| Kentucky secretary of state emerges as most quotable opponent of Trump voter fraud panel Posted: 06 Jul 2017 06:51 AM PDT  "The commission has received a reception nationwide that hasn't been positive," Alison Grimes said on Wednesday. "As my grandmother used to say, it's about as welcoming as a breeze off an outhouse."
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| Amid opioid epidemic, Vivitrol finds success marketing to judges and jailers Posted: 06 Jul 2017 02:00 AM PDT  The biotech company Alkermes is finding success marketing its opioid-abuse drug Vivitrol to the criminal justice system. But some physicians fear the company's tactics are contributing to a stigma surrounding competing treatments that have been researched more extensively.
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| Prosecutors: Kidnapping suspect marched in victim's vigil Posted: 05 Jul 2017 05:27 PM PDT  CHICAGO (AP) — The suspect in the kidnapping of a University of Illinois scholar from China marched in a vigil for the victim a day before his arrest last week, federal prosecutors said Wednesday, adding that he also spoke about what makes an ideal victim and talked about how she fought and resisted.
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| Torrential rains cause severe flooding in Japan Posted: 06 Jul 2017 11:06 AM PDT ![Torrential rains cause severe flooding in Japan]( "Torrential rains cause severe flooding in Japan") Troops worked to rescue hundreds of people stranded by flooding in southern Japan. Several death and nearly 20 people were still unaccounted for in flooding that wrecked homes, roads and rice terraces.
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| US leads sanctions push after NKorea 'escalation' Posted: 05 Jul 2017 04:50 PM PDT  The United States led a push at the UN Security Council Wednesday for tougher sanctions on North Korea, while warning the isolated regime's launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile had drastically narrowed the path for diplomacy. In a hard-hitting address to the council, US Ambassador Nikki Haley said Tuesday's ICBM test had made "the world a more dangerous place," and that Washington was ready to use force if need be to deal with the threat of a nuclear-armed Pyongyang.
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| South Africa's ANC proposes land expropriation without compensation Posted: 05 Jul 2017 06:55 AM PDT  JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's ruling African National Congress has proposed at its policy conference that land expropriation without compensation should be allowed where it is "necessary and unavoidable", President Jacob Zuma said on Wednesday. Land will be a key issue ahead of a December conference where a successor to Zuma will be chosen. The two current frontrunners are Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa and Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, former African Union chair and Zuma's ex-wife. ...
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| Magnitude 5.8 earthquake rouses slumbering Montana residents Posted: 06 Jul 2017 11:09 AM PDT  LINCOLN, Mont. (AP) — The strongest earthquake to hit Montana in more than half a century sent bartenders jumping over bars, food falling off grocery store shelves and awakened residents and dogs more than 30 miles (48 kilometers) from its epicenter.
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| Donald Trump: Crowds brought from across Poland chant president's name during Warsaw speech Posted: 06 Jul 2017 04:47 AM PDT  Crowds bussed in from across Poland have cheered Donald Trump during a speech in Warsaw. Repeatedly, throughout a speech in which the president recounted Polish history to the visitors, waiting people chanted "Donald Trump" and repeatedly interrupted him to do so. Poland's leaders had promised Mr Trump that he would receive a warm welcome when he addressed crowds in the square.
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| Pregnant Woman Critically Injured in Lightning Strike Gives Birth, Is Doing Better Posted: 05 Jul 2017 03:57 PM PDT  Meghan Davidson was one week away from her due date when she was struck by lightning while out for a walk.
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| A terrifying crocodile relative, with teeth like a T. rex, may have taken on dinosaurs Posted: 05 Jul 2017 11:50 AM PDT  Meet "Razana," a gigantic lizard ancestor with the teeth of a T. rex and the body of a crocodile. The prehistoric beast — formally named Razanandrongobe sakalavae — was likely a top predator in Madagascar about 170 million years ago, when dinosaurs also roamed the planet, a team of Italian and French paleontologists said Tuesday. SEE ALSO: 99-million-year-old bird fossil has been found preserved in amber and it's truly exquisite Razana had a massive jaw bone lined with enormous jagged teeth, which were similar in size and shape to those of a Tyrannosaurus rex, the scientists wrote in a study published July 4 in the journal PeerJ. That suggests the teeth were sharp enough to slice through hard tissue such as bone and tendon. An illustration of the head of Razana.Image: Fabio ManucciAlthough the ancient lizard's body was long and lean like that of a modern crocodile, Razana was made even more beastly by its deep skull shape and powerful straight limbs, the fossils indicated. Paleontologists said Razana appears to be by far the oldest and largest representative of a group of croc-like animals called Notosuchians. Little is known about the origin and early evolution of this group, and until now, these animals hadn't been known to exist during the Jurassic period. "Like these and other gigantic crocs from the [more recent] Cretaceous, Razana could outcompete even theropod dinosaurs at the top of the food chain," Cristiano Dal Sasso, the study's lead author and a researcher at the Natural History Museum of Milan, said in a statement. Paleontologists Cristiano Dal Sasso (right) and Simone Maganuco (left) exhibit some skull bones of Razana in Milan.Image: Giovanni BindelliniThe Madagascar fossils are thought to predate other forms of the Notosuchia by 42 million years, according to the study. The Razana seems to have roamed the area when Madagascar, which is now an island, was separating from the giant landmass of southern continents known as Gondwana, Simone Maganuco, a co-author of the study, said in a statement. "It represents a further signal that the Notosuchia originated in southern Gondwana," he said. WATCH: Toy dinosaurs chase real people in this 'Jurassic Park' remake
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| Immigration Officials Still Detaining US Citizens For Deportation Posted: 06 Jul 2017 04:52 AM PDT  A lawsuit filed Wednesday said Garland Creedle, a U.S. citizen, had been illegally detained for deportation. This was not however an isolated instance of a U.S. national being detained for deportation by U.S. immigration authorities.
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| Bare-chested Pamplona marchers call for end to bull runs Posted: 05 Jul 2017 10:26 AM PDT  Around 100 shirtless protesters covered in red powder called for a ban on bullfighting and bull runs as they marched through the streets of Pamplona on Wednesday, in a prelude to the northern Spanish city's famous bull festival. The activists from animal rights groups People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and AnimaNaturalis wore horns on their head and bore slogans including 'Stop Bull Fights' painted in black on their chests. The annual San Fermin festival draws thousands from across the world to brave the 875-metre course through the narrow streets of the medieval city, along which runners in white shirts and red scarves are chased by bulls.
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| Tesla responds, questioning IIHS motives after Model S fails to impress in crash test Posted: 06 Jul 2017 04:45 AM PDT 
Tesla's class-leading Model S did not fail the most recent crash tests conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). However, the electric sports sedan did not achieve a top rating in one particular test, the results of which were published late on Wednesday. The test results have caused a bit of a buzz, especially considering how well the Model S had performed in similar tests in the past. And the test in question is a crucial one, designed to judge a vehicle's performance in a front-end collision where the impact occurs on the driver side. Following the release of the test results, Tesla has issued a statement in response to concerns that its flagship sedan did not achieve top scores. The IIHS test in question is designed to assess a vehicle's performance when a collision occurs at the front driver-side corner of the car. The test, referred to by the IIHS as a "small overlap front crash test," simulates a typical impact with a tree or another vehicle. Tesla's Model S achieved the highest possible rating in each of the IIHS's tests aside from the small overlap front crash test, where the sports sedan only managed an "acceptable" rating. Meanwhile, the Lincoln Continental, Mercedes E-Class and Toyota Avalon all received the highest overall rating in the test. Here's a video showing a Model S crash test similar to the one conducted by the IIHS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uecPZvDPQgg According to Reuters, the IIHS determined that the Model S's seat belt and air bags were not effective in the test, and they could fail to prevent the driver's head from striking the steering wheel. In response to the claims made by the IIHS following its most recent round of testing, Tesla issued a statement. "IIHS and dozens of other private industry groups around the world have methods and motivations that suit their own subjective purposes," a Tesla spokesperson said. "The most objective and accurate independent testing of vehicle safety is currently done by the U.S. Government which found Model S and Model X to be the two cars with the lowest probability of injury of any cars that it has ever tested, making them the safest cars in history." Tesla shares slid more than 7% to close at $327.09 on Wednesday. The stock continued to fall during the after-hours session, and was down nearly 3% to $317.50 at the time of this writing.
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| Casket switch behind discovery of infant's partial remains Posted: 06 Jul 2017 01:38 PM PDT ![Casket switch behind discovery of infant's partial remains]( "Casket switch behind discovery of infant's partial remains") PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police have solved part of the mystery of the child's casket found on a Philadelphia sidewalk: A funeral home worker dumped it there, apparently unaware it contained some of the remains of an infant who had been transferred to another coffin for a funeral in New Jersey.
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| Donald Trump 'rejected plan to defeat Isis because it was too similar to Barack Obama's' Posted: 06 Jul 2017 04:01 AM PDT  Donald Trump rejected the US military's plan for tackling Isis because he thought it was too similar to Barack Obama's, reports suggest. Despite the terrorist group having been all but driven out of Iraq and under threat of losing its strongholds in Syria, the White House is said to have asked officials to come up with new proposals in order to show that Mr Trump is different to his predecessor. Military leaders are reluctant to fundamentally change a strategy that appears to be working, according to the Daily Beast, which quoted two US officials and a senior administration official.
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| Scientists Discovered a Giant Crocodile With T-Rex Teeth That's Straight Out of Your Nightmares Posted: 05 Jul 2017 07:39 AM PDT  The crocodile ancestor lived in Madagascar
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| Man Says He's Getting Death Threats After Video Showed Him Throwing Shark on Dock Posted: 05 Jul 2017 02:43 PM PDT  Alex Winn was subjected to online uproar after thousands of people saw the clip.
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| Emmanuel Macron is basically James Bond IRL and people can't cope Posted: 05 Jul 2017 02:09 AM PDT  From his glorious official portrait to the environment-themed selfies with Arnold Schwarzenegger, Emmanuel Macron is on a quest to become Europe's answer to Justin Trudeau. SEE ALSO: Macron really wants to 'Make Our Planet Great Again' with grants for U.S. scientists The latest proof of that is a photo that the French president shared on Twitter of himself casually being landed onto the nuclear submarine Le Terrible from a helicopter. NBD : Visite aux sous-mariniers du SNLE "Le Terrible". pic.twitter.com/Eu9dYmrXCO — Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) July 4, 2017 Let's take a closer look: Image: emmanuel macron/twitterPeople started comparing 'President Handsome' to James Bond, listing all the impossible things he will do: "My name is Macron. Emmanuel Macron." https://t.co/AGDMFaIHdF — Hélène Lisle (@lislehelene) July 4, 2017 Coming soon: President drops in on International Space Station, snaps selfie https://t.co/tXMEcFe7qU — Nicholas Vinocur (@NicholasVinocur) July 4, 2017 President Handsome over here ruining presidenting for the rest of us. https://t.co/6h9W31l4DZ — Ryan Smith (@wryansmith) July 4, 2017 Macron is wild. https://t.co/7TGDITUWMs — Derrick (@geekandahalf) July 4, 2017 How freakin' hardcore is this Macron dude? Getting dropped from a chopper onto a sub? This is firmly in James Bond territory. https://t.co/WlGawuJPNR — Stanley Pignal (@spignal) July 4, 2017 Sometimes Macron's life kind of stresses me out. https://t.co/KEnEu4xHVQ — R K (@Ruadhain_K) July 4, 2017 When you're a 37 year old president there's stuff you can do that your peers can't. Except maybe Putin. He would have lifted the submarine https://t.co/qRffZhqcSn — Arun G (@aarungeorge) July 4, 2017 French President Macron going down on submarine from helicopter! No, he hasn't boasted about his 56-inch chest! @girishkuber https://t.co/svP38nwj1c — Rohit Kadlag (@rohitkadlag) July 5, 2017 Becoming president/prime minister is my best bet of going in a nuclear sub, flying a fighter jets, experiencing weightlessness in space https://t.co/WLYBJnikff — shekhar menon (@_shekhar_menon_) July 5, 2017 Stay cool, Macron WATCH: 'Golden Girls' starring 4 best dog friends will be your favorite fluffy remake
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| Hobby Lobby to forfeit ancient Iraqi artifacts in settlement with U.S. DOJ Posted: 05 Jul 2017 04:59 PM PDT  The U.S. Department of Justice said on Wednesday it had reached a settlement with national arts and crafts retailer Hobby Lobby to forfeit thousands of ancient artifacts illegally smuggled into the country from the Middle East. Under the terms of the settlement filed in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn, New York, Hobby Lobby Stores has agreed to forfeit the antiquities, which originated from the region of modern-day Iraq, as well as $3 million, federal prosecutors said in a statement.
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| Qualcomm goes nuclear, seeks total ban on iPhone imports Posted: 06 Jul 2017 02:14 PM PDT 
Qualcomm has ratcheted its legal war with Apple up way past 11. The chipmaker has asked the US International Trade Commission to ban imports of some iPhone and iPad models from the US, on the grounds that they violate six Qualcomm patents. A related lawsuit was also filed in a California court Thursday seeking monetary damages, in addition to the import ban.
Qualcomm is specifically seeking a ban on an Apple products that use baseband modems -- the chips that connect to cell networks -- that are made by companies other than Qualcomm. In addition to seeking a ban on imports, Qualcomm is also seeking to immediately stop any retail sales or advertising of the infringing products. Qualcomm has not confirmed exactly which models of iPhone would be affected, but assuming that any non-Qualcomm modem is excluded, iPhone 7 models for AT&T and T-Mobile (but not Verizon and Sprint) would be banned. Apple has precedent with this kind of action. In 2013, it successfully won a ban from the ITC against certain Samsung smartphones over patent violations. Given the complexity involved in a patent case of this magnitude, an ITC investigation would likely be necessary, a process that takes months at the least. But regardless of the timescale, this is a major escalation in a long-running legal battle between Apple and Qualcomm. At the heart of the matter are patents that Qualcomm holds, and the rates that it is willing to license them for. Qualcomm's patents are key to the manufacturing of any competitive flagship smartphone, but Apple contends that Qualcomm's licensing rates are exorbitant and not "fair" -- something that would be in violation of trade law. Apple and Qualcomm have both sued each other over the issue before, and Apple has even got to the point of instructing its overseas manufacturing partners to not pay royalties to Qualcomm while the issue is resolved. Analysts have suggested that the legal battle could cause real problems for Apple's next generations of device. Qualcomm is easily the largest and most advanced manufacturer of baseband chips for mobile devices, and a breakdown in relations between the two companies could cause massive supply shortages for Apple. Reports have suggested that Apple is seeking other alternatives, but sourcing the necessary volume of components is something that takes years, not months.
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| Modi, Netanyahu seek to deepen ties on first visit by an Indian PM Posted: 05 Jul 2017 10:33 AM PDT  Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with Benjamin Netanyahu Wednesday on the first ever visit by an Indian premier to Israel as they sought to deepen ties beyond high-priced defence deals. The two leaders presented a series of agreements between India and Israel for cooperation on satellite technology, water and agriculture, as well as the creation of a $40 million innovation fund. The agreements are part of efforts to extend relations in civilian areas between both countries, with Israel already selling India an average of $1 billion per year in military equipment.
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| Donald Trump Jr Spreads Rumor That CNN Coerced A 15-Year-Old Posted: 05 Jul 2017 02:13 PM PDT  The president's son is spreading a conspiracy theory about a user on Reddit.
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| 2018 Volkswagen Atlas Is an SUV Done the American Way Posted: 06 Jul 2017 12:34 PM PDT  For years Volkswagen chose to market European-developed, driver-focused vehicles at a premium price rather than build the larger, more vanilla vehicles its competitors offered. The manufacturer a...
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| Peru reconstructs face of woman who ruled 1,700 years ago Posted: 05 Jul 2017 08:43 AM PDT  Introducing the Lady of Cao: using high-tech 3-D printing and based on the skull of an ancient mummy, scientists have reconstructed the face of a woman who governed in northern Peru 1,700 years ago. The woman's mummified remains were discovered at the Cao Viejo adobe pyramid in 2006 in the Chicama Valley, just north of the modern city of Trujillo. "Technology allows us to see the face of a political, religious and cultural leader of the past," Culture Minister Salvador del Solar said when he unveiled a life-like bust of the woman on Tuesday in Lima.
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| Photographer captures haunting abandoned places of worship in Europe Posted: 06 Jul 2017 08:15 AM PDT ![Photographer captures haunting abandoned places of worship in Europe]( "Photographer captures haunting abandoned places of worship in Europe") This incredibly haunting body of work was created by a committed photographer traveling across Europe to capture the continent's abandoned places of worship. James Kerwin's journey took him from small chapels in Wales to stunning monasteries in Italy, as well as relics in Spain, Belgium and France.
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| Dog Found Buried Up to Her Nose Dies a Day After Rescue, Cops Now Seeking 'Tormentor' Posted: 06 Jul 2017 09:15 AM PDT  There is a combined $15,000 reward from PETA and the Humane Society for information leading to an arrest in the case.
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| Woman suspected of driving into Salt Lake City crowd found Posted: 05 Jul 2017 09:18 PM PDT  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities arrested a woman Wednesday suspected of driving into a crowd of people on a Salt Lake City sidewalk near a homeless shelter and killing a woman.
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| Azeri woman and child killed by rebels near Nagorno-Karabakh boundary: defense ministry Posted: 05 Jul 2017 07:14 AM PDT  BAKU/YEREVAN (Reuters) - An Azeri woman and a child were killed and another civilian was wounded by Armenian-backed rebels near the boundary with the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region, Azerbaijan's defense ministry said on Wednesday. Sporadic exchanges of fire in the fight for control over the region - inside Azerbaijan but controlled by ethnic Armenians - have stoked fears of a wider conflict breaking out in the South Caucasus, which is criss-crossed by oil and gas pipelines. "Two residents of the village of Alkhanly, including a two-year-old girl, were killed and one was wounded on July 4 as a result of shelling by Armenian forces," Azeri defense ministry spokesman Vagif Dergakhly told a news conference.
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| The Latest: US warns China about North Korea trade Posted: 05 Jul 2017 03:36 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. response to North Korea's latest missile launch (all times EDT):
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| 'They're Improper Comments.' Retired Supreme Court Justice Criticizes President Trump's Response to Travel Ban Cases Posted: 05 Jul 2017 10:59 AM PDT  Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens criticized President Trump's tweets and remarks about court rulings on the travel ban.
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| 'Placenta Pills' Led to Bacterial Infection in Baby Posted: 05 Jul 2017 09:16 AM PDT !['Placenta Pills' Led to Bacterial Infection in Baby]( "'Placenta Pills' Led to Bacterial Infection in Baby") A woman who ate her placenta after giving birth wound up spreading a potentially deadly infection to her baby, according to a new report of the case. The mother had paid a company to make pills from her placenta after the birth of her baby, and she began taking these placenta pills three days after the baby was born. The baby was born healthy in September 2016, but started showing signs of respiratory distress soon after birth, according to the report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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| China starts regulating bike-sharing as complaints soar Posted: 05 Jul 2017 08:13 PM PDT  Authorities in Shanghai and Tianjin will impose regulations on the rapidly growing bike-sharing sector following mounting complaints over an accumulation of millions of the rentable two-wheelers on city streets, state media reported. The two metropolises have drafted rules that will require operators "to adhere to standards on production, operation and maintenance" of bicycles, Xinhua news agency said in a report late Wednesday. The regulations, to take effect October 1, will mandate a service life of three years for bikes and require companies to hire at least one maintenance employee for every 200 bicycles, it said.
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| Samsung Is Becoming The World's Biggest Smartphone Components Supplier Posted: 04 Jul 2017 11:18 PM PDT  Samsung is set to replace Intel which has been making chipsets for decades as world's largest semiconductor manufacturer.
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| Woman Arrested After Leaving Kids in Hot Car as Temperatures Reached Above 100 Degrees: Cops Posted: 06 Jul 2017 01:19 PM PDT  The children - a 3-year-old girl, two 2-year-old girls and a 1-year-old boy - were in the back seat of the car, police said.
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| Exclusive: Kurdish YPG militia expects conflict with Turkey in northern Syria Posted: 05 Jul 2017 12:59 PM PDT  By Rodi Said and Dominic Evans QAMISHLI, Syria/ANKARA (Reuters) - The head of the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia said on Wednesday that Turkish military deployments near Kurdish-held areas of northwestern Syria amounted to a "declaration of war" which could trigger clashes within days. Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus retorted that his country was not declaring war but that its forces would respond to any hostile move by the YPG, which he described as a small-scale army formed by the United States. The mounting tensions between two U.S. allies in northwestern Syria risk opening yet another front in the multi-sided conflict, in which outside powers are playing ever greater roles.
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| Hamas' new top leader delivers first speech in Gaza City Posted: 05 Jul 2017 12:23 PM PDT  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The new supreme leader of the Islamic militant group Hamas on Wednesday delivered his first public speech since taking office in May, railing against Israel and the Trump administration while calling for unity with the rival Palestinian Authority.
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| Kremlin hopes Putin-Trump meeting to establish working dialogue Posted: 05 Jul 2017 03:50 AM PDT  Moscow hopes the first face-to-face meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump later this week will establish an effective working dialogue between the two men, the Kremlin said on Wednesday. The meeting, due to be held on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Hamburg on Friday, will be closely watched at a time when ties between the two countries remain strained by U.S. allegations of Russian election hacking, Syria, Ukraine and a U.S. row over Trump associates' links to Moscow. "This is the first meeting, the first time the two presidents will get acquainted - this is the main thing about it," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told a conference call with reporters.
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| Hong Kong seizes 7.2 tonnes of ivory Posted: 06 Jul 2017 02:39 AM PDT  More than seven tonnes of ivory worth over US$9 million was seized in Hong Kong, officials said Thursday, the largest bust of its kind in the city in three decades. The 7,200 kilogramme (16,000 pound) haul was hidden underneath frozen fish and raised suspicions because of the high transportation fees listed on the bill of import. Customs officials in the southern Chinese city said the cargo had come from Malaysia and was believed to have been the work of a major smuggling ring.
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| Brace yourselves: Tomi Lahren and Chelsea Handler are going to face off in a debate Posted: 06 Jul 2017 01:32 AM PDT  Face it: no matter how we try, Tomi Lahren is going to be part of our lives as long as the internet exists. There's no point in resisting. Lahren, the conservative personalty who was recently fired from The Blaze, is scheduled to debate progressive comedian Chelsea Handler at Politicon in Pasadena, California, July 29 - 30. Millions are expected to ask: "Who would watch that?" then watch all the pirated clips on YouTube, hours later. SEE ALSO: Recently fired woman lectures new grads on how to hold a job I don't know who keeps scheduling these torturous debates and otherwise forcing us to re-live the 2016 election. Remember when CNN made us all hate watch Ted Cruz v. Bernie Sanders? Can we live? 1792: Hamilton vs. Jefferson1858: Lincoln vs. Douglas1960: Nixon vs. Kennedy2017: https://t.co/nSoIfPHIV3 — Ian Tuttle (@iptuttle) July 5, 2017 oh sweet eight-pound-six-ounce baby Jesus https://t.co/jEEdKHNlIl — Elaina Plott (@elainaplott) July 5, 2017 Maybe this one will be better. Handler is, after all, a particularly piercing critic of Trump and an increasingly political comedian. She participated in the Women's March on Washington and once called Ann Coulter's book a piece of "sh*t," then invited her to be on her show. And Tomi Lahren is, um, at least not Ted Cruz. Ready to rumble and groan. WATCH: This mixed reality room is so trippy it might leave you questioning reality
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| 2018 Buick Regal TourX Dissected: Exterior, Chassis, Powertrain, and More! Posted: 05 Jul 2017 07:25 AM PDT  Don't call the TourX a crossover. But you might call it a Subaruick.
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