Thursday, June 2, 2016

#Syria - Kurdish-led force advances on Manbij: Al Jazeera English

Published on 2 Jun 2016
Thousands of fighters of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) - a US-backed coalition of armed groups led by the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) - are in the middle of an offensive to recapture an ISIL pocket in northern Syria.

The town of Manbij is held by the group, which a week ago launched a surprise attack in northern Syria.
SDF fghters, trained and equipped by the US, say it's just a matter of time before ISIL’s presence in northern Syria comes to an end.

Al Jazeera’s Hashem Ahelbarra reports from Gaziantep, on Turkey’s border with Syria.
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#USA - Goldman Sachs Downgrades Shares of Apple: TheStreet

Published on 2 Jun 2016
Shares of Apple are in the spotlight on Thursday following a downgrade from Goldman Sachs. Goldman is cutting its price target and profit estimates for 2016. Goldman says it is trimming Apple's estimates to reflect lower growth expectations for the smartphone industry. Analysts lowered iPhone unit forecasts to 211 million for this year, that's down from 212 million. For 2016, earnings estimates were revised downward by a penny to $8.39 a share, but that's still $0.10 a share above the consensus estimates. Goldman also cut profit expectations for 2017 and 2018. The firm lowered its price target for the shares for the year to $124 from $136. In the note, the analysts said the demand environment in China is the most significant new risk.
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#Japan - Why Shinzo Abe Delayed Hiking Sales Tax: Bloomberg

Published on 2 Jun 2016
June 1 (Bloomberg) -- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he’ll delay an increase in Japan’s sales tax until 2019, a move that may help support consumer spending while complicating the government’s efforts to tame the world’s largest debt burden. Bloomberg's Brian Fowler reports on "Bloomberg Surveillance."
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#USA - Elon Musk Wants Humans on Mars by 2025: ABC News - Elon Musk Code Conference 2016

Published on 2 Jun 2016
Elon Musk's dream of sending humans to Mars could come true in the next decade
Published on 2 Jun 2016
Elon Musk took the stage Wednesday night 1st of June at Code Conference 2016 for a chat with Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg. In a wide-ranging interview, the SpaceX founder and Tesla CEO talked about the future of artificial intelligence, his plans to finish the Tesla Model 3, and what a government on Mars should look like. He also thinks that we're all already cyborgs.
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#Germany - Foiled ISIS Plot Leads To Three Syrian Arrests

Published on 2 Jun 2016
Prosecutors said Thursday, three suspected ISIS members allegedly plotting a terror attack in Germany have been arrested.

Germany's federal prosecutor identified the three Syrian suspects as 27-year old Hamza C., 25-year old Mahood B. and 31 year-old Abd Arahman A.K.

In a statement the prosecutor's office said the men were working on orders from ISIS to carry out an an attack in Duesseldorf with suicide vests, explosives and rifles. They added that there was no concrete evidence they had begun to implement their plans, however.

Officials were alerted to the plot when an alleged accomplice in French custody informed authorities there of the plans.
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How to train like an F1 driver | SportsLab The Telegraph

Published on 2 Jun 2016
In this episode, Greg talks you through some strategic exercises that focus on important skills for F1 drivers, from combatting G-Force with core and neck exercises to cardiovascular endurance training.
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#OPEC - Cold war between Iran, Saudi Arabia over oil prices? Fox Business

Published on 2 Jun 2016
Former Goldman Sachs Partner Peter Kiernan on the outlook for oil prices and Donald Trump's take on the U.S. relationship with China.
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Fetty Wap "679" feat. Remy Boyz (Official video): harlem fetty

Published on 8 Jul 2015
Fetty Wap's Debut Album Out Now
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