| EU calls for calm, warns US-Iran of conflict 'by accident' Posted: 13 May 2019 01:52 PM PDT  BRUSSELS (AP) — European foreign ministers urged the United States and Iran to show restraint Monday amid fears of tensions tipping them easily into armed conflict, while Secretary of State Mike Pompeo briefed his counterparts on the threats Washington sees emanating from the Islamic republic.
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| Christians should prepare to be 'shunned' for their beliefs, Mike Pence warns as he reaffirms Trump administration's anti-abortion stance Posted: 12 May 2019 02:15 PM PDT  Mike Pence has warned Christian graduates of an evangelical university that they should prepare to face "ridicule" for their beliefs.The deeply religious vice president told Liberty University students that "some of the loudest voices for tolerance today have little tolerance for traditional Christian beliefs".In a commencement address at the college founded by right-wing preacher Jerry Falwell, he said: "Throughout most of American history, it's been pretty easy to call yourself Christian."It didn't even occur to people that you might be shunned or ridiculed for defending the teachings of the Bible. But things are different now."You're going to be asked not just to tolerate things that violate your faith, you're going to be asked to endorse them. You're going to be asked to bow down to the idols of the popular culture."As an example, he cited attacks on his wife Karen's decision to begin teaching at a school that bans LGBT pupils.And Mr Pence, who has said he would like to see the landmark Roe vs Wade decision overturned, reaffirmed the Trump administration's anti-abortion stance, adding that it stood "without apology for the sanctity of human life".Both the president and vice president have been vocal in their support for anti-abortion activists over the last two years, and have both previously visited Liberty University.The late Mr Falwell's son, Jerry Jr, has provided advice to Mr Trump on faith matters and, during his speech, Mr Pence revealed that four Liberty University graduates worked in his White House office.> To the graduates of @LibertyU: As your own founder, Dr. Falwell, often said, "No one ever achieved greatness without experiencing opposition." You will face opposition for holding to your faith. pic.twitter.com/XJhHn9OgEd> > — Vice President Mike Pence (@VP) > > May 11, 2019The vice-president's comments on Saturday came a day after a judge struck down a Kentucky law that would have restricted access to terminations after 15 weeks by cracking down on the so-called dilation-and-evacuation procedure. The state's governor vowed to appeal.State governments across the southern US are considering or have passed so-called heartbeat abortion laws that prohibit terminations after a fetal heartbeat can be detected – which often occurs before a woman knows she is pregnant, at about six weeks' gestation.Such restrictions in Georgia, in particular, have sparked threats of boycotts by Hollywood production companies. Actor Alyssa Milano called for a "sex strike" in protest.
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| House intelligence committee subpoenas DOJ for materials related to Mueller probe, unredacted report Posted: 13 May 2019 02:15 PM PDT  The subpoena requires the Justice Department to turn over the documents by May 15.
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| Memorial service planned for Colorado school shooting hero Posted: 13 May 2019 02:49 PM PDT  HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. (AP) — A memorial service for a student hailed as a hero for tackling one of the gunmen who attacked his suburban Denver school will be held Wednesday.
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| Cory Booker says this Elizabeth Warren proposal sounds like 'a Donald Trump thing to say' Posted: 12 May 2019 12:42 PM PDT  Presidential candidate Cory Booker characterized his colleague and 2020 opponent Elizabeth Warren's proposals to break up tech giants as "a Donald Trump thing to say."
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| The Best EVs and Hybrids 2019-2020 Posted: 13 May 2019 12:30 PM PDT |
| FOREX-Yen firms but yuan, Aussie slip as U.S.-China trade war heats up Posted: 12 May 2019 08:06 PM PDT ![FOREX-Yen firms but yuan, Aussie slip as U.S.-China trade war heats up]( "FOREX-Yen firms but yuan, Aussie slip as U.S.-China trade war heats up") The safe-haven yen firmed slightly and the Chinese yuan and Australian dollar dipped on Monday, after the latest escalation in the trade war between the United States and China. The trade conflict had escalated on Friday, with the United States raising tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods. China has vowed to retaliate but has not given details.
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| Dog disease that can be passed to humans confirmed in Iowa Posted: 13 May 2019 07:47 AM PDT  Symptoms for humans include fever, sweats, headache, joint pain and weakness.
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| Whoopi Goldberg Rebukes Meghan McCain for Saying Pro-Choicers ‘Don’t Believe in Science’ on Abortion Posted: 13 May 2019 10:21 AM PDT  The View's Whoopi Goldberg chastised co-host Meghan McCain on Monday morning during a debate on the recent "heartbeat" abortion bill passed in Georgia, telling her conservative colleague it is unfair to say liberals don't believe that science shows life begins at conception.Discussing actress and activist Alyssa Milano's much-mocked call for a sex strike in response to the restrictive abortion legislation, McCain said she doesn't "like clicktivism as a general rule," referencing Milano's tweet.After blasting the liberal actress for not giving her plan much thought, McCain went on to say that Milano and others need to understand that "pro-life women" like herself feel they "are completely left out of conversations like this." "It doesn't occur to her that there are women like me that don't have a problem with this bill," McCain added.This prompted a debate with fellow panelists Joy Behar and Ana Navarro, with Navarro—a Never-Trump Republican—stating that pro-choice women feel that they're left out of the conversation with strident bills like this. A somewhat surprised McCain asked the longtime GOP strategist if she was pro-choice, causing Navarro to explain that she is "pro people doing whatever they want" and that there are many grey areas and nuances with abortion."I think you have to understand for pro-life women like me—which is a strong tenet of who I am I and how I view the world—is I believe abortion is murder," McCain huffed. "The idea there is grey in allowing murder in the United States of America—"Meghan McCain's Husband Ben Domenech Goes on Unhinged Homophobic Rant Against 'Cuck' Seth MeyersGoldberg interjected, saying that it was OK for McCain to feel that way while asking why she was passing judgment on those who don't believe abortion is murder, prompting McCain to say it was "reductive" before complaining that "women like me are always left out.""I'm not passing judgment on you," Navarro insisted, resulting in McCain sniping back: "It's okay if you are. Everyone else does."As Navarro noted that medical experts should have a greater say on this issue, McCain declared that science "overwhelmingly shows that life starts at conception" before claiming liberals believe the science on climate change but not when it "comes to life.""That is your belief," Goldberg countered, causing McCain to exclaim: "You don't believe science?!""That's what I don't want to do," Goldberg shot back. "Don't say 'you don't believe.' That's not what I'm saying. I'm saying I don't believe that the minute you conceive, you're with child. I believe a lot of things have to happen. The baby has to become zygote."She added: "The problem for me is—I'm happy that you feel that way. I want everybody who feels that way to feel that way. What I don't want is I don't want anyone telling me what I have to feel."The audience, meanwhile, cheered loudly for Goldberg as McCain glared back at her.At the end of the segment, after Sunny Hostin explained her own pro-life, anti-death penalty, and pro-gun control views as being "consistent," McCain tried to rebut her argument, but was met with the segment's hard conclusion. A visibly annoyed McCain then rolled her eyes on-camera.Read more at The Daily Beast.Get our top stories in your inbox every day. Sign up now!Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Learn more.
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| Iranian woman working for British Council jailed for 'spying for UK' Posted: 13 May 2019 07:18 AM PDT  An Iranian woman working for the British Council has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in Iran on allegations that she spied for the UK government. Aras Amiri, 33, worked for the UK cultural institution in London and was arrested in Iran in March 2018 while on a private holiday to visit family. Iranian authorities announced Monday that a woman had been jailed for 10 years for "cultural infiltration by the British intelligence services in Iranian internal affairs". The report did not specifically name Ms Amiri as the woman being sentenced but a family member confirmed to The Telegraph that it was her. Ms Amiri's conviction is the latest in a long pattern of Iranian authorities arresting and harassing people it accuses of being British spies. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a 41-year-old charity worker, has been held for more than three years on espionage allegations, while Iranian authorities have repeatedly targeted employees of the BBC's Persian service. Ms Amiri lived in London for more than a decade and worked at the British Council on projects intended to showcase the Iranian art scene. She was also studying art philosophy at Kingston University. Letters from Jerusalem RHS The British Council, a charity partly funded by the UK government, closed its offices in Iran in 2009 after its staff were harassed by the Iranian government. The UK embassy closed two years later after it was stormed by a mob. Sir Ciarán Devane, the chief executive of the British Council, said: "Our colleague's safety and wellbeing remain our first concern, as it has been throughout their detention. We are in close contact with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office." The British Council said had no offices or representatives in Iran and no longer does any work in the country. A spokesman for the Iranian judiciary described Ms Amiri as being the head of the Iran desk at the British Council but the organisation said she was a junior employee. A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We are very concerned by reports that an Iranian British Council employee has been sentenced to jail on charges of espionage. We have not been able to confirm any further details at this stage and are urgently seeking further information."
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| Trade war threat adds to Boeing woes Posted: 13 May 2019 11:58 AM PDT  Already in crisis mode over the grounding of its top-selling 737 MAX aircraft, Boeing now finds itself at risk of becoming collateral damage in the US-China trade dispute. The editor of Communist party-owned Global Times newspaper said Monday that Boeing's order book could take a hit as Beijing parries Washington in the escalating trade fight. "China may stop purchasing US agricultural products and energy, reduce Boeing orders and restrict US service trade with China," Global Times editor Hu Xijin wrote on his verified Twitter account.
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| US seizes North Korea cargo ship linked to exporting tons of coal in violation of international sanctions Posted: 13 May 2019 05:07 AM PDT  U.S. seizes North Korean cargo ship, cites violations of international sanctions for coal shipments.
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| The Latest: Guaidó asks for relations with US military Posted: 12 May 2019 02:24 AM PDT  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The latest on the political crisis in Venezuela (all times local):
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| Trump news: President says Muslim congresswoman ‘has tremendous hatred of Israel’ as trade war with China escalates Posted: 13 May 2019 04:00 AM PDT  Donald Trump has been accused of attempting to provoke the Democrats into impeaching him for "political advantage", allowing him to cultivate his "Witch Hunt" narrative in the wake of the Mueller report and illicit sympathy from voters in time for the 2020 presidential race."He certainly seems to be trying and maybe this is his perverse way of dividing us more…He thinks that's to his political advantage, but it's certainly not to the country's advantage," said Adam Schiff, Democratic chair of the House Intelligence Committee.The president has meanwhile lashed out at Democrat Rashida Tlaib over comments she made about the Holocaust, claiming she has "tremendous hatred of Israel and the Jewish people," while continuing to play hardball with China over ongoing trade tariff negotiations as far-right Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban flies in to meet him at the White House.The Michigan Democrat told a Yahoo News podcast that she gets "a calming feeling" when she thinks of "the tragedy of the Holocaust" and how the suffering of her Palestinian ancestors helped in trying to create "a safe haven" for Jews in the new state of Israel.The remark instantly ignited an online fight, with Republicans incorrectly describing Ms Tlaib's words as reflecting her feelings about the genocide itself that cost millions of lives, including those of 6 million Jews.It was the latest upheaval over the words of some of the first Muslims in Congress after Ilhan Omar questioned Israel's influence in Washington. Senior Democrats rebuked her, and Ms Omar eventually apologised.A Democratic leader has instead demanded an apology to Ms Tlaib."If you read Rep. Tlaib's comments, it is clear that President Trump and Congressional Republicans are taking them out of context," said House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Maryland. He added, "They must stop, and they owe her an apology.""Obviously I don't think that she hates Israel or hates Jews," Dan Kildee, also a Michigan Democrat, on Fox News. "She's not a hateful person. She's not a bigoted person."Additional reporting by AP. Please allow a moment for our liveblog to load
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| Ethiopian Airlines hesitant about using Boeing Max jets Posted: 13 May 2019 03:56 PM PDT  DALLAS (AP) — The CEO of Ethiopian Airlines says his airline might never fly the Boeing 737 Max again after a deadly crash in March, and if it does, it will wait until other carriers use the plane first.
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| UPDATE 2-FTSE 100 falls as trade dispute escalates, investors disconnect from Vodafone Posted: 13 May 2019 01:43 AM PDT ![UPDATE 2-FTSE 100 falls as trade dispute escalates, investors disconnect from Vodafone]( "UPDATE 2-FTSE 100 falls as trade dispute escalates, investors disconnect from Vodafone") Britain's FTSE 100 slipped to a seven-week low as China slapped retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods, further escalating their protracted trade dispute, and as telecom giant Vodafone slipped after a report of a dividend cut.
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| Sweden reopens rape probe against Assange Posted: 13 May 2019 12:35 PM PDT  Swedish prosecutors said Monday they were reopening a 2010 rape investigation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, hoping to bring him to justice before the statute of limitations expires in August 2020. The 47-year-old has claimed the Swedish allegations were a pretext to transfer him to the United States, where he fears prosecution over the release by WikiLeaks of millions of classified documents. "I have today decided to reopen the investigation... There is still probable cause to suspect that Mr Assange committed rape," the deputy director of public prosecutions, Eva-Marie Persson, told reporters.
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| Jeremy Hunt 'very worried' US-Iran tensions could lead to war in Middle East Posted: 13 May 2019 01:12 AM PDT  The US and Iran are in serious danger of stumbling into a war "by accident", Jeremy Hunt warned Monday, as tensions continued to mount and Saudi Arabia claimed two of its oil tankers were damaged in a mysterious attack in the Persian Gulf. Tensions between the US and Iran are at their highest point in years, with the White House deploying growing numbers of American forces to the Middle East in response to what it says are threats of Iranian attacks. Iran has said that in 60 days it will violate the 2015 nuclear agreement and resume enriching high-grade uranium needed for a nuclear weapon unless the world finds a way to ease the impact of US sanctions that have devastated its economy. Mr Hunt, the Foreign Secretary, called for a "period of calm" to avoid an unintended escalation between the two sides. "We are very worried about the risk of a conflict happening by accident with an escalation that is unintended on either side but ends with some kind of conflict," he said in Brussels. Persian gulf sabotage attacks "What we need is a period of calm to make sure everyone understands what the other side is thinking and most of all we need to make sure we don't end up putting Iran back on the path to re-nuclearisation. "Because if Iran becomes a nuclear power its neighbours are likely to want to become nuclear powers, this is already the most unstable region in the world and this would be a massive step in the wrong direction." Mr Hunt spoke hours after Saudi Arabia and the UAE announced that four of their oil tankers were damaged in a "sabotage attack" off the east coast of the UAE, near the strategic Strait of Hormuz waterway. The two Arab states, who are fierce opponents of Iran, did not say who was responsible for the attack nor provide any evidence of damage to the ships. "This criminal act poses a serious threat to the security and safety of maritime traffic, which reflects negatively on regional and international peace and security," the Saudi foreign ministry said. The White House began warning last week that it was picking up signals that Iran was preparing to attack US interests in the Middle East. Although the US has not made its evidence public, American officials said they were concerned that Iran might try to fire ballistic missiles off of ships at US vessels in the region and that Shia militias in Iraq might mount attacks. How Iran will look to reshape the Middle East if the nuclear deal unravels The US ordered an aircraft carrier and a task force of B-52 bombers and then later reinforced them with a Patriot battery, designed to shoot down incoming missiles, and an assault ship carrying US Marines. The US already has a wide array of forces in the region, including a vast Air Force base in Qatar and a large naval facility in neighbouring Bahrain, which houses the US 5th Fleet. The newly deployed B-52s began their first patrols over the weekend. The military build up has been accompanied by a flurry of diplomatic activity. Mike Pompeo, the US secretary of state, abruptly changed his travel plans Sunday to fly to Brussels to meet European diplomats about Iran. Skeptics of the Trump administration's policy towards Iran have warned that US officials may be hoping for an opportunity for military confrontation as American sanctions have so far failed to force Iran to capitulate. "Some in Washington and the region would welcome, or try to provoke, a confrontation with Tehran in an effort to achieve what sanctions have failed at so far - cutting Iran down to size," Ali Vaez, director of the Iran programme at the International Crisis Group, told the New Yorker. Charles Hollis, a former UK diplomat who worked in Iran and is now managing director of the Falanx Assynt consultancy, said he thought that was less likely. "I think you would get a stronger signal from Washington if it were a deliberate policy. I don't think the US policy establishment as a whole has an agenda for war," he said. European diplomats urged Mr Pompeo to avoid any escalation that could lead to war and said they remained united in their support for the 2015 nuclear agreement, which the US withdrew from last year. "We do not want it to come to a military conflict," said Heiko Mass, the German foreign minister.
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| Monki's new fashion collection focuses on mental health awareness Posted: 13 May 2019 02:39 AM PDT  Fashion brand Monki is opening up the conversation around mental health with its latest collection. The label, which is part of the Swedish H&M Group, has teamed up with the non-profit organization Mental Health Europe for a second time in a bid to encourage discussion about the topic. The collaboration comprises a series of three short films based on different emotions, spanning feeling happy, feeling sad and feeling everything simultaneously.
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| Boeing 737 makes emergency landing in Tennessee following a 'potential mechanical issue' Posted: 13 May 2019 05:07 AM PDT  Delta Air Lines flight 1417 landed safely at the airport after a crew reported a nose gear issue, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
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| Guaidó says Maduro is 'sowing terror' against leaders who tried to oust him Posted: 12 May 2019 08:40 AM PDT  Venezuelan opposition leader speaks to the Guardian as his allies face years in jail for their role in the abortive 30 April uprisingVenezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaidó, who declared himself the interim-president of Venezuela before the start of an interview, at the Popular Will party's headquarters in Caracas on 10 May. Photograph: Martín Mejía/APThe Venezuelan politician fighting to depose Nicolás Maduro has accused his rival of attempting to obliterate the opposition challenge to his rule with a campaign of "state terrorism".Speaking to the Guardian nearly two weeks after his failed uprising against Maduro, Juan Guaidó claimed Venezuela's strongman president was illegally targeting opposition leaders who took part.At least 10 Guaidó allies are facing years in jail for their role in the abortive 30 April insurrection – with three seeking refuge in diplomatic compounds and one fleeing to Colombia in recent days.The current location of Edgar Zambrano, the vice-president of Venezuela's opposition-controlled parliament, is unknown after he was seized by intelligence agents last Wednesday."Today what we are seeing is terror, the sowing of terror, which is all the Maduro regime has left," Guaidó said during an interview at his party headquarters in Caracas."What they are doing right now is basically state terrorism – because they are using the state apparatus to spread fear."Venezuela's foreign minister, Jorge Arreaza, has rejected international criticism of his government's clampdown, asking critics how they would respond to a similarly "foolhardy operation" to remove their leader.Maduro and his backers describe the botched mutiny as a US-backed coup attempt that was defeated thanks to the loyalty of Venezuela's armed forces.But Guaidó, the 35-year-old president of Venezuela's national assembly, claimed Maduro's pursuit of opposition lawmakers reflected the desperation of a regime "in its final moments"."All that he has left, regrettably, is persecution," Guaidó said of Maduro, who took power after Hugo Chávez's 2013 death and was returned to office last year in elections widely denounced as a fraud.Several key Maduro confidants were reportedly involved in the plot against him – including the defence minister and the head of the supreme court – and Guaidó said he believed Maduro was now racked with paranoia. "I think he mistrusts everyone … even the person who serves him coffee."He called the defection of Venezuela's top spy – who Maduro has accused of being a CIA mole – proof of a deep split within the military and predicted: "There will be more and more [defections]."Despite the recent upheaval, Guaidó cut a confident and carefree figure during the half-hour interview, at one point spontaneously breaking into a falsetto rendition of his campaign jingle: "Vamos bien!" ("We're doing good!"). As the Guardian left his office, Guaidó beamed and flashed a V sign with his left hand.But for all that outward bounce the politician's life has been upended since he launched his campaign against Maduro in January by declaring himself Venezuela's rightful interim president – a decision now endorsed by 54 governments, including the US and Britain.Thickset security guards prowl the corridors of his offices with walkie talkies strapped to their hips. Guaidó's wife and baby daughter have reportedly left Venezuela."There have been lots of threats," he said, calling recent days "very complicated".Guaidó has yet to be detained or charged – something many attribute to Maduro's reluctance to provoke the White House.But several close allies have gone into hiding or fled abroad after being stripped of their parliamentary immunity and accused of crimes including treason, civil rebellion and instigating insurrection.On Saturday, Venezuela's El Nacional newspaper said Zambrano faced up to 30 years in prison for his role in the so-called "Operation Freedom" against Maduro.Guaidó recalled feeling "great expectation" as he headed to Caracas' La Carlota airfield to launch the rebellion in the early hours of 30 April. But by noon it was clear crucial support from top military and political figures had not materialised. "We needed more," Guaidó admitted.Despite the setback – which some view as a calamitous defeat and others a temporary hitch - Guaidó insisted the opposition was close to achieving its objective.He hinted secret negotiations aimed at securing Maduro's departure continued and said he would talk to any civil or military figure prepared to back his cause.Asked how long Maduro had left, Guaidó said he hoped it was "nanoseconds"."They have already lost. Venezuela hasn't won yet … [but] I believe it is just a matter of time."Maduro loyalists see the uprising as part of a gringo plot masterminded by Donald Trump's White House. Pedro Carreño, a top Maduro ally, branded Guaidó's movement a "despicable" jukebox that would play whatever tune it was paid to.Guaidó rejected his depiction as a "diabolical imperialist puppet" and urged foreign critics to consider how Chavista criminality – not US sanctions – had caused Venezuela's collapse."It wasn't a tornado. It wasn't a hurricane. It wasn't an earthquake. It wasn't a fire that spread uncontrollably," Guaidó said. "No – it was caused by the corruption of this regime."Additional reporting by Patricia Torres in Caracas
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| China to Hit U.S. With Tariffs on $60 Billion in Goods Amid Escalating Trade War Posted: 13 May 2019 06:31 AM PDT  That followed Trump's increase of duties on $200 billion of Chinese imports
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| House Intel Chairman Schiff 'convinced' Mueller will testify: 'That is inexorable' Posted: 12 May 2019 05:37 AM PDT  Rep. Adam Schiff, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, is interviewed on "This Week."
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| US court allows lawsuit on Apple's App Store monopoly Posted: 13 May 2019 01:33 PM PDT  The US Supreme Court ruled Monday that a consumer lawsuit accusing Apple of illegally monopolizing the company's App Store may proceed, opening a new avenue of antitrust litigation against the iPhone maker. In a 5-4 ruling, the justices rejected Apple's argument that consumers lacked standing to proceed with their lawsuit because the tech giant was merely an intermediary with app developers. The class-action lawsuit from 2011 maintains that Apple, which takes a 30 percent commission on app sales, abuses its monopoly position, resulting in higher prices.
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| Bar rises for shale takeovers as Chevron bows out of Anadarko fight Posted: 12 May 2019 11:00 PM PDT ![Bar rises for shale takeovers as Chevron bows out of Anadarko fight]( "Bar rises for shale takeovers as Chevron bows out of Anadarko fight") Chevron Chief Executive Michael Wirth's decision to opt out of a bidding war for Anadarko Petroleum Corp has raised the bar for deals, and dampened expectations that oil majors will drive a new wave of consolidation in U.S. shale. Wirth last week ruled out increasing his $33 billion offer for Anadarko after being outbid by Occidental Petroleum Corp , walking away from a company he had described as a perfect match. Chevron received a $1 billion breakup fee that it will use toward share buybacks.
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| Starmer Says Brexit Deal Needs Public Vote to Get Parliament Backing Posted: 12 May 2019 12:21 PM PDT  Keir Starmer, the U.K. Labour Party's Brexit secretary, said a referendum may have to be part of any package agreed with the Conservative Party in a cross-party deal, and that up to 150 Labour lawmakers would reject an agreement that didn't include one. "A significant number of Labour MPs, probably 120 if not 150, would not back a deal if it hasn't got a confirmatory vote," he told the Guardian in an interview. Labour should, in "the coming days," make an assessment whether talks are progressing, he said.
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| How Smith & Wesson Took a 100 Year Old Gun Design And Made It Better Posted: 12 May 2019 04:30 AM PDT  One of the oldest gun companies in America produces its own take on one of the most exemplary handgun designs in U.S. history.Smith & Wesson's series of handguns based on the 1911 platform stays true to the gun's roots while adding in a number of features desirable to modern firearms enthusiasts. The company produces a full line of 1911s, from traditional to contemporary, catering to collectors and duty carriers, in a full range of sizes.(This first appeared last month.)The 1911 pistol was invented by prolific small arms designer John Moses Browning in the early twentieth century. Browning paired the pistol with his new .45 Automatic Colt Pistol cartridge, a large, heavy subsonic cartridge that delivered upwards of 400 foot-pounds of energy on target. The pairing of a semi-automatic pistol capable of holding eight rounds with the .45 ACP manstopper round was in response to reports that U.S.-issue revolvers in .38 Long Colt often failed to stop Filipino insurgents in close quarters combat.Although the 1911 missed the Philippine Insurrection, it was well positioned to enter World War I on the side of the U.S. military. The American Expeditionary Force issued the 1911 in large numbers where they fought in the trenches of World War I. Minor changes in the design resulted in the 1911A1 designation during the 1920s. More than a million pistols were produced for U.S. and allied forces during World War II, enough that the armed services kept the 1911 in frontline service well into the 1980s.
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| Syria says insurgent shelling kills 6 civilians in northwest Posted: 12 May 2019 05:25 AM PDT  DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Insurgents fired rockets into a government-held Christian town in northwestern Syria on Sunday, killing six people, including five children who were playing near a monastery and wounding several others, state media and a local priest said.
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| How the trade war with China could hit you: Higher prices, lost jobs and falling stocks Posted: 13 May 2019 08:03 AM PDT  Trump on Friday more than doubled a tariff on $200B in Chinese imports, escalating a trade war between the two countries. What does it mean for you.
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| Bayer admits Monsanto may have other 'watch lists' Posted: 13 May 2019 09:40 AM PDT  German chemical giants Bayer admitted Monday its subsidiary Monsanto could have kept lists of key figures -- for or against pesticides -- "in other European countries", and not just in France. Bayer apologised Sunday after it emerged that Monsanto had a PR agency collate lists of French politicians, scientists and journalists, with their views on pesticides and GM crops.
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| Dow stock swings are exhausting, but here's how to survive Posted: 13 May 2019 08:24 AM PDT  Massive intraday swings in the Dow Jones industrial average can test even the steeliest investor. What you need is a little perspective.
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| Apple’s new iPhone 11 design leaked by multiple reliable sources Posted: 13 May 2019 05:17 AM PDT  This week, we should learn when Samsung will finally release its first smartphone with a foldable display, the Galaxy Fold. The handset was supposed to launch last month but in addition to being a terribly ugly handset, it also ended up being a piece of junk. Hopefully by the time Samsung actually releases the $2,000 phone, it'll only be ugly.In addition to possibly Galaxy Fold news, the most powerful Android smartphone of the year so far will debut on Tuesday. The OnePlus 7 Pro is rumored to be launching alongside two other new OnePlus models, and it's expected to feature an exciting new all-screen design that'll be the first of its kind here in the United States.Several other nifty new Android phones are set to hit store shelves in the coming months, including not one but two new Galaxy Note 10 handsets that should launch in early August. Despite all of these imminent releases, however, most of the attention of the rumor mill has already turned to Apple's upcoming new smartphones, the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Max, and iPhone 11R (or whatever Apple ends up calling its new 2019 iPhone models). We've already seen several leaks describing the trio's new designs and features, so we have a pretty good idea of what to expect come September. If you're still unconvinced despite everything you've seen so far, two sources that have been reliable in the past both just leaked Apple's iPhone 11 design and firmed up everything we've seen and heard.We won't dive back into all of the leaks we've seen so far, but here's a quick refresher:Apple's new iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Max are expected to look almost exactly like the concept phone shown in the render above and at the top of this post. They'll feature designs that are identical to the current iPhone XS series phones on the front, and the back will be the same apart from the new triple-lens camera array expected on both new iPhones. Apart from being huge and square, the new camera setup is also expected to be color-matched to the back of the phone instead of black, as has always been the case on iPhones in the past. iPhone 11 R design leaks have told a similar story, but the new square camera array will feature two lenses instead of three.As far a features go, there isn't too much to get excited about. We can expect more power and speed, of course, as well as a dramatically improved camera experience. Apart from that, we haven't heard too much of interest. Multiple sources have claimed that the new iPhone models will feature reverse wireless charging like Samsung's Galaxy S10 phones, which is pretty nifty. It's not something that's terribly useful in the real world, however.With all that in mind, we have two recent leaks to tell you about on Monday morning that should help allay any doubt that the leaks we've seen so far are accurate. First, Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman posted a photo of "alleged next iPhone case moldings" on Twitter early Monday morning that shows the designs of all three new 2019 iPhone models.https://twitter.com/markgurman/status/1127798143347675136Here's a closer look:While the source of these case moldings wasn't named, they're believed to have been created using accurate next-generation iPhone schematics that were stolen from the Foxconn factory where Apple's new iPhone models will be assembled. The iPhone 11 design is pictured on the far left and the iPhone 11 Max design can be seen on the right, while the iPhone 11R design and its dual-lens camera setup is shown in the middle.Also of note, a person who used to leak tidbits regarding unreleased iPhone models briefly reemerged last week to post the following iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Max case diagrams:Again, this leak reinforces the same design leaks we've seen several times already over the past few months. But it's still worth noting because the renders come from a source that has in the past shared accurate information regarding unreleased iPhone models.
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| Farage Surge Heaps Pressure on May, Labour Ahead of Brexit Talks Posted: 12 May 2019 05:53 AM PDT  The government has been in talks with Jeremy Corbyn's Labour for a month in search of a Brexit compromise, but with no deal in sight and Brexit delayed to October, May's Tory party has been hemorrhaging voters. According to an Opinium survey for the Observer newspaper, the Brexit Party would take 34% of the vote in the May 23 European Parliament elections, compared with 21% for Labour and just 11% for the Conservatives.
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| NASA Takes Groundbreaking Photos of Mars' Weirdest Moon Posted: 13 May 2019 06:19 AM PDT  Is Phobos an asteroid
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| Iran Guards chief says Americans have started 'psychological war' Posted: 12 May 2019 01:38 AM PDT ![Iran Guards chief says Americans have started 'psychological war']( "Iran Guards chief says Americans have started 'psychological war'") The United States has started a psychological war in the region, the commander of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards said in a parliament session on Sunday, according to a parliamentary spokesman. The U.S. military has sent forces, including an aircraft carrier and B-52 bombers, to the Middle East to counter what the Trump administration says are "clear indications" of threats from Iran to U.S. forces there. The USS Abraham Lincoln is replacing another carrier rotated out of the Gulf last month.
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| Republican Leaders Are 'Ride or Die' With President Trump on 'Saturday Night Live' Posted: 12 May 2019 08:04 AM PDT  "The best way to uphold the law is to be above it"
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| How the Marines Could Use Robots To Become Even More Lethal Posted: 13 May 2019 01:57 AM PDT  The U.S. Navy is moving quickly to develop robotic warships that could hunt submarines and other ships, screen aircraft carriers and convoys from air attack and sweep away enemy mines.But there's another mission the Navy should consider assigning to unmanned surface vessels, Neil Zerbe, a retired Navy officer, argued for the Center for International Maritime Security: shuttling supplies from ship to shore in the aftermath of an amphibious assault by U.S. Marines."While many functions are important in an amphibious assault, once the assault is underway and Marines are on the beach, logistics is the critical factor in ensuring their success," Zerbe wrote. "The operation will often only succeed if the Marines are able to have rapid, reliable and continuous resupply. Using manned naval craft to do this puts operators and vessels at unnecessary risk."The Navy and Marines already have begun to experiment with unmanned surface vehicles, or USVs, for logistics mission, Zerbe pointed out. During the Valiant Shield war game in 2018, the Navy deployed a 12-foot Mantas USV "to provide rapid ship-to-shore logistics resupply."> While this small, remotely-operated USV carried only 120 pounds of cargo, the proof-of-concept worked and successfully demonstrated that unmanned surface vehicles could safely and effectively resupply Marines ashore.
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| More 'heartbeat' abortion bans advancing in South, Midwest Posted: 12 May 2019 02:35 AM PDT  If a new Mississippi law survives a court challenge, it will be nearly impossible for most pregnant women to get an abortion there.
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| Should You Buy a 10-Inch or an 11-Inch Laptop? Posted: 12 May 2019 03:00 AM PDT  If you've ever tried to get some work done in the middle seat of a cross-country flight, you know that the biggest, most powerful laptop isn't always the best tool for the job. For situations whe...
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| Sri Lanka anti-Muslim riots kill one despite curfew Posted: 13 May 2019 12:39 PM PDT  Mobs slashed to death a Sri Lankan Muslim man despite a nationwide curfew imposed Monday night after anti-Muslim riots spread to three districts north of the capital in a violent backlash against Easter suicide bombings. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said the curfew was declared to prevent unidentified groups destabilising the country by orchestrating communal violence. "At several places in the North-Western Province these groups created trouble, damaged property," Wickremesinghe said in a televised address to the nation.
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| Ex-fiance of missing girl's mom in custody, charged with evidence tampering Posted: 11 May 2019 06:24 PM PDT  Authorities say Derion Vence is facing a charge of evidence tampering, namely a corpse, in the 4-year-old's disappearance.
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| Iran may attack Israel if U.S. standoff escalates: Israeli minister Posted: 12 May 2019 04:34 AM PDT  An Israeli cabinet minister warned on Sunday of possible direct or proxy Iranian attacks on Israel should the stand-off between Tehran and Washington escalate. The United States has increased economic and military pressure on Iran, with President Donald Trump on Thursday urging its leaders to talk to him about giving up their nuclear program and saying he could not rule out an armed confrontation. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government, which supports Trump's hard tack against its arch-foe, has largely been reticent about the spiraling tensions.
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