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Apple might announce the next iPhones at an event on 12 September
In other Apple news, insider Daniel J. Riccio sold 11,949 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 6th. Analysts suggested earlier this year that the phone would have a "revolutionary" front-facing camera. These devices will be revealed one after the other during the event, an event in which we expect to see an entirely new iPhone. Apple joined the group way bac... [Articulo completo...]
Trump can't stop marveling at the size of Hurricane Harvey on Twitter
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner defended the decision, telling reporters at a press conference Sunday that officials did not expect the city to be directly in the line of the storm, and that there was not time to evacuate residents safely. Vice President Mike Pence in a tweet on Sunday emphasised the White House statement that Trump's top priority is saving lives. "And because of the effort that... [Articulo completo...]
Seoul: N. Korea fires 'unidentified projectiles' to sea
South Korean and U.S. officials have said the Hwasong-14 possibly had a range of about 10,000 kilometres and could strike many parts of the United States, but not the East Coast. The missiles appeared to be short-range. Commenting on the North's launches on Saturday of projectiles, the NIS said that chances are high that they were short-range ballistic missiles. [Articulo completo...]
Iran Bigger Threat to the Middle East Than ISIS — Former US Ambassador
An American colleague had done this and two years later was still paying for the psychotherapy. All members of the Iranian Regime are the same; power-hungry and bloodthirsty, willing to suppress the masses for even the smallest bit of power. [Articulo completo...]
Kate Garner's latest forecast on tropical storm potential in the Carolinas
The area of disturbed weather over Florida we've been watching for days has now moved into the Atlantic and now stands a good chance of developing into a tropical cyclone. Clouds from what will become Irma will affect the region tomorrow along with a few, stray and light showers. Some computer models show some of the heavy rain reaching as far inland as the Triangle, but that remains uncertain at ... [Articulo completo...]
Black Ferns win another world title
All credit to New Zealand , they really upped it to us in the second half and we probably didn't do enough to win it". The idea is to build towards April's Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, the sevens World Cup in San Francisco next July and the Tokyo Olympics in 2020. [Articulo completo...]
Massachusetts-Based FEMA Team Prepares for Hurricane Harvey
However, they said signing up for training doesn't mean you have to travel, but training will prepare you to serve on other relief operations. "We have 210 members on our team, and they are all specifically trained in eight different divisions, and a lot of them are cross-trained". [Articulo completo...]
Local firefighters head to Texas to help with Harvey relief
Forty-five members of PA Task Force One departed from Philadelphia yesterday and have reported to Forth Worth, Texas. However, they said signing up for training doesn't mean you have to travel, but training will prepare you to serve on other relief operations. [Articulo completo...]
US May Sanction Pakistani Officials Over Ties to 'Terrorists'
National Security Council (NSC) spokesperson Michael Anton said that what India has been doing in Afghanistan was not a threat to Pakistan. "The presidency as itself is in a bubble", Prince said, adding that there are many "conventional" generals "in that bubble". [Articulo completo...]
N Korea dares Trump again, launches 3 ballistic missiles
Pyongyang responded by threatening to fire missiles towards the U.S. Pacific island territory of Guam, but later said it was holding off while it waited to see what Washington would do next. The start of the video includes an announcement from the commander of North Korea's Strategic Force Kim Rak-gyom about a plan of "enveloping" fire around Guam. [Articulo completo...]
Spanish Police Say They've Killed Suspected Driver In Barcelona Attack
Early Sunday, police said they were closing in on a person related to the attacks, but could not confirm what role the suspect played. "Our silence, our prayers, our presence in this sacred place is a sign of our condemnation of the attack", he added. [Articulo completo...]
North Korea fires missiles in latest test
North Korea last month fired intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of reaching the U.S. mainland, triggering heightened rhetoric from both the sides. In retaliation, the North Korean military warned the USA government that they would fire four ballistic missiles near Guam . The relatively short range of the launches, at 250 kilometers, and the northeasterly direction from Kangwon w... [Articulo completo...]
My money won't go to the border wall
Hurting the party's chances of holding its Senate majority in the midterm elections. Rightfully so. The president promptly torched McConnell again on Twitter. Any connection to the debt limit fight would heighten the stakes, he added. He used the letter to tell President Trump that his actions have " harmed the quality of life in the United States, our standing overseas, and the sustainabilit... [Articulo completo...]
Trump Threatens Govt Shutdown to Secure Funds to Build the Wall
In the broader context of a president aiming to deliver for the American people (with an eye toward reelection) it doesn't make any sense at all. Trump wrote , sharing a tweet from Clarke about his book, titled "Cop Under Fire: Moving Beyond Hashtags of Race, Crime and Politics for a Better America". [Articulo completo...]
Remembering Princess Diana 20 years after her iconic, public life
Princess Diana's 20th death anniversary is nearing. The 20th anniversary of the crash is Thursday. The couple separated after 11 years in 1992, and divorced in 1996. Emotionally, the Prince went on to say: "I felt like she was nearly walking along beside us to get us through". Charles has faced renewed criticism in the run up to the anniversary of his ex-wife's death in a Paris auto crash. [Articulo completo...]
Red Cross workers from Colorado helping with Harvey response
Summerall says they will be there for at least 10 days. "The Red Cross is always at the ready, so we have volunteers ready to deploy to disaster sites 24-7", Rabenstine said. Harvey made landfall as a Category 4 cyclone and has been downgraded to a slow-moving tropical storm that could bring between 30 to 40 inches of rain. [Articulo completo...]
Uber said to pick Expedia's Dara Khosrowshahi as new CEO
These included setting up a board oversight committee, banning romantic relationships between employees and their immediate superiors, reducing the amount of alcohol at office events and completely restructuring Uber's values. Khosrowshahi is an Iranian immigrant. The Iranian-born businessman moved to the United States along with his family at the age of four as a refugee after the Iranian revolut... [Articulo completo...]
Villagers, aid workers flee violence in northwest Myanmar
Madhurima Dhanuka, Coordinator, Prison Reforms Programme, CHRI, said that while countries had a right to expel foreigners under worldwide law, to deport someone requires another country to acknowledge his/her citizenship. Win Myat Aye, Myanmar's minister for social welfare, relief and resettlement, told Reuters , an worldwide news agency, that 4,000 "ethnic villagers" who had fled their villages ... [Articulo completo...]
Trump Seeks to Preserve Bush and Obama's Afghanistan
To date, over 2,400 U.S. military have died in the war in Afghanistan and estimates of the cost run between $840 billion and $2 trillion. "Trump's speech was very strong", said Mohammad Hussain Rahimi, a university student in the eastern city of Ghazni. [Articulo completo...]
You let Panchkula burn for political benefits: HC raps Haryana govt
After deadly protests, at least 38 people were killed and more than 200 injured in the violence ensuring the conviction of Gurmeet Singh in Haryana during last three days. "We were also attacked during the lathi-charge by the security personnel". The Punjab government responded by imposing curfew in eight districts of Patiala, Muktsar, Mansa, Bathinda, Ferozepur, Fazilka, Moga and Sangrur. [Articulo completo...]