| Bernie Sanders Releases Tax Returns, Showing Million-Dollar Years Posted: 15 Apr 2019 04:47 PM PDT  The returns show Sanders and his wife, Jane, earned more than $1 million in total income in 2016 and 2017. The Vermont independent, one of 18 declared candidates for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, reported income from his job in the Senate and more than $381,000 in income from book royalties in 2018. In 2017, when the Sanders earned nearly $1.2 million, the couple's highest-income year in the past decade, they paid an effective rate of nearly 32 percent.
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| SpaceIL’s first lander crashed into the Moon, but they’re already planning a second try Posted: 15 Apr 2019 03:04 PM PDT  It's been a very interesting month thus far for SpaceIL, the Israeli organization which sent the Beresheet lunar lander into space and subsequently crashed it into the Moon. Needless to say, things didn't go exactly as planned, and while the mission was a huge success in a number of ways the company would love another crack at landing a spacecraft on the Moon in a much more gentle fashion.It seems they're going to do just that. In an announcement that came very shortly after the crash-landing of the Beresheet lander, SpaceIL founder Morris Kahn announced that the group would be focusing on Beresheet 2.0.Citing all the supportive messages and outreach SpaceIL and he himself personally received after the Beresheet lander met its unfortunate fate, Kahn seemed upbeat about the prospects of landing Beresheet's successor on the lunar surface. "We're going to put it on the Moon and we're going to complete the mission," Kahn said in a video posted to Twitter.https://twitter.com/TeamSpaceIL/status/1117108316554125312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1117108316554125312&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch.com%2F2019%2F04%2F14%2Fafter-its-first-attempt-botched-the-landing-spaceil-commits-to-second-beresheet-lunar-mission%2FKahn said the first step will be a planning committee to suss out how Beresheet 2.0 will be developed, built, and flown. He didn't offer any specifics in regards to a timeline, but the first order of business for SpaceIL will be finding someone to help fund this newly-announced adventure.The first Beresheet mission was privately financed, and it would seem likely that SpaceIL will be hunting for funding this time around as well. What made the first mission so interesting -- aside from the fact that it was borne out of a Lunar XPrize competition that never really ended -- was that it was incredibly cheap. All told, the mission only cost a couple hundred million dollars, which is a fraction of the price of many Moon landing efforts. Finding enough donors with deep pockets for a second run would also seem doable.
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| Man accused of throwing boy at Minnesota mall first sought to kill an adult: prosecutors Posted: 15 Apr 2019 12:20 PM PDT ![Man accused of throwing boy at Minnesota mall first sought to kill an adult: prosecutors]( "Man accused of throwing boy at Minnesota mall first sought to kill an adult: prosecutors") Emmanuel Aranda, who police said has a history of mental issues and arrests on relatively minor charges, went to the mall last Thursday and left without following through on his plan, the Hennepin County Attorney's office said in a statement. In a GoFundMe post that has so far raised more than $570,000 for the child's medical expenses, a friend of the family identified as Noah Hanneman of Woodbury, Minnesota, said on Sunday that the boy, whom he identified by his first name Landon, was still fighting for his life. Aranda, 24, of Minneapolis, will face attempted premeditated first-degree murder charges when he makes his first court appearance on Tuesday, Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman said in a statement.
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| Donald Trump to Boeing: Fix the 737 Max and 'REBRAND the plane with a new name' Posted: 15 Apr 2019 09:10 AM PDT  President Donald Trump is giving Boeing advice after the grounding of the 737 Max 8: Fix the plane, add features and rebrand it under a different name.
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| Nancy Pelosi dismisses AOC's progressive wing of Democrats as 'like, five people' Posted: 15 Apr 2019 12:33 AM PDT  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has dismissed the influence of congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on her party, describing the socialist wing of Democrats in the House of Representatives as "like, five people".Ms Pelosi has previously rejected the rising star's policy proposals – including the Green New Deal plan to tackle climate change and the expansion of Medicare for all Americans.In a new interview, the speaker of the House insisted there was only a very small group of left-wing Democrats who subscribed to Ms Ocasio-Cortez's ideas.Asked by 60 Minutes interviewer Lesley Stahl about "AOC and her group", Ms Pelosi replied: "That's, like, five people."When Ms Stahl suggested "the progressive group is more than five," the California Democrat was careful not to give up on the broad label she applied to a large swathe of the House caucus. "Well, the progressive ... I'm a progressive," she said.The 79-year-old, who began her second speakership in January following the Democrats' victory at the midterms, maintained that her party was not divided between radicals and moderates."By and large, whatever orientation they came to Congress with, they know that we have to hold the centre," she said. "That we have to … go down the mainstream."She also addressed the idea of improving upon President Obama's Affordable Care Act by expanding Medicare, a plan supported by Ms Ocasio-Cortez, Bernie Sanders and other left-wing Democrats."Well [the] Affordable Care Act is better than Medicare, there's no question about that. The Affordable Care Act benefits are better. Medicare doesn't have a catastrophic plan. So if you want Medicare for all, you're going to have to change Medicare and let's take a look at that."> Pleased to have had a candid discussion with @jeremycorbyn today about the direction of Brexit, Northern Ireland, NATO, acting boldly on climate, protecting human rights, and the necessity of forcefully confronting anti-Semitism & Islamophobia. pic.twitter.com/xadfAaZO8d> > — Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) > > April 14, 2019Ms Pelosi met Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn on Sunday at the beginning of her trip to the UK and Republic of Ireland. She said she had a "candid" discussion with the opposition leader about Brexit and antisemitism, among other subjects.The powerful Democrat has previously made subtle criticisms about politicians who depend on social media for public support. Ms Ocasio-Cortez, incidentally, has almost four million followers on Twitter."While there are people who have a large number of Twitter followers, what's important is that we have large numbers of votes on the floor of the House," Ms Pelosi said last week.In a February interview, the speaker of the House brushed off the idea of picking up Ms Ocasio-Cortez's Green New Deal proposal."It will be one of several or maybe many suggestions that we receive," Ms Pelosi said. "The green dream, or whatever they call it – nobody knows what it is, but they're for it, right?"
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| Tell USA TODAY: Which 2020 candidate is standing out to you and why? Posted: 14 Apr 2019 04:00 AM PDT ![Tell USA TODAY: Which 2020 candidate is standing out to you and why?]( "Tell USA TODAY: Which 2020 candidate is standing out to you and why?") Join the national conversation by sending us a letter at letters@usatoday.com for a chance to get your thoughts published at USA TODAY.
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| View Audi AI:ME Concept Photos Posted: 15 Apr 2019 06:30 AM PDT |
| 8 Killed, Dozens Injured As Strong Storms Sweep Southern U.S. Posted: 15 Apr 2019 04:03 AM PDT  Three children were among the dead
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| Modi says India undermined Pakistan nuclear threat Posted: 14 Apr 2019 06:01 AM PDT  Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Sunday that India had called Pakistan's nuclear bluff in recent cross-border air strikes that almost triggered a new war between the nuclear-armed rivals. Modi and his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have made national security the focus of their campaign for a national election now being held. The prime minister told an election rally that an air strike inside Pakistan in February had shown that warnings hostilities could escalate into nuclear conflict were false.
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| JPMorgan, Barclays Join Itau in Slashing Brazil Growth Forecast Posted: 15 Apr 2019 12:46 PM PDT  "Although we continue to expect pension reform to be approved eventually later this year, we see growing risks of delays and further dilution," Barclays's economist Roberto Secemski wrote in a report on Monday.
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| Royal baby name: Britons bet on Diana, Albert for Prince Harry & Meghan Markle's firstborn Posted: 14 Apr 2019 12:19 PM PDT  If Britain's bookmakers are to be believed, it's definitely a girl - and Diana may well be one of her many names.
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| New Zealand mosque shootings: Six in court on charges they sent attack images Posted: 15 Apr 2019 01:08 AM PDT  The charge of supplying or distributing objectionable material carries a penalty of up to 14 years imprisonment.
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| Trump seeks mileage for tax cuts at truck company appearance Posted: 15 Apr 2019 01:59 PM PDT  BURNSVILLE, Minn. (AP) — President Donald Trump played up the benefits of his tax cuts on Monday's tax filing day in a state where he's aiming to turn a narrow defeat in the 2016 presidential race into a victory in his re-election bid next year.
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| What If Winter Lasted for Years Like It Does on 'Game of Thrones'? Posted: 15 Apr 2019 06:08 AM PDT  Winter is not coming to the northern hemisphere -- and we have our planet's tilt to thank.Earth's axis is slightly tilted as it rotates around the sun. This means that the sun's rays don't hit our planet equally: If the rays directly hit the northern hemisphere, it spells winter for the southern hemisphere, and vice versa. Because the Earth is titled, as it orbits the sun, certain latitudes of the planet receive more or less sunlight during each season. [5 Real-Life Inspirations for 'Game of Thrones' Characters]But what if the seasons -- and specifically, winter -- lasted for years on our planet like they do on "Game of Thrones"?It depends on how it happened, said Christopher Walcek, a senior research associate at the University of Alabany's Atmospheric Sciences Research Center. In other words, to answer the question, you'd need to know what caused winter to last for years.It could happen (though it wouldn't) if our planet fell into an orbit farther from the sun (nope) or stopped orbiting entirely in mid-February (this might happen… just kidding).Let's say the latter happened, and the northern hemisphere wound up permanently tilted away from the sun.In that case, in the northern hemisphere, the days would be short, the nights would long -- and you'd have a high frequency of snow storms. Because the warmer weather wouldn't roll around to melt the snow, it would begin to accumulate, Walcek told Live Science.After just a couple of years, lingering winter weather would cause major ecosystem changes, he said.Deciduous trees and plants that normally sprout in the spring wouldn't do so; this would have ramifications for the rest of the food chain. "Bears and squirrels wouldn't be able to eat and would starve, deer would similarly be culled," Walcek said.As animals adjusted to reduced sunlight and availability of energy, "populations of [every species] would be reduced to a much lower level," he said.For example, many animals spend the months of winter preserving their energy through various means as food becomes scarce.Take frogs and turtles. They survive the winter season by lowering their metabolic rate so that they don't need to eat. These animals pretty much become "behaviorally inactive" during this time, said Jon Costanzo, an adjunct professor of biology at Miami University. But "there are limits to how long they can survive without feeding," he said.If winter went on and on, frogs and turtles would deplete their energy reserves and, being unable to feed, die of starvation. Or, metabolic waste products that accumulate in the body during the winter would build up, reaching toxic levels."Frogs and turtles that live in seasonally cold places are very well-adapted to survive the winter, even a particularly long one," Costanzo told Live Science. "However, it is doubtful that they could survive a hibernation that lasts multiple years."Winter in Westeros is long, but it does usually end after a couple of years. But what if our world just got stuck on winter, and the cold lasted for millennia?That would look like an ice age, Walcek said. But even ice ages have seasons, so let's imagine a seasonless ice age.Within hundreds of thousands of years, huge ice sheets and glaciers would form over massive parts of land, and would plow over villages and valleys, the researcher said. "If you stop [the Earth's rotation] in the middle of February, here in the northern hemisphere, probably within about a thousand years you'd see huge ice sheets form over Europe and over Canada."Places like New York City would likely be on the edge of an ice sheet. There would be "huge changes to the whole food chain of every animal and plant," Walcek said. People would take more to hunting, leaving behind hopes of growing plants under packs of snow, he said.But physics won't allow this to happen so... happy spring!Editor's note: This article was corrected on April 14 to clarify that the Earth's tilt does not change as it rotates the sun. * Photos: 33 Stunning Locations Where 'Game of Thrones' Was Filmed * Move Over, 'Game of Thrones,' Here Are 9 Real-Life 'Dragons' * Winter: The Coldest SeasonOriginally published on Live Science.
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| More than 120 killed as Libya's rivals battle for Tripoli Posted: 14 Apr 2019 08:46 AM PDT  Fighting near Tripoli has killed 121 people since strongman Khalifa Haftar launched an offensive earlier this month to take the Libyan capital, the World Health Organization said Sunday. In clashes between Haftar's forces and those of the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA), both sides have proclaimed "advances" but neither appears to have made substantial progress on the ground in recent days. The mounting violence has sparked global alarm over the oil-rich country, in turmoil since NATO-backed forces overthrew former dictator Moamer Kadhafi in 2011.
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| SpaceIL Will Try Again After Last Week's Failed Moon Landing Posted: 15 Apr 2019 09:25 AM PDT  Israeli company SpaceIL is not giving up on its goal of becoming the first private company to land on the moon.
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| White House says Congress 'not smart enough' to understand Trump's taxes Posted: 14 Apr 2019 12:38 PM PDT  "I don't think Congress, particularly not this group of congressmen and women, are smart enough to look through the thousands of pages that I would assume that president Trump's taxes will be," press secretary Sarah Sanders said.
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| GLOBAL MARKETS-Bank results impede Wall St; oil falls as Russia mulls more production Posted: 15 Apr 2019 11:51 AM PDT ![GLOBAL MARKETS-Bank results impede Wall St; oil falls as Russia mulls more production]( "GLOBAL MARKETS-Bank results impede Wall St; oil falls as Russia mulls more production") World stocks reversed earlier gains on Monday as underwhelming quarterly results from U.S. banks weighed on Wall Street, while oil prices fell as Russia mulled boosting production. The U.S. benchmark S&P 500 stock index dipped after Goldman Sachs Group and Citigroup Inc both reported quarterly revenue below consensus estimates, though the index pared losses in afternoon trading. MSCI's gauge of global equities, which has risen more than 14% this year, dipped 0.03% on Wall Street's negative turn.
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| Nancy Pelosi Says Shipping Immigrants Off to Sanctuary Cities is 'Disrespectful' to Challenges Posted: 14 Apr 2019 03:30 PM PDT  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says rounding up immigrants and shipping them to sanctuary cities is "disrespectful" to the nation's challenges
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| See Every Car, Wagon, and SUV in Volvo's 2019 Model Lineup Posted: 15 Apr 2019 09:54 AM PDT |
| World War II Facts: Lend-Lease Saved Countless Lives — But Probably Didn’t Win the Eastern Front Posted: 14 Apr 2019 12:00 AM PDT  Around 80 percent of the more than five million German military deaths in World War II occurred on the Eastern Front. This terrible conflict with the Red Army consumed great quantities of men and material until the Soviets decisively ended the war by capturing Berlin in May 1945.During that time, the Red Army underwent a radical transformation, having been decimated by Joseph Stalin's purges before Hitler's armies invaded on June 22, 1941, inflicting horrendous losses.But as the war progressed, the two sides effectively traded places, with the Red Army honing a mechanized "deep battle" doctrine that more closely resembled earlier German tactics — just as the German army fell into disarray as war-time casualties took their toll.All the while, the Western Allies provided enormous quantities of supplies and other aid under the Lend-Lease policy. The United States and the United Kingdom supplied more than 21 million tons of aid to the Soviet Union during the war, including thousands of tanks and warplanes.But the question of how much this aid affected the outcome of the war would become important not only for historians, but as a matter of national pride, as the Soviet Union went on to diminish Lend-Lease's role in helping turn the tide of battle. Western historians would, perhaps for similar reasons, overstate the role of the aid in Soviet success.
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| China Considers U.S. Request to Shift Tariffs on Farm Goods Posted: 15 Apr 2019 03:30 AM PDT  The step would involve China moving retaliatory duties it imposed starting last July on $50 billion worth of U.S. goods to non-agricultural imports, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the discussions were private. The shift is because the U.S. doesn't intend to lift its own duties on $50 billion of Chinese imports even if an agreement to resolve the trade war between the two nations is reached, one the people said. Another person said China would consider shifting the tariffs to make it easier to meet a proposal to buy an additional $30 billion a year more of U.S. agricultural goods on top of pre-trade war levels as part of a final deal.
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| Florida man attacked and killed by his cassowary, the ‘world’s most dangerous bird’ Posted: 15 Apr 2019 05:12 AM PDT ![Florida man attacked and killed by his cassowary, the 'world's most dangerous bird']( "Florida man attacked and killed by his cassowary, the 'world's most dangerous bird'") A 75-year-old man in Florida was killed by a cassowary, a large, flightless bird native to Australia and New Guinea.
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| Hillary Clinton remembers Nixon investigation: 'We deserve to see the Mueller report' Posted: 14 Apr 2019 07:57 AM PDT  "I know what can be made available, what the court has to be asked to permit to be made available," said Clinton, who as a young lawyer worked on the impeachment staff of the House Judiciary Committee during the Watergate investigation.
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| White House aide believes Trump had no advance knowledge of Assange arrest Posted: 14 Apr 2019 11:01 AM PDT  "Not to my knowledge," Conway told NBC's "Meet the Press" show, when asked if Trump knew ahead of time about Assange, who last Thursday was hauled out of the Ecuador's embassy in London where he had taken refuge since 2012 to avoid extradition. U.S. prosecutors subsequently announced charges on Thursday and accused Assange of conspiring with former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning to gain access to a government computer as part of one of the largest compromises of classified information in U.S. history. The Justice Department said Assange was arrested under an extradition treaty between the United States and Britain.
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| Volkswagen to premiere 7-seat electric SUV concept car in Shanghai Posted: 15 Apr 2019 05:03 AM PDT  German car manufacturer Volkswagen is to premiere I.D. Roomzz, a fully-electric 7-seat SUV concept car, at the Shanghai Motor Show in China, which opens to the general public this Thursday, April 18, 2019. Volkswagen also announced that the battery can recharge up to 80% within only 30 minutes with the fast-charge system.
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| Renting flat-pack furniture? Ikea's push to go green Posted: 13 Apr 2019 08:08 PM PDT  Ikea will start renting and recycling furniture worldwide as part of an eco-friendly drive to address concerns its affordable, flat-pack business model leads to overconsumption and waste. Ingka Group, which operates 367 Ikea stores worldwide, earlier this year launched a pilot leasing furniture in four countries, a project it now plans to expand to all of its 30 markets. The idea is actually not that absurd, said Cecilia Cassinger, a professor of strategic communication at Sweden's Lund University.
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| Ukraine president holds 1-man 'debate' before runoff vote Posted: 14 Apr 2019 09:05 AM PDT  KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko stood next to an empty lectern bearing his election rival's name and used a solo appearance at Ukraine's largest sports stadium Sunday to lash out at the race's inexperienced front-runner as a "virtual candidate."
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| SNL Brutally Mocks ‘Princess of Arizona’ Meghan McCain Posted: 13 Apr 2019 09:33 PM PDT  NBCJust in time for the release of the new tell-all book Ladies Who Punch, Saturday Night Live went in on The View hard this week. "You're watching The View," an announcer said at the top of the sketch. "Let's get ready to rumble!" Introducing herself as Whoopi Goldberg, Leslie Jones began by saying, "I'm as surprised as you that this show is a fit for me." She went on to introduce the day's "hot topic" as President Trump's firing of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and asked Cecily Strong's Abby Huntsman for her thoughts. "You want to start with me?" a surprised Huntsman asked before struggling to balance her "human mother" and "conservative daughter" sides. "Did I talk too long, Whoopi?" she asked when she was done.But the sketch saved the most scathing portrayal for Aidy Bryant's Meghan McCain, who, as in real life, immediately started a shouting match with Kate McKinnon's Joy Behar, forcing Goldberg to intervene by squirting a water bottle at them. "Can I just say something as the princess of Arizona?" McCain asked. "There is a crisis at the border, and the border is right up in my Arizona, which was founded on sunburnt women selling turquoise jewelry, not rando Mexicans. And that's not racist because my makeup artist is gay." As Behar tried to weigh in, McCain shot back, "Can you let me talk because it's actually your job to listen to me!" "OK, stop it. We're not going to do this," Goldberg said. "This is The View. We're five best friends with nothing in common." Later, they welcomed host Emma Stone as "vixen of anti-vax" and former View co-host Jenny McCarthy. "My doctor is Google," she said. "My science is Twitter, and my religion is Donnie Wahlberg." "What the left fails to understand is that vaccinations are a personal liberty issue," McCain chimed in, launching another fight. "Can I punch you in the face?" Behar asked, removing her earrings as Goldberg spritzed her in the face once more. It was just barely crazier than the real thing. Read more at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here
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| Military's Grip on Power Challenged by Sudan Democracy Protests Posted: 14 Apr 2019 12:57 AM PDT ![Military's Grip on Power Challenged by Sudan Democracy Protests]( "Military's Grip on Power Challenged by Sudan Democracy Protests") The moves on Saturday followed the decision of Defense Minister Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf to stand down as the head of the council less then two days after the military's overthrow of Omar al-Bashir's 30-year rule and just hours after veteran intelligence chief Salah Gosh resigned. "The coup-makers are in disarray," said Alex de Waal, executive director of the World Peace Foundation at Tufts University in Massachusetts, and a Sudan expert.
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| Tornadoes kill at least three children as massive storm sweeps U.S. South Posted: 14 Apr 2019 12:59 PM PDT  A tornado touched down and spun toward Enigma, Georgia, on Sunday, after 17 twisters were reported on Saturday and Sunday across the South from Texas to Alabama. "We'll be seeing severe weather from Florida to New York, with the most unstable parts so far in Georgia," said meteorologist David Roth of the National Weather Service Weather Prediction Center. More than 100 million people from the middle of the United States to the East Coast were at risk of extreme weather, facing warnings of heavy thunderstorms and another round of tornadoes, said NWS meteorologist Bob Oravec.
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| Trump Gave Americans a Massive Tax Cut. Few Are Noticing — And That's a Problem for Him Posted: 15 Apr 2019 05:47 AM PDT  It'll be hard for Trump to campaign on tax reform in 2020
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| Today’s best deals: $10 Philips Hue bulbs, $8 wireless charging pad, Fire TV stick, SanDisk sale, more Posted: 15 Apr 2019 06:30 AM PDT  Happy Tax Day! Okay fine, so it's not a very happy day, but at least you've got a refund coming, and you can put those funds to good use with some truly fantastic daily deals that we've rounded up. Highlights include all-time low pricing of just $10 each when you by a 4-pack of Philips Hue white LED bulbs, a fast wireless charging pad for iPhones and Androids for just $7.64 when you clip the 10% coupon, Bluetooth tracker tags like Tiles for just $5 a piece, $10 off the Fire TV Stick and Fire TV Stick 4K, $30 off the most popular 6-quart Instant Pot model, $40 off the most popular 8-quart Instant Pot model, killer prices on a bunch of different SanDisk digital storage products like a SanDisk 128GB Extreme microSD UHS-I Card for only $22 and a SanDisk 64GB Cruzer Force Flash Drive for $9.99, and plenty more. Check out all of today's top deals below.
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| Stratolaunch, the world's largest plane, takes first flight in California Posted: 14 Apr 2019 06:57 AM PDT  The plane is designed to be a launch pad for satellites being sent into orbit.
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| UN envoy holds 'substantial' talks with Syria FM in Damascus Posted: 13 Apr 2019 05:53 PM PDT  The UN envoy for Syria held "substantial" talks Sunday in Damascus with Foreign Minister Walid Muallem on efforts to find a political settlement to the country's eight-year-long war. "We have had very detailed substantial discussions," Norwegian diplomat Geir Pedersen told reporters after the meeting. State news agency SANA said Pedersen and Muallem discussed ongoing efforts to advance Syria's political process, including moves to form a committee tasked with drawing up a post-war constitution.
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| This rice dish gets delish a with peas, feta and mint Posted: 15 Apr 2019 08:56 AM PDT  Brown rice can be difficult to cook well: All too often, it is underseasoned and turns starchy and mushy. Plus, it takes a long time to cook, so stovetop recipes run the risk of scorching on the bottom.
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| See Photos of the 2020 Ford Mustang EcoBoost Performance Package Posted: 15 Apr 2019 02:59 AM PDT |
| The Corruption of the Terrorist Group List Posted: 15 Apr 2019 08:39 AM PDT  The ineffectiveness of the Trump administration's latest move in its anti-Iran campaign—its designation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO)—are readily apparent and have been ably analyzed by other commentators. The designation does not put any additional economic pressure on an already heavily sanctioned Iran and, among other drawbacks, only makes it harder for Iranian critics of the IRGC to speak up lest they be seen as stooges of the United States.The Trump administration is running out of ways to demonstrate its unremitting hostility toward Iran. As it strives to contrive new ways, it compromises and undermines other U.S. interests and objectives. The latest move undermines the objective of counterterrorism by placing, for the first time ever, a governmental entity on a list that never was designed for that purpose.
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| Democrats request documents on White House 'sanctuary city' idea Posted: 15 Apr 2019 11:24 AM PDT  Top Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday demanded documents from the Trump administration over a White House proposal to release migrants from detention and transport them to "sanctuary cities." U.S. media reported on Thursday the administration had considered the idea, which would send migrants and asylum seekers who had crossed the U.S. border with Mexico to districts represented by Democratic lawmakers. Sanctuary cities are local jurisdictions that generally refuse to use their resources to help enforce federal immigration laws against undocumented immigrants that could lead to deportations. Since many of these jurisdictions are represented by Democrats, critics saw the plan as a way to taunt Democrats by dangling the possibility of an influx of illegal immigrants into their communities.
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| From Toyota Highlander to Lincoln Corsair, 9 cars to watch at New York auto show Posted: 14 Apr 2019 10:09 AM PDT  Lincoln Corsair, Toyota Highlander, Hyundai Sonata among new cars at New York s
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