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By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Santa Barbara County officials declared a local emergency on Saturday as a fast-moving wildfire driven by strong winds and triple-digit temperatures destroyed 20 homes and other structures and forced thousands of residents to evacuate. The Holiday Fire, one of more than three dozen major blazes burning across the U.S. West, broke out on Friday evening near the beach community of Goleta, California, South of Santa Barbara, and raced through the seaside foothills. The flames forced more than 2,000 people to flee their homes, and left thousands more without power, prompting the emergency declaration which frees additional funds for the firefighting effort. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2KUfPo5 via Latest News

The fuel giant said all its petrol stations can now accept card payments after a three-hour outage. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2KQlFKu via Online Shopping in Pakistan

Warframe to get open-world Venus and ship-to-ship combat updates on Xbox One and PC    Windows Central Warframe Railjack is not open world    PCGamesN Warframe is Getting Two New Expansions    IndianNoob (press release) (blog) Full coverage from Technology - Google News https://ift.tt/2KSpizE via Technology

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By Kiyoshi Takenaka and Issei Kato KURASHIKI, Japan (Reuters) - The death toll from torrential rain and landslides in western Japan rose to 88 people early on Monday, with dozens still missing after the rescue of more than 2,000 stranded in the city of Kurashiki. Evacuation orders were in place for nearly 2 million people and landslide warnings were issued in many prefectures. In hard-hit western Japan, emergency services and military personnel used helicopters and boats to rescue people from swollen rivers and buildings, including a hospital. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2u5VzcM via Latest News

MAE SAI, Thailand (AP) — For two weeks, 12 young soccer players and their coach have been trapped in a partially flooded cave in northern Thailand, riveting the nation and making news around the world. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2zhX0dn via Latest News

Kentucky senator was confronted by protesters after leaving a restaurant. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Nzn8Du via Latest News

The president told reporters that he is “getting very close to making a final decision” on his nominee to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2MYqSgE via Latest News

SAO PAULO (AP) — The president of a Brazilian appeals court whose judges issued contradictory rulings Sunday on whether former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva should be freed ordered late in the day that he remain jailed. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2m3TYQi via Latest News

Rudy Giuliani, President Trump’s personal lawyer, says that the White House’s planned summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin shows Trump’s confidence. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2L0IBn2 via Latest News

A US soldier was killed and two others wounded in an "apparent insider attack" in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, NATO said, the first such killing in nearly a year. "The wounded service members, who are in stable condition, are currently being treated," NATO's Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan said in a statement. NATO did not release the identity of the American soldier killed or provide further details about where the incident took place. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2KV2tew via Latest News

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the wildfires around the West (all times local): from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2udlU89 via Latest News

Two United States warships entered the Taiwan Strait on Saturday, the Taiwanese government said, at a time of heightened tensions between Washington and Beijing. The destroyers USS Mustin and USS Benfold sailed into the narrow waterway separating Taiwan and China on Saturday morning and were expected to continue on a northeast course, Taiwan's defence ministry said in a statement. The warships’ entry into the strait comes as Washington and Beijing are locked in a trade war and as tensions escalate between Beijing and Taipei. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2KWnIJD via Latest News

Hundreds of thousands more charge points could be installed under plans from the transport secretary. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2u2eK7m via Online Shopping

Xiaomi 'POCOPHONE' Smartphone Gets Certified By The FCC    Android Headlines Beryllium / POCOPHONE: SD 845 Flagship Device from Xiaomi Headed to India    TheNerdMag (blog) Xiaomi POCOPHONE gets FCC certification; imminent launch likely    Gizbot Full coverage from Technology - Google News https://ift.tt/2KTDVmh via Technology

More than 2,000 people have been evacuated near Santa Barbara as the flames destroyed dozens of buildings. Across the West, nearly 60 fires blaze across 13 states. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2KSjYME via Latest News

Wildfires burned through Southern and Central California on Friday, prompting from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2lZ6rEX via Latest News

By Panu Wongcha-um and John Geddie THAM LUANG CAVE, Thailand (Reuters) - A dangerous mission to rescue 12 Thai schoolboys and their soccer coach trapped inside a flooded cave for more than two weeks began on Sunday and authorities said the first survivor may emerge around 11 hours later. Thirteen foreign divers and five members of Thailand's elite navy SEAL unit are trying to bring the boys - some as young as 11 and weak swimmers – through narrow, submerged passageways that claimed the life of a former Thai navy diver on Friday. "Today is D-Day," Narongsak Osottanakorn, head of the rescue mission, told reporters. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2ufBPCT via Latest News

She is in stable condition, reports said. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2MUIQRh via Latest News

Donald Trump’s legal team reportedly launched a withering attack on former FBI Director James Comey in a letter to the special counsel probing Russian interference in the election, calling him “Machiavellian” and “dishonest”. In a memo provides a window into the way the president’s lawyers have been seeking to undermine the credibility of Mr Comey, a letter dispatched to Special Counsel Robert Mueller by Marc Kasowitz, then the president's lead lawyer, described him as “unbounded by law and regulation”. The letter, obtained by the Associated Press, was sent in June 2017, shortly after Mr Mueller was appointed to lead the investigation into alleged Russian interference and possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Moscow. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2MX5VCJ via Latest News

"It's pretty scary." The cave system, in a limestone mountain range bordering Myanmar in northern Thailand, has proven to be a formidable challenge for the international rescue coalition drawing some of the world's best divers who have volunteered to help in the operation alongside Thai Navy SEALs. The boys, aged between 11 and 16, went missing with their 25-year-old coach after soccer practice on June 23, setting out on an adventure to explore the cave complex, reportedly for a picnic to celebrate one of their birthdays, before being trapped by rising waters from bursts of monsoon rain. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2KIqXIC via Latest News

Police in Pennsylvania say a driver fleeing police lost control of the car and crashed into a house. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2uhshHo via Latest News

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo wrapped up two days of talks with North Korean officials, describing the discussions as “productive”. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2KHkeyL via Latest News

By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Santa Barbara County officials declared a local emergency on Saturday as a fast-moving wildfire driven by strong winds and triple-digit temperatures destroyed 20 homes and other structures and forced thousands of residents to evacuate. The Holiday Fire, one of more than three dozen major blazes burning across the U.S. West, broke out on Friday evening near the beach community of Goleta, California, South of Santa Barbara, and raced through the seaside foothills. The flames forced more than 2,000 people to flee their homes, and left thousands more without power, prompting the emergency declaration which frees additional funds for the firefighting effort. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2KUfPo5 via Latest News

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Several people were arrested this week after they placed a banner on the Statue of Liberty's pedestal on the Fourth of July calling for abolishing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Protesters forced the closure of the ICE building in Portland, Oregon, and more Democratic politicians have been embracing an "abolish ICE" message as the midterm elections approach. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2KYdFE3 via Latest News

Susan Page, Mark Murray, Dany Pletka and Eugene Robinson join the Meet the Press panel to talk about the leading contenders for President Trump’s next Supreme Court nominee. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2u2JzZE via Latest News

Wildfires ignited and rapidly grew in Southern California to close out the past week as some locations endured their highest temperatures in recorded history. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2NxtTpo via Latest News

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Latest on the Trump administration's request for more time to reunify parents and children separated at the border (all times local): from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2KQwmMZ via Latest News

A police officer was tested for possible exposure to the nerve agent Novichok in connection with the poisoning of a couple in southwest England on Saturday but was given the all clear, the local force said. "Pleased to confirm that the police officer who sought precautionary medical advice at Salisbury District Hospital in connection with the incident in Amesbury has been assessed & given the all-clear," Wiltshire Police said on Twitter. A couple named locally as Dawn Sturgess, 44, and Charlie Rowley, 45, fell ill last weekend in the town of Amesbury, following what tests later confirmed was exposure to Novichok. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2KTfDJ7 via Latest News

Uncharted's Nathan Drake Has a Luck Meter, Not a Health Bar    Twinfinite Uncharted's developers just revealed a bizarre secret about Nathan Drake    CNET Weird but true: Nathan Drake never took bullet damage in Uncharted    AllGamers (press release) Full coverage from Technology - Google News https://ift.tt/2u6j2KZ via Technology

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No, no, no, no -- Nathan Drake is not getting shot in Uncharted, that's just his luck running out. from CNET https://ift.tt/2Nyfs4i via Mobiles

Like DeepMind and OpenAI, Wayve's new autonomous vehicle learns to drive using "reinforcement learning" to stay within a lane. from CNET https://ift.tt/2ugDx6W via Mobiles

The submarine is small enough to fit through narrow gaps, measuring just 12 inches in diameter. from CNET https://ift.tt/2KTBDDQ via Mobiles

Is Arya the last woman standing? from CNET https://ift.tt/2J4k7HY via Mobiles

Small heroes, big bucks. from CNET https://ift.tt/2ueuyDu via Mobiles

Your top iPhone headlines this week. from CNET https://ift.tt/2KT8p7L via Mobiles

These aren't your typical Android app alerts. from CNET https://ift.tt/2NB6kvY via Mobiles

These gadgets will make your home smarter, and all are under $100. from CNET https://ift.tt/2u4fn0b via Mobiles

The iPhone X may be "better" on paper, but it might not be the iPhone that best fits your needs. from CNET https://ift.tt/2KPGEgu via Mobiles

I took three high-speed trains, a subway, and a bus to get from Northern England to Spain so you didn't have to. from CNET https://ift.tt/2uez0SG via Mobiles

Because I’m insane, I decided to take the train from northern England to Spain. Long hours of sitting punctuated by moments of sweaty panic. Here’s the story. from CNET https://ift.tt/2u3Bggi via Mobiles

North Korea called denuclearization talks with the U.S. "regrettable" on from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2NswL73 via Latest News

Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, said Sunday that he's from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2tZJs11 via Latest News

Masanori Hiramoto stood before his traditional home in the Japanese town of Mihara, speechless at the destruction caused by record rains that have killed dozens of people. Hiramoto was one of around 60 evacuees from Hongo district in southern Hiroshima prefecture, who ventured back to their homes on Sunday, two days after fleeing when authorities issued evacuation orders. More than two million people across parts of central and western Japan have been issued similar orders, but they are not mandatory and many of those who defied the instructions have found themselves caught up in flash floods and landslides. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2zkbSry via Latest News

A fire on the California-Oregon border destroyed 40 buildings and claimed at least one life since from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2KWJhKp via Latest News

The "This Week" Powerhouse Roundtable debates current politics, including President Trump's upcoming Supreme Court announcement. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2KJgKvJ via Latest News

MAE SAI, Thailand (AP) — Worried that heavy monsoon rain could soon make the job even more difficult, Thai officials said Saturday that they may need to quickly rescue 12 boys and their soccer coach from a partially flooded cave by helping them make risky dives to safety. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2NB0zOW via Latest News

In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) tells Chuck Todd that "there's nothing wrong with talking to the Russians" ahead of President Trump's summit with Vladimir Putin. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2NBcH2r via Latest News

British police launched a murder inquiry Sunday after a woman died following exposure to the nerve agent Novichok in southwest England, four months after the same type of chemical was used against a former Russian spy in an attack blamed on Moscow. Prime Minister Theresa May said she was "appalled and shocked" by the death of Dawn Sturgess, a 44-year-old mother of three, and offered her condolences to the family. Sturgess and a man named locally as Charlie Rowley, 45, fell ill last weekend in Amesbury, near the town of Salisbury where former double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were attacked with Novichok in March and have since recovered. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2KSUq20 via Latest News

A massive rally against gun violence clogged a major highway in Chicago on from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2J49cxS via Latest News

A Brazilian appeals court judge on Sunday quashed a fellow judge's bombshell ruling ordering the release of jailed former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in a day of legal tumult that comes just months before the South American country's presidential vote. Though he is serving a 12-year sentence for corruption, the wildly popular leftist Lula, 72, continues to lead opinion polls ahead of October's election and has vowed his name will be on the ballot. In his Sunday afternoon ruling, Judge Pedro Gebran Neto overturned a shock order to free Lula, which dropped just hours earlier from Judge Rogerio Favreto at an appeals court in Porto Alegre - the same one that had ordered the ex-president's arrest. Mr Favreto, the weekend duty judge, had ruled in favour of several deputies of Lula's Workers' Party, who on Friday submitted a habeas corpus application on the former president's behalf, arguing he had been illegally imprisoned. On the heels of the first rulin...

A woman who accused Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of groping her almost two decades ago has broken her silence – saying she stands by her account but considers the matter closed. In a statement to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, former newspaper reporter Rose Knight, said she was speaking out reluctantly “in response to mounting media pressure” that she was the person who wrote about being groped at a music festival 18 years ago. Mr Trudeau has denied any wrongdoing, saying he is confident he did “not act inappropriately”. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2L0wTcf via Latest News

Twitter has been suspending more than one million fake and dubious accounts per day, according to The Washington Post, in an aggressive bid to stem the flow of false information. The social media platform has more than doubled its crackdown rate since late last year, the Post said, when testimony from Twitter, Facebook and Google revealed startling new data showing many more millions of Americans were exposed to fake news than previously thought. Russia-linked fake accounts are believed to have fired off false tweets in an effort to sway the 2016 US presidential vote. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2KY7tiQ via Latest News

Rudy Giuliani, President Trump’s personal lawyer, says that the White House’s planned summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin shows Trump’s confidence. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2L0IBn2 via Latest News

Missouri Senator Roy Blunt (R) tells Chuck Todd that "he thought it was a mistake to give the military exercises up," during an exclusive interview with Meet the Press. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2m49Z97 via Latest News

Former Miss Americas are rallying in support of Gretchen Carlson, another former winner brought in to reform the pageant, after state officials pushed for her resignation. Their move reveals deep divisions over the direction of an organisation that was rocked by a 2017 email scandal and is trying to modernise for the #metoo era. Ms Carlson, Miss America 1989 and an early figure in the #MeToo movement, announced last month that the pageant was dropping the swimsuit element of the competition. However, some former directors and state officials said they felt pressured to make the change or risk broadcasters dropping the pageant from television. Representatives from 22 state pageants signed a petition calling for the resignations of the new Miss America board, including Ms Carlson and Regina Hopper, its chief executive, according to The Press of Atlantic City. Gretchen Carlson leads the Miss America board of trustees Credit: Miss America Organisation But in a letter to the newspaper, 30 f...

A look at some of the key business events and economic indicators upcoming this week: from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2NBWcD1 via Latest News

By Nigam Prusty NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian police on Saturday charged five people, including the brother of a lawmaker from the ruling party, in relation to the death of the father of a teenage girl raped last year. Atul Singh Sengar, the brother of the arrested lawmaker, along with four others were accused of brutally assaulting the rape victim's father who "sustained serious injuries", federal police said in a statement. More than 100 rapes are reported in India every day, but strong political overtones have crept into this particular case. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2KD2rsp via Latest News

Maisie Williams, aka Arya Stark, gave desperate "Game of Thrones" fans an from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2J2WYFU via Latest News

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The Haitian government suspended a fuel price hike Saturday after widespread violence broke out across the capital and in the northern city of Cap-Haitien. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2KW2COQ via Latest News

Tesla has three more years to prepare for its greatest rival. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2J9ux94 via Latest News

The president told reporters that he is “getting very close to making a final decision” on his nominee to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2MYqSgE via Latest News