| Iraqi families devastated by chemical attacks in Mosul Posted: 05 Mar 2017 12:54 PM PST  ERBIL, IRAQ – At West Emergency Hospital in Erbil, five small children lie in beds, along with their mother, all wrapped in bandages, with chemical burns from a mortar attack that hit their house.
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| Warner Wants Flynn To Testify Before Intelligence Committee Posted: 05 Mar 2017 10:37 AM PST  The former national security adviser met several times with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak but misrepresented his contacts to the vice president, resulting in his resignation.
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| Former Guantanamo inmate killed in US strike in Yemen Posted: 06 Mar 2017 02:40 PM PST  A former Guantanamo Bay inmate was killed in a US air strike in Yemen last week, the Defense Department said Monday, as part of a stepped-up campaign against Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. "We can confirm the death of a former Guantanamo Bay detainee, Yasir al-Silmi," Pentagon spokesman Navy Captain Jeff Davis said. Silmi, also known as Mohammed Tahar, had been incarcerated at the notorious US military prison in Cuba from 2002 to December 2009, when he was repatriated to Yemen.
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| Syrian pilot whose plane crashed in Turkey says aircraft shot down en route to Idlib Posted: 05 Mar 2017 09:12 AM PST ![Syrian pilot whose plane crashed in Turkey says aircraft shot down en route to Idlib]( "Syrian pilot whose plane crashed in Turkey says aircraft shot down en route to Idlib") A Syrian air force pilot who bailed out as his warplane crashed on Turkish territory told a Turkish rescue team his MiG-23 had been shot down, Turkey's state-run Anadolu news agency reported on Sunday. The 56-year-old pilot was identified as Mehmet Sufhan, and medical staff said he was not in critical condition despite some fractures in his spine. In an initial statement to Turkish authorities, Sufhan said his aircraft was shot down on its way to strike rural areas near Idlib in northern Syria, Anadolu reported.
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| White House defends wiretapping allegations on morning shows Posted: 06 Mar 2017 07:58 AM PST  Members of President Trump's team appeared on several morning news shows Monday to defend his wiretapping accusations against President Obama, which he posted to Twitter over the weekend.
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| AP-NORC Poll: Divided Americans fret country losing identity Posted: 05 Mar 2017 07:11 AM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — Add one more to the list of things dividing left and right in this country: We can't even agree what it means to be an American.
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| Air India claims record with all-female round-world flight Posted: 06 Mar 2017 06:47 AM PST  India's national airline claimed Monday to have set a new record with the first round-the-world flight staffed entirely by women. Air India said its Boeing 777 travelled from Delhi to San Francisco and back again with an all-female crew last week, the first time such a flight has circumnavigated the globe. The airline, which has faced criticism in the past for grounding dozens of female cabin crew over their weight, said it had applied to Guinness World Records to validate the claim.
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| IT services firm stocks dip after govt suspends fast tech visas Posted: 06 Mar 2017 11:44 AM PST ![IT services firm stocks dip after govt suspends fast tech visas]( "IT services firm stocks dip after govt suspends fast tech visas") By Noel Randewich SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Technology services company shares dipped on Monday after the Trump administration announced it would temporarily suspend expedited applications for H-1B visas widely used by foreign tech workers. U.S. shares of Indian IT company Infosys Ltd fell 1.2 percent and Wipro Ltd edged down 0.2 percent after the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said on Friday that it would suspend "premium processing" of the visas for up to six months. Following President Donald Trump's election in November, Infosys and Wipro sold off due to concerns he would keep promises to crack down on immigrants who he said were taking jobs from U.S. citizens.
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| China defense budget rises at slowest pace in decades: report Posted: 05 Mar 2017 10:39 PM PST  China's defence budget will rise seven percent to $151 billion this year, the slowest annual percentage increase since 1991 and roughly in line with decelerating economic growth, Bloomberg News reported Monday. The budget is normally included in public documents released at the opening of the country's 10-day annual legislative session, which began Sunday, but was absent this year, adding to perennial concerns abroad over Chinese military transparency. The 2017 budget will be 1.044 trillion yuan ($151 billion), a finance ministry information officer confirmed to Bloomberg News.
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| Police find an antique-looking gun on a guy, and people think he's a time-traveller Posted: 06 Mar 2017 12:25 AM PST  Here's an actual blast from the past. The folks at Baltimore Police Department posted a photo of a gun on its Facebook and Twitter accounts Thursday, after it was seized from a 36-year-old man during a traffic stop. SEE ALSO: New smart holster automatically makes police body cams record when guns are drawn Police said it also found drugs inside the vehicle, and that the man was a repeat offender. It's a pretty regular crime story, except people can't seem to get over the gun. It looks like an antique from the Civil War, or something you'd keep next to your chamber pot. And of course, the internet took it away with their hilarious comments. We really mean it. @BaltimorePolice was he attempting to assassinate Lincoln? #IThoughtJohnWilkesBoothWasDead? — Mikey Fahey (@Hooliganmikey) March 3, 2017 @BaltimorePolice I seriously wanna know what antique store this was taken from — -The Staff (@ladymeko) March 4, 2017 Not to be outdone, the Baltimore Police Department also responded with their own comment. Don't you just love the internet? Image: mashable/baltimore police department BONUS: This house was 3D-printed in just 24 hours
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| Twin Rhode Island sisters, 97, die in falls on frigid weekend Posted: 06 Mar 2017 06:01 AM PST ![Twin Rhode Island sisters, 97, die in falls on frigid weekend]( "Twin Rhode Island sisters, 97, die in falls on frigid weekend") A pair of 97-year-old twin sisters died over the weekend after one fell while exiting her car and the other appeared to trip while rushing into their Rhode Island home to call for help, police said. Barrington police responded to a Saturday morning call that an elderly woman was lying face-down in her driveway and discovered Martha Williams. When police entered the garage, they found the body of Williams' twin sister, Jean Haley, who apparently tripped while trying to call for help.
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| Bizarre Tesla Model S fire at Supercharger station prompts ‘full investigation’ Posted: 06 Mar 2017 11:24 AM PST 
Tesla is currently investigating what may have caused a Model S P85 to catch fire while at one of the company's Supercharger stations in Shanghai, China. The incident occurred late last week, and curiously enough, initial reports indicate that the car wasn't actively charging at the time the fire began to spread.
The fire was ultimately put out and thankfully no one was harmed during the incident. Addressing the matter in a statement provided to Electrek recently, Tesla said that it plans to conduct a full investigation into the matter. "No one was harmed in this incident," a Tesla spokesperson said. "We're undergoing a full investigation and we'll share our findings as soon as possible." Tesla, to its credit, has a history of being extremely transparent when it comes to providing full details about serious incidents involving its growing fleet of cars. A few photos of the charred out Tesla Model S P85 can be viewed below, courtesy of Reddit user JayinShanghai. 
While we certainly don't want to draw any sweeping conclusions about the incident until Tesla figures out exactly what went wrong, it's worth noting this isn't the first time we've seen a story involving a Tesla seemingly catching fire for no reason. This past August, for example, a driver taking a Model S 90D for a test drive heard a loud noise before noticing a message on the dashboard which read, "Problems with charging." Shortly thereafter, the driver pulled over whereupon the car reportedly burst into flames just one minute later. All of the passengers managed to escape unscathed and firefighters quickly arrived on the scene and put the fire out. A sensational photo of the burning Tesla can be seen below. 
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| 10 Things to Know for Monday Posted: 05 Mar 2017 06:36 PM PST  Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Monday:
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| Elon Musk: tech dreamer reaching for sun, moon and stars Posted: 05 Mar 2017 01:16 PM PST  Sending tourists for a trip around the moon is the latest big idea launched by Elon Musk, a Silicon Valley star known for turning his passions into visionary enterprises. Musk has become one of the United States' best-known innovators. SpaceX recently announced that two private citizens have paid money to be sent around the Moon in what would mark the farthest humans have ever traveled to deep space since the 1970s.
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| Colombia FARC women rebels plan for life after war Posted: 05 Mar 2017 09:08 PM PST  San José de Oriente (Colombia) (AFP) - With their rifles, green fatigues and black rubber boots, the women fighters of the FARC rebel force have become one of the international faces of Colombia's civil war. After more than half a century of conflict, the FARC's disarmament is due to be completed by May under a peace deal with the Colombian government. Manuela Canaveral, 22, hopes to go back to school.
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| Dalai Lama says Chinese hardliners have parts of brain missing Posted: 06 Mar 2017 02:47 AM PST ![Dalai Lama says Chinese hardliners have parts of brain missing]( "Dalai Lama says Chinese hardliners have parts of brain missing") Chinese hardliners have parts of their brains missing, exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said in an interview aired this week, comments likely to infuriate Beijing, which views the Nobel Peace laureate as a dangerous separatist. The Dalai Lama, who fled into exile in India after a failed uprising against Chinese rule in 1959, denies espousing violence and says he only wants genuine autonomy for Tibet. Speaking to U.S. comedian John Oliver in India's northern town of Dharamsala, where the exiled Tibetan government is based, he also said he might be the last Dalai Lama.
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| Photos of the day - March 5, 2017 Posted: 05 Mar 2017 01:00 PM PST ![Photos of the day - March 5, 2017]( "Photos of the day - March 5, 2017") A Chinese People's Liberation Army soldier stands guard in front of the Great Hall of the People before the opening of the fifth Session of the 12th National People's Congress in Beijing, China; Pope Francis sits on a bus as the Bernini colonnade is reflected on the windscreen, at the Vatican; A Pakistan army paratrooper jumps during the final of the Pakistan Sports League at the Gaddafi Stadium, in Lahore, Pakistan. These are some of the photos of the day. (AP/EPA/Getty/Reuters)
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| Nigerian women displaced by Boko Haram hold protest Posted: 05 Mar 2017 02:37 PM PST  Thousands of Nigerian women forced from their homes by Boko Haram jihadists held a protest on Sunday to demand better conditions as UN Security Council envoys visited their camp, an AFP journalist saw. The demonstrators accused local authorities and aid agencies of exacerbating one of the world's worst humanitarian crises, which the UN says has left northeastern Nigeria on the brink of famine. The women held their protest as 15 ambassadors from the UN's top decision-making body visited the camp in northeastern Nigeria, seeking to draw global attention to the emergency affecting 21 million people in the Lake Chad region.
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| Fillon clings to French presidential race; party not sure Posted: 05 Mar 2017 01:51 PM PST  PARIS (AP) — With the Eiffel Tower as a backdrop, French conservative Francois Fillon clung tenaciously to his presidential candidacy Sunday, emboldened by thousands of supporters at a high-stakes rally aimed at quashing pressure on him to step aside because of impending corruption charges.
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| Kenya government opposed to lawmaker move to break up Vodafone unit Posted: 06 Mar 2017 02:36 AM PST ![Kenya government opposed to lawmaker move to break up Vodafone unit]( "Kenya government opposed to lawmaker move to break up Vodafone unit") By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's government is opposed to a move by a legislator to amend the law to break up the country's biggest telecoms operator, Safaricom, the information minister said on Monday. Jakoyo Midiwo, the deputy minority leader in Kenya's national assembly, proposed amendments to the country's communication and banking laws aimed at breaking up Safaricom, which is 40 percent owned by Britain's Vodafone. Joe Mucheru, the information, communication and technology minister, said the move would punish operators for innovations, and discourage investments.
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| Enjoy NOAA's vital satellite imagery, while you still can Posted: 05 Mar 2017 02:59 PM PST  U.S. satellites help us predict and prepare for powerful storms, even before they arrive at our door. The data let us to monitor climate change and map the effects on coastlines, glaciers, oceans and land. With satellite systems, we can tell when it's safe to fly a plane, steer a ship or drive a car. This research — and far more — all falls largely under the umbrella of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), one of the top U.S. climate science agencies. SEE ALSO: The first photos from a revolutionary new weather satellite are gorgeous Yet NOAA may soon be forced to dial back or pause some of this work if the Trump administration succeeds in slashing the agency's budget. The White House aims to cut NOAA's funding by 17 percent from current levels, according to a four-page budget memo obtained by the Washington Post last week. Are you ready for the next round of @NOAA's GOES-16 images? See the first lightning mapper images on Monday @ https://t.co/m5YhBJPjH3 pic.twitter.com/xSoo95dYQB — NOAA Satellites PA (@NOAASatellitePA) March 4, 2017 That includes eliminating $513 million, or 22 percent, of the current funding for NOAA's satellite division, and slashing another $216 million, or 26 percent, from NOAA's Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research. Scientists said the deep cuts at NOAA would not only jeopardize academic research but also our ability to withstand storms and adapt to the effects of human-caused global warming. A large low pressure system spins in the North Pacific Ocean in this water vapor imagery from Himawari-8. See more @ https://t.co/DMJJUu5C8u pic.twitter.com/f2tKyTmQDg — NOAA Satellites (@NOAASatellites) February 2, 2017 "Any weakening of our technological, scientific and human capabilities related to weather and climate places American lives and property at risk," Marshall Shepherd, a leading climate expert and meteorologist at the University of Georgia, said in a Forbes column. For those unfamiliar with NOAA — and for all the weather and climate geeks — here's a quick tour of the agency's latest satellite-driven research. Chasing storms GOES infrared imagery shows the active system over the Plains that's slated to bring storms to the OH Valley. More @ https://t.co/MxC01vsIfE pic.twitter.com/CKPG9NCk5E — NOAA Satellites (@NOAASatellites) February 6, 2017 See the development and progression of the Midwest storms in this 72-hour GOES water vapor imagery. More imagery at https://t.co/nSLCmGDsIJ pic.twitter.com/5Eyuy4YjRH — NOAA Satellites (@NOAASatellites) March 2, 2017 This GOES imagery indicates the potential for severe storms in the MS & OH River Valleys today. See more imagery @ https://t.co/hmjSGco2js. pic.twitter.com/yTLm7e1gT6 — NOAA Satellites (@NOAASatellites) February 28, 2017 An area of low pressure in the Pacific brings moisture to HI in this animation from NOAA weatherView. Check it out @ https://t.co/b8QmCZhUVN pic.twitter.com/gZSqGlzsqi — NOAA Satellites (@NOAASatellites) March 1, 2017 Charting climate change #Arctic sea ice on track to be among smallest winter #maximums on record https://t.co/o28pnPYKAe @NOAA #NNVL #ocean #sea #extent pic.twitter.com/phdURS9ggv — NOAA Research (@NOAAResearch) February 23, 2017 These maps of land surface temperature show just how much warmer Feb. 2017 is compared to last year! See more at: https://t.co/MYS28mM204 pic.twitter.com/57pYVDJC17 — NOAA Satellites (@NOAASatellites) February 15, 2017 Sun spotting The SUVI instrument aboard #GOES16 can see the sun in 6 ways, thereby improving space wx forecasts!!! Learn more at https://t.co/ltIuZ2JdSE pic.twitter.com/HrsjcWmY59 — NOAA Satellites (@NOAASatellites) February 28, 2017 First Solar Images from NOAA's GOES-16 Satellite: https://t.co/8UcwGv5x1Q pic.twitter.com/DrvHTGMzB4 — Universal Science (@universal_sci) February 28, 2017 GOES-13's Solar X-ray Imager constantly monitors the the sun's corona for X-ray photon emissions!!! Learn why at https://t.co/ZuCq4LvoAJ pic.twitter.com/zOqJ0FfRGa — NOAA Satellites (@NOAASatellites) February 22, 2017 Tracking coastal threats .@NASA @Patriots Want to see what New England would look like with sea level rise? Try out @NOAA's nifty tool: https://t.co/HdwUOvTyFo pic.twitter.com/IaOiUR91bQ — Alt Sci,Space,&Tech (@altHouseScience) February 5, 2017 NOAA's sea level rise projections at Mar-A-Lago. Current mean high water up to six feet. https://t.co/PkpzaeSM9J pic.twitter.com/UMQcW1yFrd — Eric Nost (@ericnost) February 19, 2017 The downtown peninsula in #Olympia, #Washington becomes an island at 5ft of sea level risehttps://t.co/k68AYcaJ1D(HT @NOAA) #ClimateChange pic.twitter.com/uVqdhjt5T5 — Gregory Foster (@gregoryfoster) February 19, 2017 In 2016, ocean plant growth bloomed in springtime as Arctic sea ice thinned. https://t.co/i0zAmcVan4 pic.twitter.com/okJqAnyVx9 — NOAA Climate.gov (@NOAAClimate) February 7, 2017 Satellites help save whales from ship strikes. Learn more @NOAAResearch: https://t.co/VElf5rWo9h pic.twitter.com/W9chx3R0Ij — NOAA Satellites PA (@NOAASatellitePA) February 15, 2017 Interestingly, the budget memo shows only a tiny proposed cut to NOAA's National Weather Service. But without reliable, advanced weather satellites, the Weather Service will find it more difficult to do its job, meteorologists say. Satellites supply about 90 percent of the information that goes into weather forecasting models and are key tools for predicting severe storms like hurricanes and tornadoes. Conrad Lautenbacher, a retired vice admiral who was the NOAA administrator under President George W. Bush, told the Washington Post that Trump's budget proposal is "ill-timed, given the needs of society, [the] economy and the military." With the proposed cuts, "It will be very hard for NOAA to manage and maintain the kind of services the country requires," he told the newspaper. The cuts would hit the agency just as it prepares to put its first of several next-generation, multibillion dollar satellites into service, with GOES-16 slated to go live later this year. If the budget cuts are realized and cause delays in satellite production and deployment, they could cause gaps when current satellites reach the end of their service life, which would make weather forecasts less reliable. The budget blueprint is just the first word on government funding for Fiscal Year 2018, and Congress will have the final say over how deep President Trump's requested cuts actually will go. Additional reporting by Mashable Science Editor Andrew Freedman. BONUS: 2016 was Earth's warmest year on record, continuing a three-year streak
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| Correction: Attorney General-Russia story Posted: 05 Mar 2017 11:44 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — In a story March 3 about the federal prosecutor in line to oversee an investigation into Russian interference in the presidential election, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the U.S. Attorney's office in Maryland under Rod Rosenstein led the 2010 leak prosecution against former National Security Agency official Thomas Drake. The case was overseen by Justice Department attorneys from Washington.
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| China vows blue skies despite economic challenges Posted: 04 Mar 2017 08:13 PM PST  Beijing (AFP) - China will work to clear its skies by increasing investment in clean energy and punishing polluters, Premier Li Keqiang said Sunday in comments aimed at mollifying public anger over chronic smog.
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| Is 20,000 a Floor or Ceiling for the Dow? Posted: 06 Mar 2017 06:21 AM PST ![Is 20,000 a Floor or Ceiling for the Dow?]( "Is 20,000 a Floor or Ceiling for the Dow?") Much has been written of late regarding the Dow Jones industrial average 20,000 milestone and whether this will mark a near-term top of the market or perhaps the continuation of the eight-year bull market. Some investors are posing this question because they're wondering if they should get completely out of the market now or stay in, lighten up exposure or make new investments. While history will tell us with certainty, there are prudent decisions which investors can make right now even without knowing the definitive answer.
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| iPad Pro 2: Expected Features And Availability Posted: 05 Mar 2017 12:43 AM PST  Apple is expected to launch the tablet at the company's March event ahead of the World Wide Developers Conference In San Jose in June.
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| French family of four killed with crowbar: prosecutor Posted: 06 Mar 2017 10:03 AM PST  A crowbar was the murder weapon in a French family drama that left four people dead in an inheritance dispute over gold coins, the prosecutor of the western city of Nantes said Monday. The father's brother-in-law Hubert Caouissin, who has confessed to the gruesome killings, went on to cut up the bodies, burning some parts and burying others, prosecutor Pierre Sennes told a news conference. Pascal Troadec and his wife Brigitte, both 49, had gone missing along with their son Sebastien, 21, and their 18-year-old daughter Charlotte on February 16, sparking a mystery that gripped the nation.
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| Philippine marines find remains of beheaded German hostage Posted: 05 Mar 2017 02:24 AM PST  MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine troops have found the remains of a German hostage who was beheaded by Abu Sayyaf militants in the country's south, vowing Sunday to rescue more than 30 other captives and crush the ransom-seeking extremists.
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| VW to unveil self-driving car as part of post-dieselgate shift Posted: 06 Mar 2017 10:08 AM PST ![VW to unveil self-driving car as part of post-dieselgate shift]( "VW to unveil self-driving car as part of post-dieselgate shift") Volkswagen will show off a fully self-driving car at the Geneva auto show, as part of the German carmaker's drive to be at the forefront of new technologies in the wake of its diesel emissions scandal. Europe's biggest carmaker has said it will invest billions of euros in electric cars, ride-hailing and automated driving, and launch over 30 electric models by 2025 as it battles to recover from its emissions test cheating. VW is hiring top specialists and plans to spend several billions of euros on automated driving alone, Mueller said, without being more specific.
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| Frozen Foods That Are Worth the Freezer Space Posted: 06 Mar 2017 11:20 AM PST  In honor of National Frozen Food Day (it's today, in case you didn't know) we've asked dietitians to share some pros and cons of frozen foods: products worth stocking your freezer with and pitfal...
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| Trump makes wiretap allegation without providing evidence Posted: 05 Mar 2017 09:28 AM PST  It isn't known whether the tweet was prompted by a secret intelligence briefing or an article on a conservative website.
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| Japan's emperor pays respects to Thailand's late king Posted: 05 Mar 2017 05:18 AM PST  BANGKOK (AP) — Japanese Emperor Akihito paid his respects to the late Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej on Sunday, arriving in Bangkok following a weeklong trip to Vietnam aimed at winning support against Chinese expansionism.
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| Mexican police free 31 Cubans held captive in tourist area Posted: 04 Mar 2017 06:29 PM PST  Federal police in Mexico's Riviera Maya resort area freed 31 Cubans being held by gunmen in a house, authorities said. The Cuban migrants said masked gunmen held them in the home near the Caribbean coast demanding money the Cubans did not have. Police received multiple reports on the situation before moving in to free the 22 Cuban men and nine Cuban women, said Mexico's National Public Safety Board.
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| Moderate aftershock in Philippines kills one, hurts 25 Posted: 04 Mar 2017 11:29 PM PST ![Moderate aftershock in Philippines kills one, hurts 25]( "Moderate aftershock in Philippines kills one, hurts 25") A moderate earthquake of magnitude 5.9 hit the Philippines on Sunday, killing a woman and hurting 25 people, the Philippine seismic agency and a provincial governor said. The quake that hit the southern island of Mindanao was an aftershock of a 6.7 magnitude quake on Feb. 10, which killed four people and hurt more than 100, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. The U.S. Geological Survey said it was magnitude 5.7.
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| Ex-Stockton, California, mayor arrested at airport Posted: 05 Mar 2017 06:10 PM PST ![Ex-Stockton, California, mayor arrested at airport]( "Ex-Stockton, California, mayor arrested at airport") SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Former Stockton Mayor Anthony Silva was arrested Sunday at the San Francisco International Airport, where he arrived from a vacation in South America, his attorney said.
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| Five troops, 10 militants dead in Pakistan border raid Posted: 06 Mar 2017 02:54 AM PST  Five Pakistani soldiers and 10 militants were killed in a coordinated overnight raid at several border posts on the frontier with Afghanistan, the military said Monday. The fighting took place in Mohmand, one of Pakistan's so-called tribal districts that form a buffer zone between the two countries, where the military has been battling Islamist militants for over a decade. Pakistan's military issued a brief statement providing casualty figures, without mentioning which militant group was involved.
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| The New Alpina B3 S Might Be the Best M3 Alternative Posted: 06 Mar 2017 11:19 AM PST  Alpina's new, 431-hp B3 S and B4 S make their debut next week at the Geneva Motor Show.
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| Hoard of coins extracted from sea turtle Posted: 06 Mar 2017 04:57 AM PST ![Hoard of coins extracted from sea turtle]( "Hoard of coins extracted from sea turtle") Thai veterinarians on Monday removed 915 coins from a 25-year-old sea turtle which had been swallowing items thrown into her pool for good luck, eventually limiting her ability to swim. The coins and other objects removed from the turtle named Omsin - piggy bank in Thai - weighed 5 kg (11 lb). The green sea turtle, living at a conservation center in Sriracha, Chonburi, east of the Thai capital of Bangkok, had been finding it hard to swim normally because of the weight.
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| US cooperation needed as asylum seekers flow into Canada Posted: 04 Mar 2017 06:01 PM PST  As greater numbers of refugees flow from the United States into Canada by land, US-pledged cooperation has become essential, Canada's public safety minister said Saturday. With US President Donald Trump beginning to tighten enforcement of immigration rules, and more than 11 million undocumented migrants living in the United States, crossings into Canada have been increasing since the beginning of the year.
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| German Chancellor Merkel rejects Erdogan's Nazi remarks Posted: 06 Mar 2017 09:49 AM PST  BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday rejected remarks by Turkey's president accusing officials of "Nazi practices," days after a local authority in Germany prevented a Turkish minister from addressing a rally.
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| Jackson Heights’ Muslim enclave in the New York City melting pot Posted: 06 Mar 2017 11:19 AM PST ![Jackson Heights' Muslim enclave in the New York City melting pot]( "Jackson Heights' Muslim enclave in the New York City melting pot") Soon after Donald Trump announced his candidacy for president — and his plan for a ban on travel by Muslims to the United States — in 2015, award-winning photojournalist Yunghi Kim set out to explore the Jackson Heights neighborhood in Queens, N.Y. Jackson Heights is one of many multinational neighborhoods in New York City. Hispanics account for most of its population, but there are also many Muslim immigrants from Bangladesh, India and Pakistan, harmoniously woven into the fabric of this bustling community.
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| Sikhs respond to shooting near Seattle with fear, disbelief Posted: 05 Mar 2017 03:30 PM PST  KENT, Wash. (AP) — Fear, hurt and disbelief weighed on the minds of those who gathered at a Sikh temple Sunday after the shooting of a Sikh man who said a gunman approached him in his suburban Seattle driveway and told him "go back to your own country."
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| Samsung Galaxy S8 release date reportedly pushed back a week Posted: 06 Mar 2017 09:13 AM PST 
If you were looking forward to getting your hands on a Galaxy S8 or Galaxy S8+ on April 21st, you might be in for some disappointing news. A source briefed on the matter told VentureBeat on Monday that the scheduled release date for the Galaxy S8 and S8+ has been pushed back to a week to April 28th.
As VentureBeat notes, this can't technically be considering a delay since the phones haven't actually been announced yet, but with all of the leaks and rumors that backed up the April 21st date, it seems likely that Samsung has decided to adjust its release timing slightly with just weeks to go until the reveal event. The source didn't provide any specific reasoning behind the internal delay, but the disastrous Galaxy Note 7 launch has undoubtedly proven to Samsung that there's no such thing as taking too many precautions. As for the Unpacked event in New York where Samsung is expected to unveil both the new Galaxy models and an updated Gear VR headset -- it's supposedly still on track for March 29th, despite the release delay. According to the latest leaks, the Galaxy S8 will feature a 5.8-inch Super AMOLED display while the Galaxy S8+ will come equipped with a massive 6.2-inch screen, Both phones will use Qualcomm's Snapdragon 835 processor and have 4GB of RAM, 64GB of internal storage and will run on Android 7.0. If you want to see more of the upcoming flagship phone, we actually got our hands on some exclusive photos.
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| Google vows fix for 'inappropriate' search results Posted: 06 Mar 2017 08:10 AM PST  Google said Monday it was working to fix a search algorithm glitch that produced "inappropriate and misleading" results from its search engine and connected speaker. The internet giant reacted after a blog post highlighted unsubstantiated search results indicating former president Barack Obama was planning a "coup d'etat' and that four former US presidents were members of the Ku Klux Klan. The weekend post from Search Engine Land editor Danny Sullivan found Google delivered "terribly wrong" answers to some queries in its "one true answer" box at the top of search results and in queries to its Google Home speaker.
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