Wednesday, June 22, 2016

#USA - New FAA Rules Ground Amazon's Drone Delivery Plans — For Now: Newsy

Published on 21 Jun 2016
The Federal Aviation Administration released new rules on commercial drone usage, but you shouldn't expect your drone-delivered Amazon package anytime soon.

The FAA set limits on a drone's speed, altitude and weight, but the part getting the most attention is the one requiring any unmanned aircraft to be within sight of its operator or a spotter.

That rule is a huge blow to the dream of drone delivery services. If you’re close enough to see the drone deliver a package, you might as well just take it to the door yourself and save on the cost of buying a drone.

The CEO of drone consulting firm Aerotas said: "Delivery is definitely getting left out in the cold with these rules. All of the long-distance stuff will clearly still have to wait."

But it may not have to wait for long. Experts predict that once the FAA is comfortable with the technology it will give companies more room to use drones over long distances.

An FAA administrator said the new rules are "just our first step. We’re already working on additional rules that will expand the range of operations."

When the rules go into effect in August, the roughly 7,000 companies that are waiting for government approval will be able to use drones to help them do business, as long as they keep an eye on them.

This video includes clips from Amazon and The Verge and images from Getty Images.

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#USA - Michigan AG Sues 2 Companies Over Flint Water: Associated Press

Published on 22 Jun 2016
Michigan’s attorney general is suing two companies, blaming them for Flint’s lead-tainted water crisis (June 22)

#USA - Feds Charge 300 in Health Care Fraud Sweeps: Associated Press

Published on 22 Jun 2016
Attorney General Loretta Lynch says health care fraud sweeps across the country have led to charges against 300 people including doctors, nurses, physical therapists and home health care providers accused of bilking Medicare and Medicaid. (June 22)

Use Artificial intelligence To Find Love: CNBC

Published on 22 Jun 2016
A new dating app is using AI and curation in the hopes of finding singles love. But if it wants to succeed, it will have tough competition against the likes of Match.com and Tinder. CNBC's Phil Han reports.

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#USA - Clinton taking on tax reform for business? Fox Business

Published on 22 Jun 2016
32 Advisors CEO Robert Wolf and former NYSE CEO Dick Grasso on Hillary Clinton's economic plan.

New Preferred ETF Offers Yield, Safety & Real Estate: TheStreet

Published on 22 Jun 2016
The current low-yield, high-volatility market is making preferred stocks all-the-more attractive, said Ben Fulton, CEO of Elkhorn Investments. Fulton launched the Elkhorn S&P High Quality Preferred ETF last month. The EPRF is based on the S&P U.S. High Quality Preferred Stock Index, which selects fixed-rate investment grade preferred issues (BBB- or higher) from U.S. listed preferred stocks and maintains an allocation of 75% to cumulative preferreds. 'This is a way for people to take risk off in a preferred portfolio,' said Fulton. 'There was no investment grade only preferred exposure in the ETF space so we are delighted to bring this.' In general, preferred stock is a class of equity security that pays a specified dividend that must be paid before any dividends can be paid to common stockholders, and which takes precedence over common stock in the event of the company's liquidation. Although preferred stocks represent a partial ownership interest in a company, preferred stocks generally do not carry voting rights and have economic characteristics similar to fixed-income securities. Preferred stocks generally are issued with a fixed par value and pay dividends based on a percentage of that par value at a fixed or variable rate. Additionally, preferred stocks often have a liquidation value that generally equals the original purchase price of the preferred stock at the date of issuance. 'We have not distributed yet, but we are anticipating a 5.5% to 6% type of yield,' said Fulton. Unlike most preferred stock funds which hold predominantly bank issues, the EPRF has a very large REIT allocation, holding preferreds from the likes of Kimco , Boston Properties and Public Storage . 'REITs have a very good history of paying because they want to come back to the market,' said Fulton. 'They have to pay back the preferred holders both past dividends and future. That's why they tend to have a higher credit rating in the marketplace.'

Europe Urges the U.K. to Stay in the EU: Wall Street Journal

Published on 22 Jun 2016
Landmarks in European cities and newspapers showed their support for the U.K.'s 'Remain' campaign ahead of its referendum Thursday on membership of the European Union. Photo: European Union

Container Vessel COSCO Shipping Panama Departs Greece to Make History in Panama: LIVE VIDEO OF PANAMA CANAL

Published on 20 Jun 2016
The container vessel COSCO Shipping Panama set sail from the Greek Port of Piraeus today on its way to Panama to make history. The Neopanamax vessel will make the inaugural transit of the Expanded Panama Canal on Sunday, June 26, after a 14-day journey.

Panama Canal Administrator Jorge L. Quijano met with COSCO Shipping Panama's Captain Jude Rodrigues and crew members prior to the ship's departure.

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#USA - ‘He Didn’t Do It For Terrorism’ Man Claiming To Be Orlando Attacker’s Lover Comes Forward: GodIsEveryWhere

Published on 21 Jun 2016
‘He Didn’t Do It For Terrorism’ — Man Claiming To Be Orlando Attacker’s Lover Comes Forward

A man claiming to be the lover of the murderer in the Orlando terrorist attack gave an interview to Univision published Tuesday, in which he says that the killer was motivated by a personal vendetta to seek revenge against the gay Latino community.

“The thing that makes me want to tell the truth is that he didn’t do it for terrorism. In my opinion he did it for revenge,” a man who asked to be referred to as “Miguel” told Univision Noticias anchor Maria Elena Salinas. Miguel appeared in the interview wearing a disguise.

A report from Fox News on the news of Miguel’s interview.

Miguel described the killer, Omar Mateen, as having been wracked with self-loathing about his sexual orientation, resentment against gay Latinos, and an alcohol problem. He said that he and Mateen met on the gay dating app Grindr the year before and described the two-month-long relationship as one of “friends with benefits.” It ended in December, when Miguel moved away from Orlando. He said Mateen enjoyed being cuddled and described him as “affectionate” and “sweet.”

Following an assignation with two Puerto Rican men, one of them revealed to Mateen after the fact that he was HIV positive and Mateen became incensed, Miguel said. “He was terrified that he was infected,” Miguel said. “I asked him, ‘Did you do a test?’ Yes. He went to the pharmacy and did the test … it came out negative but it doesn’t come out right away. It takes four, five months.”

“‘I’m going to make them pay for what they did to me,'” Miguel recalled Mateen telling him.

“He adored Latinos, gay Latinos, with brown skin – but he felt rejected. He felt used by them – there were moments in the Pulse nightclub that made him feel really bad. Guys used him. That really affected him,” Miguel said. “I believe this crazy horrible thing he did – that was revenge.”

The FBI confirmed to Univision that they had met with Miguel, and Miguel claimed that he had been interviewed by agents in-person three times.

Introducing the limited edition Vanquish Zagato: Aston Martin

Published on 21 Jun 2016
The Vanquish Zagato Concept was unveiled to great acclaim at the prestigious Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este at Lake Como, Italy in May 2016. Thanks to unprecedented customer interest, a strictly limited production run of 99 cars will be built to order at Aston Martin's production facility in Gaydon, England.

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Strategic Minerals (LON:SML) boss finds "exactly what we are looking for": ProactiveInvestors Stocktube

Published on 22 Jun 2016
Strategic Minerals PLC (LON:SML) chairman Alan Broome tells Proactive Investors about the early indications from the Hanns Camp drill programme. 

“We drilled some holes and intersected some nickel sulphide which is exactly what we were looking for. The next step is to do some very detailed analysis” he says. 

Broome also explains the rationale behind the firm's three-pronged approach to adding new assets to the portfolio. 

“We are fairly fortunate as a junior company that we already have a producing asset in the U.S that actually pays for our overheads" he says. 

Broome adds: “So we are looking for bulk material opportunities, rare earths and metals with a five year indicated improvement in demand and price: nickel, tin & tungsten.”

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#Libya - pro-government forces 'make gains' against ISIL: euronews (in English)

Published on 22 Jun 2016
In Libya, forces loyal to the unity government say they have made significant gains in residential districts of Sirte, as they battle to oust ISIL fighters.

A spokesman for the government-backed brigades, said they were securing a neighbourhood, just south of central coastal city. The port and other parts of Sirte are also thought to have been recaptured.

Dozens of troops and ISIL aligned-fighters were reportedly killed in the offensive.

Pro-government forces, mainly from the western city …
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Brexit vote: Brits in southwest France have their say: FRANCE 24 English

Published on 22 Jun 2016
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If there’s a Brexit, what happens to expats? Retirees living in southwest France fear their healthcare and state pensions will be in danger if Britain votes to leave the EU on June 23rd. But, many can’t cast a ballot because British citizens lose the right to vote after they’ve lived abroad for 15 years. France 24’s Claire Williams and Alix Le Bourdon went to the Lot to meet members of the local British community.

#China - Celebs Take on Chinese Dog Meat Festival 21 June #Yulin #DogMeat: ABC News

Published on 22 Jun 2016
Activists use undercover cameras to capture brutality ahead of 10-day event.

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#España - Buenos días Castilla y León (22/06/2016): Radio Televisión de Castilla y León

Published on 22 Jun 2016
Buenos días Castilla y León (22/06/2016)

#Ireland - RIHANNA BREAKS DOWN in TEARS while singing 'Love The Way You Lie' - ANTI World Tour, Dublin

Published on 21 Jun 2016
RIHANNA CRYING on stage while singing 'Love The Way You Lie' - ANTI World Tour, Dublin 2016
RIHANNA BREAKS DOWN in TEARS on stage while singing 'Love The Way You Lie' - ANTI World Tour, Dublin

Rihanna breaks down in tears after arriving late to Dublin gig
Emotional Rihanna CRIES on Stage at Concert

#USA - Tesla Wants to Buy SolarCity for $2.9B. Does a Deal Make Sense? Bloomberg

Published on 21 Jun 2016
June 21 -- Tesla is offering to buy SolarCity, another company controlled by Elon Musk, who is chief executive officer of the electric-car maker and chairman of the solar company. Bloomberg's Cory Johnson reports on "Bloomberg West."

#North Korea - missile launch 'threat to global community' - Japan: euronews (in English)

Published on 22 Jun 2016
North Korea test-fired what appeared to be a second mid-range missile on Wednesday.

South Korea's military said it flew about 400 kilometers. In theory, that distance is more than halfway towards the southwest coast of Japan's main Honshu island.

It said an earlier launch failed.

The Japanese prime minister said such tests can not be tolerated.

"Today's missile launch, as with ballistic missile launches in the past, is in clear violation of the United Nations [Security Counci] resolution,…
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#USA - Donald Trump does not want to be president – Mark Singer: The Guardian

Published on 22 Jun 2016
Trump’s candidacy was a protest, with his team hoping for just 12% of the Republican vote, argues New Yorker writer Mark Singer.

#Russia - doping: Athletes hope to escape Olympics ban: Al Jazeera English

Published on 21 Jun 2016
Russian athletes may be able to escape a ban from the Rio Olympics in August. Their careers were in limbo after the world governing body for athletics imposed a ban over allegations of state-sponsored doping.

The International Olympics Committee supported this suspension, but has made some concessions, as Al Jazeera's Andrew Simmons reports from Cheboksary in central Russia.

Summit Therapeutics (LON:SUMM) "can alter treatment paradigm" for CDI: ProactiveInvestors Stocktube

Published on 21 Jun 2016
Summit Therapeutics (LON:SUMM NASDAQ:SMMT) Senior Director Richard Pye tells Proactive Investors that their treatment Ridinilazole can trump current treatments for Clostridium Difficile Infection (CDI). "We think this can really alter the treatment paradigm" he says.

Pye says the current treatments for CDI are actually quite good at killing the infection but they then cause more damage to the patient's microbiome - bacteria in the gut that fights infections. "We are able to both treat the initial infection and allow the patient to have their microbiome providing natural protection against developing recurrent disease" he says.

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Man Plays Piano While Floating in the Arctic Ocean: ABC News & Greenpeace (full video)

Published on 21 Jun 2016
Acclaimed pianist Ludovico Einaudi performed on a floating platform to draw attention to conservation efforts in the Arctic.

#Ukraine - Pan-Orthodox Gathering: Ukraine church awaiting decision on its autocephaly from Moscow Patriarchate: UKRAINE TODAY

Published on 21 Jun 2016
Ukraine is passionately awaiting the decision of the Pan-Orthodox Council currently being held on the Greek island of Crete.

Earlier Ukraine's Parliament (Verkhovna Rada) officially addressed His All Holiness Bartholomew I, the Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch to grant autocephaly to the Orthodox Church in Ukraine that is currently subordinate to Moscow's Patriarchate.

The deputies asked to recognize the Act of 1686 according to which the Kyiv metropolitan was allegedly attached to the Moscow Patriarchate.

The unique gathering of Eastern Orthodox Christianity Churches started on June 19th after a thousand-year-break. Nearly a century ago the representatives of the confessions started negotiations of a new Pan-Orthodox gathering, full of scandals and intrigues mixed with preparations hindered by wars, Soviet cadency, and internal manipulations. The preparations for this event began in 1961 with an aim to deal with the problems within the Orthodox Christianity. The political issues are seemingly prior to religion.

The Winklevoss Twins' Bitcoin Exchange Opens in the U.K. Bloomberg

Published on 21 Jun 2016
June 21 -- Cameron Winklevoss, co-founder and president at Gemini, and Tyler Winklevoss, co-founder and chief executive officer at Gemini, explain the function of their newly-launched U.K. bitcoin exchange and the similarity in trading between bitcoin and gold. They speak on "Bloomberg ‹GO›."

WTI Crude Oil and Natural Gas Forecast June 22, 2016: DailyForex

Published on 21 Jun 2016
The WTI Crude Oil market initially fell during the day on Tuesday but found enough support just above the $40 level to turn things around and form a hammer. That of course is a positive sign, so we can break above the top of the hammer I believe that the market will continue to grind its way higher, perhaps trying to continue the longer-term uptrend. Ultimately, pullbacks will continue to be very important as they represent value in this very bullish market. I believe that given enough time we could break out, but if we end up making a “lower low” at the $46 level, that could be the beginning of a very negative move. Ultimately, the market looks like it is going to be very volatile in the short-term, so having said that it’s likely that short-term charts will probably be the best way to go.

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Russia May Sell Stakes in Oil Giant Rosneft to China, India: Bloomberg

Published on 20 Jun 2016
June 20 -- Vladimir Putin is considering selling part of Russia’s corporate crown jewels to China and India as the president struggles to meet spending commitments before his possible re-election bid in less than two years. Bloomberg's Rosalind Chin and Angie Lau report on "First Up."

Trading Video: Pound, Dollar, Risk Intensify Focus on Approaching Brexit Vote: Forex News by DailyFX

Published on 21 Jun 2016
Talking Points:

• Brexit-charged GBP/USD volatility duped many with a false break of the 200-day moving average
• Unease is growing in risk trends with trend drying up for the likes of SPX while USD's sensitivity reflects focus
• Pound, Euro, Dollar and Yen all batten down for the Brexit - few outlets left for low-risk trade opportunities

Read the full article here:
https://www.dailyfx.com/forex/video/d...