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Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Folding gun that looks like a smartphone worries police
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A double-barreled handgun that folds up to look like a smartphone is worrying police officers.
Developed by Minnesota startup Ideal Conceal, the pistol folds into a palm-sized square. “Smartphones are everywhere, so your new pistol will easily blend in with today’s environment,” explains Ideal Conceal, on its website. “In its locked position it will be virtually undetectable because it hides in plain sight.”
The gun can be safely carried in a purse or clipped to a person’s side, the company added.
However, the gun’s resemblance to a smartphone is making police officers nervous, CNN Money reports.
“In general, the concept of any kind of weapon that’s disguised, so that it’s not apparent that it’s a weapon, would be cause for concern,” said Bill Johnson, executive director and general counsel for the National Association of Police Organizations.
The Ideal Conceal pistol has a list price of $395 and will be available for purchase in mid-2016, according to the company’s website. Developer Kirk Kjellberg told CNN Money he’s already received 2,500 emails from people who want to buy the handgun.
Kjellberg said the Ideal Conceal cannot be fired while in its closed position.
The gun, which has two bullets loaded into two barrels, is a .380-caliber derringer that uses a hammerless firing system.
CNN Money reports that, even if it's in plain sight, the gun might actually require a concealed carry permit, depending on state and local laws, which vary widely.
The Ideal Conceal website urges users to always check state and local concealment laws.
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Fidel Castro pens vitriolic attack on Obama after historic visit
Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro, pictured in February 2016, launched an attack on U.S. relationship with Cuba
Fidel Castro has launched a blistering attack on the US's relationship with Cuba just days after Barack Obama visited the country, writing 'we don't need the empire to give us any presents'.
The US president's visit had been intended to bury the hostility between the two countries and in a speech the former leader said it was time the nations came together 'as friends and as neighbors and as family together'.
But in a letter to 'Brother Obama' on Monday, Castro dismissed Mr. Obama's words as 'honey-coated' and reminded Cubans of the many attempts by the US to overthrow and weaken the communist government.
Mr. Obama did not meet with Castro, 89, during his three-day visit last week, nor mention him in any of his public appearances, but met several times with his 84-year-old brother Raúl Castro, the current Cuban president.
It was the first visit of a sitting US president since President Calvin Coolidge visited the country 88 years ago.
'One assumes that every one of us ran the risk of a heart attack listening to these words,' Fidel Castro wrote in response to the US leader's words in his column, run by state media.
Bristling at Mr. Obama's offer to help Cuba, he said the country was able to produce the food and material riches it needs with the efforts of its people.
'My modest suggestion is that he reflects and doesn't try to develop theories about Cuban politics.
'We don't need the empire to give us any presents,' Castro added.
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Now I hope you're sitting down because this one is over the top even for Josh Earnest!!!
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Castro responded negatively... because of Barry's significant impact?
WTF!
Castro responded negatively... because of Barry's significant impact?
WTF!
Are we to believe are eyes and ears are liars?
Obama calls on journalists to hold themselves and candidates to higher standard
If that was their standard practice... Barry would never have become president!
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WASHINGTON
President Obama on Monday again bemoaned the political environment surrounding the presidential elections and called on journalists to hold candidates and themselves to a higher standard.
"I know I'm not the only one who may be more than a little dismayed about what's happening on the campaign trail right now -- the divisive and often vulgar rhetoric that's aimed at everybody but often is focused on the vulnerable or women or minorities," he said.
Some may be more to blame than others, the president said, but all of us are responsible for reversing it.
Mr. Obama spoke at the presentation of the Toner Prize, named for Robin Toner, the first woman to be national political correspondent for The New York Times. During her nearly 25 years there, Toner covered five presidential campaigns. She passed away in 2008.
The president said the number one question he gets when traveling the world is "What is happening in America?" He said it's because people abroad understand America is the place where you "can't afford completely crazy politics," and they care about the most powerful nation on earth functioning effectively.
"We are all invested in making this system work. We are all responsible for its success, and it's not just for the United States that this matters, it matters for the planet," Mr. Obama said.
Mr. Obama returned from his trip to Cuba last week and recalled the news conference he held jointly with Cuban President Raul Castro. He described the event as remarkable as the two leaders were forced to answer tough questions that were televised to Cubans, and the world.
"I don't know exactly what it will mean for Cuba's future," he said. "I think it made a big difference to the Cuban people. I can't think of a better example of why a free press is so vital to freedom."
Obama called on the broadcast networks and producers to give reporters room to follow their instincts and dig deeper. He said Toner proved that something can be substantive and interesting. He said elections to her were not a horse race, or about scoring the most political points, but were about issues.
"A job well done is about more than just handing someone a microphone. It's to probe and to question and to dig deeper and to demand more," the president said. "The electorate would be better served if that happened. It would be better served if billions of dollars in free media came with serious accountability, especially when politicians issue unworkable plans or make promises they cannot keep."
He says he understands there are pressures "to feed the beast" with more gossipy, softer stories, but that leads to consumers failing to understand the world as well as they should, which has consequences for the country.
The point of politics, the president said, is not just the amassing of power - it's what you do with the power that's been lent to you.
The Toner Prize was awarded to ProPublica's Alec MacGillis for stories on campaign finance, lobbying and other influences on politics and governance.
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