| Assad says Syria facing 'economic siege' Posted: 10 Mar 2019 08:01 AM PDT  President Bashar al-Assad said on Sunday Syria was suffering an "economic siege" as his regime faces a raft of international sanctions over the eight-year civil war. "The war on Syria has taken on a new form that is basically siege and economic war," he said, according to a statement released by the presidency. "International political tools have changed," he said, as he met Chinese assistant foreign minister Chen Xiaodong in Damascus.
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| Tank Terror: Why the U.S. Army's 'New' M1 Abrams Tank Is A Monster on the Battlefield Posted: 11 Mar 2019 12:55 AM PDT  Russia and China won't like this one bit.
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| India to Unveil Election Result May 23 as Modi Seeks Second Term Posted: 10 Mar 2019 08:26 PM PDT  Around 900 million voters -- 84 million more than in 2014 -- will elect 543 lawmakers to the lower house of parliament, chief election commissioner Sunil Arora said. Voting will run in seven phases from April 11 to May 19, and counting will take place on May 23, Arora said at a press conference in New Delhi on Sunday. Opinion polls show Modi, who secured the biggest electoral victory in three decades in 2014, may win the most seats but fall short of a majority.
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| Modern policing: Algorithm helps NYPD spot crime patterns Posted: 10 Mar 2019 11:24 AM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — When a syringe-wielding drill thief tried sticking up a Home Depot near Yankee Stadium, police figured out quickly that it wasn't a one-off. A man had also used a syringe a few weeks earlier while stealing a drill at another Home Depot 7 miles (11 kilometers) south in Manhattan.
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| Georgetown Law student among 157 victims of Boeing 737 Max crash in Ethiopia Posted: 11 Mar 2019 04:21 PM PDT  People from at least 35 countries were killed in Sunday's Ethiopian Airlines crash, including eight Americans.
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| Emily Ratajkowski and husband are apparently rent deadbeats and nightmare neighbors, according to their landlord Posted: 11 Mar 2019 06:00 AM PDT  Millionaire movie-maker Sebastian Bear-McClard and model Emily Ratajkowski are apparently rent deadbeats and nightmare neighbors, according to their landlord Antoni Ghosh.
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| Parliament will wrest control of Brexit if PM fails to build consensus: UK lawmaker Posted: 11 Mar 2019 03:55 AM PDT  Prime Minister Theresa May must find a way to build consensus in parliament over Britain's departure from the European Union, and if she fails to, parliament will try to take control of Brexit, a Labour Party lawmaker said on Monday. Yvette Cooper, an opposition party lawmaker who has led efforts to hand parliament more control over Brexit, said in a speech at the Centre for European Reform: "There are practical steps the prime minister can take now, not easy ones, but sensible ones - step by step to build more consensus around a way through this." "Now if she won't find a way through, then parliament has a responsibility to do so instead.
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| Malaysia court frees woman in North Korea murder case Posted: 11 Mar 2019 06:07 AM PDT  An Indonesian woman accused of assassinating the North Korean leader's half-brother was freed Monday after Malaysian prosecutors dropped a murder charge against her, in a shock decision that delighted her friends and family. Siti Aisyah smiled as she was ushered into a car outside the court, where she had been on trial for a year and a half alongside a Vietnamese woman for the 2017 murder of Kim Jong Nam at Kuala Lumpur airport. Indonesian officials mounted a major diplomatic effort to free Aisyah, which included pressure from the president.
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| Here Come the Robot Submarines: Meet Boeing's 4 Huge Robotic Subs Posted: 11 Mar 2019 04:28 AM PDT  What can they do?
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| Labour to Push for No-Deal Brexit Vote This Week, McDonnell Says Posted: 11 Mar 2019 08:50 AM PDT  Prime Minister Theresa May's team is still weighing options for the so-called meaningful vote on Tuesday, according to a person familiar with the matter, and could put forward an aspirational motion setting out a deal Parliament would be prepared to support rather than risk defeat on the deal itself. McDonnell said in an interview on Monday Parliament would take control of the process whatever decision May takes this week, meaning a no-deal exit remains an unlikely outcome.
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| US-backed fighters make slow advance into IS pocket in Syria Posted: 11 Mar 2019 09:45 AM PDT  BAGHOUZ, Syria (AP) — U.S.-backed Syrian forces pounded the last village held by the Islamic State group with artillery and heavy weapons from multiple sides Monday and made slow advances on its edges, battling militants holed up in underground tunnels.
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| Plane makes emergency landing after suspected fire, passengers evacuated Posted: 10 Mar 2019 05:49 PM PDT  Air Transat Flight 942 was on its way from Montreal to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, when it reported a possible fire in the cargo hold and was diverted to Newark.
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| UN mourns after 21 staff killed in Ethiopia plane crash Posted: 11 Mar 2019 10:36 AM PDT  Flags flew at half-staff at the United Nations on Monday after 21 UN employees were killed in an Ethiopian Airlines plane crash that Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said marked a "sad day" for the world body. Guterres led delegates at the opening of the annual gathering on women's rights at the General Assembly in observing a moment of silence in honor of the victims. "A global tragedy has hit close to home — and the United Nations is united in grief," he said at the Commission on the Status of Women.
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| Apple confirms March 25th ‘It’s show time’ event with media invites Posted: 11 Mar 2019 12:40 PM PDT  News that Apple would host a March event to discuss its latest services broke last month via a BuzzFeed report, but on Monday, Apple confirmed the date and location of the event by sending out invites to the press. As expected, the event will take place on March 25th at 10 a.m. from the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino. Apple, unsurprisingly, only hinted at the contents of the event with the following phrase: "It's show time."The initial report claimed that Apple's paid news subscription service would take center stage, but the invites the press received on Monday, in addition to featuring the words "show time," also includes a short animation that mirrors an old film reel countdown, suggesting that the video service will be highlighted.With Disney expected to launch its own subscription service by year's end, Netflix continuing to take over the world, and all the networks considering taking back their content to launch services of their own, the window of opportunity to capture a significant audience seems to be closing at a rapid rate. If Apple is going to make a big move and try to carve out its own share of the market, it needs to do so before the market is completely splintered.Therefore, it's no surprise that the March event is looking increasingly likely to be a launch party for Apple's streaming service. Here's what the invite for the event looks like, courtesy of TechCrunch's Matthew Panzarino:In addition to the video streaming service, the news subscription service will probably be along for the ride as well. We still don't know much about what it will look like, but as Apple's services division continues to grow so much year after year, bringing in more subscribers, in whatever form possible, has become a priority.
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| Kremlin says it's not Putin's place to answer Briton whose mother died in poisoning Posted: 11 Mar 2019 05:03 AM PDT  President Vladimir Putin will not reply to a letter from the son of a woman killed by a suspected Russian nerve agent near the English city of Salisbury last year because Russia's ambassador to Britain has already done so, the Kremlin said on Monday. Ewan Hope called on Putin in a letter publicized by the Daily Mirror earlier this month to allow Britain to question two Russian nationals London suspects of trying to murder former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter last year. Hope's mother, Dawn Sturgess, died after coming into contact with the same nerve agent used in the attack, which her partner found in a discarded perfume bottle, police said.
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| How to stay cool under pressure, according to Barack Obama Posted: 11 Mar 2019 09:59 AM PDT  Former President Barack Obama shared his secrets on how he was able to remain calm and level-headed under immense pressure throughout his presidency while speaking at a tech conference this week. The 44th President of the United States told attendees in Salt Lake City, Utah on Wednesday that there some truth to his nickname "no drama Obama," despite admitting he would still be ridden with fear over making a mistake. It wasn't until his second term did Mr Obama experienced a "shedding of fear" that he said helped him perform better.
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| Trump’s 2020 Budget Asks Congress for $8.6 Billion for Border Wall Posted: 11 Mar 2019 01:40 PM PDT  President Trump released his $4.7 trillion 2020 budget proposal to Congress Monday, requesting $8.6 billion for border security.The plan includes funding for 722 miles of wall at the southern border, an issue that caused a record 35-day partial government shutdown beginning just before Christmas. In that fight, Trump requested $5.7 billion to build the wall, while Democrats refused to approve more than $1.6 billion for non-wall border security. Trump eventually relented, signing a bill with only $1.4 billion for barriers at the border and declaring a national emergency to appropriate billions more for wall construction.The new proposal would boost defense spending to $750 billion, $34 billion more than was allotted in the 2019 budget, and cut spending on non-defense programs to $567 billion, down $30 billion from the 2019 budget. It would also set aside $200 billion for new infrastructure projects nationwide.The budget is seen as an important early sign of the Trump's priorities as he heads into his 2020 reelection campaign, but it is expected to fall flat in the Democrat-controlled House, and to face fierce opposition from Democrats in both chambers of Congress.In a joint statement, House speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer panned the president's plan as a non-starter. "President Trump hurt millions of Americans and caused widespread chaos when he recklessly shut down the government to try to get his expensive and ineffective wall, which he promised would be paid for by Mexico," they wrote. "Congress refused to fund his wall and he was forced to admit defeat and reopen the government. The same thing will repeat itself if he tries this again. We hope he learned his lesson."
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| Florida woman accused of shooting boyfriend for snoring too loud Posted: 11 Mar 2019 07:12 AM PDT  A woman in Florida is accused of trying to kill her boyfriend with a shotgun after an argument over his snoring.
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| PDVSA Crude Output Plunges on Venezuela Power Cuts Posted: 11 Mar 2019 11:00 AM PDT  Oil wells were halted and production stopped in some parts of the country as the industry depends on the national electricity grid, said the official, who asked not to be named since he's not authorized to speak publicly on the matter. Consultant Energy Aspects Ltd told clients in a note that Venezuelan oil production had fallen temporarily to as low as 500,000 barrels a day, more than 50 percent below 1.1 million barrels a day that the nation pumped in January. The impact will be reflected in official production reports for March and company president and Oil Minister Manuel Quevedo should provide details on the situation this week, the person said.
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| North Korea goes to polls to rubber-stamp parliament lineup Posted: 10 Mar 2019 06:54 AM PDT  PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Millions of North Korean voters, including leader Kim Jong Un, went to the polls on Sunday to elect a new lineup of roughly 700 members for the next session of the national legislature, though the vote was more of an endorsement than a competitive contest.
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| With shrouded faces, Islamic State fighters stand guard over final enclave Posted: 10 Mar 2019 10:19 AM PDT  Thousands of people - many of them the wives of Islamic State fighters and their children - have been streaming out of the besieged enclave at Baghouz for weeks, forcing the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to delay an assault on the last vestige of the jihadists' territorial rule. Reuters TV footage of the Islamic State-controlled frontline shows armed militants, most with only their eyes visible, supervising the evacuations from a scrubby patch of agricultural land scattered with vehicles and a few buildings. The SDF has said the fighters staying put through waves of evacuations are the most hardened foreign militants, wanted by governments around the world, who are likely to fight to the death.
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| No survivors as Ethiopian Airlines crashes with 157 aboard Posted: 10 Mar 2019 04:41 AM PDT  An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 crashed Sunday morning en route from Addis Ababa to Nairobi, killing all 149 passengers and eight crew on board, state media reported as African leaders offered condolences. "We hereby confirm that our scheduled flight ET 302 from Addis Ababa to Nairobi was involved in accident today," the airline said in a statement, later confirming a report by Ethiopia's FANA Broadcasting Corp that there were no survivors.
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| Tornadoes cause damage in south; no injuries reported Posted: 09 Mar 2019 06:52 PM PST ![Tornadoes cause damage in south; no injuries reported]( "Tornadoes cause damage in south; no injuries reported") Two powerful winter storms threatened strong winds, heavy snow and even blizzard conditions in the north; hail, possible tornadoes in the South.
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| Tibet supporters in India mark 60 years since uprising Posted: 10 Mar 2019 10:10 AM PDT  Huge crowds gathered at the Dalai Lama's temple in India Sunday to commemorate 60 years since the failed Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule that drove the spiritual leader into exile. Supporters of the 83-year-old peace icon chanted and prayed at the Buddhist shrine in mountainous Dharamsala, where the Dalai Lama established a government-in-exile after fleeing a deadly Chinese crackdown in Tibet in 1959. Devotees in the Indian hill station the Dalai Lama has called home for six decades waved Tibet's colourful "snow lion" flag, which China has outlawed as a symbol of separatism.
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| Sajid Javid insists death of Shamima Begum's baby is her sole responsibility Posted: 11 Mar 2019 07:03 AM PDT  Shamima Begum bears sole responsibility for the death of her newborn son, the Home Secretary has said. Sajid Javid rejected arguments from both Conservative and Labour MPs that Britain could have helped save the jihadi bride's child, who was a British citizen. Taking questions on the case in the Commons, he warned those who expressed doubts about the threat posed by Miss Begum: "No one should make a judgment on the threat of foreign terrorist fighter poses based on their gender." He insisted there was no way officials could have provided any assistance to the baby because of the lack of consular presence in Syria, despite several MPs noting that many journalists, medics and aid agencies managed to travel "backwards and forwards to these camps all the time". Miss Begum, 19, who fled the family home in Bethnal Green, east London, to join Islamic State in Syria four years ago, is currently living at the Roj refugee camp on the Iraqi border. Her son, Jarrah, who was not yet three weeks old, was buried at the camp last week after he contracted a lung infection. Sajid Javid revoked Shamima Begum's British citizenship Credit: Kirsty O'Connor/PA He was her third child to die within five months, the older two, aged 18 months and nine months, dying of malnutrition and illness, respectively, in November and January. Her family has urged the Home Office to urgently reconsider its decision to revoke her citizenship as an "act of mercy". The formal request, sent yesterday (MON), warned that Miss Begum was "extremely unlikely" to be in a fit state to make rational decisions and expressed renewed concern for her health and safety. But Mr Javid made it clear he was sticking by his decision, despite many questions concerning Britain's responsibility to its citizens and the repercussions of leaving them to languish in refugee camps. Diane Abbott, the shadow home secretary, asked why he deemed the teenage mother more dangerous to Britain than the hundreds of foreign fighters who have already been allowed to return. The letter sent to the Home Office "Nobody on this side of the House condones what Shamima Begum did, the choices she made, the things she said," she said. "If it was his 19-year-old daughter, however badly she had behaved, however reprehensible or near-criminal her choices would he want her to bury three babies in the course of a year?" Mr Javid replied: "The death of any British child, even those children born to a foreign terrorist fighter, of course is a tragedy. But the only person responsible for the death of that child is the foreign terrorist fighter." He suggested he would review and "modernise" treason laws that determine maximum sentences for convicted terrorist fighters.
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| For Jussie Smollett, 1 story equals 16 felony counts Posted: 09 Mar 2019 06:13 PM PST  CHICAGO (AP) — News that a grand jury had indicted "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett for allegedly lying to Chicago police about being attacked by two masked men may not have made much of a splash except for one thing: The lone felony count that Smollett had been arrested on last month had turned into 16.
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| IEA sees U.S. leading global oil supply growth to 2024 Posted: 11 Mar 2019 08:50 AM PDT  U.S. crude exports will surpass shipments from Russia.
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| Guaidó: Maduro Regime ‘Murdered’ Blackout Victims Posted: 11 Mar 2019 08:25 AM PDT  Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó said Sunday that the 17 people who reportedly died as a result of the country's electricity blackout were "murdered" by President Nicolás Maduro's regime."I can't call it anything else, due to lack of electricity," Guaidó told CNN. "Imagine if in your country, you wake to the news that there's been four days without electricity because they steal from electricity plants and 17 people died. That's murder."About 70 percent of Venezuela was plunged into darkness on Thursday and it remains unclear when much of the country, including the capital, Caracas, will get its electricity back. The blackout has resulted in looting and violent crime, and has left hospitals struggling to keep patients alive. The crisis comes as the impoverished country remains in turmoil and the opposition clashes with the Maduro regime's forces.Guaidó alleged to CNN that 16 states had zero power and six had partial power as of Sunday, and said the private sector has lost $400 million because of the blackout."You can say with all responsibility that Venezuela has already collapsed," he said. "There is no service in the hospitals. These were the best hospitals in the country. If we are in the capital, what is it like kilometers inside Venezuela, where there hasn't been or there has been very little gasoline with periodic cuts in electricity, without basic goods, with inefficient public transportation?"Maduro has blamed the U.S. for the massive power outage, accusing America of launching a cyber attack on the country's power grid. The U.S. has brushed off this claim, saying the regime's "incompetence" is to blame for the disaster.The U.S. and dozens of other countries recognize Guaidó as Venezuela's rightful leader.
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| Trump's $4.7 Trillion Budget Headed for Rejection by Congress Posted: 11 Mar 2019 09:23 AM PDT  It also raises the threat of a funding showdown that could trigger another government shutdown in the fall. Particularly hard hit would be the Environmental Protection Agency, and departments of State, Energy, Transportation and Agriculture. The EPA would receive a 31 percent cut compared with its December funding level, while State would receive a 23 percent cut and Housing and Urban Development would see a 16 percent cut.
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| Second Boeing 737 Max Crash in Months Kills 157 in Ethiopia Posted: 10 Mar 2019 05:22 PM PDT  Flight ET302 plunged to the ground minutes after leaving Addis Ababa en route to Nairobi, Kenya, killing all 157 people on board. The 737 Max 8 hadn't had any apparent mechanical issues on an earlier flight from Johannesburg, he said. The latest crash raises fresh concerns about the safety of the 737 Max, less than two years after the popular narrow-body entered commercial service.
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| Timeline of events in the Kim Jong Nam assassination Posted: 11 Mar 2019 12:50 AM PDT  Malaysian prosecutors Monday unexpectedly dropped a murder charge against an Indonesian woman who had been accused of assassinating the half-brother of North Korea's leader. Siti Aisyah walked free from a court outside Kuala Lumpur after prosecutors withdrew the charge without giving any reason. A portly North Korean man, later identified as Kim Jong Nam, dies after being attacked at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on February 13.
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| Kevin McCarthy reacts to Ilhan Omar controversy Posted: 09 Mar 2019 06:31 PM PST  House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy addresses the controversy over Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar's anti-Semitic statements and the watered-down anti-hate resolution that House Democrats put forward in response.
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| Alibaba strikes $700m deal to gain stronghold in China's delivery sector Posted: 11 Mar 2019 05:19 AM PDT  Alibaba's plans to dominate China's delivery sector received a boost after the e-commerce giant struck a $693m (£530m) deal with courier company STO Express. The investment will see Alibaba take a 14pc stake in STO, which it has called "one of the top five express delivery companies in China". Alibaba has backed a string of domestic businesses specialising in logistics and delivery, including YTO Express Group, Best Inc and ZTO Express, which it led a $1.4bn investment in back in 2018. The company's drive to expand its courier operations comes as Alibaba attempts to boost the spending of Chinese consumers shopping online and create jobs in an industry increasingly being prioritised by Beijing. Last year, during Alibaba's shopping extravaganza Singles' Day, the company's delivery platform Cainiao tallied over 1bn delivery orders and generated more than $30bn within 24 hours as Chinese consumers took to the event. In 2018, more than 50bn parcels were delivered across the country. Technology intelligence - newsletter promo - EOA Alibaba predicts daily delivery volumes will increase as China expects to see a surge in the number of people occupying its middle class. The company is also attempting to bring more brick and mortar stores online in rural China through its "New Retail" strategy, helping them to become digital. "We will deepen our existing collaboration with STO in technology, last-mile delivery across China and New Retail logistics," the company said. "This investment is a step forward in our pursuit of the goal of 24-hour-delivery anywhere in China and 72 hours globally." It comes as Xi Jinping's regime has highlighted the logistics sector as a key area of growth for the country amid an economic slowdown in China. Logistics currently makes up around 15pc of the country's GDP. In the three months to December 2018, Alibaba saw its monthly active users on retail marketplaces – such as Tmall and Taobao – reach 699m, rising by 33m from September.
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| Pompeo blames Russia, Cuba for Venezuelan crisis Posted: 11 Mar 2019 04:55 PM PDT  "This story is not complete without acknowledging the central role Cuba and Russia have played and continue to play in undermining the democratic dreams of the Venezuelan people and their welfare," Pompeo told reporters. "Moscow, like Havana, continues to provide political cover to the Maduro regime, while pressuring countries to disregard the democratic legitimacy of the interim president Guaido," he added. The Trump administration has taken several steps in recent weeks to ratchet up pressure on Maduro and bolster Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido, recognized by the United States and more than 50 other countries as interim president.
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| Venezuela's Guaido calls for new rally as lawmakers declare 'alarm' Posted: 11 Mar 2019 03:20 PM PDT  Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido on Monday called for a new mass demonstration as the country's devastating blackout that has left millions without power entered its fifth day. "Tomorrow at three o'clock in the afternoon, all of Venezuela will be on the streets" to protest against President Nicolas Maduro, Guaido said in a speech to the National Assembly legislature, which he heads. Parliament accepted the 35-year-old's request to declare a "state of alarm" to pave the way for the delivery of international aid, 250 tons of which has been stuck for a month at Venezuela's borders with Colombia and Brazil.
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| NRA targets Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in scathing attack, labelling her a 'self-absorbed socialist darling' Posted: 10 Mar 2019 10:31 AM PDT  The National Rifle Association has launched a scathing attack on Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez, branding the congresswoman a "self-absorbed socialist darling". Grant Stinchfield, who is a host on the TV channel of the largest gun lobbying group in America, said Ms Ocasio-Cortez made him "sick". Mr Stinchfield, a self-described "firearms enthusiast", hit out at the Democrat for criticising the war in Afghanistan.
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| Ford patents attachable entertainment system for cargo bed viewing Posted: 11 Mar 2019 10:11 AM PDT  Ford was recently granted a patent for a portable entertainment system that features a pull-down screen that can be mounted in the bed of a pickup. Basically, the entertainment system would be comprised of two main components: one crossbar mount placed right behind the truck's cabin which supports a roll-down screen facing towards the bed and a second crossbar mount placed further down the bed towards its rear that supports a video projector for the display and two flanking speakers. A couple years ago, Hitch Theaters tried to bring a similar truck entertainment system into the world, but their Kickstarter campaign failed to earn enough funding to make the system a reality.
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| Design Talk Series, Michael Menn Honored with Award, and More News This Week Posted: 11 Mar 2019 11:57 AM PDT  Here's what you need to know
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| Minnesota politician thanks Fox for condemning Jeanine Pirro Posted: 11 Mar 2019 12:32 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar thanked Fox News on Monday for condemning comments made on the network by weekend host Jeanine Pirro centering on the freshman Democrat's wearing of a traditional Muslim head covering.
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| Germany to allocate local 5G frequencies later this year Posted: 11 Mar 2019 05:22 AM PDT  Germany's Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) said on Monday it would award frequencies for local 5G networks in the second half of this year, in a policy targeting industrial uses of the high-speed mobile technology. Companies will be able to apply for spectrum in the 3.7-3.8 Gigaherz band, the BNetzA said in a statement. This process is separate to the auction of national 5G licenses that is planned to start on March 19.
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| If you’re getting a Galaxy S10+, you need this free app Posted: 11 Mar 2019 05:17 AM PDT  Samsung's new Galaxy S10 handsets are probably the most exciting new phones I've reviewed in years. Following the company's horribly boring Galaxy S9 series that recycled the S8's design and added no compelling new features at all, Samsung kicked off 2019 on the right foot. The Galaxy S10 features a novel new design, plenty of power, and a number of nifty new features you won't find on any rival phones outside of China right now. It's a breath of fresh air in a smartphone market that was definitely starting to get a bit stagnant.The Galaxy S10+ may end up being the most popular new model despite its hefty price tag, especially among avid gadget fans. It's packed full of all the same new features as the Galaxy S10, but it also sports a large 6.4-inch Dynamic AMOLED screen while the smaller Galaxy S10 features a 6.1-inch display. Whether you plan to pick up an S10+ or you've already bought one, there's a free app that you're definitely going to want to download because it dramatically improves the user experience. And best of all, it's free.The app is called One Hand Operation +, and it's made by none other than Samsung. As the name of the app might suggest, it makes it much easier to use the Galaxy S10+ -- or any large Samsung phone, for that matter -- with one hand.Android Pie introduced optional new navigation gestures similar to what Apple did on the iPhone X from 2017, and we recommend that everyone uses them. Why? Mainly because enabling gestures means ditching the Android navigation buttons at the bottom of the screen, which frees up additional real estate for more important things. Some gestures are difficult to perform with one hand on a large phone, however, so One Hand Operation + addresses that by letting you configure custom swipes that can be performed anywhere you want.You'll find the full description from the Play Store page below, followed by a link where you can download it for free. Whether you're getting a brand new Galaxy S10+ or you already have a Samsung phone and you'd like it to be easier to use with one hand, this is the app for you. One important note, though: it only works on Samsung phones. If you'd like something that offers similar functionality on handsets from other brands, check out Edge Gestures.> With this app, you can use your device easily with only thumb.> > When the function is set, thin gesture handles are added to the left / right side of the screen. > By swiping this handle, defined functions will be executed. the default function is the Back button which most frequently used.> > You can set various functions on horizontal / diagonal up / diagonal down direction gestures. As you become accustomed to using short gestures, you can set up more functions on long gestures.> > Currently available functions are as follows, and we plan to provide additional function upgrades.> > \- Back key > \- Home key > \- Recent key > \- Menu key > \- Previous app > \- Forward ( web browser ) > \- Open notification panel > \- Open quick panel > \- Screen off > \- Assistance app > \- Screenshot > \- Floating navigation buttons > \- Pull screen down > \- One-handed mode > \- Task switcher> > Depending on the size of hand, the thickness of thumb, or the shape of the bumper case being used, various handle settings are provided to optimize gesture recognition.> > The handle will receive user's touch above the running app. So, as long as the gesture recognition is possible, it is recommended to set handle to be thin.> > And once you are fully familiar with the use of gestures, It is recommended that set max transparency.> > In addition, when the touch interference is severe with running application such as game, you can set [App exceptions] in [Advanced Settings], then the gesture handles will not work when the app is running.> > Experience the convenience of gestures on your phone and tablet with One Hand Operation +.> > Thank you.Download One Hand Operation +
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| Iran's Rouhani arrives in Iraq on first official visit: state TV Posted: 11 Mar 2019 12:42 AM PDT  Iran's President Hassan Rouhani arrived in Iraq on Monday for his first official visit, state television said, as Baghdad is under pressure from Washington to limit ties with its neighbour. Before leaving Tehran Rouhani hailed the "special" relations between Iran and Iraq, saying they could not be compared to Baghdad's ties "with an aggressor country like America".
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