Boeing’s ‘flying car’ lifts off in race to revolutionize urban transport…
January 25, 2019
Boeing’s 30-foot-long (9 meter) aircraft — part helicopter, part drone and part fixed-wing plane — lifted a few feet off the ground and made a soft landing after less than a minute of being airborne on Tuesday at an airport in Manassas, Virginia, Boeing said.
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“This is what revolution looks like, and it’s because of autonomy,” John LangfordScientists Drill 2-Kilometer Hole Into West Antarctic Ice Sheet In A World First…
January 25, 2019
The purpose of this epic endeavor is to drag up sediment from the ice sheet's base – sediment the scientists hope will help them find out quite how quickly climate change is causing Antarctic ice to melt.
"The Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets play a major role in controlling Earth’s sea level and climate, but our understanding of their history and motion is poor," BAS explain on their website.
US Defense Report: China Building Two New Stealth Bombers…
January 25, 2019
The first, is the Xian H-20, a subsonic stealth bomber design that looks similar to the Rockwell B-1 Lancer.
The second, described by Western intelligence agencies as JH-XX, is a stealth fighter-bomber, which would likely perform missions similar in scope to those of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II and Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor.
Manafort due back in court over allegations he lied…
January 25, 2019
Paul Manafort will make his first court appearance in months on Friday as prosecutors and defense lawyers argue over whether the former Trump campaign chairman intentionally lied to investigators, including about sharing polling data with a business associate the U.S. says has ties to Russian intelligence.
Attorneys with special counsel Robert Mueller’s office say Manafort breached his plea deal by repeatedly making false statements after he began cooperating with them in September. Manafort’s lawyers say he simply had an inconsistent recollection of facts and events from several years ago, and that he suffers from depression and anxiety and had little time to prepare for questioning on the days he met with investigators.
Greek MPs to vote on Macedonia name change…
January 25, 2019
The vote was originally scheduled for after midnight Thursday but had to be postponed to Friday because some 230 lawmakers wanted to speak on the issue, the parliament speaker said.
Hundreds opposed to the deal protested outside parliament on Thursday evening, with police using tear gas to disperse them.
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"Tomorrow is a crucial vote... now is the time to break free of the vicious cycle of nationalism and look at... future cooperation," Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told the chamber.Feds raid office of Australian shipbuilding company in Alabama…
January 25, 2019
A spokesperson from Austal released the following:
"Austal USA is working with the US Navy on an open investigation. We are unable to provide additional details due to the nature of the investigation. We are continuing business as usual, executing our existing and recently awarded contracts."
Mark Zuckerberg Thinks You Don’t Trust Facebook Because You Don’t ‘Understand’ It…
January 25, 2019
On Thursday, the Wall Street Journal published a 1,000-word screed by Mark Zuckerberg about the company’s data collecting practices titled “The Facts About Facebook.” In it, Zuckerberg makes noise about the company being about “people,” and insists—as he has been for the majority of his company’s 15-year history—that we should trust it. Zuckerberg appears to think the primary reason users have little faith in the company’s ability to responsibly or ethically handle their data is because of its targeted advertising practices...
We don't trust Facebook because we DO understand it.
Comet Ping-Pong Pizza catches fire, patrons suspect arson…
January 25, 2019
"All of a sudden we see these flames. A fire has been started -- a very big fire," said witness Nicole Lafragola.
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Nicole Lafragola says she saw a man acting strangely in the moments before the curtains burst into flames, and that the way he acted when the fire broke out was strange.Is the White House Drafting National Emergency Proclamation To Include $7B For Border Wall? According to CNN, He Is….
January 25, 2019
According to options being considered, the administration could pull: $681 million from Treasury forfeiture funds, $3.6 billion in military construction, $3 billion in Pentagon civil works funds, and $200 million in Department of Homeland Security funds, the official said.
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"I have other alternatives if I have to and I'll use those alternatives if I have to," he told reporters.Why declare a "National Emergency" when Trump has 3 other options? National Emergencies don't last forever and it surely isolates the President from half the country. Remember, there are 3 options Trump has under his belt which he hinted at numerous times when he said "I have other alternatives".
From AmericanThinker.com:
One way or another, President Trump will be rewarding his supporters with billions of dollars worth of border wall construction.
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"Mitch, use the Nuclear Option and get it done! Our country is counting on your!" - Donald Trump
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If McConnell demurs, this leaves a second Trump card: use of the budget reconciliation process that allows a simple Senate majority to enact legislation... If Congress fails to do this, he has a third Trump card... unauthorized spending...Trump can also justify the construction of the wall on National Security grounds. Also for those wondering about the reconciliation process: [Created by the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, reconciliation allows for expedited consideration of certain tax, spending, and debt limit legislation. In the Senate, reconciliation bills aren't subject to filibuster and the scope of amendments is limited, giving this process real advantages for enacting controversial budget and tax measures.].
Taliban Appoints New Political Leader Amid Peace Talks With U.S…
January 25, 2019
The move comes as the talks with the United States on a potential deal to bring an end to Afghanistan's 17-year conflict gain momentum.
The Taliban announced Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar's appointment in a statement on January 24, saying the move was taken to "strengthen and properly handle the ongoing negotiations process with the United States."
53 Large Group Migrant Border Crossings Already Occurred in 2019, Say Feds…
January 25, 2019
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials report the increase in the number of large group border crossings led to the apprehension of nearly 9,000 in fiscal year 2019 to date.
CBP officials reported on Thursday that 8,797 migrants, mostly families and minors from Guatemala, crossed the border in 53 large groups since October 1, 2o18. CBP defines a large group as more than 100 migrants. Of that number, 7,757 are Family Unit Aliens (FMUA) and Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC) from Guatemala.
State Department Rejects Maduro’s Demand to Remove Diplomats from Venezuela
Venezuela’s Military Backs Maduro...
January 25, 2019
The U.S. State Department announced late Wednesday that it would maintain a diplomatic presence in Venezuela despite dictator Nicolás Maduro’s demand that they leave, stating that, as Venezuela swore in a new president who does not wish to break diplomatic ties, Maduro has no power to expel the Americans.
Venezuela experienced massive protests on Wednesday, the anniversary of the 1958 establishment of a democratic representative government, attracting thousands denouncing socialist tyranny in most of the nation’s biggest cities. At the heart of the protests in Caracas, Juan Guaidó, then the head of the nation’s federal legislature, took an oath of office to become the country’s interim president.
The Venezuelan constitution allows for such a move in the event of a rupture of the diplomatic order, as in the case of Maduro holding fraudulent elections on multiple occasions to remain in power.