News: World/Asia

India imposing increased, retaliatory tariffs on US exports including apples, almonds

• World/Asia
• 2019-06-16 17:20:17Z

India is now imposing increased tariffs on 28 U.S. products including apples, almonds and walnuts, a move seen as a retaliatory act.

Meet the Army's 'New' M1 Abrams Tank: The Best on the Planet?

• World/Asia
• 2019-06-16 09:10:00Z

The U.S. Army is on an intensive quest for an array of new technologies with which to design and build new armored fighting vehicles, particularly a replacement for the long-serving Bradley. However much it might yearn for a new tank, the Army lacks the critical technologies that would justify the time and expense pursuing such an objective. Moreover, it doesn't need to make the effort. The Army's current main battle tank, the Abrams, is the tank of the future.The Army is just beginning to receive the first of the latest Abrams upgrade, the System Enhancement Package Version 3 (SEPv3), with additional upgrades in development. Instead of searching for the elusive Holy Grail of ultralight...

Democrats favor more access to capital for black businesses

• World/Asia
• 2019-06-15 20:41:50Z

Four Democrats vying for their party's presidential nomination honed in on the economic concerns of the black community during a forum Saturday in South Carolina, a state where nonwhite voters will play a major role in next year's primary election. Cory Booker of New Jersey and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Indiana, and former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke all stressed the need to increase access to capital for black business owners as part of a broader effort to address wealth inequality. Warren expounded on what she's called her tax on "ultra-millionaires," which she says would fund her education proposals, including student debt cancellation for...

N.C. teen shark attack victim upbeat about future

• World/Asia
• 2019-06-14 20:38:19Z

17-year-old Paige Winter was attacked by a shark off the North Carolina coast earlier this month, losing a leg and part of her hand. Winter says she's going to be the "same old Paigy." (June 14)

Iran attacks leave Trump and aides divided, with no clear strategy

• World/Asia
• 2019-06-14 19:59:50Z

The US administration, divided between hard-line hawks and a Donald Trump who fears plunging the country into another "endless" war, is struggling to define its strategy against Iran -- as demonstrated by its uncertain response to recent developments in the Gulf of Oman. Here is what we know about the US response and administration thinking. It took only hours for Washington to directly accuse Tehran of being "responsible" for the attacks Thursday against two oil tankers.

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• World/Asia
• 2019-06-14 17:00:00Z

Fan Who Brought a Large Housewarming Plant to the NBA Finals Is Sprouting Up Everywhere

• World/Asia
• 2019-06-14 16:26:50Z

"We the forest"

Trump says ready to hold talks with Iran despite tanker attacks

• World/Asia
• 2019-06-14 12:29:35Z

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he was ready to launch talks with Iran whenever it was ready, even as he blamed Tehran for attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman. "We want to get them back to the table," Trump told Fox News in an interview. Thursday's attacks raised questions about shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a key commercial route, and what steps the United States may take to protect the area.

Trump Administration Blames Iran for Attack on Oil Tankers, but Provides No Proof

• World/Asia
• 2019-06-13 22:31:31Z

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that intelligence demonstrated Iran's culpability, but he provided no evidence to support the assertion.

REFILE-UPDATE 1-South Carolina man who killed his five children sentenced to death

• World/Asia
• 2019-06-13 19:26:58Z

A South Carolina jury sentenced a man to death on Thursday after convicting him of murdering his five young children at their mobile home in 2014 before driving their decomposing bodies through several states and dumping them in Alabama. The jurors voted unanimously to give Timothy Jones the death penalty. Jurors considered whether to give Jones the death penalty or life in prison without possibility of parole.

U.S. Sees State Actor Behind Oil Tanker Attacks in Gulf Region

• World/Asia
• 2019-06-13 16:29:49Z

(Bloomberg) -- An attack on two oil tankers near the entrance to the Persian Gulf was likely done by a state actor, according to a U.S. official, heightening tensions over a potential military confrontation between the U.S. and Iran. Oil prices surged.

U.S. denies Tesla, GM, Uber 25% Chinese tariff relief

• World/Asia
• 2019-06-13 15:18:52Z

The Trump administration is expanding efforts to block the use of Chinese technology in advanced vehicles, denying additional requests by Tesla Inc for tariff relief on key components of its electric vehicles, and rejecting ride-hailing company Uber's petition to waive tariffs on electric scooters and at least 50 separate requests by General Motors Co. After the United States slapped 25 percent tariffs on $50 billion of Chinese imports last year under the two countries' trade dispute, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) allowed companies to petition for exemptions.

Khameini: 'America Could Not Do Anything' to Stop Iran from Developing Nuclear Weapons

• World/Asia
• 2019-06-13 14:58:37Z

Iran's supreme leader said Thursday that the U.S. would be powerless to stop Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons and said no further negotiations with American leaders are forthcoming."America could not do anything" to stop Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, although the state terror sponsor is not currently seeking them, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reportedly told Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, who was visiting Tehran in an effort to ease tensions between Iran and the U.S.Tehran "will in no way repeat" negotiations with the U.S., Khamenei reportedly also told Abe. "We have no doubt about your good will and seriousness, but . . . I don't regard Trump as deserving any exchange of...

Key events raising tensions in the Persian Gulf

• World/Asia
• 2019-06-13 11:28:50Z

Democrats' latest plan to oust Trump: Make him Nixon

• World/Asia
• 2019-06-13 09:03:06Z

Some Republicans say impeaching President Trump would backfire the way it did against the GOP in 1998. Democrats are trying to focus on an earlier era.

Questions surround Obama administration's support for Joe Biden's 2020 Bid

• World/Asia
• 2019-06-12 23:22:35Z

Panel of former Obama staffers react to Joe Biden's campaign on 'The Story.'

Some Bluetooth devices will stop working if you install the latest Windows 10 update

• World/Asia
• 2019-06-12 22:04:40Z

If you're suddenly having trouble connecting any of your Bluetooth devices to your Windows PC this week, don't be alarmed -- this is by design. As Windows Latest observed on Wednesday, the latest security updates for a variety of Windows OS versions (including Windows 10) feature a patch for Bluetooth devices that Microsoft deems "unsecure." All versions of Windows 10 received this update, as did Windows 8.1.If you're currently using any outdated Bluetooth devices on a regular basis, you may experience issues pairing those devices with your Windows computer once the update is installed. Here's Microsoft's description of the issue:> You may experience issues pairing,...

Trump slams 'fake polls' suggesting he's trailing

• World/Asia
• 2019-06-12 20:19:30Z

President Donald Trump slammed reports Wednesday that his internal re-election campaign polls show him trailing Democratic front-runner Joe Biden as well as other candidates in the 2020 presidential race. (June 12)

Mexico: Amlo says sale of presidential plane will fund migrant crackdown

• World/Asia
• 2019-06-12 18:32:38Z

Funds from sale of Andrés Manuel López Obrador's jet will be put toward the deployment of the newly formed national guard The presidential plane, pictured in Colombia in June 2017. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Andrés Manuel López Obrador has promised to fund a crackdown on migrants to Mexico from Central America with proceeds from the sale of his office's aircraft, a 787 Dreamliner which has been on offer since shortly after the Mexican president took office in December. Funds from the sale would be put toward the deployment of the newly formed national guard which has the power to detain migrants without correct papers, López Obrador said on Wednesday. Under the deal struck...

Ford recalls 1.2 million Explorer SUVs, 123,000 F-150 pickups over crash risk

• World/Asia
• 2019-06-12 18:15:19Z

Ford Motor Co. issued several recalls, including more than 1.2 million Ford Explorer SUVs and more than 120,000 Ford F-150 pickup trucks.

Drug trafficker charged as accomplice in David Ortiz shooting, prosecutors say

• World/Asia
• 2019-06-12 12:00:24Z

"He didn't know what they were going to do. He's a fan of David's," Feliz Garcia's lawyer said.

Man accused of killing three Muslim students in 2015 to be sentenced

• World/Asia
• 2019-06-12 03:33:13Z

A judge will sentence the man accused of killing three Muslim college students in Chapel Hill four years ago.

Biden and Trump Escalate Taunts in Preview of 2020 Iowa Battle

• World/Asia
• 2019-06-11 22:12:06Z

Biden spoke in southeastern Iowa Tuesday, hours before the president was set to arrive in the state. "Our politicians let other countries push us around, treat us badly, treat our country with no respect - and you'd see that with Biden," Trump said. Biden is seeking to portray himself as Trump's inevitable 2020 competitor, even before votes are cast in the state's first-in-the-nation nominating contest.

Trump Jr to give private testimony to Congress Wednesday

• World/Asia
• 2019-06-11 21:00:21Z

President Donald Trump's eldest son will testify Wednesday behind closed doors to a Republican-led Senate committee investigating Russia election meddling, a congressional source said. The appearance by Donald Trump Jr before the Senate Intelligence Committee follows a dispute that made headlines last month when the president expressed surprise that his son was being hauled before Congress for a second time as part of the panel's probe. Trump Jr, the 41-year-old currently at the helm of the Trump Organization, is expected to be questioned beginning around 9:15 am (1315 GMT), the source familiar with the proceedings said Tuesday.

'I Support That.' Mike Pence Confirms U.S. Embassies Were Banned From Displaying Pride Flags

• World/Asia
• 2019-06-11 17:25:44Z

The vice president says that at embassies around the world, 'one American flag flies'

Mystery surrounds American deaths in Dominican Republic

• World/Asia
• 2019-06-11 14:43:26Z

US authorities are scrambling to get to the bottom of a rash of deaths of US tourists in the Dominican Republic, with the number of reported fatalities over the past year now rising to six. Three people whose deaths have been confirmed all arrived on May 25 in San Pedro de Macoris, a seaside resort in the south of the Caribbean country, Dominican authorities said. Miranda Schaup-Werner, 41, booked a room with her husband at the Luxury Bahia Principe Bouganville hotel.

Senator Warren urges antitrust chief to recuse himself from Google, Apple probes

• World/Asia
• 2019-06-11 12:49:59Z

Democratic U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren on Tuesday called on the Justice Department's antitrust division chief, Makan Delrahim, to recuse himself from the department's antitrust investigations into Google and Apple, saying his past lobbying for the companies raised conflict of interest concerns. In a letter to Delrahim, Warren said Alphabet Inc's Google had hired him in 2007 to lobby federal antitrust officials on behalf of the company's proposed acquisition of online advertising company DoubleClick Inc, and he had reported an estimated $100,000 in income from Google in that year.

Justice Department strikes deal with House Democrats over Mueller report evidence

• World/Asia
• 2019-06-11 09:37:37Z

Reaction and analysis from criminal defense attorney David Bruno on 'Fox & Friends First.'

Embattled Central Park Five Prosecutor Linda Fairstein Doubles Down

• World/Asia
• 2019-06-11 05:13:32Z

Paul Hawthorne/GettyLinda Fairstein, the prosecutor of the now-exonerated "Central Park Five," was dropped by her publisher and pressured to resign from the board of charities after the Netflix series When They See Us renewed scrutiny of her role in the case.But the former sex crime investigator is doubling down on her claim that she did nothing wrong, attacking the production and suggesting there was good resason for authorities and jurors to think the black teens took part in the infamous 1989 attack on a white jogger.In a Monday night op-ed in The Wall Street Journal, Fairstein called Ava DuVernay's dramatization of the polarizing crime an "outrage." Days earlier, Fairstein also...

Hong Kong businesses pledge closures as extradition anger builds

• World/Asia
• 2019-06-11 03:11:53Z

Scores of Hong Kong businesses have vowed to shut down as anger builds over government plans to push through a law allowing extraditions to China, despite a huge weekend protest. The financial hub was rocked by a huge rally on Sunday -- the largest since the city's 1997 return to China -- as vast crowds called on the city's leaders to scrap the Beijing-backed plan. Many are fearful that the proposal will tangle people up in the mainland's opaque courts and hammer Hong Kong's reputation as an international business hub.

New York helicopter crash: Pilot  killed in fiery accident on top of Manhattan skyscraper

• World/Asia
• 2019-06-11 00:24:02Z

A helicopter crash-landed on top of a 51-storey building in New York City on Monday, catching fire and killing the pilot. The helicopter took off at 1:32pm from the heliport on 34th Street, and flew for 11 minutes before crashing. The pilot was named by local media on Monday night as Tim McCormack, and he had been flying a private client shortly before the accident. He had finished the trip, and was heading home to Linden, New Jersey, when the crash happened. The helicopter was reportedly owned by a company called American Continental Properties Inc, the New York Post said. Firefighters work on the roof of 787 Seventh Avenue at 51st Street after a helicopter crashed there  Credit: Getty...

Pompeo to boost ties with Modi on India visit

• World/Asia
• 2019-06-10 20:55:52Z

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday he would visit India this month to forge closer relations with re-elected Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Pompeo told reporters that he would outline areas for new cooperation with Modi's India during a speech Wednesday in Washington ahead of his trip to New Delhi. State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus, speaking after Pompeo, said the top US diplomat could leave for Delhi on June 24.

President Trump Wants Asylum Seekers to Stay in Mexico. Here's How That Would Work

• World/Asia
• 2019-06-10 20:39:09Z

Central Americans seeking asylum in the United States could soon spend months or even years in Mexico waiting for their cases to be heard.

UN nuclear watchdog warns Iran has begun accelerating production of enriched uranium

• World/Asia
• 2019-06-10 15:12:30Z

The UN's nuclear watchdog chief revealed on Monday that Iran has accelerated its production of enriched uranium, as Tehran warned the US it "cannot expect to stay safe" after introducing sanctions on the country. Yukiya Amano, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), voiced rare concern over "increasing tensions" between Washington and the Islamic Republic. He said Tehran was now producing more enriched uranium than before, following through with a threat made last month. Iran announced in early May that it no longer considered itself bound to keep to the limits of stocks of heavy water and enriched uranium which were agreed as part of the...

Nancy Pelosi slams President Trump's immigration deal with Mexico

• World/Asia
• 2019-06-10 09:56:55Z

Former Assistant Secretary of State Robert Charles weighs in on President Trump's new immigration deal with Mexico.

China Claims It Has the Tech to Track F-22s over the East China Sea

• World/Asia
• 2019-06-10 09:30:00Z

Real or fake news? You decide. State-run Chinese media is claiming that the People's Liberation Army has been able to track the U.S. Air Force's Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor stealth fighters over the East China Sea. While the Chinese report might be easily dismissed as propaganda-it is not beyond the realm of possibility. In fact-it's very possible that China can track the Raptor. Stealth is not a cloak of invisibility, after all. Stealth technology simply delays detection and tracking.(This first appeared in 2016.)First off, if a Raptor is carrying external fuel tanks-as it often does during "ferry missions"-it is not in a stealth configuration. Moreover, the aircraft is often fitted with...

Hong Kong leader says extradition bill will not be scrapped

• World/Asia
• 2019-06-10 03:52:50Z

Hong Kong's pro-Beijing leader said Monday she had no plans to scrap a controversial plan to allow extraditions to the Chinese mainland, a day after huge crowds came out to oppose the proposal. "This is a very important piece of legislation that will help to uphold justice and also ensure that Hong Kong will fulfil her international obligations in terms of cross-boundary and transnational crimes," chief executive Carrie Lam told reporters. The city government is pushing a bill through the legislature that would allow extraditions to any jurisdiction with which it does not already have a treaty -- including mainland China.

One Dead and Six Injured in Dallas Crane Collapse That Crushed Apartment Building

• World/Asia
• 2019-06-09 22:08:02Z

Simon McGillAt least one person was killed and six people were injured in Dallas on Sunday after a storm that is battering the southeast caused a construction crane to collapse, crushing several floors of an apartment building and a parking garage. The Elan City Lights apartment complex and its parking garbage were sliced through. The worst of the damage was on the eastern residential side, according to reports.Jason Evans, a spokesman with Dallas Fire-Rescue Department, told reporters at a briefing on the accident that five of the wounded were in serious and critical condition, and a sixth person was hospitalized and later released. Names and conditions of victims have not been...

Xbox E3 live stream: Watch the Xbox E3 2019 press conference live right here

• World/Asia
• 2019-06-09 19:00:30Z

With Sony sitting E3 out for the first time this year, Microsoft has the opportunity to dictate the narrative of the show. This is, by default, the biggest press conference of E3 2019, and the Xbox team is expected to take full advantage of that with game reveals, discussion of next-generation consoles, and demos of new technology.The Xbox E3 2019 Briefing begins on Sunday, June 9th at 1 PM PT / 4 PM ET, and although you can get free stuff by watching on Mixer, we've also embedded the stream at the top of the post. Microsoft will also be hosting a special E3 2019 edition of Inside Xbox, so be sure to tune back in on Monday to see more games in action.Recent leaks and reports have...

The Polaris ACE 900 XC Is the Ultimate Bug-Out Buggy

• World/Asia
• 2019-06-09 19:00:00Z

Whether you consider it an ATV with a steering wheel or a single-seat side-by-side, the ACE 900 is a lot of fun on the trails.

Potterheads: Vans x Harry Potter shoe and clothing line is here

• World/Asia
• 2019-06-09 17:58:16Z

Vans promised a collaboration with Harry Potter creators. See the new shoes and apparel items .

Sudan protesters want civil disobedience to pressure army

• World/Asia
• 2019-06-08 17:21:29Z

Pro-democracy protest leaders on Saturday called on Sudanese to take part in acts of civil disobedience in a bid to pressure the military to hand over power after the deadly break-up of their main sit-in in the capital of Khartoum earlier this week. The call came a day after Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed met separately with the ruling generals and the protest leaders in an effort to revive talks that were almost dead after the dispersal of the sit-in outside the military's headquarters on Monday. The Sudan Doctors' Central Committee, one of the protest groups, said at least 113 people have been killed and more than 500 wounded since Monday.

Is it impossible for moderate Democrats to make it out of the presidential primary?

• World/Asia
• 2019-06-08 12:25:30Z

What does Biden's sudden flip on the Hyde Amendment say? Democrats for Life of America executive director Kristen Day weighs in.

10 deals you don't want to miss on Saturday: $20 off PlayStation Plus, $26 headphones, $17 Wi-Fi extender, more

• World/Asia
• 2019-06-08 11:27:40Z

Welcome to another special weekend edition of our daily deals roundups. Highlights from Saturday's list include the return of a Black Friday sale that shaves $20 off 12-month PlayStation Plus codes (they're stackable so you can buy several and add multiple years to your balanace!), hot new true wireless earbuds for just $26.39 when you use the coupon code BGRSPTFP at checkout, the best-selling Wi-Fi range extender on Amazon for just $16.99, $50 off Bose's awesome compact sound bar, the lowest price ever on the Ring Video Doorbell 2, $5 off Fire TV Sticks, $20 off Echo Dots, $14 off AirPods 2, soft white LED light bulbs for just $1 a piece, a massive 50% discount on a top Blendtec blender,...