| A question of pride: Should LGBTQ cops march in uniform? Posted: 28 Jun 2019 08:48 AM PDT  As Pride Month culminates in events around the country, LGBTQ cops still have a divided identity: as members of a minority that has historically been oppressed and harassed by police, and as law enforcement officers proud of their service.
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| The Latest: Harris, Biden have emotional exchange about race Posted: 27 Jun 2019 07:22 PM PDT  In an emotional exchange, Sen. Kamala Harris challenged Joe Biden's stance on busing to desegregate public schools during the 1970s, telling the former vice president that she was bused as a child two decades after the Brown v. Board decision to end the separate but equal policy in the American education system. Biden said Harris was mischaracterizing his position. Biden said that he did not oppose busing but federal intervention in the issue.
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| Iraqi general, U.S. Marine dispute murder charge against Navy SEAL Posted: 27 Jun 2019 06:39 PM PDT  An Iraqi general and a U.S. Marine testifying in the murder trial of a U.S. Navy SEAL said on Thursday they never saw the platoon leader stab a wounded detainee in the neck, disputing the central allegation in the prosecution's war crimes case. A sworn deposition of Major General Abbas al-Jubouri, videotaped in San Diego earlier this month, was played for the seven-member jury on the second day of defense testimony in the court-martial of Navy Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher. Contrary to prior testimony that Gallagher, or a medic on his team, had acted deliberately to cause the death of a helpless Islamic State fighter in their custody, Jubouri said the Navy SEALs did all they could to save the teenager's life.
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| Hello, New Zealand: Williamson says first act as president would be a phone call across the world Posted: 27 Jun 2019 08:52 PM PDT  Democratic candidate Marianne Williamson said her first act as president would be to call the New Zealand prime minister about making the US better for kids.
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| Tesla provides update on the Model S that burst into flames for no apparent reason Posted: 28 Jun 2019 01:38 PM PDT  This past April, a parked Model S in Shanghai caught fire for seemingly no reason at all. The harrowing incident, which was captured on video, occurred in a parking garage and generated a lot of unanswered questions about the safety of Tesla vehicles. Indeed, we've seen a handful of stories involving Tesla vehicles spontaneously catching fire in the past and, more often than not, we get nothing from Tesla aside from a quick blurb that a given incident represented an "extraordinarily unusual occurrence." The Shanghai incident, to Tesla's credit, played out a little bit differently. Earlier today, Tesla released a statement about the cause of the fire and revealed that it resulted from a defective battery module. Notably, experts consulted on the matter do not believe the fire can be traced back to any type of defect in the overall design of the car. Tesla's statement was published on Weibo and was made after analyzing the car's battery, the software the car was running at the time, manufacturing data, and more. In the wake of the April fire, you may recall that Tesla in May rolled out a software update for Model S and Model X vehicles out of an "abundance of caution." "We are revising charge and thermal management settings on Model S and Model X vehicles via an over-the-air software update that will begin rolling out today, to help further protect the battery and improve battery longevity," Tesla said at the time. Tesla statement on Weibo also made a point of noting that Tesla vehicles are far less likely to catch fire than gas-powered vehicles. What's a little bit peculiar is that Tesla seemingly released a statement on Weibo exclusively and didn't provide a version of its statement in English. In any event, video of the entire incident in question can be viewed below: https://youtu.be/sAQlLu5ttOk?t=86
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| This Honey Walnut Shrimp Tastes Just Like P.F. Chang's, Plus 50+ More Copycat Recipes Posted: 28 Jun 2019 02:40 PM PDT |
| Texas Prep School Faculty Abused 15 Students Over 3 Decades, Investigation Reveals Posted: 28 Jun 2019 09:50 AM PDT  ReutersThree staff members at an elite prep school near Houston, Texas, sexually abused 15 students over three decades, according to the results of a 15-month investigation released on Thursday by the school's board of trustees.The investigation at The Kinkaid School, which currently has over 1,000 students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, involved interviews with at least 58 people by private security firm T&M; Protection Resources. The school announced in May 2018 that it had hired the company to probe allegations of sexual misconduct between the late 1960s and early 1990s. The board of trustees' summary of the investigation's findings was published in full by ABC 13."We are deeply disappointed by the school's failure at times in its past to provide a safe and secure environment, and we offer our most sincere apologies to those students who suffered as a result," said the board of trustees in a statement on Thursday. The company concluded that one faculty member committed sexual misconduct, including inappropriate touching, with eight students between the 1960s and early 1970s, according to the investigation. Those students were all between the ages of 10 and 13. Family of Slain University of Utah Student Lauren McCluskey Files $56 Million Lawsuit Against SchoolIn a second case, another faculty member engaged in inappropriate touching, attempted to sexually assault a student, and solicited students to engage in sex acts between the late 1980s and early 1990s, according to the report. There were six student victims of that faculty member, ranging between the ages of 14 and 17.A third faculty member engaged in "an inappropriate relationship," which involved physical contact and sexual interaction with a 16-year-old student in the 1990s, according to T&M;'s findings.T&M; also found that the prep school's senior leadership was made aware of one of the instances of misconduct toward a student and failed to terminate that faculty member, instead implementing "remedial steps." The other two staff members were immediately terminated following the allegations.The investigation included interviews with alumni, current and former faculty, staff, administrators, and others, and Kinkaid said in its report that the school "provided the investigators with unrestricted access to school-affiliated individuals, files and other school resources.""We affirm our deep gratitude to the survivors and witnesses who came forward, and we pledge our continued commitment to students, parents, faculty and staff, and alumni to promote educational excellence, personal responsibility and a safe and respectful learning environment," the board of trustees said in its statement.Kinkaid reported the findings of the investigation to local authorities but "made the decision not to disclose the names of the three former faculty members," according to the board. Survivors were purportedly notified in advance of Kinkaid's plan to release the findings."This behavior is simply not tolerated at Kinkaid today," the school said, noting that T&M; did not uncover any allegations involving current faculty or staff members."We as a school community can and will do better to protect our students."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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| Conservative organization using claims of 'secret list' of liberal judges to rally Republican base Posted: 28 Jun 2019 01:13 PM PDT  The Judicial Crisis Network, a conservative organization instrumental in the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation fight, is calling on 2020 Democratic candidates to release what it says is a secret list of potential nominees for the Supreme Court.
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| #LetYangSpeak: Andrew Yang accuses NBC of cutting off his mic Posted: 28 Jun 2019 09:48 AM PDT ![#LetYangSpeak: Andrew Yang accuses NBC of cutting off his mic]( "#LetYangSpeak: Andrew Yang accuses NBC of cutting off his mic") The network, however, emphatically denies the tech entrepreneur's claim.
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| Massive 13-foot shark spotted alarmingly close to Florida beach Posted: 28 Jun 2019 09:17 AM PDT  We're gonna need a bigger boat
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| Harris Lights Into Biden as Democratic Debate Turns Testy Posted: 27 Jun 2019 09:53 PM PDT  (Bloomberg) -- California Senator Kamala Harris took control of an animated Democratic debate, directly confronting front-runner Joe Biden and accusing him of being insensitive to the plight of African-Americans, a key constituency in the party's nomination contest.The former vice president was put on the defense several times by the other candidates during the two-hour forum Thursday in Miami over his past stances and current positions on issues such as health care and immigration. But it was Harris who landed perhaps the toughest blows as she interjected during a discussion about race.As the only candidate of African-American heritage on the stage, Harris told Biden that she doesn't believe he is a racist, but it was "hurtful" to hear him speak recently about working with two pro-segregation senators four decades ago to oppose federal guidelines on busing to integrate public schools. Harris recalled that at the time she was a "little girl" in California who was in just the second class to integrate schools in Berkeley."On this subject, it cannot be an intellectual debate among Democrats. We have to take it seriously. We have to act swiftly," she said. "There are moments in history where states fail to preserve the civil rights of all people."Biden responded that he didn't praise racists and accused Harris of mischaracterizing his positions. He defended his record on civil rights starting as a public defender and not, like Harris, choosing to work on the other side as a prosecutor.Biden's Defense"If we want to have this campaign litigated on who supports civil rights and whether I did or not, I'm happy to do that," Biden said. "The bottom line here is, look, everything I have done in my career, I ran because of civil rights, I continue to think we have to make fundamental changes in civil rights."It was the sharpest exchange in two nights of Democratic debates, which overall was more combative than the event the night before. It was one of several episodes in a strong performance by Harris as she aims to gain ground on Biden, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, who are ahead of her in polls.The main target of attack for all the candidates was President Donald Trump, as Biden and nine other hopefuls sought to demonstrate for voters the stark choice they will have in the 2020 election.Targeting Trump"Donald Trump thinks Wall Street built America. Ordinary middle-class Americans built America," Biden said. "Donald Trump has put us in a horrible situation."Sanders said "the American people understand that Trump is a phony, that Trump is a pathological liar and a racist, and that he lied to the American people during his campaign."Early on, several of the candidates turned away from Trump and focused on each other in a series of testy exchanges, talking over and at each other, until Harris stepped in."America does not want to witness a food fight, they want to know how we are going to put food on their table," Harris said, putting an end to the squabble. It had begun with a generational brawl, as California Representative Eric Swalwell, 38, argued for generational change atop the Democratic Party, a jab at Biden, 76.Generational ChangeIt is time to "pass the torch," Swalwell said, recalling seeing Biden speak when he was just a child. Given a chance to respond to an attack, Biden said he wasn't giving up. "I'm still holding onto that torch," he said, before launching into a discussion of his education plans. Sanders also tried to interject, telling the moderators: "I'm part of Joe's generation, let me respond."Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, questioned Sanders's proposal for free college education by saying only low-and middle-income students should be helped because "I just don't believe it makes sense to ask working-class families to subsidize even the children of billionaires." He also was asked to defend his handling of shooting of a black man by a white South Bend police officer and said systemic racism "threatens the well-being of every community."Thursday night's debate in Miami was the first side-by-side appearance of the campaign for Biden and Sanders, who are leading in most polls, and the contrasts between the two were being carefully watched as they charted starkly different paths to the party's nomination and beyond that, the 2020 general election.Contrasting PositionsSanders, an independent senator from Vermont, had already begun highlighting where he diverges with Biden, aiming to expose the former vice president's weaknesses with left-leaning voters on issues such as Medicare for All and the Green New Deal.Biden, 76, represents the Democrats' centrist wing, while Sanders, 77, is running on a platform he describes as democratic socialism. But the two men largely ignored each other on the debate stage.But Harris, 54, a former California attorney general and San Francisco district attorney, who was the most assertive candidate on either debate stage this week and expressed her policy positions with personal stories."We have to think about how this affects real people," Harris said during a discussion about health care, describing a parent taking a sick child to the emergency room knowing there will be a $5,000 insurance deductible."That's what insurance companies are doing in America today," Harris said.The debate gave voters a chance to see four of the five top-polling candidates for the Democratic nomination interacting with one another, plus half a dozen candidates who've averaged 1% or less in key state and national polling.Biden and Sanders, two white male septuagenarians, were positioned at podiums in the middle of the stage, flanked by younger, more diverse opponents. On one side was the 37-year-old openly gay Buttigieg, and on the other Harris.Warren, a Massachusetts senator who's edging out Sanders for second in a growing number of polls, was the only candidate among the leading contenders who ended up on Wednesday's debate stage.There was little discussion of Trump during Wednesday's debate, but with Biden and Sanders more explicitly building their campaigns around their arguments of electability the president was a more central foil on Thursday. Although Trump was at an international summit in Osaka, Japan, it was clear he -- or his staff -- was tuned in.During a discussion about health care, the candidates were asked whether their plans would provide coverage to undocumented immigrants. All raised their hands. Biden said the U.S. can't let people who are sick go uncovered.Trump then tweeted: "All Democrats just raised their hands for giving millions of illegal aliens unlimited healthcare. How about taking care of American Citizens first!? That's the end of that race!''While the first round of debating isn't likely to shake up the race, a handful of middle-tier candidates including New Jersey Senator Cory Booker and former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro were able to breathe new oxygen into their bids with strong performances on Wednesday night.Senators Kirsten Gillibrand of New York and Michael Bennet, of Colorado, as well as former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper, all of whom rarely crack 1% in polls, were hoping to do the same in Thursday's debate.The stage also featured two candidates who have never held elected office: former tech entrepreneur Andrew Yang, whose core promise is to establish a universal basic income of $12,000 for every American adult, and spirituality author Marianne Williamson.\--With assistance from Tyler Pager and Sahil Kapur.To contact the reporters on this story: Jennifer Epstein in Miami at jepstein32@bloomberg.net;Mark Niquette in Miami at mniquette@bloomberg.netTo contact the editors responsible for this story: Joe Sobczyk at jsobczyk@bloomberg.net, Ros KrasnyFor more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.com©2019 Bloomberg L.P.
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| Indian women's heads shaved for 'resisting' rape Posted: 28 Jun 2019 03:48 AM PDT  An Indian mother and her daughter had their heads shaved and were paraded through their village after resisting an attempted rape by men including a local official, police said Friday. The world's largest democracy has an abysmal record on sexual crime against women, particularly in rural areas where the majority of the 1.3-billion population lives. Ward councillor Mohommad Khurshid forcibly entered the women's home in the eastern state of Bihar on Wednesday with other men and allegedly attempted to rape the newly married 19-year-old daughter, police told AFP.
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| UK PM May tells Putin to stop destabilizing activities: spokeswoman Posted: 28 Jun 2019 03:35 AM PDT  Prime Minister Theresa May told President Vladimir Putin on Friday that their countries can only have a different relationship if Russia stops the behavior that threatens to undermine international security, her spokeswoman said. May also Putin to hand over the Russia suspects Britain blames for poisoning a former double agent and his daughter with a nerve agent in Salisbury, southern England last year. "She told the president that there cannot be a normalization of our bilateral relationship until Russia stops the irresponsible and destabilizing activity that threatens the UK and its allies," the spokeswoman said.
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| This Is the Battle That Decided World War II (Not What You Think) Posted: 27 Jun 2019 09:00 PM PDT  While the tactical result of the battle was stunning – the U.S. sunk four Japanese fleet carriers Hiryu, Soryu, Kaga and Akagi, a heavy cruiser and destroyed 248 enemy aircraft – it is the perilous backdrop of America's war fortunes in 1942 that make Midway's tide-turning outcomes all the more significant. Thursday, June 6th saw the 75th anniversary of the Allied invasion at Normandy, the amphibious assault phase of Operation Neptune, or what we commonly remember as D-Day. U.S. troops who landed at Normandy – particularly at Omaha Beach – waded ashore amidst a storm of chaos, a blizzard of machine gun fire, and a hail of plunging mortars. Despite great confusion and casualties, at the squad level and below, the men at Omaha rallied and pressed forth with tenacity and nerve to breach sand-berms and barricades, neutralize enemy positions, and salvage their sectors. Losses at Omaha were immense – but American resolve helped establish a foothold on the coast of France – and "the rest," they say, "is history."(This appeared earlier in June 2019.)Without doubt, the enormous importance of D-Day as a logistical and operational undertaking – and the gallantry of Allied forces that June morning is unquestioned. It rightfully exemplifies American character, courage, and commitment. However, it is important to note that as far as the battle's strategic significance is concerned, a strong case can be made that other battles of World War II are more critical than D-Day.The Battle of Midway in 1942 is one.
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| Iran sees some progress on nuclear deal, but not enough Posted: 28 Jun 2019 10:27 AM PDT  A meeting of the remaining partners in the Iranian nuclear deal produced some progress but not enough to satisfy Tehran's demands, a senior Iranian official said Friday, offering little prospect for now of the country backing away from a move to surpass a uranium stockpile threshold that could doom the agreement. Abbas Araghchi, Iran's deputy foreign minister, said after meeting with senior officials from Britain, Germany, France, China, Russia and the European Union that a complex barter-type system set up to keep trade with Iran afloat is now active. Araghchi described the meeting in Vienna, a regular quarterly gathering of signatories to the 2015 accord, as positive and constructive.
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| Mika Brzezinski on the success of ‘Morning Joe’: ‘I’m the reason it’s still going’ Posted: 28 Jun 2019 02:30 AM PDT  MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski says "Morning Joe" was her husband's idea, but she's "the reason it's still going." Brzezinski explains that when the show first started, she was booking the guests and managing the show. "I did everything from the get-go, tried to make a space for [Joe Scarborough]'s incredible voice."
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| 'Gather All the Sage in America and Burn It.' Kate McKinnon Is Already a Marianne Williamson Impersonator Posted: 28 Jun 2019 07:22 AM PDT  "My plan is to harness the energy of babies to finally put a man on the moon," said Kate McKinnon as Marianne Williamson
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| GOP whip Scalise cites Trump accuser’s ‘bizarre’ CNN interview in doubting her account Posted: 28 Jun 2019 08:59 AM PDT  Congressman Steve Scalise and Yahoo News' own national security and investigations reporter, Jenna McLaughlin, join co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman. They challenge Scalise on hot topics like immigration and impeachment while McLaughlin fills us in on her scoop about the U.S. Cyber Command launching a strike against an Iranian spy group. The announcement that Mueller will testify, the citizenship census question, and Trump's most recent sexual assault accuser — E. Jean Carroll — are all discussed as well.
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| Trio of sharks kills California college student snorkeling in the Bahamas Posted: 28 Jun 2019 03:55 PM PDT  The victim's parents and family members saw the sharks and tried to yell, but she didn't hear their warnings in time.
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| Israel and Hamas Reach Truce to Restore Quiet, Army Radio Says Posted: 28 Jun 2019 01:13 AM PDT ![Israel and Hamas Reach Truce to Restore Quiet, Army Radio Says]( "Israel and Hamas Reach Truce to Restore Quiet, Army Radio Says") (Bloomberg) -- Israel and Hamas reached a truce on Friday that would halt attacks against Israeli farmland in return for measures to ease the economic blockade on Gaza, according to a report by Israeli Army Radio.Hamas, the Islamist group that rules the Gaza Strip, would stop launching incendiary balloons that for the past year have torched thousands of acres of forest and agricultural land, and in exchange Israel would expand the enclave's fishing zone, and return 60 confiscated boats and diesel supplies for the area's main power plant, according to the radio station.Though the concessions made by Israel are small, they would provide some relief for Gaza and its roughly 2 million residents, who are cut off from other economies by their immediate neighbors, Israel and Egypt.To contact the reporter on this story: Yaacov Benmeleh in Tel Aviv at ybenmeleh@bloomberg.netTo contact the editors responsible for this story: Alaa Shahine at asalha@bloomberg.net, Constantine Courcoulas, Taylan BilgicFor more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.com©2019 Bloomberg L.P.
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| 18 kidnapping victims found 'enslaved' in Houston home: Police Posted: 29 Jun 2019 05:34 AM PDT  Authorities arrested and charged five people who allegedly kidnapped, smuggled and sexually assaulted multiple people in Houston.
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| Biden wounded as Democratic tensions boil over at debate Posted: 27 Jun 2019 11:26 PM PDT  For months, the 2020 Democratic campaign seemed mostly placid, even cordial. At Thursday's presidential debate, those frictions came to the fore – and Joe Biden bore the brunt. The former vice president, 76, entered the debate as the front-runner, having led the pack of more than 20 Democratic candidates since he joined the race in April.
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| Iran Strikes Back Against America. Is a War Coming to the Middle East? Posted: 29 Jun 2019 06:00 AM PDT  By most accounts, the United States and Iran came within minutes of armed conflict with each other on June 20, 2019. Around 4:30 AM that morning, a U.S. Navy RQ-4N Global Hawk spy drone flying a routine circuit over international airspace in the Persian Gulf was shot down by an Iranian Ra'ad surface-to-air missile system.Later that day, U.S. forces were ostensibly "ten minutes" away from striking three Iranian bases likely with air- and sea-launched missiles when President Donald Trump changed his mind and canceled the attack. He later cited concerns that killing an estimated 150 Iranians over the loss of an unmanned drone was a disproportionate response.
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| Ford Cutting 12,000 Jobs in Europe as Global Restructuring Continues Posted: 28 Jun 2019 11:57 AM PDT  Plant closings and production cuts in Europe will also happen by the end of 2020 while "Smart Redesign" continues at the automaker, even as demand for its SUVs and pickups continues to rage in the U.S.
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| Atlanta airport to expand security checkpoint Posted: 29 Jun 2019 09:16 AM PDT ![Atlanta airport to expand security checkpoint]( "Atlanta airport to expand security checkpoint") The Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport plans to expand a security checkpoint within the next year to help alleviate a crowded waiting area, officials said. Officials expect to open five additional lanes at the South Security Checkpoint within the next year, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . This would provide nine lanes for TSA screening near Delta Air Lines' check-in counters.
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| US Supreme Court to take up 'Dreamers' case Posted: 28 Jun 2019 01:07 PM PDT  The US Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear a challenge to President Donald Trump's attempt to shut down a program that shields hundreds of thousands of young undocumented immigrants from deportation. President Barack Obama signed an executive order in 2012 protecting the young immigrants known as "Dreamers" from deportation but Trump, who takes a hardline stance on immigration, moved to end the program after taking office.
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| A shark attack while snorkeling is extremely rare. Tips on how to avoid it Posted: 28 Jun 2019 10:29 AM PDT  Steven Spielberg's summer blockbuster hit "Jaws" came out 44 years ago, but there is still a very real public fear of sharks.
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| 80+ Low-Carb Dishes That Will Make Your Diet A Breeze Posted: 28 Jun 2019 02:34 PM PDT |
| It took two minutes for Taco Bell to sell out its new hotel, because people are weird Posted: 27 Jun 2019 07:05 PM PDT  Taco Bell fans are apparently so addicted to the brand of the Mexican fast food chain, that not only do they patronize its locations on the regular for artery-clogging tacos and nachos. The company also felt that the brand has enough of a following that it decided to open a Taco Bell Hotel this August in Palm Spring, Calif. It will be a very real hotel and resort that's infused with the brand via everything from a gift shop that sells Taco Bell-themed clothes to Taco Bell-inspired rooms and even a salon that offers Taco Bell-inspired art.Most improbable of all, reservations for the new hotel opened today. And sold out in just two minutes.If you head to the new hotel's website, you'll be greeted with the following message: "You just missed it! All of our rooms are SOLD OUT. But you can still be a part of the experience from home." And fans are then encouraged to sign up to stay on top of hotel-related updates, exclusive merchandise and more from The Bell Hotel.Again, all that for a Taco Bell-themed hotel. What is the world coming to?There was, in fact, so much demand when reservations opened on Thursday that problems started showing up less than a minute into the process. Per CNBC, the hotel's website quickly got overwhelmed by the demand, with some users being greeted by a message apologizing for "higher than normal traffic" and telling them to "keep your crossed fingers on that refresh button."Making this even more extraordinary, Taco Bell's hotel will have a very short existence. It's really just taking over the V Palm Springs hotel and will only be open from August 8 through August 12. The nightly price of its rooms starts at $169.In a statement about the overwhelming fan reaction to the idea of a Taco Bell hotel, the chain's chief global brand officer Marisa Thalberg had this to say: "Taco Bell fans are truly one of a kind and today was one of the best expressions of that fandom yet."
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| Biden’s Debate Stumble Exposes His Fragile Front-Runner Status Posted: 29 Jun 2019 01:00 AM PDT  (Bloomberg) -- Joe Biden remains the man to beat for the Democratic presidential nomination, but the party's first debate exposed vulnerabilities that will test the former vice president's front-runner status as the ground shifts beneath him.Biden's rivals on the Miami stage took aim at his age, his 36-year voting record in the Senate, and nostalgic remarks about having civil relationships with segregationist senators. The 76-year-old elder statesman benefits from a deep reservoir of good will among Democrats, but the two nights of debate featuring an unprecedentedly diverse field also symbolized how rapidly his party is changing.Senator Bernie Sanders knocked Biden's vote for the Iraq war. Representative Eric Swalwell, 38, told him it's time to make way for a new generation. Senator Elizabeth Warren implicitly contrasted her vision of feisty liberalism with his brand of institutionalism. Senator Kamala Harris delivered a stinging attack over his past skepticism of busing to racially integrate schools.Biden on Friday played down the attacks by Harris."I heard and listened to and I respect Senator Harris. But you know, we all know that 30 seconds to 60 seconds on a campaign debate exchange can't do justice to a lifetime committed to civil rights," he said at an event in Chicago with civil rights activist Jesse Jackson. "I've fought my heart out to ensure that civil rights and voting rights, equal rights are enforced everywhere.""And that's always been my position," he said.Still, the debate on Thursday showed that Biden has a tall task ahead to preserve his strong support seven months before the 2020 contest begins in Iowa.His critics say his familiarity to voters, from eight years as Barack Obama's vice president, gives a false sense of his true strength in the contest. These critics say that so early in the nominating process, voters are going to back Biden mainly because they know him best but that his support isn't fervent, enduring or deep. "Kamala Harris showed Joe Biden is behind the times and not the Democratic Party's most electable candidate by a long shot," said Adam Green, co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, an activist group that is backing Warren.That means Biden's challenge will be to prove his support is strong enough to withstand the the rocky first debate. It remains an open question whether he can achieve that or whether his debate outing has shaken his supporters' confidence that he's the one to win the loyalty of Democrats and beat President Donald Trump.One key metric to watch is how he fares with donors. On Friday, a major San Francisco-based contributor, Tom McInerney, told CNBC he had notified the Biden campaign that he was pulling back his support after Biden's comments about working with the segregationist senators and his history of opposing busing came to light.Biden's task is all the more complicated because, while he has hardly changed, his party has — ideologically warming to more progressive and populist ideas, and shedding white working class voters while attracting more women, young people, blacks and Hispanics.The visuals at the debate told the story.Biden shared the stage with three women, two rivals in their 30s, one openly gay contender, and people of black and Asian ancestry. The large Democratic field, the most diverse ever, also includes potentially the first Latino and first Hindu president.Biden must persuade the party's diverse base he can speak for them -- making his verbal misstep on the busing question all the more perilous because it suggested he could not relate to Harris' position as the African-American girl who benefited from integration and busing.In Washington on Friday, Harris told reporters that the debate "covered a lot of issues and I'm looking forward to the next round," which will be held on July 30 and 31 in Detroit.On Biden, she added: "He said what he felt."The moment was a much-needed jolt for Harris, who has slipped to fourth or fifth place in recent Democratic surveys after a strong campaign launch in January that was widely believed to have the makings of a front-running bid for the White House.At a fundraiser last week in New York, Biden wistfully mentioned having a good working relationship with Democratic segregationists like James O. Eastland, even though they "didn't agree on much of anything," and cited such associations as examples of a time of civility when "the political system worked."A central element of his pitch, repeated Thursday night, is building consensus between opposing factions and restoring "the soul of this nation" after "this president has ripped it out."\--With assistance from Daniel Flatley.To contact the reporter on this story: Sahil Kapur in Miami at skapur39@bloomberg.netTo contact the editors responsible for this story: Joe Sobczyk at jsobczyk@bloomberg.net, Max Berley, John HarneyFor more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.com©2019 Bloomberg L.P.
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| Man found with dismembered wife gets 9-year prison sentence Posted: 28 Jun 2019 11:45 AM PDT ![Man found with dismembered wife gets 9-year prison sentence]( "Man found with dismembered wife gets 9-year prison sentence") A man who was found at a Kansas storage unit with his dismembered wife's remains and two of their children was sentenced Friday to nearly nine years in prison for charges not related to his wife's death. Justin Rey, 26, was sentenced on three felony counts of sexual exploitation of a child, as well as misdemeanor counts of child endangerment and contributing to a child's misconduct. The exploitation charges do not involve Rey's children and instead stem from photos of teenagers found on Rey's phone after he asked law enforcement to look at it for evidence he thought would help him at trial.
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| Emergency landing by United flight briefly closes Newark Airport Posted: 29 Jun 2019 06:42 AM PDT  Flight 2098 took off from New York City's LaGuardia Airport bound for Houston and a short time later experienced hydraulic problems, prompting the emergency landing, Scott Ladd, a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, said in an email.
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| The Battleship USS Maryland Had One Mission: Kill Other Battleships Posted: 28 Jun 2019 06:53 AM PDT  Not every battleship attacked at Pearl Harbor was badly damaged. USS Maryland escaped virtually unscathed and served with the Pacific Fleet as the tide of war turned against the Japanese. Built to destroy enemy battleships, Maryland supported U.S. Navy operations with escort missions and shore bombardment through the end of the war, eventually finding the opportunity to engage Japanese warships in surface combat. Type Laid down in 1916, USS Maryland represented the zenith of "standard type" U.S. battleship development. These ships had compatible speeds, turning circles, and armaments, allowing them to form a squadron that could operate as a cohesive unit. Maryland was one of the "Big Five" of the last five standard type battleships completed by the United States. These ships displaced some 33,000 tons and could make twenty-one knots. Maryland and her two sisters (USS Colorado and USS West Virginia) differed from the first two ships (USS Tennessee and USS California) in that they carried eight 16" guns in four twin turrets rather than twelve 14" in triple turrets.
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| 4 weighted blankets on sale this weekend Posted: 29 Jun 2019 02:00 AM PDT  The Gravity Blanket wasn't some newfangled invention when it debuted on Kickstarter two years ago; weighted blankets, also known as anxiety blankets, have been used as a form of therapy for people with autism and other mental health conditions since the late '90s. But when Gravity's campaign on the fundraising site took off -- as in, "surpassed its original goal by more than $4.7 million" -- it catapulted weighted blankets into mainstream popularity as a self-care and sleep aid.And that, kids, is the reason why everyone and their dog has a weighted blanket on their bed these days. SEE ALSO: Yes, you really do need a weighted blanket -- and these ones are the bestIf you haven't jumped on the weighted blanket bandwagon yet, you really should: They mimic the comforting feeling of a warm embrace to relieve insomnia and anxiety -- or so many manufacturers claim. Just find one that's about 10% of your total body weight and cover yourself with it while you rest to reap the (purported) benefits. Here's the thing about weighted blankets, though: They're gosh darn expensive for something that's basically just a pellet-filled comforter. That's not to say some aren't worth the money: The Gravity Blanket is one of our favorite picks, and it costs a whopping $249. But for all you bargain hunters out there, you can get the following weighted blankets on sale right now: Hush Classic Weighted Blanket Hush's luxe weighted blanket is filled with glass microbeads and comes with a dark gray duvet cover made with super-soft "Minky" microfiber threading. Choose between two sizes -- twin or queen -- and three different weights: 15, 20, or 25 pounds.You'd normally pay $229 for a twin-sized Huxe Classic blanket and $269 for a queen, but both sizes are on sale now for just $199 and $219, respectively. Hush Classic Weighted Blanket with Duvet Cover -- $199 See Details Serenity Weighted BlanketBilled as the world's first plant-based weighted blanket, the Serenity features a white duvet cover made from 100 percent organic cotton and a hand-filled baffle box construction that evenly distributes the recycled down alternative fill and plant-based resin beads with which it's filled. Choose from three different weights: 15, 20, or 25 pounds.Score a Serenity weighted blanket starting at just $199 (a $209 value). Serenity Weighted Blanket -- $199 See Details Puro Down Weighted BlanketPuro Down's 100 percent cotton weighted blanket is dotted with tiny compartments filled with glass beads that, when worn, stimulate the stress-relieving effects of deep pressure touch therapy.The Puro comes in light gray and dark gray, and both varieties are on sale now starting at just $68.99 apiece. Depending on the weight of your blanket -- choose from 7, 10, 12, 15, or 20 pounds -- you'll save anywhere from 19% to 28%. (The heavier the blanket, the bigger the discount.) Puro Down Light Gray Weighted Blanket -- $68.99 See Details Bibb Home Weighted BlanketSuitable for all types of weather, the Bibb Home weighted blanket features a 2-in-1 design with a 100 percent micro mink cover that can be removed for cooler sleeping. It comes in two sizes -- small (48 inches by 72 inches) and large (60 inches by 80 inches) -- and three weights. Choose from 10, 15, and 17 pounds.Get a Bibb Home weighted blanket on sale starting at just $95 and save up to 31%. Bibb Home 10 Lb Weighted Blanket and Mink Cover -- $95 See Details
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| Trump reveals US companies will be allowed to sell to Huawei as China trade talks get ‘back on track’ Posted: 29 Jun 2019 01:13 AM PDT  Donald Trump and Xi Jinping have agreed to a new ceasefire in a yearlong trade war between the US and China during their meeting on Saturday at the G20 conference in Japan.Mr Trump said he had agreed with the Chinese president the US would refrain from raising tariffs on China's imports for now while Beijing would buy more US agricultural products."We're holding back on tariffs and they're going to buy farm products," Mr Trump told a news conference at the end of a two-day summit in Osaka, claiming relations were "right back on track".Mr Trump also said US companies can again sell products to the Chinese technology giant Huawei after an effective ban introduced in May. "We send and we sell to Huawei a tremendous amount of product that goes into the various things they make," he said."I said, 'That's OK that we will keep selling that product.' I've agreed to allow them to continue to sell that product so American companies will continue."When asked whether Huawei would be formally removed from a US Commerce Department list of companies considered to undermines US national security, Mr Trump said that it would be discussed at "the very end" of trade talks. "We're not discussing that with President Xi yet," he said.Xinhua, the Chinese state-run news agency, confirmed the leaders had agreed that stalled trade talks would resume and that the US would hold off on threatened additional tariffs on Chinese goods.After posing for photographs with his counterpart at the sidelines of the G20, Mr Xi recounted the era of "ping-pong diplomacy" that helped jump-start US-China relations two generations ago.Since then, he said, "one basic fact remains unchanged: China and the United States both benefit from cooperation and lose in confrontation ... Cooperation and dialogue are better than friction and confrontation."The US president had recently threatened to impose tariffs on an additional $300bn (£236bn) in Chinese imports – on top of the $250bn in goods he has already taxed – extending his import taxes to virtually everything China ships to the US.He has said the new tariffs, which are paid by US importers and usually passed onto consumers, might start at 10 per cent. Earlier, the administration had said additional tariffs might reach 25 per cent.The two countries have been sparring over the Trump administration's allegations that Beijing steals technology and coerces foreign companies into handing over trade secrets. China denies it engages in such practices.The US has also tried to rally other nations to block Huawei from their upcoming 5G systems, branding the company a national security threat and barring it from buying US technology until Mr Trump's announcement on Saturday.Under the newly agreed ceasefire scenario, existing tariffs and counter-tariffs on many of each other's goods would remain in place. But no additional import taxes would take effect. This would buy time for US and Chinese officials to restart talks that stalled last month.Mr Trump said talks with Mr Xi went "probably even better than expected" and claimed the leaders enjoyed "an excellent relationship".Additional reporting by agencies
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| Bernie Sanders Says He Would ‘Rotate’ Conservative Judges Off the Supreme Court Posted: 28 Jun 2019 05:40 AM PDT  During the second Democratic primary debate Thursday night, Senator Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) raised the possibility of rotating justices off of the Supreme Court so that they could be replaced with jurists whose philosophy aligns more closely with his own.Sanders dismissed the idea that Democrats should erode the Conservative majority on the High Court by adding additional justices, arguing instead that the number of justices should remain the same but the composition of the court should change."I do not believe in packing the court," Sanders said. "We've got a terrible 5-4 majority conservative court right now. But I do believe constitutionally we have the power to rotate judges to other courts and that brings in new blood into the Supreme Court and a majority I hope that will understand that a woman has a right to control her own body and that corporations cannot run the United States of America."Sanders was referring to the possibility that the High Court's conservative majority might overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, which codified abortion as a right. He also noted Democrats' opposition to the 2010 Citizen's United v. FEC decision, which held that corporations are entitled to engage in unabridged political speech.The Constitution holds that Supreme Court justices may retain their seat on the court "during good behavior," which has been widely understood as an effective life term.The former Burlington, Vt. mayor emphasized his support for abortion rights by declaring that he would "never nominate any Supreme Court justice to the Supreme Court unless that justice is 100 percent clear he or she will defend Roe v. Wade."Sanders' comments come after President Trump vowed to appoint a third justice to the court if another vacancy opens before the 2020 election."We have the Senate. We have a great Senate," Trump told the Hill. "We have great people. If we could get him approved, I would definitely do it. … If there were three days left [before the 2020 election], I'd put somebody up hoping that I could get 'em done in three days, OK?"
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| Video Of First Corvettes Being Built Is An Entertaining Blast From The Past Posted: 28 Jun 2019 11:00 AM PDT  This was quite literally the birth of a legend. The Chevrolet Corvette has become a thing of legend. Called America's Sports Car by many, it has been a constant standard bearer for American automotive performance. You could even argue the sports car stands for freedom and you wouldn't be wrong. But sometimes we forget the humble roots of the vehicle that's become larger than life, which is why this video of 1953 Corvettes being built is a great reminder of how far the 'Vette has come.Watching the workers perform their various tasks is most satisfying, almost mesmerizing. They work with expert skill only someone who has performed these tasks countless times can command. Slowly, the cars begin to take shape using methods that by today's standards look quaint, even backwards. It's a far cry from the advanced production lines we have now, complete with robots doing welding, paint, and more.The uniforms worn by different workers range from mundane to almost hilarious. At one point, a GM employee is wearing the kind of getup you'd expect to see someone at an old time soda fountain donning.Also notable is the lack of safety equipment being used by GM workers. They work with resin, fiberglass, and paint sprayers without wearing gloves, respirators, or eye protection. It was a different time where standards were more relaxed and workers probably thought coughing uncontrollably was just them getting old.When GM displayed the first full-scale Corvette concept in January of 1953 at the company's Motorama in Waldorf Astoria Hotel, it was called a "dream car." People went wild over it, and soon the 'Vette was green-lit for production. Wasting no time, the first Chevy Corvette rolled off the assembly line in Flint, Michigan on June 30. All 1953 models were white with an all-red interior.Today, 1953 Chevrolet Corvette prices have soared to almost unbelievable levels. That's been fueled by the fact only 300 cars were produced for the 1953 model year, with a documented 255 survivors. More Classic Cars 1977 Porsche 911 Strosek Puts A Spin On A Beloved Original This 1996 Chevrolet Impala SS is One Sinister Sedan Show And Go Become One In A 1934 Ford Tudor Street Rod Time Capsule 1974 Oldsmobile Toronado Is An Amazing Survivor
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| This huge leak might be our first look at the Galaxy Note 10+ in real-life photos Posted: 28 Jun 2019 05:21 AM PDT  There's a lot riding on the Galaxy Note 10 this year. Last year's Galaxy S9 and Galaxy Note 9 phones were so boring that Samsung's smartphone sales plummeted. Each of those flagship phone series looked almost identical to its predecessor, and Samsung failed to introduce any compelling new features at all that might prompt people to look past the recycled design and upgrade anyway. In 2019, Samsung took a big first step on the road to recovery. The Galaxy S10 series boasted a gorgeous new all-screen design and several exciting new features, and sales are believed to be quite strong so far. Then, disaster struck: Samsung decided that being the first smartphone maker to release a foldable smartphone was more important than releasing a foldable smartphone that isn't a piece of junk. We all know what happened next... Samsung was forced to cancel its Galaxy Fold release when review units began breaking within hours of reaching bloggers' hands. Oops.I've already explained why I knew the Galaxy Fold would be an awful phone more than a year before Samsung even announced it. No, I can't see the future, it's simply that I've been doing this for a long time. Samsung Mobile is never good at being first. Never, ever. The company's first-generation products are always very bad, and then it improves things in future iterations. That's why mature Samsung Mobile products are so fantastic, and the Galaxy Note 10 with be the ninth generation of Note phone so it's beyond mature at this point. The Note 10 series was already shaping up to be spectacular based on what we've seen and heard so far, and now a huge leak may give us our first real-life look at the upcoming high-end version of Samsung's next flagship, the Galaxy Note 10+.Rumors have suggested on multiple occasions that Samsung plans to shake things up a big with its new Galaxy Note 10 line. Instead of releasing just one Note-series phone this year, the company is reportedly planning an "entry-level" Galaxy Note 10 and a high-end "Galaxy Note 10 Pro." Samsung saw Apple use this strategy with the iPhone XR, and it worked well when Samsung borrowed it on the Galaxy S10e. In fact, the lower-cost S10e is said to be the best-selling model in Samsung's Galaxy S10 lineup.While those earlier Note 10 reports are still believed to be accurate, it appears as though the naming might have been off. Like the Galaxy S10+, Samsung's pricier Note will apparently be called the Galaxy Note 10+, not the Note 10 Pro. What makes us say that? Well, a huge leak may have just revealed real-life photos of the Galaxy Note 10+ for the first time ever.While the source doesn't have a track record to speak of, YouTube channel TechTalkTV posted photos of the Galaxy Note 10+ on Twitter that look very convincing. In an accompanying video, the YouTuber says the photos were sent to him on Instagram by a user named "aaronthelegend._". That user's Instagram account is private, so it's unclear if he has posted photos of unreleased smartphones in the past.Here are two more photos of the supposed Galaxy Note 10+, including one that clearly shows the centrally located hole-punch camera in the phone's display:No other information about the alleged Galaxy Note 10+ was supplied, though we already know just about everything there is to know about it. We've also seen the official designs of the Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy Note 10+ leak several times already, and these images match up exactly with what we've seen. Samsung is expected to unveil the new Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy Note 10+ at a press conference in New York City in early August, so we'll likely start seeing more real-life photos start to leak now that we're so close to launch.
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| Eric Swalwell calls on Joe Biden to 'pass the torch' during Democratic debates Posted: 27 Jun 2019 10:48 PM PDT  Swalwell targeted Biden, reminding him of a moment from nearly three decades ago when he called for a new generation to lead the nation.
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| Norwegian man sentenced to 16 years for abusing hundreds of boys Posted: 28 Jun 2019 07:29 AM PDT  A Norwegian man was sentenced to 16 years in prison on Friday for the sexual abuse, including rape, of several hundred underage boys in what was described as the largest such case in the country's history. The man, who was also a football referee, impersonated a young girl and promised sweets, smart phones, naked photos or sexual favours to lure his victims to send him videos -- and in a few cases to meet him -- and then demanded more by threatening to publish the videos. The sentence is among the tougher handed out for sexual abuse in the Scandinavian country, in line with the prosecution's claim that it was "the largest case of sexual abuse in Norway".
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| All of the Reasons Why the Glock 46 Gun Dominates Posted: 28 Jun 2019 01:12 PM PDT  The striker is also significantly redesigned, with a new backplate on the rear of the slide.Glock GmbH is criticized by some for being one of the least innovative companies in the gun industry. The basic design of a Glock pistol has changed very little from the original Generation 1 Glock: the majority of changes through the generations are slight changes to the trigger layout and the addition of rails and other ergonomic features. This has led some to say that Glock cannot innovate.However, the Glock 46 stands as a stark counterpoint to those who say so. Utilizing a rotating barrel system and a redesigned striker system, the Glock 46 is a total rethinking of the Glock design, different in almost every way.(This first appeared earlier in June 2019.)The rotating barrel likely makes the Glock 46 softer shooting than its tilting barrel counterparts. Other pistols with rotating barrels, such as Beretta's Px4, Grand Power's K100, and Archon/Arsenal's Stryk B all are known for their pleasant recoil. It also provides some accuracy benefits. Glock's approach to the rotating barrel appears to address some concerns leveled at other pistols with rotating barrels, which can be difficult to field strip. Glock's barrel appears to put two camming pins on the barrel itself, as opposed to the Px4 which places a camming surface on the barrel itself. The change in the placement of the rotating parts could make the Glock 46's field strip simpler than some of its rotating barrel competition.
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| 2 dead, 1 seriously injured after small plane crashes into Hope Mills home Posted: 28 Jun 2019 09:45 AM PDT  Neighbors told ABC11 they heard the aircraft's engine sputtering moments before it slammed into a home off Sanders Street in Hope Mills, just south of Fayetteville Regional Airport.
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| Trump Push for Hasty DMZ Photo-Op Risks Longer North Korea Problems Posted: 29 Jun 2019 08:01 AM PDT  (Bloomberg) -- U.S. President Donald Trump siphoned away attention from the cavalcade of Democrats vying to replace him with an audacious invitation for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to shake hands at the Demilitarized Zone.The offer -- naturally made over Twitter while the president attended the Group of 20 summit in Japan -- was an act of showmanship fraught with risk for U.S. efforts to dismantle Kim's nuclear arsenal. Despite two historic photo-ops with the North Korean leader over the past year, denuclearization talks have gone nowhere."If he's there, we'll see each other for two minutes," Trump said in Osaka, hours before his planned departure for Seoul to meet with South Korean President Moon jae-in. "That's all we can, but that will be fine."The invitation appeared to catch some of Trump's most senior advisers off-guard, although many have long moved past being surprised by impromptu Twitter announcements that trip-up intricate plans. North Korea also seemed unprepared, with top North Korean diplomat Choe Son Hui saying it was "a very interesting suggestion, but we have not received an official proposal in this regard."The meeting would be heavy with symbolism for two countries locked in hostility since the Korean War started almost 70 years ago. If Trump stepped into North Korea, as Moon did during a similar rendezvous with Kim last year, he would become the first sitting U.S. president do so.Asked about the possibility at a news conference on Saturday, Trump responded: "Sure I would."Far ApartThe announcement swung attention back to Trump and away from the more than 20 Democratic presidential contenders. They held their first round of debates last week as they compete for the chance to oust the president, drawing prime-time television coverage while Trump met with world leaders out of sight of most Americans. But face-to-face meetings with Kim haven't prompted the North Korean leader to move meaningfully toward denuclearization, especially not since Trump walked out of their last summit in February.Despite exchanging warm words through letters and the media, they're still far apart on any plan to reduce or eliminate Kim's nuclear arsenal. A Trump visit to the Demilitarized Zone had been widely expected, but a border meeting with Kim had been seen as a near impossibility -- not least because U.S. communication channels with North Korea are so tenuous."Trump never ceases to surprise in terms of diplomatic tactics with Kim," said Victor Cha, a senior adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. "South Korea will work hard to get Kim to show up, but there's nothing really to be gained from it except for a photo op."The tweet was also a shock because the president himself suggested on June 11 that the time wasn't ripe for a meeting, and that he wanted to "bring it further down the line" before a third summit. The last time they met in Hanoi, Trump rejected North Korea's offer to dismantle its Yongbyon nuclear enrichment site in exchange for broad sanctions relief.The speedy North Korean response suggested a willingness to make the meeting happen, despite Choe's request for a more formal invitation."They replied very quickly," said Rachel Minyoung Lee, an analyst with NK Pro. "Receiving a formal request from the U.S. president would give Kim Jong Un the grounds at home to meet with Trump."Despite the possibility of a DMZ meeting, Trump's trip to South Korea on Saturday and Sunday could also highlight the distance between the parties.Moon, who had his own cross-border handshake with Kim a little more than a year ago and promised a treaty to formally resolve the 1950-53 Korean War, still hasn't delivered it. But lately Kim turned cool to South Korea after his last meeting with Trump broke down, dismissing Moon as an "officious mediator."'Impasse'"We are at an impasse," Michael Green, a senior vice president for Asia for CSIS and a former National Security Council official under President George W. Bush, said before Trump's tweet."Moon Jae-in would like to agree with President Trump on a lasting peace mechanism on the Korean Peninsula," he said. "I don't think any of the president's advisers think that's a good idea absent some steps towards denuclearization. And frankly, those are going to be pretty tough."Although a return to nuclear tests and threats of "fire and fury" seem unlikely for now, North Korea has reaffirmed Kim's warning that he would only wait until the end of the year for the U.S. to make a better offer. In May, he sent Trump a pointed message about the potential for renewed tensions, test-launching ballistic missiles for the first time since November 2017.The problem stems in part from Trump's decision to bypass diplomats and meet with Kim directly: He built a one-on-one rapport with the young leader, but can't hand off to someone else. North Korea has mocked or avoided Trump's intermediaries whenever there's no immediate promise of a summit, even demanding Secretary of State Michael Pompeo's removal from talks in April.'Beautiful Letter'But Trump and Kim have been careful to preserve their relationship. Trump shrugged off a recent North Korean missile test as "some small weapons" and praised the "beautiful letter" the North Korean leader sent this month ahead of the anniversary of their Singapore meeting. North Korean state media published a photo of Kim reading with "satisfaction" similar correspondence from Trump this week."One would think that this would be an opportunity that the presidents would want to take seriously," said Scott Snyder, senior fellow for Korea studies and director of the Council on Foreign Relations' program on U.S.-Korea policy. "It would be best if the message were well crafted and not just spur of the moment."\--With assistance from Jon Herskovitz, Jihye Lee and Hannah Dormido.To contact the reporters on this story: Nick Wadhams in Osaka, Japan, at nwadhams@bloomberg.net;Margaret Talev in Osaka, Japan, at mtalev@bloomberg.netTo contact the editors responsible for this story: Brendan Scott at bscott66@bloomberg.net, ;Bill Faries at wfaries@bloomberg.net, Alex WayneFor more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.com©2019 Bloomberg L.P.
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| U.S. Supreme Court declines Alabama bid to revive abortion restriction Posted: 28 Jun 2019 08:45 AM PDT  The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday sidestepped a major new challenge to abortion rights by declining to hear Alabama's bid to revive a Republican-backed state law that would have effectively banned the procedure after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The justices left in place a lower court ruling that struck down the 2016 law, which would have criminalized a method called dilation and evacuation that is the most common type of abortion performed during the second trimester of a pregnancy. The law in question is different than an even more strict Alabama measure signed by Republican Governor Kay Ivey in May. The new law, also facing a legal challenge, would ban nearly all abortions in the state, even in cases of rape and incest.
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| Grab This Survivor 1966 Ford Mustang Convertible Posted: 28 Jun 2019 12:40 PM PDT  Cruising with the top down in this vintage favorite is like a dream come true. Few cars elicit the same level of excitement as the Ford Mustang. From the brash styling to the in-your-face performance, the iconic pony car appeals to a broach range of people. This 1966 Ford Mustang Convertible is especially compelling, considering it hasn't been outfitted with crazy mods or cosmetic changes, sticking closely to its original appearance and feel.A vintage burgundy coat of paint doesn't have any large flaws, plus it shines up to a nice mirror-like finish. All the factory badging and trim pieces are in place, plus the chrome bumpers are in excellent condition. This car is turn-key and ready to be parked at the next show. A factory white power convertible top is in good repair, making it easy to enjoy some open-air freedom while cruising around.The black interior is on full display with the top open, and thankfully it looks every bit as good as the exterior. You might think that immaculate black vinyl was recently installed, but the seller says it's original. The bench seat is a rare option. All the factory gauges and controls are intact, including the OE AM pushbutton radio and 8-track.Pop the hood to reveal the stock 289ci V8 which pulls strong in the city and for highway passing. It works with a Cruise-O-Matic automatic transmission and comes with MasterGuide power assisted steering, making it so anyone can easily drive this car.Everyone knows and loves the Ford Mustang, which originally debuted in 1964 at the World's Fair in New York and is still in production today. Ford changed up a few things for 1966, including outfitting the car with a new grille, using the iconic tri-bar logo behind the horse on the quarter panels, and putting a five-gauge cluster in the interior. These and other stylistic tweaks make the '66 Mustang highly collectible, with prices promising to continually increase. This vehicle is being offered for sale through Ellingson Motorcars. More Classic Cars Early Fox: 1983 Ford Mustang GLX Convertible Survivor 1965 Chevrolet Corvair Monza Needs A New Home Red Hot 1994 Ford F-150 SVT Lightning Hits The Auction Block Show And Go Become One In A 1934 Ford Tudor Street Rod
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| It might as well already be Prime Day now that Apple Watches are back down to $199 Posted: 28 Jun 2019 04:56 AM PDT  The Apple Watch is a rare example of a product that is absolutely worth every penny and then some, even if you pay full retail. Of course, even though it's worth paying full retail doesn't mean you should, especially now that the Apple Watch Series 3 is back on sale on Amazon at its lowest price ever. Pricing in Amazon's big Apple Watch sales starts at just $199 for a 38mm Apple Watch Series 3 with Wi-Fi, and you can a 38mm model with Wi-Fi and Cellular starting at $299. 42mm models are on sale with discounts that are just as deep, so hurry up before this deal is done!Here are some additional details from the product page: * GPS * Optical heart sensor * Digital Crown * S3 with dual-core processor * Accelerometer and gyroscope * Swim proof * watchOS 5 * Aluminum case
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