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2,701 | Chipotle offers $1 million retention bonus to CFO | Steve Ells | Chipotle's CFO is set to make $1 million if he stays at Chipotle for one year after the chain replaces founder Steve Ells with a new CEO.
On Friday Chipotle reported in an SEC filing that it had entered into retention agreements with certain executives to convince them to stay at the chain as it searches for a replacement for founder Steve Ells .
CMO Mark Crumpacker is set to receive $600 000 on the one-year anniversary of the appointment of Ells' replacement. Crumpacker had previously taken a three-month leave of absence in 2016 after being arrested on charges of cocaine possession.
Chipotle announced in November that Ells plans to step down as it begins its hunt for a new CEO. According to Chipotle the company is looking for "a new leader with demonstrated turnaround expertise to help address the challenges facing the company improve execution build customer trust and drive sales." | Chipotle's CFO is set to make $1 million if he stays at Chipotle for one year after the chain replaces founder [TGT] with a new CEO.
On Friday Chipotle reported in an SEC filing that it had entered into retention agreements with certain executives to convince them to stay at the chain as it searches for a replacement for founder [TGT] .
CMO Mark Crumpacker is set to receive $600 000 on the one-year anniversary of the appointment of Ells' replacement. Crumpacker had previously taken a three-month leave of absence in 2016 after being arrested on charges of cocaine possession.
Chipotle announced in November that Ells plans to step down as it begins its hunt for a new CEO. According to Chipotle the company is looking for "a new leader with demonstrated turnaround expertise to help address the challenges facing the company improve execution build customer trust and drive sales." | 1Neutral
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2,702 | Experts concerned that HIV AIDS may be poised for a comeback | Chris Beyrer | "Current trends in HIV drug resistance are very concerning " said Dr. Chris Beyrer lead author of an overview on the state of global HIV drug resistance.
Beyrer is professor of epidemiology with the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore.
He and his colleagues noted that roughly 19.5 million HIV patients â or approximately half the global population of HIV patients â are now being treated with ART.
That will be "enormously difficult " said Beyrer .
At the same time Beyrer said those already infected but not yet treated should be given access to newer types of ART "cocktails " including drugs such as dolutegravir that have "higher genetic barriers to resistance."
Drug resistance may ultimately also pose a risk for PrEP though for the time being Beyrer characterizes PrEP resistance as "very rare." | "Current trends in HIV drug resistance are very concerning " said Dr. [TGT] lead author of an overview on the state of global HIV drug resistance.
Beyrer is professor of epidemiology with the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore.
He and his colleagues noted that roughly 19.5 million HIV patients â or approximately half the global population of HIV patients â are now being treated with ART.
That will be "enormously difficult " said Beyrer .
At the same time Beyrer said those already infected but not yet treated should be given access to newer types of ART "cocktails " including drugs such as dolutegravir that have "higher genetic barriers to resistance."
Drug resistance may ultimately also pose a risk for PrEP though for the time being Beyrer characterizes PrEP resistance as "very rare." | 2Positive
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2,703 | The truth about that ' Clinton â uranium deal | Clinton | Trump tweeting Sunday wrote about the "Uranium to Russia deal" in a string of criticisms about the Clintons and Democrats.
Trump has discussed the agreement on numerous occasions â including an October 2016 campaign event when he said that Hillary Clinton "gave Russia 20% of American uranium and you know she was paid a fortune."
Trump's renewed focus on the deal is seen by many as a distraction tactic amid the Robert Mueller-led investigation into possible Russian collusion with members of his campaign during the 2016 election.
Trump claims Clinton Dems are the ones who colluded with Russia
Here's the full story about the uranium deal â and how the Clintons are involved.
President Obama had final approval of the deal . (JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)
With help from Bill Clinton 's connections Canadian mining tycoon Frank Giustra in 2005 was able to secure a key uranium mining deal in Kazakhstan for his company UrAsia Energy. Months later according to a New York Times report Giustra donated more than $30 million to Clinton 's foundation â donations that remained secret for years. Uranium One obtained UrAsia Energy in 2007.
In 2008 then-President George W. Bush's administration reached a nuclear cooperation agreement with Russia but the deal was withdrawn from Senate consideration after Russia attacked Georgia.
Through the deal Rosatom â Russia's nuclear agency â gained a majority stake in Uranium One and with it control of nearly 20% of the U.S. national uranium extraction capacity.
Under the deal no uranium at U.S. mines can be exported except for some uranium yellowcake which was later returned to the United States.
As Secretary of State Hillary Clinton among other members of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States would have input over the deal. But the approval rested with Obama not Clinton .
Clinton 's campaign DNC funded research in Trump dossier: report
Clintons gain
People connected with Uranium One donated $145 million to the Clinton Foundation much of it before the deal was reached and Bill Clinton also got $500 000 from a Kremlin-linked bank for a speech in Moscow.
With help from Bill Clinton 's connections Canadian mining tycoon Frank Giustra in 2005 was able to secure a key uranium mining deal in Kazakhstan for his company UrAsia Energy. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images)
Those donations weren't initially disclosed â despite Hillary Clinton signing a memorandum of understanding â and the Clinton Foundation apologized. | Trump tweeting Sunday wrote about the "Uranium to Russia deal" in a string of criticisms about the Clintons and Democrats.
Trump has discussed the agreement on numerous occasions â including an October 2016 campaign event when he said that [TGT] "gave Russia 20% of American uranium and you know [TGT] was paid a fortune."
Trump's renewed focus on the deal is seen by many as a distraction tactic amid the Robert Mueller-led investigation into possible Russian collusion with members of his campaign during the 2016 election.
Trump claims Clinton Dems are the ones who colluded with Russia
Here's the full story about the uranium deal â and how the Clintons are involved.
President Obama had final approval of the deal . (JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)
With help from Bill Clinton 's connections Canadian mining tycoon Frank Giustra in 2005 was able to secure a key uranium mining deal in Kazakhstan for his company UrAsia Energy. Months later according to a New York Times report Giustra donated more than $30 million to Clinton 's foundation â donations that remained secret for years. Uranium One obtained UrAsia Energy in 2007.
In 2008 then-President George W. Bush's administration reached a nuclear cooperation agreement with Russia but the deal was withdrawn from Senate consideration after Russia attacked Georgia.
Through the deal Rosatom â Russia's nuclear agency â gained a majority stake in Uranium One and with it control of nearly 20% of the U.S. national uranium extraction capacity.
Under the deal no uranium at U.S. mines can be exported except for some uranium yellowcake which was later returned to the United States.
As Secretary of State Hillary Clinton among other members of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States would have input over the deal. But the approval rested with Obama not [TGT] .
[TGT] 's campaign DNC funded research in Trump dossier: report
Clintons gain
People connected with Uranium One donated $145 million to [TGT] before the deal was reached and [TGT] also got $500 000 from a Kremlin-linked bank for a speech in Moscow.
With help from [TGT] 's connections Canadian mining tycoon Frank Giustra in 2005 was able to secure a key uranium mining deal in Kazakhstan for his company UrAsia Energy. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images)
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2,704 | House GOPers Say A Secret Memo Could End The Trump | Matt Gaetz | Rep. Matt Gaetz a 35-year-old Republican freshman from Florida who recently flew on Air Force One with Trump and is friends with Roger Stone is one of the believers. Gaetz has called for Mueller to be fired and said on âHannityâ on Thursday that officials might wind up in jail over what he saw in the memo.
HuffPost ran into Gaetz on Capitol Hill on Thursday evening just a few hours after the congressman appeared on the Fox Business channel above the chyron âI JUST READ A 4-PAGE MEMO THAT THREATENS DEMOCRACY TO ITS CORE.â
âI believe that the contents of that memo need to be made available to the public immediately and that that is a critical concern in kind of all of the Mueller Russia Trump discourse â Gaetz told HuffPost of the memo which he said âkind of aggregatesâ intelligence data.
In the interview with HuffPost Gaetz ran into a common problem for Republicans who suggest the FBI was too rough on Trump but went too easy on Clinton during the 2016 campaign: the indisputable fact that the FBIâs actions then harmed Clinton. Comeyâs conduct during the Clinton investigation was even the underlying justification the Trump administration provided last spring to explain Trump firing Comey. If people in the FBI and the so-called âdeep stateâ were trying to get Clinton elected president then frankly they did a terrible job of it.
Surely Gaetz could concede the FBIâs actions ahead of the 2016 election were much more damaging to the Clinton campaign than they were to Trump? âI wouldnât agree with that characterization â he replied.
Under Gaetz âs theory the FBI was hellbent on leaking information to the press to stop Trump from being elected. Gaetz told HuffPost that texts between FBI employees Peter Strzok and Lisa Page showed they were âtalking about a plan to strategically leak information to embarrass Trump.â As HuffPost recently explained a deeply flawed story by John Solomon of The Hill has left a lot of people with the inaccurate impression that the text messages show the FBI officials were leaking information to hurt Trump. Thatâs what Gaetz believes.
âThat was explicit in their communications to each other â Gaetz claimed.
Gaetz: Well when they talked about the um I think it was the Wall Street Journal article and they were talking about oh was it behind a paywall and did it contain the information that â HuffPost: What Wall Street Journal story was that that was negative against Trump? Gaetz: Uh again itâs referenced in their communications back and forth this was I think in October. HuffPost: Mhmm. But do you know what story it was? Gaetz : Yeah it was all about the contents of the dossier. HuffPost: The Wall Street Journal story on the 24th was about the contents of the dossier? The dossier wasnât released until â Gaetz : No it might not have been the one of the 24th. It was the communication that was referenced in the Page-Strzok text messages. HuffPost: No I know the one youâre talking about you said the Wall Street Journal story. I just think the Wall Street Journal story that they were talking about if you look at it in context they were talking about a story that was actually negative about the FBI and to Hillary Clinton. It was the story about the then-deputy attorney general [Ed. note: McCabe is the FBIâs deputy director] McCabe who was basically being accused of â I think youâll probably recall this [from] the time ... Gaetz: Mhmm. HuffPost: ... was basically being accused because his wife had received money so that was what the story was about. Gaetz: No yeah but I think there was other stuff that was included within that â HuffPost: Like what? Gaetz: Well I donât have it in front of me.
Gaetz âs theory â that the FBI provided information for an Oct. 24 2016 Wall Street Journal story on the Trump dossier â doesnât make a whole lot of sense chiefly because no such story exists. The first story to reference the âdossierâ was published by Mother Jones on Oct. 31 2016 a full week after Strzok-Page exchanged texts about a Wall Street Journal article. The Mother Jones story only came out after Comey sent a letter about the Clinton investigation on Oct. 28 that set off a media frenzy Clinton has partially blamed for her loss.
But the secret GOP memo gave Gaetz a convenient pivot point: the suggestion that thereâs something a bombshell that he canât reveal publicly. And it totally supports the theory he âs been pushing this whole time.
âI can say that if this memo become available to the public many of the concerns that have been raised by members of the Judiciary Committee will be highlighted â Gaetz said. | Rep. [TGT] a 35-year-old Republican freshman from Florida who recently flew on Air Force One with Trump and is friends with Roger Stone is one of the believers. Gaetz has called for Mueller to be fired and said on âHannityâ on Thursday that officials might wind up in jail over what he saw in the memo.
HuffPost ran into Gaetz on Capitol Hill on Thursday evening just a few hours after the congressman appeared on the Fox Business channel above the chyron âI JUST READ A 4-PAGE MEMO THAT THREATENS DEMOCRACY TO ITS CORE.â
âI believe that the contents of that memo need to be made available to the public immediately and that that is a critical concern in kind of all of the Mueller Russia Trump discourse â Gaetz told HuffPost of the memo which he said âkind of aggregatesâ intelligence data.
In the interview with HuffPost Gaetz ran into a common problem for Republicans who suggest the FBI was too rough on Trump but went too easy on Clinton during the 2016 campaign: the indisputable fact that the FBIâs actions then harmed Clinton. Comeyâs conduct during the Clinton investigation was even the underlying justification the Trump administration provided last spring to explain Trump firing Comey. If people in the FBI and the so-called âdeep stateâ were trying to get Clinton elected president then frankly they did a terrible job of it.
Surely Gaetz could concede the FBIâs actions ahead of the 2016 election were much more damaging to the Clinton campaign than they were to Trump? âI wouldnât agree with that characterization â he replied.
Under Gaetz âs theory the FBI was hellbent on leaking information to the press to stop Trump from being elected. Gaetz told HuffPost that texts between FBI employees Peter Strzok and Lisa Page showed they were âtalking about a plan to strategically leak information to embarrass Trump.â As HuffPost recently explained a deeply flawed story by John Solomon of The Hill has left a lot of people with the inaccurate impression that the text messages show the FBI officials were leaking information to hurt Trump. Thatâs what Gaetz believes.
âThat was explicit in their communications to each other â Gaetz claimed.
Gaetz: Well when they talked about the um I think it was the Wall Street Journal article and they were talking about oh was it behind a paywall and did it contain the information that â HuffPost: What Wall Street Journal story was that that was negative against Trump? Gaetz: Uh again itâs referenced in their communications back and forth this was I think in October. HuffPost: Mhmm. But do you know what story it was? Gaetz : Yeah it was all about the contents of the dossier. HuffPost: The Wall Street Journal story on the 24th was about the contents of the dossier? The dossier wasnât released until â Gaetz : No it might not have been the one of the 24th. It was the communication that was referenced in the Page-Strzok text messages. HuffPost: No I know the one youâre talking about you said the Wall Street Journal story. I just think the Wall Street Journal story that they were talking about if you look at it in context they were talking about a story that was actually negative about the FBI and to Hillary Clinton. It was the story about the then-deputy attorney general [Ed. note: McCabe is the FBIâs deputy director] McCabe who was basically being accused of â I think youâll probably recall this [from] the time ... Gaetz: Mhmm. HuffPost: ... was basically being accused because his wife had received money so that was what the story was about. Gaetz: No yeah but I think there was other stuff that was included within that â HuffPost: Like what? Gaetz: Well I donât have it in front of me.
Gaetz âs theory â that the FBI provided information for an Oct. 24 2016 Wall Street Journal story on the Trump dossier â doesnât make a whole lot of sense chiefly because no such story exists. The first story to reference the âdossierâ was published by Mother Jones on Oct. 31 2016 a full week after Strzok-Page exchanged texts about a Wall Street Journal article. The Mother Jones story only came out after Comey sent a letter about the Clinton investigation on Oct. 28 that set off a media frenzy Clinton has partially blamed for her loss.
But the secret GOP memo gave Gaetz a convenient pivot point: the suggestion that thereâs something a bombshell that he canât reveal publicly. And it totally supports the theory he âs been pushing this whole time.
âI can say that if this memo become available to the public many of the concerns that have been raised by members of the Judiciary Committee will be highlighted â Gaetz said. | 1Neutral
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2,705 | Virginia looks to reboot its economic development efforts after critical review | Stephen Moret | Stephen Moret who took over as VEDP president and CEO in January said the partnership is in the process of carrying out 27 recommendations in the audit report that are under the VEDPâs control. And Moret offers a spirited defense of any accusation that the VEDP is engaged in corporate welfare by providing companies with financial incentives to locate or expand in the commonwealth.
âFirst of all itâs important to understand that Virginia is one of the smallest incentive states in America â Moret told Watchdog.org adding that the state gives our relatively small incentive packages to businesses.
In the future the VEDP will be a lot less focused on incentives as an economic development tool according to Moret . Instead the partnership will be looking more to improve workforce development expand broadband access and generally make the state a more attractive place for investment he said.
Virginia already has the built-in advantages of having public schools and institutions of higher education that are among the best in the nation along with one of the best overall business climates Moret said.
Current changes at the VEDP are about two key issues one of which is to address all the shortcomings mentioned in the legislative audit he said. The second is more broad-based.
âIf you think about Virginia this is one of Americaâs premier states so we want to create a state economic development organization that is equal to the aspirations that we have for Virginia â Moret said.
The VEDP will report back to the General Assembly before the end of the year and he expects to be able to say that the clear majority of the recommendations will have been fulfilled. A timeline for whatever changes remain will also be laid out Moret said.
âIt will remain as a very important division of VEDP â Moret said.
Another key area for the VEDP will be to work closely with community colleges and technical schools to create customized worker-training programs for in-demand jobs Moret said adding that companiesâ site selections often hinge on having a skilled local workforce.
âWeâre not currently a leader in state workforce development programs â he said. | [TGT] who took over as VEDP president and CEO in January said the partnership is in the process of carrying out 27 recommendations in the audit report that are under the VEDPâs control. And Moret offers a spirited defense of any accusation that the VEDP is engaged in corporate welfare by providing companies with financial incentives to locate or expand in the commonwealth.
âFirst of all itâs important to understand that Virginia is one of the smallest incentive states in America â Moret told Watchdog.org adding that the state gives our relatively small incentive packages to businesses.
In the future the VEDP will be a lot less focused on incentives as an economic development tool according to Moret . Instead the partnership will be looking more to improve workforce development expand broadband access and generally make the state a more attractive place for investment he said.
Virginia already has the built-in advantages of having public schools and institutions of higher education that are among the best in the nation along with one of the best overall business climates Moret said.
Current changes at the VEDP are about two key issues one of which is to address all the shortcomings mentioned in the legislative audit he said. The second is more broad-based.
âIf you think about Virginia this is one of Americaâs premier states so we want to create a state economic development organization that is equal to the aspirations that we have for Virginia â Moret said.
The VEDP will report back to the General Assembly before the end of the year and he expects to be able to say that the clear majority of the recommendations will have been fulfilled. A timeline for whatever changes remain will also be laid out Moret said.
âIt will remain as a very important division of VEDP â Moret said.
Another key area for the VEDP will be to work closely with community colleges and technical schools to create customized worker-training programs for in-demand jobs Moret said adding that companiesâ site selections often hinge on having a skilled local workforce.
âWeâre not currently a leader in state workforce development programs â he said. | 2Positive
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2,706 | 2 More Dead from Florida Nursing Home That Lost AC in Irma | Bill Dean | Even though the most recent deaths come nearly a month after the facility was evacuated attorney Bill Dean who is representing several of the surviving patients said a good attorney will argue that the conditions immediately after the storm as well as the evacuation led to the deaths. He said the nursing home should be held responsible for any other deaths in the near future.
"I think it's tragic I think it's sad " Dean said. "All of this was preventable by the nursing home."
Dean said he 's concerned the patients might see little money in civil cases. He added that he 's worried that even if the 145 patients or their family members were to win lawsuits against the facility there wouldn't be enough money to pay the damages.
"Ultimately those cases would be worth pennies on the dollar " Dean said. | Even though the most recent deaths come nearly a month after the facility was evacuated [TGT] said a good attorney will argue that the conditions immediately after the storm as well as the evacuation led to the deaths. [TGT] said the nursing home should be held responsible for any other deaths in the near future.
"I think it's tragic I think it's sad " [TGT] said. "All of this was preventable by the nursing home. [TGT]
said [TGT] 's concerned the patients might see little money in civil cases. [TGT] added that [TGT] 's worried that even if the 145 patients or their family members were to win lawsuits against the facility there wouldn't be enough money to pay the damages.
"Ultimately those cases would be worth pennies on the dollar [TGT] said. | 2Positive
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2,707 | Canada open to Mexico five | Ildefonso Guajardo | Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo delivers a speech during the inauguration of the IP Statistics for Decision Makers (IPSDM) Forum in Mexico City Mexico November 14 2017. REUTERS/ Edgard Garrido
Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo floated the idea this week of reviewing NAFTA instead and said on Thursday it was better to allow the 1994 accord to be analyzed regularly than to expose it to sudden changes in the political mood.
âItâs in the national interest to review the effects of public policy and actually thatâs why weâre in this fix just now because weâve spent 20 years without talking about how we perceive the effects of a public policy â he told Mexican radio.
Guajardo and the officials were speaking as a fifth round of talks among the United States Mexico and Canada on overhauling the trade deal was taking place in Mexico City.
Guajardo also said he did not agree with statements by U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross this week that it would be devastating for Mexico if the United States quit NAFTA.
âWithout a doubt Mexico could face a short-term impact because the market is very sensitive to marketing branding â he said. âOur ability to adjust and the manner in which we do it is what will allow us to resist any potential change.â
Guajardo also noted that if the NAFTA negotiations ended up stretching into March the United States would need to ask itself if it wants the trade talks to influence Mexicoâs July 2018 presidential election. | [TGT] delivers a speech during the inauguration of the IP Statistics for Decision Makers (IPSDM) Forum in Mexico City Mexico November 14 2017. REUTERS/ Edgard Garrido
[TGT] floated the idea this week of reviewing NAFTA instead and said on Thursday [TGT] was better to allow the 1994 accord to be analyzed regularly than to expose [TGT] to sudden changes in the political mood.
âItâs in the national interest to review the effects of public policy and actually thatâs why weâre in this fix just now because weâve spent 20 years without talking about how we perceive the effects of a public policy â he told Mexican radio.
[TGT] and the officials were speaking as a fifth round of talks among the United States Mexico and Canada on overhauling the trade deal was taking place in Mexico City.
[TGT] also said [TGT] did not agree with statements by U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross this week that it would be devastating for Mexico if the United States quit NAFTA.
âWithout a doubt Mexico could face a short-term impact because the market is very sensitive to marketing branding â he said. âOur ability to adjust and the manner in which we do it is what will allow us to resist any potential change.â
[TGT] also noted that if the NAFTA negotiations ended up stretching into March the United States would need to ask itself if it wants the trade talks to influence Mexicoâs July 2018 presidential election. | 1Neutral
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2,708 | After Stint of Crime Art Forger Sells Genuine Fakes | Myatt | Mr. Myatt used his knack for forgery and knowledge of art history to produce fake after fake more than 200 in all. Fake Giacomettis. Fake Paul Klees. Fake Chagalls. Some sold for well over $150 000. (Only 80 or so have been recovered by the police; the rest are still at large although Mr. Myatt said he did not know where.) But while he provided the art it was the smooth-talking Mr. Drewe who drove the operation cooking up the ersatz provenances and handling the sales. In 1999 Mr. Drewe was sentenced to six years in prison. Mr. Myatt who pleaded guilty to fraud and testified for the prosecution served 4 months of a 12-month sentence.
He makes an unlikely ex-convict.
He is so well regarded in this Staffordshire community where he is the organist and choir director at the local church that when he was in jail his neighbors banded together and refurbished his kitchen. Visitors to a recent London exhibit of his work -- new works in the style of famous artists with the words "Genuine Fake" written in indelible ink on the back -- included the foreman of the jury that convicted him ; his defense lawyer; and Jonathan Searle the Scotland Yard detective who arrested him and who when Mr. Myatt got out of prison commissioned a portrait from him (as did a prosecutor in the case).
Mr. Myatt now gives lectures on art forgery alongside officers from Scotland Yard. At his London exhibit he sold everything he displayed -- 68 fake Miros Picassos Giacomettis and the like -- at prices from $875 to more than $8 000. (The cheapest picture was a Myatt original titled "Ceci N'est Pas Une Magritte.") Besides the Van Gogh Mr. Myatt's house is chock-full of other fake great works -- Matisses Ben Nicholsons Braques. His studio is filled with half-finished Monets. Now 60 trim with thinning gray hair and a very dry sense of humor he talks forthrightly but with a residue of shellshock about his life of crime.
AFTER studying art in college Mr. Myatt discovered his talent for forgery when oddly enough he was working as a songwriter in the 1970's. ( His song "Silly Games" hit No. 1 on the British charts but that is another story.) His boss mentioned that he wanted to buy some Raoul Dufy paintings then worth more than $100 000 each.
But he didn't need to. "I painted a couple of Dufys for him " Mr. Myatt said. His boss paid £250 apiece slapped them in £600-pound frames and hung them up. "We all thought it was very funny " Mr. Myatt said.
The get-solvent-quick potential of the enterprise appealed to him later when he was broke and wondering how to raise two children under the age of 3. He placed an advertisement in the satirical magazine Private Eye offering legal forgeries for £250.
Everything was above board at first. Someone commissioned Mr. Myatt to paint his father a retired navy commander in the style of Joshua Reynolds. "We took a painting of some fabulous old guy gazing out with lots of medals and just changed the face " Mr. Myatt said. " He thought it was brilliant."
Then Mr. Drewe called identifying himself as a physics professor who wanted to dazzle his girlfriend with his new art collection. Mr. Myatt painted more than a dozen pictures for him at £250 each. The enterprise crossed into illegality when Mr. Myatt painted the fake Albert Gleizes that Mr. Drewe without a word to Mr. Myatt passed off to Christie's as a family heirloom. From then on Mr. Myatt supplied the pictures and Mr. Drewe did everything else. He tipped cups of black coffee on the works to make them look old. He put them in period frames. He concocted false provenances and false explanations for how he came to have them.
Mr. Myatt stayed willfully ignorant unquestioningly accepting whatever Mr. Drewe paid him .
Meanwhile Mr. Drewe was getting weirder and weirder Mr. Myatt said spinning stories about the royal family and Mossad. "And I thought this is the stupidest thing I've ever done." Having made about £90 000 in all ( Mr. Drewe made about £1.5 million prosecutors said) he told Mr. Drewe he had had enough.
Scotland Yard came calling a year later as part of its larger investigation into Mr. Drewe whose by then ex-girlfriend had turned him in.
MR. MYATT passed his jail time drawing portraits of inmates and guards. When he got out he married his second wife Rosemary who sings with him in the church choir and runs the increasingly successful Genuine Fakes business. Michael Douglas has bought the rights to his story.
Until then there is a new wrinkle to contend with he said: an unidentified forger who has been selling fake Myatts. | [TGT] used [TGT] knack for forgery and knowledge of art history to produce fake after fake more than 200 in all. Fake Giacomettis. Fake Paul Klees. Fake Chagalls. Some sold for well over $150 000. (Only 80 or so have been recovered by the police; the rest are still at large although [TGT] said [TGT] did not know where.) But while [TGT] provided the art it was the smooth-talking Mr. Drewe who drove the operation cooking up the ersatz provenances and handling the sales. In 1999 Mr. Drewe was sentenced to six years in prison. Mr. Myatt who pleaded guilty to fraud and testified for the prosecution served 4 months of a 12-month sentence.
He makes an unlikely ex-convict.
He is so well regarded in this Staffordshire community where he is the organist and choir director at the local church that when he was in jail his neighbors banded together and refurbished his kitchen. Visitors to a recent London exhibit of his work -- new works in the style of famous artists with the words "Genuine Fake" written in indelible ink on the back -- included the foreman of the jury that convicted him ; his defense lawyer; and Jonathan Searle the Scotland Yard detective who arrested him and who when [TGT] got out of prison commissioned a portrait from him (as did a prosecutor in the case).
[TGT] now gives lectures on art forgery alongside officers from Scotland Yard. At [TGT] London exhibit [TGT] sold everything [TGT] displayed -- 68 fake Miros Picassos Giacomettis and the like -- at prices from $875 to more than $8 000. (The cheapest picture was a [TGT] original titled "Ceci N'est Pas Une Magritte.") Besides the Van Gogh Mr. Myatt's house is chock-full of other fake great works -- Matisses Ben Nicholsons Braques. His studio is filled with half-finished Monets. Now 60 trim with thinning gray hair and a very dry sense of humor he talks forthrightly but with a residue of shellshock about his life of crime.
AFTER studying art in college [TGT] discovered [TGT] talent for forgery when oddly enough [TGT] was working as a songwriter in the 1970's. ( [TGT] song "Silly Games" hit No. 1 on the British charts but that is another story.) His boss mentioned that he wanted to buy some Raoul Dufy paintings then worth more than $100 000 each.
But he didn't need to. "I painted a couple of Dufys for him [TGT] said. His boss paid £250 apiece slapped them in £600-pound frames and hung them up. "We all thought it was very funny [TGT] said.
The get-solvent-quick potential of the enterprise appealed to him later when he was broke and wondering how to raise two children under the age of 3. He placed an advertisement in the satirical magazine Private Eye offering legal forgeries for £250.
Everything was above board at first. Someone commissioned Mr. Myatt to paint his father a retired navy commander in the style of Joshua Reynolds. "We took a painting of some fabulous old guy gazing out with lots of medals and just changed the face [TGT] said. " [TGT] thought it was brilliant."
Then Mr. Drewe called identifying himself as a physics professor who wanted to dazzle his girlfriend with his new art collection. [TGT] painted more than a dozen pictures for [TGT] at £250 each. The enterprise crossed into illegality when [TGT] painted the fake Albert Gleizes that Mr. Drewe without a word to [TGT] passed off to Christie's as a family heirloom. From then on [TGT] supplied the pictures and Mr. Drewe did everything else. [TGT] tipped cups of black coffee on the works to make them look old. [TGT] put them in period frames. [TGT] concocted false provenances and false explanations for how [TGT] came to have them.
[TGT] stayed willfully ignorant unquestioningly accepting whatever Mr. Drewe paid him .
Meanwhile Mr. Drewe was getting weirder and weirder [TGT] said spinning stories about the royal family and Mossad. "And I thought this is the stupidest thing I've ever done." Having made about £90 000 in all ( Mr. Drewe made about £1.5 million prosecutors said) he told Mr. Drewe he had had enough.
Scotland Yard came calling a year later as part of its larger investigation into Mr. Drewe whose by then ex-girlfriend had turned him in.
MR. [TGT] passed his jail time drawing portraits of inmates and guards. When he got out he married his second wife Rosemary who sings with him in the church choir and runs the increasingly successful Genuine Fakes business. Michael Douglas has bought the rights to his story.
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2,709 | This Author Is Under Attack for Making Santa Black and Gay | Daniel Kibblesmith | It all started last Christmas. The Mall of America had hired a black Santa Claus and the internet was having a meltdown. In response humor writer Daniel Kibblesmith tweeted that when he and his wife have children he 'll tell them that Santa is black and when they see a white Santa that he is Santa's husband.
"We would have this extremely woke baby who was open to a Santa Claus with all kinds of orientations " Kibblesmith told me half joking.
But of course Kibblesmith and Quach have faced a lot of trolling for their status quo-challenging art; Kibblesmith says he even found his picture on a white supremacist's blog trying to "out" him as Jewish. VICE spoke with Kibblesmith about the various politically-minded themes he and Quach sneaked into their innocuous-enough children's book and what he 's learned from the troubling and all-too-predictable online reaction to Santa's Husband.
Daniel Kibblesmith : We see it as an all ages book; in stores it will be in the humor section. But our goal was to write something that any kind of family could theoretically enjoy at Christmas time on any level. Maybe you're a childless couple who has these politics and thinks the book is charming and funny; maybe you're a new parent who wants to introduce a different kind of holiday tradition into your home or just reinforce the idea that traditions like these are malleable living things that every family interprets differently. | It all started last Christmas. The Mall of America had hired a black Santa Claus and the internet was having a meltdown. In response [TGT] tweeted that when [TGT] and [TGT] wife have children [TGT] 'll tell them that Santa is black and when they see a white Santa that [TGT] is Santa's husband.
"We would have this extremely woke baby who was open to a Santa Claus with all kinds of orientations " [TGT] told me half joking.
But of course Kibblesmith and Quach have faced a lot of trolling for their status quo-challenging art; [TGT] says [TGT] even found [TGT] picture on a white supremacist's blog trying to "out" him as Jewish. VICE spoke with Kibblesmith about the various politically-minded themes he and Quach sneaked into their innocuous-enough children's book and what he 's learned from the troubling and all-too-predictable online reaction to Santa's Husband.
Daniel Kibblesmith : We see [TGT] as an all ages book; in stores [TGT] will be in the humor section. But our goal was to write something that any kind of family could theoretically enjoy at Christmas time on any level. Maybe you're a childless couple who has these politics and thinks the book is charming and funny; maybe you're a new parent who wants to introduce a different kind of holiday tradition into your home or just reinforce the idea that traditions like these are malleable living things that every family interprets differently. | 1Neutral
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2,710 | Militants attack Kabul airport during Mattis visit U.S. strike kills civilians | James Mattis | The strategy will give U.S. commanders greater freedom to use American firepower against the militants but speaking a few hours before the air strike Mattis said they would do âeverything humanly possibleâ to prevent civilian casualties.
âWe are here to protect the Afghan people while we attack the terrorists â he told a joint news conference with Ghani and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg accusing militants of hiding behind women and children.
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Afghanistan's president Ashraf Ghani (L) and U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis (R) attend a news conference in Kabul Afghanistan. September 27 2017. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani
Mattis said the Taliban could not hope for a military victory and promised a more âholisticâ approach without fixed timetables and involving other countries in the region including Pakistan. âI want to reinforce to the Taliban that the only path to peace and political legitimacy for them is through a negotiated settlement â he said.
Mattis has said the United States will send an additional 3 000 troops to help train Afghan security forces which are focusing on building up the air force and special forces but he gave few details of what would change.
âI donât want to tell the enemy exactly what we are doing but the whole point is to make certain we have a compelling battlefield advantage over anything the Taliban tries to mass against your forces â he said. | The strategy will give U.S. commanders greater freedom to use American firepower against the militants but speaking a few hours before the air strike Mattis said they would do âeverything humanly possibleâ to prevent civilian casualties.
âWe are here to protect the Afghan people while we attack the terrorists â he told a joint news conference with Ghani and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg accusing militants of hiding behind women and children.
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Afghanistan's president Ashraf Ghani (L) and U.S. Defense Secretary [TGT] (R) attend a news conference in Kabul Afghanistan. September 27 2017. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani
Mattis said the Taliban could not hope for a military victory and promised a more âholisticâ approach without fixed timetables and involving other countries in the region including Pakistan. âI want to reinforce to the Taliban that the only path to peace and political legitimacy for them is through a negotiated settlement â he said.
Mattis has said the United States will send an additional 3 000 troops to help train Afghan security forces which are focusing on building up the air force and special forces but he gave few details of what would change.
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2,711 | 'The Bachelor': Becca Kufrin says shocking finale 'was like a slap in the face' | Becca Kufrin | Weeks after proposing to Becca Kufrin Arie revealed that he missed Lauren Burnham the show's runner-up. His feelings led to the two calling off their engagement and Luyendyk looking to rekindle his romance with Burnham.
Kufrin then came on last night's after-show and revealed what it was like to be dumped in that way saying she "cried for probably four days straight."
She 's now opening up to People magazine about the heartbreak calling the split on national TV "a slap in the face."
"At the end of the day I donât think he thought through everything of how ending things with Lauren would be how being engaged to me would be and what breaking up with me and going back to her would be " she told the magazine. "I donât think he thought it through but I donât think he did it maliciously to break my heart."
Still while she doesn't have any ill will towards Arie she said "I never thought for a million years that once the going started to get tough that he would throw in the towel and jump ship and say 'Oh sorry I changed my mind.'"
She also didn't think the cameras needed to be involved in their breakup.
"There was a better and more tactful way to do it " she said. "A breakup is hard enough and to have it all filmed and have to re-watch it and know that people all across the country are watching you get your heart broken it is embarrassing ... It was like a slap in the face."
She continued "I wish he hadnât proposed. At that point I loved him and I wanted to be with him. Even if on that last day he said 'Iâm still uncertain this is a big move I donât want to get down on one knee unless Iâm 1 000 percent sure but I still want to be with you ' I would have been fine with that."
All in all she said she has no hard feelings for Burnham either and if the two work out she wants them to be happy.
"At the end of the day I do forgive him " she added.
"I think all of our hearts are breaking for Becca and you know Becca said it best she had to mourn the loss of this relationship " he added. | Weeks after proposing to [TGT] Arie revealed that he missed Lauren Burnham the show's runner-up. His feelings led to the two calling off their engagement and Luyendyk looking to rekindle his romance with Burnham.
Kufrin then came on last night's after-show and revealed what it was like to be dumped in that way saying she "cried for probably four days straight."
She 's now opening up to People magazine about the heartbreak calling the split on national TV "a slap in the face."
"At the end of the day I donât think he thought through everything of how ending things with Lauren would be how being engaged to me would be and what breaking up with me and going back to her would be " she told the magazine. "I donât think he thought it through but I donât think he did it maliciously to break my heart."
Still while she doesn't have any ill will towards Arie she said "I never thought for a million years that once the going started to get tough that he would throw in the towel and jump ship and say 'Oh sorry I changed my mind.'"
She also didn't think the cameras needed to be involved in their breakup.
"There was a better and more tactful way to do it " she said. "A breakup is hard enough and to have it all filmed and have to re-watch it and know that people all across the country are watching you get your heart broken it is embarrassing ... It was like a slap in the face."
She continued "I wish he hadnât proposed. At that point I loved him and I wanted to be with him. Even if on that last day he said 'Iâm still uncertain this is a big move I donât want to get down on one knee unless Iâm 1 000 percent sure but I still want to be with you ' I would have been fine with that."
All in all she said she has no hard feelings for Burnham either and if the two work out she wants them to be happy.
"At the end of the day I do forgive him " she added.
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2,712 | The Blood and Bone Behind Magic Leap | Rony Abovitz | Related Magic Leap: Founder of Secretive Start-Up Unveils Mixed-Reality Goggles Rony Abovitz talks with Glixel about the tech and ambitions behind new MR Goggles
Rony Abovitz seems at home in his office a sizable cube made up of three glass walls and one constructed of an array of oddly-shaped shelving seemingly custom designed to hold its collection of models toys books and other pop culture jetsam. There are two others in the room with us but after I ask Abovitz about his inspiration he drops into a monolog that lasts with few interruptions about an hour. In it he tells me a bit of his childhood his college days the growth and sale of his first company and finally the technology that empowers everything they do at Magic Leap.
What started Abovitz down his unique path was a love of the creator - of the science fiction authors and painters who would later have a tremendous impact on his life. Those creations he says put an idea in your head those ideas become dreams and those dreams inspire a strong desire to figure out how to turn them into reality. âAt least for me â he says. âI think I grew up watching a lot of cartoons a lot of science fiction also reading a lot of great novels from Elie Wiesel and all kinds of people.â
âI think a lot of people who want to do those things they write books; they do art they write music â he says. âThat's where you can do everything you want you can imagine it and it can happen over there. But I was like âWhat if that stuff could happen in the world?ââ
That early love of science fiction and of things that may one day possibly be is what likely drove Abovitz to study biomedical engineering in college. After working on his Masters a project that involved the creation of shape-memory aortic implants Abovitz â interested shifted to orthopedic surgery and neurosurgery.
âI was imagining this very high-tech thing going on where there are people in space suits and like infrared stuff. You just wave something over and you automatically have this miniaturized healing process with tiny little droids â he says. âBut it was the opposite of that; it was like Texas Chainsaw Massacre. I literally had blood and bone sprayed all over me. I was in a hip surgery and it was just horrifying.
So he and a team of like-minded friends and colleagues set about building an operating system for the operating room and a robotic arm to help improve surgeries. That first company later became Mako Surgical Corp. While the introduction of robotic arms into orthopedic surgery was a breakthrough it brought along with it a number of other key inventions and gave Abovitz his first taste of being bringing science fiction into the real world. | Related Magic Leap: Founder of Secretive Start-Up Unveils Mixed-Reality Goggles Rony Abovitz talks with Glixel about the tech and ambitions behind new MR Goggles
Rony Abovitz seems at home in his office a sizable cube made up of three glass walls and one constructed of an array of oddly-shaped shelving seemingly custom designed to hold its collection of models toys books and other pop culture jetsam. There are two others in the room with us but after I ask Abovitz about his inspiration he drops into a monolog that lasts with few interruptions about an hour. In it he tells me a bit of his childhood his college days the growth and sale of his first company and finally the technology that empowers everything they do at Magic Leap.
What started Abovitz down his unique path was a love of the creator - of the science fiction authors and painters who would later have a tremendous impact on his life. Those creations he says put an idea in your head those ideas become dreams and those dreams inspire a strong desire to figure out how to turn them into reality. âAt least for me â he says. âI think I grew up watching a lot of cartoons a lot of science fiction also reading a lot of great novels from Elie Wiesel and all kinds of people.â
âI think a lot of people who want to do those things they write books; they do art they write music â he says. âThat's where you can do everything you want you can imagine [TGT] and [TGT] can happen over there. But I was like âWhat if that stuff could happen in the world?ââ
That early love of science fiction and of things that may one day possibly be is what likely drove Abovitz to study biomedical engineering in college. After working on his Masters a project that involved the creation of shape-memory aortic implants Abovitz â interested shifted to orthopedic surgery and neurosurgery.
âI was imagining this very high-tech thing going on where there are people in space suits and like infrared stuff. You just wave something over and you automatically have this miniaturized healing process with tiny little droids â he says. âBut it was the opposite of that; it was like Texas Chainsaw Massacre. I literally had blood and bone sprayed all over me. I was in a hip surgery and it was just horrifying.
So he and a team of like-minded friends and colleagues set about building an operating system for the operating room and a robotic arm to help improve surgeries. That first company later became Mako Surgical Corp. While the introduction of robotic arms into orthopedic surgery was a breakthrough it brought along with it a number of other key inventions and gave Abovitz his first taste of being bringing science fiction into the real world. | 2Positive
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2,713 | The Fight Within the Catholic Church Over the Bones Of America âs First Televangelist | Bishop Fulton Sheen | Bishop Fulton Sheen was the worldâs first televangelist drawing 30 million viewers to his weekly show until he fell victim to a jealous cardinal who drove him off the air and out of New York into what was called âecclesiastical Siberia.â
In posthumous recompense for the wrongs he suffered at the hands of Francis Cardinal Spellman he was accorded the honor of being buried in the crypt beneath the altar at Saint Patrickâs cathedral.
But it was the small Illinois diocese where Sheen started out that began the process of making him a saint back in 2002. And the niece who is Sheen âs closest living relative has filed a lawsuit seeking to have his remains moved to a cathedral in Peoria.
The present New York cardinal Timothy Dolan is a huge Sheen fan and is of the stated belief that his hero would want to stay undisturbed where he is.
Such doing would have been beyond all imagining back in 1952 when Sheen appeared on the cover of Time Magazine. He went on to beat out comedian Milton Berle for the 1953 Emmy for Most Outstanding Personality.
" He 's got better writers â Berle famously responded. âMatthew Mark Luke and John."
Sheen lightened the scripture with humor. In one episode about the Good Samaritan he offered a possible reason why the long ago priest and an assistant walked past a man who had been beaten and robbed.
âOne explanation that was given is that they found the man already robbed â Sheen said with a twinkle.
He went on to recount an encounter of his own with a panhandler who came up and requested $31 for a cup of coffee.
âI gave him a dollar and then it suddenly dawned on me. âThirty-one dollars â I said. âWhy do you want $31? A coffee and breakfast will only cost you a dollar. Why do you want the 30?â And you know what he told me? âYou wouldn't want me to go into a restaurant dressed in this suit would you?â
But there was nothing funny at all about Sheenâs off-screen dispute with Spellman involving money and milk. Sheen was forced off the air in 1957 the same year he was nominated for a second Emmy.
Sheen suddenly found himself without a show.
âSpellman cancelled my uncleâs annual Good Friday sermon at Saint Patrick's discouraged other New York clergy from befriending him and âreassignedâ him to an upstate diocese â Cunningham says in her affidavit.
Exiled to Rochester Sheen told the retiring bishop there that there was no need to move from the well-appointed home where he had been living.
âMy uncle moved into an apartment over the bingo parlor â Cunningham notes in an unpublished memoir included in the court papers to document her close connection to Sheen .
Rochester was struggling economically and Cunningham remembered seeing numerous Native Americans who were panhandling. Sheen was always quick to give them money. | [TGT] was the worldâs first televangelist drawing 30 million viewers to [TGT] weekly show until [TGT] fell victim to a jealous cardinal who drove [TGT] off the air and out of New York into what was called âecclesiastical Siberia.â
In posthumous recompense for the wrongs [TGT] suffered at the hands of Francis Cardinal Spellman [TGT] was accorded the honor of being buried in the crypt beneath the altar at Saint Patrickâs cathedral.
But it was the small Illinois diocese where Sheen started out that began the process of making him a saint back in 2002. And the niece who is Sheen âs closest living relative has filed a lawsuit seeking to have his remains moved to a cathedral in Peoria.
The present New York cardinal Timothy Dolan is a huge Sheen fan and is of the stated belief that his hero would want to stay undisturbed where he is.
Such doing would have been beyond all imagining back in 1952 when Sheen appeared on the cover of Time Magazine. He went on to beat out comedian Milton Berle for the 1953 Emmy for Most Outstanding Personality.
" He 's got better writers â Berle famously responded. âMatthew Mark Luke and John."
Sheen lightened the scripture with humor. In one episode about the Good Samaritan he offered a possible reason why the long ago priest and an assistant walked past a man who had been beaten and robbed.
âOne explanation that was given is that they found the man already robbed â Sheen said with a twinkle.
He went on to recount an encounter of his own with a panhandler who came up and requested $31 for a cup of coffee.
âI gave him a dollar and then it suddenly dawned on me. âThirty-one dollars â I said. âWhy do you want $31? A coffee and breakfast will only cost you a dollar. Why do you want the 30?â And you know what he told me? âYou wouldn't want me to go into a restaurant dressed in this suit would you?â
But there was nothing funny at all about Sheenâs off-screen dispute with Spellman involving money and milk. Sheen was forced off the air in 1957 the same year he was nominated for a second Emmy.
Sheen suddenly found himself without a show.
âSpellman cancelled my uncleâs annual Good Friday sermon at Saint Patrick's discouraged other New York clergy from befriending him and âreassignedâ him to an upstate diocese â Cunningham says in her affidavit.
Exiled to Rochester Sheen told the retiring bishop there that there was no need to move from the well-appointed home where he had been living.
âMy uncle moved into an apartment over the bingo parlor â Cunningham notes in an unpublished memoir included in the court papers to document her close connection to Sheen .
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2,714 | Actor on Transparent says Jeffrey Tambor sexually assualted her / Boing Boing | Jeffrey Tambor | Trace Lysette plays Shea on Amazon Studios' Transparent one of my favorite shows. Lysette says the star of the show Jeffrey Tambor sexually harassed and assaulted her during the second season.
According to Lysette when she emerged from wardrobe in her costume â a salmon-colored lingerie top and matching short-shorts â Tambor remarked "My God Trace. I want to attack you sexually." Alexandra Billings the third actor in the scene was present to hear the remark she confirms. Both "laughed it off because it was so absurd " Lysette says.
A few minutes later while waiting for a camera setup between takes Lysette was standing in a corner of the soundstage set. That's when she says Tambor dressed as Maura wearing a green satin kimono and gray wig approached her.
" He came in close put his bare feet on top of mine so I could not move leaned his body against me and began quick discreet thrust back and forth against my body. I felt his penis on my hip through his thin pajamas " Lysette says.
Lysette pushed Tambor away and "rolled my eyes." Billings was not present for this alleged incident and several crewmembers were nearby "but they were focused on their jobs. It was discreet. If you were behind Jeffrey you might have thought he was giving me a hug." | Trace Lysette plays Shea on Amazon Studios' Transparent one of my favorite shows. Lysette says the star of the show [TGT] sexually harassed and assaulted [TGT] during the second season.
According to Lysette when she emerged from wardrobe in her costume â a salmon-colored lingerie top and matching short-shorts â [TGT] remarked "My God Trace. I want to attack you sexually." Alexandra Billings the third actor in the scene was present to hear the remark she confirms. Both "laughed it off because it was so absurd " Lysette says.
A few minutes later while waiting for a camera setup between takes Lysette was standing in a corner of the soundstage set. That's when she says [TGT] dressed as Maura wearing a green satin kimono and gray wig approached [TGT] .
" [TGT] came in close put [TGT] bare feet on top of mine so I could not move leaned [TGT] body against me and began quick discreet thrust back and forth against my body. I felt [TGT] penis on my hip through [TGT] thin pajamas " Lysette says.
Lysette pushed [TGT] away and "rolled my eyes." Billings was not present for this alleged incident and several crewmembers were nearby "but they were focused on their jobs. It was discreet. If you were behind Jeffrey you might have thought he was giving me a hug." | 1Neutral
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2,715 | Donald Trump Jr. releases email communications with WikiLeaks from before election | Donald Trump Jr. | President Trumpâs eldest son Donald Trump Jr. corresponded with WikiLeaks before the 2016 presidential election a dialogue of which the president's son confirmed Monday night on Twitter.
In a series of tweets Trump Jr. produced "the entire chain of messages with @wikileaks (with my whopping 3 responses) which one of the congressional committees has chosen to selectively leak. How ironic!"
The Atlantic first reported on Monday that Trump Jr. received a private message from the WikiLeaks Twitter account on September 20 2016 - a message shown in the tweets produced by the president's son.
Trump Jr. replied "Off the record I donât know who that is but Iâll ask around. Thanks."
In a seperate October 2016 exchange WikiLeaks urged Trump Jr. to "comment on/push this story" about then-Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton wanting to "just drone" Julian Assange the Wikileaks founder.
"Already did that earlier today " Trump Jr. later replied. "Itâs amazing what she can get away with."
The messages obtained by The Atlantic were turned over to investigators by Trump Jr. âs attorneys. The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence had access to the documents a source told Fox News.
"Over the last several months we have worked cooperatively with each of the committees and have voluntarily turned over thousands of documents in response to their requests " Alan Futerfas an attorney for Trump Jr. said in a statement.
According to the report the messages are part of a long correspondence between WikiLeaks and Trump Jr. though Trump Jr. seemed to ignore many of the messages including some which urged him to release "one or more of your father's tax returns."
President Trumpâs attorney Ty Cobb told Fox News on Monday that he was not aware that Donald Trump Jr.âs attorneys provided these documents to congressional investigators but said there is likely no legal issue from what he knows of the documents.
Wikileaks publisher Julian Assange tweeted about the report on Monday saying that the organization couldn't "confirm" the messages with Trump Jr.
"WikiLeaks loves its pending publications and ignores those who ask for details " Assange continued. " Trump Jr. was rebuffed just like Cambridge Analytica. In both cases WikiLeaks had publicly teased the publications. Thousands of people asked about them. WikiLeaks can be very effective at convincing even high profile people that it is their interest to promote links to its publications.
"WikiLeaks has such chutzpah that it allegedly tried to convince Trump Jr to leak his father's tax returns & his own "Russian lawyer meeting" emails ( he did) " Assange wrote. "WikiLeaks appears to beguile some people into transparency by convincing them that it is in their interest."
This is not the first time that Trump Jr. has been in the spotlight and has had his actions brought into question amid the larger probe into Russian meddling and potential collusion with Trump campaign associates in the 2016 presidential election.
In June 2016 Trump Jr. accepted a now-highly scrutinized meeting with Russian attorney Natalia Veselnitskaya after he allegedly was promised âdirtâ on Hillary Clinton. The meeting was brokered by music publicist Rob Goldstone who promised the campaign information. Jared Kushner and Paul Manafort who was charged last month in Special Counsel Robert Muellerâs probe into Russian collusion also attended the meeting. | [TGT] corresponded with WikiLeaks before the 2016 presidential election a dialogue of which [TGT] confirmed Monday night on Twitter.
In a series of tweets Trump Jr. produced "the entire chain of messages with @wikileaks (with my whopping 3 responses) which one of the congressional committees has chosen to selectively leak. How ironic!"
The Atlantic first reported on Monday that Trump Jr. received a private message from the WikiLeaks Twitter account on September 20 2016 - a message shown in the tweets produced by [TGT] .
Trump Jr. replied "Off the record I donât know who that is but Iâll ask around. Thanks."
In a seperate October 2016 exchange WikiLeaks urged Trump Jr. to "comment on/push this story" about then-Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton wanting to "just drone" Julian Assange the Wikileaks founder.
"Already did that earlier today " Trump Jr. later replied. "Itâs amazing what she can get away with."
The messages obtained by The Atlantic were turned over to investigators by Trump Jr. âs attorneys. The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence had access to the documents a source told Fox News.
"Over the last several months we have worked cooperatively with each of the committees and have voluntarily turned over thousands of documents in response to their requests " Alan Futerfas an attorney for Trump Jr. said in a statement.
According to the report the messages are part of a long correspondence between WikiLeaks and Trump Jr. though Trump Jr. seemed to ignore many of the messages including some which urged him to release "one or more of your father's tax returns."
President Trumpâs attorney Ty Cobb told Fox News on Monday that he was not aware that Donald Trump Jr.âs attorneys provided these documents to congressional investigators but said there is likely no legal issue from what he knows of the documents.
Wikileaks publisher Julian Assange tweeted about the report on Monday saying that the organization couldn't "confirm" the messages with Trump Jr.
"WikiLeaks loves its pending publications and ignores those who ask for details " Assange continued. " Trump Jr. was rebuffed just like Cambridge Analytica. In both cases WikiLeaks had publicly teased the publications. Thousands of people asked about them. WikiLeaks can be very effective at convincing even high profile people that it is their interest to promote links to its publications.
"WikiLeaks has such chutzpah that it allegedly tried to convince Trump Jr to leak his father's tax returns & his own "Russian lawyer meeting" emails ( he did) " Assange wrote. "WikiLeaks appears to beguile some people into transparency by convincing them that it is in their interest."
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2,716 | British Deal With European Union Shatters Illusions of Pro | Theresa May | One quick way to understand the agreement British Prime Minister Theresa May struck with the European Union on Friday â which effectively guarantees that the United Kingdomâs exit from the trading bloc will change so little that there will be no need to police its new border with the EU in Ireland â is to look at how very unhappy it has made pro-Brexit extremists.
Farage Banks and other âBrexiteersâ have spent months talking up the prospects of a free trade deal with the United States as a replacement for EU membership. But as Irelandâs leader Leo Varadkar pointed out by committing the U.K. to keeping its trade standards in line with the EU May had made it nearly impossible to strike free trade agreements (so-called FTAs) with nations like the U.S. which have more lax health and safety regulations.
Congratulations to Theresa May for agreeing to absolutely everything the EU requested from the start but taking 8 months of potential trade negotiating time to do it â Matt Zarb-Cousin (@mattzarb) December 8 2017
Theresa May has basically just scrolled straight to the end of the document and ticked the box saying she has read the Brexit Terms and Conditions. â John O'Farrell (@mrjohnofarrell) December 8 2017
May who voted against Brexit in last yearâs referendum now faces the tricky task of holding on to the support of the so-called Brextremists in her Conservative party during the final phase of trade negotiations that could result in the U.K. leaving the EU but getting a form of associate membership like that enjoyed by Norway or Switzerland. Since she took office after the referendum May appears to have kept the peace in her divided party by stringently refusing to propose any concrete plans for what kind of deal she is hoping to strike with the E.U. The fact that her party has been avoiding hard conversations intent on satisfying the narrow majority of Britons who voted to leave the EU without having ever developed an actual plan for how to protect its economy after Brexit was reinforced on Wednesday when two senior ministers admitted as much in testimony to parliamentary committees. David Davis who leads the newly created ministry for Exiting the European Union was asked to provide details on the dozens of impact assessments he previously said his department had produced to determine how leaving the EU would affect up to 57 sectors of the British economy. To the surprise of many observers Davis who had previously described the studies as going into âexcruciating detail â suddenly admitted that no such papers existed. | One quick way to understand the agreement British Prime Minister [TGT] struck with the European Union on Friday â which effectively guarantees that the United Kingdomâs exit from the trading bloc will change so little that there will be no need to police its new border with the EU in Ireland â is to look at how very unhappy it has made pro-Brexit extremists.
Farage Banks and other âBrexiteersâ have spent months talking up the prospects of a free trade deal with the United States as a replacement for EU membership. But as Irelandâs leader Leo Varadkar pointed out by committing the U.K. to keeping its trade standards in line with the EU May had made it nearly impossible to strike free trade agreements (so-called FTAs) with nations like the U.S. which have more lax health and safety regulations.
Congratulations to [TGT] for agreeing to absolutely everything the EU requested from the start but taking 8 months of potential trade negotiating time to do it â Matt Zarb-Cousin (@mattzarb) December 8 2017
[TGT] has basically just scrolled straight to the end of the document and ticked the box saying she has read the Brexit Terms and Conditions. â John O'Farrell (@mrjohnofarrell) December 8 2017
May who voted against Brexit in last yearâs referendum now faces the tricky task of holding on to the support of the so-called Brextremists in her Conservative party during the final phase of trade negotiations that could result in the U.K. leaving the EU but getting a form of associate membership like that enjoyed by Norway or Switzerland. Since she took office after the referendum May appears to have kept the peace in her divided party by stringently refusing to propose any concrete plans for what kind of deal she is hoping to strike with the E.U. The fact that her party has been avoiding hard conversations intent on satisfying the narrow majority of Britons who voted to leave the EU without having ever developed an actual plan for how to protect its economy after Brexit was reinforced on Wednesday when two senior ministers admitted as much in testimony to parliamentary committees. David Davis who leads the newly created ministry for Exiting the European Union was asked to provide details on the dozens of impact assessments he previously said his department had produced to determine how leaving the EU would affect up to 57 sectors of the British economy. To the surprise of many observers Davis who had previously described the studies as going into âexcruciating detail â suddenly admitted that no such papers existed. | 0Negative
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2,717 | Christopher Johnson smart not to give Jets playoff mandate in '18 | Christopher Johnson | Jets Chairman and CEO Christopher Johnson navigated through the cacophony and made the smart decision not to institute a playoff mandate next season for Mike Maccagnan and Todd Bowles. Such an ultimatum during this critical juncture of the organizationâs rebuild would only serve to undermine the ultimate goal. It would be reckless and counterproductive. It would threaten to screw everything up.
âItâs always going to be about progress â Johnson said this week about how he âll evaluate the 2018 season. âWe canât get there fast enough. I want to get to the playoffs. I want to get to the Super Bowl. I was serious about that desire to get to the Super Bowl before my brother gets back here. I would love to have that happen. But there are no mandates. I think the fans are going to be happy with the way we move forward here. I just canât put down a mandate for these guys.â
Johnson you see is smart. He knows that setting a postseason-or-else directive is counterproductive. Nothing good frankly can come from it.
Christopher Johnson made the right decision not to mandate a return to the playoffs in 2018. (Al Bello/Getty Images) | Jets Chairman and CEO [TGT] navigated through the cacophony and made the smart decision not to institute a playoff mandate next season for Mike Maccagnan and Todd Bowles. Such an ultimatum during this critical juncture of the organizationâs rebuild would only serve to undermine the ultimate goal. It would be reckless and counterproductive. It would threaten to screw everything up.
âItâs always going to be about progress â [TGT] said this week about how [TGT] âll evaluate the 2018 season. âWe canât get there fast enough. I want to get to the playoffs. I want to get to the Super Bowl. I was serious about that desire to get to the Super Bowl before my brother gets back here. I would love to have that happen. But there are no mandates. I think the fans are going to be happy with the way we move forward here. I just canât put down a mandate for these guys.â
Johnson you see is smart. He knows that setting a postseason-or-else directive is counterproductive. Nothing good frankly can come from it.
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2,718 | Man Sleepwalks Over Cliff While Camping | Ryan Campbell | âI was sure I was dead or at least severely messed up â Ryan Campbell told ABC News. âYou don't think you're going to fall that far and walk away from it.â
Campbell 27 was camping with friends in Grays Arch Trail in Kentuckyâs Red River Gorge last week when he fell asleep in a hammock.
One hour later early last Thursday morning Campbell got out of the hammock and began sleepwalking. While his friends watched Campbell walked right over a nearby cliff plunging 60 feet below.
It took rescuers nearly three hours to get to the scene but when they rappelled down the mountain to Campbell they found him miraculously alive and with no life-threatening injuries.
Rescuers took about one hour to place Campbell in a basket and hoist him back up the mountain giving Campbell a chance to see how far he had fallen.
âIt was surreal coming up the way I came down because I got to see every foot of this cliff that I'd just flown over â Campbell said.
Rescuers attribute Campbell âs soft landing to the fact that in an area full of rocks and boulders Campbell landed on a rhododendron bush.
Campbell was taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital where he was treated for a cut to the back of his head and a chipped vertebrae and released.
Though he is expected to make a full recovery Campbell says rescuers will not have to worry about coming out to save him ever again.
âI'm not going to put myself in a position to have that happen again â Campbell said. | âI was sure I was dead or at least severely messed up â [TGT] told ABC News. âYou don't think you're going to fall that far and walk away from it.â
[TGT] was camping with friends in Grays Arch Trail in Kentuckyâs Red River Gorge last week when [TGT] fell asleep in a hammock.
One hour later early last Thursday morning [TGT] got out of the hammock and began sleepwalking. While [TGT] friends watched [TGT] walked right over a nearby cliff plunging 60 feet below.
It took rescuers nearly three hours to get to the scene but when they rappelled down the mountain to [TGT] they found [TGT] miraculously alive and with no life-threatening injuries.
Rescuers took about one hour to place [TGT] in a basket and hoist him back up the mountain giving [TGT] a chance to see how far [TGT] had fallen.
âIt was surreal coming up the way I came down because I got to see every foot of this cliff that I'd just flown over â [TGT] said.
Rescuers attribute Campbell âs soft landing to the fact that in an area full of rocks and boulders [TGT] landed on a rhododendron bush.
[TGT] was taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital where [TGT] was treated for a cut to the back of [TGT] head and a chipped vertebrae and released.
Though [TGT] is expected to make a full recovery [TGT] says rescuers will not have to worry about coming out to save [TGT] ever again.
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2,719 | Canadian hockey player yanks off silver medal after loss to U.S. | Jocelyne Larocque | Jocelyne Larocque wanted no part of the silver medal following Canadaâs 3-2 shootout loss to the U.S. in the womenâs hockey final Thursday. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
Canadian women's hockey player Jocelyne Larocque pulled the silver medal off her neck just seconds after it was given to her following Canada's 3-2 loss to Team USA in the gold medal game.
While the 22 other members of the team stood shocked with tears in their eyes Larocque held the medal in her hand throughout the medal ceremony.
Larocque spoke to CBC about taking the silver medal off following the loss.
Canada's Jocelyne Larocque took off her silver medal immediately after receiving it . #WinterOlympics https://t.co/wS6s9ulmoA pic.twitter.com/CcjiKOd58W â NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) February 22 2018
"It's just hard " Larocque said. "We're going for gold and I'm proud of this whole team but we were chasing that gold medal and ... yeah."
Many on Twitter called out the player for her actions suggested it showed poor sportsmanship.
So Jocelyne Larocque Of The Canadian female Olympic hockey team is a #PoorSport! You taking off your silver metal as soon as they put it on you is really good for the kids that look up to you . You should be showing them good sportsmanship!!! #USA #Gold â Jon J. (Yawn) (@NintendoLocoFan) February 22 2018
@HC_Women very disappointed in Jocelyne Larocque âs display of incredibly un-Canadian sportsmanship and being a poor loser. Taking off her medal immediately after being presented with it. â LeslieAnneO (@LeslieAnneOsh) February 22 2018 | [TGT] wanted no part of the silver medal following Canadaâs 3-2 shootout loss to the U.S. in the womenâs hockey final Thursday. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
[TGT] pulled the silver medal off [TGT] neck just seconds after it was given to her following Canada's 3-2 loss to Team USA in the gold medal game.
While the 22 other members of the team stood shocked with tears in their eyes [TGT] held the medal in her hand throughout the medal ceremony.
[TGT] spoke to CBC about taking the silver medal off following the loss.
[TGT] took off [TGT] silver medal immediately after receiving [TGT] . #WinterOlympics https://t.co/wS6s9ulmoA pic.twitter.com/CcjiKOd58W â NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) February 22 2018
"It's just hard [TGT] said. "We're going for gold and I'm proud of this whole team but we were chasing that gold medal and ... yeah."
Many on Twitter called out the player for her actions suggested it showed poor sportsmanship.
So [TGT] Of The Canadian female Olympic hockey team is a #PoorSport! You taking off your silver metal as soon as they put it on you is really good for the kids that look up to you . You should be showing them good sportsmanship!!! #USA #Gold â Jon J. (Yawn) (@NintendoLocoFan) February 22 2018
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2,720 | Nigerian Women Bobsledders: The 'S***hole' Olympians Warming Hearts in South Korea | Adigun | ROMEâSeun Adigun the driver for the Nigerian bobsleigh Olympic team competing in Pyeongchang this weekend doesnât like snow. She finds it cold and messy and most of all slippery.
Adigun along with her brake women Akuoma Omeoga and Ngozi Onwumere are the first-ever Nigerian team competing in a winter Olympics (not to mention the first-ever bobsled team to ever represent an African nation). In their native Nigeria a country often in the headlines for corruption and terrorism most people have never even heard of the sport.
âJust because you don't know what it means to see snow or to understand temperatures that are equivalent to ice that doesn't mean you have to shy away from it " Adigun said at the celebration according to press reports. "That's what Africa is representing that we can take those risks and still be able to compete with the best in the world."
Adigun even built the teamâs first sled which she called the Maeflower after her late sister-in-law in her student garage in Houston Texas where she is working on double masters degrees. She qualified to train with the U.S. bobsled team but in 2016 after learning Nigeria has never had a winter Olympics sports team started her own team to compete for the African nation.
â Adigun competed under the Nigerian flag in the 2012 summer Olympics in London and is a three-time Nigerian national track and field champion. Her teammates are also track and field stars. â
Adigun a track and field Olympian competed under the Nigerian flag in the 2012 summer Olympics in London and is a three-time Nigerian national track and field champion and a two-time African continental track and field champion. Her teammates are also track and field stars who have competed in African and American competitions. | ROMEâSeun Adigun the driver for the Nigerian bobsleigh Olympic team competing in Pyeongchang this weekend doesnât like snow. She finds it cold and messy and most of all slippery.
[TGT] along with her brake women Akuoma Omeoga and Ngozi Onwumere are the first-ever Nigerian team competing in a winter Olympics (not to mention the first-ever bobsled team to ever represent an African nation). In their native Nigeria a country often in the headlines for corruption and terrorism most people have never even heard of the sport.
âJust because you don't know what it means to see snow or to understand temperatures that are equivalent to ice that doesn't mean you have to shy away from it " [TGT] said at the celebration according to press reports. "That's what Africa is representing that we can take those risks and still be able to compete with the best in the world."
Adigun even built the teamâs first sled which she called the Maeflower after her late sister-in-law in her student garage in Houston Texas where she is working on double masters degrees. She qualified to train with the U.S. bobsled team but in 2016 after learning Nigeria has never had a winter Olympics sports team started her own team to compete for the African nation.
â Adigun competed under the Nigerian flag in the 2012 summer Olympics in London and is a three-time Nigerian national track and field champion. Her teammates are also track and field stars. â
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2,721 | Steve Bannon : Hollywood Actors 'Dumb as Ticks ' Like 'Pieces of Furniture' | Steve Bannon | Breitbart News Executive Chairman Steve Bannon weighed in on the state of late-night television and Hollywood during a segment on Thursdayâs edition of Breitbart News Daily on SiriusXM.
Co-hosting Thursdayâs show with Breitbart London Editor-in-chief Raheem Kassam Bannon noted that late-night hosts Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel were steadily upping their level of anti-Trump vitriol in order to compete with one another and said Breitbart Newsâ Big Hollywood section was helping to expose celebrities for how âdumbâ they are.
âAndrew [Breitbart] always said âCulture is up-river from politics 'â Bannon told a caller who asked about the influence of entertainment on the culture. âRight now as you know news is kind of everything even Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert. To drive viewership the way that Kimmel and Colbert are competing in late-night right now is to make it very political very anti-Trump.â
âSo what weâre doing is exposing them â Bannon continued. âThatâs one of the reasons Big Hollywood is on fire because all we do is expose the hypocrisy of these morons in the entertainment industry.â
âBy the way you gotta understand something â Bannon continued. âThese actors and actresses; theyâre all dumb as ticks. And theyâre lazy. Theyâre like pieces of furniture⦠Thatâs why movie attendance is down people are tired of it. Itâs why theyâre not watching the National Football League cutting the cord on ESPN. Theyâve politicized everything. And you guys are voting with your feet which I think is fantastic.â
Bannon also predicted that a number of celebrities will seriously consider running for president in 2020.
Listen to Bannon âs full segment above. | [TGT] weighed in on the state of late-night television and Hollywood during a segment on Thursdayâs edition of Breitbart News Daily on SiriusXM.
Co-hosting Thursdayâs show with Breitbart London Editor-in-chief Raheem Kassam Bannon noted that late-night hosts Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel were steadily upping their level of anti-Trump vitriol in order to compete with one another and said Breitbart Newsâ Big Hollywood section was helping to expose celebrities for how âdumbâ they are.
âAndrew [Breitbart] always said âCulture is up-river from politics 'â [TGT] told a caller who asked about the influence of entertainment on the culture. âRight now as you know news is kind of everything even Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert. To drive viewership the way that Kimmel and Colbert are competing in late-night right now is to make it very political very anti-Trump.â
âSo what weâre doing is exposing them â [TGT] continued. âThatâs one of the reasons Big Hollywood is on fire because all we do is expose the hypocrisy of these morons in the entertainment industry.â
âBy the way you gotta understand something â [TGT] continued. âThese actors and actresses; theyâre all dumb as ticks. And theyâre lazy. Theyâre like pieces of furniture⦠Thatâs why movie attendance is down people are tired of it. Itâs why theyâre not watching the National Football League cutting the cord on ESPN. Theyâve politicized everything. And you guys are voting with your feet which I think is fantastic.â
[TGT] also predicted that a number of celebrities will seriously consider running for president in 2020.
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2,722 | Contradictions In Seth Rich Murder Continue To Challenge Hacking Narrative » Alex Jones' Infowars: There's a war on for your mind! | Seth Rich | As rumors swirl that Special Counsel Robert Mueller is preparing a case against Russians who are alleged to have hacked Democrats during the 2016 election â a conclusion based solely on the analysis of cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike a Friday op-ed in the Washington Times by retired U.S. Navy admiral James A. Lyons Jr. asks a simple yet monumentally significant question: Why havenât Congressional Investigators or Special Counsel Robert Mueller addressed the murder of DNC staffer Seth Rich â who multiple people have claimed was Wikileaksâ source of emails leaked during the 2016 U.S. presidential election?
Mueller has been incredibly thorough in his ongoing investigations â however he wonât even respond to Kim Dotcom the New Zealand entrepreneur who clearly knew about the hacked emails long before they were released claims that Seth Rich obtained them with a memory stick and has offered to provide proof to the Special Counsel investigation.
Reminder: Hereâs the first letter my lawyers wrote to Special Counsel Mueller regarding Seth Rich . We never received any reply. Itâs astonishing considering my first hand knowledge of the DNC leak. https://t.co/TvpVaLsmzW â Kim Dotcom (@KimDotcom) March 2 2018
I knew Seth Rich . I know he was the @Wikileaks source. I was involved. https://t.co/MbGQteHhZM â Kim Dotcom (@KimDotcom) May 20 2017
On May 18 2017 Dotcom proposed that if Congress includes the Seth Rich investigation in their Russia probe he would provide written testimony with evidence that Seth Rich was WikiLeaksâ source.
Odd facts surrounding the murder of Seth Rich
âThe facts that we know of in the murder of the DNC staffer Seth Rich was that he was gunned down blocks from his home on July 10 2016. Washington Metro police detectives claim that Mr. Rich was a robbery victim which is strange since after being shot twice in the back he was still wearing a $2 000 gold necklace and watch. He still had his wallet key and phone. Clearly he was not a victim of robbery â writes Lyons.
Another unexplained fact muddying the Rich case is that of a stolen 40 caliber Glock 22 handguns stoken from an FBI agentâs car the same day Rich was murdered. D.C. Metro police said that the theft occurred between 5 and 7 a.m. while the FBI said two weeks later that the theft had occurred between Midnight and 2 a.m. â fueling speculation that the FBI gun was used in Richâs murder.
Furthermore two men working with the Rich family â private investigator and former D.C. Police detective Rod Wheeler and family acquaintance Ed Butowsky have previously stated that Rich had contacts with WikiLeaks before his death.
While Wheeler initially told TV station Fox5 that proof of Richâs contact with WikiLeaks lies on the murdered IT stafferâs laptop he later walked the claim back â though he maintained that there was âsome communication between Seth Rich and WikiLeaks.â
Rod Wheeler telling Fox5 his FBI sources linked Seth Rich to Wikileaks. "Absolutely and that's confirmed" #RodWheeler #SethRich pic.twitter.com/IGWERgRBkE â ZeroPointNow (@ZeroPointNow) August 2 2017
Wheeler also claimed in recently leaked audio that Seth Richâs brother Aaron â a Northrup Grumman employee blocked him from looking at Sethâs computer and stonewalled his investigation.
Wheeler said that brother Aaron Rich tried to block Wheeler from looking at Sethâs computer even though there could be evidence on it. â He said no he said I have his computer meaning him â Wheeler said. âI said well can I look at it?⦠He said what are you looking for? I said anything that could indicate if Seth was having problems with someone. He said no I already checked it. Donât worry about it.â Aaron also blocked Wheeler from finding out about who was at a party Seth attended the night of the murder. âAll I want you to do is work on the botched robbery theory and thatâs it â Aaron told Wheeler âBig League Politics
Perhaps the most stunning audio evidence however comes from leaked audio of a recorded conversation between Ed Butowsky and Pulitzer Prize winning investigative journalist Seymour Hersh who told him of a âpurported FBI report establishing that Seth Rich sent emails to WikiLeaks .â
What the report says is that some time in late Spring⦠he makes contact with WikiLeaks thatâs in his computer â he says. âAnyway they found what he had done is that he had submitted a series of documents â of emails of juicy emails from the DNC.â Hersh explains that it was unclear how the negotiations went but that WikiLeaks did obtain access to a password protected DropBox where Rich had put the files. âAll I know is that he offered a sample an extensive sample Iâm sure dozens of emails and said âI want money.âLater WikiLeaks did get the password he had a DropBox a protected DropBox â he said. They got access to the DropBox.â Hersh also states that Rich had concerns about something happening to him and had âThe word was passed according to the NSA report he also shared this DropBox with a couple of friends so that âif anything happens to me itâs not going to solve your problems ââ he added. âWikiLeaks got access before he was killed.â
Last but not least letâs not forget that Julian Assange heavily implied Seth Rich was a source: | As rumors swirl that Special Counsel Robert Mueller is preparing a case against Russians who are alleged to have hacked Democrats during the 2016 election â a conclusion based solely on the analysis of cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike a Friday op-ed in the Washington Times by retired U.S. Navy admiral James A. Lyons Jr. asks a simple yet monumentally significant question: Why havenât Congressional Investigators or Special Counsel Robert Mueller addressed the murder of DNC staffer Seth Rich â who multiple people have claimed was Wikileaksâ source of emails leaked during the 2016 U.S. presidential election?
Mueller has been incredibly thorough in his ongoing investigations â however he wonât even respond to Kim Dotcom the New Zealand entrepreneur who clearly knew about the hacked emails long before they were released claims that [TGT] obtained them with a memory stick and has offered to provide proof to the Special Counsel investigation.
Reminder: Hereâs the first letter my lawyers wrote to Special Counsel Mueller regarding [TGT] . We never received any reply. Itâs astonishing considering my first hand knowledge of the DNC leak. https://t.co/TvpVaLsmzW â Kim Dotcom (@KimDotcom) March 2 2018
I knew [TGT] . I know [TGT] was the @Wikileaks source. I was involved. https://t.co/MbGQteHhZM â Kim Dotcom (@KimDotcom) May 20 2017
On May 18 2017 Dotcom proposed that if Congress includes [TGT] investigation in their Russia probe [TGT] would provide written testimony with evidence that Seth Rich was WikiLeaksâ source.
Odd facts surrounding the murder of Seth Rich
âThe facts that we know of in the murder of [TGT] was that [TGT] was gunned down blocks from his home on July 10 2016. Washington Metro police detectives claim that [TGT] was a robbery victim which is strange since after being shot twice in the back [TGT] was still wearing a $2 000 gold necklace and watch. [TGT] still had [TGT] wallet key and phone. Clearly [TGT] was not a victim of robbery â writes Lyons.
Another unexplained fact muddying the Rich case is that of a stolen 40 caliber Glock 22 handguns stoken from an FBI agentâs car the same day [TGT] was murdered. D.C. Metro police said that the theft occurred between 5 and 7 a.m. while the FBI said two weeks later that the theft had occurred between Midnight and 2 a.m. â fueling speculation that the FBI gun was used in Richâs murder.
Furthermore two men working with the Rich family â private investigator and former D.C. Police detective Rod Wheeler and family acquaintance Ed Butowsky have previously stated that [TGT] had contacts with WikiLeaks before [TGT] death.
While Wheeler initially told TV station Fox5 that proof of Richâs contact with WikiLeaks lies on the murdered IT stafferâs laptop [TGT] later walked the claim back â though [TGT] maintained that there was âsome communication between [TGT] and WikiLeaks.â
Rod Wheeler telling Fox5 [TGT] FBI sources linked [TGT] to Wikileaks. "Absolutely and that's confirmed" #RodWheeler #SethRich pic.twitter.com/IGWERgRBkE â ZeroPointNow (@ZeroPointNow) August 2 2017
Wheeler also claimed in recently leaked audio that Seth Richâs brother Aaron â a Northrup Grumman employee blocked him from looking at Sethâs computer and stonewalled his investigation.
Wheeler said that [TGT] tried to block Wheeler from looking at Sethâs computer even though there could be evidence on it. â He said no he said I have his computer meaning him â Wheeler said. âI said well can I look at it?⦠He said what are you looking for? I said anything that could indicate if Seth was having problems with someone. He said no I already checked it. Donât worry about it.â Aaron also blocked Wheeler from finding out about who was at a party Seth attended the night of the murder. âAll I want you to do is work on the botched robbery theory and thatâs it â Aaron told Wheeler âBig League Politics
Perhaps the most stunning audio evidence however comes from leaked audio of a recorded conversation between Ed Butowsky and Pulitzer Prize winning investigative journalist Seymour Hersh who told him of a âpurported FBI report establishing that [TGT] sent emails to WikiLeaks .â
What the report says is that some time in late Spring⦠he makes contact with WikiLeaks thatâs in his computer â he says. âAnyway they found what he had done is that he had submitted a series of documents â of emails of juicy emails from the DNC.â Hersh explains that it was unclear how the negotiations went but that WikiLeaks did obtain access to a password protected DropBox where [TGT] had put the files. âAll I know is that he offered a sample an extensive sample Iâm sure dozens of emails and said âI want money.âLater WikiLeaks did get the password he had a DropBox a protected DropBox â he said. They got access to the DropBox.â Hersh also states that [TGT] had concerns about something happening to [TGT] and had âThe word was passed according to the NSA report [TGT] also shared this DropBox with a couple of friends so that âif anything happens to [TGT] itâs not going to solve your problems ââ [TGT] added. âWikiLeaks got access before [TGT] was killed.â
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2,723 | Mystery Professor in Mueller Case Had Contacts With Russian Officials â Mother Jones | Joseph Mifsud | This mystery professor is likely Joseph Mifsud of the University of Stirling in Scotland . According to a calendar entry on the Valdai clubâs website Mifsud spoke on a Valdai panel on April 19 2016 titled âWorld Energy: Key Trends and Political Risks.â Mifsud grew up in the Mediterranean nation of Malta where he served in various government posts; he was the only Londoner and the only professor on the panel. The Mueller legal filing revealed that Papadopoulos had extensive contacts with the professor as part of an effort to set up a meeting between Trump campaign representatives and Russian officials. Papadopoulos told his campaign supervisors about this effort and was encouraged to proceed. Papadopoulos has pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his communications with the professor and others connected to Russia.
The Washington Post noted on Monday that Mifsud is probably the professor cited in the Mueller statement. One of the emails quoted in the document according to the Post âappears to match one described to the Washington Post in August in which Papadopoulos identified the professor with whom he met as Joseph Mifsud the director of the London Academy of Diplomacy.â But the Post reported that in August Mifsud told the newspaper he had âabsolutely no contact with the Russian government â and he insisted his ties to Russia were purely academic.
The public record though contains information contradicting Mifsud and showing that he has had contacts with Russian government officials. According to photos on the website of Russiaâs embassy in the United Kingdom Mifsud met with embassy representative Ernest Chernukhin in July of this year (weeks before he issued his denial to the Post). A biography from a 2013 business conference says Mifsud âhas advised Governments on international education issues in many countries including Morocco Syria Russia Tunisia and Italy.â Mifsud also met with Russian Ambassador to the UK Alexander Yakovenko in May of 2014 according to a 2014 Russian embassy press release.
Additionally in early 2017 Mifsud invited Alexey Klishin a department head and professor in the international law division of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations a school run by Russiaâs Foreign Ministry to the London Academy of Diplomacy to present a lecture. Klishin was a former member of the upper house of the Russian parliament. According to a January 2017 press release from the Institution of the Russian Academy of Sciences âKlishinâs presentation was devoted to international law and national legal systems [and] to their coexistence in the era of Brexit and the new presidency in the United States.â The release noted that Klishin had âvisited the London Academy of Diplomacy at the University of Stirlingâ¦at the invitation of the Director Joseph Mifsud .â Hereâs a photo with Mifsud (second from the right) and Klishin (center) standing next to each other:
Mifsud did not respond to a request for comment from Mother Jones.
One obvious question for the professor is why he told the Post he had âabsolutelyâ no contacts with Russian officials when on-line material suggests he has. There are no indication in the Mueller statement whether his team has questioned Mifsud about the Clinton âdirtâ or Papadopoulosâs initiative to create a back-channel bond between the Trump campaign and Vladimir Putinâs office.
Thereâs another reason why Mifsud could be of interest to Mueller and his investigators. In the past year the New York Times has reported that US intelligence agencies collected information in the summer of 2016 indicating that top Russian intelligence and political officials were looking to gain influence over Trump through his advisers and that US spy agencies had intercepted calls showing that Trump campaign aides and other Trump associates had repeated interactions with senior Russian intelligence officials perhaps unwittingly. (In June former FBI chief James Comey in congressional testimony disputed the Times story disclosing contacts between the Trump aides and Russian intelligence but he did not specify what was wrong with the article.) So Mueller is no doubt looking for possible instances of when Russian intelligence infiltratedâor tried to infiltrateâthe Trump campaign either directly or through witting or unwitting cut-outs. And the Papadopoulos episode could be a case not only of a Trump aide trying to establish a campaign connection with the Kremlin but of Russian intelligence attempting to score a contact within the Trump campaign. | This mystery professor is likely Joseph Mifsud of the University of Stirling in Scotland . According to a calendar entry on the Valdai clubâs website Mifsud spoke on a Valdai panel on April 19 2016 titled âWorld Energy: Key Trends and Political Risks.â Mifsud grew up in the Mediterranean nation of Malta where he served in various government posts; he was the only Londoner and the only professor on the panel. The Mueller legal filing revealed that Papadopoulos had extensive contacts with the professor as part of an effort to set up a meeting between Trump campaign representatives and Russian officials. Papadopoulos told his campaign supervisors about this effort and was encouraged to proceed. Papadopoulos has pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his communications with the professor and others connected to Russia.
The Washington Post noted on Monday that Mifsud is probably the professor cited in the Mueller statement. One of the emails quoted in the document according to the Post âappears to match one described to the Washington Post in August in which Papadopoulos identified the professor with whom he met as Joseph Mifsud the director of the London Academy of Diplomacy.â But the Post reported that in August Mifsud told the newspaper he had âabsolutely no contact with the Russian government â and he insisted his ties to Russia were purely academic.
The public record though contains information contradicting Mifsud and showing that he has had contacts with Russian government officials. According to photos on the website of Russiaâs embassy in the United Kingdom Mifsud met with embassy representative Ernest Chernukhin in July of this year (weeks before he issued his denial to the Post). A biography from a 2013 business conference says Mifsud âhas advised Governments on international education issues in many countries including Morocco Syria Russia Tunisia and Italy.â Mifsud also met with Russian Ambassador to the UK Alexander Yakovenko in May of 2014 according to a 2014 Russian embassy press release.
Additionally in early 2017 Mifsud invited Alexey Klishin a department head and professor in the international law division of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations a school run by Russiaâs Foreign Ministry to the London Academy of Diplomacy to present a lecture. Klishin was a former member of the upper house of the Russian parliament. According to a January 2017 press release from the Institution of the Russian Academy of Sciences âKlishinâs presentation was devoted to international law and national legal systems [and] to their coexistence in the era of Brexit and the new presidency in the United States.â The release noted that Klishin had âvisited the London Academy of Diplomacy at the University of Stirlingâ¦at the invitation of [TGT] Mifsud (second from the right) and Klishin (center) standing next to each other:
[TGT] did not respond to a request for comment from Mother Jones.
One obvious question for the professor is why he told the Post he had âabsolutelyâ no contacts with Russian officials when on-line material suggests he has. There are no indication in the Mueller statement whether his team has questioned Mifsud about the Clinton âdirtâ or Papadopoulosâs initiative to create a back-channel bond between the Trump campaign and Vladimir Putinâs office.
Thereâs another reason why [TGT] could be of interest to Mueller and his investigators. In the past year the New York Times has reported that US intelligence agencies collected information in the summer of 2016 indicating that top Russian intelligence and political officials were looking to gain influence over Trump through his advisers and that US spy agencies had intercepted calls showing that Trump campaign aides and other Trump associates had repeated interactions with senior Russian intelligence officials perhaps unwittingly. (In June former FBI chief James Comey in congressional testimony disputed the Times story disclosing contacts between the Trump aides and Russian intelligence but he did not specify what was wrong with the article.) So Mueller is no doubt looking for possible instances of when Russian intelligence infiltratedâor tried to infiltrateâthe Trump campaign either directly or through witting or unwitting cut-outs. And the Papadopoulos episode could be a case not only of a Trump aide trying to establish a campaign connection with the Kremlin but of Russian intelligence attempting to score a contact within the Trump campaign. | 2Positive
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2,724 | Woman fired for flipping off Trump's motorcade | Juli Briskman | The Washington Post reports Juli Briskman was on her bicycle last month when Trump's motorcade drove by her on a northern Virginia road. A photo that quickly went viral shows her raising the middle finger of her left hand in defiance.
Briskman's face is not visible in the photo but the Post quoted her as saying she told her bosses at Herndon Virginia-based Akima LLC it was her.
Briskman says she was promptly fired from the government contracting firm and escorted out for violating the "code of conduct policy." The newspaper said Akima officials didn't return requests for comment.
Briskman says she 's contacted the American Civil Liberties Union. She says she 'd do what she did again. | The Washington Post reports [TGT] was on [TGT] bicycle last month when Trump's motorcade drove by [TGT] on a northern Virginia road. A photo that quickly went viral shows her raising the middle finger of her left hand in defiance.
Briskman's face is not visible in the photo but the Post quoted her as saying she told her bosses at Herndon Virginia-based Akima LLC it was her.
[TGT] says she was promptly fired from the government contracting firm and escorted out for violating the "code of conduct policy." The newspaper said Akima officials didn't return requests for comment.
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2,725 | Trump Reportedly Considers Replacing Secretary Of State Tillerson : NPR | Rex Tillerson | President Trump brushed aside reports that he is considering replacing Secretary of State Rex Tillerson though multiple news outlets say Tillerson could be shown the door within weeks.
Pressed about those reports Thursday morning during an Oval Office meeting Trump said only: "He's here. Rex is here."
At the State Department briefing in the afternoon spokeswoman Heather Nauert said Tillerson "remains the secretary of state and as long as he is serving at the pleasure of the president he ... will continue to do that job." She noted that Tillerson visited the White House twice on Thursday. But when asked whether Tillerson discussed the reports with the president Nauert said "Not to my knowledge."
The New York Times and other outlets are reporting that Tillerson could be replaced by CIA Director Mike Pompeo. In turn Sen. Tom Cotton R-Ark. is reportedly a top contender to take Pompeo's place running the spy agency.
Tillerson â a former CEO of Exxon Mobil â has had a rocky tenure at the State Department. He came into the position with no government or diplomatic experience and has frequently found himself at odds with the president on issues such as the value of the Iran nuclear deal and the standoff between Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
In early October reports surfaced that Tillerson had called the president a "moron." He pointedly did not dispute those accounts.
Tillerson was thought to have an ally in White House chief of staff John Kelly. But according to reports which NPR has not independently confirmed Kelly crafted the plan to replace the secretary. Pompeo has risen in the president's estimation during frequent White House intelligence briefings. And Cotton's views are closely aligned with Trump's on Iran and immigration.
White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders echoed the president's comment that Tillerson has not been replaced.
Sen. Bob Corker R-Tenn. who chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Committee defended Tillerson . He said he'd spoken by phone with the secretary on Thursday and that Tillerson is carrying on business as usual.
He acknowledged Tillerson has been a frequent target of negative rumors. | President Trump brushed aside reports that he is considering replacing Secretary of State [TGT] though multiple news outlets say Tillerson could be shown the door within weeks.
Pressed about those reports Thursday morning during an Oval Office meeting Trump said only: "He's here. Rex is here."
At the State Department briefing in the afternoon spokeswoman Heather Nauert said Tillerson "remains the secretary of state and as long as he is serving at the pleasure of the president he ... will continue to do that job." She noted that Tillerson visited the White House twice on Thursday. But when asked whether Tillerson discussed the reports with the president Nauert said "Not to my knowledge."
The New York Times and other outlets are reporting that Tillerson could be replaced by CIA Director Mike Pompeo. In turn Sen. Tom Cotton R-Ark. is reportedly a top contender to take Pompeo's place running the spy agency.
Tillerson â a former CEO of Exxon Mobil â has had a rocky tenure at the State Department. He came into the position with no government or diplomatic experience and has frequently found himself at odds with the president on issues such as the value of the Iran nuclear deal and the standoff between Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
In early October reports surfaced that Tillerson had called the president a "moron." He pointedly did not dispute those accounts.
Tillerson was thought to have an ally in White House chief of staff John Kelly. But according to reports which NPR has not independently confirmed Kelly crafted the plan to replace the secretary. Pompeo has risen in the president's estimation during frequent White House intelligence briefings. And Cotton's views are closely aligned with Trump's on Iran and immigration.
White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders echoed the president's comment that Tillerson has not been replaced.
Sen. Bob Corker R-Tenn. who chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Committee defended Tillerson . He said he'd spoken by phone with the secretary on Thursday and that Tillerson is carrying on business as usual.
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2,726 | Warriors fend off Cavaliers in renewal of NBAâs marquee rivalry | LeBron James | While Klay Thompson closed the game with the final seven points to give Golden State the victory the head-to-head battle between Durant and LeBron James the best players in the sport will be analyzed and dissected most.
Twice in the final two minutes James tried to drive past Durant. Both times James lost the ball out of bounds resulting in Cleveland turnovers that essentially iced the game for Golden State.
Replays left the impression that both plays could have been called fouls though James only took issue with the second one â when Durant blocked a shot off Jamesâs hands and out of bounds giving the ball back to the Warriors after a replay review with 24.5 seconds left. Durantâs play prevented Cleveland from getting a shot at tying the score.
âI lost it on the left wing â James said. â He got me a little bit but I lost that one. But obviously the overturned one he fouled me twice. But whatever. What are you going to do about it?â
Durant not surprisingly saw it a bit differently â particularly the debate about whether he fouled James that was ongoing on social media in the moments after the plays. | While Klay Thompson closed the game with the final seven points to give Golden State the victory the head-to-head battle between Durant and [TGT] the best players in the sport will be analyzed and dissected most.
Twice in the final two minutes James tried to drive past Durant. Both times James lost the ball out of bounds resulting in Cleveland turnovers that essentially iced the game for Golden State.
Replays left the impression that both plays could have been called fouls though James only took issue with the second one â when Durant blocked a shot off Jamesâs hands and out of bounds giving the ball back to the Warriors after a replay review with 24.5 seconds left. Durantâs play prevented Cleveland from getting a shot at tying the score.
âI lost it on the left wing â James said. â He got me a little bit but I lost that one. But obviously the overturned one he fouled me twice. But whatever. What are you going to do about it?â
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2,727 | BASEBALL; Yankees' Rotation Rounds Into Shape | Torre | Wells threw six shutout innings against Toronto on Friday allowing three hits walking one and striking out six. He showed a good curveball and fastball lending credence to Torre 's theory that Wells's arm has special resilience that he is a physiological freak of nature. A strained muscle in his rib cage set Wells back by about two weeks and he has already rebounded and caught up with his fellow starters.
Mendoza pitched effectively in a minor league intrasquad game Friday. He has been the most erratic of the starters sometimes drifting out from his prototypical pitching mechanics and losing the sinking motion on his fastball. Torre said that Mendoza must occasionally be reminded to hold his delivery together.
If Irabu cannot pitch on April 3 in Oakland as expected Torre will juggle his rotation throwing Mendoza that day and then using Willie Banks on April 5. Brian Cashman the Yankees' general manager believes Irabu's condition is not serious -- based on the information doctors are giving him -- and will not attempt to acquire another starting pitcher.
Regardless Irabu improved his standing in Torre 's mind while impressively racking up 12 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings. ''The stuff Irabu threw out there in his last couple of starts and how he refined his delivery and worked on holding people on all that stuff is very positive '' Torre said.
Torre is saying that Cone will generally be limited to 100 pitches an outing rather than being allowed 130 to 135 pitches. Cone appears to be taking this as a personal challenge to try to throw as many innings with as few pitches as possible. Against Texas he averaged 12 pitches an inning or about 4.5 fewer than he did in 29 starts last season. He got through one inning with four pitches throwing strikes with his fastball of 87 to 91 miles an hour to both sides of the plate. Several times Cone threw sidearm spinning breaking balls away from right-handed batters.
''I saw a different David Cone today '' Torre said. '' He moved the ball around and wasn't concerned about making them swing and miss and that to me is a great lesson for a lot of pitchers to learn.''
Cone's efficiency prompted an unusual conversation between Mel Stottlemyre the pitching coach and Torre . Stottlemyre said he had never had a pitcher throw a complete game in spring training and overhearing this Cone assured Stottlemyre he could finish the game if need be.
Torre said: ''That was really great to have him pitch seven innings and still have something left in the tank. That was very important because he still could've gone out there.'' | Wells threw six shutout innings against Toronto on Friday allowing three hits walking one and striking out six. He showed a good curveball and fastball lending credence to Torre 's theory that Wells's arm has special resilience that he is a physiological freak of nature. A strained muscle in his rib cage set Wells back by about two weeks and he has already rebounded and caught up with his fellow starters.
Mendoza pitched effectively in a minor league intrasquad game Friday. He has been the most erratic of the starters sometimes drifting out from his prototypical pitching mechanics and losing the sinking motion on his fastball. [TGT] said that Mendoza must occasionally be reminded to hold his delivery together.
If Irabu cannot pitch on April 3 in Oakland as expected [TGT] will juggle [TGT] rotation throwing Mendoza that day and then using Willie Banks on April 5. Brian Cashman the Yankees' general manager believes Irabu's condition is not serious -- based on the information doctors are giving him -- and will not attempt to acquire another starting pitcher.
Regardless Irabu improved his standing in [TGT] 's mind while impressively racking up 12 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings. ''The stuff Irabu threw out there in his last couple of starts and how he refined his delivery and worked on holding people on all that stuff is very positive '' [TGT] said.
[TGT] is saying that Cone will generally be limited to 100 pitches an outing rather than being allowed 130 to 135 pitches. Cone appears to be taking this as a personal challenge to try to throw as many innings with as few pitches as possible. Against Texas [TGT] averaged 12 pitches an inning or about 4.5 fewer than [TGT] did in 29 starts last season. [TGT] got through one inning with four pitches throwing strikes with [TGT] fastball of 87 to 91 miles an hour to both sides of the plate. Several times Cone threw sidearm spinning breaking balls away from right-handed batters.
''I saw a different David Cone today '' [TGT] said. '' [TGT] moved the ball around and wasn't concerned about making them swing and miss and that to me is a great lesson for a lot of pitchers to learn.''
Cone's efficiency prompted an unusual conversation between Mel Stottlemyre the pitching coach and [TGT] . Stottlemyre said he had never had a pitcher throw a complete game in spring training and overhearing this Cone assured Stottlemyre he could finish the game if need be.
[TGT] said: ''That was really great to have him pitch seven innings and still have something left in the tank. That was very important because he still could've gone out there.'' | 1Neutral
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2,728 | Sportscaster Dick Enberg Whose Career Spanned 60 Years Dies At 82 : The Two | Dick Enberg | Sportscaster Dick Enberg Whose Career Spanned 60 Years Dies At 82
Legendary announcer Dick Enberg whose amazing sportscasting career spanned six decades died Thursday at the age of 82. He did play-by-play for college basketball college and professional football and Major League Baseball. He also called other sporting events such as boxing tennis golf horse racing and the Olympics.
Enberg retired from his TV job with the San Diego Padres in October 2016.
The team released a statement on Enberg 's death:
"We are immensely saddened by the sudden and unexpected passing of legendary broadcaster Dick Enberg . Dick was an institution in the industry for 60 years and we were lucky enough to have his iconic voice behind the microphone for Padres games for nearly a decade. On behalf of our entire organization we send our deepest condolences to his wife Barbara and the entire Enberg family."
Endberg was known for exclaiming "Oh my!" So much so that his 2004 autobiography is titled: Dick Enberg Oh My!
Enberg 's big break came when he was chosen to call UCLA basketball games. During that nine-year stint the Bruins won eight NCAA titles.
When asked what was the most historically important event he covered Enberg replied "The Game of the Century." In that 1968 game the University of Houston Cougars beat UCLA to snap the Bruin's 47-game winning streak.
During his time behind the microphone Enberg had many broadcast partners including Al McGuire Merlin Olsen and Don Drysdale.
Enberg 's wife Barbara told the San Diego Union-Tribune that her husband died Thursday morning at his home in La Jolla Calif.
"Barbara Enberg said the family found out later in the day when Dick Enberg failed to get off a flight in Boston where they were scheduled to meet. She said her husband had appeared to be waiting for a car that was set to shuttle him to the San Diego airport for a 6:30 a.m. flight. " 'He was dressed with his bags packed at the door ' she said. 'We think it was a heart attack.' " | Sportscaster Dick Enberg Whose Career Spanned 60 Years Dies At 82
[TGT] died Thursday at the age of 82. [TGT] did play-by-play for college basketball college and professional football and Major League Baseball. [TGT] also called other sporting events such as boxing tennis golf horse racing and the Olympics.
[TGT] retired from [TGT] TV job with the San Diego Padres in October 2016.
The team released a statement on Enberg 's death:
"We are immensely saddened by the sudden and unexpected passing of legendary broadcaster Dick Enberg . Dick was an institution in the industry for 60 years and we were lucky enough to have his iconic voice behind the microphone for Padres games for nearly a decade. On behalf of our entire organization we send our deepest condolences to his wife Barbara and the entire [TGT] family."
Endberg was known for exclaiming "Oh my!" So much so that his 2004 autobiography is titled: Dick Enberg Oh My!
Enberg 's big break came when he was chosen to call UCLA basketball games. During that nine-year stint the Bruins won eight NCAA titles.
When asked what was the most historically important event he covered [TGT] replied "The Game of the Century." In that 1968 game the University of Houston Cougars beat UCLA to snap the Bruin's 47-game winning streak.
During his time behind the microphone [TGT] had many broadcast partners including Al McGuire Merlin Olsen and Don Drysdale.
[TGT] 's wife Barbara told the San Diego Union-Tribune that her husband died Thursday morning at his home in La Jolla Calif.
[TGT] said the family found out later in the day when Dick Enberg failed to get off a flight in Boston where they were scheduled to meet. She said her husband had appeared to be waiting for a car that was set to shuttle him to the San Diego airport for a 6:30 a.m. flight. " 'He was dressed with his bags packed at the door ' she said. 'We think it was a heart attack.' " | 2Positive
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2,729 | How hockey fans' hearts react to stressful moments in the game | Paul Khairy | The excitement of sports is likely responsible for the observed increases in heart rate said study author Dr. Paul Khairy a cardiologist at the Montreal Heart Institute.
But the new study is the first to demonstrate that the ambience of a live game â being surrounded by cheering fans being closer to the action and experiencing an increased level of engagement â may all contribute to the heightened emotional stress response in fans Khairy told Live Science.
In the study the heart rates of fans who watched a hockey game in person increased by 110 percent on average from their resting heart rates. That's comparable to the increase you'd see in someone running jumping rope or doing any other vigorous form of exercise Khairy said.
Fans who watched the same game on TV had a 75 percent increase in their heart rates on average which is similar to the heart rates seen with moderate physical activity such as a casual bike ride Khairy noted.
Surprisingly a person's interest in the sport and engagement as a fan were not linked to changes in heart rate during the game Khairy said. However he added that he suspects there might have been a different result if researchers had developed their own way to measure passion in hockey fans rather than adapting a tool originally designed for soccer spectators.
Although fans watching any sport can experience a similar amount of excitement as was observed in this group of hockey enthusiasts these results may not apply to other sports Khairy said. There are too many elements that differ among sports â such as the pace of the game a fan's emotional attachment to a team and even the number of high-intensity moments â that prevent researchers from making similar generalizations he said.
A fan's emotional reaction to a game can be intense Khairy said and that could trigger cardiovascular problems.
Fans who experience cardiac symptoms during a game should seek immediate medical attention rather than waiting for a convenient moment such as in-between periods Khairy said. Many arenas and ice rinks have cardiac defibrillators on hand as well as people trained in using them he added. | The excitement of sports is likely responsible for the observed increases in heart rate said study author Dr. [TGT] a cardiologist at the Montreal Heart Institute.
But the new study is the first to demonstrate that the ambience of a live game â being surrounded by cheering fans being closer to the action and experiencing an increased level of engagement â may all contribute to the heightened emotional stress response in fans Khairy told Live Science.
In the study the heart rates of fans who watched a hockey game in person increased by 110 percent on average from their resting heart rates. That's comparable to the increase you'd see in someone running jumping rope or doing any other vigorous form of exercise Khairy said.
Fans who watched the same game on TV had a 75 percent increase in their heart rates on average which is similar to the heart rates seen with moderate physical activity such as a casual bike ride Khairy noted.
Surprisingly a person's interest in the sport and engagement as a fan were not linked to changes in heart rate during the game Khairy said. However he added that he suspects there might have been a different result if researchers had developed their own way to measure passion in hockey fans rather than adapting a tool originally designed for soccer spectators.
Although fans watching any sport can experience a similar amount of excitement as was observed in this group of hockey enthusiasts these results may not apply to other sports Khairy said. There are too many elements that differ among sports â such as the pace of the game a fan's emotional attachment to a team and even the number of high-intensity moments â that prevent researchers from making similar generalizations he said.
A fan's emotional reaction to a game can be intense Khairy said and that could trigger cardiovascular problems.
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2,730 | Sean 'Diddy' Combs has decided to change his name to 'Love' | Sean 'Diddy | At least that's what Sean Combs ânow formerly known as Diddy P. Diddy Puff Daddyâhas done. The music mogul who turned 48 on Saturday took a break from his weekend festivities in Mexico to share an important announcement with the world.
My new name is LOVE aka Brother Love. #TakeDat pic.twitter.com/gArAXusygG â Sean Diddy Combs (@diddy) November 4 2017
The name change has sparked a mixed bag of emotions from folks who have seen Combs go through a rolodex of nicknames over the years.
Sean âPuff Daddyâ âPuffyâ âP Diddyâ âDiddyâ âBrotherly Loveâ Combs should just change his name to âThesaurusâ and be done with it. â Gareth van Onselen (@GvanOnselen) November 5 2017
Diddy Combs changed his name to brotherly love I'm thinking of changing mind to Grandfatherly love. ð¾ð³ðð½ï¸ðºð´ â Mike Rice (@mikerice6) November 5 2017
Turns out wrestling personality Bruce Prichard goes by Brotherly Love which has sparked a bit of contention that he 's planning to formally address soon.
Sean Puff Daddy Puffy P Diddy Diddy ran out of silly names now steals my gimmick! @diddy Try being original â Bruce Prichard (@bruceprichard) November 4 2017
We'll see how long it takes for him to change his social media handles to reflect the new name but if Wu-Tang Clan can already make the switch then well you can too. | At least that's what Sean Combs ânow formerly known as Diddy P. Diddy Puff Daddyâhas done. The music mogul who turned 48 on Saturday took a break from his weekend festivities in Mexico to share an important announcement with the world.
My new name is LOVE aka Brother Love. #TakeDat pic.twitter.com/gArAXusygG â Sean Diddy Combs (@diddy) November 4 2017
The name change has sparked a mixed bag of emotions from folks who have seen Combs go through a rolodex of nicknames over the years.
Sean âPuff Daddyâ âPuffyâ âP Diddyâ âDiddyâ âBrotherly Loveâ Combs should just change his name to âThesaurusâ and be done with it. â Gareth van Onselen (@GvanOnselen) November 5 2017
Diddy Combs changed his name to brotherly love I'm thinking of changing mind to Grandfatherly love. ð¾ð³ðð½ï¸ðºð´ â Mike Rice (@mikerice6) November 5 2017
Turns out wrestling personality Bruce Prichard goes by Brotherly Love which has sparked a bit of contention that [TGT] [TGT] 's planning to formally address soon.
Sean Puff Daddy Puffy P Diddy Diddy ran out of silly names now steals my gimmick! @diddy Try being original â Bruce Prichard (@bruceprichard) November 4 2017
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2,731 | 'Game of Thrones' characters will keep traveling in Season 8 | Bradley | Actor John Bradley who plays Sam Tarly told TV Guide that characters are going to keep being pushed by new elements and traveling the seven kingdoms deeper and faster than ever before.
"Each of the characters this year is placed in a completely alien environment at some point in the season that they've never been placed in before " Bradley said. "The thrill is seeing how they react to it and how they respond... This season I think more than any other is stretching these characters."
But Bradley 's comments are intriguing from a character perspective. An alien environment isn't necessarily a physical place; it's an unfamiliar situation (Arya no longer sniffing out traitors) an important task (Cersei trying to play nice with others) or a new threat (White! Walkers!).
"The stakes definitely feel ramped up " Bradley told TV Guide. "We know that we've got a real job to do. This has been a part of people's lives for so many years. This is our eighth season and we are kind of feeling the pressure to get it right because we want to satisfy people...we just kind of want to give them an ending that they deserve." | Actor John Bradley who plays Sam Tarly told TV Guide that characters are going to keep being pushed by new elements and traveling the seven kingdoms deeper and faster than ever before.
"Each of the characters this year is placed in a completely alien environment at some point in the season that they've never been placed in before [TGT] said. "The thrill is seeing how they react to it and how they respond... This season I think more than any other is stretching these characters."
But [TGT] 's comments are intriguing from a character perspective. An alien environment isn't necessarily a physical place; it's an unfamiliar situation (Arya no longer sniffing out traitors) an important task (Cersei trying to play nice with others) or a new threat (White! Walkers!).
"The stakes definitely feel ramped up [TGT] told TV Guide. "We know that we've got a real job to do. This has been a part of people's lives for so many years. This is our eighth season and we are kind of feeling the pressure to get it right because we want to satisfy people...we just kind of want to give them an ending that they deserve." | 2Positive
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2,732 | Mitterrand granddaughter exposed as French minister's accuser | Gilbert Mitterrand â | âMy daughter became different after that â her father â now identified as Socialist politician Gilbert Mitterrand â told Ebdo describing how she quit her job and went travelling to get away from France.
âToo many women have been subjected to domination and being preyed upon for too long â it said in an editorial saying it was time for the culture of âimpunityâ to end.
While acknowledging the case involved âone personâs word against anotherâ it said Hulotâs status as a public figure meant it had a duty to publish the allegations.
In her interview Mitterrand says she reluctantly decided to file a police complaint against Hulot after reflecting on it for years.
âMy goal was not to see him brought to trial but to make him think about what he âd done â she said.
The government has rallied around the environment minister with Macron saying there is no âreason why he should resignâ. | âMy daughter became different after that â her father â now identified as Socialist politician Gilbert Mitterrand â told Ebdo describing how she quit her job and went travelling to get away from France.
âToo many women have been subjected to domination and being preyed upon for too long â it said in an editorial saying it was time for the culture of âimpunityâ to end.
While acknowledging the case involved âone personâs word against anotherâ [TGT] said Hulotâs status as a public figure meant [TGT] had a duty to publish the allegations.
In her interview Mitterrand says she reluctantly decided to file a police complaint against Hulot after reflecting on it for years.
âMy goal was not to see him brought to trial but to make him think about what he âd done â she said.
The government has rallied around the environment minister with Macron saying there is no âreason why he should resignâ. | 1Neutral
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2,733 | Sliding Blues lose Bouwmeester for season Upshall 4 weeks | Jay Bouwmeester | ST. LOUIS (AP) â The free-falling St. Louis Blues will be without defenseman Jay Bouwmeester for the rest of the season with a left hip injury.
General manager Doug Armstrong said Bouwmeester will be sidelined four to six months and that forward Scottie Upshall will be re-evaluated in four weeks after suffering a knee injury.
St. Louis Blues' Jay Bouwmeester shoots during the third period of the team's NHL hockey game against the San Jose Sharks Tuesday Feb. 20 2018 in St. Louis. The Sharks won 3-2. (AP Photo/Tom Gannam)
The 34-year-old Bouwmeester has only dressed in 35 games this season and has two goals and five assists. But he was averaging 20 minutes a game when in the lineup ice time the Blues will have to make up for. | ST. LOUIS (AP) â The free-falling St. Louis Blues will be without [TGT] for the rest of the season with a left hip injury.
General manager Doug Armstrong said [TGT] will be sidelined four to six months and that forward Scottie Upshall will be re-evaluated in four weeks after suffering a knee injury.
St. Louis Blues' [TGT] shoots during the third period of the team's NHL hockey game against the San Jose Sharks Tuesday Feb. 20 2018 in St. Louis. The Sharks won 3-2. (AP Photo/Tom Gannam)
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2,734 | Kevin Spacey to seek treatment after sexual harassment accusations | Kevin Spacey | Kevin Spacey is seeking âevaluation and treatmentâ after being accused of sexual misconduct by several people the actor's representative said on Wednesday.
Spaceyâs representative told The Hollywood Reporter that the 58-year-old actor was âtaking the time necessaryâ to receive the help. Itâs unclear when or where the treatment will be done.
" Kevin Spacey is taking the time necessary to seek evaluation and treatment. No other information is available at this time â Spacey's representative said.
The announcement comes mere days after actor Anthony Rapp accused Spacey of trying to âseduceâ him when he was only 14 years old by jumping on top of him in a bed at a hotel. Spacey was 26 at the time of the alleged incident.
Spacey issued the apology on Twitter hours after the BuzzFeed report came out saying he was âbeyond horrifiedâ of the story and admitted he didnât remember it. He offered his âsincerest apologyâ and came out as gay in the statement.
Netflix announced it was halting production on the sixth and last season of âHouse of Cards â in which Spacey plays main character Frank Underwood to âreview the current situation and to address any concerns [from the] cast and crew.â
The International TV Academy also said on Monday it was revoking the Emmy Founders Award Spacey was supposed to receive. | [TGT] is seeking âevaluation and treatmentâ after being accused of sexual misconduct by several people the actor's representative said on Wednesday.
Spaceyâs representative told The Hollywood Reporter that the 58-year-old actor was âtaking the time necessaryâ to receive the help. Itâs unclear when or where the treatment will be done.
[TGT] is taking the time necessary to seek evaluation and treatment. No other information is available at this time â [TGT] 's representative said.
The announcement comes mere days after actor Anthony Rapp accused Spacey of trying to âseduceâ him when he was only 14 years old by jumping on top of him in a bed at a hotel. [TGT] was 26 at the time of the alleged incident.
[TGT] issued the apology on Twitter hours after the BuzzFeed report came out saying [TGT] was âbeyond horrifiedâ of the story and admitted [TGT] didnât remember it. [TGT] offered [TGT] âsincerest apologyâ and came out as gay in the statement.
Netflix announced it was halting production on the sixth and last season of âHouse of Cards â in which [TGT] plays main character Frank Underwood to âreview the current situation and to address any concerns [from the] cast and crew.â
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2,735 | Amid booming economy homelessness soars on US West Coast | Ellen Tara James-Penney | Ellen Tara James-Penney a lecturer at San Jose State University has been sleeping out of a car for about a decade ever since she lost her housing while an undergraduate at the school where she now teaches four English courses a job that pays $28 000 a year. Home is an old Volvo.
"I've basically been homeless since 2007 and I'm really tired " she said. "Really tired."
She actually got her start in the high tech industry before being laid off during the tech meltdown of the early 2000s. Like many who couldn't find work she went to college accumulating tens of thousands of dollars in student debt along the way.
Now 54 she grades papers and prepares lesson plans in her car. Among her few belongings is a pair of her grandmother's fancy stiletto pumps a reminder to herself that "it's not going to be like this forever."
For Seattle resident Elisabeth James the reality check came when a homeless man forced his way into a glass-enclosed ATM lobby with her after she swiped her card to open the door for after-hours access. After a few nerve-wracking minutes the man left the lobby but stayed outside banging on the glass. Police were too busy to respond so James called her husband who scared the man away and walked her home. The man she believes just wanted to get out of the rain.
A neighborhood pocket park has become a flashpoint too: When James took her 2-year-old grandchild there she saw people injecting heroin. | [TGT] has been sleeping out of a car for about a decade ever since [TGT] lost [TGT] housing while an undergraduate at the school where [TGT] now teaches four English courses a job that pays $28 000 a year. Home is an old Volvo.
"I've basically been homeless since 2007 and I'm really tired " she said. "Really tired."
[TGT] actually got [TGT] start in the high tech industry before being laid off during the tech meltdown of the early 2000s. Like many who couldn't find work [TGT] went to college accumulating tens of thousands of dollars in student debt along the way.
Now 54 [TGT] grades papers and prepares lesson plans in [TGT] car. Among [TGT] few belongings is a pair of [TGT] grandmother's fancy stiletto pumps a reminder to [TGT] that "it's not going to be like this forever."
For Seattle resident Elisabeth James the reality check came when a homeless man forced his way into a glass-enclosed ATM lobby with her after she swiped her card to open the door for after-hours access. After a few nerve-wracking minutes the man left the lobby but stayed outside banging on the glass. Police were too busy to respond so James called her husband who scared the man away and walked her home. The man she believes just wanted to get out of the rain.
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2,736 | Pelosi: Trump Gets F for 'Failure in Leadership' | Nancy Pelosi | House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi is giving President Donald Trump an F for "failure in leadership" on the anniversary of his inauguration.
Pelosi also slammed congressional Republicans on Saturday as the government shutdown began.
In a speech on the House floor Pelosi said Republicans who control the White House and hold majorities in the House and Senate are "so incompetent and negligent that they couldn't get it together to keep the government open."
Pelosi urged Republicans to "get down to business for everyday people in America."
She says Trump has tweeted that the country "needs a good shutdown." She says: "Your wish has come true for your one-year anniversary." | [TGT] is giving President Donald Trump an F for "failure in leadership" on the anniversary of [TGT] inauguration.
[TGT] also slammed congressional Republicans on Saturday as the government shutdown began.
In a speech on the House floor [TGT] said Republicans who control the White House and hold majorities in the House and Senate are "so incompetent and negligent that they couldn't get it together to keep the government open."
[TGT] urged Republicans to "get down to business for everyday people in America."
She says Trump has tweeted that the country "needs a good shutdown." She says: "Your wish has come true for your one-year anniversary." | 2Positive
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2,737 | Let's work together on defense France and Germany tell Europe | Ursula von der | In a speech to the Munich Security Conference German defense minister Ursula von der Leyen said Europeâs countries would not be able to respond nimbly enough to global challenges if they were stymied by the need to decide joint foreign policy approaches unanimously.
âEurope has to up its pace in the face of global challenges from terrorism poverty and climate change â she said. âThose who want to must be able to advance without being blocked by individual countries.â
Her French counterpart Florence Parly said any such deepened cooperation would be complementary to the NATO alliance which itself was based on the principle that members contributed differently depending on their capacities.
âThe reality has always been that some countries are by choice more integrated and more able to act than others â she said.
German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen talks at the Munich Security Conference in Munich Germany February 16 2018. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle | In a speech to the Munich Security Conference German defense minister [TGT] Leyen said Europeâs countries would not be able to respond nimbly enough to global challenges if they were stymied by the need to decide joint foreign policy approaches unanimously.
âEurope has to up its pace in the face of global challenges from terrorism poverty and climate change â she said. âThose who want to must be able to advance without being blocked by individual countries.â
Her French counterpart Florence Parly said any such deepened cooperation would be complementary to the NATO alliance which itself was based on the principle that members contributed differently depending on their capacities.
âThe reality has always been that some countries are by choice more integrated and more able to act than others â she said.
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2,738 | Berkshire more inclined to repurchase stock than pay dividends: Buffett | Warren Buffett | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Warren Buffett chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N) said his conglomerate which is sitting on $116 billion of cash is âmore inclinedâ to repurchase stock than pay dividends as a means to use excess cash.
Speaking on CNBC television on Monday Buffett said the corporate income tax rate cut signed into law by U.S. President Donald Trump in December is a âhuge tailwindâ for U.S. companies and that it is âreally good for Berkshire.â
In his annual letter to Berkshire shareholders on Saturday Buffett lamented his inability to find big companies to buy and said his goal is to make âone or more huge acquisitionsâ of non-insurance businesses to bolster results at Berkshire.
Buffett said finding things to buy at a âsensible purchase priceâ has become a challenge and is a major reason Berkshire is awash with $116 billion of low-yielding cash and government bonds whose average maturity was 88 days as of the end of 2017.
âI am fairly confident we will find ways to deployâ Berkshireâs excess cash Buffett said on CNBC. âThe best chance to deploy money is when things are going down.â
Buffett says he has confidence in Wells Fargo & Co (WFC.N) Chief Executive Tim Sloan as he tried to move the third-largest U.S. bank past scandals over how it treated customers including by creating unauthorized accounts.
Buffett likened the situation to when he was installed in 1991 as chairman of Salomon Brothers Inc after a former chief executive failed to tell regulators that a trader was submitting fake bids at Treasury auctions.
âDigging your way out of it takes time â Buffett said. â He âs got a lot to clean up.â
Buffett raised red flags about ordinary investors using borrowed cash to buy stocks or buying âon margin.â
Buffett said it was âcrazyâ to borrow money to buy stocks and that âit is insane to risk something you have and needâ for the sake of leveraging up on stocks. Buffett said investors might get a âeuphoric surgeâ if they double their money in stocks but would not be âhappier.â | NEW YORK (Reuters) - [TGT] chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N) said his conglomerate which is sitting on $116 billion of cash is âmore inclinedâ to repurchase stock than pay dividends as a means to use excess cash.
Speaking on CNBC television on Monday Buffett said the corporate income tax rate cut signed into law by U.S. President Donald Trump in December is a âhuge tailwindâ for U.S. companies and that it is âreally good for Berkshire.â
In his annual letter to Berkshire shareholders on Saturday Buffett lamented his inability to find big companies to buy and said his goal is to make âone or more huge acquisitionsâ of non-insurance businesses to bolster results at Berkshire.
Buffett said finding things to buy at a âsensible purchase priceâ has become a challenge and is a major reason Berkshire is awash with $116 billion of low-yielding cash and government bonds whose average maturity was 88 days as of the end of 2017.
âI am fairly confident we will find ways to deployâ Berkshireâs excess cash Buffett said on CNBC. âThe best chance to deploy money is when things are going down.â
Buffett says he has confidence in Wells Fargo & Co (WFC.N) Chief Executive Tim Sloan as he tried to move the third-largest U.S. bank past scandals over how it treated customers including by creating unauthorized accounts.
Buffett likened the situation to when he was installed in 1991 as chairman of Salomon Brothers Inc after a former chief executive failed to tell regulators that a trader was submitting fake bids at Treasury auctions.
âDigging your way out of it takes time â Buffett said. â He âs got a lot to clean up.â
Buffett raised red flags about ordinary investors using borrowed cash to buy stocks or buying âon margin.â
Buffett said it was âcrazyâ to borrow money to buy stocks and that âit is insane to risk something you have and needâ for the sake of leveraging up on stocks. Buffett said investors might get a âeuphoric surgeâ if they double their money in stocks but would not be âhappier.â | 1Neutral
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2,739 | Washington Redskins | Russell Wilson | Best drama: Did . . . did . . . did the Redskins leave the Seahawks too much time? Almost! Seattle drove to the Washington 38-yard line and had time for a Hail Mary after Russell Wilson was ruled down by contact on a play that was initially ruled an incomplete pass with four seconds remaining. Wilsonâs desperation heave bounced off a pair of hands in the back of the end zone before falling harmlessly incomplete. The Redskins would escape with one of their most unlikely wins in some time.
Best fourth-quarter quarterbacks: Wilson was dreadful for much of the game a credit to Washingtonâs defense but he was masterful with the game on the line. Wilson capped Seattleâs 71-yard go-ahead touchdown drive with a 30-yard pass to Doug Baldwin at the 1:34 mark and finished 24 for 45 for 297 yards and two touchdowns. He also threw two interceptions. Cousinsâs final numbers (21 for 30 247 yards) probably didnât win many fantasy matchups this week but he didnât the turn the ball over despite facing constant pressure and he made two perfect throws when the Redskins needed it most.
Worst inevitability: The Seahawksâ offense which scored 41 points in a home win last week and looked completely out of sorts for three quarters on Sunday finally got into the end zone with 11:53 remaining in the game. Wilson âs 10-yard pass to Luke Willson capped a six-play 66-yard drive that pulled Seattle to within 10-8. Flutists will appreciate the Seahawksâ touchdown celebration.
Worst poise under pressure: They didnât have a sack to show for it in the first half but the Redskins hounded Wilson from the start. With Seattle at midfield and driving more than halfway through the third quarter Wilson was flushed out of the pocket by linebacker Zach Brown and floated an ill-advised pass back across the field. The ball was intended for Baldwin but intercepted by Will Compton at the Washington 46. Compton almost had his second interception of the game on back-to-back plays on Seattleâs next drive.
Best interception: Kendall Fuller ended Seattleâs fourth possession by driving on a slant route intended for Baldwin and picking off Wilson . Fullerâs 24-yard return was negated after officials ruled he was down by contact upon replay review but his team-leading third interception of the season was still a thing of beauty. | Best drama: Did . . . did . . . did the Redskins leave the Seahawks too much time? Almost! Seattle drove to the Washington 38-yard line and had time for a Hail Mary after [TGT] was ruled down by contact on a play that was initially ruled an incomplete pass with four seconds remaining. Wilsonâs desperation heave bounced off a pair of hands in the back of the end zone before falling harmlessly incomplete. The Redskins would escape with one of their most unlikely wins in some time.
Best fourth-quarter quarterbacks: [TGT] was dreadful for much of the game a credit to Washingtonâs defense but [TGT] was masterful with the game on the line. [TGT] capped Seattleâs 71-yard go-ahead touchdown drive with a 30-yard pass to Doug Baldwin at the 1:34 mark and finished 24 for 45 for 297 yards and two touchdowns. [TGT] also threw two interceptions. Cousinsâs final numbers (21 for 30 247 yards) probably didnât win many fantasy matchups this week but he didnât the turn the ball over despite facing constant pressure and [TGT] made two perfect throws when the Redskins needed it most.
Worst inevitability: The Seahawksâ offense which scored 41 points in a home win last week and looked completely out of sorts for three quarters on Sunday finally got into the end zone with 11:53 remaining in the game. [TGT] 10-yard pass to Luke Willson capped a six-play 66-yard drive that pulled Seattle to within 10-8. Flutists will appreciate the Seahawksâ touchdown celebration.
Worst poise under pressure: They didnât have a sack to show for it in the first half but the Redskins hounded [TGT] from the start. With Seattle at midfield and driving more than halfway through the third quarter [TGT] was flushed out of the pocket by linebacker Zach Brown and floated an ill-advised pass back across the field. The ball was intended for Baldwin but intercepted by Will Compton at the Washington 46. Compton almost had his second interception of the game on back-to-back plays on Seattleâs next drive.
Best interception: Kendall Fuller ended Seattleâs fourth possession by driving on a slant route intended for Baldwin and picking off [TGT] . Fullerâs 24-yard return was negated after officials ruled he was down by contact upon replay review but his team-leading third interception of the season was still a thing of beauty. | 2Positive
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2,740 | Only Five Of The 11 Crossbench Senators Elected In 2016 Are Still In Parliament | Skye Kakoschke-Moore | Only five of the 11 crossbench senators elected in 2016 remain in parliament after Nick Xenophon Teamâs former senator Skye Kakoschke-Moore âs hopes of rejoining the upper house were dashed.
Kakoschke-Mooreâs bid to fill her own vacancy â caused when she resigned from the Senate after learning she was entitled to dual British citizenship â was shut down unanimously within three minutes by the full bench of the High Court on Tuesday. The court ruled Kakoschke-Moore couldn't replace herself even though she's now renounced her British citizenship. Instead her vacant South Australian seat will be filled by a special count by the electoral commission on Thursday and is likely to be won by the fourth person on the NXT ticket ex-NXT member Tim Storer. Storer quit the party last year after a dispute over who would replace outgoing NXT leader Nick Xenophon. Storer could serve as an independent if NXT fails to woo him back.
Former NXT senator Skye Kakoschke-Moore says she welcomes the High Court decision against her and looks forward to⦠https://t.co/ay1hP4r4UQ
The High Court's Kakoschke-Moore decision is a big blow to NXT's once powerful Senate voting bloc. Not only has the party potentially dropped from three to two seats but also gone is its influence to block legislation or force the government into negotiations over key bills. The demise of NXT will cause a Senate crossbench power vacuum which could potentially be filled by an unlikely alliance between lone wolves Cory Bernardi Fraser Anning and David Leyonhjelm. Despite having vastly different political views the three have formed a voting bloc in a power play. So where does this leave the numbers in the Senate?
Ignoring the current three paired vacancies left by Kakoschke-Moore Labor's Sam Dastaryi (to be filled by Kristina Keneally later this week) and Liberal George Brandis (to be filled next month) the government needs nine of the 11 crossbenchers to pass legislation opposed by Labor and the Greens. | Only five of the 11 crossbench senators elected in 2016 remain in parliament after Nick Xenophon Teamâs [TGT] were dashed.
Kakoschke-Mooreâs bid to fill her own vacancy â caused when she resigned from the Senate after learning she was entitled to dual British citizenship â was shut down unanimously within three minutes by the full bench of the High Court on Tuesday. The court ruled [TGT] couldn't replace [TGT] even though [TGT] 's now renounced [TGT] British citizenship. Instead [TGT] vacant South Australian seat will be filled by a special count by the electoral commission on Thursday and is likely to be won by the fourth person on the NXT ticket ex-NXT member Tim Storer. Storer quit the party last year after a dispute over who would replace outgoing NXT leader Nick Xenophon. Storer could serve as an independent if NXT fails to woo him back.
[TGT] says [TGT] welcomes the High Court decision against [TGT] and looks forward to⦠https://t.co/ay1hP4r4UQ
The High Court's [TGT] decision is a big blow to NXT's once powerful Senate voting bloc. Not only has the party potentially dropped from three to two seats but also gone is its influence to block legislation or force the government into negotiations over key bills. The demise of NXT will cause a Senate crossbench power vacuum which could potentially be filled by an unlikely alliance between lone wolves Cory Bernardi Fraser Anning and David Leyonhjelm. Despite having vastly different political views the three have formed a voting bloc in a power play. So where does this leave the numbers in the Senate?
Ignoring the current three paired vacancies left by Kakoschke-Moore Labor's Sam Dastaryi (to be filled by Kristina Keneally later this week) and Liberal George Brandis (to be filled next month) the government needs nine of the 11 crossbenchers to pass legislation opposed by Labor and the Greens. | 2Positive
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2,741 | Jenelle Evans of 'Teen Mom' admits using drugs while pregnant | Ensley | Jenelle Evans of "Teen Mom" admitted to using drugs while pregnant with her daughter Ensley â but claims the baby did not test positive for anything.
"I'm not going to lie about that " she said. "I tested positive for THC and Ensley did not test positive. I did. So CPS (Child Protective Services) were like â I was in the hospital â they said 'Did you smoke when you were pregnant?' I said 'I did within the past 30 days.'"
"And after I had Ensley they said CPS will just come by to do a (wellness) check since you tested positive " Evans continued. "They came and did a (wellness) checkup and everything is fine. They closed the case."
The mom who gained popularity for being just that on the MTV reality series has three children: Jace 8 Kaiser 3 and Ensley 1. | Jenelle Evans of "Teen Mom" admitted to using drugs while pregnant with her daughter [TGT] â but claims the baby did not test positive for anything.
"I'm not going to lie about that " she said. "I tested positive for THC and [TGT] did not test positive. I did. So CPS (Child Protective Services) were like â I was in the hospital â they said 'Did you smoke when you were pregnant?' I said 'I did within the past 30 days.'"
"And after I had [TGT] they said CPS will just come by to do a (wellness) check since you tested positive " Evans continued. "They came and did a (wellness) checkup and everything is fine. They closed the case."
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2,742 | Journalist could be called to stand at hearing on the Laquan McDonald shooting | Jamie Kalven | Ahead of a potential First Amendment showdown Wednesday in the cityâs most closely watched murder case a lawyer for independent journalist Jamie Kalven says an attempt to force his testimony amounts to little more than an âunjustified fishing expeditionâ by indicted Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dykeâs attorneys.
Van Dykeâs attorneys have alleged that Kalven â the first journalist to detail the fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald â received leaked documents containing legally protected information.
âGiven the fatal lack of evidence to support Defendantâs lynchpin factual claim one is left to wonder the perceived point of (his) efforts â Matthew Topic Kalven âs attorney wrote in a document filed Tuesday.
Kalven is expected to be in court for the 9 a.m. Wednesday hearing but it is unclear if he will be called to the the stand. He has vowed not to disclose sources.
None of the filings on this issue by Van Dykeâs legal team have been made public. But at a court hearing in October the officerâs lead attorney Daniel Herbert alleged that Kalven obtained leaked documents containing information protected by long-standing legal precedent from being used against Van Dyke in a criminal case.
Herbert suggested that Kalven used that information to interview witnesses â with the assistance of the FBI â in a way that shaped the witnessesâ statements to authorities.
In court filings Kalven âs attorney called Herbertâs efforts âscattershot unsupported and irrelevant.â The only reports about the case in Kalven âs possession were obtained from the city through Freedom of Information Act requests more than a year after the shooting according to Topic.
In addition as a journalist Kalven cannot be forced to disclose his sources except in certain specific circumstances his attorney stated. | Ahead of a potential First Amendment showdown Wednesday in the cityâs most closely watched murder case [TGT] says an attempt to force [TGT] testimony amounts to little more than an âunjustified fishing expeditionâ by indicted Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dykeâs attorneys.
Van Dykeâs attorneys have alleged that Kalven â the first journalist to detail the fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald â received leaked documents containing legally protected information.
âGiven the fatal lack of evidence to support Defendantâs lynchpin factual claim one is left to wonder the perceived point of (his) efforts â Matthew Topic [TGT] wrote in a document filed Tuesday.
[TGT] is expected to be in court for the 9 a.m. Wednesday hearing but [TGT] is unclear if [TGT] will be called to the the stand. [TGT] has vowed not to disclose sources.
None of the filings on this issue by Van Dykeâs legal team have been made public. But at a court hearing in October the officerâs lead attorney Daniel Herbert alleged that [TGT] obtained leaked documents containing information protected by long-standing legal precedent from being used against Van Dyke in a criminal case.
Herbert suggested that [TGT] used that information to interview witnesses â with the assistance of the FBI â in a way that shaped the witnessesâ statements to authorities.
In court filings [TGT] âs attorney called Herbertâs efforts âscattershot unsupported and irrelevant.â The only reports about the case in [TGT] âs possession were obtained from the city through Freedom of Information Act requests more than a year after the shooting according to Topic.
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2,743 | How a 22 | Jann Horn | In 2013 a teenager named Jann Horn attended a reception in Berlin hosted by Chancellor Angela Merkel. He and 64 other young Germans had done well in a government-run competition designed to encourage students to pursue scientific research.
Interviews with Horn and people who know him show how a combination of dogged determination and a powerful mind helped him stumble upon features and flaws that have been around for over a decade but had gone undetected leaving most personal computers internet servers and smartphones exposed to potential hacking.
Other researchers who found the same security holes months after Horn are amazed he worked alone. "We were several teams and we had clues where to start. He was working from scratch " said Daniel Gruss part of a team at Graz University of Technology in Austria that later uncovered what are now known as Meltdown and Spectre.
Horn wasnât looking to discover a major vulnerability in the worldâs computer chips when in late April he began reading Intel Corp. processor manuals that are thousands of pages long. He said he simply wanted to make sure the computer hardware could handle a particularly intensive bit of number-crunching code heâd created.
But Zurich-based Horn works at Project Zero an elite unit of Alphabet Inc.âs Google made up of cybersleuths who hunt for "zero day" vulnerabilities unintended design flaws that can be exploited by hackers to break into computer systems.
So he started looking closely at how chips handle speculative execution -- a speed-enhancing technique where the processor tries to guess what part of code it will be required to execute next and starts performing those steps ahead of time -- and fetching the required data. Horn said the manuals stated that if the processor guessed wrong the data from those misguided forays would still be stored in the chipâs memory. Horn realized that once there the information might be exposed by a clever hacker.
"At this point I realized that the code pattern we were working on might potentially leak secret data " Horn said in emailed responses to Bloomberg questions. "I then realized that this could -- at least in theory -- affect more than just the code snippet we were working on."
That started what he called a "gradual process" of further investigation that led to the vulnerabilities. Horn said he was aware of other research including from Gruss and the team at Graz on how tiny differences in the time it takes a processor to retrieve information could let attackers learn where information is stored.
Horn discussed this with another young researcher at Google in Zurich Felix Wilhelm who pointed Horn to similar research he and others had done. This led Horn to what he called "a big aha moment." The techniques Wilhelm and others were testing could be "inverted" to force the processor to run new speculative executions that it wouldnât ordinarily try. This would trick the chip into retrieving specific data that could be accessed by hackers.
Having come across these ways to attack chips Horn said he consulted with Robert Swiecki an older Google colleague whose computer he had borrowed to test some of his ideas. Swiecki advised him how best to tell Intel ARM Holdings Plc. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. about the flaws which Horn did on June 1.
That set off a scramble by the worldâs largest technology companies to patch the security holes. By early January when Meltdown and Spectre were announced to the world most of the credit went to Horn . The official online hub for descriptions and security patches lists more than ten researchers who reported the problems and Horn is listed on top for both vulnerabilities.
Wolfgang Reinfeldt Hornâs high school computer-science teacher at the Caecilienschule in the medieval city of Oldenburg about 20 miles from Germanyâs north coast isnât surprised by his success. â Jann was in my experience always an outstanding mind â he said. Horn found security problems with the schoolâs computer network that Reinfeldt admits left him speechless.
Mario Heiderich founder of Berlin-based cybersecurity consultancy Cure53 first noticed Horn in mid-2014. Not yet 20 Horn had posted intriguing tweets on a way to bypass a key security feature designed to prevent malicious code from infecting a userâs computer. Cure53 had been working on similar methods so Heiderich shot Horn a message and before long they were discussing whether Horn would like to join Cure53âs small team.
Heiderich soon discovered that Horn was still an undergraduate at the Ruhr University Bochum where Heiderich was doing post-doctoral research. Ultimately he became Hornâs undergraduate thesis supervisor and Horn signed on at Cure53 as a contractor.
Cybersecurity specialist Bryant Zadegan and Ryan Lester head of secure messaging startup Cyph submitted a patent application alongside Horn in 2016. Zadegan had asked Horn through Cure53 to audit Cyphâs service to check for hacking vulnerabilities. His findings ended up as part of the patent and proved so significant that Zadegan felt Horn more than merited credit as one of the inventors. The tool they built would ensure that even if Cyphâs main servers were hacked individual user data were not exposed.
After two years at Cure53 and completing his undergraduate program Horn was recruited by Google to work on Project Zero. It was a bittersweet day for Heiderich when Horn asked him to write a recommendation letter for the job. "Google was his dream and we didnât try to prevent him from going there " he said. "But it was painful to let him go." | In 2013 a teenager named [TGT] attended a reception in Berlin hosted by Chancellor Angela Merkel. He and 64 other young Germans had done well in a government-run competition designed to encourage students to pursue scientific research.
Interviews with Horn and people who know him show how a combination of dogged determination and a powerful mind helped him stumble upon features and flaws that have been around for over a decade but had gone undetected leaving most personal computers internet servers and smartphones exposed to potential hacking.
Other researchers who found the same security holes months after Horn are amazed he worked alone. "We were several teams and we had clues where to start. He was working from scratch " said Daniel Gruss part of a team at Graz University of Technology in Austria that later uncovered what are now known as Meltdown and Spectre.
Horn wasnât looking to discover a major vulnerability in the worldâs computer chips when in late April he began reading Intel Corp. processor manuals that are thousands of pages long. He said he simply wanted to make sure the computer hardware could handle a particularly intensive bit of number-crunching code heâd created.
But Zurich-based Horn works at Project Zero an elite unit of Alphabet Inc.âs Google made up of cybersleuths who hunt for "zero day" vulnerabilities unintended design flaws that can be exploited by hackers to break into computer systems.
So he started looking closely at how chips handle speculative execution -- a speed-enhancing technique where the processor tries to guess what part of code it will be required to execute next and starts performing those steps ahead of time -- and fetching the required data. Horn said the manuals stated that if the processor guessed wrong the data from those misguided forays would still be stored in the chipâs memory. Horn realized that once there the information might be exposed by a clever hacker.
"At this point I realized that the code pattern we were working on might potentially leak secret data " Horn said in emailed responses to Bloomberg questions. "I then realized that this could -- at least in theory -- affect more than just the code snippet we were working on."
That started what he called a "gradual process" of further investigation that led to the vulnerabilities. Horn said he was aware of other research including from Gruss and the team at Graz on how tiny differences in the time it takes a processor to retrieve information could let attackers learn where information is stored.
Horn discussed this with another young researcher at Google in Zurich Felix Wilhelm who pointed Horn to similar research he and others had done. This led Horn to what he called "a big aha moment." The techniques Wilhelm and others were testing could be "inverted" to force the processor to run new speculative executions that it wouldnât ordinarily try. This would trick the chip into retrieving specific data that could be accessed by hackers.
Having come across these ways to attack chips Horn said he consulted with Robert Swiecki an older Google colleague whose computer he had borrowed to test some of his ideas. Swiecki advised him how best to tell Intel ARM Holdings Plc. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. about the flaws which Horn did on June 1.
That set off a scramble by the worldâs largest technology companies to patch the security holes. By early January when Meltdown and Spectre were announced to the world most of the credit went to Horn . The official online hub for descriptions and security patches lists more than ten researchers who reported the problems and Horn is listed on top for both vulnerabilities.
Wolfgang Reinfeldt Hornâs high school computer-science teacher at the Caecilienschule in the medieval city of Oldenburg about 20 miles from Germanyâs north coast isnât surprised by his success. â Jann was in my experience always an outstanding mind â he said. Horn found security problems with the schoolâs computer network that Reinfeldt admits left him speechless.
Mario Heiderich founder of Berlin-based cybersecurity consultancy Cure53 first noticed Horn in mid-2014. Not yet 20 Horn had posted intriguing tweets on a way to bypass a key security feature designed to prevent malicious code from infecting a userâs computer. Cure53 had been working on similar methods so Heiderich shot Horn a message and before long they were discussing whether Horn would like to join Cure53âs small team.
Heiderich soon discovered that Horn was still an undergraduate at the Ruhr University Bochum where Heiderich was doing post-doctoral research. Ultimately he became Hornâs undergraduate thesis supervisor and Horn signed on at Cure53 as a contractor.
Cybersecurity specialist Bryant Zadegan and Ryan Lester head of secure messaging startup Cyph submitted a patent application alongside Horn in 2016. Zadegan had asked Horn through Cure53 to audit Cyphâs service to check for hacking vulnerabilities. His findings ended up as part of the patent and proved so significant that Zadegan felt Horn more than merited credit as one of the inventors. The tool they built would ensure that even if Cyphâs main servers were hacked individual user data were not exposed.
After two years at Cure53 and completing his undergraduate program Horn was recruited by Google to work on Project Zero. It was a bittersweet day for Heiderich when Horn asked him to write a recommendation letter for the job. "Google was his dream and we didnât try to prevent him from going there " he said. "But it was painful to let him go." | 2Positive
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2,744 | Report: Senate GOP Leaders Want Mitt Romney to Serve as NRSC Chair | Mitt Romney | The Senate Republican leadership would like to make Mitt Romney the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) if elected to the Senate according to Republican donor sources.
The Atlantic reported last Friday that according to a Republican donor with direct knowledge of the discussions the Senate Republican leadership expressed interest in making Romney the next leader of the NRSC. Romney would replace current chair Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO). The NRSC chairman plays an influential role in fundraising and recruiting future Senate Republican candidates.
On a call last week Gardner revealed to a donor that he and the Senate GOP leadership âliked Romney â as a potential candidate for the NRSC chairmanship.
The Atlantic reported that two sources close to Rommeny suggested that Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell told Romney that if he were to run for the Senate he would have more influence than rank-and-file senators.
One source close to Romney suggested that McConnell would like to push for Romney to become NRSC chair to boost party fundraising.
The Romney source âItâs definitely out there thereâs no question about that. My guess is McConnellâs pushing it because it would be good for the party and good for fundraising.â
The former Massachusetts governor and failed presidential candidate is expected to make an announcement on February 15 regarding Utahâs Senate race. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) announced in January he is retiring and multiple reports suggest Romney is eyeing a run.
Romney and Trump have had a longtime rivalry over the last couple of years.
âAffirmation of the Paris Agreement is not only about the climate: It is also about America remaining the global leader â Romney tweeted last May.
Affirmation of the #ParisAgreement is not only about the climate: It is also about America remaining the global leader. â Mitt Romney (@MittRomney) May 31 2017
Reports from Politico last December suggested that President Trump wanted to block Romney from running for the Senate.
Mitt Romney took to Twitter in January to attack President Donald Trump for allegedly calling Haiti and African countries âshithole countries.â
The poverty of an aspiring immigrantâs nation of origin is as irrelevant as their race. The sentiment attributed to POTUS is inconsistent w/ Americaâs history and antithetical to American values. May our memory of Dr. King buoy our hope for unity greatness & âcharity for all.â â Mitt Romney (@MittRomney) January 15 2018
President Trump rejected Romney to serve as his secretary of state instead choosing Rex Tillerson.
Jeb Bush another former governor and failed presidential governor backed Mitt Romney in a potential bid for the U.S. Senate in 2018.
Bush tweeted on January 15 â Mitt would make a phenomenal addition to the U.S. Senate. I hope he runs.â | The Senate Republican leadership would like to make [TGT] the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) if elected to the Senate according to Republican donor sources.
The Atlantic reported last Friday that according to a Republican donor with direct knowledge of the discussions the Senate Republican leadership expressed interest in making Romney the next leader of the NRSC. [TGT] would replace current chair Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO). The NRSC chairman plays an influential role in fundraising and recruiting future Senate Republican candidates.
On a call last week Gardner revealed to a donor that he and the Senate GOP leadership âliked [TGT] â as a potential candidate for the NRSC chairmanship.
The Atlantic reported that two sources close to Rommeny suggested that Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell told [TGT] that if [TGT] were to run for the Senate [TGT] would have more influence than rank-and-file senators.
One source close to [TGT] suggested that McConnell would like to push for Romney to become NRSC chair to boost party fundraising.
[TGT] source âItâs definitely out there thereâs no question about that. My guess is McConnellâs pushing it because it would be good for the party and good for fundraising.â
The former Massachusetts governor and failed presidential candidate is expected to make an announcement on February 15 regarding Utahâs Senate race. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) announced in January he is retiring and multiple reports suggest [TGT] is eyeing a run.
[TGT] and Trump have had a longtime rivalry over the last couple of years.
âAffirmation of the Paris Agreement is not only about the climate: It is also about America remaining the global leader â [TGT] tweeted last May.
Affirmation of the #ParisAgreement is not only about the climate: It is also about America remaining the global leader. â [TGT] (@MittRomney) May 31 2017
Reports from Politico last December suggested that President Trump wanted to block [TGT] from running for the Senate.
[TGT] took to Twitter in January to attack President Donald Trump for allegedly calling Haiti and African countries âshithole countries.â
The poverty of an aspiring immigrantâs nation of origin is as irrelevant as their race. The sentiment attributed to POTUS is inconsistent w/ Americaâs history and antithetical to American values. May our memory of Dr. King buoy our hope for unity greatness & âcharity for all.â â Mitt Romney (@MittRomney) January 15 2018
President Trump rejected [TGT] to serve as [TGT] secretary of state instead choosing Rex Tillerson.
Jeb Bush another former governor and failed presidential governor backed [TGT] in a potential bid for the U.S. Senate in 2018.
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2,745 | Does "Feminist" Meryl Streep Still Support Child Rapist & Sex Abuser Roman Polanski? » Alex Jones' Infowars: There's a war on for your mind! | Meryl Streep | Meryl Streep tells the Hollywood Reporter âwe are on the way to something betterâ in the aftermath of the deluge of sex assault scandals but the actress remains silent about one thing; Her support for child rapist and multiple time sex abuser Roman Polanski.
Streep appears on the front cover of this monthâs Hollywood Reporter magazine with Steven Spielberg alongside the words âSpielbergâs post-feminismâ and a blurb about how their new movie is perfectly timed âamid todayâs attacks on womenâ.
Does " feminist" Meryl Streep still support Roman Polanski who raped a 13-year-old girl & now faces 7 new accusations of sexual assault against women & children? pic.twitter.com/BL4LSXLFrt â Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) December 5 2017
Itâs somewhat odd that Streep sees herself as a feminist champion of powerful women in the face of an army of male sexual abusers given that she has vehemently supported and failed to disavow one of the biggest abusers of them all â pedophile Roman Polanski.
And what does Meryl Streep have to say about all this?
She was part of a Hollywood movement that repeatedly campaigned for Polanskiâs release and for his ability to return to the United States over the past 15 years.
Streep along with numerous other members of the Hollywood elite gave Polanksi a standing ovation at the Academy Awards in 2003 after Polanski was awarded an Oscar for The Pianist.
Thereâs no plausible deniability here. Unlike with Weinstein Streep canât claim she didnât know Polanski was a child rapist. Everybody knew.
Every time she has been asked about Roman Polanski Streep has defended him. She has not disavowed the admitted child rapist and accused serial sex abuser of women and children in the two months since the Hollywood and political sex abuse scandal broke.
How can Streep legitimately call herself a âfeministâ and say she is standing up for female victims of sexual assault given this refusal to disavow?
Meryl Streep herself referred to Harvey Weinstein as âGodâ during a 2012 speech labeling him âthe punisherâ.
Meryl Streep 2017: Weinstein is "disgraceful". Meryl Streep 2012: Weinstein is "God " he's "the punisher".https://t.co/DMfR1TDuxN pic.twitter.com/QCvdLy47s0 â Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) October 9 2017
This kind of rampant hypocrisy is par for the course when dealing with Hollywood celebrities but Streep takes it to another level.
Lena Dunham was vilified when she took the side of a male colleague accused of sexual assault yet Streep has refused to withdraw her support for admitted rapist Roman Polanski and she is given a free pass. | [TGT] tells the Hollywood Reporter âwe are on the way to something betterâ in the aftermath of the deluge of sex assault scandals but the actress remains silent about one thing; [TGT] support for child rapist and multiple time sex abuser Roman Polanski.
[TGT] appears on the front cover of this monthâs Hollywood Reporter magazine with Steven Spielberg alongside the words âSpielbergâs post-feminismâ and a blurb about how their new movie is perfectly timed âamid todayâs attacks on womenâ.
Does " feminist" Meryl Streep still support Roman Polanski who raped a 13-year-old girl & now faces 7 new accusations of sexual assault against women & children? pic.twitter.com/BL4LSXLFrt â Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) December 5 2017
Itâs somewhat odd that Streep sees herself as a feminist champion of powerful women in the face of an army of male sexual abusers given that [TGT] has vehemently supported and failed to disavow one of the biggest abusers of them all â pedophile Roman Polanski.
And what does [TGT] have to say about all this?
[TGT] was part of a Hollywood movement that repeatedly campaigned for Polanskiâs release and for his ability to return to the United States over the past 15 years.
Streep along with numerous other members of the Hollywood elite gave Polanksi a standing ovation at the Academy Awards in 2003 after Polanski was awarded an Oscar for The Pianist.
Thereâs no plausible deniability here. Unlike with Weinstein Streep canât claim she didnât know Polanski was a child rapist. Everybody knew.
Every time she has been asked about Roman Polanski Streep has defended him. She has not disavowed the admitted child rapist and accused serial sex abuser of women and children in the two months since the Hollywood and political sex abuse scandal broke.
How can Streep legitimately call herself a âfeministâ and say she is standing up for female victims of sexual assault given this refusal to disavow?
Meryl Streep herself referred to Harvey Weinstein as âGodâ during a 2012 speech labeling him âthe punisherâ.
Meryl Streep 2017: Weinstein is "disgraceful". Meryl Streep 2012: Weinstein is "God " he's "the punisher".https://t.co/DMfR1TDuxN pic.twitter.com/QCvdLy47s0 â Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) October 9 2017
This kind of rampant hypocrisy is par for the course when dealing with Hollywood celebrities but Streep takes it to another level.
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2,746 | Ford brings 'Bullitt' Mustang to Detroit auto show | Steve McQueen | CLOSE Ford's new 2019 Mustang Bullitt is inspired by Steve McQueen 's classic car in the 1968 film 'Bullitt.' This next gen version packs 475 horsepower and tops out at 163 miles per hour. USA TODAY
The Mustang that Steve McQueen drove into Hollywood history for the 1968 movie Bullitt emerged for the first time in 40 years Sunday at the Detroit auto show in tandem with the debut of a new limited-edition 2019 Mustang Bullitt.
Steve McQueen starring in the title role of "Bullitt " steps out of his car after a 140-mile-an-hour pursuit through the hilly streets of San Francisco. The Technicolor action drama was filmed entirely on location in the Bay City. (Photo: Warner Bros. Seven Arts Inc. )
âThe car shows the gentle patina of time. It has rust marks â said Gessler who noted that Detroit will be the first stop before a national tour that includes Washington D.C. âSteve McQueen wanted to create the most realistic chase scene ever on film. He found a director Peter Yates and Warner Bros. gave him the reins. They took four weeks to shoot an 11-minute chase scene.â
McQueen had all the badging on the car removed. It was recognizable from just its angles and silhouettes. And thatâs why the new model is so sparse said Kevin Marti owner of Marti Auto Works in El Mirage Ariz. who created and maintains the database for every Ford vehicle built since 1967. âThis car is so iconic that you donât even need to put a name on the thing. That speaks to the confidence Ford has.â
As the licensee of Ford production records he tracks every vehicle identification number for more than 140 million cars and he notes style and color trends of each era. In the 1960s popular cars were avocado green white and red. In the 1970s automakers turned to browns yellows and earthy colors. Now consumers lean toward silver white and black. So Dark Highland Green will make a statement. It is a throwback color on a throwback car.
âI love the different sounds that Bullitt makes the roaring " he said. "And Steve McQueen is one of those movie stars that stays in your mind after all this time.â
The company called Molly McQueen .
"I honestly didn't know how to drive a stick shift and I stalled it quite a few times. By the end of the second day of shooting they asked me to slow down. It becomes second nature. And you're thinking about the gears and the clutch and driving becomes a fun activity as opposed to just a way to get from one place to another " McQueen said in advance of Sunday's event at Cobo Center.
Few people know Molly McQueen is the famous actorâs granddaughter. She grew up in Pacific Palisades with a film producer mother who spent most of her time as at home as a mom. Now Molly is a writer actress and producer who recently sold her first project to Warner Bros. the company that made her grandfather famous. | CLOSE Ford's new 2019 Mustang Bullitt is inspired by Steve McQueen 's classic car in the 1968 film 'Bullitt.' This next gen version packs 475 horsepower and tops out at 163 miles per hour. USA TODAY
The Mustang that [TGT] drove into Hollywood history for the 1968 movie Bullitt emerged for the first time in 40 years Sunday at the Detroit auto show in tandem with the debut of a new limited-edition 2019 Mustang Bullitt.
[TGT] starring in the title role of "Bullitt " steps out of [TGT] car after a 140-mile-an-hour pursuit through the hilly streets of San Francisco. The Technicolor action drama was filmed entirely on location in the Bay City. (Photo: Warner Bros. Seven Arts Inc. )
âThe car shows the gentle patina of time. It has rust marks â said [TGT] wanted to create the most realistic chase scene ever on film. [TGT] found a director Peter Yates and Warner Bros. gave him the reins. They took four weeks to shoot an 11-minute chase scene.â
[TGT] had all the badging on the car removed. It was recognizable from just its angles and silhouettes. And thatâs why the new model is so sparse said Kevin Marti owner of Marti Auto Works in El Mirage Ariz. who created and maintains the database for every Ford vehicle built since 1967. âThis car is so iconic that you donât even need to put a name on the thing. That speaks to the confidence Ford has.â
As the licensee of Ford production records he tracks every vehicle identification number for more than 140 million cars and he notes style and color trends of each era. In the 1960s popular cars were avocado green white and red. In the 1970s automakers turned to browns yellows and earthy colors. Now consumers lean toward silver white and black. So Dark Highland Green will make a statement. It is a throwback color on a throwback car.
âI love the different sounds that Bullitt makes the roaring " he said. "And [TGT] is one of those movie stars that stays in your mind after all this time.â
The company called Molly McQueen .
"I honestly didn't know how to drive a stick shift and I stalled it quite a few times. By the end of the second day of shooting they asked me to slow down. It becomes second nature. And you're thinking about the gears and the clutch and driving becomes a fun activity as opposed to just a way to get from one place to another " [TGT] said in advance of Sunday's event at Cobo Center.
Few people know [TGT] is the famous actorâs granddaughter. [TGT] grew up in Pacific Palisades with a film producer mother who spent most of [TGT] time as at home as a mom. Now Molly is a writer actress and producer who recently sold her first project to Warner Bros. the company that made her grandfather famous. | 2Positive
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2,747 | Top stockpicker T. Rowe Price has boosted bonds cash allocations | Charles Shriver | âWeâve been lowering our allocation to stocks and have increased our allocation to bonds as well as cash â said Charles Shriver co-head of the Asset Allocation Committee at T. Rowe Price describing changes over the past âseveral quarters.â
âWe have been reducing the risk profile in our portfolios â Shriver told Reuters.
The near-decade-long bull market in U.S. stocks has beefed up the average investorâs stock holdings he said and it may make sense for some investors to decrease their risk. Stocks are still expensive relative to their long-run records according to Shriver .
Bonds will nonetheless retain their ârole as a diversifier â Shriver said. Bond prices tend not to move in the same direction of stocks over time a divergence that helps investors stay invested and which Shriver expects to continue.
âYou are getting compensated for liquidity â said Shriver .
He said T. Rowe Price also sees relative bargains in Europe and Japanâs stock markets. The asset manager has also been increasing its allocation to small-capitalization stocks which Shriver said could benefit from U.S. corporate tax cuts. | âWeâve been lowering our allocation to stocks and have increased our allocation to bonds as well as cash â said [TGT] describing changes over the past âseveral quarters.â
âWe have been reducing the risk profile in our portfolios â [TGT] told Reuters.
The near-decade-long bull market in U.S. stocks has beefed up the average investorâs stock holdings [TGT] said and it may make sense for some investors to decrease their risk. Stocks are still expensive relative to their long-run records according to [TGT]
Bonds will nonetheless retain their ârole as a diversifier â [TGT] said. Bond prices tend not to move in the same direction of stocks over time a divergence that helps investors stay invested and which [TGT] expects to continue.
âYou are getting compensated for liquidity â said [TGT]
[TGT] said T. Rowe Price also sees relative bargains in Europe and Japanâs stock markets. The asset manager has also been increasing its allocation to small-capitalization stocks which [TGT] said could benefit from U.S. corporate tax cuts. | 2Positive
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2,748 | Sex offender's sentence delayed so he can finish university | Connor Neurauter | More than 40 000 people have signed an online petition calling on the University of Calgary in Alberta Canada to expel Connor Neurauter 21.
The University of Calgary said it is reviewing Neurauter 's status.
Neurauter was an accomplished athlete who played hockey across Canada and in Sweden.
He is in his second year of a bachelor's of science degree in chemistry.
During his sentencing the court heard how he had solicited nude photos from the girl after the two began a brief sexual relationship that did not involve intercourse.
The girl said that at one point he choked her before giving her a bra as a present.
He then threatened to release the nude photos to her family if she did not keep their relationship a secret.
The victim's mother supports the petition to expel Neurauter and told her daughter she is proud of her for coming forward. | More than 40 000 people have signed an online petition calling on the University of Calgary in Alberta Canada to expel [TGT] 21.
The University of Calgary said it is reviewing Neurauter 's status.
Neurauter was an accomplished athlete who played hockey across Canada and in Sweden.
He is in his second year of a bachelor's of science degree in chemistry.
During his sentencing the court heard how he had solicited nude photos from the girl after the two began a brief sexual relationship that did not involve intercourse.
The girl said that at one point he choked her before giving her a bra as a present.
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2,749 | Adoption Option: Documentary Is Life | David Scotton | David Scotton in I Lived on Parker Avenue (trailer image via YouTube)
A documentary about a young man who is grateful to his birth mother as well as to his adoptive parents.
Do you want to meet gratitude? Then David Scotton âs your man. At a time when we are taking public-policy advice from traumatized grieving young students consider this eternally grateful one.
David Scotton is a 24-year-old law student with a little movie with a big message. Adopted at birth he allowed with some hesitation and prayer a filmmaker to follow along his journey from New Orleans to Indiana when he was 19 to meet his birth parents.
The other day at the Sheen Center in Lower Manhattan I heard George Weigel the John Paul II biographer assert that people of heroic virtue are all around us. Saints they are frequently known as â in this case though not canonized and in Heaven but living in our midst often unaware that they are sources of great grace and inspiration. David Scottonâs birth mother is chief among them. And all those things about saints is true of her if the documentary I Lived on Parker Avenue is any indication.
One of the first things she wants to do is seek forgiveness from David. For so many years this mother suffered with worry that the boy she gave birth to would be hurt by the fact that she chose to âgive him up for adoption â as the expression goes. Our language for adoption seems to suggest abandonment when in fact it is just about the greatest and most loving sacrifice. I think of the story from the State of the Union some weeks ago of the young police officer and his wife and a woman named Crystal who is suffering in the grip of addiction. But she wants better for her baby. And there is a couple who can help her realize that aspiration. As there was in the case of David .
Melissa had the added guilt that she and her boyfriend not only considered abortion when she was pregnant with David but that she went to the clinic. In I Lived on Parker Avenue she describes the dramatically painful scene she ran out from. In one of the most uplifting scenes Iâve ever watched on video Melissa and David visit the spot where that clinic once stood. (Itâs a health clinic now and abortions are no longer performed there.) For him itâs like the opposite of a memorial dedicated to some grave event. It was there where he was given new life even in the womb. She should feel no guilt. She gave life and love to David and to his adoptive mom and dad.
The beauty of I Lived on Parker Avenue is that in some respects it isnât primarily about abortion or even adoption though promotion of âthe adoption optionâ is certainly this young manâs mission. Itâs about gratitude. One of the most compelling scenes of the 30-minute film occurs when David expresses in letters â personalized and everything there are communications beyond text messages still! â what his adoptive family means to him. He wanted to assure his parents and extended family and friends that meeting his birth parents had nothing to do with finding his âtrueâ parents and everything with saying âThank you.â
âWith only two adoptions to every 100 abortions in the United States and with the stigmas society still unfortunately shares about adoption it is important to get this film out there â David tells me. âEven though I am adopted I am no different than a biological child. Even though my parents are my âadoptiveâ parents they are my mom and dad. My âbirthâ parents are exactly that: birth parents. Those distinctions are real and need to be shared.â | [TGT] in I Lived on Parker Avenue (trailer image via YouTube)
A documentary about a young man who is grateful to [TGT] birth mother as well as to [TGT] adoptive parents.
Do you want to meet gratitude? Then [TGT] âs your man. At a time when we are taking public-policy advice from traumatized grieving young students consider this eternally grateful one.
[TGT] is a 24-year-old law student with a little movie with a big message. Adopted at birth [TGT] allowed with some hesitation and prayer a filmmaker to follow along his journey from New Orleans to Indiana when he was 19 to meet his birth parents.
The other day at the Sheen Center in Lower Manhattan I heard George Weigel the John Paul II biographer assert that people of heroic virtue are all around us. Saints they are frequently known as â in this case though not canonized and in Heaven but living in our midst often unaware that they are sources of great grace and inspiration. David Scottonâs birth mother is chief among them. And all those things about saints is true of her if the documentary I Lived on Parker Avenue is any indication.
One of the first things she wants to do is seek forgiveness from David. For so many years this mother suffered with worry that the boy she gave birth to would be hurt by the fact that she chose to âgive him up for adoption â as the expression goes. Our language for adoption seems to suggest abandonment when in fact it is just about the greatest and most loving sacrifice. I think of the story from the State of the Union some weeks ago of the young police officer and his wife and a woman named Crystal who is suffering in the grip of addiction. But she wants better for her baby. And there is a couple who can help her realize that aspiration. As there was in the case of David .
Melissa had the added guilt that she and her boyfriend not only considered abortion when she was pregnant with David but that she went to the clinic. In I Lived on Parker Avenue she describes the dramatically painful scene she ran out from. In one of the most uplifting scenes Iâve ever watched on video Melissa and David visit the spot where that clinic once stood. (Itâs a health clinic now and abortions are no longer performed there.) For him itâs like the opposite of a memorial dedicated to some grave event. It was there where he was given new life even in the womb. She should feel no guilt. She gave life and love to David and to his adoptive mom and dad.
The beauty of I Lived on Parker Avenue is that in some respects it isnât primarily about abortion or even adoption though promotion of âthe adoption optionâ is certainly this young manâs mission. Itâs about gratitude. One of the most compelling scenes of the 30-minute film occurs when David expresses in letters â personalized and everything there are communications beyond text messages still! â what his adoptive family means to him. He wanted to assure his parents and extended family and friends that meeting his birth parents had nothing to do with finding his âtrueâ parents and everything with saying âThank you.â
âWith only two adoptions to every 100 abortions in the United States and with the stigmas society still unfortunately shares about adoption it is important to get this film out there â David tells me. âEven though I am adopted I am no different than a biological child. Even though my parents are my âadoptiveâ parents they are my mom and dad. My âbirthâ parents are exactly that: birth parents. Those distinctions are real and need to be shared.â | 2Positive
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2,750 | Blog: Facing repeal vote backer of Cook County soda tax admits it's not about health; it's about money | Toni Preckwinkle | Unfortunately for the driving force behind the soda tax imposed on Cook County Illinois Board president Toni Preckwinkle the voters caught on the industry sued (and were threatened over it) and now county supervisors are to vote on repeal.
Suddenly when push is to come to shove Preckwinkle has dropped the health issue and admits that it's all about the money. Andy Grimm of the Chicago Sun-Times:
[A] day ahead of making her budget address to a Board of Commissioners said to be lined up for a close vote on pulling back the county's penny-per-ounce tax on sodas and sweetened beverages Preckwinkle was not shy about saying what would happen without the estimated $200 million in tax revenue projected to come from the tax. "(We will) make significant cuts to public health and public safety because that's where 87 percent of our money goes " Preckwinkle told reporters following an unrelated press conference on criminal justice reform.
The tax narrowly passed last year with the president casting a tie-breaking vote. Furor over the tax stoked in part by a multimillion-dollar advertising campaign by soda industry groups reached a fever pitch this summer when consumers around the county first saw the beverage tax tacked onto their grocery receipts. Preckwinkle reminded commissioners of the financial implications for the county if the tax is pulled back in a fiscal note sent out Friday which said the county health system and public safety funds which were slated to receive 75 percent of the new soda tax revenue. The lost revenue would require an 11-percent cut to those departments' budget according to the memo.
Preckwinkle sweetened the deal by giving each commissioner control over $500 000 in gas tax revenue to spend on transportation projects in their districts. | Unfortunately for the driving force behind the soda tax imposed on Cook County Illinois Board president [TGT] the voters caught on the industry sued (and were threatened over it) and now county supervisors are to vote on repeal.
Suddenly when push is to come to shove Preckwinkle has dropped the health issue and admits that it's all about the money. Andy Grimm of the Chicago Sun-Times:
[A] day ahead of making her budget address to a Board of Commissioners said to be lined up for a close vote on pulling back the county's penny-per-ounce tax on sodas and sweetened beverages Preckwinkle was not shy about saying what would happen without the estimated $200 million in tax revenue projected to come from the tax. "(We will) make significant cuts to public health and public safety because that's where 87 percent of our money goes " Preckwinkle told reporters following an unrelated press conference on criminal justice reform.
The tax narrowly passed last year with the president casting a tie-breaking vote. Furor over the tax stoked in part by a multimillion-dollar advertising campaign by soda industry groups reached a fever pitch this summer when consumers around the county first saw the beverage tax tacked onto their grocery receipts. Preckwinkle reminded commissioners of the financial implications for the county if the tax is pulled back in a fiscal note sent out Friday which said the county health system and public safety funds which were slated to receive 75 percent of the new soda tax revenue. The lost revenue would require an 11-percent cut to those departments' budget according to the memo.
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2,751 | American skier Gus Kenworthy finds a silver lining in his broken thumb | Gus Kenworthy | Call it a good news-bad news scenario for Gus Kenworthy .
The outspoken freestyle skier broke his thumb in training on Thursday.
He tweeted out a picture of his X-Ray along with one of his freshly casted hand and included this quip: "It won't stop me from competing (obvi) but it does prevent me from shaking Pence's hand so ... Silver linings! "
Kenworthy has previously said he would not go to the White House as part of the traditional visit the U.S. Olympic team makes after the Olympics. | Call it a good news-bad news scenario for [TGT] .
The outspoken freestyle skier broke his thumb in training on Thursday.
He tweeted out a picture of his X-Ray along with one of his freshly casted hand and included this quip: "It won't stop me from competing (obvi) but it does prevent me from shaking Pence's hand so ... Silver linings! "
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2,752 | John Hancock Center skyscraper losing its iconic name | Hearn | For now the building will be known by its address 875 North Michigan Avenue as the owner seeks a new naming-rights deal said Stephen Hearn president and CEO of Hearn Co.
Chicago-based Hearn is part of a group of real estate investors that has owned the office and parking portions of the building since 2013.
âAs they did in Boston they just decided to have their name removed â Hearn said. âAt this point weâll push harder for a replacement name. This property deserves a more important identity than simply the address.â
John Hancock hasnât paid for the right to have its name on the modernist skyscraper since the last naming-rights contract expired shortly after the current owners bought it Hearn said.
The loss of the iconic name comes as Hearn decided to continue owning the property after exploring a potential sale. Hearn has decided to hold on to the property for at least another two or three years meaning it will likely be the owner that signs a naming-rights deal.
Hearn and its investment partners Mount Kellett Capital Management and San Antonio-based Lynd Co. bought their portion of the tower for $140 million in 2013. Mount Kellett is now an affiliate of New York-based Fortress Investment Group.
Hearn said several factors including uncertainty over future interest rates and the impact of new tax laws slowed the potential sale of its building as well as other large office deals in Chicago.
âIt all led to the notion that this isnât the right time for a sale â Hearn said.
The owners instead will look to refinance the property with a new loan he said.
Hearn will continue talks for naming rights which he said could be tied into a redevelopment of the ground-floor plaza. The plaza parking garage and naming rights are controlled by the office owner.
Hearn previously estimated naming rights could be worth $1.5 million or more annually.
Yet he said he realizes name changes should not be taken lightly conscious that many Chicagoans refuse to refer to the former Sears Tower by its nearly decade-old moniker Willis Tower.
Hearn declined to say whether he expected the buildingâs new namesake to be a tenant in the building.
âWe have turned away a number of interested parties because we didnât feel the name was appropriate for this iconic property â Hearn said. âI want to put an identity on this property that everyone in Chicago can be proud of.â | For now the building will be known by its address 875 North Michigan Avenue as the owner seeks a new naming-rights deal said [TGT] president and CEO of Hearn Co.
Chicago-based Hearn is part of a group of real estate investors that has owned the office and parking portions of the building since 2013.
âAs they did in Boston they just decided to have their name removed â [TGT] said. âAt this point weâll push harder for a replacement name. This property deserves a more important identity than simply the address.â
John Hancock hasnât paid for the right to have its name on the modernist skyscraper since the last naming-rights contract expired shortly after the current owners bought it [TGT] said.
The loss of the iconic name comes as [TGT] decided to continue owning the property after exploring a potential sale. [TGT] has decided to hold on to the property for at least another two or three years meaning it will likely be the owner that signs a naming-rights deal.
[TGT] and [TGT] investment partners Mount Kellett Capital Management and San Antonio-based Lynd Co. bought their portion of the tower for $140 million in 2013. Mount Kellett is now an affiliate of New York-based Fortress Investment Group.
[TGT] said several factors including uncertainty over future interest rates and the impact of new tax laws slowed the potential sale of its building as well as other large office deals in Chicago.
âIt all led to the notion that this isnât the right time for a sale â [TGT] said.
The owners instead will look to refinance the property with a new loan [TGT] said.
[TGT] will continue talks for naming rights which [TGT] said could be tied into a redevelopment of the ground-floor plaza. The plaza parking garage and naming rights are controlled by the office owner.
[TGT] previously estimated naming rights could be worth $1.5 million or more annually.
Yet [TGT] said [TGT] realizes name changes should not be taken lightly conscious that many Chicagoans refuse to refer to the former Sears Tower by its nearly decade-old moniker Willis Tower.
[TGT] declined to say whether [TGT] expected the buildingâs new namesake to be a tenant in the building.
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2,753 | Trump and Kim Impersonators Booted From Winter Olympics | Kim Jong Un | Two impersonators of President Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un were booted from the Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony on Friday for causing confusion among spectators.
According to Reuters "people dressed up as U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un caused a commotion when they appeared in the stands at the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony on Friday before swiftly being shown out by security staff."
"Weâre getting along great â said the Kim lookalike.
Unity and peace was the theme at this year's opening ceremony with both North and South Korea entering the arena under one flag. American Vice President Mike Pence and Kim âs sister Kim Yo Jong watched from a VIP box.
âIs my sister getting the same treatment?â the Kim lookalike said upon being escorted out.
According to Time Kim 's sister appeared to greet South Korean Moon Jae-in and his wife with smiles in the VIP spectating box.
"As South Korean President Moon Jae-in and his wife greeted VIPs in their dignitary box to watch the opening ceremony they turned to shake hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Unâs younger sister who arrived earlier in the day on an unprecedented visit to the South by a member of the Northâs ruling Kim family " reports Time. "All broke out in broad smiles." | Two impersonators of President Trump and North Korean dictator [TGT] were booted from the Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony on Friday for causing confusion among spectators.
According to Reuters "people dressed up as U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader [TGT] caused a commotion when they appeared in the stands at the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony on Friday before swiftly being shown out by security staff."
"Weâre getting along great â said the Kim lookalike.
Unity and peace was the theme at this year's opening ceremony with both North and South Korea entering the arena under one flag. American Vice President Mike Pence and Kim âs sister Kim Yo Jong watched from a VIP box.
âIs my sister getting the same treatment?â the Kim lookalike said upon being escorted out.
According to Time Kim 's sister appeared to greet South Korean Moon Jae-in and his wife with smiles in the VIP spectating box.
"As South Korean President Moon Jae-in and his wife greeted VIPs in their dignitary box to watch the opening ceremony they turned to shake hands with North Korean leader [TGT] âs younger sister who arrived earlier in the day on an unprecedented visit to the South by a member of the Northâs ruling Kim family " reports Time. "All broke out in broad smiles." | 1Neutral
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2,754 | Dell TechnologiesVoice: Smart Dashcams Arm Police With More Than Video | Kirsch | Police officers have been using in-car dashcams for decades. Although the technology has advanced to include newer formats and higher-quality cameras the overall workflow of capturing transmitting and archiving the video remains tedious according to David Kirsch director of product management at Coban .
âWhat sets the H1 apart is it embeds within it an AI-processing capable supercomputer â said Kirsch . This allows the camera to deliver relevant data in real time while eliminating many of the back-office processes required with traditional dashcam systems.
If there is a threat Kirsch explained âthe officer â instead of getting out of the vehicle â puts it in reverse and calls in backup.â
âNext year if someone comes up with another idea and says âCan you put this sensor in here?â we can say âYes the engine is there ââ Kirsch said.
âOur job is to not add responsibilities in using technology but the reverse â Kirsch said. âWeâre going to provide officers [with] awareness capabilities so they can do what they need to do.â | Police officers have been using in-car dashcams for decades. Although the technology has advanced to include newer formats and higher-quality cameras the overall workflow of capturing transmitting and archiving the video remains tedious according to [TGT] .
âWhat sets the H1 apart is it embeds within it an AI-processing capable supercomputer â said [TGT] . This allows the camera to deliver relevant data in real time while eliminating many of the back-office processes required with traditional dashcam systems.
If there is a threat [TGT] explained âthe officer â instead of getting out of the vehicle â puts it in reverse and calls in backup.â
âNext year if someone comes up with another idea and says âCan you put this sensor in here?â we can say âYes the engine is there ââ [TGT] said.
âOur job is to not add responsibilities in using technology but the reverse â [TGT] said. âWeâre going to provide officers [with] awareness capabilities so they can do what they need to do.â | 1Neutral
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2,755 | Spicer regrets embarrassing his friends and family | Sean Spicer | Sean Spicer has some regrets.
âDid I make mistakes? Absolutely â Spicer said Monday in an interview with MSNBC.
âI regret things that I did that brought embarrassment to myself my family friends of mine who have been very big supporters â he added.
âI think frankly when you have a job like that Craig the thing that no one can fully appreciate until youâre in the job is that youâre representing the American people⦠and when you screw up⦠itâs not just on you. Itâs now going in and having to tell the President of the United States âHey I embarrassed myself your administration and in some cases I think did something the American people are not pleased with.'â
Melvin had asked Spicer to watch a highlight reel of his âgreatest hitsâ as press secretary â which included clips of him repeatedly defending the presidential inauguration numbers and his infamous claim that Adolf Hitler didnât use chemical weapons â before questioning him about his time in the Trump administration.
see also Sean Spicer makes mind-blowingly insensitive Holocaust remark President Trumpâs spokesman Sean Spicer stunned the White House press...
âYou made some mistakes â Melvin told Spicer at the end of the video.
âNo â replied Spicer . âI think in terms of net I enjoyed having a front-row seat to history. Was an opportunity of a lifetime.â
Spicer added âThe funny part is in most of the clips that you played when I screwed up and walked in and said Mr. President I need to tell you thatâ¦Heâd say âI say it I know what you meant and I know you were trying.â Most of the time he actually said âHey I know you were trying really hard. Weâll get over this.â Thatâs what made me actually get through a lot of it was knowing that he actually was forgiving in a lot of my mistakes.â | [TGT] has some regrets.
âDid I make mistakes? Absolutely â [TGT] said Monday in an interview with MSNBC.
âI regret things that I did that brought embarrassment to [TGT] my family friends of mine who have been very big supporters â he added.
âI think frankly when you have a job like that Craig the thing that no one can fully appreciate until youâre in the job is that youâre representing the American people⦠and when you screw up⦠itâs not just on you. Itâs now going in and having to tell the President of the United States âHey I embarrassed myself your administration and in some cases I think did something the American people are not pleased with.'â
Melvin had asked [TGT] to watch a highlight reel of [TGT] âgreatest hitsâ as press secretary â which included clips of [TGT] repeatedly defending the presidential inauguration numbers and [TGT] infamous claim that Adolf Hitler didnât use chemical weapons â before questioning [TGT] about [TGT] time in the Trump administration.
see also [TGT] makes mind-blowingly insensitive Holocaust remark President Trumpâs spokesman Sean Spicer stunned the White House press...
[TGT] made some mistakes â Melvin told [TGT] at the end of the video.
âNo â replied [TGT] . âI think in terms of net I enjoyed having a front-row seat to history. Was an opportunity of a lifetime.â
Spicer added âThe funny part is in most of the clips that you played when I screwed up and walked in and said Mr. President I need to tell you thatâ¦Heâd say âI say it I know what you meant and I know you were trying.â Most of the time he actually said âHey I know you were trying really hard. Weâll get over this.â Thatâs what made me actually get through a lot of it was knowing that he actually was forgiving in a lot of my mistakes.â | 1Neutral
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2,756 | iPhone X is drawing a crowd at Apple Stores | Vincent Brown | Neither could Vincent Brown 41 who plans to use the camera on the phone to take pictures for his bakery business. Five friends joined him on the line.
Brown says is looking forward to the Face ID facial recognition and says he wonât miss the home button. âThe home button is kind of aggravating to me â he says. As for the price Brown said he already spent around $1 000 for an iPhone 7 Plus.
Vincent Brown has been here since 6:45 with friends. Runs a bakery in the Bronx excited for the camera which will help his business pic.twitter.com/hWIyMKLS8r â Eli Blumenthal (@eliblumenthal) November 2 2017
While Chen and Brown plan to buy the phone for personal use others were likely looking to make a quick buck reselling the phone especially with the X reportedly in short supply. Many people on the line spoke little or no English or were reluctant to talk to USA TODAY about why they were willing to camp out. Apple limits each individual buyer to two phones. | Neither could [TGT] . Five friends joined him on the line.
[TGT] says is looking forward to the Face ID facial recognition and says [TGT] wonât miss the home button. âThe home button is kind of aggravating to me â [TGT] says. As for [TGT] said [TGT] already spent around $1 000 for an iPhone 7 Plus.
[TGT] has been here since 6:45 with friends. Runs a bakery in the Bronx excited for the camera which will help [TGT] business pic.twitter.com/hWIyMKLS8r â Eli Blumenthal (@eliblumenthal) November 2 2017
While Chen and [TGT] plan to buy the phone for personal use others were likely looking to make a quick buck reselling the phone especially with the X reportedly in short supply. Many people on the line spoke little or no English or were reluctant to talk to USA TODAY about why they were willing to camp out. Apple limits each individual buyer to two phones. | 2Positive
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2,757 | Philippine lawmakers move toward switch to federal system of government | Rodrigo Duterte | The switch to a federal system was one of the key planks of President Rodrigo Duterteâs election campaign aimed to remedy what he saw as neglect by a Manila-centric political establishment that has left provinces in perpetual poverty.
The push to change the constitution has been a divisive issue with critics accusing lawmakers of trying to prolong their stay in office or of seeking a way for Duterte to stay in power beyond the end of his term in 2022.
Duterte has made clear he has no desire to stay longer than his term and if anything would prefer to retire earlier.
Lawmakers have yet to decide on what federal model to adopt Mercado said. Duterte âs preference is for one similar to that of France. | The switch to a federal system was one of the key planks of President [TGT] âs election campaign aimed to remedy what he saw as neglect by a Manila-centric political establishment that has left provinces in perpetual poverty.
The push to change the constitution has been a divisive issue with critics accusing lawmakers of trying to prolong their stay in office or of seeking a way for Duterte to stay in power beyond the end of his term in 2022.
Duterte has made clear he has no desire to stay longer than his term and if anything would prefer to retire earlier.
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2,758 | Taylor Swift on sexual assault testimony: 'I was angry ' tired of being bullied | Taylor Swift | Taylor Swift has a new squad thanks to Time magazineâs âPerson of the Yearâ honor.
#TimePOY A post shared by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift) on Dec 6 2017 at 6:21am PST
Swift went to trial on August 10 to face off against David Mueller who she said groped her by grabbing her bare butt in 2013.
âWhen I testified I had already been in court all week and had to watch this manâs attorney bully badger and harass my team including my mother over insane details and ridiculous minutiae accusing them and me of lying â Swift told Time. âI was angry. In that moment I decided to forgo any courtroom formalities and just answer the questions the way it happened. This man hadnât considered any formalities when we assaulted me and his lawyer didnât hold back on my mom â why should I be polite? Iâm told it was most amount of times the word 'ass' has ever been said in Colorado Federal Court.â
âMy advice is that you do not blame yourself and do not accept the blame others will try to place on you â Swift said. âYou should not be blamed for waiting 15 minutes 15 days or 15 years to report sexual assault or harassment or for the outcome of what happens to a person after or she makes the choice to sexually harass or assault you.â
In addition to her Time magazine cover Swift has also made headlines for her edgier new look on the cover of British Vogue. Throughout the spread the singer poses in an array of racy sheer and punk inspired looks. The fashion spread also comes after news that the singer has reignited her long-time feud with Kim Kardashian West.
But despite the bad blood between Swift and Kardashian Taylor still hopes that she and all the others who have come forward about sexual harassment this year have helped to make a difference. | [TGT] has a new squad thanks to Time magazineâs âPerson of the Yearâ honor.
#TimePOY A post shared by [TGT] (@taylorswift) on Dec 6 2017 at 6:21am PST
[TGT] went to trial on August 10 to face off against David Mueller who [TGT] said groped [TGT] by grabbing [TGT] bare butt in 2013.
âWhen I testified I had already been in court all week and had to watch this manâs attorney bully badger and harass my team including my mother over insane details and ridiculous minutiae accusing them and me of lying â [TGT] told Time. âI was angry. In that moment I decided to forgo any courtroom formalities and just answer the questions the way it happened. This man hadnât considered any formalities when we assaulted me and his lawyer didnât hold back on my mom â why should I be polite? Iâm told it was most amount of times the word 'ass' has ever been said in Colorado Federal Court.â
âMy advice is that you do not blame yourself and do not accept the blame others will try to place on you â [TGT] said. [TGT] should not be blamed for waiting 15 minutes 15 days or 15 years to report sexual assault or harassment or for the outcome of what happens to a person after or she makes the choice to sexually harass or assault you.â
In addition to her Time magazine cover [TGT] has also made headlines for her edgier new look on the cover of British Vogue. Throughout the spread the singer poses in an array of racy sheer and punk inspired looks. The fashion spread also comes after news that the singer has reignited her long-time feud with Kim Kardashian West.
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2,759 | Intruder Scare In Sean Hannity's Home Leads To Arrest | Gilbert | Former dentist Jan Gilbert 72 of Long Beach New York was charged with trespassing after entering the conservative commentatorâs house on the afternoon of Feb. 17 according to reports on Wednesday.
Gilbert wrangled his way into Hannityâs Centre Island mansion by telling an unnamed person outside the home that he was writing a book about the Fox News personality and needed to give him some papers according to court documents cited by The Associated Press. Gilbert then followed that person into the house AP reported.
Hannityâs wife Jill told police that she spotted Gilbert inside without permission and that she did not know him . She said Gilbert then left the house and sat in his car on the driveway where police found him Newsday reported.
Gilbert was charged with misdemeanor criminal trespass.
He told Newsday âsomeone misheard fabricated or misunderstoodâ the encounter. âThere is a real reason a valid reason a superior reason and a fully confirmed reason but Iâm not going to be able to talk about it â he said. | [TGT] was charged with trespassing after entering the conservative commentatorâs house on the afternoon of Feb. 17 according to reports on Wednesday.
[TGT] wrangled [TGT] way into Hannityâs Centre Island mansion by telling an unnamed person outside the home that he was writing a book about the Fox News personality and needed to give him some papers according to court documents cited by The Associated Press. [TGT] then followed that person into the house AP reported.
Hannityâs wife Jill told police that she spotted [TGT] inside without permission and that she did not know [TGT] . She said [TGT] then left the house and sat in [TGT] car on the driveway where police found [TGT] Newsday reported.
[TGT] was charged with misdemeanor criminal trespass.
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2,760 | That was a disastrous White House press briefing | Rob Porter | The deputy White House press secretary had to hold his first press briefing following the resignation of White House staff secretary Rob Porter over domestic abuse allegations.
Before I get into why let me praise Shah. "I think it's fair to say we all could have done better dealing with this over the last few days " he acknowledged regarding the White House response to the Porter situation. Amen. A little candor goes a long way. And reminder: He was in an impossible situation.
1. Shah said that Porter had been "terminated" on Wednesday.
But that's not at all what happened! Porter offered his resignation -- and it was accepted. Of course that came after White House chief of staff John Kelly repeatedly urged Porter to stay on even after it became very very clear the seriousness of the allegations against the staff secretary.
2. Shah tried to argue that because Porter hadn't allegedly hit any of the women during his time in the White House it was more an issue for the background check people to deal with.
"The allegations made against Rob Porter as we understand them involve incidents long before he joined the White House " said Shah. "Therefore they are best evaluated through the background check process."
3. In explaining the radical difference between Kelly's hugely supportive statement of Porter on Tuesday night and his less supportive one on Wednesday Shah said the chief of staff became "fully" aware of the allegations .
But according to CNN's reporting Kelly had known for months about the allegations . The ONLY thing that changed was that a picture of one of Porter 's ex-wives with a massive black eye went public. Which raises the question: Did Kelly only change his total defense of Porter when the picture made clear it couldn't be effectively sustained?
4. Shah painted Kelly as totally unaware that the FBI had been told by both of Porter 's ex-wives that he had abused them.
How is that possible? Did he simply not think to ask? Why not -- especially given that Porter still didn't have a security clearance after more than a year in the White House? And double why not -- because Porter was interacting so closely with Trump day in and day out?
5. Shah said that communications director Hope Hicks who has been dating Porter had "recused" herself from some conversations about the situation.
But we know -- again thanks to CNN reporting -- that Hicks was one of a handful of people involved in the crafting of Kelly's first -- and hugely supportive -- statement on Porter . That no one stepped in and told Hicks she simply shouldn't (and couldn't) be involved boggles my mind.
Here's the thing: BOTH of Porter 's ex-wives told the FBI that he had abused them . Both women had their stories confirmed by people with whom they shared the details contemporaneously. And a third woman who had dated Porter contacted his two ex-wives in 2016 detailing further abuse. Also the picture. The black eye. The total lack of an explanation by Porter . ( He has denied the black eye picture came about as the result of any abuse. But he has offered zero explanation for why it did happen.)
At some point the number of allegations the depth of details and the similarities between the women make this more than a " he said-she said" conversation. And that point was a while ago when the two women talked to the FBI. | The deputy White House press secretary had to hold his first press briefing following the resignation of [TGT] over domestic abuse allegations.
Before I get into why let me praise Shah. "I think it's fair to say we all could have done better dealing with this over the last few days " he acknowledged regarding the White House response to the Porter situation. Amen. A little candor goes a long way. And reminder: He was in an impossible situation.
1. Shah said that [TGT] had been "terminated" on Wednesday.
But that's not at all what happened! [TGT] offered [TGT] resignation -- and it was accepted. Of course that came after White House chief of staff John Kelly repeatedly urged [TGT] to stay on even after it became very very clear the seriousness of the allegations against the staff secretary.
2. Shah tried to argue that because [TGT] hadn't allegedly hit any of the women during his time in the White House it was more an issue for the background check people to deal with.
"The allegations made against [TGT] as we understand them involve incidents long before [TGT] joined the White House " said Shah. "Therefore they are best evaluated through the background check process."
3. In explaining the radical difference between Kelly's hugely supportive statement of [TGT] on Tuesday night and [TGT] less supportive one on Wednesday Shah said the chief of staff became "fully" aware of the allegations .
But according to CNN's reporting Kelly had known for months about the allegations . The ONLY thing that changed was that a picture of one of Porter 's ex-wives with a massive black eye went public. Which raises the question: Did Kelly only change his total defense of [TGT] when the picture made clear it couldn't be effectively sustained?
4. Shah painted Kelly as totally unaware that the FBI had been told by both of [TGT] 's ex-wives that [TGT] had abused them.
How is that possible? Did [TGT] simply not think to ask? Why not -- especially given that [TGT] still didn't have a security clearance after more than a year in the White House? And double why not -- because [TGT] was interacting so closely with Trump day in and day out?
5. Shah said that communications director Hope Hicks who has been dating [TGT] had "recused" [TGT] from some conversations about the situation.
But we know -- again thanks to CNN reporting -- that Hicks was one of a handful of people involved in the crafting of Kelly's first -- and hugely supportive -- statement on [TGT] . That no one stepped in and told Hicks [TGT] simply shouldn't (and couldn't) be involved boggles my mind.
Here's the thing: BOTH of [TGT] 's ex-wives told the FBI that he had abused them . Both women had their stories confirmed by people with whom they shared the details contemporaneously. And a third woman who had dated [TGT] contacted his two ex-wives in 2016 detailing further abuse. Also the picture. The black eye. The total lack of an explanation by [TGT] . ( He has denied the black eye picture came about as the result of any abuse. But he has offered zero explanation for why it did happen.)
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2,761 | Exclusive: Philippines' PT&T seeks partners for broadband cell services talks to Chinese firms | Salvador Zamora | Salvador Zamora told Reuters PT&T expects to sign a deal by Dec. 15 with ZhongXing TianTong Technology Co Ltd to provide broadband services and wants foreign partners to provide expertise infrastructure and capital for internet expansion and a new cellular services.
Zamora in August bought into the little-known debt-ridden firm for just 264.9 million pesos ($5.23 million).
PT&T is listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange and provides broadband services in Manila and adjacent provinces. Trade in its shares was voluntarily suspended as long ago as 2004 however but Zamora said the firm was working towards resuming trade.
Zamora 's confirmation of PT&T's engagement with Chinese firms comes after President Rodrigo Duterte offered China the "privilege" of being his country's third telecoms operator following through on a threat he made last year to Globe and PLDT to shape up or face competition.
Zamora described Duterte's move as a "Godsend" adding that Chinese companies could not operate alone in the Philippines and would need to partner with a local firm.
"The market is so vast here. It seems the competitors the duopoly they are not at all customer-oriented " Zamora said. | [TGT] told Reuters PT&T expects to sign a deal by Dec. 15 with ZhongXing TianTong Technology Co Ltd to provide broadband services and wants foreign partners to provide expertise infrastructure and capital for internet expansion and a new cellular services.
[TGT] in August bought into the little-known debt-ridden firm for just 264.9 million pesos ($5.23 million).
PT&T is listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange and provides broadband services in Manila and adjacent provinces. Trade in its shares was voluntarily suspended as long ago as 2004 however but [TGT] said the firm was working towards resuming trade.
[TGT] 's confirmation of PT&T's engagement with Chinese firms comes after President Rodrigo Duterte offered China the "privilege" of being his country's third telecoms operator following through on a threat he made last year to Globe and PLDT to shape up or face competition.
[TGT] described Duterte's move as a "Godsend" adding that Chinese companies could not operate alone in the Philippines and would need to partner with a local firm.
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2,762 | Why Best | John Grisham | CES is in full swing and there is a particular buzz about the intersection of tech and healthcare through a very unexpected source in best-selling author John Grisham (The Firm The Client) . Grisham is applying his enviable skills to the powerful intersection of tech and healthcare and potentially about to turn it on its ear.
Grisham spoke from one of the CES stages about the growing public interest to his recent ebook The Tumor which describes how a revolutionary new medical technology called focused ultrasound could transform the treatment of serious medical disorders by curing with sound. The fictional story follows the plight of a young father who is diagnosed with a lethal brain tumor and begins a painful battle. Yet the treatment method and the tech behind it is not only very real but something which with Grisham is now deeply involved. He gave a candid interview about the scope of his work with this potentially game-changing move in healthcare along with Dr. Neal Kassell founder and chairman of the Focused Ultrasound Foundation (FUSF) and a former neurosurgeon who provided the medical and technical consulting for the book.
Prior to taking the stage at CES Grisham told me that Kassell approached him about being on the board of FUSF but that respectfully declined several times. "Prior to my current involvement I knew essentially nothing about the medical field. My usual focus is on legal matters and social injustice. So I was lukewarm to say the least " Grisham said. However as both his mother and his sister were diagnosed with cancerous tumors he began to see how the research that FUSF does could help millions of people facing the same diagnosis worldwide. FUSF's mission is to bring the technology that enables a lower cost method to destroy tumors with out-patient ultrasound options and eradicate such terminal illness where possible. Naturally such continued research and development of this technology is expensive.
"So as I was on the board I thought one of the best ways I could help would be to raise money " Grisham explained. FUSF has an annual operating budget of $10 million with 65% of that needed for research itself. "We needed to raise awareness. Naturally you do that through telling a story. I know how to do that." So he began to work with Kassell to write The Tumor with Kassell providing the deeply medical insights. After about a year the book was ready and the Foundation it published. They decided to offer it for free and Jeff Bezos CEO of Amazon permitted them to distribute the book via the platform at this price point given its link to social good. | CES is in full swing and there is a particular buzz about the intersection of tech and healthcare through a very unexpected source in [TGT] The Client) . [TGT] is applying [TGT] enviable skills to the powerful intersection of tech and healthcare and potentially about to turn it on its ear.
[TGT] spoke from one of the CES stages about the growing public interest to [TGT] recent ebook The Tumor which describes how a revolutionary new medical technology called focused ultrasound could transform the treatment of serious medical disorders by curing with sound. The fictional story follows the plight of a young father who is diagnosed with a lethal brain tumor and begins a painful battle. Yet the treatment method and the tech behind it is not only very real but something which with [TGT] is now deeply involved. [TGT] gave a candid interview about the scope of [TGT] work with this potentially game-changing move in healthcare along with Dr. Neal Kassell founder and chairman of the Focused Ultrasound Foundation (FUSF) and a former neurosurgeon who provided the medical and technical consulting for the book.
Prior to taking the stage at [TGT] told me that Kassell approached him about being on the board of FUSF but that respectfully declined several times. "Prior to my current involvement I knew essentially nothing about the medical field. My usual focus is on legal matters and social injustice. So I was lukewarm to say the least " [TGT] said. However as both [TGT] mother and [TGT] sister were diagnosed with cancerous tumors [TGT] began to see how the research that FUSF does could help millions of people facing the same diagnosis worldwide. FUSF's mission is to bring the technology that enables a lower cost method to destroy tumors with out-patient ultrasound options and eradicate such terminal illness where possible. Naturally such continued research and development of this technology is expensive.
"So as I was on the board I thought one of the best ways I could help would be to raise money [TGT] explained. FUSF has an annual operating budget of $10 million with 65% of that needed for research itself. "We needed to raise awareness. Naturally you do that through telling a story. I know how to do that." So he began to work with Kassell to write The Tumor with Kassell providing the deeply medical insights. After about a year the book was ready and the Foundation it published. They decided to offer it for free and Jeff Bezos CEO of Amazon permitted them to distribute the book via the platform at this price point given its link to social good. | 2Positive
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2,763 | 'Solo: A Star Wars Story' movie's official synopsis is...concerning | Alden Ehrenreich | There are just over four months left to go before the release of Solo: A Star Wars Story. And unusually for this stage in a movie's promotional cycle we still don't even have a publicity shot of the movie's star Alden Ehrenreich as young Han Solo much less a trailer.
Insider accounts said that they were going for a far-too-comedic tone wouldn't agree to reshoots and clashed with legendary script writer Lawrence Kasdan. One rumor had it that Ehrenreich had felt so concerned about his performance under Lord and Miller that he 'd alerted Lucasfilm and brought in an acting coach.
Hollywood legend Ron Howard himself a Lucasfilm alum was drafted to finish the job â and spent so many weeks doing so that observers speculated he wasn't so much finishing Lord and Miller's version as starting the movie from scratch.
Alden Ehrenreich already had a heavy lift in persuading us that his portrayal was a worthy younger version of the mighty Harrison Ford; if he fails to shine on screen even the most polished edit won't do much good. | There are just over four months left to go before the release of Solo: A Star Wars Story. And unusually for this stage in a movie's promotional cycle we still don't even have a publicity shot of the movie's star [TGT] as young Han Solo much less a trailer.
Insider accounts said that they were going for a far-too-comedic tone wouldn't agree to reshoots and clashed with legendary script writer Lawrence Kasdan. One rumor had it that [TGT] had felt so concerned about [TGT] performance under Lord and Miller that [TGT] 'd alerted Lucasfilm and brought in an acting coach.
Hollywood legend Ron Howard himself a Lucasfilm alum was drafted to finish the job â and spent so many weeks doing so that observers speculated [TGT] wasn't so much finishing Lord and Miller's version as starting the movie from scratch.
[TGT] already had a heavy lift in persuading us that [TGT] portrayal was a worthy younger version of the mighty Harrison Ford; if [TGT] fails to shine on screen even the most polished edit won't do much good. | 0Negative
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2,764 | Cancer Survivor To Climb Mt. Kilimanjaro With Surgeon « CBS Chicago | Ken Brown | During a post-cancer checkup at Northwest Community Hospital in April 68-year-old Ken Brown learned his oncology surgeon was planning to climb Mount Kilimanjaro which is a dream Brown has had since 2011.
He initially turned down Dr. Malcolm Bilimoriaâs invitation to join him but Brown âs daughter-in-law had him rethink it.
âWhat better opportunity to go ahead and fulfill one of your dreams â a longtime dream â and do it with a doctor who was instrumental in helping you get to this place â Brown said. âI said âMalcolm you canât go without me.'â
â Ken had the most common cancer of the pancreas called adenocarcinoma. Itâs a cancer that 55 000 people a year get in the United States. Itâs the devastating cancer that we think about when we hear about pancreas cancer â Dr. Bilimoria said.
But after chemo surgery and another round of chemo Brown beat the odds.
âTo be able to be here today and to try to fulfill another goal I feel very fortunate â Brown said.
Brown leaves for Tanzania on Thursday and the group will begin their climb on Sunday. If all goes as planned it should take six days to reach the summit. Brown says he âs not concerned about whether or not he will make it to the top as he said he believes he âs already hiked the tallest mountain anyone can with Dr. Bilimoria.
âI am perfectly envisioning that Ken is going to be carrying me up to the top of the mountain â Dr. Bilimoria said. | During a post-cancer checkup at Northwest Community Hospital in April 68-year-old Ken Brown learned his oncology surgeon was planning to climb Mount Kilimanjaro which is a dream [TGT] has had since 2011.
[TGT] initially turned down Dr. Malcolm Bilimoriaâs invitation to join [TGT] but Brown âs daughter-in-law had him rethink it.
âWhat better opportunity to go ahead and fulfill one of your dreams â a longtime dream â and do it with a doctor who was instrumental in helping you get to this place â Brown said. âI said âMalcolm you canât go without me.'â
â Ken had the most common cancer of the pancreas called adenocarcinoma. Itâs a cancer that 55 000 people a year get in the United States. Itâs the devastating cancer that we think about when we hear about pancreas cancer â Dr. Bilimoria said.
But after chemo surgery and another round of chemo Brown beat the odds.
âTo be able to be here today and to try to fulfill another goal I feel very fortunate â Brown said.
Brown leaves for Tanzania on Thursday and the group will begin their climb on Sunday. If all goes as planned it should take six days to reach the summit. Brown says he âs not concerned about whether or not he will make it to the top as he said he believes he âs already hiked the tallest mountain anyone can with Dr. Bilimoria.
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2,765 | For sale: Historic bridge in Jackson Park | Samuelson | Parts of the Darrow Memorial Bridge predate the World Columbian Exposition of 1893 said Tim Samuelson a cultural historian with the city of Chicagoâs Department of Cultural Affairs . The original bridge was designed and constructed in 1880 by architects Daniel Hudson Burnham and John Wellborn Root. Then Frederick Law Olmsted retained the structure for his design for the Fair.
âStanding on that bridge and looking north is the most beautiful exquisite view of the city â Samuelson said.
The bridge was renamed for famous Chicago attorney Clarence Darrow who died in 1938 Samuelson said. When he was alive Darrow could see the bridge from his home on East 60th Street. And he was known to stand on the bridge and practice reciting his closing arguments.
Local lore has it that Darrow who was an agnostic said if there was an afterlife he would return to the bridge every year on the anniversary of his death Samuelson said. | Parts of the Darrow Memorial Bridge predate the World Columbian Exposition of 1893 said [TGT] . The original bridge was designed and constructed in 1880 by architects Daniel Hudson Burnham and John Wellborn Root. Then Frederick Law Olmsted retained the structure for his design for the Fair.
âStanding on that bridge and looking north is the most beautiful exquisite view of the city â [TGT] said.
The bridge was renamed for famous Chicago attorney Clarence Darrow who died in 1938 [TGT] said. When [TGT] was alive Darrow could see the bridge from his home on East 60th Street. And he was known to stand on the bridge and practice reciting his closing arguments.
Local lore has it that Darrow who was an agnostic said if there was an afterlife he would return to the bridge every year on the anniversary of his death [TGT] said. | 2Positive
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2,766 | As Dow plunges some investors get their buy lists ready | Hogan | "It doesn't matter what the causes are " said Art Hogan managing director and chief market strategist at B. Riley Financial a financial service company. "You've got some great buying opportunities " he told CNBC.
"We're selling everything because we're so concentrated in our ownership of stocks and ETFs that we're creating dislocations that are going to be massive opportunity for active managers and stock pickers " Hogan said.
Increased volatility or uncertainty in the size and direction of market changes is good for banks Hogan said Thursday during "Power Lunch." Add that to rising interest rates and net interest margins and what Hogan called a "lighter regulatory touch" and financials are a bargain.
"They're being sold like there is no economy or no economic growth going on " Hogan said. "They're being thrown out with the bath water." | "It doesn't matter what the causes are " said [TGT] . "You've got some great buying opportunities " [TGT] told CNBC.
" [TGT] 're selling everything because [TGT] 're so concentrated in [TGT] ownership of stocks and ETFs that we're creating dislocations that are going to be massive opportunity for active managers and stock pickers [TGT] said.
Increased volatility or uncertainty in the size and direction of market changes is good for banks [TGT] said Thursday during "Power Lunch." Add that to rising interest rates and net interest margins and what Hogan called a "lighter regulatory touch" and financials are a bargain.
"They're being sold like there is no economy or no economic growth going on [TGT] said. "They're being thrown out with the bath water." | 1Neutral
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2,767 | Fake News: Lie About Florida Shooter Being Member of "White Supremacist" Group Not Retracted » Alex Jones' Infowars: There's a war on for your mind! | Nikolas Cruz | Having breathlessly reported that Florida gunman Nikolas Cruz was a member of a white supremacist group media outlets across the world failed to issue retractions when it emerged that this story was completely fake news.
The farce began when the Anti-Defamation League and Associated Press reported that a representative of the Republic of Florida Militia a group that believes in a âwhite ethnostate â told them that Cruz was a member of the organization.
However it quickly emerged that the story had begun as a prank on the notorious 4chan messaging board after members had convinced another individual Jordan Jereb to falsely tell the media that Cruz was an âaffiliateâ of the white supremacist group.
This was then picked up by the ADL and the Associated Press and reported as fact. In reality Cruz was never a member of the group which is based in Tallahassee about 430 miles away from where the shooting took place.
Law enforcement officials in Florida subsequently confirmed that they had found no connection between Cruz and the white supremacist group.
Almost 24 hours after it was confirmed that the original story about Cruz being a member of a white supremacist group was fake news the AP the ADL and others have failed to remove tweets and news stories that are completely erroneous.
Jonathan Greenblatt the CEO of the ADL still has a tweet at the top of his Twitter page which claims âSpokesperson for white supremacist group Republic of Florida admitted to ADL that Nikolas Cruz alleged perpetrator of deadly Parkland school shooting was a member & trained with his group which seeks to create a âwhite ethnostate.â
BREAKING: Spokesperson for white supremacist group Republic of Florida admitted to ADL that Nikolas Cruz alleged perpetrator of deadly Parkland school shooting was a member & trained with his group which seeks to create a âwhite ethnostate.â More info: https://t.co/1Y8sGbP6Gv â Jonathan Greenblatt (@JGreenblattADL) February 15 2018
Time Magazine still has a headline up which states What to Know About Republic of Florida the White Supremacist Militia That Nikolas Cruz Attended except Cruz never attended the group at all. | Having breathlessly reported that Florida gunman Nikolas Cruz was a member of a white supremacist group media outlets across the world failed to issue retractions when it emerged that this story was completely fake news.
The farce began when the Anti-Defamation League and Associated Press reported that a representative of the Republic of Florida Militia a group that believes in a âwhite ethnostate â told them that Cruz was a member of the organization.
However it quickly emerged that the story had begun as a prank on the notorious 4chan messaging board after members had convinced another individual Jordan Jereb to falsely tell the media that Cruz was an âaffiliateâ of the white supremacist group.
This was then picked up by the ADL and the Associated Press and reported as fact. In reality Cruz was never a member of the group which is based in Tallahassee about 430 miles away from where the shooting took place.
Law enforcement officials in Florida subsequently confirmed that they had found no connection between Cruz and the white supremacist group.
Almost 24 hours after it was confirmed that the original story about Cruz being a member of a white supremacist group was fake news the AP the ADL and others have failed to remove tweets and news stories that are completely erroneous.
Jonathan Greenblatt the CEO of the ADL still has a tweet at the top of his Twitter page which claims âSpokesperson for white supremacist group Republic of Florida admitted to ADL that [TGT] alleged perpetrator of deadly Parkland school shooting was a member & trained with his group which seeks to create a âwhite ethnostate.â
BREAKING: Spokesperson for white supremacist group Republic of Florida admitted to ADL that [TGT] alleged perpetrator of deadly Parkland school shooting was a member & trained with [TGT] group which seeks to create a âwhite ethnostate.â More info: https://t.co/1Y8sGbP6Gv â Jonathan Greenblatt (@JGreenblattADL) February 15 2018
Time Magazine still has a headline up which states What to Know About Republic of Florida the White Supremacist Militia That [TGT] Attended except [TGT] never attended the group at all. | 2Positive
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2,768 | ICE Official: 800 Illegal Aliens Avoided Arrest Due to Oakland Mayor's Warning | Libby Schaaf | Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf warned San Francisco Bay Area residents Saturday of potential ICE raids that would take place over the weekend causing tensions between federal immigration officials and California state officials.
Homan said the Justice Department is investigating whether Schaaf obstructed justice. He added that her actions may have allowed criminal illegal aliens to stay in Oakland making residents feel less safe.
Even after Schaaf âs warning ICE announced Tuesday that the agency arrested 150 illegal aliens during an operation called âKeep Safe.â
âI do not regret sharing this information â Schaaf said. âIt is Oaklandâs legal right to be a sanctuary city and we have not broken any laws. We believe our community is safer when families stay together.â | [TGT] warned San Francisco Bay Area residents Saturday of potential ICE raids that would take place over the weekend causing tensions between federal immigration officials and California state officials.
Homan said the Justice Department is investigating whether [TGT] obstructed justice. [TGT] added that her actions may have allowed criminal illegal aliens to stay in Oakland making residents feel less safe.
Even after [TGT] âs warning ICE announced Tuesday that the agency arrested 150 illegal aliens during an operation called âKeep Safe.â
âI do not regret sharing this information â [TGT] said. âIt is Oaklandâs legal right to be a sanctuary city and we have not broken any laws. We believe our community is safer when families stay together.â | 1Neutral
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2,769 | 'Chasing the Blues' is a movie that should be filmed in Chicago â and so it was | Guilfoile â Smith | But it was not as some might have come to believe born in a Grant Park festival or a North Side club. It came up from the Mississippi Delta and was raised in Memphis before exploding in the smokey small South and West side bars of Chicago.
The film was born in 2007 when Smith was given a copy of a Guilfoile short story titled âO Death Where Is Thy Sting?â It was contained in a collection titled âChicago Bluesâ (Bleak House 2007). Edited by Libby Fischer Hellman with an introduction written by me it contained 21 stories. The man who reviewed the book for the Tribune Dick Adler called Guilfoileâs story âspooky.â
âI thought the story was great â says Smith a longtime creative director for advertising agencies such as Element 79 and Leo Burnett and the co-founder in 2009 of a film/commercial production outfit called Fulton Market Films (fultonmarketfilms.com) with John Fromstein this filmâs executive producer and the man who gave Smith Guilfoileâs short story). âI immediately saw it as a feature film.â
He called Guilfoile whom he had met before since Guilfoile too toiled in the ad business before devoting himself to writing full time and asked âWant to collaborate on a script?â
âI was flattered â says Guilfoile . âThough there has been some movie interest and deals involving my novels (2005âs âCast of Shadowsâ was followed by 2010âs âThe Thousandâ) but no one had ever asked me to collaborate on writing a script. I was excited to work with Scott. The structure of a screenplay is so different. This was a great learning experience for me.â
Happy with their collaboration â even though âwe must have rewritten the ending seven times â says Guilfoile â Smith began the arduous process of getting it on screen.
The script sat around and was passed around for years. âI had almost forgotten there was a script when Smith called and said we might get the movie made â says Guilfoile . But eventually the project took flight getting not only attention but more crucially financing and a couple of names not huge name but names nonetheless: Jon Lovitz and Steve Guttenberg.
âYou donât want to use actors just for their names but it helps â says Smith .
âHe was awesome â says Guilfoile .
âHe was very serious about the role â says Smith . âAnd he was filled with good ideas.â
Though Smith had been a top-three finalist in the Matt Damon-Ben Affleck TV competition âProject Greenlightâ (projectgreenlight.com) for a comedy short he directed in 2007 his only previous feature length work had been the delightful 2009âs âBeing Bucky â about the seven people who play the University of Wisconsinâs mascot.
âIt was a very tight schedule and with 30 people or so in the cast and crew sometimes a bit of chaotic but I couldnât be more pleased â said Smith .
Guilfoile was reluctant to visit during shooting.
âI did visit the set for one day â he says. âBut that was it. I thought that because of my days working in advertising that I would know just enough to be really annoying.â
In the meantime Guilfoile is working with producers/writers Joan Rater and Tony Phelan of âGreyâs Anatomyâ success on developing his novel âCast of Shadowsâ into a TV series. | But it was not as some might have come to believe born in a Grant Park festival or a North Side club. It came up from the Mississippi Delta and was raised in Memphis before exploding in the smokey small South and West side bars of Chicago.
The film was born in 2007 when Smith was given a copy of a Guilfoile short story titled âO Death Where Is Thy Sting?â It was contained in a collection titled âChicago Bluesâ (Bleak House 2007). Edited by Libby Fischer Hellman with an introduction written by me it contained 21 stories. The man who reviewed the book for the Tribune Dick Adler called Guilfoileâs story âspooky.â
âI thought the story was great â says Smith a longtime creative director for advertising agencies such as Element 79 and Leo Burnett and the co-founder in 2009 of a film/commercial production outfit called Fulton Market Films (fultonmarketfilms.com) with John Fromstein this filmâs executive producer and the man who gave Smith Guilfoileâs short story). âI immediately saw it as a feature film.â
He called Guilfoile whom he had met before since Guilfoile too toiled in the ad business before devoting himself to writing full time and asked âWant to collaborate on a script?â
âI was flattered â says Guilfoile . âThough there has been some movie interest and deals involving my novels (2005âs âCast of Shadowsâ was followed by 2010âs âThe Thousandâ) but no one had ever asked me to collaborate on writing a script. I was excited to work with Scott. The structure of a screenplay is so different. This was a great learning experience for me.â
Happy with their collaboration â even though âwe must have rewritten the ending seven times â says [TGT] began the arduous process of getting [TGT] on screen.
The script sat around and was passed around for years. âI had almost forgotten there was a script when [TGT] called and said we might get the movie made â says Guilfoile . But eventually the project took flight getting not only attention but more crucially financing and a couple of names not huge name but names nonetheless: Jon Lovitz and Steve Guttenberg.
âYou donât want to use actors just for their names but it helps â says Smith .
âHe was awesome â says Guilfoile .
âHe was very serious about the role â says [TGT] . âAnd he was filled with good ideas.â
Though [TGT] had been a top-three finalist in the Matt Damon-Ben Affleck TV competition âProject Greenlightâ (projectgreenlight.com) for a comedy short [TGT] directed in 2007 [TGT] only previous feature length work had been the delightful 2009âs âBeing Bucky â about the seven people who play the University of Wisconsinâs mascot.
âIt was a very tight schedule and with 30 people or so in the cast and crew sometimes a bit of chaotic but I couldnât be more pleased â said [TGT] .
Guilfoile was reluctant to visit during shooting.
âI did visit the set for one day â he says. âBut that was it. I thought that because of my days working in advertising that I would know just enough to be really annoying.â
In the meantime Guilfoile is working with producers/writers Joan Rater and Tony Phelan of âGreyâs Anatomyâ success on developing his novel âCast of Shadowsâ into a TV series. | 2Positive
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2,770 | Jimmy Vesey scores twice as Rangers beat Bruins 4 | Jimmy Vesey | One of the reasons Jimmy Vesey didnât sign with his hometown Bruins when the Harvard product was a college free agent in 2016 was because he wanted to get out of his comfort zone. He sure looks comfortable playing against them.
Vesey scored twice in a 29-second span in the first period in the Rangersâ 4-2 home win Wednesday night against Boston the Blueshirtsâ fifth straight win as they continue to distance themselves from their rough start to the year.
For Buchnevichâs fellow sophomore Vesey Wednesday represented some progress in that he remained a contributor until the final horn. In three of the previous five games Vesey had either had limited third-period ice time or been benched altogether for the third.
Jimmy Vesey celebrates his first of two goals scored. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
âMaybe he wasnât finishing on a lot but Jimmy was working hard and like you saw (Wednesday) early on before he scored the goals he made a couple real strong plays along the wall in our end that permitted us to get the puck out â Vigneault said. âSo thereâs more than just finishing.â | One of the reasons [TGT] didnât sign with [TGT] hometown Bruins when the Harvard product was a college free agent in 2016 was because [TGT] wanted to get out of [TGT] comfort zone. [TGT] sure looks comfortable playing against them.
[TGT] scored twice in a 29-second span in the first period in the Rangersâ 4-2 home win Wednesday night against Boston the Blueshirtsâ fifth straight win as they continue to distance themselves from their rough start to the year.
For Buchnevichâs fellow sophomore Vesey Wednesday represented some progress in that he remained a contributor until the final horn. In three of the previous five games [TGT] had either had limited third-period ice time or been benched altogether for the third.
[TGT] celebrates [TGT] first of two goals scored. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
âMaybe he wasnât finishing on a lot but [TGT] was working hard and like you saw (Wednesday) early on before [TGT] scored the goals [TGT] made a couple real strong plays along the wall in our end that permitted us to get the puck out â Vigneault said. âSo thereâs more than just finishing.â | 2Positive
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2,771 | The Walking Dead Season 8 Recap: Who Is Old Man Rick ? | Rick | The Walking Dead returned with a bang for its eighth season Sunday night as Alexandria the Hilltop and the Kingdom escalated the conflict with Negan and the Saviors to all-out war. Before leading the attack on the Sanctuary Rick delivered one of his classic impassioned speeches about the meaning of the group's mission.
"We found each other and that bigger world is ours by right " he said. "And if we've come together all of us it's that much more true. It's ours by right. Any person who would live in peace and fairness who would find common ground they're right too. But those who use and take and kill to carve out the world and make it theirs alone we end them. We don't celebrate it. We don't have shame about it either. There's only one person who has to die and I will kill him myself . I will."
However there were also a series of cryptic flash-forwards interspersed with the present-day battle scenes that featured a much older Rick waking up in his home with Michonne Carl and Judith followed by a wildly distressed Rick alone in an unclear location. "My mercy prevails over my wrath " the tearful Rick whispers near the end of the episode.
The old-man Rick sequence was teased in the trailer for the season that premiered at San Diego Comic-Con and led fans to speculate that the show intended to mirror the time-jump that takes place in the Walking Dead comic books following the war with Negan. But judging by the setup of the premiere it seems more likely that it is only Rick's vision of what could have been if he and his family had been able to live in peace. | The Walking Dead returned with a bang for its eighth season Sunday night as Alexandria the Hilltop and the Kingdom escalated the conflict with Negan and the Saviors to all-out war. Before leading the attack on the Sanctuary [TGT] delivered one of [TGT] classic impassioned speeches about the meaning of the group's mission.
"We found each other and that bigger world is ours by right " he said. "And if we've come together all of us it's that much more true. It's ours by right. Any person who would live in peace and fairness who would find common ground they're right too. But those who use and take and kill to carve out the world and make it theirs alone we end them. We don't celebrate it. We don't have shame about it either. There's only one person who has to die and I will kill him myself . I will."
However there were also a series of cryptic flash-forwards interspersed with the present-day battle scenes that featured a much older [TGT] waking up in [TGT] home with Michonne Carl and Judith followed by a wildly distressed [TGT] alone in an unclear location. "My mercy prevails over my wrath " the tearful [TGT] whispers near the end of the episode.
The old-man Rick sequence was teased in the trailer for the season that premiered at San Diego Comic-Con and led fans to speculate that the show intended to mirror the time-jump that takes place in the Walking Dead comic books following the war with Negan. But judging by the setup of the premiere it seems more likely that it is only Rick's vision of what could have been if he and his family had been able to live in peace. | 2Positive
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2,772 | Help your kids sleep better and stop waking you up | Mella | Sleep hygiene needs to be learned and many companies are using the magic of technology to help parents instill healthy sleep habits in their children. The smart alarm clock Mella currently being funded on Kickstarter is one such device.
Mella is an all-in-one sleep aid that is aiming to hit the middle ground between simplicity and functionality. According to Little Hippo the company that created Mella many of the sleep trainers on the market are either too simplistic for the price or have too many confusing buttons. Plus many of them are clunky and kitschy which may appeal to kids but isn't ideal for getting them to drift off to sleep. Mella is designed to be both simple and engaging with a modern design and cute face that appeals to parents and kids alike.
Check out their Kickstarter video for an overview of how Mella works:
Mella "goes to sleep" when your kid does â the face closes its eyes and the night light softly illuminates in the color you choose. ( Little Hippo recommends amber light for best sleep quality.) You can also turn on your choice of ambient sounds: rain ocean or white noise.
Morning though is when the real magic happens. In addition to a soft kid friendly alarm (that you set) Mella 's light turns green and the face wakes up when it's time to get up.
What makes Mella unique is the "play period" function. Since young kids don't really have a concept of time yet they can get antsy in the morning when they don't know how long they're supposed to stay in bed. Mella 's play period starts a half hour before the alarm goes off. The light turns yellow and the face gives a little smirk ( it 's supposed to be "playful" but it looks more mischievous ) letting your child know that they can start to play quietly and it'll be time to get up soon.
Unlike some other sleep trainers Mella isn't currently app-enabled. Little Hippo is considering adding an app-enabled Mella in the future so that parents can choose which version they'd like.
Mella is available in pink blue and a limited edition Kickstarter green. The stretch goal of $40 000 will unlock a purple option as well. Pledging $39 or more will get you a Mella in the first batch scheduled to be delivered in February of 2018. | Sleep hygiene needs to be learned and many companies are using the magic of technology to help parents instill healthy sleep habits in their children. The smart alarm clock [TGT] currently being funded on Kickstarter is one such device.
[TGT] is an all-in-one sleep aid that is aiming to hit the middle ground between simplicity and functionality. According to [TGT] are either too simplistic for the price or have too many confusing buttons. Plus many of [TGT] are clunky and kitschy which may appeal to kids but isn't ideal for getting them to drift off to sleep. [TGT] is designed to be both simple and engaging with a modern design and cute face that appeals to parents and kids alike.
Check out their Kickstarter video for an overview of how [TGT] works:
[TGT] "goes to sleep" when your kid does â the face closes its eyes and the night light softly illuminates in the color you choose. ( Little Hippo recommends amber light for best sleep quality.) You can also turn on your choice of ambient sounds: rain ocean or white noise.
Morning though is when the real magic happens. In addition to a soft kid friendly alarm (that you set) Mella 's light turns green and the face wakes up when it's time to get up.
What makes [TGT] unique is the "play period" function. Since young kids don't really have a concept of time yet they can get antsy in the morning when they don't know how long they're supposed to stay in bed. [TGT] 's play period starts a half hour before the alarm goes off. The light turns yellow and the face gives a little smirk ( it 's supposed to be "playful" but it looks more mischievous ) letting your child know that they can start to play quietly and it'll be time to get up soon.
Unlike some other sleep trainers Mella isn't currently app-enabled. Little Hippo is considering adding an app-enabled Mella in the future so that parents can choose which version they'd like.
[TGT] is available in pink blue and a limited edition Kickstarter green. The stretch goal of $40 000 will unlock a purple option as well. Pledging $39 or more will get you a [TGT] in the first batch scheduled to be delivered in February of 2018. | 2Positive
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2,773 | 76ers' contract extension for Joel Embiid a massive gamble | Joel Embiid | The Philadelphia 76ers have agreed to a five-year $148 million max rookie contract extension for fourth-year center Joel Embiid according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.
According to Wojnarowski if Embiid hits the max criteria over the course of the deal it could be worth as much as $178 million.
As such the 76ers are taking a massive gamble on Embiid after just 31 career games. Embiid the No. 3 pick in the 2014 draft missed the first two seasons of his career with foot injuries before playing 31 games last year â and then missing the rest of the season with a torn meniscus.
But those 31 games were a revelation. Embiid averaged 20 points on 46% shooting 36% from downtown with nearly eight rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game. With Embiid on the floor the lowly 76ers actually outscored teams competing with opponents for the first time in years after undergoing a dramatic rebuild.
The Sixers know what they have in Embiid on the floor â an athletic inside-out physical specimen capable of defending the rim and taking over the game on offense. The question is how often they'll get to have Embiid on the floor.
Sixers coach Brett Brown has already said the team is being extremely cautious with Embiid 's health. He has sat out parts of training camp this season taking part in 5-on-5 drills only occasionally. Few believe he'll play a full 82-game season soon. ESPN's Zach Lowe estimated that in order for the 76ers to be a playoff team they'll need at least 50 games out of Embiid a modest projection that is still nearly double what he played last year.
If Embiid can't get over his injury woes the 76ers will be saddled with a long expensive contract for a player who can't get on the floor. According to Wojnarowski the deal contains some "salary cap protection" for the 76ers if Embiid suffers a long-term injury though it's unclear what the guarantees and non-guarantees are at this point.
But when Embiid is healthy he can do things like this:
The 76ers have decided that however much of this they can get from Embiid per season is worth it.
If Embiid recovers from his physical ailments and can play at least over 50% of the season annually then the deal will be worthwhile. Stocked with back-to-back No. 1 picks in Ben Simmons and Markelle Fultz the Sixers have a core that may be the most promising in the league.
But until Embiid is healthy and stays healthy the team will always have a big question hanging over it. | The Philadelphia 76ers have agreed to a five-year $148 million max rookie contract extension for fourth-year center Joel Embiid according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.
According to Wojnarowski if Embiid hits the max criteria over the course of the deal it could be worth as much as $178 million.
As such the 76ers are taking a massive gamble on Embiid after just 31 career games. Embiid the No. 3 pick in the 2014 draft missed the first two seasons of his career with foot injuries before playing 31 games last year â and then missing the rest of the season with a torn meniscus.
But those 31 games were a revelation. Embiid averaged 20 points on 46% shooting 36% from downtown with nearly eight rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game. With Embiid on the floor the lowly 76ers actually outscored teams competing with opponents for the first time in years after undergoing a dramatic rebuild.
The Sixers know what they have in Embiid on the floor â an athletic inside-out physical specimen capable of defending the rim and taking over the game on offense. The question is how often they'll get to have Embiid on the floor.
Sixers coach Brett Brown has already said the team is being extremely cautious with Embiid 's health. He has sat out parts of training camp this season taking part in 5-on-5 drills only occasionally. Few believe he'll play a full 82-game season soon. ESPN's Zach Lowe estimated that in order for the 76ers to be a playoff team they'll need at least 50 games out of Embiid a modest projection that is still nearly double what he played last year.
If Embiid can't get over his injury woes the 76ers will be saddled with a long expensive contract for a player who can't get on the floor. According to Wojnarowski the deal contains some "salary cap protection" for the 76ers if Embiid suffers a long-term injury though it's unclear what the guarantees and non-guarantees are at this point.
But when Embiid is healthy he can do things like this:
The 76ers have decided that however much of this they can get from Embiid per season is worth it.
If [TGT] Embiid recovers from [TGT] physical ailments and can play at least over 50% of the season annually then the deal will be worthwhile. Stocked with back-to-back No. 1 picks in Ben Simmons and Markelle Fultz the Sixers have a core that may be the most promising in the league.
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2,774 | Mental health sees 300 000 people leave their jobs each year | Hayley Smith | Image copyright Supplied Image caption Hayley Smith lost her job when she told her employer about her depression
Hayley Smith was diagnosed with chronic depression in her early twenties: "I'd been bottling up quite a bit through most of my teens. Then it hit me a like a brick wall " she said.
She was so depressed she didn't leave the house for six months.
Things began to improve and when she was 23 years-old she got a job at a food and drink company. But she had weekly counselling to attend.
"Every Thursday I'd have to take the afternoon off. So I spoke to my boss. In the meeting she was fine with it and said 'do what you need to do' ".
But after the meeting she received an email being told she was going to be taken off her accounts and that she should think about seeking employment at a mental health charity as "they might relate".
The manager also told people in the office: "It went round. It was horrible - I felt really exposed " she said.
Working there for a few further months triggered Hayley to experience anxiety depression and "massive trust issues".
Eventually she left. She started her own company in London which she still runs five years on: "In the long-term it's given me awareness of mental health - and the awareness to make sure I was never going to make people feel the way I was made to feel." | Image copyright Supplied Image caption [TGT] lost [TGT] job when [TGT] told [TGT] employer about [TGT] depression
[TGT] was diagnosed with chronic depression in [TGT] early twenties: "I'd been bottling up quite a bit through most of my teens. Then it hit me a like a brick wall " [TGT] said.
[TGT] was so depressed [TGT] didn't leave the house for six months.
Things began to improve and when [TGT] was 23 years-old [TGT] got a job at a food and drink company. But [TGT] had weekly counselling to attend.
"Every Thursday I'd have to take the afternoon off. So I spoke to my boss. In the meeting [TGT] was fine with it and said 'do what you need to do' ".
But after the meeting [TGT] received an email being told [TGT] was going to be taken off [TGT] accounts and that [TGT] should think about seeking employment at a mental health charity as "they might relate".
The manager also told people in the office: "It went round. It was horrible - I felt really exposed " she said.
Working there for a few further months triggered Hayley to experience anxiety depression and "massive trust issues".
Eventually she left. She started her own company in London which she still runs five years on: "In the long-term it's given me awareness of mental health - and the awareness to make sure I was never going to make people feel the way I was made to feel." | 2Positive
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2,775 | Gerrit Cole has most important tool to succeed with Yankees | Gerrit Cole | The four pitches elite starters possess are in place. The body measures at a rugged 6-foot-4 225 pounds. He made 33 starts this past season featuring a fastball that reaches 100 mph.
All of that may have been enough for Gerrit Cole to succeed in Pittsburgh but if the Pirates and Yankees close the much-discussed swap of the right-hander for prospects there is a big question that canât be answered by speed guns the teeth of the slider or the action on the change-up: How will Cole handle New York?
âHe is ultra-competitive and tough as nails ââ the person said of Cole who was taken in the first round of the 2008 draft by the Yankees out of Orange Lutheran High School in California but went to UCLA. âThe kid is tough and driven. [The Yankees] will love his makeup. The fans will love him too.ââ
That will only happen if Cole wins.
As for Cole the pitcher his fastball is above average and he works each side of the plate with it and there is a curveball a slider and a change-up.
âHis fastball is plus plus ââ the NL talent evaluator said of the four-seamer that averaged 96 mph this past season and touched triple digits according to BrooksBaseball and PITCHf/x. âHe can ride it and run it at both sides of the plate.ââ
His slider and change-up which Cole fades away from left-handed hitters averaged 89 mph and his curve was at 81.
Yet before Cole is penciled in for 20 wins and the AL Cy Young there is a red flag hard to ignore: this past season Cole was bit by the home run ball for the first time in his career. In 33 starts he gave up 31 homers. From 2013 to 2016 Cole made 94 starts and surrendered 36 homers.
â He has the four pitches which you want but when he runs into trouble he gets away from throwing downhill and throws uphill ââ the scout said. âThatâs where the home runs came from.ââ
With Luis Severino replacing Tanaka as the staff ace Cole could slot in anywhere from two to four in the rotation.
While last yearâs homers are a concern Cole is 59-42 with a career 3.50 ERA in 127 big league starts. Despite a pedestrian 12-12 record and 4.26 ERA last year Cole âs hits (199) to innings pitched (203) were good as were the 196 strikeouts and 53 walks. | The four pitches elite starters possess are in place. The body measures at a rugged 6-foot-4 225 pounds. He made 33 starts this past season featuring a fastball that reaches 100 mph.
All of that may have been enough for [TGT] to succeed in Pittsburgh but if the Pirates and Yankees close the much-discussed swap of the right-hander for prospects there is a big question that canât be answered by speed guns the teeth of the slider or the action on the change-up: How will Cole handle New York?
âHe is ultra-competitive and tough as nails ââ the person said of Cole who was taken in the first round of the 2008 draft by the Yankees out of Orange Lutheran High School in California but went to UCLA. âThe kid is tough and driven. [The Yankees] will love his makeup. The fans will love him too.ââ
That will only happen if [TGT] wins.
As for [TGT] the pitcher [TGT] fastball is above average and [TGT] works each side of the plate with it and there is a curveball a slider and a change-up.
âHis fastball is plus plus ââ the NL talent evaluator said of the four-seamer that averaged 96 mph this past season and touched triple digits according to BrooksBaseball and PITCHf/x. âHe can ride it and run it at both sides of the plate.ââ
[TGT] slider and change-up which [TGT] fades away from left-handed hitters averaged 89 mph and [TGT] curve was at 81.
Yet before [TGT] is penciled in for 20 wins and the AL Cy Young there is a red flag hard to ignore: this past season [TGT] was bit by the home run ball for the first time in [TGT] career. In 33 starts [TGT] gave up 31 homers. From 2013 to 2016 [TGT] made 94 starts and surrendered 36 homers.
â He has the four pitches which you want but when he runs into trouble he gets away from throwing downhill and throws uphill ââ the scout said. âThatâs where the home runs came from.ââ
With Luis Severino replacing Tanaka as the staff ace [TGT] could slot in anywhere from two to four in the rotation.
While last yearâs homers are a concern [TGT] is 59-42 with a career 3.50 ERA in 127 big league starts. Despite a pedestrian 12-12 record and 4.26 ERA last year [TGT] âs hits (199) to innings pitched (203) were good as were the 196 strikeouts and 53 walks. | 2Positive
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2,776 | Steve Bannon likely to meet with Robert Mueller next week: NBC | Steve Bannon | Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon is likely to meet with special counsel Robert Mueller next week NBC News reported Tuesday citing a source familiar with the process.
Bannon who headed President Donald Trump's campaign down the stretch of the 2016 election has come under scrutiny recently due to his quotes in Michael Wolff's explosive book "Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House." According to the book Bannon ripped two of Trump's adult children Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr.
Bannon reportedly struck a deal last month with Mueller's team to avoid testifying before a grand jury. The former Breitbart News chief was the first close Trump staffer or confidant to be served a grand jury subpoena related to Mueller's probe of possible collusion between the campaign and Russia. Bannon left the White House in August.
The news of Bannon 's possible meeting with the special counsel comes as the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee said the panel should begin contempt proceedings against Bannon if he refuses to come back and testify about alleged Russian meddling in the election.
Last month Bannon had refused to answer questions about his time in the White House during a closed-door session with the House intelligence panel. | Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon is likely to meet with special counsel Robert Mueller next week NBC News reported Tuesday citing a source familiar with the process.
Bannon who headed President Donald Trump's campaign down the stretch of the 2016 election has come under scrutiny recently due to his quotes in Michael Wolff's explosive book "Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House." According to the book Bannon ripped two of Trump's adult children Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr.
Bannon reportedly struck a deal last month with Mueller's team to avoid testifying before a grand jury. The former Breitbart News chief was the first close Trump staffer or confidant to be served a grand jury subpoena related to Mueller's probe of possible collusion between the campaign and Russia. Bannon left the White House in August.
The news of Bannon 's possible meeting with the special counsel comes as the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee said the panel should begin contempt proceedings against Bannon if [TGT] [TGT] refuses to come back and testify about alleged Russian meddling in the election.
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2,777 | Alex Ovechkin : His goals and other early NHL questions | Alex Ovechkin | Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin has eight goals this season. (Photo: Kim Klement USA TODAY Sports)
The Vegas Golden Knights are undefeated. Alex Ovechkin is on a 164-goal pace. The Dallas Starsâ expected resurgence has stumbled. Fans are counting Ryan Reavesâ shifts in Pittsburgh.
Is Alex Ovechkin headed for his eighth 50-goal season?
Highly likely. Ovechkin has looked beastly while scoring eight goals in four games. Weâve seen Ovechkin go on scoring rampages before but this is noteworthy because it comes at a time when the Washington Capitals (2-1-1) are supposed to take a half-step back. Is this Ovechkin 32 telling us that he is not going to allow that to happen? He has averaged 6.25 shots on goal per game after a season in which he averaged a career-low 3.81 shots per game. Last season was the first time he didnât reach 50 goals in an 82-game season since 2011-12. He seems determined to return to that mark and then some this season. | Washington Capitals left wing [TGT] has eight goals this season. (Photo: Kim Klement USA TODAY Sports)
The Vegas Golden Knights are undefeated. [TGT] is on a 164-goal pace. The Dallas Starsâ expected resurgence has stumbled. Fans are counting Ryan Reavesâ shifts in Pittsburgh.
Is [TGT] headed for [TGT] eighth 50-goal season?
Highly likely. [TGT] has looked beastly while scoring eight goals in four games. Weâve seen [TGT] go on scoring rampages before but this is noteworthy because it comes at a time when the Washington Capitals (2-1-1) are supposed to take a half-step back. Is this Ovechkin 32 telling us that he is not going to allow that to happen? He has averaged 6.25 shots on goal per game after a season in which he averaged a career-low 3.81 shots per game. Last season was the first time he didnât reach 50 goals in an 82-game season since 2011-12. He seems determined to return to that mark and then some this season. | 2Positive
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2,778 | New Jimi Hendrix LP Unearths 10 Previously Unheard Recordings | Jimi Hendrix | Ten previously unreleased Jimi Hendrix recordings highlight Both Sides of the Sky an upcoming posthumous LP from the legendary guitarist . The album will be available March 9th 2018 via Sony Legacy Recordings on multiple formats including CD digital and a numbered 180-gram audiophile double-vinyl.
Related Jimi Hendrix : 10 Great Pre-Fame Tracks Hear the guitar legend in his early sideman days alongside Little Richard the Isley Brothers and others
The 13-track album compiles material recorded between January 1968 and February 1970. It is the third and final installment in a trilogy series of unissued archival recordings following 2010's Valleys of Neptune and 2013's People Hell and Angels. Engineer Eddie Kramer â who worked on every Hendrix project before the guitar legend's death â co-produced the album with John McDermott and Hendrix's sister Janie Hendrix.
Many of the 13 tracks â including an uptempo cover of Muddy Waters' "Mannish Boy" â showcase the trio line-up that became known as Band of Gypsys: Hendrix on guitar and vocals Billy Cox on bass and Buddy Miles on drums. "Hear My Train A Comin'" features the original line-up from the Jimi Hendrix Experience: Hendrix bassist Noel Redding and drummer Mitch Mitchell.
Several notable guest collaborators highlight the set including Stephen Stills Johnny Winter and vocalist/saxophonist Lonnie Youngblood ( Hendrix 's pre-fame bandmate in Curtis Knight & the Squires). Stills appears on two tracks recorded in September 1969: a cover version of Joni Mitchell's "Woodstock" (tracked months before Crosby Stills Nash & Young's famous reworking) and the original song "$20 Fine." Winter appears on a previously excerpted rendition of Guitar Slim's "Things I Used to Do " appearing here in a full remixed version.
Jimi Hendrix â Both Sides of the Sky Track List: | Ten previously unreleased [TGT] recordings highlight Both Sides of the Sky an upcoming posthumous LP from the legendary guitarist . The album will be available March 9th 2018 via Sony Legacy Recordings on multiple formats including CD digital and a numbered 180-gram audiophile double-vinyl.
[TGT] : 10 Great Pre-Fame Tracks Hear the guitar legend in his early sideman days alongside Little Richard the Isley Brothers and others
The 13-track album compiles material recorded between January 1968 and February 1970. It is the third and final installment in a trilogy series of unissued archival recordings following 2010's Valleys of Neptune and 2013's People Hell and Angels. Engineer Eddie Kramer â who worked on every [TGT] project before the guitar legend's death â co-produced the album with John McDermott and Hendrix's sister Janie Hendrix.
Many of the 13 tracks â including an uptempo cover of Muddy Waters' "Mannish Boy" â showcase the trio line-up that became known as Band of Gypsys: Hendrix on guitar and vocals Billy Cox on bass and Buddy Miles on drums. "Hear My Train A Comin'" features the original line-up from the Jimi Hendrix Experience: Hendrix bassist Noel Redding and drummer Mitch Mitchell.
Several notable guest collaborators highlight the set including Stephen Stills Johnny Winter and vocalist/saxophonist Lonnie Youngblood ( [TGT] 's pre-fame bandmate in Curtis Knight & the Squires). Stills appears on two tracks recorded in September 1969: a cover version of Joni Mitchell's "Woodstock" (tracked months before Crosby Stills Nash & Young's famous reworking) and the original song "$20 Fine." Winter appears on a previously excerpted rendition of Guitar Slim's "Things I Used to Do " appearing here in a full remixed version.
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2,779 | More than half of U.S. children could be obese by age 35 | Zachary Ward | The study's lead author Zachary Ward described the forecast as "sobering."
But he added "It should not be surprising that we are heading in this direction. We are already approaching this level of adult obesity for certain subgroups [and] areas of the country."
Still Ward expressed some surprise at how strongly being obese at a very young age predicted obesity decades down the road.
Ward is a doctoral candidate in health policy with the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health's Center for Health Decision Science in Boston.
The study by Ward and his colleagues appears in the Nov. 30 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. | [TGT] described the forecast as "sobering."
But [TGT] added "It should not be surprising that we are heading in this direction. We are already approaching this level of adult obesity for certain subgroups [and] areas of the country."
Still Ward expressed some surprise at how strongly being obese at a very young age predicted obesity decades down the road.
Ward is a doctoral candidate in health policy with the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health's Center for Health Decision Science in Boston.
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2,780 | Chris Hurst Whose Girlfriend Was Fatally Shot on Air Defeats N.R.A. | Hurst | âShe was the most radiant woman I ever met â Mr. Hurst wrote of Ms. Parker after the shooting. âAnd for some reason she loved me back.â
Mr. Hurst was the only House candidate in Virginia who was endorsed by the advocacy group Everytown for Gun Safety. But he chose not to make gun control a key campaign issue even as he ran against Mr. Yost a three-term incumbent with an A rating from the N.R.A. Mr. Hurst focused instead on mental health as well as issues like health care and education funding.
Mr. Hurst described himself as a gun owner and supporter of the Second Amendment but said that he was intent on trying âto reduce gun homicides suicides and accidental deaths.â
The victory came on a banner night for Virginia Democrats. Lt. Gov. Ralph S. Northam soundly defeated the Republican nominee Ed Gillespie to win the governorship. And Mr. Hurst was one of at least 14 Democrats to retake what had formerly been Republican seats putting the party in contention to retake the House of Delegates for the first time in more than 15 years.
Asked if he thought the results were a rebuke to President Trump Mr. Hurst paused to consider.
âI still think politics is local â he said. âBut I think there are many people who got active and started organizing who were trying to send a message as a sign of resistance against President Trump and his administration.â
Ms. Parkerâs parents Andy and Barbara attended Mr. Hurstâs victory celebration Tuesday evening at a Hyatt in Blacksburg Va. along with a crowd of about 100.
He said that if his daughter had been alive she would have been by Mr. Hurst âs side making sure he followed through on his campaign promises.
Mr. Hurst had insisted from the beginning of his campaign that he was not trying to earn sympathy votes and did not want peopleâs pity even as he explained that Ms. Parkerâs death had been instrumental in his decision to change careers. He said that he hoped his victory would show people that âanyone can turn tragedy into triumph.â
âItâs not what happens on our worst day that defines us â he said. âItâs what we do in response to it.â | âShe was the most radiant woman I ever met â [TGT] wrote of Ms. Parker after the shooting. âAnd for some reason she loved me back.â
[TGT] was the only House candidate in Virginia who was endorsed by the advocacy group Everytown for Gun Safety. But [TGT] chose not to make gun control a key campaign issue even as [TGT] ran against Mr. Yost a three-term incumbent with an A rating from the N.R.A. Mr. Hurst focused instead on mental health as well as issues like health care and education funding.
[TGT] described [TGT] as a gun owner and supporter of the Second Amendment but said that [TGT] was intent on trying âto reduce gun homicides suicides and accidental deaths.â
The victory came on a banner night for Virginia Democrats. Lt. Gov. Ralph S. Northam soundly defeated the Republican nominee Ed Gillespie to win the governorship. And [TGT] was one of at least 14 Democrats to retake what had formerly been Republican seats putting the party in contention to retake the House of Delegates for the first time in more than 15 years.
Asked if he thought the results were a rebuke to President Trump [TGT] paused to consider.
âI still think politics is local â [TGT] said. âBut I think there are many people who got active and started organizing who were trying to send a message as a sign of resistance against President Trump and his administration.â
Ms. Parkerâs parents Andy and Barbara attended Mr. Hurstâs victory celebration Tuesday evening at a Hyatt in Blacksburg Va. along with a crowd of about 100.
He said that if his daughter had been alive she would have been by [TGT] making sure [TGT] followed through on [TGT] campaign promises.
[TGT] had insisted from the beginning of [TGT] campaign that [TGT] was not trying to earn sympathy votes and did not want peopleâs pity even as [TGT] explained that Ms. Parkerâs death had been instrumental in [TGT] decision to change careers. [TGT] said that [TGT] hoped [TGT] victory would show people that âanyone can turn tragedy into triumph.â
âItâs not what happens on our worst day that defines us â [TGT] said. âItâs what we do in response to it.â | 2Positive
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2,781 | Does the Senate tax bill really offer a tax break for private jets as key Democrats claim? | Kamala D. Harris | â Sen. Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.) on Twitter Nov. 17
One of the most widely shared claims came from Sen. Kamala D. Harris who tweeted âRetweet if you would *not* benefit from a private jet tax break â on Nov. 17 linking to a Business Insider article with the headline âThe Republican tax bill has a provision that would end a headache for private jet owners.â Harris âs tweet prompted nearly 69 000 retweets and more than 35 000 likes.
Harris âs claim that the Senate bill contains a provision for a tax break on private jets comes from the Business Insider article she linked to in her tweet. The article explains how the Senate version of the GOP tax bill makes tax changes to specific industries noting that the âthe Tax Cuts and Jobs Act would correct a long-running dispute between owners and operators of private jets and the IRS.â
Harris defends her tweet arguing that they are simply describing the provision as it was reported in the media as a tax break. But that was not the case with the article she retweeted â which also noted that the tax provision was valued at less than $50 000 a year. Moreover several outlets offered a detailed take on the provision making clear it the clause aimed to settle a decades-long dispute between the IRS and private jet management companies.
Still these tweets are not alike. Harris earns Three Pinocchios for referring to a âprivate jet tax breakâ and suggesting wealthy owners would gain. | â Sen. Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.) on Twitter Nov. 17
One of the most widely shared claims came from Sen. Kamala D. Harris who tweeted âRetweet if you would *not* benefit from a private jet tax break â on Nov. 17 linking to a Business Insider article with the headline âThe Republican tax bill has a provision that would end a headache for private jet owners.â [TGT] âs tweet prompted nearly 69 000 retweets and more than 35 000 likes.
[TGT] âs claim that the Senate bill contains a provision for a tax break on private jets comes from the Business Insider article she linked to in her tweet. The article explains how the Senate version of the GOP tax bill makes tax changes to specific industries noting that the âthe Tax Cuts and Jobs Act would correct a long-running dispute between owners and operators of private jets and the IRS.â
Harris defends her tweet arguing that they are simply describing the provision as it was reported in the media as a tax break. But that was not the case with the article she retweeted â which also noted that the tax provision was valued at less than $50 000 a year. Moreover several outlets offered a detailed take on the provision making clear it the clause aimed to settle a decades-long dispute between the IRS and private jet management companies.
Still these tweets are not alike. Harris earns Three Pinocchios for referring to a âprivate jet tax breakâ and suggesting wealthy owners would gain. | 2Positive
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2,782 | Kim says US should know North Korean nuclear force a reality | Kim Jong Un | SEOUL South Korea (AP) â North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Monday that the United States should be aware that his country's nuclear forces are now a reality not a threat. But he also struck a conciliatory tone in his New Year's address wishing success for the Winter Olympics set to begin in South Korea in February and suggesting the North may send a delegation to participate.
Kim wearing a Western-style gray suit and tie said in his customary annual address that his country had achieved the historic feat of "completing" its nuclear forces and added that he has a nuclear button on his desk.
"The U.S. should know that the button for nuclear weapons is on my table " he said during the speech as translated by The Associated Press.
"The entire area of the U.S. mainland is within our nuclear strike range. ... The United States can never start a war against me and our country " Kim said.
In this photo provided by the North Korean government North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers his New Year's speech at an undisclosed place in North Korea Monday Jan. 1 2018. Kim said Monday the United States should be aware that his country's nuclear forces are now a reality not a threat. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
South Koreans watch a TV news program showing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un 's New Year's speech at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul South Korea Monday Jan. 1 2018. The letters read on top left " Kim Jong Un delivers New Year's speech." Kim said Monday the United States should be aware that his country's nuclear forces are now a reality not a threat. But he also struck a conciliatory tone in his New Year's address wishing success for the Winter Olympics set to begin in the South in February and suggesting the North may send a delegation to participate. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
The New Year's address is an annual event in North Korea and is watched closely for indications of the direction and priorities Kim may adopt in the year ahead.
Visitors walk by a TV screen showing a TV news program reporting about North Korean leader Kim Jong Un 's New Year's speech at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul South Korea Monday Jan. 1 2018. The letters read on top left " Kim Jong Un delivers New Year's speech." Kim said the United States should be aware that his country's nuclear forces are now a reality not a threat. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Kim also stressed North Korea's economic achievements during the speech and noted the importance of improving the nation's standard of living. | SEOUL South Korea (AP) â [TGT] said Monday that the United States should be aware that [TGT] country's nuclear forces are now a reality not a threat. But [TGT] also struck a conciliatory tone in [TGT] New Year's address wishing success for the Winter Olympics set to begin in South Korea in February and suggesting the North may send a delegation to participate.
Kim wearing a Western-style gray suit and tie said in [TGT] customary annual address that [TGT] country had achieved the historic feat of "completing" its nuclear forces and added that [TGT] has a nuclear button on [TGT] desk.
"The U.S. should know that the button for nuclear weapons is on my table " he said during the speech as translated by The Associated Press.
"The entire area of the U.S. mainland is within our nuclear strike range. ... The United States can never start a war against me and our country " Kim said.
In this photo provided by the North Korean government North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers his New Year's speech at an undisclosed place in North Korea Monday Jan. 1 2018. Kim said Monday the United States should be aware that his country's nuclear forces are now a reality not a threat. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
South Koreans watch a TV news program showing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un 's New Year's speech at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul South Korea Monday Jan. 1 2018. The letters read on top left " Kim Jong Un delivers New Year's speech." Kim said Monday the United States should be aware that his country's nuclear forces are now a reality not a threat. But he also struck a conciliatory tone in his New Year's address wishing success for the Winter Olympics set to begin in the South in February and suggesting the North may send a delegation to participate. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
The New Year's address is an annual event in North Korea and is watched closely for indications of the direction and priorities Kim may adopt in the year ahead.
Visitors walk by a TV screen showing a TV news program reporting about North Korean leader Kim Jong Un 's New Year's speech at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul South Korea Monday Jan. 1 2018. The letters read on top left " Kim Jong Un delivers New Year's speech." Kim said the United States should be aware that his country's nuclear forces are now a reality not a threat. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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2,783 | Trump and Turkey's Erdogan 'on the same wavelength' in latest talks | Tayyip Erdogan | ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday his talks with U.S. President Donald Trump last week were the first occasion in a long time the two NATO allies were "on the same wavelength" and they would speak against this week.
"The telephone call which we had with Trump on Friday was the first in a long time in which we got on the same wavelength " Erdogan said in a speech to deputies from his ruling AK Party in parliament.
According to Turkey's foreign minister Trump on Friday told Erdogan he had issued instructions that weapons should not be provided to the Syrian Kurdish YPG.
Speaking to reporters in parliament after his speech Erdogan said the Pentagon statement would be discussed at Turkey's National Security Council (MGK) meeting later on Tuesday.
He also said that Trump indicated that another call may happen this week.
"If he doesn't call I'll call " Erdogan said. | ANKARA (Reuters) - [TGT] said on Tuesday [TGT] talks with U.S. President Donald Trump last week were the first occasion in a long time the two NATO allies were "on the same wavelength" and they would speak against this week.
"The telephone call which we had with Trump on Friday was the first in a long time in which we got on the same wavelength [TGT] said in a speech to deputies from [TGT] ruling AK Party in parliament.
According to Turkey's foreign minister Trump on Friday told [TGT] [TGT] had issued instructions that weapons should not be provided to the Syrian Kurdish YPG.
Speaking to reporters in parliament after [TGT] speech [TGT] said the Pentagon statement would be discussed at Turkey's National Security Council (MGK) meeting later on Tuesday.
[TGT] also said that Trump indicated that another call may happen this week.
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2,784 | Thousands stranded as Bali volcano alert raised to highest level | Agung | DENPASAR Indonesia (Reuters) - Indonesia raised its warning for Baliâs Mount Agung volcano to the top level four alert on Monday closed the holiday islandâs airport and told residents around the mountain to immediately evacuate warning of an âimminentâ risk of a larger eruption.
A Balinese man sits as Mount Agung volcano erupts at Lempuyang Temple in Karangasem Bali Indonesia November 27 2017. REUTERS/Johannes P. Christo
Baliâs airport was closed for 24 hours from Monday morning disrupting 445 flights and some 59 000 passengers due to the eruption and the presence of volcanic ash from Agung but local officials said the closure could be extended.
âThe potential for a larger eruption is imminent â it said referring to the visible glow of magma at Agungâs peak overnight.
Residents were warned to âimmediately evacuateâ a danger zone that circles Agung in a radius of 8-10 km (5-6 miles).
Agung rises majestically over eastern Bali to a height of just over 3 000 metres (9 800 feet). Eastern Bali is relatively undeveloped with traditional rice paddies doting the landscape and the occasional budget resort unlike the heavily populated southern tourist hub of Kuta-Seminyak-Nusa Dua.
Agung âs last eruption in 1963 left more than 1 000 people dead and razed several villages.
Analysis suggested the threat should not be as great this time because âenergy at Mount Agungâs magma chamber is not as bigâ and with the ash column only around a quarter as high so far as the 20 km (12 miles) reached in 1963 said Sutopo.
Tourism business has slumped in Bali since September when Agung âs volcanic tremors began to increase.
Mount Agung volcano is seen erupting from Lempuyang Temple in Karangasem Bali Indonesia November 27 2017. REUTERS/Johannes P. Christo
According to the Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre in nearby Darwin Australia there is âash confirmed on the ground at Denpasar Airportâ as well as ash at FL300 (which refers to flight level at 30 000 feet) in the vicinity of the volcano .
Baliâs I Gusti Ngurah Rai airport which is about 60 km (40 miles) from the volcano will be closed for 24 hours according to its operator. A total of 445 flights - 196 international and 249 domestic - and 59 000 passengers had been affected.
Farmers tend their crops as Mount Agung erupts in the background in Amed Karangasem Regency Bali Indonesia November 27 2017. REUTERS/Nyimas Laula
The alert level on Agung had been raised to the maximum in September but was lowered in October when seismic activity calmed. However volcanologists now say the volcano has entered a new phase with magma now visible at Agung âs peak meaning a greater risk of a larger eruption. | DENPASAR Indonesia (Reuters) - Indonesia raised its warning for [TGT] to the top level four alert on Monday closed the holiday islandâs airport and told residents around the mountain to immediately evacuate warning of an âimminentâ risk of a larger eruption.
A Balinese man sits as Mount Agung volcano erupts at Lempuyang Temple in Karangasem Bali Indonesia November 27 2017. REUTERS/Johannes P. Christo
Baliâs airport was closed for 24 hours from Monday morning disrupting 445 flights and some 59 000 passengers due to the eruption and the presence of volcanic ash from [TGT] but local officials said the closure could be extended.
âThe potential for a larger eruption is imminent â it said referring to the visible glow of magma at Agungâs peak overnight.
Residents were warned to âimmediately evacuateâ a danger zone that circles Agung in a radius of 8-10 km (5-6 miles).
[TGT] rises majestically over eastern Bali to a height of just over 3 000 metres (9 800 feet). Eastern Bali is relatively undeveloped with traditional rice paddies doting the landscape and the occasional budget resort unlike the heavily populated southern tourist hub of Kuta-Seminyak-Nusa Dua.
Agung âs last eruption in 1963 left more than 1 000 people dead and razed several villages.
Analysis suggested the threat should not be as great this time because âenergy at Mount Agungâs magma chamber is not as bigâ and with the ash column only around a quarter as high so far as the 20 km (12 miles) reached in 1963 said Sutopo.
Tourism business has slumped in Bali since September when Agung âs volcanic tremors began to increase.
[TGT] volcano is seen erupting from Lempuyang Temple in Karangasem Bali Indonesia November 27 2017. REUTERS/Johannes P. Christo
According to the Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre in nearby Darwin Australia there is âash confirmed on the ground at Denpasar Airportâ as well as ash at FL300 (which refers to flight level at 30 000 feet) in the vicinity of [TGT] .
Baliâs I Gusti Ngurah Rai airport which is about 60 km (40 miles) from [TGT] will be closed for 24 hours according to [TGT] operator. A total of 445 flights - 196 international and 249 domestic - and 59 000 passengers had been affected.
Farmers tend their crops as [TGT] erupts in the background in Amed Karangasem Regency Bali Indonesia November 27 2017. REUTERS/Nyimas Laula
The alert level on [TGT] had been raised to the maximum in September but was lowered in October when seismic activity calmed. However volcanologists now say [TGT] has entered a new phase with magma now visible at [TGT] âs peak meaning a greater risk of a larger eruption. | 2Positive
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2,785 | FBI director contradicts White House's Porter timeline | Chris Wray | (CNN ) FBI Director Chris Wray upended the White House's timeline about when it learned of domestic abuse allegations leveled against disgraced aide Rob Porter.
Wray testified Tuesday that the FBI repeatedly briefed the White House on its investigation into the aide last year despite how the White House has presented their timeline.
The FBI submitted information to the White House on its background investigation into the former White House staff secretary that uncovered allegations of domestic abuse four times before those allegations became public Wray told the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday. The FBI director 's testimony raises fresh questions about why Porter remained in a senior position after the White House learned of the allegations of domestic abuse leveled by two of Porter's ex-wives to the FBI -- extending a controversy the White House has struggled to shake.
"I can't get into the content of what was briefed to the White House ... What I can tell you is that the FBI submitted a partial report on the investigation in question in March. And then a completed background investigation in late July. That soon thereafter we received request for follow-up inquiry and we did the follow-up and provided that information in November and that we administratively closed the file in January " Wray said in response to questions from Sen. Ron Wyden a Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee.
Wray added that the FBI "received some additional information" earlier this month and "passed that along as well." | (CNN ) [TGT] upended the White House's timeline about when [TGT] learned of domestic abuse allegations leveled against disgraced aide Rob Porter.
[TGT] testified Tuesday that the FBI repeatedly briefed the White House on its investigation into the aide last year despite how the White House has presented their timeline.
The FBI submitted information to the White House on its background investigation into the former White House staff secretary that uncovered allegations of domestic abuse four times before those allegations became public [TGT] told the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday. The FBI director 's testimony raises fresh questions about why Porter remained in a senior position after the White House learned of the allegations of domestic abuse leveled by two of Porter's ex-wives to the FBI -- extending a controversy the White House has struggled to shake.
"I can't get into the content of what was briefed to the White House ... What I can tell you is that the FBI submitted a partial report on the investigation in question in March. And then a completed background investigation in late July. That soon thereafter we received request for follow-up inquiry and we did the follow-up and provided that information in November and that we administratively closed the file in January " [TGT] said in response to questions from Sen. Ron Wyden a Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee.
[TGT] added that the FBI "received some additional information" earlier this month and "passed that along as well." | 2Positive
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2,786 | Why Arenât NFL Players Kneeling Over This Pennsylvania Cop Shooting? | Brian Shaw | On November 17 a police officer was killed during a routine traffic stop in New Kensington Pennsylvania. His name was Brian Shaw and he was only 25 years old.
According to reports the suspect 29-year-old Rahmael Sal Holt fled his car after he was pulled over and shot Shaw during the subsequent chase. Officials said Shaw did not appear to have fired his gun while Holt fired at least six times landing at least once in Shawâs chest. Shaw lay in the street gasping for air before dying in a hospital that night. After several days on the lam Holt was captured and arrested November 21 with Shawâs handcuffs.
CAPTURED: Rahmael Holt was arrested in Hazelwood this morning and placed in Officer Shaw 's handcuffs. #wtae pic.twitter.com/4kjxd6efWY â Kelly Brennan (@Kbrennan_WTAE) November 21 2017
No NFL players kneeled on Sunday to protest the brutality that occurred to Shaw . No national cable channels dedicated expansive coverage of the incident if some even included it at all. It required a Google search to learn about the kind-hearted residents who lined the streets of the small Pennsylvania town holding American flags while firefighters stood in uniform paying their respects during the funeral procession.
But the narrative that cops are always the âbad guys â deserving condemnation and shame across the board is simply not true. Some cops abuse their power. Others use it to do their duty. Like the five Dallas police officers killed in 2016 Shaw put on a uniform to serve and protect his community. Yet the NFL forbade the Cowboys from wearing special decals on their helmets to honor the fallen Dallas officers while allowing its players to continue protesting law enforcement.
No superstar athlete has spoken out about Shawâs murder although he too was once a football player at Slippery Rock University. Every Sunday Shaw likely watched a sport he loved only to see a plethora of NFL players kneeling against men and women wearing the same uniform as him .
But thatâs forgotten in an anti-police narrative en vogue among many. Itâs no wonder thereâs an absence of coverage over Shaw when police fatality statistics across the country are hardly ever discussedâa shame given the recent uptick.
Are these statistics ever mentioned during the debate over Americaâs justice system? For every Colin Kaepernick GQ cover or celebrity rant on social media there are officers like Shaw who do not display an abuse of power in the discharge of their duties. So often during the NFL anthem protests you hear players vow it has nothing to do with the U.S. military or police (although a lot of Americans are getting just that message). But it seems they have no problem disrespecting the officers who are paid to ensure players get from their cars to the stadium and back to the parking lot safe and sound. Our justice system isnât perfect and we should work to redress all injustices no matter their victimsâ identities but that shouldnât detract from the many police officers who do their dangerous jobs well.
Men like Shaw risk their lives to do right by their community. Men and women leave their loved ones every morning not sure if they might come back again. For that we should take a little time to realize how worthy of respect many police officers are and temper our complaints about isolated injustices with recognizing they donât represent the norm and that injustice the other way exists too. | On November 17 a police officer was killed during a routine traffic stop in New Kensington Pennsylvania. His name was [TGT] and he was only 25 years old.
According to reports the suspect 29-year-old Rahmael Sal Holt fled his car after he was pulled over and shot [TGT] during the subsequent chase. Officials said [TGT] did not appear to have fired [TGT] gun while Holt fired at least six times landing at least once in Shawâs chest. [TGT] lay in the street gasping for air before dying in a hospital that night. After several days on the lam Holt was captured and arrested November 21 with Shawâs handcuffs.
CAPTURED: Rahmael Holt was arrested in Hazelwood this morning and placed in [TGT] 's handcuffs. #wtae pic.twitter.com/4kjxd6efWY â Kelly Brennan (@Kbrennan_WTAE) November 21 2017
No NFL players kneeled on Sunday to protest the brutality that occurred to [TGT] . No national cable channels dedicated expansive coverage of the incident if some even included it at all. It required a Google search to learn about the kind-hearted residents who lined the streets of the small Pennsylvania town holding American flags while firefighters stood in uniform paying their respects during the funeral procession.
But the narrative that cops are always the âbad guys â deserving condemnation and shame across the board is simply not true. Some cops abuse their power. Others use it to do their duty. Like the five Dallas police officers killed in 2016 [TGT] put on a uniform to serve and protect [TGT] community. Yet the NFL forbade the Cowboys from wearing special decals on their helmets to honor the fallen Dallas officers while allowing its players to continue protesting law enforcement.
No superstar athlete has spoken out about Shawâs murder although he too was once a football player at Slippery Rock University. Every Sunday [TGT] likely watched a sport [TGT] loved only to see a plethora of NFL players kneeling against men and women wearing the same uniform as [TGT] .
But thatâs forgotten in an anti-police narrative en vogue among many. Itâs no wonder thereâs an absence of coverage over [TGT] when police fatality statistics across the country are hardly ever discussedâa shame given the recent uptick.
Are these statistics ever mentioned during the debate over Americaâs justice system? For every Colin Kaepernick GQ cover or celebrity rant on social media there are officers like Shaw who do not display an abuse of power in the discharge of their duties. So often during the NFL anthem protests you hear players vow it has nothing to do with the U.S. military or police (although a lot of Americans are getting just that message). But it seems they have no problem disrespecting the officers who are paid to ensure players get from their cars to the stadium and back to the parking lot safe and sound. Our justice system isnât perfect and we should work to redress all injustices no matter their victimsâ identities but that shouldnât detract from the many police officers who do their dangerous jobs well.
Men like Shaw risk their lives to do right by their community. Men and women leave their loved ones every morning not sure if they might come back again. For that we should take a little time to realize how worthy of respect many police officers are and temper our complaints about isolated injustices with recognizing they donât represent the norm and that injustice the other way exists too. | 2Positive
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2,787 | The Daily Wire Talks With EPI Managing Dir. Michael Saltsman Regarding Shocking New Minimum Wage Study | Michael Saltsman | The Daily Wire spoke with Michael Saltsman the managing director of the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) for clarification about the study. For background Saltsman received degrees in economics and political science from the University of Michigan and was a field economist for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) from 2006-2009. In addition to his position at EPI Saltsman is the vice president of Berman and Company a public relations firm.
According to Saltsman California is an ideal state in which to conduct a study like EPIâs because "thereâs been a tremendous amount of minimum wage activity both at the state level and then at the local level." This didnât come without difficulties however. Saltsman noted that the team had to account for the impact of other economic factors on certain industries like apparel manufacturing which has been harmed by factors other than rising minimum wages:
Saltsman stated that Macpherson and Even "threw the kitchen sink" at this issue running "models a number of different ways accounting for different economic factors and trends that might have influenced the kind of employment trends weâre seeing absent a minimum wage." Additionally they looked at data "county by county " omitting material they believed was weak or possibly unreliable.
Those hardest hit by minimum wage increases tend to work for businesses that "donât have a tremendous ability to absorb new labor costs " according to Saltsman . Restaurants for example tend to have incredibly narrow profit margins and government-mandated wage hikes force these businesses to cut costs. Unfortunately cutting costs often means letting go of "less skilled or less experienced employees " replacing them with machines and self-service options.
The best thing to do with government-mandated minimum wages Saltsman says is freeze them. That way the issue would become "less and less relevant" to the conversation.
There are some who argue that a $15 to $20 an hour wage is necessary for basic survival. Saltsman counters this contention with a sobering fact: "You can either have a $15 minimum wage or you can have have the same number of jobs you have right now. You canât have both."
Saltsman believes in a more targeted approach to helping the working poor:
A more generous Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) suggests Saltsman is one way to help low-wage workers as "it has been more effective at reducing poverty than a higher minim wage itâs better targeted and creates an incentive to work." Moreover "because itâs targeted through the tax code instead of a mandate on employers you donât get some of the same unintended consequences" that come with mandatory minimum wage increases.
Saltsman also rebutted the progressive argument that businesses â both small or franchise-based businesses as well as large corporations â should absorb the costs of wage increases saying that such an idea is "a pretty dramatic misunderstanding of how these businesses work."
"Itâs not as if thereâs some pot of corporate cash that franchise businesses are able to tap into " Saltsman stated adding that franchisees essentially operate as small businesses:
While larger corporations might be better able to absorb certain costs profit margins are still relatively narrow according to Saltsman . Additionally itâs easy to forget that these companies employ thousands and thousands of people and face overhead costs.
Regarding the seemingly excessive pay of company executives â something brought up frequently by progressive activists â Saltsman offered a rebuttal:
In conclusion and to further illustrate the speciousness of the minimum wage argument Saltsman ran through a common scenario: | The Daily Wire spoke with [TGT] the managing director of the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) for clarification about the study. For background Saltsman received degrees in economics and political science from the University of Michigan and was a field economist for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) from 2006-2009. In addition to his position at EPI Saltsman is the vice president of Berman and Company a public relations firm.
According to Saltsman California is an ideal state in which to conduct a study like EPIâs because "thereâs been a tremendous amount of minimum wage activity both at the state level and then at the local level." This didnât come without difficulties however. [TGT] noted that the team had to account for the impact of other economic factors on certain industries like apparel manufacturing which has been harmed by factors other than rising minimum wages:
[TGT] stated that Macpherson and Even "threw the kitchen sink" at this issue running "models a number of different ways accounting for different economic factors and trends that might have influenced the kind of employment trends weâre seeing absent a minimum wage." Additionally they looked at data "county by county " omitting material they believed was weak or possibly unreliable.
Those hardest hit by minimum wage increases tend to work for businesses that "donât have a tremendous ability to absorb new labor costs " according to Saltsman . Restaurants for example tend to have incredibly narrow profit margins and government-mandated wage hikes force these businesses to cut costs. Unfortunately cutting costs often means letting go of "less skilled or less experienced employees " replacing them with machines and self-service options.
The best thing to do with government-mandated minimum wages [TGT] says is freeze them. That way the issue would become "less and less relevant" to the conversation.
There are some who argue that a $15 to $20 an hour wage is necessary for basic survival. [TGT] counters this contention with a sobering fact: "You can either have a $15 minimum wage or you can have have the same number of jobs you have right now. You canât have both. [TGT]
believes in a more targeted approach to helping the working poor:
A more generous Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) suggests [TGT] is one way to help low-wage workers as " [TGT] has been more effective at reducing poverty than a higher minim wage itâs better targeted and creates an incentive to work." Moreover "because itâs targeted through the tax code instead of a mandate on employers you donât get some of the same unintended consequences" that come with mandatory minimum wage increases.
[TGT] also rebutted the progressive argument that businesses â both small or franchise-based businesses as well as large corporations â should absorb the costs of wage increases saying that such an idea is "a pretty dramatic misunderstanding of how these businesses work."
"Itâs not as if thereâs some pot of corporate cash that franchise businesses are able to tap into " [TGT] stated adding that franchisees essentially operate as small businesses:
While larger corporations might be better able to absorb certain costs profit margins are still relatively narrow according to [TGT] . Additionally itâs easy to forget that these companies employ thousands and thousands of people and face overhead costs.
Regarding the seemingly excessive pay of company executives â something brought up frequently by progressive activists â [TGT] offered a rebuttal:
In conclusion and to further illustrate the speciousness of the minimum wage argument [TGT] ran through a common scenario: | 2Positive
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2,788 | Tom Petty's daughter angered over death report | Tom Petty | Tom Petty died on Monday night but inaccurate news of his death made its way around the internet much earlier in the day.
According to Tony Dimitriades longtime manager of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers the legendary rocker "died peacefully at 8:40 pm PT surrounded by family his bandmates and friends" after suffering cardiac arrest.
That was hours after some media outlets had already reported on his death -- a mistake that prompted one of Petty's daughters to vent her anger about it on social media.
Tom Petty dies at 66
An Instagram account believed to belong to AnnaKim Violet Petty featured a post with a blistering message to Rolling Stone magazine which reported Petty had died on Monday afternoon.
TMZ citing law enforcement sources was first to post a story Petty had been hospitalized.
"We're told after Petty got to the hospital he had no brain activity and a decision was made to pull life support " TMZ reported at 3:30 pm ET on Monday.
At 4 p.m. ET CBS News citing Los Angeles Police tweeted that Petty had died and included a link to an obituary.
Tom Petty legendary rocker is dead at 66. The musician reportedly suffered cardiac arrest https://t.co/GHLs4k1Ivo pic.twitter.com/2QeHxOSppj â CBS News (@CBSNews) October 2 2017
I loved Tom Petty and I covered his songs because I wanted know what it felt like to fly.
Thank you Tom Petty for all of the light you brought to the world. â Ed Helms (@edhelms) October 2 2017
Variety published a collection of some of the tweets mourning Petty .
"The LAPD has no information about the passing of singer Tom Petty . Initial information was inadvertently provided to some media sources " the tweets read. "However the LAPD has no investigative role in this matter. We apologize for any inconvenience in this reporting."
(1/2)The LAPD has no information about the passing of singer Tom Petty . Initial information was inadvertantly provided to some media sources â LAPD HQ (@LAPDHQ) October 2 2017
CBS News retweeted the LAPD post and added "The LAPD says it cannot confirm earlier reports of singer Tom Petty 's death. TMZ reports that the singer is still clinging to life."
The LAPD says it cannot confirm earlier reports of singer Tom Petty 's death. TMZ reports that the singer is still clinging to life. pic.twitter.com/Xv4UtVdY4Z â CBS News (@CBSNews) October 2 2017 | [TGT] died on Monday night but inaccurate news of [TGT] death made its way around the internet much earlier in the day.
According to Tony Dimitriades longtime manager of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers the legendary rocker "died peacefully at 8:40 pm PT surrounded by family his bandmates and friends" after suffering cardiac arrest.
That was hours after some media outlets had already reported on his death -- a mistake that prompted one of Petty's daughters to vent her anger about it on social media.
[TGT] dies at 66
An Instagram account believed to belong to [TGT] featured a post with a blistering message to Rolling Stone magazine which reported [TGT] had died on Monday afternoon.
TMZ citing law enforcement sources was first to post a story [TGT] had been hospitalized.
"We're told after [TGT] got to the hospital [TGT] had no brain activity and a decision was made to pull life support " TMZ reported at 3:30 pm ET on Monday.
At 4 p.m. ET CBS News citing Los Angeles Police tweeted that [TGT] had died and included a link to an obituary.
[TGT] legendary rocker is dead at 66. The musician reportedly suffered cardiac arrest https://t.co/GHLs4k1Ivo pic.twitter.com/2QeHxOSppj â CBS News (@CBSNews) October 2 2017
I loved [TGT] and I covered [TGT] songs because I wanted know what it felt like to fly.
Thank you Tom Petty for all of the light you brought to the world. â Ed Helms (@edhelms) October 2 2017
Variety published a collection of some of the tweets mourning Petty .
"The LAPD has no information about [TGT] . Initial information was inadvertently provided to some media sources " the tweets read. "However the LAPD has no investigative role in this matter. We apologize for any inconvenience in this reporting."
(1/2)The LAPD has no information about [TGT] . Initial information was inadvertantly provided to some media sources â LAPD HQ (@LAPDHQ) October 2 2017
CBS News retweeted the LAPD post and added "The LAPD says it cannot confirm earlier reports of [TGT] . TMZ reports that the singer is still clinging to life."
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2,789 | Eminem's Producer Says His New Album Is "Done" | Porter | Earlier this year we caught wind that Eminem had been back in the studio working on new music with his old mate Dr. Dre and now weâve got an update from Emâs longtime producer Mr. Porter .
During a recent live stream Porter answered a stack of fan questions including numerous queries about the real Slim Shadyâs forthcoming record. Most significantly he declared the album âdoneâ and also described it as âamazeballs.â
âAm I working on Eminemâs new album? No we are done. How about that?â he said.
Eminemâs last album The Marshall Mathers LP 2 was released in 2013 but Porter who is also signed to Shady records was more tight-lipped about any potential release date for the new record.
âWhen is the new Eminem album coming out? Donât you wanna know. Wouldnât you like to know â said Porter . âI can tell you this it is amazeballs.â
While youâre waiting for his new album to come out maybe take some time to invest in Eminemâs music. The rapperâs former producers announced recently they will be selling their shares on the royalties from all of Shadyâs music recorded between 1999 and 2013.
You can also watch some short snippets from Mr. Porter âs live question stream below. | Earlier this year we caught wind that Eminem had been back in the studio working on new music with his old mate Dr. Dre and now weâve got an update from Emâs longtime producer Mr. Porter .
During a recent live stream Porter answered a stack of fan questions including numerous queries about the real Slim Shadyâs forthcoming record. Most significantly he declared the album âdoneâ and also described it as âamazeballs.â
âAm I working on Eminemâs new album? No we are done. How about that?â he said.
Eminemâs last album The Marshall Mathers LP 2 was released in 2013 but [TGT] was more tight-lipped about any potential release date for the new record.
âWhen is the new Eminem album coming out? Donât you wanna know. Wouldnât you like to know â said [TGT] . âI can tell you this it is amazeballs.â
While youâre waiting for his new album to come out maybe take some time to invest in Eminemâs music. The rapperâs former producers announced recently they will be selling their shares on the royalties from all of Shadyâs music recorded between 1999 and 2013.
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2,790 | No that viral picture doesn't show Hugh Hefner lighting a cigarette for Marilyn Monroe | Marilyn Monroe | Many people paid tribute mentioning Marilyn Monroe who famously appeared on the very first cover of the first issue of Playboy magazine in December 1953.
However a picture circulating on social media allegedly showing Hefner lighting a cigarette for Monroe in 1957 is a fake:
Hugh Hefner lighting a cigarette for Marilyn Monroe in 1957 #RIP â¥ï¸ pic.twitter.com/08KURpmNrm â IG: missjudijai (@JUDiJAiKRAZi) September 28 2017
Hugh Hefner will be buried next to Marilyn Monroe she was on the first ever cover of Playboy Magazine. pic.twitter.com/RHfXl3zqsu â Parker (@panoparker) September 28 2017
'Playboy to the end! Hugh Hefner will be buried in LA cemetery plot next to Marilyn Monroe . He bought it for $75 000 in 1992.' pic.twitter.com/wexklQXMV0 â Sheharyar Khan (@iSheharyar) September 28 2017
The photograph actually shows English actor and director Laurence Olivier lighting a cigarette for Monroe during a press conference for the 1957 movie Prince and the Showgirl:
'Prince and the Showgirl' press conference in 1957 with Marilyn Monroe and Laurence Olivier. Image: SNAP/REX/Shutterstock
Also Hefner never met Monroe in person as he himself admitted on a 2011 interview with Piers Morgan on CNN:
Piers: Did you know Marilyn Monroe ?
Hefner: She was actually in my brotherâs acting class in New York. But the reality is that I never met her . I talked to her once on the phone but I never met her . She was gone sadly before I came out here.
Despite that Hefner did purchase the space next to Monroe 's vault at the Westwood Village Memorial Park the celebrities' cemetery in Los Angeles for $75 000 in 1992 according to Reuters and the BBC.
The first issue of Playboy which came out in December 1953 was 48 pages long and featured inside a nude 1949 calendar shot of Monroe which Hefner bought for $200. All 70 000 copies of the magazine sold out within a few weeks.
Monroe died on 5 August 1962 in her Brentwood home of a drug overdose. | Many people paid tribute mentioning Marilyn Monroe who famously appeared on the very first cover of the first issue of Playboy magazine in December 1953.
However a picture circulating on social media allegedly showing Hefner lighting a cigarette for Monroe in 1957 is a fake:
Hugh Hefner lighting a cigarette for Marilyn Monroe in 1957 #RIP â¥ï¸ pic.twitter.com/08KURpmNrm â IG: missjudijai (@JUDiJAiKRAZi) September 28 2017
Hugh Hefner will be buried next to Marilyn Monroe she was on the first ever cover of Playboy Magazine. pic.twitter.com/RHfXl3zqsu â Parker (@panoparker) September 28 2017
'Playboy to the end! Hugh Hefner will be buried in LA cemetery plot next to [TGT] Marilyn Monroe . He bought [TGT] for $75 000 in 1992.' pic.twitter.com/wexklQXMV0 â Sheharyar Khan (@iSheharyar) September 28 2017
The photograph actually shows English actor and director Laurence Olivier lighting a cigarette for Monroe during a press conference for the 1957 movie Prince and the Showgirl:
'Prince and the Showgirl' press conference in 1957 with Marilyn Monroe and Laurence Olivier. Image: SNAP/REX/Shutterstock
Also Hefner never met Monroe in person as he himself admitted on a 2011 interview with Piers Morgan on CNN:
Piers: Did you know Marilyn Monroe ?
Hefner: She was actually in my brotherâs acting class in New York. But the reality is that I never met her . I talked to her once on the phone but I never met her . She was gone sadly before I came out here.
Despite that Hefner did purchase the space next to [TGT] 's vault at the Westwood Village Memorial Park the celebrities' cemetery in Los Angeles for $75 000 in 1992 according to Reuters and the BBC.
The first issue of Playboy which came out in December 1953 was 48 pages long and featured inside a nude 1949 calendar shot of Monroe which Hefner bought for $200. All 70 000 copies of the magazine sold out within a few weeks.
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2,791 | How some 'Biggest Losers' keep the weight off | Kevin Hall | "Did they cut more calories from their diet ... or did they become more physically active?" asked study author Kevin Hall a senior investigator with the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.
Hall had been "puzzled by how quickly the contestants were losing weight." So he contacted the show's physician and began studying the season eight contestants.
Early on Hall observed that weight loss was better predicted by food intake not physical activity alone. But in the long term the opposite was true.
"You have to be very physically active in order to keep the weight off " Hall said.
Hall 's findings echo previous studies that promote more exercise for long-term weight loss maintenance. However experts caution that doesn't mean people can neglect their diets in the long run either.
This method however was not able to tell how much of the physical activity was due to normal daily activities -- like cleaning the house or walking the dog -- versus following a workout plan Hall said.
Six years later however the contestants' resting metabolisms still hadn't sped back up Hall showed in a study last year.
For Hall metabolic changes are just one part of the puzzle. Genetics may also play a role as well as social factors that can make it hard for some people to incorporate so much exercise in their daily lives.
Hall added that it's not necessarily those who were most physically active during the competition who kept it up six years later. | "Did they cut more calories from their diet ... or did they become more physically active?" asked study author [TGT] a senior investigator with the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.
Hall had been "puzzled by how quickly the contestants were losing weight." So he contacted the show's physician and began studying the season eight contestants.
Early on Hall observed that weight loss was better predicted by food intake not physical activity alone. But in the long term the opposite was true.
"You have to be very physically active in order to keep the weight off " Hall said.
Hall 's findings echo previous studies that promote more exercise for long-term weight loss maintenance. However experts caution that doesn't mean people can neglect their diets in the long run either.
This method however was not able to tell how much of the physical activity was due to normal daily activities -- like cleaning the house or walking the dog -- versus following a workout plan Hall said.
Six years later however the contestants' resting metabolisms still hadn't sped back up Hall showed in a study last year.
For Hall metabolic changes are just one part of the puzzle. Genetics may also play a role as well as social factors that can make it hard for some people to incorporate so much exercise in their daily lives.
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2,792 | Uber Driver Charged in Sexual Assault of Teenager | Michele Pihera | The 16-year-old victim told investigators that she had been drinking at a bar with friends on Sunday night then one of her friends called an Uber for the girl. She was picked up by Jagne who later allegedly assaulted her before dropping her off at her destination. Gwinnett Police Cpl. Michele Pihera said in a statement âOnce she was dropped off at the apartment complex she began banging on several of the homes in the neighborhood and one of those residents called 911. One of those neighbors did notice that her pants were around her ankles.â
According to police the girl appeared to be extremely intoxicated police are currently not aware of which bar the girl was drinking at but are still investigating as bar employees could face charges for serving a minor. âI think that she âll make a full recovery physically. I can only imagine emotionally she âll have a little bit longer of a recovery â Pihera said.
Police stated that evidence that they received from Uber corroborate the girl âs claims âWe know that from the start location to the end location it should have taken a short amount of time but based on the trip data it took even longer. Again more corroboration to her story â Pihera said. Investigators are now looking into whether or not anyone else has been assaulted by Jagne and have requested any victims to contact them as soon as possible.
Commenting on the case Uber said in a statement âWhatâs reported here is horrifying beyond words. Our thoughts are with the rider and her family during this time. This driver has been permanently removed from the app.â | The 16-year-old victim told investigators that she had been drinking at a bar with friends on Sunday night then one of her friends called an Uber for the girl. She was picked up by Jagne who later allegedly assaulted her before dropping her off at her destination. Gwinnett Police Cpl. [TGT] said in a statement âOnce [TGT] was dropped off at the apartment complex [TGT] began banging on several of the homes in the neighborhood and one of those residents called 911. One of those neighbors did notice that [TGT] pants were around [TGT] ankles.â
According to police the girl appeared to be extremely intoxicated police are currently not aware of which bar the girl was drinking at but are still investigating as bar employees could face charges for serving a minor. âI think that she âll make a full recovery physically. I can only imagine emotionally she âll have a little bit longer of a recovery â [TGT] said.
Police stated that evidence that they received from Uber corroborate the girl âs claims âWe know that from the start location to the end location it should have taken a short amount of time but based on the trip data it took even longer. Again more corroboration to her story â [TGT] said. Investigators are now looking into whether or not anyone else has been assaulted by Jagne and have requested any victims to contact them as soon as possible.
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2,793 | Robby Mook Won't Rule Out Hillary Clinton Running in 2020 | Hillary Clinton | Mere months after being on the receiving end of one of the most stunning losses in presidential election history former Hillary Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook said thereâs a chance the former secretary of state could run again in 2020.
In an appearance Monday on MSNBC Mook was asked by host Greta Van Susteren âwhat are the oddsâ that Clinton will run for office again.
âIâm going to let her answer for that â Mook replied. âI think what happens right now weâve got to get to the bottom of what happened in 2016 then we can start worrying about the next cycle. But weâve got to make sure that this cannot happen again in two years or four years to anybody else.â
Mook also refused to rule out a Clinton comeback in 2020 when asked Tuesday by veteran news anchor Dan Rather.
âI have no idea â Mook said. âYou genuinely would have to ask her .â
In recent weeks Clinton âs name has been linked to reports that she âs eyeing a political comeback of some kind.
According to TMZ Clinton is considering running for New York City mayor â this despite that a majority of likely voters in the deep blue Big Apple donât want her anywhere near city hall.
Still searching for her place in a politically frayed Democratic party Clinton announced last week at a St Patrickâs Day event in Scranton Pennsylvania that she is âready to you know come out of the woods.â | Mere months after being on the receiving end of one of the most stunning losses in presidential election history former [TGT] campaign manager Robby Mook said thereâs a chance the former secretary of state could run again in 2020.
In an appearance Monday on MSNBC Mook was asked by host Greta Van Susteren âwhat are the oddsâ that Clinton will run for office again.
âIâm going to let her answer for that â Mook replied. âI think what happens right now weâve got to get to the bottom of what happened in 2016 then we can start worrying about the next cycle. But weâve got to make sure that this cannot happen again in two years or four years to anybody else.â
Mook also refused to rule out a Clinton comeback in 2020 when asked Tuesday by veteran news anchor Dan Rather.
âI have no idea â Mook said. âYou genuinely would have to ask her .â
In recent weeks Clinton âs name has been linked to reports that she âs eyeing a political comeback of some kind.
According to TMZ Clinton is considering running for New York City mayor â this despite that a majority of likely voters in the deep blue Big Apple donât want her anywhere near city hall.
Still searching for her place in a politically frayed Democratic party Clinton announced last week at a St Patrickâs Day event in Scranton Pennsylvania that she is âready to you know come out of the woods.â | 2Positive
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2,794 | Senator to Stop Blocking Some DOJ Jobs over Pot | Cory Gardner | Cory Gardner used his power as a senator last month to freeze nominations for posts at the agency after U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded Obama-era protections for states like Colorado that have broadly legalized recreational marijuana. It was a dramatic move by a Republican senator against his own party's attorney general and came after Gardner said Sessions had promised him there wouldn't be a crackdown. Gardner said he was placing holds on nominees until Sessions changed his approach.
The holds have created friction both with Sessions who has complained that critical posts are going unfilled and some of Gardner 's fellow GOP senators who want key law enforcement officials in their states confirmed.
In an interview with The Associated Press Gardner said Thursday that he 's discussed the issue with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and has been pleased with progress so far. Department leaders have "shown in good faith their willingness to provide what I think will be hopefully the protections we sought and as sort of a good faith gesture on my behalf I'll be releasing a limited number of nominees " Gardner said.
He will release his holds on nominees for U.S. attorneys in a dozen federal districts U.S. marshals in every district and on John Demers who was nominated to head Justice's national security division.
Gardner stopped short of saying Rosenstein offered his assurances that the department would not crack down on the legal cannabis industry but gave him enough comfort that Colorado's acting U.S. attorney Bob Troyer will continue to focus on prosecuting people acting outside of Colorado's voter-approved marijuana laws rather than those who follow them. That follows a pledge Troyer made the day Sessions announced his agency's new marijuana policy.
Gardner will continue to hold the nominations of seven top Department of Justice nominees. He 's also working with a bipartisan group of members of congress to pursue legislation protecting states that have legalized marijuana. | [TGT] used [TGT] power as a senator last month to freeze nominations for posts at the agency after U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded Obama-era protections for states like Colorado that have broadly legalized recreational marijuana. It was a dramatic move by a Republican senator against his own party's attorney general and came after [TGT] said Sessions had promised [TGT] there wouldn't be a crackdown. [TGT] said [TGT] was placing holds on nominees until Sessions changed [TGT] approach.
The holds have created friction both with Sessions who has complained that critical posts are going unfilled and some of Gardner 's fellow GOP senators who want key law enforcement officials in their states confirmed.
In an interview with The Associated Press Gardner said Thursday that he 's discussed the issue with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and has been pleased with progress so far. Department leaders have "shown in good faith their willingness to provide what I think will be hopefully the protections we sought and as sort of a good faith gesture on my behalf I'll be releasing a limited number of nominees " [TGT] said.
[TGT] will release [TGT] holds on nominees for U.S. attorneys in a dozen federal districts U.S. marshals in every district and on John Demers who was nominated to head Justice's national security division.
[TGT] stopped short of saying Rosenstein offered [TGT] assurances that the department would not crack down on the legal cannabis industry but gave [TGT] enough comfort that Colorado's acting U.S. attorney Bob Troyer will continue to focus on prosecuting people acting outside of Colorado's voter-approved marijuana laws rather than those who follow them. That follows a pledge Troyer made the day Sessions announced his agency's new marijuana policy.
[TGT] will continue to hold the nominations of seven top Department of Justice nominees. [TGT] 's also working with a bipartisan group of members of congress to pursue legislation protecting states that have legalized marijuana. | 2Positive
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2,795 | Developer fights to keep green haven over violating NYC codes | David Puchkoff | David Puchkoff charges in papers filed Tuesday in Manhattan Supreme Court that the Department of Buildings wrongly ordered him to pay a $1 200 fine and obtain a new certificate of occupancy in September for his 1 200-square-foot garden getaway overlooking Greenwich St.
He suspects a neighbor complained to the city about his unique green rooftop with spectacular views of the Empire State Building.
âWhy would a neighbor file a complaint about it? It's been there for 15 years â said 78-year-old David Puchkoff . (NTDTV)
Puchkoff completed the project in 2003 â and pointed to paperwork from the city approving his plans. The roof of the six-story building is covered in seven inches of soil and layers of padding that provide water for plants and protect the roof according to a 2006 story in the New York Times. Birds bees and other bugs are a frequent presence at the meadow in warmer weather.
David Puchkoff is fighting the city over his West Village building having a unique green rooftop unique rooftop garden. (Google)
The legal fight could cost him $30 000 if it ends in his favor he estimated. He seeks an order overturning an Environmental Control Board decision imposing the penalty.
âIt isn't fair I've already met all the rules and regulations â he said. | [TGT] charges in papers filed Tuesday in Manhattan Supreme Court that the Department of Buildings wrongly ordered [TGT] to pay a $1 200 fine and obtain a new certificate of occupancy in September for [TGT] 1 200-square-foot garden getaway overlooking Greenwich St.
[TGT] suspects a neighbor complained to the city about [TGT] unique green rooftop with spectacular views of the Empire State Building.
âWhy would a neighbor file a complaint about it? It's been there for 15 years â said 78-year-old David Puchkoff . (NTDTV)
[TGT] completed the project in 2003 â and pointed to paperwork from the city approving [TGT] plans. The roof of the six-story building is covered in seven inches of soil and layers of padding that provide water for plants and protect the roof according to a 2006 story in the New York Times. Birds bees and other bugs are a frequent presence at the meadow in warmer weather.
[TGT] is fighting the city over [TGT] West Village building having a unique green rooftop unique rooftop garden. (Google)
The legal fight could cost [TGT] $30 000 if it ends in [TGT] favor [TGT] estimated. [TGT] seeks an order overturning an Environmental Control Board decision imposing the penalty.
âIt isn't fair I've already met all the rules and regulations â he said. | 2Positive
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2,796 | WNBA star Breana Stewart says she was sexually abused as a child | Breana Stewart | WNBA star Breana Stewart is now sharing a story of her own in light of the #MeToo movement.
In an essay called "Me Too" on The Players' Tribune Stewart revealed that she was sexually abused as a child by a man who lived in one of the houses of her relatives. She said the man was a construction worker and smoked cigarettes but did not identify her abuser.
Stewart said she turned to basketball during this time because it "became a sort of safe space" for the current Seattle Storm forward.
"In some ways I'm still the same 11-year-old who just wanted to go to practice " Stewart wrote. "I've never been to therapy. I didn't want to talk about it. I didn't want to relive it. It's something I've tried to tuck away as far back on the shelf as I could. But that only works to an extent. I've cried. I cry most after I tell someone who's important to me. Talking about what I went through explaining all of it -- it guts me. I'm forced to relive it. That's when it hits that what happened is real. It wasn't just an awful nightmare. It wasn't some other life I lived at another time."
The 23-year-old said she told her parents about the abuse when she was 11 years old and the man was later arrested and confessed his crimes. Stewart said she wishes she could forget the memories of her experience.
"I'm angry he took advantage of me as a child. I'll never get that time back. And what memories I still have I'll never be able to erase them. Sometimes I wish for a few more black holes " Stewart said.
Breanna Stewart said basketball became a safe space for her as child. (Jessica Hill/AP)
Stewart said she decided to come forward with her story because the movement is something bigger than her .
Stewart was a basketball star for the UConn women's basketball team. She won the NCAA national championship four times and was given the Naismith Award for college basketball's most outstanding player on three occasions.
So far she has seamlessly transitioned to the WNBA and was given the Rookie of the Year award in 2016. | [TGT] is now sharing a story of [TGT] own in light of the #MeToo movement.
In an essay called "Me Too" on The Players' Tribune Stewart revealed that she was sexually abused as a child by a man who lived in one of the houses of her relatives. She said the man was a construction worker and smoked cigarettes but did not identify her abuser.
[TGT] said [TGT] turned to basketball during this time because it "became a sort of safe space" for the current Seattle Storm forward.
"In some ways I'm still the same 11-year-old who just wanted to go to practice " [TGT] wrote. "I've never been to therapy. I didn't want to talk about it. I didn't want to relive it. It's something I've tried to tuck away as far back on the shelf as I could. But that only works to an extent. I've cried. I cry most after I tell someone who's important to [TGT] . Talking about what I went through explaining all of it -- it guts me. I'm forced to relive it. That's when it hits that what happened is real. It wasn't just an awful nightmare. It wasn't some other life I lived at another time."
The 23-year-old said she told her parents about the abuse when she was 11 years old and the man was later arrested and confessed his crimes. [TGT] said [TGT] wishes [TGT] could forget the memories of [TGT] experience.
"I'm angry he took advantage of [TGT] as a child. I'll never get that time back. And what memories I still have I'll never be able to erase them. Sometimes I wish for a few more black holes " [TGT] said.
[TGT] said basketball became a safe space for [TGT] as child. (Jessica Hill/AP)
[TGT] said [TGT] decided to come forward with [TGT] story because the movement is something bigger than [TGT] .
[TGT] was a basketball star for the UConn women's basketball team. [TGT] won the NCAA national championship four times and was given the Naismith Award for college basketball's most outstanding player on three occasions.
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2,797 | Boston ABC Affiliate Gets Earful After Using Photo of Deceased Convicted Murderer Aaron Hernandez for Patriots Story | Aaron Hernandez | Bostonâs ABC affiliate WCVB TV was forced to withstand the slings and arrows of sports fans after using a stock photo of the recently deceased convicted murderer Aaron Hernandez to illustrate a story on the teamâs big playoffs win last weekend.
As the Patriots wrapped up their battle to win yet another opportunity to play at the Super Bowl WCVB posted a tweet celebrating the teamâs win. However the tweet featured a photo of Aaron Hernandez who was convicted of murder committed suicide and hasnât played football since 2012.
For its part the station tweeted out an explanation saying that someone just grabbed a stock photo of the Patriots and it was just an unfortunate coincidence that it was a photo of Hernandez .
A news service that provides WCVB some digital content accidentally posted a pic of Aaron Hernandez in connection w/Pats AFC champ win on our social media. It's embarrassing & unacceptable. We apologize & are working w/team to correct so something like this never happens again. â WCVB-TV Boston (@WCVB) January 22 2018 | Bostonâs ABC affiliate WCVB TV was forced to withstand the slings and arrows of sports fans after using a stock photo of the recently deceased convicted murderer [TGT] to illustrate a story on the teamâs big playoffs win last weekend.
As the Patriots wrapped up their battle to win yet another opportunity to play at the Super Bowl WCVB posted a tweet celebrating the teamâs win. However the tweet featured a photo of Aaron Hernandez who was convicted of murder committed suicide and hasnât played football since 2012.
For its part the station tweeted out an explanation saying that someone just grabbed a stock photo of the Patriots and it was just an unfortunate coincidence that it was a photo of [TGT] .
A news service that provides WCVB some digital content accidentally posted a pic of Aaron Hernandez in connection w/Pats AFC champ win on our social media. It's embarrassing & unacceptable. We apologize & are working w/team to correct so something like this never happens again. â WCVB-TV Boston (@WCVB) January 22 2018 | 1Neutral
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2,798 | Bitcoin a new asset class not a crypto | Leo Melamed | TOKYO (Reuters) - Bitcoin is likely to become a new asset class in its own right such as gold or stocks which can be traded by major investors and regulated not simply a crypto-currency Leo Melamed Chairman Emeritus of CME Group (CME.O) said on Tuesday.
FILE PHOTO - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) group's Chairman Emeritus Leo Melamed speaks during an interview with Reuters in Tokyo June 30 2014. REUTERS/Yuya Shino
CME the worldâs largest derivatives exchange last week announced that it would launch the futures contract of bitcoin marking a major step in the digital currencyâs path toward mainstream acceptance.
Melamed said he expects major investors to take part in bitcoin futures which the exchange plans to start by the end of year.
âThatâs a very important step for bitcoinâs history... We will regulate make bitcoin not wild nor wilder. Weâll tame it into a regular type instrument of trade with rules â Melamed told Reuters in an interview.
The futures will allow investors to short-sell bitcoins making two-way bets possible a development that he expects will attract major institutional investors not just speculators.
Melamed was elected chairman of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange in 1969. He moved to Chicago in his youth having fled Nazi-occupied Poland with his family.
Melamedâs parents were among a small number of Jews to flee to Lithuania after Germany invaded their native town of Bialystok in Poland he said.
There his family obtained visas to Japan thanks to a diplomat Chiune Sugihara who helped resettle thousands of refugees despite Tokyoâs policies at the time. | TOKYO (Reuters) - Bitcoin is likely to become a new asset class in its own right such as gold or stocks which can be traded by major investors and regulated [TGT] said on Tuesday.
FILE PHOTO - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) group's Chairman Emeritus Leo Melamed speaks during an interview with Reuters in Tokyo June 30 2014. REUTERS/Yuya Shino
CME the worldâs largest derivatives exchange last week announced that [TGT] [TGT] would launch the futures contract of bitcoin marking a major step in the digital currencyâs path toward mainstream acceptance.
[TGT] said [TGT] expects major investors to take part in bitcoin futures which the exchange plans to start by the end of year.
âThatâs a very important step for bitcoinâs history... We will regulate make bitcoin not wild nor wilder. Weâll tame it into a regular type instrument of trade with rules â [TGT] told Reuters in an interview.
The futures will allow investors to short-sell bitcoins making two-way bets possible a development that [TGT] expects will attract major institutional investors not just speculators.
[TGT] was elected chairman of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange in 1969. [TGT] moved to Chicago in [TGT] youth having fled Nazi-occupied Poland with his family.
Melamedâs parents were among a small number of Jews to flee to Lithuania after Germany invaded their native town of Bialystok in Poland he said.
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2,799 | Here's How Breitbart And Milo Smuggled White Nationalism Into The Mainstream | Milo Yiannopoulos | The Breitbart employee closest to the alt-right was Milo Yiannopoulos the siteâs former tech editor known best for his outrageous public provocations such as last yearâs Dangerous Faggot speaking tour and Septemberâs canceled Free Speech Week in Berkeley. For more than a year Yiannopoulos led the site in a coy dance around the movementâs nastier edges writing stories that minimized the role of neo-Nazis and white nationalists while giving its politer voices âa fair hearing.â In March Breitbart editor Alex Marlow insisted âweâre not a hate site.â Breitbartâs media relations staff repeatedly threatened to sue outlets that described Yiannopoulos as racist. And after the violent white supremacist protest in Charlottesville Virginia in August Breitbart published an article explaining that when Bannon said the site welcomed the alt-right he was merely referring to âcomputer gamers and blue-collar voters who hated the GOP brand.â These new emails and documents however clearly show that Breitbart does more than tolerate the most hate-filled racist voices of the alt-right. It thrives on them fueling and being fueled by some of the most toxic beliefs on the political spectrum â and clearing the way for them to enter the American mainstream. Itâs a relationship illustrated most starkly by a previously unreleased April 2016 video in which Yiannopoulos sings âAmerica the Beautifulâ in a Dallas karaoke bar as admirers including the white nationalist Richard Spencer raise their arms in Nazi salutes. These documents chart the Breitbart alt-right universe. They reveal how the website â and in particular Yiannopoulos â links the Mercer family the billionaires who fund Breitbart to underpaid trolls who fill it with provocative content and to extremists striving to create a white ethnostate. They capture what Bannon calls his âkilling machineâ in action as it dredges up the resentments of people around the world sifts through these grievances for ideas and content and propels them from the unsavory parts of the internet up to TrumpWorld collecting advertisersâ checks all along the way. And the cache of emails â some of the most newsworthy of which BuzzFeed News is now making public â expose the extent to which this machine depended on Yiannopoulos who channeled voices both inside and outside the establishment into a clear narrative about the threat liberal discourse posed to America. The emails tell the story of Steve Bannonâs grand plan for Yiannopoulos whom the Breitbart executive chairman transformed from a charismatic young editor into a conservative media star capable of magnetizing a new generation of reactionary anger. Often the documents reveal this anger came from a legion of secret sympathizers in Silicon Valley Hollywood academia suburbia and everywhere in between. "I have said in the past that I find humor in breaking taboos and laughing at things that people tell me are forbidden to joke about " Yiannopoulos wrote in a statement to BuzzFeed News. "But everyone who knows me also knows I'm not a racist. As someone of Jewish ancestry I of course condemn racism in the strongest possible terms. I have stopped making jokes on these matters because I do not want any confusion on this subject. I disavow Richard Spencer and his entire sorry band of idiots. I have been and am a steadfast supporter of Jews and Israel. I disavow white nationalism and I disavow racism and I always have.â He added that during his karaoke performance his "severe myopia" made it impossible for him to see the Hitler salutes a few feet away.
A year and a half ago Milo Yiannopoulos set himself a difficult task: to define the alt-right. It was five months before Hillary Clinton named the alt-right in a campaign speech 10 months before the alt-rightâs great hope became president and 17 months before Charlottesville clinched the alt-right as a stalking horse for violent white nationalism. The movement had just begun its explosive emergence into the countryâs politics and culture.
At the time Yiannopoulos who would later describe himself as a âfellow travelerâ of the alt-right was the tech editor of Breitbart. In summer 2015 after spending a year gathering momentum through GamerGate â the opening salvo of the new culture wars â he convinced Breitbart upper management to give him his own section. And for four months he helped Bannon wage what the Breitbart boss called in emails to staff â#war.â It was a war fought story by story against the perceived forces of liberal activism on every conceivable battleground in American life. Yiannopoulos was a useful soldier whose very public identity as a gay man (one who has now married a black man) helped defend him his anti-political correctness crusade and his employer from charges of bigotry. But now Yiannopoulos had a more complicated fight on his hands. The left â and worse some on the right â had started to condemn the new conservative energy as reactionary and racist. Yiannopoulos had to take back âalt-right â to redefine for Breitbartâs audience a poorly understood leaderless movement parts of which had already started to resist the term itself. So he reached out to key constituents who included a neo-Nazi and a white nationalist. âFinally doing my big feature on the alt right â Yiannopoulos wrote in a March 9 2016 email to Andrew âWeevâ Auernheimer a hacker who is the system administrator of the neo-Nazi hub the Daily Stormer and who would later ask his followers to disrupt the funeral of Charlottesville victim Heather Heyer. âFancy braindumping some thoughts for me.â âItâs time for me to do my big definitive guide to the alt right â Yiannopoulos wrote four hours later to Curtis Yarvin a software engineer who under the nom de plume Mencius Moldbug helped create the âneoreactionaryâ movement which holds that Enlightenment democracy has failed and that a return to feudalism and authoritarian rule is in order. âWhich is my whorish way of asking if you have anything youâd like to make sure I include.â âAlt r feature figured youâd have some thoughts â Yiannopoulos wrote the same day to Devin Saucier who helps edit the online white nationalist magazine American Renaissance under the pseudonym Henry Wolff and who wrote a story in June 2017 called âWhy I Am (Among Other Things) a White Nationalist.â The three responded at length: Weev about the Daily Stormer and a podcast called The Daily Shoah Yarvin in characteristically sweeping world-historical assertions (âItâs no secret that North America contains many distinct cultural/ethnic communities. This is not optimal but with a competent king itâs not a huge problem eitherâ) and Saucier with a list of thinkers politicians journalists films (Dune Mad Max The Dark Knight) and musical genres (folk metal martial industrial â80s synthpop) important to the movement. Yiannopoulos forwarded it all along with the Wikipedia entries for âAlternative Rightâ and the esoteric far-right Italian philosopher Julius Evola â a major influence on 20th-century Italian fascists and Richard Spencer alike â to Allum Bokhari his deputy and frequent ghostwriter whom he had met during GamerGate. âInclude a bit of everything â he instructed Bokhari.
âI think youâll like what Iâm cooking up â Yiannopoulos wrote to Saucier the American Renaissance editor. âI look forward to it â Saucier replied. âBannon as you probably know is sympathetic to much of it.â Five days later Bokhari returned a 3 000-word draft a taxonomy of the movement titled âALT-RIGHT BEHEMOTH.â It included a little bit of everything: the brains and their influences (Yarvin and Evola etc.) the ânatural conservativesâ (people who think different ethnic groups should stay separate for scientific reasons) the âMeme teamâ (4chan and 8chan) and the actual hatemongers. Of the last group Bokhari wrote: âThereâs just not very many of them no-one really likes them and theyâre unlikely to achieve anything significant in the alt-right.â âMagnificent start â Yiannopoulos responded.
Over the next three days Yiannopoulos passed the article back to Yarvin and the white nationalist Saucier the latter of whom gave line-by-line annotations. He also sent it to Vox Day a writer who was expelled from the board of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America for calling a black writer an âignorant savage â and to Alex Marlow the editor of Breitbart. âSolid fair and fairly comprehensive â Vox Day responded with a few suggestions. âMost of it is great but I donât want to rush a major long form piece like this â Marlow wrote back. âA few people will need to weigh in since it deals heavily with race.â
Also there was another sensitive issue to be raised: credit. âAllum did most of the work on this and wants joint [byline] but I want the glory here â Yiannopoulos wrote back to Marlow. âI am telling him you said itâs sensitive and want my byline alone on it.â Minutes later Yiannopoulos emailed Bokhari. âI was going to have Marlow collude with me ⦠about the byline on the alt right thing because I want to take it solo. Will you hate me too much if I do that? ⦠Truthfully management is very edgy on this one (They love it but itâs racially charged) and they would prefer it.â âWill management definitely say no if itâs both of us?â Bokhari responded. âI think it actually lowers the risk if someone with a brown-sounding name shares the BL.â Five days later March 22nd Marlow returned with comments. He suggested that the story should show in more detail how Yiannopoulos and most of the alt-right rejected the actual neo-Nazis in the movement. And he added that Taki's Magazine and VDare two publications Yiannopoulos and Bokhari identified as part of the alt-right âare both racist. ⦠We should disclaimer that or strike that part of the history from the article.â (The published story added in the passive voice âAll of these websites have been accused of racism.â) Again the story went back to Bokhari who on the 24th sent Yiannopoulos still another draft with the subject head âALT RIGHT MEIN FUHRER.â On the 27th now co-bylined the story was ready for upper management: Bannon and Larry Solov Breitbartâs press-shy CEO. It was also ready on a separate email chain for another read and round of comments from the white nationalist Saucier the feudalist Yarvin the neo-Nazi Weev and Vox Day. âI need to go thru this tomorrow in depthâ¦although I do appreciate any piece that mentions evola â Bannon wrote. On the 29th in an email titled âsteve wants you to read this â Marlow sent Yiannopoulos a list of edits and notes Bannon had solicited from James Pinkerton a former Reagan and George H.W. Bush staffer and a contributing editor of the American Conservative. The 59-year-old Pinkerton was put off by a cartoon of Pepe the Frog conducting the Trump Train. âI love art â he wrote inline. âI think [Breitbart News Network] needs a lot more of it but I donât get the above. Frogs? Kermit? Am I missing something here?â Later that day Breitbart published âAn Establishment Conservativeâs Guide to the Alt-Right.â It quickly became a touchstone cited in the New York Times the Los Angeles Times the New Yorker CNN and New York Magazine among others. And its influence is still being felt. This past July in a speech in Warsaw that was celebrated by the alt-right President Trump echoed a line from the story â a story written by a âbrown-soundingâ amanuensis all but line-edited by a white nationalist laundered for racism by Breitbartâs editors and supervised by the man who would in short order become the presidentâs chief strategist. The machine had worked well.
The previous November Yiannopoulos emailed Bannon with a bone to pick. Breitbart London reported that a London college student behind a popular social justice hashtag had threatened the anti-Islam activist Pamela Geller. âThe story is horseshit and we should never have published it â Yiannopoulos wrote. âReckless and stupid. ⦠Strongly recommend we pull. itâs insanely defamatory. I spoke to pamela geller and even she said it was rubbish. Weâre outright lying about this girl and surely weâre better than that. We can and should win by telling the truth.â Six minutes later Bannon wrote back to his tech editor in a fury. âYour [sic] full of shit. When I need your advice on anything I will ask. ... The tech site is a total clusterfuck---meaningless stories written by juveniles. You donât have a clue how to build a company or what real content is. And you donât have long to figure it out or your [sic] gone. ⦠You are magenalia [sic].â
On December 8 the New York Times published a major story about the radicalization of American Muslims on Facebook. Yiannopoulos published a story called âBirth Control Makes Women Unattractive and Crazy.â That afternoon Bannon emailed Yiannopoulos and Marlow. âDude---we r in a global existentialist war where our enemy EXISTS in social media and u r jerking yourself off w/ marginalia!!!! U should be OWNING this conversation because u r everything they hate!!! Drop your toys pick up your tools and go help save western civilization.â âMessage received â Yiannopoulos wrote back. âI will do a Week of Islam next week.â âU donât need that â Bannon responded. âJust get in the fight---ur Social Media and they have made it a powerful weapon of war. ⦠There is no war correspondent in the west yet dude and u can own it and be remember for 3 generations--or sit around wasting your God-given talents jerking off to your fan base.â Over the next several months Yiannopoulos began to find the right targets. First it was a continued attack on Shaun King the writer and Black Lives Matter activist whose ethnicity Yiannopoulos had called into question. Next it was thenâYahoo CEO Marissa Mayer who Bannon called in an email to Yiannopoulos the âposter child for the narcissistic ecosystem.â And increasingly it was enemies of Donald Trump. In response to a Yiannopoulos pitch accusing a prominent Republican opponent of Trump of being a pill-popper Bannon wrote: âDude!!! LMAO! ⦠Epic.â And Bannon signed off on an April story by Yiannopoulos imploring #NeverTrumpers to get on board with âTrump and the alt-right.â (Bannon did however veto making it the lead story on the site writing to Yiannopoulos and Marlow âLooks like we have our thumb on the scale.â) Why was Bannon so concerned with the focus of his tech editorâs energies? In a February email exchange before Yiannopoulos appeared on Greg Gutfeldâs Sunday Fox News show Bannon wrote âGutfeld should become an object lesson for u. Brilliant cultural commentator who really got pop culture the hipster scene and advant [sic] gardeâ¦.got on fox and tried to become a political pundit...lost all credibility. ⦠You r one of the potential heirs to his cultural leadership so act according.â Bannon was grooming the younger man for something greater. In May Bannon invited Yiannopoulos to Cannes for a week for the film festival. âWant to discuss tv and film with u â he wrote in an email. âU get to meet my partners hang on the boat and discuss business.â
The boat was the Sea Owl a 200-foot yacht owned by the hedge fund billionaire Robert Mercer who is a major funder of Breitbart and various other far-right enterprises. That week Yiannopoulos shuttled back and forth from the Cannes Palace Hotel to the pier next to the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès and the green-sterned âfantasy-inspiredâ vessel complete with a Dale Chihuly chandelier. The Mercers were in town to promote Clinton Cash a film produced by Bannon and their production studio Glittering Steel. On board Yiannopoulos drank mingled and interviewed Phil Robertson the lavishly bearded patriarch of Duck Dynasty for his podcast. âI know how lucky I am â Yiannopoulos wrote to Bannon on May 20. âIâm going to work hard to make you some money -- and win the war! Thanks for having me this week and for the faith youâre placing in me chief. The left wonât know what hit them.â âU just focus on being who u are-- we will put a top level team around u â Bannon wrote back. â#war.â
Bannon passed the request from Mercer to Yiannopoulos . Yiannopoulos passed it to Charlie Nash an 18-year-old Englishman whom he had met at a conference of the populist right-wing UK Independence Party conference the previous year and who started working as his intern immediately after. Like some bleach-blonde messiah of antiâpolitical correctness Yiannopoulos tended to draw in ideologically sympathetic young men at conferences campus speeches and on social media accumulating more and more acolytes as he went along. In June 2015 it was Ben Kew who invited Yiannopoulos to speak at the University of Bristol where he was a student; he âs now a staff writer for Breitbart. In September 2015 it was Tom Ciccotta the treasurer of the class of 2017 at Bucknell University who still writes for Breitbart. In February 2016 it was Hunter Swogger a University of Michigan student and then the editor of the conservative Michigan Review whom Yiannopoulos cultivated and brought on as a social media specialist during his Dangerous Faggot tour. Yiannopoulos called these young researchers his âtrufflehounds.â Nash who had just been hired by Breitbart at $30 000 a year after months of lobbying by Yiannopoulos dutifully fielded the request from the billionaire indirectly paying his salary and turned around a story about the rejected Capitol HillAwry app on the 25th â and a follow-up five days later after Apple reversed its decision. âHuge victory â Bannon emailed after the reversal. âHuge win.â This was the usual way stories came in from the Mercers according to a former Breitbart editor: with a request from Bannon referring to âour investorsâ or âour investing partners.â After Cannes as Bannon pushed Yiannopoulos to do more live events that presented expensive logistical challenges the involvement of the investing partners became increasingly obvious. Following a May event at DePaul University in Chicago in which Black Lives Matter protesters stormed a Yiannopoulos speech he wrote to Bannon âI wouldnât confess this to anyone publicly of course but I was worried ... last night that I was going to get punched or worse. ... I need one or two people of my own.â
âAgree 100% â Bannon wrote. âWe want you to stir up more. Milo: for your eyes only we r going to use the mercers private security company.â Copied on the email was Dan Fleuette Bannonâs coproducer at Glittering Steel and the man who acted for months as the go-between for Yiannopoulos and the Mercers. As Yiannopoulos made the transition in summer 2016 from being a writer to becoming largely the star of a traveling stage show Fleuette was enlisted to process and wrangle the legion of young assistants managers trainers and other talent the Breitbart tech editor demanded be brought along for the ride.
First came Tim Gionet the former BuzzFeed social media strategist who goes by âBaked Alaskaâ on Twitter whom Yiannopoulos pitched to Fleuette as a tour manager in late May. Gionet accompanied Yiannopoulos to Florida after the June 2016 Pulse nightclub killings in Orlando. The two planned a press conference outside a mosque attended by the shooter Omar Mateen. (âBrilliant â Bannon emailed. âBtw they are ALL âfactories of hate.ââ) But after some impertinent tweets and back talk from Gionet Fleuette became Yiannopoulosâs managerial confidante. âHe needs to understand that âBaked Alaskaâ is over â Yiannopoulos wrote in one email to Fleuette. âHe is not a friend he is an employee. ⦠He is becoming a laughing stock and that reflects badly on me.â In another âI think we need to replace Tim. ⦠[He] has no news judgment or understanding of whatâs dangerous (thinks tweets about Jews are just fine). ⦠He seems more interested in his career as an obscure Twitter personality than my tour manager.â At the Republican National Convention Yiannopoulos deliberately chose a hotel for Gionet far from the convention center writing to another Breitbart employee âExactly where I want him. ⦠He needs the commute to remind him of his place.â Gionet did not respond to multiple requests by BuzzFeed News for comment.
But Gionet who would go on to march with the alt-right in Charlottesville was still useful to Yiannopoulos as a gateway to a group of young hip social mediaâsavvy Trump supporters. Yiannopoulos managed all of his assistants and ghostwriters under his own umbrella using âyiannopoulos.netâ emails and private Slack rooms. This structure insulated Breitbartâs upper management from the 4chan savants and GamerGate vets working for Yiannopoulos . And it gave Yiannopoulos a staff loyal to him above Breitbart. (Indeed Yiannopoulos shopped a separate âTeam Miloâ section to Dow Jones which publishes the Wall Street Journal in July 2016.) It also sometimes led to extraordinarily fraught organizational and personal dynamics. Take Allum Bokhari the Oxford-educated former political consultant whom Yiannopoulos rewarded for his years of grunt work with a $100 000 ghostwriting contract for his book Dangerous. But the men were spying on each other. In April 2016 Yiannopoulos asked Bokhari for âa complete list of the email social media bank accounts and any other system and services of mine you have been accessing and how long youâve had access.â Bokhari confessed to having logged into Yiannopoulosâs email and Slack and had used Yiannopoulos âs credit card for an Airbnb a confession Yiannopoulos quickly passed on to Larry Solov the Breitbart CEO. âMy basic position is that he is not stable and needs to be far away from me â Yiannopoulos wrote to Marlow and Solov. Meanwhile Yiannopoulos had compiled a transcript of what he called âa short section of 30 hours of recording down on paper â which appeared to be of conversations between Bokhari and a friend. The newcomers brought in by Gionet werenât much better behaved. Yiannopoulos had to boot one prospective member of his âtour squadâ for posting cocaine use on Snapchat. Mike Mahoney a thenâ20-year-old from North Carolina had to be monitored because of his propensity for racism and anti-Semitism on social media. (Mahoney was later banned from Twitter but heâs relocated to Gab a free speech uber alles social network where he is free to post messages such as âreminder: muslims are fags.â) âLet me know if thereâs anything specific thatâs really bad eg any Jew stuff â Yiannopoulos wrote of Mahoney in an email to another member of his staff. âHis entire Twitter persona will have to change dramatically once he gets the job.â On September 11 2016 Mahoney signed a $2 500-a-month contract with Glittering Steel. As the Dangerous Faggot tour swung into gear Yiannopoulos grew increasingly hostile toward Fleuette whom he excoriated for late payments to his young crew lack of support and disorganization. âThe entire tour staff is demanding money â Yiannopoulos wrote in one email to Fleuette in October. âNo one knows or cares who Glittering Steel is but this represents a significantly damaging risk to my reputation if it gets out.â And in another âYour problem right now is keeping me happy." Yet ultimately Fleuette was necessary â he connected Yiannopoulos âs madcap world and the massively rich people funding the machine. âI think you know who the final decision belongs to â Fleuette wrote to Yiannopoulos after one particularly frantic request for money. âI am in daily communication with them.â
Yiannopoulos âs star rose throughout 2016 thanks to a succession of controversial public appearances social media conflagrations Breitbart radio spots television hits and magazine profiles. Bannonâs guidance the Mercersâ patronage and the creative energy of his young staff had come together at exactly the time Donald Trump turned offensive speech into a defining issue in American culture. And for thousands of people Yiannopoulos Breitbartâs poster child for offensive speech became a secret champion.
Aggrieved by the encroachment of so-called cultural Marxism into American public life and egged on by an endless stream of stories on Fox News about safe spaces and racially charged campus confrontations a diverse group of Americans took to Yiannopoulos âs inbox to thank him and to confess their fears about the future of the country. He heard from ancient veterans who âbinge-watchedâ his speeches on YouTube; from âa 58 year old asian womanâ concerned about her high school daughterâs progressive teachers; from boys asking how to win classroom arguments against feminists; from a former NASA employee who said he had been âlaid off by my fat female bossâ and was sad that the Jet Propulsion Lab had become âcompletely cuckedâ; from a man who had bought his 11-year-old son an AR-15 and named it âMiloâ; from an Indiana lesbian who said she âdespised liberalsâ and begged Yiannopoulos to âkeep triggering the special snowflakesâ; from a doctoral student in philosophy who said he had been threatened with dismissal from his program for sharing his low opinion of Islam; from a Charlotte police officer thanking Yiannopoulos for his âcommon sense Facebook postsâ about the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott (âBLUE LIVES MATTER â Yiannopoulos responded); from a New Jersey school teacher who feared his students would become âpawns for the left social justice campaignâ; from a man who said he had returned from a deployment in âan Islamic countryâ to discover that his wife was transitioning and wanted a divorce (subject line âRegressivism stole my wifeâ); from a father terrified his daughter might attend Smith College; from fans who wanted to give him jokes to use about fat people about gay people about Muslims about Hillary Clinton. He also heard with frequency from accomplished people in predominantly liberal industries â entertainment tech academia fashion and media â who resented what they felt was a censorious coastal cultural orthodoxy. Taken together they represent something like a network of sleeper James Damores vexed but silent for fear of losing their jobs or friends kvetching to Yiannopoulos as a pressure valve. For Yiannopoulos these emails werenât just validation though they were obviously that. They sometimes became more ammunition for the culture war. âIâm a relatively recent ex-lefty who received deep liberal indoctrination via elite private schools (Yale and Andover) â wrote one film editor who introduced herself as an âUndercover âpede in Hollywood." (âCentipedeâ is slang for an online Trump supporter.) âIâve been deeply closeted thus far due to the severe personal and professional repercussions of not beating the progressive drum.â In an email titled âWorking for E! Is Hell â a production manager at the cable network wrote Yiannopoulos that her employer was a âcontributor to the fake news machine and my colleagues have become insufferable. ⦠I ⦠offer you my services ⦠a partner in fighting globalism.â And Adam Grandmaison whom Rolling Stone described as âunderground hip-hopâs major tastemaker â reached out to Yiannopoulos to suggest he investigate a journalist who had accused her ex-boyfriend of physical abuse. In an email to BuzzFeed News Grandmaison wrote that he was merely voicing concern about a black man being judged by the media and that "I didn't intend for [Milo] to write about it." (Grandmaison's email to Yiannopoulos began "first off i absolutely do not want credit for tipping you off to this.") Even more tips came in from tech workers. A Google employee sent Yiannopoulos a picture of a cartoon gingerbread man named âGogy the Googely Googlerâ that had been posted by a coffee machine to remind employees to tidy up. According to the Google employee the sign had turned into an HR problem after employees were angered that Gogy was identified as male.
A Google spokesperson told BuzzFeed News the company has no record of Gogy or any related HR complaint. A Twitter software engineer who felt betrayed by the âmoral companyâ he had worked for since 2012 when it âstood for free speech â emailed to tell Yiannopoulos that the removal of his verification in early 2016 âwas obviously politically motivated.â And some of these disgruntled tech workers reached beyond the rank and file. Vivek Wadhwa a prominent entrepreneur and academic reached out repeatedly to Yiannopoulos with stories of what he considered out-of-control political correctness. First it was about a boycott campaign against a Kickstarter with connections to GamerGate. (âThese people are truly crazy and destructive. ⦠What horrible people â wrote Wadwha of the campaigners.) Then it was about Y-Combinator cofounder Paul Graham; Wadwha felt Graham was being unfairly targeted for an essay he wrote about gender inequality in tech. âPolitical correctness has gone too far â Wadhwa wrote. âThe alternative is communism â not equality. And that is a failed systemâ¦â Yiannopoulos passed Wadhwaâs email to Bokhari who promptly ghostwrote a story for Breitbart âSocial Justice Warrior Knives Out For Startup Guru Paul Graham.â Wadwha told BuzzFeed News that he no longer supports Yiannopoulos. | The Breitbart employee closest to the alt-right was Milo Yiannopoulos the siteâs former tech editor known best for his outrageous public provocations such as last yearâs Dangerous Faggot speaking tour and Septemberâs canceled Free Speech Week in Berkeley. For more than a year Yiannopoulos led the site in a coy dance around the movementâs nastier edges writing stories that minimized the role of neo-Nazis and white nationalists while giving its politer voices âa fair hearing.â In March Breitbart editor Alex Marlow insisted âweâre not a hate site.â Breitbartâs media relations staff repeatedly threatened to sue outlets that described Yiannopoulos as racist. And after the violent white supremacist protest in Charlottesville Virginia in August Breitbart published an article explaining that when Bannon said the site welcomed the alt-right he was merely referring to âcomputer gamers and blue-collar voters who hated the GOP brand.â These new emails and documents however clearly show that Breitbart does more than tolerate the most hate-filled racist voices of the alt-right. It thrives on them fueling and being fueled by some of the most toxic beliefs on the political spectrum â and clearing the way for them to enter the American mainstream. Itâs a relationship illustrated most starkly by a previously unreleased April 2016 video in which Yiannopoulos sings âAmerica the Beautifulâ in a Dallas karaoke bar as admirers including the white nationalist Richard Spencer raise their arms in Nazi salutes. These documents chart the Breitbart alt-right universe. They reveal how the website â and in particular [TGT] â links the Mercer family the billionaires who fund Breitbart to underpaid trolls who fill it with provocative content and to extremists striving to create a white ethnostate. They capture what Bannon calls his âkilling machineâ in action as it dredges up the resentments of people around the world sifts through these grievances for ideas and content and propels them from the unsavory parts of the internet up to TrumpWorld collecting advertisersâ checks all along the way. And the cache of emails â some of the most newsworthy of which BuzzFeed News is now making public â expose the extent to which this machine depended on [TGT] who channeled voices both inside and outside the establishment into a clear narrative about the threat liberal discourse posed to America. The emails tell the story of Steve Bannonâs grand plan for Yiannopoulos whom the Breitbart executive chairman transformed from a charismatic young editor into a conservative media star capable of magnetizing a new generation of reactionary anger. Often the documents reveal this anger came from a legion of secret sympathizers in Silicon Valley Hollywood academia suburbia and everywhere in between. "I have said in the past that I find humor in breaking taboos and laughing at things that people tell me are forbidden to joke about " Yiannopoulos wrote in a statement to BuzzFeed News. "But everyone who knows me also knows I'm not a racist. As someone of Jewish ancestry I of course condemn racism in the strongest possible terms. I have stopped making jokes on these matters because I do not want any confusion on this subject. I disavow Richard Spencer and his entire sorry band of idiots. I have been and am a steadfast supporter of Jews and Israel. I disavow white nationalism and I disavow racism and I always have.â He added that during his karaoke performance his "severe myopia" made it impossible for him to see the Hitler salutes a few feet away.
A year and a half ago Milo Yiannopoulos set himself a difficult task: to define the alt-right. It was five months before Hillary Clinton named the alt-right in a campaign speech 10 months before the alt-rightâs great hope became president and 17 months before Charlottesville clinched the alt-right as a stalking horse for violent white nationalism. The movement had just begun its explosive emergence into the countryâs politics and culture.
At the time Yiannopoulos who would later describe himself as a âfellow travelerâ of the alt-right was the tech editor of Breitbart. In summer 2015 after spending a year gathering momentum through GamerGate â the opening salvo of the new culture wars â he convinced Breitbart upper management to give him his own section. And for four months he helped Bannon wage what the Breitbart boss called in emails to staff â#war.â It was a war fought story by story against the perceived forces of liberal activism on every conceivable battleground in American life. Yiannopoulos was a useful soldier whose very public identity as a gay man (one who has now married a black man) helped defend him his anti-political correctness crusade and his employer from charges of bigotry. But now Yiannopoulos had a more complicated fight on his hands. The left â and worse some on the right â had started to condemn the new conservative energy as reactionary and racist. Yiannopoulos had to take back âalt-right â to redefine for Breitbartâs audience a poorly understood leaderless movement parts of which had already started to resist the term itself. So he reached out to key constituents who included a neo-Nazi and a white nationalist. âFinally doing my big feature on the alt right â Yiannopoulos wrote in a March 9 2016 email to Andrew âWeevâ Auernheimer a hacker who is the system administrator of the neo-Nazi hub the Daily Stormer and who would later ask his followers to disrupt the funeral of Charlottesville victim Heather Heyer. âFancy braindumping some thoughts for me.â âItâs time for me to do my big definitive guide to the alt right â Yiannopoulos wrote four hours later to Curtis Yarvin a software engineer who under the nom de plume Mencius Moldbug helped create the âneoreactionaryâ movement which holds that Enlightenment democracy has failed and that a return to feudalism and authoritarian rule is in order. âWhich is my whorish way of asking if you have anything youâd like to make sure I include.â âAlt r feature figured youâd have some thoughts â Yiannopoulos wrote the same day to Devin Saucier who helps edit the online white nationalist magazine American Renaissance under the pseudonym Henry Wolff and who wrote a story in June 2017 called âWhy I Am (Among Other Things) a White Nationalist.â The three responded at length: Weev about the Daily Stormer and a podcast called The Daily Shoah Yarvin in characteristically sweeping world-historical assertions (âItâs no secret that North America contains many distinct cultural/ethnic communities. This is not optimal but with a competent king itâs not a huge problem eitherâ) and Saucier with a list of thinkers politicians journalists films (Dune Mad Max The Dark Knight) and musical genres (folk metal martial industrial â80s synthpop) important to the movement. Yiannopoulos forwarded it all along with the Wikipedia entries for âAlternative Rightâ and the esoteric far-right Italian philosopher Julius Evola â a major influence on 20th-century Italian fascists and Richard Spencer alike â to Allum Bokhari his deputy and frequent ghostwriter whom he had met during GamerGate. âInclude a bit of everything â he instructed Bokhari.
âI think youâll like what Iâm cooking up â Yiannopoulos wrote to Saucier the American Renaissance editor. âI look forward to it â Saucier replied. âBannon as you probably know is sympathetic to much of it.â Five days later Bokhari returned a 3 000-word draft a taxonomy of the movement titled âALT-RIGHT BEHEMOTH.â It included a little bit of everything: the brains and their influences (Yarvin and Evola etc.) the ânatural conservativesâ (people who think different ethnic groups should stay separate for scientific reasons) the âMeme teamâ (4chan and 8chan) and the actual hatemongers. Of the last group Bokhari wrote: âThereâs just not very many of them no-one really likes them and theyâre unlikely to achieve anything significant in the alt-right.â âMagnificent start â Yiannopoulos responded.
Over the next three days Yiannopoulos passed the article back to Yarvin and the white nationalist Saucier the latter of whom gave line-by-line annotations. He also sent it to Vox Day a writer who was expelled from the board of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America for calling a black writer an âignorant savage â and to Alex Marlow the editor of Breitbart. âSolid fair and fairly comprehensive â Vox Day responded with a few suggestions. âMost of it is great but I donât want to rush a major long form piece like this â Marlow wrote back. âA few people will need to weigh in since it deals heavily with race.â
Also there was another sensitive issue to be raised: credit. âAllum did most of the work on this and wants joint [byline] but I want the glory here â Yiannopoulos wrote back to Marlow. âI am telling him you said itâs sensitive and want my byline alone on it.â Minutes later Yiannopoulos emailed Bokhari. âI was going to have Marlow collude with me ⦠about the byline on the alt right thing because I want to take it solo. Will you hate me too much if I do that? ⦠Truthfully management is very edgy on this one (They love it but itâs racially charged) and they would prefer it.â âWill management definitely say no if itâs both of us?â Bokhari responded. âI think it actually lowers the risk if someone with a brown-sounding name shares the BL.â Five days later March 22nd Marlow returned with comments. He suggested that the story should show in more detail how Yiannopoulos and most of the alt-right rejected the actual neo-Nazis in the movement. And he added that Taki's Magazine and VDare two publications Yiannopoulos and Bokhari identified as part of the alt-right âare both racist. ⦠We should disclaimer that or strike that part of the history from the article.â (The published story added in the passive voice âAll of these websites have been accused of racism.â) Again the story went back to Bokhari who on the 24th sent Yiannopoulos still another draft with the subject head âALT RIGHT MEIN FUHRER.â On the 27th now co-bylined the story was ready for upper management: Bannon and Larry Solov Breitbartâs press-shy CEO. It was also ready on a separate email chain for another read and round of comments from the white nationalist Saucier the feudalist Yarvin the neo-Nazi Weev and Vox Day. âI need to go thru this tomorrow in depthâ¦although I do appreciate any piece that mentions evola â Bannon wrote. On the 29th in an email titled âsteve wants you to read this â Marlow sent Yiannopoulos a list of edits and notes Bannon had solicited from James Pinkerton a former Reagan and George H.W. Bush staffer and a contributing editor of the American Conservative. The 59-year-old Pinkerton was put off by a cartoon of Pepe the Frog conducting the Trump Train. âI love art â he wrote inline. âI think [Breitbart News Network] needs a lot more of it but I donât get the above. Frogs? Kermit? Am I missing something here?â Later that day Breitbart published âAn Establishment Conservativeâs Guide to the Alt-Right.â It quickly became a touchstone cited in the New York Times the Los Angeles Times the New Yorker CNN and New York Magazine among others. And its influence is still being felt. This past July in a speech in Warsaw that was celebrated by the alt-right President Trump echoed a line from the story â a story written by a âbrown-soundingâ amanuensis all but line-edited by a white nationalist laundered for racism by Breitbartâs editors and supervised by the man who would in short order become the presidentâs chief strategist. The machine had worked well.
The previous November Yiannopoulos emailed Bannon with a bone to pick. Breitbart London reported that a London college student behind a popular social justice hashtag had threatened the anti-Islam activist Pamela Geller. âThe story is horseshit and we should never have published it â Yiannopoulos wrote. âReckless and stupid. ⦠Strongly recommend we pull. itâs insanely defamatory. I spoke to pamela geller and even she said it was rubbish. Weâre outright lying about this girl and surely weâre better than that. We can and should win by telling the truth.â Six minutes later Bannon wrote back to his tech editor in a fury. âYour [sic] full of shit. When I need your advice on anything I will ask. ... The tech site is a total clusterfuck---meaningless stories written by juveniles. You donât have a clue how to build a company or what real content is. And you donât have long to figure it out or your [sic] gone. ⦠You are magenalia [sic].â
On December 8 the New York Times published a major story about the radicalization of American Muslims on Facebook. Yiannopoulos published a story called âBirth Control Makes Women Unattractive and Crazy.â That afternoon Bannon emailed Yiannopoulos and Marlow. âDude---we r in a global existentialist war where our enemy EXISTS in social media and u r jerking yourself off w/ marginalia!!!! U should be OWNING this conversation because u r everything they hate!!! Drop your toys pick up your tools and go help save western civilization.â âMessage received â Yiannopoulos wrote back. âI will do a Week of Islam next week.â âU donât need that â Bannon responded. âJust get in the fight---ur Social Media and they have made it a powerful weapon of war. ⦠There is no war correspondent in the west yet dude and u can own it and be remember for 3 generations--or sit around wasting your God-given talents jerking off to your fan base.â Over the next several months Yiannopoulos began to find the right targets. First it was a continued attack on Shaun King the writer and Black Lives Matter activist whose ethnicity Yiannopoulos had called into question. Next it was thenâYahoo CEO Marissa Mayer who Bannon called in an email to Yiannopoulos the âposter child for the narcissistic ecosystem.â And increasingly it was enemies of Donald Trump. In response to a Yiannopoulos pitch accusing a prominent Republican opponent of Trump of being a pill-popper Bannon wrote: âDude!!! LMAO! ⦠Epic.â And Bannon signed off on an April story by Yiannopoulos imploring #NeverTrumpers to get on board with âTrump and the alt-right.â (Bannon did however veto making it the lead story on the site writing to Yiannopoulos and Marlow âLooks like we have our thumb on the scale.â) Why was Bannon so concerned with the focus of his tech editorâs energies? In a February email exchange before Yiannopoulos appeared on Greg Gutfeldâs Sunday Fox News show Bannon wrote âGutfeld should become an object lesson for u. Brilliant cultural commentator who really got pop culture the hipster scene and advant [sic] gardeâ¦.got on fox and tried to become a political pundit...lost all credibility. ⦠You r one of the potential heirs to his cultural leadership so act according.â Bannon was grooming the younger man for something greater. In May Bannon invited Yiannopoulos to Cannes for a week for the film festival. âWant to discuss tv and film with u â he wrote in an email. âU get to meet my partners hang on the boat and discuss business.â
The boat was the Sea Owl a 200-foot yacht owned by the hedge fund billionaire Robert Mercer who is a major funder of Breitbart and various other far-right enterprises. That week Yiannopoulos shuttled back and forth from the Cannes Palace Hotel to the pier next to the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès and the green-sterned âfantasy-inspiredâ vessel complete with a Dale Chihuly chandelier. The Mercers were in town to promote Clinton Cash a film produced by Bannon and their production studio Glittering Steel. On board Yiannopoulos drank mingled and interviewed Phil Robertson the lavishly bearded patriarch of Duck Dynasty for his podcast. âI know how lucky I am â Yiannopoulos wrote to Bannon on May 20. âIâm going to work hard to make you some money -- and win the war! Thanks for having me this week and for the faith youâre placing in me chief. The left wonât know what hit them.â âU just focus on being who u are-- we will put a top level team around u â Bannon wrote back. â#war.â
Bannon passed the request from Mercer to Yiannopoulos . Yiannopoulos passed it to Charlie Nash an 18-year-old Englishman whom he had met at a conference of the populist right-wing UK Independence Party conference the previous year and who started working as his intern immediately after. Like some bleach-blonde messiah of antiâpolitical correctness Yiannopoulos tended to draw in ideologically sympathetic young men at conferences campus speeches and on social media accumulating more and more acolytes as he went along. In June 2015 it was Ben Kew who invited Yiannopoulos to speak at the University of Bristol where he was a student; he âs now a staff writer for Breitbart. In September 2015 it was Tom Ciccotta the treasurer of the class of 2017 at Bucknell University who still writes for Breitbart. In February 2016 it was Hunter Swogger a University of Michigan student and then the editor of the conservative Michigan Review whom Yiannopoulos cultivated and brought on as a social media specialist during his Dangerous Faggot tour. Yiannopoulos called these young researchers his âtrufflehounds.â Nash who had just been hired by Breitbart at $30 000 a year after months of lobbying by Yiannopoulos dutifully fielded the request from the billionaire indirectly paying his salary and turned around a story about the rejected Capitol HillAwry app on the 25th â and a follow-up five days later after Apple reversed its decision. âHuge victory â Bannon emailed after the reversal. âHuge win.â This was the usual way stories came in from the Mercers according to a former Breitbart editor: with a request from Bannon referring to âour investorsâ or âour investing partners.â After Cannes as Bannon pushed Yiannopoulos to do more live events that presented expensive logistical challenges the involvement of the investing partners became increasingly obvious. Following a May event at DePaul University in Chicago in which Black Lives Matter protesters stormed a Yiannopoulos speech he wrote to Bannon âI wouldnât confess this to anyone publicly of course but I was worried ... last night that I was going to get punched or worse. ... I need one or two people of my own.â
âAgree 100% â Bannon wrote. âWe want you to stir up more. Milo: for your eyes only we r going to use the mercers private security company.â Copied on the email was Dan Fleuette Bannonâs coproducer at Glittering Steel and the man who acted for months as the go-between for Yiannopoulos and the Mercers. As Yiannopoulos made the transition in summer 2016 from being a writer to becoming largely the star of a traveling stage show Fleuette was enlisted to process and wrangle the legion of young assistants managers trainers and other talent the Breitbart tech editor demanded be brought along for the ride.
First came Tim Gionet the former BuzzFeed social media strategist who goes by âBaked Alaskaâ on Twitter whom Yiannopoulos pitched to Fleuette as a tour manager in late May. Gionet accompanied Yiannopoulos to Florida after the June 2016 Pulse nightclub killings in Orlando. The two planned a press conference outside a mosque attended by the shooter Omar Mateen. (âBrilliant â Bannon emailed. âBtw they are ALL âfactories of hate.ââ) But after some impertinent tweets and back talk from Gionet Fleuette became Yiannopoulosâs managerial confidante. âHe needs to understand that âBaked Alaskaâ is over â Yiannopoulos wrote in one email to Fleuette. âHe is not a friend he is an employee. ⦠He is becoming a laughing stock and that reflects badly on me.â In another âI think we need to replace Tim. ⦠[He] has no news judgment or understanding of whatâs dangerous (thinks tweets about Jews are just fine). ⦠He seems more interested in his career as an obscure Twitter personality than my tour manager.â At the Republican National Convention Yiannopoulos deliberately chose a hotel for Gionet far from the convention center writing to another Breitbart employee âExactly where I want him. ⦠He needs the commute to remind him of his place.â Gionet did not respond to multiple requests by BuzzFeed News for comment.
But Gionet who would go on to march with the alt-right in Charlottesville was still useful to Yiannopoulos as a gateway to a group of young hip social mediaâsavvy Trump supporters. Yiannopoulos managed all of his assistants and ghostwriters under his own umbrella using âyiannopoulos.netâ emails and private Slack rooms. This structure insulated Breitbartâs upper management from the 4chan savants and GamerGate vets working for Yiannopoulos . And it gave Yiannopoulos a staff loyal to him above Breitbart. (Indeed Yiannopoulos shopped a separate âTeam Miloâ section to Dow Jones which publishes the Wall Street Journal in July 2016.) It also sometimes led to extraordinarily fraught organizational and personal dynamics. Take Allum Bokhari the Oxford-educated former political consultant whom Yiannopoulos rewarded for his years of grunt work with a $100 000 ghostwriting contract for his book Dangerous. But the men were spying on each other. In April 2016 Yiannopoulos asked Bokhari for âa complete list of the email social media bank accounts and any other system and services of mine you have been accessing and how long youâve had access.â Bokhari confessed to having logged into Yiannopoulosâs email and Slack and had used Yiannopoulos âs credit card for an Airbnb a confession Yiannopoulos quickly passed on to Larry Solov the Breitbart CEO. âMy basic position is that he is not stable and needs to be far away from me â Yiannopoulos wrote to Marlow and Solov. Meanwhile Yiannopoulos had compiled a transcript of what he called âa short section of 30 hours of recording down on paper â which appeared to be of conversations between Bokhari and a friend. The newcomers brought in by Gionet werenât much better behaved. Yiannopoulos had to boot one prospective member of his âtour squadâ for posting cocaine use on Snapchat. Mike Mahoney a thenâ20-year-old from North Carolina had to be monitored because of his propensity for racism and anti-Semitism on social media. (Mahoney was later banned from Twitter but heâs relocated to Gab a free speech uber alles social network where he is free to post messages such as âreminder: muslims are fags.â) âLet me know if thereâs anything specific thatâs really bad eg any Jew stuff â Yiannopoulos wrote of Mahoney in an email to another member of his staff. âHis entire Twitter persona will have to change dramatically once he gets the job.â On September 11 2016 Mahoney signed a $2 500-a-month contract with Glittering Steel. As the Dangerous Faggot tour swung into gear Yiannopoulos grew increasingly hostile toward Fleuette whom he excoriated for late payments to his young crew lack of support and disorganization. âThe entire tour staff is demanding money â Yiannopoulos wrote in one email to Fleuette in October. âNo one knows or cares who Glittering Steel is but this represents a significantly damaging risk to my reputation if it gets out.â And in another âYour problem right now is keeping me happy." Yet ultimately Fleuette was necessary â he connected Yiannopoulos âs madcap world and the massively rich people funding the machine. âI think you know who the final decision belongs to â Fleuette wrote to Yiannopoulos after one particularly frantic request for money. âI am in daily communication with them.â
Yiannopoulos âs star rose throughout 2016 thanks to a succession of controversial public appearances social media conflagrations Breitbart radio spots television hits and magazine profiles. Bannonâs guidance the Mercersâ patronage and the creative energy of his young staff had come together at exactly the time Donald Trump turned offensive speech into a defining issue in American culture. And for thousands of people Yiannopoulos Breitbartâs poster child for offensive speech became a secret champion.
Aggrieved by the encroachment of so-called cultural Marxism into American public life and egged on by an endless stream of stories on Fox News about safe spaces and racially charged campus confrontations a diverse group of Americans took to Yiannopoulos âs inbox to thank him and to confess their fears about the future of the country. He heard from ancient veterans who âbinge-watchedâ his speeches on YouTube; from âa 58 year old asian womanâ concerned about her high school daughterâs progressive teachers; from boys asking how to win classroom arguments against feminists; from a former NASA employee who said he had been âlaid off by my fat female bossâ and was sad that the Jet Propulsion Lab had become âcompletely cuckedâ; from a man who had bought his 11-year-old son an AR-15 and named it âMiloâ; from an Indiana lesbian who said she âdespised liberalsâ and begged Yiannopoulos to âkeep triggering the special snowflakesâ; from a doctoral student in philosophy who said he had been threatened with dismissal from his program for sharing his low opinion of Islam; from a Charlotte police officer thanking Yiannopoulos for his âcommon sense Facebook postsâ about the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott (âBLUE LIVES MATTER â Yiannopoulos responded); from a New Jersey school teacher who feared his students would become âpawns for the left social justice campaignâ; from a man who said he had returned from a deployment in âan Islamic countryâ to discover that his wife was transitioning and wanted a divorce (subject line âRegressivism stole my wifeâ); from a father terrified his daughter might attend Smith College; from fans who wanted to give him jokes to use about fat people about gay people about Muslims about Hillary Clinton. He also heard with frequency from accomplished people in predominantly liberal industries â entertainment tech academia fashion and media â who resented what they felt was a censorious coastal cultural orthodoxy. Taken together they represent something like a network of sleeper James Damores vexed but silent for fear of losing their jobs or friends kvetching to Yiannopoulos as a pressure valve. For Yiannopoulos these emails werenât just validation though they were obviously that. They sometimes became more ammunition for the culture war. âIâm a relatively recent ex-lefty who received deep liberal indoctrination via elite private schools (Yale and Andover) â wrote one film editor who introduced herself as an âUndercover âpede in Hollywood." (âCentipedeâ is slang for an online Trump supporter.) âIâve been deeply closeted thus far due to the severe personal and professional repercussions of not beating the progressive drum.â In an email titled âWorking for E! Is Hell â a production manager at the cable network wrote Yiannopoulos that her employer was a âcontributor to the fake news machine and my colleagues have become insufferable. ⦠I ⦠offer you my services ⦠a partner in fighting globalism.â And Adam Grandmaison whom Rolling Stone described as âunderground hip-hopâs major tastemaker â reached out to Yiannopoulos to suggest he investigate a journalist who had accused her ex-boyfriend of physical abuse. In an email to BuzzFeed News Grandmaison wrote that he was merely voicing concern about a black man being judged by the media and that "I didn't intend for [Milo] to write about it." (Grandmaison's email to Yiannopoulos began "first off i absolutely do not want credit for tipping you off to this.") Even more tips came in from tech workers. A Google employee sent Yiannopoulos a picture of a cartoon gingerbread man named âGogy the Googely Googlerâ that had been posted by a coffee machine to remind employees to tidy up. According to the Google employee the sign had turned into an HR problem after employees were angered that Gogy was identified as male.
A Google spokesperson told BuzzFeed News the company has no record of Gogy or any related HR complaint. A Twitter software engineer who felt betrayed by the âmoral companyâ he had worked for since 2012 when it âstood for free speech â emailed to tell Yiannopoulos that the removal of his verification in early 2016 âwas obviously politically motivated.â And some of these disgruntled tech workers reached beyond the rank and file. Vivek Wadhwa a prominent entrepreneur and academic reached out repeatedly to Yiannopoulos with stories of what he considered out-of-control political correctness. First it was about a boycott campaign against a Kickstarter with connections to GamerGate. (âThese people are truly crazy and destructive. ⦠What horrible people â wrote Wadwha of the campaigners.) Then it was about Y-Combinator cofounder Paul Graham; Wadwha felt Graham was being unfairly targeted for an essay he wrote about gender inequality in tech. âPolitical correctness has gone too far â Wadhwa wrote. âThe alternative is communism â not equality. And that is a failed systemâ¦â Yiannopoulos passed Wadhwaâs email to Bokhari who promptly ghostwrote a story for Breitbart âSocial Justice Warrior Knives Out For Startup Guru Paul Graham.â Wadwha told BuzzFeed News that he no longer supports Yiannopoulos. | 1Neutral
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Robin Lloyd who served on the board at Burlington College confirmed that a grand jury was looking into the case as recently as October. She said the panel was interested in what Sanders may have told trustees and lenders in order to secure the 2010 loan for a 33-acre campus along Lake Champlain.
"Theyâre trying to pull together where did the money come from to enable Burlington College to convince (Peopleâs United Bank) and the diocese to go ahead with the deal .â - Robin Lloyd former Burlington College trustee
âTheyâre trying to pull together where did the money come from to enable Burlington College to convince (Peopleâs United Bank) and the diocese to go ahead with the deal â Lloyd told the Burlington Free Press.
Sanders reportedly told college trustees and bank lenders that the college had millions of dollars in donations that could be used to repay the loan. The land was purchased from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington.
At the time Sanders sought a $6.5 million loan from Peopleâs United Bank to buy tax-exempt bonds issued by a state agency and a $3.65 million second mortgage from the Roman Catholic Dioceses of Burlington.
In order to secure the money Sanders reportedly submitted a spreadsheet asserting that the school had $2.4 million in confirmed pledges grants and other funds to repay the debt.
A spokesperson for the Sanders family Jeff Weaver said they had âabsolutely no reason to believe that there is a grand jury empaneled to examine Burlington College Dr. Jane Sanders or any aspect of Dr. Sanders â service as president of Burlington College. | A federal grand jury looking into a soured $10 million real estate deal that involved the wife of Sen. [TGT] sought information on statements made to secure the loan according to a witness and former trustee at the college where Jane Sanders served as president.
Robin Lloyd who served on the board at Burlington College confirmed that a grand jury was looking into the case as recently as October. She said the panel was interested in what Sanders may have told trustees and lenders in order to secure the 2010 loan for a 33-acre campus along Lake Champlain.
"Theyâre trying to pull together where did the money come from to enable Burlington College to convince (Peopleâs United Bank) and the diocese to go ahead with the deal .â - Robin Lloyd former Burlington College trustee
âTheyâre trying to pull together where did the money come from to enable Burlington College to convince (Peopleâs United Bank) and the diocese to go ahead with the deal â Lloyd told the Burlington Free Press.
Sanders reportedly told college trustees and bank lenders that the college had millions of dollars in donations that could be used to repay the loan. The land was purchased from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington.
At the time Sanders sought a $6.5 million loan from Peopleâs United Bank to buy tax-exempt bonds issued by a state agency and a $3.65 million second mortgage from the Roman Catholic Dioceses of Burlington.
In order to secure the money Sanders reportedly submitted a spreadsheet asserting that the school had $2.4 million in confirmed pledges grants and other funds to repay the debt.
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