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Quickly finding photos by searching for specific words.. and you can even copy and paste text. Scrolling through 2,567 photos to find the precise picture you want can be a nightmare. Now, a new feature in Google Photos will let you search for pictures that have text in them so you can quickly find what you're looking for. You can even copy and paste the text when you find it. The new tool makes it easier to find a recipe you saved, a funny meme you screenshotted or your bank account number. You can also use it to pinpoint a...

FULL TITLE: Mystery over identity of 'white male' shooter as Texas police withhold name before reported noon announcement Authorities in Texas have still not released the name of the gunman or type of firearm that was used after a rampage that left at least seven dead and 19 injured. The shooting occurred in and around the cities of Odessa and Midland, Texas. The only information that has been released about the shooter, who was killed by police, is that he is a white male in his mid-30s. The gunfire erupted in the late afternoon after the suspect shot an officer...

Authorities in Texas will hold a press conference Sunday at noon CST, or 1 p.m. EST. The press conference, which will be held in a parking lot at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin, will provide updates on Saturday’s shooting that ended with seven dead and 19 injured. Officials are also expected to announce the identity of the shooter, who since the shooting has only been described as a white man in his mid-30s. The identities of the victims will also reportedly be released.

Voting has ended in Saxony and Brandenburg, two states in the country's former east. Exit polls suggest that the far-right AfD will become the second biggest party in both regions.

Our gospel tune today is I Saw A Man by Hank Snow (1965). THE WESTERNER https://thewesterner.blogspot.com/

Francis Announces Creation of 13 new Cardinals -- 10 New Electors, Most Liberal Group Ever Assembled In the end of the Angelus today, Francis announced a Consistory for the creation of new Cardinals, set for October 5, 2019. The Cardinal Electors (under 80) are: - Miguel Angel Ayuso Guixot, mccj – President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious dialogue- José Tolentino Medonça – Archivist and Librarian of Holy Roman Church- Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo – Archbishop of Jakarta- Juan de la Caridad García Rodríguez – Archbishop of Havana- Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, o.f.m. cap – Archbishop of Kinshasa- Jean-Claude Höllerich, sj...

A team of researchers in the United States and Australia led by Jenna Jambeck, an environmental engineer at the University of Georgia, analyzed plastic waste levels in the world's oceans. They found that China and Indonesia are the top sources of plastic bottles, bags and other rubbish clogging up global sea lanes. Together, both nations account for more than a third of plastic detritus in global waters, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.

Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s investigation into alleged abuse of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act by the DOJ and FBI will result in indictments, a Republican member of the House Judiciary Committee said Sunday. Rep. Andy Biggs of Arizona made the prediction on Fox News' Sunday Morning Futures, discussing Horowitz’s report last week FBI Director James Comey’s mishandling and leaking of memos on conversations he’d had with President Trump to spur the appointment of a special counsel. Biggs accused Comey of “dodging and weaving” in the wake of the revelations, and said Horowitz’s next report on FISA abuse would...

Before ESPN could ask Osaka a question, she went up to Gauff and gave her another hug, which drew roars from the crowd. Osaka then was asked what it is like to mentor someone like Gauff. "I don't think I'm a mentor," Osaka said to ESPN, and then turned to Gauff's player box, which included the teen's parents. Both Osaka and Gauff live in Florida and have known each other for a few years. "You guys raised an amazing player," Osaka said through her own tears. "I remember I used to see you guys training in the same place as...

While famously media shy during his time in government, former Secretary of Defense James Mattis offered a brief glimpse into his thoughts on today’s political environment in an essay and interview last week, but the appearance left several questions unanswered. These rare media appearances are not random, as Mattis will be appearing at several events in the coming days to promote his new book, Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead. The two pieces delve into why the former Marine Corps general chose to serve as secretary of defense and why he resigned. There are some new details about the journey,...

“We should do what any other country does, by dealing with this situation in a serious way,” Rep. Omar insisted at a public meeting in Minnesota– but the Somalia-born ‘Squad’ member was not advocating building a wall or adopting a robust policy of turning illegal migrants away, as sovereignist governments in Hungary and Italy have done, drastically reducing not only migrant numbers, but also migrant deaths. Instead, she demanded an outside entity take control of the situation, demanding: “[W]e have to bring in the United Nations High Commissioner on Refugees – an agency that has the expertise and the training...

Two directors of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's foundation have quit their roles, including a former advisor to Hilary Clinton, documents reveal. Harry and Meghan have lost a string of workers, including private securities, a bodyguard, personal assistant and nannies to baby Archie. But now official records show head of communications Sara Latham and director Natalie Campbell resigned just 53 days into their posts at Sussex Royal. Companies House documents show both workers, two of Meghan's so-called 'wise women' left their posts with the charitable foundation on August 22. Buckingham Palace has refused to comment on the resignations, but...

Arthur Fleck is a strange, middle-aged, white man, living with his mother, playing comedy clubs at night and routinely falling flat on his face. He endures humiliation at every turn...is unsuccessful, alienated, aggrieved, and most importantly, deeply disturbed. In a short scene with his therapist, Fleck is agitated by the routine nature of the questions she asks. “You never listen do you? You just ask the same questions every week. ‘How’s your job? Are you having any negative thoughts?’ All I have...are negative thoughts.” It’s a chilling moment as he stares down the therapist who tells him they won’t be...

It’s part of the latest effort by the Chinese government to crack down on the minority Muslim community in recent history. In the past year, Beijing has detained more than a million Uyghurs in internment camps, according to a United Nations human rights committee.

The new report from the Justice Department inspector general proves beyond any doubt that fired FBI Director James Comey leaked sensitive law enforcement material in the Trump-Russia investigation. Doing so set a "dangerous example" for the bureau's other employees, Inspector General Michael Horowitz wrote. Still, Comey's supporters have claimed exoneration on one front: that Comey did not leak classified information. Some reacted angrily when President Trump tweeted that Comey had done so.But Comey did, in fact, leak classified information. It's right there in the report. It wasn't much classified information, and it was perhaps not terribly important, and Justice Department...

I have not forgotten that when it was announced that I was going to do The Apprentice, and when it then became a big hit, helping NBC’s failed lineup greatly, @DebraMessing came up to me at an Upfront & profusely thanked me, even calling me “Sir.” How times have changed!

Police in Odessa, Texas, report that eight people were killed and nearly 20 were injured in a shooting that began after a traffic stop on Saturday afternoon. Three officers are said to be among the wounded. Police shot and killed the suspect. The eighth person died Sunday morning in Midland, Texas. UPDATE 9:30 a.m.: What we know… Two Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) troopers attempted to stop a gold Honda for a traffic violation on Interstate Highway 20 near mile marker 131 at about 3 p.m. on Saturday. Before stopping for the troopers, the driver reportedly pointed a rifle...

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Sunday asked Poland’s forgiveness for history’s bloodiest conflict during a ceremony in the Polish city of Wielun, where the first World War II bombs fell 80 years ago. “I bow my head before the victims of the attack on Wielun. I bow my head before the Polish victims of Germany’s tyranny. And I ask forgiveness,” Steinmeier said in both German and Polish. “It is the Germans who committed a crime against humanity in Poland. Anyone who claims it is over, that the national-socialists’ reign of terror over Europe is a marginal event in German history...

**SNIP** Like many of his fellow Democratic presidential candidates, Yang has proposed using a wide range of tools to ramp up renewable energy, reduce reliance on fossil fuels, establish new standards on emissions for buildings, cars and the entire electric grid and boost nuclear energy capacity. However, his 20-year, $4.87 trillion climate plan differs in one way and that’s in terms of geoengineering - the notion that humans should take deliberate and large-scale action concerning climate in order to stop or slow down the planet’s warming. Yang’s plan would provide $800 million to NASA, the Department of Defense and the...

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