| India arrests 750 in flashpoint temple clashes Posted: 03 Jan 2019 10:36 PM PST  Two days of violent protests in south India sparked by two women entering one of Hinduism's holiest temples have seen more than 750 people arrested, police said, as they braced for more trouble Friday. The Sabarimala temple in Kerala state has been at the centre of a prolonged showdown between Hindu devotees and women activists over access to the shrine. Anger erupted on Wednesday after two women in their 40s wrong-footed devotees to sneak into the Sabarimala temple in Kerala state via a side entrance before dawn to worship.
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| Georgia teenager took his own life after accidentally shooting friend, police say Posted: 03 Jan 2019 06:40 PM PST ![Georgia teenager took his own life after accidentally shooting friend, police say]( "Georgia teenager took his own life after accidentally shooting friend, police say") Georgia police say Devin Hodges, 15, accidentally shot Chad Carless, 17, and then turned the gun on himself.
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| U.S. court rules for Trump on transgender military limits Posted: 04 Jan 2019 08:21 AM PST  The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit overturned a decision by a federal judge in Washington, D.C., that blocked the policy, saying it likely violates the constitutional rights of transgender recruits and service members. President Donald Trump announced in March that he would endorse a plan by former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis to restrict the military service of transgender people who experience a condition called gender dysphoria. The appeals court victory is limited because other federal courts issued injunctions against the policy, which applied nationwide.
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| 15 Stunning University Libraries Around the World You Need to See Posted: 04 Jan 2019 08:40 AM PST |
| Ghosn set for court hearing in Japan over detention Posted: 04 Jan 2019 12:05 AM PST  Former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn is likely to appear in a Japanese court next Tuesday to hear the reasons for his detention, after his lawyers deployed a little-used article of the Constitution. The shock move was the latest in a series of unexpected twists in a case that has gripped Japan and the business world since the once-revered auto tycoon was arrested on his private jet at a Tokyo airport on November 19. The Tokyo District Court said his hearing would start at 10:30 am (0130 GMT) in its court room, with Ghosn expected to appear.
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| How the United States Would Attack North Korea Posted: 04 Jan 2019 11:00 PM PST  Welcome to World War III.
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| Cozy up with this oh-so-good (and good for you!) slow cooker soup Posted: 04 Jan 2019 05:00 AM PST  Welcome to Best Bites, a twice-weekly video series that aims to satisfy your
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| Marriott says hack was smaller but hit 5.25 mn passports Posted: 04 Jan 2019 07:19 AM PST  Marriott disclosed Friday that fewer guests than originally thought were affected by a massive computer hacking attack but that more than five million passport numbers were stolen. Marriott said about 5.25 million passport numbers were taken in the incident, which US officials believe was masterminded by the Chinese government. An additional 20.3 million encrypted passport numbers were also taken but there is no evidence hackers were able to decipher that data, Marriott said.
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| Moscow says FBI arrested Russian a day after it detained ex-U.S. Marine Posted: 05 Jan 2019 08:57 AM PST  Whelan was taken into custody by Russia's Federal Security Service on Dec. 28. The ministry said the United States detained Russian citizen Dmitry Makarenko on Dec. 29 on the Northern Mariana Islands, a U.S. commonwealth in the Pacific Ocean, and had transferred him to Florida. "... Makarenko, born in 1979, has arrived on Saipan Island with his wife, underage children and elderly parents.
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| "Everyone has Herb stories": Remembering Southwest Airlines co-founder Herb Kelleher Posted: 04 Jan 2019 09:25 AM PST  "Herb was a pioneer, a maverick, and an innovator. His vision revolutionized commercial aviation and democratized the skies," the airline said.
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| Trump refers to many walls as he fights for border money Posted: 03 Jan 2019 09:25 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — Everywhere President Donald Trump looks, he sees a wall.
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| Officer charged in death: Man definitely intended to shoot Posted: 04 Jan 2019 06:20 PM PST ![Officer charged in death: Man definitely intended to shoot]( "Officer charged in death: Man definitely intended to shoot") NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A white Nashville police officer told investigators that he knew "100 percent" that the black man he's charged with fatally shooting intended to shoot at him and possibly others.
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| U.S. anti-Islamic State meeting turns to damage control after Syria decision Posted: 04 Jan 2019 02:49 PM PST  The previously scheduled conference, tentatively set for Feb. 7 in Washington, aims to gather ministers from many of the 79 nations in the Global Coalition To Defeat Islamic State and galvanize their fight against the militant group. In the latest ambiguous signal, a senior State Department official on Friday first told reporters the United States has no timeline for the withdrawal of troops from Syria and then said it does not plan to stay indefinitely. Another senior State Department official, also briefing reporters before Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's trip to the Middle East next week, said one of his main messages would be that "the United States is not leaving the Middle East." "Despite reports to the contrary and false narratives surrounding the Syria decision, we are not going anywhere." However, three sources familiar with the matter said that the Trump administration is still working assiduously to contain the fallout from Trump's troop decision.
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| Drug maker Bristol-Myers Squibb to buy Celgene in $74bn deal Posted: 03 Jan 2019 06:11 PM PST  New York-based pharmaceutical giant Bristol-Myers Squibb on Thursday announced it would buy US biotech firm Celgene in a $74 billion cash-and-stock deal, creating a rival to the world's largest drug makers.
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| U.S. activists helped migrants in Mexico during border clash Posted: 04 Jan 2019 10:49 AM PST  MEXICO CITY/TIJUANA (Reuters) - A group of U.S. activists opposed to President Donald Trump's immigration policies helped migrants in Mexico during a clash with U.S. agents at the border on New Year's Eve, and dispute their government's account of the events. Late on Monday, about 150 migrants gathered at the border in Tijuana to try to enter the United States, according to the U.S. activists and a Reuters witness.
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| Hamas arrests 5 over Palestinian government media raid Posted: 05 Jan 2019 09:01 AM PST  Hamas authorities in the Gaza Strip arrested five men Saturday over a raid at the Palestinian Authority's media headquarters, in which valuable equipment was destroyed. Five armed men attacked the offices of the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation in Gaza City on Friday, trashing equipment worth thousands of dollars. The media centre is funded by the West Bank-based Palestinian government and houses Palestine TV and the Voice of Palestine radio station.
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| Trump Sees His Leverage Dwindle as Shutdown Pushes Toward Third Week Posted: 03 Jan 2019 09:35 PM PST  The president made a surprise appearance in the White House briefing room with border patrol agents on Thursday, hours after Democrats took control of the House of Representatives, to make his case. "Without a wall you cannot have border security," Trump told reporters.
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| It’s not just Apple: Baidu CEO warns employees that ‘winter is coming’ Posted: 03 Jan 2019 06:03 PM PST ![It's not just Apple: Baidu CEO warns employees that 'winter is coming']( "It's not just Apple: Baidu CEO warns employees that 'winter is coming'") As China continues to suffer an economic slowdown as trade-related tensions with the US drag on, the CEO of what is essentially the Google of China has sent out a letter to his employees with an ominous warning drawn from pop culture: Winter is coming. Baidu CEO Robin Li wrote in his letter that the Beijing-based search engine company earned 100 billion yuan (the US equivalent of $14.6 billion) in revenue last year. But analysts, according to The South China Morning Post, had forecast 101.45 billion yuan, with the revenue miss coming as the second-largest economy in the world continues to be saddled with its slowest growth in decades, blamed in large measure on the US trade war, which has spurred hiring freezes and job cuts in China. Apple CEO Tim Cook released a letter of his own to investors Wednesday that landed like a bombshell, thanks to its revision downward of the company's revenue forecast for the typically busy holiday quarter. Analysts spent the subsequent news cycle pondering whether this was an Apple-specific problem or emblematic of a larger issue -- with the letter from Baidu's chief executive arguably answering that question. Following up on his warning, Li wrote that the inevitability of economic slowdowns is "as cold and real as winter to every company," and then shifted toward a more optimistic note: "Only when the year grows cold do we see the qualities of the pine and the cypress ... It's high time that Baidu stepped forward as a platform company." In his letter, Li in addition to prodding employees to step up their game also praised the potential of artificial intelligence, saying its benefits include helping bring down costs among Baidu's customers. And that the "historical transformation of AI is penetrating various industries, unleashing enormous growth potential and room for upgrade." According to a CNBC report today, the trade war between the US and China is the reason growth estimates for China for 2019 have been cut from 6.5 percent to 6.3 percent already. And companies ranging from Apple to Ford have publicly expressed concern about the country's economy over the near term. Baidu was founded by Li in 2000 and, like Google, makes most of its money from advertising.
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| What Is a Student Loan Servicer? Posted: 04 Jan 2019 06:00 AM PST ![What Is a Student Loan Servicer?]( "What Is a Student Loan Servicer?") According to third-quarter 2018 Federal Reserve data, borrowers in the U.S. owed more than $1.5 trillion in student loan debt. If you have student loans, you should know who your student loan servicers are and what they can and cannot do. What Does a Student Loan Servicer Do?
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| Police: Boy found in storage unit last went to school in May Posted: 04 Jan 2019 03:04 PM PST  DENVER (AP) — Investigators believe a 7-year-old boy found dead in a Denver storage unit just before Christmas last attended school in late May, a police spokesman said Friday.
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| U.S. has no timeline for U.S. troop withdrawal from Syria: U.S official Posted: 04 Jan 2019 09:15 AM PST ![U.S. has no timeline for U.S. troop withdrawal from Syria: U.S official]( "U.S. has no timeline for U.S. troop withdrawal from Syria: U.S official") The United States has no timeline for the withdrawal of American troops from Syria but does not plan to stay indefinitely, a senior State Department official said on Friday. "We have no timeline for our military forces to withdraw from Syria," the official said before a visit to the Middle East next week by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. "Just to clarify, we do not -- we do not intend to have an indefinite military presence in Syria.
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| You Need This Custom Ford Camper Van Towing a Sauna Trailer Posted: 04 Jan 2019 05:00 AM PST  Never again will you have to choose between #VanLife and a good sweat session.
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| Pakistani International Airlines threatens to ground cabin staff if they don't lose weight Posted: 04 Jan 2019 06:40 AM PST ![Pakistani International Airlines threatens to ground cabin staff if they don't lose weight]( "Pakistani International Airlines threatens to ground cabin staff if they don't lose weight") Pakistani International Airlines has told 1,800 overweight crew members that they will be grounded if they don't meet weight limits within six months.
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| Congo's electoral commission slams Catholic Church over vote comment Posted: 04 Jan 2019 04:14 PM PST ![Congo's electoral commission slams Catholic Church over vote comment]( "Congo's electoral commission slams Catholic Church over vote comment") The commission is scheduled to release provisional results on Sunday but has said there could be delays because of the slow arrival of tally sheets. Donatien Nshole, the secretary-general of the Church's bishops' conference, known as CENCO, said on Thursday its vote tallies showed a clear victor in the Dec. 30 election, a pronouncement widely seen as a warning to authorities against rigging the vote. "The announcement of voting trends by Priest Nshole is likely to brainwash the population while preparing an insurrection that CENCO alone will be responsible for," commission president Corneille Nangaa wrote in a letter to CENCO president Marcel Utembi, seen by Reuters.
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| The Latest: Truck driver in fatal crash had several tickets Posted: 04 Jan 2019 05:30 PM PST  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on a fatal highway crash in Florida (all times local):
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| The Best-Selling Luxury Cars and SUVs of 2018 Posted: 04 Jan 2019 09:10 AM PST |
| House 'will open up money-laundering inquiry' into Trump-Russia ties, says key Democrat Posted: 04 Jan 2019 04:00 PM PST  Rep. Eric Swalwell discusses the aggressive agenda for the House Intelligence Committee and it's not good news for the president.
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| Hundreds rally as 7-year-old girl's killer remains at large Posted: 05 Jan 2019 03:09 PM PST  HOUSTON (AP) — Hundreds of people who gathered at a rally Saturday for a 7-year-old Houston girl whose killer remains at large were asked to think of the victim as their own child and to be part of an "army" that will help authorities catch the person who fatally shot her.
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| Lima Group countries say won't recognize new Maduro mandate Posted: 04 Jan 2019 05:58 PM PST  Foreign ministers from 12 Latin American countries and Canada said Friday their governments would not accept Nicolas Maduro as Venezuela's president when he is sworn in for a second six-year term next week. The 14-member Lima Group -- with the exception of Mexico -- said it would not grant recognition to Maduro's hardline socialist government, after meeting in the Peruvian capital to discuss ways to step up international pressure on the regime, which has presided over the oil-rich country's economic collapse. Peru's Foreign Minister Nestor Popolizio said the group had delivered "a strong political message" ahead of Maduro's inauguration on January 10.
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| Bolsonaro aide: Brazil will not hike a financial tax Posted: 04 Jan 2019 12:49 PM PST ![Bolsonaro aide: Brazil will not hike a financial tax]( "Bolsonaro aide: Brazil will not hike a financial tax") Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's chief of staff said on Friday that there would be no hike in a financial transaction tax, contradicting what the leader himself said earlier in the day. The chief of staff, Onyx Lorenzoni, said that after Bolsonaro spoke with the head of Brazil's tax collection agency, it was understood that there would be no need to increase the tax. Lorenzoni also said it was not set in stone that the Bolsonaro team's pension reform package would have minimum retirement ages of 57 for women and 62 for men, as the president said earlier on Friday.
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| Incredibly detailed satellite images show volcano's collapse after volcanic tsunami Posted: 03 Jan 2019 08:00 PM PST  The volcano's cone collapsed and triggered a landslide underwater on Dec. 22, leading to huge waves that weren't detected by tsunami warning systems. As noted by the American Geophysical Union, the pictures show how much the volcano has changed after the disaster, where a bay has formed from the collapse, along with high levels of sediment in the water surrounding the island.
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| Amazon and Walmart Team Up to Fight New Indian E-Commerce Rules Posted: 04 Jan 2019 02:55 AM PST ![Amazon and Walmart Team Up to Fight New Indian E-Commerce Rules]( "Amazon and Walmart Team Up to Fight New Indian E-Commerce Rules") The bitter rivals have come together in India to lobby the government on regulations that threaten to dampen their expansion ambitions. Among other things, the giant retailers are asking for an extension on a Feb. 1 deadline for implementing those rules, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The newly tightened regulations threaten to pinch Amazon and Walmart's Flipkart in one of the world's fastest growing online commerce arenas, where both have invested billions of dollars.
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| Infiniti QX Inspiration electric SUV concept vehicle revealed ahead of Detroit auto show Posted: 04 Jan 2019 07:44 AM PST ![Infiniti QX Inspiration electric SUV concept vehicle revealed ahead of Detroit auto show]( "Infiniti QX Inspiration electric SUV concept vehicle revealed ahead of Detroit auto show") Infiniti, the luxury arm of Japanese automaker Nissan, revealed a new electric SUV concept called the Infiniti QX Inspiration.
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| US House passes funding plan without wall Posted: 03 Jan 2019 08:47 PM PST  On their first day in the majority, House Democrats on Thursday night passed a plan to re-open the US government without funding President Donald Trump's promised border wall. The Senate is expected to reject the measure. (Jan. 4)
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| The Milky Way is on an unstoppable collision course with a neighboring galaxy Posted: 04 Jan 2019 09:23 AM PST  Our Solar System has remained largely unchanged for billions of years, and it's likely to remain that way for a long time to come, but that hasn't stopped astronomers from looking far into the future in an attempt to forecast some major changes happening to our home galaxy, the Milky Way. A new research effort supports the idea that the Milky Way is headed for a massive collision, and when that happens it could dramatically affect our Solar System and perhaps even Earth itself. The good news is that humanity will probably be gone by then, one way or another. The study, conducted by scientist with Durham University, focuses on the relationship between the Milky Way and a satellite galaxy known as the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC for short). The LMC is current moving away from our galaxy at a high speed, and at present it's around 63,000 light years away. However, that's about to change, and computer models suggest that the LMC will eventually collide with our galaxy in a chaotic, swirling mess that might even throw our Solar System out into space. In the paper, the researchers explain that an initial glancing blow between the two galaxies could fling our Solar System out into space and potentially even affect the habitability of Earth itself. After the collision, the supermassive black hole thought to rest in the center of the Milky Way could grow up to ten times its current size. But what does all this mean for humanity? Well, not much at the moment. The event isn't expected to take place for another 2.5 billion years or so, and if mankind hasn't already turned Earth into an uninhabitable wasteland on its own, we'll surely have had long enough to come up with an exit strategy if one is needed. Hopefully.
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| Donald Trump warns US government shutdown could last more than a year Posted: 04 Jan 2019 11:54 AM PST  Donald Trump has warned that the government shutdown could last for more than a year as he doubled down on a pledge to block any deal that does not include US-Mexico border wall funding. The US president confirmed during a press conference after closed doors White House talks with leading Democrats on Friday that he had made the threat. "I did. Absolutely I said that. I don't think it will [last that long] but I'm prepared," Mr Trump said. However he added that he hoped the shutdown would end within "days". A quarter of the US federal government has been closed for a fortnight now because of the failure of Congress and the president to agree a new spending package. Mr Trump has said he will refuse to sign any spending bill that does not include $5.6 billion for building his US-Mexico border wall – a key campaign pledge. Donald Trump, with (L-R) Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen, US Representative Kevin McCarthy, Representative Steve Scalise, and Vice President Mike Pence, speaks at a press conference in the Rose Garden of the White House Credit: SAUL LOEB / AFP But the Democrats, who now control the House of Representatives – one half of Congress – have refused to pass a bill that includes substantial border wall cash. Mr Trump's private warning was made public by Chuck Schumer, the most senior Democrat in the Senate who attended Friday's talks, in brief comments after the meeting. Mr Schumer said: "We told the president we needed the government open. He resisted. In fact, he said he would keep the government closed for a very long period of time, months or even years." Discussing the talks, Mr Schumer also said: "We made a plea to the president once again. Don't hold millions of Americans, hundreds of thousands of workers, hostage. Open up the government and let's continue the discussions." The warning reflects Mr Trump's apparent belief that the public supports his stance. However, the Democrats will spin the comments as proof Mr Trump lacks sufficient concern for the 800,000 workers affected. Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi, the most senior Democrats in the Senate and House of Representatives, leave White House talks about the shutdown together Credit: AP Photo/Evan Vucci Even a shutdown that lasted a month would break recent US political records. The longest shutdown in the last 40 years was in 1995 and lasted three weeks. Mr Trump held his own press conference after the talks, flanked by Mike Pence, the US vice president, Kirstjen Nielsen, the homeland security secretary, and Kevin McCarthy, the Republican leader in the House of Representatives. He initially said the meeting had been "productive" and "very good" but later conceded it had been "contentious". "We're not talking about games. We're talking about national security," Mr Trump said as he warned that the lack of a wall along the 2,000-mile US-Mexico border was a "dangerous, horrible disaster". The House of Representatives passed bills to reopen the government on the first day of the new Congress on Thursday. However the spending bills are unlikely to be taken up in the Senate, where Republicans hold the majority, because of Mr Trump's refusal to sign bills without border wall cash. More talks are set to take place this weekend. A man works out in front of the National Gallery of Art which is closed due to the partial government shutdown in Washington Credit: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque There have been signs in the last 48 hours that moderate Republicans in the Senate are willing to break with the president and demand he approve a spending package to reopen government. Cory Gardner, the Republican senator for Colorado, said: "I think we should pass a continuing resolution to get the government back open. The Senate has done it last Congress, we should do it again today." Susan Collins, the Republican senator for Maine, said "it would be great" for the Democrats' spending bills to be adopted, adding: "At least we'd be getting those workers back to work." Nine US government departments have been impacted by the shutdown including Homeland Security, Justice, State and Treasury. Many national parks are closed because there is not enough staff to pick up rubbish and clean toilet facilities. The US National Gallery of Art, all 19 Smithsonian museums – including well known tourist attractions in Washington DC – and the National Zoo are closed. Nearly 80,000 employees at Internal Revenue Service, the US taxman, have been sent home. However some vital parts of government including the postal service and social security office remain open. Roughly half of the 800,000 government workers affected are made to stay at home while the other half are deemed "essential" and made to work without pay – though they may be paid eventually.
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| U.N. rights office says Saudi trial in Khashoggi case 'not sufficient' Posted: 04 Jan 2019 06:09 AM PST  GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations human rights office said on Friday it could not assess the fairness of a trial taking place in Saudi Arabia related to the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but that in any case it was "not sufficient". Spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani, asked about reports that a Saudi prosecutor had sought the death sentence for five suspects linked to the Oct. 2 killing, reiterated the office's call for an independent investigation "with international involvement". The U.N. rights office always opposed the death penalty, she added. ...
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| Democratic allies should rally to protect Taiwan from China: Tsai Posted: 05 Jan 2019 01:14 AM PST  Taiwan's president called on allies to help defend its sovereignty Saturday, accusing China of waging a "deliberate campaign" to undermine the island's democracy by refusing to talk to her government. Relations between Taiwan and China have been at a low since Tsai came to power in 2016, refusing to acknowledge that the self-ruled island is part of "one China". Beijing unilaterally cut off communication with her administration and stepped up military drills around the island as well as poaching several of its dwindling diplomatic allies.
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| Qualcomm kicks off crucial fight with U.S. antitrust regulator Posted: 04 Jan 2019 10:50 AM PST ![Qualcomm kicks off crucial fight with U.S. antitrust regulator]( "Qualcomm kicks off crucial fight with U.S. antitrust regulator") SAN JOSE, California - (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission's antitrust case accusing Qualcomm Inc of abusing a monopoly on mobile chip technology kicked off in a California courtroom on Friday in a trial whose outcome could have a major impact on the smartphone industry. If the government prevails in the 10-day, non-jury trial before U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh, in San Jose, California, Qualcomm could be forced to change its practices for licensing a trove of patents to manufacturers like iPhone maker Apple Inc . Apple will be closely watching the FTC case, as it has its own pending lawsuit making similar claims against Qualcomm.
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| The 9 Best Helicopter Rides Around the World for Views You Can't Miss Posted: 04 Jan 2019 01:16 PM PST |
| I was the youngest woman in Congress. Here's my advice to those who have taken my place Posted: 04 Jan 2019 08:19 AM PST  When I was sworn in four years ago, I was given wise counsel by the previous youngest woman ever elected to Congress. Now, I'm proud to do the same.
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| The 2020 Ford Escape Is Where Ford Hopes Those Sedan Buyers Will Migrate Posted: 04 Jan 2019 08:28 AM PST  We get our best look yet at the all-new fourth-generation Escape.
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| Don Lemon breaks down why Kevin Hart's 'apology' just doesn't cut it Posted: 05 Jan 2019 08:33 AM PST  Kevin Hart probably expected his interview with Ellen DeGeneres, one of the most beloved lesbians in America, to clear him of any wrongdoing. Twitter and CNN host Don Lemon was not. On his show Friday, Lemon carefully broke down why Hart's "apology" wasn't good enough for him.
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