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- N. Korean envoy blasts Malaysians, calls for joint probe
- First-Grade Teacher Suspended Over 'Illegal Aliens' Post: School District
- Russia's UN envoy Vitaly Churkin dead at 64
- Philippines: framework of South China Sea pact possible soon
- Bye Bye, Bao Bao: Beloved Panda Cub Travels Back to China
- The Great Cheese Scare
- Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos resigns after controversial pedophilia comments
- Iraqi forces on Mosul hilltop gird for fierce fight ahead
- Iceland's President said he would ban pineapple on pizza if he could
- ‘A Serbian Trap’: Freezing conditions in Belgrade are not the biggest problem for refugees in Belgrade
- Samsung Gear VR To Come With Own Controller
- Woman Rescues Cop By Jumping on Attacker's Back: 'This Is a True Hero Right Here'
- Here’s how badly the Galaxy Note 7 destroyed Samsung’s reputation in the US
- Iraqi forces battling Islamic State about to reach Mosul airport
- Dozens of headstones toppled at Jewish cemetery in Missouri
- Draft DHS guidelines sharpen focus on those here illegally
- Le Pen in Lebanon holds first head of state meeting
- Elderly woman finds £5 note worth £50,000, donates the money to young people
- Brazil's race to save drought-hit city
- Philippine minister stands by call to shut mines as review begins
- Drunken driver gets 12 years plus in death of police officer
- Iran Launches ‘Advanced’ Rockets In Military Exercise
- This new iPhone 8 feature might end up blowing our minds
- Testosterone gel shows no benefit for older men's memories
- Death toll rises to 39 in Mogadishu bombing
- China wields stick with North Korea, but is still pushing for talks
- Beta Shows Off New Trials Models
- SpaceX celebrates successful launch from historic NASA launch pad in Florida
- The Latest: Crowd holds vigil for slain Whittier officer
- UPS has a functioning drone delivery concept, and it makes more sense than Amazon’s
- AP Exclusive" Malnutrition killing inmates in Haiti jails
- Syrian army pounds rebels in pre-talks shelling
- Iran summons Turkish envoy over comments by president, foreign minister
- Cop Helps Girl, 10, With Math Homework After She Messaged Police Department on Facebook
- Ski resort razed by the Taliban lifts Pakistan's domestic tourism
- 6 Ways to Take Control of Your Retirement
- Duck boats face increasing calls for improvements, bans
- Pence reassures Europe, demands NATO pay up
- New free iPhone app lets you instantly unshare photos you’ve sent through iMessage
- LG's new G6 smartphone to offer dual back and front cameras
- Le Pen refuses headscarf, nixes talks with Lebanon cleric
N. Korean envoy blasts Malaysians, calls for joint probe Posted: 20 Feb 2017 04:10 PM PST KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — North Korea's ambassador to Malaysia denounced the country's investigation into the death of the exiled half brother of North Korea's ruler, calling it politically motivated and demanding a joint probe amid increasingly bitter exchanges between the once-friendly nations. |
First-Grade Teacher Suspended Over 'Illegal Aliens' Post: School District Posted: 20 Feb 2017 05:45 PM PST |
Russia's UN envoy Vitaly Churkin dead at 64 Posted: 20 Feb 2017 06:46 PM PST Russia's ambassador to the United Nations, Vitaly Churkin, who for years fended off Western criticism and defended Moscow's actions in Ukraine and Syria, has died in New York. Churkin collapsed while at work at the Russian mission to the United Nations Monday morning and was rushed to a Manhattan hospital, apparently suffering from heart problems, diplomatic sources said. In a statement announcing his death, the foreign ministry in Moscow described him as an "outstanding diplomat." There was no information on the cause of death. |
Philippines: framework of South China Sea pact possible soon Posted: 21 Feb 2017 05:30 AM PST |
Bye Bye, Bao Bao: Beloved Panda Cub Travels Back to China Posted: 21 Feb 2017 02:06 PM PST |
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Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos resigns after controversial pedophilia comments Posted: 21 Feb 2017 02:17 PM PST |
Iraqi forces on Mosul hilltop gird for fierce fight ahead Posted: 21 Feb 2017 09:16 AM PST |
Iceland's President said he would ban pineapple on pizza if he could Posted: 21 Feb 2017 09:00 AM PST Pineapple on pizza: you love it, or you hate it so much you use your power as president of a small country to make it literally illegal. In what's being called a "political bombshell" by Iceland Magazine, President of Iceland Guðni Th. Jóhannesson said he would ban pineapple as a topping on pizzas— if he were allowed to pass laws on his own. SEE ALSO: Trump thinks something terrible happened in Sweden, so here come the IKEA and ABBA jokes The incendiary comments were in response to questions from students about where he stood on the concept of pineapple as a topping while visiting a local high school. Word of his controversial opinion quickly spread across the internet, where it began trending on Twitter. With a debate as contentious as this one, everybody had to get a word in. not only does iceland use entirely renewable energy but their president is also a WOKE BAE pic.twitter.com/EkGbjmwHL1 — eva (@myIoveiscooI) February 21, 2017 Emotions flared. you can all stay in Iceland as well so us pineapple on pizza lovers can live in peace and tastiness pic.twitter.com/UOZ3g5shNp — Luke Brooks (@luke_brooks) February 21, 2017 Brands are even taking to Twitter to make their stance on the issue known. No ban here pic.twitter.com/vmSJw5F1ew — DiGiorno Pizza (@DiGiornoPizza) February 21, 2017 Long after the last pineapple is thrown into the Icelandic sea, DiGiorno Pizza's Last Stand will be remembered: "No ban here ." BONUS: Snap's Spectacles |
Posted: 21 Feb 2017 09:35 AM PST A trip along the refugee track within Serbia reveals that the old route through the Balkans is still being used despite strong border control, harsh conditions and frozen temperatures. Despite the existence of camps built by the Serbian state, the migrants are here trying to make their way into European Union countries illegally. |
Samsung Gear VR To Come With Own Controller Posted: 20 Feb 2017 08:23 PM PST |
Woman Rescues Cop By Jumping on Attacker's Back: 'This Is a True Hero Right Here' Posted: 20 Feb 2017 04:35 PM PST |
Here’s how badly the Galaxy Note 7 destroyed Samsung’s reputation in the US Posted: 20 Feb 2017 12:28 PM PST It goes without saying that the spontaneous combustion of Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 was a big deal, but rarely do we get an opportunity to see the impact of tech gaffes on public sentiment quantified. A new Harris Poll ranking the "reputation quotient" of the 100 most recognizable brands in the United States provides just that, and the picture isn't good one for Samsung. In fact, it's pretty dire.
In last year's reputation ratings, Samsung landed in the seventh position out of 100 companies, beaten only by Amazon, Apple, and Google on the tech side of things. Fast forward to today, and Samsung has found itself barely squeezing into the top half of the chart with the number 49 spot on the rankings. As big of a drop in the charts as it has taken, it's interesting to note that Samsung's actual reputation rating only actually dropped from 80.44 to 75.17. Harris considers a rating of 80+ to be "Excellent," and groups ratings of 75 to 79 into the "Very Good" category. Additionally, both Apple and Google took hits in their ratings as well, though not nearly as drastic — Apple fell from 83.03 to 82.07 and Google dipped from 82.97 to 82.00. The study is conducted via interviews with US adults, each of which are asked to rate companies that they are familiar with. According to the methodology of the research, each company received a rating from approximately 300 respondents. The timing of the study wasn't particularly favorable to Samsung, having been conducted from late November to mid December of 2016, which was precisely when Samsung was in the midst devising a way to remotely kill off the Note 7s that were still in the hands of owners. |
Iraqi forces battling Islamic State about to reach Mosul airport Posted: 20 Feb 2017 10:22 AM PST By Stephen Kalin and Maher Chmaytelli SOUTH OF MOSUL/BAGHDAD, Iraq (Reuters) - U.S.-backed Iraqi forces battling Islamic State fighters have fought their way close to Mosul's airport on the second day of a ground offensive on the jihadists' remaining stronghold in the western side of the city, military statements said on Monday. Federal police and elite interior ministry units known as Rapid Response are leading the charge toward the airport on the southern outskirts of Mosul and plan to turn it into a close support base for the push into western Mosul, commanders have said. The militants are essentially under siege in western Mosul, along with an estimated 750,000 civilians, after they were forced out of the eastern part of the city in the first phase of the campaign that ended last month, after 100 days of fighting. |
Dozens of headstones toppled at Jewish cemetery in Missouri Posted: 21 Feb 2017 02:25 PM PST |
Draft DHS guidelines sharpen focus on those here illegally Posted: 20 Feb 2017 12:36 AM PST |
Le Pen in Lebanon holds first head of state meeting Posted: 20 Feb 2017 09:44 AM PST France's far-right leader and presidential candidate Marine Le Pen on Monday met a foreign head of state for the first time, holding talks in Beirut with Lebanon's President Michel Aoun. "We discussed the long and fruitful friendship between our two countries," the National Front (FN) leader said after her 30-minute encounter at the presidential palace in the hilltop suburb of Baabda with Aoun, the Middle East's only Christian president. Le Pen, who is leading polls of voters' intentions for the first round of France's presidential election on April 23, said they also discussed the refugee crisis in Lebanon, where more than one million Syrians have fled their country's conflict and now make up one in four of the population. |
Elderly woman finds £5 note worth £50,000, donates the money to young people Posted: 20 Feb 2017 05:05 AM PST Finding out that the fiver in your wallet is worth thousands of pounds is a dream-come-true for some — but not everyone. A Northern Irish woman who discovered a rare £5 note worth £50,000 ($62,317) has given the note to charity because she says she has no use for the money. SEE ALSO: Some lucky duck got a £5 note 'worth £50,000' in a Christmas card The note is one of just four ultra-rare notes worth £50,000 in circulation in the UK. The note — which is engraved with a special Jane Austen inscription — is the third one to be snapped up, leaving just one left. The woman who discovered the note contacted the gallery founded by Graham Short — the artist who engraved the notes — stating her wish to donate the note to charity. "£5 note enclosed, I don't need it at my time of life. Please use it to help young people," reads the letter sent to the gallery by the donor, who prefers to remain anonymous. Image: graham short "The lady who found the note has surprised us all by sending it to the gallery and asking that it be used to help young people," reads a blog post on Short's website. According to the post, the proceeds from the note will be donated to children's charity Children in Need. "Currently contacting outlets connected to Children in Need to try and give this to a good cause so we honour the request of the lucky woman who originally discovered the note," the post continues. BONUS: This keychain can take away that annoying jingle your keys make |
Brazil's race to save drought-hit city Posted: 21 Feb 2017 08:36 AM PST The shrunken carcasses of cows lie in scorched fields outside the city of Campina Grande in northeast Brazil, and hungry goats search for food on the cracked-earth floor of the Boqueirao reservoir that serves the desperate town. After five years of drought, farmer Edivaldo Brito says he cannot remember when the Boqueirão reservoir was last full. Brazil's arid northeast is weathering its worst drought on record and Campina Grande, which has 400,000 residents that depend on the reservoir, is running out of water. |
Philippine minister stands by call to shut mines as review begins Posted: 20 Feb 2017 04:54 AM PST By Manolo Serapio Jr MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' environment minister said on Monday she stands by her decision to shut more than half the country's operating mines and bar mining in watershed zones as an inter-agency panel began a review of her actions. Members of the government's Mining Industry Coordinating Council will scrutinize the affected mines to ensure due process was followed and consider the impact on jobs and the economy after an outcry by the mining industry in the world's top nickel ore supplier. The council cannot overturn her orders, but its findings could feed into a decision by President Rodrigo Duterte, who has said he will review the planned closures after initially throwing his support behind his environment minister. |
Drunken driver gets 12 years plus in death of police officer Posted: 21 Feb 2017 09:43 AM PST |
Iran Launches ‘Advanced’ Rockets In Military Exercise Posted: 20 Feb 2017 02:52 AM PST |
This new iPhone 8 feature might end up blowing our minds Posted: 20 Feb 2017 06:33 AM PST Amid rumors that the iPhone 8 will incorporate advanced facial recognition features, the Hebrew-language website Calcalist (via Times of Israel) is reporting that Apple recently acquired Realface, an up-and-coming Israeli startup with impressive real-time facial recognition software.
Lending credence to rumors that the iPhone 8 may forgo the use of Touch ID in favor of facial recognition, Realface's software is said to be sophisticated enough such that it can reliably be used as a foundation for mobile-based biometric authentication. As is often the case when Apple acquires a company, Realface's web presence has already been wiped from the web. Still, thanks to the magic of Google, we were able to poke around and dig up some intriguing nuggets of information about the company's promising technology. Realface boasts that it's AI software rests upon deep learning methods and is so reliable and quick that the end-result is an absolutely seamless user experience. "Our technology provides our customers and end-users with the highest level of authentication and security available on all platforms," says Realface. "We have proprietary IP in the field of frictionless face recognition and effective learnings from facial features." Incidentally, Realface's technology is also capable of filtering out photos of faces and advanced sculptures designed to trick the software into thinking that a device's camera is honed in on an actual human face. Further, Realface claims that its software can recognize faces with a 99.67% success rate, an impressive figure that is even higher than the average 97.5% success rate exhibited by humans. To this point, a profile on Realface from last year relays that the company's technology is so advanced that it can even distinguish between identical twins with alarming and impressive accuracy. Below is a quick and dirty demo of the software in action. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNlkxGmIgW0 What's particularly interesting is that Realface's technology is not only capable of discerning individual faces, but can also analyze specific facial expressions as a means to determine a user's mood. If this sounds somewhat familiar, Apple last year acquired Emotient, a company with similar AI technology of its own. Now as for what Apple is planning to do with its growing portfolio of AI-based facial recognition software, well, that's the million dollar question. While initial speculation centered on Apple rolling out augmented reality features, perhaps similar to what the beloved MSQRD app does, more recent rumblings suggest that Apple wants to position facial recognition as a means to identify users and securely authorize sensitive transactions. Again, there are even reports that facial recognition might ultimately serve as a replacement for Touch ID. While this seems far-fetched, Ming Chi-Kuo -- an analyst with the best track record regarding Apple rumors -- seems to think otherwise. In a recently issued research note, Kuo claims that the iPhone 8's rumored edgeless design cannot, for whatever reason, coexist peacefully with Touch ID. Consequently, Kuo relays that Apple wants to eventually replace Touch ID with a facial recognition solution. When it comes to Apple, the old adage that when there's smoke, there's fire is generally true. That being the case, it stands to reason that facial recognition will be a huge and incredibly exciting component of the iPhone 8 user experience. |
Testosterone gel shows no benefit for older men's memories Posted: 21 Feb 2017 01:54 PM PST |
Death toll rises to 39 in Mogadishu bombing Posted: 19 Feb 2017 11:25 PM PST The toll has climbed to 39 dead in an unusually deadly suicide bombing at the weekend in the Somali capital Mogadishu, rescue workers said Monday, the first since a new president was chosen this month. No group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack, but suicide bombings are commonly carried out by Somalia's Shabaab jihadists who have threatened a "vicious war" against the new government. "Thirty-nine people died and 27 others were wounded," Abdukadir Abdurahman Adem head of Mogadishu's Amin Ambulance service, said on Monday. |
China wields stick with North Korea, but is still pushing for talks Posted: 20 Feb 2017 03:52 AM PST By Ben Blanchard and Philip Wen BEIJING (Reuters) - With the suspension of all North Korean coal imports, China has wielded a big stick against its reclusive neighbor, but there is no sign it will cut off all critical links and Beijing is still promoting talks to solve the dispute over Pyongyang's program to develop nuclear weapons. China has been getting increasingly fed up with what it sees as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's recalcitrance and unwillingness to show any sign of wanting to seek a peaceful resolution to the nuclear weapons issue, according to Chinese experts on North Korea. |
Beta Shows Off New Trials Models Posted: 20 Feb 2017 08:45 AM PST |
SpaceX celebrates successful launch from historic NASA launch pad in Florida Posted: 20 Feb 2017 01:35 AM PST |
The Latest: Crowd holds vigil for slain Whittier officer Posted: 20 Feb 2017 10:09 PM PST |
UPS has a functioning drone delivery concept, and it makes more sense than Amazon’s Posted: 21 Feb 2017 03:32 PM PST Companies like Amazon are going all-in on drone deliveries and have already shown off warehouses that send packages out to customers exclusively via drone. For delivery companies like UPS, the idea of converting operations to rely exclusively on drones is laughable, but that doesn't mean they won't find a way to utilize the new technology to streamline the delivery process. This week, UPS tested out a delivery drone concept that doesn't so much do away with its iconic brown box trucks as augment them.
The test was conducted using a specially equipped UPS delivery truck which has a drone compartment built right into its roof. When the driver stops to deliver a package, the drone can be sent out to deliver one to a nearby location as well. UPS used the example of a rural delivery where sending a driver and truck down a long, winding road would be less efficient than sending the drone to deliver the package instead. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx9_6OyjJrQ Once the drone has completed its delivery it automatically docks with the truck once again, and long arms grab and situate the device so that it can be recharged for the next stop. The drone is capable of carrying packages as heavy as ten pounds, which is double the five pound weight limit of Amazon's initial drone delivery tests. Due to current FAA regulations which require drones to remain within visual of its operator — and avoid flying over buildings or people — even UPS's modest drone ambitions have some serious limitations. However, there's hope that those restrictions will be made a bit more workable in the future. |
AP Exclusive" Malnutrition killing inmates in Haiti jails Posted: 20 Feb 2017 08:13 AM PST |
Syrian army pounds rebels in pre-talks shelling Posted: 20 Feb 2017 12:11 PM PST Syrian government forces Monday escalated their bombing campaign around Damascus, raining shells down on rebel territory and sending out a "bloody message" just days before renewed peace talks in Geneva. Representatives from the opposition and of President Bashar al-Assad's regime are to head to Switzerland on Thursday for another attempt to end their country's brutal six-year war. "The toll in regime air strikes on (northern rebel district of Damascus) Barzeh has increased to seven people, including a woman and child," the Observatory said, adding that 12 more had been wounded. |
Iran summons Turkish envoy over comments by president, foreign minister Posted: 20 Feb 2017 10:34 AM PST BEIRUT/ANKARA (Reuters) - Iran summoned the Turkish ambassador in Tehran on Monday over comments made by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and President Tayyip Erdogan accusing the Islamic Republic of destabilizing the region. Tehran and Ankara support opposite sides in the conflict in Syria with mostly Shi'ite Iran backing the government of President Bashar al-Assad while Turkey, which is majority Sunni, has backed elements of the Syrian opposition. |
Cop Helps Girl, 10, With Math Homework After She Messaged Police Department on Facebook Posted: 20 Feb 2017 01:59 PM PST |
Ski resort razed by the Taliban lifts Pakistan's domestic tourism Posted: 20 Feb 2017 03:25 PM PST By Drazen Jorgic MALAM JABBA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Atop the piste of Malam Jabba in Pakistan's once dangerous Swat Valley skiers schuss downhill, a new Chinese-built chairlift ferries tourists to the peak, and a luxury hotel is under construction to replace one torched by the Taliban. The Taliban declared skiing "un-Islamic" during their 2007-2009 reign of terror over Swat, but improved security in recent years has allowed ski tourism to re-emerge on Malam Jabba, a hill station in the Hindu Kush mountain range. Locals tout Swat as "the Switzerland of Pakistan", with an international ski tournament held there in January. |
6 Ways to Take Control of Your Retirement Posted: 21 Feb 2017 07:45 AM PST One of the most unsettling aspects of retirement is that you give up a lot of control in life. Your kids are growing up, becoming independent and ignoring your best advice, and your friends may be slipping away due to illness, infirmity or perhaps they're moving to a retirement mecca. Here are six key areas where you can take steps to improve your retirement. |
Duck boats face increasing calls for improvements, bans Posted: 20 Feb 2017 10:20 AM PST BOSTON (AP) — With their festive, party-like ambiance and ability to travel on land and in water, duck boats have long been tourist attractions for sightseers around the U.S. But a string of deadly accidents has left the industry reeling, forced safety improvements and led some advocates to call for a total ban on the vehicles. |
Pence reassures Europe, demands NATO pay up Posted: 20 Feb 2017 11:50 AM PST US Vice President Mike Pence told nervous Europeans Monday that Donald Trump will remain committed to transatlantic ties, but warned NATO allies they must boost their defence spending in return. Capping a European trip aimed at allaying fears about the new administration's support, Pence said Washington's backing for the EU remained "steadfast and enduring". "Today it is my privilege on behalf of President Trump to express the strong commitment of the United States to continued cooperation and partnership with the European Union," Pence said after talks with EU president Donald Tusk in Brussels. |
New free iPhone app lets you instantly unshare photos you’ve sent through iMessage Posted: 21 Feb 2017 09:51 AM PST When your relationship with someone is going well, you're often liable to send photos that may be a bit, err, compromising. That's all well and good, until things turn south and your relationship comes to an end. In the moment, it's not always easy to think about that uncomfortable possibility, but the fact of the matter is that no matter how close you might feel to your partner now, romantic relationships begin and end all the time. And if and when your current relationship does end, you're left in the compromising position of having an ex out there who is armed with plenty of photos that you would rather keep private. Well, now there's a free app that helps you plan ahead. It's not foolproof by any means, but it sports a nifty feature that allows you to grant and revoke access to any photos you share easily remotely, in real time. ON/OFF Photo by iOS app developer hong kijong is a free iPhone app available now on the App Store. Using the app, you can quickly and easily share any photo in your camera roll through Apple's standard Messages app. The beauty, however, isn't in the sharing of photos — it's in the fact that at any point in time, you can unshare photos with a single tap. This quick video with a hauntingly eerie computer voice narrating it explains how it works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq-iWIPCnTg Here's the app's full description, followed by a link to download it for free:
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LG's new G6 smartphone to offer dual back and front cameras Posted: 20 Feb 2017 03:40 AM PST LG's upcoming G6 smartphone will offer users both front and back cameras for a wider angle and improved shot reports The Verge. According to the site LG confirmed the news in a (Korean language) blog post. The front camera will offer a 100-degree field of view, while the addition of two cameras on the back of the smartphone will offer a 125-degree angle, allowing for wider images to fit inside a square 1:1 ratio. |
Le Pen refuses headscarf, nixes talks with Lebanon cleric Posted: 21 Feb 2017 09:48 AM PST |
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