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• Republican politician targets 'ringleader' activist with letter to her employer
• The Electric NIO EP9 Just Lapped the Nurburgring Quicker Than Any Production Car
• Snap surges after Wall Street heavyweights reveal stakes
• Anti-Maduro protests persist in Venezuela, policeman shot dead
• Man stabs Oregon market worker while brandishing human head
• The Best Ways to Learn to Code for Free
• Aaron Hernandez's Fiancée Hints At Foul Play In Suicide
• Memorials, used cars, slums & more — it happened today: May 15 in pictures
• France's Macron pledges to overcome division in society
• New iPhone 8 concept video shows off a remarkable edgeless OLED display
• New rumor suggests the Galaxy Note 8 will be even better than the Galaxy S8
• Lyft and Google’s Waymo team up to fight Uber, and it just might work
• North Korea vows missile tests 'any time, any place', defying U.S. warnings
• The Latest: Damascus neighborhood under government control
• WannaCry: Everything you need to know about the global ransomware attack
• Democrats vow to block new FBI director until special prosecutor appointed to Trump-Russia probe
• Burial Chamber of Princess Possibly Found in Ancient Egypt Pyramid
• Beautiful Milky Way captured over iconic Dorset landmarks
• Putin warns of risks of governments creating hacking tools
• South Africa's top court hears case for secret no-confidence ballot on Zuma
• WannaCry: Simple steps to stay safe from ransomware
• To Lose Weight, Skip Dinner A Few Days A Week
• United Airlines Responds To Protocol Breach
• U.S. appeals court to review Trump revised travel ban
• Air strikes target Islamic State in eastern Syria, kill 23 - monitor

Republican politician targets 'ringleader' activist with letter to her employer Posted: 15 May 2017 01:29 PM PDT A New Jersey Congressman called an activist a "ringleader" of opposition to him in a fundraising letter to the constituent's employer, which ultimately led to her resignation. Below the letter, there was a note that read "P.S. One of the ringleaders works in your bank!" It appears to be in the same ink and handwriting as Mr Frelinghuysen's signature on the letter. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

The Electric NIO EP9 Just Lapped the Nurburgring Quicker Than Any Production Car Posted: 15 May 2017 01:12 PM PDT It broke its own record by nearly 20 seconds. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Snap surges after Wall Street heavyweights reveal stakes Posted: 15 May 2017 12:55 PM PDT Snap Inc jumped 8 percent on Monday and was on track for its third strongest day since the social media company's initial public offering, boosted by filings showing several institutional investors had owned its shares. Leading investment firms Fidelity and BlackRock Inc owned Snap shares at the end of March, regulatory filings showed, providing a fresh vote of confidence for the Snapchat parent company. Snap's high valuation, lack of profitability and slowing user growth have made it a controversial stock on Wall Street since its IPO on March 1, which was the hottest technology offering since Facebook's in 2012. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Anti-Maduro protests persist in Venezuela, policeman shot dead Posted: 15 May 2017 12:38 PM PDT By Andrew Cawthorne CARACAS (Reuters) - Opponents of President Nicolas Maduro staged sit-ins and roadblocks across Venezuela on Monday to press for elections, sparking new unrest that killed a policeman. Demonstrators have been on the streets daily since early April to demand elections, freedom for jailed activists, foreign humanitarian aid to offset an economic crisis, and autonomy for the opposition-controlled legislature. Maduro accuses them of seeking a violent coup. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Man stabs Oregon market worker while brandishing human head Posted: 15 May 2017 12:20 PM PDT A man covered in blood and reportedly carrying what appeared to be a severed human head, has been arrested after allegedly walking into an Oregon grocery store and stabbing an employee. Other employees in the store quickly responded and tackled the the attacker. The attacker has not yet been identified by police. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

The Best Ways to Learn to Code for Free Posted: 15 May 2017 12:02 PM PDT This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Aaron Hernandez's Fiancée Hints At Foul Play In Suicide Posted: 15 May 2017 11:44 AM PDT Shayanna Jenkins' first public interview since the ex-NFL player's death is set to air Monday and Tuesday — in two parts. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Memorials, used cars, slums & more — it happened today: May 15 in pictures Posted: 15 May 2017 11:27 AM PDT The National Peace Officers' Memorial Service, used car vending machine and more of today's news from around the world in pictures. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

France's Macron pledges to overcome division in society Posted: 15 May 2017 11:10 AM PDT New French President Emmanuel Macron, in his inaugural address, pledged on Sunday to work to overcome divisions in society which had been shown by the presidential election campaign and seek to build a strong France that was sure of itself in the world. "The division and fractures in our society must be overcome," said the 39-year-old centrist who was elected on May 7 after beating the far right leader Marine Le Pen following a bitter campaign that was dominated by France's role in Europe and which blew apart the traditional party structure in France. "The world and Europe need more than ever France, and a strong France, which speaks out loudly for freedom and solidarity," Macron declared. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

New iPhone 8 concept video shows off a remarkable edgeless OLED display Posted: 15 May 2017 10:51 AM PDT Although we've seen a number of reports with conflicting information about the iPhone 8's upcoming release date, reputed leaker Steve Hemmerstoffer -- who you might know better as @OnLeaks -- took to Twitter recently and said that iPhone 8 mass production will not be delayed as previously rumored. On the contrary, Apple is expected to begin mass producing its next-gen iPhone in August ahead of a September launch. And while there's a good chance the iPhone 8 will be in short supply at launch, it's still reassuring to know that we won't all have to wait until November before getting our hands on what promises to be the most advanced iPhone, and perhaps smartphone, we've seen yet. As it stands now, the biggest question surrounding the iPhone 8 centers on whether or not Apple will embed the Touch ID sensor into the OLED display itself or if it will be placed on the back on the device, as some leaked schematics have suggested. It also remains to be seen what Apple plans to call its 2017 flagship iPhone, with some reports indicating that it may be dubbed the iPhone Edition. While we won't really know the answers to those questions for a few more months, the good news is that we can imagine what the iPhone 8 design might possibly look like thanks to a seemingly endless stream of iPhone 8 concept designs from talented artists. The most recent iPhone 8 concept we came across comes from the ConceptsiPhone YouTube channel which put together another compelling look at some of the features we can look forward to later this year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOk9jbcXhdw While the video starts off with an outrageous and fantastical image of an iPhone 8 with an augmented reality display on steroids, things settle down soon thereafter as we're shown a more realistic look at some of the new design features Apple's upcoming iPhone will bring to the table. The video does a particularly nice job of illustrating what Apple's implementation of its rumored "function area" might look like. Of course, it goes without saying that if the iPhone 8 Apple releases this coming Fall looks anything like the video above, people will be lining up in droves to buy it, even if it does end up costing $1000. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

New rumor suggests the Galaxy Note 8 will be even better than the Galaxy S8 Posted: 15 May 2017 10:35 AM PDT The Galaxy Note 8 will be one of the top Android handsets of the second half of the year, and the first rumors about the hotly anticipated new phone are already here. After a couple of recent reports said the handset will have a dual lens camera on the back, a brand new rumor seems to further reinforce that idea. A Chinese Weibo user known for his mobile leaks posted a short message on the social network that mentions two supposedly confirmed Galaxy Note 8 details. According to this person, the phone will have a 6.3-inch display, which is awfully similar to what previous rumors claimed — early reports said the phone will feature a 6.4-inch Infinity display. The leaker also says the phone will feature a dual lens camera, which might be one of the highlights of the upcoming new Note handset. The Galaxy S8 was also supposed to pack a dual lens camera, but that early design did not have a fingerprint sensor on the back next to the camera. Instead, Samsung wanted to place the sensor under the Galaxy S8 screen, reports have stated. The technology wasn't ready for mass production at that time, however, and Samsung went with the current Galaxy S8 design instead, which features a single-lens rear camera and a fingerprint sensor placed right next to it. If this leaker has access to accurate information, then it could mean Samsung is confident it can mass produce displays with embedded fingerprint sensors in time for the Galaxy Note 8's launch. That's also great news for the iPhone 8, which is supposed to be released around the same time. The iPhone 8 is also expected to have the fingerprint sensor placed under the screen, as we've all seen in numerous reports. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Lyft and Google’s Waymo team up to fight Uber, and it just might work Posted: 15 May 2017 10:20 AM PDT Even as Uber continues to trip over its own feet in just about every way possible, the company is one of the frontrunners in the race to mainstream self-driving vehicle technology. As Google-owned Waymo's lawsuit has made abundantly clear, there's plenty of questions to be answered regarding how Uber's autonomous car program reached its current state, and now the top on-demand ride hailing app has yet another problem on its hands: a potentially devastating partnership between Waymo and Lyft. Things are about to get really, really interesting in the self-driving taxi race. Lyft has always lived in Uber's shadow, and even as Uber's list of stumbles grows longer, its primary competitor simply doesn't operate on the same scale, and certainly can't pour as much cash into an autonomous vehicle program as Uber can. Waymo, backed by Google, is one of — if not the — leaders in autonomous car systems, but lacks a sizable test fleet to compete with Uber. The newly announced partnership between Waymo and Lyft — initially leaked, but then confirmed by both companies — solves both of the company's problems in the fastest way possible, and since both companies share a common enemy, the motivation to team up is stronger than ever. "Waymo holds today's best self-driving technology, and collaborating with them will accelerate our shared vision of improving lives with the world's best transportation," a Lyft spokeswoman reportedly said. Put simply, if you had to build a company specifically to compete against Uber in the self-driving car space, it would look a whole lot like the Waymo/Lyft alliance. What happens over the course of the next year or so — commercial rollout of Waymo's much-hyped tech and Lyft's ability to integrate and test the technology, while managing any hiccups that result, could dictate the future of on-demand autonomous ride hailing. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

North Korea vows missile tests 'any time, any place', defying U.S. warnings Posted: 15 May 2017 10:05 AM PDT By Jack Kim and Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Monday it had successfully conducted a mid- to-long-range missile test and would continue such launches "any time, any place", defying UN Security Council resolutions and warnings from the United States. North Korea, which regularly threatens to destroy the United States in a sea of flames, has accused Washington of pushing the Korean peninsula to the brink of nuclear war with recent military drills with South Korea and Japan. The North's KCNA news agency said Sunday's test launch verified the homing feature of the warhead that allowed it to survive "under the worst re-entry situation" and accurately detonate. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

The Latest: Damascus neighborhood under government control Posted: 15 May 2017 09:48 AM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on Syria (all times local): This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

WannaCry: Everything you need to know about the global ransomware attack Posted: 15 May 2017 09:14 AM PDT If you've done your best to stay away offline for the past two days so you could actually enjoy your weekend, you undoubtedly now find yourself trying to catch up on all the news surrounding WannaCry ransomware. This unprecedented malware attack began sweeping the globe late last week, and security researchers estimated that nearly 57,000 computers in more than 150 countries were infected by the end of the day on Friday. While the spread of this terrifying ransomware was slowed on Saturday, it was hardly stopped. As of Monday morning, more than 200,000 systems around the world are believed to have been infected. WannaCry is far and away the most severe malware attack so far in 2017, and the spread of this troubling ransomware is far from over. In this post, we'll tell you what WannaCry is, what developments we've seen over the past three days, and how to protect yourself. What is WannaCry? First and foremost, let's clarify exactly what WannaCry is. This malware is a scary type of trojan virus called "ransomware." As the name suggests, the virus in effect holds the infected computer hostage and demands that the victim pay a ransom in order to regain access to the files on his or her computer. What exactly does WannaCry do? RansomWare like WannaCry works by encrypting most or even all of the files on a user's computer. Then, the software demands that a ransom be paid in order to have the files decrypted. In the case of WannaCry specifically, the software demands that the victim pays a ransom of $300 in bitcoins at the time of infection. If the user doesn't pay the ransom without three days, the amount doubles to $600. After seven days without payment, WannaCry will delete all of the encrypted files and all data will be lost. Per Symantec, here is a full list of the filetypes that are targeted and encrypted by WannaCry: .123 .3dm .3ds .3g2 .3gp .602 .7z .ARC .PAQ .accdb .aes .ai .asc .asf .asm .asp .avi .backup .bak .bat .bmp .brd .bz2 .cgm .class .cmd .cpp .crt .cs .csr .csv .db .dbf .dch .der .dif .dip .djvu .doc .docb .docm .docx .dot .dotm .dotx .dwg .edb .eml .fla .flv .frm .gif .gpg .gz .hwp .ibd .iso .jar .java .jpeg .jpg .js .jsp .key .lay .lay6 .ldf .m3u .m4u .max .mdb .mdf .mid .mkv .mml .mov .mp3 .mp4 .mpeg .mpg .msg .myd .myi .nef .odb .odg .odp .ods .odt .onetoc2 .ost .otg .otp .ots .ott .p12 .pas .pdf .pem .pfx .php .pl .png .pot .potm .potx .ppam .pps .ppsm .ppsx .ppt .pptm .pptx .ps1 .psd .pst .rar .raw .rb .rtf .sch .sh .sldm .sldx .slk .sln .snt .sql .sqlite3 .sqlitedb .stc .std .sti .stw .suo .svg .swf .sxc .sxd .sxi .sxm .sxw .tar .tbk .tgz .tif .tiff .txt .uop .uot .vb .vbs .vcd .vdi .vmdk .vmx .vob .vsd .vsdx .wav .wb2 .wk1 .wks .wma .wmv .xlc .xlm .xls .xlsb .xlsm .xlsx .xlt .xltm .xltx .xlw .zip As you can see, the ransomware covers nearly any important file type a user might have on his or her computer. It also installs a text file on the user's desktop with the following ransom note: How was WannaCry created? You can thank the NSA for discovering the "EternalBlue" exploit that would later be used by the WannaCry trojan, and then for keeping under wraps to use for its own intelligence gathering purposes. The security hole was then made public last month when a group of hackers called Shadow Brokers released the details of the exploit to the public. Is the attack over? No. WannaCry was first discovered on Friday, May 12th, and it had spread to an estimated 57,000 computers in more than 150 different countries around the world by the end of the day. European countries were hit the hardest, and business ground to a halt at several large companies and organizations, including banks, hospitals, and government agencies. On Saturday, a 22-year-old security researcher named Marcus Hutchins inadvertently slowed the spread of the WannaCry virus when he registered a domain name hidden within the virus' code in an attempt to track the spread of WannaCry, unintentionally stopping its progress in the process. You can read Hutchins' story in his blog post titled "How to Accidentally Stop a Global Cyber Attacks." Unfortunately, the spread of WannaCry wasn't actually stopped, but instead slowed. How can I protect myself from WannaCry? Regardless of which operating system you run, you should install any and all available security updates immediately. Specifically, Windows users with machines that run Windows XP, Windows 8, or Windows Server 2003 should immediately install this security update released on Friday by Microsoft. What can I do if my computer is infected with WannaCry? Sadly, there is no fix for WannaCry available at this time. Antivirus companies and cybersecurity experts are hard at work looking for ways to decrypt files on infected computers, but no means of third-party decryption are available right now. Hopefully affected users have backups of their data available, because the only other option right now is to follow the instructions offered in the software to pay the ransom. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Democrats vow to block new FBI director until special prosecutor appointed to Trump-Russia probe Posted: 15 May 2017 08:55 AM PDT Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said he supports blocking the confirmation of a new FBI director until the Justice Department appoints a special prosecutor to lead an investigation into potential ties between Trump campaign advisers and the Russian government. "I think there are a lot of Democrats who feel that way," Mr Schumer told CNN's Jake Tapper. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Burial Chamber of Princess Possibly Found in Ancient Egypt Pyramid Posted: 15 May 2017 08:38 AM PDT Inside a 3,800-year-old pyramid at the site of Dahshur in Egypt, archaeologists have discovered a burial chamber that may have held the mummy of a princess named Hatshepset. The discoveries provide clues that may help archaeologists determine why a pharaoh named Ameny Qemau has two pyramids at Dahshur. The wooden box is inscribed with "Hatshepset," which likely does not refer to the pharaoh Hatshepsut but rather someone else with a similar name, the researchers said. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Beautiful Milky Way captured over iconic Dorset landmarks Posted: 15 May 2017 08:20 AM PDT A part-time Milky Way hunter has caught breathtaking night skies right on his doorstep. Stephen Banks— who moved to Bridport, Dorset, from Liverpool in 2011 — has spent the last six years photographing the Milky Way across the county in his spare time. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Putin warns of risks of governments creating hacking tools Posted: 15 May 2017 08:05 AM PDT Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that intelligence services should beware of creating software that can later be used for malicious means - a reference to global 'ransomware' attacks that researchers say exploited a hacking tool built by the U.S. National Security Agency. Speaking to reporters in Beijing, where he is taking part in a conference, Putin said that there was no significant damage to Russian institutions, including its banking and healthcare systems, from the computer worm known as WannaCry. As regards the source of these threats, I believe that the leadership of Microsoft have announced this plainly, that the initial source of the virus is the intelligence services of the United States," Putin said. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

South Africa's top court hears case for secret no-confidence ballot on Zuma Posted: 15 May 2017 07:50 AM PDT South Africa's top court heard arguments from opposition parties on Monday to allow a motion of no confidence against President Jacob Zuma to taken by secret ballot, which they hope could help to depose him. Outside the court, around 1,000 protesters from different opposition parties marched peacefully to the Constitutional Court, some waving signs demanding that Zuma be removed. Zuma and the ruling African National Congress (ANC) have suffered a string of judicial setbacks and the political stakes are high in this case. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

WannaCry: Simple steps to stay safe from ransomware Posted: 15 May 2017 07:32 AM PDT In recent days, the "WannaCry" ransomware has been causing chaos worldwide for individuals, businesses and public bodies. The virus encrypts data on infected computers then asks users to pay a "ransom" in order to receive a code that unencrypts the data. However, this kind of infection can be avoided in most cases by following a few simple steps. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

To Lose Weight, Skip Dinner A Few Days A Week Posted: 15 May 2017 07:15 AM PDT A new study suggests that perhaps we've overlooked the benefits of selective fasting. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

United Airlines Responds To Protocol Breach Posted: 15 May 2017 07:00 AM PDT The airline, which became the subject of ongoing public scrutiny recently, sent employees a bulletin warning Saturday saying "flight deck access procedures may have been compromised."  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

U.S. appeals court to review Trump revised travel ban Posted: 15 May 2017 06:41 AM PDT By Tom James SEATTLE (Reuters) - A federal appeals court is set to hear arguments on Monday over President Donald Trump's temporary travel ban on people entering the United States from six Muslim-majority countries, the second such court to review Trump's directive over the past week. A three-judge 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel, made up entirely of judges appointed by Democratic former President Bill Clinton, will review a Hawaii judge's ruling that blocked parts of the Republican president's revised executive order on travel. The March order was Trump's second effort to craft travel restrictions. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Air strikes target Islamic State in eastern Syria, kill 23 - monitor Posted: 15 May 2017 06:06 AM PDT Dawn air strikes on a Syrian border town in the Islamic State-held eastern province of Deir al-Zor killed 23 people, most of them civilians, a war monitoring group said on Monday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said jets thought to belong to the U.S.-led coalition hit the town of Al-Bukamal near the border with Iraq. A spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State could not immediately be reached for comment. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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