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Trump won this Kansas House district by 27 points. A Republican just won it by single digits.

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 08:52 PM PDT

Trump won this Kansas House district by 27 points. A Republican just won it by single digits.A ruby-red Republican district in Kansas where Donald Trump trounced Hillary Clinton just five months ago stayed in GOP hands Tuesday night.


Calif. School Shooting: Gunman’s Violent Past

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 08:39 AM PDT

Calif. School Shooting: Gunman's Violent PastAlthough the gunman's Facebook page was filled with loving posts about Karen Smith, his estranged wife who he killed Monday, her family said she had gone into hiding because she was terrified of him.


New Jersey gang-related murder adds to FBI's 'Most Wanted' list

Posted: 12 Apr 2017 12:06 PM PDT

New Jersey gang-related murder adds to FBI's 'Most Wanted' listWalter Yovany Gomez, who appears to be in his 20s, is wanted on a federal arrest warrant for violent crime in aid of racketeering and conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering for the May 8, 2011 killing, the FBI said. Gomez, who is from Honduras and is in the U.S. illegally, is a member of the Plainfield Locos Salvatrucha (PLS) gang, a New Jersey branch of the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) transnational gang, the FBI said.


Did Bill O'Reilly Just Speak His Last Words On Fox News?

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 12:52 PM PDT

Did Bill O'Reilly Just Speak His Last Words On Fox News?Bill O'Reilly is off the air for Easter "vacation," but Gabe Sherman reports the Murdochs are fighting over O'Reilly's future. Attorney Lisa Bloom, who is calling on New York state to investigate sexual harassment claims at Fox News.


Nine dead as militants attack Philippine tourist island

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 07:04 AM PDT

Nine dead as militants attack Philippine tourist islandNine people including four Philippine security officials were killed Tuesday during clashes with suspected Islamic militants on a popular resort island as millions prepare to travel for the Easter holiday. The incursion allegedly by the Abu Sayyaf kidnap group on Bohol island would be the first on a key Philippine tourist destination in recent years by militants who pledged allegiance to Islamic State fighters and often targets foreigners in the lawless south. Just days earlier the US and Australia warned their citizens about possible "terrorist" kidnappings in Bohol or nearby Cebu island.


Plane makes emergency landing on highway, ends up nose-down

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 02:05 PM PDT

Plane makes emergency landing on highway, ends up nose-downBOWDOINHAM, Maine (AP) — A small plane made an emergency landing against traffic on an interstate Tuesday, struck a guardrail and came to rest nose-down, police said. One vehicle had to serve to avoid the plane, but no motorists were injured, and the two people aboard the plane suffered only minor injuries.


Boy, 8, Drives His 4-Year-Old Sister to McDonald's After Watching YouTube Instructional Videos

Posted: 12 Apr 2017 12:24 PM PDT

Boy, 8, Drives His 4-Year-Old Sister to McDonald's After Watching YouTube Instructional VideosAn 8-year-old boy managed to drive himself and his 4-year-old sister to McDonald's without hitting anything, police said.


Migrants traded in "slave markets" in Libya, U.N. agency says

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 06:02 AM PDT

Migrants traded in "slave markets" in Libya, U.N. agency saysGrowing numbers of African migrants passing through Libya are traded in what they call slave markets before being held for ransom, forced labour or sexual exploitation, the U.N. migration agency said on Tuesday. West African migrants interviewed by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have recounted being bought and sold in garages and car parks in the southern city of Sabha, one of Libya's main migrant smuggling hubs. Migrants are traded for between $200 and $500 and are held on average for two or three months, Othman Belbeisi, head of the IOM's Libya mission, told journalists in Geneva.


Donald Trump Jr Could Have Future In Politics

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 09:57 AM PDT

Donald Trump Jr Could Have Future In PoliticsThe president's eldest son said he wouldn't rule out a run for governor of New York.


Gabby Giffords on San Bernardino school shooting: Events like this are no longer ‘unimaginable’

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 07:14 AM PDT

Gabby Giffords on San Bernardino school shooting: Events like this are no longer 'unimaginable'The ex-congresswoman, who founded the gun control group Americans for Responsible Solutions after surviving a 2011 shooting, spoke after Monday's school shooting.


The Air Force Turned an F-16 Fighter Into a Drone

Posted: 12 Apr 2017 09:53 AM PDT

The Air Force Turned an F-16 Fighter Into a Drone"Have Raider II" provides manned aircraft with autonomous wingmen.


'Worst nightmare': Parents wait in agony after shooting

Posted: 10 Apr 2017 08:34 PM PDT

'Worst nightmare': Parents wait in agony after shootingSAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — For Elizabeth Barajas it had been an hours-long nightmare waiting to learn the fate of the daughter she had dropped off at school a couple of hours before police reported that gunfire in a classroom had killed two adults and wounded two children.


10 most endangered rivers in the United States for 2017

Posted: 10 Apr 2017 09:02 PM PDT

10 most endangered rivers in the United States for 2017American Rivers compiled a list of the 10 most endangered rivers in the United States for 2017. Threats range from water demand and global warming to fracking and open-pit sulfide mining. The organization is calling upon the Trump administration and Congress to prioritize and support innovative water management solutions to help protect rivers and clean water, calling it one of the most important conservation issues of our time.


Kabul suicide bombing kills five

Posted: 12 Apr 2017 07:09 AM PDT

Kabul suicide bombing kills fiveAt least five people were killed Wednesday when a suicide bomber on foot struck near the Afghan defense ministry in Kabul, officials said, in an attack that was claimed by the Islamic State group. "Most of the people killed and wounded were civilians, but we don't know the exact target," interior ministry spokesman Najib Danish told AFP. Islamic State group claimed the attack through its propaganda agency Amaq.


Spicer on United Airlines incident: ‘I don’t think anyone looks at that video and isn’t a little disturbed’

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 11:27 AM PDT

Spicer on United Airlines incident: 'I don't think anyone looks at that video and isn't a little disturbed'On April 11, White House press secretary Sean Spicer discussed the video of a United Airlines passenger being forcibly removed from a flight on Sunday evening. Spicer said, "I don't think anyone looks at that video and isn't a little disturbed that another human being is treated that way."


Toyota FT-4X Concept: Ruggedly Charming

Posted: 12 Apr 2017 06:30 AM PDT

Toyota FT-4X Concept: Ruggedly CharmingIs Toyota returning to its element?


Toshiba files results unapproved by auditor; warns of 'going concern' risk

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 10:27 AM PDT

Toshiba files results unapproved by auditor; warns of 'going concern' riskBy Makiko Yamazaki and Taiga Uranaka TOKYO (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp filed twice-delayed business results on Tuesday without an endorsement from its auditor and warned its very survival was in doubt, deepening a prolonged crisis at the Japanese conglomerate. "There are material events and conditions that raise substantial doubt about the company's ability to continue as a going concern," Toshiba said in announcing bigger than previously estimated losses for the nine months through December. The filing carried a disclaimer from auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Aarata LLC that it was unable to form an opinion of the results, increasing the likelihood that shares in the nuclear-to-TVs company will be delisted from the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE).


Russia and USA, after Tillerson talks, agree modest steps to mend ties

Posted: 12 Apr 2017 01:02 PM PDT

Russia and USA, after Tillerson talks, agree modest steps to mend tiesBy Yeganeh Torbati and Denis Dyomkin MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia and the United States agreed to set up a working group to try to mend their battered ties on Wednesday after U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson held lengthy talks in Moscow with President Vladimir Putin and the Russian foreign minister. It was not clear until the last minute whether Putin would grant Tillerson an audience, but the fact that he did is likely to be seen as a sign that Moscow has not given up on the new U.S. administration and wants to try to improve ties which both sides agree are languishing at a post Cold War low. A joint news conference between Sergei Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, and Tillerson showed how much work there is to do though as the Russian used many of his speaking opportunities to lambast Washington over its actions in Syria and what he said was its unhelpful foreign interference in the past.


The only Samsung phone more exciting than the Galaxy S8 isn’t as exciting as we thought

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 04:45 AM PDT

The only Samsung phone more exciting than the Galaxy S8 isn't as exciting as we thought

Months of leaks and rumors brought the buzz surrounding Samsung's next-generation Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ to heights no one thought would be possible. In fact, many industry experts thought that the damage last year's Galaxy Note 7 did to Samsung's reputation would take years to mend. As we said last year while the recall was taking place, however, people have remarkably short memories. Now, Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ pre-orders have already outpaced last year's S7 and S7 edge, as Samsung announced on Monday.

The Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ are the two most exciting smartphones Samsung has ever made. In fact, they're the two most exciting smartphones the world has ever seen at this point. But there's another smartphone being developed behind closed doors right now at Samsung that had been rumored to be even more groundbreaking than the edgeless S8 duo. Now, however, a new report suggests that the Galaxy X might not be quite as revolutionary as we thought.

Samsung has been hard at work for quite some time on a smartphone with a foldable display. Earlier this year, reports suggested that the company's first foldable phone might go into limited production as soon as sometime in 2017, and the phone might even see a small-scale release sometime this year. Then, a subsequent report suggested that Samsung's foldable phone likely wouldn't be released until 2019 at the earliest.

Well, it turns out that both of these reports might be correct.

By way of South Korean news site The Investor, a new report from ET News claims that Samsung has placed orders for between 2,000 and 3,000 units of a foldable Galaxy X smartphone to be produced in the first half of the year for testing. That's the good news. The bad news, however, is that the Galaxy X Samsung is building looks absolutely nothing like the foldable phone in the mockup pictured above. In fact, it might feature OLED displays that cannot be folded at all.

While the Galaxy X reportedly on order from Samsung can indeed fold completely closed, it actually includes two separate displays connected by a hinge. So, instead of a single OLED panel that folds in half, it's merely a clamshell with two individual screens. In other words, it's not very exciting at all.

"Samsung seems to be testing the waters with the dual-screen device to gather ideas about its upcoming foldable phone," an unnamed source in Samsung's supply chain told ET News.

Now, the good news is that this prototype Galaxy X that was supposed to be so exciting might still be a groundbreaking single-screen foldable phone if and when it's released. Meanwhile, the 2017 handset that had gadget blogs buzzing earlier this year is apparently just a test bed for Samsung as it continues to play with the idea of a foldable phone.


India warns Pakistan against executing retired naval officer

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 12:54 AM PDT

India warns Pakistan against executing retired naval officerNEW DELHI (AP) — India on Tuesday warned Pakistan of serious consequences for their bilateral relationship if it executes a retired Indian naval officer convicted of espionage and sabotage.


Adoptive Parents Killed Special Needs Son In Plot Inspired By 'Manchester By The Sea': DA

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 06:02 AM PDT

Adoptive Parents Killed Special Needs Son In Plot Inspired By 'Manchester By The Sea': DAErnest Franklin II, 35, and Heather Franklin, 33, allegedly started a fire in their Upstate New York home to cover up the death of Jeffrey Franklin.


Life Might Exist At The Deepest Point On Earth

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 11:38 AM PDT

Life Might Exist At The Deepest Point On EarthThere is evidence that life exists even deeper than the greatest depths of the ocean, which gives hope to all the people searching for aliens on other planets.


United Airlines finally apologizes, as image takes beating

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 02:37 PM PDT

United Airlines finally apologizes, as image takes beatingThe chief executive of embattled United Airlines unequivocally apologized Tuesday for an incident in which a passenger was dragged off a plane, and promised a thorough review of the airline's practices. In images now seen around the world, a passenger was forcefully removed and bloodied in the process -- the entire event captured on video by passengers and posted on social media. The 69-year-old passenger had refused to be "bumped" off the overbooked flight -- an airline practice that has come under increased scrutiny since the incident.


The Dodge Demon descends on New York

Posted: 12 Apr 2017 03:06 AM PDT

The Dodge Demon descends on New YorkAfter a month-long series of video teasers, the most powerful series production American muscle car in history is ready to impress its public. The 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon is so potent that it is essentially a collection of automotive superlatives with a wide, Nitto street-legal drag radial tyre at each corner. It boasts a 6.2-litre Hemi V8 with a massive supercharger bolted to it.


20 of the world's most stunning theaters

Posted: 12 Apr 2017 05:43 AM PDT

20 of the world's most stunning theatersFrom time immemorial, people have gathered around campfires to regale one another with songs and stories. The human yearning for poetry and community has not subsided throughout the ages, but the location certainly has. Shakespeare's Globe in London, England, and the Teatro La Fenice in Venice, Italy, are not merely places to see a show — they are gateways to another world that are works of art unto themselves. (Michael Walsh/Yahoo News)


U.S.-backed forces push back Islamic State in Raqqa campaign - officials

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 07:04 AM PDT

U.S.-backed forces push back Islamic State in Raqqa campaign - officialsBy John Davison BEIRUT (Reuters) - U.S.-backed forces fighting Islamic State in Syria advanced to within 2 km (1 mile) of a key stronghold near the jihadist group's de facto capital of Raqqa on Tuesday, and a counter-attack by the militants was repulsed, officials said. The multi-phased campaign by the Syria Democratic Forces (SDF), backed by air strikes and military advisers from a U.S.-led coalition, ultimately aims to oust Islamic State from Raqqa. Officials have given different estimates for how long the campaign will take, and the assault on Raqqa itself appears to have been delayed, after one high-ranking military official said it would begin at the start of April.


Montgomery County father accused of beating kids, using shock collar on them

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 06:27 AM PDT

Montgomery County father accused of beating kids, using shock collar on themA married man beat and abused his two children for years, even shocking them with an electric dog collar and jamming small blades under their nails, prosecutors said.


VA unveils website on quality of care, touts accountability

Posted: 12 Apr 2017 05:41 PM PDT

VA unveils website on quality of care, touts accountabilityWASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Veterans Affairs unveiled a new website Wednesday aimed at providing information on the quality of care at VA medical centers, touting new accountability even as it grappled with fresh questions of patient safety in its beleaguered health system.


Protester in viral photo embraces woman she defended from Islamophobic abuse

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 02:50 AM PDT

Protester in viral photo embraces woman she defended from Islamophobic abuseA viral photograph of a young woman smiling as she confronted the leader of the English Defence League (EDL) has become a symbol of resistance against the far-right. In the photo, Saffiyah Khan is seen standing up to EDL leader Ian Crossland during the far-right group's demo in Birmingham on Saturday. Moments before the photo was taken — by Press Association photographer Joe Giddens — Khan had stepped in when members of the EDL surrounded a young Muslim woman. SEE ALSO: British protesters think they've kept Trump out for a few more months Days after the photo was taken, Khan has met woman she defended, Saira Zafar, for the first time, and the two shared an embrace in a video by the Guardian. Zafar explains that she had planned to stand towards the back carrying a placard stating "no to Islamophobia, no to war." But, EDL members at the rally began shouting racist abuse at her, like "you don't belong in this country" and "go back to where you came from." People also placed Islamophobic banners and EDL flags over her face and head. In the video, she thanked Khan for stepping in. "It's very important to have solidarity and to show that if something happens to this person, they're not on their own," says Zafar.


US strike wiped out fifth of Assad air force, Mattis says

Posted: 10 Apr 2017 07:11 PM PDT

US strike wiped out fifth of Assad air force, Mattis saysThe US strike on a Syrian air base destroyed a fifth of the Damascus regime's remaining warplanes, Pentagon chief Jim Mattis said Monday as Washington fired a fresh salvo of warnings at President Bashar al-Assad. The public assessment of Friday's missile strike and the forceful rhetoric came as G7 ministers met in Italy to send a "clear and coordinated" message to Russia over its support for Damascus. The United States on Friday blasted 59 Tomahawk missiles at the Shayrat air base near Homs, which the Pentagon said Assad's jets had used to launch a deadly chemical attack on rebel-held Idlib province.


Defendant in triple slaying dies in jump from court balcony

Posted: 10 Apr 2017 06:55 PM PDT

Defendant in triple slaying dies in jump from court balconyYOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — A man charged with setting a fire that killed a girl he was accused of raping and her grandparents jumped to his death from a fourth-floor courthouse balcony on Monday, the day before jury selection in his death penalty trial.


Republican Ron Estes wins Kansas special election

Posted: 12 Apr 2017 02:51 PM PDT

Republican Ron Estes wins Kansas special electionABC News' Amna Nawaz and MaryAlice Parks break down the results of the tight special election in Kansas for House seat.


U.S., EU rebuke Hungary over 'anti-Soros' education law

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 07:55 AM PDT

U.S., EU rebuke Hungary over 'anti-Soros' education lawBy Marton Dunai and Gabriela Baczynska BUDAPEST/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Hungary faced criticism from Washington and Brussels on Tuesday over a new law they believe targets a Budapest university founded by U.S. financier George Soros that is viewed as a bastion of independent thinking in eastern Europe. The top U.S. diplomat in the region said the impact of the legislation on the Central European University (CEU) was a concern, while the European Union's executive Commission said it would be the subject of a debate on Wednesday. Domestic opponents of the new law, which on Sunday triggered some of the largest demonstrations against Prime Minister Viktor Orban's seven-year rule, consider it part of a wider crackdown on dissent and a political drift towards Russia.


Is April The Giraffe In Labor?

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 07:39 AM PDT

Is April The Giraffe In Labor?If April is outside during her active labor, viewers might not be able to see her give birth.


Nokia 9 could rival the iPhone 8 in more than one way

Posted: 10 Apr 2017 08:58 PM PDT

Nokia 9 could rival the iPhone 8 in more than one way

New Nokia smartphones, the kind that run a nearly pure version of Android, are going to launch soon in some markets. However, the Nokia 6, Nokia 5, and Nokia 3 that were unveiled at MWC aren't flagship handsets. If you're looking for Nokia-branded handsets that will rival the iPhone 8 and Galaxy S8, then you'll have to wait for the Nokia 9, a device that HMD Global is yet to make official. But while we're still waiting for the full launch, Nokia 9 rumors abound, complete with early specs, release date, and pricing details.

A few days ago, a report from NokiaPowerUser revealed some of the alleged Nokia 9 specs a few days ago. The same tipster told the site that the Nokia 9 will be unveiled at the end of July or early August, and will launch by the end of the third quarter or even later.

The handset is expected to pack a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor, and that's precisely why the phone might see some delays. Currently, the Galaxy S8 is the only smartphone to have access to Qualcomm's newest high-end chips.

NokiaPowerUser also says the Nokia 9 will be priced at around €749 in Europe or around $699 in America.

Chinese leaker KK, who often posts mobile leaks on Weibo, listed the alleged specs of the Nokia 9. According to him, the phone will feature a 5.5-inch 4K OLED display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor, 6GB of RAM, 64/128GB of storage, 22-megapixel rear camera, 12-megapixel selfie camera, 3,800 mAh battery with Quick Charging 4.0 support, Nokia OZO sound, IP68 dust and waterproof certification, and it'll run Android 7.1.2 Nougat out of the gate.

In case any of that sounds familiar that's because it matches NokiaPowerUser's report from a few days ago.


Germany: Pregame blasts rock soccer team bus; player injured

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 05:23 PM PDT

Germany: Pregame blasts rock soccer team bus; player injuredDORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Three explosions went off near the team bus of Borussia Dortmund, one of Germany's top soccer clubs, as it set off for a Champions League quarterfinal match on Tuesday evening. One of Dortmund's players was injured.


2018 Honda Clarity Plug-In Family Charges Ahead

Posted: 12 Apr 2017 11:55 AM PDT

2018 Honda Clarity Plug-In Family Charges AheadHonda reaffirmed its commitment to hydrogen-powered vehicles a few years back with the redesigned Clarity fuel-cell car. Now it's turning that car into an environment-friendly mini-brand with a p...


U.S.-Russia tensions over Syria will not 'spiral out of control': Mattis

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 05:27 PM PDT

U.S.-Russia tensions over Syria will not 'spiral out of control': MattisBy Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tensions between the United States and Russia will not "spiral out of control" following last week's U.S. cruise missile strikes on a Syrian air base, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Tuesday, describing it as a one-off response to Syria's use of banned chemical weapons. President Donald Trump, in his biggest foreign policy decision since taking office in January, ordered the strikes after concluding that Syria waged a nerve gas attack in rebel-held territory that killed 87 people, many of them children. Russia, which has advisers on the ground aiding Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, warned the U.S. strike could have serious consequences.


Wal-Mart eliminating hundreds of corporate jobs: source

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 02:42 PM PDT

Wal-Mart eliminating hundreds of corporate jobs: sourceWal-Mart Stores is eliminating hundreds of corporate jobs in a cost-cutting move, a person familiar with the matter said Tuesday. The cuts will affect employees in Wal-Mart's international division, its technology services division and in its Sam's Club business. The layoffs are centered in administrative functions, said the person, confirming a story in the Wall Street Journal.


Teacher, boy die when husband opens fire in California class

Posted: 10 Apr 2017 08:11 PM PDT

Teacher, boy die when husband opens fire in California classSAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — A man walked into his estranged wife's elementary school classroom in San Bernardino and opened fire without saying a word, killing her and an 8-year-old student before shooting himself in a murder-suicide that spread panic across a city still recovering emotionally from a terror attack just 15 months ago.


Here Are Tesla's Sleek New Solar Panels

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 11:03 AM PDT

Here Are Tesla's Sleek New Solar PanelsThe solar roof could be coming to a neighborhood near you.


Alabama governor resigns as scandal leads to criminal charges

Posted: 10 Apr 2017 06:07 PM PDT

Alabama governor resigns as scandal leads to criminal chargesBy Wayne Hester BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Reuters) - Alabama Governor Robert Bentley resigned on Monday after pleading guilty to two misdemeanors related to campaign finance violations and linked to his relationship with a former adviser, ending a year-long scandal that has enveloped the state's government. The guilty pleas were part of an agreement with prosecutors that called for him to step down, said Ellen Brooks, special prosecutor appointed by the state Attorney General Steve Marshall to investigate Bentley. "I have decided it is time for me to step down as Alabama governor," said Bentley at a news conference in the state capital of Montgomery, adding that his service "was a calling that God placed on my life." He said he would work with his replacement, Lieutenant Governor Kay Ivey, who was sworn in as governor about an hour after his resignation.


Michelle Obama Joins Husband Barack In French Polynesia Vacation

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 03:46 AM PDT

Michelle Obama Joins Husband Barack In French Polynesia VacationAccording to Tahiti television station TNTV, Michelle and Barack Obama took a boat to Mo'orea island for swimming and other water activities.


Henri Cartier-Bresson’s India: Father of modern photojournalism’s rarely seen photos

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 06:07 AM PDT

Henri Cartier-Bresson's India: Father of modern photojournalism's rarely seen photosA pioneering photographer caught India at midcentury, during a time of major transition. Some of his work will soon be seen in a New York exhibition.


'Game of Thrones' creator George R.R. Martin is 'seeing red' over United

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 02:41 PM PDT

'Game of Thrones' creator George R.R. Martin is 'seeing red' over UnitedGame of Thrones creator George R.R. Martin gave us the Red Wedding, beheadings, and hordes of killer ice zombies. But even he can't stomach United Airlines. SEE ALSO: People are trolling United Airlines with these brutal new slogans "I don't often comment on current events, but the story about the passenger that United Airlines beat bloody and dragged off a flight — for no reason but to accomodate some of their own deadheading employees, and despite the fact that he had a ticket that he'd bought and paid for and was doing nothing but sitting peacefully in his assigned seat — has me seeing red," the author wrote Tuesday on his LiveJournal blog. Usually, Martin sticks to dragons, comic books, and the New York Jets on his blog, but this time he went after United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz, calling for his resignation.  "He's a disgrace," Martin said. Munoz finally actually apologized Tuesday for the incident that was caught on video and triggered outrage (and financial losses) at the airline.  George R. R. Martin is pissed at United.Image: Frederick M. Brown/Getty ImagesMartin included a fake ad Jimmy Kimmel aired on his late-night show Monday that dragged United hard.  After re-sharing the video, Martin said he was "outraged" by the footage and even more upset by the "mealy-mouthed corporate bullshit" the company and CEO put out. The fantasy author harkened back to days when passengers were treated as paying customers instead of cattle.  Luckily, United doesn't exist in Westeros, or it might have to defend itself in trial by combat.  WATCH: Here's United Airlines' adjusted 2017 pre-flight safety speech


9 paid iPhone apps on sale for free right now

Posted: 11 Apr 2017 09:09 AM PDT

9 paid iPhone apps on sale for free right now

It wasn't easy to follow up yesterday's post covering the best paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free, and there are even still a few freebies in there to enjoy. We think we might have pulled it off though, and we've got nine fresh apps for you to check out on Wednesday.

These are paid iPhone and iPad apps that have been made available for free for a limited time by their developers. There is no way to tell how long they will be free. These sales could end an hour from now or a week from now — obviously, the only thing we can guarantee is that they were free at the time this post was written. If you click on a link and see a price listed next to an app instead of the word "get," it is no longer free. The sale has ended. If you download the app, you will be charged.

Asthmatic

Normally $1.99.

It's proven that the weather has a big impact on asthma patients. Asthmatic is an app made by and for asthma patients that predicts up to 5 days in advance how the weather will affect your lungs and tells you which precautions to take.

Unlike other forecasts that only focus on pollution, this app takes all environmental factors into account, has a clean interface and is available WORLDWIDE. Meaning that you can track the quality for any location you like, even when traveling abroad.

How does it work?
Factors such as temperatures, humidity levels, pollution, ozone levels, indoor climate, etc., can all trigger symptoms or asthma attacks. It's hard to keep track of all those different factors and often you don't realise the conditions are bad until you start getting symptoms.

Asthmatic calculates the air quality based on a big variety of weather conditions and then gives you a score ranging from poor to excellent. Each day has a description which tells you which conditions are bad and gives you advise on how to deal with those. The forecast is shown for the upcoming 5 days, current day included, so you can even plan ahead when to take your medication or when to avoid exercising outdoors.

Features:
- Worldwide availability. Get the forecast for any location on earth.
- Add or delete one or more locations.
- A detailed forecast for up to five days in advance, current day included.
- The air quality based on weather conditions. (poor to excellent)
- A detailed daily rating from 0 to 5.
- A list of perfect and bad weather conditions for each day.
- Daily tips and advise related to the forecast.
- A detailed weather forecast.
- Display temperatures in Celsius or Fahrenheit.

Download Asthmatic

Hyperburner

Normally $2.99.

Hyperburner is a high-speed space flier set in a distant colonial solar system. Take your ship through increasingly dangerous courses, unlocking endless-mode leaderboards as you go. Built for mobile with smooth and responsive free-steering, playable in portrait or landscape.

Pocketgamer Gold Award:
"From the amazing aesthetic to the perfect controls, everything about the game hums with the sort of quality that makes every second you spend with the game a joy"

- Fast-paced gameplay, instant respawns.
- Master six unique zones each with five challenging stages.
- Test your skills against a list of high-speed endless-mode goals.
- Unlock better ships as you progress.

Download Hyperburner

Fake Location

Normally $0.99.

With Fake GPS Location app you can fake your location and pretend that you go many places in the world!

Mask your location by searching for a certain address (full address or only city/state/country) or famous places.

Share a screenshot to trick your friends and make them make them surprised.

Download Fake Location

Animated Pixel Emoji

Normally $0.99.

Show off your emotions with Animated Pixel Emoji. Specially designed to send to your friends and stick all over your text messages.

Download Animated Pixel Emoji

Prism HD

Normally $1.99.

Prism HD is an inspiring exploration of real light shining through glass prisms and splitting into natural rainbows beneath your fingers. Interact with a variety of beautiful scenes, or create your own. Completely accurate in math and physics, you will be amazed at the feel of life in the light exploding from just a few simple prisms.

* Debuted at the Future Canvas 2 iPad art exhibit in San Francisco.

* Featured on the Atmospheric Optics Picture of the Day:
- "Prism HD is an iPad/iPhone App combining optics, accuracy and beauty.

* As seen on Wired.com:
- "There is a certain beauty in manipulating theoretical light and angles
of refraction and watching what happens"

* Also featured on KRON TV San Francisco

* Used as inspiration by professional artists and architects.
DESCRIPTION

Prism HD uses sophisticated ultra-fast ray-casting to simulate tens of thousands of individual rays of light as they pass through a variety of colored or clear glass prisms. As you move and rotate the prisms and the light-source, the light reacts instantly to your touch, sending showers of beams across the screen. The beams combine and split in a fantastic array of natural rainbow patterns that you will recognize from the real world around you, but have never been able to interact with freely before. The result is an accurate simulation of the natural world with a surprisingly emotional power.
FEATURES

* Simple controls.
* 13 beautiful pre-set scenes.
* Every scene can be easily customized.
* Fully multi-touch.
* Tuned for all devices:
from iPod Touch to iPad 3, including Retina support and iPhone 5.
* Regular prisms: triangles, squares pentagons, etc.
* Star-shaped prisms with any number of points.
* Perfectly circular prisms, which accurately simulate drops of water.
* Each prism's shape and color can be easily changed.
* Simple control of optical properties like Index of Refraction and Dispersion.
* Written in 100% Objective-C, C++, and OpenGL for maximum performance.

* Many natural phenomena are accurately reproduced:
** Refraction, Dispersion, and Partial Transmission
** Snell's Law and Total Internal Reflection
** Caustic Reflections
(Have you ever noticed the curved reflections inside a coffee cup ?)
** Natural Rainbows are easily illustrated using a circular prism
** Accurately shows real-world optics behind atmospheric halos such as Sundogs.
HOW IT WORKS

Hundreds of thousands of individual rays of light are simulated each second.

Every ray obeys three simple laws of optics:

1. Refraction:
Light bends as it passes from one medium to another.

2. Dispersion:
Blue light 'refracts' more than red light.

3. Transmission and Reflection:
When light passes from one medium to another,
some of it passes through and some is reflected.
When these simple laws of nature are combined in a powerful computer such as an iPad,
the experience is captivating and beautiful.

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TaskOrganizer

Normally $0.99.

TaskOrganizer - App with a new approach to the management of tasks lists.

The possibility of dividing tasks lists into various areas will help you to sort all your tasks and easily get access to them. For each area, you can give a rate of the current situation, set an icon and choose a colour.

Making up collections of tasks, you can separately keep and work with the tasks for the day, month, year and even with aims for a whole life. With the help of the project settings, you can set your own collections you need.

The most simple function of a random choice of the next task will help you to do more tasks daily. The app allows you to make a choice from all the tasks or from the tasks with pointed priority.

Key Features:
- Customizable areas
- Unlimited set of collections tasks
- Multiple projects
- "Accelerator productivity"
- Setting priorities for the task
- Adding tags for task
- Percentage of each area
- Percentage of all the collection on the whole
- Pleasant not boring interface with a coloured circle in the center.

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Fontz 2

Normally $1.99.

This app is simplely the best Font App on the AppStore if you dont believe us check out all the features and *****DOWNLOAD NOW for the SALE******

- Many many text fonts styles to choose from
- Choose a color from the spetrum of colors the app offers
- Beautiful design
- Take beautiful photos
- Choose photos from your library
- Share your customized pictures for the world to see

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Reminders Widget

Normally $1.99.

Add reminders to iOS built-in reminders app from notificatin center withou unlocking the device. Save time to look and scroll through all your tasks and reminders.
The app offers the following features:
-View due or over due reminders from all groups in one place
- View all lists reminders in one place
- Add reminders from Widget without unlocking device
-View each reminders group list by itself
-Switch between reminders groups
-Scroll to view all reminders in each group
-Sort reminders by name or due date
-Complete reminders
-Tap on reminder to open Reminders app
More features will be added based on customer's feedback. Please try our "Week Cal Widget for iOS calendar" app that implements a week view of iOS calendar events in notification center.

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Circle Flip Pro

Normally $1.99.

Flip, flip, flip!

Features:
- 16 characters
- Simple One Touch Control
- Online leaderboard
- Endlesss Gameplay

Gameplay:
- Tap to Flip
- Don't touch on spikes
- Collect diamonds to unlock new characters

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Spher

Normally $1.99.

Have you ever wished that all the social media apps were all in one single app there's your answer, Spher has all the major social apps in it including:

- Instagram
- Facebook
- Twitter
- Youtube
- Google+
- Pinterest
- Dropbox
- Evernote
- Linkedin
- Tumblr

And many more, there are over 20 social media apps in this application

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