05.11.2024, 06:02
Hseu One of America s Most Banned Authors Is Appalled by Conservative Censorship 鈥?and Liberal Silence
By Phil Stewart / ReutersUpdated: December 16, 2016 11:44 AM [ET] | Originally published: December 16, 2016 11:35 AM EST; WASHINGTON mdash; A Chinese Navy warship has seized an underwater drone deployed by an American oceanographic vessel in international waters in the South China Sea, triggering a formal diplomatic protest from the United States and a demand for its return, a U.S. defense official told Reuters on Friday.The incident, the first of it stanley cup s kind in recent memory, took place on Dec. 15 northwest of Subic Bay off the Philippin stanley cup es just as the USNS Bowditch, an oceanographic survey ship, was about to retrieve the unmanned, underwater vehicle UUV , the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.The UUV was lawfully conducting a military survey in the waters of the South China Sea, the official said.It a sovereign immune vessel, clearly marked in English not to be removed from the water that it was U.S. property.The Chinese seizure will add to concerns about China growing military presence and aggressive posture in the disputed South China Sea, including its militarization of maritime outposts.A U.S. think tank reported this week that new satellite imagery indicat stanley cup ed that China has installed weapons, including anti-aircraft and anti-missile systems, on all seven artificial islands it has built in the South China Sea.The seized underwater drone was part of an unclassified program to collect oceanographic data, in Icle How Rising U.S.-China Tensions May Hurt Efforts to Fight Climate Change
By Rishi IyengarFebruary 8, 2016 1:55 AM ESTMinutes adidas samba after Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos bested the Carolina Panthers to win Super Bowl 50 on Sunday, Venmo, the hugely popular mobile-payment app, suddenly went down mdash; o adidas campus r at least got very slow mdash; for many users. The site acknowledged the glitches on Twitter, and appeared to be back up and running as usual about two hours later.Our payments are experiencing some slowness but we 39;re working hard on a fix. Hang tight! sb50mdash; Venmo @Venmo February 8, 2016Back up to speed! Thanks for hanging in there. If you experience any more slowness, reach out to @venmosupportmdash; Venmo @Venmo February 8, 2016Several Twitter users, however, have a theory for why the outage may not have been a mere coincidence.L yeezy OL Venmo is down right now because everyone is paying up their betsmdash; Danny @thelifeofdannyy February 8, 2016I think @venmo might be down from all the Super Bowl pool payouts happening right now.mdash; Michael Gluckstadt @gluckstadt February 8, 2016Venmo is down. HM WONDER WHY.mdash; Brian Ries @moneyries February 8, 2016There isn ;t any proof that the Broncos ; ups and Venmo downs were connected, but if the Twitterfolk are right then hundreds of Panthers supporters may have lost more than just a football game.More Must-Reads from TIMEHow the Economy is Doing in the Swing StatesHarris Battles For the Bro VoteOur Guide to Voting in the 2024 ElectionMel Robbins Will Make You D
By Phil Stewart / ReutersUpdated: December 16, 2016 11:44 AM [ET] | Originally published: December 16, 2016 11:35 AM EST; WASHINGTON mdash; A Chinese Navy warship has seized an underwater drone deployed by an American oceanographic vessel in international waters in the South China Sea, triggering a formal diplomatic protest from the United States and a demand for its return, a U.S. defense official told Reuters on Friday.The incident, the first of it stanley cup s kind in recent memory, took place on Dec. 15 northwest of Subic Bay off the Philippin stanley cup es just as the USNS Bowditch, an oceanographic survey ship, was about to retrieve the unmanned, underwater vehicle UUV , the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.The UUV was lawfully conducting a military survey in the waters of the South China Sea, the official said.It a sovereign immune vessel, clearly marked in English not to be removed from the water that it was U.S. property.The Chinese seizure will add to concerns about China growing military presence and aggressive posture in the disputed South China Sea, including its militarization of maritime outposts.A U.S. think tank reported this week that new satellite imagery indicat stanley cup ed that China has installed weapons, including anti-aircraft and anti-missile systems, on all seven artificial islands it has built in the South China Sea.The seized underwater drone was part of an unclassified program to collect oceanographic data, in Icle How Rising U.S.-China Tensions May Hurt Efforts to Fight Climate Change
By Rishi IyengarFebruary 8, 2016 1:55 AM ESTMinutes adidas samba after Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos bested the Carolina Panthers to win Super Bowl 50 on Sunday, Venmo, the hugely popular mobile-payment app, suddenly went down mdash; o adidas campus r at least got very slow mdash; for many users. The site acknowledged the glitches on Twitter, and appeared to be back up and running as usual about two hours later.Our payments are experiencing some slowness but we 39;re working hard on a fix. Hang tight! sb50mdash; Venmo @Venmo February 8, 2016Back up to speed! Thanks for hanging in there. If you experience any more slowness, reach out to @venmosupportmdash; Venmo @Venmo February 8, 2016Several Twitter users, however, have a theory for why the outage may not have been a mere coincidence.L yeezy OL Venmo is down right now because everyone is paying up their betsmdash; Danny @thelifeofdannyy February 8, 2016I think @venmo might be down from all the Super Bowl pool payouts happening right now.mdash; Michael Gluckstadt @gluckstadt February 8, 2016Venmo is down. HM WONDER WHY.mdash; Brian Ries @moneyries February 8, 2016There isn ;t any proof that the Broncos ; ups and Venmo downs were connected, but if the Twitterfolk are right then hundreds of Panthers supporters may have lost more than just a football game.More Must-Reads from TIMEHow the Economy is Doing in the Swing StatesHarris Battles For the Bro VoteOur Guide to Voting in the 2024 ElectionMel Robbins Will Make You D