Afghan deported from Germany commits suicide in Kabul hotel

Posted: 11 Jul 2018 07:50 AM PDT

Afghan deported from Germany commits suicide in Kabul hotelAn Afghan man deported from Germany has been found dead in a hotel room in Kabul after committing suicide, officials said Wednesday. The 23-year-old man, who has not been identified, was forcibly returned to the Afghan capital on July 4 along with 68 other failed Afghan asylum seekers. A police investigation into his death is under way, but an IOM official said the man had "apparently" committed suicide.


Senate To Vote On Motion Addressing Trump's Ability To Levy Tariffs

Posted: 10 Jul 2018 04:29 PM PDT

Senate To Vote On Motion Addressing Trump's Ability To Levy TariffsWASHINGTON ― The Senate will take a small step Wednesday aimed at restraining


Kamiyah Mobley Case: Mom of Girl Kidnapped 20 Years Ago Says She Wishes Cops Never Found Her

Posted: 10 Jul 2018 01:30 PM PDT

Kamiyah Mobley Case: Mom of Girl Kidnapped 20 Years Ago Says She Wishes Cops Never Found HerThough Shanara Mobley said finding her daughter "was one of the happiest days" of her life, they do not have contact and the devastated mother has even blocked her phone number.


Iran vows to sell as much oil as it can despite U.S. sanctions

Posted: 10 Jul 2018 07:38 AM PDT

Iran vows to sell as much oil as it can despite U.S. sanctionsIranian vice president Eshaq Jahangiri acknowledged on Tuesday that U.S. sanctions would hurt the economy but promised to "sell as much oil as we can" and protect its banking system. Jahangiri said Washington was trying to stop Iran's petrochemical, steel and copper exports, and to disrupt its ports and shipping services. "America seeks to reduce Iran's oil sales, our vital source of income, to zero," he said, according to Fars news agency.


2018 Porsche Panamera Turbo Sport Turismo Review: A Beautiful Compromise

Posted: 10 Jul 2018 06:00 AM PDT

2018 Porsche Panamera Turbo Sport Turismo Review: A Beautiful CompromiseWith 911-like thrills and Cayenne-like utility, the Panamera Sport Turismo is the all-around Porsche to buy.


Yamaha Introduces New Range of E-Bikes

Posted: 11 Jul 2018 08:09 AM PDT

Yamaha Introduces New Range of E-BikesYamaha Introduces New Range of E-Bikes There's a new Yamaha in town and it doesn't have an engine Urban mobility is an increasing concern for OEMs. From ride and vehicle-sharing programs to smarter onboard technologies, there's no ambition too small to help


Twitter Users Skewer Jim Jordan After He Slams CNN For Doing Its Job

Posted: 11 Jul 2018 11:20 AM PDT

Twitter Users Skewer Jim Jordan After He Slams CNN For Doing Its JobRep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) is facing claims that he failed to take action


North Dakota sues Dakota Access over farmland ownership

Posted: 10 Jul 2018 11:06 AM PDT

North Dakota sues Dakota Access over farmland ownershipBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota's attorney general is suing the developer of the Dakota Access oil pipeline over agricultural land the company owns in violation of a state law banning large corporations from owning farmland.


Time for 'reckoning' over China's WTO membership: US

Posted: 11 Jul 2018 04:17 AM PDT

Time for 'reckoning' over China's WTO membership: USThe trade war between the world's top two economies landed at the World Trade Organization on Wednesday, as the United States demanded a "reckoning" over China's membership in the body. China's WTO "trade policy review" -- scheduled before Washington lit the fuse on a tariff battle with Beijing -- served as a new front in the widening economic confrontation between the two powers. US ambassador Dennis Shea, who was among the first to speak at the closed-door review, argued that China had exploited its membership to take advantage of other nations and that if unchecked Beijing's misconduct would ruin the WTO.


Trump Kicks Off NATO Summit With Breakfast Rant: 'Germany Is A Captive Of Russia'

Posted: 11 Jul 2018 02:50 AM PDT

Trump Kicks Off NATO Summit With Breakfast Rant: 'Germany Is A Captive Of Russia'President Donald Trump on Wednesday kicked off what is shaping up to be a


Woman Calls Police On Black Family Delivering Newspapers: Report

Posted: 11 Jul 2018 12:49 PM PDT

Woman Calls Police On Black Family Delivering Newspapers: ReportThe 911 caller said they were reporting suspicious behavior.


Israel Patriot missile intercepts unarmed drone from Syria: army

Posted: 11 Jul 2018 08:41 AM PDT

Israel Patriot missile intercepts unarmed drone from Syria: armyIsrael fired a Patriot missile on Wednesday to intercept what initial findings showed was an unarmed Syrian drone that may have been on an intelligence mission, the army said. It was not clear if the unmanned aerial vehicle, or UAV, strayed across Syria's ceasefire line with Israel unintentionally. "UAV from Syria intercepted by Patriot missile, causing sirens in Golan and Emek HaYarden Regional Councils," an army statement said.


Head soccer coach says he didn't know team would travel into the Thailand cave

Posted: 10 Jul 2018 11:22 AM PDT

Head soccer coach says he didn't know team would travel into the Thailand caveABC News' Matt Gutman spoke with head coach Nopparat Kanthawong about what the team is like and if he knew assistant coach was taking them into cave.


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