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Biden: ‘Everything’ Trump ‘Says and Has Done Encourages White Supremacy’
This comes as several 2020 Democrats, including Biden, have used the recent shootings to paint President Trump as a divider. Trump tweeted that he was watching Biden's speech and called it "sooo boring". "These acts of hatred do not happen in a vacuum", Booker said at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston. Biden and Booker are among 24 candidates vying to become the nomine... [Full Article...]
UBS Believes Apple is Working on a Foldable iPhone
A lot of Apple loyalists have been wary of the price of the latest iPhones but it appears that for as long as there is new technology tied up (which in this case is the foldable display), coughing up more dough is something they won't mind. [Full Article...]
Former Kyrgyz President Arrested
One commando was killed and 52 people were injured during the operation. Atambayev's supporters took six policemen as hostages, but released them on Thursday. Almazbek Atambayev served as Kyrgyzstan's president from 2011 to 2017. But within months, Jeenbekov purged Atambayev loyalists from the cabinet. [Full Article...]
House Democrats Sue to Force Don McGahn to Testify
Earlier this week, Nadler laid out a timeline for impeachment, saying that his panel could move to impeach Trump by the end of the year - an ambitious timeline given the multiple court cases the committee is fighting. The list includes Kavanaugh's emails and office file textual records from his stint as staff secretary. "Congress may no more summon the President to a congressional committee room... [Full Article...]
Google's Pixel 4 could have an extra-fast OLED screen
While you've seen variants of those features before, having them all in one device could make the Pixel more alluring even if you don't particularly care about Google's usual software tricks. Google will call it a " Smooth Display ". The report further indicates the Pixel 4 devices' camera setup as well. Talking about the launch, the phones are most likely coming in October & could launch at... [Full Article...]
Sharp to supply Nintendo with IGZO displays for Switch
This shouldn't come as a complete surprise, as the WSJ reported back in March that Sharp would supply parts for the Switch . The Journal reported back in March that Sharp was set to be a new supplier for the Switch's display technology, which is now a silicon display provided by Taiwanese suppliers. [Full Article...]
India 'regrets' Pakistan move to lower diplomatic ties
Last month, the United Nations agency had said neither India nor Pakistan had taken any concrete steps to solve the concerns raised in its first report on Kashmir released in 2018 . He also warned of the global consequences of war between two nuclear-armed nations. The revocation of Article 370 , the constitutional provision that gave Jammu and Kashmir its special status, means that it wil... [Full Article...]
Sprint to Offer Chinese-Made OnePlus 5G Smartphone in US
Furthermore, it's the first OnePlus phone to ever be offered by the carrier. A 5G phone from OnePlus is set to change into Sprint's fourth 5G device behind the LG V50, HTC 5G Hub , and Samsung Galaxy S10 5G . Nevertheless, the USA carrier says we can expect pricing, specs, and availability details "soon". OnePlus, known for its powerful, flagship phones sold at upper midrange prices, already ... [Full Article...]
Rebel MPs can not block a no-deal Brexit, Hancock warns
While Boris Johnson , the new Prime Minister, has been saying he would much prefer a deal with the European Union , he has stressed that the United Kingdom is leaving on October 31, with or without a deal - " no ifs or buts ". Mr Grieve argues that the prime minister would have no choice but to go if MPs support a new government. However, when this proposition was put to Mr Cummings - the ma... [Full Article...]
Mississippi Immigration Raids Net 680 Arrests
Immigrations and Customs Enforcement Matthew Albence, Jere Miles, HSI Special Agent in Charge in New Orleans, and Mike Hurst, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi . About 70 family, friends and residents waved goodbye and shouted: 'Let them go! Workers who were able to prove legal status were able to leave the plant after having their trunks searched, PBS reported. [Full Article...]
Jon Huntsman resigns as Trump's ambassador to Russian Federation
Huntsman has been ambassador since 2017. According to the paper, Huntsman may also be mulling a run for Governor of Utah, a post he held from 2005 to 2009, when President Obama made him Ambassador to China. "This is an exceptionally hard period in dealing with Moscow and the current internal unrest in Russian Federation makes it even tougher for the Kremlin to focus on diplomacy", Courtney said. [Full Article...]
North Korea flood agency operates on wind, solar energy, state media says
In February last year, Seoul settled for a one-year agreement and paid W1.0389 trillion for 2019, up 8.2 percent from the previous year (US$1=W1,216). Although the USA and South Korea sufficiently reduced the scale of the manoeuvres, some annulled and renamed others with the aim of attracting as little attention as possible. [Full Article...]
FBI opens domestic terrorism investigation into mass shooting at California food festival
The FBI announced Tuesday that it has opened a domestic terrorism investigation into last month's mass shooting at the Gilroy Garlic Festival in California, which left two children and one adult dead. "We have not made a final investigative conclusion into the motive of the shooter", said Bennett, describing the gunman's ideology as "fractured" and featuring "varying competing violent ideolo... [Full Article...]
Hot & humid today with more storms on Friday
Clouds will clear out tomorrow morning with a few leftover showers possible. Otherwise, wherever it is not raining, it will be mostly sunny. Some storms could be strong to severe with heavy rain and frequent lightning. Another wave of storms is headed our way Thursday night and Friday . Wednesday will start with lows in the 60s and 70s and warm up to near 100 for central and western Kansas. [Full Article...]
Police Chief Addresses Officers Leading Black Man Behind Horse with Rope
In a statement Monday, Police Chief Vernon Hale said , "this is a trained technique and best practice in some scenarios ", such as with crowd control. "Public humiliation-dragging somebody on a horse by a rope", said Christopher Parrish, a homeless man who says he used to eat meals with Neely at Christus Our Daily Bread-a homeless outreach center. [Full Article...]
Cyntoia Brown released from prison after clemency
Cyntoia Brown, a woman serving a life sentence for killing a man when she was a 16-year-old prostitute, enters her clemency hearing at Tennessee Prison for Women in Nashville , Tenn on May 23, 2018. At the time of the murder, Brown, who was 16 and had run away from home, was living in a motel with a trafficker who peddled her for sex. Years after Brown's sentencing, her case became a wides... [Full Article...]
Samsung Introduces Exynos 9825 SoC with 5G & 8K UHD capabilities
Hence we could expect what the new flagship Exynos 9825 SoC brings to the table with new Samsung flagship smartphones. Samsung's Exynos 9825 is the first processor built with its 7nm EUV (extreme ultraviolet lithograph) process that apparently allows for a faster and more power-efficient processor. [Full Article...]
Hong Kong protesters deploy lights to demonstrate against 'laser gun' arrest
In a second news conference in just over a week, a spokesman for the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office described protests in the past few days as "shocking" and said they have gone beyond the freedoms of assembly and demonstration. Speaking after the meeting, several attendees said Zhang cited speeches by former Chinese paramount leader Deng Xiaoping in 1984 and 1987 in which he said if "turmoi... [Full Article...]
Toilet explodes after lightning strikes Florida septic tank
Fortunately, no one was using the toilet at the time of the strike. "We have nothing now". When Ward stepped into her bathroom she found her toilet had shattered into hundreds of pieces. "The toilet exploded in [the homeowner's] master bathroom sending porcelain airborne like a missile (the porcelain penetrated into wall)". The blast also broke a window in the master bedroom and damaged yard d... [Full Article...]
China, India: Beijing Threatens 'Reverse Sanctions' if New Delhi Bans Huawei
The Trump administration is expected Wednesday to move ahead with banning USA government agencies from buying telecom and other equipment or services from China's Huawei, reports said. Banks added that China had started "blackmailing" India into using Huawei for its 5G infrastructure. "The #CCP moves to strong-arming countries into exposing themselves to surveillance and espionage". [Full Article...]