Sunday, January 06, 2019

6 January - iGoogle Portal - Tab 7 - MSM


  WIRED



  • Samsung shows off new televisions at CES, and says iTunes will soon join its smart TV offerings.
  • Plus, New York cancels a much-hyped subway shutdown, self-driving cars have an interesting 2018, and we ride an odd, three-wheeled electric vehicle.

    • Surely things on the internet will be better than they were in 2018, right? Oh, wait...

  • John R. Bolton, the national security adviser, said troops would remain until the Islamic State was completely defeated and Turkey guaranteed it would not strike Kurdish forces...
  • A native of Houston who sought a job teaching English for the Islamic State was one of two Americans said to have been captured on the battlefield by a United States-supported militia...

    • Military officials said they had determined that an American strike in Yemen last week had killed Jamal al-Badawi, who had escaped from prison twice.

      India News, Latest News in India, Live News India, India Breaking News - Ti







  •   BBC News - UK



  • Darren Pencille, 35, is charged with the murder of Lee Pomeroy, 51, who was stabbed to death on a train.
  • Wayne Rooney's arrest for public intoxication was a result of feeling "disorientated" after taking sleeping tablets on a flight while drinking, according to his spokesman...

    • Theresa May warns of "uncharted territory" if MPs reject her agreement as she insists crunch vote will "definitely" go ahead next week.


      National Geographic News




  • Santa Claus, Father Christmas, St. Nick—no matter the name, everyone knows the story of this plump, jolly, bringer of gifts. Or do they?
  • The mortal remains of the 4th-century Greek bishop are likely scattered around the world as holy relics.

    • Find out how astronomy and meteorology differ on the definition, why solstices happen, and how the day is marked around the world.


  • U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that trade talks with China were going very well and that weakness in the Chinese economy gave Beijing a reason to work toward a deal...
  • A human rights group urged Thai authorities on Monday to halt plans to deport an 18-year-old Saudi woman who says she is fleeing abuse from her family and fears they will kill her if she...

    • Former Venezuelan Supreme Court Justice Christian Zerpa has fled to the United States to protest President Nicolas Maduro's second term that will begin with his inauguration this...


  • The private spaceflight company SpaceX has moved its first Dragon spaceship designed for astronauts to the launchpad ahead of an uncrewed test flight that's just weeks away...
  • Deep Space Industries (DSI), a company founded to pursue asteroid mining but which more recently has focused on smallsats, has been acquired by another space technology company...

    • In his first national security meeting as acting defense secretary, Patrick Shanahan said DoD should stay focused on the national defense strategy and the strategic competition...

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