| Missing North Carolina girl's alleged captor held in Georgia Posted: 26 Jun 2017 01:46 PM PDT  A Georgia man was ordered on Monday to remain in jail on charges related to the disappearance of a North Carolina teenager found alive over the weekend after she had been missing for more than a year. After authorities received a tip late Saturday regarding her possible whereabouts, they found her being held at a house in Duluth, Georgia, about 25 miles north of Atlanta, FBI spokeswoman Shelley Lynch said on Monday. The suspect, Michael Ren Wysolovski, 31, appeared in court in Lawrenceville on Monday on local charges of false imprisonment, aggravated sodomy, interference with custody and cruelty to children.
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| This might be the worst thing about Google’s upcoming Pixel 2 Posted: 26 Jun 2017 01:14 PM PDT 
The Pixel 2 is set to launch in just a few months, which explains the sudden increase of Pixel 2 rumors. A new report details the design and specs of the upcoming Pixel phones, potentially revealing what may turn out to be the worst thing about Google's new Pixel 2 series.
Recent reports have said that Google is still making two Pixel devices this year, just like it did in 2016. But HTC and LG will each build a Pixel phone, including the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL, respectively. Furthermore, a recent alleged benchmark result for the Pixel 2 XL showed some of the phone's main specs, suggesting the phone will have an all-screen design just like the iPhone 8 and Galaxy S8. A brand new leak delivers more details about the design and features of these two unreleased phones, including a detail that you won't like. If this xda-developers report is correct, then Google's new Pixels will not be identical. Last year, Google finally launched the kind of "Nexus" phones fans wanted. The Pixel and Pixel XL were identical, except for screen and battery sizes. And these differences are only there because one is bigger than the other. That might change in the worst possible way with the Pixel 2 line. According to the report, the Pixel 2 XL, or Taimen, will have a 5.99-inch OLED display with 1440p resolution, sporting a smaller bezel than the Pixel XL's. Comparatively, the Pixel 2, or Walleye, will have the same 4.97-inch display with Full HD resolution as its predecessor, with the design being "almost identical" to the original Pixel. In other words, it sounds like the Pixel 2 XL will have a better screen-to-body ratio than the Pixel 2. One other reason to dislike the Pixel 2 is that it may ditch the 3.5mm headphone jack, which will be replaced by a second speaker. Surprisingly, there's no word on whether or not the Taimen will retain the standard audio jack. The report also notes that the Pixel 2 XL will have a single-lens camera on the back, where the fingerprint sensor should also be present. However, the glass-and-metal mix should change for the Pixel 2 XL, as the fingerprint sensor will no longer be found on the glass side of the phone. There's no mention of the rear design of the Pixel 2. It'd be strange to see just one of the two incoming Pixel phones come with a headphone jack. It'd be equally strange for only the Taimen device to get a rear redesign. But that might be exactly what you get from hiring two different companies to build two handsets that will be included in the same family. As for hardware, the two phones should pack Snapdragon 835 processors, 4GB of RAM, and 64GB or 128GB of storage, with the increased storage capacity reserved for the bigger Pixel phone.
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| UK's May strikes $1.3 billion deal with Northern Irish party to prop up government Posted: 26 Jun 2017 12:41 PM PDT  By Guy Faulconbridge and Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May struck a deal on Monday to prop up her minority government by agreeing to at least 1 billion pounds ($1.3 billion) in extra funding for Northern Ireland in return for the support of the province's biggest Protestant party. After over two weeks of talks and turmoil sparked by May's failure to win a majority in a June 8 snap election, she now has the parliamentary numbers to pass a budget and a better chance of passing laws to take Britain out of the European Union. May and Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Arlene Foster presided at the signing of a three-page so-called "confidence and supply" deal that is some way short of a more formal coalition agreement.
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| Looking at the Obama family rafting together in Bali makes it seem easier to breathe Posted: 26 Jun 2017 12:02 PM PDT  An Obama sighting is a thing to behold these days—and everyone seems to go nuts when they do appear, even if it's just Michelle or Barack introducing rappers at award ceremonies. It's safe to say, the former first family is busy and might not be missing us as much as we miss them. The crew was spotted rafting in Bali, Indonesia, Sunday where they are currently on vacation. And, well, when you're rafting down a river in Bali, chances are you're not thinking about the state of American democracy or the American people. We don't blame them. SEE ALSO: Michelle Obama's latest Instagram post gives new meaning to squad goals The Obamas are with Barack's sister Maya Soetoro-Ng, visiting her side of the family in Indonesia, where Barack lived for a few years during his childhood. President Obama with his family and his sister Maya and her family in Bali. pic.twitter.com/Epn9f8focn — meta (@metaquest) June 25, 2017 Barack moved with his mother at the age of 6, and stayed until he turned 10, before returning to Hawaii. While visiting his former home, the family trekked to Bongkasa Village in Badung on Bali island where they donned matching safety gear and hopped in a raft. Image: AFP/Getty ImagesLook at those adventurous faces :') Image: AFP/Getty ImagesTheir weekend also included a visit to the Jatiluwih rice terraces in Tabanan on Bali Island. Image: AFP/Getty Images Image: AFP/Getty ImagesBarack will be making a speech to the Indonesian Diaspora Congress on July 1, wrapping up their nine-day vacation shortly after, according to AP. Don't forget to bring Bo and Sunny next time, though! We miss them just as much. WATCH:
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| U.S. to work with Israel, seek other ties to combat cyber attacks Posted: 26 Jun 2017 11:26 AM PDT  By Steven Scheer TEL AVIV (Reuters) - The U.S. government will seek to collaborate with Israel and other countries to develop new ways to thwart computer hacks and other cyber attacks, U.S. President Donald Trump's homeland security adviser said on Monday. Thomas Bossert, assistant to the president for homeland security and counter-terrorism, said a U.S.-Israeli working group will meet this week on cybersecurity issues such as protecting critical infrastructure. The U.S. team will include representatives of the State Department, Homeland Security and FBI and work with their Israeli counterparts.
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| Car bomb in Syria's Idlib province kills 10: war monitor Posted: 25 Jun 2017 04:34 PM PDT  A car bomb killed 10 people in Syria's rebel-held Idlib province on Saturday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based war monitor, reported on Sunday. Rebel groups in Idlib province have been sporadically fighting each other since early this year. Idlib province is a major stronghold of rebels in Syria and is situated along the border with Turkey, one of the main backers of their rebellion against President Bashar al-Assad.
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| Iraqi forces say major Islamic State attack blocked outside old city of Mosul Posted: 25 Jun 2017 04:01 PM PDT  Iraq's armed forces blocked a major wave of attacks by Islamic State suicide bombers outside the Old City of Mosul on Sunday, a military statement said. The attacks targeted Hay al-Tanak, a poor neighborhood west of the Old City, the last stronghold of the militants in Mosul. It is the first wave of attacks reported outside the Old City since the battle to capture the historic district from Islamic State started a week ago.
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| Iran seeks stronger ties with Qatar: Rouhani Posted: 25 Jun 2017 03:26 PM PDT  Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday said his country wants to bolster ties with Qatar and rejected a Saudi-led blockade of the Gulf Arab emirate. "Iran's policy is to develop more and more its relations with Doha," Rouhani said in a phone conversation with the emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, according to the presidency website. "Tehran stands alongside the people and government of Qatar and we believe that... pressure, threats and sanctions are not a good solution to solve problems" between countries of the region, Rouhani added.
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| Sanders: 'Massive Amount of Demoralization' Among Voters Posted: 25 Jun 2017 03:08 PM PDT  In an exclusive interview on Meet the Press, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) tells Chuck Todd that widespread Democratic loses are a sign that voters are pessimistic about both parties.
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| Transplanted: Large Idaho sequoia tree finds new home Posted: 25 Jun 2017 02:19 PM PDT  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A large sequoia tree with a history rooted in conservation was standing in the way of progress, so on Sunday, it was moved.
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