A staunchly Republican voice in New Hampshire announced Sunday that he’s backing Hillary Clinton for president. “On Tuesday, millions of lifelong Republicans will vote against Donald Trump. Many anti-Trump Republicans, including Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., have said they will cast a write-in vote for a fellow conservative as an alternative to voting for either Trump or Clinton.
Tesla will begin charging for use of its Supercharging network, according to a?statement released this morning. Free charging was one of Tesla’s big selling points, but it wasn’t the only one. Tesla possesses the largest high-speed EV charging network in the world, but with wait times climbing and the Model 3 inbound, Tesla needs a lot more infrastructure, and someone has to pay for it.
German authorities on Tuesday arrested five men who allegedly aided the Islamic State group in Germany by recruiting members and providing financial and logistical help. The federal prosecutor's office said in a statement that the men were arrested on suspicion of supporting a terrorist organization. The arrests were made in a series of raids in the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the northern state of Lower Saxony.
Today on Drive Wire:?A Kurdish Pershmerga fighter used his armored BMW to save dozens of Iraqis from ISIS?during an attack on the city of Kirkuk last month. Over several days, Ako Rahman reportedly carried a total of 70 injured people out of the line of fire and to the hospital. Rahman told a Kurdish news outlet that his armored 1990s-era BMW 5 Series was struck by ISIS sniper fire 50 or 60 times over the course of his daring rescues.
Hamam al-Alil (Iraq) (AFP) - Iraqi investigators carried out an initial examination on Tuesday of a mass grave site discovered in an area south of Mosul that was recently retaken from the Islamic State group. Iraqi security forces announced the discovery of the site in the Hamam al-Alil area the day before, after retaking it as part of the operation to recapture Mosul, the last IS-held Iraqi city. Men in Iraqi security forces uniforms used ropes to pull two bodies, one of them headless, from the grave, and also removed a decapitated head, but they were later told to return them to their original locations.
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By Neha Dasgupta and Nidhi Verma NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced that 500 and 1,000 rupee banknotes would be withdrawn from circulation at midnight to crack down on rampant corruption and counterfeit currency. The surprise move was designed to bring billions of dollars worth of cash in unaccounted wealth into the mainstream economy, as well as hit the finances of militants who target India and are suspected of using fake 500 rupee notes to fund operations. "Black money and corruption are the biggest obstacles in eradicating poverty," Modi said in a hastily convened address to the nation after a cabinet meeting.
Election Day might be a major turning point for the marijuana reform movement because five states have ballot initiatives that would legalize cannabis for adult use, regulating and taxing it like alcohol. There are also campaigns in three states to legalize medical marijuana — which would bring the total to 28 — and a slew of local, citywide initiatives. The vote to watch is in California, where polls suggest the “Adult Use of Marijuana” referendum has a substantial lead.
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As Americans headed to the polls on Election Day morning, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump looked back on his turbulent campaign and beseeched voters to support?him. On Tuesday morning, the show’s hosts asked the real estate tycoon what his final words to the American people would be if presidential elections were structured more like a day in court with attorneys making their closing arguments before the jury makes a decision. Trump proceeded to rattle off some of his talking points from his stump speech.
Elissa Blattman and her mother drove from Rockville, Maryland, to Rochester, New York, to pay tribute to Susan B. Anthony by putting their "I Voted" stickers on the late suffragette's grave.
Investigators discovered a third body on the property of a South Carolina man who is now linked to seven deaths and the kidnapping of a woman who was found chained inside a storage container, authorities said Monday. Todd Kohlhepp, 45, became a suspect after the woman was found Thursday chained by her neck and ankle in a metal storage container on his 95-acre property near rural Woodruff. The other remains were found near one another Sunday and Monday, and authorities are not sure who they are.
Porsche's Cayenne Turbo is a mega SUV that is super capable on the road, with impressive at-speed stability, acceleration on par with many sports cars, all the comfort you could ask for, and space for most anything you'd need to haul. Porsche is quite vocal about the Cayenne's speed and stability, but they don't talk much about its offroad prowess. As you can see from this video, the Porsche is more than capable of tackling this facsimilie of an "off-road course".
Australian police uncovered a baby koala hidden in the bag of a woman they stopped in the street. "Not quite believing their ears, the officers cautiously unzipped the bag and found this gorgeous boy," Queensland police said. The marsupial was handed to the RSPCA, an animal protection charity, which named him Alfred.
Some air travelers were given?the fright of their life when a serpent slithered into the cabin of a commercial flight — and no, it's not a scene from the 2006 thriller "Snakes on a Plane." Read:?Snakes on a Train! Subway Passenger Texts While Wearing
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker delivered a personal warning to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday that he would be held responsible if Ankara fails to meet EU criteria for granting Turks visa-free travel. An EU offer to liberalize its visa system was part of a deal in March under which Turkey has agreed to all but halt the flow of Syrian refugees and other migrants into the EU via Greece. "Everything the Turkish authorities are doing today leads me to believe that in the end Turkey does not want to be ready to respect European standards," he said.
By Julia Edwards WASHINGTON (Reuters) - FBI Director James Comey was under attack from some of his own agents and members of Congress on Monday over his handling of an inquiry into Hillary Clinton's emails, but the White House was remaining supportive, for now. In stunning fashion, Comey has injected the Federal Bureau of Investigation, meant to be politically neutral, into the thick of the 2016 U.S. presidential race, making a series of announcements on the inquiry. The latest was on Sunday, when he said the FBI stood by a July decision not to recommend criminal charges against the Democratic presidential candidate.
One of Tesla's most popular features will soon no longer be offered free of charge (no pun intended). Tesla owners who purchase their cars in 2017 will be charged for?using the previously-free fast-charging Supercharger network. Tesla announced Monday that cars ordered after January 1st, 2017 will only be allowed 400 kilowatt-hours of free charging per year, which Tesla claims allows for around 1,000 miles of driving.
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said he received endorsements from New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and coach Bill Belichick at an event in Manchester, N.H., on Monday night. Trump told the crowd Brady expressed his support in a phone call, while Belichick wrote a letter. On Tuesday,?two?local reporters said they confirmed Belichick wrote the note.
Thousands of earthquakes have rattled Oklahoma and neighboring states in recent years, with the most significant portion traced to the underground injection of wastewater left over from oil and gas production. The latest strong temblor — a magnitude 5.0 — damaged dozens of buildings in Cushing, Oklahoma, but spared a major oil terminal and caused no major injuries. WHY DOES OKLAHOMA HAVE SO MANY EARTHQUAKES?
A state crime scene investigator testified Tuesday that he was concerned when he examined the body of a black motorist shot by a white police officer, because what he saw didn't jibe with what he was told about how Walter Scott died. Almon Brown, an investigator for the State Law Enforcement Division at the time, testified that when he arrived at the scene of the April 2015 shooting, he was briefed that it happened during a confrontation between Scott and Michael Slager, a former North Charleston patrolman. Slager could be sentenced to 30 years to life if convicted of murdering Scott as the motorist fled a traffic stop after being pulled over for a broken taillight.
After more than a decade of making court-side appearances with her partner in crime, Jay Z, she's perfected dressing for the game.
Officials in Venice are considering everything from an online ticketing system that would limit the number of tourists entering the city, to a smartphone app that would help regulate crowd control. The Italian hotspot is the latest tourist destination
A federal jury has awarded $3 million in damages to a University of Virginia official found to have been defamed in a discredited 2014 story about a purported gang rape on campus. Nicole Eramo, an associate dean of students, was awarded $2 million from reporter Sabrina Rubin Erdely and $1 million from Rolling Stone magazine and publisher Wenner Media, documents from the court in Charlottesville, Virginia said. Eramo's suit alleged that Rolling Stone acted recklessly and willfully disregarded facts in reporting the story.