| Probe begins after Boeing 737 slides off runway into Florida river Posted: 05 May 2019 12:53 AM PDT  The Boeing 737-800 chartered by the U.S. military was arriving from Naval Station Guantanamo Bay in Cuba with 136 passengers and seven crew members when it slid into the St. Johns River at the end of the 9,000-foot runway at Naval Air Station Jacksonville on Friday night, authorities said. Officials raised the count of people injured to 22, from 21, after a three-month-old child was admitted to a local hospital for observation, Capt. Michael Connor, commanding officer at the Jacksonville station, told a news conference.
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| NASA fits 265,000 galaxies into a single ‘Hubble Legacy Field’ image Posted: 05 May 2019 09:29 AM PDT  Astronomers have assembled the most all-encompassing image of space ever created.It puts together 16 years of data captured from the Hubble Space Telescope, according to a statement from NASA. All together, the composite is made up of nearly 7,500 individual exposures. Dubbed the "Hubble Legacy Field," this wide view image shows around 265,000 galaxies. These galaxies go back 13.3 billion years to 500 million years after the big bang, showcasing how they have changed over time.This latest Hubble mosaic consists of around 30 times as many galaxies as previous deep fields did. For example, the eXtreme Deep Field (XDF) which was put together in 2012 and is included in the Hubble Legacy Field, contains 5,500 galaxies."The faintest and farthest galaxies are just one ten-billionth the brightness of what the human eye can see," NASA said in its statement.SEE ALSO: Feast your eyes on this spectacular Hubble photo of a spiral galaxyThe findings from 31 different Hubble programs came together in order to assemble this image. According to NASA, no image will surpass the Hubble Legacy Field until the next generation of space telescopes are launched. "Now that we have gone wider than in previous surveys, we are harvesting many more distant galaxies in the largest such dataset ever produced by Hubble," said Garth Illingworth, who led the Hubble Legacy Field image team. "This one image contains the full history of the growth of galaxies in the universe, from their time as 'infants' to when they grew into fully fledged 'adults.'" "The expectation is that this survey will lead to an even more coherent, in-depth and greater understanding of the universe's evolution in the coming years," he added.The James Webb Space Telescope, which will give astronomers an even deeper look into the legacy field, is expected to launch in 2021. WATCH: NASA cites faulty aluminum scam as cause of mission failures
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| Turkey Begins Offensive on Kurdish Militias After Attacks Posted: 04 May 2019 12:26 PM PDT ![Turkey Begins Offensive on Kurdish Militias After Attacks]( "Turkey Begins Offensive on Kurdish Militias After Attacks") Turkish forces killed 28 Kurdish militants after they carried out two separate attacks from hideouts in Syria and Iraq that left four Turkish troops dead, the state news agency Anadolu reported. Saturday's cross-border offensive marked one of the deadliest days recently for the Turkish military, which conducted the attack along with the Free Syrian Army, a rebel group supported by Turkey.
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| Hundreds attend memorial service for UNC Charlotte shooting victim Riley Howell Posted: 05 May 2019 03:30 PM PDT  Riley Howell has been called a hero for his efforts to stop the suspected gunman. Ellis Parlier also was killed; four others injured in shooting.
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| Curacao vows to stop measles spreading from Scientology ship Posted: 04 May 2019 09:21 PM PDT  Willemstad, Curaçao (Netherlands Antilles) (AFP) - The Dutch territory of Curacao said Saturday it would do what was needed to prevent measles spreading from a Scientology cruise ship, after a crew member came down with the disease. The Freewinds, which left the Caribbean island of St. Lucia on Friday, arrived back in its home port of Curacao Saturday. The Curacao government said it would "take all necessary precautions to handle the case of measles on board of the Freewinds," including vaccinations.
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| Nancy Pelosi tries to herd Democrats: Today's Toon Posted: 05 May 2019 01:40 PM PDT  Want to keep up with USA TODAY's editorial cartoons? Bookmark this page. We'll update it frequently.
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| Guaidó and advisers were 'too impatient' to oust Maduro, says man who led coup against Chávez Posted: 04 May 2019 09:22 AM PDT  Juan Guaidó and his advisers were "perhaps too impatient" in their keenness to force out Nicolas Maduro, according to the only man to have ever ousted the Chavista rulers of Venezuela. Pedro Carmona, now 77, toppled Hugo Chávez in a 2002 uprising whose anniversary was marked across Venezuela last month. He was sworn in as interim leader inside the Miraflores presidential palace and ruled the country for 48 hours, before supporters in the military rallied round Chávez and restored him to power. Mr Carmona, in his first ever interview with a British newspaper, said that the uprising launched on Tuesday was disappointing, risky, and should have been better planned. Five people have been killed in a week of protests, yet Mr Maduro has held on, despite this being Mr Guaidó's most serious push to oust him since declaring himself the constitutionally-legitimate interim president on January 23. "It's hard to opine from outside," said Mr Carmona, who has lived in exile in Bogota since his failed rebellion. "But it looks like they could have given advance warning of some actions. They could have planned better. It seems like they should have had some more things in place. It was risky." Mr Guaidó released a video on Twitter, calling on more soldiers to join him in Credit: EPA-EFE/REX Despite its failure, however, it was a stunning gambit on the part of the 35-year-old National Assembly leader. Venezuelans woke up to a dawn video message from Mr Guaidó, flanked by dozens of troops, stationed just outside the La Carlota air force base in Caracas, announcing the start of "Operation Freedom". By his side stood Leopoldo López, the long time opposition leader, freed from house arrest by members of the state intelligence service, Sebin. Across Venezuela, protesters heeded Mr Guaidó's call, pouring on to the streets. Most of the military, however, heeded Mr Maduro's, and succeeded in putting down the rebellion. But while the state was able to reassert its grip, the fracture within the armed forces was left in evidence; at one point, the gates to the La Carlota base opened, allowing in anti-government protesters. While Mr Guaidó has since acknowledged that he did not have enough military support for a definitive break, last week's events saw Mr Maduro come closer to losing his hold on the nation than ever before. Mike Pompeo, the US secretary of state, even said that Mr Maduro had an aeroplane waiting for him on the tarmac, destined for Cuba, but was convinced to hang on by Russian advisers. Rebelling forces identified themselves with blue armbands Credit: Yuri Cortez/AFP "In Venezuela, it's never just the opposition at work – it's international geopolitical forces, and armed gangs," Mr Carmona said. "Last week the Russian ambassador was acting like a military spokesman, reassuring the nation that everything was fine in the country. "It's a disgrace that the Russian government supports Maduro's genocidal regime." Mr Carmona sees clear parallels with his own attempted uprising 17 years ago, which was preceded by street protests similar to those occurring now. Fourteen people died in the violence and a group of soldiers, angered at the civilian bloodshed, conspired to remove Chávez. Mr Carmona, the president of the chamber of commerce (Fedecamaras), was chosen as interim president. On April 11, 2002, the military swung into action, and arrested Chávez, taking him to the national army headquarters, Fuerte Tiuna. Chávez accepted an offer of asylum from Fidel Castro, but was prevented from leaving by coup leaders who wanted him tried in Venezuela - a mistake which was to prove fatal to their plot. Pro-Chávez soldiers then came to his defence, and on April 13, at 4:40am, he addressed the nation from inside Miraflores, president once again. John Bolton pointed to three members of Mr Maduro's inner circle as being involved in the plan to remove him Credit: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA-EFE/REX Recently declassified documents have shown that the US - as well as Spain - were strongly supporting Mr Carmona behind the scenes – he, however, insisted to The Telegraph that he never spoke to any US agent or official either before or during the coup. This time around, Donald Trump's administration has been open about its role. Speaking amid the uprising, John Bolton, the US national security adviser, claimed Mr Maduro had been betrayed by three of those closest to him: the supreme court president , the head of the presidential guard, and, crucially, General Vladimir Padrino Lopez, the defence minister. The next day, Elliot Abrams, the US envoy for Venezuela, said that those who had been negotiating Mr Maduro's departure had "switched off their cellphones". The Sebin intelligence chief, Manuel Cristopher Figuera, was also allegedly on board - and indeed was fired by Mr Maduro the day of the uprising; he himself released a letter admitting knowledge of, if not complicity in, the plot, before apparently fleeing the country. On Thursday, Mr Maduro addressed troops with Gen. Lopez by his side, insisting he was in control of the military Credit: Jhonn Zerpa/Miraflores Press Office Gen. Lopez, meanwhile, later appeared to confirm the Americans had contacted him, telling troops on Thursday there were those who approached him with a "ridiculous offer" who then went "shooting their mouths off". Whether he rejected the offer, double-crossed the US or reversed course as failure loomed isn't clear. Leopoldo López, meanwhile, also claimed on Thursday that senior military figures had committed themselves to ousting Mr Maduro. "I had meetings in my house when I was under house arrest. I met there with commanders, I met there with generals. I met there with representatives of specific parts of the armed forces and specific parts of the police forces," he insisted. Mr Carmona, however, believes the uprising has brought the end of Mr Maduro's reign closer. "Guaido did make advances last week – it wasn't a total failure," he said. "He weakened the resolve of many soldiers. He freed Leopoldo Lopez from house arrest. He reiterated international support. It's a process of steps. Now he is moving to a strike. And history has shown us that dictatorships in Latin America often fall with general strikes."
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| Cyprus police find fifth victim of suspected serial killer Posted: 05 May 2019 07:59 AM PDT ![Cyprus police find fifth victim of suspected serial killer]( "Cyprus police find fifth victim of suspected serial killer") Police in Cyprus found a body in a lake on Sunday that they believe to be the fifth victim of a suspected serial killer who preyed on foreign women for almost three years without detection. It is not identifiable and is being taken to the mortuary now for further inquiries," a police official said. A 35-year-old career army captain has been in custody since late April on suspicion of killing five adult women and the young daughters of two of the victims.
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| The Old School Way to Sink a U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Posted: 05 May 2019 01:03 AM PDT  Of course, just like the carrier-based ATTDS, the CRAW anti-torpedo torpedo would also require testing to see if they work as well in practice as they do in theory. Nonetheless, the concept of adding an additional close-range layer of protection to submarines has merit given the increasing capability of modern torpedoes, and the sobering reality that a submarine would be lucky to survive even a single torpedo hit.In 2019, an annual report released by the Department of Testing & Evaluation revealed that a potentially revolutionary new torpedo-defense system installed on five American aircraft carriers had proven unsatisfactory and would be withdrawn from service.(This first appeared last month.)The system combined a towed Torpedo Warning System sensor array designed to detect incoming torpedoes with a quick-acting launcher called the Anti-Torpedo Device System (ATTDS) that could spit out a miniature 220-pound Countermeasure Anti-Torpedo (CAT) measuring only 171 millimeters in diameter. The CAT torpedo was designed to home in on the incoming torpedo and blast it short of its target.
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| GOP thwarts governor's push to expand Medicaid in Kansas Posted: 04 May 2019 10:17 PM PDT  TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's effort to expand Medicaid in Kansas this year died Saturday when enough moderate Republicans bowed to the wishes of the GOP-controlled Legislature's conservative leaders and ended an impasse that had tied up the state budget.
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| Footage released from fatal shooting of 18-year-old Posted: 05 May 2019 06:38 AM PDT  Raw video: Officials release dashcam footage of the officer involved shooting of Jose Vega Cruz after his death sparked protests from the community.
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| Trump Retweets Far-Right Activists in Attack on Social Media Posted: 04 May 2019 02:09 PM PDT ![Trump Retweets Far-Right Activists in Attack on Social Media]( "Trump Retweets Far-Right Activists in Attack on Social Media") Facebook on Thursday said it was banning a number of contentious far-right personalities, including Infowars founder Alex Jones, Milo Yiannopoulos, a former editor of Breitbart News, and far-right activist Laura Loomer, for violating the social-media company's policies on hate speech and promoting violence. Paul Joseph Watson, a British radio host and YouTube personality who goes by the Twitter handle @PrisonPlanet, was among those banned on Facebook and Instagram.
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| Black hole may have swallowed neutron star, astronomers believe Posted: 04 May 2019 02:27 AM PDT  A black hole may have been detected swallowing a neutron star for the first time ever, astronomers have said. Vast gravitational waves – which scientists think could have been caused by such a merger – have been seen ripping across space.Astronomers working on the twin Ligo and Virgo observatories, based in the US and Italy respectively, spotted them. If proven, it could help understanding of what exactly happens when black holes eat stars, and if the star itself passes through into oblivion intact or is ripped apart during the encounter.Astronomers across the world are now focusing their observations on the patch of space – some 1.3bn light years away – where it is believed the clash roughly happened in a bid to gather more evidence."The universe is keeping us on our toes," Patrick Brady, spokesperson for Ligo and a professor of physics at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, said in a statement. "Unfortunately, the signal is rather weak. It's like listening to somebody whisper a word in a busy café; it can be difficult to make out the word or even to be sure that the person whispered at all. It will take some time to reach a conclusion about this candidate."Ligo and Virgo were switched on again after a period of upgrades on 1 April.They work by picking up tiny ripples in the fabric of space that are fired out across the universe when two massive objects collide.The new detection, on 26 April, came just a day after the system had identified a cataclysmic merger of two neutron stars about 500m light years from earth.Giovanni Prodi, data analysis coordinator with Virgo and a professor at the University of Trento, described the two incidents as making the period an "incomparable scientific month".
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| 41 dead in Russian plane blaze disaster Posted: 05 May 2019 05:21 PM PDT  Forty-one people including at least two children have died after a Russian passenger plane made an emergency landing and erupted in a huge ball of fire and black smoke at Moscow's busiest airport on Sunday, investigators said. Dramatic footage that went viral on social media showed Aeroflot's Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft crash-landing and then speeding along the runway at Sheremetyevo international airport, flames pouring from its fuselage. "There were 78 people including crew members on board the plane," the Investigative Committee said in a statement, adding that the plane had been flying to the northwestern Russian city of Murmansk.
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| These 8 Sci-Fi Movie Cars Make Us Want to Believe Batmobiles and Light Cycles Are Real Posted: 05 May 2019 02:31 PM PDT |
| Joe Biden seeks to build on strength with African American voters by courting black caucus lawmakers Posted: 04 May 2019 08:18 AM PDT  Joe Biden and other 2020 hopefuls are courting Congressional Black Caucus members, who represent 82 million constituents across the country.
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| UK's Vectura wins patent infringement case against GlaxoSmithKline in U.S Posted: 04 May 2019 09:38 AM PDT ![UK's Vectura wins patent infringement case against GlaxoSmithKline in U.S]( "UK's Vectura wins patent infringement case against GlaxoSmithKline in U.S") British drugmaker Vectura Group Plc said on Saturday that it won a patent infringement litigation case against GlaxoSmithKline Plc in the United States and has been awarded $89.7 million in damages for the period from August 2016 through December 2018. A jury trial in a Delaware district court on Friday found that one of Vectura's U.S. patents was infringed by sales of three of GSK's Ellipta products in the United States, Vectura said. The jury found that GSK, which is also a UK-based pharmaceutical company, willfully infringed the patent, which Vectura said gives it the right to seek enhanced damages.
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| Meet the Iskander: Russia's Latest Navy-Killer Missile? Posted: 05 May 2019 03:30 AM PDT  But also note that the DF-26 has an estimated range of 2,500 miles, much greater than a Kalibr or an Iskander-M. A 300-mile missile may be a useful coastal defense weapon in confined waters like the Baltic or Black Seas, enabling Russia to prevent NATO ships from getting too close to its territory. But it's not a long-range access denial weapon.First, China developed long-range "carrier-killer" ballistic missiles. Now, Russia's Iskander ballistic missile system may have the same mission.(This first appeared late last year.)In late July and early August, Russia conducted two simulated "electronic launches" of the 9K720 Iskander-M (NATO code name, SS-26 Stone) against ships in the Black Sea, according to Russian media."An 'electronic' launch likely means a field combat simulation where the missile unit prepares and performs all procedures for a real-world launch without firing a live missile," explains the Russian Defense Policy blog. But exactly which missile did Russia pretend to launch? The Iskander, developed in the 1970s as a replacement for the Scud, is a road-based mobile launch system that can fire several models of ballistic and cruise missiles. The Iskander-M is a single-stage ballistic missile, armed with a conventional or nuclear warhead, and a range of 500 kilometers (311 miles).
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| Taliban say gap narrowing in talks with US Posted: 04 May 2019 11:30 AM PDT  ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban on Saturday said the gap is narrowing in talks with Washington's special peace envoy over a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. The two sides are continuing to meet in Qatar, where the insurgent movement maintains a political office.
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| 10 deals you don’t want to miss on Sunday: Kindle sale, $40 Fire 7 tablet, smart LED bulbs from $11, more Posted: 05 May 2019 04:48 AM PDT ![10 deals you don't want to miss on Sunday: Kindle sale, $40 Fire 7 tablet, smart LED bulbs from $11, more]( "10 deals you don't want to miss on Sunday: Kindle sale, $40 Fire 7 tablet, smart LED bulbs from $11, more") We've got another great roundup of daily deals for you to check out on Sunday. Highlights include all-time low pricing of just $11.15 on multicolor smart LED light bulbs that are just as good as $50 Philips Hue color bulbs, a rare sale that drops Apple Watch Series 4 models to their lowest prices ever, a popular 10W fast wireless charger for $9.99, Philips Hue while smart LED light bulbs for $10.75 a piece when you buy a 4-pack, the lowest price ever on Amazon's 3rd Gen Echo Dot, $20 off Kindles, $40 off waterproof Kindle Paperwhites, the awesome Fire 7 Tablet for only $39.99, up to $50 off one of the newest Ring Video Doorbells, and more. See all of today's top deals below.
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| Theresa May Urges Corbyn to Agree to Brexit Deal in Op-Ed Posted: 04 May 2019 04:29 PM PDT  "Let's listen to what the voters said in the local elections and put our differences aside for a moment. Let's do a deal," May said in her op-ed, addressing Corbyn. Cross-party talks are set to resume Tuesday to try to hash out a way forward for the U.K.'s divorce from the EU.
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| SpaceX just blasted a critical NASA instrument into space Posted: 04 May 2019 06:38 AM PDT  NASA's carbon-detecting sleuth has left Earth.SpaceX launched the Orbiting Carbon Observatory-3 (OCO-3) to the International Space Station (ISS) at 2:48 a.m. ET on Saturday morning aboard the company's dependable Falcon 9 rocket. After NASA's cargo load arrives at the ISS, astronauts will use a long robotic arm to attach the refrigerator-sized instrument to the side of the earth-orbiting station. OCO-3 will peer down on Earth, keeping tabs on the planet's amassing carbon dioxide emissions, which are now at their highest levels in millions of years. "Carbon dioxide is the most important gas humans are emitting into the atmosphere," Annmarie Eldering, the project scientist for OCO-3 at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, told Mashable in February. "Understanding how it will play out in the future is critical."> Liftoff! https://t.co/gtC39uBC7z pic.twitter.com/IaHMvakoX7> > -- SpaceX (@SpaceX) May 4, 2019After the SpaceX rocket lifted into space, the booster -- the bottom portion of the rocket containing nine powerful engines -- returned to Earth. It successfully landed on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. SpaceX now regularly lands its rockets on both drone ships and land. It's a fundamental part of the spaceflight company's business model -- reusing expensive rockets rather than letting them crash into the ocean. Earlier this month, SpaceX impressively landed three boosters after its massive Falcon Heavy rocket (which consists of three rockets strapped together) launched an Arab communications satellite into Earth's orbit.SEE ALSO: We're probably not going to hit the world's most important climate goalNASA had slated the launch for late April, but asked SpaceX to delay it until the space agency could fix a power distribution problem on the ISS -- which is currently home to six astronauts and cosmonauts. OCO-3 -- which can detect carbon dioxide concentrations on Earth within 1 part per million -- almost didn't make it into space. In both 2017 and 2018 the Trump administration (which is candidly opposed to climate science) sought to eliminate the earth-monitoring instruments. "We heard OCO-3 was not going to go," Britton Stephens, a senior scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research who works on the OCO-3 science team, said in an interview. "There've been lots of ups and downs in the project." But advocacy from NASA leaders and congressional support kept OCO-3 alive. Now it's in space. An artist's conception of OCO-3 looking down onto Earth from the space station.Image: nasa / JPL / CaltechOCO-3 will follow in the footsteps of OCO-2 by continuing to precisely monitor the places on Earth (cities and countries) that emit bounties of carbon dioxide, and those areas that suck or absorb CO2 out of the atmosphere (oceans and forests). The growing log of measurements makes OCO-3 especially valuable to scientists, who need long-term data to follow trends and discover novel data."The longer the records grow, the more important they become," said Pontus Olofsson, an associate research professor at Boston University who uses satellites to research Earth's carbon cycle. "It's like an exponential increase in importance."These measurements are all the more salient today, as modern civilization attempts to slash its heat-trapping carbon emissions and curb the planet's accelerating warming trend. As of 2019, the prospect of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (or 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) above 19th-century levels -- which would avoid the worst consequences of climate change -- looks dismal.OCO-3 will be watching. WATCH: Ever wonder how the universe might end?
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| Dodge Challenger Points the Way Posted: 04 May 2019 11:00 AM PDT  Retro-styled and a dozen years old, Dodge's pseudo-pony Challenger tells us much about the future.
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| Militants kill politician ahead of new round of India vote Posted: 05 May 2019 12:53 AM PDT  Suspected militants shot dead a local leader of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling party in disputed Kashmir ahead of the latest round of polling, highlighting bloodshed that has marred India's mega-election. The killing in Anantnag district of India's only Muslim-majority state is the latest in a string of attacks to have marred the election which began last month. The militants opened fire on Gul Mohammad Mir, who belonged to a local unit of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), at his house in south Kashmir on Saturday night.
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| Berkshire swings to big profit; Buffett laments Kraft Heinz Posted: 04 May 2019 09:14 AM PDT  Berkshire also said it repurchased $1.7 billion of its stock in the quarter, reflecting Buffett's troubles to find better uses for the Omaha, Nebraska-based conglomerate's cash hoard, which now totals $114.2 billion. Results were released as Buffett, 88, and Vice Chairman Charlie Munger, 95, prepared to answer more than five hours of questions from shareholders and analysts at Berkshire's annual meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, which draws tens of thousands of people. Berkshire had $15.1 billion of these gains in the first quarter.
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| Forget F-22 and F-35s: Japan Is Going Big Time (As in a 6th Generation Fighter) Posted: 05 May 2019 12:52 AM PDT  The above technologies check off many characteristics of conceptual sixth-generation fighter jets—(though optional-manning and drone-control have yet to be mentioned), and are individually pretty impressive. However, integrating them into a capable flying platform poses a much greater challenge, as does mass-producing them in a cost-efficient manner. The U.S. F-35, for example, suffered many delays and cost overruns due to difficulties integrating its many new technologies under concurrent development. Thus Japanese engineers have their work cut out for them as they seek to realize the fifteen-year development goal.Japan's 2019 Mid-Term Defense review quietly revealed that after years of hesitation, Tokyo has decided to press ahead with development of its own domestically designed sixth-generation Mitsubishi F-3 air-superiority stealth fighter, rather than purchasing an additional foreign stealth design to supplement its growing fleet of F-35s.(This first appeared last month.)In February 2019, the Japanese Ministry of Defense explicitly confirmed these intentions to Jane's. Reportedly, F-3 performance requirements are set to be released in the 2020 budget, with development officially beginning in 2021 and a first flight targeted for 2030.
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| Best Air Fryers of 2019 Posted: 04 May 2019 03:00 AM PDT  Crispy fries without all the oil? That's the golden promise of air fryers, and it probably explains why, in the U.S., about 4 million were sold in just a year. That represents a tenfold increase ...
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| Pro-life rally features live 4-D ultrasound in Times Square as message to Cuomo: 'Here we are' Posted: 05 May 2019 05:10 AM PDT  Former Planned Parenthood director Abby Johnson and abortion survivor Claire Culwell talk about the pro-life event in New York City.
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| The Iconic Sci-Fi Cars at This Museum Make Us Wish Batmobiles and Light Cycles Were Real Posted: 05 May 2019 06:00 AM PDT |
| SUVs are hot sellers and that means you'll find sweet deals on sedans Posted: 05 May 2019 02:29 PM PDT  SUVs are hot, and that means there are good deals on some terrific cars, like the Honda Accord, Toyota Camry, Ford Focus, VW Jetta and Chevy Malibu.
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| Sri Lanka to air Sunday mass on TV as attack threat persists Posted: 04 May 2019 04:13 AM PDT  Sri Lanka's Catholic Church will televise a private Sunday mass after cancelling regular services over fears of a repeat of Easter's suicide bombings, even as police and troops tightened security. Father Edmund Tillakaratne said public masses were suspended for a second week amid fears of a repeat jihadi strike, but a service conducted by Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith will be broadcast on national television. Police, meanwhile, said they were stepping up search operations over the weekend ahead of a planned re-opening of over 10,000 public schools after an extended Easter vacation.
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| U.S. court rules in favor of Dutch ASML in IP theft case against Xtal Posted: 04 May 2019 04:33 AM PDT ![U.S. court rules in favor of Dutch ASML in IP theft case against Xtal]( "U.S. court rules in favor of Dutch ASML in IP theft case against Xtal") Dutch chip equipment maker ASML Holding NV said on Saturday a U.S. court had issued its final judgment in favor of ASML in an intellectual property theft case against U.S. software maker Xtal. The Santa Clara County Superior Court in California awarded ASML $845 million along with an injunction, ASML said. The Netherlands-based company said the judgment would be uncollectible as Xtal is in bankruptcy, but under a settlement arrangement ASML will end up owning most or all of Xtal's intellectual property through the bankruptcy process.
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| What Would You Choose?: Sig Sauer's P320 Gun or Glock's 21? Posted: 03 May 2019 07:00 PM PDT  Nothing's worse than having to open a can of worms. We've all done it at least once in our lives and we never liked the outcome. Sometimes it's just better to keep mum about certain touchy topics concerning politics, religion and sex, among others.But here at Gun News Daily, we pride ourselves in tackling touchy gun-related issues the average Joe wouldn't even dare try. That's just who we are and what we do.Over the past several months I have been comparing different types of handguns — mostly two different model Glock pistols at a time — to try and give our readers a different perspective, maybe help them decide which one to purchase if they're new to the world of firearms.While I did look at other pistols not manufactured by Glock — namely the two Cobra models (the FS 380 and the CA 380) and the two SIG Sauer models (the SIG P226 and the SIG P229) I compared in Rounds 5 and 6 of this series of our Handgun Showdowns respectively, I never compared two pistols from different manufacturers in this series.
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| Russia Says Trump Initiated Friday's 1.5-Hour Call With Putin Posted: 04 May 2019 10:38 AM PDT ![Russia Says Trump Initiated Friday's 1.5-Hour Call With Putin]( "Russia Says Trump Initiated Friday's 1.5-Hour Call With Putin") The leaders' call lasted for 1.5 hours, according to a post on the embassy's Facebook page, and the pair discussed a "shared commitment to step up dialogue in various areas, including on issues of strategic stability." White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Friday the leaders spoke for more than an hour. On Friday, Trump told reporters at the White House that Putin had assured him Moscow isn't seeking to "get involved" in the crisis in Venezuela, despite assertions by the U.S. president's top national security advisers that the Kremlin is offering critical support to Nicolas Maduro's regime.
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| The best-selling Chromebook on Amazon is rugged, spill-proof, and only $219 Posted: 05 May 2019 07:30 AM PDT  If you're in search of a great compact Chrome OS laptop that really does check every box, we've got just the thing. The ASUS Chromebook C202SA-YS02 features an 11.6-inch anti-glare display with HD resolution, and a 2.48GHz Intel Celeron N3060 processor. It also offers up to 10 hours of battery life per charge, which is quite impressive for a laptop this size. But the icing on the cake has to be the ruggedized case that can withstand drops as well as liquid spills thanks to water-resistance. It can take a licking and keep on ticking, and it's currently the best-selling model on Amazon.Here are the important details from the product page: * Ready for drops and spills with rugged construction with reinforced rubber guards, easy grip handles, and a spill resistant keyboard * Lightweight 2.65 pound body and rugged construction that can be dropped from 3.9 feet* so you can take it anywhere without disruption * 11.6 inches HD 1366x768 Anti-Glare Display, with 180 degree hinge for easy viewing * Powered by the Intel Celeron N3060 Processor (2M Cache, up to 2.48 GHz) for fast and snappy performance * Chromebook runs on Chrome OS - an operating system by Google that is built for the way we live today. It comes with built-in virus protection, updates automatically*, boots up in seconds and continues to stay fast over time * All the Google apps you know and love come standard on every Chromebook, which means you can edit, download, and convert Microsoft Office files in Google Docs, Sheets and Slides * With the Google Play Store, you can access a rich library of apps, games, music, movies, TV, books, magazines, and more, all from your Chromebook * Chromebooks come with built-in storage for offline access to your most important files and an additional 100GB of Google Drive space to ensure that all of your files are backed up automatically
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| ExxonMobil sues Cuban companies for nationalized assets Posted: 03 May 2019 09:57 PM PDT  US giant ExxonMobil has filed a lawsuit against Cuba's state-owned oil company and a major business group for what it called "unlawful trafficking" of its assets after Fidel Castro's 1959 revolution. The suit, filed Thursday in federal court in Washington, seeks $280 million from Cuba-Petroleo (Cupet) and Cimex, which operates service stations on the island nation. The lawsuit from America's biggest oil producer came as the administration of US President Donald Trump lifted the suspension of Title III of the 1996 Helms-Burton Act.
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| North Carolina K-9 police officer fatally shot during traffic stop; suspect kills himself, police say Posted: 05 May 2019 09:27 AM PDT  Details of why the suspect was pulled over or why they opened fire have not been released.
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| UPDATE 4-Boeing did not disclose 737 MAX alert issue to FAA for 13 months Posted: 05 May 2019 10:01 AM PDT ![UPDATE 4-Boeing did not disclose 737 MAX alert issue to FAA for 13 months]( "UPDATE 4-Boeing did not disclose 737 MAX alert issue to FAA for 13 months") The U.S. planemaker has been trying for weeks to dispel suggestions that it made airlines pay for safety features after it emerged that an alert designed to show discrepancies in Angle of Attack readings from two sensors was optional on the 737 MAX. Erroneous data from a sensor responsible for measuring the angle at which the wing slices through the air - known as the Angle of Attack - is suspected of triggering a flawed piece of software that pushed the plane downward in two recent crashes. In a statement, Boeing said it only discovered once deliveries of the 737 MAX had begun in 2017 that the so-called AOA Disagree alert was optional instead of standard as it had intended, but added that was not critical safety data.
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| EU and Britain condemn U.S. oil and nuclear sanctions on Iran Posted: 04 May 2019 08:17 AM PDT ![EU and Britain condemn U.S. oil and nuclear sanctions on Iran]( "EU and Britain condemn U.S. oil and nuclear sanctions on Iran") The United States' allies in Europe have criticized its recent decisions to restrict oil trade with Iran and to limit the extension of waivers for nuclear non-proliferation projects. "We ... take note with regret and concern of the decision by the United States not to extend waivers with regards to trade in oil with Iran," Britain's foreign office said in a joint statement with its German and French counterparts and the European Union.
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| Where teachers can get free food and discounts for Teacher Appreciation Week May 6-10 Posted: 04 May 2019 04:45 PM PDT  Teacher Appreciation Week starts Monday, May 6 and businesses across the nation are showering educators with freebies and special discounts.
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| Warplanes strike hospital in Syria's rebel-held Idlib Posted: 05 May 2019 07:49 AM PDT ![Warplanes strike hospital in Syria's rebel-held Idlib]( "Warplanes strike hospital in Syria's rebel-held Idlib") BEIRUT (AP) — Warplanes struck a hospital in Syria's northwestern Idlib province on Sunday, knocking it out of service, as government forces continued to bombard the rebel-held region following insurgent attacks last week.
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| The Right Way to Use Spray Sunscreen Posted: 05 May 2019 03:00 AM PDT  If you prefer spray sunscreens, you're not alone. Their popularity is on the rise, with sales inching nearer to top-selling lotions, according to a 2018 study published in the Journal of the Amer...
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| Democrat walks back claim Mueller would testify; Trump slams attempt at report 'redo' Posted: 05 May 2019 04:23 PM PDT  "Bob Mueller should not testify. No redos for the Dems!" President Donald Trump tweeted about the House's effort to have the special counsel appear.
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| Tesla rolls out new software update with two brand new safety features Posted: 03 May 2019 05:52 PM PDT  Say what you will about Tesla's underlying business model or Elon Musk's various antics, there's simply no denying that Tesla vehicles are some of the safest cars on the planet. The NHTSA, for example, recently said that the Model has the lowest probability of injury across any other car they've tested.What's more, Tesla, through the use of software updates, can make existing cars safer to drive than they were when initially purchased. In light of that, Tesla earlier this week rolled out a software update with two new features designed to make Tesla vehicles even safer. Specifically, the new features are designed to prevent drivers from inadvertently swerving into adjacent lanes.The first feature, dubbed Lane Departure Avoidance, will detect when a driver starts veering into a nearby lane.Tesla notes:> Lane Departure Avoidance lets a driver elect to have corrective steering applied in order to keep them in their intended lane. When the feature is in use and a driver is departing a lane without their turn signal on, the car will also check to see whether a driver's hands are on the wheel. If a driver's hands are not detected on the wheel, the driver will receive a series of hands-on reminders and alerts, similar to the ones that our cars provide to customers who use Autopilot. If a driver's hands are repeatedly not detected on the wheel when Traffic Aware Cruise Control is in use, their car will gradually slow down to 15 miles below the speed limit or below the car's set speed and turn its hazard lights on.The second feature, dubbed Emergency Land Departure Avoidance, is designed to keep a car in its current lane if the system discerns that there may be a collision if the car moves into another lane.Incidentally, the features above will work on all cars built after 2016 regardless of whether or not you paid for Tesla's Autopilot package. Tesla notes that the new features will arrive on Model 3 vehicles first before being pushed out to the Model S and Model X.
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