Trump Said to Ask Cabinet to Draft Possible Trade Deal With Xi

Nov.02 -- The yuan rose and treasury yields spike on Bloomberg reporting that President Trump is said to have asked key U.S. officials to begin drafting trade ...

Trump says he and China's Xi had 'long and very good' trade conversation

Trump talked to Xi as concerns have risen about an escalating trade war between the world's two largest economies, the United States and China.

Additional China tariffs will bring Trade War pain to everyone. That's not a good thing

Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on every single export from China to the Untied States, and he might do so as early as December. That would be a ...

Global stocks gain on hopes of a US-China deal. Are investors jumping the gun?

Stock markets around the world climbed Friday on optimism about a potential ceasefire in the trade war between the United States and China.

Cook Political Report outlook: Democrats gain 30-40 seats in House, up from 25-35

A political analyst updated his outlook for the House just days before midterm elections, giving the Democrats an even greater edge over Republicans hoping to ...

Trump made a key distinction that shows he's not exactly bullish about Republicans keeping control of the House

During a Wednesday interview, President Donald Trump was reluctant to say that Republicans would hold the House of Representatives in November's midterm ...

Newt Gingrich: My midterm predictions – Trump Revolution is safe even if Dems take the House

There is one clear certainty about Tuesday's midterm elections. Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York will not become the Senate majority leader.

What the Polls Show in the Run-Up to the Midterm Elections

John Cassidy reviews current polls for the highly anticipated contests between Republican and Democratic candidates in the midterm elections around the ...

Poll: Cruz leads O'Rourke by 3 points in Texas Senate race | TheHill

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R) holds a 3-point lead over his Senate challenger Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D) ahead of next week's midterm elections, according to a new ...

Beto and Cruz Latest, Sinema Pickup, Cuomo Skips Debate: 4 Days to Go

Welcome to The Tip Sheet, a daily political analysis of the 2018 elections, based on interviews with Republican and Democratic officials, pollsters, strategists ...

How to Win Texas

For a Democrat? No one knows. They haven't done it in three decades. So Beto O'Rourke is appealing to the state's biggest constituency: nonvoters.

O'Rourke rakes in thousands of dollars from Hollywood celebrities | TheHill

Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke is raking in thousands of dollars from Hollywood celebrities in his bid to unseat incumbent Republican Sen. Ted Cruz.

Judge refuses to block voter ID law for Native Americans in North Dakota | TheHill

A federal district court judge on Thursday refused to temporarily exempt Native Americans in North Dakota from a state law requiring residents to show a valid ID ...

Federal Judge Allows North Dakota Republicans to Block Native Americans From Voting

A federal judge rejected on Thursday a lawsuit brought by Native American voters disenfranchised by North Dakota's draconian voter ID law. The decision likely ...

Judge denies Native American effort to stop North Dakota voter address rule

A federal judge denied a last-minute emergency request to prevent North Dakota's new street address requirement for voting from applying to Tuesday's midterm ...

The Catch-22 that just stripped Native Americans of their voting rights in North Dakota

Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) won her 2012 race by less than 3,000 votes — in no small part due to support from Native Americans. Not long thereafter, North ...

Pittsburgh shooting: Robert Bowers pleads not guilty

Robert Bowers, the alleged gunman accused of killing 11 Jewish worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue on Saturday has pleaded not guilty. Mr Bowers, 46, has ...

Pittsburgh synagogue gunman Robert Bowers pleads not guilty

As Jews murdered in the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre are buried, the Jewish mourning period begins

The shock and horror of a gunman murdering 11 Jews at prayer in a Pittsburgh synagogue Saturday – while screaming “all Jews must die” – has traumatized the ...

Pittsburgh Shooting Suspect Pleads Not Guilty in Synagogue Rampage

PITTSBURGH — Robert Bowers, the man accused of murdering 11 people in a hate-fueled massacre at the Tree of Life synagogue, entered a plea of not guilty ...

Trump’s new immigration ad was panned as racist. Turns out it was also based on a falsehood.

The expletive-filled advertisement President Trump released this week, seemingly to raise fears about immigration in advance of the midterm elections, was ...

Trump’s Racist ‘Willie Horton’ Video Is a Normal GOP Ad in 2018

In new video reminiscent of the infamous “Willie Horton ad,” president Trump says that Democrats are trying to flood the U.S. with cop killers like Luis ...

6 minutes ago Democrats take the immigration bait

Democrats could easily counter President Trump's false equivalencies and fearmongering with simple logic. Instead, however, Democrats reach to embrace ...

CNN correctly calls Trump’s new immigration-fear ad ‘racist’

The CNN headline regarding a new anti-immigration ad posted on President Trump's Twitter account doesn't sit above an opinion piece. It's a news story, and ...

Exclusive: Pilot radioed alert on doomed Indonesian jet's previous flight

JAKARTA (Reuters) - The pilot of a Lion Air flight from Indonesia's Bali island on Sunday made a radio alert minutes after take-off due to technical problems, but ...

Divers recover jet flight recorder from Indonesia seafloor

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Divers in Indonesia recovered one of the crashed Lion Air jet's flight recorders from the seafloor on Thursday, a crucial ...

Pilot on previous Lion Air flight alerted problem with plane hours before crash

JAKARTA, Indonesia – New details about the crashed Lion Air's jet previous flight cast doubt on the Indonesian airline's claim to have fixed technical problems.

New details highlight Lion Air jet's problems before crash

New details about the crashed Lion Air's jet previous flight have cast more doubt on the Indonesian airline's claim to have fixed technical problems as hundreds ...

Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro makes top judge Sergio Moro justice minister

Brazil's far-right President-elect Jair Bolsonaro has convinced prominent anti-corruption judge Sergio Moro to lead the country's justice ministry. Mr Moro said on ...

Brazil's Bolsonaro wants Israel embassy moved to Jerusalem

Far-right president-elect vows to fulfill his promise in an interview with Israeli newspaper 'Israel Hayom'.

Brazil election shows it’s time for digital resilience | TheHill

Each of us must protect democratic debates from those who try to undermine them in the digital engagement space by verifying news and other information.

Brazil Judge Who Convicted Lula Takes Post in Bolsonaro’s Cabinet

RIO DE JANEIRO — The federal judge who doomed former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's bid to return to power by convicting him on corruption charges ...

Ethiopia swears in first female Supreme Court chief

(CNN) Human rights lawyer Meaza Ashenafi was sworn in Thursday as the head of Ethiopia's Supreme Court by the country's parliament in a wave of ...

Women’s rights activist named to head Ethiopia’s Supreme Court

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — In Ethiopia's latest move to empower women, the country's Parliament on Thursday installed as Supreme Court president a women's ...

Meaza Ashenaf named Ethiopia's new female supreme court president. Half of cabinet made up of women

Ethiopia's parliament today swore in the country's first female supreme court president, Meaza Ashenafi, adding to the 10 women ministers and state president.

Ethiopia gets its first female supreme court president

Ethiopia's parliament on Thursday swore in the country's first female supreme court president, building on efforts by reformist Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to ...

CBS Beats Wall Street’s Q3 Estimates In First Post-Les Moonves Report

CBS beat Wall Street estimates with solid third-quarter results in its first financial report since the exit in September of longtime CEO Les Moonves. Related.

CBS Earnings: Analysts Don't Ask About Moonves Investigation or Payout

CBS was expected to earn $1.22 per share on revenue of $3.24 billion, but it posted $1.24 on $3.26 billion.

CBS 3Q Profit Rises on Digital Subscriptions, Affiliate Fees

CBS said third-quarter profit rose largely on strength in revenue from affiliate and subscription fees, a testament to the company's ongoing efforts to find sources ...

Succession at CBS Will Be Tougher Than It Looks

The board faces a difficult task in finding a new chief executive. Richard Parsons, the former interim chairman, had discussed the job with HBO's Richard Plepler, ...

Google employees stage walkout over sexual harassment scandals

Google CEO Offers Empathy But No Solutions As Staffers Globally Walkout Over Sexual Harassment Claims

“There's anger and frustration within the company,” said Google CEO Sundar Pichai today as thousands of employees of the tech giant around the globe walked ...

Google workers walk out to protest sexual harassment

Google employees worldwide walk out to protest company’s handling of sexual harassment claims

The “Google Walkout” is taking place today at “nearly two-thirds of Google's global offices” at 11:10 a.m. local time, according to the organizers. GeekWire will be ...

Here comes Starbucks... (SBUX)

Starbucks reported fourth-quarter results that beat on both the top and bottom lines. Same-store-sales growth was at the high end of the estimated ra...

A closer look at the BMW 8 Series Convertible - Exterior & Interior

This is the new BMW 8 Series Convertible

Two-tonne luxury soft-top revealed, topping £107k. This, or a Mercedes S-Class Cabrio? Vijay Pattni. 1 Nov 2018. Facebook · Twitter · Google+ · WhatsApp ...

The all-new BMW X7. Official Launch Film.

2019 BMW 8 Series Convertible debuts: ?523-hp M850i xDrive starts at $122,395 - Autoblog

The 2019 BMW 8 Series Convertible luxury grand tourer will hit dealerships soon. The M850i xDrive with its 523-horsepower V8 and all-wheel drive starts at ...

Sorry, But Your iPhone 5 Just Became Obsolete

Sometime in the flurry of news surrounding the new iPad Pro and the new MacBook Air, Apple quietly added the iPhone 5 to its list of “vintage and obsolete ...

Apple's sky-high prices are here to stay

It's not just you: Apple's hardware is more expensive than ever. That may be bad news for your wallet, but it's a trend that's likely to continue — because it's ...

Apple tumbles 7% after earnings on light guidance

Apple locked in a strategy of boosting prices to offset slowing sales, but missed shipment estimates on iPhones, offered light guidance and announced major ...

What to expect from Apple's fourth quarter earnings report

Due to the announced later today, Apple's fourth quarter results are expected by analysts to be a high point among tech company financial reports, with revenue ...

You can already buy the first foldable smartphone in the world, but not from Samsung or Huawei

The first foldable phone in the world isn't just a concept, as I first thought when seeing it demoed on video in Asia. It's an actual Android phone that you can buy ...

Crazily named Royole Flexpai phone folds up for a glimpse of the future

Excited about folding smartphones, but curious about the design? The Royole Flexpai is our first good look at what foldable smartphones may look like, and ...

This is the world's first foldable phone and, as expected, it's not cheap

We've just seen the first ever foldable phone that you'll be able to buy, and it's coming out in December.

Start-up beats major players to launch world's first foldable smartphone

California-based start-up Royole has beaten major players Huawei and Samsung in launching what it claims is the world's first foldable smartphone.

Who knows Justin Timberlake the best? Jimmy Fallon has a little game to find out.

Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel joined Jimmy Fallon for the "Best Friends Challenge," with Biel and Fallon testing their knowledge of the pop star.

Justin Timberlake And Jessica Biel’s Lego Batman Halloween Costumes Are Spot On

Reporting on movies, television, video games, and pop culture CINEMABLEND is the go-to source for today's plugged-in generation.

Justin Timberlake wrote 'Cry Me a River' amid Britney Spears breakup in just two hours - NY Daily News

Justin Timberlake only needed a couple hours to write one of the biggest — and most personal — songs of his career.

Jessica Biel and Jimmy Fallon Both Know Justin Timberlake’s ‘Safe Word’ in Funny ‘Best Friends Challenge'

Biel competed with her husband's longtime pal on Thursday's 'Tonight Show.'

Ridley Scott and Paramount Moving Forward on ‘Gladiator’ Sequel

After years of discussing a sequel to the Oscar-winning hit, Ridley Scott looks ready to return to the coliseum as the director has begun development on a new ...

Gladiator 2: Ridley Scott Moving Forward with Sequel to Russell Crowe Epic

Ridley Scott is planning to direct a sequel to the Oscar-winning Gladiator.

'Gladiator': Ridley Scott working on sequel to Russell Crowe classic

Director Ridley Scott is developing a 'Gladiator' sequel, a follow-up the Oscar-winning classic film starring Russell Crowe as Maximus.

‘Gladiator 2’: Ridley Scott’s Oscar Winner Is Getting a Sequel, Here are the First Details

“Gladiator 2” is officially moving forward with director Ridley Scott and screenwriter Peter Craig, Deadline reports. The storyline will center on Lucius, the son of ...

Bill Belichick would rather have Aaron Rodgers than Tom Brady - Max Kellerman | First Take

Rodgers on Brady: He is a 'unicorn' among QBs

As mega matchup between Aaron Rodgers' Green Bay Packers and Tom Brady's New England Patriots draws near, Rodgers proclaims Brady as a 'unicorn' as ...

Bill Belichick goes all in on Aaron Rodgers' golf game

Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers have been in the throes of a media lovefest this week, launching serious plaudits toward each other heading into their Sunday ...

Patriots Notes: Trey Flowers’ Career Began With Sack Of Aaron Rodgers

FOXBORO, Mass. -- Some leftover notes and nuggets from Thursday's New England Patriots media availability at Gillette Stadium: -- Trey Flowers still was at ...

GAMEDAY: Nick Saban's Process first took hold in Baton Rouge

Matt Mauck hadn't even dusted the confetti off his shoulders when the LSU quarterback was summoned to speak to Nick Saban. The Tigers had just won the ...

SEC Insider | Another heated matchup between Alabama vs. LSU

Another Difficult Week For SEC Football Predictions

Nerds have been reasonably successful in SEC football predictions.

2018 SEC Football Predictions | Week 10

Week 10 of 2018 SEC Football Predictions features Alabama at LSU, Georgia at Kentucky, and Texas A&M at Auburn.

Gordon Hayward 'a bit sore' but pushes through to help Celtics win

Gordon Hayward not only put up an impressive stat line -- a season-high 18 points on 6-for-11 shooting -- but also checked off an important box in his attempt to ...

Celtics Set A Franchise Record With 24 Threes | November 1, 2018

Celtics take down Bucks, NBA's final undefeated team

The Boston Celtics took down the Milwaukee Bucks, the final undefeated team in the NBA, and nearly made some 3-point history doing it.

Kyrie Irving says Celtics are dialing in to their strengths | NBA Sound

Ocean Study Has Horrific Implications for Climate Change Fight

A recent United Nations report warned that the world had just a dozen years left to avoid some of the most catastrophic effects of climate change. A new study ...

The Sea May Be Absorbing Way More Heat Than We Thought

Scientists have developed a radical new method for measuring global warming-induced rising ocean temperatures: They aren't sampling water, but air.

Beer Prices Might Double Thanks to Climate Change :: Drink :: Features :: climate change and beer :: Paste

The price you pay for beer could significantly rise in the future because of climate change. If you weren't already worried about our climate, now's the time to ...

A Radically Realistic Climate Vision | by Barbara Unmüßig

Limiting global temperatures to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels is the only way to achieve social justice while protecting our environment from devastating ...

Nasa OSIRIS-REx snaps 'super resolution' picture of asteroid Bennua

It's one of the scariest objects in the entire solar system – and we're not talking about the Halloween Death Comet. Asteroid Bennu is a doomsday space rock ...

Whoa, dinosaur eggs looked more dope than we thought

When it comes to egg art, modern birds have the market cornered. Turtles and lizards and alligators encase their spawn in plain white, while bird eggs appear in ...

Some dinosaurs had exquisite eggs with colors, spots, speckles

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some dinosaurs laid colored, speckled and spotted eggs boasting exquisite hues of blue and brown, scientists said on Thursday, in a ...

Fossil Pigments Reveal Dinosaur Origin of Bird Egg Colors

Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the ...

Dinosaurs May Have Given Birds Their Colorful, Speckled Eggs

A new analysis of fossilized eggshells suggests diversely patterned eggs evolved much earlier than previously believed.

Major Study Finds ‘Some Evidence’ of Link Between Cellphone Radiation and Brain Cancer

But the results apply only to male rats and involve radio frequencies long out of routine use.

Cross talk: Federal agencies clash on cellphone cancer risk

Two U.S. government agencies are giving conflicting interpretations of a safety study on cellphone radiation: One says it causes cancer in rats. The other says ...

High exposure to radio frequency radiation associated with cancer in male rats: Reports on rat and mouse studies of radio frequency radiation like that used in 2G and 3G cell phone technologies

The National Toxicology Program (NTP) concluded there is clear evidence that male rats exposed to high levels of radio frequency radiation (RFR) like that used ...

Final report says cellphone radiation may cause cancer in rats but not people

A report on cellphones and cancer concludes cellphone radiation may cause cancer in rats, but scientists don't know why and say people are not at the same ...