Success: NASA's Juno probe enters orbit around Jupiter
NASA's Juno spacecraft is in orbit around Jupiter after a tense operation July 4. (Reuters) This post has been updated. NASA scientists on Monday night confirmed that Juno, a basketball-court-sized spacecraft designed to unlock some of the secrets of our solar system, successfully entered an orbit around Jupiter, the system's largest, oldest planet and one with some of the most powerful radiation scientists have ever seen. Juno completed a 35-minute engine burn that slowed the spacecraft ..>> view originalSaudi Arabia names Pakistani man as suicide bomber in Jiddah
Three suicide bombers struck across Saudi Arabia on July 4 as Muslims celebrated the final days of the holy month of Ramadan. (Reuters) BEIRUT — Suicide bombers suspected of links to the Islamic State struck for the fourth time in less than a week, targeting three locations in Saudi Arabia in an extension of what appeared to be a coordinated campaign of worldwide bombings coinciding with the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The triple attacks Monday ranged across the kingdom: near a U.S. co..>> view originalThe Latest: English archbishop says EU vote unleashed hatred
LONDON — The Latest on Britain’s vote to leave the European Union (all times local): 3:20 p.m. Two senior Conservative leaders have been caught off guard on an open microphone offering candid views on the party’s leadership contenders, with former Treasury chief Kenneth Clarke describing front-runner Theresa May as a “bloody difficult woman.” May is Britain’s Home Secretary, in charge of the police and British border forces. Clarke and former Foreign Secretary Malcolm Rifkind were speaking abou..>> view originalIsraeli PM: Africa has no better friend than Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta, right, walk together after giving a joint press conference at State House in Nairobi, Kenya, Tuesday, July 5, 2016. Netanyahu is in Kenya as part of his four-nation tour of Africa. (Sayyid Abdul Azim/Associated Press) By Tom Odula | AP July 5 at 8:56 AM NAIROBI, Kenya — Africa has no better friend than the state of Israel for the practical needs of security and development, Israeli Prime Minister Benja..>> view originalEl Al flight lands safely in Israel after bomb threat
By Ami Bentov | AP July 5 at 9:59 AM TEL AVIV, Israel — An El Al flight from New York that was escorted by military jets in Europe following a bomb threat landed safely in Israel on Tuesday. El Al President David Maimon said Flight 002 from John F. Kennedy airport touched down midday after an anonymous tip was received regarding a potential bomb threat onboard. Following the tip, France and Switzerland deployed military jets over their airspaces as escorts for the Boeing 747 plane flying tow..>> view originalDonald Trump meets with Joni Ernst, Mike Pence amid veep ...
Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump spent part of his Fourth of July holiday weekend meeting separately with both Indiana Gov. Mike Pence and Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa, as he moves closer to announcing his choice for the Republican vice presidential nominee.Mr. Trump met with Mr. Pence on Saturday, and he met with Ms. Ernst on Monday.Ms. Ernst, who was first elected in 2014, reported a “good conversation” with Mr. Trump, according to Fox News.“It was great spending time with @joniern..>> view originalThis is what Loretta Lynch is thinking now
Attorney General Loretta Lynch said July 1 that she will accept investigators' recommendations on whether or not to bring charges against Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton over her email use while secretary of state. (AP) My Aspen Ideas Festival interview of Attorney General Loretta Lynch had been on the books for weeks. She was supposed to give a speech on criminal-justice reform, followed by a sit-down with me about the issue and other topics. A chance encounter with for..>> view originalRevisiting Clinton's claim she used personal email out of 'convenience'
During a news conference at the United Nations March 10, 2015, former secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she regretted using a private email server for work-related correspondence. (UN Web TV) “First, when I got to work as Secretary of State, I opted for convenience to use my personal email account, which was allowed by the State Department, because I thought it would be easier to carry just one device for my work and for my personal emails instead of two.” — Hillary Clinton, news con..>> view originalThe Baltics' tangled geography that has both sides feeling surrounded
Locals pass a coast guard ship at Russia’s Baltiysk naval base in its enclave of Kaliningrad. (Dmitri Beliakov/For The Washington Post) BALTIC CURTAIN | This is part of a series examining the new front lines in a Cold-War-style confrontation between Russia and the West. JUODKRANTE, Lithuania — The accusation crackled through Lithuanian politics like a lightning bolt: A Russian military crew may have landed in a peaceful fishing settlement as part of an exercise, a senior Lithuanian lawma..>> view originalDonald Trump cuts into Hillary Clinton's lead: poll
Likely Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has cut what had been a double-digit lead for Hillary Clinton two months ago down to single digits, according to a poll released Monday.Mrs. Clinton led Mr. Trump by about 5 percentage points, 45.6 percent to 40.4 percent, according to the USA Today/Suffolk University poll. Rounding would give Mrs. Clinton a 6-point, 46 percent to 40 percent, lead.That’s about in line with the lead Mrs. Clinton holds in an average of recent national polling. Tw..>> view original
Wednesday, July 6, 2016
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