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Families of victims in the Indonesia Lion Air crash hit out at Boeing Monday over its admission that engineers had identified a safety system glitch well before the fatal accident, in the latest knock to the plane maker's reputation. Boeing said Sunday engineers had found the safety alert issue on its 737 MAX aircraft in 2017, a year before the deadly crash in Indonesia that killed 189 people. According to Boeing, a supposedly standard piece of equipment that tells pilot about disagreements between angle of attack (AOA) indicators -- which measure the plane's angle vis-a-vis oncoming air to warn of impending stalls -- did not activate unless an additional optional indicator was purchased by airlines. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2J543dt via Latest News

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler has scheduled a Wednesday vote to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress for not providing special counsel Robert Mueller's full report. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2ZZEWxU via Latest News

But also note that the DF-26 has an estimated range of 2,500 miles, much greater than a Kalibr or an Iskander-M. A 300-mile missile may be a useful coastal defense weapon in confined waters like the Baltic or Black Seas, enabling Russia to prevent NATO ships from getting too close to its territory. But it's not a long-range access denial weapon.First, China developed long-range "carrier-killer" ballistic missiles. Now, Russia's Iskander ballistic missile system may have the same mission.(This first appeared late last year.)In late July and early August, Russia conducted two simulated "electronic launches" of the 9K720 Iskander-M (NATO code name, SS-26 Stone) against ships in the Black Sea, according to Russian media."An 'electronic' launch likely means a field combat simulation where the missile unit prepares and performs all procedures for a real-world launch without firing a live missile," explains the Russian Defense Policy blog. But exa...

(Reuters) - Warren Buffett said on Monday that a trade war between the United States and China would be "bad for the whole world." from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2WqQAiZ via Latest News

The US is sending an aircraft carrier strike group and a fleet of bombers to the Middle East in response to a “troubling and escalatory indications” of Iranian activity in the region, the White House announced. John Bolton, the White House national security advisor, gave no details of the threats but said the deployment was “a clear and unmistakable message to the Iranian regime that any attack on US interests or on those of our allies will be met with unrelenting force”.  “The US is not seeking war with the Iranian regime, but we are fully prepared to respond to any attack, whether by proxy, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, or regular Iranian forces,” Mr Bolton said. The US announcement came amid reports that Iran is planning to withdraw from parts of the 2015 nuclear agreement on Wednesday, the one-year anniversary of Donald Trump’s order to pull American out of the international deal.  Iranian media reported that Tehran was planning a partial withdrawal from the deal ...

Israel's military carried out waves of retaliatory strikes in the Gaza Strip on Sunday after Palestinian rockets hit Israeli cities as a deadly escalation showed no signs of slowing, raising fears of war. Gazan authorities reported nine Palestinians killed, including at least three militants, by Israeli strikes in the fighting that began Saturday with massive rocket fire from the strip. Israel however disputed their account of the deaths of a pregnant woman and a baby, blaming errant Hamas fire. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2LmDSB2 via Latest News

MOSCOW (AP) — The Latest on the deadly plane fire at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport (all times local): from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2LmjnEh via Latest News

Donald Trump has announced an increase in US tariffs on Chinese goods, saying trade negotiations with the country are going “too slowly.” The president appeared to contradict statements from his administration suggesting trade talks with China have been going well in recent weeks. His renewed threats suggest the US will increase tariffs on $200bn of Chinese goods from 10 to 25 per cent, after postponing the initial tariffs when officials from both countries agreed to meet for negotiations. Mr Trump also claimed the US would soon place tariffs of 25 per cent on an additional $325bn of Chinese goods. “For 10 months, China has been paying Tariffs to the USA of 25% on 50 Billion Dollars of High Tech, and 10% on 200 Billion Dollars of other goods. These payments are partially responsible for our great economic results. The 10% will go up to 25% on Friday,” the president wrote in a tweet.“325 Billions Dollars of additional goods sent to us by China remain untaxed, but will be shortly, at a r...

Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip agreed a ceasefire Monday after a two-day flare-up that brought them to the brink of war, but analysts remain unconvinced any truce will last. On Friday two Israeli soldiers were shot and injured during protests and clashes along the Gaza border. Israel blamed the attack on an Islamic Jihad sniper. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2JhmVVI via Latest News

Harris’s stance goes further than most Democrats, who have called for repealing parts of the 2017 law that grants steep tax breaks for corporations and upper earners, as well as restoring the full state and local tax deduction, which was limited to $10,000. Getting rid of the entire law would also mean repealing the doubling of the standard deduction and higher child tax credit, which benefit middle-class Americans. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2DRwaZq via Latest News

French energy giant Total said it has reached a deal with Occidental to acquire Anadarko Petroleum's oil and gas assets in Africa -- but only if the mid-sized US firm Occidental wins its fierce takeover battle for Anadarko with the much bigger Chevron. The move further bolsters Occidental's hostile takeover bid for Anadarko after American mega-investor Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway got involved last week, investing $10 billion in Occidental. Anadarko's board had already approved an offer from Chevron when Occidental unveiled a higher bid last month, kicking off a tug-of-war over the company's assets in the shale-rich Permian Basin in Texas. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2DTbdx5 via Latest News

The billionaire philanthropist talks contraceptives, women's empowerment and her new book in Silicon Valley. from CNET https://cnet.co/2JsOaNr via Mobiles

Everything we loved (and didn't love) about the latest episode. from CNET https://cnet.co/2Jj2Dv0 via Mobiles

Update for preorder customers offers a vague idea of when they might get their next update on shipping info. from CNET https://cnet.co/2J6ESac via Mobiles

The 12th Go store comes to the Brookfield Place mall near the World Trade Center. from CNET https://cnet.co/2H1kfsP via Mobiles

We got a sneak peek at the new Amazon Go store opening at Brookfield Place in New York City. With a swipe of your phone's Amazon Go app you can enter the store and be tracked as you make a selection for purchase, then walk out and have the charge show up on your account without ever interacting with a cashier, though interestingly Amazon is now actually offering cash sales through an associate upon request. from CNET https://cnet.co/2VkiJf3 via Mobiles

With its durable, eye-catching design and smooth sound, the MW65 ANC gets high marks, but the $499 price tag hurts its broader appeal. from CNET https://cnet.co/2VpGDGo via Mobiles

Actors Jared Leto and Ezra Miller go head to head to head to head with bizarre meme-worthy costumes. from CNET https://cnet.co/2POxAsl via Mobiles

All tech companies aren't alike, Apple's CEO tells CNBC. from CNET https://cnet.co/2vJnlfQ via Mobiles

The "most comprehensive assessment" of life on Earth shows a planet in crisis. from CNET https://cnet.co/302fo3a via Mobiles