Department of Defense Press Briefing by Army General Joseph Votel, commander, U.S. Central Command (US Department of Defense)

Edit Public Technologies 30 Apr 2016
Central Command is releasing the results of the investigation into the strike on the Doctors Without Borders trauma center in Kunduz City, Afghanistan, which occurred on October 3rd, 2015 ... The intended target was an insurgent-controlled site which was approximately 400 meters from the Doctors Without Borders trauma center ... The aircrew attempted to find the intended target in the nearby area....

Jason Motte, shoulder healing, on road back to Rockies' bullpen

Edit Denver Post 30 Apr 2016
Right-handed reliever will join team for 10-day road trip. Rockies pitcher Jason Motte ... There is no date targeted for Motte's Rockies debut or any minor-league rehab starts ... Blackmon is back. As expected, center fielder Charlie Blackmon returned from the 15-day disabled list and hit leadoff in Friday night's game ... ....

Fulmer wins debut as Tigers thump Twins

Edit MLB 30 Apr 2016
1 Tigers prospect Michael Fulmer tossed five solid innings to pick up the win in his Major League debut, and was backed by homers from Miguel Cabrera, Victor Martinez and Nick Castellanos in a 9-2 victory over the Twins on Friday night at Target Field ... Castellanos launches a homer to center field. Nick Castellanos belts a solo home run to center field, extending the Tigers' lead to 6-2 in the top of the 8th inning....

Experts Say Store Will Emerge Unscathed

Edit Inquisitr 30 Apr 2016
Conservatives outraged over Target’s inclusive bathroom policies can sign all the online petitions they want, but chances are, none of it will leave a mark on the retail giant. Just last week, Target announced on its website that transgender employees and customers were welcome to use the restroom or fitting room that corresponds with their gender identity, if it differs from their biological identity....

AAI aims for 7,000 tonnes cargo for Tiruchi airport

Edit The Hindu 30 Apr 2016
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has set cargo targets for eight international airports, including Tiruchi and Chennai for the current fiscal even as the export cargo here has witnessed a steady growth over the years. The fast-growing non-metro Tiruchi airport has been set a target of 7,081 tonnes for the 2016-17 financial year with the monthly cargo target fixed at 590 tonnes....

MLB Plus debuts with Yankees-Red Sox

Edit MLB 30 Apr 2016
MLB Plus. Jeff Nelson Nelson talks to MLB Plus about Yankees-Sox rivalry ... A-Rod goes yard ... Henry Owens' 1-0 pitch rocketed off Rodriguez's bat at 107.7 mph, traveling 425 feet over the Green Monster in left-center ... A-Rod goes deep to center field ... Holt's throw from left field traveled at 93 mph and was right on target ... Thanks to data available via Statcast™, we know Jacoby Ellsbury plays the deepest center field in all of baseball ... ....

126 MHz Initial Clearing Target; Reverse Clock Bidding Begins May 31 (FCC - Federal Communications Commission)

Edit Public Technologies 30 Apr 2016
Initial Clearing Target of 126 Megahertz Set for the Broadcast Television Spectrum Incentive ... https.//www.fcc.gov/document/126-mhz-initial-clearing-target-reverse-clock-bidding-begins-may-31....

Marine Corps Warfighting Lab tests autonomous reconnaissance (US Marines Corps)

Edit Public Technologies 30 Apr 2016
'What they're providing you is advanced warning of threats, locating enemies and targeting enemies.' ... Upon retrieving efficient information on targets spotted, the operator of the robots relay the information to an M80 Stiletto, a Naval vessel used to operate and test technologies in a maritime environment to accelerate the delivery of capabilities into warfighters' hands, according to Lt....

US-led drone strike kills over dozen in eastern Afghanistan

Edit Press TV 30 Apr 2016
He said the airstrike targeted a hideout of the members of the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group in the area, killing 15 militants and destroying a considerable amount of weapons and ammunition ... The US says the airstrikes target ... The United Nations says the US drone attacks are “targeted killings” that flout international law....

Woman chases convicted video voyeur out of Target

Edit Springfield News-Sun 30 Apr 2016
A Yulee, Florida, woman told WJAX about her run-in with a convicted video voyeur in the swimsuit aisle of a local Target store. Candice Spivey, the woman who recorded the encounter, chased the convicted video voyeur, Jeffery Polizzi, out of the store ... Spivey chased him out of the Target, and he took off down the road, eventually getting charged with reckless driving ... Photos. Woman chases convicted video voyeur out of Target ... ....

Tigers belt out 18 hits as Fulmer wins in debut

Edit Detroit news 30 Apr 2016
“A win,” Ausmus deadpanned. “He has to go at least five innings to get a win, so...” ... The Tigers’ offense belted out 18 hits and took a lot of the drama out of the night. They hung three runs on Twins starter Phil Hughes in the top of the first, then Miguel Cabrera, Victor Martinez and Nick Castellanos all homered to give Fulmer his first big-league win — 9-2 at Target Field ... Sano whacked it into the gap in left-center, scoring Dozier ... ....

U.S. Special Ops Kill 40 ISIS Operatives

Edit Opposing Views 30 Apr 2016
These ISIS operatives have been targeted specifically for carrying out “external operations,” which according to officials include 60 attacks in 21 countries that have killed 1,000 people since January 2015. Special operations combat aircraft and troops who carried out raids on ISIS were responsible for most of the deaths, which occurred mainly in Syria and only when the targets resisted arrest....

Transgender politics unhinges both sides

Edit Orlando Sentinel 30 Apr 2016
When Target announced that "transgender team members and guests" are free "to use the restroom or fitting room facility that corresponds with their gender identity," it was following a common business trend to accommodate customers. Not a radical position by today's standards. In fact, Target was... ....
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