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Saturday, March 12, 2016

March 12, 2016

Ojai Earthquakes Widely Felt in Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties
Two moderate and several small earthquakes have been felt mainly in the Ojai area, but also through Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties.  
German anti-refugee party targets 'political earthquake' in elections
“It’s like we’re living in the final phase of the Third Reich, Merkel’s sitting in the Wolf’s Lair or the Führer bunker,” he said, referring to the Nazi leader Adolf Hitler’s favoured hideouts. “She’s redefining the laws of Germany without consulting anyone.”  
Magnitude 5.5 quake rocks Northern Luzon provinces
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake rocked the provinces in the Ilocos and Cagayan Valley regions on Saturday noon (March 12, 2016), a report from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. Local Phivolcs Researcher Porferio De Peralta said the 5.5 magnitude quake occurred at exactly 12:00 noon Saturday with an epicenter located at 40 kilometers northwest of Laoag City and a depth of 10 kilometers.  
White House narrows search to three for U.S. Supreme Court
The White House has narrowed its search for a U.S. Supreme Court nominee to three federal appeals court judges, Sri Srinivasan, Merrick Garland and Paul Watford, a source familiar with the selection process said on Friday.  
EPA Spends $295,507 to Track Energy and Water Use of Office Workers
The Environmental Protection Agency is spending nearly $300,000 to develop technology that will track the energy and water use of office buildings, with a colored light bulb system that will send “visual messages” to employees when they are using too much. Lucid Design Group, a California-based software company, received the funding from the agency with the goal to “change the habits” of Americans at work.  
Genetically modified mosquitoes clear key hurdle for Key West test
The release of genetically modified mosquitoes in the Florida Keys cleared a significant hurdle Friday when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced they pose no significant environmental danger. The preliminary findings, to be published in the Federal Register, will be open for public comment for the next 30 days.  
Sidestepping Apple dispute, Obama makes case for access to device data
U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday made a passionate case for mobile devices to be built in such a way as to allow government to gain access to personal data if needed to prevent a terrorist attack or enforce tax laws. ...he made clear that, despite his commitment to Americans' privacy and civil liberties, a balance was needed to allow some intrusion when needed.  
Mikhail Lesin death: Russia demands details from US
Russian officials have criticised a lack of communication by US authorities over the death of Mikhail Lesin, a former aide to President Putin. They said they became aware of details of his injuries only when the medical examiner's report was released on Thursday. Mr Lesin, 57, was found dead in a US hotel four months ago. US coroners say he died of head injuries.  
France accedes to Netanyahu request, shuts down Hamas-run TV station
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed his gratitude on Saturday to French President Francois Hollande after the latter’s government shut down a Hamas television station that aired content which constituted anti-Israel and anti-Jewish incitement. The prime minister had earlier urged Hollande to move against the transmission of Al Aksa television...being broadcast on the French satellite service EUTELSAT.  
Israel strikes 4 Hamas targets in Gaza
The Israeli Air Force carried out strikes against four Hamas targets in the northern part of Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces said Saturday. One 10 year-old Palestinian boy was killed and his 8-year-old sister was injured, according to Palestinian medical sources and the Al Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas.  
Europe’s migrant crisis dims once unassailable Merkel’s aura
Lectured by the president of tiny Macedonia. Challenged at EU summits. Defied by supposed allies in Austria and Bavaria. Such is the lot these days of Europe’s most powerful leader, Angela Merkel. The once-unassailable force in Brussels and Germany is now being worn down by an epic migration crisis.  
Syria opposition to attend Geneva peace talks
Syria's main opposition group said it would attend peace talks on Monday but accused the government of President Bashar al-Assad of preparing to escalate the war to strengthen its negotiating position.  
Source: Clinton IT specialist revealing server details to FBI, 'devastating witness'
Former Hillary Clinton IT specialist Bryan Pagliano, a key witness in the email probe who struck an immunity deal with the Justice Department, has told the FBI a range of details about how her personal email system was set up, according to an intelligence source close to the case who called him a “devastating witness.”  
North Korean leader Kim orders more nuclear tests
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watched a ballistic missile launch test and ordered the country to improve its nuclear attack capability by conducting more tests, the official KCNA news agency reported on Friday.