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McCain decision leaves GOP, ObamaCare and repeal at crossroads
The Hill, Sat, 23 Sep 2017 10:01:00 GMT Sen. John McCainJohn Sidney McCainSenate's defense authorization would set cyber doctrine Senate Dems hold floor talk-a-thon against latest ObamaCare repeal bill Overnight Defense: Senate passes 0B defense bill | 3,000 US troops heading to ... read more
At Alabama Rally, Trump Toggles Between Republican Loyalists
New York Times, Sat, 23 Sep 2017 02:59:30 GMT President Trump welcomed Senator Luther Strange of Alabama to a rally on Friday in Huntsville. In his remarks, the president painted Mr. Strange as loyal to the White House's agenda. Credit Tom Brenner/The New York Times. HUNTSVILLE, Ala. read more
This is no way to dismantle a nuclear bomb
CNN, Fri, 22 Sep 2017 15:55:00 GMT Ian Bond is the Director of foreign policy at the Centre for European Reform, a think-tank based in London and Brussels. The opinions in this article belong to the author. (CNN) Donald Trump and Kim Jong-Un are doing their best to make a bad situation ... read more
Failing dam poses new crisis on Puerto Rico amid flooding from Hurricane Maria
Reuters, Sat, 23 Sep 2017 05:59:53 GMT A destroyed home is seen from a Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey surveying damage from Hurricane Maria in St. Croix, , U.S. Virgin Islands, September 21, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) - Emergency officials in Puerto Rico ... read more
States finally find out: Did Russian hackers target them?
Politico, Fri, 22 Sep 2017 23:44:52 GMT The Department of Homeland Security on Friday notified the 21 states it says Russian government hackers tried to breach during the 2016 election, ending a monthslong standoff with critics who wanted the agency to open up about its findings. As of late ... read more
Trump says protesting players in NFL should be fired
FOXSports.com, Sat, 23 Sep 2017 04:33:49 GMT HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) President Donald Trump says National Football League owners should fire players who kneel during the national anthem. And he's encouraging spectators to walk out in protest. In an extended riff during a freewheeling rally speech ... read more
Iran tests new ballistic missile hours after showing it off at military parade
CNN, Sat, 23 Sep 2017 07:06:34 GMT (CNN) Iran tested a new ballistic missile that is reportedly capable of carrying multiple warheads, the nation's state-run broadcaster announced Saturday. Iran unveiled the ballistic missile Friday at a military parade in Tehran and successfully tested ... read more
Trump administration rescinds Obamaera guidance on campus sexual assault
Washington Post, Fri, 22 Sep 2017 16:33:35 GMT The Trump administration on Friday withdrew Obama-era guidance on how colleges and universities should respond to sexual violence, giving schools flexibility to use a higher standard of evidence in judging cases and formally shifting the federal stance ... read more
Facebook's Frankenstein Moment
New York Times, Fri, 22 Sep 2017 12:25:30 GMT Victor Frankenstein, looking over a creature he had made, eventually realized that he couldn't control his creation. Credit Hammer Film, via Photofest. On Wednesday, in response to a ProPublica report that Facebook enabled advertisers to target users ... read more
Quake Threatens to Cause Flight From Mexico City's Hip Neighborhoods
New York Times, Sat, 23 Sep 2017 08:26:46 GMT It took years for the Condesa neighborhood to recover from the 1985 earthquake. Then on Tuesday, it was hit again. Credit Rafael Arias, via Reuters. MEXICO CITY — When Fernando Bustos moved to Mexico City years ago, he had no doubt about where to ... read more
Expert Predictions for Week 4 in College Football
Bleacher Report, Fri, 22 Sep 2017 11:17:39 GMT Bleacher Report's college football experts unanimously agree that Oklahoma State will improve to 4-0 with a win over TCU, Lamar Jackson is going to destroy Kent State and Kevin Sumlin's seat is blazing with the fire of a thousand suns. As far as that ... read more
Trump says protesting players in NFL should be fired
FOXSports.com, Sat, 23 Sep 2017 04:33:49 GMT HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) President Donald Trump says National Football League owners should fire players who kneel during the national anthem. And he's encouraging spectators to walk out in protest. In an extended riff during a freewheeling rally speech ... read more
Former Marlins manager, current executive Jack McKeon says he won't be retained by new ownership
FOXSports.com, Sat, 23 Sep 2017 03:45:59 GMT The team's 86-year-old executive said Friday he was told he will not be retained by the new ownership group that includes Derek Jeter. AP Sep 22, 2017 at 11:46p ET. 0. Shares. MIAMI (AP) — As part of the Miami Marlins' ownership change, Jack McKeon is ... read more
Sources: Carmelo Anthony has Cavaliers, Thunder on expanded wish list to Knicks
ESPN, Sat, 23 Sep 2017 02:45:44 GMT Carmelo Anthony, a 10-time NBA All-Star, has given the New York Knicks an expanded list of teams -- including the Cleveland Cavaliers -- for which he would be willing to waive his no-trade clause, league sources told ESPN. Team sources told ESPN's Ian ... read more
UFC Fight Night 117 Results: Ovince Saint Preux Submits Yushin Okami
Bleacher Report, Sat, 23 Sep 2017 05:48:52 GMT The UFC light heavyweight submitted Yushin Okami via Von Flue choke at UFC Fight Night 117 in Friday night's main event at Saitama Super Arena in Japan. Fox Sports shared the moment: FOX Sports: UFC @UFCONFOX. King OSP! Ovince Saint Preux ... read more
Yes, Aaron Hernandez Suffered Brain Injury. But That May Not Explain His Violence.
New York Times, Fri, 22 Sep 2017 23:06:00 GMT Aaron Hernandez, the former New England Patriots tight end, was convicted of murder and killed himself in prison last April at age 27. An autopsy revealed that he had brain injuries akin to that seen in afflicted former players in their 60s ... read more
Verlander, Gurriel lift Astros over Angels 30 (Sep 22, 2017)
FOXSports.com, Sat, 23 Sep 2017 03:23:34 GMT HOUSTON (AP) Justin Verlander pitched one-hit ball over seven innings to remain perfect with Houston and Yuli Gurriel hit a three-run homer to propel the Astros to a 3-0 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night. Verlander (14-8) walked two and ... read more
Kyle Busch takes pole again for NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at New Hampshire
USA TODAY, Fri, 22 Sep 2017 22:30:35 GMT LOUDON, N.H. (AP) — Kyle Busch's run in NASCAR's playoff opener went from dominant to dud because of mistakes on pit road. Clean up those gaffes, and Busch again just may have the car to the beat. Busch made it 2 for 2 in playoff poles, turning a lap ... read more
49ers coach Shanahan being realistic after 03 start
FOXSports.com, Fri, 22 Sep 2017 23:20:40 GMT SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) The San Francisco 49ers took a long-term approach when they overhauled their entire football operation last winter by hiring a new coach and general manager. Amid their 0-3 start under Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch, the team ... read more
Dodgers beat Giants 42 to clinch 5th straight NL West title (Sep 22, 2017)
FOXSports.com, Sat, 23 Sep 2017 06:44:36 GMT LOS ANGELES (AP) They made it look oh-so-easy, and made it seem woefully difficult. Now, these Los Angeles Dodgers figure they're braced for anything. They'll get to find out in the postseason after their 4-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants on ... read more
'Unfit' Uber stripped of London license, CEO tweets 'pls work w/us'
Reuters, Sat, 23 Sep 2017 00:22:30 GMT LONDON (Reuters) - London deemed Uber unfit to run a taxi service on Friday and stripped it of its license to operate from the end of next week in a major blow to the U.S. firm and 3.5 million users in one of the world's wealthiest cities. Graphic ... read more
Walmart wants access to your fridge TwinCities.com
Pioneer Press, Fri, 22 Sep 2017 23:21:00 GMT Delivery workers who drop off Walmart groceries may soon also get access to your kitchen and stock your refrigerator — even if you're not home. The world's largest retailer announced Friday that is testing a delivery program in Silicon Valley that ... read more
Solar industry roiled by trade ruling that some fear could lead to tariffs
Washington Post, Fri, 22 Sep 2017 17:43:43 GMT This story has been updated. The U.S. solar industry was roiled on Friday by a unanimous ruling in a much watched international trade case — one that some industry leaders fear could lead to steep new tariffs on imported crystalline silicon solar cells. read more
Exclusive: TMobile, Sprint close to agreeing on deal terms sources
Reuters, Fri, 22 Sep 2017 17:29:35 GMT (Reuters) - T-Mobile US Inc (TMUS.O) is close to agreeing tentative terms on a deal to merge with Sprint Corp (S.N), people familiar with the matter said on Friday, a major breakthrough in efforts to merge the third and fourth largest U.S. wireless ... read more
Why the Equifax Breach Stings So Bad
New York Times, Fri, 22 Sep 2017 19:55:18 GMT A Volkswagen dealership in Kentucky. Data provided by Equifax and the other two big credit reporting agencies determines how much people pay when borrowing to buy cars or to make other major purchases. Credit Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg. Among the ... read more
Melinda Gates wishes she waited longer before giving her kids cellphones
SFGate, Fri, 22 Sep 2017 22:37:59 GMT Melinda Gates wrote in a recent Washington Post op-ed, "I probably would have waited longer before putting a computer in my children's pockets. Her comment might come as a surprise since her husband Bill Gates co-founded one of the world's most ... read more
US watchdog accused of going easy on Wells Fargo with $100M fine
The Philadelphia Tribune, Sat, 23 Sep 2017 04:38:21 GMT A Republican report criticized the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for going soft on Wells Fargo over its illegal sales practice that involved opening accounts without depositors' consent. — AP Photo/Reed Saxon. NEW YORK — The Consumer ... read more
British chipmaker Imagination Technologies has been sold
Business Insider, Sat, 23 Sep 2017 08:53:18 GMT (Reuters) - Canyon Bridge Capital Partners, the China-backed buyout fund that was barred last week by US President Donald Trump from buying a US chip maker, said it would purchase British chip designer Imagination Technologies Group Plc (IMG.L). read more
Innovation Trix You Can Learn From Breakfast Children's Cereal
PYMNTS.com, Sat, 23 Sep 2017 08:00:48 GMT For all the plaudits disruptive innovation gets, it is easy to overlook how hard it is to achieve. First of all, new ideas are not easy to develop. While it's an exaggeration to say there is nothing new under the sun, it's actually not that big of an ... read more
Amazon, Walmart & Target Each Just Stepped Up Their Own Delivery Game
Nasdaq, Sat, 23 Sep 2017 08:25:38 GMT On Friday, reports surfaced about three of America's biggest retailers that detailed each was making further headway into the ultra-competitive online delivery space. Amazon.com AMZN. Just weeks after the e-commerce giant finalized its acquisition of ... read more
Travis Scott Parties in Miami in First Public Appearance Since News of Girlfriend Kylie Jenner's Pregnancy
PEOPLE.com, Sat, 23 Sep 2017 07:28:43 GMT Travis Scott made his first public appearance in Miami during the early hours on Saturday, following the news that his girlfriend Kylie Jenner was pregnant. Making an appearance at LIV nightclub in Miami, the rapper, 25, entertained a packed crowd of ... read more
Does 'Kingsman: The Golden Circle' Abandon the Appeal of the Series?
Hollywood Reporter, Fri, 22 Sep 2017 17:58:00 GMT With its second installment, this weekend's Kingsman: The Golden Circle, the nascent British super-spy franchise attempts to double down on the over-the-top appeal of the first movie — but in doing so, arguably loses sight of what made the original ... read more
'Battle of the Sexes': 8 of the Film's Stars and Their RealLife Inspirations
Hollywood Reporter, Fri, 22 Sep 2017 18:29:54 GMT The movie about the highly publicized tennis match digs deep into the personal storylines of its authentic characters. Play Video. Play. Mute. Current Time 0:00. /. Duration Time 0:00. Loaded: 0%. 0:00. Progress: 0%. 0:00. Progress: 0%. Stream TypeLIVE. read more
Meghan Markle's ExHusband Is Producing a Show Based on Her Relationship with Prince Harry
PEOPLE.com, Sat, 23 Sep 2017 00:26:13 GMT For Meghan Markle, art is imitating life. According to Deadline, Trevor Engelson, her ex-husband, is producing an as-of-yet-untitled show with a premise that sounds awfully familiar — because it's based on his own relationship with Markle, and her ... read more
Jerry Lewis and 10 Other Celebrities Who Left (Or Plan to Leave) Their Kids Nothing
PEOPLE.com, Fri, 22 Sep 2017 21:49:22 GMT Jerry Lewis's six children from his first marriage are getting zilch when it comes to an inheritance, but the comedian isn't the only mega celebrity whose last will and testament left his or her kids in the lurch. The future of Lewis's estate was ... read more
Kevin Hart Extortion Case Authorities Now Confident They'll Catch the Culprits
TMZ.com, Sat, 23 Sep 2017 08:03:10 GMT Authorities who are on the hunt for the Kevin Hart extortionists now believe they will catch the culprits ... based on a treasure trove of evidence they've just seized. TMZ broke the story, search warrants have already been executed and now we know the ... read more
California viewers have TV shows interrupted by apocalyptic emergency alert
WRIC, Fri, 22 Sep 2017 23:46:00 GMT LAKE FOREST, Calif. (AP) — Some television viewers in southern California were startled when an apocalyptic emergency alert flashed on their screens. The Orange County Register reports a Lake Forest woman says she was watching HGTV on her Cox ... read more
Jimmy Kimmel Joins Ranks of LateNight Comedians Seeking Political Sway
Variety, Fri, 22 Sep 2017 21:06:23 GMT “Please @JimmyKimmel – stay out of politics. Leave the important stuff to reality TV stars with a knack for bankrupting casinos,” Stephen Colbert wrote. It was a friendly word of solidarity as Kimmel has been dismissed as just a comedian with no ... read more
Lady Gaga Doc 'Gaga: Five Foot Two': 8 Things We Learned
RollingStone.com, Fri, 22 Sep 2017 13:18:18 GMT A friend of the singer poses this question near the end of the new Netflix documentary Gaga: Five Foot Two, just as Lady Gaga finishes the nail-bitingly intense preparations for her Super Bowl performance. It's one of many up-close-and-personal scenes ... read more
NBC Is Doing All It Can To Make You Watch Megyn Kelly's Morning Show
Daily Beast, Fri, 22 Sep 2017 22:24:30 GMT NBC's campaign to soften Megyn Kelly's image has been relentless. Now the network's affiliates have been drawn into the campaign to maximize her audience at their own expense. Lloyd Grove ... read more
Facebook drops novote stock plan, Zuck will sell shares to fund philanthropy
TechCrunch, Fri, 22 Sep 2017 21:14:34 GMT Mark Zuckerberg has gotten so rich that he can fund his philanthropic foundation and retain voting control without Facebook having to issue a proposed non-voting class of stock that faced shareholder resistance. Today Facebook announced that it's ... read more
Uber app could be barred in 40 towns and cities
The Times, Fri, 22 Sep 2017 23:06:44 GMT A London taxi. A move to ban Uber from operating in the capital may have a knock-on effect elsewhere in the UKToby Melville/Reuters. Uber's future across the UK was thrown into doubt last night after councils confirmed that they would consider the ... read more
5 things we just learned from the iPhone 8 teardown
CNET, Fri, 22 Sep 2017 23:54:00 GMT After a giant leak, a huge reveal, and a full week with Apple's new iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, you'd think we'd know everything about the company's latest phones. But new details keep trickling out. (Did you know you can charge faster with a USB-C ... read more
PUBG exec clarifies objection to Fortnite Battle Royale: 'it's not about the idea itself, it's about Epic Games'
PC Gamer, Sat, 23 Sep 2017 07:09:39 GMT As we reported early on Friday, the release of Fortnite Battle Royale, a 100-player last-man standing game mode for Epic Games base-building FPS, drew criticism from PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds' development team, specifically Bluehole VP and ... read more
Nibiru, Planet X and Biblical prophecy: Will the world end Sept. 23?
AL.com, Fri, 22 Sep 2017 16:39:20 GMT Will Planet X or Nibiru strike the Earth Saturday? No, says NASA. (Contributed photo/NASA). Will Planet X or Nibiru strike the Earth Saturday? No, says NASA. (Contributed photo/NASA). 0 shares. By Leada Gore · lgore@al.com. In the words of REM: It's ... read more
NASA Spacecraft Buzzes Earth on Way to Distant Asteroid Bennu
Space.com, Fri, 22 Sep 2017 17:54:02 GMT A NASA asteroid-sampling probe has just said goodbye to Earth for the second time. The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft zoomed past our planet this afternoon (Sept. 22), a little over a year after launching on a mission to the big near-Earth asteroid Bennu. read more
I have an SNES Classic Edition, and it rules
TechCrunch, Fri, 22 Sep 2017 23:53:52 GMT Just in time for a weekend during which I had already planned to do nothing productive, a small package from Nintendo containing what will likely be its hottest item since the NES Classic Edition… which is to say, of course, the SNES Classic Edition. read more
So you've ordered your new iPhone but what if it breaks?
AOL UK, Sat, 23 Sep 2017 07:14:17 GMT On November 3, gadget fans around the country will start receiving their new iPhone 8 or - even better - iPhone X. The iPhone X features an edge-to-edge 5.8-inch OLED display, the brightest and sharpest Apple's ever produced. Other new features include ... read more
Microsoft's subsea speed monster: A cable 16 million times faster than your broadband
ZDNet, Fri, 22 Sep 2017 12:19:22 GMT The new Marea cable lies to the south of existing transatlantic subsea cables. Image: TeleGeography. Microsoft, Facebook and Telefonica have hit a key milestone in delivering their new trans-Atlantic subsea cable with a data capacity of 160 terabits ... read more
Dinosaur dung reveals giant planteaters ate meat
Washington Post, Fri, 22 Sep 2017 15:45:22 GMT Giant herbivore dinosaurs, despite a reputation as strict plant-eaters, did not always stick to their greens. Some of them ate crustaceans, according to new research published Thursday in the journal Scientific Reports. Paleontologists discovered bits ... read more
Unprofessional Distance
Slate Magazine, Wed, 13 Sep 2017 15:09:25 GMT My colleague keeps asking me out, and I keep telling him no. How do I get this creep to leave me alone? By Mallory Ortberg. 170912_PRUDIE_hitOn. iStock. Mallory Ortberg. Sam Breach. Get Dear Prudence delivered to your inbox each week by signing up in ... read more
Former Studio 54 owner shares unforgettable encounters with Madonna, Dodi Fayed, Rick James
Fox News, Thu, 14 Sep 2017 09:57:39 GMT When the owners of New York City's Studio 54 were indicted on federal income tax charges in 1979, Mark Fleischman knew he was next in line to take over the infamous nightclub. “Studio 54 was the most famous club in the world during the late '70s and I ... read more
'Mother!' Is the Worst Movie of the Year, Maybe Century
Observer, Fri, 15 Sep 2017 19:02:44 GMT From the idiotic drug-addict hokum Requiem for a Dream to the overrated, overwrought and over-hyped Black Swan, which I called “a lavishly staged Repulsion in toe shoes,” the films of wack job Darren Aronofsky have shown a dark passion for exploring ... read more
5 Things to Know About FrontLoad Washers
ConsumerReports.org, Sat, 16 Sep 2017 11:03:48 GMT Sales of front-load washers picked up steam about a decade ago, and the best in Consumer Reports' tests deliver excellent cleaning with unmatched gentleness, as well as water and energy efficiency. They even outperform top-load washers. But in recent ... read more
Floridians Can Obtain Food Stamp Benefits If Their Power Went Out During Hurricane Irma?
snopes.com, Sat, 16 Sep 2017 17:35:23 GMT A series of Facebook rumors about food stamp benefits for post-Irma Florida residents have a grain of truth to them but elide important facts. Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.com. 1K. CLAIM. As of 15 September 2017, Florida residents affected by ... read more
The Golden Solution to America's Debt Crisis
Daily Reckoning, Fri, 15 Sep 2017 16:06:12 GMT Right now, the United States is officially $20 trillion in debt. Over half of that $20 trillion was added over the past decade. And it looks like annual deficits will be at the trillion dollar level sooner than later when projected spending is factored ... read more
Do you actually want to be our pastor?
The Christian Century, Thu, 14 Sep 2017 13:01:46 GMT Hank Pierce and Amy Quitman were neighbors on Rural Route 28. Their mailboxes shared a weathered post at the end of the gravel lane. This seemed fitting, since their families also shared a weathered pew at Granby Presbyterian Church. Hank and ... read more
Here's every nuclear weapon in the US arsenal
Union of Concerned Scientists, Thu, 14 Sep 2017 14:45:03 GMT Each point represents a nuclear weapon—the most destructive device on Earth. The US nuclear arsenal includes over 4,600 weapons. Scroll to explore… These weapons are unlike any other. Here's an average one, the W78. It causes a mile-wide ... read more
Outlander Star Sam Heughan on Jamie's Despair, How Loving Claire is Different the Second Time, Heading to ...
Parade, Fri, 15 Sep 2017 14:09:58 GMT Against all odds, Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan) survived the Battle of Culloden and made it home at the end of Episode 1 of the third season of Outlander. His life was hanging by a thread — and not for lack of trying to die — but when Episode 2 airs ... read more
Hurricane Irma: Employees question county shelter staffing policy
MyPalmBeachPost, Fri, 15 Sep 2017 23:41:00 GMT Some Palm Beach County residents settle in at the storm shelter at Forest Hill High School in West Palm Beach on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017, shortly before Palm Beach County began feeling tropical storm force winds from Hurricane Irma. (Julio Poletti/The ... read more
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