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3,001 | Trump's ex | Steve Bannon | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former White House strategist Steve Bannon has struck a deal to be interviewed by U.S. Special Counsel Robert Muellerâs team rather than appearing before a grand jury CNN reported on Wednesday citing sources close to Bannon .
Bannon had been subpoenaed to testify before a grand jury in Muellerâs probe of alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and any ties with President Donald Trumpâs campaign according to a person familiar with the matter.
A spokesman for Mueller declined to comment on the CNN report. A lawyer who represented Bannon in an appearance before the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee on Tuesday could not be immediately reached.
An interview with prosecutors would allow Bannon to have an attorney present during his appearance as lawyers are not permitted in grand jury rooms.
Bannon was a close adviser during Trumpâs campaign and in his first months in office but he was fired from his White House job in August as the president sought to bring more order to his staff operations.
Earlier this month Trump attacked Bannon for comments he made to Michael Wolff the author of a book highly critical of the president and his family. They included scathing remarks about Donald Trump Jr. the presidentâs eldest son for meeting during the campaign with a Russian lawyer who was said to have damaging information on Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.
Mueller is investigating allegations that Russia interfered in the 2016 campaign to try to tip the vote in Trumpâs favor as well as any potential collusion by Trumpâs campaign with Moscow.
According to a person familiar with the arrangement the attorney who represented Bannon for Tuesdayâs House appearance William Burck is not representing him in connection with Muellerâs investigation. The person did not believe Bannon had hired a counsel for that yet. | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - [TGT] has struck a deal to be interviewed by U.S. Special Counsel Robert Muellerâs team rather than appearing before a grand jury CNN reported on Wednesday citing sources close to Bannon .
[TGT] had been subpoenaed to testify before a grand jury in Muellerâs probe of alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and any ties with President Donald Trumpâs campaign according to a person familiar with the matter.
A spokesman for Mueller declined to comment on the CNN report. A lawyer who represented [TGT] in an appearance before the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee on Tuesday could not be immediately reached.
An interview with prosecutors would allow [TGT] to have an attorney present during [TGT] appearance as lawyers are not permitted in grand jury rooms.
[TGT] was a close adviser during Trumpâs campaign and in [TGT] first months in office but [TGT] was fired from [TGT] White House job in August as the president sought to bring more order to his staff operations.
Earlier this month Trump attacked [TGT] for comments [TGT] made to Michael Wolff the author of a book highly critical of the president and his family. They included scathing remarks about Donald Trump Jr. the presidentâs eldest son for meeting during the campaign with a Russian lawyer who was said to have damaging information on Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.
Mueller is investigating allegations that Russia interfered in the 2016 campaign to try to tip the vote in Trumpâs favor as well as any potential collusion by Trumpâs campaign with Moscow.
According to a person familiar with the arrangement the attorney who represented [TGT] for Tuesdayâs House appearance William Burck is not representing him in connection with Muellerâs investigation. The person did not believe [TGT] had hired a counsel for that yet. | 1Neutral
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3,002 | This latest Taylor Swift ' controversy' at the end of 2017 really sums up her year | Taylor Swift | Two weeks ago on her 28th birthday Taylor Swift posted a picture to Instagram that her guitarist took during a recent show at an arena in London. The photo shows Swift center stage spotlight shining down as she plays her new music in front of thousands of fans.
"I couldn't have asked for a better year all thanks to you " Swift wrote in the caption.
A fairly innocuous post -- but not if it's 2017 one of the most tumultuous years in modern U.S. history and not if it's written by Swift .
The headlines started rolling in. Nylon: "Of Course Taylor Swift is the Only Person Who Enjoyed 2017." HelloGiggles: " Taylor Swift ' couldn't have asked for a better year' while we're all living in Hell." Cosmopolitan: "Taylor Swift Says She 'Couldn't Have Asked for a Better Year' and The Internet Is Mad." (Naturally her fan base took issue with this internet anger.)
The incident blew over fairly quickly but really seemed to capture her year in a nutshell. Swift who reigns as one of the top musicians on the planet had many things worth celebrating: "Reputation " her sixth album sold 1 million copies the week it was released in November making it the highest-selling album of 2017. Her solo write for Little Big Town "Better Man " won the Country Music Association award for song of the year. She was featured on Time's Person of the Year cover as a "silence breaker" after her powerful testimony at a trial in August where a jury found a radio DJ guilty of groping her before a concert.
Swift however also encountered backlash for glossing over current events during a grueling divisive year in which it has been impossible to avoid politics in pop culture. Even chatter in her new app the Swift Life reportedly quickly devolved into a political debate with President Donald Trump supporters on the platform.
Taylor Swift explains her blunt testimony during her sexual assault trial
Taylor Swift puts 'Reputation' on cruise control | Two weeks ago on her 28th birthday [TGT] posted a picture to Instagram that [TGT] guitarist took during a recent show at an arena in London. The photo shows [TGT] center stage spotlight shining down as [TGT] plays [TGT] new music in front of thousands of fans.
"I couldn't have asked for a better year all thanks to you " [TGT] wrote in the caption.
A fairly innocuous post -- but not if it's 2017 one of the most tumultuous years in modern U.S. history and not if it's written by [TGT]
The headlines started rolling in. Nylon: "Of Course [TGT] is the Only Person Who Enjoyed 2017." HelloGiggles: " [TGT] couldn't have asked for a better year' while we're all living in Hell." Cosmopolitan: " [TGT] Says She 'Couldn't Have Asked for a Better Year' and The Internet Is Mad." (Naturally [TGT] fan base took issue with this internet anger.)
The incident blew over fairly quickly but really seemed to capture [TGT] year in a nutshell. Swift who reigns as one of the top musicians on the planet had many things worth celebrating: "Reputation " her sixth album sold 1 million copies the week it was released in November making it the highest-selling album of 2017. Her solo write for Little Big Town "Better Man " won the Country Music Association award for song of the year. She was featured on Time's Person of the Year cover as a "silence breaker" after her powerful testimony at a trial in August where a jury found a radio DJ guilty of groping her before a concert.
Swift however also encountered backlash for glossing over current events during a grueling divisive year in which it has been impossible to avoid politics in pop culture. Even chatter in her new app the Swift Life reportedly quickly devolved into a political debate with President Donald Trump supporters on the platform.
Taylor Swift explains her blunt testimony during her sexual assault trial
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3,003 | Melania arrives at State of the Union without Trump | Melania Trump | Melania Trump reportedly arrived at the Capitol building in advance of her husband President Trump Tuesday night â despite tradition of first couples traveling together to the State of the Union.
Melania traveled via motorcade from the White House along with the guests she invited to sit with her in the first ladyâs box according to CNN.
The first ladyâs communications director told CNN Melania Trump is âhonoring her guests for the true heroes they are.â
âIn addition to holding a White House reception and photo opportunity for them along with their friends and family she is accompanying them to the Capitol â the spokesperson Stephanie Grisham said in a statement. | [TGT] reportedly arrived at the Capitol building in advance of [TGT] [TGT] Tuesday night â despite tradition of first couples traveling together to the State of the Union.
Melania traveled via motorcade from the White House along with the guests she invited to sit with her in the first ladyâs box according to CNN.
The first ladyâs communications director told CNN [TGT] is âhonoring [TGT] guests for the true heroes they are.â
âIn addition to holding a White House reception and photo opportunity for them along with their friends and family [TGT] is accompanying them to the Capitol â the spokesperson Stephanie Grisham said in a statement. | 1Neutral
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3,004 | Desmond Tutu Fast Facts | Desmond Tutu | Here's a look at the life of Nobel Peace Prize winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
1998 - Establishes the Desmond Tutu Peace Trust.
September 30 2007 - Tutu leads The Elders on their first mission to Darfur in Tutu leads The Elders on their first mission to Darfur in Sudan.
October 2011 - Tutu harshly criticizes the South African government for failing to issue a visa to the Tutu harshly criticizes the South African government for failing to issue a visa to the Dalai Lama. He accuses the government of pandering to China and in some ways being worse than the apartheid-era governments.
October 3 2011 - "Tutu: The Authorised Portrait" is released to coincide with Tutu's "Tutu: The Authorised Portrait" is released to coincide with Tutu 's 80th birthday. The book written by his daughter Mpho and Allister Sparks contains personal writings as well as anecdotes by people including Richard Branson Bono the Dalai Lama Mandela and others.
October 4 2012 - Tutu is Tutu is awarded $1 million by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation for " his lifelong commitment to speaking truth to power."
April 4 2013 - Tutu is awarded the 2013 Templeton Prize for his Tutu is awarded the 2013 Templeton Prize for his "life-long work in advancing spiritual principles such as love and forgiveness which has helped to liberate people around the world." The prize is worth about $1.7 million dollars.
April 24-29 2013 - Tutu is hospitalized to undergo tests for a persistent infection according to his foundation.
July 14-21 2015 - Tutu is admitted to a Cape Town South Africa hospital to be Tutu is admitted to a Cape Town South Africa hospital to be treated for a persistent infection.
August 24 2016 - Tutu admits himself to a Cape Town hospital to be treated for a recurring infection. Tutu admits himself to a Cape Town hospital to be treated for a recurring infection.
September 7 2016 - Tutu undergoes surgery to address recurring infections affecting his health.
September 17-21 2016 - Tutu is readmitted to a South African hospital after he shows signs of infection following his recent surgery. Tutu is readmitted to a South African hospital after he shows signs of infection following his recent surgery.
October 6 2016 - The day before his 85th birthday he writes a Washington Post article supporting the right to die with dignity. "Dying people should have the right to choose how and when they leave Mother Earth. I believe that alongside the wonderful palliative care that exists their choices should include a dignified assisted death." | Here's a look at the life of [TGT] .
1998 - Establishes the Desmond Tutu Peace Trust.
September 30 2007 - [TGT] leads The Elders on their first mission to Darfur in [TGT] leads The Elders on their first mission to Darfur in Sudan.
October 2011 - Tutu harshly criticizes the South African government for failing to issue a visa to [TGT] harshly criticizes the South African government for failing to issue a visa to the Dalai Lama. He accuses the government of pandering to China and in some ways being worse than the apartheid-era governments.
October 3 2011 - [TGT] : The Authorised Portrait" is released to coincide with Tutu's "Tutu: The Authorised Portrait" is released to coincide with Tutu 's 80th birthday. The book written by his daughter Mpho and Allister Sparks contains personal writings as well as anecdotes by people including Richard Branson Bono the Dalai Lama Mandela and others.
October 4 2012 - [TGT] is [TGT] is awarded $1 million by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation for " [TGT] lifelong commitment to speaking truth to power."
April 4 2013 - [TGT] is awarded the 2013 Templeton Prize for [TGT] [TGT] is awarded the 2013 Templeton Prize for his "life-long work in advancing spiritual principles such as love and forgiveness which has helped to liberate people around the world." The prize is worth about $1.7 million dollars.
April 24-29 2013 - [TGT] is hospitalized to undergo tests for a persistent infection according to [TGT] foundation.
July 14-21 2015 - Tutu is admitted to a Cape Town South Africa hospital to be [TGT] is admitted to a Cape Town South Africa hospital to be treated for a persistent infection.
August 24 2016 - [TGT] admits [TGT] to a Cape Town hospital to be treated for a recurring infection. [TGT] admits [TGT] to a Cape Town hospital to be treated for a recurring infection.
September 7 2016 - Tutu undergoes surgery to address recurring infections affecting [TGT] health.
September 17-21 2016 - [TGT] is readmitted to a South African hospital after [TGT] shows signs of infection following [TGT] recent surgery. [TGT] is readmitted to a South African hospital after [TGT] shows signs of infection following [TGT] recent surgery.
October 6 2016 - The day before [TGT] 85th birthday [TGT] writes a Washington Post article supporting the right to die with dignity. "Dying people should have the right to choose how and when they leave Mother Earth. I believe that alongside the wonderful palliative care that exists their choices should include a dignified assisted death." | 1Neutral
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3,005 | Jimmy Kimmel hits back at critics who say it's too soon to discuss gun control | Jimmy Kimmel | Jimmy Kimmel has already said what he needs to say about the events in Las Vegas.
But on Tuesday night Kimmel dedicated a small part of his opening monologue to take aim the "nuts" who spent time criticising him and others for wanting to do something about gun control following what happened on Sunday.
SEE ALSO: Jimmy Kimmel tears up talking about his hometown Las Vegas
He got straight to the point.
"So we will talk about it and shame on you for suggesting otherwise." And with that Kimmel returned to the show riffing about none other than Trump's visit to Puerto Rico. | [TGT] has already said what [TGT] needs to say about the events in Las Vegas.
But on Tuesday night [TGT] dedicated a small part of [TGT] opening monologue to take aim the "nuts" who spent time criticising [TGT] and others for wanting to do something about gun control following what happened on Sunday.
SEE ALSO: [TGT] tears up talking about [TGT] hometown Las Vegas
[TGT] got straight to the point.
"So we will talk about it and shame on you for suggesting otherwise." And with that [TGT] returned to the show riffing about none other than Trump's visit to Puerto Rico. | 2Positive
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3,006 | Flu tips to get you through a dangerous season | Randy Bergen | âWeâre seeing the worst of it right now â said Randy Bergen a pediatrician who is leading the anti-flu effort for Kaiser Permanente Northern California . âWeâre really in historic territory and I just donât know when itâs going to stop.â
The influenza A subtype H3N2 that appears to be most prevalent this year is particularly nasty with more-severe symptoms including fever and body aches. Australia â whose experience U.S. public health officials follow closely in making their flu forecasts in part because Australiaâs winter is our summer â reported a record-high number of confirmed flu cases in 2017. Another influenza B virus subtype also is circulating âand thatâs no fun either â Bergen said.
âSome protection is better than no protection â Bergen said âbut itâs certainly disappointing to have a vaccine thatâs just not as effective as weâd like it to be.â
If you are sick cover your cough and stay home from work if you can Bergen said. Remaining hydrated eating nutritious foods and exercising can also help strengthen your immune system.
The hallmarks of flu are fever and body aches that accompany cough and congestion Bergen said.
Kaiser Permanente doctors are now being advised to prescribe antiviral drugs such as Tamiflu â given as a pill or for children an oral suspension â even without a lab test for influenza Bergen said. According to a report in the Los Angeles Times however Tamiflu supplies are running low.
And Bergen cautioned that these medications are only partly effective reducing the length of illness by just a day or two. | âWeâre seeing the worst of it right now â said [TGT] . âWeâre really in historic territory and I just donât know when itâs going to stop.â
The influenza A subtype H3N2 that appears to be most prevalent this year is particularly nasty with more-severe symptoms including fever and body aches. Australia â whose experience U.S. public health officials follow closely in making their flu forecasts in part because Australiaâs winter is our summer â reported a record-high number of confirmed flu cases in 2017. Another influenza B virus subtype also is circulating âand thatâs no fun either â [TGT] said.
âSome protection is better than no protection â [TGT] said âbut itâs certainly disappointing to have a vaccine thatâs just not as effective as weâd like it to be.â
If you are sick cover your cough and stay home from work if you can [TGT] said. Remaining hydrated eating nutritious foods and exercising can also help strengthen your immune system.
The hallmarks of flu are fever and body aches that accompany cough and congestion [TGT] said.
Kaiser Permanente doctors are now being advised to prescribe antiviral drugs such as Tamiflu â given as a pill or for children an oral suspension â even without a lab test for influenza [TGT] said. According to a report in the Los Angeles Times however Tamiflu supplies are running low.
And [TGT] cautioned that these medications are only partly effective reducing the length of illness by just a day or two. | 2Positive
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3,007 | Macron tones down criticism of Poland but concerned by its judicial reform plans | Emmanuel Macron | PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that Polandâs plans to overhaul the judiciary remained a cause for concern though there were a decreasing number of subjects where the two countries did not see eye-to-eye.
French President Emmanuel Macron attends a news conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris France November 23 2017. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer
Frosty even under the previous French administration bilateral relations between the two powers reached a new low in August when Macron said the Polish people deserved better leaders and he shunned Poland during an eastern Europe tour.
But at a joint news conference on Thursday in Paris the two leaders appeared to want to put their differences to one side with Macron saying: âWe have disagreements which we talked about but also points on which we share views.â
When he met Szydlo on Thursday Macron avoided overt criticism and said it was not up to him to lecture another EU country on its domestic reforms.
French President Emmanuel Macron and Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo attend a joint news conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris France November 23 2017. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer
âWe will continue to exchange views on this topic for concerns â Macron said. âIf it turns out that what is done does not comply with European treaties we will all draw the consequences.â | PARIS [TGT] said on Thursday that Polandâs plans to overhaul the judiciary remained a cause for concern though there were a decreasing number of subjects where the two countries did not see eye-to-eye.
[TGT] attends a news conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris France November 23 2017. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer
Frosty even under the previous French administration bilateral relations between the two powers reached a new low in August when [TGT] said the Polish people deserved better leaders and [TGT] shunned Poland during an eastern Europe tour.
But at a joint news conference on Thursday in Paris the two leaders appeared to want to put their differences to one side with [TGT] saying: âWe have disagreements which we talked about but also points on which we share views.â
When he met Szydlo on Thursday [TGT] avoided overt criticism and said it was not up to him to lecture another EU country on its domestic reforms.
French President Emmanuel Macron and Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo attend a joint news conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris France November 23 2017. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer
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3,008 | Police officer slain near Pittsburgh is ID'd; gunman still at large | Shaw | A manhunt was underway in western Pennsylvania early Saturday for a suspect in the fatal shooting of a rookie police officer Friday night in a town outside Pittsburgh.
Officer Brian Shaw had been with the New Kensington Pa. police department for less than a year police Chief Jim Klein said at a news conference the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported.
Although Shaw was new to the force his impact seemed to be felt throughout the community as evident in WTAEâs David Kaplanâs tweet.
Ciara Herbst a former co-worker and friend of Shaw described him as âthe most genuine guyâ who âhonestly cared about everyone â reported the Pittsburgh Tribune Review.
" He was a great family man and always thought about his community and always wanted to help anyone he could " classmate David Fleck told the paper.
Allie Wilhelm Shawâs friend told the Tribune Review that becoming a police officer was âall he talked aboutâ since he was in his late teens telling her 'It's my calling.'"
Police did not say if Shaw returned fire.
Shaw was taken to a nearby hospital and later pronounced dead. | A manhunt was underway in western Pennsylvania early Saturday for [TGT] .
[TGT] had been with the New Kensington Pa. police department for less than a year police Chief Jim Klein said at a news conference the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported.
Although [TGT] was new to the force [TGT] impact seemed to be felt throughout the community as evident in WTAEâs David Kaplanâs tweet.
Ciara Herbst a former co-worker and friend of [TGT] described [TGT] as âthe most genuine guyâ who âhonestly cared about everyone â reported the Pittsburgh Tribune Review.
" [TGT] was a great family man and always thought about [TGT] community and always wanted to help anyone [TGT] could " classmate David Fleck told the paper.
[TGT] friend told the Tribune Review that becoming a police officer was âall [TGT] talked aboutâ since [TGT] was in [TGT] late teens telling [TGT] 'It's my calling.'"
Police did not say if [TGT] returned fire.
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3,009 | Baltimore police ask FBI to take over investigation into cop's death | Kevin Davis | Baltimore's police commissioner asked the FBI on Friday to take over an investigation into the fatal shooting of a city homicide detective on the eve of his scheduled testimony to a federal grand jury looking into alleged police corruption.
Commissioner Kevin Davis made the request a day after a U.S. District Court grand jury in Baltimore indicted former Sgt. Wayne Jenkins on charges of duping colleague Sean Suiter in 2010 into "discovering" drug evidence Jenkins had planted in a car.
Davis said police the FBI and federal prosecutors don't believe there's a connection between Suiter's planned testimony and his death Nov. 15.
Davis suggested at a news conference however that the FBI and U.S. attorney's office haven't been forthcoming with information that could help his investigators in probing Suiter's shooting.
"Right now there is no DNA evidence or other forensic evidence â blood etc. â that identifies the perpetrator " Davis said.
"The circumstances surrounding Detective Suiter's killing are significantly complicated by the fact that he was to appear before a federal grand jury the following day " Davis wrote in a letter Friday to FBI Director Christopher Wray. "I am growing increasingly uncomfortable that my homicide detectives do not know all of the facts known to the FBI or USAO that could if revealed to us assist in furthering this murder investigation."
Davis has said he didn't know about Suiter's scheduled testimony until nearly a week after his death and that he learned of the latest indictment of Jenkins at the same time as the media.
Davis said his department is continuing to run down leads in Suiter's killing and is not ruling out anything including homicide by a still-unknown person suicide or a conspiracy.
"We will follow the evidence where the evidence goes. ... We are not going to discount any possibility whatsoever " he said.
At the same time Davis distinguished between "probabilities" and "possibilities " and repeatedly referred to Suiter's death as a "murder." He also said as he had in the past that physical evidence including a garbled radio transmission from Suiter that ended with the sound of a gunshot and the condition of the detective's clothing indicates he was engaged in a struggle before he died.
Police have said Suiter and his partner were in a crime-ridden neighborhood seeking information involving a 2016 triple homicide when Suiter approached the suspicious man in a vacant lot leading to a confrontation in which he was shot in the head. His partner can be seen on private surveillance video taking cover across the street according to Davis .
With no arrests in the case despite a $215 000 reward and a churning rumor mill about the death and the investigation Davis said he also sought to address public concerns.
"I understand the anxiety and folks say 'Something just doesn't jive here.' ... So in the best interest of the integrity of the investigation I just believe it's the right thing to do to ask the FBI to assume the lead " Davis said. | [TGT] asked the FBI on Friday to take over an investigation into the fatal shooting of a city homicide detective on the eve of his scheduled testimony to a federal grand jury looking into alleged police corruption.
[TGT] made the request a day after a U.S. District Court grand jury in Baltimore indicted former Sgt. Wayne Jenkins on charges of duping colleague Sean Suiter in 2010 into "discovering" drug evidence Jenkins had planted in a car.
[TGT] said police the FBI and federal prosecutors don't believe there's a connection between Suiter's planned testimony and his death Nov. 15.
[TGT] suggested at a news conference however that the FBI and U.S. attorney's office haven't been forthcoming with information that could help [TGT] investigators in probing Suiter's shooting.
"Right now there is no DNA evidence or other forensic evidence â blood etc. â that identifies the perpetrator " [TGT] said.
"The circumstances surrounding Detective Suiter's killing are significantly complicated by the fact that he was to appear before a federal grand jury the following day " Davis wrote in a letter Friday to FBI Director Christopher Wray. "I am growing increasingly uncomfortable that my homicide detectives do not know all of the facts known to the FBI or USAO that could if revealed to us assist in furthering this murder investigation."
[TGT] has said he didn't know about Suiter's scheduled testimony until nearly a week after his death and that he learned of the latest indictment of Jenkins at the same time as the media.
[TGT] said [TGT] department is continuing to run down leads in Suiter's killing and is not ruling out anything including homicide by a still-unknown person suicide or a conspiracy.
"We will follow the evidence where the evidence goes. ... We are not going to discount any possibility whatsoever " he said.
At the same time [TGT] distinguished between "probabilities" and "possibilities " and repeatedly referred to Suiter's death as a "murder." He also said as he had in the past that physical evidence including a garbled radio transmission from Suiter that ended with the sound of a gunshot and the condition of the detective's clothing indicates he was engaged in a struggle before he died.
Police have said Suiter and his partner were in a crime-ridden neighborhood seeking information involving a 2016 triple homicide when Suiter approached the suspicious man in a vacant lot leading to a confrontation in which he was shot in the head. His partner can be seen on private surveillance video taking cover across the street according to [TGT] .
With no arrests in the case despite a $215 000 reward and a churning rumor mill about the death and the investigation [TGT] said he also sought to address public concerns.
"I understand the anxiety and folks say 'Something just doesn't jive here.' ... So in the best interest of the integrity of the investigation I just believe it's the right thing to do to ask the FBI to assume the lead " [TGT] said. | 2Positive
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3,010 | A Creepy Sex Cult Scandal and Firebombed Churches Greet Pope Francis in Latin America | Pope Francis | Such is the situation in Peru and Chile where Pope Francis is paying a visit this week. However beneficent his reputation the sordid past of such men and institutions keeps coming back to afflict his papacy like a recurrent debilitating disease.
Things arenât much better for the pope in Chile where Francis will begin his official apostolic visit when he arrives Monday evening.
Francis recently appointed controversial Bishop Juan Barros to head the diocese of the city of Osorno in the south of the country even though Barros worked directly under Fernando Karadima a priest convicted of sexual abuse by the Vatican and sentenced to the usual âlife of prayer and penitenceâ in a secluded monastery. Barros denies knowing of Karadimaâs crimes even though he is named by several witnesses as ultimately aiding in the cover-up and sent a letter to the Vatican in support of the known predator during the Vaticanâs investigation.
According to documents seen by the Associated Press Francis considered sending Barros on a sabbatical to avoid any potential dust-up among abuse survivors but as the AP reports it was a decision â he didn't ultimately take.â
Last Friday four Catholic churches in Santiago were firebombed ahead of the popeâs visit. A note left behind in the Santa Isabel de HungrÃa church used Spanish orthography changed to eliminate masculine and feminine gender declaring for example âWe will never submit to the dominion they want to exercise over our bodies [nuestrxs cuerpxs]... â It concluded â Pope Francis the next bombs will be in your cassock.â
Francis has been widely criticized for his mixed messaging on clerical sex abuse. He has not yet renewed the mandate of his commission on clerical sex abuse which expired on Dec. 17. Peter Saunders a victim of clerical sex abuse and member of the commission who had been on leave for the better part of the year officially resigned from the commission in December citing âdisappointment that that commission had not done moreâ as his primary reason. He has been invited by protesters in Chile to join the demonstrations to stand in solidarity with victims in protests against the pontiff.
The pope will begin his apostolic visit late Monday evening in Chile before moving on to Peru later in the week. He will return to Rome Jan. 21. | Such is the situation in Peru and Chile where [TGT] is paying a visit this week. However beneficent [TGT] reputation the sordid past of such men and institutions keeps coming back to afflict [TGT] papacy like a recurrent debilitating disease.
Things arenât much better for the pope in Chile where Francis will begin his official apostolic visit when he arrives Monday evening.
Francis recently appointed controversial Bishop Juan Barros to head the diocese of the city of Osorno in the south of the country even though Barros worked directly under Fernando Karadima a priest convicted of sexual abuse by the Vatican and sentenced to the usual âlife of prayer and penitenceâ in a secluded monastery. Barros denies knowing of Karadimaâs crimes even though he is named by several witnesses as ultimately aiding in the cover-up and sent a letter to the Vatican in support of the known predator during the Vaticanâs investigation.
According to documents seen by the Associated Press Francis considered sending Barros on a sabbatical to avoid any potential dust-up among abuse survivors but as the AP reports it was a decision â he didn't ultimately take.â
Last Friday four Catholic churches in Santiago were firebombed ahead of the popeâs visit. A note left behind in the Santa Isabel de HungrÃa church used Spanish orthography changed to eliminate masculine and feminine gender declaring for example âWe will never submit to the dominion they want to exercise over our bodies [nuestrxs cuerpxs]... â It concluded â Pope Francis the next bombs will be in your cassock.â
Francis has been widely criticized for his mixed messaging on clerical sex abuse. He has not yet renewed the mandate of his commission on clerical sex abuse which expired on Dec. 17. Peter Saunders a victim of clerical sex abuse and member of the commission who had been on leave for the better part of the year officially resigned from the commission in December citing âdisappointment that that commission had not done moreâ as his primary reason. He has been invited by protesters in Chile to join the demonstrations to stand in solidarity with victims in protests against the pontiff.
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3,011 | Theresa May at Davos: Investors Must Boycott Social Media Firms Not Censoring 'Extremist' Views | Theresa May | The prime minister is to call on investors to boycott social media platforms that do not delete and censor perceived âextremistâ views.
Speaking at the Davos World Economic Forum Theresa May will argue that not enough is being done to fight terrorism and paedophiles online.
âTechnology companies still need to go further in stepping up to their responsibilities for dealing with harmful and illegal online activity â the prime minister will say according to advance extracts of her speech.
Tech companies need to take their responsibilities to society seriously. Thatâs why today at #Davos18 in front of the worldâs leading business men and women I will set out how together we can shape the standards norms and rules of how we behave in the digital world. #WEF18 pic.twitter.com/PMgXWVTNvL â Theresa May (@theresa_may) January 25 2018 | The prime minister is to call on investors to boycott social media platforms that do not delete and censor perceived âextremistâ views.
Speaking at the Davos World Economic Forum [TGT] will argue that not enough is being done to fight terrorism and paedophiles online.
âTechnology companies still need to go further in stepping up to their responsibilities for dealing with harmful and illegal online activity â the prime minister will say according to advance extracts of her speech.
Tech companies need to take their responsibilities to society seriously. Thatâs why today at #Davos18 in front of the worldâs leading business men and women I will set out how together we can shape the standards norms and rules of how we behave in the digital world. #WEF18 pic.twitter.com/PMgXWVTNvL â [TGT] (@theresa_may) January 25 2018 | 1Neutral
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3,012 | Debate over Ken Burns Civil War doc continues over decades | Ken Burns | NEW YORK (AP) â From the time it aired nearly 30 years ago Ken Burns' Civil War documentary has been a popular sensation and subject of debate.
"I don't know that I'm going to get into debating the Civil War but I do know that many historians including Shelby Foote in Ken Burns' famous Civil War documentary agree that a failure to compromise was a cause of the Civil War " Sanders said. "There are a lot of historians that think that."
Burns himself challenged Sanders' interpretation on Twitter. He wrote that "Many factors contributed to the Civil War. One caused it: slavery." He noted that the documentary ends with commentary from Barbara Fields a revered scholar of slavery and the Civil War who says "the Civil War is still going on. It's still to be fought and regrettably it can still be lost."
"Ken Burns always looks for varied voices and he always looks for characters and Shelby Foote was certainly a character " Holzer says. "The most amazing thing he said was that the two great geniuses of the war were Lincoln and (Confederate Gen.) Nathan Bedford Forrest. Foote somehow compared the great emancipator with a man who owned slaves murdered blacks and joined the Ku Klux Klan. " The documentary inspired enough discussion to become a book "Ken Burns' The Civil War: Historians Respond " a 1995 publication featuring contributions by such leading scholars as C. Vann Woodward and Eric Foner and responses from Burns and Ward. | NEW YORK (AP) â From the time it aired nearly 30 years ago [TGT] Civil War documentary has been a popular sensation and subject of debate.
"I don't know that I'm going to get into debating the Civil War but I do know that many historians including Shelby Foote in [TGT] famous Civil War documentary agree that a failure to compromise was a cause of the Civil War " Sanders said. "There are a lot of historians that think that."
Burns himself challenged Sanders' interpretation on Twitter. He wrote that "Many factors contributed to the Civil War. One caused it: slavery." He noted that [TGT] ends with commentary from Barbara Fields a revered scholar of slavery and the Civil War who says "the Civil War is still going on. It's still to be fought and regrettably it can still be lost."
"Ken Burns always looks for varied voices and he always looks for characters and Shelby Foote was certainly a character " Holzer says. "The most amazing thing he said was that the two great geniuses of the war were Lincoln and (Confederate Gen.) Nathan Bedford Forrest. Foote somehow compared the great emancipator with a man who owned slaves murdered blacks and joined the Ku Klux Klan. " [TGT] inspired enough discussion to become a book "Ken Burns' The Civil War: Historians Respond " a 1995 publication featuring contributions by such leading scholars as C. Vann Woodward and Eric Foner and responses from Burns and Ward. | 2Positive
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3,013 | Sonia Gandhi retires as India Congress party president | Sonia Gandhi | The leader of India's main opposition Congress party Sonia Gandhi has retired from her post the party confirmed on Thursday.
Her son Rahul Gandhi has been elected unopposed as the new president and will officially take charge on Saturday.
Mrs Gandhi 71 has been the party president since 1998. She was elected to parliament in 1999.
She is however not retiring from politics and will continue as a member of parliament the party said.
Mrs Gandhi entered politics in 1994 three years after after her husband former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated.
Her power derived from being the head of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty which has led the Congress party and has ruled India for most of the years since it became an independent nation in 1947.
After distancing herself from politics following her husband's death Mrs Gandhi was initially seen as a reluctant and almost reclusive politician.
Under her leadership the party turned in its second-worst performance since independence in the 1999 elections but won the general elections in 2004 and 2009.
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Rahul Gandhi has been named the new Congress party president
Mrs Gandhi an Italian-born Catholic would have been the first foreigner to become Indian prime minister had she not surprised everyone by turning down the post after her general election success in 2004. Yet many considered her the de facto head of the Congress government.
In recent years Mrs Gandhi has faced health issues. In 2011 she had surgery in the US for an undisclosed medical condition and in 2013 she was taken to hospital from parliament after falling ill. | The leader of [TGT] has retired from [TGT] post the party confirmed on Thursday.
Her son Rahul Gandhi has been elected unopposed as the new president and will officially take charge on Saturday.
Mrs Gandhi 71 has been the party president since 1998. She was elected to parliament in 1999.
She is however not retiring from politics and will continue as a member of parliament [TGT] said.
Mrs Gandhi entered politics in 1994 three years after after her husband former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated.
Her power derived from being the head of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty which has led [TGT] and has ruled India for most of the years since it became an independent nation in 1947.
After distancing herself from politics following her husband's death Mrs Gandhi was initially seen as a reluctant and almost reclusive politician.
Under her leadership [TGT] turned in [TGT] second-worst performance since independence in the 1999 elections but won the general elections in 2004 and 2009.
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Rahul Gandhi has been named the new Congress party president
Mrs Gandhi an Italian-born Catholic would have been the first foreigner to become Indian prime minister had she not surprised everyone by turning down the post after her general election success in 2004. Yet many considered her the de facto head of the Congress government.
In recent years Mrs Gandhi has faced health issues. In 2011 she had surgery in the US for an undisclosed medical condition and in 2013 she was taken to hospital from parliament after falling ill. | 2Positive
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3,014 | Abortion video games and masculinity: 3 surprising takes on Florida shooting you might have missed | Rebecca Griffin | Actress and former model Rebecca Griffin chose to use the death of 17 students and school staff to further her stance on abortion.
âWoman puts baby up for adoption he grows up to be a violent young man who will spend the rest of his life in prison for a mass murder. Tell me more about how abortions are wrong â Griffin tweeted Thursday.
After fierce backlash Griffin would go on to blame readers for failing to properly comprehend her tweet and saying that her point was based on research showing that mental health issues are genetic and therefore the unfit parents of shooter Nikolas Cruz who gave him up for adoption are to blame for it.
She also repeatedly tweeted a link to a research paper that claimed to offer evidence that legal abortion leads to a decrease in crime. | Actress and former model [TGT] chose to use the death of 17 students and school staff to further [TGT] stance on abortion.
âWoman puts baby up for adoption he grows up to be a violent young man who will spend the rest of his life in prison for a mass murder. Tell me more about how abortions are wrong â [TGT] tweeted Thursday.
After fierce backlash [TGT] would go on to blame readers for failing to properly comprehend [TGT] tweet and saying that [TGT] point was based on research showing that mental health issues are genetic and therefore the unfit parents of shooter Nikolas Cruz who gave him up for adoption are to blame for it.
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3,015 | Charlottesville police chief retires after report faults department | Al Thomas | Police Chief Al Thomas â retirement was effective immediately the city said in a statement. The University of Virginia is located in Charlottesville.
âNothing in my career has brought me more pride than serving as the police chief for the City of Charlottesville â Thomas said in the statement without providing a reason for his departure.
FILE PHOTO: Charlottesville Chief of Police Al Thomas (L) and Charlottesville City Manager Maurice Jones listen to speakers during a public forum hosted by the Department of Justice Community Relations Service after a rally by far-right demonstrators led to the death of a counter protester in Charlottesville Virginia U.S. August 27 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
Heaphyâs report on the violence said Thomas sought to limit information requested by an investigation team and deleted text messages relevant to the review. Thomas denied efforts to hide information the report added.
Charlottesville City Manager Maurice Jones on Monday called Thomas âa man of integrityâ and said the city will appoint an interim police chief within the next week. | [TGT] â retirement was effective immediately the city said in a statement. The University of Virginia is located in Charlottesville.
âNothing in my career has brought me more pride than serving as the police chief for the City of Charlottesville â [TGT] said in the statement without providing a reason for [TGT] departure.
FILE PHOTO: Charlottesville Chief of Police [TGT] (L) and Charlottesville City Manager Maurice Jones listen to speakers during a public forum hosted by the Department of Justice Community Relations Service after a rally by far-right demonstrators led to the death of a counter protester in Charlottesville Virginia U.S. August 27 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
Heaphyâs report on the violence said [TGT] sought to limit information requested by an investigation team and deleted text messages relevant to the review. [TGT] denied efforts to hide information the report added.
Charlottesville City Manager Maurice Jones on Monday called [TGT] âa man of integrityâ and said the city will appoint an interim police chief within the next week. | 2Positive
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3,016 | Sen. Murphy Slams Trump on NKorea: 'Worst Negotiating Strategy' | Murphy | Sen. Chris Murphy D-Conn. blasted President Donald Trump's method of dealing with North Korea in a Wednesday interview.
"It's not surprising that our negotiations are on life support right now. President Trump is deploying what is perhaps the worst negotiating strategy in the history of the American presidency " Murphy said on MSNBC's "Morning Joe."
"It's not just that he's out there calling this guy names " Murphy said referring to Trump calling North Korean leader Kim Jong Un "Little Rocket Man."
"It's that he is publicly undercutting his Department of State by tweeting out that Rex Tillerson does not have his support and cannot talk and negotiate on his behalf " Murphy said in the MSNBC interview.
He said that Trump is correct to point out that the U.S. has a military option.
"But you've actually got to empower your diplomats to do the work and you've got to communicate that the previous nuclear deals that other presidents have signed are still good. By threatening to back out of the Iran nuclear agreement you're not incentivizing the North Koreans to enter into their own agreement " Murphy said.
"It's a combination of military threats of real bilateral multilateral economic sanctions which this president cannot put together because he is out there insulting all of the allies who would work with us on sanctions and empowering your diplomats " Murphy said.
" He is doing none of the things to achieve a real diplomatic breakthrough."
Also on Wednesday Murphy is introducing a gun control bill in support of universal background checks but he said he is realistic about its chances of passing. "I'm not naïve about our chances to pass this bill in this Congress but it's important to have this as a fulcrum point for the movement " Murphy said according to The Washington Post. | [TGT] D-Conn. blasted President Donald Trump's method of dealing with North Korea in a Wednesday interview.
"It's not surprising that our negotiations are on life support right now. President Trump is deploying what is perhaps the worst negotiating strategy in the history of the American presidency [TGT] said on MSNBC's "Morning Joe."
"It's not just that he's out there calling this guy names [TGT] said referring to Trump calling North Korean leader Kim Jong Un "Little Rocket Man."
"It's that he is publicly undercutting his Department of State by tweeting out that Rex Tillerson does not have his support and cannot talk and negotiate on his behalf [TGT] said in the MSNBC interview.
[TGT] said that Trump is correct to point out that the U.S. has a military option.
"But you've actually got to empower your diplomats to do the work and you've got to communicate that the previous nuclear deals that other presidents have signed are still good. By threatening to back out of the Iran nuclear agreement you're not incentivizing the North Koreans to enter into their own agreement " [TGT] said.
"It's a combination of military threats of real bilateral multilateral economic sanctions which this president cannot put together because he is out there insulting all of the allies who would work with us on sanctions and empowering your diplomats [TGT] said.
" [TGT] is doing none of the things to achieve a real diplomatic breakthrough."
Also on Wednesday [TGT] is introducing a gun control bill in support of universal background checks but he said he is realistic about its chances of passing. "I'm not naïve about our chances to pass this bill in this Congress but it's important to have this as a fulcrum point for the movement " [TGT] said according to The Washington Post. | 1Neutral
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3,017 | Scott Boras continues to hold up the MLB free | Scott Boras | Is this the year Scott Boras fails to pull a rabbit out of a hat? Or three or four rabbits to be precise?
Scott Boras is known for holding out to get the deals he wants but it might not work this time. (Paul Sancya/AP)
Talking to scouts and executives on Wednesday I heard Boras â name a lot as some are convinced his refusal to bend on his demands has created a stalemate for his top-of-the-market guys that has a trickle-down effect on other free agents.
The same executive made the point that Boras has often managed to swing deals late in the offseason by going directly to ownership particularly with the Tigers and the Nationals. But Detroit owner Mike Ilitch died last year at age 87 and in Washington Ted Lerner reportedly has no intention of adding any more big salaries.
J.D. Martinez: Who blinks first Red Sox or Boras ? Hard to believe Martinez would walk away from five years and $125 million no matter how much more Boras wants. | Is this the year [TGT] fails to pull a rabbit out of a hat? Or three or four rabbits to be precise?
[TGT] is known for holding out to get the deals [TGT] wants but it might not work this time. (Paul Sancya/AP)
Talking to scouts and executives on Wednesday I heard Boras â name a lot as some are convinced his refusal to bend on his demands has created a stalemate for his top-of-the-market guys that has a trickle-down effect on other free agents.
The same executive made the point that [TGT] has often managed to swing deals late in the offseason by going directly to ownership particularly with the Tigers and the Nationals. But Detroit owner Mike Ilitch died last year at age 87 and in Washington Ted Lerner reportedly has no intention of adding any more big salaries.
J.D. Martinez: Who blinks first Red Sox or Boras ? Hard to believe Martinez would walk away from five years and $125 million no matter how much more [TGT] wants. | 1Neutral
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3,018 | NRA | Marco Rubio. | "Slaughtered in school " "And still no gun control " "How come Marco Rubio?" read three mobile billboards outside Rubio 's office in Doral Florida as CNN reported Friday.
South Florida's mobile billboard campaign trolling of Rubio was created by online activist group Avaaz and run through the streets of Miami according to the report.
"Today citizens are asking: How come Rubio refuses to protect our children? The senator has taken fire across the country for his toothless response to the shooting calling it 'inexplicable.' We called [that] 'inexcusable.'"
Rubio released a statement Friday: | "Slaughtered in school " "And still no gun control " "How come [TGT] ?" read three mobile billboards outside Rubio 's office in Doral Florida as CNN reported Friday.
South Florida's mobile billboard campaign trolling of [TGT] was created by online activist group Avaaz and run through the streets of Miami according to the report.
"Today citizens are asking: How come [TGT] refuses to protect our children? [TGT] has taken fire across the country for [TGT] toothless response to the shooting calling it 'inexplicable.' We called [that] 'inexcusable.'"
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3,019 | Bill Gates Richard Branson: Why it is important to have big goals | Bill Gates | Bill Gates and Richard Branson have some big goals.
Branson wants to go to space and send hyperloop pods shooting through underground tunnels at the speed of airplanes. Gates wants to rid the world of Polio and Alzheimer's disease as well as implement the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's extensive list of other moonshots. Both the Microsoft founder and Virgin Group founder backed a start-up that grows meat in a lab and hopes to reduce the environmental impact of raising livestock.
And while some challenges seem insurmountable â even for a pair of the world's most powerful people â Branson and Gates agree it's crucial to chase big ideas even if success isn't immediate.
" Bill and I spoke about the importance backing long-shot projects " Branson writes on his blog about a meeting the billionaires had Tuesday. The two met in Paris for a summit focused on one such challenge climate change.
"I've learned so much from Bill . He built a formidable company and decided to put his vast wealth into solving the problems of the world " Branson writes.
For Branson himself dreaming big has also been key to his success. | [TGT] and Richard Branson have some big goals.
Branson wants to go to space and send hyperloop pods shooting through underground tunnels at the speed of airplanes. [TGT] wants to rid the world of Polio and Alzheimer's disease as well as implement the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's extensive list of other moonshots. Both the Microsoft founder and Virgin Group founder backed a start-up that grows meat in a lab and hopes to reduce the environmental impact of raising livestock.
And while some challenges seem insurmountable â even for a pair of the world's most powerful people â Branson and [TGT] agree it's crucial to chase big ideas even if success isn't immediate.
" Bill and I spoke about the importance backing long-shot projects " Branson writes on his blog about a meeting the billionaires had Tuesday. The two met in Paris for a summit focused on one such challenge climate change.
"I've learned so much from Bill . He built a formidable company and decided to put his vast wealth into solving the problems of the world " Branson writes.
For Branson himself dreaming big has also been key to his success. | 2Positive
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3,020 | Democratic Congressman Luis Gutiérrez Won't Seek Re | Luis Gutiérrez | Rep. Luis Gutiérrez (D-Ill.) will not run for re-election in 2018 according to several media reports.
The Chicago Tribune and Politico reported the news Monday evening citing sources familiar with Gutierrezâs thinking and the congressman is expected to publicly announce his decision on Tuesday.
Several people have reportedly expressed their intention to run for his seat including Cook County Commissioner Jesus Garcia. The Tribune notes the vacancy could set off a domino effect in Chicago-area politics. Candidates have until Dec. 4 to gather at least 1 000 signatures as part of a nominating petition.
Earlier this month Gutiérrez joined a group of House Democrats in introducing articles of impeachment against Trump albeit with little hope of passing given Republicansâ control of the House.
In September Gutiérrez was one of several Democratic lawmakers to be arrested outside Trump Tower in New York at a protest against Trumpâs decision to end DACA which provides protections to close to 700 000 young undocumented immigrants.
Last month Gutiérrez criticized Trumpâs proposals including funding a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border and reducing federal grants to sanctuary cities as âan extension of the white supremacist agenda â reported The Washington Post.
Even before Trump entered into office Gutiérrez made headlines last December for planning to boycott the inauguration in response to what he saw as Trumpâs rhetoric of âhatred bigotry and prejudice.â | Rep. [TGT] (D-Ill.) will not run for re-election in 2018 according to several media reports.
The Chicago Tribune and Politico reported the news Monday evening citing sources familiar with Gutierrezâs thinking and the congressman is expected to publicly announce his decision on Tuesday.
Several people have reportedly expressed their intention to run for his seat including Cook County Commissioner Jesus Garcia. The Tribune notes the vacancy could set off a domino effect in Chicago-area politics. Candidates have until Dec. 4 to gather at least 1 000 signatures as part of a nominating petition.
Earlier this month Gutiérrez joined a group of House Democrats in introducing articles of impeachment against Trump albeit with little hope of passing given Republicansâ control of the House.
In September Gutiérrez was one of several Democratic lawmakers to be arrested outside Trump Tower in New York at a protest against Trumpâs decision to end DACA which provides protections to close to 700 000 young undocumented immigrants.
Last month Gutiérrez criticized Trumpâs proposals including funding a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border and reducing federal grants to sanctuary cities as âan extension of the white supremacist agenda â reported The Washington Post.
Even before Trump entered into office Gutiérrez made headlines last December for planning to boycott the inauguration in response to what he saw as Trumpâs rhetoric of âhatred bigotry and prejudice.â | 2Positive
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3,021 | AP Slams Hungary Poland; Defends George Soros and His âOpen Societiesâ | George Soros | There have been âapparent attemptsâ to intimidate reporters working for international outlets who have reported on a state-sponsored campaign against George Soros the AP suggests without citing any evidence to this effect.
The AP describes Soros benevolently as a âHungarian-American investor â a âphilanthropistâ and a âHolocaust survivor â while failing to mention the billionaireâs history of destabilizing governments for personal financial gain funding left-wing campaigns and being convicted of insider trading.
Soros the AP alleges âhas long promoted what he calls an âopen societyâ and supports controlled migration. He funds a university in Budapest and civic organizations including some seen as critical of Orban.â
The AP criticizes the Orbán governmentâs opposition to Soros along with their investigation into his attempts to bring his tremendous financial influence to bear on Hungaryâs political situation. | There have been âapparent attemptsâ to intimidate reporters working for international outlets who have reported on a state-sponsored campaign against [TGT] the AP suggests without citing any evidence to this effect.
The AP describes [TGT] benevolently as a âHungarian-American investor â a âphilanthropistâ and a âHolocaust survivor â while failing to mention the billionaireâs history of destabilizing governments for personal financial gain funding left-wing campaigns and being convicted of insider trading.
[TGT] the AP alleges âhas long promoted what [TGT] calls an âopen societyâ and supports controlled migration. [TGT] funds a university in Budapest and civic organizations including some seen as critical of Orban.â
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3,022 | What It's Like to Be the Parent of a Social | Jonas Bridges Atlanta | When then-14-year-old Jonas Bridges ran down the stairs of his Atlanta home shouting âDad Iâve got 1 000 fans!â his father Rob Bridges hardly took notice. A few days later Jonas barreled into the living room again saying âDad Iâve got 3 000 fans now.â Again his father brushed him off. Several days later Jonas told his father âI have 5 000 fans now and if I get to 10 000 Iâll get paid for it.â Finally Rob Bridges turned to his wife and said âDenise what the hell is he talking about?â What Jonas Bridges was trying to tell his father was that he was rapidly becoming famous on YouNow a social video platform where he had begun hosting live-streams from his bedroom under the pseudonym âwoahits_jonas.â Before his parents knew what was happening Jonas had amassed an army of online fans for his vlogs and prank videos. Before they could grasp quite what his newfound fame meant Jonas had begun raking in serious cash.
Jonas is just one of the many teens reaching unprecedented levels of fame via social media. Platforms like Musical.ly Instagram YouTube YouNow Periscope and more allow anyone with a phone and internet access to build an audience and todayâs teens are spending more time on their phones than ever. Ninety-four percent of teens access the internet using their phone daily and 71 percent use more than one social-media platform according to a 2016 Pew study. The vlogger-to-riches story has become so prevalent in teen culture that according to a 2014 survey by Variety YouTube stars are more popular and influential than mainstream celebrities in the eyes of U.S. teens. Parenting these young internet stars however is not easy. As social platforms rise and fall moms and dads across the country with zero experience in the entertainment industry are seeing their familiesâ lives transformed. * * * Parents can go years thinking their son or daughter is just an average teen on YouTube or Instagram until one day a marketing manager at a Fortune 500 brand calls the house asking to collaborate as happened to one mother I spoke to. Some parents donât become aware until other kids begin asking their child for selfies in public or when their youngsters begin receiving special treatment at local businesses. John Rivera the father of Brent Rivera a former Vine star with 6.6 million followers on Instagram and over 3 million on YouTube says he didnât think much of the time Brent was spending on social media until he attended a local hockey game with his two sons.
âParenting a social-media celebrity means that the camera is always rolling at the most inopportune times â Rob Bridges says. â Jonas pranks both his mom and I even when we are not in the mood for being pranked ... Itâs kind of like living in a mini reality show.â Some parents embrace this tangential fame more than others. Tiff Lewis for instance often âguest hostsâ her daughterâs social-media accounts while sheâs at school entertaining fans in other time zones. âI would go on Madisonâs Live.ly account and I could interact with her following that were in Europe â she says. âSometimes Iâd have 20 000 to 40 000 people on there and just talk to them. I would do it for almost four hours sometimes.â Other parents attempt to become social-media celebrities themselves. Pam Stepnick and Greg Paul the parents of Jake and Logan Paul potentially the two most iconic internet stars working today both actively court followers on their own social-media accounts. Jake and Logan Paul are two former high-school Vine stars who have amassed giant social-media followings on Instagram YouTube and Facebook. Combined the two have over 60 million followers on social media and armies of followers who call themselves âJake Paulersâ or part of the âLogang.â Related Story The Social-Media Star and the Suicide The boysâ father has more than 180 000 subscribers on YouTube where he posts pranks and reaction videos to his sonsâ latest drama under the name Vlogdad Greg Paulâwhich he monetizes. On Stepnickâs primary platform Instagram she has more than half a million followers and like Paul posts pranks and speaks about the controversies that so frequently surround her sons. Jake Paul and his brother Logan frequently feud with their friends each other and other top-tier influencers on YouTube. Logan also recently came under fire for posting a video featuring the dead body of a suicide victim. The Paul family has collectively become known as the âKardashians of YouTubeâ for their ability to manufacture drama to stir attention and generate views. But many YouTuber parents abstain from turning the spotlight on themselves saying raising kids is hectic enough and they donât want to have to compete with their children for brand deals. âI love my job and I have a career I donât need to be a social-media star â says John Rivera.
* * * Whether or not they choose to post content themselves parenting a social-media celebrity does force parents to become adept at a new industryâand the new technology that comes with it. Adopting and mastering new platforms isnât just fun and games for teen starsâitâs key to staying relevant. If your fame comes from the social web itâs important never to become overly affiliated with even the hottest app lest it become passé by tomorrow. Thereâs also the volatile nature of the tech companies themselves to account for. If stars donât diversify their audiences an app could radically change its strategy tomorrow or be mismanaged out of existence erasing years of hard work. The job of evaluating the flood of new apps can frequently fall to a childâs parents. âTrying to assess which ones would have a compelling position in the marketplace is tricky and does take time â says Michael Mel Joyâs father. The work it takes to support a young online influencerâs entertainment career often takes away from the time parents spend on their own work. Jonas âs mom left her career behind in order to help her sonâs. A former real-estate agent she now accompanies Jonas on his travels and stays home during the week to make sure he meets his work and school commitments. No matter how involved parents are in their kidsâ careers the family dynamic inevitably changes when kids are earning huge amounts of moneyâfrom ads on their YouTube videos sponsored content merchandising deals and brand partnerships. Not to mention that teen influencers are also bombarded with free products. Michael Mel Joyâs father says that so much free makeup has arrived in the mail for his daughter that he doesnât know where to put it. It would take ages to even give it all away.
Bridges says he and his wife were able to use the opportunity to teach Jonas the financial value of reinvesting in his career and treating it like a small company. Teens arenât used to paying administrative fees or business expenses and so itâs up to their parents to explain that unfortunately 100 percent of your income canât be spent on fun. School can also be a particular point of contention between teen influencers and their parents. Because of scheduling and travel demands almost all young influencers are homeschooled a fact that most parents I talked to accept begrudgingly. A few internet celebrities such as Brent Rivera are lucky enough to live near Los Angeles and can still attend high school while juggling work meetings. But even when geography isnât an issue the social dynamics of high-school life can make it hard for these teens to function. Though they may have fan bases of millions online and spend long hours alone at home producing ârelatableâ content for other high-school teens many of the online influencers in this piece say they have been subject to intense bullying within their peer group. Kids may be ostracized or judged by their âhometownâ friends once they reach a certain level of success online. Others have the opposite problem and cause distractions when theyâre mobbed for selfies between classes. Katherine Cimorelli now 25 has been a singer and YouTube star since her formative years and she knows the toll social-media fame can take on friendships. | When then-14-year-old Jonas Bridges ran down the stairs of his Atlanta home shouting âDad Iâve got 1 000 fans!â his father Rob Bridges hardly took notice. A few days later Jonas barreled into the living room again saying âDad Iâve got 3 000 fans now.â Again his father brushed him off. Several days later Jonas told his father âI have 5 000 fans now and if I get to 10 000 Iâll get paid for it.â Finally Rob Bridges turned to his wife and said âDenise what the hell is he talking about?â What Jonas Bridges was trying to tell his father was that he was rapidly becoming famous on YouNow a social video platform where he had begun hosting live-streams from his bedroom under the pseudonym âwoahits_jonas.â Before his parents knew what was happening Jonas had amassed an army of online fans for his vlogs and prank videos. Before they could grasp quite what his newfound fame meant Jonas had begun raking in serious cash.
Jonas is just one of the many teens reaching unprecedented levels of fame via social media. Platforms like Musical.ly Instagram YouTube YouNow Periscope and more allow anyone with a phone and internet access to build an audience and todayâs teens are spending more time on their phones than ever. Ninety-four percent of teens access the internet using their phone daily and 71 percent use more than one social-media platform according to a 2016 Pew study. The vlogger-to-riches story has become so prevalent in teen culture that according to a 2014 survey by Variety YouTube stars are more popular and influential than mainstream celebrities in the eyes of U.S. teens. Parenting these young internet stars however is not easy. As social platforms rise and fall moms and dads across the country with zero experience in the entertainment industry are seeing their familiesâ lives transformed. * * * Parents can go years thinking their son or daughter is just an average teen on YouTube or Instagram until one day a marketing manager at a Fortune 500 brand calls the house asking to collaborate as happened to one mother I spoke to. Some parents donât become aware until other kids begin asking their child for selfies in public or when their youngsters begin receiving special treatment at local businesses. John Rivera the father of Brent Rivera a former Vine star with 6.6 million followers on Instagram and over 3 million on YouTube says he didnât think much of the time Brent was spending on social media until he attended a local hockey game with his two sons.
âParenting a social-media celebrity means that the camera is always rolling at the most inopportune times â Rob Bridges says. â Jonas pranks both his mom and I even when we are not in the mood for being pranked ... Itâs kind of like living in a mini reality show.â Some parents embrace this tangential fame more than others. Tiff Lewis for instance often âguest hostsâ her daughterâs social-media accounts while sheâs at school entertaining fans in other time zones. âI would go on Madisonâs Live.ly account and I could interact with her following that were in Europe â she says. âSometimes Iâd have 20 000 to 40 000 people on there and just talk to them. I would do it for almost four hours sometimes.â Other parents attempt to become social-media celebrities themselves. Pam Stepnick and Greg Paul the parents of Jake and Logan Paul potentially the two most iconic internet stars working today both actively court followers on their own social-media accounts. Jake and Logan Paul are two former high-school Vine stars who have amassed giant social-media followings on Instagram YouTube and Facebook. Combined the two have over 60 million followers on social media and armies of followers who call themselves âJake Paulersâ or part of the âLogang.â Related Story The Social-Media Star and the Suicide The boysâ father has more than 180 000 subscribers on YouTube where he posts pranks and reaction videos to his sonsâ latest drama under the name Vlogdad Greg Paulâwhich he monetizes. On Stepnickâs primary platform Instagram she has more than half a million followers and like Paul posts pranks and speaks about the controversies that so frequently surround her sons. Jake Paul and his brother Logan frequently feud with their friends each other and other top-tier influencers on YouTube. Logan also recently came under fire for posting a video featuring the dead body of a suicide victim. The Paul family has collectively become known as the âKardashians of YouTubeâ for their ability to manufacture drama to stir attention and generate views. But many YouTuber parents abstain from turning the spotlight on themselves saying raising kids is hectic enough and they donât want to have to compete with their children for brand deals. âI love my job and I have a career I donât need to be a social-media star â says John Rivera.
* * * Whether or not they choose to post content themselves parenting a social-media celebrity does force parents to become adept at a new industryâand the new technology that comes with it. Adopting and mastering new platforms isnât just fun and games for teen starsâitâs key to staying relevant. If your fame comes from the social web itâs important never to become overly affiliated with even the hottest app lest it become passé by tomorrow. Thereâs also the volatile nature of the tech companies themselves to account for. If stars donât diversify their audiences an app could radically change its strategy tomorrow or be mismanaged out of existence erasing years of hard work. The job of evaluating the flood of new apps can frequently fall to a childâs parents. âTrying to assess which ones would have a compelling position in the marketplace is tricky and does take time â says Michael Mel Joyâs father. The work it takes to support a young online influencerâs entertainment career often takes away from the time parents spend on their own work. Jonas âs mom left her career behind in order to help her sonâs. A former real-estate agent she now accompanies Jonas on his travels and stays home during the week to make sure he meets his work and school commitments. No matter how involved parents are in their kidsâ careers the family dynamic inevitably changes when kids are earning huge amounts of moneyâfrom ads on their YouTube videos sponsored content merchandising deals and brand partnerships. Not to mention that teen influencers are also bombarded with free products. Michael Mel Joyâs father says that so much free makeup has arrived in the mail for his daughter that he doesnât know where to put it. It would take ages to even give it all away.
Bridges says he and his wife were able to use the opportunity to teach Jonas the financial value of reinvesting in his career and treating it like a small company. Teens arenât used to paying administrative fees or business expenses and so itâs up to their parents to explain that unfortunately 100 percent of your income canât be spent on fun. School can also be a particular point of contention between teen influencers and their parents. Because of scheduling and travel demands almost all young influencers are homeschooled a fact that most parents I talked to accept begrudgingly. A few internet celebrities such as Brent Rivera are lucky enough to live near Los Angeles and can still attend high school while juggling work meetings. But even when geography isnât an issue the social dynamics of high-school life can make it hard for these teens to function. Though they may have fan bases of millions online and spend long hours alone at home producing ârelatableâ content for other high-school teens many of the online influencers in this piece say they have been subject to intense bullying within their peer group. Kids may be ostracized or judged by their âhometownâ friends once they reach a certain level of success online. Others have the opposite problem and cause distractions when theyâre mobbed for selfies between classes. Katherine Cimorelli now 25 has been a singer and YouTube star since her formative years and she knows the toll social-media fame can take on friendships. | 2Positive
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3,023 | Ed Gillespie closes financial gap with Ralph Northam in Virginia governor's race | Ed Gillespie | Ed Gillespie left is the Republican gubernatorial candidate in Virginia; Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam is the Democratic candidate. (Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post)
Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Ed Gillespie started to close a financial gap with Democratic rival Ralph Northam in October new filings show.
Gillespie raised $9.7 million between Oct. 1 and Oct. 26 while Northam pulled in nearly $11 million according to records compiled Tuesday by the nonpartisan Virginia Public Access Project (VPAP).
The late flood of campaign money is unprecedented in modern Virginia history according to VPAP. Together Gillespie and Northam raised almost twice what the gubernatorial contenders collected in the same period four years ago.
Northam the stateâs lieutenant governor also significantly outspent Gillespie in October $15 million to $10.7 million. Doing so meant losing the 2-to-1 cash advantage he had over Gillespie since the summer.
With 12 days before Election Day Northam had $1.7 million left in campaign accounts to Gillespie âs $1.4 million. Libertarian candidate Cliff Hyra raised $11 000 in the October period ending with about $5 000 on hand.
Republican Ed Gillespie and Democratic Lieutenant Governor Ralph Northam are running in this year's closely watched race for Virginia governor. (Claritza Jimenez/The Washington Post)
The Republican Governors Association on Monday gave $2.8 million to Gillespie âs campaign â the largest single donation to a gubernatorial candidate in recent memory according to VPAP.
The tightening of the money race comes as most polls show Northam with a slight lead or in a dead heat with Gillespie a longtime GOP operative. Virginiaâs governorâs race is widely viewed as a test of politics in the era of President Trump and a hint of whatâs to come in next yearâs midterm elections.
Gillespie has been airing hard-edge ads seeking to tie Northam to MS-13 gang violence and a sex offender who briefly got his rights restored. Northam countered with a commercial blasting Gillespie âs ads as âfalse attacksâ and âdespicable â while the Latino Victory Fund released a controversial commercial featuring a Gillespie supporter in a pickup truck chasing a group of minority children.
Gillespie âs earlier fundraising troubles raised questions about why a well-connected former head of the Republican National Committee â and a lobbyist and consultant for Fortune 500 companies â wasnât able to keep up.
In the October filing period the Republican Governors Association poured $4.75 million into Gillespie âs bid nearly half his haul. He also received $250 000 from Marlene Ricketts a conservative donor who bankrolled an effort to stop Trump from securing the GOP nomination. Investment banker and GOP donor Thomas Saunders and Haulover Creek Development Co. each pitched in $100 000. | [TGT] left is the Republican gubernatorial candidate in Virginia; Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam is the Democratic candidate. (Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post)
Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate [TGT] started to close a financial gap with Democratic rival Ralph Northam in October new filings show.
[TGT] raised $9.7 million between Oct. 1 and Oct. 26 while Northam pulled in nearly $11 million according to records compiled Tuesday by the nonpartisan Virginia Public Access Project (VPAP).
The late flood of campaign money is unprecedented in modern Virginia history according to VPAP. Together Gillespie and Northam raised almost twice what the gubernatorial contenders collected in the same period four years ago.
Northam the stateâs lieutenant governor also significantly outspent Gillespie in October $15 million to $10.7 million. Doing so meant losing the 2-to-1 cash advantage he had over [TGT] since the summer.
With 12 days before Election Day Northam had $1.7 million left in campaign accounts to [TGT] âs $1.4 million. Libertarian candidate Cliff Hyra raised $11 000 in the October period ending with about $5 000 on hand.
Republican Ed Gillespie and Democratic Lieutenant Governor Ralph Northam are running in this year's closely watched race for Virginia governor. (Claritza Jimenez/The Washington Post)
The Republican Governors Association on Monday gave $2.8 million to [TGT] âs campaign â the largest single donation to a gubernatorial candidate in recent memory according to VPAP.
The tightening of the money race comes as most polls show Northam with a slight lead or in a dead heat with Gillespie a longtime GOP operative. Virginiaâs governorâs race is widely viewed as a test of politics in the era of President Trump and a hint of whatâs to come in next yearâs midterm elections.
Gillespie has been airing hard-edge ads seeking to tie Northam to MS-13 gang violence and a sex offender who briefly got his rights restored. Northam countered with a commercial blasting Gillespie âs ads as âfalse attacksâ and âdespicable â while the Latino Victory Fund released a controversial commercial featuring a Gillespie supporter in a pickup truck chasing a group of minority children.
Gillespie âs earlier fundraising troubles raised questions about why a well-connected former head of the Republican National Committee â and a lobbyist and consultant for Fortune 500 companies â wasnât able to keep up.
In the October filing period the Republican Governors Association poured $4.75 million into Gillespie âs bid nearly half his haul. He also received $250 000 from Marlene Ricketts a conservative donor who bankrolled an effort to stop Trump from securing the GOP nomination. Investment banker and GOP donor Thomas Saunders and Haulover Creek Development Co. each pitched in $100 000. | 2Positive
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3,024 | Victory lap: Chloe Kim takes her family on a gold | Chloe Kim | PYEONGCHANG South Korea (AP) â Chloe Kim stamped her name on a new era of snowboarding with a run down the halfpipe that officially did not mean anything. To her it meant everything.
The Olympic gold medal was already hers but she knew she could do better. So she cinched on her gloves cranked up "Motorsport" on her iPod said "This one's for you Grams" â a shout-out to her South Korean grandmother who was watching her in person for the first time â and dropped into the halfpipe to make history.
On the last run of Tuesday's sun-splashed final Kim hit back-to-back 1080-degree spins on her second and third jumps â repeating a combination no other woman has ever done in a competition.
She landed them squarely sent her already super-hyped family at the bottom into overdrive scored a 98.5 and sent out the message that everyone from grandma to those at the roots of this sport love to hear: "I knew I wasn't going to be completely satisfied taking home the gold but knowing that I could've done better."
The 17-year-old from California made it look easy but only afterward did she concede how difficult the past several months have been. Her story has been told and sold and marketed for gold: Her parents both emigrated to the United States from South Korea and though it was more coincidence than any grand plan Kim making her Olympic debut in the country where her family was from set up a sure path to stardom in the halfpipe and beyond.
She has commanded the progression in women's snowboarding for at least two years now and it was hard to imagine anyone beating her on the sport's biggest stage at her official coming-out party. But halfpipes are hard the snow is slippery and nothing is for sure.
"There is a lot of pressure revolving around these games " she said. "You wait for four years to come here and it's definitely a lot of hype around a 1 1/2 2-hour time period. It's pretty nerve-wracking. You know you're at the Olympics. It's been a dream of mine since I was a little girl to land a run that's very important for me."
Chloe Kim of the United States reacts to her score during the women's halfpipe finals at Phoenix Snow Park at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang South Korea Tuesday Feb. 13 2018. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Chloe Kim of the United States celebrates winning gold in the women's halfpipe finals at Phoenix Snow Park at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang South Korea Tuesday Feb. 13 2018. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Kim 's journey included two years in Switzerland where she lived with her aunt learned French and honed her snowboarding skills.
Chloe Kim of the United States wipes away a tear after winning gold in the women's halfpipe finals at Phoenix Snow Park at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang South Korea Tuesday Feb. 13 2018. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) | PYEONGCHANG South Korea (AP) â [TGT] stamped [TGT] name on a new era of snowboarding with a run down the halfpipe that officially did not mean anything. To [TGT] it meant everything.
The Olympic gold medal was already hers but [TGT] knew [TGT] could do better. So [TGT] cinched on [TGT] gloves cranked up "Motorsport" on [TGT] iPod said "This one's for you Grams" â a shout-out to her South Korean grandmother who was watching her in person for the first time â and dropped into the halfpipe to make history.
On the last run of Tuesday's sun-splashed final Kim hit back-to-back 1080-degree spins on her second and third jumps â repeating a combination no other woman has ever done in a competition.
She landed them squarely sent her already super-hyped family at the bottom into overdrive scored a 98.5 and sent out the message that everyone from grandma to those at the roots of this sport love to hear: "I knew I wasn't going to be completely satisfied taking home the gold but knowing that I could've done better."
The 17-year-old from California made it look easy but only afterward did she concede how difficult the past several months have been. Her story has been told and sold and marketed for gold: Her parents both emigrated to the United States from South Korea and though it was more coincidence than any grand plan Kim making her Olympic debut in the country where her family was from set up a sure path to stardom in the halfpipe and beyond.
She has commanded the progression in women's snowboarding for at least two years now and it was hard to imagine anyone beating her on the sport's biggest stage at her official coming-out party. But halfpipes are hard the snow is slippery and nothing is for sure.
"There is a lot of pressure revolving around these games " she said. "You wait for four years to come here and it's definitely a lot of hype around a 1 1/2 2-hour time period. It's pretty nerve-wracking. You know you're at the Olympics. It's been a dream of mine since I was a little girl to land a run that's very important for me."
Chloe Kim of the United States reacts to [TGT] [TGT] score during the women's halfpipe finals at Phoenix Snow Park at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang South Korea Tuesday Feb. 13 2018. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Chloe Kim of the United States celebrates winning gold in the women's halfpipe finals at Phoenix Snow Park at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang South Korea Tuesday Feb. 13 2018. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
[TGT] 's journey included two years in Switzerland where [TGT] lived with [TGT] aunt learned French and honed [TGT] snowboarding skills.
Chloe Kim of the United States wipes away a tear after winning gold in the women's halfpipe finals at Phoenix Snow Park at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang South Korea Tuesday Feb. 13 2018. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) | 2Positive
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3,025 | Putin called Trump to thank CIA for tip on bomb threat | Putin | The White House confirmed Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with President Donald Trump in what Russian state media has described as a thank-you call following a CIA tip about a bomb threat in St. Petersburg.
Russia's main state broadcaster Vesti said Sunday that Putin called Trump to thank him for a CIA tip that helped Russian police thwart a terrorist attack in St Petersburg.
According to Vesti Putin asked Trump to thank CIA Director Mike Pompeo for providing the information and he told the U.S. president that "the Russian security services in the case where they receive information regarding terrorist threats in relation to the U.S. and its citizens will without question and immediately pass it to their American colleagues."
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders confirmed the call from Putin to Trump took place and said a readout would be provided to the press shortly. | The White House confirmed Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with President Donald Trump in what Russian state media has described as a thank-you call following a CIA tip about a bomb threat in St. Petersburg.
Russia's main state broadcaster Vesti said Sunday that [TGT] called Trump to thank [TGT] for a CIA tip that helped Russian police thwart a terrorist attack in St Petersburg.
According to Vesti [TGT] asked Trump to thank CIA Director Mike Pompeo for providing the information and [TGT] told the U.S. president that "the Russian security services in the case where they receive information regarding terrorist threats in relation to the U.S. and its citizens will without question and immediately pass it to their American colleagues."
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders confirmed the call from [TGT] to Trump took place and said a readout would be provided to the press shortly. | 2Positive
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3,026 | Uma Thurman breaks silence on Harvey Weinstein her strained relationship with Quentin Tarantino | Uma Thurman | Actress Uma Thurman finally broke her silence amid the ongoing #MeToo movement and accused disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault.
Thurman opened up to The New York Times in an article published Saturday which followed a viral Access Hollywood video from October 2017 that captured her telling reporters she would open up about her experiences with Weinstein when she was ready. The two worked together in âPulp Fictionâ and âKill Bill.â
She had remained mum on Weinstein following the bombshell exposes that revealed decades of alleged sexual abuse from the disgraced producer toward dozens of actresses.
Thurman said she became friendly with Weinsteinâs first wife Eve when she starred in âPulp Fictionâ and she knew him pretty well before âhe attacked.â She recalled a strange encounter with the famed producer in Paris. She said they were fighting over a script when he changed into a bathrobe.
âI didnât feel threatened â Thurman recalled. âI thought he was being super idiosyncratic like this was your kooky eccentric uncle.â
However he then told her to follow him into a steam room.
âI was standing there in my full black leather outfit â boots pants jacket â she said. âAnd I was so hot and I said âThis is ridiculous what are you doing?â And he was getting very flustered and mad and he jumped up and ran out.â
âIt was such a bat to the head. He pushed me down. He tried to shove himself on me. He tried to expose himself. He did all kinds of unpleasant things. But he didnât actually put his back into it and force me â she recalled. âYouâre like an animal wriggling away like a lizard. I was doing anything I could to get the train back on the track. My track. Not his track.â
Thurman said she received roses the next day from Weinstein telling her she had âgreat instincts.â Following the assault Weinsteinâs representatives called Thurman about upcoming projects.
However she wanted to confront Weinstein following the assault. She went to his hotel room and told Weinstein âIf you do what you did to me to other people you will lose your career your reputation and your family I promise you.â
The actressâ friend makeup artist Illona Herman told the Times she had been at the London hotel waiting for Thurman to come down from meeting with Weinstein. She called that her friend looked frazzled. | Actress [TGT] finally broke [TGT] silence amid the ongoing #MeToo movement and accused disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault.
[TGT] opened up to The New York Times in an article published Saturday which followed a viral Access Hollywood video from October 2017 that captured [TGT] telling reporters [TGT] would open up about [TGT] experiences with Weinstein when [TGT] was ready. The two worked together in âPulp Fictionâ and âKill Bill.â
She had remained mum on Weinstein following the bombshell exposes that revealed decades of alleged sexual abuse from the disgraced producer toward dozens of actresses.
[TGT] said [TGT] became friendly with Weinsteinâs first wife Eve when [TGT] starred in âPulp Fictionâ and [TGT] knew [TGT] pretty well before âhe attacked.â [TGT] recalled a strange encounter with the famed producer in Paris. [TGT] said they were fighting over a script when [TGT] changed into a bathrobe.
âI didnât feel threatened â [TGT] recalled. âI thought [TGT] was being super idiosyncratic like this was your kooky eccentric uncle.â
However [TGT] then told her to follow [TGT] into a steam room.
âI was standing there in my full black leather outfit â boots pants jacket â she said. âAnd I was so hot and I said âThis is ridiculous what are you doing?â And [TGT] was getting very flustered and mad and [TGT] jumped up and ran out.â
âIt was such a bat to the head. [TGT] pushed me down. [TGT] tried to shove [TGT] on [TGT] . [TGT] tried to expose [TGT] . [TGT] did all kinds of unpleasant things. But [TGT] didnât actually put [TGT] back into it and force me â she recalled. âYouâre like an animal wriggling away like a lizard. I was doing anything I could to get the train back on the track. My track. [TGT]
said [TGT] received roses the next day from Weinstein telling [TGT] [TGT] had âgreat instincts.â Following the assault Weinsteinâs representatives called [TGT] about upcoming projects.
However [TGT] wanted to confront Weinstein following the assault. [TGT] went to his hotel room and told Weinstein âIf you do what you did to [TGT] to other people you will lose your career your reputation and your family I promise you.â
The actressâ friend makeup artist Illona Herman told the Times she had been at the London hotel waiting for [TGT] to come down from meeting with Weinstein. She called that her friend looked frazzled. | 1Neutral
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3,027 | Big labor sees growth potential in California pot workers | Grier | "I'm always down to listen to what could be a good deal for me and my family " said Thomas Grier 44 standing behind the counter at Canna Can Help Inc. a dispensary in the Central Valley community of Goshen.
Called a "bud tender " Grier recently waited on a steady flow of regular customers walking through the door to pick out their favorite strain.
He said so far no unions have contacted him . Grier gets along with his boss and said he doesn't want to pay union dues for help ironing out workplace disputes. But he hasn't discounted the possibility of joining.
After recently entering the marijuana industry Los Angeles resident Richard Rodriguez said one sticky traffic stop three months ago converted him into a "hard core" Teamster. He 'd never been in a union until this year.
Rodriguez said an officer pulled him over delivering a legal shipment of pot and detained him for 12 hours as he was accused of following too closely behind a semi-truck. | "I'm always down to listen to what could be a good deal for me and my family " said [TGT] standing behind the counter at Canna Can Help Inc. a dispensary in the Central Valley community of Goshen.
Called a "bud tender [TGT] recently waited on a steady flow of regular customers walking through the door to pick out their favorite strain.
[TGT] said so far no unions have contacted [TGT] . [TGT] gets along with [TGT] boss and said [TGT] doesn't want to pay union dues for help ironing out workplace disputes. But [TGT] hasn't discounted the possibility of joining.
After recently entering the marijuana industry Los Angeles resident Richard Rodriguez said one sticky traffic stop three months ago converted him into a "hard core" Teamster. He 'd never been in a union until this year.
Rodriguez said an officer pulled him over delivering a legal shipment of pot and detained him for 12 hours as he was accused of following too closely behind a semi-truck. | 2Positive
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3,028 | Goldman: US Economic Growth to Stall While Rest of Globe Flourishes | Wilbur Ross | For his part Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross told Newsmax TV that the economy would be growing at a very healthy clip if it werenât for the recent string of deadly hurricanes.
âSo the notion that we were in some sort of 1.8 percent prison is simply wrong â Ross said of financial pundits who allege that economic growth is struggling.
Ross also said there are other plans in the wings to boost economic growth.
"Remember too after we get the tax (cut) the next program is going to be a big infrastructure program â he said.
Ross also explained to Kudlow that Trumpâs plan to lower corporate taxes will also eventually benefit middle-class workers.
âMost middle-income wage earners are employed by somebody. Most of them are not self-employed people and if more employment comes in if there are more capital expenditures more growth clearly it will benefit those folks â Ross said. | For his part [TGT] told Newsmax TV that the economy would be growing at a very healthy clip if it werenât for the recent string of deadly hurricanes.
âSo the notion that we were in some sort of 1.8 percent prison is simply wrong â [TGT] said of financial pundits who allege that economic growth is struggling.
[TGT] also said there are other plans in the wings to boost economic growth.
"Remember too after we get the tax (cut) the next program is going to be a big infrastructure program â he said.
[TGT] also explained to Kudlow that Trumpâs plan to lower corporate taxes will also eventually benefit middle-class workers.
âMost middle-income wage earners are employed by somebody. Most of them are not self-employed people and if more employment comes in if there are more capital expenditures more growth clearly it will benefit those folks â [TGT] said. | 1Neutral
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3,029 | Corey Feldman says kids' club owner Alphy Hoffman molested him in the 1980s | Corey Feldman | On âDr. Ozâ on Monday Corey Feldman divulged the identity of another man whom he alleges sexually molested him the owner of a teeny bopper club frequented by child stars: Alphy Hoffman.
Hoffman was the owner of an underage club that was popular among Hollywoodâs top teen stars â including Drew Barrymore Ricky Schroder and Alyssa Milano â from 1986 to 1989. The establishment promoted New York Seltzer and Corey Feldman and his pal Corey Haim were frequently photographed there.
Feldman 46 hinted in an October interview with Matt Lauer that nefarious things were going on with the owner of a âteenage soda pop club â but he came short of naming Hoffman. On Monday Dr. Oz said Hoffmanâs name on the air and asked Feldman to confirm that he had accused Hoffman of molesting him and recently reported his name to the LAPD. Feldman agreed.
He described his experience with Hoffman in detail.
âWell he was the guy who ran Alphyâs Soda Pop Club and uh I met him when I was 12 years old â Feldman said on âDr. Oz.â â He came to my house to pick me up in his car and I had heard rumors that he threw the coolest parties in town and he was very connected.â
Feldman explained that Alphy Hoffman was the son of Bobby Hoffman a major casting director at the time who died in 1993.
Feldman said the parties took a dark turn â but not at first.
Haim once spoke out about Hoffman and expressed his dislike for the man. In a 2012 Vice interview the now-deceased pal of Feldman spoke negatively about Hoffman when asked about his experiences as Alphyâs Soda Pop Club.
Feldman did not address on Dr. Oz whether or not he believes Hoffman abused Haim as well.
The current website for Bobby Hoffman Casting lists Alphy Hoffman as a casting director and casting associate. The last project listed on the website is from 2001. Previous projects highlighted on the site include Bobby Hoffmanâs high-profile casting jobs mentioned by Feldman on âDr. Oz â such as âHappy Daysâ and âLaverne and Shirley.â The email address and phone number for the casting company are no longer in service.
Feldman shuddered when recalling the horrible experience he said he had with Hoffman.
âTheyâre treating it like you know I am being passed back and forth or something⦠And I just remember being terrified â he told Dr. Oz. | On âDr. Ozâ on Monday [TGT] divulged the identity of another man whom [TGT] alleges sexually molested him the owner of a teeny bopper club frequented by child stars: Alphy Hoffman.
Hoffman was the owner of an underage club that was popular among Hollywoodâs top teen stars â including Drew Barrymore Ricky Schroder and Alyssa Milano â from 1986 to 1989. The establishment promoted New York Seltzer and [TGT] and [TGT] pal Corey Haim were frequently photographed there.
[TGT] hinted in an October interview with Matt Lauer that nefarious things were going on with the owner of a âteenage soda pop club â but [TGT] came short of naming Hoffman. On Monday Dr. Oz said Hoffmanâs name on the air and asked [TGT] to confirm that [TGT] had accused Hoffman of molesting him and recently reported his name to the LAPD. [TGT] agreed.
[TGT] described [TGT] experience with Hoffman in detail.
âWell [TGT] was the guy who ran Alphyâs Soda Pop Club and uh I met [TGT] when I was 12 years old â [TGT] said on âDr. Oz.â â [TGT] came to my house to pick me up in [TGT] car and I had heard rumors that [TGT] threw the coolest parties in town and [TGT] was very connected.â
[TGT] explained that Alphy Hoffman was the son of Bobby Hoffman a major casting director at the time who died in 1993.
[TGT] said the parties took a dark turn â but not at first.
Haim once spoke out about Hoffman and expressed his dislike for the man. In a 2012 Vice interview the now-deceased pal of [TGT] spoke negatively about Hoffman when asked about his experiences as Alphyâs Soda Pop Club.
[TGT] did not address on Dr. Oz whether or not [TGT] believes Hoffman abused Haim as well.
The current website for Bobby Hoffman Casting lists Alphy Hoffman as a casting director and casting associate. The last project listed on the website is from 2001. Previous projects highlighted on the site include Bobby Hoffmanâs high-profile casting jobs mentioned by Feldman on âDr. Oz â such as âHappy Daysâ and âLaverne and Shirley.â The email address and phone number for the casting company are no longer in service.
[TGT] shuddered when recalling the horrible experience [TGT] said [TGT] had with Hoffman.
âTheyâre treating it like you know I am being passed back and forth or something⦠And I just remember being terrified â [TGT] told Dr. Oz. | 2Positive
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3,030 | Barkha Dutt: The way Indian media has covered Sridevi 's death has been shameful | Sridevi Kapoor | A picture of Bollywood actress Sridevi Kapoor is put up outside her residence in Mumbai on Monday following her death. (Punit Pranjpe/AFP/Getty Images)
The sudden and mysterious death of Sridevi Kapoor a Bollywood superstar beloved to millions of Indians and a rare actor who bridged the culture gap between the North and the South is absolutely a valid news story.
For my entire generation Sridevi was a cult figure. She began acting at the age of 4 and her films spanned multiple languages and roles. Her impeccable sense of comic timing and her willingness to experiment made her one of the pioneering women of Indian cinema. When she returned to the movies after taking a 15-year break she gamely took on the challenge that female actors face in a shamefully unequal industry â one where 50-year-old men romance young heroines in their 20s but women upward of 30 get swiftly ousted from mainline roles.
But the way her death has been reported in our media especially on television is the very opposite of journalism. | A picture of [TGT] is put up outside [TGT] residence in Mumbai on Monday following [TGT] death. (Punit Pranjpe/AFP/Getty Images)
The sudden and mysterious death of Sridevi Kapoor a Bollywood superstar beloved to millions of Indians and a rare actor who bridged the culture gap between the North and the South is absolutely a valid news story.
For my entire generation Sridevi was a cult figure. [TGT] began acting at the age of 4 and [TGT] films spanned multiple languages and roles. [TGT] impeccable sense of comic timing and [TGT] willingness to experiment made [TGT] one of the pioneering women of Indian cinema. When [TGT] returned to the movies after taking a 15-year break [TGT] gamely took on the challenge that female actors face in a shamefully unequal industry â one where 50-year-old men romance young heroines in their 20s but women upward of 30 get swiftly ousted from mainline roles.
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3,031 | LAPD Now In Possession of 1993 Corey Feldman Interview Where He Named Hollywood Pedophiles | Corey Feldman | Actor Corey Feldman has been outspoken in his efforts to expose what he describes as Hollywood's massive pedophilia problem. Feldman has publicly named three of his abusers and has repeatedly said that in 1993 he provided the Santa Barbara police with a list of men he says abused him and others in Hollywood. At the time Feldman was being interviewed related to the Michael Jackson investigation. Feldman denies he was ever abused by Jackson.
Until Wednesday the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office denied that these recordings existed and said that Feldman did not name anybody over two decades ago. Now they've changed their tune as they've located the interview and turned it over to the Los Angeles Police Department.
Santa Barbara County Sheriffâs Office public information officer Kelly Hoover told Fox News on Tuesday night in an emailed statement âFollowing the recent inquiries into the Sheriffâs Office interview of Mr. Feldman in 1993 the Santa Barbara County Sheriffâs Office conducted an additional review for any stored items remaining from the Michael Jackson investigation. In a container which included the original reports from the investigation the Sheriffâs Office located some detective working copies of audio recordings made during the investigation. A copy of Mr. Feldman âs interview was located. The recording is being turned over to the Los Angeles Police Department. Due to the fact that this case involves the alleged sexual abuse of a child we are unable to comment further and any documentation or evidence related to this case is exempt from release.â Fox News had originally reached out to the Sheriffâs Office in October at which time they responded âWe are aware of the statements that Mr. Feldman is making regarding an investigation in 1993. Our records do not indicate that he named any suspects."
Well that's quite the development and certainly shifts the narrative on Feldman 's story to his favor. Throughout his quest to expose abusive men in entertainment Feldman has been repeatedly mocked derided and accused of lying. Feldman says that he believes that his life is at risk.
On Twitter Feldman celebrated this new news saying that it was time for the LAPD to re-open the case against the men he says abused him . The 1993 tapes prove he says that he reported the crimes within the statute of limitations.
TIME 2 REOPEN THAT CASE @LAPD I DID REPORT IT WITHIN THE STATUTE SO NOW IT SHOULD B ADMISSIBLE RIGHT?: Corey Feldman report child sexual abuse audio tape found Santa Barbara https://t.co/sgbefANA2i via @usatoday â Corey Feldman (@Corey_Feldman) December 7 2017
He also said that he himself has a copy of the interview and that he may release it if the LAPD will not. | [TGT] has been outspoken in [TGT] efforts to expose what [TGT] describes as Hollywood's massive pedophilia problem. [TGT] has publicly named three of [TGT] abusers and has repeatedly said that in 1993 [TGT] provided the Santa Barbara police with a list of men [TGT] says abused [TGT] and others in Hollywood. At the time [TGT] was being interviewed related to the Michael Jackson investigation. [TGT] denies [TGT] was ever abused by Jackson.
Until Wednesday the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office denied that these recordings existed and said that [TGT] did not name anybody over two decades ago. Now they've changed their tune as they've located the interview and turned it over to the Los Angeles Police Department.
Santa Barbara County Sheriffâs Office public information officer Kelly Hoover told Fox News on Tuesday night in an emailed statement âFollowing the recent inquiries into the Sheriffâs Office interview of [TGT] in 1993 the Santa Barbara County Sheriffâs Office conducted an additional review for any stored items remaining from the Michael Jackson investigation. In a container which included the original reports from the investigation the Sheriffâs Office located some detective working copies of audio recordings made during the investigation. A copy of [TGT] was located. The recording is being turned over to the Los Angeles Police Department. Due to the fact that this case involves the alleged sexual abuse of a child we are unable to comment further and any documentation or evidence related to this case is exempt from release.â Fox News had originally reached out to the Sheriffâs Office in October at which time they responded âWe are aware of the statements that [TGT] is making regarding an investigation in 1993. Our records do not indicate that he named any suspects."
Well that's quite the development and certainly shifts the narrative on [TGT] 's story to [TGT] favor. Throughout his quest to expose abusive men in entertainment Feldman has been repeatedly mocked derided and accused of lying. Feldman says that he believes that his life is at risk.
On Twitter Feldman celebrated this new news saying that it was time for the LAPD to re-open the case against the men he says abused him . The 1993 tapes prove he says that he reported the crimes within the statute of limitations.
TIME 2 REOPEN THAT CASE @LAPD I DID REPORT IT WITHIN THE STATUTE SO NOW IT SHOULD B ADMISSIBLE RIGHT?: Corey Feldman report child sexual abuse audio tape found Santa Barbara https://t.co/sgbefANA2i via @usatoday [TGT]
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3,032 | A look inside the marriage of Mark Cuban and his wife Tiffany | Mark Cuban | ⢠Mark Cuban met his wife advertising executive Tiffany at the gym in 1997.
"Shark Tank" star and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has long teased a run for the White House.
As an outspoken critic of US President Donald Trump Cuban even weighed the possibility of taking over the Republican ticket at some point.
But if Cuban 's wife Tiffany Cuban has anything to say about it a run for the White House may be off the table. CNBC reported that he said he would be far more tempted to toss his hat into the political ring if he was single. | ⢠[TGT] met his wife advertising executive Tiffany at the gym in 1997.
"Shark Tank" star and Dallas Mavericks owner [TGT] has long teased a run for the White House.
As an outspoken critic of US President Donald Trump [TGT] even weighed the possibility of taking over the Republican ticket at some point.
But if Cuban 's wife Tiffany Cuban has anything to say about it a run for the White House may be off the table. CNBC reported that he said he would be far more tempted to toss his hat into the political ring if he was single. | 2Positive
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3,033 | Republicans and Democrats embrace Robert Mueller as special counsel | Robert Mueller | CLOSE Robert Mueller will oversee the Russia investigation. Here's a look at his background. USA TODAY
Then-FBI director Robert Mueller testifies during a Senate Appropriations hearing on Capitol Hill on May 16 2013. (Photo: Brendan Smialowski AFP/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON â A Congress utterly fractured by partisan bickering came to rare bipartisan agreement Wednesday night as members of both parties effusively praised the selection of former FBI director Robert Mueller as special counsel in charge of the FBI's investigation into Russian attempts to influence the 2016 election.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer D-N.Y. said â Former Director Mueller is exactly the right kind of individual for this job. I now have significantly greater confidence that the investigation will follow the facts wherever they lead."
House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Jason Chaffetz R-Utah â who announced Tuesday that he was demanding from the FBI copies of memos written by former FBI director James Comey summarizing his conversations with President Trump â tweeted Wednesday that " Mueller is a great selection. Impeccable credentials. Should be widely accepted."
House Speaker Paul Ryan R-Wis. said "My priority has been to ensure thorough and independent investigations are allowed to follow the facts wherever they may lead. That is what weâve been doing here in the House. The addition of Robert Mueller as special counsel is consistent with this goal and I welcome his role at the Department of Justice."
Rep Adam Kinzinger R-Ill. called Mueller " a well respected and trusted veteran of the FBI" and said "this special counsel appointment is a step in the right direction on getting answers on the many questions we have with Russian meddling in our election and our democracy."
Republican Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio tweeted: "The issue of Russian meddling in our election must be investigated fully & former FBI dir. Mueller is well qualified to oversee this probe."
On Wednesday McConnell said "The decision by the Deputy Attorney General to appoint former FBI Director Robert Mueller as a special counsel confirms that the investigation into Russian intervention into our election will continue as stated last week by Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe. The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence will also continue its investigation into this matter."
Intelligence Chairman Richard Burr R-N.C. and Vice Chairman Mark Warner D-Va. issued a joint statement echoing McConnell's commitment to the committee's investigation. Mueller 's selection "will provide some certainty for the American people that the investigation will proceed fairly and free of political influence â they wrote. The committee "will continue its own investigation and to the extent any deconfliction is required we will engage with Director Mueller and our expectation is that he will engage with the Committee as well.â
Even as Democrats praised Mueller 's credentials many said they still plan to push for an independent commission similar to the 9/11 Commission to investigate Russian meddling in the election and issue a public report.
" Director Mueller will still be in the chain of command under the Trump-appointed leadership of the Justice Department " said House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi D-Calif. "He cannot take the place of a truly independent outside commission that is completely free from the Trump administrationâs meddling." | CLOSE [TGT] will oversee the Russia investigation. Here's a look at [TGT] background. USA TODAY
[TGT] testifies during a Senate Appropriations hearing on Capitol Hill on May 16 2013. (Photo: Brendan Smialowski AFP/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON â A Congress utterly fractured by partisan bickering came to rare bipartisan agreement Wednesday night as members of both parties effusively praised the selection of former FBI director Robert Mueller as special counsel in charge of the FBI's investigation into Russian attempts to influence the 2016 election.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer D-N.Y. said [TGT] is exactly the right kind of individual for this job. I now have significantly greater confidence that the investigation will follow the facts wherever they lead."
House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Jason Chaffetz R-Utah â who announced Tuesday that he was demanding from the FBI copies of memos written by former FBI director James Comey summarizing his conversations with President Trump â tweeted Wednesday that " [TGT] is a great selection. Impeccable credentials. Should be widely accepted."
House Speaker Paul Ryan R-Wis. said "My priority has been to ensure thorough and independent investigations are allowed to follow the facts wherever they may lead. That is what weâve been doing here in the House. [TGT] is consistent with this goal and I welcome [TGT] role at the Department of Justice."
Rep Adam Kinzinger R-Ill. called Mueller " a well respected and trusted veteran of the FBI" and said "this special counsel appointment is a step in the right direction on getting answers on the many questions we have with Russian meddling in our election and our democracy."
Republican Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio tweeted: "The issue of Russian meddling in our election must be investigated fully & former FBI dir. [TGT] is well qualified to oversee this probe."
On Wednesday McConnell said "The decision by the Deputy Attorney General to appoint former FBI Director [TGT] as a special counsel confirms that the investigation into Russian intervention into our election will continue as stated last week by Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe. The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence will also continue its investigation into this matter."
Intelligence Chairman Richard Burr R-N.C. and Vice Chairman Mark Warner D-Va. issued a joint statement echoing McConnell's commitment to the committee's investigation. [TGT] 's selection "will provide some certainty for the American people that the investigation will proceed fairly and free of political influence â they wrote. The committee "will continue its own investigation and to the extent any deconfliction is required we will engage with Director Mueller and our expectation is that he will engage with the Committee as well.â
Even as Democrats praised Mueller 's credentials many said they still plan to push for an independent commission similar to the 9/11 Commission to investigate Russian meddling in the election and issue a public report.
" Director Mueller will still be in the chain of command under the Trump-appointed leadership of the Justice Department " said House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi D-Calif. "He cannot take the place of a truly independent outside commission that is completely free from the Trump administrationâs meddling." | 2Positive
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3,034 | New NY Times Publisher A.G. Sulzberger Has an Unusual Admirer: Wisconsinâs Far | Scott Walker | What no one mentioned is that Sulzbergerâs journalism is appreciated by a surprising figure: Wisconsinâs Republican Governor Scott Walker who used an article co-written by Sulzberger to bolster the resolve of wavering GOP lawmakers in the midst of Walkerâs ferocious attack on public sector unions in 2011.
Walkerâs description was generally accurate. The Times article portrays a conflict between the intellectual elites in Madison who âpredictably opposeâ Walkerâs plans and the real Wisconsinites âaway from Madisonâ who believe that âpublic workers needed to share in the sacrifice that their own families have been forced to make.â It quotes six people who work in the private sector who support Walker âs crackdown on public sector unions and only two who donât like it.
However this three-to-one ratio in support of Walker seems slightly peculiar given the voting patterns in the area. The eight Wisconsinites lived in towns across Rock Walworth and Jefferson Counties. Walker won 55 percent of the vote in the three counties in 2010 and 54 percent in the 2012 recall election. Both times Walker actually lost Rock County where Janesville is located making up for it in the other two redder counties.
Also notable is Walker âs excitement that the lede on the story is about a man named Rich Hahn whoâd been laid off twice by GM. The reason for Walkerâs joy is obvious: The piece originally described Hahn as âa union man from a union townâ who nevertheless believed âsomething needs to be done ⦠and quicklyâ about greedy public unions. However after the United Auto Workers found no record of Hahn as a member the Times ran a correction reading that while Hahn âdescribed himself to a reporter as a âunion guy â he now says that he has worked at unionized factories but was not himself a union member.â | What no one mentioned is that Sulzbergerâs journalism is appreciated by a surprising figure: Wisconsinâs Republican Governor Scott Walker who used an article co-written by Sulzberger to bolster the resolve of wavering GOP lawmakers in the midst of Walkerâs ferocious attack on public sector unions in 2011.
Walkerâs description was generally accurate. The Times article portrays a conflict between the intellectual elites in Madison who âpredictably opposeâ Walkerâs plans and the real Wisconsinites âaway from Madisonâ who believe that âpublic workers needed to share in the sacrifice that their own families have been forced to make.â It quotes six people who work in the private sector who support [TGT] âs crackdown on public sector unions and only two who donât like it.
However this three-to-one ratio in support of [TGT] seems slightly peculiar given the voting patterns in the area. The eight Wisconsinites lived in towns across Rock Walworth and Jefferson Counties. [TGT] won 55 percent of the vote in the three counties in 2010 and 54 percent in the 2012 recall election. Both times [TGT] actually lost Rock County where Janesville is located making up for it in the other two redder counties.
Also notable is [TGT] âs excitement that the lede on the story is about a man named Rich Hahn whoâd been laid off twice by GM. The reason for Walkerâs joy is obvious: The piece originally described Hahn as âa union man from a union townâ who nevertheless believed âsomething needs to be done ⦠and quicklyâ about greedy public unions. However after the United Auto Workers found no record of Hahn as a member the Times ran a correction reading that while Hahn âdescribed himself to a reporter as a âunion guy â he now says that he has worked at unionized factories but was not himself a union member.â | 1Neutral
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3,035 | Greg Knapp returns to Atlanta Falcons as quarterback coach | Greg Knapp | FLOWERY BRANCH Ga. (AP) â The Atlanta Falcons announced Monday that Greg Knapp is returning to the team as quarterback coach working with 2016 MVP Matt Ryan.
Knapp replaces Bush Hamdan who left to become the offensive coordinator at the University of Washington.
Knapp was the Falcons' offensive coordinator under Jim Mora from 2004-06 when Michael Vick was the quarterback. Atlanta reached the NFC title game in 2004 but Mora and his staff were dismissed after the Falcons missed the playoffs the next two seasons.
The most recent stop in Knapp 's 30-year coaching career was Denver where he worked from 2013-16 as quarterback coach and passing game coordinator. In 2014 Peyton Manning set NFL records by throwing for 5 477 yards and 55 touchdowns. | FLOWERY BRANCH Ga. (AP) â The Atlanta Falcons announced Monday that [TGT] is returning to the team as quarterback coach working with 2016 MVP Matt Ryan.
[TGT] replaces Bush Hamdan who left to become the offensive coordinator at the University of Washington.
[TGT] was the Falcons' offensive coordinator under Jim Mora from 2004-06 when Michael Vick was the quarterback. Atlanta reached the NFC title game in 2004 but Mora and his staff were dismissed after the Falcons missed the playoffs the next two seasons.
The most recent stop in [TGT] 's 30-year coaching career was Denver where he worked from 2013-16 as quarterback coach and passing game coordinator. In 2014 Peyton Manning set NFL records by throwing for 5 477 yards and 55 touchdowns. | 2Positive
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3,036 | Teenager broke into Texas home watched mom and daughter sleep left behind stain cops say | Terrell Morgan | Terrell Morgan 17 was arrested on burglary charges after he allegedly broke into a Spring home through a window the Montogomery County Sherrif's Office wrote on Facebook.
But the man identified as Morgan is then seen walking into the master bedroom where he stayed for about 30 minutes. When he leaves the room his pants are off and heâs wearing a dress partially pulled up to his knees.
Officials said they believe Morgan was watching the mother and child sleep.
Additionally a water bottle Morgan allegedly left behind was found in the guest room while a pair of shorts were recovered from a storm drain in front of the house. Police said the shorts were linked back to the suspect.
Officials said this was not the first time Morgan had entered the home. The homeowner said Morgan allegedly broke into the house on Nov. 24 while she slept and stole several items.
Cops were able to identify Morgan using finger prints left on the water bottle that matched his prints from a previous arrest ABC13 reported.
Morgan who was arrested Wednesday is being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $250 000 bond. | [TGT] 17 was arrested on burglary charges after he allegedly broke into a Spring home through a window the Montogomery County Sherrif's Office wrote on Facebook.
But the man identified as [TGT] is then seen walking into the master bedroom where he stayed for about 30 minutes. When he leaves the room his pants are off and heâs wearing a dress partially pulled up to his knees.
Officials said they believe [TGT] was watching the mother and child sleep.
Additionally a water bottle [TGT] allegedly left behind was found in the guest room while a pair of shorts were recovered from a storm drain in front of the house. Police said the shorts were linked back to the suspect.
Officials said this was not the first time [TGT] had entered the home. The homeowner said [TGT] allegedly broke into the house on Nov. 24 while [TGT] slept and stole several items.
Cops were able to identify [TGT] using finger prints left on the water bottle that matched [TGT] prints from a previous arrest ABC13 reported.
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3,037 | Bubba Wallace May Be An Even Bigger Story Than The Daytona 500 Winner | Bubba Wallace | It was Petty who hired Wallace last October to drive his famous No. 43 stock car making him the first black driver to race regularly at NASCARâs top level since Scott in 1971. In fact Scott had been the only African-American to race regularly at NASCARâs top level.
When Almirola then Pettyâs driver was injured last season Wallace replaced him for four races doing better in each race. Petty had hired Wallace before Almirola even jumped to Stewart-Haas Racing in the offseason taking Danica Patrickâs spot.
Petty said he hired Wallace because of his vast potential not his skin color. But diversity is important to NASCAR which is trying to appeal to younger fans to fortify sagging TV ratings and live attendance. Essentially Wallace replaced Patrick who wrecked Sunday in what she said would be her last NASCAR race finishing 35th.
Patrick never finished in the top five in 191 top-series races but Wallace can top that now. He received a good-luck call before the race from Hammerinâ Hank Aaron. The four-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton who is black also tweeted his best wishes.
âLuckily I was sitting down when I was replying to him â Wallace said Sunday of Hamilton. âI think I was taking a golf cart ride out to an appearance and I replied back. Really cool and really special for Hank Aaron also to call right there before was really special and just knowing that people are tuning in and hopefully noticing the new face and the new change that's coming to NASCAR and they get behind it and support it. Just exciting.â
Even before he finished third in a qualifying race Thursday Wallace was a popular person around Daytona. He then ran near the front all afternoon in a race that was splotched by three big wrecks. Wallace avoided them all and won a joust with Denny Hamlin to finish second.
The next race is Sunday at Atlanta an event that is much less prestigious than Daytona. But NASCAR appears to have some traction. Dillon 27 is one of several emerging young drivers but Wallace has a unusual background for a stock-car driver. He tweeted last year âYouâre not going to stop hearing about `the black driverâ for years.â
On Sunday he said âI'm really looking forward to Atlanta. Don't know what the hell we'll have there because it's all new for us. I know this will carry over to Atlanta and be good.â | It was Petty who hired Wallace last October to drive his famous No. 43 stock car making him the first black driver to race regularly at NASCARâs top level since Scott in 1971. In fact Scott had been the only African-American to race regularly at NASCARâs top level.
When Almirola then Pettyâs driver was injured last season Wallace replaced him for four races doing better in each race. Petty had hired Wallace before Almirola even jumped to Stewart-Haas Racing in the offseason taking Danica Patrickâs spot.
Petty said he hired Wallace because of his vast potential not his skin color. But diversity is important to NASCAR which is trying to appeal to younger fans to fortify sagging TV ratings and live attendance. Essentially Wallace replaced Patrick who wrecked Sunday in what she said would be her last NASCAR race finishing 35th.
Patrick never finished in the top five in 191 top-series races but Wallace can top that now. He received a good-luck call before the race from Hammerinâ Hank Aaron. The four-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton who is black also tweeted his best wishes.
âLuckily I was sitting down when I was replying to him â Wallace said Sunday of Hamilton. âI think I was taking a golf cart ride out to an appearance and I replied back. Really cool and really special for Hank Aaron also to call right there before was really special and just knowing that people are tuning in and hopefully noticing the new face and the new change that's coming to NASCAR and they get behind it and support it. Just exciting.â
Even before he finished third in a qualifying race Thursday Wallace was a popular person around Daytona. He then ran near the front all afternoon in a race that was splotched by three big wrecks. Wallace avoided them all and won a joust with Denny Hamlin to finish second.
The next race is Sunday at Atlanta an event that is much less prestigious than Daytona. But NASCAR appears to have some traction. Dillon 27 is one of several emerging young drivers but Wallace has a unusual background for a stock-car driver. He tweeted last year âYouâre not going to stop hearing about `the black driverâ for years.â
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3,038 | INSANE: Women's March ATTACKS #MeToo Leader Rose McGowan Over Her 'Transphobia' | Rose McGowan | There's a limit to the Women's March's support for women â and Rose McGowan has apparently met it .
After McGowan argued with a trangender activist who attempted to derail a planned speech about her abuse at the hands of Harvey Weinstein the Women's March hit out at McGowan for her "transphobia" and for "denying" a trans woman's identity.
The Daily Wire covered the incident which took place at a Manhattan Barnes & Noble. While McGowan was giving her speech a "trans activist" heckled her from the audience accusing her of abrogating her responsibility to trans women and failing to acknowledge the violence trans woman face as though McGowan was competing to be the most injured victim of men.
McGowan was confused and then hurt. When the activist was finally removed McGowan broke down.
Please read this interview with the activist who engaged with Rose McGowan last night. Transphobia and denying trans womenâs identities is never okay. The pain we feel does not excuse the pain we cause others. https://t.co/9rtdmzngUa â Women's March (@womensmarch) February 2 2018 | There's a limit to the Women's March's support for women â and [TGT] has apparently met [TGT] .
After [TGT] argued with a trangender activist who attempted to derail a planned speech about [TGT] abuse at the hands of Harvey Weinstein the Women's March hit out at McGowan for [TGT] "transphobia" and for "denying" a trans woman's identity.
The Daily Wire covered the incident which took place at a Manhattan Barnes & Noble. While [TGT] was giving [TGT] speech a "trans activist" heckled [TGT] from the audience accusing [TGT] of abrogating [TGT] responsibility to trans women and failing to acknowledge the violence trans woman face as though [TGT] was competing to be the most injured victim of men.
[TGT] was confused and then hurt. When the activist was finally removed [TGT] broke down.
Please read this interview with the activist who engaged with [TGT] last night. Transphobia and denying trans womenâs identities is never okay. The pain we feel does not excuse the pain we cause others. https://t.co/9rtdmzngUa â Women's March (@womensmarch) February 2 2018 | 1Neutral
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3,039 | To battle addiction treatment and family support are offering one man hope | Larry Bing | A few months ago Larry Bing noticed that the quality of heroin that he was buying in the District had become more potent. He had no complaints about the âhigh â but the lows were becoming unbearable â the cravings more intense the drug-seeking behavior more desperate the withdrawal symptoms more painful.
A friend recommended that he see Edwin Chapman a physician who treats people addicted to drugs at his office in Northeast Washington. Blood tests showed that Bing had used heroin but there were also traces of fentanyl an increasingly lethal synthetic opioid that drug dealers often mix with heroin or cocaine to increase the quantity of their product.
Bing was 64 and had been using heroin for decades since he was 17. And those factors put him more at risk of overdose death than he realized. In the District the typical overdose death involves a black man age 40 and older who has been using heroin for 10 years or more.
Bing showed up in the nick of time. He was prescribed a daily dose of Suboxone a drug which blocks the effects of opioids â including relief from pain and the feelings of well-being that can lead to addiction. That was roughly 180 days ago. Bing has been clean ever since.
âI get up every morning take my medication and that takes away the urge â Bing said. âI had no withdrawal symptoms. The only fight I have today is getting a job and becoming productive.â
Bing said he could count on support from his wife as well as an array of social and religious organizations that form a recovery network in the city.
âI donât want to stay in that small corner of the world where addiction limits you â he said. âMy world is bigger than a sidewalk and a street corner. I want to move forward and get on with my life.â
âYou go back and look at some of those [drug-using] moments in your head and you want to believe it was great â Bing said. âThatâs why you have meetings so you can talk about it and get a reality check â he added referring to 12-step programs.
For Bing so far so good. | A few months ago [TGT] noticed that the quality of heroin that [TGT] was buying in the District had become more potent. [TGT] had no complaints about the âhigh â but the lows were becoming unbearable â the cravings more intense the drug-seeking behavior more desperate the withdrawal symptoms more painful.
A friend recommended that he see Edwin Chapman a physician who treats people addicted to drugs at his office in Northeast Washington. Blood tests showed that [TGT] had used heroin but there were also traces of fentanyl an increasingly lethal synthetic opioid that drug dealers often mix with heroin or cocaine to increase the quantity of their product.
[TGT] was 64 and had been using heroin for decades since [TGT] was 17. And those factors put [TGT] more at risk of overdose death than [TGT] realized. In the District the typical overdose death involves a black man age 40 and older who has been using heroin for 10 years or more.
[TGT] showed up in the nick of time. [TGT] was prescribed a daily dose of Suboxone a drug which blocks the effects of opioids â including relief from pain and the feelings of well-being that can lead to addiction. That was roughly 180 days ago. [TGT] has been clean ever since.
âI get up every morning take my medication and that takes away the urge â [TGT] said. âI had no withdrawal symptoms. The only fight I have today is getting a job and becoming productive.â
[TGT] said [TGT] could count on support from [TGT] wife as well as an array of social and religious organizations that form a recovery network in the city.
âI donât want to stay in that small corner of the world where addiction limits you â he said. âMy world is bigger than a sidewalk and a street corner. I want to move forward and get on with my life.â
âYou go back and look at some of those [drug-using] moments in your head and you want to believe it was great â [TGT] said. âThatâs why you have meetings so you can talk about it and get a reality check â [TGT] added referring to 12-step programs.
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3,040 | Pope Francis Warns About Danger Of Nuclear War: 'We Are At The Very Limit' | Pope Francis | ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (Reuters) - Pope Francis said on Monday he was really afraid about the danger of nuclear war and that the world now stood at âthe very limitâ.
Asked if he was worried about the possibility of nuclear war Pope Francis said: âI think we are at the very limit. I am really afraid of this. One accident is enough to precipitate things.â
He did not mention Hawaii or North Korea.
Pope Francis has often flagged the danger of nuclear warfare and in November he appeared to harden the Catholic Churchâs teaching against nuclear weapons saying countries should not stockpile them even for the purpose of deterrence.
As reporters boarded his plane bound for Chile Vatican officials handed out a photograph taken in 1945 that shows a young Japanese boy carrying his dead brother on his shoulders following the U.S. nuclear attack on Nagasaki.
âI was moved when I saw this. The only thing I could think of adding were the words âthe fruit of warâ â Francis said referring to a caption put on the back of the image. | ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (Reuters) - [TGT] said on Monday [TGT] was really afraid about the danger of nuclear war and that the world now stood at âthe very limitâ.
Asked if [TGT] was worried about the possibility of nuclear war Pope Francis said: âI think we are at the very limit. I am really afraid of this. One accident is enough to precipitate things.â
He did not mention Hawaii or North Korea.
[TGT] has often flagged the danger of nuclear warfare and in November [TGT] appeared to harden the Catholic Churchâs teaching against nuclear weapons saying countries should not stockpile them even for the purpose of deterrence.
As reporters boarded [TGT] plane bound for Chile Vatican officials handed out a photograph taken in 1945 that shows a young Japanese boy carrying his dead brother on his shoulders following the U.S. nuclear attack on Nagasaki.
âI was moved when I saw this. The only thing I could think of adding were the words âthe fruit of warâ â [TGT] said referring to a caption put on the back of the image. | 2Positive
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3,041 | Letter with white powder for Trump Jr. calls him 'awful ' says he 'll get what he 'deserves' | Donald Trump Jr. | The written contents of an envelope containg a white powder received Monday by Donald Trump Jr. âs wife said the president's son would get what he "deserves " the NYPD confirmed to Fox News on Tuesday.
President Trumpâs daughter-in-law Vanessa opened the letter addressed to her husband around 10 a.m. She was subsequently taken to the hospital as a precaution along with two others police said.
DONALD TRUMP JR.âS WIFE TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AFTER OPENING ENVELOPE WITH WHITE POWDER
Trump Jr. tweeted Monday about the âscary situation â saying it was âTruly disgusting that certain individuals choose to express their opposing views with such disturbing behavior.â
Trump Jr. is the eldest son of the president. He married Vanessa in 2005. The couple has five children but it was unclear if any were home at the time of the incident. | The written contents of an envelope containg a white powder received Monday by [TGT] âs wife said the president's son would get what he "deserves " the NYPD confirmed to Fox News on Tuesday.
President Trumpâs daughter-in-law Vanessa opened the letter addressed to her husband around 10 a.m. She was subsequently taken to the hospital as a precaution along with two others police said.
DONALD TRUMP JR.âS WIFE TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AFTER OPENING ENVELOPE WITH WHITE POWDER
Trump Jr. tweeted Monday about the âscary situation â saying it was âTruly disgusting that certain individuals choose to express their opposing views with such disturbing behavior.â
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3,042 | Alabama Senate poll: Jones opens up lead over Moore | Jones | Washington (CNN) Democrat Doug Jones has opened up an eight-point lead in the US Senate race in Alabama amid multiple sexual abuse allegations against Republican Roy Moore according to a new Fox News poll released Thursday.
Jones leads Moore by 50 to 42% among likely voters in the special election to fill the seat left vacant by Jeff Sessions when he became US attorney general now less than a month away.
Most Republican voters 78% still say they plan to cast their ballots for Moore but a substantial minority -- 13% -- say they are voting for Jones . A broad 91% of Democrats say they're voting for Jones versus only 3% voting for Moore.
Similarly Moore wins only 81% of Trump voters versus 91% of Clinton voters who say they are voting for Jones .
Democrat Doug Jones speaks at a campaign rally for the race to fill Attorney General Jeff Sessions' former Senate seat Tuesday Oct. 3 2017 in Birmingham Ala. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Women have made the difference: Jones has opened up a wide 58% to 32% lead among female likely voters. Meanwhile 54% of women who are registered to vote had an unfavorable view of Moore up from 39% in October. (Strongly unfavorable views among women also climbed 15 points over the last month.) | Washington (CNN) [TGT] has opened up an eight-point lead in the US Senate race in Alabama amid multiple sexual abuse allegations against Republican Roy Moore according to a new Fox News poll released Thursday.
[TGT] leads Moore by 50 to 42% among likely voters in the special election to fill the seat left vacant by Jeff Sessions when [TGT] became US attorney general now less than a month away.
Most Republican voters 78% still say they plan to cast their ballots for Moore but a substantial minority -- 13% -- say they are voting for [TGT] . A broad 91% of Democrats say they're voting for [TGT] .
Similarly Moore wins only 81% of Trump voters versus 91% of Clinton voters who say they are voting for [TGT] .
[TGT] speaks at a campaign rally for the race to fill Attorney General Jeff Sessions' former Senate seat Tuesday Oct. 3 2017 in Birmingham Ala. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Women have made the difference: [TGT] has opened up a wide 58% to 32% lead among female likely voters. Meanwhile 54% of women who are registered to vote had an unfavorable view of Moore up from 39% in October. (Strongly unfavorable views among women also climbed 15 points over the last month.) | 2Positive
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3,043 | Woman offers thanks for Md. officer who died helping her during a domestic dispute | Joanne Tyndell | Joanne Tyndell offered her âheart wrenching apologiesâ to the family of Cpl. Mujahid Ramzziddin for involving the officer in an ultimately fatal encounter Feb. 21.
âI pray for [his] family and thank [him] for saving my life and allowing me to see my children again â Tyndell wrote.
Ramzziddin who was off duty in his Brandywine Md. home had agreed to help Tyndell a neighbor as she was moving belongings out of the home she shared with her estranged husband according to police.
While the locks were being changed on the home the morning of Feb. 21 Tyndellâs husband Glenn Tyndell emerged with a shotgun and fired five times killing Ramzziddin police said. Tyndellâs husband took the officerâs weapon and fled before he was fatally shot soon after in a confrontation with police.
Tyndell who had a temporary protective order against her husband acknowledged the couple had experienced a difficult past since their July 2016 wedding but that she still loved him .
âAnd while I endured painful times during our relationship it was only when the pain was directed to our children was when I had to end my loyalty to our vows and start protecting our children â Tyndell wrote. âAs adults we are responsible for our actions and make choices to stay in relationships for better or worse. But as parents our first priority is always to protect our children.â | [TGT] offered [TGT] âheart wrenching apologiesâ to the family of Cpl. Mujahid Ramzziddin for involving the officer in an ultimately fatal encounter Feb. 21.
âI pray for [his] family and thank [him] for saving my life and allowing me to see my children again â [TGT] wrote.
Ramzziddin who was off duty in his Brandywine Md. home had agreed to help Tyndell a neighbor as she was moving belongings out of the home she shared with her estranged husband according to police.
While the locks were being changed on the home the morning of Feb. 21 Tyndellâs husband Glenn Tyndell emerged with a shotgun and fired five times killing Ramzziddin police said. Tyndellâs husband took the officerâs weapon and fled before he was fatally shot soon after in a confrontation with police.
Tyndell who had a temporary protective order against her husband acknowledged the couple had experienced a difficult past since their July 2016 wedding but that she still loved him .
âAnd while I endured painful times during our relationship it was only when the pain was directed to our children was when I had to end my loyalty to our vows and start protecting our children â Tyndell wrote. âAs adults we are responsible for our actions and make choices to stay in relationships for better or worse. But as parents our first priority is always to protect our children.â | 1Neutral
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3,044 | Matt Damon Apologizes for Sexual Harassment Comments | Matt Damon | Matt Damon has apologized for his comments about sexual harassment and the #MeToo movement which drew a slew of well-deserved controversy when he waded into the debate last month.
âI really wish Iâd listened a lot more before I weighed in on this â Damon admitted during an interview on TODAY. âI donât want to further anybodyâs pain with anything that I do or say. So for that I am really sorry. A lot of those women are my dear friends and I love them and respect them and support what theyâre doing and want to be a part of that change...but I should get in the back seat and close my mouth for a while.â
During an ABC News interview in December Damon pointed out that sexual misconduct encompasses "a spectrum of behavior " and made the revolutionary observation that there is "a difference between patting someone on the butt and rape or child molestation."
While he acknowledged that both types of behavior "need to be confronted and eradicated without question they shouldn't be conflated." In a separate interview with Business Insider Damon also noted "one thing that's not being talked about is there are a whole shitload of guysâthe preponderance of men I've worked withâwho don't do this kind of thing and whose lives aren't going to be affected." Because our real priority here should be celebrating the brave men who manage not to sexually abuse women.
Following Damon 's comments a number of peopleâincluding Damon 's former co-star and ex-girlfriend Minnie Driverâsharply criticized him for failing to recognize that even "minor" incidents of harassment are symptomatic of a much bigger problem. "It's the micro that makes the macro " actress Alyssa Milano wrote in an open letter to Damon on Twitter. "I have been a victim of each component of the sexual assault spectrum of which you speak. They all hurt. And they are all connected to a patriarchy intertwined with normalized acceptedâeven welcomedâmisogyny." | [TGT] has apologized for [TGT] comments about sexual harassment and the #MeToo movement which drew a slew of well-deserved controversy when [TGT] waded into the debate last month.
âI really wish Iâd listened a lot more before I weighed in on this â [TGT] admitted during an interview on TODAY. âI [TGT] want to further anybodyâs pain with anything that I do or say. So for that I am really sorry. A lot of those women are my dear friends and I love them and respect them and support what theyâre doing and want to be a part of that change...but I should get in the back seat and close my mouth for a while.â
During an ABC News interview in December Damon pointed out that sexual misconduct encompasses "a spectrum of behavior " and made the revolutionary observation that there is "a difference between patting someone on the butt and rape or child molestation."
While he acknowledged that both types of behavior "need to be confronted and eradicated without question they shouldn't be conflated." In a separate interview with Business Insider Damon also noted "one thing that's not being talked about is there are a whole shitload of guysâthe preponderance of men I've worked withâwho don't do this kind of thing and whose lives aren't going to be affected." Because our real priority here should be celebrating the brave men who manage not to sexually abuse women.
Following Damon 's comments a number of peopleâincluding Damon 's former co-star and ex-girlfriend Minnie Driverâsharply criticized him for failing to recognize that even "minor" incidents of harassment are symptomatic of a much bigger problem. "It's the micro that makes the macro " actress Alyssa Milano wrote in an open letter to Damon on Twitter. "I have been a victim of each component of the sexual assault spectrum of which you speak. They all hurt. And they are all connected to a patriarchy intertwined with normalized acceptedâeven welcomedâmisogyny." | 1Neutral
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3,045 | Dallas Mavericks investigating sexual misconduct claims | Earl K. Sneed | The Sports Illustrated story also detailed the teamâs handling of the domestic assault case against Earl K. Sneed a writer on Mavs.com whose employment was terminated this week. Sneed was arrested in 2012 on suspicion of assaulting his then-girlfriend who fractured her right wrist and suffered bruises to her arms and chest.
Sneed was arrested at the NBA team's facility two months after the incident and eventually pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault according to Sports Illustrated. In the report Sneed then had another violent incident in 2014 with a fellow Mavericks employee whose face was left swollen after the assault.
The woman reported the incident with Sneed to her immediate supervisor and Pittman. Pittman informed the woman of Sneed 's prior arrest according to Sports Illustrated.
âI was aware of it " Cuban told Sports Illustrated. "I also suggested that we put him through domestic violence training class and then create a zero tolerance policy that included a variety of things ⦠I donât want this to be incorrect. I donât want you to think I misled you. We took this very seriously.â
Sneed erased all his tweets and then deleted his account late Tuesday night. His Instagram account was still active.
Late Tuesday Sneed released a statement to The Dallas Morning News: "While both instances described in the report are damning and language used is not accurate the two relationships described in the report are not something I am proud to have been a part of. I underwent much counseling after both situations under the direction of [Mavs vice president of human resources] Buddy Pittman and I feel like I grew from that counseling. I also signed a contract stating that I would not have one-on-one contact or fraternize with female employees after the inaccurately described incident with my female co-worker who was a live-in girlfriend. | The Sports Illustrated story also detailed the teamâs handling of the domestic assault case against [TGT] . [TGT] was arrested in 2012 on suspicion of assaulting [TGT] then-girlfriend who fractured her right wrist and suffered bruises to her arms and chest.
[TGT] was arrested at the NBA team's facility two months after the incident and eventually pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault according to Sports Illustrated. In the report [TGT] then had another violent incident in 2014 with a fellow Mavericks employee whose face was left swollen after the assault.
The woman reported the incident with [TGT] to her immediate supervisor and Pittman. Pittman informed the woman of Sneed 's prior arrest according to Sports Illustrated.
âI was aware of it " Cuban told Sports Illustrated. "I also suggested that we put him through domestic violence training class and then create a zero tolerance policy that included a variety of things ⦠I donât want this to be incorrect. I donât want you to think I misled you. We took this very seriously.â
[TGT] erased all [TGT] tweets and then deleted [TGT] account late Tuesday night. [TGT] Instagram account was still active.
Late Tuesday [TGT] released a statement to The Dallas Morning News: "While both instances described in the report are damning and language used is not accurate the two relationships described in the report are not something I am proud to have been a part of. I underwent much counseling after both situations under the direction of [Mavs vice president of human resources] Buddy Pittman and I feel like I grew from that counseling. I also signed a contract stating that I would not have one-on-one contact or fraternize with female employees after the inaccurately described incident with my female co-worker who was a live-in girlfriend. | 0Negative
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3,046 | Divided Uber board reaches peace with SoftBank governance deal | Travis Kalanick | SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Incâs [UBER.UL] fractured board declared peace on Tuesday attempting to put months of strife behind it by unanimously passing a series of measures to shore up corporate governance bring in major investor SoftBank and diminish the power of former Chief Executive Travis Kalanick.
Kalanick described Tuesdayâs actions as âa major step forward in Uberâs journey to becoming a world class public company.â He added that the governance changes should serve Uber well under Dara Khosrowshahi who is a month into the chief executive officer job since leaving the same post at Expedia Inc (EXPE.O).
Governance policies adopted by the board would make it difficult for Kalanick to return as CEO. He resigned in June under pressure from the Benchmark-led investor group over employee sexual harassment investigations a trade-secrets misappropriation lawsuit by Waymo and efforts to interfere with government probes.
Uberâs board will expand from 11 directors including a pair of Kalanick appointees seated on Monday to 17 directors the person and another source said.
Kalanick and other early shareholders also are sacrificing voting power as Uber adopts a one vote per share policy the sources said. | SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Incâs [UBER.UL] fractured board declared peace on Tuesday attempting to put months of strife behind it by unanimously passing a series of measures to shore up corporate governance bring in major investor SoftBank and diminish the power of former Chief Executive [TGT] .
Kalanick described Tuesdayâs actions as âa major step forward in Uberâs journey to becoming a world class public company.â He added that the governance changes should serve Uber well under Dara Khosrowshahi who is a month into the chief executive officer job since leaving the same post at Expedia Inc (EXPE.O).
Governance policies adopted by the board would make it difficult for Kalanick to return as CEO. He resigned in June under pressure from the Benchmark-led investor group over employee sexual harassment investigations a trade-secrets misappropriation lawsuit by Waymo and efforts to interfere with government probes.
Uberâs board will expand from 11 directors including a pair of Kalanick appointees seated on Monday to 17 directors the person and another source said.
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3,047 | Steve Bannon : It's a Conspiracy! | Steve Bannon | But I am interested in something that comes closer to a conspiracy the notion that former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon was kinda sorta shoved out the door at the White House in August.
I donât believe it. I think that the âshoved out the doorâ meme was a cover story. After all why signal the Democrats that something is up with: âTrump Sends Bannon Out to Elect Populists to Senate in 2018.â What would Sun Tzu say about that?
Itâs much better to promote Bannon as an unguided missile that is a bit too hot to handle at the White House. That way if he fails to elect a bunch of populist economic nationalists to the Senate in 2018 you can say that he was really too much of a wild man to help the president. But if he succeeds in nuking the GOP establishment types then you can open your eyes in wonder and say: wow I had no idea! It just shows that there are millions of patriotic Americans out there that want to help the president Make America Great Again.
So now we see a range of stories appearing in the media. There is the standard Breitbart fare that Bannon will rout the establishment Republicans. Here is Bannon wowing California Republicans with this message.
Then there are confident Democratic predictions that Bannon is a gift to the Democrats that will deliver the Senate in 2018.
And while you are at it you figure that it doesnât hurt to burnish your best manâs reputation as a crazy wild man by hinting to the NeverTrumpers that Bannon reads the notorious fascist theorist Julius Evola.
Yeah. Thatâs the thing about Steve Bannon . He hasnât just done a lot in his life from the Navy to finance to Hollywood. He also reads a lot.
The assumption that Breitbart made and Bannon makes is that you have to win the cultural battle before you can win the political battle.
Now I assume that Steve Bannon âs mind is fizzing with ideas he has read. Great so he has ideas. But Steve Bannon is also a fearless Man of Action if not a Man of Steel.
And one thing Bannon knows is that we cannot continue to kow-tow and apologize when the liberals use their cultural hegemony to brand you as a racist or a âwhite supremacistâ or the swamp brands you as an extremist. Politics is civil war by other means and the weapons of todayâs politics were forged years ago by some guy writing a book. | But I am interested in something that comes closer to a conspiracy the notion that former White House Chief Strategist [TGT] was kinda sorta shoved out the door at the White House in August.
I donât believe it. I think that the âshoved out the doorâ meme was a cover story. After all why signal the Democrats that something is up with: âTrump Sends Bannon Out to Elect Populists to Senate in 2018.â What would Sun Tzu say about that?
Itâs much better to promote Bannon as an unguided missile that is a bit too hot to handle at the White House. That way if he fails to elect a bunch of populist economic nationalists to the Senate in 2018 you can say that he was really too much of a wild man to help the president. But if he succeeds in nuking the GOP establishment types then you can open your eyes in wonder and say: wow I had no idea! It just shows that there are millions of patriotic Americans out there that want to help the president Make America Great Again.
So now we see a range of stories appearing in the media. There is the standard Breitbart fare that Bannon will rout the establishment Republicans. Here is Bannon wowing California Republicans with this message.
Then there are confident Democratic predictions that Bannon is a gift to the Democrats that will deliver the Senate in 2018.
And while you are at it you figure that it doesnât hurt to burnish your best manâs reputation as a crazy wild man by hinting to the NeverTrumpers that Bannon reads the notorious fascist theorist Julius Evola.
Yeah. Thatâs the thing about [TGT] . He hasnât just done a lot in his life from the Navy to finance to Hollywood. He also reads a lot.
The assumption that Breitbart made and Bannon makes is that you have to win the cultural battle before you can win the political battle.
Now I assume that [TGT] âs mind is fizzing with ideas he has read. Great so he has ideas. But [TGT] is also a fearless Man of Action if not a Man of Steel.
And one thing Bannon knows is that we cannot continue to kow-tow and apologize when the liberals use their cultural hegemony to brand you as a racist or a âwhite supremacistâ or the swamp brands you as an extremist. Politics is civil war by other means and the weapons of todayâs politics were forged years ago by some guy writing a book. | 2Positive
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3,048 | Drake Has Topped Ed Sheeran When It Comes To This Charting Feat | Drake Has Topped | Hip-hop superstar Drake has kicked off 2018 in the best way possible and he âs made a bit of charting history in the process.
He recently dropped a short EP called Scary Hours and this week both tracks on the collection âGodâs Planâ and âDiplomatic Immunity â have debuted inside the top 10 on the Hot 100. âGodâs Planâ has started at No. 1 (making it one of fewer than 30 songs in history to do so) while âDiplomatic Immunityâ opens at No. 7 giving him his twenty-first and twenty-second top 10 hits in this country.
Drake has now become the first musician in U.S. history to debut two songs inside the Hot 100âs top 10 not once but twice. He first did so last year when he unleashed his playlist project More Life which itself debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. The first week they were eligible to chart Drake debuted two songs from the collection âPassionfruitâ and âPortlandâ (which features Quavo and Travis Scott) at Nos. 8 and 9 respectively. The Canadian superstar was just the second artist to achieve such an impressive feat of charting dominance and surprisingly the only other act to do so beat him by just a few months.
Ed Sheeran became the first to launch more than one new title inside the top 10 on the Hot 100 in very early January 2017 when his tracks âShape of Youâ and âCastle on the Hillâ were both instant success stories upon arrival. âShapeâ quickly became Sheeranâs first leader in the U.S. while âCastleâ started at No. 6 which would end up being its peak. While Drake 's first time starting two tunes inside the top 10 didn't involve a No. 1 he has essentially replicated the beginning of Ed Sheeran's 2017 which might be a sign that he's setting up what could be the biggest year of his career. | Hip-hop superstar Drake has kicked off 2018 in the best way possible and he âs made a bit of charting history in the process.
He recently dropped a short EP called Scary Hours and this week both tracks on the collection âGodâs Planâ and âDiplomatic Immunity â have debuted inside the top 10 on the Hot 100. âGodâs Planâ has started at No. 1 (making it one of fewer than 30 songs in history to do so) while âDiplomatic Immunityâ opens at No. 7 giving him his twenty-first and twenty-second top 10 hits in this country.
Drake has now become the first musician in U.S. history to debut two songs inside the Hot 100âs top 10 not once but twice. He first did so last year when he unleashed his playlist project More Life which itself debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. The first week they were eligible to chart Drake debuted two songs from the collection âPassionfruitâ and âPortlandâ (which features Quavo and Travis Scott) at Nos. 8 and 9 respectively. The Canadian superstar was just the second artist to achieve such an impressive feat of charting dominance and surprisingly the only other act to do so beat him by just a few months.
Ed Sheeran became the first to launch more than one new title inside the top 10 on the Hot 100 in very early January 2017 when his tracks âShape of Youâ and âCastle on the Hillâ were both instant success stories upon arrival. âShapeâ quickly became Sheeranâs first leader in the U.S. while âCastleâ started at No. 6 which would end up being its peak. While Drake 's first time starting two tunes inside the top 10 didn't involve a No. 1 he has essentially replicated the beginning of Ed Sheeran's 2017 which might be a sign that he's setting up what could be the biggest year of his career. | 2Positive
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3,049 | Elizabeth Warren Praises the GOP Tax Cuts Then Remembers She 's a Democrat | Elizabeth Warren | Sen. Elizabeth Warren forgot momentarily that she hated the GOP tax bill with every fiber of her being during an interview but quickly remembered that she âs a hard line Democrat and that the GOP tax bill is bad despite the benefits to her constituents she had just praised.
According to the Washington Examiner Fox News host Bret Baier was speaking with Warren on his show Wednesday and asked her if she would repeal the tax law the GOP had passed if she and her Democrat colleagues took over after the midterms.
âWhat we have to do is change it â Warren said. âYou got to take out the parts that are giant giveaways to big corporations that right now the Republicans plan for hard-working families to eventually pay for it.â
Baier then brought up the fact that Eversource a power company in Warren âs state of Massachusetts is reducing rates to their customers thanks to the tax cuts to corporations.
âAnd good for them. Iâm delighted to hear that â said Warren .
Warren however quickly snapped back into her role as an anti-Republican die-hard.
âIt is $1.5 trillion the Republicans gave away to billionaires and to giant corporations â Warren said. âAnd they expect hardworking families to just pick up the ticket on that. I want those breaks to go directly to hardworking families. Not to a bunch of rich folks.â
How Warren squares that comment with the news that a power company is lightening the burden on working-class families thanks to tax cuts allowing them to do so is anyoneâs guess. You would think the easing of payments toward the people she is claiming to look after would spark some sort of affinity for the tax cuts. | [TGT] forgot momentarily that [TGT] hated the GOP tax bill with every fiber of [TGT] being during an interview but quickly remembered that [TGT] âs a hard line Democrat and that the GOP tax bill is bad despite the benefits to [TGT] constituents [TGT] had just praised.
According to the Washington Examiner Fox News host Bret Baier was speaking with Warren on his show Wednesday and asked [TGT] if [TGT] would repeal the tax law the GOP had passed if [TGT] and [TGT] Democrat colleagues took over after the midterms.
âWhat we have to do is change it â Warren said. âYou got to take out the parts that are giant giveaways to big corporations that right now the Republicans plan for hard-working families to eventually pay for it.â
Baier then brought up the fact that Eversource a power company in Warren âs state of Massachusetts is reducing rates to their customers thanks to the tax cuts to corporations.
âAnd good for them. Iâm delighted to hear that â said Warren .
Warren however quickly snapped back into her role as an anti-Republican die-hard.
âIt is $1.5 trillion the Republicans gave away to billionaires and to giant corporations â Warren said. âAnd they expect hardworking families to just pick up the ticket on that. I want those breaks to go directly to hardworking families. Not to a bunch of rich folks.â
How Warren squares that comment with the news that a power company is lightening the burden on working-class families thanks to tax cuts allowing them to do so is anyoneâs guess. You would think the easing of payments toward the people she is claiming to look after would spark some sort of affinity for the tax cuts. | 1Neutral
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3,050 | James Franco returning to 'The Deuce' amid sexual misconduct allegations | James Franco | James Franco will be returning for the second season of HBO's "The Deuce " despite allegations of sexual misconduct from numerous women unrelated to the show according to a new report from Variety which was confirmed by ABC News.
HBO reaffirmed an earlier position of support and said nothing has changed in recent weeks. Franco will continue to star in and produce the show about life in New York in the 70's and 80's which looks at porn and prostitution in Manhattan.
After this article came out in January HBO showrunner David Simon went on the record telling Variety "Personally I can only speak knowledgeably to âThe Deuce.â Iâve checked with all my fellow producers and other personnel. We have no complainant or complaint or any awareness of any incident of concern involving Mr. Franco . Nor has HBO been approached with any complaint."
HBO says it reached out to staffers on 'The Deuce' and found no complaints about Franco 's behavior https://t.co/ztChLZQVE9 â Variety (@Variety) February 14 2018
During an appearance on CBS' "The Late Show" in January Franco told host Stephen Colbert that many of the allegations against him were "not accurate."
"But I completely support people coming out and being able to have a voice because they didn't have a voice for so long " Franco added. "I don't want to you know shut them down in any way. It's I think a good thing and I support it."
He later commented again on "Late Night with Seth Meyers."
"One of the things that I've learned is that this is a conversation that obviously needs to be had " he told Meyers. "There are people women and others who have not been a part of this conversation ... I have my own side of this story but I believe in ... these people that have been underrepresented getting their stories out enough that I will ... hold back things that I could say just because I believe in it that much." | [TGT] will be returning for the second season of HBO's "The Deuce " despite allegations of sexual misconduct from numerous women unrelated to the show according to a new report from Variety which was confirmed by ABC News.
HBO reaffirmed an earlier position of support and said nothing has changed in recent weeks. [TGT] will continue to star in and produce the show about life in New York in the 70's and 80's which looks at porn and prostitution in Manhattan.
After this article came out in January HBO showrunner David Simon went on the record telling Variety "Personally I can only speak knowledgeably to âThe Deuce.â Iâve checked with all my fellow producers and other personnel. We have no complainant or complaint or any awareness of any incident of concern involving [TGT] . Nor has HBO been approached with any complaint."
HBO says it reached out to staffers on 'The Deuce' and found no complaints about [TGT] 's behavior https://t.co/ztChLZQVE9 â Variety (@Variety) February 14 2018
During an appearance on CBS' "The Late Show" in January Franco told host Stephen Colbert that many of the allegations against him were "not accurate."
"But I completely support people coming out and being able to have a voice because they didn't have a voice for so long " Franco added. "I don't want to you know shut them down in any way. It's I think a good thing and I support it."
He later commented again on "Late Night with Seth Meyers."
"One of the things that I've learned is that this is a conversation that obviously needs to be had " he told Meyers. "There are people women and others who have not been a part of this conversation ... I have my own side of this story but I believe in ... these people that have been underrepresented getting their stories out enough that I will ... hold back things that I could say just because I believe in it that much." | 1Neutral
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3,051 | More Religious Leaders Challenge Silence Isolation Surrounding Suicide : Shots | Talitha Arnold | The Rev. Talitha Arnold was just 2 years old when her father a World War II veteran took his own life.
"You just didn't talk about those things back then. We didn't even talk about suicide when I was in the seminary " says Arnold who leads the United Church of Santa Fe in New Mexico.
Then when the wife of one of her divinity school professors killed herself and no one muttered a word about it during the service Arnold says she was appalled. "I was sitting there thinking 'This was nuts. Why can't you name it?' " That was almost 40 years ago.
Arnold also leads that task force. "If someone dies from heart disease for instance or in an accident they may wonder where God is but when someone dies by suicide a whole lot of other questions get raised " she says. "When you can't talk about this in church then it feels like God can't talk about it either." | [TGT] was just 2 years old when [TGT] father a World War II veteran took his own life.
"You just didn't talk about those things back then. We didn't even talk about suicide when I was in the seminary " says Arnold who leads the United Church of Santa Fe in New Mexico.
Then when the wife of one of her divinity school professors killed herself and no one muttered a word about it during the service [TGT] says [TGT] was appalled. "I was sitting there thinking 'This was nuts. Why can't you name it?' " That was almost 40 years ago.
[TGT] also leads that task force. "If someone dies from heart disease for instance or in an accident they may wonder where God is but when someone dies by suicide a whole lot of other questions get raised " she says. "When you can't talk about this in church then it feels like God can't talk about it either." | 1Neutral
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3,052 | Family held captive by Taliban group released after 5 years in captivity | Joshua Boyle | U.S. officials said Pakistan accomplished the release of Caitlan Coleman of Stewartstown Pennsylvania and her husband Canadian Joshua Boyle who were abducted and held by the Haqqani network which has ties to the Taliban and is considered a terrorist organization by the United States.
Bill Gorman / AP A photograph of Canadian citizen Joshua Boyle and American citizen Caitlan Coleman who were kidnapped by the Taliban in late 2012 held by their family members in Stewartstown Pa. in 2014. A photograph of Canadian citizen Joshua Boyle and American citizen Caitlan Coleman who were kidnapped by the Taliban in late 2012 held by their family members in Stewartstown Pa. in 2014. (Bill Gorman / AP) (Bill Gorman / AP)
A U.S. military official said that a military hostage team had flown to Pakistan Wednesday prepared to fly the family out. The team did a preliminary health assessment of the family and had a transport plane ready to go. But sometime after daybreak there as the family members were walking to the plane Boyle said he did not want to board.
Another U.S. official said Boyle was nervous about being in "custody" given his background.
Boyle was once married to Zaynab Khadr the older sister of former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr and the daughter of a late senior al-Qaida financier. Her father Ahmed Said Khadr and the family stayed with Osama bin Laden briefly when Omar Khadr was a boy.
Officials had discounted any link between that background and Boyle 's capture with one official describing it in 2014 as a "horrible coincidence."
The Toronto Star reported that Boyle spoke to his parents after his release. " Josh said he was doing pretty well for someone who has spent the last five years in an underground prison " his father told the paper.
The release came together rapidly Wednesday. It happened nearly five years to the day after Coleman and Boyle lost touch with their families while traveling in a mountainous region near the Afghan capital of Kabul.
The couple set off in the summer 2012 for a journey that took them to Russia the central Asian countries of Kazakhstan Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan and then to Afghanistan. Coleman's parents last heard from their son-in-law on Oct. 8 2012 from an internet cafe in what Boyle described as an "unsafe" part of Afghanistan.
Boyle 's parents say their son told them in a letter that he and his wife tried to protect the children by pretending their signs of captivity were part of a game being played with guards. | U.S. officials said Pakistan accomplished the release of Caitlan Coleman of Stewartstown Pennsylvania and her husband Canadian [TGT] who were abducted and held by the Haqqani network which has ties to the Taliban and is considered a terrorist organization by the United States.
Bill Gorman / AP A photograph of Canadian citizen [TGT] and American citizen Caitlan Coleman who were kidnapped by the Taliban in late 2012 held by their family members in Stewartstown Pa. in 2014. A photograph of Canadian citizen [TGT] and American citizen Caitlan Coleman who were kidnapped by the Taliban in late 2012 held by their family members in Stewartstown Pa. in 2014. (Bill Gorman / AP) (Bill Gorman / AP)
A U.S. military official said that a military hostage team had flown to Pakistan Wednesday prepared to fly the family out. The team did a preliminary health assessment of the family and had a transport plane ready to go. But sometime after daybreak there as the family members were walking to the plane Boyle said he did not want to board.
Another U.S. official said Boyle was nervous about being in "custody" given his background.
Boyle was once married to Zaynab Khadr the older sister of former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr and the daughter of a late senior al-Qaida financier. Her father Ahmed Said Khadr and the family stayed with Osama bin Laden briefly when Omar Khadr was a boy.
Officials had discounted any link between that background and Boyle 's capture with one official describing it in 2014 as a "horrible coincidence."
The Toronto Star reported that Boyle spoke to his parents after his release. " Josh said he was doing pretty well for someone who has spent the last five years in an underground prison " his father told the paper.
The release came together rapidly Wednesday. It happened nearly five years to the day after Coleman and Boyle lost touch with their families while traveling in a mountainous region near the Afghan capital of Kabul.
The couple set off in the summer 2012 for a journey that took them to Russia the central Asian countries of Kazakhstan Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan and then to Afghanistan. Coleman's parents last heard from their son-in-law on Oct. 8 2012 from an internet cafe in what Boyle described as an "unsafe" part of Afghanistan.
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3,053 | Why the FDA approved Kymriah a CAR | Kymriah | The drug called Kymriah is a highly personalized cancer treatment called CAR T-cell therapy (CAR is short for chimeric antigen receptor).
The FDA approved Kymriah to treat pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia in people up to age 25.
The one-time treatment isn't cheap: Novartis which makes Kymriah on Wednesday said the price would be $475 000 which is lower than many expected. Only about 600 people a year could get this treatment based on Wednesday's approval. Even so the approval has industry experts and cancer doctors excited.
How Kymriah works
Kymriah isn't your run-of-the-mill pill â or even a biologic drug like insulin â that can be mass produced. Since the therapy is made from a person's own immune system the process can take about three weeks.
While that's a one-time process it's not the end of the road. About half of the patients in a Kymriah study got cytokine-release syndrome a response to the reprogrammed cells running loose in the body. It can cause high fevers and flu-like symptoms and it can be life-threatening. If they get it patients need to be admitted to intensive-care units which can bring additional costs. (The FDA on Wednesday expanded the approval of Actemra a rheumatoid-arthritis drug that can also treat cytokine-release syndrome.)
In a trial of 63 patients treated with Kymriah 83% were in remission after three months and 64% were still in remission after a year.
Kymriah is the first CAR-T cell therapy to get approved and several more are in the works. Kite Pharma Juno Therapeutics and Bluebird Bio are among a growing group of biotech companies working with CAR-T. Kite which was recently acquired by Gilead Sciences is expected to hear back from the FDA about its treatment for aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma by November.
"We're at the very beginning of what's going to be a big new field of medicine " said David Epstein who helped license Kymriah from the University of Pennsylvania while at Novartis .
Epstein left Novartis in 2016 as CEO of its pharmaceuticals divisions. He 's now the executive chairman of Rubius Therapeutics a biotech firm that's also working with cell therapy to develop treatments like Kymriah that don't have to be as personalized. The hope is that one day doctors will be able to prescribe a cell therapy and use it that same day instead of waiting weeks to get it back.
Epstein said he envisioned cell therapies having much shorter life cycles than traditional drugs. Instead of getting a better updated therapy for a disease every decade or so we might begin to see second-generation cell therapies in a few years.
Those updates could increase the number of patients that cell therapies can treat. The 600 or so people a year eligible for Kymriah now could become tens of thousands but it would require some major changes Epstein said.
For one the treatments would have to treat more types of cancer than the one Kymriah was approved for on Wednesday.
And to affect more people the cell therapies would need to go beyond blood cancers. Right now that's where most of the big successes have come from but that could one day include solid tumors and maybe even autoimmune diseases like Type 1 diabetes Epstein said. | The drug called [TGT] is a highly personalized cancer treatment called CAR T-cell therapy (CAR is short for chimeric antigen receptor).
The FDA approved Kymriah to treat pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia in people up to age 25.
The one-time treatment isn't cheap: Novartis which makes [TGT] on Wednesday said the price would be $475 000 which is lower than many expected. Only about 600 people a year could get this treatment based on Wednesday's approval. Even so the approval has industry experts and cancer doctors excited.
How [TGT] works
[TGT] isn't your run-of-the-mill pill â or even a biologic drug like insulin â that can be mass produced. Since the therapy is made from a person's own immune system the process can take about three weeks.
While that's a one-time process it's not the end of the road. About half of the patients in a [TGT] study got cytokine-release syndrome a response to the reprogrammed cells running loose in the body. It can cause high fevers and flu-like symptoms and it can be life-threatening. If they get it patients need to be admitted to intensive-care units which can bring additional costs. (The FDA on Wednesday expanded the approval of Actemra a rheumatoid-arthritis drug that can also treat cytokine-release syndrome.)
In a trial of 63 patients treated with Kymriah 83% were in remission after three months and 64% were still in remission after a year.
[TGT] is the first CAR-T cell therapy to get approved and several more are in the works. Kite Pharma Juno Therapeutics and Bluebird Bio are among a growing group of biotech companies working with CAR-T. Kite which was recently acquired by Gilead Sciences is expected to hear back from the FDA about its treatment for aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma by November.
"We're at the very beginning of what's going to be a big new field of medicine " said [TGT]
[TGT] left Novartis in 2016 as CEO of its pharmaceuticals divisions. [TGT] 's now the executive chairman of Rubius Therapeutics a biotech firm that's also working with cell therapy to develop treatments like Kymriah that don't have to be as personalized. The hope is that one day doctors will be able to prescribe a cell therapy and use it that same day instead of waiting weeks to get it back.
[TGT] said [TGT] envisioned cell therapies having much shorter life cycles than traditional drugs. Instead of getting a better updated therapy for a disease every decade or so we might begin to see second-generation cell therapies in a few years.
Those updates could increase the number of patients that cell therapies can treat. The 600 or so people a year eligible for [TGT] now could become tens of thousands but [TGT] would require some major changes Epstein said.
For one the treatments would have to treat more types of cancer than the one Kymriah was approved for on Wednesday.
And to affect more people the cell therapies would need to go beyond blood cancers. Right now that's where most of the big successes have come from but that could one day include solid tumors and maybe even autoimmune diseases like Type 1 diabetes [TGT] said. | 2Positive
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3,054 | Subaru chief says inspections were flawed like Nissan's | Subaru | The head of Japanese automaker Subaru bowed deeply in apology Friday as the company admitted that it has been carrying out flawed inspections of its Japan-made cars for years.
The announcement by Subaru 's chief executive and president Yasuyuki Yoshinaga was the latest in a flurry of such scandals. Earlier this month Nissan Motor Co. recalled more than 1 million domestically made cars because of faulty routine tests.
Subaru will submit a report on the problem to the government on Monday Yoshinaga told reporters. He said a domestic recall is likely spanning the entire Subaru lineup totaling 255 000 vehicles.
Yoshinaga said the faulty inspections for Subaru 's finished products had been going on for 30 years. The workers involved did not fully realize their method was wrong and a thorough review of the entire inspection system is needed he said.
Subaru formerly called Fuji Heavy Industries is partnered with Toyota Motor Corp. a top shareholder. Toyota and Honda Motor Co. have said they did not have dubious inspections. Toyota said it was checking with Subaru on the reported irregularities.
Reporters peppered Subaru 's Yoshinaga with questions about why it took so long after the Nissan scandal for Subaru to come forward. | The head of [TGT] bowed deeply in apology Friday as the company admitted that it has been carrying out flawed inspections of its Japan-made cars for years.
The announcement by Subaru 's chief executive and president Yasuyuki Yoshinaga was the latest in a flurry of such scandals. Earlier this month Nissan Motor Co. recalled more than 1 million domestically made cars because of faulty routine tests.
[TGT] will submit a report on the problem to the government on Monday Yoshinaga told reporters. He said a domestic recall is likely spanning the entire Subaru lineup totaling 255 000 vehicles.
Yoshinaga said the faulty inspections for [TGT] 's finished products had been going on for 30 years. The workers involved did not fully realize their method was wrong and a thorough review of the entire inspection system is needed he said.
Subaru formerly called Fuji Heavy Industries is partnered with Toyota Motor Corp. a top shareholder. Toyota and Honda Motor Co. have said they did not have dubious inspections. Toyota said it was checking with [TGT] on the reported irregularities.
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3,055 | Erdogan promotes Turkey as unfettered independent power | Recep Tayyip Erdogan | Instead Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had barely landed in Athens earlier this month before he rattled his Greek hosts by addressing a series of disputes and calling into question a crucial treaty that delineates the two countries' borders and sets the status of their minorities.
His confrontational stance was one Erdogan's Western allies have become increasingly familiar with as Turkey's president goes his own way unfettered by collective goals and seeking to promote his country as a force to be reckoned with.
"I think he's better than previous leaders at least with Muslim countries " Yilmaz Demiroz a 48-year-old landscape gardener in Istanbul said of Erdogan . " He has the clearest stance from all the leaders I've seen."
For their part Europeans have been aghast at the results of Erdogan 's crackdown after the attempted coup which has seen 110 000 people fired from their jobs and about 50 000 more jailed on suspicion of even the most tenuous of links to Fethullah Gulen the US-based Islamic cleric Erdogan blames for the putsch.
Turkey's relations with the US have fared even worse fueled by accusations from Ankara that Washington is seeking to deliberately undermine it both by harboring Gulen and due to an ongoing New York trial of a Turkish banker over alleged transactions with Iran that threatens to implicate Erdogan 's government. How US-Turkish ties will develop is unclear analysts say.
As relations have cooled with the EU and Washington they have seemed to warm with Moscow and Tehran. Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin have met several times so far this year and Tukey recently signed a deal to purchase Russian S-400 missiles. The move horrified NATO of which Turkey has been a member since 1952.
"Russia can only play a supplementary role with regard to Turkey's economy " said Filis. "Although Erdogan finds it easier to communicate with Putin because they're both authoritarian I don't think that in the long term Russia can replace the West in terms of security and in terms of the economy."
Ozkan shared the view nothing that with Turkey drifting toward authoritarianism Erdogan was trying to redefine relations that limit liberal outside influences and increase his negotiating power.
"There have been lots of reports about Turkey leaving the West and making an alliance with Russia. And I don't think this reflects reality " he said. "I don't think that President Erdogan wants Turkey to leave the western camp. .... (the) Turkish economy simply cannot survive without western investment. And Russia doesn't have that financial power."
"Is Europe going to accept Erdogan as he is or is Europe going to force him to change according to European standards?" questioned Ozkan. "That's the biggest issue." | Instead [TGT] had barely landed in Athens earlier this month before [TGT] rattled [TGT] Greek hosts by addressing a series of disputes and calling into question a crucial treaty that delineates the two countries' borders and sets the status of their minorities.
[TGT] confrontational stance was one Erdogan's Western allies have become increasingly familiar with as Turkey's president goes his own way unfettered by collective goals and seeking to promote his country as a force to be reckoned with.
"I think he's better than previous leaders at least with Muslim countries " Yilmaz Demiroz a 48-year-old landscape gardener in Istanbul said of [TGT] . " He has the clearest stance from all the leaders I've seen."
For their part Europeans have been aghast at the results of Erdogan 's crackdown after the attempted coup which has seen 110 000 people fired from their jobs and about 50 000 more jailed on suspicion of even the most tenuous of links to Fethullah Gulen the US-based Islamic cleric [TGT] blames for the putsch.
Turkey's relations with the US have fared even worse fueled by accusations from Ankara that Washington is seeking to deliberately undermine it both by harboring Gulen and due to an ongoing New York trial of a Turkish banker over alleged transactions with Iran that threatens to implicate Erdogan 's government. How US-Turkish ties will develop is unclear analysts say.
As relations have cooled with the EU and Washington they have seemed to warm with Moscow and Tehran. [TGT] and Russian President Vladimir Putin have met several times so far this year and Tukey recently signed a deal to purchase Russian S-400 missiles. The move horrified NATO of which Turkey has been a member since 1952.
"Russia can only play a supplementary role with regard to Turkey's economy " said Filis. "Although [TGT] [TGT] finds [TGT] easier to communicate with Putin because [TGT] 're both authoritarian I don't think that in the long term Russia can replace the West in terms of security and in terms of the economy."
Ozkan shared the view nothing that with Turkey drifting toward authoritarianism Erdogan was trying to redefine relations that limit liberal outside influences and increase his negotiating power.
"There have been lots of reports about Turkey leaving the West and making an alliance with Russia. And I don't think this reflects reality " he said. "I don't think that President Erdogan wants Turkey to leave the western camp. .... (the) Turkish economy simply cannot survive without western investment. And Russia doesn't have that financial power."
"Is Europe going to accept Erdogan as he is or is Europe going to force him to change according to European standards?" questioned Ozkan. "That's the biggest issue." | 1Neutral
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3,056 | Human/AI hybrids and gene editing are going to change mankind in a big way | Juan Enriquez | These are both quickly becoming a reality according to founding director of the Life Sciences Project at Harvard Business School Juan Enriquez .
âThese instruments like CRISPR are allowing us to in real-time edit life on a grand scale â Enriquez said according to Futurism. âWe are rewriting the sentences of life to our purposes.â
âYou can make the worldâs flu vaccine in a week instead of a year. And by the way this is no longer theoretical â Enriquez said.
With the likes of Elon Musk and NASA working toward getting humans to colonize Mars he said gene editing will play a vital role in this.
âWhy would anyone want to do this â Enriquez asked. âBecause at heart we are explorers. We have to take control of our own evolution if we want to even think about getting somewhere else.â | These are both quickly becoming a reality according to founding director of the Life Sciences Project at [TGT] .
âThese instruments like CRISPR are allowing us to in real-time edit life on a grand scale â [TGT] said according to Futurism. âWe are rewriting the sentences of life to our purposes.â
âYou can make the worldâs flu vaccine in a week instead of a year. And by the way this is no longer theoretical â [TGT] said.
With the likes of Elon Musk and NASA working toward getting humans to colonize Mars [TGT] said gene editing will play a vital role in this.
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3,057 | Steve Bannon 's Hill appearance reveals White House effort to restrict testimony | Steve Bannon | The attempts to curtail testimony to congressional investigators became clear this week when former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon appeared before the House Intelligence Committee and infuriated both sides of the aisle by refusing to answer questions about his work during the presidential transition and in the White House.
At some points during Bannon 's six hours of closed-door testimony his attorney took breaks to confer via telephone with the White House counsel's office to clarify what questions could be answered and came back with the same guidance: Bannon could not discuss any activities related to the transition or his tenure in the White House.
Bannon 's team negotiated ground rules with the White House counsel's office the week prior to his appearance before the House Intelligence Committee according to a source familiar with the situation.
The President's personal legal team was aware of discussions between the White House counsel's office and Bannon 's lawyer about protecting a possible privilege claim. But it wasn't their decision according to a person familiar with the discussions. The protection of the privilege is a matter for the White House not the President's legal team because it relates to the office.
Before the hearing Bannon 's lawyer informed a staff member of Rep. Devin Nunes the California Republican who chairs the House Intelligence Committee that Bannon planned to claim executive privilege on topics beyond the presidential campaign a source said.
But that information was apparently tightly held. "It caught me personally by surprise" that Bannon asserted executive privilege said Rep. Mike Conaway the Texas Republican leading the committee's Russia investigation.
South Carolina Rep. Trey Gowdy and Florida Rep. Tom Rooney the other two Republicans leading the Russia probe along with Conaway also said they weren't aware of any agreement between the White House and committee staff about the scope of Bannon 's testimony.
"They wouldn't do that because I'd ask what I think is relevant to ask and if you've got a legal privilege you can assert it " Gowdy said adding that Bannon was in a "legally indefensible position."
As it became clear on Tuesday that Bannon was refusing to answer questions the committee served him with a subpoena to compel him to divulge additional information.
But the scope of what Bannon was claiming was privileged shocked members from both parties.
" His version of executive privilege is it covers the transition the time he was at the White House and covers time forever " Gowdy told Fox News Wednesday. "That is no one's definition of executive privilege."
Lawmakers were also offended that Bannon had already divulged details about some of his post-campaign activities in Michael Wolff's explosive book "Fire and Fury " but then refused to discuss those events with the committee. Bannon 's attorney also informed members that he would in fact answer those questions when he meets with special counsel Robert Mueller's team because executive privilege doesn't apply to Mueller's investigation.
Democrats charge that Bannon 's appearance before the House committee marks the broadest attempt so far at using privilege to shield events that occurred from the moment Trump was elected.
Republicans haven't ruled out the possibility of holding Bannon in contempt but at least one GOP member -- Gowdy -- suggested it was unlikely.
House Speaker Paul Ryan downplayed the issue of whether witnesses like Bannon might be abusing the bounds of executive privilege.
Still Bannon 's stonewalling sparked a sharp warning from Conaway -- the Republican leading the House Russia probe -- to White House aides who might follow the Bannon model: "We're going to insist on getting questions we need to answer our report." | The attempts to curtail testimony to congressional investigators became clear [TGT] .
At some points during [TGT] 's six hours of closed-door testimony [TGT] attorney took breaks to confer via telephone with the White House counsel's office to clarify what questions could be answered and came back with the same guidance: [TGT] could not discuss any activities related to the transition or [TGT] tenure in the White House.
[TGT] 's team negotiated ground rules with the White House counsel's office [TGT] prior to [TGT] appearance before the House Intelligence Committee according to a source familiar with the situation.
The President's personal legal team was aware of discussions between the White House counsel's office and [TGT] 's lawyer about protecting a possible privilege claim. But it wasn't their decision according to a person familiar with the discussions. The protection of the privilege is a matter for the White House not the President's legal team because it relates to the office.
Before the hearing [TGT] 's lawyer informed a staff member of Rep. Devin Nunes the California Republican who chairs the House Intelligence Committee that Bannon planned to claim executive privilege on topics beyond the presidential campaign a source said.
But that information was apparently tightly held. "It caught me personally by surprise" that Bannon asserted executive privilege said Rep. Mike Conaway the Texas Republican leading the committee's Russia investigation.
South Carolina Rep. Trey Gowdy and Florida Rep. Tom Rooney the other two Republicans leading the Russia probe along with Conaway also said they weren't aware of any agreement between the White House and committee staff about the scope of [TGT] 's testimony.
"They wouldn't do that because I'd ask what I think is relevant to ask and if you've got a legal privilege you can assert it " Gowdy said adding that Bannon was in a "legally indefensible position."
As it became clear on Tuesday that Bannon was refusing to answer questions the committee served him with a subpoena to compel him to divulge additional information.
But the scope of what Bannon was claiming was privileged shocked members from both parties.
" His version of executive privilege is it covers the transition the time he was at the White House and covers time forever " Gowdy told Fox News Wednesday. "That is no one's definition of executive privilege."
Lawmakers were also offended that Bannon had already divulged details about some of his post-campaign activities in Michael Wolff's explosive book "Fire and Fury " but then refused to discuss those events with the committee. Bannon 's attorney also informed members that he would in fact answer those questions when he meets with special counsel Robert Mueller's team because executive privilege doesn't apply to Mueller's investigation.
Democrats charge that Bannon 's appearance before the House committee marks the broadest attempt so far at using privilege to shield events that occurred from the moment Trump was elected.
Republicans haven't ruled out the possibility of holding Bannon in contempt but at least one GOP member -- Gowdy -- suggested it was unlikely.
House Speaker Paul Ryan downplayed the issue of whether witnesses like Bannon might be abusing the bounds of executive privilege.
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3,058 | In latest twist of Japan election drama Tokyo's Koike says won't seek seat | Yuriko Koike | FILE PHOTO : Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike head of Japan's Party of Hope attends a news conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo Japan September 28 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike whose new party is challenging Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abeâs ruling bloc in the Oct. 22 national election said she would â100 percentâ not run in the poll the latest twist in a drama giving voters whiplash.
Speculation has persisted that Koike a former LDP member and defence minister would resign to run for a seat in parliament needed to make a bid for the premiership.
âI have been saying I will not run for the election from the beginning â Koike said in an interview with the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Tuesday.
If Koike does not personally contest this election then analysts believe she would hope her party positions itself to win the next national poll and that she gains a voter boost from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
But Koike âs new âParty of Hope - launched just last week as a âreformist conservativeâ alternative to Abeâs equally conservative LDP - has clouded the outlook amid signs voters are disillusioned with Abe after nearly five years in power.
Koike âs dilemma was whether to run for a seat now and face a backlash from voters for quitting as governor little more than a year since she defied the LDP to run successfully for the post or risk letting a shot at the top job slip through her fingers.
Some analysts saw her decision not to seek a seat now as a sign Koike thinks her partyâs momentum was fading.
Koike has been getting negative media coverage for saying she would âexcludeâ candidates who do not agree with her partyâs policies - a stance seen as barring liberal members of the failed main opposition Democratic Party from joining.
Leaders of the Democratic Party - a fractious mix of conservatives and liberals - decided last week it would not run candidates of its own but let members run from Koike âs party.
Koike âs comment was applauded by some as an effort to ensure policy consistency but by others as a dictatorial manoeuvre.
Koike âs party is insisting those who want to run on its ticket sign a policy pledge including revising the pacifist constitution and exercising the right of collective self-defence or militarily aiding allies under attack-defence a document seen by Reuters showed.
â Koike is tough sheâs resilient and she can tap into the fact that Abeâs negative ratings are pretty high and a lot of people out there are unhappy with him â Kingston said. | FILE PHOTO : [TGT] attends a news conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo Japan September 28 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo
TOKYO [TGT] said [TGT] would â100 percentâ not run in the poll the latest twist in a drama giving voters whiplash.
Speculation has persisted that Koike a former LDP member and defence minister would resign to run for a seat in parliament needed to make a bid for the premiership.
âI have been saying I will not run for the election from the beginning â [TGT] said in an interview with the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Tuesday.
If [TGT] does not personally contest this election then analysts believe [TGT] would hope [TGT] party positions itself to win the next national poll and that [TGT] gains a voter boost from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
But Koike âs new âParty of Hope - launched just last week as a âreformist conservativeâ alternative to Abeâs equally conservative LDP - has clouded the outlook amid signs voters are disillusioned with Abe after nearly five years in power.
[TGT] âs dilemma was whether to run for a seat now and face a backlash from voters for quitting as governor little more than a year since she defied the LDP to run successfully for the post or risk letting a shot at the top job slip through her fingers.
Some analysts saw her decision not to seek a seat now as a sign [TGT] thinks her partyâs momentum was fading.
[TGT] has been getting negative media coverage for saying she would âexcludeâ candidates who do not agree with her partyâs policies - a stance seen as barring liberal members of the failed main opposition Democratic Party from joining.
Leaders of the Democratic Party - a fractious mix of conservatives and liberals - decided last week it would not run candidates of its own but let members run from Koike âs party.
[TGT] âs comment was applauded by some as an effort to ensure policy consistency but by others as a dictatorial manoeuvre.
[TGT] âs party is insisting those who want to run on [TGT] ticket sign a policy pledge including revising the pacifist constitution and exercising the right of collective self-defence or militarily aiding allies under attack-defence a document seen by Reuters showed.
â [TGT] is tough sheâs resilient and she can tap into the fact that Abeâs negative ratings are pretty high and a lot of people out there are unhappy with him â Kingston said. | 2Positive
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3,059 | Man proposes to girlfriend and their dog with pink rhinestone collar | Maia | Then Balfour popped the question to their dog Maia with a pink rhinestone collar.
âIt was a plan Iâve had for a while â said Balfour. âWe got Maia right around the same time we moved in together. Sheâs been a part of our family. It felt wrong to not include her in the proposal somehow. I knew I wanted her there for the photos for sure. It made sense to have something for her as well.â
Getzinger said Balfourâs decision to include Maia was âliterally the sweetest thing ever.â
âI thought it was so cute â she said. â She âs super important to me . She âs with me all day every day. The fact he went out of his way to include her was really special to me .â
â She is our fur child â said Getzinger. âIâd like to involve her in the ceremony. If not the ceremony definitely for pictures right after. She gets very excited when thereâs lots of people around.â
The wedding will take place on Getzingerâs dadâs farm so âthereâs lots of space out there for her to run around â she said. | Then Balfour popped the question to their dog [TGT] with a pink rhinestone collar.
âIt was a plan Iâve had for a while â said Balfour. âWe got Maia right around the same time we moved in together. Sheâs been a part of our family. It felt wrong to not include her in the proposal somehow. I knew I wanted her there for the photos for sure. It made sense to have something for her as well.â
Getzinger said Balfourâs decision to include [TGT] was âliterally the sweetest thing ever.â
âI thought it was so cute â [TGT] said. â [TGT] âs super important to me . [TGT] âs with me all day every day. The fact he went out of his way to include [TGT] was really special to me .â
â [TGT] is our fur child â said Getzinger. âIâd like to involve [TGT] in the ceremony. If not the ceremony definitely for pictures right after. [TGT] gets very excited when thereâs lots of people around.â
The wedding will take place on Getzingerâs dadâs farm so âthereâs lots of space out there for [TGT] to run around â [TGT] said. | 2Positive
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3,060 | Conservative Outsider Mike Braun Enters Indiana Senate Race | Mike Braun | Another conservative outsider successful businessman and conservative state Representative Mike Braun of Jasper has announced he is entering a 2018 Indiana Republican Senate Primary.
Braun is the founder and CEO of Meyer Distributing a nationwide auto parts distribution company with locations in 38 states and headquartered in Jasper Indiana.
AP reports Braun correctly observing that the increasingly bitter feud between Messer and Rokita is turning off voters. He says harsh words between the two will only tear down the eventual Republican nominee and boost incumbent Democratic Senator Joe Donnelly's re-election chances.
âI made my career in the private sector. Our country needs more people who can tackle big issues from perspectives gained from running a business and not a career politicianâs perspective â Braun stated in his announcement. âIâve spent my life building a business and creating jobs. I am running for US Senate because we need leaders who understand the real consequences of the failure of our federal government and are capable of delivering solutions for Hoosiers on issues like health care and tax reform.â
âJoe Donnelly has consistently voted with the liberals in Washington. Donnelly voted for Obamacare Obamaâs radical Supreme Court justices trillions in reckless spending and debt and stood with Barack Obama as he worked to destroy this country. Now he is standing with Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer as they block President Trumpâs efforts to bring real conservative change to Washington â charged Braun .
âI am ready to go to Washington to deliver Donald Trump reinforcements as he takes on the DC swamp. Last yearâs presidential election showed that Hoosiers know outsiders with business experience are the countryâs best hope to fix the broken political system in Washington. Most importantly Hoosiers want leaders who can break the hold career politicians have on the system and make conservative change happen. Itâs time to replace Joe Donnelly with a Hoosier conservative who can get the job done. That is what I will do in Washington â Braun said.
Braun who has pledged to invest his own money to put his campaign on the same footing as the better-known Rokita and Messer is already emphasizing his outsider status.
"Last year's presidential election showed that Hoosiers know outsiders with business experience are the country's best hope to fix the broken political system in Washington " Braun said in a statement.
Braun has also placed himself squarely behind President Trumpâs make America great again agenda saying he pledged to help President Donald Trump "as he takes on the D.C. swamp" and incisively portraying Democratic incumbent Senator Joe Donnelly as an ally of liberals in Congress.
Mike Braun is a smart guy and successful businessman who spent the summer gauging interest among the Hoosier stateâs grassroots Republicans. He âs got the resources to be competitive and he âs clearly taken the lay of the political landscape and determined thereâs a hole in the marketplace for an outsider candidate. He will be a formidable candidate if he can stay the course of pushing the Trump MAGA agenda while avoiding a mudwrestling match with Rokita and Messer. To learn more about Mike Braunâs campaign for the Senate click this link. | [TGT] has announced [TGT] is entering a 2018 Indiana Republican Senate Primary.
[TGT] is the founder and CEO of Meyer Distributing a nationwide auto parts distribution company with locations in 38 states and headquartered in Jasper Indiana.
AP reports [TGT] correctly observing that the increasingly bitter feud between Messer and Rokita is turning off voters. [TGT] says harsh words between the two will only tear down the eventual Republican nominee and boost incumbent Democratic Senator Joe Donnelly's re-election chances.
âI made my career in the private sector. Our country needs more people who can tackle big issues from perspectives gained from running a business and not a career politicianâs perspective â [TGT] stated in [TGT] announcement. âIâve spent my life building a business and creating jobs. I am running for US Senate because we need leaders who understand the real consequences of the failure of our federal government and are capable of delivering solutions for Hoosiers on issues like health care and tax reform.â
âJoe Donnelly has consistently voted with the liberals in Washington. Donnelly voted for Obamacare Obamaâs radical Supreme Court justices trillions in reckless spending and debt and stood with Barack Obama as he worked to destroy this country. Now he is standing with Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer as they block President Trumpâs efforts to bring real conservative change to Washington â charged [TGT]
âI am ready to go to Washington to deliver Donald Trump reinforcements as he takes on the DC swamp. Last yearâs presidential election showed that Hoosiers know outsiders with business experience are the countryâs best hope to fix the broken political system in Washington. Most importantly Hoosiers want leaders who can break the hold career politicians have on the system and make conservative change happen. Itâs time to replace Joe Donnelly with a Hoosier conservative who can get the job done. That is what I will do in Washington â [TGT] said.
[TGT] who has pledged to invest [TGT] own money to put [TGT] campaign on the same footing as the better-known Rokita and Messer is already emphasizing [TGT] outsider status.
"Last year's presidential election showed that Hoosiers know outsiders with business experience are the country's best hope to fix the broken political system in Washington " [TGT] said in a statement.
[TGT] has also placed [TGT] squarely behind President Trumpâs make America great again agenda saying [TGT] pledged to help President Donald Trump "as [TGT] takes on the D.C. swamp" and incisively portraying Democratic incumbent Senator Joe Donnelly as an ally of liberals in Congress.
Mike Braun is a smart guy and successful businessman who spent the summer gauging interest among the Hoosier stateâs grassroots Republicans. He âs got the resources to be competitive and he âs clearly taken the lay of the political landscape and determined thereâs a hole in the marketplace for an outsider candidate. He will be a formidable candidate if he can stay the course of pushing the Trump MAGA agenda while avoiding a mudwrestling match with Rokita and Messer. To learn more about Mike Braunâs campaign for the Senate click this link. | 2Positive
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3,061 | In 'Manhattan Beach ' Jennifer Egan Dives Deep Into WWII New York City | Jennifer Egan Jennifer | In 2011 Jennifer Egan won the Pulitzer Prize for her novel A Visit From The Goon Squad. Years before that book came out Egan had begun researching the 1930s and '40s in New York City. Her new novel Manhattan Beach is the result of that research. It follows a father his daughter and a gangster whose lives intersect in New York around World War II.
The daughter Anna becomes the first woman to work as a deep-sea diver at the Brooklyn Navy Yard which presented a particular kind of challenge for Egan : In reality there were no women divers at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
In 2011 the novelist Jennifer Egan won the Pulitzer Prize for her book "A Visit From The Goon Squad." Years before it came out Egan began researching New York City in the 1930s and '40s. And that research wound up in her new novel "Manhattan Beach." The book is about a father his daughter and a gangster whose lives intersect in New York City around World War II.
"Manhattan Beach" was just long-listed for the National Book Award. Egan sat down to talk about it with my co-host Ari Shapiro.
JENNIFER EGAN : She was extremely helpful to me in understanding the difficulty of being a female diver. I mean diving is a very physical undertaking and so she was very articulate about the challenges of doing that as a woman and especially the prejudice that she encountered. Men did not want her there and they made that very clear. There were certain exceptions. But she ultimately had a sad feeling about her diving career in that she felt that she would have liked to continue with it but that it was uncomfortable because she was a woman.
EGAN : What I found was that every single time I tried to leap out of the present into the future which was a technique I used a lot in a "Visit From The Goon Squad" - every time I did it in this book it was worse than bad. It was actually annoying.
EGAN : So I had to recognize that I was telling a story that could not live in a tricky structural form. It really required a total immersion in continuity.
SHAPIRO: It's kind of a relief to hear that even Jennifer Egan writes things that are terrible sometimes.
EGAN : I would go so far as to say that I mostly write terrible things. I mean my first drafts are so appalling. I think there's no way I can possibly get there. With this book more than any other I thought very seriously about abandoning it.
SHAPIRO: Jennifer Egan 's new novel is called "Manhattan Beach." Thank you so much for talking with us about it. | In 2011 Jennifer Egan won the Pulitzer Prize for her novel A Visit From The Goon Squad. Years before that book came out Egan had begun researching the 1930s and '40s in New York City. Her new novel Manhattan Beach is the result of that research. It follows a father his daughter and a gangster whose lives intersect in New York around World War II.
The daughter Anna becomes the first woman to work as a deep-sea diver at the Brooklyn Navy Yard which presented a particular kind of challenge for Egan : In reality there were no women divers at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
In 2011 the novelist Jennifer Egan won the Pulitzer Prize for her book "A Visit From The Goon Squad." Years before it came out Egan began researching New York City in the 1930s and '40s. And that research wound up in her new novel "Manhattan Beach." The book is about a father his daughter and a gangster whose lives intersect in New York City around World War II.
"Manhattan Beach" was just long-listed for the National Book Award. Egan sat down to talk about it with my co-host Ari Shapiro.
JENNIFER EGAN : She was extremely helpful to me in understanding the difficulty of being a female diver. I mean diving is a very physical undertaking and so she was very articulate about the challenges of doing that as a woman and especially the prejudice that she encountered. Men did not want her there and they made that very clear. There were certain exceptions. But she ultimately had a sad feeling about her diving career in that she felt that she would have liked to continue with it but that it was uncomfortable because she was a woman.
EGAN : What I found was that every single time I tried to leap out of the present into the future which was a technique I used a lot in a "Visit From The Goon Squad" - every time I did it in this book it was worse than bad. It was actually annoying.
EGAN : So I had to recognize that I was telling a story that could not live in a tricky structural form. It really required a total immersion in continuity.
SHAPIRO: It's kind of a relief to hear that even Jennifer Egan writes things that are terrible sometimes.
EGAN : I would go so far as to say that I mostly write terrible things. I mean my first drafts are so appalling. I think there's no way I can possibly get there. With this book more than any other I thought very seriously about abandoning it.
SHAPIRO: Jennifer Egan 's new novel is called "Manhattan Beach." Thank you so much for talking with us about it. | 2Positive
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3,062 | Model Jill Goodacre reveals breast cancer battle | Jill Goodacre | Jill Goodacre a former model and the wife of musician and actor Harry Connick Jr. revealed Wednesday her secret five-year battle with breast cancer.
Goodacre 53 told People that she went for a routine annual mammogram in October 2012 and though that test came back clear her sonogram didn't.
After undergoing a biopsy the model learned she had Stage 1 invasive ductal carcinoma the most common form of breast cancer.
She immediately underwent a lumpectomy and radiation which she says "absolutely wiped ( her ) out."
"I was scared I was going to lose her absolutely " he told People. "I wasn't going to let her see that but I was. I know from losing my mom that the worst can happen. She 's my best friend and I really don't know what I would do without her ."
The couple also revealed that one of the most difficult parts of learning Goodacre had cancer was breaking the news to their three daughters.
"It broke my heart " she said.
Goodacre was diagnosed with breast cancer in October 2012. (John Salangsang/John Salangsang/Invision/AP) | [TGT] a former model and the wife of musician and actor Harry Connick Jr. revealed Wednesday her secret five-year battle with breast cancer.
Goodacre 53 told People that she went for a routine annual mammogram in October 2012 and though that test came back clear her sonogram didn't.
After undergoing a biopsy the model learned she had Stage 1 invasive ductal carcinoma the most common form of breast cancer.
She immediately underwent a lumpectomy and radiation which she says "absolutely wiped ( her ) out."
"I was scared I was going to lose her absolutely " he told People. "I wasn't going to let her see that but I was. I know from losing my mom that the worst can happen. She 's my best friend and I really don't know what I would do without her ."
The couple also revealed that one of the most difficult parts of learning Goodacre had cancer was breaking the news to their three daughters.
"It broke my heart " she said.
Goodacre was diagnosed with breast cancer in October 2012. (John Salangsang/John Salangsang/Invision/AP) | 1Neutral
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3,063 | BBC star Emily Maitlis' harasser sentenced | Emily Maitlis | Image copyright Shutterstock Image caption BBC News presenter Emily Maitlis met Edward Vines when they were students at Cambridge University
A former friend of Newsnight presenter Emily Maitlis who harassed her for two decades has been jailed for contacting her from prison.
Ms Maitlis said she had been left "jumpy around strangers".
The presenter first met Vines of Clarkes Row Oxford when they were students at Cambridge University.
In a statement read to Oxford Crown Court Ms Maitlis said she had felt "scared and let down" after she heard Vines had breached the restraining order "even from within the prison system".
She said it had affected her relationship with her husband and scared her children "who thought the threats had gone away... while he was behind bars".
"It has affected my ability to do my work what time I feel able to come home at night (I work late nights often). It also makes me jumpy around strangers for no reason as I fear any advance might be him " she wrote. | Image copyright Shutterstock Image caption BBC News presenter [TGT] met Edward Vines when they were students at Cambridge University
[TGT] has been jailed for contacting [TGT] from prison.
[TGT] said [TGT] had been left "jumpy around strangers".
[TGT] first met Vines of Clarkes Row Oxford when they were students at Cambridge University.
In a statement read to Oxford Crown Court Ms Maitlis said she had felt "scared and let down" after she heard Vines had breached the restraining order "even from within the prison system".
She said it had affected her relationship with her husband and scared her children "who thought the threats had gone away... while he was behind bars".
"It has affected my ability to do my work what time I feel able to come home at night (I work late nights often). It also makes me jumpy around strangers for no reason as I fear any advance might be him " she wrote. | 1Neutral
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3,064 | Bill and Hillary Clinton should be investigated | Clinton | President Donald Trump's critics are arguing that GOP calls for the Justice Department to investigate Hillary Clinton and Democrats' ties to Russia are an effort to distract from the real Russia investigation into potential Trump-Russia collusion.
Ever since Watergate the mantra of all major corruption investigations has been to "follow the money." Well Americans of all political stripes should be outraged by the fact that both Democrats and Republicans in Washington are up to their eyeballs in Kremlin cash. Russian money found its way into the pockets of not only Trump advisers like Paul Manafort and Rick Gates â who were recently indicted by special counsel Robert Mueller âbut also Democratic power lobbyist Tony Podesta Bill Clinton and the Clinton Foundation.
This should suggest to objective observers that Russia was using its money to influence both sides in order to advance the Kremlin's interests. And it means that any full and impartial investigation of Russia's efforts to influence our political process needs to follow the Russian money flowing into the coffers of the Clintons their foundation and their top associates.
The New York Times reported in 2015 that "shortly after the Russians announced their intention to acquire a majority stake in Uranium One [former President Bill] Clinton received $500 000 for a Moscow speech from a Russian investment bank with links to the Kremlin that was promoting Uranium One stock." In total $145 million went to the Clinton Foundation from interests linked to Uranium One which was acquired by the Russian government nuclear agency Rosatum.
Think that was just a coincidence? As former federal prosecutor Andy McCarthy points out the Uranium One deal is not a national security scandal it is a corruption scandal involving " Clinton family self-dealing." Ask yourself: How many half-a-million-dollar speeches has Bill Clinton given to Kremlin-linked banks since Hillary Clinton was defeated? How much Russian money is flowing into the Clinton Foundation 's coffers today? If Donald Trump had given a $500 000 speech paid for by a Kremlin bank and his private foundation had accepted $145 million from Vladimir Putin-linked oligarchs and their Western business partners do you think that his critics would be insisting there was nothing to see here?
A look at Hillary Clinton 's time as first lady U.S. senator secretary of state and a Democratic candidate for president.
We should all be deeply concerned by how much Russian cash was sloshing around Washington and how much of it found its way into the bank accounts of the Clintons and those around them . And we should all Democrats and Republicans alike want to get to the bottom of it.
As Americans it goes against our sensibilities to encourage the Justice Department of one party to investigate the vanquished candidate of the other party. But does the fact that Clinton lost mean Americans don't deserve to know the full extent of Russia's efforts to influence our political process?
None of this absolves the Trump campaign or calls into question the intelligence community's conclusion that "Putin and the Russian Government aspired to help ... Trump's election chances." But it does underscore that the Russians were smart in what the intelligence community calls their efforts to "undermine public faith in the US democratic process." They played both sides and in so doing preyed on the singular weakness of the Clintons and those around them â greed.
Any impartial investigation of Russia's efforts to meddle in our democratic process needs to include a full inquiry of the Russian money flowing into Clinton world. Such an inquiry is not a distraction. It is critical to restoring public faith in American democracy.
Trump's obsession with Hillary Clinton should scare everyone
A Bill Clinton 'reckoning' for Democrats? Don't hold your breath. | President Donald Trump's critics are arguing that GOP calls for the Justice Department to investigate Hillary Clinton and Democrats' ties to Russia are an effort to distract from the real Russia investigation into potential Trump-Russia collusion.
Ever since Watergate the mantra of all major corruption investigations has been to "follow the money." Well Americans of all political stripes should be outraged by the fact that both Democrats and Republicans in Washington are up to their eyeballs in Kremlin cash. Russian money found its way into the pockets of not only Trump advisers like Paul Manafort and Rick Gates â who were recently indicted by special counsel Robert Mueller âbut also Democratic power lobbyist Tony Podesta Bill Clinton and the Clinton Foundation.
This should suggest to objective observers that Russia was using its money to influence both sides in order to advance the Kremlin's interests. And it means that any full and impartial investigation of Russia's efforts to influence our political process needs to follow the Russian money flowing into the coffers of the Clintons their foundation and their top associates.
The New York Times reported in 2015 that "shortly after the Russians announced their intention to acquire a majority stake in Uranium One [former President Bill] [TGT] received $500 000 for a Moscow speech from a Russian investment bank with links to the Kremlin that was promoting Uranium One stock." In total $145 million went to the Clinton Foundation from interests linked to Uranium One which was acquired by the Russian government nuclear agency Rosatum.
Think that was just a coincidence? As former federal prosecutor Andy McCarthy points out the Uranium One deal is not a national security scandal it is a corruption scandal involving [TGT] family self-dealing." Ask yourself: How many half-a-million-dollar speeches has [TGT] given to Kremlin-linked banks since [TGT] was defeated? How much Russian money is flowing into the Clinton Foundation 's coffers today? If Donald Trump had given a $500 000 speech paid for by a Kremlin bank and his private foundation had accepted $145 million from Vladimir Putin-linked oligarchs and their Western business partners do you think that his critics would be insisting there was nothing to see here?
A look at Hillary Clinton 's time as first lady U.S. senator secretary of state and a Democratic candidate for president.
We should all be deeply concerned by how much Russian cash was sloshing around Washington and how much of it found its way into the bank accounts of the Clintons and those around them . And we should all Democrats and Republicans alike want to get to the bottom of it.
As Americans it goes against our sensibilities to encourage the Justice Department of one party to investigate the vanquished candidate of the other party. But does the fact that [TGT] lost mean Americans don't deserve to know the full extent of Russia's efforts to influence our political process?
None of this absolves the Trump campaign or calls into question the intelligence community's conclusion that "Putin and the Russian Government aspired to help ... Trump's election chances." But it does underscore that the Russians were smart in what the intelligence community calls their efforts to "undermine public faith in the US democratic process." They played both sides and in so doing preyed on the singular weakness of the Clintons and those around them â greed.
Any impartial investigation of Russia's efforts to meddle in our democratic process needs to include a full inquiry of the Russian money flowing into [TGT] world. Such an inquiry is not a distraction. It is critical to restoring public faith in American democracy.
Trump's obsession with Hillary Clinton should scare everyone
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3,065 | Recruiter Robert Walters raises full | Robert Walters | (Reuters) - British recruiter Robert Walters (RWA.L) raised its full-year profit forecast for a second time after it reported a 22 percent jump in quarterly net fee income.
Robert Walters â net fee income grew to 90.7 million pounds in the three months to Sept. 30 from 74.4 million a year earlier.
Where other recruiters in the UK have seen a slowdown in the aftermath of Brexit Robert Walters â results have been broadly stronger propped up by consistent growth in its domestic outsourcing services business.
Robert Walters said its outsourcing business saw growing demand from both existing and new clients. | (Reuters) - British recruiter Robert Walters (RWA.L) raised its full-year profit forecast for a second time after it reported a 22 percent jump in quarterly net fee income.
[TGT] net fee income grew to 90.7 million pounds in the three months to Sept. 30 from 74.4 million a year earlier.
Where other recruiters in the UK have seen a slowdown in the aftermath of Brexit Robert Walters â results have been broadly stronger propped up by consistent growth in its domestic outsourcing services business.
[TGT] said its outsourcing business saw growing demand from both existing and new clients. | 2Positive
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3,066 | Judge Dismisses Federal Case Against Cliven Bundy And Sons Bars Retrial : The Two | Gloria Navarro | Less than one month after U.S. District Judge Gloria Navarro declared a mistrial in the case against Cliven Bundy his two sons and a self-styled militiaman Navarro has dismissed the charges entirely. The decision Monday puts an end to the federal case against the four men for their role in the 2014 armed standoff over cattle-grazing rights in Nevada.
Navarro found that the prosecution had committed "flagrant misconduct" by withholding evidence that could have supported the defendants' case. Namely Navarro explained that federal prosecutors had failed to disclose information from cameras recording video from the standoff and the presence of federal snipers around the Bundy Ranch.
Navarro ruled that as a result the men who had been slapped with felony conspiracy and firearms charges could not receive a fair trial. She dismissed the charges "with prejudice " which specifically bars the possibility of bringing a new trial against them.
"The court finds that the universal sense of justice has been violated " Navarro said Monday according to The Los Angeles Times. | Less than one month after [TGT] declared a mistrial in the case against Cliven Bundy [TGT] two sons and a self-styled militiaman Navarro has dismissed the charges entirely. The decision Monday puts an end to the federal case against the four men for their role in the 2014 armed standoff over cattle-grazing rights in Nevada.
[TGT] found that the prosecution had committed "flagrant misconduct" by withholding evidence that could have supported the defendants' case. [TGT] explained that federal prosecutors had failed to disclose information from cameras recording video from the standoff and the presence of federal snipers around the Bundy Ranch.
[TGT] ruled that as a result the men who had been slapped with felony conspiracy and firearms charges could not receive a fair trial. [TGT] dismissed the charges "with prejudice " which specifically bars the possibility of bringing a new trial against them.
"The court finds that the universal sense of justice has been violated [TGT] said Monday according to The Los Angeles Times. | 1Neutral
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3,067 | Tech 2017: BBC News Online's biggest technology stories | Marcus Hutchins | The one upside was that a British cyber-security researcher Marcus Hutchins managed to trigger a "kill switch" halting the attack prematurely. More on him in a bit...
August: From hero to hounded
Marcus Hutchins never wanted to be exposed as the "Wannacry hack hero" and his name only became public after British newspapers revealed him to be cyber-security blogger Malware Tech against his will.
The US accused him of having developed banking malware several years ago and of selling it on dark web forums - charges Mr Hutchins denies. | The one upside was that [TGT] managed to trigger a "kill switch" halting the attack prematurely. More on [TGT] in a bit...
August: From hero to hounded
Marcus Hutchins never wanted to be exposed as the "Wannacry hack hero" and his name only became public after British newspapers revealed him to be cyber-security blogger Malware Tech against his will.
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3,068 | Sarah Ferguson skips TV appearance after odd tweets about Princess Eugenie's engagement | Eugenie | Sarah Ferguson the Duchess of York has seemingly been silenced after she published a series of odd tweets following the announcement that her daughter Princess Eugenie is engaged to Jack Brooksbank.
On Monday Princess Eugenie the daughter of Prince Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson announced her engagement to Jack Brooksbank. Following the nuptial news her mom Fergie took to Twitter.
The happy mother tweeted five separate posts featuring romantic photos of Eugenie and Brooksbank with detailed greeting card-like captions on each photo.
Fergusonâs first tweet of the day was a black and white image of the couple which read in a Hallmark card-style font: âA total embrace of goodness AND JOY we love jack and I AM SO EXCITED to have a son a brother and a best friend Eugenie is one of the finest people I know and so together it will BE PURE HARMONYâ #total joy #engagement @TheDukeOfYork.â
In another candid photo The Duchess shared of the newly engaged couple she wrote: âThey make laughter and we feel the joyâ¦Thank you for the magic. Jack and Eugie so proud of you .â
âJack is an absolutely outstanding young man and Eugenie and he have got to know each over a number of years and Iâm really thrilled for them â Andrew said. âI canât speak for the Duchess but we⦠and for [Eugenieâs sister] Beatrice ... we are overjoyed today that Eugenie and Jack have got engaged.â | Sarah Ferguson the Duchess of York has seemingly been silenced after she published a series of odd tweets following the announcement that her daughter Princess Eugenie is engaged to Jack Brooksbank.
On Monday Princess Eugenie the daughter of Prince Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson announced her engagement to Jack Brooksbank. Following the nuptial news her mom Fergie took to Twitter.
The happy mother tweeted five separate posts featuring romantic photos of Eugenie and Brooksbank with detailed greeting card-like captions on each photo.
Fergusonâs first tweet of the day was a black and white image of the couple which read in a Hallmark card-style font: âA total embrace of goodness AND JOY we love jack and I AM SO EXCITED to have a son a brother and a best friend Eugenie is one of the finest people I know and so together it will BE PURE HARMONYâ #total joy #engagement @TheDukeOfYork.â
In another candid photo The Duchess shared of the newly engaged couple she wrote: âThey make laughter and we feel the joyâ¦Thank you for the magic. Jack and Eugie so proud of you .â
âJack is [TGT] and [TGT] have got to know each over a number of years and Iâm really thrilled for them â Andrew said. âI canât speak for the Duchess but we⦠and for [Eugenieâs sister] Beatrice ... we are overjoyed today that Eugenie and Jack have got engaged.â | 2Positive
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3,069 | Pre | Taylor Swift | NEW YORK â Taylor Swift 's upcoming album is already breaking records and it isn't even out yet. Pre-orders for "reputation" have reached more than 400 000 units and the album has become Target's biggest music pre-sale of all-time.
Big Machine Records told The Associated Press on Friday that pre-orders for "reputation " to be released Nov. 10 are double the number of pre-orders for Swift 's "1989" album a week before its release in 2014.
The pre-order number includes purchases at iTunes Target Walmart Amazon and Swift 's website. Target also confirmed Friday that "reputation" is its largest music pre-sale ever.
Swift has released four songs from her sixth album so far including "Look What You Made Me Do" and "...Ready for It?"
Swift will perform on "Saturday Night Live" in November. The performance will mark her first public appearance since announcing "reputation." Tiffany Haddish will host. | NEW YORK â [TGT] 's upcoming album is already breaking records and [TGT] isn't even out yet. Pre-orders for "reputation" have reached more than 400 000 units and the album has become Target's biggest music pre-sale of all-time.
Big Machine Records told The Associated Press on Friday that pre-orders for "reputation " to be released Nov. 10 are double the number of pre-orders for [TGT] 's "1989" album a week before its release in 2014.
The pre-order number includes purchases at iTunes Target Walmart Amazon and [TGT] 's website. Target also confirmed Friday that "reputation" is its largest music pre-sale ever.
[TGT] has released four songs from [TGT] sixth album so far including "Look What You Made Me Do" and "...Ready for It?"
[TGT] will perform on "Saturday Night Live" in November. The performance will mark [TGT] first public appearance since announcing "reputation." Tiffany Haddish will host. | 2Positive
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3,070 | Doomsday timeline: Dates when David Meade others said the world was supposed to end | David Meade | The start to the end of the world is coming this fall according to doomsday writer David Meade .
Meade who said he is using astronomy and the Biblical book of Revelations has predicted that Oct. 15 will be the start of the tribulation â the seven-year period that brings the demise of the world.
âHold on and watch â wait until the middle of October and I donât believe youâll be disappointed â said Meade who also predicted a âmagnificent sign in the skiesâ will occur on Sept. 23.
Meade certainly isnât the first person who predicted the end of the world. Hereâs a look at some other recent times the world was supposed to end. | The start to the end of the world is coming this fall according to [TGT] .
Meade who said [TGT] is using astronomy and the Biblical book of Revelations has predicted that Oct. 15 will be the start of the tribulation â the seven-year period that brings the demise of the world.
âHold on and watch â wait until the middle of October and I donât believe youâll be disappointed â said Meade who also predicted a âmagnificent sign in the skiesâ will occur on Sept. 23.
[TGT] isnât the first person who predicted the end of the world. Hereâs a look at some other recent times the world was supposed to end. | 1Neutral
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3,071 | Big cat: Jack needs new home and a diet | Jack Jack | Skip in Skip x Embed x Share CLOSE Jack the 30-pound cat needs a new home â and a diet. Animalkind
Jack is a 2-year-old domestic shorthair cat that is up for adoption in Maricopa County Ariz. He weighs 30 pounds and needs to lose weight because there are health concerns. (Photo: Lurissa Carbajal The Arizona Republic)
Jack a 2-year-old domestic shorthair weighs 30 pounds.
Maricopa County Animal Care and Control said Jack is "friendly sweet and just a cool cat."
In the cage Jack showed a constant need for petting and got excited when a new person entered the room.
More: Animal advocacy groups press on to save pets affected by Harvey
Jack would look up with green eyes that appeared to be pleading for affection. There was a bowl of food near him but he wasn't spotted eating. When he wasn't receiving enough attention Jack wandered back to his bed to sleep.
Jose Santiago a spokesman for Animal Care and Control said the cat's owner died unexpectedly. Jack was brought in with another cat by a relative of the owner Santiago said.
Jack needs a weight-loss plan ASAP
Despite Jack 's friendly demeanor there are health concerns with his current weight. | Skip in Skip x Embed x Share CLOSE Jack the 30-pound cat needs a new home â and a diet. Animalkind
Jack is a 2-year-old domestic shorthair cat that is up for adoption in Maricopa County Ariz. He weighs 30 pounds and needs to lose weight because there are health concerns. (Photo: Lurissa Carbajal The Arizona Republic)
Jack a 2-year-old domestic shorthair weighs 30 pounds.
Maricopa County Animal Care and Control said Jack is "friendly sweet and just a cool cat."
In the cage Jack showed a constant need for petting and got excited when a new person entered the room.
More: Animal advocacy groups press on to save pets affected by Harvey
Jack would look up with green eyes that appeared to be pleading for affection. There was a bowl of food near him but he wasn't spotted eating. When he wasn't receiving enough attention Jack wandered back to his bed to sleep.
Jose Santiago a spokesman for Animal Care and Control said the cat's owner died unexpectedly. Jack was brought in with another cat by a relative of the owner Santiago said.
Jack needs a weight-loss plan ASAP
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3,072 | Rose McGowan Rips Meryl Streep for Calling Weinstein Allegations 'Example of Disrespect' | Rose McGowan | Rose McGowan called out fellow actress Meryl Streep on social media Friday after the latter described the dozens of sexual misconduct allegations against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein as an âexample of disrespectâ during a womenâs conference in Boston this week.
In her comments Streep described the allegations as âthe most gargantuan example of disrespectâ across the many industries dealing with sex misconduct claims.
âItâs such an interesting moment because this conversation about why this is so widespread this is really worth having and itâs fantastic â she said. âI canât help thinking itâs just a door thatâs opening to a better world.â
But McGowan â who has herself accused Weinstein of rape and who has been a vocal advocate for the women who have come forward with their own stories â slammed Streepâs characterization of the claims against the producer publicly chastising the 68-year-old three-time Oscar-winner on Twitter.
âNo Meryl ITâS A F***ING CRIME â McGowan wrote in a tweet. âYou are such a lie.â
McGowan has been one of the central figures in the allegations against Weinstein since the New York Times first reported that the producer struck a $100 000 financial settlement related to sexual misconduct with the actress in the 1990s.
McGowan claimed in a January interview published by the Guardian â before the allegations against Weinstein exposed a widespread scandal in Hollywood â that she had been blacklisted in the industry because of her experience.
In October McGowan told actor Ben Affleck to âf*ck offâ on Twitter after Affleck claimed not to have known about the allegations against Weinstein with whom he collaborated on 1998âs Good Will Hunting. | [TGT] called out fellow actress Meryl Streep on social media Friday after the latter described the dozens of sexual misconduct allegations against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein as an âexample of disrespectâ during a womenâs conference in Boston this week.
In her comments Streep described the allegations as âthe most gargantuan example of disrespectâ across the many industries dealing with sex misconduct claims.
âItâs such an interesting moment because this conversation about why this is so widespread this is really worth having and itâs fantastic â she said. âI canât help thinking itâs just a door thatâs opening to a better world.â
But McGowan â who has herself accused Weinstein of rape and who has been a vocal advocate for the women who have come forward with their own stories â slammed Streepâs characterization of the claims against the producer publicly chastising the 68-year-old three-time Oscar-winner on Twitter.
âNo Meryl ITâS A F***ING CRIME â McGowan wrote in a tweet. âYou are such a lie.â
McGowan has been one of the central figures in the allegations against Weinstein since the New York Times first reported that the producer struck a $100 000 financial settlement related to sexual misconduct with the actress in the 1990s.
McGowan claimed in a January interview published by the Guardian â before the allegations against Weinstein exposed a widespread scandal in Hollywood â that she had been blacklisted in the industry because of her experience.
In October McGowan told actor Ben Affleck to âf*ck offâ on Twitter after Affleck claimed not to have known about the allegations against Weinstein with whom he collaborated on 1998âs Good Will Hunting. | 1Neutral
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3,073 | China marks Nanjing Massacre anniversary but Xi silent | Yu Zhengsheng | Speaking at a memorial in Nanjing Yu Zhengsheng who heads a high profile but largely ceremonial advisory body to Chinaâs parliament said China and Japan were neighbours with deep historic ties.
China would deepen relations with all its neighbours including Japan on the basis of amity sincerity and friendship Yu said in comments carried live on Chinaâs state television.
âChina and Japan must act on the basis of both their peopleâs basic interests correctly grasp the broad direction of peaceful and friendly cooperation take history as a mirror face the future and pass on friendship down the generations â Yu said.
Doves to signify peace flew overhead after Yu finished speaking. | Speaking at a memorial in Nanjing [TGT] who heads a high profile but largely ceremonial advisory body to Chinaâs parliament said China and Japan were neighbours with deep historic ties.
China would deepen relations with all its neighbours including Japan on the basis of amity sincerity and friendship Yu said in comments carried live on Chinaâs state television.
âChina and Japan must act on the basis of both their peopleâs basic interests correctly grasp the broad direction of peaceful and friendly cooperation take history as a mirror face the future and pass on friendship down the generations â Yu said.
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3,074 | Guatemala FM defends Israel embassy move says no reversal | Sandra Jovel | Foreign Minister Sandra Jovel said the change amounts to "a foreign policy decision therefore sovereign " and there is no intention to reverse it.
Guatemala's Foreign Minister Sandra Jovel answers questions during a news conference in Guatemala City Tuesday Dec. 26 2017. Guatemala's president announced on Christmas Eve that the Central American country will move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem becoming the first nation to follow the lead of U.S. President Donald Trump in ordering the change. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
Jovel played down a possible fallout for Guatemala's cardamom trade for which Arab and Islamic nations are the largest buyers. She noted it represents just 0.37 percent of the country's GDP.
"It is not an issue that should really worry us too much " Jovel said.
Guatemala's Foreign Minister Sandra Jovel answers questions during a news conference in Guatemala City Tuesday Dec. 26 2017. Guatemala's president announced on Christmas Eve that the Central American country will move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem becoming the first nation to follow the lead of U.S. President Donald Trump in ordering the change. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo) | [TGT] said the change amounts to "a foreign policy decision therefore sovereign " and there is no intention to reverse it.
[TGT] answers questions during a news conference in Guatemala City Tuesday Dec. 26 2017. Guatemala's president announced on Christmas Eve that the Central American country will move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem becoming the first nation to follow the lead of U.S. President Donald Trump in ordering the change. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
[TGT] played down a possible fallout for Guatemala's cardamom trade for which Arab and Islamic nations are the largest buyers. [TGT] noted [TGT] represents just 0.37 percent of the country's GDP.
"It is not an issue that should really worry us too much " [TGT] said.
[TGT] answers questions during a news conference in Guatemala City Tuesday Dec. 26 2017. Guatemala's president announced on Christmas Eve that the Central American country will move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem becoming the first nation to follow the lead of U.S. President Donald Trump in ordering the change. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo) | 1Neutral
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3,075 | Haley Barbour ex | Haley Barbour | Former Mississippi governor Haley Barbour arrested with a loaded handgun in his briefcase as he went through an airport security checkpoint in early January. (Photo: Jack Gruber USA TODAY)
JACKSON Miss. â Former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour said he will pay a fine after being arrested with a loaded handgun in his briefcase as he went through an airport security checkpoint in early January.
Barbour â Republican National Committee chairman in the mid-1990s and governor from 2004-12 â told the Associated Press Tuesday he was trying to board a flight Jan. 2 from Jackson to Washington D.C. He said he forgot he was carrying the gun which he had put in his briefcase after an assistant removed it from his car days earlier.
âThis was absentmindedness and nobodyâs fault but mine â said Barbour 70 who lives in Mississippi and frequently travels to the nationâs capital for his job as a lobbyist.
The TSA would not release the passengerâs name but Farbstein confirmed it was a former governor and Barbour confirmed to AP that he was that passenger.
Barbour said he did not dispute Farbsteinâs use of the word âarrest â though he said he was not handcuffed and no mug shot photo was taken. Barbour described the TSA officers and the airport police as âvery nice but very professional.â
âThey did exactly what they should have done which was treat me like anybody else â Barbour said.
Barbour said the gun was confiscated and he then boarded his flight to Washington.
âNext time Iâll be more observant about getting stuff out of my briefcase â he said. | [TGT] arrested with a loaded handgun in [TGT] briefcase as [TGT] went through an airport security checkpoint in early January. (Photo: Jack Gruber USA TODAY)
JACKSON Miss. â [TGT] said [TGT] will pay a fine after being arrested with a loaded handgun in [TGT] briefcase as [TGT] went through an airport security checkpoint in early January.
[TGT] â Republican National Committee chairman in the mid-1990s and governor from 2004-12 â told the Associated Press Tuesday he was trying to board a flight Jan. 2 from Jackson to Washington D.C. He said he forgot he was carrying the gun which he had put in his briefcase after an assistant removed it from his car days earlier.
âThis was absentmindedness and nobodyâs fault but mine â said Barbour 70 who lives in Mississippi and frequently travels to the nationâs capital for his job as a lobbyist.
The TSA would not release the passengerâs name but Farbstein confirmed it was a former governor and Barbour confirmed to AP that he was that passenger.
Barbour said he did not dispute Farbsteinâs use of the word âarrest â though he said he was not handcuffed and no mug shot photo was taken. Barbour described the TSA officers and the airport police as âvery nice but very professional.â
âThey did exactly what they should have done which was treat me like anybody else â Barbour said.
Barbour said the gun was confiscated and he then boarded his flight to Washington.
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3,076 | Jordan Peele wins best screenplay at Oscars full of change | Jimmy Kimmel | âWe work together to make sure the next 90 years empower these limitless possibilities of equality diversity inclusion and intersectionality â said Judd. âThatâs what this year has promised us. â
Host Jimmy Kimmel opened with a monologue that mixed Weinstein punchlines with earnest comments about reforming gender equality in Hollywood. And of course Kimmel â returning to the scene of the flub â dove straight into material about last yearâs infamous best-picture mix-up.
âI do want to mention this year when you hear your name called donât get up right away â said Kimmel . âGive us a minute.â
But while Kimmel spent a few moments on the fiasco known as Envelopegate he expended far more minutes frankly and soberly discussing the parade of sexual harassment allegations in the wake of the revelations regarding Weinstein. Kimimel cited the industryâs poor record for female directors and equal pay.
âWe canât let bad behavior slide anymore â said Kimmel . âThe world is watching us.â
Gesturing to a giant statue on the stage he praised Oscar himself for keeping â his hands where you can see themâ and for having âno penis at all.â But Kimmel introduced the broadcast as âa night for positivity â and cited among other things the box-office sensation of âBlack Panther.â
âI remember a time when the major studios didnât believe a woman or a minority could open a super hero movie â and the reason I remember that time is because it was March of last year â said Kimmel .
With just a few minutes before the show started Kimmel and his team emerged from his dressing room chanting âLetâs get it right this time!â | âWe work together to make sure the next 90 years empower these limitless possibilities of equality diversity inclusion and intersectionality â said Judd. âThatâs what this year has promised us. â
[TGT] opened with a monologue that mixed Weinstein punchlines with earnest comments about reforming gender equality in Hollywood. And of course [TGT] returning to the scene of the flub â dove straight into material about last yearâs infamous best-picture mix-up.
âI do want to mention this year when you hear your name called donât get up right away â said [TGT] . âGive us a minute.â
But while [TGT] spent a few moments on the fiasco known as Envelopegate he expended far more minutes frankly and soberly discussing the parade of sexual harassment allegations in the wake of the revelations regarding Weinstein. Kimimel cited the industryâs poor record for female directors and equal pay.
âWe canât let bad behavior slide anymore â said [TGT] . âThe world is watching us.â
Gesturing to a giant statue on the stage he praised Oscar himself for keeping â his hands where you can see themâ and for having âno penis at all.â But [TGT] introduced the broadcast as âa night for positivity â and cited among other things the box-office sensation of âBlack Panther.â
âI remember a time when the major studios didnât believe a woman or a minority could open a super hero movie â and the reason I remember that time is because it was March of last year â said [TGT] .
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3,077 | 1 dead as Kenya police protesters clash during election | Raila Odinga | Opposition leader Raila Odinga who got nearly 45 percent of the vote in August has said the new election wonât be credible because of a lack of electoral reform and accused Kenyatta of moving a country known for relative stability and openness toward authoritarian rule.
Odinga âs call for a boycott resonated strongly in Kisumu Kenyaâs third-largest city and an opposition stronghold. He has urged followers to stay away from polling stations because of concerns about a crackdown by security forces. Human rights groups said police killed at least 67 people during protests after the August vote; authorities confirmed a smaller number of deaths and said they had to take action against rioters.
Odinga has said the opposition coalition National Super Alliance will become a resistance movement. On Thursday he said the movement will constitute a âPeopleâs Assembly to guide the country to a fresh free and fair presidential electionâ as part of a peaceful resistance that will include boycotting goods and services by those who have supported Kenyattaâs âlawless grab of the presidency.â
Odinga and Kenyatta who seeks a second term also faced off in a 2013 election similarly marred by opposition allegations of vote-rigging. The opposition leader also ran unsuccessfully in 2007 â ethnic-fueled animosity after that vote killed more than 1 000 people and forced 600 000 from their homes.
Many observers say Kenyaâs ethnic-based politics overshadow the promise of its democracy. Kenyatta is a Kikuyu while Odinga is a Luo. | [TGT] has said the new election wonât be credible because of a lack of electoral reform and accused Kenyatta of moving a country known for relative stability and openness toward authoritarian rule.
Odinga âs call for a boycott resonated strongly in Kisumu Kenyaâs third-largest city and an opposition stronghold. [TGT] has urged followers to stay away from polling stations because of concerns about a crackdown by security forces. Human rights groups said police killed at least 67 people during protests after the August vote; authorities confirmed a smaller number of deaths and said they had to take action against rioters.
[TGT] has said the opposition coalition National Super Alliance will become a resistance movement. On Thursday [TGT] said the movement will constitute a âPeopleâs Assembly to guide the country to a fresh free and fair presidential electionâ as part of a peaceful resistance that will include boycotting goods and services by those who have supported Kenyattaâs âlawless grab of the presidency.â
[TGT] and Kenyatta who seeks a second term also faced off in a 2013 election similarly marred by opposition allegations of vote-rigging. The opposition leader also ran unsuccessfully in 2007 â ethnic-fueled animosity after that vote killed more than 1 000 people and forced 600 000 from their homes.
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3,078 | Patriotsâ Rob Gronkowski reportedly was considering retirement before Super Bowl | Rob Gronkowski | Rob Gronkowski is giving retirement some serious thought apparently. (Bill Wippert/Associated Press)
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski raised some eyebrows after his team âs Super Bowl loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Feb. 4 by saying âIâm definitely going to look at my future for sure â an apparent indication that he was mulling retirement after eight NFL seasons. But considering an injury history that stretches back to his time at Arizona Gronkowskiâs comments probably shouldnât be all that surprising.
â He missed his entire junior season in college after having surgery to repair a bulging disk in his back.
â In January 2012 he sprained his ankle in the AFC championship game against the Ravens and had only two catches in New Englandâs second Super Bowl loss to the Giants.
â The next season â his third in the NFL â he broke his forearm while blocking on an extra point and missed five games. He then broke the same forearm in a postseason win over the Texans and missed New Englandâs next game a loss to the Ravens.
â He played in only seven games in 2013 missing the first six after offseason surgery to repair a fractured vertebra and then the final three after tearing the anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments in his right knee and suffering a concussion on one play in a Dec. 8 game against the Browns.
â In 2015 he missed one game after taking a hit to the knee against the Broncos.
â This past season he suffered a concussion in the AFC championship game and likely was not 100 percent for the Super Bowl. | [TGT] is giving retirement some serious thought apparently. (Bill Wippert/Associated Press)
New England Patriots tight end [TGT] raised some eyebrows after [TGT] team âs Super Bowl loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Feb. 4 by saying âIâm definitely going to look at my future for sure â an apparent indication that [TGT] was mulling retirement after eight NFL seasons. But considering an injury history that stretches back to [TGT] time at Arizona Gronkowskiâs comments probably shouldnât be all that surprising.
â [TGT] missed [TGT] entire junior season in college after having surgery to repair a bulging disk in [TGT] back.
â In January 2012 he sprained his ankle in the AFC championship game against the Ravens and had only two catches in New Englandâs second Super Bowl loss to the Giants.
â The next season â his third in the NFL â he broke his forearm while blocking on an extra point and missed five games. He then broke the same forearm in a postseason win over the Texans and missed New Englandâs next game a loss to the Ravens.
â He played in only seven games in 2013 missing the first six after offseason surgery to repair a fractured vertebra and then the final three after tearing the anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments in his right knee and suffering a concussion on one play in a Dec. 8 game against the Browns.
â In 2015 he missed one game after taking a hit to the knee against the Broncos.
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3,079 | BlackRockâs Betrayal: #Woke Wall Street Pushes Leftist Agenda on Corporate America | Larry Fink | Larry Fink is probably the most powerful person most Americans have never heard of. And now he is deploying his vast power to cajole corporate America into pursuing a left wing agenda under the guise of asking them to âcontribute to society.â
Laurence D. Fink is the founder and chief executive of the enormous investment firm BlackRock which manages in the neighborhood of $6 trillion of assets. That enormous hoard of financial assetsâwhich it invests on behalf of individuals with 401(k) plans institutions such as pension funds state and local governments Fortune 500 companies sovereign wealth funds and college endowmentsâmakes BlackRock the largest investor in the world. It gives BlackRockâand Fink himselfâenormous sway in corporate boardrooms and the stock market.
Now Fink is deploying his financial clout by demanding business leaders adhere to a left-wing agenda. In his annual letter released Tuesday Fink announced that BlackRock will require that companies make a âpositive contribution to societyâ and âserve a social purpose.â
Unfortunately Fink goes beyond calling for increased corporate responsibility. His letter makes it clear that he defines the act of making a contribution very narrowly. He wants companies to adopt left-wing policy goals in the name of corporate responsibility. | [TGT] is probably the most powerful person most Americans have never heard of. And now [TGT] is deploying [TGT] vast power to cajole corporate America into pursuing a left wing agenda under the guise of asking them to âcontribute to society.â
Laurence D. Fink is the founder and chief executive of the enormous investment firm BlackRock which manages in the neighborhood of $6 trillion of assets. That enormous hoard of financial assetsâwhich it invests on behalf of individuals with 401(k) plans institutions such as pension funds state and local governments Fortune 500 companies sovereign wealth funds and college endowmentsâmakes BlackRock the largest investor in the world. It gives BlackRockâand Fink himselfâenormous sway in corporate boardrooms and the stock market.
Now [TGT] is deploying [TGT] financial clout by demanding business leaders adhere to a left-wing agenda. In [TGT] annual letter released Tuesday [TGT] announced that BlackRock will require that companies make a âpositive contribution to societyâ and âserve a social purpose.â
Unfortunately [TGT] goes beyond calling for increased corporate responsibility. [TGT] letter makes it clear that [TGT] defines the act of making a contribution very narrowly. [TGT] wants companies to adopt left-wing policy goals in the name of corporate responsibility. | 0Negative
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3,080 | Salman Khan Is Back As 'Tiger Zinda Hai' Trailer Scores More Than 13M YouTube Views | Salman Khan | The newly released trailer for Salman Khanâs upcoming Tiger Zinda Hai (English: "Tiger is Back") is stirring up a frenzy among fans of the Bollywood superstar who are eager for their idolâs return to the role that launched one of the highest-grossing action franchises in Indian movie history.
The trailer features a buff and menacing Khan riding horses snowboards motorcyles and ATV's firing automatic machine guns and raining down a Hollywood-worthy storm of mayhem on an ISIS-style terrorist group that has had the nerve to kidnap 25 Indian nurses for ransom.
Itâs a stark contrast from the simple sensitive character Khan played in his last picture Tubelight which failed to catch on with all but the Bollywood superstar's most loyal fans. The picture was widely deemed a bust and a money-loser for the distributors who bought rights and for the investors who backed it. With its promise of big-budget thrills and adventure Tiger Zinda Hai should get Khanâs jolted career back on track.
The trailer also prominently shows off Katrina Kaif as the martial arts expert and alluring Pakistani spy who teams up with Khan 's Tiger to rescue the nurses and send terrorist leader Abu Usman to meet his maker.
The new picture is directed by Ali Abbas Zafar (Sultan) produced by Aditya Chopra of Yash Raj Films and features Bollywood megastars Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif in the lead roles. | The newly released trailer for [TGT] âs upcoming Tiger Zinda Hai (English: "Tiger is Back") is stirring up a frenzy among fans of the Bollywood superstar who are eager for their idolâs return to the role that launched one of the highest-grossing action franchises in Indian movie history.
The trailer features a buff and menacing Khan riding horses snowboards motorcyles and ATV's firing automatic machine guns and raining down a Hollywood-worthy storm of mayhem on an ISIS-style terrorist group that has had the nerve to kidnap 25 Indian nurses for ransom.
Itâs a stark contrast from the simple sensitive character Khan played in his last picture Tubelight which failed to catch on with all but the Bollywood superstar's most loyal fans. The picture was widely deemed a bust and a money-loser for the distributors who bought rights and for the investors who backed it. With its promise of big-budget thrills and adventure Tiger Zinda Hai should get Khanâs jolted career back on track.
The trailer also prominently shows off Katrina Kaif as the martial arts expert and alluring Pakistani spy who teams up with Khan 's Tiger to rescue the nurses and send terrorist leader Abu Usman to meet his maker.
The new picture is directed by Ali Abbas Zafar (Sultan) produced by Aditya Chopra of Yash Raj Films and features Bollywood megastars [TGT] and Katrina Kaif in the lead roles. | 2Positive
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3,081 | Jackie Robinson 's protective Dodgers cap up for auction | Jackie Robinson | When Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier in 1947 not only was the color of his skin different but so was the cap he wore.
In the pre-batting helmet era Robinson had to have a specially-made Brooklyn Dodgers cap to "protect his head from beanballs â his widow Rachel Robinson wrote in a 1994 letter.
Robinson 's cap had three protective plates sewn inside the lining to guard against opposing pitchers who wanted to take our their anger over a black player being in the big leagues.
Jackie Robinson Museum to break ground in Manhattan
âThis is the only cap to this date that I have ever made available to the collecting public â wrote Rachel Robinson in the letter shared by Lelands. âThe cap is 100% original and was game worn by Jackie Robinson during his career as a Brooklyn Dodger. â
A Jackie Robinson baseball cap that has protective plates sewn in to protect his head from beanballs. (Courtesy of Lelands)
Robinson batted .297 with 12 home runs and 29 stolen bases while collecting Rookie of the Year honors in 1947. The six-time All-Star was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1962 and his No. 42 is the retired throughout Major League Baseball.
Granderson honors Jackie Robinson by his actions on and off field | When [TGT] broke baseball's color barrier in 1947 not only was the color of [TGT] skin different but so was the cap [TGT] wore.
In the pre-batting helmet era [TGT] had to have a specially-made Brooklyn Dodgers cap to "protect [TGT] head from beanballs â his widow [TGT] wrote in a 1994 letter.
[TGT] 's cap had three protective plates sewn inside the lining to guard against opposing pitchers who wanted to take our their anger over a black player being in the big leagues.
Jackie Robinson Museum to break ground in Manhattan
âThis is the only cap to this date that I have ever made available to the collecting public â wrote [TGT] in the letter shared by Lelands. âThe cap is 100% original and was game worn by [TGT] during [TGT] career as a Brooklyn Dodger. â
[TGT] sewn in to protect [TGT] head from beanballs. (Courtesy of Lelands)
[TGT] batted .297 with 12 home runs and 29 stolen bases while collecting Rookie of the Year honors in 1947. The six-time All-Star was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1962 and his No. 42 is the retired throughout Major League Baseball.
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3,082 | Mitt Romney Has Launched A Senate Bid In Utah â And Some Republicans Are Playing The Carpetbagger Card | Mitt Romney | Mitt Romney the former governor of Massachusetts is now a Senate candidate in Utah â and the announcement of his candidacy shows he âs sensitive about being labeled a carpetbagger.
âUtah â the Republican says at the beginning of a video he shared Friday morning on social media âis admired not only for its beauty but also for the character of its people. Utahns are known for hard work innovation and our can-do pioneering spirit. But more than these weâre known as a people who serve who care and who rise to any occasion.â
It goes on like this for more than two minutes. One reporter joked on Twitter that he lost count of how many times Romney said âUtah.â The strategy telegraphed in recent days is clear and multipronged: Romney who fell short in two previous White House bids and emerged as one of Donald Trumpâs fiercest critics is trying to persuade voters that he is laser-focused on his adopted state and not on the president or the job heâs pined for in the past.
Though on paper this should be a cakewalk â Romney is hardly a stranger in Utah and Democrats have little chance of picking up the seat â two prominent Republicans have made an issue of Romneyâs Trump-bashing and his relocation to the West. One of them State Auditor John Dougall told BuzzFeed News that GOP activists in and outside Utah have been encouraging him after he said this week that he was seriously considering challenging Romney .
Dougall added that Romney had called him Thursday evening to inform him of his imminent announcement which has been anticipated since Sen. Orrin Hatch made his retirement plans known last month. âI wished him all the best â Dougall said of Romney .
A Romney spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Dougall declined to say who is encouraging him to run. But he suggested support would come from those concerned about electing someone who would not be aligned with Trump. For weeks on his Facebook page Dougall has been arguing against a âcoronationâ of Romney .
After the phone interview Dougall added via email: âI should have also mentioned that âIt's clear that Utahns have a very favorable view of Mr. Romney . The odds are strongly in his favor.ââ
Earlier this week Utah Republican Party Chair Rob Anderson noted Romney âs criticism of Trump and spoke dismissively of his Utah credentials in an interview with the Salt Lake Tribune: âI think heâs keeping out candidates that I think would be a better fit for Utah because letâs face it Mitt Romney doesnât live here his kids werenât born here he doesnât shop here.â
Anderson later apologized to Romney .
âIâve no doubt that Mitt Romney satisfies all qualifications to run for Senate â said Anderson in a Wednesday statement posted on Twitter âand as chairman of the Utah Republican Party I will treat all candidates equally to ensure their path to the party nomination is honest and fair.â | [TGT] is now a Senate candidate in Utah â and the announcement of [TGT] candidacy shows [TGT] âs sensitive about being labeled a carpetbagger.
âUtah â the Republican says at the beginning of a video [TGT] shared Friday morning on social media âis admired not only for its beauty but also for the character of its people. Utahns are known for hard work innovation and our can-do pioneering spirit. But more than these weâre known as a people who serve who care and who rise to any occasion.â
It goes on like this for more than two minutes. One reporter joked on Twitter that he lost count of how many times Romney said âUtah.â The strategy telegraphed in recent days is clear and multipronged: Romney who fell short in two previous White House bids and emerged as one of Donald Trumpâs fiercest critics is trying to persuade voters that he is laser-focused on his adopted state and not on the president or the job heâs pined for in the past.
Though on paper this should be a cakewalk â Romney is hardly a stranger in Utah and Democrats have little chance of picking up the seat â two prominent Republicans have made an issue of Romneyâs Trump-bashing and his relocation to the West. One of them State Auditor John Dougall told BuzzFeed News that GOP activists in and outside Utah have been encouraging him after he said this week that he was seriously considering challenging Romney .
Dougall added that Romney had called him Thursday evening to inform him of his imminent announcement which has been anticipated since Sen. Orrin Hatch made his retirement plans known last month. âI wished him all the best â Dougall said of Romney .
A Romney spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Dougall declined to say who is encouraging him to run. But he suggested support would come from those concerned about electing someone who would not be aligned with Trump. For weeks on his Facebook page Dougall has been arguing against a âcoronationâ of Romney .
After the phone interview Dougall added via email: âI should have also mentioned that âIt's clear that Utahns have a very favorable view of Mr. Romney . The odds are strongly in his favor.ââ
Earlier this week Utah Republican Party Chair Rob Anderson noted Romney âs criticism of Trump and spoke dismissively of his Utah credentials in an interview with the Salt Lake Tribune: âI think heâs keeping out candidates that I think would be a better fit for Utah because letâs face it Mitt Romney doesnât live here his kids werenât born here he doesnât shop here.â
Anderson later apologized to Romney .
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3,083 | Matt Lauer scandal: Ex | Matt Lauer | CLOSE After his sudden firing for alleged sexual misbehavior in the workplace Matt Lauer responded in a written statement read by his former co-anchor Savannah Guthrie on 'Today.' USA TODAY
NBC fired Matt Lauer longtime anchor of the Today show on Nov. 28th following allegations of sexual misconduct with a colleague. Following the dismissal more allegations have surfaced. Lauer has admitted that there's enough truth in the allegations to make him feel embarrassed and ashamed. He expressed sorrow for the hurt he 's caused. Lauer had been a part of the Today team since 1994. (Photo: Zach Pagano NBC)
Many are still reeling two days after NBC News fired long-time morning host Matt Lauer Wednesday for inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace.
Lauer released a statement Thursday saying some "of what is being said about me is untrue or mischaracterized but there is enough truth in these stories to make me feel embarrassed and ashamed. I regret that my shame is now shared by the people I cherish dearly."
Today shows first photos of Lauer after firing
At the top of the Today show Friday Hoda Kotb reported that the first image of Lauer had emerged taken at his home on Long Island.
WATCH: First photo of Matt Lauer surfaces after firing as NBC and former executives deny prior knowledge of compaints pic.twitter.com/ymQgFuMzec â TODAY (@TODAYshow) December 1 2017
On Thursday NBC News' Stephanie Gosk reported on Megyn Kelly Today there may be as many as eight women who have come forward since Lauer was fired to accuse him of misconduct though that number was lower in Friday's report.
More: After Matt Lauer firing NBC chief Andy Lack faces more questions about a network in crisis
More: Matt Lauer scandal: There may be as many as 8 victims Lauer breaks his silence
Lauer 's ex-wife speaks out
Writer and producer Nancy Alspaugh who was married to Lauer from 1981 to 1988 told Entertainment Tonight that she was shocked by his firing in an interview published Thursday. | CLOSE After his sudden firing for alleged sexual misbehavior in the workplace [TGT] responded in a written statement read by [TGT] former co-anchor Savannah Guthrie on 'Today.' USA TODAY
NBC fired [TGT] longtime anchor of the Today show on Nov. 28th following allegations of sexual misconduct with a colleague. Following the dismissal more allegations have surfaced. [TGT] has admitted that there's enough truth in the allegations to make [TGT] feel embarrassed and ashamed. [TGT] expressed sorrow for the hurt [TGT] 's caused. [TGT] had been a part of the Today team since 1994. (Photo: Zach Pagano NBC)
Many are still reeling two days after NBC News fired long-time morning host [TGT] Wednesday for inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace.
[TGT] released a statement Thursday saying some "of what is being said about me is untrue or mischaracterized but there is enough truth in these stories to make me feel embarrassed and ashamed. I regret that my shame is now shared by the people I cherish dearly."
Today shows first photos of [TGT] after firing
At the top of the Today show Friday Hoda Kotb reported that the first image of [TGT] had emerged taken at [TGT] home on Long Island.
WATCH: First photo of [TGT] surfaces after firing as NBC and former executives deny prior knowledge of compaints pic.twitter.com/ymQgFuMzec â TODAY (@TODAYshow) December 1 2017
On Thursday NBC News' Stephanie Gosk reported on Megyn Kelly Today there may be as many as eight women who have come forward since [TGT] was fired to accuse [TGT] of misconduct though that number was lower in Friday's report.
More: After [TGT] firing NBC chief Andy Lack faces more questions about a network in crisis
More: [TGT] scandal: There may be as many as 8 victims [TGT] breaks [TGT] silence
[TGT] 's ex-wife speaks out
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3,084 | DOJ inspector general wasn't informed before FBI agent texts released | Michael Horowitz | DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz told House Judiciary Democrats in a letter on Friday that the department did not consult his office before releasing text messages that are currently under OIG investigation to Congress and the press.
It is still unclear who authorized the decision if not Horowitz .
The Justice Department's inspector general Michael Horowitz told the House Judiciary Committee on Friday that his office (OIG) was not consulted before private text messages that are currently under OIG investigation were shared with members of the media on Tuesday.
Horowitz told the committee â which had asked him in a previous letter whether the DOJ consulted his office before releasing the texts â that he testified in November that the OIG "had no objection to the department providing to Congress pre-existing Department records in its custody in response to a Congressional oversight request."
He said he noted at the time "that the Department would need to determine whether there were any restrictions such as those affecting grand-jury information that limited its ability to produce certain records to Congress.
"I conveyed this position to the Department as well " Horowitz said. "The Department did not consult with the OIG in order to determine whether releasing the text messages met applicable ethical and legal standards before providing them to Congress."
In short Horowitz wrote the DOJ "did not consult with the OIG before sharing the text messages with the press."
"IG had no objection to release to Congress. We then consulted senior career legal/ethics experts to determine there were no issues w releasing texts to either Congress or press " Flores wrote. The OIG released another statement on Friday night that echoed the points Horowitz made in his letter.
But it is still unclear who authorized the decision if not Horowitz .
Read Horowitz 's letter below: | [TGT] told House Judiciary Democrats in a letter on Friday that the department did not consult [TGT] office before releasing text messages that are currently under OIG investigation to Congress and the press.
It is still unclear who authorized the decision if not [TGT] .
The Justice Department's inspector general [TGT] told the House Judiciary Committee on Friday that his office (OIG) was not consulted before private text messages that are currently under OIG investigation were shared with members of the media on Tuesday.
[TGT] told the committee â which had asked [TGT] in a previous letter whether the DOJ consulted [TGT] office before releasing the texts â that [TGT] testified in November that the OIG "had no objection to the department providing to Congress pre-existing Department records in its custody in response to a Congressional oversight request."
He said he noted at the time "that the Department would need to determine whether there were any restrictions such as those affecting grand-jury information that limited its ability to produce certain records to Congress.
"I conveyed this position to the Department as well [TGT] said. "The Department did not consult with the OIG in order to determine whether releasing the text messages met applicable ethical and legal standards before providing them to Congress."
In short Horowitz wrote the DOJ "did not consult with the OIG before sharing the text messages with the press."
"IG had no objection to release to Congress. We then consulted senior career legal/ethics experts to determine there were no issues w releasing texts to either Congress or press " Flores wrote. The OIG released another statement on Friday night that echoed the points [TGT] made in [TGT] letter.
But it is still unclear who authorized the decision if not [TGT] .
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3,085 | LinkedIn's Reid Hoffman says successful people need to 'unlearn' | Reid Hoffman | Billionaire LinkedIn founder and Greylock investor Reid Hoffman believes that successful people need to hone the skill of "unlearning."
In his journey to becoming one of Silicon Valley's most influential entrepreneurs and investors LinkedIn cofounder and Greylock partner Reid Hoffman has seen the full scale of success failure and everything in between.
He 's both observed and mentored founders like Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg from their professional infancy into the heads of world-changing companies. He 's personally dabbled in managing investing teaching and even political organizing.
His career has taught him there's a danger all successful people face he explained on a recent episode of his podcast "Masters of Scale."
"People tend to take pleasure in their mastery of a given field " he said. "They go 'I've learned this and now this is what will differentiate me from other people for all time.'"
He continued: "One of the things that I tell people is that success imprints more strongly than failure. And it does so because as you've succeeded it's like I've learned this tool. And so this tool must be right. And so I just keep applying it and even as the train comes off the tracks because part of what happens is you know markets change competitors change industries change. You change." | Billionaire LinkedIn founder and Greylock investor [TGT] believes that successful people need to hone the skill of "unlearning."
In [TGT] journey to becoming one of Silicon Valley's most influential entrepreneurs and investors LinkedIn cofounder and Greylock partner [TGT] has seen the full scale of success failure and everything in between.
[TGT] 's both observed and mentored founders like Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg from their professional infancy into the heads of world-changing companies. [TGT] 's personally dabbled in managing investing teaching and even political organizing.
[TGT] career has taught [TGT] there's a danger all successful people face [TGT] explained on a recent episode of [TGT] podcast "Masters of Scale."
"People tend to take pleasure in their mastery of a given field " he said. "They go 'I've learned this and now this is what will differentiate me from other people for all time.'"
He continued: "One of the things that I tell people is that success imprints more strongly than failure. And it does so because as you've succeeded it's like I've learned this tool. And so this tool must be right. And so I just keep applying it and even as the train comes off the tracks because part of what happens is you know markets change competitors change industries change. You change." | 2Positive
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3,086 | Lions Gate chairman on AT&T Time Warner: 'We're more than an interested party' | Michael Burns | Media mergers and acquisitions are a hot button topic. And while Lions Gate Chairman Michael Burns applauds the recent deal between Disney and Twenty-first Century Fox he says not all media deals are created equal.
Burns had nothing but good things to say about Disney's more than $52 billion deal with Fox arguing the mega-merger serves Lions Gate a production and distribution company known for such films as the "Hunger Games" series.
"I think the deal is good for us it certainly validates content " Burns said on CNBC's "Fast Money."
Lions Gate which not only produces films but has 45 shows on 90 different platforms is diverse enough to survive Burns said. And it helps that the big deal will strengthen smaller players like Hulu which can then purchase more content from Lions Gate.
It also helps Lions Gate Burns said by reducing competitors in the market.
"I would guess they'll stick to big franchises the movies they can promote in theme parks " he said. "I think the movies will have fewer big wide releases than the two as separate companies."
When it comes to Time Warner and AT&T the two companies whose talks have been called "illegal" by the Justice Department Burns isn't quite so confident. He said he worries the deal would give the conglomerate a monopoly and create incentive to hurt smaller companies.
"What's most important to us is to make sure that we if approved are treated fairly. If we're not going to be treated fairly then of course we would be against it " Burns said.
And Lions Gate isn't just sitting idly by. Burns said the company has been approached by regulators to give their opinions on the matter.
"We are more than an interested party " he added. | Media mergers and acquisitions are a hot button topic. And while [TGT] applauds the recent deal between Disney and Twenty-first Century Fox [TGT] says not all media deals are created equal.
[TGT] had nothing but good things to say about Disney's more than $52 billion deal with Fox arguing the mega-merger serves Lions Gate a production and distribution company known for such films as the "Hunger Games" series.
"I think the deal is good for us it certainly validates content " [TGT] said on CNBC's "Fast Money."
Lions Gate which not only produces films but has 45 shows on 90 different platforms is diverse enough to survive [TGT] said. And it helps that the big deal will strengthen smaller players like Hulu which can then purchase more content from Lions Gate.
It also helps Lions Gate [TGT] said by reducing competitors in the market.
"I would guess they'll stick to big franchises the movies they can promote in theme parks " he said. "I think the movies will have fewer big wide releases than the two as separate companies."
When it comes to Time Warner and AT&T the two companies whose talks have been called "illegal" by [TGT] isn't quite so confident. [TGT] said [TGT] worries the deal would give the conglomerate a monopoly and create incentive to hurt smaller companies.
"What's most important to us is to make sure that we if approved are treated fairly. If we're not going to be treated fairly then of course we would be against it " [TGT] said.
And Lions Gate isn't just sitting idly by. [TGT] said the company has been approached by regulators to give their opinions on the matter.
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3,087 | Al Franken Scandal : Him Staying in Senate Would Be Gift to GOP | Al Franken | The Democratic partyâs strategy for responding to the Al Franken scandal is now apparent: Taking up Frankenâs own hint in his apology statement there will be an âEthics Committee investigation.â
Investigate what Senate Clouseaus? Franken has been caught on film. When Los Angeles radio host Leeann Tweeden said that during a 2006 USO tour Franken used his position as an entertainer to rope her into kissing him in the guise of a rehearsal for a sketch that was repellent enough. Franken âput his hand on the back of my head mashed his lips against mine and aggressively stuck his tongue in my mouth â Tweeden said and Franken offered no specific alternative story only a lame suggestion that âI donât remember the rehearsal for the skit as Leeann does.â
Is the Senate Ethics Committee going to invite Tweeden in to tell her story and try to nail down exactly what Franken claims happened? Is the Senate Ethics Committee going to issue an open call to any other women out there who may have similar claims about Franken to submit their testimony? I doubt it. The purpose of this phony investigation is to give the appearance of doing something while allowing time to pass and tempers to cool on the way to administering some meaningless reprimand to Franken .
Franken might be able to shake this off if he could depend on conflicting memories. But he canât. Because of that photo. The sex-abuse scandal is becoming to cultural history what Watergate was to political history. It is gigantic. It is era-defining. And among the dozens of famous people implicated in it the Franken photo is the most damning and irrefutable evidence yet to emerge. Itâs a tableau of our time. It is the photo of our moment. Itâs the kind of smoking gun you couldnât use in a Law & Order episode because it would be too blatant. It will never disappear from the national consciousness.
Consider the breathtaking way each detail reinforces the horror of the others: A Hollywood celebrity who will soon be a Democratic senator is molesting a woman. While sheâs asleep. And in military gear because sheâs traveling to support our troops. In a war zone. And Franken is smiling. While shamelessly posing for the photographer. How can we ever cease to be amazed and appalled by this photo? It is to the sex war what the picture of the summary execution of that Viet Cong prisoner was to the Vietnam War.
Yet as the Senate circles the wagons around Franken itâs liberals and Democrats who should be angry â not Republicans. To Republicans itâs Thanksgiving come early. It makes no difference to the Republican policy agenda whether Franken or some other generic liberal Democrat holds that seat. If Franken remains Roy Mooreâs chances of victory in Alabama increase. It makes it too easy for Republicans in Alabama to say âWait a minute weâre supposed to end the career of Roy Moore a legend in this state when Democrats wonât expel Franken ? Why should we agree to unilateral ethics enforcement?â Should Moore make it to the Senate Democrats will be able to cast Republicans as the party of sex creeps only if they expel Franken . Every time Mooreâs name is mentioned the response will be âWhat about Al Franken ? And by the way what about Bill Clinton and Ted Kennedy?â
True in a certain sense this isnât fair. What Moore probably did is worse than what Franken admitted doing. But politics isnât fair. Whataboutism and crying hypocrisy arenât very strong moral arguments but theyâre easy to make and theyâre emotionally satisfying. And a photograph of obvious wrongdoing simply carries more salience than a verbal allegation â even if the allegation is credible and even if the behavior alleged is worse than that seen in the photo.
Democrats who just this week were saying they would no longer tolerate Bill Clintonâtype behavior can prove it. They can make a clear break with the past by saying no more sexual misbehavior will be tolerated even by beloved party members. They could then leverage that moral clarity in 2018 to seek the votes of the married women who are wary about the liberal agenda but might be persuadable. Instead theyâre protecting their own. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand either can position herself as Americaâs leading tribune for women victimized by sexual assault or she can support keeping Franken in the Senate but not both. Her initial gambit â his apology isnât enough but âI expect to hear moreâ from Franken â is insufficient. What more is there for Franken to say now that he has admitted guilt and apologized? The Democrats are creating a three-word weapon with which the GOP will never stop beating them over the head: What. About. Franken.
Al Franken Gives Liberals Another Chance at Virtue | The Democratic partyâs strategy for responding to the [TGT] scandal is now apparent: Taking up Frankenâs own hint in [TGT] apology statement there will be an âEthics Committee investigation.â
Investigate what Senate Clouseaus? Franken has been caught on film. When Los Angeles radio host Leeann Tweeden said that during a 2006 USO tour Franken used his position as an entertainer to rope her into kissing him in the guise of a rehearsal for a sketch that was repellent enough. Franken âput his hand on the back of my head mashed his lips against mine and aggressively stuck his tongue in my mouth â Tweeden said and Franken offered no specific alternative story only a lame suggestion that âI donât remember the rehearsal for the skit as Leeann does.â
Is the Senate Ethics Committee going to invite Tweeden in to tell her story and try to nail down exactly what Franken claims happened? Is the Senate Ethics Committee going to issue an open call to any other women out there who may have similar claims about Franken to submit their testimony? I doubt it. The purpose of this phony investigation is to give the appearance of doing something while allowing time to pass and tempers to cool on the way to administering some meaningless reprimand to Franken .
Franken might be able to shake this off if he could depend on conflicting memories. But he canât. Because of that photo. The sex-abuse scandal is becoming to cultural history what Watergate was to political history. It is gigantic. It is era-defining. And among the dozens of famous people implicated in it the Franken photo is the most damning and irrefutable evidence yet to emerge. Itâs a tableau of our time. It is the photo of our moment. Itâs the kind of smoking gun you couldnât use in a Law & Order episode because it would be too blatant. It will never disappear from the national consciousness.
Consider the breathtaking way each detail reinforces the horror of the others: A Hollywood celebrity who will soon be a Democratic senator is molesting a woman. While sheâs asleep. And in military gear because sheâs traveling to support our troops. In a war zone. And Franken is smiling. While shamelessly posing for the photographer. How can we ever cease to be amazed and appalled by this photo? It is to the sex war what the picture of the summary execution of that Viet Cong prisoner was to the Vietnam War.
Yet as the Senate circles the wagons around Franken itâs liberals and Democrats who should be angry â not Republicans. To Republicans itâs Thanksgiving come early. It makes no difference to the Republican policy agenda whether Franken or some other generic liberal Democrat holds that seat. If Franken remains Roy Mooreâs chances of victory in Alabama increase. It makes it too easy for Republicans in Alabama to say âWait a minute weâre supposed to end the career of Roy Moore a legend in this state when Democrats wonât expel [TGT] ? Why should we agree to unilateral ethics enforcement?â Should Moore make it to the Senate Democrats will be able to cast Republicans as the party of sex creeps only if they expel [TGT] . Every time Mooreâs name is mentioned the response will be âWhat about [TGT] ? And by the way what about Bill Clinton and Ted Kennedy?â
True in a certain sense this isnât fair. What Moore probably did is worse than what [TGT] admitted doing. But politics isnât fair. Whataboutism and crying hypocrisy arenât very strong moral arguments but theyâre easy to make and theyâre emotionally satisfying. And a photograph of obvious wrongdoing simply carries more salience than a verbal allegation â even if the allegation is credible and even if the behavior alleged is worse than that seen in the photo.
Democrats who just this week were saying they would no longer tolerate Bill Clintonâtype behavior can prove it. They can make a clear break with the past by saying no more sexual misbehavior will be tolerated even by beloved party members. They could then leverage that moral clarity in 2018 to seek the votes of the married women who are wary about the liberal agenda but might be persuadable. Instead theyâre protecting their own. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand either can position herself as Americaâs leading tribune for women victimized by sexual assault or she can support keeping Franken in the Senate but not both. Her initial gambit â his apology isnât enough but âI expect to hear moreâ from Franken â is insufficient. What more is there for Franken to say now that he has admitted guilt and apologized? The Democrats are creating a three-word weapon with which the GOP will never stop beating them over the head: What. About. Franken.
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3,088 | Essay | Hergé | When the Belgian cartoonist Hergé died in 1983 at the age of 75 The New York Times saw fit to run only a brief 182-word obituary picked up from Reuters. But in the Francophone world Hergéâs death was front-page news inspiring the kind of orgylike coverage reserved in America for fallen statesmen and overdosed pop stars. Belgian politicians asserted Hergéâs greatness while the French philosopher Michel Serres went so far as to declare that the cartoonist was the author who has had the âmost impact on contemporary French life.â
Granted many people on this side of the Atlantic are also fans of Hergéâs best-loved creation the tuft-haired boy reporter Tintin who along with his trusty dog Snowy foiled serial bands of smugglers gangsters kidnappers spies and crude ethnic caricatures across the pages of 24 book-length Saturday-morning-serial-style adventures. But even Tintinâs most passionate American devotees may choke on the French author Pierre Assoulineâs observation in his scrupulous but stolid biography HERGÃ: The Man Who Created Tintin (Oxford $24.95) translated by Charles Ruas that âtoday some speak with some justification of a âTintin century â signifying the 20th.â American exceptionalist that I am I had presumed the 1900s belonged to Mickey Mouse or Batman â or maybe to that relative latecomer Bart Simpson. Though I like Tintin too I wouldnât even give him a decade. A year or two seems about right alongside other not-quite-epochal worthies like Zonker Harris and the Fantastic Four.
And perhaps that year is the one now ending which marked the 80th anniversary of Tintinâs inauspicious birth in the childrenâs pages of Le Vingtième Siècle an anti-Semitic and pro-Fascist Catholic newspaper. Publishers have taken note: in addition to Assoulineâs biography originally published in France in 1996 we have an academic study âThe Metamorphosis of Tintin: Or Tintin for Adults â by Jean-Marie Apostolidès translated by Jocelyn Hoy (Stanford University) as well as âThe Art of Hergé â a planned three-volume anthology from Last Gasp press devoted not just to the cartoons but also to Hergé âs impressive sometimes glorious work as an illustrator and graphic designer. (The second volume will be out in March.) Back in Belgium a Musée Hergé opened this past June in Louvain-la-Neuve (which should have been the name of a 1920s screen siren) while in Hollywood Steven Spielberg has been busy directing âThe Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn â set for release in 2011 and the first of a projected series.
Aside from earnestness an interest in world affairs and a slapstick sense of humor one doesnât glean much sense of authorial presence in the Tintin books for all their lively charm. Hergé is a somewhat remote presence even in Assoulineâs biography â the author himself concedes he is âelusiveâ â though to be fair the cartoonist seems to have been a tough nut to crack. Like Tintin Hergé rarely revealed much of himself beyond a public facade of wholesome cheerful industriousness. Of course Tintin the relentless do-gooder didnât possess any private life at all a perpetual adolescent with no family of origin and no hint of angst or hormones â even the Hardy Boys had girlfriends â or anything else that makes real adolescents interesting (if impossible). We donât even know why he insists on having his hair cut like a blue jayâs. Hergé born in 1907 as Georges Remi ( his pen name derives from the French pronunciation of his reversed initials â AIR-zhay) was a darker and more conflicted character: a workhorse who suffered from depression and periodically chucked his responsibilities for months at time; a moralist who was also a philanderer; a staunch Catholic who in later life embraced Taoism; an entertainer of children who didnât particularly like them or have any of his own except for an adopted 7- or 8-year-old orphan he forced his first wife to return after a couple of weeks which is just about the cruelest thing I can imagine.
Tintinâs adventures began in 1929 with a trip to the Soviet Union where our hero blew the lid off Bolshevik perfidy. Next up was a jaunt to the Congo where he instructed childlike natives about the wise and benevolent glories of Belgiumâs colonial system. Full of inner-tube lips and appalling dialogue (âWhite master you come quick! Lion him get mad!â) âTintin in the Congoâ has in recent years been quarantined by libraries and purged from the canon by Hergéâs American publisher Little Brown. It is often cited as a stain on his legacy as it should be though I would point out that many other beloved cartoon characters â Bugs Bunny and Popeye come to mind â have similar skeletons in their closets. Years later Hergé would dismiss his early books by saying âThey are not very intelligent I know and do me no honor: they are âBelgianâ booksâ â meaning in Assoulineâs explication that they were âself-satisfied and narrow.â Fortunately Hergéâs skills as an artist and storyÂteller waxed as his taste for bourgeois agitprop waned.
But then there is âThe Shooting Star â begun in 1941 under Nazi occupation when Hergé was working for the collaborationist newspaper Le Soir in which Tintin faces off against Blumenstein a greedy hook-nosed Jewish-American financier. In later years an apologetic but defensive Hergé â he would tone down Blumensteinâs nose in postwar editions and change his name to Bohlwinkel â shrugged off accusations of anti-Semitism by saying âThat was the style thenâ (well yes) or comparing his Jewish caricatures to ethnic jokes about âpeople from Marseille or the Scotch.â As Assouline plainly points out âHergéâs equations seem willfully obtuse.â Not that he suffered for them or his other wartime sins: he avoided retribution following liberation and Tintinâs popularity only grew. | When [TGT] died in 1983 at the age of 75 The New York Times saw fit to run only a brief 182-word obituary picked up from Reuters. But in the Francophone world Hergéâs death was front-page news inspiring the kind of orgylike coverage reserved in America for fallen statesmen and overdosed pop stars. Belgian politicians asserted Hergéâs greatness while the French philosopher Michel Serres went so far as to declare that [TGT] was the author who has had the âmost impact on contemporary French life.â
Granted many people on this side of the Atlantic are also fans of Hergéâs best-loved creation the tuft-haired boy reporter Tintin who along with his trusty dog Snowy foiled serial bands of smugglers gangsters kidnappers spies and crude ethnic caricatures across the pages of 24 book-length Saturday-morning-serial-style adventures. But even Tintinâs most passionate American devotees may choke on the French author Pierre Assoulineâs observation in his scrupulous but stolid biography HERGÃ: The Man Who Created Tintin (Oxford $24.95) translated by Charles Ruas that âtoday some speak with some justification of a âTintin century â signifying the 20th.â American exceptionalist that I am I had presumed the 1900s belonged to Mickey Mouse or Batman â or maybe to that relative latecomer Bart Simpson. Though I like Tintin too I wouldnât even give him a decade. A year or two seems about right alongside other not-quite-epochal worthies like Zonker Harris and the Fantastic Four.
And perhaps that year is the one now ending which marked the 80th anniversary of Tintinâs inauspicious birth in the childrenâs pages of Le Vingtième Siècle an anti-Semitic and pro-Fascist Catholic newspaper. Publishers have taken note: in addition to Assoulineâs biography originally published in France in 1996 we have an academic study âThe Metamorphosis of Tintin: Or Tintin for Adults â by Jean-Marie Apostolidès translated by Jocelyn Hoy (Stanford University) as well as âThe Art of [TGT] â a planned three-volume anthology from Last Gasp press devoted not just to the cartoons but also to Hergé âs impressive sometimes glorious work as an illustrator and graphic designer. (The second volume will be out in March.) Back in Belgium a Musée Hergé opened this past June in Louvain-la-Neuve (which should have been the name of a 1920s screen siren) while in Hollywood Steven Spielberg has been busy directing âThe Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn â set for release in 2011 and the first of a projected series.
Aside from earnestness an interest in world affairs and a slapstick sense of humor one doesnât glean much sense of authorial presence in the Tintin books for all their lively charm. [TGT] is a somewhat remote presence even in Assoulineâs biography â the author himself concedes he is âelusiveâ â though to be fair the cartoonist seems to have been a tough nut to crack. Like Tintin Hergé rarely revealed much of himself beyond a public facade of wholesome cheerful industriousness. Of course Tintin the relentless do-gooder didnât possess any private life at all a perpetual adolescent with no family of origin and no hint of angst or hormones â even the Hardy Boys had girlfriends â or anything else that makes real adolescents interesting (if impossible). We donât even know why he insists on having his hair cut like a blue jayâs. Hergé born in 1907 as Georges Remi ( his pen name derives from the French pronunciation of his reversed initials â AIR-zhay) was a darker and more conflicted character: a workhorse who suffered from depression and periodically chucked his responsibilities for months at time; a moralist who was also a philanderer; a staunch Catholic who in later life embraced Taoism; an entertainer of children who didnât particularly like them or have any of his own except for an adopted 7- or 8-year-old orphan he forced his first wife to return after a couple of weeks which is just about the cruelest thing I can imagine.
Tintinâs adventures began in 1929 with a trip to the Soviet Union where our hero blew the lid off Bolshevik perfidy. Next up was a jaunt to the Congo where he instructed childlike natives about the wise and benevolent glories of Belgiumâs colonial system. Full of inner-tube lips and appalling dialogue (âWhite master you come quick! Lion him get mad!â) âTintin in the Congoâ has in recent years been quarantined by libraries and purged from the canon by Hergéâs American publisher Little Brown. It is often cited as a stain on his legacy as it should be though I would point out that many other beloved cartoon characters â Bugs Bunny and Popeye come to mind â have similar skeletons in their closets. Years later Hergé would dismiss his early books by saying âThey are not very intelligent I know and do me no honor: they are âBelgianâ booksâ â meaning in Assoulineâs explication that they were âself-satisfied and narrow.â Fortunately Hergéâs skills as an artist and storyÂteller waxed as his taste for bourgeois agitprop waned.
But then there is âThe Shooting Star â begun in 1941 under Nazi occupation when Hergé was working for the collaborationist newspaper Le Soir in which Tintin faces off against Blumenstein a greedy hook-nosed Jewish-American financier. In later years an apologetic but defensive Hergé â he would tone down Blumensteinâs nose in postwar editions and change his name to Bohlwinkel â shrugged off accusations of anti-Semitism by saying âThat was the style thenâ (well yes) or comparing his Jewish caricatures to ethnic jokes about âpeople from Marseille or the Scotch.â As Assouline plainly points out âHergéâs equations seem willfully obtuse.â Not that he suffered for them or his other wartime sins: he avoided retribution following liberation and Tintinâs popularity only grew. | 2Positive
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3,089 | Why America doesn't have paid leave even though most people want it | Krystal Weston | "Just buying formula for my baby was awful " Krystal Weston a mother in Durham North Carolina told Business Insider in a previous interview.
As a dietary aide working in the kitchen of a rehabilitation center in Durham Weston was granted 12 weeks of unpaid maternity leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993 when she had her baby Noah in December 2013.
Without the guarantee of paid leave while caring for her child she was faced with the choice between economic hardship and returning to work prematurely. She chose to go without pay for almost 12 weeks to take care of him a decision she didn't take lightly.
Noah's father and Weston's partner Jamal Mustafa moved in with Weston after Noah was born to help support the family. As an assistant manager at a clothing store in Durham he brought home about $575 per paycheck. The couple's rent was $525 a month.
"Plenty of nights I would stay up with Jamal and budget out our bills so that we could possibly have some funds left over to save for the next month " Weston said.
Soon after becoming pregnant Weston applied for public assistance. She was initially granted $75 a month on food stamps which increased to about $300 a month after she gave birth to Noah and she used this to buy household necessities and formula.
Since Weston was nursing she qualified for The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women Infants and Children (WIC) to receive free milk wheat bread eggs and cheese. "I was appreciative of anything I could get without having to buy with real money " she said. | "Just buying formula for my baby was awful [TGT] told Business Insider in a previous interview.
As a dietary aide working in the kitchen of a rehabilitation center in Durham [TGT] was granted 12 weeks of unpaid maternity leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993 when [TGT] had [TGT] baby Noah in December 2013.
Without the guarantee of paid leave while caring for her child she was faced with the choice between economic hardship and returning to work prematurely. She chose to go without pay for almost 12 weeks to take care of him a decision she didn't take lightly.
Noah's father and Weston's partner Jamal Mustafa moved in with Weston after Noah was born to help support the family. As an assistant manager at a clothing store in Durham he brought home about $575 per paycheck. The couple's rent was $525 a month.
"Plenty of nights I would stay up with Jamal and budget out our bills so that we could possibly have some funds left over to save for the next month " Weston said.
Soon after becoming pregnant Weston applied for public assistance. She was initially granted $75 a month on food stamps which increased to about $300 a month after she gave birth to Noah and she used this to buy household necessities and formula.
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3,090 | NYC twin brothers arrested for manufacturing explosives | Tyler Toro | Christian and Tyler Toro both 27 were arrested after law enforcement agents raided the brothersâ Bronx apartment and found approximately 20 pounds of iron oxide; five pounds of aluminum powder; a substance appearing to be thermite mixed from iron oxide and aluminum powder; five pounds of potassium nitrate; a glass jar containing explosive powder; and a cardboard box containing firecrackers according to the U.S. Attorneyâs Office of the Southern District of New York.
Police also found a notebook with handwriting they believe belongs to Tyler Toro . In the notebook police found messages that said âWE ARE TWIN TOROS STRIKE US NOW WE WILL RETURN WITH NANO THERMITEâ and âI AM HERE 100% LIVING BUYING WEAPONS. WHATEVER WE NEED.â
Police also found an index card with handwriting they believe belonged to Christian Toro that said âUNDER THE FULL MOON THE SMONES WILL KNOW TERROR.â
The FBIâs criminal complaint against the two brothers states that a bomb threat was called into the school Christian Toro taught at on Dec. 4. A student was arrested in connection with the bomb threat and shortly after Christian Toro resigned.
Tyler Toro then returned a school-owned laptop used by his brother for employment purposes. A school technician reviewed the contents on the laptop and found documents with instructions on how to make explosives.
FBI agents interviewed Christian Toro about the content on the laptop and he said he unintentionally downloaded the materials while researching the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings. He said he never built a bomb and only read the documentâs table of contents.
FBI agents also interviewed former students of Christian Toro who said he paid them approximately $50 per hour to âbreak apart fireworks and store the powder that came out of the fireworks in containers.â The students said this occurred between October 2017 and January 2018.
Christian Toro was accused of another serious crime just days before Thursdayâs arrest.
John J. Miller the deputy commissioner of intelligence and counterterrorism for the NYPD told the New York Times that Christian Toro was arrested on Jan. 31 for raping a victim under the age of 17 who was a student of his .
Christian Toro was charged with with one count of unlawfully manufacturing a destructive device and and one count of distribution of explosive materials to a minor. Both charges carry a maximum of 10 years in prison.
Tyler Toro was charged with one count of unlawfully manufacturing a destructive device which also carries a maximum sentence of 10 years. | Christian and [TGT] both 27 were arrested after law enforcement agents raided the brothersâ Bronx apartment and found approximately 20 pounds of iron oxide; five pounds of aluminum powder; a substance appearing to be thermite mixed from iron oxide and aluminum powder; five pounds of potassium nitrate; a glass jar containing explosive powder; and a cardboard box containing firecrackers according to the U.S. Attorneyâs Office of the Southern District of New York.
Police also found a notebook with handwriting they believe belongs to [TGT] . In the notebook police found messages that said âWE ARE TWIN TOROS STRIKE US NOW WE WILL RETURN WITH NANO THERMITEâ and âI AM HERE 100% LIVING BUYING WEAPONS. WHATEVER WE NEED.â
Police also found an index card with handwriting they believe belonged to Christian Toro that said âUNDER THE FULL MOON THE SMONES WILL KNOW TERROR.â
The FBIâs criminal complaint against the two brothers states that a bomb threat was called into the school [TGT] taught at on Dec. 4. A student was arrested in connection with the bomb threat and shortly after [TGT] resigned.
[TGT] then returned a school-owned laptop used by [TGT] brother for employment purposes. A school technician reviewed the contents on the laptop and found documents with instructions on how to make explosives.
FBI agents interviewed [TGT] about the content on the laptop and [TGT] said [TGT] unintentionally downloaded the materials while researching the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings. [TGT] said [TGT] never built a bomb and only read the documentâs table of contents.
FBI agents also interviewed former students of Christian Toro who said he paid them approximately $50 per hour to âbreak apart fireworks and store the powder that came out of the fireworks in containers.â The students said this occurred between October 2017 and January 2018.
[TGT] was accused of another serious crime just days before [TGT] arrest.
John J. Miller the deputy commissioner of intelligence and counterterrorism for the NYPD told the New York Times that [TGT] was arrested on Jan. 31 for raping a victim under the age of 17 who was a student of [TGT] .
[TGT] was charged with with one count of unlawfully manufacturing a destructive device and and one count of distribution of explosive materials to a minor. Both charges carry a maximum of 10 years in prison.
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3,091 | Denny Hamlin : 'NASCAR drivers should be making NBA NFL money' | Denny Hamlin | Denny Hamlin is one of 12 drivers that advanced to the second round of the 2017 playoffs. (Photo: Matthew O'Haren USA TODAY Sports)
As team sponsorship dollars continue to dwindle NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin said he thinks racecar drivers who risk their lives should be paid on par with NBA and NFL athletes.
âWeâre way underpaid as racecar drivers â Hamlin said via ESPN and NBC Sports at a charity event Wednesday in Charlotte. âThereâs no doubt doing what we do the schedule that we have and the danger that we incur every single week NASCAR drivers should be making NBA NFL money.
âI'm sure this will be in some headline somewhere where Denny says drivers aren't paid enough but I'm basing it off all other sports. I'm not including myself . I'm including the back half of the field â those drivers are risking the same amount I am and they should be paid a hell of a lot more."
PHOTOS: DENNY HAMLIN THROUGH THE YEARS
âThe pie has to be shifted for sure â Hamlin said. âThe TV dollars coming into NASCAR is higher than itâs ever been but weâre seeing fewer and fewer (sponsored racing) teams and it just canât survive. So it economically doesnât make sense. The pie the amount of TV money that the race teams share has to go up in my opinion.
According to Forbes Hamlin was the third-highest paid driver in 2016. Hamlin who opened 2016 by winning the Daytona 500 and finished the season ranked sixth in the final standings earned $15.2 million from salary bonuses prize money endorsements and licensing. Hendrick Motorsports driver Jimmie Johnson who won his seventh championship last year was the top earner with $21.8 million. | [TGT] is one of 12 drivers that advanced to the second round of the 2017 playoffs. (Photo: Matthew O'Haren USA TODAY Sports)
As team sponsorship dollars continue to dwindle [TGT] said [TGT] thinks racecar drivers who risk their lives should be paid on par with NBA and NFL athletes.
âWeâre way underpaid as racecar drivers â [TGT] said via ESPN and NBC Sports at a charity event Wednesday in Charlotte. âThereâs no doubt doing what we do the schedule that we have and the danger that we incur every single week NASCAR drivers should be making NBA NFL money.
âI'm sure this will be in some headline somewhere where Denny says drivers aren't paid enough but I'm basing it off all other sports. I'm not including myself . I'm including the back half of the field â those drivers are risking the same amount I am and they should be paid a hell of a lot more."
PHOTOS: [TGT] THROUGH THE YEARS
âThe pie has to be shifted for sure â [TGT] said. âThe TV dollars coming into NASCAR is higher than itâs ever been but weâre seeing fewer and fewer (sponsored racing) teams and it just canât survive. So it economically doesnât make sense. The pie the amount of TV money that the race teams share has to go up in my opinion.
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3,092 | Woods brings back big crowds big cheers with a 72 | Tiger Woods | SAN DIEGO (AP) â Tiger Woods brought big crowds back to golf and he even produced a few big roars.
In his first PGA Tour event in a year because of a fourth back surgery Woods mixed a few mistakes with a few shots that looked familiar Thursday on his way to an even-par 72 in the opening round of the Farmers Insurance Open.
âIt was fun to compete again. It was fun to be out there â Woods said.
But he was seven shots behind Tony Finau who led with a 65 on the North Course at Torrey Pines and Woods will play that course on Friday on the bubble to make the cut. With virtually no wind on a day for reasonable scoring he was tied for 84th.
Woods was steady on the South Course and at times spectacular.
His three birdie putts were from a combined 30 inches. The longest of his birdie putt was from just inside 2 feet on No. 10 that got him back to even par for the round. He was one rotation away from making a long eagle putt on the par-5 sixth.
What really made the gallery delirious was his 6-iron on par-3 16th hole that rolled toward the hole and broke just in front of the cup settling 8 inches away. With the sun starting to set behind the Pacific it was hard for him to see.
âIt felt good looked good and then we were listening for some noise â Woods said.
But he needed those three birdies to offset his mistakes and the sobering part of his return is that Woods didnât make a putt longer than 4 feet. That was on the second hole when his approach from the bunker landed 6 feet behind the hole and went over the back into light rough.
He also gave away a shot on the par-5 13th when he laid up from the rough and hit a wedge that drifted right and went into the bunker. He blasted that out to 3 feet which was the hard part. And then he missed the short par putt .
Woods made his other two bogeys from greenside bunkers both times missing 12-foot putts.
He played the par 5s in even par and didnât give himself any other birdie chances inside 15 feet.
âItâs hard to make a lot of birdies when youâre not giving yourself any looks and I didnât do that today â Woods said. âTomorrow hopefully Iâll drive a little better get my irons obviously a lot closer and we get the better of the two greens tomorrow. So weâll see what happens.â
Regardless of the score Woods looked as though heâs back for the long haul. The fusion surgery eliminated the pain. And while he wasnât sharp Woods hit the ball plenty far and saw at least a little bit of golf that made him such a dominant figure.
The South Course which hosted the 2008 U.S. Open that Woods won typically is far stronger than the North at Torrey Pines. Thatâs no longer the case with the North getting a makeover two years ago with bent greens that are firm this week and narrower fairways. | SAN DIEGO (AP) [TGT] brought big crowds back to golf and [TGT] even produced a few big roars.
In [TGT] first PGA Tour event in a year because of a fourth back surgery Woods mixed a few mistakes with a few shots that looked familiar Thursday on [TGT] way to an even-par 72 in the opening round of the Farmers Insurance Open.
âIt was fun to compete again. It was fun to be out there â Woods said.
But [TGT] was seven shots behind Tony Finau who led with a 65 on the North Course at Torrey Pines and Woods will play that course on Friday on the bubble to make the cut. With virtually no wind on a day for reasonable scoring he was tied for 84th.
Woods was steady on the South Course and at times spectacular.
His three birdie putts were from a combined 30 inches. The longest of his birdie putt was from just inside 2 feet on No. 10 that got him back to even par for the round. He was one rotation away from making a long eagle putt on the par-5 sixth.
What really made the gallery delirious was his 6-iron on par-3 16th hole that rolled toward the hole and broke just in front of the cup settling 8 inches away. With the sun starting to set behind the Pacific it was hard for him to see.
âIt felt good looked good and then we were listening for some noise â Woods said.
But he needed those three birdies to offset his mistakes and the sobering part of his return is that Woods didnât make a putt longer than 4 feet. That was on the second hole when his approach from the bunker landed 6 feet behind the hole and went over the back into light rough.
He also gave away a shot on the par-5 13th when he laid up from the rough and hit a wedge that drifted right and went into the bunker. He blasted that out to 3 feet which was the hard part. And then he missed the short par putt .
Woods made his other two bogeys from greenside bunkers both times missing 12-foot putts.
He played the par 5s in even par and didnât give himself any other birdie chances inside 15 feet.
âItâs hard to make a lot of birdies when youâre not giving yourself any looks and I didnât do that today â Woods said. âTomorrow hopefully Iâll drive a little better get my irons obviously a lot closer and we get the better of the two greens tomorrow. So weâll see what happens.â
Regardless of the score Woods looked as though heâs back for the long haul. The fusion surgery eliminated the pain. And while he wasnât sharp Woods hit the ball plenty far and saw at least a little bit of golf that made him such a dominant figure.
The South Course which hosted the 2008 U.S. Open that Woods won typically is far stronger than the North at Torrey Pines. Thatâs no longer the case with the North getting a makeover two years ago with bent greens that are firm this week and narrower fairways. | 2Positive
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3,093 | These blog posts about Muslims and women cost Tim Kelly an Education Department nomination â TheBlaze | Tim Kelly | President Donald Trump nominated Michigan State Representative Tim Kelly for a high-level career and technical education position in the Department of Education but the administration pulled that nomination after some comments in Kelly âs blog from years ago gained public attention.
âIt became clear that Mr. Kelly had made a series of statements that were not reflective of the secretaryâs values â said an administration official.
Kelly defends himself
Kelly blamed the âdeep stateâ and Trump haters for digging up and leaking the questionable blog posts to sabotage his nomination.
âIf people read the [blog] posts people will think ⦠this guy got a bad deal â Kelly said. âIâm appalled that people would take this out of context. ⦠I wrote this blog several years ago. Someone from inside leaked this. I wasnât ever hiding it. I was forthcoming with it from the get-go.â
After having his nomination pulled Kelly said he didnât think it would be good to work for the Trump administration anyway.
âI donât see why anybody with any sense wants to go there â Kelly said. âThey take good people and ruin them.â | President Donald Trump nominated Michigan State Representative [TGT] for a high-level career and technical education position in the Department of Education but the administration pulled that nomination after some comments in Kelly âs blog from years ago gained public attention.
âIt became clear that Mr. Kelly had made a series of statements that were not reflective of the secretaryâs values â said an administration official.
Kelly defends himself
Kelly blamed the âdeep stateâ and Trump haters for digging up and leaking the questionable blog posts to sabotage his nomination.
âIf people read the [blog] posts people will think ⦠this guy got a bad deal â Kelly said. âIâm appalled that people would take this out of context. ⦠I wrote this blog several years ago. Someone from inside leaked this. I wasnât ever hiding it. I was forthcoming with it from the get-go.â
After having his nomination pulled Kelly said he didnât think it would be good to work for the Trump administration anyway.
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3,094 | Why would Steve Rannazzisi or anyone lie about surviving 9/11? | Steve Rannazzisi | Steve Rannazzisi didn't sound like someone putting on a show.
"I was sort of the party starter of Merrill Lynch " he said in an interview in 2009. "Until our building got hit with a plane."
Without tears or theatrics Rannazzisi went on to explain that he was working on the 54th floor of the south tower of the World Trade Center on the morning of Sept. 11 2001. He felt the impact of a plane ramming into the first tower and ran outside to see what was happening. When the building began to crumble "I just started f_ing booking it " he told Maron. He stopped just in time to turn around and see the second tower collapse.
When he and his fiancée â who was supposed to be working in the towers but was still on the subway when the planes hit â got home they decided to leave the city for Los Angeles a decision Rannazzisi often credited with jump-starting his career.
"I still have dreams of like you know those falling dreams " Rannazzisi said.
But Rannazzisi 's account was no more real than those dreams. This week the New York Times uncovered that the 37-year-old comedian a star on the FXX show "The League " was working several miles from the site of the attacks that morning. Confronted with this story he issued an apologetic series of tweets Wednesday.
Rannazzisi isn't even the most famous person to have publicly pretended to have survived 9/11.
In fact to Angelo J. Gugliemo Jr. Rannazzisi 's account sounded a lot like one he had heard from his friend Tania Head the former president of the World Trade Center Survivors' Network. Like Rannazzisi Head spoke of working for Merrill Lynch on the morning of 9/11. Like Rannazzisi she said she had a fiancé who worked in the towers (though he was killed in the attacks).
Like Rannazzisi Head wasn't telling the truth.
Though some lies have obvious tangible benefits for the teller the impulse that drove Head Rannazzisi and others to make up their stories is more complicated. Neither Head nor Rannazzisi wrote books or sought compensation from a survivor's fund. Neither gained any kind of obvious advantage for framing themselves as a victim.
Head who still hasn't admitted to fabricating her story despite evidence that she was taking classes in Spain on that day won't say why she made it up. According to his tweets Rannazzisi doesn't know.
Psychologist Christopher Chabris who studies false memory said that Rannazzisi 's story isn't a case of someone mistakenly remembering something that didn't really happen. It's about inserting one's self into a narrative that's already getting a lot of sympathy.
The psychology behind that explanation for liars is as complicated as the stories they tell. Neither Rannazzisi nor Head is quite a pathological liar â there's no evidence that they have a chronic compulsion to tell falsehoods other than this one big one. Neither do they appear to have been suffering from false memories (as some psychologists argued about Brian Williams who inaccurately claimed to have been shot down while reporting in Iraq). Rannazzisi tweeted that he wished for many years he could take back his story knowing that it was untrue. | [TGT] didn't sound like someone putting on a show.
"I was sort of the party starter of Merrill Lynch " he said in an interview in 2009. "Until our building got hit with a plane."
Without tears or theatrics [TGT] went on to explain that [TGT] was working on the 54th floor of the south tower of the World Trade Center on the morning of Sept. 11 2001. [TGT] felt the impact of a plane ramming into the first tower and ran outside to see what was happening. When the building began to crumble "I just started f_ing booking it " [TGT] told Maron. [TGT] stopped just in time to turn around and see the second tower collapse.
When [TGT] and [TGT] fiancée â who was supposed to be working in the towers but was still on the subway when the planes hit â got home they decided to leave the city for Los Angeles a decision [TGT] often credited with jump-starting [TGT] career.
"I still have dreams of like you know those falling dreams " Rannazzisi said.
But Rannazzisi 's account was no more real than those dreams. This week the New York Times uncovered that the 37-year-old comedian a star on the FXX show "The League " was working several miles from the site of the attacks that morning. Confronted with this story he issued an apologetic series of tweets Wednesday.
[TGT] isn't even the most famous person to have publicly pretended to have survived 9/11.
In fact to Angelo J. Gugliemo Jr. [TGT] 's account sounded a lot like one he had heard from his friend Tania Head the former president of the World Trade Center Survivors' Network. Like [TGT] Head spoke of working for Merrill Lynch on the morning of 9/11. Like Rannazzisi she said she had a fiancé who worked in the towers (though he was killed in the attacks).
Like Rannazzisi Head wasn't telling the truth.
Though some lies have obvious tangible benefits for the teller the impulse that drove Head Rannazzisi and others to make up their stories is more complicated. Neither Head nor Rannazzisi wrote books or sought compensation from a survivor's fund. Neither gained any kind of obvious advantage for framing themselves as a victim.
Head who still hasn't admitted to fabricating her story despite evidence that she was taking classes in Spain on that day won't say why she made it up. According to his tweets Rannazzisi doesn't know.
Psychologist Christopher Chabris who studies false memory said that Rannazzisi 's story isn't a case of someone mistakenly remembering something that didn't really happen. It's about inserting one's self into a narrative that's already getting a lot of sympathy.
The psychology behind that explanation for liars is as complicated as the stories they tell. Neither Rannazzisi nor Head is quite a pathological liar â there's no evidence that they have a chronic compulsion to tell falsehoods other than this one big one. Neither do they appear to have been suffering from false memories (as some psychologists argued about Brian Williams who inaccurately claimed to have been shot down while reporting in Iraq). Rannazzisi tweeted that he wished for many years he could take back his story knowing that it was untrue. | 1Neutral
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3,095 | The Latest: A clutch birdie by Woods allows him to make cut | Tiger Woods | SAN DIEGO (AP) â The Latest on Tiger Woods â second round at the Farmers Insurance Open (all times local):
For the first time in 29 months Tiger Woods is playing the weekend on the PGA Tour.
Woods rallied with four birdies on his back nine of the North Course at Torrey Pines none bigger than the last one. He was one shot out of the cut line when he reached the far right side of the green on the par-5 ninth hole some 75 feet away. Needing two putts for a birdie he lagged it beautifully to a few feet short and tapped in for a 1-under 71.
As soon as Tiger Woods got inside the cut line he dropped back outside of it when he bogeyed the par-3 No. 8 at Torrey Pines North his second-to-last hole of the second round of the Farmers Insurance Open.
Woods â tee shot was badly hit and came up short. His chip didnât bite and rolled past the cup and onto the fringe. He chose to putt from there and the ball stopped about 3 1/2 feet short. He made his second putt for a par that dropped him back to even with one hole to play.
Tiger Woods got inside the cut line with a birdie on his 16th hole of the day and went to 1-under for the first time in the first two rounds of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines.
Woods shot an even-par 72 on the South Course on Thursday.
Tiger Woods saved par on No. 6 at Torrey Pines North toward the end of his round to remain at even par in the second round of the Farmers Insurance Open.
Woods shot an even-par 72 on the South Course on Thursday. The North Course used to be easier than the South but was toughened up during a recent renovation.
After making his first birdie of the round on the first hole of his back nine at Torrey Pines North Tiger Woods has shot par on three straight holes in the second round of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines.
Woods made the turn at 2-over 38 thanks in large part to a double-bogey on the par-4 No. 13 before making birdie on the par-4 No. 1.
Woods is in danger of missing the cut in his season debut on the PGA Tour.
Woods is returning after fusion surgery on his lower back last April his fourth back operation in three years. When he tried to return after a 16-month break last year at Torrey Pines he missed the cut.
Tiger Woods got off to a bad start in the second round of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines and things got even worse leaving him in danger of missing the cut.
Woods made the turn at 2-over 38 Friday on the North Course which was toughened up during a recent renovation.
Woods â first shot of the day was a drive on the 536-yard par-5 No. 10 that went 65 yards left of the fairway. He laid up in the rough hit to 35 feet and took a par on what is considered a birdie hole. | SAN DIEGO (AP) â The Latest on Tiger Woods â second round at the Farmers Insurance Open (all times local):
For the first time in 29 months [TGT] is playing the weekend on the PGA Tour.
Woods rallied with four birdies on his back nine of the North Course at Torrey Pines none bigger than the last one. He was one shot out of the cut line when he reached the far right side of the green on the par-5 ninth hole some 75 feet away. Needing two putts for a birdie he lagged it beautifully to a few feet short and tapped in for a 1-under 71.
As soon as [TGT] got inside the cut line he dropped back outside of [TGT] when he bogeyed the par-3 No. 8 at Torrey Pines North his second-to-last hole of the second round of the Farmers Insurance Open.
[TGT] â tee shot was badly hit and came up short. His chip didnât bite and rolled past the cup and onto the fringe. He chose to putt from there and the ball stopped about 3 1/2 feet short. He made his second putt for a par that dropped him back to even with one hole to play.
[TGT] got inside the cut line with a birdie on his 16th hole of the day and went to 1-under for the first time in the first two rounds of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines.
[TGT] shot an even-par 72 on the South Course on Thursday.
[TGT] saved par on No. 6 at Torrey Pines North toward the end of his round to remain at even par in the second round of the Farmers Insurance Open.
[TGT] shot an even-par 72 on the South Course on Thursday. The North Course used to be easier than the South but was toughened up during a recent renovation.
After making his first birdie of the round on the first hole of his back nine at Torrey Pines North Tiger [TGT] has shot par on three straight holes in the second round of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines.
[TGT] made the turn at 2-over 38 thanks in large part to a double-bogey on the par-4 No. 13 before making birdie on the par-4 No. 1.
[TGT] is in danger of missing the cut in [TGT] season debut on the PGA Tour.
[TGT] is returning after fusion surgery on [TGT] lower back last April [TGT] fourth back operation in three years. When [TGT] tried to return after a 16-month break last year at Torrey Pines [TGT] missed the cut.
[TGT] got off to a bad start in the second round of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines and things got even worse leaving [TGT] in danger of missing the cut.
[TGT] made the turn at 2-over 38 Friday on the North Course which was toughened up during a recent renovation.
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3,096 | Forever bound by 'shoebox baby ' mother and nurse reconnect 12 years later | Allen Coates | It was a connection that kept the 15-year-old mom Cherish Coates coming back to the nursery each day to visit the baby and drop off breast milk. For the next several weeks Coates leaned on Joseph for support as the young mother began the process of putting the baby up for adoption. She relied on the nurse even more when she ultimately decided to tell her family â who had no idea she had given birth to a son in her own bedroom â about the baby and to keep him against all odds.
Although the nurse and mother eventually lost touch their connection inspired Coates to become a nurse and eventually enter law school with hopes of becoming a mental health attorney.
Nancy Stone/Chicago Tribune Allen Coates with his mother Cherish Coates in Phoenix Ariz. in September. After having Allen when she was a teenager Cherish stayed in school and has become a certified nursing assistant. She also is now married and has two additional children. Allen Coates with his mother Cherish Coates in Phoenix Ariz. in September. After having Allen when she was a teenager Cherish stayed in school and has become a certified nursing assistant. She also is now married and has two additional children. (Nancy Stone/Chicago Tribune)
After 12 years with almost no contact Coates reached out to Joseph on Facebook last year with a message that reunited the two women who said they had never forgotten each other. Since then the pair have been in regular contact sharing encouragement photos and a bond that even they sometimes can't believe began more than decade ago with the case still known at the hospital as the "shoebox baby."
"I just wanted to let her know how much of an impression she made " said Coates now a 29-year-old mother of three including the now 5-foot-3 13-year-old Allen the baby in the shoebox who brought her and Joseph together and is now a thriving eighth-grader.
"It feels like such a blessing " said Coates who works as a law clerk in Mesa Ariz. while attending law school. "We will always be connected because we share this unique story."
Coates grew up painfully aware of the difficulties of teen pregnancies. Her own mother was 15 when she had Coates whom she left to be raised by her loving and devoted grandparents in Rockford. Her mother who dropped out of school and moved out visited weekly. Family members often warned Coates that a pregnancy while she was young could keep her from becoming the first in her family to finish high school and go to college â something they were all rooting for she said.
Despite her grandparents' best efforts Coates at 13 years old met a boy two years older than her while shopping at Cherryvale Mall in Rockford. It didn't take long before she and the boy were together every weekend spending time at the mall and at the movies.
The couple had been inseparable for nearly two years when Coates suspected she might be pregnant. She shared the news with her boyfriend who cried along with her as the terrified teens repeatedly discussed what they should do.
Coates didn't have to try hard to conceal the small bump that eventually surfaced in her belly because it was barely noticeable. She hid morning sickness kept up her A and B grades and never missed a shift at her part-time job at McDonalds she said.
Family photo 2004 Cherish Coatesâ infant was 6 weeks premature and weighed 3 pounds when his father carried him almost 8 miles to SwedishAmerican hospital in Rockford. He was wrapped in a dish towel and placed in a shoebox with a note asking that he be taken care of and named Allen Corey. The young couple chose to take him there under the stateâs 2001 Safe Haven law which allows parents to leave a newborn at a hospital fire station or police station without fear of criminal or civil liability. Cherish Coates â infant was 6 weeks premature and weighed 3 pounds when his father carried him almost 8 miles to SwedishAmerican hospital in Rockford. He was wrapped in a dish towel and placed in a shoebox with a note asking that he be taken care of and named Allen Corey. The young couple chose to take him there under the stateâs 2001 Safe Haven law which allows parents to leave a newborn at a hospital fire station or police station without fear of criminal or civil liability. (Family photo 2004)
Moments later Coates delivered her baby on the SpongeBob SquarePants comforter covering her bed. She cut his umbilical cord with scissors her grandfather had in the house.
"I remember just looking at how beautiful he was and how tiny he was. I had never held a baby before; I had never baby-sat or anything " Coates said. "I remember being scared that I was going to break him ." | It was a connection that kept the 15-year-old mom Cherish Coates coming back to the nursery each day to visit the baby and drop off breast milk. For the next several weeks Coates leaned on Joseph for support as the young mother began the process of putting the baby up for adoption. She relied on the nurse even more when she ultimately decided to tell her family â who had no idea she had given birth to a son in her own bedroom â about the baby and to keep him against all odds.
Although the nurse and mother eventually lost touch their connection inspired Coates to become a nurse and eventually enter law school with hopes of becoming a mental health attorney.
Nancy Stone/Chicago Tribune [TGT] with [TGT] mother Cherish Coates in Phoenix Ariz. in September. After having Allen when she was a teenager Cherish stayed in school and has become a certified nursing assistant. She also is now married and has two additional children. Allen Coates with his mother Cherish Coates in Phoenix Ariz. in September. After having Allen when she was a teenager Cherish stayed in school and has become a certified nursing assistant. She also is now married and has two additional children. (Nancy Stone/Chicago Tribune)
After 12 years with almost no contact Coates reached out to Joseph on Facebook last year with a message that reunited the two women who said they had never forgotten each other. Since then the pair have been in regular contact sharing encouragement photos and a bond that even they sometimes can't believe began more than decade ago with the case still known at the hospital as the "shoebox baby."
"I just wanted to let her know how much of an impression she made " said Coates now a 29-year-old mother of three including the now 5-foot-3 13-year-old Allen the baby in the shoebox who brought her and Joseph together and is now a thriving eighth-grader.
"It feels like such a blessing " said Coates who works as a law clerk in Mesa Ariz. while attending law school. "We will always be connected because we share this unique story."
Coates grew up painfully aware of the difficulties of teen pregnancies. Her own mother was 15 when she had Coates whom she left to be raised by her loving and devoted grandparents in Rockford. Her mother who dropped out of school and moved out visited weekly. Family members often warned Coates that a pregnancy while she was young could keep her from becoming the first in her family to finish high school and go to college â something they were all rooting for she said.
Despite her grandparents' best efforts Coates at 13 years old met a boy two years older than her while shopping at Cherryvale Mall in Rockford. It didn't take long before she and the boy were together every weekend spending time at the mall and at the movies.
The couple had been inseparable for nearly two years when Coates suspected she might be pregnant. She shared the news with her boyfriend who cried along with her as the terrified teens repeatedly discussed what they should do.
Coates didn't have to try hard to conceal the small bump that eventually surfaced in her belly because it was barely noticeable. She hid morning sickness kept up her A and B grades and never missed a shift at her part-time job at McDonalds she said.
Family photo 2004 Cherish Coatesâ infant was 6 weeks premature and weighed 3 pounds when his father carried him almost 8 miles to SwedishAmerican hospital in Rockford. He was wrapped in a dish towel and placed in a shoebox with a note asking that he be taken care of and named Allen Corey. The young couple chose to take him there under the stateâs 2001 Safe Haven law which allows parents to leave a newborn at a hospital fire station or police station without fear of criminal or civil liability. Cherish Coates â infant was 6 weeks premature and weighed 3 pounds when his father carried him almost 8 miles to SwedishAmerican hospital in Rockford. He was wrapped in a dish towel and placed in a shoebox with a note asking that he be taken care of and named Allen Corey. The young couple chose to take him there under the stateâs 2001 Safe Haven law which allows parents to leave a newborn at a hospital fire station or police station without fear of criminal or civil liability. (Family photo 2004)
Moments later Coates delivered her baby on the SpongeBob SquarePants comforter covering her bed. She cut his umbilical cord with scissors her grandfather had in the house.
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3,097 | Jerry Jones : Objection to Goodell deal not about Elliott ban | Jerry Jones | FRISCO Texas (AP) â Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones says his objection to a contract extension for NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is not because of star running back Ezekiel Elliott's six-game suspension over alleged domestic violence.
Jones said on his radio show Friday he wants all 32 owners to have a chance to approve the deal being negotiated between Goodell and the compensation committee that includes six owners. Jones is not on the committee.
The NFL has said owners already voted unanimously to extend Goodell's contract and authorize the committee to work out the deal. Jones said circumstances have changed since that May vote including the escalation of the protests over social injustice that have involved the national anthem.
Jones also said "behavioral policies" have been an issue since May. Goodell suspended Elliott in August.
He suggested he was at odds with the compensation committee chairman Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank. Jones said he disagrees with Blank's assertion that the compensation committee can complete the deal without another vote of all owners.
Jones spoke a day after a federal appeals court on Thursday denied bid by Elliott to keep his six-game ban on hold making him ineligible to play against Atlanta on Sunday.
"I really fervently disagree that we shouldn't have him on the playing field " Jones said. "But a lot of people are trying to tie it in frankly with the issue regarding my stance as to the chairman and renewing the commissioner. That's really not right."
The 75-year-old Jones said the compensation committee could appease him by agreeing to let the remaining owners review and approve the final contract with Goodell.
"I think just since the period of time that we first addressed extending Roger I think we've had several material adverse conditions happen " Jones said. "We should basically honor those conditions such things as the anthem such things as behavioral policies.
Jones said his relationship with Goodell and issues related to his compensation are deeper than his recent concern over the league's handling of Elliott's case.
"I've been dealing with this commissioner for almost 28 years as an employee of the NFL " Jones said. "Zeke's been involved here a year a year and a half. The policy that we have that has impacted Zeke is more of my issue with the commissioner more so than Zeke's particular circumstance."
The anthem issue flared after President Donald Trump criticized kneeling players and again when Jones declared he would bench any player he felt was disrespecting the flag. The NFL hasn't changed a guideline that encourages but does not require players to stand during the anthem.
"This is simply about making sure that all clubs have input into not only what the commissioner his extension but also in future years his decisions " Jones said. "We've given him a lot of power. I think we need the checks and balances of ownership having to actually be in a position to not just suggest but approve of his decisions." | FRISCO Texas (AP) â [TGT] says [TGT] objection to a contract extension for NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is not because of star running back Ezekiel Elliott's six-game suspension over alleged domestic violence.
[TGT] said on [TGT] radio show Friday [TGT] wants all 32 owners to have a chance to approve the deal being negotiated between Goodell and the compensation committee that includes six owners. [TGT] is not on the committee.
The NFL has said owners already voted unanimously to extend Goodell's contract and authorize the committee to work out the deal. [TGT] said circumstances have changed since that May vote including the escalation of the protests over social injustice that have involved the national anthem.
[TGT] also said "behavioral policies" have been an issue since May. Goodell suspended Elliott in August.
[TGT] suggested [TGT] was at odds with the compensation committee chairman Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank. [TGT] said [TGT] disagrees with Blank's assertion that the compensation committee can complete the deal without another vote of all owners.
[TGT] spoke a day after a federal appeals court on Thursday denied bid by Elliott to keep his six-game ban on hold making him ineligible to play against Atlanta on Sunday.
"I really fervently disagree that we shouldn't have him on the playing field " Jones said. "But a lot of people are trying to tie it in frankly with the issue regarding my stance as to the chairman and renewing the commissioner. That's really not right."
The 75-year-old Jones said the compensation committee could appease him by agreeing to let the remaining owners review and approve the final contract with Goodell.
"I think just since the period of time that we first addressed extending Roger I think we've had several material adverse conditions happen " [TGT] said. "We should basically honor those conditions such things as the anthem such things as behavioral policies.
[TGT] said [TGT] relationship with Goodell and issues related to [TGT] compensation are deeper than [TGT] recent concern over the league's handling of Elliott's case.
"I've been dealing with this commissioner for almost 28 years as an employee of the NFL " [TGT] said. "Zeke's been involved here a year a year and a half. The policy that we have that has impacted Zeke is more of my issue with the commissioner more so than Zeke's particular circumstance."
The anthem issue flared after President Donald Trump criticized kneeling players and again when [TGT] declared he would bench any player he felt was disrespecting the flag. The NFL hasn't changed a guideline that encourages but does not require players to stand during the anthem.
"This is simply about making sure that all clubs have input into not only what the commissioner his extension but also in future years his decisions " [TGT] said. "We've given him a lot of power. I think we need the checks and balances of ownership having to actually be in a position to not just suggest but approve of his decisions." | 2Positive
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3,098 | It's Time for Nancy Pelosi to Go | Nancy Pelosi | On Sunday House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi who was once the highest-ranking woman in government in American history appeared on Meet the Press and was asked about the sexual harassment allegations against Michigan congressman John Conyers. She blew it.
âWe are strengthened by due process â the House minority leader told Chuck Todd days after Conyers himself confirmed that his office had paid a settlement in response to a 2105 sexual harassment complaint. âJust because someone is accused and was it one accusation? Is it two? I think there has to beâJohn Conyers is an icon in our country.â After an uproar and Conyersâs resignation from the House Ethics Committee she quickly backtracked issuing a statement that said âNo matter how great an individualâs legacy it is not a license for harassment.â On Tuesday the Detroit News reported that another former Conyers staffer had come forward to allege harassment by the longtime congressman and on Thursday Pelosi said Conyers should resign.
Still Pelosiâs fumble is just the latest example of why sheâs no longer the best person to lead House Democrats. The Democrats have many problems but they canât solve them with an aging leadership that has led to them being stuck in the minority for four House election cycles. Republicans have no problem switching leaders even when theyâre in powerâa hard-right caucus forced House Speaker John Boehner to step down in 2015âbut Democrats have stuck with Pelosi since 2003. Thatâs too long.
When Pelosi came to lead the House Democrats back then after Minority Leader Dick Gephardt stepped down to run for president the party was at a low point. It had lost seats in the 2002 midterms just the third time since the 1930s that the party controlling the White House had picked up seats in the House during a midterm. A year later President George W. Bush won reelection and picked up seats in the Senate and House along with it.
But surfing on an anti-war anti-Bush wave in 2006 Democrats snatched 31 House spots and Pelosi became Speaker the first woman to ever reach that height. In 2008 Democrats rode the coattails of Barack Obama to pick up even more seats before the Tea Party backlash knocked them out of the majority in the House.
In those two years when Democrats had a unified government Pelosi shepherded several pieces of landmark legislation through the House including the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and Dodd-Frank financial industry reform despite presiding over a chamber full of conservative Democrats. She also helped get the Affordable Care Act passed first with a public option and then after right-leaning Senate Democrats blocked that version in its final form.
The six years since have not been as kind. After her term as Speaker ended when Republicans stormed to a House majority in 2010 Pelosi stayed on as minority leader even though losing a majority is usually seen as a failure for which the leader should be held accountable. Before Pelosi the last former Speaker to take the minority leader seat after losing a majority was Joseph William Martin Jr. of Massachusetts who was the Republican House leader from 1939 to 1959 and served two nonconsecutive terms as Speaker. (In the Senate Democrat Harry Reid stayed on as Minority Leader for two years following the 2014 elections but announced his retirement early in 2015.)
Pelosi and the rest of the aging House leadership have made it impossible for younger members of the party to take over which has no doubt contributed to the perception that the party is out of touch. Pelosi Minority Whip Steny Hoyer of Maryland and assistant Democratic leader Jim Clyburn of South Carolina are all in their late 70s but more importantly have all been in the leadership for at least a decade.
There are two reasons why Pelosi has held on for so long. One is that though some Democrats oppose her they canât put together a credible challenge. When Democrats lost the majority in 2010 North Carolina Congressman Heath Shuler a former NFL quarterback won just 43 votes in his bid to replace her. (Shuler retired from Congress a few years later.) After the top-to-bottom failure of the 2016 election Ohio congressman Tim Ryan ran against her on a quasi-populist platform. Ryan who voted for an anti-abortion amendment during the 2009 debate over the Affordable Care Act implied that the party focused too much on social issues. He got a bigger share of votes than Shuler did but Pelosi won the election handily after finally promising positions of power be handed to more junior Democrats.
The second reason which also partially answers why no prominent House Democrat has ever stepped up to take on Pelosi is that sheâs a very good fundraiser. Pelosi has raised almost $600 million since 2002 and has raised more than $25 million alone this year most of which she gave to the House Democratsâ campaign arm.
â She is a great fundraiser but if the money weâre raising through her leadership is not helping us win elections then we have to have this conversation now â Democratic congresswoman Kathleen Rice of New York said in a June interview. (On Wednesday Rice sharply criticized Pelosi for her handling of the Conyersâs harassment scandal saying Pelosiâs comments on Sunday âset women back andâquite frankly our party backâdecades.â) | On Sunday House Minority Leader [TGT] who was once the highest-ranking woman in government in American history appeared on Meet the Press and was asked about the sexual harassment allegations against Michigan congressman John Conyers. She blew it.
âWe are strengthened by due process â the House minority leader told Chuck Todd days after Conyers himself confirmed that his office had paid a settlement in response to a 2105 sexual harassment complaint. âJust because someone is accused and was it one accusation? Is it two? I think there has to beâJohn Conyers is an icon in our country.â After an uproar and Conyersâs resignation from the House Ethics Committee she quickly backtracked issuing a statement that said âNo matter how great an individualâs legacy it is not a license for harassment.â On Tuesday the Detroit News reported that another former Conyers staffer had come forward to allege harassment by the longtime congressman and on Thursday Pelosi said Conyers should resign.
Still Pelosiâs fumble is just the latest example of why sheâs no longer the best person to lead House Democrats. The Democrats have many problems but they canât solve them with an aging leadership that has led to them being stuck in the minority for four House election cycles. Republicans have no problem switching leaders even when theyâre in powerâa hard-right caucus forced House Speaker John Boehner to step down in 2015âbut Democrats have stuck with Pelosi since 2003. Thatâs too long.
When Pelosi came to lead the House Democrats back then after Minority Leader Dick Gephardt stepped down to run for president the party was at a low point. It had lost seats in the 2002 midterms just the third time since the 1930s that the party controlling the White House had picked up seats in the House during a midterm. A year later President George W. Bush won reelection and picked up seats in the Senate and House along with it.
But surfing on an anti-war anti-Bush wave in 2006 Democrats snatched 31 House spots and Pelosi became Speaker the first woman to ever reach that height. In 2008 Democrats rode the coattails of Barack Obama to pick up even more seats before the Tea Party backlash knocked them out of the majority in the House.
In those two years when Democrats had a unified government Pelosi shepherded several pieces of landmark legislation through the House including the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and Dodd-Frank financial industry reform despite presiding over a chamber full of conservative Democrats. She also helped get the Affordable Care Act passed first with a public option and then after right-leaning Senate Democrats blocked that version in its final form.
The six years since have not been as kind. After her term as Speaker ended when Republicans stormed to a House majority in 2010 Pelosi stayed on as minority leader even though losing a majority is usually seen as a failure for which the leader should be held accountable. Before Pelosi the last former Speaker to take the minority leader seat after losing a majority was Joseph William Martin Jr. of Massachusetts who was the Republican House leader from 1939 to 1959 and served two nonconsecutive terms as Speaker. (In the Senate Democrat Harry Reid stayed on as Minority Leader for two years following the 2014 elections but announced his retirement early in 2015.)
Pelosi and the rest of the aging House leadership have made it impossible for younger members of the party to take over which has no doubt contributed to the perception that the party is out of touch. Pelosi Minority Whip Steny Hoyer of Maryland and assistant Democratic leader Jim Clyburn of South Carolina are all in their late 70s but more importantly have all been in the leadership for at least a decade.
There are two reasons why Pelosi has held on for so long. One is that though some Democrats oppose her they canât put together a credible challenge. When Democrats lost the majority in 2010 North Carolina Congressman Heath Shuler a former NFL quarterback won just 43 votes in his bid to replace her. (Shuler retired from Congress a few years later.) After the top-to-bottom failure of the 2016 election Ohio congressman Tim Ryan ran against her on a quasi-populist platform. Ryan who voted for an anti-abortion amendment during the 2009 debate over the Affordable Care Act implied that the party focused too much on social issues. He got a bigger share of votes than Shuler did but Pelosi won the election handily after finally promising positions of power be handed to more junior Democrats.
The second reason which also partially answers why no prominent House Democrat has ever stepped up to take on Pelosi is that sheâs a very good fundraiser. Pelosi has raised almost $600 million since 2002 and has raised more than $25 million alone this year most of which she gave to the House Democratsâ campaign arm.
â She is a great fundraiser but if the money weâre raising through her leadership is not helping us win elections then we have to have this conversation now â Democratic congresswoman Kathleen Rice of New York said in a June interview. (On Wednesday Rice sharply criticized Pelosi for her handling of the Conyersâs harassment scandal saying Pelosiâs comments on Sunday âset women back andâquite frankly our party backâdecades.â) | 1Neutral
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3,099 | Thereâs No Recipe For Growing Up | Mom | On Diwali evenings my mom let me eat as many sweets as I wanted. Sheâd buy jalebees even though sheâd complain that they werenât as good as the ones she used to get in India. These were too cold too sticky. But Diwali the Hindu festival of lights and good conquering evil is and was a day for eating so sheâd also make a big vegetarian feast and sweet puris piled high in a metal bowl as a religious offering. After dinner she and I would sit in front of her makeshift temple and sheâd mutter something about Lakshmi in Hindi. In a clay diya sheâd make a candle from a cotton ball and ghee pull smoke from it with her hands and wrap it around my face mithai crumbs on my lips. Food is a big part of any Indian holiday but in my parentsâ home hearty homemade Indian food was a fixture every day. Nightly we had mounds of basmati rice baby eggplants stewed in spices that Iâd hold up to my face like bejeweled earrings collard greens and turnips (gross until I grew up). Best of all were the nights where she made Kashmiri rogan josh a lamb dish sheâd whip together in a pressure cooker that was perennially broken the whistle propped up with a wooden spoon and screaming every five minutes on a Saturday afternoon. Mom cooked Mom piled food on your plate and made chutneys from scratch. When you scooped the last of your rice up with a fork she âd instinctively know and pop up next to you with âMore?â holding another cup of steaming rice aloft. (Usually she âd dump it onto your plate without waiting for an answer.) My brother and my dad and I were all spoiled but I was the youngest which means I was the most spoiled. I moved out at 17 but it took a few years before I craved my momâs Kashmiri food. Restaurant Indian food is too oily too bland with too much cream and too few of my mom âs recognizable cooking quirks. I miss things that hardly matter like how her potatoes always ended up crescent-moon shaped or the way her parathas were always triangular and puckered. Instead as Iâve gotten older Iâve been trying to learn my momâs recipes myself . She got hers from her mother who died more than a decade ago in India and who used to make the most delicate little pats of paneer. (We called it tsamen a word I learned is used only in our little corner of North India.) My mom has been cooking for maybe 40 years probably longer but unfortunately in the five years Iâve been cooking Iâve learned I have no instincts in the kitchen. I panic if more than one burner is on at a time and if there isnât a concrete recipe I canât wing it. Iâve burned through the bottoms of so many pots that my old roommate put a moratorium on me attempting to cook any grains. This past Sunday was another Diwali spent away from my family sorting through that inexplicable loss you feel when a holiday is happening and thereâs no one to celebrate it with you â not really your cousins who are a trek away no siblings nearby no aunties you want to call. I decided Iâd do it myself and invited two of my favorite (white) people hoping to not poison them. Diwali isnât our familyâs most exciting holiday but celebrating it felt important the same way I try to avoid meat on Shivaratri (when my mom calls to remind me) or the same reason I send my brother a red thread on Rakhi even though we otherwise never talk. On Diwali like most days that remind me of Hinduism and India I miss my mom. Iâve been living away from my parents for nine years long enough to make a new life in another city to have friends and a live-in partner. Two of my cousins live a half hour away. But Mom regardless refers to me as âalone out there â like I could starve any minute. When I do come home a few times a year Mom asks me what I want for dinner and plans meals for my entire stay. She loads food on my plate and freezes the extra so I can take it on a plane with me and defrost it when Iâm homesick. Iâm homesick a lot these days seemingly the same way my mom was homesick for her parents after she left India. When my mom moved she took all of her motherâs little secrets with her. My mom had watched my grandmother cook for years knew her languages knew how to pleat a sari or mutter a Kashmiri insult (âThratâ) or throw a wedding for her son 25 years after she moved away. I donât have any of these secrets because I was born in North America and raised around white people in a family that wanted to integrate. So it felt important to at least try to remember how my own mom did things.
Late last week I called my mom to get a refresher on a few of her recipes. I wanted to make rogan josh aloo gobi (potatoes and cauliflower) chicken biryani (chicken and rice) and paneer with palak (spinach). But my mom like so many Indian mothers I know has always avoided giving me complete recipes. Even when I visit home and watch her she somehow manages to divert my attention by say dangling in front of my face a gol gappa a globe of fried wheat flour filled with chickpeas and potatoes and yogurt. Iâm always missing a spice a cook time a stove temperature. Iâm never clear if when she says âgingerâ she means âfresh ginger about a pinky-size cut into stripsâ or âginger powder a teaspoon or two.â Or if sheâs feeling really casual about a recipe sheâll say âAdd the usual spices â a mix of 5 or maybe 10 different spices that might be usual to her but are patently unclear to me. Salt? Does she just mean salt? Worse her measurements are not based on any contemporary or commonly used metric. A teaspoon to her is the size of the white plastic spoon with the snapped-off handle that she uses in all of the containers in her spice drawer that originally came from Dairy Queen when I was 6 or 7 and abandoned a half-eaten Oreo Blizzard. A tablespoon conversely is anywhere between two or three of the âteaspoons.â A cup is the cup she uses to scoop basmati rice out of the five-gallon plastic tub in the pantry on the bottom shelf. It is unclear where the cup came from but it is cloudy and cracked and significantly smaller than an actual cup. Every other measurement she has then is specific to her grocery store to her homemade spice mixtures to her butcher who hands her a hunk of lamb the size of a small toddler leaving her to break it down into digestible and cookable pieces. âHow much frozen spinach do I need?â I might ask her and she will answer âOne.â One block she says as if I can go to a grocery store and say âONE BLOCK OF YOUR FINEST FROZEN SPINACH SIR.â I suspect some of this is intentional. Indian women â mothers in particular â hoard some of their recipes refusing to give them in full. So long as they are the eldest women in their families they are the gatekeepers for these particular culinary incarnations that exist only in their kitchens. (A cursory Google search for a good chicken biryani recipe yielded ingredients like chicken stock â my mom literally screamed when I suggested this â or curry paste something that has never once been in her kitchen.) Iâve started to do this too refusing to give my boyfriend a complete ingredient list even when I need help cooking because I refuse to let him in on a secret I have been scratching at for years. Maybe itâs about making herself needed as a mother or forcing me into coming home and beg for my favorite lotus root a recipe specific to Kashmir that Iâve never found at a restaurant. Regional differences are lost the little things my motherâs motherâs mother did in the kitchen get muddied â unless I ask. And I have been asking for years for as long as Iâve been away from home and have been trying to find my mom at the bottom of a 20-quart pot. All of this reduces my cooking to a kind of trial and error. Once when I tried to make her rogan josh I ended up adding three times the right amount of cinnamon; my lamb tasted like an angry ginger snap. Two years after that she casually mentioned that youâre only supposed to use flat cinnamon sticks and not the rolled up ones which apparently makes a fucking difference. When I last visited she sent me back to my home with frozen rogan josh in my suitcase. Later when I defrosted and ate it I picked through it pulling out any identifiable spices I could find. At the bottom of my bowl was a dark ball the texture of soft wood. I cleaned it off and texted it to my mom with my trademark calm: â?!?!?!?!â She gave me the Hindi word for it leaving me to creative googling to figure out what it was. (I wonât tell you; Iâve invested too much to give it up that easy.) Mom swears that sheâs not actively keeping ingredients from me that she just forgets because cooking is so second-nature to her. This doesnât explain why sometimes sheâll add an ingredient to her list for me â a year ago the rogan josh recipe had coriander powder in it â later saying something like âWhy would I ever tell you to put coriander powder in it? Nothing has coriander powder in it.â Now she says itâs actually garam masala but not the kind you buy in the store (she says this with her particular brand of derision usually reserved for âwhiteâ grocery stores) but the kind that she makes at home fistfuls of unidentifiable brown spices hand-ground with a mortar and pestle. âI will give you some when you come home â she always says but she is a liar because she never actually has. Food has always been my momâs domain so maybe it makes sense that she doesnât want to give me her trade secrets just yet.
Is there a point when you stop needing your mom? I want to know if it will happen before she dies or if sheâll go and Iâll be left figuring out how to contend without her. My dad talks about dying with typically alarming frequency â a few weeks ago he answered the phone and said âMy body will never be what it once was â and then passed the handset over to my mom â but itâs my mom whose death Iâm more concerned about. In terms of being needed my mom will never get a break. My dad sometimes wonât eat unless my mom is home to prepare food for him; even something as simple as a sandwich requires supervision. My brother and sister-in-law and their daughter come over every Sunday and my mom piles Kashmiri food on their plates like she does for anyone who comes to dinner. Sheâll sit next to my niece and watch her eat her half-white blue-eyed granddaughter licking daal off a teaspoon. I started cooking this past Sunday around 3:30 p.m. peeling the potatoes and cutting the cauliflower into florets and quietly muttered âson of a bitchâ when I realized I had forgotten to buy rosewater. I called my mom first at 4 p.m. to confirm that cumin seeds and fennel seeds are different (DONâT @ ME). Once she finished laughing at me I put the aloo gobi in the oven and marinated the chicken in star anise and âthe spices from that box.â I called her again when my palak looked electric-green and tasted canned (âWell obviously you forgot to add the haldi â she said as if I had called to ask a question as simple as âWhy canât I breathe when I place a brick on my own throat?â) While I pan-fried the rogan josh she called me back and asked âHowâs it going?â I could hear her smiling and it almost felt like a taunt. I told her I was sure something was missing a spice that she considers too routine to even mention or one that sheâs actively hiding from me. But by then my kitchen smelled like my momâs a clash of turmeric and paprika and chili powder and cumin (whole and ground) and the scent that comes from fresh meat when itâs being slowly cooked in different pots at the same time. I loaded serving bowls with the food I made called everyone into the kitchen. The chicken tasted right the rogan josh looked reddish-brown the paneer had turned yellow and was easily cut with the side of a fork. It had the markings of my momâs food but of course it wasnât as good as hers. It wasnât as good because my food as surprisingly palatable as it was didnât include my mom hovering over me with a wooden spoon. (Was she going to give me more rice? Was she going to hit me a little bit for eating too fast? Itâs a journey.) It wasnât as good because it couldnât be. I canât replicate the things my mom does; I can only build on top of them. But still I made sure everyone had seconds preferably thirds.
I didnât poison anyone on Saturday. I made six maybe seven times the amount of food intended but Iâm content with that being my biggest mistake. (I did use a pressure cooker for the first time and screamed every time it screamed and I forgot to add the almonds to the biryani but you know what fuck nuts.) After my guests left my house I sent a photo of my spread to Mom and she called me later that night. âThe color was right â she said paying me the highest compliment she could give me from 1 500 miles away. âSo I guess you can do it yourself.â More frequently than I think is normal I imagine what weâre all going to do when my mom dies. My dad will be completely incapable of taking care of himself (he once asked me to put his jalapeño potato chips in the oven to âcrisp them up some moreâ). My brother and I only call each other now and then because Mom begs us to so who knows how far we can drift. Iâll lose her as a tether. Mom doesnât talk about death; itâs too macabre for our pleasant chats. But I canât help thinking about it an anxiety that started to ramp up in my early twenties when I noticed how little I am capable of doing on my own. I still call her to consult on how to appropriately wash a lace bra and she still buys me leggings if theyâre on sale and she gets this rare herb shipped in from India that I have no idea where else to get outside of her pantry. These gaps in my knowledge are terrifying enough but what about all the things I donât know that I donât know? Sheer chai for example is the most disgusting product her home country has ever produced â but will I one day wish I knew how to make it? When you emigrate you end up the last person to touch a lot of your family history. Somewhere along the line weâll forget my momâs maiden name. Weâll forget what her actual name was before she changed it when she moved. Weâll lose language and the way to make a candle from ghee and a cotton ball. I canât pull all of this information out of her and I canât carry all of it after sheâs gone and I panic when I think about how impossible it feels to one day not need her. But at least I can try to cook. My momâs own mother died in India seemingly suddenly from a combination of declining health and crummy care. Mom was with her when it happened but near the end my grandmother was confused and didnât seem to register that her daughter had flown all that way just to see her off. When I imagine my momâs death I picture her perched on her proverbial deathbed lucid but weak about to die. Sheâll raise one arthritic finger toward me motioning for me to come closer to her. âYes mother â I will say and kneel down so her face is close to mine glistening with tears. âCloser â she will say and I will press forward taking her hand. âWhat is it?â I will ask. And with one final rasp the death rattle of a long life winding down my mom will wheeze out her final words releasing me from a lifetime of trying to keep her as close to me as possible: âIt was just salt.â â | On Diwali evenings my mom let me eat as many sweets as I wanted. Sheâd buy jalebees even though sheâd complain that they werenât as good as the ones she used to get in India. These were too cold too sticky. But Diwali the Hindu festival of lights and good conquering evil is and was a day for eating so sheâd also make a big vegetarian feast and sweet puris piled high in a metal bowl as a religious offering. After dinner she and I would sit in front of her makeshift temple and sheâd mutter something about Lakshmi in Hindi. In a clay diya sheâd make a candle from a cotton ball and ghee pull smoke from it with her hands and wrap it around my face mithai crumbs on my lips. Food is a big part of any Indian holiday but in my parentsâ home hearty homemade Indian food was a fixture every day. Nightly we had mounds of basmati rice baby eggplants stewed in spices that Iâd hold up to my face like bejeweled earrings collard greens and turnips (gross until I grew up). Best of all were the nights where she made Kashmiri rogan josh a lamb dish sheâd whip together in a pressure cooker that was perennially broken the whistle propped up with a wooden spoon and screaming every five minutes on a Saturday afternoon. [TGT] cooked [TGT] piled food on your plate and made chutneys from scratch. When you scooped the last of your rice up with a fork [TGT] âd instinctively know and pop up next to you with âMore?â holding another cup of steaming rice aloft. (Usually she âd dump it onto your plate without waiting for an answer.) My brother and my dad and I were all spoiled but I was the youngest which means I was the most spoiled. I moved out at 17 but it took a few years before I craved my momâs Kashmiri food. Restaurant Indian food is too oily too bland with too much cream and too few of [TGT] âs recognizable cooking quirks. I miss things that hardly matter like how her potatoes always ended up crescent-moon shaped or the way her parathas were always triangular and puckered. Instead as Iâve gotten older Iâve been trying to learn my momâs recipes myself . She got hers from her mother who died more than a decade ago in India and who used to make the most delicate little pats of paneer. (We called it tsamen a word I learned is used only in our little corner of North India.) [TGT] has been cooking for maybe 40 years probably longer but unfortunately in the five years Iâve been cooking Iâve learned I have no instincts in the kitchen. I panic if more than one burner is on at a time and if there isnât a concrete recipe I canât wing it. Iâve burned through the bottoms of so many pots that my old roommate put a moratorium on me attempting to cook any grains. This past Sunday was another Diwali spent away from my family sorting through that inexplicable loss you feel when a holiday is happening and thereâs no one to celebrate it with you â not really your cousins who are a trek away no siblings nearby no aunties you want to call. I decided Iâd do it myself and invited two of my favorite (white) people hoping to not poison them. Diwali isnât our familyâs most exciting holiday but celebrating it felt important the same way I try to avoid meat on Shivaratri (when [TGT] calls to remind me) or the same reason I send my brother a red thread on Rakhi even though we otherwise never talk. On Diwali like most days that remind me of Hinduism and India I miss [TGT] . Iâve been living away from my parents for nine years long enough to make a new life in another city to have friends and a live-in partner. Two of my cousins live a half hour away. But [TGT] regardless refers to me as âalone out there â like I could starve any minute. When I do come home a few times a year [TGT] asks me what I want for dinner and plans meals for my entire stay. [TGT] loads food on my plate and freezes the extra so I can take it on a plane with me and defrost it when Iâm homesick. Iâm homesick a lot these days seemingly the same way [TGT] was homesick for [TGT] parents after [TGT] left India. When [TGT] moved [TGT] took all of [TGT] motherâs little secrets with [TGT] . [TGT] had watched my grandmother cook for years knew [TGT] languages knew how to pleat a sari or mutter a Kashmiri insult (âThratâ) or throw a wedding for [TGT] son 25 years after [TGT] moved away. I donât have any of these secrets because I was born in North America and raised around white people in a family that wanted to integrate. So it felt important to at least try to remember how [TGT] did things.
Late last week I called [TGT] to get a refresher on a few of [TGT] recipes. I wanted to make rogan josh aloo gobi (potatoes and cauliflower) chicken biryani (chicken and rice) and paneer with palak (spinach). But my mom like so many Indian mothers I know has always avoided giving me complete recipes. Even when I visit home and watch her she somehow manages to divert my attention by say dangling in front of my face a gol gappa a globe of fried wheat flour filled with chickpeas and potatoes and yogurt. Iâm always missing a spice a cook time a stove temperature. Iâm never clear if when she says âgingerâ she means âfresh ginger about a pinky-size cut into stripsâ or âginger powder a teaspoon or two.â Or if sheâs feeling really casual about a recipe sheâll say âAdd the usual spices â a mix of 5 or maybe 10 different spices that might be usual to her but are patently unclear to me. Salt? Does she just mean salt? Worse her measurements are not based on any contemporary or commonly used metric. A teaspoon to her is the size of the white plastic spoon with the snapped-off handle that she uses in all of the containers in her spice drawer that originally came from Dairy Queen when I was 6 or 7 and abandoned a half-eaten Oreo Blizzard. A tablespoon conversely is anywhere between two or three of the âteaspoons.â A cup is the cup she uses to scoop basmati rice out of the five-gallon plastic tub in the pantry on the bottom shelf. It is unclear where the cup came from but it is cloudy and cracked and significantly smaller than an actual cup. Every other measurement she has then is specific to her grocery store to her homemade spice mixtures to her butcher who hands her a hunk of lamb the size of a small toddler leaving her to break it down into digestible and cookable pieces. âHow much frozen spinach do I need?â I might ask her and she will answer âOne.â One block she says as if I can go to a grocery store and say âONE BLOCK OF YOUR FINEST FROZEN SPINACH SIR.â I suspect some of this is intentional. Indian women â mothers in particular â hoard some of their recipes refusing to give them in full. So long as they are the eldest women in their families they are the gatekeepers for these particular culinary incarnations that exist only in their kitchens. (A cursory Google search for a good chicken biryani recipe yielded ingredients like chicken stock â my mom literally screamed when I suggested this â or curry paste something that has never once been in her kitchen.) Iâve started to do this too refusing to give my boyfriend a complete ingredient list even when I need help cooking because I refuse to let him in on a secret I have been scratching at for years. Maybe itâs about making herself needed as a mother or forcing me into coming home and beg for my favorite lotus root a recipe specific to Kashmir that Iâve never found at a restaurant. Regional differences are lost the little things my motherâs motherâs mother did in the kitchen get muddied â unless I ask. And I have been asking for years for as long as Iâve been away from home and have been trying to find my mom at the bottom of a 20-quart pot. All of this reduces my cooking to a kind of trial and error. Once when I tried to make her rogan josh I ended up adding three times the right amount of cinnamon; my lamb tasted like an angry ginger snap. Two years after that she casually mentioned that youâre only supposed to use flat cinnamon sticks and not the rolled up ones which apparently makes a fucking difference. When I last visited she sent me back to my home with frozen rogan josh in my suitcase. Later when I defrosted and ate it I picked through it pulling out any identifiable spices I could find. At the bottom of my bowl was a dark ball the texture of soft wood. I cleaned it off and texted it to my mom with my trademark calm: â?!?!?!?!â She gave me the Hindi word for it leaving me to creative googling to figure out what it was. (I wonât tell you; Iâve invested too much to give it up that easy.) Mom swears that sheâs not actively keeping ingredients from me that she just forgets because cooking is so second-nature to her. This doesnât explain why sometimes sheâll add an ingredient to her list for me â a year ago the rogan josh recipe had coriander powder in it â later saying something like âWhy would I ever tell you to put coriander powder in it? Nothing has coriander powder in it.â Now she says itâs actually garam masala but not the kind you buy in the store (she says this with her particular brand of derision usually reserved for âwhiteâ grocery stores) but the kind that she makes at home fistfuls of unidentifiable brown spices hand-ground with a mortar and pestle. âI will give you some when you come home â she always says but she is a liar because she never actually has. Food has always been my momâs domain so maybe it makes sense that she doesnât want to give me her trade secrets just yet.
Is there a point when you stop needing your mom? I want to know if it will happen before she dies or if sheâll go and Iâll be left figuring out how to contend without her. My dad talks about dying with typically alarming frequency â a few weeks ago he answered the phone and said âMy body will never be what it once was â and then passed the handset over to my mom â but itâs my mom whose death Iâm more concerned about. In terms of being needed my mom will never get a break. My dad sometimes wonât eat unless my mom is home to prepare food for him; even something as simple as a sandwich requires supervision. My brother and sister-in-law and their daughter come over every Sunday and my mom piles Kashmiri food on their plates like she does for anyone who comes to dinner. Sheâll sit next to my niece and watch her eat her half-white blue-eyed granddaughter licking daal off a teaspoon. I started cooking this past Sunday around 3:30 p.m. peeling the potatoes and cutting the cauliflower into florets and quietly muttered âson of a bitchâ when I realized I had forgotten to buy rosewater. I called my mom first at 4 p.m. to confirm that cumin seeds and fennel seeds are different (DONâT @ ME). Once she finished laughing at me I put the aloo gobi in the oven and marinated the chicken in star anise and âthe spices from that box.â I called her again when my palak looked electric-green and tasted canned (âWell obviously you forgot to add the haldi â she said as if I had called to ask a question as simple as âWhy canât I breathe when I place a brick on my own throat?â) While I pan-fried the rogan josh she called me back and asked âHowâs it going?â I could hear her smiling and it almost felt like a taunt. I told her I was sure something was missing a spice that she considers too routine to even mention or one that sheâs actively hiding from me. But by then my kitchen smelled like my momâs a clash of turmeric and paprika and chili powder and cumin (whole and ground) and the scent that comes from fresh meat when itâs being slowly cooked in different pots at the same time. I loaded serving bowls with the food I made called everyone into the kitchen. The chicken tasted right the rogan josh looked reddish-brown the paneer had turned yellow and was easily cut with the side of a fork. It had the markings of my momâs food but of course it wasnât as good as hers. It wasnât as good because my food as surprisingly palatable as it was didnât include my mom hovering over me with a wooden spoon. (Was she going to give me more rice? Was she going to hit me a little bit for eating too fast? Itâs a journey.) It wasnât as good because it couldnât be. I canât replicate the things my mom does; I can only build on top of them. But still I made sure everyone had seconds preferably thirds.
I didnât poison anyone on Saturday. I made six maybe seven times the amount of food intended but Iâm content with that being my biggest mistake. (I did use a pressure cooker for the first time and screamed every time it screamed and I forgot to add the almonds to the biryani but you know what fuck nuts.) After my guests left my house I sent a photo of my spread to Mom and she called me later that night. âThe color was right â she said paying me the highest compliment she could give me from 1 500 miles away. âSo I guess you can do it yourself.â More frequently than I think is normal I imagine what weâre all going to do when my mom dies. My dad will be completely incapable of taking care of himself (he once asked me to put his jalapeño potato chips in the oven to âcrisp them up some moreâ). My brother and I only call each other now and then because Mom begs us to so who knows how far we can drift. Iâll lose her as a tether. Mom doesnât talk about death; itâs too macabre for our pleasant chats. But I canât help thinking about it an anxiety that started to ramp up in my early twenties when I noticed how little I am capable of doing on my own. I still call her to consult on how to appropriately wash a lace bra and she still buys me leggings if theyâre on sale and she gets this rare herb shipped in from India that I have no idea where else to get outside of her pantry. These gaps in my knowledge are terrifying enough but what about all the things I donât know that I donât know? Sheer chai for example is the most disgusting product her home country has ever produced â but will I one day wish I knew how to make it? When you emigrate you end up the last person to touch a lot of your family history. Somewhere along the line weâll forget my momâs maiden name. Weâll forget what her actual name was before she changed it when she moved. Weâll lose language and the way to make a candle from ghee and a cotton ball. I canât pull all of this information out of her and I canât carry all of it after sheâs gone and I panic when I think about how impossible it feels to one day not need her. But at least I can try to cook. My momâs own mother died in India seemingly suddenly from a combination of declining health and crummy care. Mom was with her when it happened but near the end my grandmother was confused and didnât seem to register that her daughter had flown all that way just to see her off. When I imagine my momâs death I picture her perched on her proverbial deathbed lucid but weak about to die. Sheâll raise one arthritic finger toward me motioning for me to come closer to her. âYes mother â I will say and kneel down so her face is close to mine glistening with tears. âCloser â she will say and I will press forward taking her hand. âWhat is it?â I will ask. And with one final rasp the death rattle of a long life winding down my mom will wheeze out her final words releasing me from a lifetime of trying to keep her as close to me as possible: âIt was just salt.â â | 2Positive
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3,100 | Chance the Rapper has some thoughts about 'Bright ' Will Smith 's new Netflix film | Will Smith | Bright starring Will Smith hasn't been received well by critics including Chance the Rapper.
The movie which is streaming on Netflix and currently has a 28 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes is "Training Day meets Lord of the Rings " as Smith described it . It was directed by David Ayer â the same dude who helmed Suicide Squad.
One critique that keeps popping up is how it deals with issues like racism and on Tuesday Chance had something to say about it.
Another fan asked if making connections to the very real racism of the world was a stretch of the imagination or if it was just an attempt at an "interesting story." During the press tour for the film Smith has discussed about how the movie is about race but Chance also shared his thoughts. | Bright starring [TGT] hasn't been received well by critics including Chance the Rapper.
The movie which is streaming on Netflix and currently has a 28 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes is "Training Day meets Lord of the Rings " as Smith described it . It was directed by David Ayer â the same dude who helmed Suicide Squad.
One critique that keeps popping up is how it deals with issues like racism and on Tuesday Chance had something to say about it.
Another fan asked if making connections to the very real racism of the world was a stretch of the imagination or if it was just an attempt at an "interesting story." During the press tour for the film Smith has discussed about how the movie is about race but Chance also shared his thoughts. | 1Neutral
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