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The photo sparked outrage from advocates vying for change and those who consider the photo exploitative #
Source: Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines — 27th June 2019 at 07:16 (about 1 hour ago)
Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed legislation making Illinois the 11th state in the nation to legalize recreational marijuana. The Democrat signed legislation Tuesday in Chicago allowing residents to purchase and possess up to 1 ounce (30 grams) of marijuana at a time. Illinois joins 10 other states and the District of Columbia in allowing recreational use. #
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Hochholdinger, a former production executive at Volkswagen AG, is the latest high-profile executive to leave Tesla in the past two years as the automaker struggles to ramp up production of Model 3, which is seen as crucial for its long-term profitability. At Volkswagen, Hochholdinger spent 22 years supervising the production of Audi A4, A5 and Q5 models. Both Tesla and Hochholdinger did not respond to requests for comment. #
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The Galaxy Note 10 is launching soon, complete with a brand new design and a few novel features, but this Samsung flagship will be at least as expensive as the Galaxy S10 series that launched earlier this year. And if you?re gunning for a 5G version of the Note 10, then you?ll have to pay even more. But Samsung is also doing something it hasn?t done before; it?s working on a brand new flagship device that won't be as expensive as the S10 or Note 10. Moreover, this rumored Galaxy A90 phone will deliver 5G connectivity as well as 45W charging speeds -- something that hasn't been available on any Samsung flagship to date. Leaks from the usual suspects say the Galaxy A90 will run on the same Qualcomm processor that powers some of the Galaxy S10 and Note 10 versions, including the 5G models. That?s the Snapdragon 855, of course -- a chip found inside many of this year?s Android flagships. https://twitter.com/OnLeaks/status/1143535173612556288 Both A90 models will also feature 6.7-inch displays with in-display fingerprint sensors, according to @OnLeaks, as well as triple lens cameras. However, the camera specs won?t be identical. Also interesting is that the 5G phone won?t have whatever Tilt optical image stabilization, whereas the 4G version will get it. Unlike the other Samsung flagships, the A90 isn't supposed to feature a front-facing camera. Instead, the triple-lens camera will have a pop-up rotary design which will let you use it for both selfies and regular photos. The other leaker that has referenced the Galaxy A90 in the past is Ice Universe, and he also mentioned the same Snapdragon 855 SoC for the phone: https://twitter.com/UniverseIce/status/1142700778466897921 Previous leaks also claimed that the Galaxy A90 will get 45W fast charging, which is even faster than what the Galaxy S10 can do. We?ve seen conflicting rumors about the Note 10?s battery charging speed, with Ice saying that the Pro version of the phone might still support 45W, while the regular model will only support 25W. That said, we have no idea how much the Galaxy A90 phones will cost or when they?ll be available. The Galaxy Note 10, meanwhile, is expected to hit stores in the second half of August. #
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Two U.S. service members were killed in Afghanistan on Wednesday, the American-led NATO mission in Afghanistan said in a statement. #
Source: Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines — 27th June 2019 at 07:16 (about 1 hour ago)
Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/GettyAs yet another woman comes forward to accuse President Donald Trump of sexual assault, a Democratic member of Congress is now calling for a formal investigation into the roughly two dozen similar allegations against Trump.Rep. Jackie Speier, a California Democrat who sits on the House?s Oversight and Reform Committee and is a leader on the Hill on sexual harassment, said Congress should look into these accusations after writer E. Jean Carroll published a book in which she detailed an alleged violent sexual encounter with Trump over 20 years ago. ?We do have a lot on our plates, so I can?t speak to when it?s going to happen,? said Speier in a brief interview with The Daily Beast on Tuesday. But she affirmed it was worth lawmakers? time, especially in light of Carroll?s story.?This particular case is particularly egregious, and there?s no reason not to believe the woman,? said Speier. ?I think his problem is, he sees that as a way of wooing a woman and women see it as sexual assault or rape.?A House Democratic aide told The Daily Beast that the Carroll accusations had some party lawmakers considering an investigation into her story and the many others. But, the aide said, questions remain over which committee might have jurisdiction over such a matter.Writer E. Jean Carroll: Trump Sexually Assaulted Me in a Bergdorf?s Dressing RoomWhether the matter ever gets to the point of debating committee jurisdictions seems far off, however. While Speier was speaking openly about the merits of a congressional investigation, she was largely alone. Other Democrats shot down the idea, saying that while they appreciated the gravity of Carroll?s charges, their docket was packed when it came to investigative matters. ?Oh my God, we have enough inquiries going on!? said Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA), the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus. ?I think that would be ridiculous.??It?s been well established that the president is inappropriate with women,? said Bass. ?We know this. I think there?s a lot of other things that are going on that are equally important, and to me, to focus on this right now would be a diversion.?Indeed, as Capitol Hill?s Democrats came back to D.C. on Tuesday, Carroll?s story hardly appeared to be top of mind. Few, if any, offices issued press releases and members barely touched the topic during media hits. It also did not come up during weekly press sessions from members of Democratic leadership on Tuesday. The reticence served as yet another reminder that Washington has grown calloused to something that, in a prior time, would have been a politically paralyzing moment. More than two dozen women have now accused Trump of everything from walking in on naked pageant contests to unwanted kissing and groping to instances that could be conceivably categorized as rape. He has denied them all, including on Monday when he said that Carroll was ?not my type.? Mika Brzezinski to Trump: If E. Jean Carroll ?Not Your Type,? Who Would You Rape?The lack of political blowback to such accusations?let alone a sustained focus on them?has left several of Trump?s previous accusers dispirited. Samantha Holvey, one of the Miss USA contestants who said Trump walked in on her in a dressing room, said she was furious with Congress for not doing more. She wanted legislators to hold hearings and investigate, especially given the more serious nature of Carroll?s allegation.?Where is their magical line that says, ?OK he?s finally crossed the line, we need to hold a hearing?? she asked. ?I?ve lost track of how many women have come forward now, and what you?re saying to us is that we don?t matter.?But Jessica Leeds, who told the New York Times in 2016 that Trump had groped her on an airplane three decades earlier, said holding hearings at this point would be a waste of time. She compared the president to Teflon, surviving even as other famous men tumbled as a result of lesser MeToo-related scandals. ?To some degree it?s just, how many times can somebody come forward and tell a story? It just seems to fall on deaf ears,? she said. ?It begins to feel like people just shrug and move onto the next problem.? Jill Harth, one of the first women to accused Trump of non-consensually groping her, added that she understood why Carroll had waited until now to speak out. ?I totally get it,? she said. ?She watched my story and the other women?s stories get swept under the rug and it meant nothing.?Democrats, for their part, acknowledged that a familiar pattern had begun to take hold when it came to the allegations against Trump: the shock of the revelation followed by the adamance of the denial leading to the swiftness with which everyone seemed to move on. But that didn?t mean they?d grown numb to it all. ?I think I?m over being stunned by what the president says,? said Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN), who was visibly emotional discussing Trump?s comments. ?It upsets me so much.?Trump Rape Accusers Turn On Each OtherRepublicans, meanwhile, didn?t bother feigning much outrage at all. Pressed by reporters to respond to Carroll?s allegations and the president?s response to them, many dismissed it entirely. ?He denied it,? said Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.). ?That?s all I needed to hear.?Others claimed they hadn?t seen the story or simply declined comment altogether. And the few who did cop to reading Carroll?s account tried their best to side step it. ?I think both the accuser and the accused are entitled to due process and respect,? Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) told reporters on Tuesday. ?The accuser has accused and the accused has denied it, in America, just because you?re accused of something doesn?t mean you?re guilty of it.?But when asked if he was concerned by the story, Kennedy passed. ?I?ve done the best I can do,? he said, ?to give you an answer on that one.?Read more at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast hereGet our top stories in your inbox every day. 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Majid Takht Ravanchi told a U.N. Security Council meeting Wednesday that the three European countries and the United States, which pulled out of the deal, will have to "accept the full responsibility for any possible consequences" if serious steps aren't taken. Iran said on June 17 that it would surpass the deal's 300-kilogram (600-pound) limit on low-enriched uranium by Thursday, and has recently quadrupled its production. #
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Donald Trump has given a wild interview to Maria Bartiromo on Fox Business, declaring, ?Almost all countries in this world take tremendous advantage of the United States, it?s unbelievable!? The president claimed Japan would watch a Third World War ?at home on a Sony TV? rather than come to America?s aid (ahead of a trip there for the G20 summit), attacked Twitter, accused retired FBI special counsel Robert Mueller of deleting incriminating Justice Department text messages and said Iran ?does not have smart leadership? and is ?going down the tubes?. On Capitol Hill, the House of Representatives passed an emergency spending bill late last night securing $4.5bn (£3.6bn) to address the humanitarian crisis at the US-Mexico border, as a horrific photograph of a drowned migrant father and daughter emerged provoking new public anger. Mr Trump?s son Eric has meanwhile been spat on while out dining in public.Please allow a moment for our liveblog to load #
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In a somewhat bizarre, and yet entertaining, new commercial, Arnold Schwarzenegger goes "undercover" and tries to convince prospective EV buyers to get a gas-powered car instead. The ad itself was put together by Veloz, a California non-profit keen on accelerating the adoption of electric vehicles across the country. The ad is essentially a tongue-in-cheek effort to extol the virtues of electric cars by highlighting the drawbacks of traditional gas-powered vehicles. As a quick example, Schwarzenegger at one point brings out a Hummer and starts aggressively revving the engine and causing a lot of uncomfortable noise in the process. "Can a battery-powered car do this," Schwarzenegger asks rhetorically while sitting behind the wheel. When a prospective EV buyers says that the noise would annoy his neighbors, Schwarzenegger comedically responds: "You're god**** right it will impress your neighbors. This is testosterone!" When another customer tells Schwarzenegger that he's intrigued by the tax credit afforded to EV buyers, the former Governor of California exclaims, "You want a tax credit or do you want to have street credit?" Later on, Schwarzenegger -- who goes by the name Howard Kleiner in the commercial -- tries to argue that the pollution caused by gas-powered vehicles is actually a good thing because it helps stem population growth. All in all, the commercial is well done and the entire thing can be viewed below. There's even a subtle shout out to one of Schwarzenegger's all-time great movie lines if you pay close attention: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=111&v=rXodSqMpuUQ #
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Salt Lake City police are searching for Mackenzie Lueck, who has been missing for a week, though at this point, police do not suspect foul play. #