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This drone could be ferrying passengers through Dubai’s futuristic skyline as soon as July

Up, up and away: Dubai hopes to have a passenger-carrying drone regularly buzzing through the skyline of this futuristic city-state in July. The arrival of the Chinese-made EHang 184 – which already has had its flying debut over Dubai’s iconic, sail-shaped Burj al-Arab skyscraper hotel – comes as the Emirati city also has partnered with other cutting-edge technology companies, including Hyperloop One.

Chaffetz, fellow pols to DC residents: You thought you owned your lives? Think again. We own you

“The U.S. House of Representatives’ Oversight Committee voted on Monday to strike down a Washington, D.C. law that would allow physician-assisted suicide there. City leaders passed legislation in December that allows terminally ill patients to end their lives with a doctor’s help, but the U.S. Constitution gives Congress the power to overturn laws in the 68-square-mile district.

NASA Plans to Drill Into Europa’s Crust

Rae Paoletta, Gizmodo: Since early 2016, a NASA-employed Science Definition Team of 21 researchers has been crafting a plan to send a robotic probe to Europa, an icy moon of Jupiter, located over 390 million miles from Earth. On February 7, that team delivered their first report to NASA, detailing their recommendations for that future mission, which will search for life by drilling toward the subterranean ocean scientists strongly suspect to exist beneath the icy moon’s surface.

Woman chained in container says she was raped daily

A South Carolina woman says she was raped daily for two months while chained inside a container by a man accused of killing her boyfriend and six others. A South Carolina woman says she was raped daily for two months while chained inside a container by a man accused of killing her boyfriend and six others.

Aetna, Humana call off $34 billion deal

Aetna and Humana called off a $34 billion proposal to combine the two major health insurers after a federal judge, citing antitrust concerns, shot down the deal. The announcement Tuesday comes several days after another federal judge rejected a tie-up between two other massive insurers.

Trump’s visits to Florida costing sheriff $1.5 million in OT

The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Department has racked up $1.5 million in overtime costs while assisting the Secret Service since President Donald Trump was elected in November. The county sent letters to federal officials in December seeking reimbursement for the overtime security costs from Trump’s five-day visit to his South Florida estate called Mar-a-lago in November, the Palm Beach Post reported Tuesday.

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The solution to the presidency of Donald J. Trump is simple, if those of us who are decent, caring and responsible human beings will stand together and act as one. In opposition to every Trump legislative proposal passed into law by his Republican lapdogs in Congress, we will not offer lengthy and detailed complaints.

The Long Road to Impeach Trump Just Got Shorter

On Thursday, Congressman Jerrold Nadler filed a “resolution of inquiry” that amounts to the first legislative step toward impeachment. A new poll shows that registered voters are evenly split, at 46-to-46 percent, on whether they “support” or “oppose” impeaching Trump.

Clinton: Flynn a victim of ‘fake news’

Hillary Clinton suggested early Tuesday morning that Michael Flynn’s resignation from the Trump administration makes him the latest victim of “fake news.” One of Clinton’s former aides, Philippe Reines, tweeted out that “what goes around COMETS [sic] around,” and suggested that Flynn should apply to work at Dominoes “given your pizza obsession.”

Tim Cook speaks out against fake news, cites tech companies’ responsibility towards the issue

Apple CEO Tim Cook, in between tours of schools and meetings with developers in a trip to Britain, commented about the scourge of fake news in comments to The Telegraph. Cook, who pointed to false stories that spread like wildfire across the internet as a “big problem in a lot of the world,” stated that tech companies have a responsibility to intervene, “It has to be ingrained in the schools, it has to be ingrained in the public,” Cook said.

AIRSHOW-Foreign jet makers need their govt’s nod to make in India – minister

Feb 14 Foreign aircraft manufacturers offering to make combat jets in India will have to win approval from their governments, Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said, in a measure aimed at ensuring projects are not affected due to policy flip-flops. These comments come at a time when U.S. firm Lockheed Martin has said the new administration under President Donald Trump may want to take a “fresh look” at its proposal to move production of its F-16 combat jets to India.

Donald Trump and the pitfalls of a social media presidency

There was U.S. President Donald Trump, in the middle of his Mar-a-Lago resort, conferring with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on decisions with national security implications over iceberg wedge salads. The club members snapped photos and posted them to Facebook with detailed narratives about what they were seeing unfold before their eyes Saturday night in Palm Beach, Florida.

Why back-channels with Russia cost Michael Flynn his job

Michael Flynn arriving to a swearing in ceremony of White House senior staff in the East Room of the White House on January 22, 2017. President Trump’s national security adviser, retired lieutenant general Michael Flynn, resigned on Monday night after “inadvertently brief[ing] the Vice President Elect and others with incomplete information regarding my phone calls with the Russian Ambassador [Sergei Kislyak].”

FBI to monitor probe of fatal shooting by Nashville police

The FBI will monitor an investigation by Nashville police after a white officer shot and killed an armed African-American man they say ran a stop sign and then fled on foot, Nashville Police Chief Steve Anderson said Monday. The announcement came hours after the NAACP’s local president called for quick movement on an investigation, surrounded by tearful, irate family members of Jocques Scott Clemmons who questioned the officer’s actions and the police’s claims about the incident.

Supreme Court Justice Breyer talks art _ in French

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer has given a talk – entirely in French – about the artistry of courtroom sketches. Holger Spamann, a Harvard Law School professor who attended the talk, says Breyer also made a case for the professionalism of judges and the importance of their detachment from politics.

Russian Hackers Get Burned in Deal

For several years, a group of Russian hackers have been posting letters and documents stolen from senior Russian officials with impunity. And then the nation’s spy agency tracked them down and offered them a deal.

Top Trump aide Flynn resigns over Russia contacts

This file photo taken on February 01, 2017 shows US National Security Adviser Mike Flynn walking past Press Secretary Sean Spicer as he makes his way to the lectern during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, DC. Washington: Donald Trump’s national security adviser Michael Flynn resigned amid controversy over his contacts with the Russian government, a first stunning departure from the president’s inner circle less than a month after his inauguration.

AP Interview: Trump yet to call UN atomic chief on Iran deal

The head of the United Nations’ atomic agency said Tuesday the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has yet to be in touch with him or others about their criticism of the Iran nuclear deal. Yukiya Amano, the director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, told The Associated Press that his organization was “in constant touch” with the U.S., but had yet to hear from the new administration on their concerns.

Flynn, fired once by a president, now resigns to another

In this Jan. 28, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump accompanied by, from second from left, Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, Vice President Mike Pence, White House press secretary Sean Spicer and National Security Adviser Michael Flynn speaks on the phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington.

Trump presidency gets social with detailed posts, photos

President Donald Trump speaks as Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe listens as they both made statements about North Korea at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017. President Donald Trump speaks as Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe listens as they both made statements about North Korea at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017.

Cook: Fake News Is ‘Killing Minds’

Fake news is “killing people’s minds”, Tim Cook, the head of Apple, has said. The technology boss said firms such as his own needed to create tools that would help stem the spread of falsehoods, without impinging on freedom of speech.

Western Mail letters: Tuesday, February 14, 2017

I WAS surprised that Carolyn Hitt, one of the nation’s liberal elite, allowed herself to be ambushed on social media by “a sad male keyboard warrior” . Given that the online world thrives on anonymity, is she sure he was actually male? As I understand it, women are often women’s greatest challenges.

Profiling questions lead to troubling complaints, liaison’s dismissal

It was just part of the job, guiding students through the Springfield Police Department facilities, a way to familiarize local youth with law enforcement in the growing and traditionally blue-collar town neighboring Eugene. But for Thelma Barone, the department’s community liaison, this July 2014 tour was her first chance to extend the opportunity to a group of Latino high schoolers.

License to discriminate?

Many discussions about unequal justice in the United States focus on the disproportionate number of African Americans – particularly young black men – who end up in our jails and prisons. Our review of 5.5 million state court records showed that same pattern in Oregon.

Judge grants injunction against Trump travel ban in Virginia, cites religious bias

A federal judge Monday granted a preliminary injunction barring the Trump administration from implementing its travel ban in Virginia , adding another judicial ruling to those already in place challenging the ban’s constitutionality. The ruling is significant from a legal standpoint because U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema found that an unconstitutional religious bias is at the heart of the travel ban, and therefore violates First Amendment prohibitions on favoring one religion over another.

Seattle judge says Trump’s Muslim ban WILL go ahead

Michael Flynn RESIGNS as National Security Advisor after it’s revealed the Justice Department warned Trump weeks ago that he was vulnerable to blackmail over his ties with Russia Villages of the Dam: Homes and businesses beneath California’s Oroville Dam lie abandoned underwater – as it’s revealed officials were first warned about the crumbling structure TWELVE YEARS ago Knicks owner James Dolan backs down from his ban on Charles Oakley returning to MSG – after Micheal Jordan plays mediator to resolve the fallout from the veteran’s violent courtside outburst Retail workers reveal the secret perks they have the power to give customers – but ONLY if you’re nice to them Yes, you can really get fit in just minutes: We reveal how to boost your daily activity level using high intensity interval training Vietnam war hero Lt.

NY Post Writer Avoids Mentioning Wilson’s Contribution to…

The New York Post though usually perceived as a right-leaning newspaper, has room for columnists from the “other side” – including selective and truth-challenged ones like Jennifer Wright. Wright’s February 11 column covers “some of the most gruesome plagues” in human history, in the process promoting a new book that is quite a departure from her previous ventures ” covering sex and dating .”