Tuesday, 31 July 2018

Lindsay Lohan to make U.S. TV comeback in MTV reality series

Lindsay Lohan, whose promising movie career crashed in a string of legal woes and substance abuse, is returning to U.S. television in a reality series about her night club ventures in Greece. from Reuters: Entertainment News https://ift.tt/2OuGv1a via IFT...

Ayaz Sadiq retains Lahore’s NA-129 seat as RO discontinues recount

According to the returning officer, the tally went up by barely two votes upon opening each bag from Samaa Digital https://ift.tt/2M3LTXr via IFT...

Uber to stop developing self-driving trucks

Uber will stop developing self-driving trucks that have been hauling cargo on U.S. highways, the ride-hailing company said on Monday, seeking to focus its autonomous-vehicle technology solely on cars. from Samaa Digital https://ift.tt/2NWFvBC via IFT...

China appeals to military veterans not to protest against ‘poor treatment’

Grievances over military pensions and perceived poor treatment of veterans have been a long-running issue from Samaa Digital https://ift.tt/2LVhHRz via IFT...

PTI did not get MQM’s votes in Karachi, says Jahangir Tareen

The PTI did not get the MQM’s votes in Karachi, said Jahangir Khan Tareen from Samaa Digital https://ift.tt/2KcpPIc via IFT...

PTI, PML-N seek to woo MQM for an alliance

The PTI leadership also assured the MQM that they will redress the party’s complaints regarding the election and delimitation of constituencies from Samaa Digital https://ift.tt/2M6UfgK via IFT...

US’ welcome message for new leadership in Pakistan comes with a warning

Any potential IMF bailout for the new government in Pakistan should not be used for repaying Chinese lenders, says the US from Samaa Digital https://ift.tt/2AsldOK via IFT...

PTI candidate to approach Election Commission against NA-74 results

The PTI candidate rejected the results and said he would approach the Election Commission from Samaa Digital https://ift.tt/2M7bOx9 via IFT...

Court to hear Sharif family’s appeals against Avenfield verdict

The court will also hear the pleas to transfer the Al-Azizia and Flagship references to another court from Samaa Digital https://ift.tt/2LI0fkc via IFT...

Ogra proposes hike in petroleum prices

The prices of all petroleum products may go up from August 1, if the caretaker government accepts recommendations of the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra). In its summary, based on general sales tax, the Ogra has advised the government to raise Rs2.45 per litre in price of petrol, Rs2.70 in diesel, Rs3.25 in kerosene... from Samaa Digital https://ift.tt/2OsPUpT via IFT...

Khawar Maneka congratulates Imran Khan on election victory

Khawar Fareed Maneka, the former husband of the PTI chairman’s third wife, has felicitated him for his party’s victory in July 25 elections. “From my entire family, I extend my best wishes to Imran Khan and pray for his success. May he fulfill all his pledges,” Maneka said while speaking to SAMAA. He also offered... from Samaa Digital https://ift.tt/2v1Y80d via IFT...

Four people, including boy, killed in New York City shooting

Four people, including a young boy, were shot and killed on Monday in a New York City apartment, police said. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2Kcjahe via IFT...

Calmer winds help firefighters battling deadly California blaze

An army of firefighters in northern California gained ground on Monday against a wildfire that has killed six people and caused far more devastation over the past week than any of the scores of blazes raging across the tinder-dry American West this summer. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2LCp9Bq via IFT...

Ron Dellums, U.S. lawmaker who led push for sanctions against South Africa, dead at 82

Former California congressman Ron Dellums, who first won election to Capitol Hill as an anti-Vietnam War candidate and later led a 15-year effort to enact U.S. sanctions against South Africa's apartheid government, died on Monday at age 82. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2mXJAKm via IFT...

U.S. states make last-minute legal bid to halt 3-D online guns

Several U.S. states said on Monday that they would jointly sue the Trump administration in a last-ditch effort to block the public from being able to download blueprints for 3-D printable guns. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2K9hoxx via IFT...

Chipotle shuts Ohio restaurant after reports of illness

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc has shut a restaurant in Ohio following reports of customers falling sick after eating there, the burrito chain said on Monday. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2OtiyXX via IFT...

U.S senators call for investigation of road toll systems vendor

Two U.S. senators on Monday asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate an electronic toll systems vendor, accusing the company of mismanaging road toll systems in several states. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2Kb4nnb via IFT...

Trump administration eyes capital gains tax cut for wealthy: NY Times

The Trump administration is considering bypassing Congress to grant a $100 billion tax cut to wealthy Americans by allowing taxpayers to account for inflation while determining capital gains tax liabilities, the New York Times reported on Monday. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2mWppg5 via IFT...

Accused gunman in Annapolis newsroom shootings pleads not guilty

The man accused of shooting five people to death last month at a newspaper office in Annapolis, Maryland, entered a plea of not guilty on Monday to all 23 felony charges against him, including five counts of first-degree murder. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2NWFhua via IFT...

Families of Missouri 'duck boat' sinking victims sue tour company

The families of four of the 17 people killed when a World War Two-style tourist "duck boat" sank on a Missouri lake during a storm this month have sued the tour operator, saying it recklessly allowed the vessel out in dangerous weather. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2K9Cz2u via IFT...

Democrats' support for abortion grows, low election priority: Reuters/Ipsos poll

U.S. Democrats' support for abortion rights grew in the last two years, but for most it will be a low priority in the November mid-term election compared with issues such as healthcare and the economy, a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll shows. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2NVFSfS via IFT...

California museum can keep Cranachs looted by Nazis: U.S. appeals court

A federal appeals court on Monday said the Norton Simon Museum can keep two 16th century masterpieces depicting Adam and Eve by the German Renaissance painter Lucas Cranach the Elder, which had been looted by the Nazis during World War Two. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2OtzVba via IFT...

EPA to keep pursuing biofuel changes under new leadership: Wheeler

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's acting administrator said on Tuesday he would follow up the work of his predecessor to overhaul the nation's biofuel policy, including pursuing changes strongly opposed by the powerful corn lobby like counting ethanol exports toward annual biofuels quotas. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2OgLcez via IFT...