| U.S. eyes Taiwan risk as China's military capabilities grow Posted: 15 Jan 2019 09:26 PM PST  The senior U.S. defense intelligence official, who spoke to reporters on condition of anonymity, did not predict that China's military, known as the People's Liberation Army (PLA), would take such a step but said such a possibility was the top worry as China expands and modernizes its military capabilities. "The biggest concern is that ... they are getting to a point where the PLA leadership may actually tell Xi Jinping that they are confident in their capabilities," the official said, referring to China's president. Pressed on whether the official was referring to Chinese confidence in its capabilities to be able to successfully win a battle with Taiwan, the official said, "Well, specifically that would be the most concerning to me." Taiwan is only one of a growing number of flashpoints in the U.S.-China relationship, including a trade war between the countries, U.S. sanctions on the Chinese military, and China's increasingly muscular military posture in the South China Sea.
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| Kenya attack: At least six killed in Nairobi hotel complex terror siege Posted: 15 Jan 2019 08:29 PM PST  Islamist terrorists detonated explosives and fired automatic weapons as they mounted a deadly attack on a hotel and business complex frequented by Westerners in Nairobi on Tuesday. Six people have been confirmed killed in the attack, while a Kenyan police officer told reporters 15 bodies had been taken to the mortuary. A mortuary worker added that identification papers indicated that 11 were Kenyan, one was American and one was British, while the other two did not have documents on them. Nationalities of the dead remain unconfirmed. Hundreds more remained trapped inside buildings 16 hours after the attack began. Local security forces freed scores of civilians as they fought their way into the grounds of 14 Riverside, a compound housing a hotel, restaurant, bars and office blocks in the city's Westlands district. But the reported six gunmen were still in control of parts of the five-star Dusit Hotel, part of a Thai-owned international chain that appeared to be the chief target of the attackers. The Somali militant group al-Shabaab, which has longstanding ties to al-Qaeda, claimed credit for the attack, revisiting the city in which they killed 67 people during an attack on the Westgate shopping mall in 2013. Cars are seen on fire at the scene of explosions and gunshots in Nairobi Credit: REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya Just as at Westgate, barely a mile way, this was a carefully chosen target designed to bring terror to one of the prosperous parts of an increasingly prosperous city and target Westerners and rich Kenyans alike. Several multinational firms, from America's Colgate Palmolive to the German chemical giant BASF housed their local headquarters at 14 Riverside. Several British firms were also based there, the consultancy groups Control Risks and Adam Smith International among them. From the outset it was clear that this was a highly sophisticated attack. A suicide bomber blew himself up close to the entrance as two vehicles carrying the attackers breached a security barrier, regarded as one of the most efficient in Nairobi, at the entrance to the complex. Some of the attackers, lobbing grenades and firing automatic rifles, reportedly killed several people at the Secret Garden restaurant, a spot popular for business meetings close to the restaurant, before continuing on to the Dusit hotel. "There was a big bang and then a lot of gunfire, up to 100 shots or more," said Philip Coulson, a lawyer working in a nearby office block. "Later, I saw people fleeing and others being carried out with looks of pain or anguish on their face." Terrified office workers in the complex's five blocks, said to house more than 1,000 employees, hid under desks and barricaded doors. Others, caught in the open, ran frantically for cover. "Run, run!" one man shouted from behind a low wall as colleagues stumbled on lawns and crawled along the ground in a desperate bid for safety as shots rang out. "Down! Down!" Extremists launched a deadly attack on a luxury hotel in Kenya's capital Credit: AP Photo/Brian Inganga Kenya's security forces earned an ignominious reputation during the Westgate attack, after army units were accused of opening fire on their police colleagues, killing the officer in charge and then embarking on a looting spree. But this time, the initial response appeared more professional and coordinated. Army and police units, assisted by emergency crews, were quick to seal off the perimeter and rescue people from the office blocks, at least some of which appeared to be ignored by the attackers. Many were rescued within hours, fleeing under armed guard with their hands in the air before streaming in their scores across a footbridge to the safety of a nearby university campus. Everywhere signs of extreme emotion were visible. Shaking and often weeping, some survivors — mostly Kenyan, but some Westerners too — embraced anxious relatives waiting outside the police cordon. Others sank to the ground and gave thanks to God. Security forces at the scene in Nairobi Credit: AP Photo/Ben Curtis "After the first blast, after we saw the restaurant had been blown up, we ran and hid under tables," said Elizabeth Maina, an employee at AC Nielsen, an American global research firm housed in the Belgravia building close to the entrance. "There was shooting everywhere. We called and sent messages to the police. After an hour, we saw men in uniforms and plain clothes enter the room. They shouted 'police, police' and led us out." Workers in office blocks, with plenty of hiding places and lockable doors, were always more likely to survive. Those in the hotel, whose foyer opens out onto a restaurant, bar and swimming pool, would have had much less of a chance — as their attackers surely knew. Just how high the death toll could be is unlikely to become clear until the attack is over, although witnesses said they saw at least five bodies and reported body parts strewn on the ground outside the hotel. "There was no time to count the dead but it is true that there are people who have died," said one police officer involved in the operation. A woman is reunited with her family after her evacuation from DusitD2 compound Credit: YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images Kenya has long been in al-Shabaab's sights, even before it sent troops across the border into Somalia in 2011 in an attempt to root out the militants behind the abductions of Western tourists on the Kenyan coast, Britons among them. In 1998, an al Qaeda attack, which involved a number of Somalis, on the American embassy in Nairobi killed more than 200 people. The number of attacks soared after 2011. Westgate aside, 147 students were killed in an attack on a university in the northern town in Garissa in 2015 while scores more had previously died when suspected al Shabaab militants struck at villages on the northern Kenyan coast. Improved intelligence, aided by tactical and training support from Britain, has seen a halt to large-scale attacks since 2015, although often deadly ambushes on Kenyan forces near the Somali border remain frequent. Despite mounting domestic opposition and al-Shabaab attacks on their bases, Kenyan forces remain in Somalia. The attack on 14 Riverside came on the third anniversary of an al-Shabaab attack on a Kenyan military base in the Somali town of El Adde. Kenya has refused to release details of the death toll, but analysts say they believe more than 140 Kenyan soldiers were killed.
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| Tulsi Gabbard apologizes, again, for past antigay views Posted: 17 Jan 2019 11:53 AM PST  A week after announcing her presidential candidacy, the representative from Hawaii releases a video apology.
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| More snow! Airlines waive change fees as new storms approach Posted: 17 Jan 2019 11:50 AM PST  Airlines are waiving change fees as two more winter storms are set to move across the Midwest, Ohio Valley and Northeast from Thursday into the weekend.
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| House Democrats vows to vote for a border barrier because that's what her constituents want Posted: 16 Jan 2019 03:09 AM PST  Are there any signs other Democrats will break from the establishment line? Congresswoman Katie Hill explains her reasons for supporting Trump's physical border barrier
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| Venezuela's parliament tries to lure military into disavowing Maduro Posted: 15 Jan 2019 06:11 PM PST  Venezuela's opposition-controlled but powerless National Assembly stepped up its battle with President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday by offering an amnesty to anyone from the military who joins it in disavowing the socialist leader. The "amnesty law" would extend also to civilian government officials who collaborate "in the restitution of constitutional order," parliament said. The row between the legislature and Maduro has intensified since the socialist leader was sworn in last week for a second term of office in the crisis-hit country, after he won snap elections in May that were boycotted by the opposition and dismissed by the United States, European Union and Organization of American States as a fraud.
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| American anchor for Iranian TV is arrested on visit to US Posted: 17 Jan 2019 12:34 AM PST  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A prominent American anchorwoman on Iranian state television has been arrested by the FBI during a visit to the U.S., the broadcaster reported Wednesday, and her son said she was being held in a prison, apparently as a material witness.
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| Oxford University suspends funding from China's Huawei Posted: 17 Jan 2019 10:37 AM PST  The University of Oxford said on Thursday it has stopped accepting funding from China's Huawei Technologies [HWT.UL], the leading global supplier of telecoms network equipment, after scrutiny over the company's relationship with China's government. "Oxford University decided on January 8 this year that it will not pursue new funding opportunities with Huawei Technologies Co Ltd or its related group companies at present," the university said in a statement. "The decision has been taken in the light of public concerns raised in recent months surrounding UK partnerships with Huawei.
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| Nancy Pelosi asks Donald Trump to postpone State of the Union address while shutdown continues Posted: 16 Jan 2019 07:44 AM PST  Donald Trump was told to delay his State of the Union address by the most senior Democrat in the US House of Representatives on Wednesday until after the government shutdown was over. Nancy Pelosi, the House speaker, wrote to Mr Trump demanding that he either push back the January 29 speech or simply submit a written version of what he wanted to say to Congress. Ms Pelosi cited security concerns, saying that the Secret Service and Homeland Security - which both help keep the event safe – had been partly "hamstrung" by the lack of funding. The move was an apparent attempt to force focus of the shutdown back onto Mr Trump while also denying the president a prominent stage from which to chastise Democrats over the impasse. Republicans appeared to reject the move, with Steve Scalise, the second most senior Republican in the House, tweeting: "This decision makes clear what we already know: Democrats are only interested in obstructing Donald Trump, not governing." Today, I wrote to @realDonaldTrump recommending that we delay the State of the Union until after government re-opens, as the @SecretService, the lead federal agency for #SOTU security, faces its 26th day without funding. https://t.co/K2oL8WGvqopic.twitter.com/g3fIlxDbbK— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) January 16, 2019 The procedural clash came as two separate moves from congressmen attempted to force an end to the shutdown – already longest in US history and which was due to enter its 27th day on Thursday. Some 800,000 federal government workers are affected, with around half working for free and the other half sent home without pay. A quarter of the government is impacted. Mr Trump hosted a cross-party group of House members, known as the Problem Solvers Caucus, in the White House on Wednesday in the latest attempt to break the deadlock. Sarah Sanders, the White House press secretary, called the meeting "constructive". The US president has insisted he will sign no spending bill that would reopen the government unless it includes $5.7 billion for construction of his Mexico border wall – a key campaign pledge. In the second move, a cross-party group of US senators were circulating a letter urging Mr Trump to agree to reopen the government for 30 days, during which immigration reform can be negotiated. The Democrats, who hold the majority in the House, have refused to give Mr Trump his $5.7 billion and insist they will not talk about immigration reform until the government is back open. The letter, which was picking up signatures from Democrat and Republican senators on Wednesday, saw its backers promise to "make our best efforts" to reach a compromise in the three-week period. "This would include debating and voting on investments on the Southern border that are necessary, effective, and appropriate to accomplish that goal," it read. Ms Pelosi, a 78-year-old congresswoman from California, has been at loggerheads with Mr Trump, 72, throughout the shutdown, trading barbs and attempting to pin the blame on each other's party. Donald Trump delivered his first State of the Union in 2018 Credit: Bloomberg The State of the Union address is one of the most prominent Washington events of the year, seeing a president speak to almost every member of the capital's political elite. Every congressman and senator is invited to the speech, delivered in the House, as well as Supreme Court judges, members of the president's cabinet and foreign ambassadors. Security is extremely tight, with the roads around the US Capitol closed off in the hours before the speech. A member of the president's cabinet, dubbed the "designated survivor", does not attend in case a disaster should happen. Ms Pelosi wrote in her letter: "Sadly, given the security concerns and unless government reopens this week, I suggest that we work together to determine another suitable date after government has reopened for this address or for you to consider delivering your State of the Union address in writing to Congress on January 29." Should Mr Trump refuse to change the date of his speech it is unclear what will happen. Theoretically the House speaker invites the president to make the address and could rescind that invitation. But, congressional sources told The Telegraph, there is no rule or convention that dictates what should happen. It has been an informal agreement which, until now, has not been challenged.
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| White House condemns Steve King ‘white supremacy’ comments as ‘abhorrent’ Posted: 16 Jan 2019 12:27 PM PST  The White House has condemned embattled Republican Representative Steve King for questioning why terms like "white supremacy" and "white nationalist" have become offensive. Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said that the comments from Mr King, a politician from Iowa known for a history of controversial remarks over race and immigration were "outrageous" and "inappropriate". "Steve King's comments were abhorrent," Ms Sanders told reporters outside of the White House.
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| Marriott is rolling out a brand new rewards program -- Here's everything you need to know Posted: 16 Jan 2019 01:05 PM PST  When you're a frequent traveler, it's almost self-sabotage to not join some
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| Southwest Airlines flights canceled, delayed due to computer issue in Baltimore Posted: 16 Jan 2019 09:39 AM PST  A data connectivity issue with Southwest Airlines phones and computer systems Tuesday resulted in delayed flights to and from BWI.
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| May Wins Confidence Vote and Opens Cross-Party Brexit Talks Posted: 16 Jan 2019 12:21 PM PST  U.K. leader Theresa May survived an attempt to oust her government and immediately opened talks with rival political parties in an attempt to break the Brexit deadlock, as time runs out to reach a deal. The prime minister fought off the threat of a national election and won the right to continue running the country when the House of Commons voted 325 to 306 against a motion of "no confidence" in her administration. May invited other party leaders, who back keeping much closer ties to the European Union, for talks tonight to discuss how to forge a compromise Brexit plan that Parliament can support.
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| In third year, U.S. women's marches turn to 2020 elections Posted: 17 Jan 2019 12:11 PM PST  Millions of people took part in the women's marches in Washington and other cities in the United States and abroad on Jan. 21, 2017, the day after the Republican president was sworn in. Vanessa Wruble, a co-founder of the original Women's March on Washington who left to start March On, a separate grassroots coalition, said the movement has evolved from being a reaction to Trump's presidency. Women's March, a national nonprofit organization that evolved from the initial Washington march, is using its #WomensWave marches in Washington and elsewhere on Saturday to roll out a 10-part policy platform that includes raising the federal minimum wage and protecting reproductive rights.
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| California storm moving out after battering state for 3 days Posted: 17 Jan 2019 05:19 PM PST  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The storm that pummeled much of California for three days began moving east Thursday after causing at least six deaths, forcing wildfire victims threatened by floods to flee their homes and plunging nearly 300,000 utility customers into darkness.
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| David Webb’s White Privilege Posted: 17 Jan 2019 03:30 AM PST  Areva Martin, a CNN "analyst" — whatever in hell that means anno Domini 2019 — was in the middle of a spirited exchange with the conservative talk-radio host David Webb about racial preferences in hiring. Webb argued — as conservatives of many different races argue! — that race should not be a factor in such decisions, which should be based strictly on qualifications. "That's a whole 'nother long conversation about white privilege," she sniffed.
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| Mike Pence amends claim that 'ISIS has been defeated' following deadly attack on U.S. troops Posted: 16 Jan 2019 12:53 PM PST  The same day that ISIS fighters in Syria claimed responsibility for a deadly bomb attack, Vice President Mike Pence echoed the president's assessment that the group had been vanquished.
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| Michigan State names new interim president Posted: 17 Jan 2019 10:07 AM PST  Michigan State University's board says interim president John Engler's resignation is effective immediately. The board acted a day after Engler announced his resignation amid fallout from the case of convicted sexual abuser Larry Nassar (Jan. 17)
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| Apple boss Tim Cook attacks 'shadow economy' of data in call for new privacy law Posted: 17 Jan 2019 10:36 AM PST  Apple's chief executive Tim Cook has called for the US to introduce a national privacy law, attacking a "shadow economy" in which people's personal data is bought and sold without their knowledge. Mr Cook said companies should have to collect as little data as possible and make it easy for people to delete the information that is held about them. It is the latest attempt from Apple to position itself as the steward of consumers' privacy, and to draw a line between itself and companies such as Facebook and Google. Mr Cook said that people need to "win back their right to privacy" and that companies that sell data should have to register with the Federal Trade Commission, the US consumer watchdog. "I and others are calling on the US Congress to pass comprehensive federal privacy legislation - a landmark package of reforms that protect and empower the consumer," Mr Cook wrote in Time Magazine. He singled out "data brokers", companies that purchase, bundle up and sell data on individuals, such as credit reference agencies, saying that most people were unaware of how companies transact in their data. "Right now, all of these secondary markets for your information exist in a shadow economy that's largely unchecked. Let's be clear: you never signed up for that," Mr Cook wrote. The US does not have a national equivalent to the UK's Data Protection Act or the European privacy legislation, GDPR. Facebook, Amazon and Google have all said they would support a law, but failed to put forward any concrete proposals. Mr Cook said companies should aim to minimise the amount of data they collect and make it easier for people to delete or correct it. Mr Cook has played up Apple's privacy credentials in recent months, as sales of its iPhones stumble and as Google and Facebook have been embroiled in repeated data controversies. Its privacy commitment has come under scrutiny, since Apple receives billions of dollars a year from Google to be the default search engine on the iPhone. Mr Cook has defended the deal, saying the company has built in controls to limit how much users can be tracked.
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| Ford Is Making an Electric F-150, and That's Just the Beginning Posted: 17 Jan 2019 07:38 AM PST  Ford pledges to build an all-electric version of its top-selling F-150 truck. It won't be alone.
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| 10 of the Kia Telluride's Coolest Design Details, from the Designer Himself Posted: 17 Jan 2019 01:50 PM PST |
| Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a social media star, to school House Democrats on Twitter use Posted: 16 Jan 2019 12:34 PM PST  The lesson comes as a generational divide between members of Congress and the tech platforms they oversee has been on full display.
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| Brexit deal defeat makes 'softer, later' exit more likely: Goldman Sachs Posted: 15 Jan 2019 10:30 PM PST ![Brexit deal defeat makes 'softer, later' exit more likely: Goldman Sachs]( "Brexit deal defeat makes 'softer, later' exit more likely: Goldman Sachs") A vote in Britain's parliament on Tuesday crushing Prime Minister May's deal to leave the European Union has made a softer, later Brexit, or even no Brexit at all, slightly more likely, Goldman Sachs said on Wednesday. "We think the prospect of a disorderly 'no deal' Brexit has faded further," Goldman Sachs' European economist Adrian Paul wrote in a note. The bank maintains its base case scenario that "a close variant" of the current Brexit deal will ultimately command a majority in the House of Commons.
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| Falling tree kills man as storm lashes California Posted: 16 Jan 2019 08:43 PM PST  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A falling tree killed a man in Oakland on Wednesday as a powerful storm lashed Northern California with high winds and rain, authorities said.
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| Al-Qaeda Hotel Attack Kills 21, Shaking Kenya Economy Pillar Posted: 16 Jan 2019 11:41 AM PST  Using hand grenades, automatic rifles and a suicide-bomber, the militants stormed 14 Riverside in Nairobi on Tuesday afternoon, a venue popular with business travelers and Kenya's elites and home to offices of companies including Pernod Ricard SA and Dow Chemical East Africa Ltd. That precipitated an 18-hour siege around the DusitD2 hotel, which President Uhuru Kenyatta said ended about 9 a.m. Wednesday with the attackers dead. Somalia-based al-Shabaab took responsibility for the assault, the latest in a recent wave of jihadist strikes across Africa, including in Nigeria and Mali, which a loose coalition of African, Western and United Nation troops are struggling to stop. It's al-Shabaab's first significant assault in Kenya since it killed 147 people at a northeastern university in April 2015 and echoed a September 2013 attack on Nairobi's Westgate mall that left 67 dead and rocked the tourism industry.
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| Trump’s White House admits shutdown is having far worse impact on economy than originally anticipated Posted: 16 Jan 2019 07:39 AM PST  As Democrats and Republicans clash over Donald Trump's demands for $5.7bn in funding for a southern border wall, the president's Council of Economic Advisers has acknowledged the government shutdown will have a far worse impact on economic growth than anticipated. The agency — which advises the president on matters of economic policy — revealed in its latest analysis the shutdown could force the US economy to contract, meaning a drop in national output, along with declines in real personal income and industrial production. The loss in economic growth will nearly double what the council had predicted in its original estimates.
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| Mexican president took $100 mln drug bribe, trial hears Posted: 16 Jan 2019 02:15 AM PST  Former Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto accepted a $100 million bribe from drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, a former collaborator told the kingpin's trial. Alex Cifuentes, a Colombian who is now collaborating with US prosecutors in the Chapo trial, made the statement under examination from defense attorney Jeffrey Lichtman. "Mr. Guzman paid a bribe of $100 million to President Pena Nieto,?" the lawyer asked.
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| Turkish prosecutor seeks extradition of NBA's Kanter over Gulen links: Anadolu Posted: 16 Jan 2019 02:40 PM PST  Turkish prosecutors are seeking the extradition of New York Knicks center Enes Kanter over his links to the U.S.-based cleric accused of orchestrating a failed coup in 2016, state-owned Anadolu news agency said. Kanter, a vocal critic of President Tayyip Erdogan, was indicted by a Turkish court last year over alleged membership of an "armed terrorist group" after being contacted repeatedly by people close to Islamic preacher Fethullah Gulen. Anadolu said on Tuesday prosecutors had sought the issue of a "red notice" for Kanter, an Interpol request to locate and provisionally arrest an individual pending extradition.
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| What to Know About the 2020 Toyota Supra Posted: 16 Jan 2019 05:05 AM PST  It's the return of the almighty Supra, but this Japanese car has a German flair.
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| How to Avoid Common Car-Seat Installation Mistakes Posted: 16 Jan 2019 04:39 PM PST  A toddler, still strapped into a car safety seat, survived a fall out of a moving vehicle this week on a Minnesota road—providing a chilling reminder of the importance of proper car seat installa...
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| Get ready: Taco Bell's Nacho Fries are coming back January 24 Posted: 17 Jan 2019 05:00 AM PST ![Get ready: Taco Bell's Nacho Fries are coming back January 24]( "Get ready: Taco Bell's Nacho Fries are coming back January 24") It's been nearly a year since Taco Bell released its popular Nacho Fries nationwide. The menu item returns January 24.
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| Markets Right Now: Banks lead stock gains on Wall Street Posted: 16 Jan 2019 01:07 PM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local):
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| 'Blockbuster' storm heads east, could drop 40 inches of snow. Then an Arctic blast will freeze 200 million Posted: 17 Jan 2019 10:08 AM PST  Mudslides and flooding closed roads in California as heavy rains and snow were forecast.
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| Giuliani Can't Say No One Colluded, Only That Trump Didn't Posted: 17 Jan 2019 07:59 AM PST  "I never said there was no collusion between the campaign, or people in the campaign," Giuliani said during an interview on CNN's "Cuomo Prime Time" show Wednesday night. "I said the president of the United States. There is not a single bit of evidence the president of the United States committed the only crime you can commit here, conspiring with the Russians to hack the DNC," he added, referring to the Democratic National Committee.
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| US government shutdown muddles Canada trade tallies Posted: 17 Jan 2019 09:37 AM PST  The Canadian statistical agency said Thursday the US government shutdown is having impacts beyond its borders, stemming data sharing and forcing Ottawa to suspend publication of trade figures. The United States is Canada's largest trading partner, with about 75 percent of Canadian exports sent to its southern neighbor. Statistics Canada and the US Census Bureau (USCB) share economic data collected by the two nations' respective customs agencies to produce trade reports.
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| 'Gingers unite!': Prince Harry bonds with 4-year-old redhead Posted: 16 Jan 2019 07:45 AM PST  Prince Harry got a big surprise on Monday when a 4-year-old red-head presented him with a special sign.
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| The 2020 Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid Gets More Angular Styling and a Big New Screen Posted: 17 Jan 2019 08:32 AM PST  Minor changes are coming to Hyundai's hybrid Ioniq hatchback.
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| This manicure just gave birth, and you have to see the baby Posted: 17 Jan 2019 02:31 PM PST  Umbilical cords are not usually part of the traditional manicure experience. Thankfully, there are exceptions to the rule. Russian nail artist Nail Sunny recently shared intricate nail art featuring a detailed chair (with stirrups) and a little woman in a pink hospital gown. The nail appears to be giving birth. > View this post on Instagram > > Baby birth -❤️ or ? Video by @edo_movs #nailsunnytutorial > > A post shared by Nail Sunny (@nail_sunny) on Jan 17, 2019 at 8:49am PST SEE ALSO: 'Nail Art History' Puts a Museum at Your Fingertips Once the chair and body (made of gel) are affixed neatly to the nail, "the baby" is born. A scalpel reaches into the frame and quite literally plucks a little acrylic baby from beneath the woman's gown. Next, the umbilical cord is cut with a pair of tweezers and the newborn gel baby is placed with its gel mother. It's all very surreal. Nail Sunny is no stranger to impractically eye-catching nails. Scroll through the page long enough and you'll find hookah nails (real smoke!), salt bae nails (real steak!), and Grinch nails (synthetic green fur!). > View this post on Instagram > > @world_record_egg challenge Let's set a world record together and get the most liked video post on Instagram PLEASE LIKE THIS VIDEO @nail_sunny #NAILSUNNYTUTORIAL p.s. Конечно же мы не могли не отреагировать на событие сегодняшнего дня , которое перевернуло жизнь @kyliejenner #guinnessworldrecord #wlrldrecordegg #worldrecord #worldrecordholder #worldrecords video by @edo_movs > > A post shared by Nail Sunny (@nail_sunny) on Jan 14, 2019 at 8:44am PST > View this post on Instagram > > Yes or no ? > > A post shared by Nail Sunny (@nail_sunny) on Jan 12, 2019 at 10:10am PST The account often documents the process it took to make the nails. Plus, the video clips are set to top 40 music, so don't worry about providing a playlist. Now we just want to see the recipient of the manicure open a can of soda. ## WATCH: 'Hair nails' are the latest trend we hope won't grow on you
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| The Latest: UN Security Council condemns Kenya attack Posted: 16 Jan 2019 02:25 PM PST  NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The Latest on the extremist attack on a hotel complex in Nairobi, Kenya (all times local):
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| Netflix Price Hike Points to the Changing Math of Cord Cutting Posted: 16 Jan 2019 11:46 AM PST  Here's some bad news for those looking forward to the season 3 premiere of "Stranger Things": The demogorgon isn't the only thing on the rise. Netflix is planning to boost prices for all of its m...
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| 7 dreamy Tuscan villas for rent Posted: 17 Jan 2019 05:16 AM PST ![7 dreamy Tuscan villas for rent]( "7 dreamy Tuscan villas for rent") Homebase Abroad shares some of its most alluring vacation rentals in Tuscany.
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| EPA Nominee Wheeler Defends Rollbacks While Pressed on Climate Posted: 16 Jan 2019 10:42 AM PST  Wheeler, a former energy lobbyist who has served as acting administrator for six months, did not mention global warming in his opening remarks to the Environment and Public Works Committee, instead touting agency deregulatory efforts he said would spare businesses some $1.8 billion in compliance costs. "How does it happen that the nominee to be head of the Environmental Protection Agency does not mention the words climate change at a time when the scientific community thinks climate change is the greatest environmental crisis facing the planet?" asked Senator Bernie Sanders, an independent from Vermont who caucuses with Democrats.
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| Jayme Closs kidnapping suspect's father: 'All I care about' is Jayme's family Posted: 16 Jan 2019 09:13 AM PST  The grandfather of a Wisconsin girl who was kidnapped after her parents were killed in October said Wednesday that he appreciates the sympathy being expressed by the suspect's father.
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| Iconic US retailer Sears saved from the brink - for now: reports Posted: 16 Jan 2019 07:46 AM PST  Historic but failing US retail chain Sears got a reprieve on Wednesday after a billionaire hedge fund manager won an auction to keep the remaining stores alive -- for now, according to reports. Edward Lampert, who steered the company into bankruptcy last year in order to restructure it, won the bid to buy the remaining assets, beating out others who would have killed off the brand, according to news reports. The deal with Lampert's ESL hedge fund could keep up to 50,000 people in work and 425 stores open, but requires approval from a bankruptcy court.
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