| The Latest: Sanders says his campaign built to beat Trump Posted: 02 Mar 2019 11:26 PM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who is making a second run for the Democratic presidential nomination (all times local):
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| Venezuela's Guaido begins journey home from Ecuador Posted: 03 Mar 2019 10:04 AM PST  Guaido, who has spent the past few days touring Latin American nations to gain support, departed Salinas aboard an Ecuadorian air force plane headed for the port city of Guayaquil after meeting Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno on Saturday, Reuters witnesses said. "Thank you to President Lenin for his deep support to our cause," Guaido said on Twitter. From Guayaquil it was not clear where he would fly to next.
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| Rival Israel rallies after Netanyahu indictment decision Posted: 02 Mar 2019 01:01 PM PST  Opponents and supporters of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took to the streets Saturday evening after the country's attorney general said he intended to file graft charges against him. In central Tel Aviv, Netanyahu loyalists waved blue and white Israel flags and carried placards reading "Netanyahu, the people are with you" and "Netanyahu, my prime minister". Separated from them by a police cordon, opponents waved signs proclaiming "Crime Minister" and "Time for Netanyahu to Go", an AFP photographer said.
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| West Virginia State House addresses anti-Muslim poster Posted: 02 Mar 2019 07:49 PM PST  West Virginia House Speaker Roger Hanshaw addresses the anti-Muslim poster targeting Congresswoman Ilhan Omar and linking her to the 9/11 attacks. Rough cut - no reporter narration.
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| Nigeria's Abubakar Gets Legal Team to Challenge Election Result Posted: 02 Mar 2019 11:22 AM PST  Abubakar who alleges the ruling party skewed the outcome of the Feb. 23 ballot. Election authorities declared President Muhammadu Buhari the winner by a margin of 56 percent to 41 percent, giving him a second term leading the country that's Africa is biggest oil producer. "I have just inaugurated my legal team and charged them with the responsibility of ensuring that our stolen mandate is retrieved," Abubakar said in a statement on Saturday.
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| Tesla's Model Y Is Coming March 14, and Here's What We Know about It Posted: 03 Mar 2019 03:12 PM PST  Elon Musk tweeted some early information about the new Model 3–based crossover.
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| Mountain lion strangled by Colorado man was orphaned cougar cub Posted: 01 Mar 2019 06:35 PM PST  The mountain lion strangled by a Colorado man after it attacked him on a jogging trail last month was a young cub, weighing no more than 40 pounds (18 kg) and likely orphaned but not starving, state wildlife officials said on Friday. The encounter between the young predator and Travis Kauffman garnered international headlines when authorities revealed that the 31-year-old man had not only survived a rare mountain lion attack but had suffocated the cat by stepping on its throat. A necropsy - the animal equivalent of an autopsy - showed the cougar was 4 to 5 months old, based on the condition of its teeth, and the results confirmed Kauffman's account of the struggle, Colorado Parks and Wildlife said in a statement.
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| US election 2020: The Democrat candidates who are running for president Posted: 02 Mar 2019 09:31 PM PST  The Democratic Party still has a long way to go to have any chance of wrestling back power from Donald Trump in 2020. There will be no coronation for a Democrat champion to take on Trump. Instead, the party's nomination is wide open and the field of candidates is expected to be one of the biggest ever assembled. It ranges from septuagenarian veterans of Washington to young pretenders barely known yet on the national stage. The party will have to decide whether to go with experience, or to skip a generation and try new blood. Here are all the Democrats who have announced they will be running. Elizabeth Warren The US Senator of Massachusetts announced on December 31 she had formed an exploratory committee for a presidential run in 2020. The following week, Ms Warren informally kicked off the nominating fight on a visit to Iowa, condemning the corrupting influence of money on politics and lamenting lost economic opportunities for working families. Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks during an organising event at Curate event space in Des Moines, Iowa Credit: AP After weeks of criticism over her claims of Native American heritage, Ms Warren formally launched her 2020 presidential campaign in February, saying she is fighting for all Americans. Warren, 69, has made workers' rights, fair wages and access to healthcare central to her campaign. "This is the fight of our lives. The fight to build an America where dreams are possible, an America that works for everyone," Warren said. "And that is why I stand here today: to declare that I am a candidate for President of the United States of America." Her ancestry drew fresh scrutiny in early February with the discovery that she described her race as American Indian on a form to join the Texas legal bar in the 1980s. Warren has repeatedly apologized, saying the claim was based on "family lore", and she now understands tribal sovereignty dictates membership. Read the full profile of Elizabeth Warren. Bernie Sanders The Independent senator for Vermont, who had announced he was taking a second shot at the Democratic nomination, has formally kicked off his presidential campaign. He forcefully made the case that he is nothing like fellow New Yorker Donald Trump, proclaiming himself the Democrat best prepared to beat the incumbent in 2020. "My experience as a child, living in a family that struggled economically, powerfully influenced my life and my values. I know where I came from," Sanders boomed in his unmistakable Brooklyn accent. "And that is something I will never forget." He blindsided Hillary Clinton with an insurgent campaign from the Left in 2016 which energised young voters in a surge that drew comparisons with Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, but ultimately fell short. Senator Bernie Sanders, an Independent from Vermont and 2020 presidential candidate, speaks during a campaign rally in the Brooklyn Borough of New York Credit: Bloomberg Mr Sanders's age – he would be 79 on inauguration day if he won – is a concern. But he also has a loyal and established network of activists who could be remobilised. One key lesson Mr Sanders learned from 2016 was that not enough groundwork had been done in the southern states, where Mrs Clinton won easily. His other weakness was foreign policy and in recent months he has been speaking to experts to widen his knowledge. He has also been assiduously visiting Iowa and New Hampshire, the first two states to vote in the 2020 primaries. Millions of viewers have been watching events about healthcare that he streams live on Facebook. There are podcasts too. Should he win the Democratic nomination and take on Mr Trump there would undoubtedly be fireworks. As for what nickname Mr Trump would give him, we already know. The president has christened him "Crazy Bernie". Read the full profile of Bernie Sanders. Julian Castro The former San Antonio mayor has been widely tipped as a rising star in the Democratic Party for years and announced his presidential campaign on January 12. "I'm running for president because it's time for new leadership. Because it's time for new energy," the 44-year-old said. "And it's time for a new commitment to make sure that the opportunities I've had are available for every American." Mr Castro is the grandson of a Mexican immigrant and would be the first Hispanic elected president. He served as housing and urban development secretary during Barack Obama's presidency. Julian Castro, former United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, speaks at the Netroots Nation annual conference for political progressives in New Orleans Credit: Reuters Mr Castro has sought to use his family's personal story to challenge Mr Trump's border policies – including criticising the president by name in his launch speech. "Yes, we must have border security, but there is a smart and humane way to do it. And there is no way in hell that caging children is keeping us safe," Mr Castro said. Read the full profile of Julian Castro. John Delaney The Democrat congressman from Maryland was the first to throw his hat into the ring when he made his announcement in September, 2017. The 55-year-old said he was not seeking a fourth term in Congress, instead devoting time and money to his White House campaign. Representative John Delaney, a Democrat from Maryland, was the first to throw his hat in the ring Credit: Bloomberg Mr Delaney launched a pre-emptive strike to win some name recognition. "I think am the right person for the job, but not enough people know that," he told the Telegraph at the time at a gathering of around 40 Democratic activists held in a suburban home in southern New Hampshire. "So the way I solve that problem is by getting in early and spending more time." Mr Delaney's pitch is unashamedly moderate. This could prove a weakness at a time when some Democrats have buyer's remorse at having opted for Hillary Clinton rather than Bernie Sanders, whose campaign captured the public imagination. Read the full profile of John Delaney. Tulsi Gabbard Gabbard, an Iraq War veteran who is the first Hindu elected to Congress and the first member born in the US territory of American Samoa, said "the issue of war and peace" would be the main focus of her campaign. The 37-year-old's run would not be without controversy. In 2016, she alarmed fellow Democrats when she met with Donald Trump during his transition to president and later when she took a secret trip to Syria and met with President Bashar Assad, who has been accused of war crimes and genocide. She questioned whether he was responsible for a chemical attack on civilians that killed dozens and led the U.S. to attack a Syrian air base. Representative Gabbard delivers a nomination speech for Sanders on the second day at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia Credit: Reuters She said she doesn't regret the trip and considers it important to meet with adversaries if "you are serious about pursuing peace". She also noted that the 2003 invasion of Iraq was based on faulty intelligence and said that she wanted to understand the evidence behind the Syria attack. Gabbard was one of the most prominent lawmakers to back Sanders over Hillary Clinton in the 2016 Democratic presidential primary. Her endorsement came in dramatic fashion, with her resigning as a vice chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee to express her support. Read the full profile of Tulsi Gabbard. Kirsten Gillibrand Democratic US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, an outspoken Donald Trump critic and champion of women's issues including the MeToo movement, has announced she is running for president. "I'm going to run for president of the United States, because as a young mom I'm going to fight for other people's kids as hard as I would fight for my own – which is why I believe that healthcare should be a right and not a privilege," the senator told Stephen Colbert on his CBS television late night talk show. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert in New York Credit: Reuters Her goals will include putting gender at the fore of her campaign, combating "institutional racism", taking on special interests and entrenched systems of power in Washington, and fighting against political "corruption and greed." "I know that I have the compassion, the courage, and the fearless determination to get that done," she added. The 52-year-old from upstate New York said she was forming an exploratory committee, a crucial legal step for a candidate to run for president, just days before travelling to the early voting state of Iowa. Read the full profile of Kirsten Gillibrand. Kamala Harris Kamala Harris, a first-term senator for California, chose Martin Luther King Day to launch her presidential campaign, in a nod to the historic nature of her candidacy. Born to an Indian mother and a Jamaican father, the 54-year-old former prosecutor would break several barriers if elected president. Kamala Harris chose MLK day to announce her bid for the presidency Credit: AFP An aide on her campaign said the announcement was also timed to mark 47 years since Shirley Chisholm, the first black woman elected to Congress, became the first black woman to seek the Democratic nomination for president. Announcing her bid on ABC's Good Morning America programme, Ms Harris said: "The future of our country depends on you and millions of others lifting our voices to fight for our American values. That's why I'm running for president of the United States." Her supporters believe she has a broad enough appeal to gain traction with a Democratic Party that is increasingly non-white and fuelled by women who feel alienated by President Donald Trump's policies. Ms Harris has also chosen to hold her first campaign event in South Carolina, a state where black voters are the dominant force in the Democratic primary, rather than the traditional first stops of Iowa and New Hampshire, the two predominantly white states that open the primary vote. Read the full profile of Kamala Harris. Pete Buttigieg Pete Buttigieg, a little known 37-year-old mayor, has also thrown his hat into the ring saying America needs a "new generation" of leaders. Seen as a rank outsider, he would become the country's first openly gay president if he managed to win his party's nomination and then defeat Donald Trump. Pete Buttigieg Credit: AP The two-term mayor of South Bend, a city of 100,000 people in Indiana, was named by former president Barack Obama on a list of gifted young Democrats, in an interview published in November 2016. In a short speech and campaign advert, Mr Buttigieg framed the White House bid around his youth as he called for a clean break with the leaders of the past. Mr Buttigieg is a Harvard University graduate, Rhodes scholar and former McKinsey consultant who has held no national political office. He turned 37 on Saturday – just two years older than the age minimum to run for president dictated by the US Constitution – and would be the youngest-ever Oval Office occupant if he got there. Read the full profile of Pete Buttigieg. Amy Klobuchar Amy Klobuchar joined the 2020 White House race on February 10, adding a pragmatic voice from the heartland state of Minnesota. The Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar has positioned herself as the most prominent Midwestern candidate in the field, as her party tries to win back voters in a region that helped put Donald Trump in the White House. U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar declares her candidacy for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination in Minneapolis, Minnesota Credit: Reuters In a speech that was almost a point-by-point rejection of the president's policies and the country's toxic divides, she told supporters: "We are tired of the shutdowns and the showdowns, of the gridlock and the grandstanding." "Enough is enough. Our nation must be governed not from chaos but from opportunity," she added. Ms Klobuchar, the 58-year-old granddaughter of an iron miner, made the announcement before a heavily bundled-up crowd under gray and snowy skies in a park along the Mississippi River, as volunteers passed out handwarmers. In a year when many Democrats say their top priority in a candidate is an ability to defeat Trump, Ms Klobuchar's words seemed – time after time, issue by issue – to target the president. She said that if elected she would return to the international climate treaty on "Day One". She promised more stringent gun laws and set a target of universal health care, while calling for America to support its troops, diplomats and intelligence officers. "They deserve better than foreign policy by tweet," she said. Likely contenders Joe Biden Barack Obama's vice president continues to top polls when voters are asked who they want as the Democrat 2020 candidate – though that does not mean too much at this early stage. Joe Biden, the former US vice president, has been out campaigning for the 2018 midterms Credit: David McNew/Getty Images Mr Biden is actively considering a bid and explained in his autobiography last year that he would have probably challenged Hillary Clinton in 2016 but for the death of his son Beau. Strengths would include Mr Biden's potential for winning back Trump voters and his track record at the top of government. Weaknesses? He is 75 – older than the president – and could be framed as too establishment. Cory Booker The junior US senator from New Jersey has styled himself a "street fighter" and there is little doubt he would love to take on Mr Trump. Cory Booker is one of only three black US senators Credit: Cory Booker Mr Booker, a 6ft 4in former star college athlete, is clearly a major contender. He said recently: "I am so determined to fight and stop Donald Trump." Mr Booker is 48, teetotal, vegan and engages in intermittent fasting, a fad diet. He is one of only three black US senators. Underlying all his convictions is an unshakable Baptist faith. His academic CV is impeccable - political science at Stanford, a Rhodes scholarship to Oxford, going on to study law at Yale. Eric Holder Barack Obama's attorney general for six years has not been shy about suggesting he could run. Eric Holder could take up the Obama mantle Credit: Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP There have been a flurry of public speeches and media appearances already, and he is an ideal candidate to take up the Obama mantle. Mr Holder, 67, stirred up controversy recently when he said of Republicans: "When they go low, we kick them." As attorney general he led a legal defence of drone strikes, and moved terrorist prosecutions to civilian courts. He has also been a high profile advocate for voting rights. Michael Bloomberg The 76-year-old billionaire has flirted with a White House run several times before, but this may well be the time. Michael Bloomberg: former New York mayor Credit: Roslan RAHMAN/AFP In October, Mr Bloomberg registered as a Democrat, 17 years after he left the party to run for New York mayor as a Republican. On the eve of the midterm elections he spent $5 million on a TV advert backing Democrats. The advert featured himself saying: "We must send a signal to Republicans in Washington that they have failed to lead." Michael Avenatti The California lawyer has been propelled to prominence by representing Stormy Daniels, the porn star who claims she had an affair with Donald Trump over a decade ago. Michael Avenatti, speaking at a 'How to Beat Trump' discussion in October Credit: MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images Mr Avenatti's indication that he could run for the Democratic nomination was initially treated with scepticism, but he is clearly serious. He has a long background in politics, working on campaigns and conducting opposition research, and has been making exploratory trips to the early voting states of Iowa and New Hampshire. Mr Avenatti, 47, is a consummate TV performer and has argued that the Democrats need someone like him who can "fight fire with fire". Beto O'Rourke Regardless of the result of his Senate race against Ted Cruz in Texas, Mr O'Rourke is being widely talked up as a White House contender. Beto O'Rourke pumps his fist for a cheering crowd before departing a campaign rally at the Alamo City Music Hall Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images He has been a US congressman for six years, which is enough of a legislative record for him to run. In the Texas campaign the 46-year-old proved an ability to raise prodigious amounts of money across America. Matt Angle, a Democrat strategist, said: "Talent and charisma translate and the notion of waiting in line is going away. There is a vacuum at the top for somebody to really step into a leadership role."
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| 'Pursuit of justice': Sacramento mall shut down as protests continue over Stephon Clark decision Posted: 03 Mar 2019 05:16 PM PST  A group's sit-in shut down a Sacramento mall on the 2nd day of protests after prosecutors declined to charge the officers who killed Stephon Clark.
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| Mnuchin Says Tax Refunds ‘Normalized’ After Latest Weekly Rise Posted: 02 Mar 2019 06:05 AM PST  It's the second time within days that Mnuchin sought to explain early data and anecdotal evidence proliferating social media that refunds in the first weeks of the tax filing season are lower. Responses to Mnuchin's Twitter post included comments criticizing the U.S. deficit and his former role at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. as well as others who said their refund had increased this year.
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| Sunday’s best deals: $8 Alexa smart plugs, $19 headphones, $15 Echo Dot rival, $79 sound bar, more Posted: 03 Mar 2019 04:57 AM PST ![Sunday's best deals: $8 Alexa smart plugs, $19 headphones, $15 Echo Dot rival, $79 sound bar, more]( "Sunday's best deals: $8 Alexa smart plugs, $19 headphones, $15 Echo Dot rival, $79 sound bar, more") So many of you have been emailing the BGR Deals team asking us to keep rounding up the top daily deals each day during the weekends. Well guess what: we are! Highlights from Sunday's roundup include Alexa and Google Assistant compatible Wi-Fi smart plugs for just $7.99 each when you buy a 4-pack, a $15 hands-free Alexa smart speaker that's just as good as the $50 Echo Dot, the best Anker fast wireless charger out there on sale for only $19.99, an excellent compact Vizio sound bar for just $79, a huge 50% discount on Amazon's best-selling Wi-Fi range extender, the lowest prices of 2019 on two popular Philips Hue smart lights, fantastic sales on two different Instant Pot models, the best-selling Bluetooth earbuds on Amazon's entire site for only $18.99, $100 off brand new iPads, an awesome sous vide cooker on sale for $75, and plenty more. Check out all of today's best bargains below.
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| War horses: Syria's Arabian beauties plod way to recovery Posted: 03 Mar 2019 12:12 PM PST  A shadow of her former self after years of war, 11-year-old Arabian mare Karen stands quietly as a Syrian vet gently pushes a syringe into her pale grey neck. "Karen used to be the beauty queen of all horses," says the vet, Ahmad Sharida. Weak and withdrawn, Karen is unable to even whinny.
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| View Photos of the 2019 Mercedes-AMG S65 Final Edition Posted: 03 Mar 2019 03:01 PM PST |
| Venezuela's Guaido urges supporters to protest on Monday Posted: 03 Mar 2019 02:00 PM PST  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Opposition leader Juan Guaido is calling for nationwide demonstrations Monday to coincide with his planned return to Venezuela, in a challenge expected to escalate his power struggle with President Nicolas Maduro.
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| India refuses to share proof of strikes in Pakistan amid doubts of militant deaths Posted: 02 Mar 2019 09:50 AM PST  The flare up appeared to be easing on Saturday after Pakistan handed back a captured Indian fighter pilot on Friday night, amid efforts by global powers to prevent another war between the arch enemies. India accuses Pakistan of harboring the Jaish-e Mohammad Islamist group that claimed the bombing. Indian warplanes carried out air strikes on Tuesday inside northeast Pakistan's Balakot on what New Delhi called militant camps.
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| At least 14 dead as storms, possible tornados hit Deep South Posted: 03 Mar 2019 05:43 PM PST  BEAUREGARD, Ala. (AP) — An apparent tornado roaring across southeast Alabama killed at least 14 people and injured several others Sunday as severe storms destroyed mobile homes, snapped trees and scattered destruction and weather warnings into Georgia, Florida and South Carolina.
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| If Trump loses, we know what to expect: anger, fear and disruption Posted: 02 Mar 2019 10:00 PM PST  Michael Cohen says the president will not go quietly if he is beaten in 2020. This doesn't bode well for the 2020 presidential election. Among the most chilling words uttered this week by Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's former personal lawyer and fixer, were "given my experience working for Mr Trump I fear that if he loses the election in 2020 that there will never be a peaceful transition of power, and this is why I agreed to appear before you today".
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| Teen who got vaccinated against his mom's wishes will testify before Congress Posted: 03 Mar 2019 04:59 PM PST ![Teen who got vaccinated against his mom's wishes will testify before Congress]( "Teen who got vaccinated against his mom's wishes will testify before Congress") Ethan Lindenberger, who decided to get vaccinated at age 18, will speak in front of Congress about the importance of vaccinations Tuesday.
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| Cisco CEO Suggests Fear of Huawei 5G Dominance Is Overblown Posted: 03 Mar 2019 12:49 PM PST  "The current infrastructure around the world is built on a combination of communication suppliers from Europe, from China, from the U.S., everywhere," Robbins said in a CNN interview on Sunday. The U.S. is seeking to discourage purchases of equipment from Huawei and is pressing European governments to do the same, saying it's a gateway for Chinese spying. While major western equipment manufacturers specialize in different areas of next-generation mobile gear, Shenzhen-based Huawei competes in both wide-area radio technology and core network equipment, Robbins said.
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| Canada launches extradition of top Chinese executive to US Posted: 01 Mar 2019 11:29 PM PST  Canada on Friday launched the extradition of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou to the United States -- the latest move in a case that has roiled relations between the North American neighbors and China. The 47-year-old businesswoman was changing planes in Vancouver in December when she was detained at Washington's request on suspicion of violating US sanctions on Iran -- sparking arrests of Canadians in China that were seen as retaliatory. "Today, Department of Justice Canada officials issued an Authority to Proceed, formally commencing an extradition process in the case of Ms. Meng Wanzhou," the government said in a statement.
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| UC-Berkeley police make an arrest following the attack of a conservative student Posted: 02 Mar 2019 10:29 AM PST  Police have made an arrest after a conservative student was attacked at the University of California, Berkeley.
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| Islamic State says it killed 10 Nigerian soldiers: Amaq Posted: 02 Mar 2019 01:46 PM PST ![Islamic State says it killed 10 Nigerian soldiers: Amaq]( "Islamic State says it killed 10 Nigerian soldiers: Amaq") Islamic State said on Saturday it killed 10 Nigerian soldiers in an attack on Thursday in the country's northeastern Borno state, but a Nigerian Army spokesman said "no such incident was recorded." In a statement issued through its news agency Amaq, Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack on a village it referred to as Tdmari, near Maiduguri town. It said the attack happened two days ago. The Nigerian Army spokesman insisted the "situation in the north east has been calm for sometime now. The Nigerian Army is consolidating its efforts and successes are being achieved." Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA), which split from Islamist group Boko Haram in 2016, has carried out a number of attacks in northeast Nigeria in the last few months.
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| New Orleans police: 2 killed, 6 injured after car hits crowd Posted: 02 Mar 2019 11:11 PM PST  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Two people have been killed and six injured after being struck by a vehicle on a busy New Orleans thoroughfare Saturday evening, authorities said.
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| The new phones are coming: The real-world impact of foldable screens and 5G Posted: 03 Mar 2019 10:43 AM PST  Foldables represent the next generation of mobile computing devices. By 2023, your current smartphone may look and feel like a technological dinosaur.
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| North Korea has no economic future if it has nuclear weapons: Trump Posted: 02 Mar 2019 08:05 PM PST ![North Korea has no economic future if it has nuclear weapons: Trump]( "North Korea has no economic future if it has nuclear weapons: Trump") WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that North Korea does not have any economic future with nuclear weapons as the Pentagon confirmed the United States and South Korea had agreed to end joint large scale spring military exercises. "North Korea has an incredible, brilliant economic future if they make a deal, but they don't have any economic future if they have nuclear weapons," Trump said at a Conservative Political Action Conference.
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| Blair Sticks With Labour But Sees More Joining U.K. Rebel Group Posted: 03 Mar 2019 05:42 AM PST  Tony Blair insisted he has no plans to quit the U.K. Labour Party as he praised the newly formed Independent Group of breakaway members of Parliament. The former prime minister said he had sympathy for the eight Labour lawmakers and three Conservatives who resigned from their parties last month, some citing disagreements over Brexit.
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| 10 years after stocks hit bottom, what we learned and what we didn't during bull market Posted: 03 Mar 2019 07:35 AM PST ![10 years after stocks hit bottom, what we learned and what we didn't during bull market]( "10 years after stocks hit bottom, what we learned and what we didn't during bull market") People who left the stock market around March 2009 and never re-entered paid a huge price in terms of missed opportunities. The rebound has been huge.
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| Iran warns US allies of 'humiliated citizens' uprising Posted: 03 Mar 2019 01:45 AM PST  US allies in the Middle East risk an uprising by their "humiliated citizens" if they continue to rely on Washington, a top Iranian security official warned Sunday in comments carried by state media. "(US President) Trump and even his underlings ridicule and humiliate Saudi Arabia and the (United Arab) Emirates day and night, saying that you're nothing without us and cannot last a day without America's support," said Ali Shamkhani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council. Back in October, Trump said that Saudi Arabia's 83-year-old King Salman "might not be there for two weeks" without US military support.
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| May Gets Boost as She Seeks Approval for EU Deal: Brexit Update Posted: 03 Mar 2019 03:22 AM PST  Prime Minister Theresa May received a boost this weekend as she prepares to return her Brexit deal to Parliament within the next nine days. Pro-Brexit hardliners in her Conservative Party outlined conditions for supporting her plan, the Sunday Times reported. Meanwhile, Graham Brady, the chairman of the 1922 Committee of rank-and-file Tory lawmakers, expressed optimism that a breakthrough on the Irish backstop issue is near.
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| Readers write: Making America _____, and beef or no beef Posted: 02 Mar 2019 03:00 AM PST ![Readers write: Making America _____, and beef or no beef]( "Readers write: Making America _____, and beef or no beef") In response to editor Scott Armstrong's challenge in the Jan. 21 Weekly Print Edition to complete the sentence "Making America ...": Don't fill in the blank. It is just "Making America." America is always being made. May we continue to "make America." It stands for something in the world and does not need to be qualified.
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| Islamic State deploys car bombs in defense of last enclave Posted: 03 Mar 2019 10:13 AM PST  Capturing the besieged village in eastern Syria will be a milestone in international efforts to roll back the jihadists, whose self-styled "caliphate" covered roughly a third of Syria and Iraq at its height in 2014. The SDF had said it expected a "decisive battle" on Sunday after advancing gradually for 18 hours to avoid landmines sown by Islamic State (IS), whose fighters are also using underground tunnels to stage ambushes and then disappear. A Reuters witness spotted Islamic State militants inside the enclave as gun battles raged intermittently and the SDF fired mortar and artillery shells.
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| Amazon has a $120 Logitech Harmony universal remote for just $35 Posted: 03 Mar 2019 06:59 AM PST ![Amazon has a $120 Logitech Harmony universal remote for just $35]( "Amazon has a $120 Logitech Harmony universal remote for just $35") The Logitech Harmony 665 10-Device Universal Remote is one of the most popular Logitech Harmony models around. It has all the great features you want without overcomplicated bells and whistles like touchscreens, so it makes sense that it's so popular. It also costs about $120 new though, so it's out of reach for many people... unless of course you follow the BGR Deals team, because we just found refurbs on Amazon for $35 each!Here are the key details from the product page: * For easy control over your home theater components. * Including Apple TV and Roku, so you'll have the control you need - today and tomorrow. * Let you program often-used functions or favorite channels. * Low battery indicator lets you know when the battery needs to be changed.
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| Poster tying Rep. Ilhan Omar to 9/11 attack sparks angry confrontation in W.Va. Capitol Posted: 02 Mar 2019 11:08 AM PST  The poster led to the resignation of the House sergeant at arms who reportedly said, "All Muslims are terrorists."
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| Wildlife officials find 700-pound gator in Georgia Posted: 02 Mar 2019 05:18 PM PST  Wildlife officials in Southwest Georgia could not believe what they found.
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| Estonia Reform Set to Return to Power With Populists Sidelined Posted: 03 Mar 2019 02:56 PM PST  The business-friendly Reform Party had 28.8 percent of Sunday's votes, according to results from the Estonian Electoral Commission with all precincts counted. Ratas's Center party was in second with 23 percent, and the anti-immigrant EKRE party had 17.8 percent. "EKRE isn't an option, as we've ruled them out from the beginning," Reform Party Chairwoman Kaja Kallas told the state ERR broadcaster.
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| Bangladesh returns 'lost' Myanmar soldier Posted: 02 Mar 2019 11:55 PM PST  Bangladesh forces handed back on Sunday a Myanmar soldier more than two months after he strayed across the border into a jungle in the Muslim-majority nation, a senior official said. Aung Bo Bo Thein, 30, was detained by Bangladeshi security forces on January 24 near the southern town of Naikhongchhari, Brigadier General Sajedur Rahman told AFP. Today we have handed him over to Myanmar border police through a flag meeting," said Rahman, border guard regional commander.
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| India-Pakistan border quiet but Kashmir tense amid militancy crackdown Posted: 03 Mar 2019 02:01 AM PST  The exchange of fire in the past few days has killed seven people on the Pakistani side and four on the Indian side, though the release of a downed Indian fighter pilot by Pakistan on Friday night has helped de-escalate tensions. "By and large the LoC was calm last night but you never know when it will become active again," said Chaudhry Tariq Farooq, a minister in Pakistani Kashmir. "Tension still prevails." Indian warplanes carried out air strikes on Tuesday inside northeast Pakistan's Balakot on what New Delhi called militant camps.
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| Not an F-35, But Still Deadly: Don't Laugh at Iran's Jet Fighters Posted: 01 Mar 2019 09:00 PM PST  Much like China's ability to produce aircraft carriers or India's ability to detonate nuclear weapons, the United States has seen time and again what happens when an opponent is underestimated.
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| US-backed Syrian fighters advance on 2 fronts against IS Posted: 02 Mar 2019 09:48 AM PST  OUTSIDE BAGHOUZ, Syria (AP) — The ground assault into the last area held by the Islamic State group intensified Saturday as U.S.-backed Syrian fighters made "remarkable progress" amid heavy clashes, including the capture of a hill overlooking a tent encampment for the extremists, officials with the Kurdish-led forces said.
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| Roseanne Barr calls #MeToo accusers 'hoes,' slams Sen. Kamala Harris, Christine Blasey Ford Posted: 03 Mar 2019 11:43 AM PST  Roseanne Barr didn't hold back on the #MeToo movement in a new off-the-rails interview, verbally attacking Sen. Kamala Harris and many other women.
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| House panel demands Kushner clearance details from White House Posted: 02 Mar 2019 02:13 AM PST  After weeks of White House stonewalling, House Oversight Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings, in a letter to the White House, said "I am now writing a final time to request your voluntary cooperation." Cummings panel has subpoena power. Cummings highlighted in his letter a New York Times story that said Trump ordered his former chief of staff John Kelly to provide Kushner with clearance over objections from Kelly and Donald McGahn, then White House counsel. The Times said Kelly and McGahn both wrote memos about the incident and that McGahn outlined concerns raised about Kushner by career security officials, including CIA officers.
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| President Trump: Some Serving in the U.S. Congress 'Hate Our Country' Posted: 02 Mar 2019 01:15 PM PST  "We can name every one of them if they want," the President said
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| People think this video of Rami Malek promoting a hotel is weird as hell Posted: 02 Mar 2019 07:04 AM PST  You might consider yourself a fan of actor Rami Malek, but did you know he's a fan of a whole bunch of stuff, too?He's a fan of Freddie Mercury and Queen, of course. But he's also fan of his mom, chamomile tea, handwritten letters, classic movies, and looking sharp "regardless of the occasion," to name a few.We know all of this because the Bohemian Rhapsody star recorded a slightly bizarre promotional video for Mandarin Oriental hotels, titled "Rami Malek: I'm a fan." In the one-minute video, the actor sits in front of some beautiful scenery, listing his ~deep~ interests in a monotone voice as though he's reading a poem.Watch it for yourself, and it will probably come as no surprise that Twitter users were quick to turn it into a meme.SEE ALSO: Your crush Rami Malek just won an OscarAfter @tireddeaky uploaded a cut version of the video to Twitter (removing the part where Malek says he's a fan of Mandarin Oriental,) people couldn't help but express how strange they found the actor's awkward confessional to be.> Interviewer: so tell me about yourself. > Me: https://t.co/PiLFaS19hF> > -- Arturo ⭐️ (@ArturoParraTV) March 2, 2019> me talking to a dog at a party https://t.co/TCYOe8gLYE> > -- Chris Stringer (@Chris_Stringer) March 2, 2019> no one: > > me during sorority recruitment: https://t.co/XVcLU4MR8S> > -- Yvette (@yvette_m6) March 2, 2019> I feel like now that I've watched this video I'm going to die in 7 days https://t.co/VoOWDWaHk2> > -- Jenna Luvs LOOΠΔ & Ariana Grande Maroney (@OffBrandHeels) March 1, 2019> Can't believe Elliot Alderson is the bachelor next season! https://t.co/vyVmnNmjlP> > -- TaylorAileenHarrison (@goldieharrison) March 1, 2019> i see rami malek found your tinder bio https://t.co/KowLV57FI6> > -- Matthew Johnston (@MtthwJhnstn) March 2, 2019If anything, maybe this weird ad will open more doors for Malek... as the star of a creepy serial killer thriller. ¯\\_(ツ)_/¯> Someone needs to stop Rami Malek from watching any more serial killer shows... https://t.co/OO1AoXs5Tv> > -- Danielle Petit (@patientxzero) March 2, 2019> Petition to get @ItsRamiMalek to play a serial killer in a Netflix series https://t.co/XYuWRUQiZK> > -- Rhodri Parker (@rhodri_parker) March 2, 2019If you're thirsting for more strange interviews, head over to his celebrity page on the hotel's website, and check out more awkward "I'm a fan" videos from celebs like Lucy Liu, Stanley Tucci, and more. (Spoiler alert: Morgan Freeman obviously nailed his.) WATCH: Big Winners at the 2019 Oscars
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