2018年7月12日星期四

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Trump 'plays right into Putin's hands' at NATO meeting

Posted: 11 Jul 2018 03:25 PM PDT

Trump 'plays right into Putin's hands' at NATO meetingPresident Trump is reorienting America away from the West-East divide of the past half century, and aligning himself with nationalist autocrats in Eastern Europe and Russia.


Paul Manafort Mug Shot Released After Transfer To Alexandria Jail

Posted: 12 Jul 2018 11:29 AM PDT

Paul Manafort Mug Shot Released After Transfer To Alexandria JailDonald Trump's former campaign manager Paul Manafort changed jails Thursday


Firefighter dies after natural gas explosion in Wisconsin, wife speaks out

Posted: 11 Jul 2018 09:14 AM PDT

Firefighter dies after natural gas explosion in Wisconsin, wife speaks outThe fallen hero's wife says she feels like his death isn't real. In total, six firefighters were taken to the hospital, including the firefighter that died and another who was seriously injured.


Thailand Cave Rescue: Boys Seen in Hospital Video After Daring Rescue

Posted: 11 Jul 2018 01:23 PM PDT

Thailand Cave Rescue: Boys Seen in Hospital Video After Daring RescueThe members of the Thai soccer team, rescued after more than two weeks trapped inside the dark cave, appear safe and sound in hospital video.


Firefighter Killed in Wis. Explosion a 'Hero'

Posted: 11 Jul 2018 05:38 PM PDT

Firefighter Killed in Wis. Explosion a 'Hero'A fire chief and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker are remembering Cory Barr, a firefighter killed in a natural gas explosion. Walker says Barr is a "hero" because without his service and that of other responders, the tragedy would have been greater. (July 11)


Thai boys wave to the world in first video since their rescue

Posted: 11 Jul 2018 10:00 AM PDT

Thai boys wave to the world in first video since their rescueBy Panu Wongcha-um and Patpicha Tanakasempipat CHIANG RAI, Thailand (Reuters) - The first video of the Thai boys rescued from a flooded cave after 17 days was released on Wednesday, showing them smiling and waving from their hospital beds, looking thin but fine after an ordeal that has gripped the world. Rescue mission chief Narongsak Osottanakorn told a news conference the boys were just being children when they got lost and no one was to blame. A video of the boys in hospital was shown at the news conference.


An American Rescuer Details the High-Risk Mission to Save the Thai Soccer Team Trapped in a Cave

Posted: 11 Jul 2018 10:47 PM PDT

An American Rescuer Details the High-Risk Mission to Save the Thai Soccer Team Trapped in a Cave12 young soccer players and coach were trapped in cave for more than 2 weeks


Neighbors vow to fight access to gated California beach

Posted: 12 Jul 2018 02:33 PM PDT

Neighbors vow to fight access to gated California beachSANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — A neighborhood group rejected a plan by California regulators seeking to open up access to a gated beach south of San Jose that is popular with surfers, saying it is willing to take the fight to court.


Republicans Vote To Send Trump A Message On Tariffs

Posted: 11 Jul 2018 10:07 AM PDT

Republicans Vote To Send Trump A Message On TariffsWASHINGTON ― The Senate on Wednesday sent President Donald Trump a message on


Manafort judge not amused, orders move to new jail

Posted: 11 Jul 2018 02:00 PM PDT

Manafort judge not amused, orders move to new jailRachel Maddow explains the story of former Donald Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort complaining about the location of his jail, getting the judge to agree to a move, withdrawing his request for a move.


The Latest: Australian medic, last to leave cave, loses dad

Posted: 10 Jul 2018 08:57 PM PDT

The Latest: Australian medic, last to leave cave, loses dadMAE SAI, Thailand (AP) — The Latest on the rescue of a youth soccer team from a flooded cave in Thailand (all times local):


Taliban attacks on Afghan forces cause 'heavy casualties': officials

Posted: 11 Jul 2018 05:10 PM PDT

Taliban attacks on Afghan forces cause 'heavy casualties': officialsTaliban attacks on Afghan security forces in the country's north have caused "heavy casualties", officials said Thursday, putting the number of soldiers killed as high as 40 in ongoing fighting. Militants using night-vision goggles launched simultaneous raids on several Afghan military bases and posts in Dashte Archi district in Kunduz province overnight, defence ministry spokesman Mohammad Radmanish and other Afghan security sources told AFP. "We have suffered casualties, the Taliban have also suffered casualties," Radmanish said.


5-year-old boy writes his own obituary before dying from rare cancer

Posted: 12 Jul 2018 09:32 AM PDT

5-year-old boy writes his own obituary before dying from rare cancerA five-year-old Iowa boy who suffered from a rare form of cancer penned his


Ted Lieu Mocks Trump's NATO Attacks With Super Basic 'Reminder' Memo

Posted: 11 Jul 2018 05:33 PM PDT

Ted Lieu Mocks Trump's NATO Attacks With Super Basic 'Reminder' MemoRep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) reacted to President Donald Trump's attacks on fellow


Rep Schiff: World’s Authoritarians like Trump’s NATO grandstanding

Posted: 11 Jul 2018 05:29 AM PDT

Rep Schiff: World's Authoritarians like Trump's NATO grandstandingRep. Adam Schiff, D- Calif., who is the ranking member on the House Intelligence Committee, speaks with MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell about the president's continuing harsh words for NATO and what it possibly says about his views on Putin.


Second man arrested in Florida shooting death of rapper XXXTentacion

Posted: 11 Jul 2018 09:14 AM PDT

Second man arrested in Florida shooting death of rapper XXXTentacionSuspect Michael Boatwright, 22, was already in police custody on unrelated charges when officials charged him for an alleged role in killing XXXTentacion, whose real name is Jahseh Dwayne Onfroy, while he was leaving a car and boat dealership in Deerfield Beach, about 40 miles (64 km) north of Miami, on June 18. XXXTentacion's hit "Sad," rose to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts following his death. Investigators said Boatwright had been arrested July 5 on unrelated drug charges and was being held at Broward County Jail.


A Discovery in China Suggests That Human-Like Species Left Africa 250,000 Years Earlier Than Believed

Posted: 11 Jul 2018 06:55 PM PDT

A Discovery in China Suggests That Human-Like Species Left Africa 250,000 Years Earlier Than BelievedThe artifacts were dug up in the Loess Plateau, north of the Qinling mountains, which divide the north and south of China


Ocasio-Cortez spars with Crowley over 3rd party nomination

Posted: 12 Jul 2018 03:12 PM PDT

Ocasio-Cortez spars with Crowley over 3rd party nominationNEW YORK (AP) — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the insurgent Democrat who beat 10-term congressman Joseph Crowley in a primary last month, is now criticizing him for not getting his name off the ballot in the general election.


16 Chicken Casseroles To Spice Up Weeknight Dinners Without Much Work

Posted: 12 Jul 2018 02:14 PM PDT

16 Chicken Casseroles To Spice Up Weeknight Dinners Without Much Work


5 Early Amazon Prime Day Deals Available Now

Posted: 11 Jul 2018 09:34 AM PDT

5 Early Amazon Prime Day Deals Available NowIf you haven't heard, Amazon Prime Day kicks off this year mid-day July 16.


US first lady welcomed in Belgium with music and fashion

Posted: 11 Jul 2018 02:37 PM PDT

US first lady welcomed in Belgium with music and fashionBRUSSELS (AP) — U.S. first lady Melania Trump returned to the international stage Wednesday as she mingled with the spouses of America's closest allies over classical music, fashion and chocolate.


After meeting her sister for first time, woman finally meets her biological father

Posted: 11 Jul 2018 12:54 PM PDT

After meeting her sister for first time, woman finally meets her biological fatherIn an emotional meeting, Andrea Klug-Napier and her sister finally came face to face with their biological father and two brothers.


Papa John's Founder John Schnatter Resigns From Pizza Chain's Board After Using N-Word

Posted: 12 Jul 2018 07:11 AM PDT

Papa John's Founder John Schnatter Resigns From Pizza Chain's Board After Using N-WordThe founder of the Papa John's pizza chain resigned amid reports that he used the N-word during a conference call.


Israeli air strikes hit southwest Syria after drone 'infiltration'

Posted: 11 Jul 2018 07:27 PM PDT

Israeli air strikes hit southwest Syria after drone 'infiltration'Israel launched air strikes against three military posts in Syria Wednesday, its army said, after intercepting what it described as the incursion of an unarmed drone into its territory. The attack came hours after Israel's military fired a Patriot missile to knock down an unmanned aerial vehicle, or UAV, that strayed across Syria's ceasefire line with its neighbour.


Emmett Till Murder Investigation Reopened 62 Years After Slaying

Posted: 12 Jul 2018 09:08 AM PDT

Emmett Till Murder Investigation Reopened 62 Years After SlayingFederal authorities have reopened the lynching case of Emmett Till, a black


Political 'turncoats' boost Imran Khan's prospects in Pakistan poll

Posted: 11 Jul 2018 07:15 AM PDT

Political 'turncoats' boost Imran Khan's prospects in Pakistan pollBy Drazen Jorgic MIANWALI QURESHIAN, Pakistan (Reuters) - Makhdum Khusro Bakhtyar, a Pakistani landowner and politician, recently switched to his third party in a decade. "We've lived here for eight centuries," said Bakhtyar, who will contest the seat under the banner of ex-cricket hero Imran Khan's opposition party, after abandoning the outgoing ruling party of ousted former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. "If you live in an area for that long, you tend to develop social and political capital," he told Reuters in an interview at his marble-floored mansion, nestled among the rolling mango plantations of Mianwali Qureshian, a village in southern Punjab.


Exhausted and subdued, reunited families return to Guatemala

Posted: 11 Jul 2018 09:23 PM PDT

Exhausted and subdued, reunited families return to GuatemalaGUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Donelda Pulex stepped off the airplane into the sun, clutching her 5-year-old daughter's hand and burst into heaving sobs. Fourteen-year-old Hermelindo Juarez hid his face as his father comforted him. Efildo Daniel Vasquez walked cautiously behind his 8-year-old son.


President Trump Kicks Off NATO Summit By Claiming Germany Is ‘Controlled’ by Russia

Posted: 11 Jul 2018 01:33 AM PDT

President Trump Kicks Off NATO Summit By Claiming Germany Is 'Controlled' by RussiaPresident Donald Trump took issue with the U.S. protecting Germany when the European nation is making deals with Russia


Cadillac Keeps Testing The Refreshed XT5 In Europe

Posted: 12 Jul 2018 04:07 AM PDT

Cadillac Keeps Testing The Refreshed XT5 In EuropeGetting ready for a debut early next year.


Elon Musk goaded into promising to fix Flint water problems

Posted: 11 Jul 2018 11:54 PM PDT

Elon Musk goaded into promising to fix Flint water problemsElon Musk has been goaded into using his vast amount of wealth to fix Flint's water problems. Many people that argued that the billionaire could use his huge wealth more effectively, by paying for civil or charitable projects. Flint's water crisis came to public attention in 2014, when it was reported that the city's piping was leaking dangerous levels of lead into people's water supply.


Chairman Of Papa John's Resigns After Report That He Used Racial Slur

Posted: 11 Jul 2018 08:51 PM PDT

Chairman Of Papa John's Resigns After Report That He Used Racial SlurJohn Schnatter, the founder of pizza chain Papa John's, resigned as chairman


US asks UN to cut off oil products to North Korea

Posted: 12 Jul 2018 12:19 PM PDT

US asks UN to cut off oil products to North KoreaThe United States asked the UN Security Council on Thursday to order an immediate halt to all deliveries of refined oil products to North Korea after accusing Pyongyang of violating sanctions with illegal imports of fuel, according to documents seen by AFP. A confidential US report sent to a UN sanctions committee estimated that at least 759,793 barrels of oil products had been delivered to North Korea between January 1 and May 30, well above the annual quota set in a UN resolution at 500,000 barrels. The illegal supplies were provided through ship-to-ship transfers at sea using North Korean tankers that have delivered their cargo at least 89 times, according to the report.


NASA commercial crew program for space station faces delays, report says

Posted: 11 Jul 2018 04:43 PM PDT

NASA commercial crew program for space station faces delays, report saysPlans to launch the first NASA astronauts since 2011 to the International Space Station from the United States look set to be delayed due to incomplete safety measures and accountability holes in the agency's commercial crew program, according to a federal report released on Wednesday. SpaceX and Boeing Co are the two main contractors selected under the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's commercial crew program to send U.S. astronauts to space as soon as 2019, using their Dragon and Starliner spacecraft respectively.


How to protect yourself from hogweed, a plant that can burn and blind you

Posted: 12 Jul 2018 07:41 AM PDT

How to protect yourself from hogweed, a plant that can burn and blind youYou may have never heard of it before, but a not-so-new type of weed has again infested parts of Canada - and it can be very dangerous.


2020 Porsche 911 Turbo Caught On Video Hustling Around The ‘Ring

Posted: 12 Jul 2018 12:46 PM PDT

2020 Porsche 911 Turbo Caught On Video Hustling Around The 'RingIt looks wider and meaner than the current model, and it's probably faster too.


Mother, daughter killed after boulder falls off moving truck

Posted: 12 Jul 2018 01:14 PM PDT

Mother, daughter killed after boulder falls off moving truckA mother and daughter from Minnesota were killed by a 600 to 800-pound boulder when the rock fell from a truck onto their vehicle.


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