| Republicans Aren't Moderates Just Because They Don't Like Donald Trump Posted: 25 Aug 2017 12:32 PM PDT  Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) seems to be plotting a potential 2020 challenge to President Donald Trump, with Axios reporting Friday that he could team up with Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper (D) to launch a cross-party independent presidential campaign.
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| Keep Confederate statues, but tell the other side of the story? Richmond tries — with mixed results. Posted: 24 Aug 2017 12:29 PM PDT  Cities and towns across the South seek solutions to the thorny questions of history and public memory raised by the removal of Confederate memorials.
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| Saudi cleric condemns inter-Muslim conflict ahead of pilgrimage Posted: 25 Aug 2017 12:22 PM PDT  By Mahmoud Mourad MECCA (Reuters) - The imam of Mecca's Grand Mosque denounced those who "cause conflict among Muslims" in his last Friday sermon before the annual haj pilgrimage, as rifts widen among Gulf neighbors and wars rage across the Middle East. Saudi Arabia, which hosts and supervises the haj, has with other Arab governments imposed sanctions on Qatar and cut all transport links with the country in recent months, accusing it of supporting Iran and backing Islamist terrorism - charges Doha denies. Relations between Shi'ite Muslim-led Iran and predominately Sunni Saudi Arabia are at their worst in years, with each accusing the other of subverting regional security and supporting opposite sides in conflicts in Syria, Iraq and Yemen.
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| Man arrested after knife attack outside Buckingham Palace Posted: 25 Aug 2017 03:41 PM PDT  A man was arrested on Friday after attacking police with a knife outside Queen Elizabeth II's Buckingham Palace residence in London, police said. The attacker, believed to be aged in his early twenties, stopped his car near a police vehicle outside the world famous palace at around 8.35pm (1935 GMT), according to a Metropolitan Police statement. The officers required hospital treatment, according to police, who said it was too early to say whether the attack was an act of terrorism.
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| Here's How Long $1 Million In Retirement Savings Will Last In Your State Posted: 25 Aug 2017 12:55 PM PDT  It's the question that keeps older people up at night: Will the recommended $1 million in retirement savings actually be enough?
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| Man jailed for life for stabbing five-year-old stepdaughter to death after she asked for food Posted: 24 Aug 2017 12:23 AM PDT  A man has been jailed for life after he murdered his five-year-old stepdaughter when she asked for food. Thomas McClellan stabbed Luna Younger multiple times in the chest after she woke him from a nap and said she was hungry, US media reported. McClellan had married Luna's mother, Victoria King, a few months earlier, and the pair had argued on the day of the killing in November last year.
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| Just 14 Percent of Britons Want Camilla to Be Queen: Prince Charles' Image Suffers as World Remembers Princess Diana Posted: 25 Aug 2017 07:17 AM PDT  As 20th Anniversary Of Princess Diana Approaches, Charles Reminded Of That Difficult Period's Negative Legacy
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| U.S. Navy identifies one dead, nine missing USS McCain sailors Posted: 24 Aug 2017 06:40 AM PDT  The U.S. Navy on Thursday confirmed the identity of one sailor killed after the warship USS John S. McCain collided with a merchant vessel in waters near Singapore and Malaysia, and of nine missing sailors. "After more than 80 hours of multinational search efforts, the U.S. Navy suspended search and rescue efforts for missing USS John S. McCain sailors in an approximately 2,100-square mile area east of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore," the U.S. Seventh Fleet said on its website. U.S. Navy and Marine Corps divers will continue search efforts inside flooded compartments in the ship for the missing Sailors.
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| Navy IDs 2 dead, 8 missing sailors from the USS John McCain Posted: 25 Aug 2017 02:07 AM PDT  The U.S. Navy has found the remains of two of the 10 sailors missing after the USS John McCain collided with an oil tanker near Singapore.
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| Whitehouse.gov petition to label antifa as a 'terror group' generates more than 290,000 signatures Posted: 24 Aug 2017 02:26 PM PDT  The Trump administration has yet to respond to any petitions that have crossed the 100,000-signature threshold meant to trigger an official response.
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| Father Of Florida Boy Lost At Sea Battling Lawsuit Posted: 24 Aug 2017 11:45 AM PDT  Perry Cohen's parents filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the parents of Austin Stephanos after the boys were lost at sea.
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| Islamic State urges Muslim extremists to wage war in Philippine city of Marawi Posted: 24 Aug 2017 07:35 PM PDT  The Islamic State terrorist group has released a new video calling on Muslim extremists in Southeast Asia to wage holy war in the besieged Philippine city of Marawi, while denouncing America and Australia for aiding the country's military. Its release comes as the battle between Isil-linked militants and government forces in the southern Muslim city of Marawi enters its fourth month, fuelling fears that the terrorist group is trying to set up a regional base in Southeast Asia after crushing defeats in the Middle East. In the seven-minute long video, produced by Isil's Al Hayat media centre, a fighter identified as Abul-Yaman from Marawi, appeals to Muslim brothers in East Asia, particularly those in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Thailand and Singapore to migrate to the city "to perform jihad." The graphic and chilling footage, which depicts dead Philippine soldiers and militant "martyrs" dying in battle, is accompanied by an American-accented narrator who rails against the "subjugation" of Muslims in the Philippines. It opens with scenes of young men engaged in heavy fighting amid the city ruins, brandishing AK-47s through incoming mortar fire and air strikes. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gives a pep talk to troops fighting the extremist Maute group in Marawi. Credit: Handout/Reuters In scenes reminiscent of the destruction of Mosul, Iraq, it then switches to the destruction of a Catholic church, showing militants tearing down a cross, smashing statues of the Virgin Mary and ripping up posters of the pope. "We will make revenge...We will be in Rome, in'shallah," shouts a masked militant. The terrorist group then turns its ire on Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, for running to "his masters, the defenders of the cross, America, along with their regional guard dog Australia" to beg them for help. It accuses the Philippines' allies of aiding Duterte in "a malicious air campaign" against the Islamic State. The fighting in Marawi has put Canberra on edge, with rising concerns that the growth of Isil in the region could herald more terrorist attacks in Australia. In June Australia deployed two surveillance planes to Mindanao province, where Marawi is located, to help the Philippine military in the battle. Earlier this week, Australian spy chief Nick Warner also met President Duterte in an unusually public visit to discuss progress. The Philippines regional neighbours are also nervous. Malaysia's top terrorist officer, Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay, told Channel NewsAsia that the new video was "powerful" and would "inflame the passions" of Muslim fanatics. "Since the Marawi siege started, we have seen increased activities from IS cells in Malaysia trying to enter into the southern Philippines," he said.
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| Two S.African farmers found guilty in 'coffin assault' case Posted: 25 Aug 2017 08:10 AM PDT  A South African judge on Friday found two white farmers guilty of attempted murder after they filmed themselves forcing a black man into a coffin and threatening to burn him alive. Willem Oosthuizen and Theo Martins Jackson, both wearing jackets and ties, were also found guilty of kidnap, intimidation and assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm. Two clips of footage taken on their mobile phones showed the assailants shoving Mlotshwa down into the wooden coffin and pressing the lid closed with their boots as he begged for his life.
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| Massachusetts Woman, 53, Wins Massive Powerball Jackpot And Promptly Quits Job Posted: 24 Aug 2017 10:40 AM PDT  The winner of the $758.7 million Powerball lottery came forward on Thursday. Wanczyk said she's already informed her employer of 32 years, Mercy Medical Center in Springfield, Massachusetts, that she won't be coming back to work. It is the largest grand prize won by a single lottery ticket in U.S. history, according to Powerball Product Group Chair Charlie McIntyre.
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| Taiwan’s Economic Charm Offensive Hits Chinese Walls Posted: 24 Aug 2017 06:33 AM PDT  The island is searching for new economic partners, but Beijing's hemming it in on every side it can.
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| Texas State University dorm room goes viral after 10 hour makeover -- see the before and after pics! Posted: 24 Aug 2017 10:34 AM PDT  Prepare to have your mind blown.
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| Indian guru convicted of rape revered by millions Posted: 25 Aug 2017 08:35 AM PDT  NEW DELHI (AP) — The conviction of the flashy guru of a hugely popular quasi-religious sect on charges of raping two female followers has set off violent riots by followers across much of north India.
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| Robert Mueller examining Flynn's role in seeking Clinton emails from hackers: WSJ Posted: 25 Aug 2017 03:04 PM PDT  (Reuters) - Special Counsel Robert Mueller is examining what role, if any former national security adviser Mike Flynn may have had in an effort to obtain Hillary Clinton's emails from Russian hackers, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. Efforts to seek out the hackers who stole emails of former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton was led by Republican activist Peter Smith, the Journal said.
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| Shark Attacks Surfer's Paddle Board In Cape Cod Posted: 24 Aug 2017 12:39 AM PDT  The incident was reported just days after a shocking video captured bloodbath when a great white shark killed a seal, just inches away from swimmers at Cape Cod's Nauset Beach.
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| Machete-wielding man shot dead in Brussels terror attack after attacking soldiers Posted: 25 Aug 2017 04:35 PM PDT  A knife-wielding man was shot dead on Friday after wounding a soldier in Brussels, in what authorities called a "terrorist attack". The man, who prosecutors said yelled 'Allahu akbar' (God is greatest) during the violence, was shot by soldiers on a street in the city centre. "We believe that it is a terrorist attack," said a prosecutors' office spokeswoman, who added the attacker "is dead." The incident comes after attacks claimed by the Islamic State group in Spain last week killed 15 people and a knifeman's stabbing spree in Finland left two dead and eight wounded. One of the two soldiers targeted was "slightly" wounded, according to federal prosecutors, who have opened a terror probe of that attack launched around 8:00 pm (1800 GMT). The mayor of Brussels, Philippe Close, told reporters the incident was the work of a "lone individual". Soldiers have been deployed at railway stations and landmark buildings since the Paris terror attacks in 2015, when a link to Brussels was first established. Freddie Martyn, 25, told the Telegraph: "Just picked up my brother from the train station. We saw two to three ambulances, three army dogs, 10 police officers and the same amount of soldiers. "Apparently a guy with a machete attacked one soldier and apparently it all went very quickly. They thought he had a bomb on him. They fired two shots directly at him and took him out." Birdseye view from my and @tdasilvarosa 's flat - man attacked soldier with machete #attack#brussels at least one man in critical condition pic.twitter.com/jNr4aO2ESF— Freddie Martyn (@FreddieMartyn) August 25, 2017 Mr Martyn was also in Brussels for the bombing in the metro station. "I got to work five minutes before the bombing at Maelbeek station. "I feel a bit scared by all of this but sadly I am getting quite used to it." The Belgian capital has been on high alert since suicide bombers struck Zavantem Airport and the Maalbeek metro station near the EU quarter in March 2016, killing 32 people and injuring hundreds more. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attacks, which were carried out by the same Brussels-based cell behind the November 2015 suicide bombings and shootings in Paris which left 130 dead. Belgian authorities heaved a sigh of relief in June when a man who tried to bomb a Brussels train station was shot dead by a soldier. Belgian authorities identified the man in that incident as a 36-year-old Moroccan national with the initials O.Z., while local media named him as Oussama Zariouh. No one was injured in the foiled attack at Brussels Central station but officials said the consequences could have been severe had the bomb, full of nails and gas canisters, detonated properly. The man shouted "Allahu Akbar" (God is Greatest) during the attack and prosecutors said he had sympathies for IS. Police found explosive materials in a raid on the home of the suspect in Molenbeek, a Brussels district which has been linked to recent deadly terror plots in France and Belgium. Belgian soldiers and police have repeatedly been the target of attacks in recent months.
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| Cuba's Elian Gonzalez hopes for family reconciliation Posted: 25 Aug 2017 04:37 AM PDT  Elian Gonzalez, who was once at the center of an international custody battle between his Cuban father and relatives in Miami, has held out an olive branch to his family living in the United States. The 23-year-old was just six when the vessel carrying his mother and others capsized off the coast of Florida in November 1999, leaving Elian -- who was able to grab onto a car inner tube -- the sole survivor. Speaking in an interview with CNN that was broadcast Thursday ahead of a documentary by CNN Films that re-examines his story, he said he'd like to put the bitter past behind him.
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| 13-Year-Old Driver Arrested In Car With 25 Pounds of Meth: Cops Posted: 24 Aug 2017 05:31 AM PDT  The boy was pulled over in Colorado with his two older cousins, cops say.
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| 'Major hurricane' Harvey barrels toward Texas coast Posted: 24 Aug 2017 03:01 PM PDT  Harvey is predicted to make landfall early Saturday and could cause life-threatening flooding.
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| Trump likely to rescind Obama 'Dreamer' program: media reports Posted: 25 Aug 2017 04:00 PM PDT  By Julia Harte WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is likely to rescind an Obama-era policy that protects nearly 600,000 immigrants who entered the country illegally as children and are known as "Dreamers," according to media reports on Friday. Trump's decision on whether to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, policy could be announced as early as next week, reported ABC News, citing multiple sources. Attorney General Jeff Sessions discussed the program with senior White House officials on Thursday, according to an administration official.
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| Gov. Cuomo formally introduces bridge named for late father Posted: 24 Aug 2017 01:03 PM PDT  TARRYTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday formally introduced a new $4 billion bridge named for his late father that will carry 50 million cars a year across the Hudson River in the New York City suburbs.
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| After anti-Muslim attack, Brazilians shower victim with love Posted: 25 Aug 2017 11:07 AM PDT  When video went viral of a racist attack on a Muslim street food vendor in Rio de Janeiro, Brazilians wondered gloomily: had their country also been swept up in a global wave of xenophobia? The answer -- a flood of love transforming the humble vendor into a folk hero and, on Thursday, the recipient of a Rio state award -- was a heartwarming no. It all began August 3 when Mohamed Ali Abdelmoatty Kenawy, 33, was manning the cart from which he sells Arab-style meat pies and hummus in the thronging center of Copacabana.
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| What to Know About India's 'Guru of Bling' Whose Rape Conviction Sparked Riots Posted: 25 Aug 2017 07:17 AM PDT  At least 13 have died during clashes between Singh's followers and the police
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| Montana Lawmakers Say 'Environmental Extremists' To Blame For Wildfires Posted: 24 Aug 2017 06:39 PM PDT  At a briefing at the Lolo Peak Incident Command in Missoula, Zinke and the others spoke of the importance of getting ahead of wildfires by better managing forests, as well as the threat they say certain environmentalists pose to that effort. "Montanans are saying, 'We are tired of breathing the smoke.
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| Scientists have managed to film the adorable super deep-sea snailfish in 4K Posted: 25 Aug 2017 02:52 AM PDT  One Japanese organisation has gone where no one else has before. The Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) has filmed a snailfish at a depth of 8,178 meters (26,830 ft) in the Mariana Trench — a record depth for capturing a fish in video footage. SEE ALSO: This newly discovered jellyfish looks like something out of 'Avatar' "We've set a world record for filming a fish at an accurately measured depth," JAMSTEC senior research scientist, Kazumasa Oguri, told the Japan Times. The video was taken with 4K cameras mounted on JAMSTEC's deep-sea research vessel. The purplish-looking Mariana snailfish, who is believed to have visited the trench to feed, was caught on camera, likely attracted by the bait that the scientists placed. These deep sea creatures are known to swim in waters deeper than 7,000 metres. The Japanese institution narrowly beat out efforts by a Chinese academy earlier this year. The Chinese Academy of Sciences had in April filmed a fish at a depth of 8,152 meters in the same trench. According to scientists, it is unlikely that any fish can survive in the oceans at a depth beyond 8,200 metres. No fish has ever been discovered beyond this point. WATCH: These smart rings let you make color-specific music on any surface
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| Donald Trump’s eclipse tweet makes no scientific sense, says Apollo 8 author Posted: 25 Aug 2017 08:26 AM PDT  President Donald Trump's Twitter feed has never been known for its accuracy but one of his latest retweets has left many shaking their heads. Among a flurry of tweets sent on Thursday morning, the Republican retweeted a meme from a supporter which showed a colour picture of him "eclipsing" a black and white image of Barack Obama in a series of stills. Presumably Mr Trump had meant to suggest his legacy would outshine his predecessor's but others soon pointed out he was presenting himself as a dark object moving to block out the sun – which the planet depends on to live – for a short period of time.
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| Grace Mugabe make first public appearance since South Africa assault charge Posted: 25 Aug 2017 04:50 AM PDT  Zimbabwe's first lady, Grace Mugabe, on Friday made her first public appearance since leaving South Africa where she was charged with assault. The wife of 93-year-old Robert Mugabe, a potential successor to the president, was granted diplomatic immunity and left South Africa on Sunday. The Mugabes attended a farming fair in Harare, where Grace was seen smiling and talking with exhibitors.
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| Cop Charged in Hot Car Death of K-9 Officer Left in Vehicle in 88-Degree Heat Posted: 24 Aug 2017 01:26 PM PDT  Sebastian Police Officer Eric Antosia is accused of leaving his partner, German shepherd Diesel, inside their patrol vehicle outside a court house.
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| Florida executes convicted double-murderer using new drug Posted: 24 Aug 2017 07:07 PM PDT  Florida on Thursday put a man to death with an anesthetic never used before in a U.S. lethal injection, carrying out its first execution in more than 18 months on an inmate convicted of two racially motivated ...
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| Civil Rights Groups Sue To Block Indiana From Using Unreliable Process To Purge Voter Rolls Posted: 25 Aug 2017 11:55 AM PDT  Civil rights groups are suing Indiana officials to block the state from purging voters from its rolls using a process shown to inaccurately identify voters registered in multiple states. In April, Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb (R) signed legislation authorizing election officials to remove voters from the rolls if they were found to be registered in more than one place. According to the legislation, one of the ways officials can identify people who are registered in more than one place is by using Interstate Crosscheck, a system developed by Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach (R) that 27 states use to compare voter information.
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| Watchdog: Steven Mnuchin and Wife May Have Used Government Plane to Watch the Eclipse Posted: 24 Aug 2017 03:14 PM PDT  The group is requesting all records about the Treasury Secretary's flights
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| Wait. Is the Harley-Davidson V-Rod Dead? Posted: 25 Aug 2017 06:28 AM PDT  Wait. Is the Harley-Davidson V-Rod Dead? (In)famous model absent from 2018 line up In all the excitement of Harley-Davidson unveiling 17 new models this week (that's their official count) it appears many of us didn't think much about models in the Milwaukee
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| U.S. retailers hit as immigration worries weigh on Hispanic spending Posted: 24 Aug 2017 04:16 AM PDT  By Richa Naidu CHICAGO (Reuters) - Many U.S. Hispanics are venturing out only to buy essential goods and are cutting back on discretionary spending, worried about possible harassment by immigration or law enforcement officials since the election of U.S. President Donald Trump, according to community groups, research firms and retailers. O'Reilly Automotive Chief Executive Gregory Henslee told analysts earlier this month that many of the company's stores with weak second-quarter sales were in Hispanic-dominant areas of the United States. In late July, Target Corp Chief Executive Brian Cornell at a conference referenced a report by retail consultants NPD Group that cited a decline in discretionary spending by Hispanics.
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| Mystery Havana embassy attacks hurt 16 US staff Posted: 24 Aug 2017 02:41 PM PDT  No fewer than 16 Americans were hurt in what has previously been dubbed an acoustic attack on the US mission in Cuba, the State Department said Thursday. The "unprecedented" attacks came to light last month when Washington warned Cuba it would be held responsible for the safety of US personnel in Havana. US officials have said those hurt appeared to have been targeted by some form of previously unknown acoustic assault, but have not blamed Cuba directly.
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| Britain will not pay 'a penny more' than it thinks right to leave EU: Boris Johnson Posted: 25 Aug 2017 06:59 AM PDT  Britain will pay "not a penny more, not a penny less" than what the government thinks its legal obligations are to the European Union as the country leaves the bloc, foreign minister Boris Johnson said on Friday. Talking to BBC Radio Four, Johnson said his comment that the EU could "go whistle" on its demands for payment was in response to being asked whether Britain would pay "100 billion euros or pounds", and not a suggestion that the government would not pay.
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| The Galaxy Note 8 just launched, but Samsung already has something better in the works Posted: 25 Aug 2017 08:37 AM PDT 
There are only two real reasons to buy the Galaxy Note 8 right now, since screen size isn't what really matters anymore. The Galaxy Note 8 is just marginally bigger than the Galaxy S8+, after all, and it sports the exact same specs. But the phone does come with a built-in S Pen stylus and the associated software suite, and it also packs a dual-lens rear camera the likes of which Samsung fans have never seen before on a Galaxy phone. But if the Galaxy Note 8 seems boring to you and you're not too thrilled about getting a bigger device just for the camera experience, you should know Samsung is already hard at work on even better phones.
According to well-sourced insider Ming-Chi Kuo, who's always dishing out details on unreleased Apple and Samsung gear, Samsung is already working on next year's Galaxy S9 and Galaxy Note 9 handsets. The Galaxy S9 is rumored to feature the same dual lens camera as the Galaxy Note 8, Kuo explained in note seen by 9to5Google. That's hardly surprising, considering Samsung wanted a dual camera on the Galaxy S8, but couldn't pull things together in time. What stopped Samsung from equipping the Galaxy S8 with a dual lens camera, according to reports, was the fingerprint sensor. Placing it under the screen in time for the Galaxy S8's launch was not possible, and Samsung hasn't perfected the technology in time for the Note 8's launch either. That's why it had to move the sensor to the back of the Galaxy S8 and scrap the prototypes that featured a dual camera to make room for the sensor. The Galaxy S9 will still retain the rear-facing fingerprint sensor, as Samsung will debut under-display fingerprint sensing tech only later next year, according to Kuo's report. The Galaxy Note 9 will introduce the feature, and Kuo says that Samsung is developing the in-screen fingerprint scanner with the help of Himax and Egis.
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| Latest: Authorities ID chef slain at Charleston restaurant Posted: 24 Aug 2017 08:38 PM PDT  CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on shooting and hostage situation in Charleston, South Carolina (all times local):
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