| Pelosi Asks for Extra Security for Ilhan Omar After Trump Tweet Posted: 14 Apr 2019 01:08 PM PDT  "The President's words weigh a ton, and his hateful and inflammatory rhetoric creates real danger," Pelosi said in a statement. Pelosi demanded that Trump take down the post, which had been pinned at the top of his Twitter feed since Friday. Earlier, White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said on ABC's "This Week" that Trump bears no "ill will" toward the Minnesota Democrat, who's been subject to at least one recent death threat.
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| SpaceIL’s first lander crashed into the Moon, but they’re already planning a second try Posted: 15 Apr 2019 03:04 PM PDT  It's been a very interesting month thus far for SpaceIL, the Israeli organization which sent the Beresheet lunar lander into space and subsequently crashed it into the Moon. Needless to say, things didn't go exactly as planned, and while the mission was a huge success in a number of ways the company would love another crack at landing a spacecraft on the Moon in a much more gentle fashion.It seems they're going to do just that. In an announcement that came very shortly after the crash-landing of the Beresheet lander, SpaceIL founder Morris Kahn announced that the group would be focusing on Beresheet 2.0.Citing all the supportive messages and outreach SpaceIL and he himself personally received after the Beresheet lander met its unfortunate fate, Kahn seemed upbeat about the prospects of landing Beresheet's successor on the lunar surface. "We're going to put it on the Moon and we're going to complete the mission," Kahn said in a video posted to Twitter.https://twitter.com/TeamSpaceIL/status/1117108316554125312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1117108316554125312&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch.com%2F2019%2F04%2F14%2Fafter-its-first-attempt-botched-the-landing-spaceil-commits-to-second-beresheet-lunar-mission%2FKahn said the first step will be a planning committee to suss out how Beresheet 2.0 will be developed, built, and flown. He didn't offer any specifics in regards to a timeline, but the first order of business for SpaceIL will be finding someone to help fund this newly-announced adventure.The first Beresheet mission was privately financed, and it would seem likely that SpaceIL will be hunting for funding this time around as well. What made the first mission so interesting -- aside from the fact that it was borne out of a Lunar XPrize competition that never really ended -- was that it was incredibly cheap. All told, the mission only cost a couple hundred million dollars, which is a fraction of the price of many Moon landing efforts. Finding enough donors with deep pockets for a second run would also seem doable.
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| Man accused of throwing boy at Minnesota mall first sought to kill an adult: prosecutors Posted: 15 Apr 2019 12:20 PM PDT ![Man accused of throwing boy at Minnesota mall first sought to kill an adult: prosecutors]( "Man accused of throwing boy at Minnesota mall first sought to kill an adult: prosecutors") Emmanuel Aranda, who police said has a history of mental issues and arrests on relatively minor charges, went to the mall last Thursday and left without following through on his plan, the Hennepin County Attorney's office said in a statement. In a GoFundMe post that has so far raised more than $570,000 for the child's medical expenses, a friend of the family identified as Noah Hanneman of Woodbury, Minnesota, said on Sunday that the boy, whom he identified by his first name Landon, was still fighting for his life. Aranda, 24, of Minneapolis, will face attempted premeditated first-degree murder charges when he makes his first court appearance on Tuesday, Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman said in a statement.
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| Modi says India undermined Pakistan nuclear threat Posted: 14 Apr 2019 06:01 AM PDT  Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Sunday that India had called Pakistan's nuclear bluff in recent cross-border air strikes that almost triggered a new war between the nuclear-armed rivals. Modi and his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have made national security the focus of their campaign for a national election now being held. The prime minister told an election rally that an air strike inside Pakistan in February had shown that warnings hostilities could escalate into nuclear conflict were false.
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| American Airlines to cancel 115 flights daily over 737 MAX Posted: 14 Apr 2019 09:52 PM PDT  American Airlines announced Sunday it would scrap some 115 flights per day in the coming months because its fleet of Boeing 737 MAX planes is being grounded until August 19. America's leading airline had previously only planned to keep the planes out of commission until June 5, with Boeing facing intense scrutiny after 157 people died in an Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX crash on March 10 -- the second deadly crash involving the aircraft in five months. The global fleet of 737 MAX planes has been barred from flying since mid-March.
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| Tell USA TODAY: Which 2020 candidate is standing out to you and why? Posted: 14 Apr 2019 04:00 AM PDT ![Tell USA TODAY: Which 2020 candidate is standing out to you and why?]( "Tell USA TODAY: Which 2020 candidate is standing out to you and why?") Join the national conversation by sending us a letter at letters@usatoday.com for a chance to get your thoughts published at USA TODAY.
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| 8 Killed, Dozens Injured As Strong Storms Sweep Southern U.S. Posted: 15 Apr 2019 04:03 AM PDT  Three children were among the dead
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| Nancy Pelosi Says Shipping Immigrants Off to Sanctuary Cities is 'Disrespectful' to Challenges Posted: 14 Apr 2019 03:30 PM PDT  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says rounding up immigrants and shipping them to sanctuary cities is "disrespectful" to the nation's challenges
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| Bernie Sanders Releases Tax Returns, Showing Million-Dollar Years Posted: 15 Apr 2019 04:47 PM PDT  The returns show Sanders and his wife, Jane, earned more than $1 million in total income in 2016 and 2017. The Vermont independent, one of 18 declared candidates for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, reported income from his job in the Senate and more than $381,000 in income from book royalties in 2018. In 2017, when the Sanders earned nearly $1.2 million, the couple's highest-income year in the past decade, they paid an effective rate of nearly 32 percent.
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| New Zealand mosque shootings: Six in court on charges they sent attack images Posted: 15 Apr 2019 01:08 AM PDT  The charge of supplying or distributing objectionable material carries a penalty of up to 14 years imprisonment.
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| Meghan Markle's family: The diplomat uncle, the yoga teacher mother and the cannabis-growing nephew Posted: 15 Apr 2019 07:40 AM PDT  It's not every day the meeting of a make-up artist and a lighting director sets the scene for a royal love story, but that's exactly what happened in Meghan Markle's case. The now-retired American actress, who is expecting her first child in a few weeks time, didn't come from a similar upbringing to her royal-ready Middleton sister-in-law. The Duchess of Sussex (born Rachel Meghan Markle) was born in Los Angeles on August 4, 1981 and quite literally grew up in Hollywood. Though her parents - Doria Ragland and Thomas Markle Snr - divorced when she was six, her extended family's story does not end there. In fact, it takes unlikely and estranged turns towards a diplomat uncle, cannabis-growing nephew, and beyond. As Meghan prepares to welcome her baby with Prince Harry, here we take a look at her family, many of whom are never far from the headlines. Doria Ragland, Meghan Markle's mother Doria Ragland, 62, was born in Los Angeles to an antique dealer father and a mother who was a nurse. She attended the Fairfax High School, where she was remembered as bright and friendly - the teenager with the "Afro" hairstyle who loved listening to Marvin Gaye and dining out at a local Mexican taco joint with friends. After school she worked as a make-up artist, which is how she met her husband, Thomas Markle Snr, a lighting director in Hollywood. The pair married in 1979 and Ms Markle was born two years later. Meghan Markle pictured as a child in Rwanda with her mother Doria Credit: TIM STEWART NEWS LIMITED The family moved into a house in The Valley, LA, to a neighbourhood that Ms Markle described as "leafy and affordable". Ms Ragland and Mr Markle divorced in 1987, but remained friends. Ms Ragland took a job as an air stewardess, meaning their daughter was frequently cared for by her father. Meghan Markle with her moother Doria, who has a masters in social work Credit: TIM STEWART NEWS LIMITED She later returned to university to obtain a masters in social work, following on from her BA in psychology. She now lives in the house she inherited from her father in 2011 in the Crenshaw area of LA. Ms Ragland and her daughter are extremely close - Ms Ragland once drove a car with the number plate MEGNME - and Ms Markle has spoken of her pride in her free-spirited mother, with her dreadlocks and nose ring. Ms Ragland travelled with her daughter to her wedding ceremony from their overnight accommodation at Cliveden House Hotel, Berkshire, to St George's Chapel. She is now preparing to welcome her first grandchild. Meghan's family tree Meghan Markle's family tree Thomas Markle, Meghan's father Born in Pennsylvania, of Dutch-Irish descent, soon-to-be-grandfather Thomas Markle Snr, 74, made his way to Hollywood where he worked as a lighting director. He worked for many years on the set of the television show 'Married With Children' and his work on long-running series General Hospital earned him nine Daytime Emmy nominations, of which he was twice named the winner. He was also reportedly chosen to oversee the lighting for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics as well as the 1986 Oscar ceremony. Prior to meeting Doria Ragland, he had been married to Roslyn Loveless, with whom he had two children - Samantha, now 52, and Thomas Jr, now 50. Mr Markle and his daughter were very close, with the young Meghan accompanying him on film sets and being cared for by him while her mother was travelling as an air stewardess. Baby Meghan Markle lies on the chest of her father Thomas Credit: TIM STEWART NEWS LIMITED Mr Markle moved to Mexico after retiring and was declared bankrupt in June 2016. The Duchess has described her father as the "most hardworking father you can imagine". He has reportedly still not met Prince Harry but gave his blessing to the Prince over the phone when asked for Meghan's hand in marriage. Mr Markle intended to travel from Mexico to the UK to meet his future son-in-law (and the rest of his royal family) before walking Ms Markle down the aisle. Meghan Markle pictured as a toddler with her father Thomas Credit: TIM STEWART NEWS LIMITED Following alleged dealings with the paparazzi to take advantage of Meghan's major moment, he said he would avoid the ceremony for fear of embarrassing his daughter. The pictures, which appeared to be staged, showed Mr Markle getting measured for what was thought to be his wedding suit, looking at pictures of his daughter and Harry while in an internet cafe, and reading a picture book about Britain while having a coffee. He then pulled out of the wedding four days before the ceremony, after falling unwell and required heart surgery. He claimed his failure to fly would also force him to cancel appointments with the Queen, Prince Philip, Prince of Wales, Duchess of Cornwall and Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Since the wedding, he has made frequent pleas through the media to speak to Meghan which he claims have been mostly ignored, bar a private letter he released to the public last month. Royal baby Sussex | Read more Meghan Markle's uncles Michael Markle Of Thomas Markle Senior's two brothers, the eldest, Michael, had a profound impact on Meghan's early life. The 80-year-old is a retired US diplomat and Air Force veteran who lives in Florida. His wife, Toni, died of cancer in 2012. During his State Department career, he reportedly worked in Ottawa, Bucharest, Berlin and Guam, and when Meghan was 20 years old, she planned to follow in his footsteps with a potential career in diplomacy. It was through Michael's connections that Meghan was able to secure a prestigious at the American embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina. After enrolling at Northwestern University in Illinois, Spanish speaker Meghan travelled to Argentina for her senior year in 2003. She completed a double major in Theatre and International Relations. "So I'm 20 years old, in Buenos Aires, in a motorcade, doing that whole thing. I thought for sure I would still have a career in politics," she told Vogue a decade later. In an interview with the Mirror in 2018, Michael spoke of his role in the process. "I knew the ambassador, and I asked him if he could help, as her application was a little on the late side," he said. As a result, he was surprised not to be invited to his niece's wedding. "I don't understand why she has been so indifferent towards me. It's uncalled for. I helped her out, and I didn't ask for anything in return. This whole invitation thing has not been played out very well. I never did anything to embarrass Meghan. It seems to me they handled the arrangements poorly." Michael has a 60-year-old daughter, Trish Gallup, who runs her own chauffeur business. Frederick Markle Meghan's other paternal uncle, Frederick, is a reclusive cleric who also lives in Florida. There, he is the leader and sole minister of the small Eastern Orthodox Catholic Church, reportedly going by the name Bishop Dismas. According to the Daily Mail, Frederick lives in a secluded woodland property and "lives like a hermit", shunning technology. He has refused to speak about his niece's marriage, as have his two sons, Nick and David, and ex-wife Theresa. Meet the Markles | Read more Meghan Markle's siblings Half-brother Thomas Markle Jr The 52-year-old window fitter lives in Grant's Pass, Oregon. He said his family was "like The Dukes of Hazzard and The Simpsons, versus the Royal family" – but has spoken fondly of his half-sister, with whom he grew up in Los Angeles. He was married for 11 years to Tracy Dooley, with whom he has two sons – Thomas and Tyler. Thomas Markle Jr has spoken fondly of Meghan Markle, his half-sister Credit: AKGS He was arrested in January 2018 for holding a gun to girlfriend Darlene Blount's head in a drunken argument. Mr Markle and Miss Blount are now engaged. Half-sister Samantha Grant Samantha Grant, 54, lives in Florida and is a wheelchair user and suffers from multiple sclerosis. She discussed the allegedly staged images of her father's on Loose Women, saying she was "entirely the culprit", convincing her father that it would be to his advantage to show himself in a positive light. "It was my suggestion that to benefit him and to benefit the Royal Family and that everyone looked good, and they depict you as you are," she said. Samantha Markle has lashed out at her half-sister, Meghan, in several interviews Credit: Splash News She also caused a stir when she announced she was writing a book entitled The Diary of Princess Pushy's Sister. Despite not having spoken to her in nine years, Ms Grant lashed out at Ms Markle in numerous interviews. She since says she was misquoted. The Dooleys Ms Markle's sister-in-law Tracy Dooley, and her sons Tyler and TJ, are among the family members who were not invited to the wedding. Ms Dooley, who was married to the former actress's half-brother, was pictured arriving at Heathrow Airport before the wedding. She has previously told ITV's Good Morning Britain she had not received an invitation to the ceremony at Windsor Castle, admitting she had not seen Ms Markle for 20 years. The Dooleys announced on Facebook they had arrived in the capital. Tyler, 27, who uploaded an image of the Imperial War Museum, as well as a photograph of the inside of a hotel room, is a cannabis farmer who considers himself a 'pioneer' in the legal production of the drug in California. He is reportedly keen to develop a new cannabis strain called 'Markle's Sparkle', in aid of his cousin's position. Meghan Markle's nephew Tyler Dooley is a Cannabis farmer who is planning a new drug called Markle's Sparkle Credit: Mega The family are keen on the burgeoning industry. TJ, 28, reportedly gives marijuana to his dog for pain relief, while Tracy frequently sells advertising space to marijuana dispensaries. On arriving in London for the wedding in May last year,, Ms Dooley posted on her Facebook page – called "Royal Wedding with the Dooley Markles" – that she hoped Ms Markle's father was "well, healthy and happy". She wrote: "Just glad to have landed safely and hoping for Tom senior to be well, healthy, & happy. I wish the same for Meghan Prince Harry, my children, friends, family and those who need our prayers and love. Peace, love and good works." In April 2018, the page, which appears to be run by Ms Dooley, shared an article headlined "Meghan Markle snubs nephew and his mum with no invite to Royal wedding." It was accompanied with the caption: "Beyond blessed to be any part of this momentous occasion. We'll be front and center at Windsor cheering Meghan and Prince Harry on." The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's life as a married couple, in pictures Trevor Engelson, Meghan's ex-husband New York-born film and television producer Trevor Engelson, 41, was married to Ms Markle for two years, until 2013. The pair married on the beach in Jamaica in 2011, tying the knot at the Jamaica Inn in Ocho Rios, in front of around 100 guests. They are believed to have been dating for seven years before they married. Meghan Markle and Trevor Engelson in 2006 Credit: Billy Farrell/Patrick McMullan/Getty Their August 2013 divorce cited irreconcilable differences, and their work schedules - he is based in Los Angeles, while she began filming legal drama Suits in Toronto the year they married. Engelson is due to marry nutritionist Tracey Kurland in just over one month- almost exactly a year after Meghan and Prince Harry's own nuptials - on May 11. During his Miami-based bachelor party in March footage emerged of friends toasting (perhaps roasting) the groom, joking: "If it wasn't for Trev I wouldn't believe that I could marry a future princess, so now I gotta...what princess is available right now, I'm coming for you girl." He is working on a show about a man whose wife runs off with a prince.
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| Donald Trump to Boeing: Fix the 737 Max and 'REBRAND the plane with a new name' Posted: 15 Apr 2019 09:10 AM PDT  President Donald Trump is giving Boeing advice after the grounding of the 737 Max 8: Fix the plane, add features and rebrand it under a different name.
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| What If Winter Lasted for Years Like It Does on 'Game of Thrones'? Posted: 15 Apr 2019 06:08 AM PDT  Winter is not coming to the northern hemisphere -- and we have our planet's tilt to thank.Earth's axis is slightly tilted as it rotates around the sun. This means that the sun's rays don't hit our planet equally: If the rays directly hit the northern hemisphere, it spells winter for the southern hemisphere, and vice versa. Because the Earth is titled, as it orbits the sun, certain latitudes of the planet receive more or less sunlight during each season. [5 Real-Life Inspirations for 'Game of Thrones' Characters]But what if the seasons -- and specifically, winter -- lasted for years on our planet like they do on "Game of Thrones"?It depends on how it happened, said Christopher Walcek, a senior research associate at the University of Alabany's Atmospheric Sciences Research Center. In other words, to answer the question, you'd need to know what caused winter to last for years.It could happen (though it wouldn't) if our planet fell into an orbit farther from the sun (nope) or stopped orbiting entirely in mid-February (this might happen… just kidding).Let's say the latter happened, and the northern hemisphere wound up permanently tilted away from the sun.In that case, in the northern hemisphere, the days would be short, the nights would long -- and you'd have a high frequency of snow storms. Because the warmer weather wouldn't roll around to melt the snow, it would begin to accumulate, Walcek told Live Science.After just a couple of years, lingering winter weather would cause major ecosystem changes, he said.Deciduous trees and plants that normally sprout in the spring wouldn't do so; this would have ramifications for the rest of the food chain. "Bears and squirrels wouldn't be able to eat and would starve, deer would similarly be culled," Walcek said.As animals adjusted to reduced sunlight and availability of energy, "populations of [every species] would be reduced to a much lower level," he said.For example, many animals spend the months of winter preserving their energy through various means as food becomes scarce.Take frogs and turtles. They survive the winter season by lowering their metabolic rate so that they don't need to eat. These animals pretty much become "behaviorally inactive" during this time, said Jon Costanzo, an adjunct professor of biology at Miami University. But "there are limits to how long they can survive without feeding," he said.If winter went on and on, frogs and turtles would deplete their energy reserves and, being unable to feed, die of starvation. Or, metabolic waste products that accumulate in the body during the winter would build up, reaching toxic levels."Frogs and turtles that live in seasonally cold places are very well-adapted to survive the winter, even a particularly long one," Costanzo told Live Science. "However, it is doubtful that they could survive a hibernation that lasts multiple years."Winter in Westeros is long, but it does usually end after a couple of years. But what if our world just got stuck on winter, and the cold lasted for millennia?That would look like an ice age, Walcek said. But even ice ages have seasons, so let's imagine a seasonless ice age.Within hundreds of thousands of years, huge ice sheets and glaciers would form over massive parts of land, and would plow over villages and valleys, the researcher said. "If you stop [the Earth's rotation] in the middle of February, here in the northern hemisphere, probably within about a thousand years you'd see huge ice sheets form over Europe and over Canada."Places like New York City would likely be on the edge of an ice sheet. There would be "huge changes to the whole food chain of every animal and plant," Walcek said. People would take more to hunting, leaving behind hopes of growing plants under packs of snow, he said.But physics won't allow this to happen so... happy spring!Editor's note: This article was corrected on April 14 to clarify that the Earth's tilt does not change as it rotates the sun. * Photos: 33 Stunning Locations Where 'Game of Thrones' Was Filmed * Move Over, 'Game of Thrones,' Here Are 9 Real-Life 'Dragons' * Winter: The Coldest SeasonOriginally published on Live Science.
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| Nancy Pelosi dismisses AOC's progressive wing of Democrats as 'like, five people' Posted: 15 Apr 2019 12:33 AM PDT  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has dismissed the influence of congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on her party, describing the socialist wing of Democrats in the House of Representatives as "like, five people".Ms Pelosi has previously rejected the rising star's policy proposals – including the Green New Deal plan to tackle climate change and the expansion of Medicare for all Americans.In a new interview, the speaker of the House insisted there was only a very small group of left-wing Democrats who subscribed to Ms Ocasio-Cortez's ideas.Asked by 60 Minutes interviewer Lesley Stahl about "AOC and her group", Ms Pelosi replied: "That's, like, five people."When Ms Stahl suggested "the progressive group is more than five," the California Democrat was careful not to give up on the broad label she applied to a large swathe of the House caucus. "Well, the progressive ... I'm a progressive," she said.The 79-year-old, who began her second speakership in January following the Democrats' victory at the midterms, maintained that her party was not divided between radicals and moderates."By and large, whatever orientation they came to Congress with, they know that we have to hold the centre," she said. "That we have to … go down the mainstream."She also addressed the idea of improving upon President Obama's Affordable Care Act by expanding Medicare, a plan supported by Ms Ocasio-Cortez, Bernie Sanders and other left-wing Democrats."Well [the] Affordable Care Act is better than Medicare, there's no question about that. The Affordable Care Act benefits are better. Medicare doesn't have a catastrophic plan. So if you want Medicare for all, you're going to have to change Medicare and let's take a look at that."> Pleased to have had a candid discussion with @jeremycorbyn today about the direction of Brexit, Northern Ireland, NATO, acting boldly on climate, protecting human rights, and the necessity of forcefully confronting anti-Semitism & Islamophobia. pic.twitter.com/xadfAaZO8d> > — Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) > > April 14, 2019Ms Pelosi met Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn on Sunday at the beginning of her trip to the UK and Republic of Ireland. She said she had a "candid" discussion with the opposition leader about Brexit and antisemitism, among other subjects.The powerful Democrat has previously made subtle criticisms about politicians who depend on social media for public support. Ms Ocasio-Cortez, incidentally, has almost four million followers on Twitter."While there are people who have a large number of Twitter followers, what's important is that we have large numbers of votes on the floor of the House," Ms Pelosi said last week.In a February interview, the speaker of the House brushed off the idea of picking up Ms Ocasio-Cortez's Green New Deal proposal."It will be one of several or maybe many suggestions that we receive," Ms Pelosi said. "The green dream, or whatever they call it – nobody knows what it is, but they're for it, right?"
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| Warren Has a Good Beginning for Ending Corporate-Tax Avoidance Posted: 15 Apr 2019 09:30 AM PDT  The first is a basic quarterly profit and loss statement that is widely disseminated to shareholders, analysts and the media. The second is the firm's annual corporate tax filing, submitted to Uncle Sam. For companies such as Apple Inc. and Amazon.com Inc., these two numbers can vary by tens of billions of dollars.
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| ‘Fox & Friends’ Worries Pete Buttigieg Might Be the Next Obama Posted: 15 Apr 2019 08:48 AM PDT  Fox & Friends is getting awfully worried about Mayor Pete Buttigieg. The Monday morning after his big 2020 announcement from South Bend, Indiana, the hosts lashed out at the mayor for "running against" President Donald Trump's "Make America Great Again" message. "There is a myth being sold to industrial and rural communities: the myth that we can stop the clock and turn it back," Buttigieg told potential voters in his speech over the weekend. It comes from people who think the only way to reach communities like ours is through resentment and nostalgia, selling an impossible promise of returning to a bygone era that was never as great as advertised to begin with." After dismissing Buttigieg as a small-town mayor who "essentially wants to be America's mayor," Steve Doocy expressed shock that he is now in the "top tier" of Democratic candidates according to polls and fundraising numbers. Brian Kilmeade noted that Buttigieg seems to be getting a lot of the attention that Beto O'Rourke "thought he would get" before saying that despite a "well-written" and "well-delivered" speech, he thinks the candidate is "missing the point" on MAGA."'Make America Great Again' is not let's go back," Kilmeade insisted. "It's looked at, we're going to give attention to blue collar workers and farmers. It doesn't mean we want to go back to a different day before there was cable television.""He speaks beautifully, he's very nuanced people need to look beyond that and actually look at the policies he supports," Jedediah Bila added. "Because everyone's saying, 'Oh, maybe he's a little more moderate.' He's actually not. He is a hard left guy. He is a Medicare for All, Paris Climate Agreement, Green New Deal guy." "He just phrases that in a way that's much more palatable, and be careful," she continued, "because I know somebody else who did that and his name was President Barack Obama. So pay attention.""But he won twice," Kilmeade warned of Obama. Read more at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here
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| See Photos of the 2020 Ford Mustang EcoBoost Performance Package Posted: 15 Apr 2019 02:59 AM PDT |
| Tornadoes kill at least three children as massive storm sweeps U.S. South Posted: 14 Apr 2019 12:59 PM PDT  A tornado touched down and spun toward Enigma, Georgia, on Sunday, after 17 twisters were reported on Saturday and Sunday across the South from Texas to Alabama. "We'll be seeing severe weather from Florida to New York, with the most unstable parts so far in Georgia," said meteorologist David Roth of the National Weather Service Weather Prediction Center. More than 100 million people from the middle of the United States to the East Coast were at risk of extreme weather, facing warnings of heavy thunderstorms and another round of tornadoes, said NWS meteorologist Bob Oravec.
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| Assange's father calls on Australia to bring him home Posted: 13 Apr 2019 10:15 PM PDT  WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's father on Sunday called on Australia to bring his son home, saying he was shocked to see his son's condition after his arrest in London last week. John Shipton -- who was secretary of the Wikileaks Party when his son tried to run for a senate seat in 2013 national elections -- reportedly visited Assange every Christmas at the Ecuadore embassy in London after he sought refuge there in 2012. "DFAT (Department of Foreign Affairs) and the prime minister should in a nuanced way do something," Shipton told Melbourne's Sunday Herald Sun.
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| JPMorgan, Barclays Join Itau in Slashing Brazil Growth Forecast Posted: 15 Apr 2019 12:46 PM PDT  "Although we continue to expect pension reform to be approved eventually later this year, we see growing risks of delays and further dilution," Barclays's economist Roberto Secemski wrote in a report on Monday.
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| April freebies: Your monthly guide to food specials, meal deals and more Posted: 15 Apr 2019 03:30 AM PDT  April brings big freebie and deal days including National Burrito Day, National Beer Day, Tax Day and National Pretzel Day.
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| Royal baby name: Britons bet on Diana, Albert for Prince Harry & Meghan Markle's firstborn Posted: 14 Apr 2019 12:19 PM PDT  If Britain's bookmakers are to be believed, it's definitely a girl - and Diana may well be one of her many names.
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| Volkswagen to premiere 7-seat electric SUV concept car in Shanghai Posted: 15 Apr 2019 05:03 AM PDT  German car manufacturer Volkswagen is to premiere I.D. Roomzz, a fully-electric 7-seat SUV concept car, at the Shanghai Motor Show in China, which opens to the general public this Thursday, April 18, 2019. Volkswagen also announced that the battery can recharge up to 80% within only 30 minutes with the fast-charge system.
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| Trump seeks mileage for tax cuts at truck company appearance Posted: 15 Apr 2019 01:59 PM PDT  BURNSVILLE, Minn. (AP) — President Donald Trump played up the benefits of his tax cuts on Monday's tax filing day in a state where he's aiming to turn a narrow defeat in the 2016 presidential race into a victory in his re-election bid next year.
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| World War II Facts: Lend-Lease Saved Countless Lives — But Probably Didn’t Win the Eastern Front Posted: 14 Apr 2019 12:00 AM PDT  Around 80 percent of the more than five million German military deaths in World War II occurred on the Eastern Front. This terrible conflict with the Red Army consumed great quantities of men and material until the Soviets decisively ended the war by capturing Berlin in May 1945.During that time, the Red Army underwent a radical transformation, having been decimated by Joseph Stalin's purges before Hitler's armies invaded on June 22, 1941, inflicting horrendous losses.But as the war progressed, the two sides effectively traded places, with the Red Army honing a mechanized "deep battle" doctrine that more closely resembled earlier German tactics — just as the German army fell into disarray as war-time casualties took their toll.All the while, the Western Allies provided enormous quantities of supplies and other aid under the Lend-Lease policy. The United States and the United Kingdom supplied more than 21 million tons of aid to the Soviet Union during the war, including thousands of tanks and warplanes.But the question of how much this aid affected the outcome of the war would become important not only for historians, but as a matter of national pride, as the Soviet Union went on to diminish Lend-Lease's role in helping turn the tide of battle. Western historians would, perhaps for similar reasons, overstate the role of the aid in Soviet success.
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| This Bath Tray Will Make You The Favorite Child This Mother's Day Posted: 15 Apr 2019 12:45 PM PDT |
| SNL Brutally Mocks ‘Princess of Arizona’ Meghan McCain Posted: 13 Apr 2019 09:33 PM PDT  NBCJust in time for the release of the new tell-all book Ladies Who Punch, Saturday Night Live went in on The View hard this week. "You're watching The View," an announcer said at the top of the sketch. "Let's get ready to rumble!" Introducing herself as Whoopi Goldberg, Leslie Jones began by saying, "I'm as surprised as you that this show is a fit for me." She went on to introduce the day's "hot topic" as President Trump's firing of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and asked Cecily Strong's Abby Huntsman for her thoughts. "You want to start with me?" a surprised Huntsman asked before struggling to balance her "human mother" and "conservative daughter" sides. "Did I talk too long, Whoopi?" she asked when she was done.But the sketch saved the most scathing portrayal for Aidy Bryant's Meghan McCain, who, as in real life, immediately started a shouting match with Kate McKinnon's Joy Behar, forcing Goldberg to intervene by squirting a water bottle at them. "Can I just say something as the princess of Arizona?" McCain asked. "There is a crisis at the border, and the border is right up in my Arizona, which was founded on sunburnt women selling turquoise jewelry, not rando Mexicans. And that's not racist because my makeup artist is gay." As Behar tried to weigh in, McCain shot back, "Can you let me talk because it's actually your job to listen to me!" "OK, stop it. We're not going to do this," Goldberg said. "This is The View. We're five best friends with nothing in common." Later, they welcomed host Emma Stone as "vixen of anti-vax" and former View co-host Jenny McCarthy. "My doctor is Google," she said. "My science is Twitter, and my religion is Donnie Wahlberg." "What the left fails to understand is that vaccinations are a personal liberty issue," McCain chimed in, launching another fight. "Can I punch you in the face?" Behar asked, removing her earrings as Goldberg spritzed her in the face once more. It was just barely crazier than the real thing. Read more at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here
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| This rice dish gets delish a with peas, feta and mint Posted: 15 Apr 2019 08:56 AM PDT  Brown rice can be difficult to cook well: All too often, it is underseasoned and turns starchy and mushy. Plus, it takes a long time to cook, so stovetop recipes run the risk of scorching on the bottom.
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| Mayor-elect Lightfoot says migrants welcome in Chicago Posted: 14 Apr 2019 06:26 PM PDT  President Trump says Chicago could serve as a sanctuary city for migrants.
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| The Corruption of the Terrorist Group List Posted: 15 Apr 2019 08:39 AM PDT  The ineffectiveness of the Trump administration's latest move in its anti-Iran campaign—its designation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO)—are readily apparent and have been ably analyzed by other commentators. The designation does not put any additional economic pressure on an already heavily sanctioned Iran and, among other drawbacks, only makes it harder for Iranian critics of the IRGC to speak up lest they be seen as stooges of the United States.The Trump administration is running out of ways to demonstrate its unremitting hostility toward Iran. As it strives to contrive new ways, it compromises and undermines other U.S. interests and objectives. The latest move undermines the objective of counterterrorism by placing, for the first time ever, a governmental entity on a list that never was designed for that purpose.
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| GLOBAL MARKETS-Bank results impede Wall St; oil falls as Russia mulls more production Posted: 15 Apr 2019 11:51 AM PDT ![GLOBAL MARKETS-Bank results impede Wall St; oil falls as Russia mulls more production]( "GLOBAL MARKETS-Bank results impede Wall St; oil falls as Russia mulls more production") World stocks reversed earlier gains on Monday as underwhelming quarterly results from U.S. banks weighed on Wall Street, while oil prices fell as Russia mulled boosting production. The U.S. benchmark S&P 500 stock index dipped after Goldman Sachs Group and Citigroup Inc both reported quarterly revenue below consensus estimates, though the index pared losses in afternoon trading. MSCI's gauge of global equities, which has risen more than 14% this year, dipped 0.03% on Wall Street's negative turn.
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| From Toyota Highlander to Lincoln Corsair, 9 cars to watch at New York auto show Posted: 14 Apr 2019 10:09 AM PDT  Lincoln Corsair, Toyota Highlander, Hyundai Sonata among new cars at New York s
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| Rockets kill 11 in Syria's Aleppo: state media Posted: 14 Apr 2019 11:33 AM PDT  Rockets fired by jihadists on Sunday killed at least 11 people in the Syrian city of Aleppo held by President Bashar al-Assad's regime, state news agency SANA reported. Aleppo sits in the north of the country next to Idlib, a province dominated by Syria's former Al-Qaeda affiliate, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). Since the regime regained control of Aleppo at the end of 2016, the city has been targeted intermittently by jihadists and rebel fighters.
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| Today’s best deals: $10 Philips Hue bulbs, $8 wireless charging pad, Fire TV stick, SanDisk sale, more Posted: 15 Apr 2019 06:30 AM PDT  Happy Tax Day! Okay fine, so it's not a very happy day, but at least you've got a refund coming, and you can put those funds to good use with some truly fantastic daily deals that we've rounded up. Highlights include all-time low pricing of just $10 each when you by a 4-pack of Philips Hue white LED bulbs, a fast wireless charging pad for iPhones and Androids for just $7.64 when you clip the 10% coupon, Bluetooth tracker tags like Tiles for just $5 a piece, $10 off the Fire TV Stick and Fire TV Stick 4K, $30 off the most popular 6-quart Instant Pot model, $40 off the most popular 8-quart Instant Pot model, killer prices on a bunch of different SanDisk digital storage products like a SanDisk 128GB Extreme microSD UHS-I Card for only $22 and a SanDisk 64GB Cruzer Force Flash Drive for $9.99, and plenty more. Check out all of today's top deals below.
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| Best Tech Deals in April 2019 Posted: 15 Apr 2019 10:12 AM PDT  Amazon Deals | Walmart Deals | Apple Deals | TV Deals | Gaming Deals | Laptop Deals | iPhone Deals Spring Black Friday 2019 remains in full swing this week, so bargain hunters can score solid discounts on everything from laptops to game consoles. Amazon for instance will give you a free Echo Dot 3rd Gen smart speaker when you purchase any of its propriety Ring Security Cams. For a limited time, you can get the Ring Floodlight Cam w/ Echo Dot (3rd Gen) for $199. The floodlight camera alone is priced at $249 whereas the third generation Dot normally sells for $49.99, so that's $100 in savings. We reviewed the Ring Floodlight Cam and loved its wide field of view and motion zone customization. Although saving videos requires a subscription plan, we gave the Ring Floodlight Cam a 4.5 out of 5 rating and named it Editor's Choice. With powerful lights, a sharp camera and a useful companion app, it's the best system for securing and illuminating your yard. Whether you're upgrading to a 4K Smart TV or purchasing your first smart device, here are the best tech deals in April. Amazon Hardware DealsAmazon is currently offering many of its branded devices at discounted pricing. * Fire TV Stick w/ Alexa Voice Remote for $29.99 ($10 off) [NEW] * Ring Video Doorbell 2 w/ Echo Dot (3rd Gen) for $169 ($80 off) [NEW] * Ring Video Doorbell Pro w/ Echo Dot (3rd Gen) for $199 ($100 off) [NEW] * Echo Input Device for $19.99 ($15 off) * Echo 2nd Generation for $79.98 ($20 off) * Echo 2nd Generation w/ Smart Plug for $94.98 ($30 off) * Echo Plus 2nd Gen w/ Hue Bulb for $149.99 ($15 off) * Echo Show (2nd Gen) w/ Free Smart Bulb for $189.99 ($55 off) * Fire HD 7 Kids Edition 7-inch Tablet for $69.99 ($30 off) * Fire HD 8 Kids Edition 8-inch Tablet for $99.99 ($30 off) * Fire HD 10 Kids Edition 10-inch Tablet for $159.99 ($40 off) * All-new Kindle Essentials Bundle for $125 ($45 off) * All-new Kindle Paperwhite Essentials Bundle for $169.97 ($20 off) * All-New Fire HD 8 Tablet w/ Show Mode Dock for $109.98 ($10 off) * Echo Dot 3rd Gen for $39.99 ($10 off) * Echo Dot 3rd Gen w/ 2-Bulb Smart Light Starter Kit for $89.99 ($110 off) * Echo Dot Kids Edition + Fire HD 8 Kids Edition for $149.98 ($50 off) * Echo Dot Kids Edition + Fire 7 Kids Edition for $129.98 ($40 off) * 20 Percent off AmazonBasics Computer Accessories Top Tech Deals Right Now * SanDisk 1TB Extreme Portable SSD for $142.99 ($207 off) [NEW] * SanDisk 480GB Extreme 500 Portable SSD for $78.99 ($171 off) [NEW] * LG 27-inch FHD IPS Gaming Monitor for $129.99 ($99 off via coupon,"SYNC") * WD My Book 6TB External Hard Drive for $99.99 ($70 off via coupon, "EMCTYUV49") * Apple iPad 9.7-inch (Wi-Fi, 32GB) for $249.99 ($80 off) * Apple AirPods Earbuds (1st Gen) for $147 ($12 off) * Google Wi-Fi System (3-Pack) for $244.99 ($54 off) * Sony WH1000XM3 Wireless Headphones (Renewed) for $259.99 ($90 off) * Nintendo Switch Pro Controller for $56.99 ($13 off) * Bose Solo 5 TV Sound System for $199 ($50 off) * Bose SoundTouch 300 Soundbar for $499 ($200 off) TV Deals * Samsung 65-inch QLED Smart 4K UHD TV for $1,099 ($1,100 off via coupon, "BD1DAY") * LG 65-inch 4K UHD Smart TV w/ HDR for $599.99 ($200 off) * TCL 65-inch 4K UHD Roku Smart TV for $499.99 ($300 off) * TCL 55-inch 4K UHD Roku Smart TV for $419.99 ($279 off) * Vizio 50-inch 4K UHD Smart TV w/ HDR for $298 ($200 off) * Sharp 65-inch 4K Smart TV for $549.99 ($250 off) Tech Under $50 * Fire TV Stick w/ Alexa Voice Remote for $29.99 ($10 off) [NEW] * SanDisk 128GB Extreme microSD Card for $22 ($47 off, ends 4/16) [NEW] * SanDisk Ultra Flair 16GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive for $7 ($8 off, ends 4/16) [NEW] * SanDisk Cruzer 64GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive for $8.99 ($31 off, ends 4/16) [NEW] * Netgear WiFi Range Extender for $24.99 ($22 off) * AmazonBasics High-Speed HDMI Cable (2-Pack) for $4 ($5 off) * AmazonBasics LED Gaming Mouse Pad for $23 ($12 off) * AmazonBasics Lightning to USB A Cable for $6 ($2 off) * BrexLink Braided USB Type-C Cable (2-Pack) for $9.99 ($20 off) Smartwatch Deals * Apple Watch Series 3 (GPS, 38mm) for $199 ($80 off) * Apple Watch Series 3 (GPS, 42mm) for $229 ($80 off) * Fitbit Ionic GPS Smartwatch for $223 ($47 off) * Amazfit Bip Smartwatch for $69.99 ($30 off) * Samsung Gear S2 Smartwatch for $129.99 ($120 off) * Garmin Approach X40 Activity Tracker for $173 ($77 off) * Sony Version 1 Smartwatch for $69.50 ($80 off) * Garmin Vivofit 3 Activity Tracker for $58 ($45 off) Phones * iPhone X 64GB Unlocked for $699.99 ($200 off) * Samsung Galaxy S10e w/ Gear Fit 2 Pro Smartwatch for $699.99 ($50 off) * Samsung Galaxy S10 w/ Gear Sport Smartwatch for $849.99 ($50 off) * Samsung Galaxy S10+ w/ Gear Sport Smartwatch for $949.99 ($50 off) * Samsung Galaxy S9 Unlocked for $479.99 ($240 off) * Apple iPhone SE Unlocked for $249 ($100 off) * Razer Phone 2 Unlocked for $499.99 ($300 off) * Up to $375 Best Buy Gift Card with iPhone trade-in Cameras * Ring Spotlight Wireless Cam w/ Echo Dot (3rd Gen) for $169 ($80 off) [NEW] * Ring Spotlight Wired Cam Wired w/ Echo Dot (3rd Gen) for $169 ($80 off) [NEW] * Ring Stick-Up Wireless Cam w/ Echo Dot (3rd Gen) for $150 ($80 off) [NEW] * Ring Stick-Up Wired Cam w/ Echo Dot (3rd Gen) for $150 (80 off) [NEW] * Ring Alarm 5-Piece Kit w/ Echo Dot (3rd Gen) for $169 ($80 off) [NEW] * Ring Floodlight Cam w/ Echo Dot (3rd Gen) for $199 ($100 off) [NEW] * Fujifilm X-T20 Mirrorless Digital Camera for $689 ($311 off) * Panasonic Lumix FZ80 4K Digital Camera for $298 ($101 off) * Canon PowerShot SX530 Digital Camera for $249 ($130 off) * Fujifilm Instax Mini 9 Camera for $49.99 ($20 off) Games and Consoles * Kingdom Hearts 3 for PS4 for $37 ($23 off) * Kingdom Heart 3 for Xbox One for $40 ($20 off) * Nintendo Switch Build Your Own Bundle for $329.99 ($61 off) * Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for Nintendo Switch for $50 ($10 off) * Red Dead Redemption 2 for PS4 for $39 ($21 off) also at Amazon * Xbox One X 1TB PUBG Bundle for $335 ($165 off) * MS Xbox One S 1TB Forza Horizon 4 Bundle for $215 ($85 off) * Up to $40 off Xbox One Games at Microsoft * Far Cry New Dawn for Xbox One for $19.99 ($20 off) * Call of Duty: Black Ops for PS4 for $30 ($30 off) * Marvel's Spider-Man for PS4 for $31 ($29 off)
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