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Trump rails against Clinton’s emails amid Russia firestorm: ‘My son Don is being scorned’

Posted: 16 Jul 2017 08:42 AM PDT

Trump rails against Clinton's emails amid Russia firestorm: 'My son Don is being scorned'The president took to Twitter early Sunday to complain about the media's coverage of Donald Trump Jr.'s controversial pre-election meeting with a Kremlin-connected lawyer who he thought had dirt on Hillary Clinton.


Full Cornyn: When McCain Returns, Senate Will Vote On Health Care

Posted: 16 Jul 2017 12:17 AM PDT

Full Cornyn: When McCain Returns, Senate Will Vote On Health CareIn an exclusive interview on Meet the Press, Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) says that the Senate will proceed with its plans to vote on health care reform when Sen. John McCain recovers from surgery.


Turkish opposition: Govt blocks full probe into failed coup

Posted: 16 Jul 2017 05:40 AM PDT

Turkish opposition: Govt blocks full probe into failed coupISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey's main opposition party says the government is blocking a full investigation into last summer's failed coup attempt and using the state of emergency imposed in its wake to hide the truth.


Lithuanian must be extradited to U.S. in $100 million email fraud case: court

Posted: 17 Jul 2017 07:26 AM PDT

Lithuanian must be extradited to U.S. in $100 million email fraud case: courtA Lithuanian accused of swindling Facebook and Google out of more than $100 million through an email fraud scheme must be extradited to the United States to stand trial, a court in Vilnius ruled on Monday. Evaldas Rimasauskas denies the allegations and will appeal against the decision to a higher court, his lawyer said. According to a U.S. indictment made public in March, Rimasauskas is charged with wire fraud and money laundering, which each carry a maximum prison sentence of 20 years, and identify theft, which carries a mandatory minimum sentence of two years.


US citizen accused of 'infiltration' sentenced to 10 years: Iran judiciary

Posted: 16 Jul 2017 07:53 AM PDT

US citizen accused of 'infiltration' sentenced to 10 years: Iran judiciaryA United States citizen accused of "infiltration" in Iran has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, a spokesman for the judiciary said on Sunday. "The person was identified and arrested by the intelligence forces. The court has sentenced the person to 10 years," deputy judiciary chief Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejeie said in a televised press conference.


Needles everywhere: Drug crisis creates pollution threat

Posted: 17 Jul 2017 11:27 AM PDT

Needles everywhere: Drug crisis creates pollution threatSyringes left by drug users amid the heroin crisis are turning up everywhere. In March alone, San Francisco collected more than 13,000 syringes, compared with only about 2,900 the same month in 2016. "I just want more awareness that this is happening," said Nancy Holmes, whose 11-year-old daughter stepped on a needle in Santa Cruz, California, while swimming.


See the New Trillion-Ton Antarctic Iceberg in Image from Space

Posted: 17 Jul 2017 07:06 AM PDT

See the New Trillion-Ton Antarctic Iceberg in Image from SpaceThis baby's a behemoth: At approximately 2,200 square miles (5,800 square kilometers), the iceberg represents about 10 percent of the Larsen C ice shelf, which it was a part of until it broke off this week. The 'berg is slightly bigger than Delaware in area and similarly proportioned: While the Blue Hen State is 96 miles (154 km) long, the Larsen C iceberg measures about 99 miles (159 km) from end to end, meaning it would take a little over an hour and a half to traverse it by car, assuming you had a car that could manage 60 mph (nearly 100 km/h) on uneven, floating sea ice. An instrument aboard NASA's Aqua satellite snapped one of the first images of this new iceberg on July 12, 2017, using thermal measurements to distinguish between ice and open water.


2 killed, 9 hurt in cleaver attack at Chinese Walmart store

Posted: 16 Jul 2017 09:25 PM PDT

2 killed, 9 hurt in cleaver attack at Chinese Walmart storeBEIJING (AP) — Two people were hacked to death and another nine injured by a man wielding a meat cleaver inside a Walmart store in China's southern manufacturing hub of Shenzhen, police in the city's Bao'an district said Monday.


No, a fart didn't cause an American Airlines flight to evacuate all its passengers

Posted: 17 Jul 2017 07:24 AM PDT

No, a fart didn't cause an American Airlines flight to evacuate all its passengersIn today's "Not The Onion" news, an American Airlines flight supposedly had to evacuate all its passengers after a person "passed gas," causing violent episodes of nausea and headaches.  Except that this isn't true. SEE ALSO: Sorry everyone, but that shocking Amelia Earhart photo has been debunked — twice The story, which originally appeared on local WNCN-TV, quotes an unidentified spokesperson with Raleigh-Durham International Airport as saying that all passengers were taken off the plane after it landed at around 4 p.m. The incident allegedly started when passengers on the flight "became ill with nausea and headaches" spurred by a foul-smelling odor in the cabin. However, American Airlines spokesman Ross Feinstein categorically denied this report. Feinstein told Mashable that "the flight was not evacuated, and the story is not true".  He said the plane had a odor issue, but that was due to a mechanical fault, not "passed gas." "We did have an aircraft from Charlotte to RDU this afternoon, that landed at 2:19 p.m. ET, and arrived the gate at 2:21 p.m. ET, that is currently out of service for an actual mechanical issue – and odor in the cabin. But it is not due to 'passed gas' as mentioned," Feinstein said. A spokesman at the airport, Andrew Sawyer, also confirmed that the plane was not evacuated, and said the whole incident was about a passenger who had to receive medical help after a foul smell: "A medical call for someone overcome by an odor was received after the plane deplaned normally," he said.  The story was picked up by many news outlets, including NBC, The Daily Telegraph, and Fox News: Passengers on an American Air flight to Raleigh were forced to evacuate after someone 'passed gas,' officials said https://t.co/JUysbmlVyu pic.twitter.com/A5fqxfJ1np — NBC Charlotte (@wcnc) July 17, 2017 American Airlines flight evacuated in Raleigh, NC due to epic fart. https://t.co/pk3ekxPzsm@BigfootStacy @BAMedia45 @Grimerica @RT_com — FRINGE Media (@FreidrichDean) July 17, 2017 Image: google/screenshot WATCH: How 'The Walking Dead' Season 2 diverged from the comics


Isil leader Baghdadi 'definitely still alive', say Iraqi and Kurdish intel chiefs

Posted: 17 Jul 2017 01:33 AM PDT

Isil leader Baghdadi 'definitely still alive', say Iraqi and Kurdish intel chiefsIslamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is still alive and hiding in Syria, despite Russian reports of his death, Iraqi and Kurdish counter-terrorism officials have said.  "Baghdadi is definitely alive. He is not dead. We have information that he is alive. We believe 99 percent he is alive," Lahur Talabany, a top Kurdish counter-terrorism official said in an interview on Monday. Mr Talabany claimed the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil) leader was located somewhere south of Raqqa, the capital of the jihadist group's so-called caliphate.  "Don't forget his roots go back to al-Qaeda days in Iraq. He has years of experience in hiding and getting away from the security services," he told Reuters. "He knows what he is doing." Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi making what would have been his first public appearance in Mosul Credit: AP Russia had claimed it killed the elusive leader, who has not been seen in public since declaring Isil's so-called caliphate from the Iraqi city of Mosul in July 2014, in an air strike on a meeting of senior Isil commanders near Raqqa on May 28. The UK-based monitor Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) last week said they had "unconfirmed information" Baghdadi had been killed in Syria.  However, Western and Iraqi officials could not confirm either of the claims. "Our approach is we assume he's alive until it's proven otherwise, and right now I can't prove it otherwise," Jim Mattis, US defence Secretary, said last week. "We'll go after him until he's gone." Abu Ali Basri, the director general of the Iraq's intelligence and counter-terrorism office in the ministry of interior, agreed Baghdadi was still alive and in Syria. Fleeing Iraqi civilians walk past the heavily damaged al-Nuri mosque where Baghdadi declared Isil's caliphate in 2014 Credit: AP "We have more of a vested interest than others, than international and Arab intelligence services, to pursue and hunt down, to monitor all the movements of the leader of and his followers," Mr Basri said, addressing the Russian claims. "The monitoring cells deny news of his death and other reports regarding his health recently published." Baghdadi is not thought to have been in the Syrian city of Raqqa, which has been heavily targeted by the US-led coalition, for some time and is believed to have been moving between Isil territory along the Syria-Iraq border. The Telegraph was told by a resident of the village of Jdaidet al-Okaibat on the outskirts of the Isil-controlled eastern Syrian city of Deir Ezzor that he appeared on June 24 for Eid al-Fitr prayers, which mark the end of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan.  He claimed a group of around 200 people took part in the prayers, led by Baghdadi, who looked "fit and well".  Members of the Iraqi federal police flash the sign for victory in celebration in the Old City of Mosul on July 8, 2017 Credit: AFP Both officials warned that despite Isil's losses in its major strongholds of Mosul and Raqqa, the threat had not disappeared.   "The group has sent sleeper cells from Syria to spread around the world to carry out attacks and spread chaos," Mr Basri said. Mr Talabany said Isil was shifting tactics despite low morale and it would take three or four years to eliminate the group. After defeat, the jihadists would wage an insurgency and resemble al-Qaeda on "steroids", he said.


Woman cancels £23,000 wedding and turns reception into party for homeless people

Posted: 17 Jul 2017 04:58 AM PDT

Woman cancels £23,000 wedding and turns reception into party for homeless peopleA woman who did not want her cancelled £23,000 wedding to go to waste threw a party for homeless people instead. Three of Ms Cummins' seven bridesmaids, along with her mother and aunts, came to support her at the event.


Ex-Teacher Convicted of Sexual Assault Blames Student for Seducing Her ‘Like a Used Car Salesman’

Posted: 17 Jul 2017 10:28 AM PDT

Ex-Teacher Convicted of Sexual Assault Blames Student for Seducing Her 'Like a Used Car Salesman'A former Georgia teacher who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting her student appeared to blame the teenage victim in court.


UAE arranged for hacking of Qatar government sites, sparking diplomatic row: Washington Post

Posted: 16 Jul 2017 08:18 PM PDT

UAE arranged for hacking of Qatar government sites, sparking diplomatic row: Washington PostThe United Arab Emirates arranged for Qatari government social media and news sites to be hacked in late May in order to post fiery but false quotes linked to Qatar's emir, prompting a diplomatic crisis, the Washington Post reported on Sunday, citing U.S. intelligence officials. The emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, had been quoted in May as praising Hamas and saying that Iran was an "Islamic power," the Post reported.


Ann Coulter Locked in Twitter Battle With Delta Airlines Over Seat Snafu

Posted: 17 Jul 2017 11:43 AM PDT

Ann Coulter Locked in Twitter Battle With Delta Airlines Over Seat SnafuA tweetstorm resulted after the right-wing firebrand was moved to a "less desirable seat."


Report: UAE behind hacking of Qatari media

Posted: 16 Jul 2017 10:16 PM PDT

Report: UAE behind hacking of Qatari mediaWASHINGTON (AP) — The United Arab Emirates orchestrated the hacking of a Qatari government news site in May, planting a false story that was used as a pretext for the current crisis between Qatar and several Arab countries, according to a Sunday report by The Washington Post.


Investigators talk to plane's captain in taxiway close call

Posted: 17 Jul 2017 01:46 PM PDT

Investigators talk to plane's captain in taxiway close callWASHINGTON (AP) — Federal investigators confirmed Monday that an Air Canada jet was descending toward a taxiway holding four other planes rather than the assigned runway and narrowly avoided disaster at San Francisco International Airport.


A Woman Is Suing Disneyland After Getting Seriously Burned At A Restaurant

Posted: 17 Jul 2017 11:39 AM PDT

A Woman Is Suing Disneyland After Getting Seriously Burned At A RestaurantThis dessert should probably be taken off the menu.


Trump unveils ‘Made in America’ week

Posted: 17 Jul 2017 01:18 PM PDT

Trump unveils 'Made in America' weekThe week will begin Monday with a "Made in America product showcase" featuring crafts and other items created in each of the 50 states.


Man on way to crucial job interview a week after prison release skips it to save car crash victim

Posted: 17 Jul 2017 05:25 AM PDT

Man on way to crucial job interview a week after prison release skips it to save car crash victimAaron Tucker, from Bridgeport, Connecticut, was on the bus early in the morning on his way to the Dinosaur Bar-B-Que restaurant for his interview after being released from prison after serving almost two years in jail. As the bus screeched to a halt at a stop, Mr Tucker noticed a car had hit a tree and flipped over. The bus driver said he was not going to get out and help and that if Mr Tucker got off the bus, he would have to keep driving to complete his route.


As Islamic State militants routed in Iraq, their families fear reprisals

Posted: 17 Jul 2017 03:01 AM PDT

As Islamic State militants routed in Iraq, their families fear reprisalsBy Isabel Coles BARTELLA, Iraq (Reuters) - Their husbands, sons and brothers are dead, but the women and children Islamic State militants left behind will live to pay the price for their actions. As Islamic State's days of ruling over vast swathes of Iraq come to an end, questions are emerging about what to do with their families. "All the men were killed," said 62 year-old Umm Hamoudi, who fled the Midan district last week with 21 members of her family -- all women and children.


Leak: This is what the Pixel 2 XL might look like

Posted: 17 Jul 2017 10:16 AM PDT

Leak: This is what the Pixel 2 XL might look likeGoogle will launch two Pixel models this year, according to multiple independent reports, including one that's going to look like the original Pixel and one that will embrace the full-screen design that's in fashion this year. HTC will reportedly make the Pixel 2 based on the iPhone-like Pixel design it used last year, while LG has been tasked with creating the Pixel 2 XL, which will look a lot like the LG G6 and the Galaxy S8 when it comes to screen size. A few days ago, we saw the first render from a trustworthy source that showed us what the Pixel 2 XL might look like. Based on that image, YouTube channel Concept Creator made the short video at the end of this post. The Pixel 2 XL should have minimal side bezels and smaller top and bottom bezels as well, if all the leaks are accurate. The back is still made of glass and metal, but the glass part is slightly smaller and doesn't include the rear-facing fingerprint sensor as is the case with previous Pixels. As for the camera, we're looking at a single-lens camera on the back instead of the dual-lens configuration most flagship phones have this year. The video shows the Pixel 2 XL in various colors, likely based on the rumor that said Google is considering a few crazy color options for the 2017 Pixel models. These rumors haven't yet been confirmed, but they certainly sound appealing. Google should unveil the new 2017 Pixel handsets in late September or early October, although nothing is official at this point in time. If this is the real design of the Pixel 2 XL, it's likely that we'll see it in more leaks down the road, including actual pictures of the handset as we get closer to release. In the meantime, enjoy the following concept clip. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3TNtuREToQ


Canada fires drive thousands more out of their homes

Posted: 16 Jul 2017 08:23 PM PDT

Canada fires drive thousands more out of their homesThousands of people fled their homes in western Canada over the weekend as strong winds fanned forest fires that have ravaged British Columbia province for more than a week. The inferno's progress prompted authorities to take new emergency measures, ordering the evacuation of 24,000 people in the region including the town of Williams Lake which is home to some 11,000 people, reported public broadcaster CBC. The province's transport minister, Todd Stone, told a news conference Sunday that between 36,000 and 37,000 people have so far been forced from their homes since the wild fires sparked by hot dry weather prompted a state of emergency to be declared on July 7.


Muslims heed calls to avoid holy site over Israeli security steps

Posted: 17 Jul 2017 12:05 PM PDT

Muslims heed calls to avoid holy site over Israeli security stepsMuslims heeded calls Monday not to enter a Jerusalem holy site and protested outside after Israeli authorities installed metal detectors at entrances to the ultra-sensitive compound following an attack that killed two policemen. The compound was largely empty apart from tourists and Jewish visitors, with Muslims again praying and protesting outside the site instead of entering through the metal detectors. The Haram al-Sharif compound, known to Jews as the Temple Mount, includes the Dome of the Rock and the Al-Aqsa mosque.


The Latest: Mother of teen in alleged massacre seeks justice

Posted: 17 Jul 2017 03:09 PM PDT

The Latest: Mother of teen in alleged massacre seeks justiceMINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — The Latest on the arrests of suspects in the suspected MS-13 gang killings of four young men on Long Island. (all times local):


First ever wedding takes place in British Antarctic Territory 

Posted: 17 Jul 2017 07:41 AM PDT

First ever wedding takes place in British Antarctic Territory The first ever wedding has taken place in British Antarctic Territory this weekend, with the bride sewing an orange piece of tent on to her dress for the "something old". Polar field guides Julie Baum and Tom Sylvester got married in sub-zero temperatures, with a two-day celebration including a champagne breakfast.  The wedding guest list was made up of couple's 18 colleagues who live and work at the British Antarctic Survey's (BAS) largest research station during the winter months, including the plumber, electrician and chef. Polar field guides Julie Baum and Tom Sylvester with their fellow researchers on the day of the wedding Credit:  British Antarctic Survey/PA It is the first official wedding took take place on the territory in Adelaide Island, with magistrate and Rothera Station Leader Paul Samways performing the ceremony over the weekend. "Over the last 10 years Tom and I have been working and travelling around the world," said Ms Baum, 34, from Birmingham. "Getting married in Antarctica feels like it was meant to be. There is no better place really, I love snowy mountains and spending time in amazing places with awesome people." Julie Baum and Tom Sylvester hold their marriage certificate Credit: British Antarctic Survey/PA The mountaineering couple were selected joined the BAS to manage deep-field science expeditions in 2016. Mr Sylvester, 35, from Sheffield, added: "Antarctica is an incredibly beautiful place and we have made such great friends here, so the setting couldn't be better. A specially designed and decorated 'chapel' was created for the wedding ceremony Credit:  British Antarctic Survey "We have always wanted to have a small personal wedding, but never imagined we'd be able to get married in one of the most remote places on Earth." #wedding bells in #Antarctica for polar guides Julie & Tom with first wedding in British Antarctic Territory https://t.co/JZxRzj5laPpic.twitter.com/fVPsNsgPx6— Antarctic Survey (@BAS_News) 11 July 2017 A BAS spokesman, who said the tent would "no doubt have a lot of history associated with it" adding that the celebrations included a "sumptuous" wedding menu prepared by the station chef and a party with live music from its "resident band". The wedding will be registered with the British Antarctic Territory Government, based in the Foreign & Commonwealth Office and will be valid in the UK. Station Leader Mr Samways said: "Having spent time with Julie and Tom over the Austral summer and half of the Antarctic winter I feel amazingly privileged to be able to be part of their story. "They are amazing people, and being responsible for joining them in marriage is an incredible honour." The couple first met at an outdoor instructor apprenticeship scheme at the Plas Y Brenin Outdoor Centre in North Wales.  Polar field guides Julie Baum and Tom Sylvester were married over the weekend Credit:  Neil Spencer/British Antarctic Survey They both worked as expedition leaders around the world including Northern India, Nepal, Peru, Ecuador, Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Borneo, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. Rothera Research Station is a centre for biological research and a hub for supporting deep-field and air operations sited on Adelaide Island to the west of the Antarctic Peninsula.


Iran detains president's brother, sentences Chinese-American

Posted: 17 Jul 2017 02:43 PM PDT

Iran detains president's brother, sentences Chinese-AmericanIran has imprisoned a Chinese-American man for 10 years after accusing him of "infiltrating" the country and detained President Hassan Rouhani's brother over allegations of financial misconduct, authorities said Sunday.


The Latest: Trump warns Venezuela of 'economic actions'

Posted: 17 Jul 2017 04:45 PM PDT

The Latest: Trump warns Venezuela of 'economic actions'CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The Latest on Venezuela's political confrontation (all times local):


Honda has radically redesigned the Accord for 2018

Posted: 17 Jul 2017 03:04 AM PDT

Honda has radically redesigned the Accord for 2018Honda might have discontinued the Accord in some markets over the last year or two, but it's still a big success in other places such as the United States where it's currently the biggest-selling model in the midsize sedan segment of the market. It's therefore a pretty big deal when such a successful model undergoes a major restyle, and Honda has probably gone a little further with its recently unveiled 2018 Accord than some commentators may have expected. The all-new tenth-generation Honda Accord was recently revealed at an event in Detroit, the spiritual home of the US auto industry.


Central California wildfire grows as hot, dry conditions persist

Posted: 16 Jul 2017 12:09 PM PDT

Central California wildfire grows as hot, dry conditions persist(Reuters) - A damaging wildfire burning on California's scenic central coast was expected to expand on Sunday afternoon, with higher temperatures, lower humidity and high winds working against efforts to contain it, officials said. By Sunday morning the so-called Whittier Fire burning near Santa Barbara was 36-percent contained, a reversal since Friday, when the blaze was 50-percent contained, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire, said. Cal Fire bumped up the number of dwellings to 17 damaged by the fire after getting a closer look at the affected area.


House Bill Would Decimate World Bank Funding

Posted: 17 Jul 2017 11:32 AM PDT

House Bill Would Decimate World Bank FundingThe proposed bill slashes more than half a billion dollars, or almost half of U.S. funding for the organization.


Israeli forces shoot Palestinian gunman dead: army

Posted: 16 Jul 2017 03:51 AM PDT

Israeli forces shoot Palestinian gunman dead: armyIsraeli soldiers and police on an arrest mission in the town of Nabi Salah in the occupied West Bank shot dead a Palestinian who attempted to open fire at them early Sunday, the army said. "The forces encountered the suspect, who attempted to open fire at them," a statement from the Israeli army read. Palestinian security forces and family identified the suspect as 34-year-old Amar Tirawi from Kafr Ein, a town near Nabi Salah in the central West Bank.


From small crimes, cousins allegedly move to killing 4 men

Posted: 15 Jul 2017 09:43 PM PDT

From small crimes, cousins allegedly move to killing 4 menPHILADELPHIA (AP) — Two cousins charged in a gruesome crime spree that ended with police unearthing the bodies of four young men buried on a family farm started off committing small crimes.


Kindhearted UPS Driver Adopts Dog She Met on Her Route After Owner Dies

Posted: 16 Jul 2017 10:59 AM PDT

Kindhearted UPS Driver Adopts Dog She Met on Her Route After Owner DiesThe dog is loving his new dog siblings.


BAC Earnings Preview: Bank of America Corp. May Lay an Egg

Posted: 17 Jul 2017 06:24 AM PDT

BAC Earnings Preview: Bank of America Corp. May Lay an EggBank of America Corp. (ticker: BAC) is one of the most high-profile earnings reports out this week, and the big question heading into Tuesday morning's report is, did its banking brethren already deliver a sour taste of what's to come?


Australian in Cambodia surrogacy case 'lost everything'

Posted: 17 Jul 2017 05:00 AM PDT

Australian in Cambodia surrogacy case 'lost everything'PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — An Australian woman charged with providing commercial surrogacy services in Cambodia told a court Monday she has "lost everything" since her arrest eight months ago and is suffering from cancer.


Venezuela opposition votes against Maduro, woman shot dead

Posted: 16 Jul 2017 03:23 PM PDT

Venezuela opposition votes against Maduro, woman shot deadBy Alexandra Ulmer and Andreina Aponte CARACAS (Reuters) - Gunmen in Venezuela shot into a crowd of voters on Sunday, activists said, killing one woman and wounding three others during an unofficial referendum organized by the opposition to push for an end to two decades of socialist rule. Graphic: Venezuela's dark days: http - //tmsnrt.rs/2pPJdRb The opposition Democratic Unity coalition said a pro-government "paramilitary" gang opened fire in Caracas' poor neighborhood of Catia, where thousands were participating in the opposition event. "The day was stained by the killing of a Venezuelan woman who protesting and exercising her rights," said opposition leader Freddy Guevara of the killing of Xiomara Escot.


New Accord Gets Detuned Civic Type R Engine

Posted: 17 Jul 2017 11:45 AM PDT

New Accord Gets Detuned Civic Type R EngineYes, you can get it with a stick. But you can't get a coupe.


China leadership contender under investigation: sources

Posted: 16 Jul 2017 01:32 AM PDT

China leadership contender under investigation: sourcesBy Philip Wen and Benjamin Kang Lim BEIJING (Reuters) - A senior Chinese official who was considered a contender for top leadership has been put under investigation, three sources with ties to the leadership said, ahead of a Communist Party congress in the autumn where Xi Jinping will cement his grip on power. Sun Zhengcai had been party chief of the southwestern megalopolis of Chongqing, until an abrupt announcement on Saturday morning that he no longer had the position and had been replaced by a rising political star close to President Xi. The announcement, carried by state news agency Xinhua, did not say Sun either had a new position or use wording to suggest he was waiting for a further appointment.


Israel opposes Syria truce deal over Iran presence: official

Posted: 17 Jul 2017 12:02 PM PDT

Israel opposes Syria truce deal over Iran presence: officialIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu opposes the southwest Syria ceasefire agreed by Russia and the US since it would enable Iran to solidify its presence there, an official said Monday. The July 9 accord creating a de-escalation zone in the Daraa, Quneitra and Sweida regions includes areas that have seen Israel retaliate over stray fire into the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights from clashes between Syrian regime forces and rebels. Israel has also conducted several air strikes elsewhere in Syria since the civil war there erupted in 2011.


Teen charged in London acid attacks as UK plans crackdown

Posted: 16 Jul 2017 04:26 AM PDT

Teen charged in London acid attacks as UK plans crackdownLONDON (AP) — British police have charged a teenager with a spate of London acid attacks, as authorities considered whether tougher sentences would curb a spike in assaults with corrosive liquids.


We Put Moe's New Queso Against Chipotle's New Queso And We Were Shocked By Who Won

Posted: 17 Jul 2017 11:39 AM PDT

We Put Moe's New Queso Against Chipotle's New Queso And We Were Shocked By Who WonThere can only be one cheese queen.


Watch As Cops Arrest Priest In Corvette Accused Of Armed Road Rage Encounter

Posted: 17 Jul 2017 05:36 AM PDT

Watch As Cops Arrest Priest In Corvette Accused Of Armed Road Rage EncounterWilliam Rian Adams allegedly pointed a gun at another driver.


Sword belonging to commander of black Civil War unit found

Posted: 17 Jul 2017 10:07 AM PDT

Sword belonging to commander of black Civil War unit foundThe sword that belonged to the commanding officer of the first all-black regiment raised in the North during the U.S. Civil War has been recovered after being lost to history for more than 150 years.


Strike a ‘paws’ – owner dresses her cats as cartoon characters and the effect is hilarious

Posted: 17 Jul 2017 06:25 AM PDT

Strike a 'paws' – owner dresses her cats as cartoon characters and the effect is hilariousSnoopy and Doby love nothing more than being dressed up by their owner, Shirley Cheung, 28. Shirley, from Toronto, decided to document her beloved moggies' daily cat-tivities, and later came up with the idea of dressing them up in hilarious handmade costumes. (Caters News)


What if Macron Wasn’t Just Putting on a Show for Donald Trump?

Posted: 17 Jul 2017 07:24 AM PDT

What if Macron Wasn't Just Putting on a Show for Donald Trump?What if the French president actually likes him?


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