| In Congress and from Trump, horror over New Zealand mosque massacre Posted: 15 Mar 2019 10:14 AM PDT  Two of the three Muslim members of Congress respond to the horrific attack in Christchurch, New Zealand.
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| Exclusive: Beto O'Rourke belonged to major hacker group as a teenager Posted: 15 Mar 2019 09:00 AM PDT  In an exclusive interview with this reporter for a forthcoming book about the group, the former U.S. congressman from Texas confirmed that as a youth in El Paso, he belonged to the hacking group known as the Cult of the Dead Cow. In the group, O'Rourke wrote online essays under the pseudonym "Psychedelic Warlord" that could provide fodder for political supporters and foes alike. The Reuters article marks the ex-congressman as the most prominent former hacker in American politics.
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| Pompeo: State Dept. bars war crimes court members from the U.S., citing torture probe Posted: 15 Mar 2019 10:04 AM PDT  The move is aimed at shielding American military and CIA personnel from an international investigation into alleged torture in Afghanistan.
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| The Latest: Downstream Missouri River prepares for flooding Posted: 16 Mar 2019 03:17 PM PDT  ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — The Latest on flooding in the Midwest (all times local):
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| Iran bans Boeing 737 MAX from airspace: civil aviation Posted: 15 Mar 2019 12:19 PM PDT  Iran's civil aviation authority said Friday it had banned Boeing 737 Max jets from its airspace, the latest in a series of countries to do so after a deadly crash. The decision was announced by civil aviation spokesman Reza Jafarzadeh, in a bulletin published by the transport ministry. "Following the banning of the 737 MAX from the airspace of many countries, including America, which is the country that builds it, this type of plane is now banned from Iranian airspace," Jafarzadeh said.
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| NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week Posted: 15 Mar 2019 11:05 AM PDT  A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these is legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked these out. Here are the real facts:
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| Australian lawmaker blames mosque slaughter on 'increasing Muslim presence' Posted: 15 Mar 2019 07:48 AM PDT  A right-wing member of the Australian parliament blamed the murder of 49 people at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Muslim immigration.
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| North Korea may suspend talks with 'gangster-like' U.S., rethink nuclear test freeze Posted: 15 Mar 2019 01:34 PM PDT ![North Korea may suspend talks with 'gangster-like' U.S., rethink nuclear test freeze]( "North Korea may suspend talks with 'gangster-like' U.S., rethink nuclear test freeze") U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the United States wished to continue talks with North Korea and had "every expectation" that its leader, Kim Jong Un, would stick to pledges not to resume nuclear and missile testing. Pompeo gave no sign of U.S. willingness to soften its stance in demanding that North Korea give up its nuclear weapons. North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui blamed top U.S. officials for the breakdown of last month's summit between Kim and U.S. President Donald Trump in Hanoi, Russia's TASS news agency and the Associated Press reported.
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| 19 killed, Beira city shut off as tropical cyclone slams Mozambique Posted: 15 Mar 2019 02:09 PM PDT  Tropical cyclone Idai battered central Mozambique on Friday killing at least 19 people and cutting off more than half a million people in one of the country's largest cities Beira. State broadcaster Radio Mocambique, said "preliminary information points to 19 deaths and more than 70 injured in Sofala province as a result of cyclone Idai". Most of the deaths occurred in Beira -- a port hub and capital of Sofala province -- a city which has virtually been cut off after power lines crashed, the airport was shut and roads swamped by flooding.
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| Boeing to upgrade stall prevention on 737 MAX: sources Posted: 15 Mar 2019 10:03 AM PDT  Boeing in the next 10 days will roll out an upgrade to the MCAS stall prevention system for 737 MAX aircraft that have had two deadly accidents in recent months, two industry sources told AFP. The system was implicated in the crash of a 737 MAX 8 in Indonesia in October but the sources cautioned that the cause of the fatal Ethiopia Airlines accident last weekend has not yet been determined. The software fix, which was already underway prior to the latest incident, will only take about two hours to install, said the sources, who asked not to be identified.
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| IS suicide attacks highlight perils of Syria campaign Posted: 15 Mar 2019 12:40 PM PDT  OUTSIDE BAGHOUZ, Syria (AP) — The three Islamic State fighters emerged from the group's last bastion in eastern Syria on Friday acting as though they wanted to surrender, but when they reached the U.S.-backed forces that have them surrounded they blew themselves up, killing six people.
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| I got into 39 colleges without cheating: What applying to schools looks like in 2019 Posted: 15 Mar 2019 04:45 AM PDT  Jordan Nixon got into 39 colleges without any celebrity parents or $500,000 bribes. But that doesn't mean it wasn't "stressful to say the least."
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| Black Box Politics: How National Pride Intrudes on Crash Probes Posted: 14 Mar 2019 06:59 PM PDT  Signs of international tension have also emerged in the high-stakes investigation of the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max on Sunday. More than 50 countries grounded the plane in a rebuke to American authorities who counseled waiting for more evidence.
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| In New Zealand, a journey around the world and into darkness Posted: 16 Mar 2019 08:50 AM PDT ![In New Zealand, a journey around the world and into darkness]( "In New Zealand, a journey around the world and into darkness") Under New Zealand's contempt rules, there are limits on what can be published about him, to preserve his right to a fair trial. Although his social media profiles on Facebook and Twitter were taken down soon after news of the incident spread, police said Tarrant had lived in Grafton, an inland city split by a river and known for its logging industry, about 500 kilometers (310 miles) north of Sydney. Grafton High School did not return a Reuters phone call seeking comment.
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| CNN's Chris Cuomo twists Trump's words in interview with Kellyanne Conway Posted: 15 Mar 2019 08:08 PM PDT  'MediaBuzz' host Howard Kurtz and The American Spectator contributor Jeffrey Lord discuss the media's worst offenders of the week.
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| Trump’s national emergency declaration opposed by majority of Americans, polls find Posted: 16 Mar 2019 07:09 AM PDT  Donald Trump has vetoed a measure to block his national emergency declaration. The measure passed the House and Senate with bipartisan support on Friday. Numerous polls suggest Mr Trump's decision was popular among his Republican base.
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| 'Bomb cyclone' winter storm moves east after punishing Colorado Posted: 14 Mar 2019 06:32 PM PDT !['Bomb cyclone' winter storm moves east after punishing Colorado]( "'Bomb cyclone' winter storm moves east after punishing Colorado") DENVER (Reuters) - A powerful late-winter blizzard dubbed a "bomb cyclone" by meteorologists moved east on Thursday, hurling hurricane-force winds, tornadoes after dumping heavy snow on Colorado and the plains states and killing a state trooper.
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| You don't have to be on a 737 Max to be affected by the FAA grounding. Here's why. Posted: 14 Mar 2019 06:49 PM PDT  American, Southwest and United are are strategically canceling flights and making other moves to cover the temporary loss of 72 planes.
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| Breivik's shadow hangs heavy over Christchurch attack Posted: 15 Mar 2019 08:34 AM PDT  The New Zealand mosque attacker claimed inspiration from Norwegian rightwing extremist Anders Behring Breivik and the deadly rampage in Christchurch on Friday resembled his 2011 massacre in its methods and motives. Extremists around the world have sought to emulate Breivik ever since his deadly attacks in Norway which left 77 people dead in 2011. The Christchurch attacks bore several of the features of Breivik's: mass shootings, multicultural victims, a racist manifesto published online and inscribed weapons.
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| Russian oligarch sues US Treasury over sanctions Posted: 15 Mar 2019 12:08 PM PDT ![Russian oligarch sues US Treasury over sanctions]( "Russian oligarch sues US Treasury over sanctions") WASHINGTON (AP) — Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska filed a lawsuit Friday against the U.S. Treasury Department, saying the sanctions against him have caused a "wholesale devastation" of his wealth and reputation.
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| Apple Loses Patent Case to Qualcomm: Here’s What It Means Posted: 15 Mar 2019 03:21 PM PDT  Qualcomm scored a victory today (March 15) in its ongoing legal dispute with Apple over mobile phone patents, as a jury awarded the chip maker $31 million in damages.Credit: Tom's GuideSpecifically, the jury in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California decided that the iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X infringe on two of Qualcomm's patents, and that the iPhone 8, 8 Plus and X also infringe on a third.Considering that Apple tallied a little less than $265.6 billion in sales during its 2018 fiscal year, that $31 million judgment isn't likely to sting too badly. But it does give Qualcomm some legal backing for its argument that Apple has benefited from its technology, especially with an even bigger court case looming next month. "From a monetary perspective, this is hardly a victory at all — both sides probably spent as much as the verdict amount on legal fees," said Avi Greengart, founder and lead analyst for research firm Techsponential. "But this does set a precedent that Qualcomm's IP is valuable, even the patents on elements of a phone that are not directly related to wireless standards."MORE: iPhone Banned? Here's What's Going on in Apple-Qualcomm FeudThe Apple-Qualcomm dispute stretches back two years, with Apple claiming Qualcomm charges royalties for things that it has nothing to do with. Qualcomm counters that its patents covering the way phones connect to wireless networks are essential to today's smartphones, and it wants recognition — and royalties — for that."The technologies invented by Qualcomm and others are what made it possible for Apple to enter the market and become so successful so quickly," said Don Rosenberg, Qualcomm executive vice president and general counsel in a statement announcing the legal win. "The three patents found to be infringed in this case represent just a small fraction of Qualcomm's valuable portfolio of tens of thousands of patents."For its part, Apple expressed disappointment with the verdict in a statement provided to Tom's Guide. "Qualcomm's ongoing campaign of patent infringement claims is nothing more than an attempt to distract from the larger issues they face with investigations into their business practices in US federal court, and around the world," the statement read.What's next for Apple vs Qualcomm is much bigger Qualcomm's legal victory today covers a case that's only one of many legal tussles playing out in courtrooms around the world. The most significant case goes to trial next month in San Diego, as a federal judge considers whether Apple owes Qualcomm royalty payments for the iPhone. Qualcomm is also awaiting a judge's ruling in a case that wrapped up in January where the Federal Trade Commission alleged that Qualcomm uses anti-competitive practices in how it licenses its patents."Next month's case on licensing [between Apple and Qualcomm] will affect billions of dollars in fees that Apple and most phone vendors pay Qualcomm," Greengart said. "The stakes in that case are higher: the dollar amounts are staggering, and it goes to the core of Qualcomm's business model."Today's ruling is likely to have little impact on your future iPhone, but that could change pending the results of future legal cases. "We will have to see how the other, larger case next month plays out, but it could certainly impact the dollar value associated with core wireless standard IP going forward," Greengart said.Qualcomm scored a pair of legal victories late last year overseas. In China, a court ruled in Qualcomm's favor that Apple had violated the chip maker's patents, though Apple is appealing that ruling, while issuing software update to bring the iPhone in compliance with the court's decision. Apple wasn't so lucky in Germany, where a Munich court blocked the sales of certain older iPhones that use chips from Intel. Other claims by Qualcomm against Apple have been dismissed in some German courts. * iPhone Buying Guide: Which Apple Phone Is Right for You? * Here Are the 10 Best Phones Available * The Ride Is Over: Apple Faces the End of the iPhone Boom
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| Sling them out or long delay: Europeans weigh Brexit options Posted: 15 Mar 2019 06:05 AM PDT  By Alastair Macdonald BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders will tell Prime Minister Theresa May next week how much longer Britain can stay in the bloc as British lawmakers struggle to agree on how and when, or even if, the country is leaving. EU leaders meet for a two-day summit starting on Thursday, with many in two minds about how long Britain should get beyond the March 29 Brexit day, which is enshrined in law. May, meanwhile, will ask the British parliament to back the deal she has negotiated with the EU for a third time, after it was twice roundly rejected. ...
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| As Russia report nears, Donald Trump taunts Robert Mueller Posted: 15 Mar 2019 10:16 AM PDT  President Trump tweets as he and aides await Russia report by Robert Mueller.
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| 5 things to know about Boeing's problems over new airplane Posted: 16 Mar 2019 02:06 PM PDT  Investigators at a lab in France and a field in Ethiopia are looking for clues into the second deadly accident involving Boeing's newest jetliner, while DNA testing has started to identify the remains of victims.
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| IS suicide bombers attack crowds fleeing last redoubt Posted: 15 Mar 2019 01:07 PM PDT  The Islamic State group launched three suicide attacks outside their last redoubt in eastern Syria Friday, killing six people among those fleeing the crumbling jihadist bastion. All that remains of a once-sprawling proto-state that the IS jihadists declared in 2014 is a battered riverside camp in the village of Baghouz near the Iraqi border. The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, and warplanes of a US-led coalition backing them, have rained fire on the enclave since Sunday, blitzing thousands of IS members into surrender.
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| Apple infringed three Qualcomm patents, jury finds Posted: 15 Mar 2019 02:21 PM PDT  Qualcomm last year sued Apple alleging it had violated patents related to helping mobile phones get better battery life. During an eight-day trial, Qualcomm asked the jury to award it unpaid patent royalties of up to $1.41 per iPhone that violated the patents.
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| Late-winter storm hits Midwest after paralyzing Colorado Posted: 14 Mar 2019 06:14 PM PDT  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A blizzard that paralyzed parts of Colorado and Wyoming barreled into the Midwest on Thursday, bringing whiteout conditions to western Nebraska and dumping heavy rain that prompted evacuations in communities farther east.
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| Police: Would-be robber dies after being shot by store owner in West Philadelphia Posted: 15 Mar 2019 08:58 AM PDT  The suspect in an attempted robbery in West Philadelphia has died after being shot by a store owner, police said.
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| France steps up security near religious sites after New Zealand attacks Posted: 15 Mar 2019 10:20 AM PDT  French authorities have stepped up security measures near religious sites after deadly attacks against two mosques in New Zealand left 49 people dead, Interior Minister Christophe Castaner said on Friday. "Patrols will be held around religious sites," Castaner said on his official Twitter account. At least one gunman killed 49 people and wounded more than 20 during the Friday prayer at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand in an act that was qualified as terrorism by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
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| Who is running for president? Here's a list of the candidates who have declared so far Posted: 15 Mar 2019 09:38 AM PDT  The 2020 field has become crowded in recent weeks. Here's a look at who has declared their intention to seek the presidency so far.
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| Trump issues first veto after rebuke of border order Posted: 15 Mar 2019 02:54 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Unbowed by a congressional rebuke, President Donald Trump issued the first veto of his presidency on Friday in a demonstration that he is not through fighting for his signature campaign promise, which stands largely unfulfilled 18 months before voters decide whether to grant him another term.
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| Luke Perry laid to rest Monday near Tennessee home, death certificate says Posted: 15 Mar 2019 11:00 AM PDT  Perry died March 4 after spending several days in a Los Angeles hospital following a major stroke on Feb. 27.
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| We Got Up Close and Personal With The Army’s Lethal Sniper Rifle Posted: 15 Mar 2019 11:00 PM PDT  One tough weapon.
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| Venezuela's Guaido starts domestic tour to stir support Posted: 16 Mar 2019 04:04 PM PDT  Venezuela's self-proclaimed interim leader Juan Guaido began a tour of his country Saturday aimed at sparking a citizen's movement to pry President Nicolas Maduro from power. As Guaido, 35, kicked off his "operation freedom" in the northern city of Valencia, the pro-Maduro military staged the latest in a series of exercises. The drill focused on defending hydroelectric infrastructure from attack -- a reaction to a weeklong national blackout that Maduro blamed on US "sabotage" but experts said was more likely the result of years of neglect.
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| Google’s Foldable Pixel Phone Could Be This Wild Triptych Posted: 15 Mar 2019 05:01 PM PDT  Google has patented a method to fold a phone in two and three parts, the latter in a Z-shape triptych. It's the last of many evidence pieces that show that the Mountain View company is working on foldable Pixels.Z-shape foldable phone concept. Credit: Chesky/ShutterstockWhile there's no guarantee that these products will see the light, it's clear that Google is pushing hard for what it believes is the future of mobile computing. Perhaps its engineers have been binging on Westworld way too much, but at this point there's way too many breadcrumbs to ignore.Credit: Google/USPTO/Patently MobileFirst of all, even while Google is not known for innovating in hardware, making a foldable Pixel to set the benchmark in a burgeoning and totally new market is the logical thing to do for a company that wants its Android platform to win over iOS.We know that Google has been closely working with Samsung on the Galaxy Fold. Which is normal because it's the number one Android manufacturer in the world and the Californian giant would like to help it experiment and get a new, potentially groundbreaking product to market.But that's only the first step. Google's interest is clearly going beyond Samsung — the company has been readying Android to work with foldables and morphing form factors.In fact, one of Android Q's biggest new features is the support for foldables, something that Google engineers have been working on for a long time. Even the angled line in the Q logo is an obvious representation of a folded surface, a graphical statement that strongly indicates how important the push towards this form factor is for Google.Credit: GoogleGoogle's foldable mobile was first hinted by Russian blogger Eldar Murtazin — who inexplicably had very early access to the Pixel 3. Murtazin claimed that the company is working on a foldable Pixel, something that was recently echoed by an unconfirmed rumor.To underline Murtazin's rumor, we also know that Google is playing with foldable screens sent by Samsung's display division, which at this point seems to be the only flexible OLED manufacturer capable of producing these type of panels in quantities big enough for commercial mobile products.Credit: Google/USPTO/Patently MobileThis new patent — with a triptych configuration like the Xiaomi foldable but in a Z-shape — shows that Google is thinking beyond the current crop of shapes too (and again, watching Westworld).Looking at all these factors, it is clear that the Mountain View company thinks foldable mobile devices are strategic for the Android platform, and thus it makes sense for them to set that gold standard with a Pixel Fold.In fact, this may be the final battlefield for Google to take Apple out of the map on. After all, we know the Cupertino company is actively working on a foldable iPhone too. The shroud of the tech giants have fallen. Begun the foldable wars has. * All the Incoming Foldable Phones for 2019 * Android Q Beta: New Features, Release Date and How to Get It * This $9,790 Limited Edition iPhone Has a Mechanical Watch On Its Back
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| Please Put a Suncatcher in Your Window Posted: 15 Mar 2019 12:05 PM PDT |
| 'Unprecedented act of violence': 49 people killed in two Christchurch mosque shootings Posted: 15 Mar 2019 03:41 AM PDT  It is the deadliest shooting in New Zealand since 1990.
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| Students globally protest warming, pleading for their future Posted: 15 Mar 2019 08:12 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Students across a warming globe pleaded for their lives, future and planet Friday, demanding tough action on climate change.
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| Ex-general challenging Israeli PM reels from hacking scandal Posted: 15 Mar 2019 11:11 AM PDT  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's leading challenger in his heated race for re-election is trying to play down an embarrassing phone hacking scandal that has erupted just as the ex-general is sliding in opinion polls.
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| Ford to slash over 5,000 German jobs in European overhaul Posted: 15 Mar 2019 09:07 AM PDT  Ford on Friday said it planned to cut "more than 5,000" jobs in Germany as part of a major restructuring to boost profitability at the US car giant's European operations. "This announcement is part of the Ford restructuring announced in January in Europe with the goal of returning to profitable business in Europe as soon as possible," she said. "The aim is to cut more than 5,000 jobs in the most socially responsible way possible," the spokeswoman added, without detailing how the cuts would be divided among Ford's operations in Cologne, Aachen and Saarlouis.
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