When the mysterious H.E.R. first arrived to the R&B scene, she was completely anonymous, preferring to let the music speak for itself. Even after her …
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When the mysterious H.E.R. first arrived to the R&B scene, she was completely anonymous, preferring to let the music speak for itself. Even after her …
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Getting to know HER and the music
NEW YORK (CBSNews) — The Transportation Security Administration is launching new technology that could change the way bags are scanned at airports across the country. The goal is to replace aging X-ray scanners with new 3-D carry-on bag scanners that use the same technology as CT scans. The TSA believes they will spot explosives older machines could miss. The brand-new Analogic 3-D CT scanner can see through just about anything in a carry-on bag to spot a potential threat. The TSA is rolling it out at a checkpoint at the American Airlines terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City. Concerns about certain explosives getting by some older X-ray machines prompted TSA to ask travelers to take devices larger than a phone out of their bags, and remove food, liquids, and most recently powders. This new technology may bring all that to an end. The Analogic scanner works like a CT machine in a hospital, seeing through even a cluttered bag and giving screeners the ability to zoom in and rotate the bag for a 360-degree view. American Airlines donated eight of the roughly $300,000 scanners to TSA, including the one at JFK. “We think in perhaps five years or so, the passengers won’t have to take anything out of their carry-on bags,” said TSA Administrator David Pekoske, who described the technology as revolutionary. “What it’s capable of doing is detecting a wider range of explosives, which is very important, [as well as] a much lower weight of explosives,” Pekoske told correspondent Kris Van Cleave. “They’re just much better at detection, so you really get better security faster, essentially.” The TSA plans to have 15 scanners deployed to airports by the end of the year, and are authorized to buy up to 240 in 2019. They’ll need about 2,000 to cover every airport checkpoint in the country. Jose Freig, American Airlines’ head of security, told Van Cleave what travelers could come to expect: “Just getting to that point when, in a non-precheck lane, you’re able to keep your liquids, gels, aerosols, and laptops and electronics in your bags. It’s a new era, if you will, and we’re really excited about it.” The TSA tested the scanners in Phoenix and Boston, and have found them to speed up the screening process by reducing the need for secondary bag checks. Congress is pushing the TSA to get these out there as quickly as possible, but it’ll take years to replace the old X-ray machines at every airport.
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New 3-D Scanners Spot Explosives Older Machines Could Miss, TSA Says
CBS News political correspondent Ed O’Keefe sat down with voters in Miami this week to discuss the president’s performance in Helsinki, Finland, as well as the issue of Russian interference ahead of the 2018 elections.
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CBSLA (Hoodline) – You knew living in one of America’s most desirable zip codes was expensive, but did you know the priciest listing in today’s Beverly Hills rental market is going for $75,000/month? That’s a whopping 2,100% above the median average for 3-bedroom rentals in CA. As absurd as it may seem, it’s not the only high-end residential listing in the city. But just how extravagant do these homes get, given these high prices? We scanned local listings in Beverly Hills via rental site Zumper to unearth the city’s most opulent listings. Behold the city’s select listings, below. (Note: prices and availability are subject to change.) Hoodline offers data-driven analysis of local happenings and trends across cities. Links included in this article may earn Hoodline a commission on clicks and transactions. ________________________________________________________ 1770 Carla Ridge (Beverly Hills) Up first, gaze at this fabulous single-family home over at 1770 Carla Ridge in Beverly Hills. It has three bedrooms and five bathrooms, and it takes up 6,469 square feet. Whereas the average price for a three-bedroom rental in Beverly Hills is about $6,650/month, this living space is currently listed at a staggering $75,000/month. What, precisely, makes it so expensive? In the home, you can expect a fireplace, in-unit laundry, floor-to-ceiling windows, a kitchen island, a deck with a spa, a home theater, stainless steel appliances, recessed lighting, walk-in closets, dual fireplaces, a den and a library. The home also features garage parking, an infinity swimming pool and secured entry. As showy as this set-up might seem, pets are not welcome. Walk Score indicates that this location requires a car for most errands and offers limited transit options. (Take a look at the complete listing here .) ________________________________________________________ 606 N. Oakhurst Drive (Beverly Hills) Next, here’s this humongous single-family home situated at 606 N. Oakhurst Drive in Beverly Hills. It has an impressive four bedrooms and five bathrooms, and it takes up 5,198 square feet. Whereas the average price for a four-bedroom rental in Beverly Hills is roughly $12,000/month, this pad is currently listed at a stupefying $40,000/month. In the single-family home, you can anticipate a walk-in closet, a laundry room, a fireplace, a spiral staircase, hardwood floors, a library, a den, marble countertops, designer appliances, a breakfast bar, a fireplace, high ceilings and a patio. The home also offers a swimming pool, a backyard, a detached pool house for guests and garage parking. Cats and dogs are not welcome in this voluminous palace. Walk Score indicates that the area around this address is friendly for those on foot and has good transit options. (Take a look at the complete listing here .) ________________________________________________________ 440 Roxbury Drive (Beverly Hills) Then, here’s this incredible condo located at 440 Roxbury Drive in Beverly Hills. It has two bedrooms and two bathrooms. Whereas the average price for a two-bedroom rental in Beverly Hills is approximately $4,500/month, this living space is currently listed at a mind-numbing $35,000/month. What makes it so high-priced? Building amenities include a steam room, assigned parking, secured entry and private outdoor space. In the residence, you can anticipate in-unit laundry, a fireplace, a balcony, floor-to-ceiling windows with expansive views, hardwood and tile flooring, a spiral staircase, multiple balconies, a breakfast island and a study. Pets are not allowed in this voluminous home. Per Walk Score ratings, the area around this address is moderately walkable and offers many nearby public transportation options. (Check out the complete listing here .)
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Ten black Washington University incoming freshmen say they felt racially profiled when Clayton, Missouri police incorrectly accused them of not paying a $60 tab
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Twelve Russian military intelligence officers hacked into the Clinton presidential campaign and Democratic Party and released tens of thousands of private communications in a sweeping conspiracy by the Kremlin to meddle in the 2016 U.S. election, according to an indictment announced days before President Donald Trump’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The indictment represents special counsel Robert Mueller’s first charges against Russian government officials for interfering in American politics , an effort U.S. intelligence agencies say was aimed at helping the Trump campaign and harming Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton. The case follows after a separate indictment that accused Russians of using social media to sow discord among American voters two years ago. More From CBS News The 29-page indictment lays out how, months before Americans went to the polls, Russian officers schemed to break into key Democratic email accounts, including those belonging to Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta, the Democratic National Committee and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. Stolen emails, many politically damaging for Clinton, appeared on WikiLeaks in the campaign’s final stretch. The charges allege the Russian defendants, using a persona known as Guccifer 2.0, in August 2016 contacted a person who was in touch with the Trump campaign to offer help. And they say that on the same day Trump said in a speech, “Russia, if you’re listening, I hope you’re able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing,” Russian hackers tried for the first time to break into email accounts used by Clinton’s personal office. Rosenstein: The defendants accessed computers of volunteers and employees of the U.S. Presidential campaign including the campaign chairman, and also hacked computer networks of a congressional campaign committee, and a national political committee https://t.co/Nm7a7FCOlG pic.twitter.com/HV3DUnF2zm — CBS News (@CBSNews) July 13, 2018 Mueller did not allege that Trump campaign associates were involved in the hacking effort or that Americans were knowingly in touch with Russian intelligence officers, and the indictment does not allege that any vote tallies were altered by hacking. The White House seized on those points in a statement that offered no condemnation of the alleged Russian conspiracy. It was unclear whether the indictment might factor into Trump’s meeting with Putin on Monday. He has repeatedly expressed skepticism about Russian involvement in the hacking and has been accused by Democrats of cozying up to the Russian president. Trump complained about the Russia investigation before the indictment, saying the “stupidity” was making it “very hard to do something with Russia.” Rosenstein: When we confront foreign interference in American elections, it's important for us to avoid thinking politically as Republicans or Democrats, and instead to think patriotically as Americans. Our response must not depend on which side was victimized pic.twitter.com/yeyjLUOqFb — CBS News (@CBSNews) July 13, 2018 The Kremlin, meanwhile, denied anew that it tried to sway the election. “The Russian state has never interfered and has no intention of interfering in the U.S. elections,” Putin’s foreign affairs adviser, Yuri Ushakov, said Friday. The indictment identifies the defendants as officers with Russia’s Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff, also known as GRU. If that link is established, it would shatter the Kremlin denials of the Russian state’s involvement in the U.S. elections given that the GRU is part of the state machine. The Russian defendants are not in custody, and it is not clear they will ever appear in American court, though the Justice Department has recently seen value in indicting foreign hackers in absentia as public deterrence. The indictment accuses the Russian hackers, starting in March 2016, of covertly monitoring the computers of dozens of Democratic officials and volunteers, implanting malicious computer code known as malware to explore the networks and steal data and of phishing emails to gain access to accounts. One attempt at interference noted in the indictment came hours after Trump, in a July 27, 2016, speech, suggested Russians look for emails that Clinton said she had deleted from her tenure as secretary of state. “Russia, if you’re listening,” Trump said, “I hope you’re able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing.” That evening, the indictment says, the Russians attempted to break into email accounts used by Clinton’s personal office, along with 76 Clinton campaign email addresses. By June 2016, the defendants, relying on fictional personas like DCLeaks and Guccifer 2.0, began planning the release of tens of thousands of stolen emails and documents, the indictment alleges. The hack displayed the private communications of the campaign in harmful ways, including deliberations about messaging that played into attacks that Clinton was calculating and a political flip-flopper. Private speeches she gave to financial industry firms were particularly damaging within the left wing of the Democratic party and among independents frustrated with the influence of Wall Street in politics. The indictment alleges that Guccifer 2.0 was in touch with multiple Americans about the pilfered material, including an unidentified congressional candidate who requested and then received stolen information On Aug. 15, 2016, the indictment says, Guccifer 2.0 reached out to someone in regular contact with the Trump campaign and asked the person if he or she had seen anything “interesting in the docs I posted?” Guccifer 2.0 offered help and said it would be a “great pleasure.” The indictment doesn’t identify the person, though longtime Trump confidant Roger Stone acknowledged through his lawyer Friday a “24-word exchange with someone on Twitter claiming to be Guccifer 2.0.” “This exchange is now entirely public and provides no evidence of collaboration or collusion with Guccifer 2.0 or anyone else in the alleged hacking of the DNC emails,” said lawyer Grant Smith. In addition, someone at Wikileaks contacted Guccifer 2.0 weeks before the Democratic National Convention asking for material on Clinton in advance, to prevent her from solidifying support from rival Sen. Bernie Sanders, court papers show. The charges come as Mueller continues to investigate potential coordination between Russia and the Trump campaign to influence the election. Before Friday, 20 people and three companies had been charged in the Mueller investigation. Defendants include four former Trump campaign and White House aides, three of whom have pleaded guilty and agreed to cooperate, and 13 Russians accused of participating in a hidden but powerful social media campaign to sway U.S. public opinion in 2016. Trump’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, said on Twitter that it was time to end the Mueller investigation since “no Americans are involved” in Friday’s indictment. But with Mueller still investigating, it’s not known whether further indictments are taking shape or will. At the Justice Department, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein called for a unified approach to foreign meddling. “When we confront foreign interference in American elections, it is important for us to avoid thinking politically as Republicans or Democrats and instead to think patriotically as Americans,” he said. “Our response must not depend on who was victimized.” The Trump-Putin meeting is scheduled for Monday in Finland. Top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer urged Trump to cancel the meeting until Russia takes steps to prove it won’t interfere in future elections. He said the indictments are “further proof of what everyone but the president seems to understand: President Putin is an adversary who interfered in our elections to help President Trump win.” (© Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)
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Even as the people of Karimnagar town are yet to recover from the shock of the sinking of the newly-laid R&B road in Mankammathota in the first week of this month, yet another newly-laid road sank on the same stretch in the Ramnagar locality on the Karimnagar to Sircilla route on Saturday. The first …
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Another part of R&B road caves in