Newswok: June 2017

Thursday, June 29, 2017

Venezuela hunts for copter pilot behind terrorist attack

😍 60.7 😊 22.5 😉 7.4 😖 6.4 Oscar Perez is a cop, pilot, action movie star and dog trainer. Hes now also a fugitive, accused of strafing two key Venezuelan government buildings from a helicopter in a quixotic attempt to set off a revolt against President Nicolas Maduro.

Top Vatican cardinal fighting abuse charges

😱 43.1 😖 16.2 😍 15.9 😉 8.1 😒 7.2 Cardinal George Pell says he is taking a leave of absence as the Vaticans finance czar after Australian police charged him with multiple counts of historical sexual assault. Pell says hes going back to Australia to fight the charges. (June 29)

North Korea warns Seoul to stay out of nuclear issue ahead of summit

😊 31.4 😐 28.5 😐 26.6 😠 5.1 North Korea wants South Korea to stay out of the nuclear issue ahead of the first summit between President Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in.

People change pitch to talk to high status individuals

😊 44.0 😉 33.8 😐 11.4 😒 10.8 Like David Brent from The Office (pictured) many people change their voice depending on who they are talking to and how dominant they feel, found research from Stirling University (stock image).

This chip stock has done even better than Apple itself because of the iPhone

😉 36.8 😐 33.9 😊 23.1 😖 6.2 Skyworks Solutions shares have outperformed Apple stock after the iPhone launched in June 2007.

Chinas Xi Promises to Protect Hong Kongs Status as Beijing Tightens Grip

😟 50.8 😠 14.5 😉 13.4 😐 12.2 😒 5.1 Chinese President Xi Jinping, in Hong Kong to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the citys return to China, said he was committed maintaining its semiautonomous status, even as Beijing increasingly exerts its influence over the former British colony.

Cardinal takes leave from Vatican after sex assault charges

😐 47.3 😊 46.2 Australian police charged a top Vatican cardinal on Thursday with multiple counts of historical sexual assault offenses, a stunning decision certain to rock the highest levels of the Holy See.

Volcano bulges could be used to predict future eruptions

😟 40.6 😵 24.6 😐 12.1 😖 9.2 Researchers from the University of Cambridge found that the summit of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii grows larger as magma pours upwards from a lava reservoir deep inside the Earths crust.

Nasa creates a sticky space Velcro gripper

😱 58.6 😵 18.1 😖 8.6 😉 5.4 😊 5.3 Around 500,000 pieces of human-made debris currently orbit Earth, but researchers from Stanford University and Nasas Jet Propulsion Lab in California claim they finally have the solution.

Blue Apron IPO Tied Up by Big Tech

😊 58.6 😐 20.3 😒 12.5 😵 5.5 Blue Apron Holdings is the latest startup to have a tech giant suck the air out of its public market debut. It certainly isnt the first and likely wont be the last.

Top Catholic official charged with sexual assault offenses

😊 41.8 😐 19.2 😉 14.6 😖 12.0 😵 7.2 😒 5.2 Cardinal George Pell, one of the most senior officials in the Catholic Church, has been charged with multiple historical sexual assault offenses in his home country of Australia, police said Thursday.

Troubled Mount Laurel nursing home has buyer, will stay open

😊 58.0 😖 32.3 😐 9.6 A Mount Laurel nursing home whose Medicare agreement was canceled June 16 will remain open while a new owner seeks certification.

Map fills a 500-million year gap in Earths history

😐 46.6 😊 24.1 😖 13.4 😒 13.3 Alan Collins, Professor of Geology at the University of Adelaide and Andrew Merdith, a PhD Candidate from the University of Sydney look at how Earth tectonics (pictured) are moving under our feet.

Blue Apron IPO Tied Up by Big Tech

😵 52.6 😊 27.0 😉 9.6 😐 7.7 Blue Apron Holdings is the latest startup to have a tech giant suck the air out of its public market debut. It certainly isnt the first and likely wont be the last.

Vatican Finance Chief Charged With Sexual Abuse

😱 48.5 😐 18.0 😖 14.5 😵 8.8 Cardinal George Pell, Pope Franciss finance chief and one of the most senior officials in the Vatican, was charged Thursday with multiple counts of sexual abuse alleged to have occurred in Australia decades ago.

Tim Hortons offering poutine doughnut on Canada Day but only in the U.S.

😒 74.3 😐 10.3 😊 8.7 😖 6.7 To celebrate Canadas 150th birthday, Tim Hortons is serving up patriotic food. But only U.S. customers will get to try the poutine doughnut or the maple bacon Iced Capp.

The phone that doesnt need a battery

😐 84.9 😠 5.8 😉 5.3 Researchers from the University of Washington in Seattle have developed a cell phone that pulls energy from the world around it, allowing it to operate without any battery at all.

Volcano bulges could be used to predict future eruptions

😵 37.8 😱 33.1 😉 19.9 Researchers from the University of Cambridge found that the summit of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii grows larger as magma pours upwards from a lava reservoir deep inside the Earths crust.

High-tech dashboards signal big changes for auto parts suppliers

😱 59.3 😖 15.1 😐 13.2 SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Peer at the instrument panel on your new car and you may find sleek digital gauges and multicolored screens. But a glimpse behind the dashboard could reveal what U.S. auto supplier Visteon Corp found: a mess.

Trump holds $10m fundraiser at his hotel

😱 94.1 Protesters greeted the president as he arrived at the $35,000 (27,000) per person bash.

BT auditing under investigation

😒 81.1 😐 18.9 The UKs accountancy watchdog says it has begun looking into the auditing of BTs financial statements.

Averbury stone circle is concealing hidden strucutre

😖 35.1 😐 27.7 😱 18.0 😠 5.8 Researchers from the University of Southampton and the University of Leicester found a series of elaborate stones at Avebury, in south west England, by using radar technology.

Scientists identify cause, possible treatment for life-threatening gut condition

😱 28.7 😐 26.4 😖 16.4 😠 12.6 😵 5.3 Investigators have discovered a genetic cause and potential treatment strategy for a rare immune disorder called CHAPLE disease. Children with the condition can experience severe gastrointestinal distress and deep vein blood clots. No effective treatments are available to ameliorate or prevent these life-threatening symptoms.

High-tech dashboards signal big changes for auto parts suppliers

😐 65.7 😊 25.6 😠 5.2 But a glimpse behind the dashboard could reveal what U. S. auto supplier Visteon Corp found: a mess.

The 10th Anniversary iPhone: Is Apple Trying to Do Too Much?

😐 37.9 😒 28.7 😉 13.7 😊 6.7 😉 6.5 😖 6.5 Apple is pulling out all the stops for its next iPhone, readying multiple models and testing higher prices.

Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Trump, South Koreas Moon to show united front despite trade differences

😱 38.7 😵 23.0 😐 23.0 😴 5.7 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in may present a unified front over North Korea at the White House on Thursday and Friday, but tension over trade could puncture their effort to strengthen the U.S.-South Korea relationship.

Averbury stone circle is concealing hidden strucutre

😊 54.4 😐 36.4 😵 5.3 Researchers from the University of Southampton and the University of Leicester found a series of elaborate stones at Avebury, in south west England, by using radar technology.

The 10th Anniversary iPhone: Is Apple Trying to Do Too Much?

😐 51.0 😊 19.9 😟 12.5 😉 9.7 😱 7.0 Apple is pulling out all the stops for its next iPhone, readying multiple models and testing higher prices.

Senior Vatican Official Charged With Sexually Abusing Children

😊 47.6 😍 37.7 😖 8.0 Police in Australia have charged Cardinal George Pell, a senior official at the Vatican, with multiple counts of sexual offenses.

Report: Malaysia to stop renewing work permits for North Korea workers

😉 32.3 😊 28.8 😐 23.6 😖 12.2 Malaysia is stiffening unilateral sanctions against North Korean workers in the country, according to Japans Kyodo news agency.

Helicopter that dropped grenades on Venezuela court found

😊 39.9 😐 23.0 😉 14.2 😵 10.7 😖 6.9 😴 5.2 Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has condemned what he called an armed terrorist attack, which saw gunfire and grenades launched from a helicopter over the capitals Supreme Court building.

Averbury stone circle is concealing hidden strucutre

😁 46.0 😊 39.0 😒 5.8 Researchers from the University of Southampton and the University of Leicester found a series of elaborate stones at Avebury, in south west England, by using radar technology.

The 10th Anniversary iPhone: Is Apple Trying to Do Too Much?

😉 38.3 😐 37.1 😱 10.9 😊 8.4 😠 5.3 Apple is pulling out all the stops for its next iPhone, readying multiple models and testing higher prices.

Why Trump only has bad North Korea options

😊 39.5 😒 31.3 😉 21.8 😐 7.3 Steve Evans looks at the obstacles to the US and South Korea developing a strategy on the north.

Staples in $6.9 Billion Deal With Sycamore

😉 61.8 😒 20.7 😐 6.8 😵 6.1 Private-equity firm Sycamore Partners agreed to buy Staples Inc. for about $6.9 billion, a bold bet on a company whose sales have been shrinking in recent years.

Averbury stone circle is concealing hidden strucutre

😟 47.0 😵 28.8 😒 15.6 Researchers from the University of Southampton and the University of Leicester found a series of elaborate stones at Avebury, in south west England, by using radar technology.

What the first iPhone tells us about techs future

😊 92.6 😐 7.4 The thing about prodigies, no matter how gifted, is they often flame out.

Why Trump only has bad North Korea options

😖 40.0 😉 28.4 😱 25.4 Steve Evans looks at the obstacles to the US and South Korea developing a strategy on the north.

Averbury stone circle is concealing hidden strucutre

😵 32.4 😖 31.2 😊 17.4 😉 16.6 Researchers from the University of Southampton and the University of Leicester found a series of elaborate stones at Avebury, in south west England, by using radar technology.

Apples iPhone turns 10, bumpy start forgotten

😐 47.9 😊 30.4 😖 15.4 😒 6.3 (Reuters) - Apple Incs iPhone turns 10 this week, evoking memories of a rocky start for the device that ended up doing most to start the smartphone revolution and stirring interest in where it will go from here.

This was cutting edge tech 50 years ago

😐 100.0 What was the hot tech a half-century ago at the very first Consumer Electronics Show

Facebooks secret censorship rules protect white men from hate speech but not black children

😐 33.6 😉 26.6 😊 24.6 😖 8.6 😵 6.7 Internal documents shed light on how Facebooks censors differentiate between hate speech and legitimate political expression, ProPublica reports.

Trump heading to France for Bastille Day celebrations

😟 25.4 😐 22.4 😒 18.6 😉 18.0 😱 8.6 The White House announced Wednesday that Trump has accepted French President Emmanuel Macrons invitation to help celebrate Frances national holiday on July 14.

Discovery suggests water can exist in two liquid forms

😊 34.3 😉 23.7 😐 13.9 😵 13.4 😒 7.8 😉 7.0 Through X-ray analysis, researchers at Stockholm University have found that water can exist as two different liquids at low temperature a low density form, and one of higher density.

Mark Zuckerbergs top 5 personality traits, according to an IBM supercomputer

😊 88.1 😐 9.0 These could be the traits that have helped make the Facebook CEO so successful.

U.S. says its warning appears to have averted Syrian chemical attack

😐 29.8 😒 27.5 😱 17.8 😵 15.4 😉 7.6 BRUSSELS/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Wednesday that the Syrian government of President Bashar al-Assad appeared so far to have heeded a warning this week from Washington not to carry out a chemical weapons attack.