| Trump renews Mexico tariff threat amid row over migration deal Posted: 10 Jun 2019 03:28 PM PDT  US President Donald Trump renewed his threat Monday to impose tariffs on Mexico as controversy erupted over what exactly is in the countries' new migration deal, which the Mexican government admitted would be reviewed in 45 days. Trump reignited the pressure three days after granting a reprieve from tariffs that he had threatened to apply from this week to force the major US trading partner to boost measures against illegal immigrants trying to enter the United States. In a series of statements and tweets, Trump alluded to still-secret provisions in the deal that he said would need approval by the Mexican Congress.
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| Maine Gov. Signs Bill Allowing Non-Doctors to Perform Abortions Posted: 11 Jun 2019 08:46 AM PDT  Maine's newly elected Democratic governor, Janet Mills, signed a bill Monday granting medical professionals who are not licensed doctors the authority to perform abortion procedures.In a statement released Monday, Mills argued that the bill, which will allow registered nurses and physician assistants to administer abortion-inducing drugs and perform in-clinic abortions."Allowing qualified and licensed medical professionals to perform abortions will ensure that Maine women, especially those in rural areas, are able to access critical reproductive health care services when and where they need them from qualified providers they know and trust," Mills said.Maine joins California, Colorado, Vermont, and New Hampshire in allowing individuals who are not licensed physicians to administer abortions."States across the country, including Vermont and New Hampshire, have already eliminated this outdated restriction on abortion care," said Democratic state representative Sara Gideon, who sponsored the bill. "This law will allow women to receive the care they need from a provider they trust and eliminate the financial and logistical hurdles they face today."Carroll Conley, executive director of the Christian Civil League of Maine, told the New York Times that his group objects to the bill on purely philosophical grounds but also raised a number of pragmatic concerns, including whether nurses would receive adequate training in how to administer abortions by the time the law takes effect in September, and whether patients might be placed in danger if they have an emergency medical complication at one of the remote clinics where the bill is designed to facilitate abortion access.
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| NYC helicopter crash: 'When I hear an explosion like this, it makes me think of that day. You don’t forget' Posted: 10 Jun 2019 03:46 PM PDT  A helicopter crashed on a Manhattan high-rise, killing one Monday near Rockefeller Center and Times Square, according to New York City Fire Dept.
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| Pose’s Dyllón Burnside: I’d Love to See Queer Folks Embraced as the Mainstream—Not ‘the Other’ Posted: 10 Jun 2019 02:25 AM PDT  Photo Illustration by Sarah Rogers/The Daily Beast/Photos GettyIn this special series, LGBT celebrities and public figures talk to Tim Teeman about the Stonewall Riots and their legacy—see more here.Dyllón Burnside is an actor currently starring as Ricky Evangelista in Pose, the second season of which starts on FX on Tuesday, June 11, at 10 p.m.When/how did you first hear about the Stonewall Riots, and what did you make of them?I first heard about Stonewall and the riots that took place there when I came to New York for a summer music theater program at NYU. I met an older couple who became big brothers to me. They were the first gay black married couple I had met in my life. I was so shocked, fascinated, and curious about them. Stonewall 50: Don't Forget the Black & Brown LGBTQ StruggleI didn't know much about gay culture and had even less experience with gay bars. They took me on a tour of Christopher Street and the old "gayborhood" in the village. Stonewall was our first stop. I was lucky enough to meet guys like them who really had an interest in mentoring and caring for younger brothers. That's something I'm truly grateful for because everyone doesn't find that and I think that kind of sharing of history and experiences is so necessary for the community. It gave me a sense of security and belonging. I was also shocked that I had never heard anything about Stonewall before, which highlighted for me a need to tell the stories of queer people and history in the media on a much larger scale. It's why I do what I do. What is the riots' significance for you now?To know that people fought with their bodies and souls for my right to be and express freely made me feel a responsibility to honor that bloodshed. It is also what emboldens me to keep fighting with pride. Knowing that their fight produced results reinforces my faith that the work I'm doing and seeds I'm sowing to further liberate men, men of color, and queer men of color from the bondage of toxic masculinity, homophobia, transphobia, and misogyny, will bear fruit as well.How far have we LGBT people come since 1969?We have come to a place in history where LGBTQ folk are more visible and celebrated than ever, and that only continues with the rise of shows like Pose. The work of our ancestors made room for us to thrive in our communities. We can now find refuge in our bars. We have safe places to pray and worship. We even have brilliant queer folks leading major companies and organizations and serving as leaders in our government. However, the work doesn't end there. We still see our people persecuted all around the world and even here on U.S. soil. What would you like to see, LGBT-wise, in the next 50 years?In the next 50 years I'd love to see queer folks not only be accepted in the mainstream but embraced as the mainstream. I look forward to the day when the lives and experiences of queer people, specifically queer people of color, are normalized. No more being treated as the other. I envision a world where the collective "we" invokes an image of all "the people" living and working side by side, sharing mutual respect and understanding. Read more at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast hereGet our top stories in your inbox every day. Sign up now!Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Learn more.
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| Michigan hotel offers free room to women seeking abortions Posted: 10 Jun 2019 02:39 PM PDT ![Michigan hotel offers free room to women seeking abortions]( "Michigan hotel offers free room to women seeking abortions") A hotel manager in Michigan's rural Thumb region is offering free lodging to women who come from states that have passed tough abortion restrictions to have the procedure. The Detroit Free Press reports Yale Hotel manager Shelley O'Brien proffered an invitation on Facebook that includes roundtrip transportation to appointments. O'Brien, a 55-year-old mother and grandmother, says she wants to help women "maintain autonomy" over their bodies.
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| Watergate figure Dean details Trump-Nixon parallels Posted: 10 Jun 2019 03:06 PM PDT  John Dean, the White House lawyer who helped bring about the Watergate downfall of Richard Nixon, told Congress Monday that there are "remarkable" similarities between the former president's illegal behavior and alleged acts of obstruction by Donald Trump. Dean told the House Judiciary Committee that the Mueller report, which outlines 10 possible acts of obstruction by Trump, is equivalent to the famous "road map" that prosecutor Leon Jaworski delivered to Congress in 1974, sparking impeachment proceedings against Nixon and forcing his resignation. "In many ways the Mueller Report is to President Trump what the so-called Watergate roadmap... was to President Richard Nixon," the 80-year-old Dean told the House Judiciary Committee.
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| CEOs for Abortion Posted: 11 Jun 2019 03:30 AM PDT  Clarity of thought and expression about moral issues is not a core competency of CEOs.If anyone had any doubt, look no further than the "historic" pro-abortion statement by nearly 200 CEOs that ran in a full-page ad in the New York Times. It is a festival of absurdity and euphemism, an exercise in perverse virtue-signaling to a progressive audience that believes that maintaining one of the most permissive pro-abortion regimes in the developed world is a virtue. The CEOs define abortion as "equality" ("Don't Ban Equality") and, of course, refer to it as "comprehensive reproductive care," the ubiquitous phrase that has the advantage of sounding like the opposite of what it's describing. The CEOs contend that abortion is central to their businesses, which might be true if all of their companies had the same business model as Planned Parenthood, one of the organizers of the effort. But Bloomberg L.P., Amalgamated Bank, and H&M, to name three of the companies whose CEOs signed the ad, are hardly dependent on abortion to thrive. The old saw was, "What's good for General Motors is good for America." Now, according to top CEOs, what's good for abortion is good for American business. They seem to consider abortion a crucial component of GDP just like personal consumption, business investment, government spending, and net exports. They argue that "equality in the workplace" is an important business issue, and it is impossible to achieve without unrestricted access to abortion. Any restriction "threatens the health, independence and economic stability of our employees and customers." The idea that abortion is necessary for the health of women is one of the most misleading pro-abortion cliches. Comprehensive data from Florida last year shows that three-quarters of abortions were elective, and another one-fifth were for social and economic reasons. A small percentage involve a threat to the mother's life or health, and pro-life laws account for such cases — even the sweeping Alabama law has a health exception. The contention that restrictions put "the economy at risk" is nonsensical. Are we supposed to believe that the reduction of the abortion rate in the U.S. from its high in 1980 of 29.3 abortions per 1,000 women of childbearing age to its post-Roe v. Wade low of 14.6 as of 2014 has been a calamity for corporate America? On what grounds? Do these CEOs really lament that we don't have the abortion rate of Bulgaria, Cuba, or Kazakhstan? By this standard, Utah must be a terrible place to do business since its abortion rate is so low, and the District of Columbia an enticing place to do business since its abortion rate is so high. (To the contrary, Forbes ranks Utah as the second-best state for business in the country.)The implication is that these CEOs prefer that their employees and customers not become mothers, or if they are mothers, not have more children. It apparently hasn't occurred to them that unborn children will grow up to buy their products or perhaps work for their firms one day, and indeed all the employees they claim to be protecting were themselves, once, vulnerable in the womb. At the end of the day, their argument isn't really about restrictions being "bad for business." What they care about most is that such policies, as they say, go "against our values." The CEO ad is another sign that the debate over abortion has entered a new phase. It isn't enough to say that abortion should be safe, legal and rare, the old Bill Clinton formulation, because that implies a moral disapproval. Now, abortion is a positive good. A stance that used to be limited to the fringes is mainstream enough that CEOs are willing to sign up for it. Pro-life laws will have to prevail against this inflamed pro-abortion sentiment — and the swath of big business that shares it.© 2019 by King Features Syndicate
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| Opioid maker Insys Therapeutics files Chapter 11 bankruptcy after corruption charges Posted: 10 Jun 2019 08:41 AM PDT  Pharmaceutical company Insys Therapeutics filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday less than a week after pleading guilty to fraud charges.
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| Get Your Dad a Pizza Oven, but Make It High Design Posted: 11 Jun 2019 02:25 PM PDT |
| US resident released from Iran custody says it eases tension Posted: 11 Jun 2019 12:08 PM PDT  A Lebanese man with permanent U.S. residency who had been imprisoned in Iran for years on charges of espionage said Tuesday that he was subjected to "kidnapping, arbitrary detention and a show trial," adding that his release served to de-escalate tensions between the U.S. and Iran. In his first comments after arriving in his native Lebanon, Nizar Zakka denied reports that his release was part of a wider deal but suggested that it had helped avert further escalation in the region. Zakka's release comes amid heightened tensions between Iran and the U.S. after President Donald Trump withdrew the U.S. from Tehran's nuclear deal with world powers.
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| US business leaders express support for abortion rights Posted: 10 Jun 2019 01:14 PM PDT  Nearly 200 business leaders on Monday endorsed an open letter on abortion rights, saying conservative efforts to restrict "comprehensive reproductive care" would be bad for both employees and customers. "Restricting access to comprehensive reproductive care, including abortion, threatens the health, independence and economic stability of our employees and customers," said the open letter that appeared as an ad in the New York Times. Several prominent tech executives were among those who signed the letter, including Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey, Jeremy Stoppelman of Yelp and Stewart Butterfield of Slack.
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| 'Bad for business': Executives from major companies sign joint letter against abortion bans Posted: 10 Jun 2019 10:18 AM PDT  Nearly 200 CEOs signed a letter opposing laws that restrict access to abortion. The executives said they represented more than 108,000 workers.
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| Crenshaw: Rep. Tlaib's proposal would entice people not to work Posted: 10 Jun 2019 04:53 PM PDT  Rep. Rashida Tlaib proposes plan to proved cash to lower and middle class Americans; House Budget Committee member Rep. Dan Crenshaw reacts.
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| Biden Hardens China Stance: U.S. Needs to ‘Get Tough’ on Beijing Posted: 11 Jun 2019 10:18 AM PDT  Former vice president Joe Biden plans to announce a new, hardened stance on China Tuesday, when he will tell Iowans that the country is "a real threat" to U.S. interests."We are in a competition with China. We need to get tough with China," Biden plans to say at a campaign event in Iowa according to prepared remarks, which add that China engages in "cheating" and "abusive behavior" economically.Biden, who chaired the Senate Foreign Relations Committee before becoming Barack Obama's vice president, raised eyebrows by downplaying the influence of the world's second-largest economy earlier this year when he said "they're not competition for us.""China is going to eat our lunch? Come on, man," Biden said at a campaign stop in Iowa in April. "They can't figure out how they're going to deal with the corruption that exists within the system. They're not bad folks, folks."Although Biden's planned Tuesday remarks are harshly critical of President Trump's approach to China as a "damaging and erratic trade war," they echo the president's frequent talking point that China is a threat, calling the country "a serious challenge to us, and in some areas a real threat.""China is pressing its advantage all over the world," Biden will say. "And every single step that Donald Trump is taking is only exacerbating the challenge."The White House raised tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese imports from 10 to 25 percent last month after accusing the country of reneging on the terms of a trade deal it had previously agreed to. The U.S. also currently has a 25 percent tariff on $50 billion worth of Chinese high-tech products.Biden and others have criticized the tariffs, saying American consumers and businesses are eating the cost, not China's economy.The leading Democratic presidential candidate says his solution involves a new "initiative in scientific research, cutting-edge infrastructure, and a modern workforce that will help American workers and entrepreneurs compete and win.""We need to rally more than half the world's economy to hold China to account for their cheating. And get a chorus of voices speaking out on China's repression," Biden will say.
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| Rooms 50% off and ads in Russia: Sri Lanka woos tourists after attacks Posted: 09 Jun 2019 11:18 PM PDT  Sri Lanka's battered tourism industry is trying to woo visitors back to beaches deserted after deadly Easter bombings, slashing hotel rates and pushing promotions in key markets like Russia. Tourism, which accounts for 5% of Sri Lanka's gross domestic product, tanked after Islamist bombers on April 21 attacked luxury hotels and churches, killing 250 people, including 40 foreigners. England, India and the United States were among countries that issued travel advisories for Sri Lanka, a diverse island with pristine beaches, ancient Buddhist temples, and lush hills that Lonely Planet selected as its top 2019 destination.
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| Meet the Bullpup Rifle: The Powerful Gun That You Need to Know About Posted: 10 Jun 2019 10:00 AM PDT  What if I told you there are modern rifles that feature a full-length barrel, firing a standard rifle round, but they are the same size as a short-barreled rifle?If you think that sounds like an excellent idea, then you may be the perfect candidate for a bullpup rifle. A bullpup rifle can do all the above in a lightweight, easy handling package.The bullpup market has exploded in popularity. Quite a few countries have adopted the bullpup platform as their chosen service rifle. Even the United States Secret Service adopted a bullpup for use with the Presidential Protection detail.What is the best bullpup rifle? That's a hard question to answer because there are so many bullpups out there and they are designed for so many different purposes.It's impossible to choose just one, so we are going to look at the Top 5 Best Bullpup Rifles. Each rifle on the list will cover a specific purpose.WHAT'S A BULLPUP?
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| Photos of the 2019 Fiat 500e Posted: 11 Jun 2019 11:20 AM PDT |
| UN nuclear watchdog warns Iran has begun accelerating production of enriched uranium Posted: 10 Jun 2019 08:12 AM PDT  The UN's nuclear watchdog chief revealed on Monday that Iran has accelerated its production of enriched uranium, as Tehran warned the US it "cannot expect to stay safe" after introducing sanctions on the country. Yukiya Amano, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), voiced rare concern over "increasing tensions" between Washington and the Islamic Republic. He said Tehran was now producing more enriched uranium than before, following through with a threat made last month. Iran announced in early May that it no longer considered itself bound to keep to the limits of stocks of heavy water and enriched uranium which were agreed as part of the 2015 landmark nuclear deal, after the US withdrew. "Yes, (the) production rate is increasing," Mr Amano told a news conference when asked if enriched uranium production had accelerated since the agency's last quarterly report, which found Iran compliant with the nuclear deal as of May 20. Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Yukiya Amano of Japan, addresses the media during a news conference after a meeting of the board Credit: AP He declined to say how much it had increased by and it was not clear when it might reach stockpile limits set in the pact. President Donald Trump pulled the US out of the multilateral accord, introduced sanctions on Tehran and has pressured allies to cut trade with the Islamic Republic, crippling the country's oil economy. During a meeting with his German counterpart in Tehran on Monday, Mohammed Javad Zarif, Iran's foreign minister, issued the stark warning over US security, accusing it of launching an "economic war" on his country. He said Iran would not start a war but "whoever starts a war with us will not be the one who finishes it". President Donald Trump shows a signed Presidential Memorandum after delivering a statement on the Iran nuclear deal Credit: AP The visit by Heiko Maas was part of a concerted European effort to preserve the nuclear pact with world powers and defuse rising US-Iranian tensions. "The only way to decrease tensions in the region is to stop the economic war," Mr Zarif said, adding that Germany and the EU had an "important role" in such efforts. Iran has claimed the European signatories to the deal have not done enough to provide it with alternative ways to trade. Mr Maas acknowledged limits to how much help the European countries can provide. "We want to fulfil our obligations," he said during his joint news conference with Mr Zarif. "We cannot work miracles, but we will try to avert a failure." France, Britain and Germany have set up a special-purpose vehicle called Instex, designed to allow payments to Iran that would legally bypass sanctions but it is yet to be launched. "This is an instrument of a new kind, so it's not straightforward to operationalise it," Mr Maas told reporters. "But all the formal requirements are in place now, and so I'm assuming we'll be ready to use it in the foreseeable future."
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| Maybe we are alone after all: Planets that could sustain alien life much rarer than thought Posted: 11 Jun 2019 12:13 PM PDT ![Maybe we are alone after all: Planets that could sustain alien life much rarer than thought]( "Maybe we are alone after all: Planets that could sustain alien life much rarer than thought") So, maybe we are alone after all. The number of planets in the universe that could sustain life is much smaller than had been thought, scientists said.
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| Lordy! 2005 Lexus IS300 Is Powered By Toyota's 2JZ-GTE Turbo Unit Posted: 10 Jun 2019 02:25 PM PDT  This 2005 Lexus IS300 is unlike most. Unless you are proficient in the way of Lexus, the IS300 appears rather bland. While it could be argued that the Lexus IS300 would only ever appeal to a limited audience –screaming of low market value versus high running and repair costs – we believe the vehicle's time is coming.
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| Trump administration moves to release migrant children faster from U.S. custody Posted: 10 Jun 2019 01:41 PM PDT  The Trump administration is again changing the way it vets people who want to sponsor minors who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border alone in an effort to speed up the release of thousands of migrant children currently in U.S. custody. Under the change, announced to staff on Friday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which houses unaccompanied migrant children, will no longer require an immigration records check on potential sponsors already backgrounded by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). In May 2018, HHS began routinely sending sponsors' fingerprints to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to check their records on potential sponsors' immigration history, which would include any arrests for immigration violations and active deportation orders.
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| Apple’s U.S. iPhones Can All Be Made Outside of China If Needed Posted: 11 Jun 2019 06:44 AM PDT  The Cupertino, Calif.-based company's primary manufacturing partner has enough capacity to make all iPhones bound for the U.S. outside of China if necessary, according to a senior executive at Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. The Taiwanese contract manufacturer now makes most of the smartphones in the Chinese mainland. China is a crucial cog in Apple's business, the origin of most of its iPhones and iPads as well as its largest international market.
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| Photos of the Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato Continuation Posted: 11 Jun 2019 07:43 AM PDT |
| Trump raises tariff threat anew over secret provision in Mexico deal Posted: 10 Jun 2019 04:40 AM PDT  President Donald Trump said Monday a secret provision of the US immigration deal with Mexico will require the approval of that country's legislature and warned US tariffs will be reinstated if it is not forthcoming. Trump first alluded to the secret provision in a tweet late Sunday defending the agreement with Mexico against criticism it contained little that had not already been agreed to. Trump, for his part, withdrew a threat to impose a five percent tariff on all Mexican imports, beginning Monday and escalating to 25 percent by October.
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| Lean, mean, grass-cutting machine: Honda breaks record for fastest lawnmower acceleration Posted: 11 Jun 2019 08:58 AM PDT  It only took Honda's Mean Mower V2 6.29 seconds to go from zero to 100 and beat the Guinness World Record for the fastest acceleration of a lawn mower.
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| Jason Chaffetz calls John Dean hearing a 'terrible embarrassment' for the House Judiciary Committee Posted: 11 Jun 2019 04:59 AM PDT  Special Counsel Robert Mueller has nothing on President Trump and that leaves Chairman Nadler with an empty bag, former lawmaker Jason Chaffez says after Democrats bring in ex-Nixon aide John Dean to testify.
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| IAEA chief worried about rising tension over Iran nuclear issue Posted: 10 Jun 2019 02:06 AM PDT  The U.N. atomic watchdog's chief said on Monday he was worried about rising tensions over Iran's nuclear program and called for de-escalation through dialogue, departing from his usual guarded language on the country. It has tightened already punishing economic sanctions, and deployed an aircraft carrier and other extra hardware to the Middle East in response to what it said was a threat from Iran. "I am worried about increasing tensions over the Iranian nuclear issue," International Atomic Energy Agency chief Yukiya Amano said in a speech to a meeting of the IAEA's 35-nation Board of Governors, one of its main decision-making bodies.
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| 5 injured in Texas crane collapse expected to recover Posted: 10 Jun 2019 03:53 PM PDT  Authorities say the five people injured in the collapse of a crane that struck a Dallas apartment building Sunday are expected to recover. Dallas Fire-Rescue spokesman Jason Evans says a second person was also discharged Sunday night. Kiersten Symone Smith, 29, was pronounced dead at a hospital following the crane collapse.
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| Samsung’s overhauled Galaxy Note 10 design shown again in new leaks Posted: 10 Jun 2019 05:17 AM PDT  Samsung's Galaxy Fold is a complete and total failure at this point. The company was mere days away from launching its first smartphone with a foldable display when a number of reviewers found inexcusable defects with the Galaxy Fold's design, and the release had to be canceled. That's right, a bunch of bloggers are apparently better than a multi-billion dollar company at quality assurance. Samsung postponed the phone's release and went to work on fixing it, but we would definitely suggest skipping the Fold even once the updated model launched. It's a bad phone with a terrible design, and it's a total waste of $2,000. Everyone knows that Samsung is horrible at first-generation products, so smart consumers will wait for the second- or even third-generation model, since Samsung excels at refining existing products, not introducing new ones.If you want proof that Samsung is fantastic at refining its products, look no further than the Galaxy S10. Early Galaxy S phones were awful, plasticky iPhone copycats. Now, the Galaxy S10 is easily one of the sleekest and most powerful smartphones on the planet. Want more proof that Samsung is great at refinement? Just wait until you see the Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy Note 10 Pro, which are set to be released in August.With about two months to go until Samsung unveils its next-generation Galaxy Note lineup, leaks are hitting the rumor mill in full force right now. We've learned all sorts of details from reliable sources in recent weeks, and we know that this is the first year Samsung is planning to release not one but two different Galaxy Note 10 models in 2019. Just as the Galaxy S10e offers a less expensive option to people who don't want to spend over $1,000 on a smartphone, Samsung is reportedly readying am "entry-level" Note 10 that will be more affordable than the Galaxy Note 10 Pro, which could have a base price as high as $1,200.We've heard all about Samsung's new Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10 Pro designs over the past month or so, and then last week we saw renders based on design files that were stolen from the factory where the Note 10 will be manufactured. The renders are believed to be accurate, for the most part, and now a new leak reaffirms that they were the real deal. Two different users took to leak aggregator Slashleaks over the weekend and posted renders of the Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy Note 10 Pro in protective cases.Here's the Note 10 from Slashleaks:And here's the Galaxy Note 10 Pro from Slashleaks:Samsung is expected to announce its new Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy Note 10 Pro at a press conference in early August, and the phones should be released in the weeks that follow.
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| Did Apple accidentally reveal the Mac Pro release month on its website? Posted: 11 Jun 2019 03:14 AM PDT  On Monday, 9to5Mac was the first to report that "Coming September" was temporarily published on Apple's Mac Pro homepage, an error that was promptly switched to "Coming This Fall" in less than 24 hours.
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| Theatrics dominate at contentious Mueller report hearing Posted: 10 Jun 2019 03:35 PM PDT  "In many ways, the Mueller report is to President Trump what the so-called Watergate roadmap" was to Nixon, he said. Democrats just want a do-over which they'll never get!" Republicans echoes Trump's message as the hearing began.
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| Supreme Court to hear racial discrimination case against telecommunications giant Comcast Posted: 10 Jun 2019 11:17 AM PDT  The Supreme Court agreed to decide if the nation's largest cable TV company discriminated against an African-American media mogul.
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| Best Tech Deals in June 2019 Posted: 11 Jun 2019 08:22 AM PDT  Amazon Deals | Walmart Deals | Apple Deals | TV Deals | Gaming Deals | Laptop DealsGood news if you're bargain hunting for the perfect Father's Day gift this week. Retailers are offering some of the best deals we've ever seen on everything from smart home devices to game consoles to help you save some cash. Want to gift dad or yourself with one of the best smartphones you can get? For a limited time, B&H Photo has the 128GB model Google Pixel 3 XL Unlocked (Not Pink) on sale for $649.99. Normally priced at $999, that's a whopping $349 off its regular price. It's the lowest price we've ever seen for this Editor's Choice Google phone and the best price we could find. It's also $149 cheaper than the Google Store's current sale price. Even better, it comes with a 3-month 8GB prepaid Mint Mobile SIM card kit (a $60 value). It features a 2.5 GHz Snapdragon 845 quad-core processor, 4GB of RAM, and 128GB of storage. In our Pixel 3 XL review, we were impressed by its best-in-class camera, call screening features, and speedy performance. In the market for an eReader? Amazon has the Editor's Choice Kindle Paperwhite (2018) on sale for $99.99. That's $30 off at just $10 shy of its all time lowest price. Staples also offers this Kindle Paperwhite deal. It features a 6-inch, 300 ppi anti-glare display, 8GB of storage, and 5 LED front lights. Amazon Prime Day just is just a month away and soon we'll be gathering the best Amazon Prime Day 2019 deals. In the meantime, here are some of the best tech deals we're seeing right now. Amazon Hardware DealsAmazon is currently offering many of its proprietary devices at discounted pricing. * Kindle Paperwhite e-Reader for $99.99 ($30 off) also at Staples * Kindle Oasis e-Reader for $199.99 ($50 off) * All-new Kindle e-Reader for $69.99 ($20 off) * Echo Auto for $24.99 ($25 off) * Ring Video Doorbell 2 for $159 ($40 off) * Ring Video Doorbell Pro for $199 ($50 off) * Kindle Paperwhite Essentials Bundle for $140 ($50 off) * Fire HD 8 Tablet for $59.99 ($20 off) * Fire HD 8 Kids Edition Tablet (2-Pack) for $194.99 ($65 off) * Fire HD 10 Kids Edition Tablet (2-Pack) for $299.98 ($100 off) * Echo Plus (2nd Gen) with Philips Hue Bulb for $119.99 ($45 off) * All-New Fire 7 Tablet w/ $10 Appstore Credit for $49.99 ($10 off) * Echo Dot (3rd Gen) Smart Speaker (2-Pack) for $60 ($40 off) * Echo Spot Smart Alarm Clock (2-Pack) for $219.98 ($40 off) * Ring Smart Lighting Spotlights (2-pack) for $99.99 ($30 off) Top Tech Deals Right Now * Asus ROG Strix Scar Edition 17.3-inch Gaming Laptop for $1,099 ($200 off) * Jabra Elite 65T Wireless Earbuds for $149.99 ($20 off via coupon, "JUNE20SAVE") * Apple 9.7-inch iPad for $249 ($81 off) * Apple Watch Series 4 (40mm) GPS for $339 ($60 off) * Bose QuietComfort 35 2 Wireless Headphones for $299 ($50 off) * Sony WH1000XM3 Wireless Headphones for $298 ($52 off) * Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (Wi-Fi, 512GB) for $749 ($400 off) * Apple AirPods 2nd Gen (Back-order) for $139.99 ($19 off) * Sennheiser PXC 550 Wireless Headphones for $229.97 ($120 off) * Acer Aspire 3 15.6-inch Laptop for $399 ($100 off) TV Deals * TCL 75-inch 4K Ultra HD Roku Smart TV for $1,534 ($366 off) * Polaroid 50-inch 4K Smart LED TV for $259.99 ($190 off) * Samsung 49-inch Q60 Series 4K QLED Smart TV (2019) for $797.99 ($202 off) * Sharp 65-inch 4K Smart TV for $429.99 ($270 off) * Vizio 50-inch 4K HDR Smart TV for $279.99 ($120 off) * Sony 70-Inch 4K UHD Smart TV for $1,098 ($500 off) Tech Under $50 * PNY Elite-X 258GB Micro SD Card for $20.99 ($39 off) [NEW] * Soundcore Life 2 Wireless Headphones for $49.99 ($15 off) * Anker Powerline 1 Foot Lightning Cable for $7 ($3 off via coupon, "ANKERL1W") * Choetech USB-C Cable (2-Pack) for $4.99 ($5 off via coupon, "62T7HZRD") * Chocotech Wireless Charging Stand for $8.99 ($8 off via coupon, "LZTVD9NI") * SanDisk Ultra 64GB microSD Card for $11 ($14 off) * Soundcore Liberty Neo Wireless Earbuds for $44.99 ($15 off) * Logitech M705 Marathon Wireless Mouse for $19.99 ($30 off) * Spotify Premium Membership for $0.99 ($27 off, ends 6/30) Smartwatch Deals * Apple Watch Series 4 (40mm) GPS for $339 ($60 off) * Garmin Approach S60 Golf Watch for $349.98 ($50 off) also at Amazon * Fitbit Versa for $179.95 ($20 off) * Fitbit Charge 3 for $119.95 ($30 off) * Fitbit Ionic for $195 ($55 off) [PRICE DROP] * Fossil Gen 4 Explorist HR Smartwatch for $199 ($76 off) * Fossil Gen 3 Explorist Smartwatch for $179 ($76 off) * Fitbit Ionic Watch for $199.95 ($50 off) * Garmin Fenix 5S Plus for $599.99 ($200 off) also at Best Buy * Garmin Fenix 5X Plus for $649.99 ($150 off) also at Best Buy * Garmin Fenix 5 for $349.99 ($150 off) also at Best Buy Phones * Google Pixel 3 XL 128GB Unlocked (Not Pink) for $649.99 ($349 off) [NEW] * Samsung Galaxy S10e Unlocked for $549.99 ($200 off) [NEW] * Samsung Galaxy S10e w/ 1 Yr. YouTube Premium for $749.99 ($274 off) * Samsung Galaxy S10 Unlocked 128GB for $799.99 ($100 off) * Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Unlocked for $899.99 ($100 off) * Samsung Galaxy Note Unlocked 128GB for $698 ($302 off) * Google Pixel 3 XL 128GB Unlocked for $779.99 ($220 off) * Apple iPhone SE Unlocked for $249 ($100 off) Cameras * Nikon D3500 DSLR 2 Lens Camera Bundle for $396.95 ($450 off) also at Focus Camera [NEW] * Canon EOS M100 Mirrorless Camera w /15-45mm Lens for $399 ($201 off) * Panasonic Lumix LX10 4K Digital Camera for $497.99 ($202 off) * Sony Alpha a6000 Mirrorless Camera for $498 ($100 off) * Canon PowerShot SX530 Digital Camera for $229 ($150 off) Games and Consoles * Injustice 2: Legendary Edition for Xbox One for $15.29 ($15 off via coupon, "SAVE15", ends 6/15) [NEW] * MS Xbox One X 1TB Division 2 Bundle on sale for $399 ($100 off) * MS Xbox One S 1TB Fortnite Battle Royale SE Bundle for $249 ($51 off) * Sony PS4 Pro 1TB Console for $349.99 ($50 off) * Sony PSVR Trover + Five Nights Bundle for $249 ($50 off) * Sony PSVR Mega Blood + Truth Everybody's Golf Bundle for $299.99 ($50 off) * Sony PS4 1TB Slim Days of Play Console (Steel Black) for $299 (Limited Edition) * Sony PS4 Slim 1TB Marvel's Spider-Man Bundle for $330 ($30 off) at Walmart * Madden NFL 19 Hall of Fame Edition for PS4 for $29.90 ($50 off)
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| The Latest: Iran's president meets with German FM in Tehran Posted: 10 Jun 2019 06:47 AM PDT  Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has met with Germany's top diplomat amid heightened tensions over the country's unravelling nuclear accord with world powers. Rouhani met with Foreign Minister Heiko Maas just after a joint press conference between Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his German counterpart.
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