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• Ex-Florida Congresswoman Found Guilty Of Embezzlement
• Health Minister Sacked, Military Officials Detained as Chaos Continues in Venezuela
• Tesla is Now Selling Elon Musk’s Revolutionary Solar Roof
• Former TV Star Will Hayden Gets 2 Life Sentences For Rape
• Vice Chair of Donald Trump's voter fraud commission has been successfully sued four times for voter suppression
• Oval Office meeting with Russian officials raises eyebrows
• FBI report: Media, Washington, BLM behind police killings
• 8 paid iPhone apps on sale for free today
• Pope cheered in Fatima to honor children who urged peace
• Trump takes credit for inventing phrase ‘priming the pump.’ Merriam-Webster corrects him.
• Trade deal feeds China taste for beef, won't close deficit
• China, US seal trade deal as ties warm
• Acting FBI director undercuts White House on Comey firing
• France's Macron angers ally with parliament picks
• US-backed forces prepare for final push on IS-held Raqa
• Photographer captures stunning tulip fields
• The iPhone 8 We've Been Waiting for Looks Like This
• China's 'Silk Road' stirs unease over its strategic goals
• Guantánamo detainee to testify on 'unspeakable torture' by CIA agents
• Fatima readies to welcome pope under tight security
• South Korea recalls Hyundai cars, asks probe on cover-up
• 4-nation drills postponed after craft runs aground on Guam
• Russian fighter jet spotted twenty feet from US Navy plane
• Dutch design breakthrough fast tracks oceans clean-up plan
• Bomb kills 25 as it hits convoy of the Pakistan Senate deputy

Ex-Florida Congresswoman Found Guilty Of Embezzlement Posted: 12 May 2017 01:38 PM PDT Corrine Brown served Florida in the United States House of Representatives from 1993 until 2017, but did not win the 2016 primary race. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Health Minister Sacked, Military Officials Detained as Chaos Continues in Venezuela Posted: 12 May 2017 01:21 PM PDT That won't make medicine less scarce or stop protests. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Tesla is Now Selling Elon Musk’s Revolutionary Solar Roof Posted: 12 May 2017 01:06 PM PDT Musk's announcement could bring in hundreds of millions of new customers for SolarCity This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Former TV Star Will Hayden Gets 2 Life Sentences For Rape Posted: 12 May 2017 12:55 PM PDT Former reality TV star is sentenced to two life sentences, plus 40 years, Thursday for raping two preteen girls. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Vice Chair of Donald Trump's voter fraud commission has been successfully sued four times for voter suppression Posted: 12 May 2017 12:30 PM PDT The Vice Chair of Donald Trump's new "election integrity" commission has been successfully sued four times for voter suppression, according to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Kris Kobach led restrictive voting initiatives that targeted minorities and perpetuated voter suppression, the not-for-profit legal advocacy group said. Mr Trump signed an executive order establishing the commission to review alleged voter fraud and voter suppression in the American election system. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Oval Office meeting with Russian officials raises eyebrows Posted: 12 May 2017 12:12 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — The White House is facing criticism for a possible security breach after it allowed a Russian news service photographer into the Oval Office to snap photos of President Donald Trump and a pair of top Russian officials. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

FBI report: Media, Washington, BLM behind police killings Posted: 12 May 2017 11:52 AM PDT New FBI assailant report reveals influence of media, politicians, and Black Lives Matter on violence against and killing of law enforcement officers in America This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

8 paid iPhone apps on sale for free today Posted: 12 May 2017 11:33 AM PDT Happy Friday, Apple fans. Your prize for making it through another tough week is a great list of the eight best paid iPhone and iPad apps of the day that are on sale for free. Grab them while you can, because these sales could end in 60 seconds or 60 hours... whatever the case may be, they won't be around for long. These are paid iPhone and iPad apps that have been made available for free for a limited time by their developers. There is no way to tell how long they will be free. These sales could end an hour from now or a week from now — obviously, the only thing we can guarantee is that they were free at the time this post was written. If you click on a link and see a price listed next to an app instead of the word "get," it is no longer free. The sale has ended. If you download the app, you will be charged. WeCal Normally $2.99. 1、Simple and Smart Intelligent sorting, every day will be arranged in good order. 2、Ultra light experience Reject complex . Add reminders or contacts , just one touch. 3、Sharing and Cooperation Calendar directly shows shared activities, which makes collaboration more efficient. 4、Real-time interaction Add notes to the schedule and progress notice ,you can grasp the situation at any time. WeCal, turn time into life. Download WeCal Write for iPhone Normally $1.99. Writing. Automated Dropbox/iCloud Syncing. Markdown. Fastest Sharing. Beautiful Design. Love. NOTE: iCloud sync between iOS and Mac version of Write is currently broken. I have no definite date on a fix for this. Dropbox sync should be working just fine. "Write For iPhone Looks Like The Future Of iOS Text Editors" - Cult of Mac "Write Packs a Ton of Note Taking, Sharing, and Syncing Features into an Incredibly Simple Interface" - Lifehacker "Write is a fantastic text editing app. So good, in fact, that it has replaced the other apps I've been using on my phone." - Mac World "Write for Dropbox is a near perfect way to jot down notes on your iPhone" - The Next Web ############################# Features ############################# - Write opens to a new blank note to quickly jot down things on your mind - Automatic Dropbox Syncing - TextExpander Touch Support - Share files instantly with iCloud and Dropbox Share Links - 2 Theme : Cloudy White and Space Gray - Full background support for uploading notes to Dropbox. Notes will continue uploading to Dropbox even if you close the app - Clean distraction free interface - Create, edit and view text files on your iPhone and iPod Touch - Folder Support (upto 1 level deep) - Full Markdown support with ability to preview markdown even while writing - A special markdown toolbar to make writing in markdown easy - Insert images with absolute image URLs from your Dropbox account - Full screen writing and reading - Ability to click on links and phone numbers when in view mode - An exclusive cursor trackpad and swipe selection - Pull to Save and Pull to Delete - Favourite the files you use frequently and access them quickly - Quick look - A unique quick look inspired way to peek at contents of any file without opening it - Custom Fonts - Brightness Control within application - Night Mode - Offline Support - Upload your changes to Dropbox next time you're connected - Import notes from other apps into Write - 25+ inbuilt actions to share your notes - Publish as a Web Page - Generate Dropbox share link with a single tap - Save in Evernote, Google Drive, CloudApp - Virtually unlimited ways to share your note using Custom URL Schemes Download Write for iPhone ListLogic Normally $3.99. ListLogic is an easy to use list manager that works like a lightweight spreadsheet. ListLogic is the first list manager on the app store that also handles lists with numerical, date, time and boolean data. ListLogic allows you to do more than create lists with just textual information, you can also utilize three columns of data. With this type of flexibility, you can easily: - Maintain price lists - Track measurements, like weight loss - Manage monetary budgets - Maintain head counts in guests lists - Monitor glucose readings over time - Create material lists with count and price data - Track expenses - …and this is just with numerical data Also, ListLogic allows the third column to become a calculated column which utilizes the data of the other two columns to evaluate a numerical expression; e.g. column1 + column2. Key Features - Manage lists by organizing them into folders. You can also say your favorites to find them quickly. - Rows can contain numerical, date, time and boolean data. Numerical data can be formatted as: decimal, currency, percentage or have no formatting at all. - Calculated Column Numerical expressions can be applied on rows to evaluate calculated columns. Expressions can be: addition, subtraction and multiplication of rows. - Summary Functions Summary functions can be applied on each numeric column. Functions include: max, min, count, total and average. - Sort and Filtering Lists can be filtered by marked rows and sorted manually, alphabetically, numerically, by date or by time. - Search Lists and list items can be filtered by searching for textual content. - Templates You can have templates for frequently created lists Download ListLogic Health Mapper Normally $4.99. Use Health Mapper to quickly and easily monitor your health condition(s). Track symptoms, medication, measurements and anything else that's important to your health like exercise, diet, sleep and stress. Use Health Mapper to: • Give you and your doctor the big picture on your health condition. • Track any health condition including: Acne, Angina, Anxiety, Asthma, Atrial Fibrillation, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic Kidney Disease, COPD, Coeliac Disease, Colitis, Constipation, Crohn's, Disease, Depression, Diabetes, Eczema, Hayfever, Heart Failure, Hypertension, HIV, Hypothyroidism, IBS, Ischaemic Heart Disease, Migraine, Multiple Sclerosis, Osteoarthritis, Osteoporosis, Parkinson's Disease, Period, Peripheral Vascular Disease, Rheumatoid Arthritis and Stroke. • Quickly and easily track symptoms, medication and anything else that's important to you. • Create charts to see which symptoms occur most. Identify the effect a new medication is having on your symptoms or spot improvements since a change in diet or exercise. • Create and export a health report, and show the doctor how you've been since your last appointment. • Remind you to take your medication. • Health Mapper can now send data to and from Apple's Health app. Now you can track and analyse your symptoms, medication and measurements alongside data that's been created by your other apps and devices - things like daily steps, walking and running distance, weight and blood pressure. • Create an account and save your data in our secure, encrypted Cloud server. If you change or lose your phone, your tracking will remain safe and can be transferred to your new device. • Keep your data protected by using our iOS 8 Touch ID implementation. Download Health Mapper Orderly Normally $0.99. --- Featured by Apple 2017 'New Apps we Love', and now over a million satisfied users of our Apps --- "Orderly is designed based on how the human-mind visualizes to-do lists !" It is a nice and incredibly easy to use to-do list app, that features a breath-taking interface, seamless cloud sync, and comes with "Location Based Reminders", so that the users never miss a to-do task at a particular location. It is now updated with great features like unlimited categories or folders, and powerful search. Orderly displays the to-dos using the APPLE's bookshelf metaphor, so that you get a glimpse of your to-do lists without having to open them individually. THE BEST part of the App is: * Orderly automatically prioritizes your to-do list items by moving around those sticky notes between various priorities * Key Features 1. Visual interface and layout, provides absolute ease for managing errands and chores. 2. Location based reminders, alerts you of a to-do at a particular location. 3. Auto prioritizing of to-dos. 4. Recurring to-dos. 5. Cloud sync across devices 6. Unlimited categories for to-dos. 7. Powerful search within a category or across all folders. * * * Highlights * * * * Create multiple folders and categorize the todo lists in it. * LOCATION based Alerts, reminds you of the to-do or task at the place you are in ! * Sync across multiple devices with DropBox sync * Complete to-dos with simple gestures. * Undo a completed item * Automatically prioritizes your todo based on the time and day. * Search through Archives of completed to-do lists. * Store in archive for any number of days. * Optional manual prioritization * * GESTURES * * # Pinch to zoom out. # Swipe right to mark to-do tasks as completed # Swipe right again to undo a completed task # Swipe left to delete to-do task # Long press to delete or drag and drop to move a to-do list to a different priority # Drag and Drop on the "New" icon to create a copy. # Drag and drop on the "Flip" icon to move it to another folder. Download Orderly Tiny Runner Normally $0.99. An endless running game. Tap the screen to jump and avoid all obstacles on the way. How far can you run?! Let's start an adventurous and exciting journey! Enjoy! Features: - Fun, challenging, random and endless tracks. - Simple controls. - More roles available. - An Universal App with hd optimized for retina resolution. Download Tiny Runner Chronicle Normally $2.99. Chronicle takes the pain out of keeping a diary. With an easy-to-use interface and cloud based syncing, the app is designed to provide the necessary power while keeping the focus on what really matters: You and your words. We've made Chronicle with the following features: • Fully updated for iOS 9. • Your words are instantly synced in real time to all your devices. • A beautiful interface designed for simplicity. Give Chronicle a try today. We think you'll love it. Download Chronicle Flick Soccer 3D Normally $1.99. Flick Soccer 3D Flick Soccer 3D comes with some great soccer action for you. Experience the ultimate Soccer action come live on your screen. Game Objective: Game objective is to play through the career mode and become legendary soccer player, earn experience points and unlock other game modes. Game Modes • Career Mode: 1. Play: You can play from beginner to legendary. Level up by playing matches, scoring goals and earning xps. 2. Practice: Get the real feel before the action starts, practice as much as you want • Arcade Mode 1. Penalty: Play penalties and play for as much as you want unless you have missed 5 shots. You have to make high score in this mode 2. Free kick: You can play as much as you want unless you have missed 4 shots. You have to make high score in this mode as well. You can choose the positions manually. Obstacles are auto generated as per the player's difficulty level in career mode Levels of Action There are 5 difficulty levels: •Amateur •Semi – Pro •Professional •World Class •Legendary Note: Earn more XP and unlock each level. Obstacles will be tougher as he climbs up the levels. Obstacles * Goal Keeper (Primary obstacle) * Defender (comes in higher levels) Collectables • Trophies, Coins and experience points – CAREER • Coins and score With realistic graphics and animation, this is surely a great game for any soccer fan. Download Flick Soccer 3D This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Pope cheered in Fatima to honor children who urged peace Posted: 12 May 2017 10:56 AM PDT FATIMA, Portugal (AP) — To the cheers of tens of thousands, Pope Francis traveled Friday to the Portuguese town of Fatima to honor two illiterate shepherd children whose visions of the Virgin Mary 100 years ago marked one of the most important events of the 20th-century Catholic Church. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Trump takes credit for inventing phrase ‘priming the pump.’ Merriam-Webster corrects him. Posted: 12 May 2017 10:40 AM PDT President Trump claims to have invented the common phrase "priming the pump" a couple of days ago. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Trade deal feeds China taste for beef, won't close deficit Posted: 12 May 2017 10:24 AM PDT BEIJING (AP) — A new China-U.S. trade deal will help sate the growing Chinese appetite for beef and allow more natural gas imports to fuel the country's expanding economy, but it steers clear of bigger issues that would have more substantial impact on the U.S. trade deficit. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

China, US seal trade deal as ties warm Posted: 12 May 2017 10:08 AM PDT Beijing and Washington announced Friday an agreement giving US beef, natural gas and certain financial services access to China's massive market in a deal highlighting the warm ties nurtured by their presidents. The agreement marked one of the first concrete results of trade discussions that began a month ago, when Chinese President Xi Jinping and Donald Trump launched a 100-day action plan on economic cooperation during their meeting at the US leader's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. Trump lashed out at Beijing throughout his presidential campaign, vowing to crack down on trade policies that he deemed hurt American workers. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Acting FBI director undercuts White House on Comey firing Posted: 12 May 2017 09:50 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — In ways both overt and subtle, the acting director of the FBI undermined White House explanations for the firing of former Director James Comey. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

France's Macron angers ally with parliament picks Posted: 12 May 2017 09:33 AM PDT Tensions over French president-elect Emmanuel Macron's bid to redraw France's political map burst into the open Friday as a key ally was left furious ahead of crucial parliamentary elections next month. Macron angered fellow centrist Francois Bayrou and faced mockery from his opponents after his La Republique En Marche (REM, The Republic on the Move) party unveiled more than 400 candidates for crucial parliamentary elections in June. "It's a big recycling operation for the Socialist party," Bayrou told L'Obs magazine, adding bitterly that candidates from his MoDem party had been offered only 35 constituencies instead of the 120 he expected. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

US-backed forces prepare for final push on IS-held Raqa Posted: 12 May 2017 09:14 AM PDT US-backed fighters said Friday they were preparing for a final assault on the Islamic State group's Syrian bastion Raqa, likely next month, with new weapons and armoured vehicles promised by Washington. The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) earlier this week captured the city of Tabqa and an adjacent dam, a major prize in the offensive for Raqa, the Syrian heart of IS's self-proclaimed "caliphate". "The attack on Raqa will take place in the beginning of the summer," SDF commander Rojda Felat told AFP in Tabqa, which lies on the banks of the Euphrates River about 55 kilometres (34 miles) west of Raqa. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Photographer captures stunning tulip fields Posted: 12 May 2017 08:56 AM PDT Professional photographer Albert Dros took these stunning pictures of tulip fields in the Netherlands because he wanted to show the beauty of his country. Dros said: "The flower season started very early in the Netherlands this year because of warm weather, almost one month earlier than the last two years. The flower season in the Netherlands always offers great photo opportunities. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

The iPhone 8 We've Been Waiting for Looks Like This Posted: 12 May 2017 08:41 AM PDT New renders are providing a good glimpse of what the iPhone 8 could look like. The renders originated at Gear India and were touted by the Twitter account of well-regarded leaker OnLeaks. In a follow-up tweet, OnLeaks noted that he can't confirm the renders are "100% accurate." Gear India also notes that Apple is reportedly considering several different designs for the iPhone 8 and that this render could be a prototype that ultimately doesn't make the cut. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

China's 'Silk Road' stirs unease over its strategic goals Posted: 12 May 2017 08:20 AM PDT BEIJING (AP) — In a mountain valley in Kashmir, plans are under way for Chinese engineers guarded by Pakistani forces to expand the lofty Karakoram Highway in a project that is stirring diplomatic friction with India. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Guantánamo detainee to testify on 'unspeakable torture' by CIA agents Posted: 12 May 2017 08:00 AM PDT Abu Zubaydah was not charged by the US despite being held captive for 15 years at Guantánamo Bay. Abu Zubaydah, the Guantánamo detainee who endured some of the most brutal CIA interrogation techniques in the post-9/11 era including waterboarding, has waived his immunity in order to testify at an upcoming hearing at which he will seek to expose "the unspeakable torture of an innocent man". Zubaydah is set to testify at a pre-trial hearing of the Guantánamo war court that is scheduled to open on 19 May as a precursor to the long-delayed military trial of the five men accused of the 9/11 attacks on New York and Washington. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Fatima readies to welcome pope under tight security Posted: 12 May 2017 07:43 AM PDT Fátima (Portugal) (AFP) - Thousands of police on alert, border controls tightened, anti-drone measures: Portugal is taking no chances with security ahead of a pilgrimage by Pope Francis to the famous shrine of Fatima. The head of Roman Catholic Church will arrive on Friday at the site where 100 years ago apparitions of the Virgin Mary were reported by two child shepherds who the pope will canonise as saints. Pilgrims began arriving Thursday for the event, going through security controls at various access points to the giant esplanade facing the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fatima. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

South Korea recalls Hyundai cars, asks probe on cover-up Posted: 12 May 2017 07:08 AM PDT SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea ordered Hyundai and Kia on Friday to recall 240,000 vehicles to repair five defects initially raised by a whistleblower, in the country's first compulsory recall for a domestic carmaker. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

4-nation drills postponed after craft runs aground on Guam Posted: 12 May 2017 06:49 AM PDT NAVAL BASE GUAM (AP) — Military drills on Guam in which four countries were to practice amphibious landings and moving their troops have been postponed indefinitely after a French landing craft ran aground Friday. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Russian fighter jet spotted twenty feet from US Navy plane Posted: 12 May 2017 06:34 AM PDT Incident is the latest in a series of provocative actions This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Dutch design breakthrough fast tracks oceans clean-up plan Posted: 12 May 2017 06:17 AM PDT A Dutch engineer aiming to clean up vast ocean "garbage patches" of plastic Thursday unveiled a radical design breakthrough, enabling his ambitious project to start two years early. Boyan Slat's innovative scheme seeks to use ocean currents to help gather up an estimated five trillion pieces of plastic -- everything from bottles, to plastic bags, flip-flops and other detritus -- from the planet's waters. Defying past gloomy predictions by top experts who said nothing could be done, Slat now believes by 2050 the whole patch could be cleared. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Bomb kills 25 as it hits convoy of the Pakistan Senate deputy Posted: 12 May 2017 05:56 AM PDT By Gul Yusufzai QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - A bomb exploded next to a convoy of the deputy chairman of the Pakistan Senate on Friday in the violence-plagued province of Baluchistan, killing at least 25 people, officials said. At least 35 people were wounded in the blast near the town of Mastung, 50 km (30 miles) from the provincial capital of Quetta. Senator Abdul Ghafoor Haideri, the deputy chairman of the upper house of parliament, told Reuters minutes after the explosion he believed he was the target and he had sustained minor injuries. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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