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Syria war: At least 70 killed in suspected chemical attack in Douma

Syria war: At least 70 killed in suspected chemical attack in Douma

Posted by | Apr 8, 2018 | , |

At least 70 people have died in a suspected chemical attack in Douma, the last rebel-held town in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta, rescuers and medics say. Volunteer rescue force the White Helmets tweeted graphic images showing several bodies in basements. It said the deaths were likely to rise. There has been no independent verification of the reports. Syria’s government has called the allegations of a chemical attack a “fabrication”. The US state department said reports suggested “a potentially high number of casualties”, including families in shelters. It said Russia – with its “unwavering support” for Syria’s government – “ultimately bears...

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Apple will give $100 billion more back to shareholders because of the tax cut: Citigroup

Apple will give $100 billion more back to shareholders because of the tax cut: Citigroup

Posted by | Apr 6, 2018 | , |

Apple’s capital return plan will get much larger, according to one Wall Street firm. Citi Research reiterated its buy rating for Apple shares, saying the company will use tax reform proceeds to significantly increase its stock buyback and dividend program. “We do expect volatility ahead as consensus estimates calibrate to lower March and June quarters given more tempered demand for iPhone X,” analyst Jim Suva wrote in a note to clients Wednesday. “Looking ahead, we expect investor focus to be on the impact from Apple’s capital returns strategy, which we estimate could be a $100 billion increase, the 2H18...

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Apple has a new 2019 plan for its most powerful Mac yet – and the stakes are especially high

Apple has a new 2019 plan for its most powerful Mac yet – and the stakes are especially high

Posted by | Apr 6, 2018 | , |

Apple told TechCrunch that it plans to release a new Mac Pro computer in 2019 — a desktop computer that will set the tone for the developers and businesses that are critical to the company’s future. (The company later confirmed the plan to CNBC.) In fact, even if the new Mac Pro is one of Apple’s least popular computers, it could be one of the most strategically important. For consumers, Apple’s brand is all about sleek, small, quiet and simple. But as Apple looks to double the size of its software and services business and expand in schools and...

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Trump defends Mexican rapists claim during conspiracy-laden speech

Trump defends Mexican rapists claim during conspiracy-laden speech

Posted by | Apr 6, 2018 | , , |

The president threw out his script at West Virginia event, speaking of voter ‘conspiracy theory’ and referencing his infamous 2015 remarks. Donald Trump veered wildly off-script at an event intended to tout the Republican tax bill on Thursday, making false claims about voter fraud and darkly warning of the menace of predominantly Hispanic gangs. Trump, who spent much of the 2016 campaign alleging massive voter fraud, returned to the topic at the event in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. US primary elections: five races that could reshape the political landscape “In a lot of places, like California, the same...

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Dark matter isn’t interacting with itself after all

Dark matter isn’t interacting with itself after all

Posted by | Apr 6, 2018 | , |

Hints that a galactic collision knocked the invisible mass askew are disproven. Dark matter is still the shyest particle in physics. New observations show that dark matter in galaxy cluster Abell 3827 stubbornly ignores all other kinds of matter — including itself, astronomers reported April 6 at the European Week of Astronomy and Space Science in Liverpool, England. The research, also posted online at arXiv.org, negates an earlier finding that stars were separated from their dark matter in Abell 3827, a cluster including four colliding galaxies about 1.3 billion light-years from Earth (SN: 5/16/15, p. 10). At the time,...

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