2017年3月29日星期三

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Democrats pile on Nunes as intrigue swirls around House Russia probe

Posted: 28 Mar 2017 07:31 AM PDT

Democrats pile on Nunes as intrigue swirls around House Russia probeHouse intelligence committee Chairman Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., is resisting growing calls for him to step aside over the revelation he had gone to the White House grounds to receive classified information related to committee's investigation into Russian interference in last year's election. "We've been investigating Russia for many, many years," he said.


‘I am a child of refugees’: New Yorkers stage tent protest of Trump travel ban

Posted: 29 Mar 2017 09:02 AM PDT

'I am a child of refugees': New Yorkers stage tent protest of Trump travel banTrump's initial travel ban was met with a swift backlash and stymied by the courts. "We're spending just one night here and we can always go inside if we get cold, if we get wet, but refugees don't have that option available to them," said Amaha Kassa, executive director of African Communities Together, as rain began to beat down on the makeshift tent city. "Trump's executive orders are going to cut the heart out of these programs," said Kassa, who came to the U.S. from Ethiopia at age 4 as an asylum seeker.


Pricey New Drug Promises Eczema Relief

Posted: 28 Mar 2017 08:42 AM PDT

Pricey New Drug Promises Eczema ReliefThe FDA has approved a new drug to treat serious cases of the skin condition, but the twice-per-month injections come with a big price tag: $37,000 per year for patients.


3-Year-Old Sits Down to Have Dinner With Police Officer Who Was Eating Alone

Posted: 29 Mar 2017 10:51 AM PDT

3-Year-Old Sits Down to Have Dinner With Police Officer Who Was Eating AloneThe two have a future "playdate" planned.


Video of 13-Year-Old Boy’s ‘Excessive’ Pat Down at Dallas Airport Goes Viral

Posted: 28 Mar 2017 08:34 AM PDT

Video of 13-Year-Old Boy's 'Excessive' Pat Down at Dallas Airport Goes ViralThe TSA is facing a public backlash on social media after a mother filmed her son being patted down at a security checkpoint at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.


Boeing airliner catches fire in Peru, no serious injuries reported

Posted: 28 Mar 2017 06:05 PM PDT

Boeing airliner catches fire in Peru, no serious injuries reportedA Boeing jet operated by Peruvian Airlines caught fire on Tuesday while landing at an airport near the Andean town of Jauja in central Peru after it swerved on the runway, but there were no serious injuries, a government minister said. Peruvian Airlines said in a statement that the Boeing 737-300 jet drove off the runway for unspecified reasons during the scheduled landing, after swerving to the right. Authorities are investigating the incident, which occurred about 4:30 p.m., involving the Boeing 737-300 jet at the high-altitude airport in an agricultural valley some 265 kilometers from Lima, the capital.


Hong Kong-style waffles make their way to American weddings

Posted: 29 Mar 2017 03:26 AM PDT

Hong Kong-style waffles make their way to American weddingsABC News' Charli James discovers a new sweet treat taking weddings and social media by storm.


DNC Chairman Tom Perez Asks For Staff Resignations

Posted: 28 Mar 2017 02:58 PM PDT

DNC Chairman Tom Perez Asks For Staff ResignationsPerez is in the midst of trying to rebuild the party in the wake of November's stunning election defeat.


Kremlin: Child Protesters Were Paid

Posted: 28 Mar 2017 11:44 AM PDT

Kremlin: Child Protesters Were PaidRussian officials trot out an old tactic to minimize protests


Woman strikes police cruiser near the U.S. Capitol

Posted: 29 Mar 2017 08:25 AM PDT

Woman strikes police cruiser near the U.S. CapitolA woman described as "erratic and aggressive" drove a vehicle into a U.S. Capitol Police cruiser near the Capitol on Wednesday morning and was taken into custody, police said. As police attempted to stop her, she made a U-turn and fled, nearly striking officers and striking at least one other vehicle, Malecki said.


3 Iraqis living in US accused of hiding ties to kidnapper

Posted: 28 Mar 2017 02:06 PM PDT

3 Iraqis living in US accused of hiding ties to kidnapperALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Adil Hasan and his wife, Enas Ibrahim, came to the U.S. in 2008 as refugees from Iraq, and have been living peacefully in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., ever since.


Argentinian Immigrant Blasted After Shaming Trump in Facebook Post That Shows She Pays Her Taxes

Posted: 29 Mar 2017 01:55 PM PDT

Argentinian Immigrant Blasted After Shaming Trump in Facebook Post That Shows She Pays Her TaxesShe received several hate messages afterward.


How the Galaxy S8 compares to the competition

Posted: 29 Mar 2017 10:43 AM PDT

How the Galaxy S8 compares to the competition

Samsung has finally taken the wraps off the Galaxy S8, its game-changing flagship smartphone for the year. It's unlike any other device we've seen before in terms of design and functionality, and it promises to mark a major change in the way that smartphones look and feel and work.

But despite all that, it's still another smartphone that's going to have to compete for sales in stores and online, just like any other device. Specs don't tell the whole story, especially given the software features that Samsung has crammed into the Galaxy S8. But until we've had a chance to extensively test the Galaxy S8 next to the best iPhones and Android devices in the world, a fight on paper is the best we can do.

Even just looking at the specs shows that the Galaxy S8 blows 2016 smartphones out of the water. On raw performance, it's top of the pack thanks to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor. It's the first smartphone to launch with Qualcomm's latest and greatest, and from what we've seen and heard so far, it should offer unrivalled performance while also being more energy efficient, which should hopefully mean longer battery life.

Thanks to the lack of bezel, Samsung can fit a huge screen in a very manageable device. 5.8 inches looks big on paper, especially compared to something like the iPhone 7's 4.7-inch screen, but it shouldn't prove unwieldy. The resolution also looks sufficient for the size of screen Samsung went with: enough pixels to allow for crisp photos, video and VR content, but not so many that it's a waste of money and battery life.

All in all, it's clear from the specs that the Galaxy S8 is a step above anything that launched in 2016. It's even a noticeable step above the newly-released LG G6, thanks to the more up-to-date processor. As we said, real-world testing is the ultimate decider, but just looking at the specs sheet, the Galaxy S8 is going to be hard to beat.


British soldier's sentence for killing injured Taliban cut

Posted: 28 Mar 2017 03:22 AM PDT

British soldier's sentence for killing injured Taliban cutA British court on Tuesday cut a soldier's sentence for killing an injured Taliban fighter to seven years after his murder conviction was reduced to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. Veterans hugged, cheered and waved flags bearing former Royal Marine Alexander Blackman's image outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London after the ruling, which means he could be released within weeks. Blackman was sentenced in 2013 for shooting the fighter at close range in Afghanistan's Helmand Province on September 15, 2011, after the man was seriously injured by fire from an Apache helicopter.


Rising Sea Levels Threaten South California Beaches

Posted: 27 Mar 2017 11:38 PM PDT

Rising Sea Levels Threaten South California BeachesA study by researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey said 31 to 67 percent of the beaches in Southern California could be completely eroded by 2100 if the sea rose 1 to 2 meters.


Generation born under Putin finds its voice in Russian protests

Posted: 28 Mar 2017 08:28 AM PDT

Generation born under Putin finds its voice in Russian protestsBy Denis Pinchuk and Svetlana Reiter MOSCOW (Reuters) - Protests across Russia on Sunday marked the coming of age of a new adversary for the Kremlin: a generation of young people driven not by the need for stability that preoccupies their parents but by a yearning for change. Thousands of people took to the streets across Russia, with hundreds arrested. Many were teenagers who cannot remember a time before Vladimir Putin took power 17 years ago.


Company: Oil in pipeline under Missouri River reservoir

Posted: 27 Mar 2017 09:05 PM PDT

Company: Oil in pipeline under Missouri River reservoirThe Dakota Access pipeline developer said Monday that it has placed oil in the pipeline under a Missouri River reservoir in North Dakota and that it's preparing to put the pipeline into service.


OAS discusses Venezuela crisis, Caracas protests

Posted: 28 Mar 2017 06:38 PM PDT

OAS discusses Venezuela crisis, Caracas protestsThe Organization of American States held a special meeting on the crisis in Venezuela on Tuesday, triggering a furious reaction from the Venezuelan government and its staunchest regional allies. It comes after 14 countries in the OAS, including the United States, urged Venezuela's leftist government last week to release political prisoners and "reestablish democracy" by holding elections. In a sign that Venezuela is increasingly cornered, a total of 20 countries voted to open Tuesday's special session of the OAS Permanent Council in Washington.


iOS 10.3 fixes a nasty Safari bug and includes hundreds of other security fixes

Posted: 28 Mar 2017 01:55 PM PDT

iOS 10.3 fixes a nasty Safari bug and includes hundreds of other security fixes

Apple yesterday released iOS 10.3 for the iPhone and iPad, an update that brought with it a number of interesting new features, including a new "Find My AirPods" feature and a brand new file system dubbed APFS (complete with full disk encryption) that Apple originally introduced at WWDC last year.

Lurking beneath the surface of iOS 10.3, however, are a number of important security updates worth highlighting. iOS has always been a rather robust OS, but as the recent CIA leak from Wikileaks demonstrates, there are always hackers and government agencies dead set on unearthing and exploiting iOS security holes.

As a prime example, iOS 10.3 fixes a Safari security vulnerability that allowed hackers to prevent affected users from browsing the web (via an endless stream of pop-ups) without ponying up some cash in the form of an iTunes gift card code.

Lookout, the security firm which first discovered the attack a few weeks ago, writes of the patch:

Lookout found this attack in the wild last month, along with several related websites used in the campaign, discovered the root cause, and shared the details with Apple. As part of the iOS 10.3 patch released today, Apple closed the attack vector by changing how Mobile Safari handles website pop-up dialogs, making them per-tab rather than taking over the entire app.

All told, iOS 10.3 introduces hundreds of security fixes, a tally which makes iOS 10.3 an update you'd be well advised to download sooner rather than later. While some of the fixes are rather obscure, a good number of them address exploits that allow for arbitrary code execution with root privileges.

A full list of Apple's numerous security fixes in iOS 10.3 can be viewed over here.


How to Build Your Budget in Retirement

Posted: 28 Mar 2017 07:02 AM PDT

How to Build Your Budget in RetirementThe earlier you look at how much you will need during retirement, the more time you will have to adjust your current routine. Conventional wisdom is your spending will go down in retirement. For most, spending stays the same or increases, especially at the start of retirement, says Thomas J. O'Connell, president of International Financial Advisory Group in Parsippany, New Jersey.


Kim Jong Nam's body still in Malaysia amid talk of deal with North Korea

Posted: 28 Mar 2017 01:48 AM PDT

Kim Jong Nam's body still in Malaysia amid talk of deal with North KoreaThe body of Kim Jong Nam, who was murdered in Malaysia last month, is still in Kuala Lumpur, health minister Health Minister Subramaniam Sathasivam said on Tuesday, amid reports the remains of the estranged half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will soon leave the country. What Malaysia eventually does with the body, and how far it pursues three North Koreans wanted for questioning, and believed to be hiding in the North Korean embassy, are central to negotiations to resolve a diplomatic row between the two formerly friendly governments, sources aware of the talks have told Reuters.


2017 Ford Transit Connect Wagon LWB

Posted: 29 Mar 2017 03:10 PM PDT

2017 Ford Transit Connect Wagon LWBIt's a van called a wagon that drives like a car.


Trump's Border Wall Plan Faces Hurdles

Posted: 28 Mar 2017 06:21 AM PDT

Trump's Border Wall Plan Faces HurdlesAfter moving on from his campaign promise of repealing and replacing Obamacare, Trump's next failure could be fast approaching.


China Southern, American Airlines announce tie-up

Posted: 28 Mar 2017 12:15 AM PDT

China Southern, American Airlines announce tie-upChina Southern Airlines said Tuesday it would sell almost a one-tenth stake to American Airlines in a $200 million tie-up that could see two of the world's biggest carriers cooperate in a range of areas. American Airlines is the world's largest carrier by scheduled passengers carried, while China Southern is fourth globally and the biggest in Asia, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The deal could give American a foot in the door of China's rapidly expanding air transport market, while China Southern said the move would support its own ambitions of expanding its global presence.


Ex-Christie aides to be sentenced in New Jersey bridge case

Posted: 29 Mar 2017 08:14 AM PDT

Ex-Christie aides to be sentenced in New Jersey bridge caseNEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Two former aides to Gov. Chris Christie will be sentenced Wednesday for their roles in the 2013 George Washington Bridge lane-closing scandal, the closing chapter of a traffic jam that sank the Republican's presidential aspirations.


Spicer has no information about how Nunes got into the White House

Posted: 29 Mar 2017 10:38 AM PDT

Spicer has no information about how Nunes got into the White HouseWhen asked about House intelligence committee Chairman Devin Nunes' White House meeting last week, press secretary Sean Spicer says, "I don't have anything for you." This came after he promised in Monday's press briefing to get reporters the information.


Activist targets GM share structure, board

Posted: 28 Mar 2017 03:39 PM PDT

Activist targets GM share structure, boardInvestor David Einhorn unveiled a proposal Tuesday to try to boost General Motors share price by creating two classes of stock, signaling a possible battle at the carmaker's annual meeting. GM rejected the initiative, calling it risky, and said it also would fight a plan by Einhorn to nominate four candidates to the GM board. Shares of GM jumped on the Einhorn move, finishing up 2.5 percent at $35.56.


Storm Chasers Killed in Collision While Tracking Tornado

Posted: 29 Mar 2017 09:41 AM PDT

Storm Chasers Killed in Collision While Tracking TornadoAll three men involved - Kelley Gene Williamson, Randall Delane Yarnall and Corbin Lee Jaeger - were pronounced dead at the scene, officials said.


U.S. attorney general escalates pressure on 'sanctuary' cities

Posted: 27 Mar 2017 06:33 PM PDT

U.S. attorney general escalates pressure on 'sanctuary' citiesAttorney General Jeff Sessions threatened on Monday to cut off U.S. Justice Department grants to cities that fail to assist federal immigration authorities, moving the Trump administration closer to a potential clash with leaders of America's largest urban centers. Sessions' statements were aimed at a dozens of cities and other local governments, including New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, that have joined a growing "sanctuary" movement aimed at shielding illegal immigrants from stepped-up deportation efforts. Police agencies in those jurisdictions have barred their officers from routinely checking on immigration status when making arrests or traffic stops.


Did an astroid strike a Martian ocean and create a cataclysmic tsunami?

Posted: 27 Mar 2017 06:01 PM PDT

Did an astroid strike a Martian ocean and create a cataclysmic tsunami?

There's no shortage of theories about what Mars was like billions of years ago. The prevailing guess is that water was abundant, and there may have even been enough to form huge oceans. New research into an existing geographical feature on the red planet could provide new evidence of not only the existence of a massive body of water, but also an astroid impact that could have generated multiple devastating tsunamis.

Evidence that water existed on Mars is ample, and many researchers believe that telltale signs of tsunamis are also present. In an effort to explain how a tsunami might have been generated, scientists have been looking for the spot (or spots) on the Martian surface where an astroid or other celestial object could have come crashing down.

One particularly interesting spot on the planet, which NASA describes as "thumbprint-looking," was long thought to be the result of mud or other debris sliding downward after being pushed up by a glacier or other geographical shift. It's called the Lomonosov crater, and new research supports a very different theory as to how it got there.

Instead of being simply the result of gravity pulling dirt downhill, scientists now believe it could very well be the last remaining mark of an astroid that violently struck Mars billions of years ago. What's more, the characteristics of the crater support the idea that when the rock struck the planet, the spot it hit was actually an ocean, leading to multiple huge tidal waves as the displaced water was pushed from and pulled into resulting crater.


Trump Lawyer Tries To Block Groping Suit

Posted: 28 Mar 2017 12:47 PM PDT

Trump Lawyer Tries To Block Groping SuitAttorney Marc Kasowitz claims the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution protects the president from being sued in state court.


How to make $10,000 traveling the world and staying in luxury homes

Posted: 29 Mar 2017 03:37 AM PDT

How to make $10,000 traveling the world and staying in luxury homesIt's the final stretch for a competition that comes with a $10,000 jackpot and the chance to travel the world and stay in million-dollar luxury vacation homes around the world. 


'Carlos the Jackal' sentenced to life for 1974 attack

Posted: 28 Mar 2017 08:34 AM PDT

'Carlos the Jackal' sentenced to life for 1974 attackPARIS (AP) — A French court on Tuesday convicted the man known as "Carlos the Jackal," once the world's most-wanted fugitive, of a deadly 1974 attack on a Paris shopping arcade and sentenced him to life in prison for the third time.


Lamborghini won't target Nürburgring SUV record with Urus

Posted: 28 Mar 2017 01:00 PM PDT

Lamborghini won't target Nürburgring SUV record with UrusIt's been a long time coming, but the Lamborghini Urus SUV is nearly a reality. Motoring reports Lamborghini doesn't have much interest in proving the Urus around the Nürburgring, as the Italian brand did with the Huracán Performante which just set the lap record at the German track. In fact, the Urus will house a completely different set of objectives than the brand's super cars.


Watch Amazing Makeup Transformation of Model With Vitiligo

Posted: 28 Mar 2017 12:09 PM PDT

Watch Amazing Makeup Transformation of Model With VitiligoBrooklyn-based beauty influencer Tameeca Dieujuste, better known as Khloe Dosh shared a stunning makeup transformation on Instagram that she did on a model named Carlene John, who has vitiligo.


Virginia's 'Dr. Doolittle' gives amputated animals new lease on life

Posted: 29 Mar 2017 07:21 AM PDT

Virginia's 'Dr. Doolittle' gives amputated animals new lease on lifeAngel Marie the pony was stepped on by her mother shortly after she was born. Her front legs were so severely damaged, she was too crippled to walk.It was a challenge Derrick Campana, the so-called "Dr. Doolittle" of Animal prosthetics, was ready to tackle. The certified orthotist at Animal Ortho Care in Sterling, Va., fashioned prosthetic front legs using highly durable, medical grade plastics.He says watching Angel Marie take her first steps was emotional. "Seeing her walk, and having her here today walking is just a dream come true. A miracle. ...


14-Year-Old Dies After Being Pinned Under Log at Beach While Snapping Pictures With Friends

Posted: 28 Mar 2017 02:18 PM PDT

14-Year-Old Dies After Being Pinned Under Log at Beach While Snapping Pictures With FriendsHer family believes she broke her neck.


Supreme Court nominee to face confirmation vote April 7: Senate leader

Posted: 28 Mar 2017 07:37 PM PDT

Supreme Court nominee to face confirmation vote April 7: Senate leaderBy Lawrence Hurley and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday that the Senate would have a final vote on April 7 on President Donald Trump's nominee for the Supreme Court, Neil Gorsuch, even as more Democrats opposed his confirmation The Gorsuch nomination, McConnell told reporters, will hit the Senate floor next week after the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday approves him. McConnell added that Gorsuch will be "confirmed on Friday" of next week.


Queen Elizabeth Needs Help With Her Curtains And Cushions

Posted: 28 Mar 2017 03:36 AM PDT

Queen Elizabeth Needs Help With Her Curtains And CushionsQueen Elizabeth II is hiring a new "Curtain Maker and Soft Furnishing Upholsterer," who will be offered an annual salary of nearly $30,000.


Report: China's man-made S.China Sea islands nearly complete

Posted: 28 Mar 2017 02:55 AM PDT

Report: China's man-made S.China Sea islands nearly completeBEIJING (AP) — A report from a U.S. think tank says China has nearly completed construction work on three man-made islands in the South China Sea, giving it the ability to deploy combat aircraft and other military assets to the disputed region.


Hidden changes in iOS 10.3 will give your iPhone a speed boost

Posted: 28 Mar 2017 07:43 AM PDT

Hidden changes in iOS 10.3 will give your iPhone a speed boost

After releasing a few hundred different beta versions over the past month or so, Apple on Monday finally released iOS 10.3 to the public. Eager iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users rushed to download and install the update, and they were greeted with some nifty new features. In a post on Monday afternoon, we went through the eight best new features in iOS 10.3, including a new Find My AirPods feature, updates to the Maps app, Apple's new file system and more. There was one feature in particular that we listed in the post that deserves more attention though, and not many people realize it's even there.

When Apple releases any new iOS software, hardcore Apple fans always rush to download and install it immediately, regardless of what new features Apple adds. This is a good thing for many reasons, not the least of which is the fact that new iOS software always includes security updates that are crucial. iOS 10.3 is no different — it's packed full of security fixes that users should be eager to install immediately.

Of course, the user-facing features are typically the main draw for new iOS updates, and iOS 10.3 has a few nice additions and changes. One set of changes in particular is worth noting, but it's hiding in plain sight so most iPhone and iPad users won't even notice it's there.

Apple engineer Renaud Lienhart‏ tweeted on Monday afternoon about something that we mentioned in passing in our post covering the best new features in iOS 10.3. "iOS 10.3 feels 'snappier,'" he said, "because many animations were slightly tweaked & shortened, for the better."

https://twitter.com/NotoriousBUGS/status/846539233305124865

Long story short, Apple has made a number of small adjustments to the animations that are played when the user does things like opening an app, closing an app, or switching from one app to another. Longtime iPhone users may recall that Apple did something similar back in 2014 with iOS 7.1. The speed difference back then was much more dramatic and noticeable, but the improvements in iOS 10.3 are still nothing to scoff at.

If you have an iPhone or iPad and haven't yet updated to iOS 10.3, a faster UI should be reason enough to install the update as soon as you can. iOS 10.3 is available to download in iTunes, or as an over the air (OTA) update accessing in the Settings app by navigating to General > Software Update.


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