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Trump is reportedly trying to go scorched Earth on his move to revoke security clearances — and it could be his undoing
Business Insider, Fri, 17 Aug 2018 03:22:30 GMT President Donald Trump reportedly believes that his decision to revoke former CIA director John Brennan's security clearance was strong and decisive, according to current and former White House officials cited in Washington Post report published on ... read more
In Trump's standoff with Turkey, two toughguy leaders and a deal gone wrong
Washington Post, Thu, 16 Aug 2018 23:01:25 GMT President Trump on Thursday appeared to publicly acknowledge for the first time that his administration helped negotiate the release of a Turkish national being held in Israel as part of a broader deal that would have freed an American pastor jailed in ... read more
Hours before his arrest, a Colorado man pleaded for his family's return
CNN, Fri, 17 Aug 2018 09:14:00 GMT (CNN) Nearly 24 hours before Chris Watts was arrested in the disappearance of his pregnant wife and young daughters in Colorado, he stood outside his porch and pleaded for their safe return. "I hope that she's somewhere safe right now with the kids ... read more
China 'likely' training pilots to target US, Pentagon report says
CNN, Thu, 16 Aug 2018 22:30:51 GMT Washington (CNN) China is actively developing its fleet of long-range bombers and "likely" training its pilots for missions targeting the US, according to a new Pentagon report. "Over the last three years, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) has rapidly ... read more
Remembering the times Aretha Franklin blessed the sports world with her talent
Yahoo Sports, Thu, 16 Aug 2018 15:01:25 GMT Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, has died at her Detroit home at age 76. She may be best remembered for her vocal virtuosity and her chart-topping hits like “Respect” and “Chain of Fools,” but she gave some extremely memorable performances at ... read more
Meet the Special Counsel Team: So Careful They Won't Even Disclose Their Shake Shack Orders
New York Times, Thu, 16 Aug 2018 22:28:13 GMT ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Greg D. Andres looked like any ordinary guest at the Westin hotel here, standing near the valet in flip-flops and a white Notre Dame boxing T-shirt, waiting for a Postmates delivery from Shake Shack. The moment would be unremarkable ... read more
Vatican Calls Abuses by Pennsylvania Priests 'Criminal and Morally Reprehensible'
New York Times, Thu, 16 Aug 2018 21:19:02 GMT The Vatican responded on Thursday to the horrors of a Pennsylvania grand jury report on clergy sex abuse, saying it felt shame and sorrow over the findings that more than 1,000 children had been abused by hundreds of priests over decades while bishops ... read more
LittleKnown Justice Dept. Official Makes Trump's Security Clearance List
New York Times, Thu, 16 Aug 2018 00:58:51 GMT WASHINGTON — When the White House announced on Wednesday that President Trump was revoking or reviewing the security clearances of former officials who have emerged as some of his chief political antagonists, the list also included a little-known ... read more
Police use Taser on 87yearold woman cutting dandelions with a knife
CNN, Thu, 16 Aug 2018 21:39:26 GMT (CNN) An 87-year-old grandmother using a knife to cut dandelions in the woods near her rural Georgia home last week was taken down by a police Taser and arrested, according a police report. Martha Al-Bishara was arrested for criminal trespass and ... read more
Trump Predicts 'Red Wave,' But Special Elections Show Democrats Poised For Big Gains
NPR, Fri, 17 Aug 2018 09:15:10 GMT As the 2018 midterms draw closer, President Trump continues to claim there's a "Red Wave!" brewing. The problem is, concrete voting data shows a very different type of wave forming — one that's poised to give Democrats a comfortable majority in the House. read more
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Threeandout: Sam Darnold's first start and other JetsRedskins observations
USA TODAY, Fri, 17 Aug 2018 03:13:00 GMT LANDOVER, Md. — The Washington Redskins defeated the New York Jets, 15-13, on Thursday night in front of a sparse preseason crowd at FedEx Field. Jets rookie quarterback Sam Darnold made his first NFL start, the most notable aspect of an otherwise ... read more
Nick Foles hurt in EaglesPatriots game but finally gets handshake from Tom Brady
Washington Post, Fri, 17 Aug 2018 05:20:22 GMT Six months after beating the Patriots in the Super Bowl, Nick Foles had a very different outing against New England. The quarterback played poorly Thursday in a preseason game as his Eagles lost, and in a more concerning development, he got injured. read more
Serena Williams Talks Being Target of Frequent Drug Tests: 'I Was Born This Way'
PEOPLE.com, Thu, 16 Aug 2018 23:36:00 GMT Serena Williams is again speaking out about the frequent drug tests she has been subject to over the years, this time alleging that people simply can't accept she is a clean athlete. In an extensive interview with TIME published on Thursday, Williams ... read more
Ronald Acuna Jr. singles in first AB after HBP, but HR streak ends at 5
ESPN, Fri, 17 Aug 2018 03:33:43 GMT Rookie star Ronald Acuna Jr. was back in the lineup for the Atlanta Braves on Thursday, one day after being plunked in the left arm with a pitch that sparked a national debate about whether it's ever acceptable to throw at a hitter intentionally. The ... read more
Broncos GM Elway revisits idea of signing Kaepernick: 'He had his chance to be here'
NBCSports.com, Thu, 16 Aug 2018 22:18:14 GMT Two years ago, Denver Broncos GM John Elway tried to acquire quarterback Colin Kaepernick from the 49ers. The Broncos wanted Kaepernick to agree to a restructured contract. Kaepernick's deal with the 49ers was set to pay him $26.4 million in base ... read more
Winners And Losers From Packers' Rout Of Steelers
Forbes, Fri, 17 Aug 2018 04:59:00 GMT The Green Bay Packers rolled past the Pittsburgh Steelers, 51-34, Thursday in the second exhibition game for both teams. Here are the Packers' winners and losers. Spoiler alert: There were far more winners than losers. Winner: OLB Reggie Gilbert. Back ... read more
Ranking the watchability of all 16 games in Week 2 of the NFL preseason
SB Nation, Thu, 16 Aug 2018 13:00:27 GMT Last week's NFL preseason action featured 12 games on Thursday night and a sprinkling of games Friday and Saturday. This week, the games are more spread out between Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Monday. No Sunday preseason action just yet! read more
Brandt Snedeker's firstround 59 gives him fourstroke lead at Wyndham Championship
GolfDigest.com, Thu, 16 Aug 2018 22:47:00 GMT On his opening tee shot Thursday at the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, N.C., Brandt Snedeker badly snap-hooked a 3-wood into the trees down the left side of Sedgefield Country Club's 10th hole. He went on to bogey the hole, which is nothing a ... read more
What a bestselling author learned telling Nick Saban's story in podcast series
AL.com, Wed, 15 Aug 2018 13:33:00 GMT James Andrew Miller's interview subjects cover a staggering range. He once profiled Nancy Reagan for Life Magazine and has penned several New York Times best sellers. Perhaps best known for his deep dive on ESPN "Those Guys Have All the Fun, ... read more
2018 Fantasy Football Draft Prep: Debating Le'Veon Bell vs. Ezekiel Elliott as the No. 2 RB in nonPPR leagues
CBSSports.com, Fri, 17 Aug 2018 02:56:59 GMT 2018 Fantasy Football Draft Prep: Debating Le'Veon Bell vs. Ezekiel Elliott as the No. 2 RB in non-PPR leagues. Jamey Eisenberg and Dave Richard go head-to-head in a player comparison of Le'Veon Bell vs. Ezekiel Elliott as the No. 2 running back in ... read more
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Elon Musk Says He Isn't Sleeping and Hasn't Taken Off More Than a Week Since 2001. But He Just Can't Stop
Inc.com, Fri, 17 Aug 2018 07:37:14 GMT Elon Musk is completely burned out. Somehow, he's apparently still gong. I was about to go to bed, and then I read the New York Times article that came out tonight about how Musk "alternated between laughter and tears," while talking with a reporter ... read more
After Edging Away From Abyss, Turkey Faces New US Threats
Bloomberg, Fri, 17 Aug 2018 09:39:47 GMT After stabilizing its currency and staving off a full-blown crisis this week, Turkey faces the prospect of renewed turmoil with a looming court decision on the American detainee at the heart of a dispute with Washington. U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven ... read more
Google Employees Protest Secretive Plans for a Censored Chinese Search Engine
TIME, Fri, 17 Aug 2018 03:36:44 GMT Google's workforce is demanding answers over the company's secretive plans to build a search engine that will comply with censorship in China. More than 1,000 employees have signed a letter demanding more transparency over the project so they do not ... read more
Asia markets close mostly positive following USChina trade developments
CNBC, Fri, 17 Aug 2018 07:50:12 GMT Asia markets largely advanced on Friday, following a strong lead in from Wall Street and positive news on the U.S.-China trade front. The Nikkei 225 traded up by 0.35 percent, 78.34 points, to close at 22,270.38. Most major sectors in Japan rose, with ... read more
Walmart Wallops Amazon for a While
Bloomberg, Thu, 16 Aug 2018 20:40:00 GMT Mark Gongloff is an editor with Bloomberg Opinion. He previously was a managing editor of Fortune.com, ran the Huffington Post's business and technology coverage, and was a columnist, reporter and editor for the Wall Street Journal. Read more opinion ... read more
Health officials reveal why nearly 650 people got sick after eating at Chipotle
Business Insider, Thu, 16 Aug 2018 15:57:23 GMT Health officials have discovered the source of a foodborne-illness outbreak that sickened at least 647 people who ate at a Chipotle restaurant in Powell, Ohio. Stool samples taken from customers who got sick after eating at the restaurant tested ... read more
The weedkilling chemical at the heart of a Monsanto lawsuit was found in Cheerios. Here's how worried you should be
Business Insider, Thu, 16 Aug 2018 22:46:36 GMT A jury recently ordered Monsanto to pay $289 million in damages to a plaintiff who alleged that his cancer was the result of using Roundup, the company's popular herbicide. On the heels of the trial, an environmental nonprofit released a report that ... read more
Whistleblower accuses Tesla of spying on employees at Gigafactory: attorney
Reuters, Fri, 17 Aug 2018 00:42:10 GMT SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - An employee fired from Tesla Inc's (TSLA.O) Nevada battery factory filed a whistleblower complaint with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, accusing the company of spying on employees and failing to act after ... read more
As Nvidia expands in artificial intelligence, Intel defends turf
Reuters, Fri, 17 Aug 2018 01:25:00 GMT (Reuters) - Nvidia Corp (NVDA.O) dominates chips for training computers to think like humans, but it faces an entrenched competitor in a major avenue for expansion in the artificial intelligence chip market: Intel Corp (INTC.O). FILE PHOTO: The logo of ... read more
Nvidia tumbles on low revenue guidance
CNBC, Thu, 16 Aug 2018 20:34:53 GMT Nvidia stock fell by 6 percent on Thursday after the company reported better-than-expected earnings and lower-than-expected revenue guidance. Here are the major numbers: Earnings: $1.76 per share, excluding certain items, vs. $1.66 per share as ... read more
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Ariana Grande's "Pete Davidson" Lyrics Confirm That Yep, They're Definitely Soulmates
Bustle, Fri, 17 Aug 2018 06:51:16 GMT Fans are going wild over Ariana Grande's latest album, Sweetener, released at the stroke of midnight Friday morning. One song on the album shares its name with Grande's fiance, and the lyrics of "Pete Davidson" literally announce that they're soulmates. read more
21 Tweets That Sum Up Why 'Crazy Rich Asians' Matters So Much To So Many
HuffPost, Thu, 16 Aug 2018 22:25:34 GMT You might as well call this month “Asian August”: On Wednesday, “Crazy Rich Asians,” the first Hollywood movie in 25 years with an all-Asian cast, was released in theaters ― but it's not the only Asian-led movie we have to look forward to in the ... read more
Pretty Woman: The Musical brings the hit film to Broadway: EW review
EW.com, Fri, 17 Aug 2018 02:03:30 GMT Can a big, new Broadway show be both a sure thing and a preordained disappointment at the same time? That's the challenge that Pretty Woman: The Musical faces. In an age characterized, for better or worse, by splashy productions adapted from hit movies ... read more
Kim Kardashian's Son Saint Adorably Recognizes 'Daddy' Kanye West Rapping
PEOPLE.com, Fri, 17 Aug 2018 01:52:53 GMT Saint West knows his dad is a big deal. While aboard David Grutman's yacht in Miami on Thursday, Kim Kardashian West's 2-year-old quickly recognized Kanye West's voice when his song “Can't Tell Me Nothing” came on. “Who's singing this?” Kardashian ... read more
Aretha Franklin Shooting: Gunshot Victim in “Serious Condition” After Argument About Franklin
Heavy.com, Thu, 16 Aug 2018 21:33:37 GMT An argument about Aretha Franklin and Halle Berry led to a shooting inVirginia that left one person in “serious condition,” according to a report by WKTR-TV. According to the report, police responded to reports of a shooting at 10:45 AM, EDT. A witness ... read more
Madonna is the Queen of Pop, a soccer mom, and now getting involved in the beautiful game
USA TODAY, Fri, 17 Aug 2018 03:06:14 GMT BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — The Queen of Pop is also a soccer mom, and she's getting ever more involved in the beautiful game. Madonna has plans to open a soccer academy in Malawi, a move inspired by her adopted son David Banda, who has ambitions ... read more
How Avengers 4 Can Make Sense Of Hulk's Weird Infinity War Arc
Screen Rant, Thu, 16 Aug 2018 13:20:11 GMT Marvel fans were left confused when, in Avengers: Infinity War, the Hulk refused to come out and fight Thanos - but Avengers 4 will explain why. Mark Ruffalo has said that Thor: Ragnarok was the beginning of a "Hulk Trilogy" that continued in Infinity ... read more
Sophie Turner Explains Why She Was Crying While Out in New York With Joe Jonas
ELLE.com, Thu, 16 Aug 2018 20:31:33 GMT New York City has brought more than one celebrity couple to tears publicly this summer, and it's not because of the unrelenting heat. Actress Sophie Turner, Joe Jonas's fiancée, was photographed breaking down next to him yesterday while they were ... read more
The “extraordinary step” Stephen Colbert took to diversify his writers' room
Quartz, Wed, 15 Aug 2018 16:41:57 GMT Comedy is what standup comedian Lynn Harris describes as the “ultimate outsider art,” which is why it's always been odd to her that white men dominate the genre. “One engrained definition of comedy is that it's used to punch holes in power,” says ... read more
Kenya Barris Officially Lands at Netflix
Vanity Fair, Thu, 16 Aug 2018 19:01:44 GMT It's the announcement that surprised no one: Kenya Barris, the 44-year-old writer-director behind the Emmy-nominated series Black-ish on ABC and its Freeform counterpart Grown-ish, has officially confirmed his move to Netflix, following in the ... read more
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Panasonic Will Survive Its Tesla Codependency
Bloomberg, Fri, 17 Aug 2018 06:35:20 GMT If you've been tied to the hype around Tesla Inc., it can feel difficult to untether. But Panasonic Corp., one of the carmaker's longest-standing associates and the world's largest supplier of electric-car batteries, is showing how the perils of a ... read more
1000 Google employees reportedly protest work on censored Chinese search engine
CNET, Thu, 16 Aug 2018 18:04:44 GMT Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks during the 4th World Internet Conference on December 3, 2017 in Wuzhen, China. China News Service/Getty Images. When Google employees learned the company was working on a secret drone project for the US ... read more
Apple Hacked By 16YearOld Fan
Tom's Guide, Thu, 16 Aug 2018 21:35:29 GMT An Australian teenager was such a fan of Apple that he hacked into the company's servers and copied 90GB of internal data. An Apple Store in the Melbourne suburbs. Credit: Nils Versemann/Shutterstock. The 16-year-old, who cannot be publicly named, pled ... read more
Apple's nextgen iPhones might actually copy a Samsung phone for once
BGR, Thu, 16 Aug 2018 19:00:28 GMT Apple will unveil three new iPhones next month, including an affordable iPhone X successor with an LCD screen as well as two premium models that will have OLED displays like the iPhone X. All three devices will deliver the same core features, which ... read more
Astronomers identify some of the oldest galaxies in the universe
Phys.Org, Thu, 16 Aug 2018 21:00:17 GMT The team from the Institute for Computational Cosmology at Durham University and the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, has found evidence that the faintest satellite galaxies orbiting our own Milky Way galaxy are amongst the very first ... read more
ARM Needs a Village to Raise Its Fanciful, AlwaysConnected Laptop
PCMag, Thu, 16 Aug 2018 18:46:59 GMT Here's an enticing prospect: a device that adds smartphone-like wireless connectivity to long battery life, a brilliant 4K touch screen, and everything else you'll find in today's best ultraportable laptops and tablets. Despite intriguing efforts from ... read more
Former 'Mars czar' reviews latest news on the red planet
Phys.Org, Thu, 16 Aug 2018 13:27:39 GMT Since June, we've heard major news about two indicators of possible life on Mars and become absorbed with the fate of the rover Opportunity, shrouded in one of the planet's global dust storms. We've also looked back on rover Curiosity's mission and ... read more
Android Messages gets dark mode: here's how to enable it
SlashGear, Thu, 16 Aug 2018 20:27:15 GMT A highly requested feature, dark mode, is now available in Android Messages. As with the new YouTube dark mode, Android Messages users can eliminate the bright white background, instead switching to a darker interface that is easier on the eyes over ... read more
The World's Thinnest Gaming Laptop Has A Puzzling Design Choice
Forbes, Thu, 16 Aug 2018 16:45:53 GMT Today Asus announced the thinnest gaming laptop in the world, the crown for which constantly bounces between companies like it, MSI and Razer. That got my attention! Especially since the Zephyrus S has narrow bezels that can accommodate a 15.6" ... read more
Google and GN Hearing partner to stream audio from Android devices directly to hearing aids
TechCrunch, Thu, 16 Aug 2018 17:12:00 GMT Denmark's GN Hearing broke new ground in hearing aid technology five years ago when it inked a deal with Apple to develop a hearing aid that would integrate seamlessly with an iPhone, with no need for an intermediary device. And today it announced a ... read more
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Where Are All the Hydrogen Cars?
Popular Mechanics, Fri, 10 Aug 2018 13:42:35 GMT Right now, you could get behind the wheel of a car that burns zero fossil fuels and produces zero pollution or greenhouse gases, runs on the same chemical reaction that powers rockets, and gets twice as much mileage as a Tesla. It's called a hydrogen ... read more
Portland Protest Shows New FarRight Trend: Multiethnic Groups with Fascist Heroes Like Pinochet
Democracy Now!, Tue, 07 Aug 2018 17:19:26 GMT We continue our interview with A.C. Thompson, correspondent for Frontline PBS and reporter for ProPublica. His new investigation is titled “Documenting Hate: Charlottesville.” He discusses how he was there in Portland, Oregon, when anti-racist, anti ... read more
DRIVING WITH DAVID (LIP SYNC)
YouTube, Thu, 09 Aug 2018 06:59:21 GMT Alex surprises Vardan. Liza and Iip sync!! BUY TICKETS TO OUR TOUR HERE: http://viewstour.com/ GUYS GO CHECK OUT CERTIFIED CASTING!! THEY CASTED THIS ENTIRE VIDEO: https://www.sertifiedcasting.com/ FOLLOW CHRISTIAN ON ... read more
What's Fact and What's Fiction in BlacKkKlansman
Slate Magazine, Sat, 11 Aug 2018 00:03:06 GMT BlacKkKlansman, Spike Lee's latest joint, tells the story of Ron Stallworth, the first black officer to work for the Colorado Springs Police Department, who launches a covert investigation into the Ku Klux Klan. It is an adaptation of Stallworth's ... read more
Want to make six figures? Try being a drone pilot
MarketWatch, Fri, 10 Aug 2018 18:44:59 GMT It worked for Andrew Dean, who had been working as a waiter after leaving his job with the U.S. Air Force. Four years ago, he invested in drone equipment, as well as a thermography certification course to boost his skill set. This year, the Colorado ... read more
Mean Tweets – Hip Hop Edition
ABC, Fri, 10 Aug 2018 03:47:24 GMT Music fans can be very vocal with their opinions on Twitter, which is why from time to time we like to give those who are the targets of the haters a chance to respond. Tonight, we've done it again in an all-new, all hip-hop edition of #MeanTweets ... read more
My Friend Accused My Daughter of Sleeping With Her Husband
Slate Magazine, Thu, 09 Aug 2018 11:01:40 GMT Dear Prudence, My longtime friend “Toni” is getting divorced from her husband, “Cal,” after his affair. It has been very messy. Toni has gone scorched-earth and demanded everyone choose a side. Cal is very close to my husband and my daughters. read more
Driving 2130 Miles for a Haircut
New York Times, Fri, 10 Aug 2018 13:54:50 GMT The journey began with one sentence: “I'm moving out.” It wasn't the type of New Year's resolution that I, or the man I said it to, had anticipated. We hurled profanities and accusations onto it, but nothing could wash away the truth — we were over ... read more
Awkwafina on Her Family, Her Name & Crazy Rich Asians
ABC, Fri, 10 Aug 2018 07:30:00 GMT Awkwafina talks about how she chose her name, what her family thinks of her career, shooting her new movie Crazy Rich Asians and living in Beijing. Kristen Bell Explains Medical Condition and Pool Gloves https://youtu.be/cFgqZb9O-TE SUBSCRIBE to get ... read more
Smithfield Foods removing hogs from farms involved in court losses
WRAL.com, Fri, 10 Aug 2018 20:19:58 GMT By Travis Fain, WRAL statehouse reporter. Elizabethtown, N.C. — Pork giant Smithfield Foods is cycling its hogs off of the farms targeted in recent successful nuisance lawsuits against the company, further heightening concerns for farmers worried that ... read more
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