| GoFundMe Vows To Give Homeless Vet $400,000 He's Owed From Campaign Posted: 06 Sep 2018 09:34 PM PDT  Johnny Bobbitt, the homeless veteran who used his last $20 to help a stranded
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| Passengers fall ill on two flights from Europe to Philadelphia Posted: 06 Sep 2018 06:12 PM PDT  All 250 people on separate American Airlines flights from Munich and Paris were "held for a medical review" as a precaution, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was notified, Philadelphia International Airport spokeswoman Diane Gerace said. Flight 717 from Munich and Flight 755 from Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris both arrived in Philadelphia on Thursday afternoon, she said.
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| OK, everybody: Stop pot-shaming Elon Musk Posted: 07 Sep 2018 01:27 PM PDT  Last night, a man took a relaxing hit off a joint. Or, to put it another way for readers in California, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Alaska, Nevada, Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont, and the District of Columbia: It was a Thursday. The man happened to be Elon Musk, founder of Tesla and SpaceX. The joint — technically a spliff or blunt, as it was marijuana mixed with tobacco — happened to be proffered by comedian and wrestling commentator Joe Rogan, who was streaming his show live from the state of California. "It's legal, right?" asked Musk as he took Rogan up on his offer. SEE ALSO: Elon Musks opens up about the toll Tesla takes on him Indeed it is. And for those of us in those states where marijuana is acceptable and available to adults in a dispensary near you, it was about as notable as the whiskey he also swigged on the show. Indeed, it seemed one of the more normal things Musk has done lately. Accusing a member of the team that rescued schoolboys stuck in a cave in Thailand of being a pedophile? Shocking and shameful. Promising funding to buy back Tesla shares and take the company private, then rescinding the promise? A real headscratcher, one that is reportedly under SEC investigation. Hitting a spliff once? Meh. If anything, given his stressful role and his hair-trigger tendency to send ill-advised tweets, Musk could probably do with hitting it again. It's certainly preferable to the brain-addling Ambien that may be fueling his recent controversial public statements, according to Tesla board members. It's pot. So what? Musk on Joe Rogan's podcast.Image: joe rogan, youtubeBut even in 2018, with legalization sweeping across America and much of the country aware of scientific reports showing the cannabis plant to be safer than alcohol, it seems we still have to contend with the alarmist legacy of reefer madness. The New York Times, which has a history of misleading marijuana stories, clutched its pearls and called Musk's smoke a "stunt." CNN, based in a state that can't even get its act together on medical marijuana despite overwhelming public support, breathlessly suggested Musk would have to apologize. CNBC speculated that he was breaking Tesla policy (he wasn't; as Musk later told the Guardian, Tesla workers are allowed THC in their blood stream in drug tests.) Fox Business even snitched on Musk to the U.S. Air Force, and the USAF had to deny that it had launched any sort of investigation. Meanwhile Wall Street drove Tesla shares down more than 9% in early trading, much of the damage no doubt done by the street's famously cocaine-fueled investors. Marijuana possession arrests may be in decline (and given the clearly racist nature of those arrests, it's about time). But pot-shaming, apparently, is still a thing. this whole elon thing reminds me how much of a big deal weed still is to people outside of california — ಠ_ಠ (@MikeIsaac) September 7, 2018 It wasn't as if Musk was promoting weed-smoking. ( Vice complained that he'd made the recreational activity less cool just by doing it on camera.) "I'm not a regular smoker," he said. "I don't think it's very good for productivity." This is far from a universal experience, as legendary creatives like the Beatles and Bob Dylan, who may have done their best work while high, will tell you. Still, Musk did his duty by East Coast polite society. He was a paragon of moderation. If the Grimes-Azealia Banks text conversations released last month are to be believed — Banks has since apologized for airing dirty laundry, but hasn't refuted the content — Grimes' boyfriend is still mostly in what blogger Andrew Sullivan dubbed "the cannabis closet." Musk dismisses the fact that he pegged his buyback price for Tesla shares at $420 — a number that has long been code for weed-smoking — as a mere coincidence. Given this two-tiered public reaction to a single toke, is it any wonder Musk would want to spend most of his time in that closet? There's nothing wrong with Elon Musk smoking weed on TV.What's wrong here is that hundreds of thousands of black man are currently rotting in jail for far less. — Mikel Jollett (@Mikel_Jollett) September 7, 2018 It's hard to explain to some people in non-legal states, or some (but not all) people over a certain age, just how small a deal weed really is. The lies told by the government during the War on Drugs seeped deep into our collective consciousness. No matter how many times the gateway drug theory is refuted by research, there is a vested interest in believing it. Many poppers of pills and swiggers of cocktails do not want to credit the possibility that their relaxation methods are really the dangerous ones — even as a recent, vast study of studies revealed the inconvenient truth that alcohol consumption is unsafe at any level. But given the pace of change, not just across America, but across the world, in the 21 countries that have now at least partly legalized cannabis, it may soon be hard to explain why what Musk did on camera last night was ever considered news. Toke on, Elon. WATCH: This anti-smoking giant is taking on Juul
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| Surveillance video shows moment missing teen returns home: Part 6 Posted: 07 Sep 2018 05:29 PM PDT  Abby Hernandez wants everyone to know that her painful past will not define her: "Just don't lose hope."
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| Police trying to determine why gunman opened fire downtown Posted: 06 Sep 2018 08:46 PM PDT  CINCINNATI (AP) — Police say they're trying to learn why a gunman carrying a large amount of ammunition began shooting in a downtown Cincinnati high-rise building, killing three people and wounding two others before four officers all opened fire on him.
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| Syria's Idlib under 'violent' air strikes after Tehran failure Posted: 08 Sep 2018 01:01 PM PDT  Al Munţār (Syria) (AFP) - Syria's last major rebel bastion Idlib was Saturday targeted by the "most violent" Russian air strikes in a month, a monitor said, after the failure of a three-way summit on the Syrian conflict. The renewed strikes came a day after the leaders of rebel backer Turkey and regime allies Russia and Iran failed at the summit in Tehran to agree on how to stave off a threatened offensive on the northwestern province of Idlib. Aid organisations have warned that any military campaign to retake the region of nearly three million people on the Turkish border could spark one of the worst humanitarian disasters in Syria's seven-year war.
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| Chevrolet's Colorado ZR2 Bison Is Ready to Take on the Ford Ranger Raptor Posted: 07 Sep 2018 07:25 AM PDT  Rock-resistant upgrades for Chevy's butch midsize pickup.
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| Tucker Carlson Has No Idea How Diversity Strengthens America Posted: 07 Sep 2018 10:00 PM PDT  Fox News host Tucker Carlson sees absolutely no benefit to diversity.
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| The House Frank Lloyd Wright Designed for His Son Is For Sale Posted: 07 Sep 2018 11:10 AM PDT |
| 'We're supposed to stand up to bullies': Obama delivers stinging rebuke of Trump presidency Posted: 07 Sep 2018 10:46 AM PDT  Former President Barack Obama on Friday delivered his sharpest rebuke of President Trump since leaving office.
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| Serbia's Vucic says long road ahead in talks with Kosovo Posted: 08 Sep 2018 10:00 AM PDT  Expectations of an agreement that would involve a land swap, a proposal floated by both Belgrade and Pristina, dimmed after a face-to-face meeting between Vucic and his Kosovo counterpart, Hashim Thaci, was abruptly canceled on Friday. "I will do my best (to reach the agreement), but it is a long road full of thorns and problems ahead," Vucic told reporters during a visit to the Gazivoda Lake dam, control of which is a hot topic between Belgrade and Pristina. Part of the artificial Gazivoda Lake -- key for supplying water to some Kosovo municipalities including parts of Pristina -- is located in Serbia, where the source of its water lies.
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| Japan resilient, but climate change making disasters worse: experts Posted: 07 Sep 2018 02:40 AM PDT  Record typhoons, biblical floods, heatwaves, landslides and earthquakes: this summer, Japan really has seen it all and images of the destruction caused have been beamed around the world. More than 220 died in floods in July mainly because "less than one percent of people affected by local evacuation recommendations actually went to the shelters, thinking that there would not be a problem," notes Jean-Francois Heimburger, an expert on natural disasters in the country. Unlike in other countries, even the highest levels of evacuation orders in Japan are not compulsory and the vast majority of people ignore them.
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| Chile prosecutors question bishop in clerical abuse scandal Posted: 06 Sep 2018 09:08 PM PDT  SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Prosecutors questioned Roman Catholic bishop emeritus Juan Barros as part of an investigation into sex abuse allegations against a former Chilean military chaplain.
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| For Susan Collins, A Vote For Kavanaugh Would Be Political Suicide Posted: 07 Sep 2018 08:47 AM PDT  Throughout her more than two decades in the Senate, Sen. Susan Collins
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| 18-Year-Old Plunges to His Death While Taking Selfie at Yosemite National Park Posted: 07 Sep 2018 06:25 AM PDT  Officials ruled his death an accident.
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| China's J-20 Stealth Fighter Has a Fatal Flaw (That Might Soon Be Fixed) Posted: 08 Sep 2018 04:00 AM PDT  Those pesky engines.
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| Trump Says He 'Fell Asleep' During Obama's Critical Speech Posted: 07 Sep 2018 11:31 AM PDT  President Donald Trump said he tried to watch former President Barack Obama's
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| Dallas Police Officer to be Charged with Manslaughter After Shooting Man in His Own Apartment Posted: 07 Sep 2018 04:01 PM PDT  Police said they are unsure of the interaction between the two but at some point she fired her weapon and struck Jean. The officer called 911 and Jean was transported to a local hospital where he died, police said.
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| The 88 Most Delish S'mores Ideas Posted: 07 Sep 2018 02:39 PM PDT |
| Nike year-over-year online sales climb amid Colin Kaepernick campaign, report finds Posted: 08 Sep 2018 01:09 PM PDT  Nike's online sales climbed 31 percent following Labor Day compared to 17 percent over the same period last year, a new report found.
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| Japan quake toll up to 20 as rescuers dig through landslides Posted: 07 Sep 2018 06:49 PM PDT  ATSUMA, Japan (AP) — The toll from an earthquake that rocked Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido rose to 20 on Friday, and 19 others remained unaccounted for in one small town after an entire mountainside collapsed on their homes.
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| Is Meghan Markle Pregnant? 'Date Night' Photo Has the Internet Buzzing About a Royal Baby Posted: 07 Sep 2018 12:12 PM PDT  The former "Suits" star was wearing a blue dress with ruffles around the midsection.
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| New York Times Beefs Up Security Amid Anonymous Op-Ed Controversy Posted: 07 Sep 2018 08:44 PM PDT  The New York Times has beefed up its security in light of the controversial
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| Britain's Brexit trade deal with Beijing put at risk by South China Sea 'provocation', state media warns Posted: 06 Sep 2018 10:30 PM PDT  China yesterday warned the UK it had jeopardised post-Brexit relations by sailing a British warship close to islands in the South China Sea claimed by Beijing last week. Britain has been working to boost trade with the world's second-largest economy as Brexit looms, talking up a "golden era" in ties. The two nations agreed last month to look at the possibility of a post-Brexit free trade deal that, if struck, would be a key achievement for Prime Minister Theresa May. "What the British side did is wrong," said Chinese Foreign MInistry spokeswoman Hua Chunying in a daily press briefing. "It will have a negative impact on the development of China-UK relations." Chinese state media specifically cautioned that a post-Brexit trade deal was at stake. "China and the UK had agreed to actively explore the possibility of discussing a free trade agreement after Brexit, but any act that harms China's core interests will only put a spanner in the works," said an English-language editorial in state-run newspaper China Daily. "But by trying to revive the 'special relationship' in this way now it is no longer the gateway to continental Europe, the UK risks losing more than it can gain," said the editorial. British Secretary of State for International Trade Liam Fox, left, meets Chinese Vice Premier Hu Chunhua at the Zhongnanhai Leadership Compound in Beijing last month Credit: Reuters Warship HMS Albion, a 22,000 ton amphibious warship carrying a contingent of Royal Marines passed by the Paracel Islands on Aug. 31, where it was confronted by the Chinese military. The Albion was on its way to Ho Chi Minh City where it docked Monday after a deployment in and around Japan. The Paracels have long been disputed and were the site of a major naval battle in the 1970s between China and Vietnam, after which Beijing claimed sovereignty. The group of more than 30 islands in the South China Sea are now occupied entirely by China though Beijing's claims remain contested by Vietnam and Taiwan. China has laid claim to other groups of disputed islands in the South China Sea, where roughly $3 trillion in trade pass through each year. Q&A | South China Sea dispute Britain's decision to send a warship into contested waters was a move to "curry favor with the United States," said the China Daily editorial. The move "obviously runs counter to the consensus and spirit put forth by the leaders of our two countries that we are willing to join hands to build a 'golden era' of China-UK ties," Hua said. Adding to the tension, China's Foreign Ministry also said it was "ridiculous for the UK to pose as a 'supervisor'" and that Britain should stop interfering in Hong Kong, a former British colony. podcast promotion - brexit The comments came after the UK issued issued its latest biannual report on the special administrative region. In it, Jeremy Hunt, Foreign Secretary, noted the "growing concern about the extent of freedom of speech in Hong Kong, particularly in the context of discussion of independence", while also stating that Britain does not think independence is a realistic or desirable option. China said the issue of independence had nothing to do with freedom of speech and was a serious violation of China's constitution and Hong Kong law. "It fundamentally is not within the scope of freedom of expression," the ministry said. "The central government has zero tolerance for 'Hong Kong independence' and will never indulge it." podcast promotion - brexit
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| Alibaba's Jack Ma to unveil succession plan next week, remain chairman Posted: 08 Sep 2018 07:47 AM PDT ![Alibaba's Jack Ma to unveil succession plan next week, remain chairman]( "Alibaba's Jack Ma to unveil succession plan next week, remain chairman") Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's billionaire co-founder Jack Ma will announce a succession plan on Monday to hand the reins of his sprawling empire to a new generation of leaders but will remain executive chairman for the time being. Ma will announce the plan on his 54th birthday and the handover strategy will stretch over a significant period of time, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) newspaper reported citing a company spokesman. Alibaba declined to comment but pointed towards the SCMP story when asked about Ma's plans.
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| Correction: Shootings-Cincinnati story Posted: 08 Sep 2018 10:35 AM PDT  CINCINNATI (AP) — In a story Sept. 7 about shootings in Cincinnati, The Associated Press misspelled the name of one of the victims based on previous information released by a coroner. It is Prudhvi Kandepi, not Pruthvi.
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| Japan toll rises to 35 after powerful quake Posted: 08 Sep 2018 02:38 AM PDT  The death toll from a powerful quake that triggered landslides in northern Japan rose to 35 Saturday, as tens of thousands of rescue workers raked through the mud for survivors. The majority of the dead are from the small rural town of Atsuma, where a cluster of dwellings were wrecked when a hillside collapsed from the force of the 6.6-magnitude quake, causing deep brown scars in the landscape. "We never had landslides here," said Akira Matsushita who lost his brother in Atsuma.
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| Technological Advice for Older Job Seekers Posted: 07 Sep 2018 08:38 AM PDT ![Technological Advice for Older Job Seekers]( "Technological Advice for Older Job Seekers") Since one of the more common justifications for age discrimination in hiring is the assumption that older workers are unskilled at using common technology, experienced job seekers must pay careful attention to their technological footprint and personal brand. With Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn and Snapchat in the present and older but still active platforms like Tumblr and MySpace still online, it is easy to overlook an older but eternal presence. Job seekers must regularly Google themselves to ensure that inappropriate images or comments cannot be attributed to them.
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| Tweeters Stir Over Donald Trump's Claim He 'Fell Asleep' To Barack Obama's Speech Posted: 08 Sep 2018 01:54 AM PDT  People online mocked President Donald Trump after he joked about falling
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| A Trillion Dollars Saved: What Would the Air Force Look Like with No F-35? Posted: 07 Sep 2018 01:28 PM PDT  Think about how much more could have been accomplished with just a part of that cash.
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| Ford teases 2020 Mach 1 Posted: 07 Sep 2018 03:25 AM PDT  Ford Team Edison, which is responsible for the Blue Oval's new electric vehicle development, has finally issued a teaser of the Mach 1 performance electric crossover. It doesn't show a great deal of what to expect from the company's first electric SUV, but it's a lot more than we've been getting so far as pretty much all we've had to date is a logo and a prototype wearing a Ford Escape body. It's now around eight months since Ford announced it was working on the 2020 Mach 1 which was to be the company's first all-electric SUV, and not a lot more has been said of it since.
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| Verizon's media and advertising head Tim Armstrong to leave: WSJ Posted: 07 Sep 2018 11:23 AM PDT  Armstrong came to Verizon in 2015 following its takeover of AOL and headed Oath, which was created last year after the No.1 U.S. telecom company acquired the core business of Yahoo and merged it with AOL. Oath owns more than 50 brands, including HuffPost, TechCrunch and Tumblr, but has failed to make an impact in the space occupied by Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google.
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| NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week Posted: 07 Sep 2018 02:40 PM PDT  A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue headlines of the week. None of these stories is legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked these out. Here are the real facts:
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| Tesla's top accountant exits after a month on the job Posted: 07 Sep 2018 06:32 AM PDT  Tesla's top accountant announced Friday he was stepping down after a month on the job, citing the electric car company's frenetic pace. News of chief accounting officer Dave Morton's departure added to the sense of uncertainty surrounding the company, sending Tesla shares lower in pre-market trading and following a bizarre interview late Thursday in which chief executive Elon Musk was seen smoking marijuana. Morton's departure roiled the company which has been under heightened scrutiny since Musk's chaotic announcement on August 7 on Twitter that he was considering taking Tesla private, a plan that was reversed two weeks later.
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| Chris Watts Case: Shanann Watts' Brother Details Family Heartache as He Thanks Well-Wishers Posted: 07 Sep 2018 09:18 AM PDT  Frankie Rzucek shared a heartfelt message of thanks for those who have supported his family.
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| Russia, Turkey, Iran fail to agree on ceasefire for Syria's Idlib Posted: 07 Sep 2018 02:49 PM PDT  Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan, Russia's Vladimir Putin and Iran's Hassan Rouhani, meeting in Tehran for a summit of key foreign players in Syria's war, agreed in a final statement that there could be no military solution to the conflict and it could only end through a negotiated political process. The Turkish leader said he feared a massacre and Turkey could not accommodate any more refugees flooding over its border.
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| 3 hospitalized after overdosing at Glendale home; fentanyl discovered at scene Posted: 07 Sep 2018 10:22 AM PDT  Three men were hospitalized after they overdosed at a home in Glendale. Fentanyl was discovered at the scene.
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| The 93 Most Delish Brownies Posted: 07 Sep 2018 03:54 PM PDT |
| Trump Calls On Jeff Sessions To Investigate New York Times Op-Ed Posted: 07 Sep 2018 11:04 AM PDT  President Donald Trump called on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to investigate
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| Brazilian candidate in serious condition after stabbing Posted: 06 Sep 2018 06:19 PM PDT  Jair Bolsonaro, whose heated rhetoric has electrified some voters and angered others, was stabbed at a campaign event.
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| Classics for sale: Audi TT quattro Sport Posted: 08 Sep 2018 05:00 AM PDT  A brilliant car with an unusual reputation, the Audi TT was one of the sportscars of the 2000s. And there's one in our classifieds for a bargain price
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