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Graham: Trump did staff a 'disservice' by changing Comey explanation
CNN has reported that Trump is considering several Republican lawmakers for the Federal Bureau of Investigation post , in addition to other candidates. Technically, the USA president has the power to declassify anything and everything he wants to in his position at the top of the government. Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Mark Warner, D-Va., said that if The Washington Post's re... [Full Article...]
Jorge Posada, Tino Martinez reflect on Derek Jeter's legacy
After the ceremony at Yankee Stadium, Jeter's biggest fan, five-year-old nephew Jalen, asked "Uncle Derek " an important question in the most adorable way. Jeter sidestepped a pair of questions about his role in a group headed by former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush that is trying to buy the Miami Marlins. Twenty of Jeter's former teammates, managers and coaches were in attendance, though longtime fren... [Full Article...]
Reach of 'Ransomware' Attack Could Expand, Experts Warn
After Friday's attack took advantage of unpatched vulnerabilities in Microsoft's older Windows operating systems, the US-based software giant slammed governments late Sunday for failing to prepare, saying the attack should be a "wake-up call" to them. [Full Article...]
Chelsea Manning's mother 'delighted' at whistleblower's release
In January, President Barack Obama commuted her sentence in January shortly before leaving office. Now, with that day of freedom approaching, Army spokesman Dave Foster revealed that Manning will continue to receive military benefits and remain on active duty until further notice. [Full Article...]
4 plead guilty to manslaughter in fraternity hazing death
Sheldon Wong, 24, Charles Lai, 26, Kenny Kwan, 28, and Raymond Lam, 23, entered guilty pleas to charges of being accomplices to voluntary manslaughter at Monroe County Court of Common Pleas in Stroudsburg on Monday (15 May). He died the next day after three members of the fraternity chose to drive him to hospital an hour after the incident. Timothy Piazza, 19, died in February after he was made ... [Full Article...]
With Merkel and PM, France's new president wastes no time
The far-right National Front party of Marine Le Pen, who was beaten handily by Emmanuel Macron in the French presidential election, has joined the criticism of Macron's appointment of Edouard Philippe as prime minister. Defeated by a Macron landslide, she denounced what she predicted would be a continuation of old policies, including "austerity, submission to Brussels, massive immigration". [Full Article...]
Trump details anti-abortion ban over US global health aid
The rule, which has reproductive-rights advocates reeling, is significantly broader than similar bans in place intermittently since 1984. It previously impacted about $600 million in family planning aid. "We have a diversity of partners who are providing services and that would be available to continue those services", a senior administration official told reporters on condition of anonymity. [Full Article...]
China to open market for U.S. credit cards, beef
The US and China have announced agreements on trade in beef, poultry, natural gas and financial services in a deal highlighting the surprisingly good relations which have been fostered between the leaders of the two super powers. Per Capita beef consumption in China increased 33 percent between 2012 and 2016. China banned U.S. beef following a case of mad cow disease in the United States in 2003... [Full Article...]
Comey sacking: Trump urged to hand over any tapes
There is some disagreement, according to one of the sources , as to how far the President went. And if he (Trump) thinks classified intelligence information is something you're supposed to brag about to Russian Federation. Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, a former federal prosecutor, said "it's probably inevitable" that such recordings would need to be handed over to Congress and predicted that they would ... [Full Article...]
Trump delays decision on Paris climate agreement, spokesman says
Interviews well underway for new Federal Bureau of Investigation director to replace Comey
A longtime vocal Trump supporter, Fox News show host Sean Hannity recently suggested that the president do away with the White House media team entirely. He has already declined invitations for a closed-door session. Comey said that Trump requested that he pledge to the president his loyalty during a January dinner, according to a person close to the former director. [Full Article...]
Android to form the base for next-gen Audi and Volvo infotainment
Using a selfie you take, Allo will scan the image, use machine learning and a neural network to rework the image, and then present a sticker pack based on the artwork from artist Lamar Abrams. But by bringing Google Assistant to iOS , Google could potentially expand its reach into the huge base of iPhone users and expose them to the Google ecosystem. [Full Article...]
Democrats maintain pressure on Trump over Comey firing
Mark Warner of Virginia, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, said his panel or another congressional committee would "absolutely" subpoena the tapes. Senator Mike Lee, a conservative Republican and also a member of the Judiciary Committee, told Fox News that it was "probably inevitable" that any tapes would have to be turned over. [Full Article...]
Talks to form new Dutch ruling coalition collapse
She had been leading the effort to forge a common agenda between outgoing Prime Minister Mark Rutte's Liberal Party (VVD) and three others. Rutte's VVD won the largest number of seats (33) in the March 15 election, but the party's close ties with the CDA and D66 were not enough to secure a majority in the 150-seat lower house, despite them winning 19 seats each. [Full Article...]
Nokia 3310 finally launched in India at a price of Rs 3310!
It will be sold via offline channels in four colours-Warm Red and yellow in glossy finish and Dark Blue and Grey in matte finish. The legendary phone was reintroduced by the Finland based phone maker, HMD Global, in February at the the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. [Full Article...]
Intel Skylake-X Core i9 CPUs teased
These leaks will give you an idea of what to expect. Finally, the Intel Core i9-7920X is at the top with 12 cores and twice as many threads. Over the last couple of months, AMD has been working hard with its latest line of desktop processors. [Full Article...]
New Prey patch fixes corrupted save files, infinite material creation and more
According to a report by IGN , Bethesda is now working on fixes for those game-breaking PC problems that have been plaguing the game since launch. Reports of crashes and corrupted saves have popped up, and Bethesda is taking steps to address those soon. [Full Article...]
Cyber-attack a "wake-up call" says Microsoft
When the National Security Agency lost control of the software behind the WannaCry cyberattack, it was like "the USA military having some of its Tomahawk missiles stolen", Microsoft President Brad Smith says, in a message about the malicious software that has created havoc on computer networks in more than 150 countries since Friday. [Full Article...]
Supreme Court questions WhatsApp's move to tweak privacy policy
Till the Constitution Bench passed its judgement, the matter should not be heard, they submitted. At no point of time such information was available for perusal and it would never be available for perusal for anyone. The court then made several observations and directed several questions towards the instant messaging service. He also claimed that any data stored or transferred to WhatsApp can ... [Full Article...]
Overwatch gets art book and comics anthology, due in October
The Art of Overwatch is now available to pre-order on Amazon for $100, with the release date being October 24, 2017. There will be both standard and limited editions of this book, which will cost $50 and $100, respectively. Included are two portfolios, with three prints directly chosen by the Blizzard Entertainment Overwatch them themselves. These Overwatch items were spotted by NeoGAF ... [Full Article...]