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Burger joint owner doesn’t have gun on him when robber demands money — but victim fights back anyway – TheBlaze

McKenzie

Les McKenzie — owner of McKenzie’s Burger Garage — told KSWO-TV he usually carries his gun whenever he ventures out to the storage shed behind his restaurant in Lawton Oklahoma. But McKenzie told the station when he went out to his shed to grab some supplies Thursday morning he wasn’t armed. “I laid my gun down on the counter that morning ” he recalled to KSWO. “I don’t know why I did.” Next thing McKenzie knew something was pushing into his back — accompanied by a voice demanding his money and cellphone the station said. Did McKenzie take it seriously? “I thought it was one of my employees giving me a hard time so I said ‘I’ll get right on that in just a minute '” the restaurant owner said according to KSWO. “He said ‘I’m not kidding. I’ve got a gun. I’m going to shoot you '” McKenzie told the station. “I turned around and looked and I had never seen the guy before in my life.” McKenzie told KSWO he had no time to plan his next move — but instinct appeared to kick in just fine. How did McKenzie react when he knew it was for real? “I told him ‘Look I’ve got some money in my pocket. I’ll give you some money '” McKenzie recalled to the station. “And I reached down in my pocket and when I came back I hit him in the left side of the head with my right hand and I turned around and hit him again and knocked his hand down.” At that point the restaurant owner told KSWO he and his assailant “started wrestling around and I got him outside and held him down until the police got there.” An employee inside the restaurant heard the boss shouting for help and called 911 the station reported adding that McKenzie said his attacker was lying about having a gun — but was carrying a 6-inch knife. “It was a curved type knife looked more like a skinning knife a deer skinning knife or something like that ” McKenzie told KSWO. What did McKenzie say about not being armed? “That man is so lucky ” McKenzie told KSWO of his assailant adding that “the Lord has another plan for him. That’s all there is to it. He wouldn’t have survived. I thank God every day I didn’t have to shoot him. I’m glad it came out the way it did because I don’t ever want to have to shoot anybody.” “Listen we’ve got to take Lawton back ” McKenzie told the station. “We can’t allow these people to do this. Don’t give in to it if you can. Take your time and fight back if you can.”

[TGT] told KSWO-TV [TGT] usually carries [TGT] gun whenever [TGT] ventures out to the storage shed behind his restaurant in Lawton Oklahoma. But [TGT] told the station when [TGT] went out to [TGT] shed to grab some supplies Thursday morning [TGT] wasn’t armed. “I laid my gun down on the counter that morning ” [TGT] recalled to KSWO. “I don’t know why I did.” Next thing [TGT] knew something was pushing into [TGT] back — accompanied by a voice demanding [TGT] money and cellphone the station said. Did [TGT] take it seriously? “I thought it was one of my employees giving me a hard time so I said ‘I’ll get right on that in just a minute '” the restaurant owner said according to KSWO. “He said ‘I’m not kidding. I’ve got a gun. I’m going to shoot you '” [TGT] told the station. “I turned around and looked and I had never seen the guy before in my life.” [TGT] told KSWO [TGT] had no time to plan [TGT] next move — but instinct appeared to kick in just fine. How did [TGT] react when [TGT] knew it was for real? “I told him ‘Look I’ve got some money in my pocket. I’ll give you some money '” [TGT] recalled to the station. “And I reached down in my pocket and when I came back I hit [TGT] in the left side of the head with my right hand and I turned around and hit [TGT] again and knocked [TGT] hand down.” At that point the restaurant owner told KSWO he and his assailant “started wrestling around and I got him outside and held him down until the police got there.” An employee inside the restaurant heard the boss shouting for help and called 911 the station reported adding that [TGT] said his attacker was lying about having a gun — but was carrying a 6-inch knife. “It was a curved type knife looked more like a skinning knife a deer skinning knife or something like that ” [TGT] told KSWO. What did [TGT] say about not being armed? “That man is so lucky ” [TGT] told KSWO of [TGT] assailant adding that “the Lord has another plan for him. That’s all there is to it. He wouldn’t have survived. I thank God every day I didn’t have to shoot him. I’m glad it came out the way it did because I don’t ever want to have to shoot anybody.” “Listen we’ve got to take Lawton back ” [TGT] told the station. “We can’t allow these people to do this. Don’t give in to it if you can. Take your time and fight back if you can.”

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Kassandra Lawrence

Kassandra Lawrence was desperate. Lawrence couldn’t afford the cost of a private attorney upfront. So in an effort to find an alternative she did an online search for “pregnancy discrimination” and “Ivanka Trump” — the only high-profile person she knew who was talking about family-leave issues. The search led her to a story that mentioned the NWLC. “I just knew that what happened to me wasn’t right and shouldn’t happen to anyone else ” Lawrence said. “It certainly didn’t seem right that you need to be rich or somehow have a lot of extra money for a lawyer to even get to court.” The problems had started when Lawrence delivered her second child. She had been working for the Stafford County Va. sheriff’s office for eight years when she became pregnant again. The pregnancy went smoothly but the delivery did not. Lawrence lost a lot of blood during a complicated Caesarean section. In the middle of her recovery the sheriff’s department told Lawrence she needed to report to work on a specific date or reapply for a job according to her lawsuit. She had 12 weeks’ leave no more under the Family and Medical Leave Act and she had already taken “too much” time off. All of it was essentially regarded as optional by a department official who said “women chose to have children ” the lawsuit says. She should have planned things in a way that wasn’t so disruptive. Lawrence needed her job and she liked it. She still does. So she went back to work in pain and with scar tissue wrapped around some of her organs. Lawrence put off surgery to remove it because she knew how it would be received at work. When she took time off for carpel tunnel surgery on her weapon hand — necessary to do her job — department officials accused her of medical malingering she said using leave time to be with her kids. That’s when she saw it: a memo from the sheriff asking employees to donate leave time to a colleague undergoing cancer treatment. The sheriff asserted that while the man had exhausted his 12 weeks of leave he deserved the department’s help Lawrence said. “I had already at this point had a lot of strange conversations had a lot of things said to me about women being such an unfair burden on the department ” Lawrence said. “First you question yourself. You do. Then like most people who need their jobs you [get] angry. You get scared. But that memo I just couldn’t believe that they’d put this attitude in a memo clear as day.”

[TGT] was desperate. [TGT] couldn’t afford the cost of a private attorney upfront. So in an effort to find an alternative she did an online search for “pregnancy discrimination” and “Ivanka Trump” — the only high-profile person she knew who was talking about family-leave issues. The search led her to a story that mentioned the NWLC. “I just knew that what happened to me wasn’t right and shouldn’t happen to anyone else ” [TGT] said. “It certainly didn’t seem right that you need to be rich or somehow have a lot of extra money for a lawyer to even get to court.” The problems had started when [TGT] delivered [TGT] second child. [TGT] had been working for the Stafford County Va. sheriff’s office for eight years when [TGT] became pregnant again. The pregnancy went smoothly but the delivery did not. [TGT] lost a lot of blood during a complicated Caesarean section. In the middle of [TGT] recovery the sheriff’s department told [TGT] [TGT] needed to report to work on a specific date or reapply for a job according to [TGT] lawsuit. [TGT] had 12 weeks’ leave no more under the Family and Medical Leave Act and [TGT] had already taken “too much” time off. All of it was essentially regarded as optional by a department official who said “women chose to have children ” the lawsuit says. [TGT] should have planned things in a way that wasn’t so disruptive. [TGT] needed [TGT] job and [TGT] liked it. [TGT] still does. So [TGT] went back to work in pain and with scar tissue wrapped around some of her organs. [TGT] put off surgery to remove [TGT] because [TGT] knew how [TGT] would be received at work. When [TGT] took time off for carpel tunnel surgery on [TGT] weapon hand — necessary to do [TGT] job — department officials accused [TGT] of medical malingering [TGT] said using leave time to be with [TGT] kids. That’s when she saw it: a memo from the sheriff asking employees to donate leave time to a colleague undergoing cancer treatment. The sheriff asserted that while the man had exhausted his 12 weeks of leave he deserved the department’s help [TGT] said. “I had already at this point had a lot of strange conversations had a lot of things said to me about women being such an unfair burden on the department ” [TGT] said. “First you question yourself. You do. Then like most people who need their jobs you [get] angry. You get scared. But that memo I just couldn’t believe that they’d put this attitude in a memo clear as day.”

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LaToya Cantrell becomes New Orleans' 1st woman mayor

LaToya Cantrell

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — LaToya Cantrell a City Council member who first gained a political following as she worked to help her hard-hit neighborhood recover from Hurricane Katrina won a historic election Saturday that made her the first woman mayor of New Orleans. "Almost 300 years my friends. And New Orleans we're still making history " Cantrell told a cheering crowd in her victory speech. The leader in most polls before the runoff election she never trailed as votes were counted. Her opponent former municipal Judge Desiree Charbonnet conceded the race and congratulated Cantrell late Saturday. Later complete returns showed Cantrell with 60 percent of the vote. But Cantrell will face lingering problems. Crime is one. Another is dysfunction at the agency overseeing the city's drinking water system and storm drainage — a problem that became evident during serious flash flooding in August. Cantrell faced questions about her use of a city credit card. Charbonnet had to fight back against critics who cast her as an insider who would steer city work to cronies. Katrina was a theme in the backstory of both candidates. Cantrell moved to the city from California. Her work as a neighborhood activist in the aftermath of Katrina in the hard-hit Broadmoor neighborhood helped her win a seat on council in 2012. Charbonnet from a well-known political family in New Orleans was the city's elected recorder of mortgages before she was a judge. In the campaign she made a point of saying hers was the first city office to re-open after Katrina providing critical property records to the displaced. Cantrell entered the race as the perceived front-runner leading in fundraising and in various polls. She had an 11 percentage point lead in a poll released last week by the University of New Orleans. It showed 46 percent of 602 voters surveyed from Nov. 1-8 favored Cantrell over Charbonnet who had 35 percent; 20 percent were undecided. UNO political science professor Edward Chervenak said the endorsements appeared to help Cantrell overcome revelations that she had used her city-issued credit card for thousands of dollars in purchases without clear indications that they were for public purposes. The money was eventually reimbursed but questions lingered about whether she had improperly used city money for personal or campaign expenditures.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — [TGT] a City Council member who first gained a political following as she worked to help her hard-hit neighborhood recover from Hurricane Katrina won a historic election Saturday that made her the first woman mayor of New Orleans. "Almost 300 years my friends. And New Orleans we're still making history " Cantrell told a cheering crowd in her victory speech. The leader in most polls before the runoff election she never trailed as votes were counted. Her opponent former municipal Judge Desiree Charbonnet conceded the race and congratulated Cantrell late Saturday. Later complete returns showed Cantrell with 60 percent of the vote. But Cantrell will face lingering problems. Crime is one. Another is dysfunction at the agency overseeing the city's drinking water system and storm drainage — a problem that became evident during serious flash flooding in August. Cantrell faced questions about her use of a city credit card. Charbonnet had to fight back against critics who cast her as an insider who would steer city work to cronies. Katrina was a theme in the backstory of both candidates. Cantrell moved to the city from California. Her work as a neighborhood activist in the aftermath of Katrina in the hard-hit Broadmoor neighborhood helped her win a seat on council in 2012. Charbonnet from a well-known political family in New Orleans was the city's elected recorder of mortgages before she was a judge. In the campaign she made a point of saying hers was the first city office to re-open after Katrina providing critical property records to the displaced. Cantrell entered the race as the perceived front-runner leading in fundraising and in various polls. She had an 11 percentage point lead in a poll released last week by the University of New Orleans. It showed 46 percent of 602 voters surveyed from Nov. 1-8 favored Cantrell over Charbonnet who had 35 percent; 20 percent were undecided. UNO political science professor Edward Chervenak said the endorsements appeared to help Cantrell overcome revelations that she had used her city-issued credit card for thousands of dollars in purchases without clear indications that they were for public purposes. The money was eventually reimbursed but questions lingered about whether she had improperly used city money for personal or campaign expenditures.

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Polish doctor living in U.S. since age 5 faces deportation

Lukasz Niec

In 1979 Lukasz Niec 43 was brought to the United States from Poland by his parents to escape an increasingly authoritarian government but now sits in a Calhoun County jail cell after three ICE officers came to his home last Tuesday and put him in handcuffs. He had been spending the day off with his daughters. " He cannot go back to Poland a country he doesn't know he has no family at " Iwona Niec-Villaire his sister and a corporate lawyer told WOOD. Lukasz Niec with his wife and two daughters (Facebook) "Both our parents passed away in the United States. He doesn't know anyone he wouldn't know where to go." She added " He doesn't even speak Polish." Niec pled guilty to the charges and under the Holmes Youthful Trainee Act he got to avoid having a criminal record since he was a young first-time offender. "Until this gets heard which could be up to six months he could be stuck in a prison cell and not helping and being with his family " said Niec-Villaire. Niec 's arrest comes as the Trump administration continues its war on illegal immigrants. ICE hasn't commented on what caused the agency to look into Niec 's case but a spokesman for the ICE Detroit Field Office told MLive.com he was looking into it.

In 1979 Lukasz Niec 43 was brought to the United States from Poland by his parents to escape an increasingly authoritarian government but now sits in a Calhoun County jail cell after three ICE officers came to [TGT] [TGT] home last Tuesday and put [TGT] in handcuffs. [TGT] had been spending the day off with [TGT] daughters. " [TGT] cannot go back to Poland a country [TGT] doesn't know [TGT] has no family at " Iwona Niec-Villaire [TGT] sister and a corporate lawyer told WOOD. Lukasz Niec with his wife and two daughters (Facebook) "Both our parents passed away in the United States. He doesn't know anyone he wouldn't know where to go." She added " He doesn't even speak Polish." Niec pled guilty to the charges and under the Holmes Youthful Trainee Act he got to avoid having a criminal record since he was a young first-time offender. "Until this gets heard which could be up to six months he could be stuck in a prison cell and not helping and being with his family " said Niec-Villaire. Niec 's arrest comes as the Trump administration continues its war on illegal immigrants. ICE hasn't commented on what caused the agency to look into Niec 's case but a spokesman for the ICE Detroit Field Office told MLive.com he was looking into it.

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Here's What It Feels Like To Be Trolled In Trump's America

Doris Truong

A couple of weeks ago Washington Post homepage editor Doris Truong found herself at the center of a partisan flame war. During a break in Rex Tillerson’s confirmation hearing for secretary of state an Asian woman was spotted appearing to take snapshots of Tillerson’s notes. Bloggers quickly decided that the woman in the video must be Truong who also happens to be Asian. One Reddit thread for instance was titled “ Fake News Journalist Doris Truong caught taking photos of Rex Tillerson's notes from confirmation hearing today.” The thing is Truong was not covering the Tillerson hearing. To put it in her own words: “Trolls decided I was taking pictures of Rex Tillerson’s notes. I wasn’t even there.” On a typical day Truong gets maybe a half dozen mentions on Twitter. By 10 a.m. on Thursday Jan. 12 — the day after she had been falsely identified as the woman from the picture — she had 4 638 new mentions since the previous evening. And it just kept going. Within 24 hours her handle had been mentioned 20 179 times an increase of 185 300% according to screenshots provided by Truong . Here’s what that looked like: Note: This graphic is based on a BuzzFeed News analysis of 24 731 mentions of Truong ’s twitter handle @doristruong starting roughly two days before false stories of her started circulating on the web and ending seven days after the incident. Source: Twitter’s API “That initial moment of seeing the Twitter notifications was dumbfounding ” Truong wrote in an email to BuzzFeed News. “I was looking at the app on my cellphone where '20+' is the readout even if an account has far more mentions. I had to scroll through dozens of screens of people saying ‘how dare you’ (and worse) to finally figure out what had caught their attention.” Experiences like Truong’s are becoming more and more common. According to a recent study from Data & Society 47% of internet users aged 15 and older have experienced online harassment or abuse at some point. Thirty-six percent of all respondents reported that they had been harassed directly meaning they had been threatened called abusive names or stalked. When a story goes viral this experience is amplified. “This idea of people coming together within specific affinity groups and behaving in ways that are really good for the ‘in’ group and terrible for members of the ‘out’ group [...] there’s nothing new about that ” said Whitney M. Phillips a professor at Mercer University who has been studying how people talk online for close to 10 years and who has written a book about online trolling titled This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things. “But having different tools means we suddenly have new superpowers.” Though online trolling has existed for years experts like Phillips worry that the election of Donald Trump as president may embolden people who already harass others online. Trump has insulted politicians media organizations public figures and private citizens on Twitter which in some cases has incited his supporters to launch social media attacks on the people he singled out. He has spread and amplified skewed information and has tweeted falsehoods. “What do you do when the president is doing the thing that you’re trying to get average citizens not to do anymore?” said Phillips. Truong’s story became a battleground for different factions to debate their own views about the media and politics. While roughly 70% of the 100 most retweeted tweets about her contained insults against her the media and/or "liberals " a little less than a third of all the mentions from that same sample were trying to defend Truong (and a small percentage were not related to the story). Those who believed the false story about Truong slung insults toward her. “Where is your integrity? Oh wait you work for WaPo don't you” or “Media is SCUM ” some wrote. A few also featured hashtags like #WashingtonCompost in their tweets. Others swooped in to defend her: This factioning of responses mirrors how politically divided the nation is and just how important identity politics have become in the digital realm. Participating in debates like this is “the digital equivalent of wearing a Make America Great Again hat and a pussy hat [...] It’s that idea that you’re signaling your affiliation with your group ” said Phillips. “If someone comes at you screaming it’s very tempting to scream back at them.” The most intense part of Truong ’s experience lasted approximately three days. And though she told BuzzFeed News that she was “mildly concerned” about her safety she wrote that she will continue to use social media platforms: “The whole episode is not going to drive me off social media which provides a way for me to connect with people across the miles including strangers and to be exposed to a diversity of opinions — including ones I disagree with.”

A couple of weeks ago [TGT] found [TGT] at the center of a partisan flame war. During a break in Rex Tillerson’s confirmation hearing for secretary of state an Asian woman was spotted appearing to take snapshots of Tillerson’s notes. Bloggers quickly decided that the woman in the video must be Truong who also happens to be Asian. One Reddit thread for instance was titled [TGT] caught taking photos of Rex Tillerson's notes from confirmation hearing today.” The thing is [TGT] was not covering the Tillerson hearing. To put it in her own words: “Trolls decided I was taking pictures of Rex Tillerson’s notes. I wasn’t even there.” On a typical day [TGT] gets maybe a half dozen mentions on Twitter. By 10 a.m. on Thursday Jan. 12 — the day after she had been falsely identified as the woman from the picture — she had 4 638 new mentions since the previous evening. And it just kept going. Within 24 hours her handle had been mentioned 20 179 times an increase of 185 300% according to screenshots provided by [TGT] . Here’s what that looked like: Note: This graphic is based on a BuzzFeed News analysis of 24 731 mentions of [TGT] ’s twitter handle @doristruong starting roughly two days before false stories of her started circulating on the web and ending seven days after the incident. Source: Twitter’s API “That initial moment of seeing the Twitter notifications was dumbfounding ” [TGT] wrote in an email to BuzzFeed News. “I was looking at the app on my cellphone where '20+' is the readout even if an account has far more mentions. I had to scroll through dozens of screens of people saying ‘how dare you’ (and worse) to finally figure out what had caught their attention.” Experiences like Truong’s are becoming more and more common. According to a recent study from Data & Society 47% of internet users aged 15 and older have experienced online harassment or abuse at some point. Thirty-six percent of all respondents reported that they had been harassed directly meaning they had been threatened called abusive names or stalked. When a story goes viral this experience is amplified. “This idea of people coming together within specific affinity groups and behaving in ways that are really good for the ‘in’ group and terrible for members of the ‘out’ group [...] there’s nothing new about that ” said Whitney M. Phillips a professor at Mercer University who has been studying how people talk online for close to 10 years and who has written a book about online trolling titled This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things. “But having different tools means we suddenly have new superpowers.” Though online trolling has existed for years experts like Phillips worry that the election of Donald Trump as president may embolden people who already harass others online. Trump has insulted politicians media organizations public figures and private citizens on Twitter which in some cases has incited his supporters to launch social media attacks on the people he singled out. He has spread and amplified skewed information and has tweeted falsehoods. “What do you do when the president is doing the thing that you’re trying to get average citizens not to do anymore?” said Phillips. Truong’s story became a battleground for different factions to debate their own views about the media and politics. While roughly 70% of the 100 most retweeted tweets about her contained insults against her the media and/or "liberals " a little less than a third of all the mentions from that same sample were trying to defend Truong (and a small percentage were not related to the story). Those who believed the false story about Truong slung insults toward her. “Where is your integrity? Oh wait you work for WaPo don't you” or “Media is SCUM ” some wrote. A few also featured hashtags like #WashingtonCompost in their tweets. Others swooped in to defend her: This factioning of responses mirrors how politically divided the nation is and just how important identity politics have become in the digital realm. Participating in debates like this is “the digital equivalent of wearing a Make America Great Again hat and a pussy hat [...] It’s that idea that you’re signaling your affiliation with your group ” said Phillips. “If someone comes at you screaming it’s very tempting to scream back at them.” The most intense part of Truong ’s experience lasted approximately three days. And though she told BuzzFeed News that she was “mildly concerned” about her safety she wrote that she will continue to use social media platforms: “The whole episode is not going to drive me off social media which provides a way for me to connect with people across the miles including strangers and to be exposed to a diversity of opinions — including ones I disagree with.”

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Trump's New Ambassador Grilled By Dutch Journalists Over Anti

Pete Hoekstra

President Donald Trumpâs new ambassador to the Netherlands Pete Hoekstra arrived at The Hague for his first day of work on Wednesday â and it turned out to be a rough one. During his first press conference Dutch journalists refused to let Hoekstra off the hook for comments he made in 2015 about Muslims causing âchaos in the Netherlands â burning politicians and creating âno-go zonesâ in that country. The journalists peppered the former Republican congressman from Michigan with questions asking if he still believes those widely debunked claims. Hoekstra doggedly refused to retract his past comments or provide concrete examples to back up his claims The Washington Post reports. The Dutch journalists responded to his reluctance by piling on their questions. JOHN THYS/AFP/Getty Images Ambassador Pete Hoekstra speaks during a press conference at the U.S. embassy in The Hague on Jan. 10 2018 âWhy donât you answer the question?â others chimed in after Hoekstra attempted to move on. Roel Geeraedts a reporter at the Dutch television station RTL Nieuws tweeted a video of the tense press conference. âThe only one who did get burned today is... Hoekstra himself . By refusing to answer our questions â he wrote. Today Dutch press welcomed @petehoekstra as new ambassador to the Netherlands. In 2015 Hoekstra said Dutch"politicians are being burned" (not true). The only one who did get burned today is... Hoekstra himself . By refusing to answer our questions. pic.twitter.com/Dv2aalbhDP â Roel Geeraedts (@RGjournalist) January 10 2018 Hoekstra made those claims about Islam during a recorded panel discussion in November 2015. The panel was sponsored by the David Horowitz Freedom Center a Los Angeles-based organization known for promoting anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim ideologies. âThe Islamic movement is now gotten to a point where they have put Europe into chaos â Hoekstra said back then according to Reuters. âChaos in the Netherlands â there are cars being burned. There are politicians that are being burned and yes there are no-go zones in the Netherlands.â Hoekstra has often made erroneous comments about Muslims and their faith. He has speculated that up to 15 percent of all Muslims could be radical extremists according to CNN. Given that there are roughly 1.8 billion Muslims in the world that would amount to about 270 million people. He âs also claimed in the past that Hillary Clintonâs longtime aide Huma Abedin had ties to the Muslim Brotherhood. That conspiracy theory has been thoroughly debunked. Last month in Washington a Dutch reporter from the Nieuwsuur television program questioned Hoekstra about the âno-go zonesâ comment. Hoekstra asserted he hadnât said that â again even though his 2015 remarks were recorded. When HuffPost asked about the clash at this weekâs press conference a U.S. State Department spokesperson pointed to a tweet that Hoekstra sent out in December addressing the interview with Nieuwsuur. In that tweet the ambassador expressed âregretâ about the exchange. Please see my comments regarding recent interview. Thank you. Pete pic.twitter.com/gxQOcZ8Duk â Pete Hoekstra (@petehoekstra) December 23 2017 Hoekstra was born in the Netherlands and moved to the United States as a young child. The onetime congressman who served from 1993 to 2011 sat for a period on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. The Investigative Project on Terrorism quotes Hoekstra praising it as a ânational treasure whose influence and achievements are unparalleled.â

President Donald Trumpâs new ambassador to [TGT] arrived at The Hague for [TGT] first day of work on Wednesday â and it turned out to be a rough one. During his first press conference Dutch journalists refused to let [TGT] off the hook for comments [TGT] made in 2015 about Muslims causing âchaos in the Netherlands â burning politicians and creating âno-go zonesâ in that country. The journalists peppered the former Republican congressman from Michigan with questions asking if he still believes those widely debunked claims. [TGT] doggedly refused to retract [TGT] past comments or provide concrete examples to back up [TGT] claims The Washington Post reports. The Dutch journalists responded to his reluctance by piling on their questions. JOHN THYS/AFP/Getty Images Ambassador Pete Hoekstra speaks during a press conference at the U.S. embassy in The Hague on Jan. 10 2018 âWhy donât you answer the question?â others chimed in after [TGT] attempted to move on. Roel Geeraedts a reporter at the Dutch television station RTL Nieuws tweeted a video of the tense press conference. âThe only one who did get burned today is... [TGT] . By refusing to answer our questions â [TGT] wrote. Today Dutch press welcomed @petehoekstra as new ambassador to the Netherlands. In 2015 [TGT] said Dutch"politicians are being burned" (not true). The only one who did get burned today is... [TGT] himself . By refusing to answer our questions. pic.twitter.com/Dv2aalbhDP â Roel Geeraedts (@RGjournalist) January 10 2018 [TGT] made those claims about Islam during a recorded panel discussion in November 2015. The panel was sponsored by the David Horowitz Freedom Center a Los Angeles-based organization known for promoting anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim ideologies. âThe Islamic movement is now gotten to a point where they have put Europe into chaos â [TGT] said back then according to Reuters. âChaos in the Netherlands â there are cars being burned. There are politicians that are being burned and yes there are no-go zones in the Netherlands.â [TGT] has often made erroneous comments about Muslims and their faith. [TGT] has speculated that up to 15 percent of all Muslims could be radical extremists according to CNN. Given that there are roughly 1.8 billion Muslims in the world that would amount to about 270 million people. [TGT] âs also claimed in the past that Hillary Clintonâs longtime aide Huma Abedin had ties to the Muslim Brotherhood. That conspiracy theory has been thoroughly debunked. Last month in Washington a Dutch reporter from the Nieuwsuur television program questioned [TGT] about the âno-go zonesâ comment. [TGT] asserted [TGT] hadnât said that â again even though [TGT] 2015 remarks were recorded. When HuffPost asked about the clash at this weekâs press conference a U.S. State Department spokesperson pointed to a tweet that [TGT] sent out in December addressing the interview with Nieuwsuur. In that tweet the ambassador expressed âregretâ about the exchange. Please see my comments regarding recent interview. Thank you. Pete pic.twitter.com/gxQOcZ8Duk â Pete Hoekstra (@petehoekstra) December 23 2017 [TGT] was born in the Netherlands and moved to the United States as a young child. The onetime congressman who served from 1993 to 2011 sat for a period on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. The Investigative Project on Terrorism quotes [TGT] praising it as a ânational treasure whose influence and achievements are unparalleled.â

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J.Crew hires innovative Starbucks executive

Adam Brotman

Adam Brotman a longtime Starbucks executive who helped mold the Seattle coffee giant into one of the most technologically advanced retailers is leaving the company after nine years for a top role at J.Crew. Brotman will join J.Crew as president and chief experience officer and report to new CEO Jim Brett who replaced legendary chief executive Mickey Drexler this summer. Brotman was most recently the top executive overseeing Starbucks stores but is perhaps best known for the work he did in previous digital-focused roles. As chief digital officer Brotman oversaw the launch of Starbucks' popular "mobile order and pay" smartphone feature — which now accounts for 11 percent of total transactions at Starbucks-owned stores. He also led the teams that developed the original payment feature inside the Starbucks app. Starbucks said last year that 30 percent of in-store transactions are completed via mobile payments. " Adam 's experience with global field operations and cutting-edge consumer-facing digital platforms makes him an invaluable partner in shaping and driving J.Crew Group's strategic initiatives to the next level " J.Crew's CEO said in a statement. " Adam will help us establish customer relationships that leverage all our channels helping us to serve them in ways that are more meaningful and relevant to how they shop and live."

[TGT] is leaving the company after nine years for a top role at J.Crew. [TGT] will join J.Crew as president and chief experience officer and report to new CEO Jim Brett who replaced legendary chief executive Mickey Drexler this summer. [TGT] was most recently the top executive overseeing Starbucks stores but is perhaps best known for the work [TGT] did in previous digital-focused roles. As chief digital officer [TGT] oversaw the launch of Starbucks' popular "mobile order and pay" smartphone feature — which now accounts for 11 percent of total transactions at Starbucks-owned stores. [TGT] also led the teams that developed the original payment feature inside the Starbucks app. Starbucks said last year that 30 percent of in-store transactions are completed via mobile payments. " Adam 's experience with global field operations and cutting-edge consumer-facing digital platforms makes [TGT] an invaluable partner in shaping and driving J.Crew Group's strategic initiatives to the next level " J.Crew's CEO said in a statement. " Adam will help us establish customer relationships that leverage all our channels helping us to serve them in ways that are more meaningful and relevant to how they shop and live."

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Being a Member of Congress Is a Sexual Predator's Dream Job

Melanie Sloan

Melanie Sloan made her name as an ethics watchdog in DC but more recently she 's emerged as another prominent critic of the HR disaster that is the United States Congress—with her own experience to boot. When she got a job on the Hill working for Congressman John Conyers in 1995 she 'd heard there was a lot of sexual harassment taking place there she recalled. Still given that she was a respected lawyer at the time—and joining his staff as a minority counsel to the House Judiciary Committee— she thought it would be fine. She was wrong. Although Sloan does not think she was sexually harassed she said her three years at that job were characterized by verbal abuse and punctuated with bizarre incidents like one in which she walked into her boss's office and found him in his underwear. Without an HR department she struggled to figure out what she was supposed to do. "I did everything I could " she told me. "I talked to my supervisor. I talked to [then] Minority Leader [Richard] Gephardt. Externally I talked to a women's group and a reporter. I told the reporter what happened and he called a woman colleague of mine to check my story. She told him I was mentally unstable and even though I'd worked with this reporter before he told me 'Well maybe you are mentally unstable.'" Reporters' attitudes are obviously changing; on November 22 Sloan was the first person to go on the record with the Washington Post about Conyers's alleged misconduct toward staffers which she said included verbal abuse in her case but appears to have centered on unwanted touching and requests for sexual acts in others. So are societal attitudes: Sloan said she recently heard from friends of her 's from the 90s—one who worked on the Hill and another in a big DC law firm—who shared stories of harassment for the first time. But it might take members of Congress longer to get it together than the average person who watches the Today show. The average age of congresspeople is 57; in the Senate specifically it is 61.

[TGT] made [TGT] name as an ethics watchdog in DC but more recently [TGT] 's emerged as another prominent critic of the HR disaster that is the United States Congress—with [TGT] own experience to boot. When [TGT] got a job on the Hill working for Congressman John Conyers in 1995 [TGT] 'd heard there was a lot of sexual harassment taking place there [TGT] recalled. Still given that [TGT] was a respected lawyer at the time—and joining his staff as a minority counsel to the House Judiciary Committee— [TGT] thought it would be fine. [TGT] was wrong. Although [TGT] does not think [TGT] was sexually harassed [TGT] said her three years at that job were characterized by verbal abuse and punctuated with bizarre incidents like one in which she walked into her boss's office and found him in his underwear. Without an HR department she struggled to figure out what she was supposed to do. "I did everything I could " she told me. "I talked to my supervisor. I talked to [then] Minority Leader [Richard] Gephardt. Externally I talked to a women's group and a reporter. I told the reporter what happened and he called a woman colleague of mine to check my story. She told him I was mentally unstable and even though I'd worked with this reporter before he told me 'Well maybe you are mentally unstable.'" Reporters' attitudes are obviously changing; on November 22 Sloan was the first person to go on the record with the Washington Post about Conyers's alleged misconduct toward staffers which she said included verbal abuse in her case but appears to have centered on unwanted touching and requests for sexual acts in others. So are societal attitudes: Sloan said she recently heard from friends of her 's from the 90s—one who worked on the Hill and another in a big DC law firm—who shared stories of harassment for the first time. But it might take members of Congress longer to get it together than the average person who watches the Today show. The average age of congresspeople is 57; in the Senate specifically it is 61.

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Martin Luther T.R. and the rest of us

Martin Luther

It’s always the anniversary of something or other. In November we have the Russian Revolution and the Balfour Declaration and this week marks the 500th year since Martin Luther challenged the Catholic Church with his 95 theses. Given the loopy Zeitgeist of our times I should rush into the street and mark the occasion by defacing Protestant churches with the customary red paint of protest. Luther after all was more than the creator of Protestantism. He was also a rotten anti-Semite. But does Luther also deserve a splash of red? The evidence is pretty shocking not to mention definitive. In 1543 he published “On the Jews and Their Lies ” in which he called my ancestors “base and whoring people” full of the “devil’s feces . . . they wallow in like swine.” He had all sorts of ideas for what to do with the Jews including the wholesale liquidation of their synagogues even homes and a ban on the teaching of their rabbis “on pain of loss of life and limb.” To be sure Luther’s Jew-hatred was typical for the time but Luther himself was hardly typical. He was a powerful colloquial writer and his words surely had some effect. He was the founder of a church or a movement that now numbers nearly 1 billion. But more pertinently he provided a religious imprimatur to German anti-Semitism which culminated in the Holocaust. Luther was often cited by the Nazis but it would be wrong to blame him alone for the murder of 6 million souls. As far as I’m concerned Luther is a flawed figure. I can appreciate — even applaud — his reforms but they mean little to me . Nevertheless I spare him the red paint because I know his Jew-hatred is hugely negligible compared with the Reformation he initiated and not insignificantly the role he played in encouraging literacy. He wrote in German not Latin and like the Hebrews he so despised he interposed no one between man and God. One had to read the Bible. I pick and choose my symbolic can of red paint always at the ready. But when it comes to those Confederate generals they unambiguously stand for slavery racism and the vile nostalgia for the so-called Lost Cause that prompted the erection of so many memorials. I cherish my Bach feel bully about T.R. and acknowledge the immense importance of Martin Luther. He did more good than bad.

It’s always the anniversary of something or other. In November we have the Russian Revolution and the Balfour Declaration and this week marks the 500th year since [TGT] challenged the Catholic Church with [TGT] 95 theses. Given the loopy Zeitgeist of our times I should rush into the street and mark the occasion by defacing Protestant churches with the customary red paint of protest. [TGT] after all was more than the creator of Protestantism. [TGT] was also a rotten anti-Semite. But does [TGT] also deserve a splash of red? The evidence is pretty shocking not to mention definitive. In 1543 he published “On the Jews and Their Lies ” in which he called my ancestors “base and whoring people” full of the “devil’s feces . . . they wallow in like swine.” He had all sorts of ideas for what to do with the Jews including the wholesale liquidation of their synagogues even homes and a ban on the teaching of their rabbis “on pain of loss of life and limb.” To be sure Luther’s Jew-hatred was typical for the time but [TGT] was hardly typical. [TGT] was a powerful colloquial writer and [TGT] words surely had some effect. [TGT] was the founder of a church or a movement that now numbers nearly 1 billion. But more pertinently [TGT] provided a religious imprimatur to German anti-Semitism which culminated in the Holocaust. [TGT] was often cited by the Nazis but it would be wrong to blame [TGT] alone for the murder of 6 million souls. As far as I’m concerned [TGT] is a flawed figure. I can appreciate — even applaud — [TGT] reforms but they mean little to me . Nevertheless I spare [TGT] the red paint because I know [TGT] Jew-hatred is hugely negligible compared with the Reformation [TGT] initiated and not insignificantly the role [TGT] played in encouraging literacy. [TGT] wrote in German not Latin and like the Hebrews [TGT] so despised [TGT] interposed no one between man and God. One had to read the Bible. I pick and choose my symbolic can of red paint always at the ready. But when it comes to those Confederate generals they unambiguously stand for slavery racism and the vile nostalgia for the so-called Lost Cause that prompted the erection of so many memorials. I cherish my Bach feel bully about T.R. and acknowledge the immense importance of Martin Luther. He did more good than bad.

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Yemen's Saleh buried in Sanaa with handful of relatives present: sources

Ali Abdullah Saleh

DUBAI (Reuters) - Yemen’s Houthi group has buried the body of former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa allowing only a handful of relatives to attend sources from his General People’s Congress (GPC) party said on Sunday. FILE PHOTO Yemen's former President Ali Abdullah Saleh gestures to supporters as he arrives to a rally held to mark the 35th anniversary of the establishment of his General People's Congress party in Sanaa Yemen August 24 2017. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah/File Photo Saleh 75 was killed by the Iran-aligned Houthis on Monday after he had called for a “new page” in ties with a Saudi-led coalition that his supporters together with the Houthis had fought for nearly three years. GPC Secretary-General Aref al-Zouka who was killed with Saleh was buried on Saturday in his native al-Saeed district of Shabwa province in southern Yemen after the Houthis handed over his body to tribal leaders media and GPC officials said. Saleh ruled Yemen for 33 years before being forced to step down in 2012 in a Gulf-brokered transition plan following months of Arab Spring protests demanding democracy. He remained in politics as the head of the GPC Yemen’s largest political party and in 2015 he joined forces with the Iran-aligned Houthis after they captured the capital Sanaa in a move that precipitated Saudi-led military intervention on the side of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi.

DUBAI (Reuters) - Yemen’s Houthi group has buried the body of former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa allowing only a handful of relatives to attend sources from his General People’s Congress (GPC) party said on Sunday. FILE [TGT] [TGT] arrives to a rally held to mark the 35th anniversary of the establishment of [TGT] General People's Congress party in Sanaa Yemen August 24 2017. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah/File Photo Saleh 75 was killed by the Iran-aligned Houthis on Monday after he had called for a “new page” in ties with a Saudi-led coalition that his supporters together with the Houthis had fought for nearly three years. GPC Secretary-General Aref al-Zouka who was killed with Saleh was buried on Saturday in his native al-Saeed district of Shabwa province in southern Yemen after the Houthis handed over his body to tribal leaders media and GPC officials said. Saleh ruled Yemen for 33 years before being forced to step down in 2012 in a Gulf-brokered transition plan following months of Arab Spring protests demanding democracy. He remained in politics as the head of the GPC Yemen’s largest political party and in 2015 he joined forces with the Iran-aligned Houthis after they captured the capital Sanaa in a move that precipitated Saudi-led military intervention on the side of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi.

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Justin Townes Earle Details 2018 Solo Acoustic Tour

Justin Townes Earle

Justin Townes Earle has a habit of doing things on his own terms. Last year he broke with convention in leaving Nashville for Omaha Nebraska to cut his latest LP the acclaimed Kids in the Street. This spring he 's hitting the road for a fresh 34-date tour which he 'll be conducting all on his own in a solo acoustic format. Related Hear Justin Townes Earle Chris Shiflett Talk Addiction Nirvana Singer discusses his new album 'Kids in the Street' and old Nashville on Shiflett's 'Walking the Floor' podcast Earle frequently performs by himself but the news is a break in its own way given that Kids in the Street was one of his most fleshed-out records one that thrived on its full-band arrangements. The Music City native will nonetheless be right at home considering he 'll be playing the sorts of theaters and small clubs where he 's most comfortable. He begins his trek at Pitchfork Social in Salt Spring Island British Columbia on May 6th and wraps things up six weeks later at the Crocodile in Seattle Washington. Those two gigs are only 100 miles away from each other but in between Earle loops around the country hitting cities like St. Paul Minnesota Brooklyn New York and Austin Texas before returning to the west coast. The full list of Justin Townes Earle's spring tour dates:

[TGT] has a habit of doing things on [TGT] own terms. Last year [TGT] broke with convention in leaving Nashville for Omaha Nebraska to cut [TGT] latest LP the acclaimed Kids in the Street. This spring [TGT] 's hitting the road for a fresh 34-date tour which [TGT] 'll be conducting all on [TGT] own in a solo acoustic format. Related Hear Justin Townes Earle Chris Shiflett Talk Addiction Nirvana Singer discusses [TGT] new album 'Kids in the Street' and old Nashville on Shiflett's 'Walking the Floor' podcast [TGT] frequently performs by [TGT] but the news is a break in its own way given that Kids in the Street was one of [TGT] most fleshed-out records one that thrived on its full-band arrangements. The Music City native will nonetheless be right at home considering [TGT] 'll be playing the sorts of theaters and small clubs where [TGT] 's most comfortable. [TGT] begins [TGT] trek at Pitchfork Social in Salt Spring Island British Columbia on May 6th and wraps things up six weeks later at the Crocodile in Seattle Washington. Those two gigs are only 100 miles away from each other but in between [TGT] loops around the country hitting cities like St. Paul Minnesota Brooklyn New York and Austin Texas before returning to the west coast. The full list of [TGT] spring tour dates:

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When A Full

Emily Doherty

After working full time at a museum Emily Doherty does something millions of Americans do each day: head to a second job. In her case it means donning a petticoat to portray a Colonial-era woman at living-history museums or national parks where she sings and play-acts. The 28-year-old needs the extra work so she can make ends meet plus pay her $500-per-month student loan payment. Doherty is among the 30 percent of Americans who do something else for pay in addition to their full-time jobs according to a recent NPR/Marist poll. "I'd like to own a house someday " says Doherty who lives in Virginia. "The only way I'm going to be able to do that is if I work two jobs." Doherty 's second job means she barely has any time for herself or her friends on weeknights or even weekends. But it lets her chip away at her debt. But earning less is not a choice for Doherty the museum worker: She faces that student loan payment every month. "I fully expect my federal loans to not be paid back before I die " she says. Like many moonlighters NPR spoke to Doherty says she 's working toward financial peace of mind. "I hope that in the future I am able to come to a place where I am financially stable enough to do just what drives me and what makes me happy " she says. And what would make her really happy is seeing her family back in Maine. She hasn't seen them in three years. She 's saving up — bit by bit — for a plane ticket home this summer to watch her younger sister perform in a local play.

After working full time at [TGT] does something millions of Americans do each day: head to a second job. In [TGT] case it means donning a petticoat to portray a Colonial-era woman at living-history museums or national parks where [TGT] sings and play-acts. The 28-year-old needs the extra work so [TGT] can make ends meet plus pay [TGT] $500-per-month student loan payment. [TGT] is among the 30 percent of Americans who do something else for pay in addition to their full-time jobs according to a recent NPR/Marist poll. "I'd like to own a house someday " says Doherty who lives in Virginia. "The only way I'm going to be able to do that is if I work two jobs." Doherty 's second job means she barely has any time for herself or her friends on weeknights or even weekends. But it lets her chip away at her debt. But earning less is not a choice for Doherty the museum worker: She faces that student loan payment every month. "I fully expect my federal loans to not be paid back before I die " she says. Like many moonlighters NPR spoke to Doherty says she 's working toward financial peace of mind. "I hope that in the future I am able to come to a place where I am financially stable enough to do just what drives me and what makes me happy " she says. And what would make her really happy is seeing her family back in Maine. She hasn't seen them in three years. She 's saving up — bit by bit — for a plane ticket home this summer to watch her younger sister perform in a local play.

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What Is 'Democratic Socialism'?

Jeremy Corbyn

This piece is also set within the context of the rise of the British “radical socialist” “democratic socialist” and Leader of the Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn MP . (According to his followers Corbyn “almost won” the British election in June 2017.) With the rise of the British “Shadow Prime Minister” and Member of Parliament Jeremy Corbyn there's been a strong emphasis on the words “democratic socialism”. This is a relatively new emphasis; though the words “democratic socialism” do date back decades. Indeed some of Corbyn 's followers have also had the audacity to claim that Corbyn is a “social democrat” who believes in “social democracy.” This means that the supporters of Corbyn are intentionally – perhaps cunningly -- fusing democratic socialism with social democracy. Corbynites even cite the Scandinavian countries as being an influence on Corbyn . However there's a small and inconvenient fact here: no Scandinavian government is democratic-socialist let alone outright socialist. Sweden Norway and Denmark are all parliamentary (representative) democracies with constitutional monarchies; with two Kings and a Queen as heads of state. These countries are also run by Social Democratic Liberal and Conservative parties. Take the Democratic Socialists of America which was formed 1982 and is still with us today. In the past the DSA has endorsed Jesse Jackson Bernie Sanders Barack Obama and more recently Britain's very own Jeremy Corbyn . I mentioned earlier that many of Corbyn supporters state that Corbyn is a “social democrat” who believes in “social democracy”. So it's worth noting that the Democratic Socialists of America has its roots in a split with the Social Democrats USA. The SDUSA was deemed to be too “right-wing.” The group which arose from the split was called the Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee (DSOC); and that group led to the Democratic Socialists of America. The Democratic Socialists of America endorse what Michael Harrington called the "left-wing realism” which is “found today in the Democratic Party.” Similarly many Marxists Trotskyists and communists back the left-wing realism which is found in Jeremy Corbyn 's Labour Party. And like the activist group Momentum within the Labour Party (which once said that it "exists to build on the energy and enthusiasm from the Jeremy Corbyn for Labour Leader campaign”) the DSA places its cards on the table in this way:

This piece is also set within the context of the rise of the British “radical socialist” “democratic socialist” and Leader of the Labour Party [TGT] MP . (According to his followers Corbyn “almost won” the British election in June 2017.) With the rise of the British “Shadow Prime Minister” and Member of Parliament [TGT] there's been a strong emphasis on the words “democratic socialism”. This is a relatively new emphasis; though the words “democratic socialism” do date back decades. Indeed some of Corbyn 's followers have also had the audacity to claim that Corbyn is a “social democrat” who believes in “social democracy.” This means that the supporters of Corbyn are intentionally – perhaps cunningly -- fusing democratic socialism with social democracy. Corbynites even cite the Scandinavian countries as being an influence on Corbyn . However there's a small and inconvenient fact here: no Scandinavian government is democratic-socialist let alone outright socialist. Sweden Norway and Denmark are all parliamentary (representative) democracies with constitutional monarchies; with two Kings and a Queen as heads of state. These countries are also run by Social Democratic Liberal and Conservative parties. Take the Democratic Socialists of America which was formed 1982 and is still with us today. In the past the DSA has endorsed Jesse Jackson Bernie Sanders Barack Obama and more recently Britain's very own [TGT] . I mentioned earlier that many of Corbyn supporters state that Corbyn is a “social democrat” who believes in “social democracy”. So it's worth noting that the Democratic Socialists of America has its roots in a split with the Social Democrats USA. The SDUSA was deemed to be too “right-wing.” The group which arose from the split was called the Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee (DSOC); and that group led to the Democratic Socialists of America. The Democratic Socialists of America endorse what Michael Harrington called the "left-wing realism” which is “found today in the Democratic Party.” Similarly many Marxists Trotskyists and communists back the left-wing realism which is found in [TGT] 's Labour Party. And like the activist group Momentum within the Labour Party (which once said that it "exists to build on the energy and enthusiasm from the [TGT] for Labour Leader campaign”) the DSA places its cards on the table in this way:

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Aaron Judge’s surprising position during a workout drew attention

Aaron Judge

TAMPA — Aaron Judge still rehabbing from offseason shoulder surgery has been doing most of his work outside of public view. So when Judge was seen Saturday working with Yankees outfield coordinator Reggie Willets in center field new manager Aaron Boone was forced to tackle the subject of whether the 2017 AL Rookie of the Year would see time in center. “You never say never ” Boone said. “But there are no plans for that right now.” But there are plans to use Judge in left field thanks to the arrival of fellow right fielder Giancarlo Stanton. And it will be up to Willets who worked with Judge in the minors to make sure Judge (and perhaps Stanton) can play left. “I think no matter what there’s gonna be an adjustment ’’ Willets said of Judge switching corners. “But when you’re as athletic as him and you’ve played before it’s not gonna be a problem. He ’s done it in college and as hard as he works I know he ’s gonna get it no matter what it is.” As he jogged off the practice field Saturday Judge was asked how it felt to be back in center — even if temporarily. “Pretty natural ” Judge said. “It was just like college.” Judge is older and larger than he was during his days at Fresno State and having already banged himself up playing right last season seems like an unlikely candidate to move to center. The manager also said he is pleased with how well Judge worked with Willets. Willets was confident Judge would be up for the challenge.

TAMPA — [TGT] still rehabbing from offseason shoulder surgery has been doing most of [TGT] work outside of public view. So when [TGT] was seen Saturday working with Yankees outfield coordinator Reggie Willets in center field new manager [TGT] was forced to tackle the subject of whether the 2017 AL Rookie of the Year would see time in center. “You never say never ” [TGT] said. “But there are no plans for that right now.” But there are plans to use [TGT] in left field thanks to the arrival of fellow right fielder Giancarlo Stanton. And it will be up to Willets who worked with Judge in the minors to make sure Judge (and perhaps Stanton) can play left. “I think no matter what there’s gonna be an adjustment ’’ Willets said of [TGT] switching corners. “But when you’re as athletic as [TGT] and you’ve played before it’s not gonna be a problem. He ’s done it in college and as hard as he works I know he ’s gonna get it no matter what it is.” As he jogged off the practice field Saturday Judge was asked how it felt to be back in center — even if temporarily. “Pretty natural ” Judge said. “It was just like college.” Judge is older and larger than he was during his days at Fresno State and having already banged himself up playing right last season seems like an unlikely candidate to move to center. The manager also said he is pleased with how well Judge worked with Willets. Willets was confident Judge would be up for the challenge.

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Feminist attacks on Taylor Swift reveal something very ugly about the movement

Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift performs in Houston. (John Salangsang/Invision/AP) In Washington an army of UPS trucks is swarming the city plastered with signs promising a #TaylorSwiftDelivery: the pop singer’s sixth album “Reputation ” out Nov. 10. Four already released tracks tease a darker tone where the “old Taylor ” is “dead” and a reinvention of one of the most successful artists in the world. It’s not enough to appease feminist critics however. It’s been quite a year for Swift who has matured in public in a way few female stars have the courage to staging a dispute between her different public “selves” in a video for her song “Look What You Made Me Do” earlier this year. Meanwhile she pursued a lawsuit against a former radio host whom she accused of groping her in 2013 a move heralded by the Guardian as a “universal feminist statement” long before #MeToo. Swift has openly embraced feminism since 2014 and tweeted in support of the Women’s March in January so you might think given our current focus on women’s rights and dignity that “Reputation” would land with a girl-power splash. But you’d be wrong. Very wrong. In fact Swift is already under fire from feminist critics. And their attacks reveal something very ugly about modern feminism: While today’s feminists claim to champion the rights of all women they speak only for women who agree with them – vocally frequently and on demand. [Sorry Taylor Swift . Being a feminist is about more than supporting your girlfriends.] Anticipating “Reputation ” Bustle editor Rachel Simon insisted that the 27-year-old Swift “can’t just say that the media has painted her as a fake feminist or a manipulative liar; she needs to say ‘I deserved it.’ ” Even after her sexual assault lawsuit feminists pounced on Swift . Salon writer Rachel Leah retorted that Swift is “known to wave the feminist banner only when it directly benefits her.” Bustle agreed decrying Swift ’s feminism as a “deeply flawed ” “self-serving” “white feminism.” As proof of her feminist failures editor Kadeen Griffiths listed Swift ’s many faults: not criticizing President Trump not “publicly support[ing] organizations” like Planned Parenthood and not attending the Women’s March (her tweet apparently wasn’t enough.) Outlet after outlet has pressured Swift to condemn the president in the name of feminism. In January the Daily Beast went so far as to accuse her of “Spineless Feminism.” Swift may be the highest-paid artist in the world but her decision to speak out on issues as she pleases rather than as others call on her to means she gets little credit for the space she’s made for female artists. [The ACLU slams Taylor Swift for trying to protect her reputation] We have no idea what Taylor Swift thinks about any number of specific political issues: how she feels about Trump what she thinks the goals of feminism ought to be where she comes down on abortion or anything else. But the ongoing denouncement of Swift proves that you don’t even have to have convictions as firm as antiabortion feminists to be counted out of today’s movement. All it takes to get exiled is to not affirm the party line loudly enough. And for any movement seeking to advance the cause of women as a whole that’s a problem. The test of a feminist’s commitment should be how she treats women who are different from her . It shouldn’t matter if Swift agrees or disagrees if she speaks or remains silent. We should applaud her ability as a person independent with her own heart and mind to be who she wishes. The same should go for any number of women who hold different political views but agree that women’s voices should be a part of the national conversation. Their feminism is real their perspectives matter and they should be welcome to contribute to a movement that promotes women’s welfare and status. That should be feminism’s reputation.

[TGT] performs in Houston. (John Salangsang/Invision/AP) In Washington an army of UPS trucks is swarming the city plastered with signs promising a #TaylorSwiftDelivery: the pop singer’s sixth album “Reputation ” out Nov. 10. Four already released tracks tease a darker tone where the “old [TGT] is “dead” and a reinvention of one of the most successful artists in the world. It’s not enough to appease feminist critics however. It’s been quite a year for Swift who has matured in public in a way few female stars have the courage to staging a dispute between her different public “selves” in a video for her song “Look What You Made Me Do” earlier this year. Meanwhile she pursued a lawsuit against a former radio host whom she accused of groping her in 2013 a move heralded by the Guardian as a “universal feminist statement” long before #MeToo. Swift has openly embraced feminism since 2014 and tweeted in support of the Women’s March in January so you might think given our current focus on women’s rights and dignity that “Reputation” would land with a girl-power splash. But you’d be wrong. Very wrong. In fact Swift is already under fire from feminist critics. And their attacks reveal something very ugly about modern feminism: While today’s feminists claim to champion the rights of all women they speak only for women who agree with them – vocally frequently and on demand. [Sorry Taylor Swift . Being a feminist is about more than supporting your girlfriends.] Anticipating “Reputation ” Bustle editor Rachel Simon insisted that the 27-year-old Swift “can’t just say that the media has painted her as a fake feminist or a manipulative liar; she needs to say ‘I deserved it.’ ” Even after her sexual assault lawsuit feminists pounced on Swift . Salon writer Rachel Leah retorted that Swift is “known to wave the feminist banner only when it directly benefits her.” Bustle agreed decrying Swift ’s feminism as a “deeply flawed ” “self-serving” “white feminism.” As proof of her feminist failures editor Kadeen Griffiths listed Swift ’s many faults: not criticizing President Trump not “publicly support[ing] organizations” like Planned Parenthood and not attending the Women’s March (her tweet apparently wasn’t enough.) Outlet after outlet has pressured Swift to condemn the president in the name of feminism. In January the Daily Beast went so far as to accuse her of “Spineless Feminism.” Swift may be the highest-paid artist in the world but her decision to speak out on issues as she pleases rather than as others call on her to means she gets little credit for the space she’s made for female artists. [The ACLU slams Taylor Swift for trying to protect her reputation] We have no idea what Taylor Swift thinks about any number of specific political issues: how she feels about Trump what she thinks the goals of feminism ought to be where she comes down on abortion or anything else. But the ongoing denouncement of Swift proves that you don’t even have to have convictions as firm as antiabortion feminists to be counted out of today’s movement. All it takes to get exiled is to not affirm the party line loudly enough. And for any movement seeking to advance the cause of women as a whole that’s a problem. The test of a feminist’s commitment should be how she treats women who are different from her . It shouldn’t matter if Swift agrees or disagrees if she speaks or remains silent. We should applaud her ability as a person independent with her own heart and mind to be who she wishes. The same should go for any number of women who hold different political views but agree that women’s voices should be a part of the national conversation. Their feminism is real their perspectives matter and they should be welcome to contribute to a movement that promotes women’s welfare and status. That should be feminism’s reputation.

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Franken 's rising political star obscured by accusations

Al Franken

WASHINGTON (AP) — "Many of you have jobs many of you have families " Sen. Al Franken told Democratic leaders gathered on the eve of a hotly contested governor's election in Virginia. After an expectant pause he leaned into the microphone and added "Ignore them." Franken was jokingly beseeching activists to get out the vote the following day in what ended up as a surprisingly decisive victory for Democratic candidate Ralph Northam. But the moment barely two weeks ago also underscored how high the one-time "Saturday Night Live" comic had risen in his party's firmament. After spending much of his nearly nine years as senator trying to shed his funnyman image and quietly digging into issues like internet access and consumer protection he was now a draw at political events and mentioned by some as a 2020 presidential possibility. Months of savaging some of President Donald Trump's appointees had turned the Harvard-educated Franken into a weapon of choice for Democrats eager to attack the administration and energize party voters. He brandished comedy as a bludgeon. Now Franken 's rising trajectory has been interrupted by allegations he had physical contact with four women without their permission. He faces a Senate ethics investigation for improper conduct and hasn't been seen publicly since the first claims of misbehavior last week. His future is suddenly unclear. "It's always a great disappointment when leaders you like and admire do bad stuff " said Mike Lux a liberal Democratic consultant. He said it was premature to say how the allegations would affect Franken 's career. But Lux added "If more incidents come to light he 's got a real problem." Los Angeles radio anchor Leeann Tweeden last week said Franken had put his tongue in her mouth during a 2006 USO tour before he became senator. She also posted a photo of him with his hands above her chest as she slept wearing a flak vest aboard a military plane. Franken 66 has apologized. In a story published Wednesday by the Huffington Post two more women alleged that Franken touched their buttocks during campaign events in 2007 and 2008. Franken canceled a sold-out appearance in Atlanta to promote his book "Al Franken Giant of the Senate." His aides have said he 's "spending time with his family and doing a lot of reflecting." FILE - In this May 3 2017 file photo Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Al Franken listens on Capitol Hill in Washington as FBI Director James Comey testified before the committee on oversight of the FBI. Franken has spent much of his nine years as senator trying to shed his funnyman image and digging into issues. That rising trajectory has been interrupted by allegations that he forcibly kissed one woman and squeezed another’s buttocks without their permission. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster File) Franken came to the Senate after a months-long recount gave him a 312-vote victory in his 2008 election. He immediately distanced himself from his decades of professional comedy which included off-color jokes about rape and disparaging women and avoided national reporters. Instead he focused on building a reputation as a studious senator pushing legislation to crack down on Wall Street rating agencies he considered complicit in the 2007 economic collapse. As a signature issue he adopted the push to protect "net neutrality " an Obama administration policy barring internet providers from blocking or hindering websites. The Trump administration's Federal Communications Commission said Tuesday it will dismantle the rule. Franken helped shape parts of former President Barack Obama's health care law and tackled farm and mental health issues. He easily secured a second six-year term in 2014 defeating a Republican businessman. Franken appeared on his first Sunday network talk show late in his first term amid signs he was bolstering his national profile. But it was Trump's emergence that teased out a new Franken and had him pivot from staid senator to liberal attack dog. In withering interrogations in the Senate Franken has clashed with a parade of Trump Cabinet appointees. " He made those guys sweat " former Senate Democratic aide Jim Manley said. " He 's got the ability to channel some of the populist rage against the administration." Franken had a celebrated clash last month with Jeff Sessions over the attorney general's evolving descriptions of his contacts with Russian officials during last year's presidential campaign. Sessions a Trump campaign official told Congress in January he 'd not communicated with the Russians. He later said he didn't recall such contact. Then last month he told the Senate Judiciary Committee he 'd had no "improper discussions" with them.

WASHINGTON (AP) — "Many of you have jobs many of you have families " Sen. Al Franken told Democratic leaders gathered on the eve of a hotly contested governor's election in Virginia. After an expectant pause he leaned into the microphone and added "Ignore them." Franken was jokingly beseeching activists to get out the vote the following day in what ended up as a surprisingly decisive victory for Democratic candidate Ralph Northam. But the moment barely two weeks ago also underscored how high the one-time "Saturday Night Live" comic had risen in his party's firmament. After spending much of his nearly nine years as senator trying to shed his funnyman image and quietly digging into issues like internet access and consumer protection he was now a draw at political events and mentioned by some as a 2020 presidential possibility. Months of savaging some of President Donald Trump's appointees had turned the Harvard-educated Franken into a weapon of choice for Democrats eager to attack the administration and energize party voters. He brandished comedy as a bludgeon. Now [TGT] 's rising trajectory has been interrupted by allegations [TGT] had physical contact with four women without their permission. [TGT] faces a Senate ethics investigation for improper conduct and hasn't been seen publicly since the first claims of misbehavior last week. [TGT] future is suddenly unclear. "It's always a great disappointment when leaders you like and admire do bad stuff " said Mike Lux a liberal Democratic consultant. He said it was premature to say how the allegations would affect Franken 's career. But Lux added "If more incidents come to light he 's got a real problem." Los Angeles radio anchor Leeann Tweeden last week said Franken had put his tongue in her mouth during a 2006 USO tour before he became senator. She also posted a photo of him with his hands above her chest as she slept wearing a flak vest aboard a military plane. Franken 66 has apologized. In a story published Wednesday by the Huffington Post two more women alleged that Franken touched their buttocks during campaign events in 2007 and 2008. Franken canceled a sold-out appearance in Atlanta to promote his book "Al Franken Giant of the Senate." His aides have said he 's "spending time with his family and doing a lot of reflecting." FILE - In this May 3 2017 file photo Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Al Franken listens on Capitol Hill in Washington as FBI Director James Comey testified before the committee on oversight of the FBI. Franken has spent much of his nine years as senator trying to shed his funnyman image and digging into issues. That rising trajectory has been interrupted by allegations that he forcibly kissed one woman and squeezed another’s buttocks without their permission. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster File) Franken came to the Senate after a months-long recount gave him a 312-vote victory in his 2008 election. He immediately distanced himself from his decades of professional comedy which included off-color jokes about rape and disparaging women and avoided national reporters. Instead he focused on building a reputation as a studious senator pushing legislation to crack down on Wall Street rating agencies he considered complicit in the 2007 economic collapse. As a signature issue he adopted the push to protect "net neutrality " an Obama administration policy barring internet providers from blocking or hindering websites. The Trump administration's Federal Communications Commission said Tuesday it will dismantle the rule. Franken helped shape parts of former President Barack Obama's health care law and tackled farm and mental health issues. He easily secured a second six-year term in 2014 defeating a Republican businessman. Franken appeared on his first Sunday network talk show late in his first term amid signs he was bolstering his national profile. But it was Trump's emergence that teased out a new Franken and had him pivot from staid senator to liberal attack dog. In withering interrogations in the Senate Franken has clashed with a parade of Trump Cabinet appointees. " He made those guys sweat " former Senate Democratic aide Jim Manley said. " He 's got the ability to channel some of the populist rage against the administration." Franken had a celebrated clash last month with Jeff Sessions over the attorney general's evolving descriptions of his contacts with Russian officials during last year's presidential campaign. Sessions a Trump campaign official told Congress in January he 'd not communicated with the Russians. He later said he didn't recall such contact. Then last month he told the Senate Judiciary Committee he 'd had no "improper discussions" with them.

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Does The Charity Ad Starring Ed Sheeran Deserve To Be Slammed? : Goats and Soda : NPR

Ed Sheeran

Stop Hating On Ed Sheeran's Fundraising Ad Say Critics Radi-Aid a nonprofit group in Norway was running its annual contest asking folks to vote for the nominees. And the winner (or loser) for worst charity ad was a 5-minute spot for Comic Relief in which pop star Ed Sheeran visits orphans in a slum in Liberia talks to one homeless boy and asks viewers to help the children. Maybe it's not such a bad idea to show a rich guy giving money to a kid on the streets argues Tariro Mzezewa in an op-ed this week in The New York Times: "Ed Sheeran Raises Money For Liberia — And Is Promptly Shamed." Mzezewa a staff editor for The Times' opinion section writes: "The reaction to this video is not only overblown but also harmful to the people who need help and those who may want to offer it." Others agree with Mzezewa including Beyan Flomo Pewee the Liberian founder and executive director of YOCEL a nonprofit youth organization in Monsterrado Liberia. "I personally think that the video was not really bad given he was raising funds and Liberia benefited " he wrote in an email to NPR. "Especially the closing part of the video where he demonstrated commitment to help the boys." "Poor Ed Sheeran he only wanted to help." What's your perspective on Comic Relief's fundraising ad featuring Ed Sheeran? Share your thoughts on this thread on Twitter.

Stop Hating On Ed Sheeran's Fundraising Ad Say Critics Radi-Aid a nonprofit group in Norway was running its annual contest asking folks to vote for the nominees. And the winner (or loser) for worst charity ad was a 5-minute spot for Comic Relief in which pop star Ed Sheeran visits orphans in a slum in Liberia talks to one homeless boy and asks viewers to help the children. Maybe it's not such a bad idea to show a rich guy giving money to a kid on the streets argues Tariro Mzezewa in an op-ed this week in The New York Times: "Ed Sheeran Raises Money For Liberia — And Is Promptly Shamed." Mzezewa a staff editor for The Times' opinion section writes: "The reaction to this video is not only overblown but also harmful to the people who need help and those who may want to offer it." Others agree with Mzezewa including Beyan Flomo Pewee the Liberian founder and executive director of YOCEL a nonprofit youth organization in Monsterrado Liberia. "I personally think that the video was not really bad given [TGT] was raising funds and Liberia benefited " [TGT] wrote in an email to NPR. "Especially the closing part of the video where [TGT] demonstrated commitment to help the boys." [TGT] [TGT] only wanted to help." What's your perspective on Comic Relief's fundraising ad featuring [TGT] ? Share your thoughts on this thread on Twitter.

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Running As An Independent: Liberating But Tough : NPR

David Johnson

But David Johnson also represents part of northwest Iowa. And while King might look to the White House and see a kindred spirit Johnson calls Donald Trump's rhetoric "misogynistic " "race-baiting " and "bigoted." David Johnson is a former dairy farmer who's been a senator in the state legislature since 2003. He was a prominent local leader for both George W. Bush and Mitt Romney during their presidential campaigns but left his party after Donald Trump became its presidential nominee in 2016. Now he 's running as an independent and he 's not alone. Bob Krist a Nebraska state legislator and retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel is running as an independent in that state's gubernatorial election. Kansas City attorney Craig O'Dear also left the Republican Party and is campaigning for the U.S. Senate in Missouri. In Iowa Sen. Johnson is facing Republican Zach Whiting an aide to Rep. King in November. No Democrat has announced yet. Johnson knows running without the backing of one of the two major political parties could spell trouble but he sees opportunity. "There's no regrets here " he says. "I'm getting quite a bit of support from people that I never got before." And he 's also feeling more liberated as a lawmaker. "I've even been told that my job was only to represent Republicans " he says "the Democrats be damned." Erica Schultes lives in Sen. Johnson 's district and says she supports him more now than she did when he was a Republican. Schultes a realtor who also raises chickens and hogs is concerned about the environment. In this part of the country many environmental issues center around hog confinements. Johnson has sponsored a bill opposed by Iowa Republicans that would increase regulation on hog confinements. The two hope behind those doors there's enough support for an independent Johnson to keep his seat. Evan McMullin made his name as an independent presidential candidate in 2016. He thinks that even in rock-ribbed Republican districts like Johnson 's there are many voters in the middle. Sen. David Johnson is facing just a sliver of that electorate in November but the challenge may be just as great.

But [TGT] also represents part of northwest Iowa. And while King might look to the White House and see a kindred spirit [TGT] calls Donald Trump's rhetoric "misogynistic " "race-baiting " and "bigoted." David Johnson is a former dairy farmer who's been a senator in the state legislature since 2003. He was a prominent local leader for both George W. Bush and Mitt Romney during their presidential campaigns but left his party after Donald Trump became its presidential nominee in 2016. Now he 's running as an independent and he 's not alone. Bob Krist a Nebraska state legislator and retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel is running as an independent in that state's gubernatorial election. Kansas City attorney Craig O'Dear also left the Republican Party and is campaigning for the U.S. Senate in Missouri. In Iowa [TGT] is facing Republican Zach Whiting an aide to Rep. King in November. No Democrat has announced yet. [TGT] knows running without the backing of one of the two major political parties could spell trouble but [TGT] sees opportunity. "There's no regrets here " [TGT] says. "I'm getting quite a bit of support from people that I never got before." And [TGT] 's also feeling more liberated as a lawmaker. "I've even been told that my job was only to represent Republicans " [TGT] says "the Democrats be damned." Erica Schultes lives in Sen. Johnson 's district and says she supports him more now than she did when he was a Republican. Schultes a realtor who also raises chickens and hogs is concerned about the environment. In this part of the country many environmental issues center around hog confinements. [TGT] has sponsored a bill opposed by Iowa Republicans that would increase regulation on hog confinements. The two hope behind those doors there's enough support for an independent [TGT] to keep [TGT] seat. Evan McMullin made his name as an independent presidential candidate in 2016. He thinks that even in rock-ribbed Republican districts like [TGT] 's there are many voters in the middle. [TGT] is facing just a sliver of that electorate in November but the challenge may be just as great.

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The Girl Who Pushed Tyra Banks (And The Internet) Over The Edge

Tiffany Richardson

Since Tyra Banks yelled "We were rooting for you!" on America's Next Top Model it's become one of the most iconic moments in reality TV history and one of the most inescapable GIFs on the internet. Now more than a decade since Banks flipped on contestant Tiffany Richardson the former model hopeful reveals what viewers didn't see how she feels about Banks and how far she 's come. “This is a really difficult decision ” Tyra Banks said face stoic voice solemn. “You’ve put me in a very difficult place.” Before her stood America's Next Top Model contestants Tiffany Richardson and Rebecca Epley who were on the chopping block. The Cycle 4 hopefuls were relatively motionless aside from the sporadic subtle head nods as they waited to see whose photo Banks was holding. Whoever was pictured would be “safe” in the world’s fiercest modeling competition — at least for an additional week. But when Banks finally revealed the reflective glossy image in her hands it was blank: Both Richardson and Epley were going home. A shock wave rippled through the room leaving the models who would be moving forward and Banks's fellow judges visibly shaken. Epley let her tears flow freely as she was comforted by her fellow contestants turned friends; Richardson meanwhile tried to lighten the mood telling the other models “Cheer up waterheads. [What are you] lookin’ all sad for?” The contestants wiped their faces and after saying their goodbyes Banks called the two eliminated women back over for what would become the most memorable send-off in reality TV history. “Rebecca I admire your emotion right now. It shows to me that this was something that’s very important to you ” Banks said before turning to Richardson . “Tiffany I’m extremely disappointed in you. This is a joke to you. … This is serious to these girls and it should be serious to you.” “Looks can be deceiving " Richardson interjected. “I'm hurt. … I can’t change it Tyra. … I’m sick of crying about stuff that I cannot change. I’m sick of being disappointed.” “You ain't sick of being disappointed Tiffany ” Banks replied her voice becoming irritated her bright red hair following every shake of her head. “If you were sick of being disappointed you would stand up and you would take control of your destiny. Do you know that you had a possibility to win? Do you know that all of America is rooting for you?” Banks and Richardson began talking over each other as they tried to explain themselves both growing more passionate with each word until Banks became completely unhinged. “I have never in my life yelled at a girl like this ” she shouted her voice cracking. The glare in her eyes sharpened as she looked down at Richardson who’d turned her head away amid the yelling. “When my mother yells like this it’s because she loves me. I was rooting for you! We were all rooting for you!” Suddenly the room fell silent. For the first time the very polished Tyra Banks had broken character. She had always been the knowledgeable big sister who carried herself with grace someone you could count on for sound advice someone to look up to. But that wasn't who audiences saw when she went in on Richardson. It left folks watching at home shook — so much that we’re not only still talking about it today but we've managed to transform the unforgettable moment into a way we interact with one another. If you were to do a general search on YouTube for the scene which aired in April 2005 you’d see a few results — “Tyra Banks Gone Wild ” “Tyra Banks Yells at Girl ” “Tyra Yells at Tiffany Extended” — totaling more than 11 million views and counting. And you probably see the continuous loop of Banks yelling her famous line in GIF form on at least one social media platform a day. The scene has been memed over and over again tracing back to old message boards the underbelly of the early internet. It also lives on through fan art and tweets and Vines (RIP) and it was parodied on Family Guy on which Banks was portrayed as a model who loses her temper and transforms into a lizard eating one of the contestants. It was even used in January 2017 as a symbol of protest during the international Women’s March in reference to President Donald Trump the day after he was inaugurated. "None of us were rooting for you " a protester's sign read. "How dare you." But before she returned to Miami Richardson said that producers “hinted” that she’d be able to come back for Cycle 4 if she participated in an anger management program. According to Richardson the suggestion came because of how she ’d performed on her psych test an assessment of the contestants’ mental stability before they’re allowed into the house with the other models. Cocks said the models are screened “extensively” and she'd be surprised if those who vet contestants “did not do their due diligence." Though she mainly worked in postproduction and couldn't confirm Richardson's account Cocks did say “I think it’s possible. Look she obviously made a really good impression in Season 3 if she failed whatever she said she failed. I could definitely see them reaching out to her again and being like ‘Do you want to give this another try?’" Richardson said she did try anger management for just “a second” and “it didn’t really change much.” She wouldn’t disclose how much time she’d spent in her program. (A representative for Ken Mok the president of 10 by 10 Entertainment the production company behind America's Next Top Model said he was unavailable to be interviewed for this story and did not respond to a further request for comments on Richardson's statements.) “I don’t think they really cared about me going to anger management ” Richardson told BuzzFeed News. “It looked good for TV…fake-ass Cinderella story.” Months later just before filming for Cycle 4 of Top Model began Richardson said she was contacted by a producer to come out to Tampa for an audition. While there she retook the psych test and “switched the answers." "I put what they wanted to hear ” she said. Banks and the Jays were moved. “ Tiffany grabbed her problems by the reins she got it together came back and I truly believed that girl wants to change her life ” Mr. Jay said after her interview. But really Richardson just had them all fooled. “Honestly looking back I was full of shit ” she said. “Like I was still the same person. … [I was] playing the fucking role. … I fed into the crap they was telling me and I ran with it.” With such an apparent change in demeanor Richardson was a shoo-in as a Top Model finalist because who doesn’t love a good redemption story? And who loves one more than Tyra Banks? Banks had long established her brand as someone who was invested in bettering the lives of young women. In 1999 she founded a camp for girls that “consisted of a self-esteem building program that addressed battling gender stereotypes elevating body and beauty love and creating a sisterhood of trust.” In 2008 she told the New York Times Magazine about the doors that had been slammed in her face and the adversity she 'd faced as a model before retiring in 2005. She 's always been focused on pulling herself up by the bootstraps — a person who would eventually yell at Richardson in that infamous April 2005 episode “You don't know where the hell I come from. You have no idea what I've been through. But I'm not a victim. I grow from it and I learn.” Banks whose representative did not respond to multiple requests to set up an interview for or comment on this story often used her life as a rubric for other models to follow especially the ones she handpicked and groomed on America's Next Top Model — and Richardson was certainly an example of that. According to Cycle 4 contestants the judging room was located in another area of the Top Model house where they would assemble for that week's critiques. One by one each model would walk down a runway-like plank to find out how she performed that week. Her photos would be displayed on a giant screen for everyone to see and her critiques would be said for everyone to hear. By the time everyone received their feedback the women had been standing for hours; sometimes they would need to take a break eat and then come back in for more critiques. “We’d get picked apart for like 15 20 minutes each " Richardson recalled. "If you say something back you’re going to be up there for a minute — and sometimes they’d be going at it like roasting the fuck out of us. Back to back to back.” After they received their feedback they'd then be sent out of the room to let the judges deliberate a process that took six to eight hours in its entirety. Eventually the contestants would stand before the judges again and Banks would call each "safe" woman by name until there were only two left standing one of whom would be eliminated. The schedule would leave the women physically and mentally exhausted on top of being largely separated from the world outside of Top Model. “It’s not quite like Big Brother where they strip them of everything ” said Cocks. The contestants weren’t “getting a lot of pop culture but they were aware of stuff ” she explained because they’d walk around LA during challenges and shoots. Richardson struggled to settle into her new reality. “I was there but I wasn’t there. It was so different for me ” she said. “I don’t know anything about designer clothes and it was kinda like I had to try to fit in and figure it out. Even with makeup I felt really out of place.” “We were all out of our comfort zone ” said Cycle 4 contestant Brittany Brower. But Richardson she noted "even more so." "I remember we went and had sushi one night and she ’d never had sushi. She thought it was like crazy … so she was just feeling really alienated.” On top of feeling like an outsider Richardson was getting feedback about her photos looking "a little stripper-ish " according to guest judge Mathu Andersen who was the contestants’ makeup artist. And in the episode in which Richardson was famously sent home she struggled through a challenge where the contestants were tasked with memorizing a short script and performing it using a cockney English accent. It was yet another blow to Richardson's confidence when the women were instructed to read designer names from a teleprompter for a mini red carpet challenge during judging. Many of the models had trouble with names like Hermès and Christian Lacroix but Richardson gave up after fumbling over words. “I can’t do this ” she said. “ Tiffany the other girls did not know these words ” Banks said softly with the other judges backing her up. “If you don’t do this you’re going to go home.” " Tiffany was humiliated by a lot of the stuff that was going on in the show " Cycle 4 contestant Keenyah Hill told BuzzFeed News. "She felt alienated and she felt targeted a lot." With the pressure of the competition getting to her Richardson was at a crossroads: Continue to bear the blows — critiques from judges draining challenges and photo shoots etc. — or simply give up and go home. “Every time I did something wrong I’d shut down a little bit more and it just got to the point where I was over it. I felt like we were just there to be humiliated " Richardson said. "It was like 'What the fuck [else] could we do to them?'” Richardson said her issue wasn’t exactly with the harshness of the critiques it was more that she felt they weren't at all constructive. “I don’t really care if you go in hard on me — go in on me but help me ” she said. “Going in we thought we were going to get modeling help.” Richardson said she thought the judges would’ve been more “sincere” in developing the women into models but instead she felt like the contestants were only ridiculed from week to week. After weeks of judging challenges and photo shoots Richardson had particularly struggled throughout that ill-fated week and she was hardly confident going into the elimination. “I didn’t think it was gonna be me because I was up against Rebecca cute little white girl ” Richardson said. But she also didn't think it'd be a double elimination or that Banks would disclose deeply personal information about Richardson’s less-than-perfect life back home in Florida. "You’ve been through anger management " Banks screamed once things escalated. "You’ve been through your grandmother getting her lights turned off to buy you a swimsuit for this competition." But that was only what viewers saw. According to Richardson the argument was “1 000 times worse" in reality. She was hesitant to elaborate but when pressed for more details Richardson said she recalled Banks yelling at her “You can go back to your house and sleep on your mattress on the floor with your baby ” in front of the other judges contestants and crew members. Richardson wouldn’t reveal further information about what may have been edited out of Banks’s tirade but that particular comment she said “stayed in the back of my mind." Cocks said that though she wasn’t there during the elimination she was heavily involved in the editing process and she couldn’t remember Banks saying that in any of the transcripts. She did however confirm that the tirade was trimmed mainly due to time constraints. As Richardson left the judging room to pack up her things she remembers yelling “fuck Tyra” and “fuck Top Model.” In the episode the cameras continued to roll as Richardson and Epley packed their bags. During a quick exit interview in which she wore the same long black slip dress she wore during the elimination Richardson said “I’m not finna break down for you or nobody else. You ain’t did shit for me but bring me here and put me through hell these weeks.” Epley didn’t remember the “entire wrath of Tyra ” but she said it seemed like Banks “went above and beyond to break Tiffany down.” Brower agreed saying more bluntly "It was definitely harsh … almost like Tyra wanted her to be devastated when she got eliminated and when Tiffany was not acting that way it’s like she just lost it. … There was a lot more anger there especially in the beginning.” Hill said she remembered that "financially [Richardson] and her family they weren’t doing really well at the time." She added that Richardson had a "lackadaisical" attitude. "She made it seem like she was unbothered unaffected did not care " according to Hill. "And Tiffany ’s my girl but in that moment I could definitely see where Tyra was coming from. She had some truth to what she was saying but [Banks] probably did go in.” While it may have been a case of extreme tough love that’s not how Richardson felt about it. “Why are you yelling at me because I’m grown as fuck ” Richardson recalled thinking as Banks got heated. “It was just like bullshit. It was so over-the-top for no reason.” In Richardson's view Banks “needed them ratings to go up or something." The producer and three judges (Marin Barker and Dickinson) who spoke to BuzzFeed News all noted that the blowup was a deviation from how Banks normally interacted with the contestants but some said it came from a place of Banks wanting Richardson to succeed. Barker called the moment “shell-shocking ” but said there was “never anything vitriolic about it ever.” “It was much more maternal than anything else ” he said. After Richardson and Epley packed their bags they were sent to a hotel room where they stayed for the next few days. During production on Top Model contestants didn’t actually go straight home. They were essentially sequestered for almost 24 hours a day in hotel rooms only able to leave to get food. Cocks told BuzzFeed News the goal was to prevent the public from finding out which contestant was eliminated and when. These contestants were referred to as “bogies ” a play on the word “bogus.” Producers also didn't want eliminated contestants — at least in the early days of the show — to know who was eliminated after them. Cocks told BuzzFeed News that producers did another exit interview with Richardson as a way of “buttoning up” her storyline. According to Cocks's recollection of the decision Banks "basically drove that train.” The concern was that the story was essentially “unfinished” without showing that Banks and Richardson had made amends. So Banks along with her mother Carolyn London visited Richardson while she was in her hotel room which Epley confirmed though she wasn’t present for the conversation. Richardson said that the contestants had met London earlier in the competition and that she loved how “warm her spirit was” because it reminded Richardson of her grandmother. In hindsight Richardson saw London's presence in her hotel room as a way for Banks and the producers to make her feel more comfortable for the closing interview they had planned. According to Richardson Banks recognized that they had a “moment ” said she saw a lot of herself in Richardson and said she would continue to act as her mentor. “You would think that if you cared that much you would’ve been there more " Richardson said. "I didn’t think she cared. I don’t think she gave a fuck about none of us except for the ones who made it big. But hey it is what it is.” Richardson said the second exit interview was conducted just a few minutes after Banks and her mother left her hotel room. Richardson sported a bright pink tube top dangling earrings and a black baseball cap that covered her hair making it obvious that the interview wasn’t from the same night as the elimination where Richardson wore the black getup. She seemed happier and more hopeful in that footage because she’d been “juiced up ” as she said in a sense by Banks. "Part of me did give up. I was being very disrespectful " Richardson's voice is heard saying in the episode as she's shown in that black elimination night dress packing up her suitcase. Then the camera cuts to Richardson in her pink tube top saying "Tyra really did care about me her yelling at me. I have the utmost respect for her 'cause she could've easily said 'OK whatever.' And you know 'Bye.' That showed me that she saw deeply into me and she cared about me. "And that's cool knowing that you know Tyra cares about you " Richardson said with a smile across her face as the camera faded to her in that black dress again rolling her suitcase out of the Top Model house. In 2012 Banks dramatically acted out a portion of the well-known scene during Cycle 19 and in 2015 she referenced the classic moment while live-tweeting Cycle 22 of the show. The now-retired supermodel also went the Kardashian route in January 2017 opting to capitalize on the constantly quoted moment by turning it — as well as a few of her other catchphrases — into an emoji as part of her TyTyMoji collection. But other than that Banks hasn’t said much on the subject. After watching the episode — and with a decade having passed — Richardson said she understands that it made for good TV. “It was deep it was passionate…the music’s going Tyra’s beautiful self yelling [at the] poor little black girl " she said. "It was beautiful for TV. They love to see black girls struggling and somebody coming to save her … and that just didn’t work out that way this time.” Richardson said one of her last interactions with Banks was when Hill came down to Miami in the months after filming had wrapped on Cycle 4 and Banks just happened to call as the former contestants stayed in a hotel for a weekend planning to scout agencies. She said Banks offered them advice on how to dress while they were looking for a potential agency which Richardson said she appreciated. In September 2005 Banks invited Richardson onto The Tyra Banks Show for a Top Model reunion special but it was during a second visit to Banks’s talk show in January 2006 for a tell-all episode when Richardson felt like their relationship was over. (Telepictures was unable to provide BuzzFeed News with a review copy of the Tyra Banks Show episode in question.) In the interview Richardson said she opened up about her issues with Banks saying Banks always focused on the negatives in her life. After the taping Richardson’s grandmother wrote a letter to Banks calling the talk show host out for always portraying Richardson in a bad light and sent it to The Tyra Banks Show. Richardson couldn’t confirm if Banks herself ever received the letter but she said she never heard from her again. Richardson’s son Chaddrick whom she frequently talked about on Top Model is now 14 years old. She has also since had a daughter named Chaz who’s 9. She works a normal 9-to-5 job at a group home in Miami assisting people with mental disabilities. “It’s pretty cool though I’m not complaining about it ” she said. But she said multiple times she’s “famous-broke " in that her notoriety reaps no financial benefits. “Every fucking day somebody is coming up to me about this show and how I could’ve won and Tyra said this and it’s like really? It’s been 10 years. Could y’all not?” she said. While the in-person interactions have worn on her the persistence of the moment online doesn't get to Richardson. “Oh I don’t give a fuck people are gonna laugh anyway ” she said. “People ain’t shit. Humans are not shit okay? They’re gonna laugh it doesn’t matter. It doesn’t bother me.” Today Richardson does occasionally find time to work with a local photographer but modeling isn't something she's prioritizing. “I’ve been doing a couple of different photo shoots and it’s like a learning process too ” she said happily noting she has gone to some networking events. “And then I’m just getting my body fit … but I work I live in the real world.” Although she’s kept her tough-as-nails personality she doesn’t look back on the show with ill feelings. "I still didn’t take advantage of the situation like I should’ve but you know you live and you learn " she said. "I can’t regret that because it made me who I am right now. And I needed all of that.” ●

Since Tyra Banks yelled "We were rooting for you!" on America's Next Top Model it's become one of the most iconic moments in reality TV history and one of the most inescapable GIFs on the internet. Now more than a decade since Banks flipped on contestant [TGT] the former model hopeful reveals what viewers didn't see how [TGT] feels about Banks and how far [TGT] 's come. “This is a really difficult decision ” Tyra Banks said face stoic voice solemn. “You’ve put me in a very difficult place.” Before [TGT] stood America's Next Top Model contestants Tiffany Richardson and Rebecca Epley who were on the chopping block. The Cycle 4 hopefuls were relatively motionless aside from the sporadic subtle head nods as they waited to see whose photo Banks was holding. Whoever was pictured would be “safe” in the world’s fiercest modeling competition — at least for an additional week. But when Banks finally revealed the reflective glossy image in her hands it was blank: Both Richardson and Epley were going home. A shock wave rippled through the room leaving the models who would be moving forward and Banks's fellow judges visibly shaken. Epley let her tears flow freely as she was comforted by her fellow contestants turned friends; Richardson meanwhile tried to lighten the mood telling the other models “Cheer up waterheads. [What are you] lookin’ all sad for?” The contestants wiped their faces and after saying their goodbyes Banks called the two eliminated women back over for what would become the most memorable send-off in reality TV history. “Rebecca I admire your emotion right now. It shows to me that this was something that’s very important to you ” Banks said before turning to Richardson . “Tiffany I’m extremely disappointed in you. This is a joke to you. … This is serious to these girls and it should be serious to you.” “Looks can be deceiving " Richardson interjected. “I'm hurt. … I can’t change it Tyra. … I’m sick of crying about stuff that I cannot change. I’m sick of being disappointed.” “You ain't sick of being disappointed Tiffany ” Banks replied her voice becoming irritated her bright red hair following every shake of her head. “If you were sick of being disappointed you would stand up and you would take control of your destiny. Do you know that you had a possibility to win? Do you know that all of America is rooting for you?” Banks and Richardson began talking over each other as they tried to explain themselves both growing more passionate with each word until Banks became completely unhinged. “I have never in my life yelled at a girl like this ” she shouted her voice cracking. The glare in her eyes sharpened as she looked down at Richardson who’d turned her head away amid the yelling. “When my mother yells like this it’s because she loves me. I was rooting for you! We were all rooting for you!” Suddenly the room fell silent. For the first time the very polished Tyra Banks had broken character. She had always been the knowledgeable big sister who carried herself with grace someone you could count on for sound advice someone to look up to. But that wasn't who audiences saw when she went in on Richardson. It left folks watching at home shook — so much that we’re not only still talking about it today but we've managed to transform the unforgettable moment into a way we interact with one another. If you were to do a general search on YouTube for the scene which aired in April 2005 you’d see a few results — “Tyra Banks Gone Wild ” “Tyra Banks Yells at Girl ” “Tyra Yells at Tiffany Extended” — totaling more than 11 million views and counting. And you probably see the continuous loop of Banks yelling her famous line in GIF form on at least one social media platform a day. The scene has been memed over and over again tracing back to old message boards the underbelly of the early internet. It also lives on through fan art and tweets and Vines (RIP) and it was parodied on Family Guy on which Banks was portrayed as a model who loses her temper and transforms into a lizard eating one of the contestants. It was even used in January 2017 as a symbol of protest during the international Women’s March in reference to President Donald Trump the day after he was inaugurated. "None of us were rooting for you " a protester's sign read. "How dare you." But before she returned to Miami [TGT] said that producers “hinted” that she’d be able to come back for Cycle 4 if she participated in an anger management program. According to [TGT] the suggestion came because of how [TGT] ’d performed on [TGT] psych test an assessment of the contestants’ mental stability before they’re allowed into the house with the other models. Cocks said the models are screened “extensively” and she'd be surprised if those who vet contestants “did not do their due diligence." Though she mainly worked in postproduction and couldn't confirm [TGT] 's account Cocks did say “I think it’s possible. Look she obviously made a really good impression in Season 3 if she failed whatever she said she failed. I could definitely see them reaching out to her again and being like ‘Do you want to give this another try?’ [TGT] said [TGT] did try anger management for just “a second” and “it didn’t really change much.” [TGT] wouldn’t disclose how much time she’d spent in [TGT] program. (A representative for Ken Mok the president of 10 by 10 Entertainment the production company behind America's Next Top Model said he was unavailable to be interviewed for this story and did not respond to a further request for comments on [TGT] 's statements.) “I don’t think they really cared about me going to anger management ” [TGT] told BuzzFeed News. “It looked good for TV…fake-ass Cinderella story.” Months later just before filming for Cycle 4 of Top Model began [TGT] said [TGT] was contacted by a producer to come out to Tampa for an audition. While there [TGT] retook the psych test and “switched the answers." "I put what they wanted to hear ” [TGT] said. Banks and the Jays were moved. “ Tiffany grabbed her problems by the reins she got it together came back and I truly believed that girl wants to change her life ” Mr. Jay said after her interview. But really [TGT] just had them all fooled. “Honestly looking back I was full of shit ” [TGT] said. “Like I was still the same person. … [I was] playing the fucking role. … I fed into the crap they was telling me and I ran with it.” With such an apparent change in demeanor [TGT] was a shoo-in as a Top Model finalist because who doesn’t love a good redemption story? And who loves one more than Tyra Banks? Banks had long established [TGT] brand as someone who was invested in bettering the lives of young women. In 1999 she founded a camp for girls that “consisted of a self-esteem building program that addressed battling gender stereotypes elevating body and beauty love and creating a sisterhood of trust.” In 2008 she told the New York Times Magazine about the doors that had been slammed in her face and the adversity she 'd faced as a model before retiring in 2005. She 's always been focused on pulling herself up by the bootstraps — a person who would eventually yell at [TGT] in that infamous April 2005 episode “You don't know where the hell I come from. You have no idea what I've been through. But I'm not a victim. I grow from it and I learn.” Banks whose representative did not respond to multiple requests to set up an interview for or comment on this story often used her life as a rubric for other models to follow especially the ones she handpicked and groomed on America's Next Top Model — and [TGT] was certainly an example of that. According to Cycle 4 contestants the judging room was located in another area of the Top Model house where they would assemble for that week's critiques. One by one each model would walk down a runway-like plank to find out how she performed that week. Her photos would be displayed on a giant screen for everyone to see and her critiques would be said for everyone to hear. By the time everyone received their feedback the women had been standing for hours; sometimes they would need to take a break eat and then come back in for more critiques. “We’d get picked apart for like 15 20 minutes each " [TGT] recalled. "If you say something back you’re going to be up there for a minute — and sometimes they’d be going at it like roasting the fuck out of us. Back to back to back.” After they received their feedback they'd then be sent out of the room to let the judges deliberate a process that took six to eight hours in its entirety. Eventually the contestants would stand before the judges again and Banks would call each "safe" woman by name until there were only two left standing one of whom would be eliminated. The schedule would leave the women physically and mentally exhausted on top of being largely separated from the world outside of Top Model. “It’s not quite like Big Brother where they strip them of everything ” said Cocks. The contestants weren’t “getting a lot of pop culture but they were aware of stuff ” she explained because they’d walk around LA during challenges and shoots. [TGT] struggled to settle into [TGT] new reality. “I was there but I wasn’t there. It was so different for me ” she said. “I don’t know anything about designer clothes and it was kinda like I had to try to fit in and figure it out. Even with makeup I felt really out of place.” “We were all out of our comfort zone ” said Cycle 4 contestant Brittany Brower. But [TGT] [TGT] noted "even more so." "I remember we went and had sushi one night and [TGT] ’d never had sushi. [TGT] thought it was like crazy … so [TGT] was just feeling really alienated.” On top of feeling like an outsider [TGT] was getting feedback about [TGT] photos looking "a little stripper-ish " according to guest judge Mathu Andersen who was the contestants’ makeup artist. And in the episode in which [TGT] was famously sent home [TGT] struggled through a challenge where the contestants were tasked with memorizing a short script and performing it using a cockney English accent. It was yet another blow to [TGT] 's confidence when the women were instructed to read designer names from a teleprompter for a mini red carpet challenge during judging. Many of the models had trouble with names like Hermès and Christian Lacroix but [TGT] gave up after fumbling over words. “I can’t do this ” [TGT] said. “ Tiffany the other girls did not know these words ” Banks said softly with the other judges backing her up. “If you don’t do this you’re going to go home.” " Tiffany was humiliated by a lot of the stuff that was going on in the show " Cycle 4 contestant Keenyah Hill told BuzzFeed News. " [TGT] felt alienated and [TGT] felt targeted a lot." With the pressure of the competition getting to [TGT] [TGT] was at a crossroads: Continue to bear the blows — critiques from judges draining challenges and photo shoots etc. — or simply give up and go home. “Every time I did something wrong I’d shut down a little bit more and it just got to the point where I was over it. I felt like we were just there to be humiliated [TGT] said. "It was like 'What the fuck [else] could we do to [TGT] said [TGT] issue wasn’t exactly with the harshness of the critiques it was more that [TGT] felt they weren't at all constructive. “I don’t really care if you go in hard on me — go in on me but help me ” [TGT] said. “Going in we thought we were going to get modeling [TGT] said [TGT] thought the judges would’ve been more “sincere” in developing the women into models but instead [TGT] felt like the contestants were only ridiculed from week to week. After weeks of judging challenges and photo shoots [TGT] had particularly struggled throughout that ill-fated week and [TGT] was hardly confident going into the elimination. “I didn’t think it was gonna be me because I was up against Rebecca cute little white girl ” [TGT] said. But [TGT] also didn't think it'd be a double elimination or that Banks would disclose deeply personal information about Richardson’s less-than-perfect life back home in Florida. "You’ve been through anger management " Banks screamed once things escalated. "You’ve been through your grandmother getting her lights turned off to buy you a swimsuit for this competition." But that was only what viewers saw. According to [TGT] the argument was “1 000 times worse" in reality. [TGT] was hesitant to elaborate but when pressed for more details [TGT] said [TGT] recalled Banks yelling at [TGT] “You can go back to your house and sleep on your mattress on the floor with your baby ” in front of the other judges contestants and crew members. [TGT] wouldn’t reveal further information about what may have been edited out of Banks’s tirade but that particular comment she said “stayed in the back of my mind." Cocks said that though she wasn’t there during the elimination she was heavily involved in the editing process and she couldn’t remember Banks saying that in any of the transcripts. She did however confirm that the tirade was trimmed mainly due to time constraints. As [TGT] left the judging room to pack up her things she remembers yelling “fuck Tyra” and “fuck Top Model.” In the episode the cameras continued to roll as [TGT] and Epley packed their bags. During a quick exit interview in which she wore the same long black slip dress she wore during the elimination [TGT] said “I’m not finna break down for you or nobody else. You ain’t did shit for [TGT] but bring me here and put me through hell these weeks.” Epley didn’t remember the “entire wrath of Tyra ” but she said it seemed like Banks “went above and beyond to break Tiffany down.” Brower agreed saying more bluntly "It was definitely harsh … almost like Tyra wanted her to be devastated when she got eliminated and when Tiffany was not acting that way it’s like she just lost it. … There was a lot more anger there especially in the beginning.” Hill said she remembered that "financially [Richardson] and her family they weren’t doing really well at the time." She added that [TGT] had a "lackadaisical" attitude. "She made it seem like she was unbothered unaffected did not care " according to Hill. "And Tiffany ’s my girl but in that moment I could definitely see where Tyra was coming from. She had some truth to what she was saying but [Banks] probably did go in.” While it may have been a case of extreme tough love that’s not how [TGT] felt about it. “Why are you yelling at me because I’m grown as fuck ” [TGT] recalled thinking as Banks got heated. “It was just like bullshit. It was so over-the-top for no reason.” In [TGT] 's view Banks “needed them ratings to go up or something." The producer and three judges (Marin Barker and Dickinson) who spoke to BuzzFeed News all noted that the blowup was a deviation from how Banks normally interacted with the contestants but some said it came from a place of Banks wanting [TGT] to succeed. Barker called the moment “shell-shocking ” but said there was “never anything vitriolic about it ever.” “It was much more maternal than anything else ” he said. After [TGT] and Epley packed their bags they were sent to a hotel room where they stayed for the next few days. During production on Top Model contestants didn’t actually go straight home. They were essentially sequestered for almost 24 hours a day in hotel rooms only able to leave to get food. Cocks told BuzzFeed News the goal was to prevent the public from finding out which contestant was eliminated and when. These contestants were referred to as “bogies ” a play on the word “bogus.” Producers also didn't want eliminated contestants — at least in the early days of the show — to know who was eliminated after them. Cocks told BuzzFeed News that producers did another exit interview with [TGT] as a way of “buttoning up” [TGT] storyline. According to Cocks's recollection of the decision Banks "basically drove that train.” The concern was that the story was essentially “unfinished” without showing that Banks and [TGT] had made amends. So Banks along with her mother Carolyn London visited [TGT] while she was in her hotel room which Epley confirmed though she wasn’t present for the conversation. [TGT] said that the contestants had met London earlier in the competition and that [TGT] loved how “warm [TGT] spirit was” because it reminded [TGT] of [TGT] grandmother. In hindsight [TGT] saw London's presence in [TGT] hotel room as a way for Banks and the producers to make [TGT] feel more comfortable for the closing interview they had planned. According to [TGT] Banks recognized that they had a “moment ” said [TGT] saw a lot of [TGT] in Richardson and said [TGT] would continue to act as [TGT] mentor. “You would think that if you cared that much you would’ve been there more [TGT] said. "I didn’t think [TGT] cared. I don’t think [TGT] gave a fuck about none of us except for the ones who made it big. But hey it is what it is.” [TGT] said the second exit interview was conducted just a few minutes after Banks and [TGT] mother left [TGT] hotel room. [TGT] sported a bright pink tube top dangling earrings and a black baseball cap that covered [TGT] hair making it obvious that the interview wasn’t from the same night as the elimination where [TGT] wore the black getup. [TGT] seemed happier and more hopeful in that footage because she’d been “juiced up ” as [TGT] said in a sense by Banks. "Part of me did give up. I was being very disrespectful " [TGT] 's voice is heard saying in the episode as [TGT] 's shown in that black elimination night dress packing up [TGT] suitcase. Then the camera cuts to [TGT] in [TGT] pink tube top saying "Tyra really did care about me her yelling at me. I have the utmost respect for her 'cause she could've easily said 'OK whatever.' And you know 'Bye.' That showed me that she saw deeply into me and she cared about me. "And that's cool knowing that you know Tyra cares about you [TGT] said with a smile across [TGT] face as the camera faded to her in that black dress again rolling her suitcase out of the Top Model house. In 2012 Banks dramatically acted out a portion of the well-known scene during Cycle 19 and in 2015 she referenced the classic moment while live-tweeting Cycle 22 of the show. The now-retired supermodel also went the Kardashian route in January 2017 opting to capitalize on the constantly quoted moment by turning it — as well as a few of her other catchphrases — into an emoji as part of her TyTyMoji collection. But other than that Banks hasn’t said much on the subject. After watching the episode — and with a decade having passed — [TGT] said [TGT] understands that it made for good TV. “It was deep it was passionate…the music’s going Tyra’s beautiful self yelling [at the] poor little black girl " she said. "It was beautiful for TV. They love to see black girls struggling and somebody coming to save her … and that just didn’t work out that way [TGT] said one of [TGT] last interactions with Banks was when Hill came down to Miami in the months after filming had wrapped on Cycle 4 and Banks just happened to call as the former contestants stayed in a hotel for a weekend planning to scout agencies. [TGT] said Banks offered them advice on how to dress while they were looking for a potential agency which [TGT] said [TGT] appreciated. In September 2005 Banks invited [TGT] onto The Tyra Banks Show for a Top Model reunion special but it was during a second visit to Banks’s talk show in January 2006 for a tell-all episode when [TGT] felt like their relationship was over. (Telepictures was unable to provide BuzzFeed News with a review copy of the Tyra Banks Show episode in question.) In the interview [TGT] said [TGT] opened up about [TGT] issues with Banks saying Banks always focused on the negatives in [TGT] life. After the taping Richardson’s grandmother wrote a letter to Banks calling the talk show host out for always portraying [TGT] in a bad light and sent it to The Tyra Banks Show. [TGT] confirm if Banks herself ever received the letter but [TGT] said [TGT] never heard from [TGT] again. Richardson’s son Chaddrick whom [TGT] frequently talked about on Top Model is now 14 years old. [TGT] has also since had a daughter named Chaz who’s 9. [TGT] works a normal 9-to-5 job at a group home in Miami assisting people with mental disabilities. “It’s pretty cool though I’m not complaining about it ” [TGT] said. But [TGT] said multiple times she’s “famous-broke " in that [TGT] notoriety reaps no financial benefits. “Every fucking day somebody is coming up to me about this show and how I could’ve won and Tyra said this and it’s like really? It’s been 10 years. Could y’all not?” she said. While the in-person interactions have worn on her the persistence of the moment online doesn't get to [TGT] . “Oh I don’t give a fuck people are gonna laugh anyway ” she said. “People ain’t shit. Humans are not shit okay? They’re gonna laugh it doesn’t matter. It doesn’t bother me.” Today [TGT] does occasionally find time to work with a local photographer but modeling isn't something she's prioritizing. “I’ve been doing a couple of different photo shoots and it’s like a learning process too ” she said happily noting she has gone to some networking events. “And then I’m just getting my body fit … but I work I live in the real world.” Although she’s kept her tough-as-nails personality she doesn’t look back on the show with ill feelings. "I still didn’t take advantage of the situation like I should’ve but you know you live and you learn " she said. "I can’t regret that because it made me who I am right now. And I needed all of that.” ●

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UK’s Tony Blair argues voters deserve another say on Brexit

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FILE - This is a Thursday Aug. 31 2017. file photo of European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker left as he welcomes former British Prime Minister Tony Blair prior to a meeting at EU headquarters in Brussels. Blair on Thursday Jan. 4 2018 was pressing his view that voters should be given a chance to re-think Brexit once plans for Britain’s departure from the European Union are clear. (Virginia Mayo File/Associated Press) LONDON — Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is pressing his long-held view that voters should be given a chance to re-think Brexit once plans for Britain’s departure from the European Union are clear. Blair said Thursday that the Labour Party he led for 13 years should be actively challenging Brexit rather than going along with plans laid out by Prime Minister Theresa May and her Conservative Party allies. Blair and other opponents argue that voters should be able to review these terms and decide whether to go ahead rather than be bound by the 2016 referendum which saw Britons back Brexit by a four-point margin. “I’m simply saying one very very simple thing which is that in 2016 you knew you wanted to get out of the European Union but you didn’t see the terms of the alternative relationship ” Blair told the BBC radio. “If when you see those terms you think it is better to stick with Europe you are entitled to have that say.” In an article on his website Blair said Labour should challenge May every week at prime minister’s question time by asking why the Conservatives are “weakening our country.” That approach is only credible he said if Labour is clearly opposed to Brexit. Blair ’s political stock fell dramatically with public opposition to his decision to join the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq and there are no indications that his opposition to Brexit is gaining traction within the party which has moved sharply to the left since making Corbyn its leader in 2105.

FILE - This is a Thursday Aug. 31 2017. file photo of European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker left as he welcomes [TGT] prior to a meeting at EU headquarters in Brussels. [TGT] on Thursday Jan. 4 2018 was pressing [TGT] view that voters should be given a chance to re-think Brexit once plans for Britain’s departure from the European Union are clear. (Virginia Mayo File/Associated Press) LONDON — [TGT] is pressing [TGT] long-held view that voters should be given a chance to re-think Brexit once plans for Britain’s departure from the European Union are clear. [TGT] said Thursday that the Labour Party [TGT] led for 13 years should be actively challenging Brexit rather than going along with plans laid out by Prime Minister Theresa May and her Conservative Party allies. [TGT] and other opponents argue that voters should be able to review these terms and decide whether to go ahead rather than be bound by the 2016 referendum which saw Britons back Brexit by a four-point margin. “I’m simply saying one very very simple thing which is that in 2016 you knew you wanted to get out of the European Union but you didn’t see the terms of the alternative relationship ” [TGT] told the BBC radio. “If when you see those terms you think it is better to stick with Europe you are entitled to have that say.” In an article on his website [TGT] said Labour should challenge May every week at prime minister’s question time by asking why the Conservatives are “weakening our country.” That approach is only credible he said if Labour is clearly opposed to Brexit. [TGT] ’s political stock fell dramatically with public opposition to [TGT] decision to join the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq and there are no indications that [TGT] opposition to Brexit is gaining traction within the party which has moved sharply to the left since making Corbyn its leader in 2105.

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Secret Service spent $137K on golf carts to protect Trump at clubs

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The Trumps return from a Trump resort in Bedminster N.J. (Photo: SAUL LOEB AFP/Getty Images) WASHINGTON – The Secret Service has spent at least $137 505 to rent golf carts to protect President Trump this year at his private clubs in New Jersey and Florida. That's the biggest purchase order for golf carts so far. It comes in a contract that will extend through May 28 2018. The agency signed contracts for golf carts at Trump 's clubs as early as February but they never exceeded about $18 000 – and only lasted for one month at a time. In August USA TODAY first reported that the Secret Service can no longer pay the overtime for hundreds of agents it needs to carry out an expanded protective mission – in large part due to the sheer size of Trump 's family and efforts necessary to secure their multiple residences up and down the East Coast. Secret Service Director Randolph "Tex" Alles said more than 1 000 agents have already hit the federally mandated caps for salary and overtime allowances that were meant to last the entire year. More: Exclusive: Secret Service depletes funds to pay agents because of Trump 's frequent travel large family More: How Trump could ease the burden he 's putting on the Secret Service More: Donald Trump Jr. gives up Secret Service protection While Congress has been working on a fix to raise the caps for the agents critics have said Trump could ease the financial burden on the agency by reducing his travel and staying at the White House more often. "There's a question about how fast Trump is racking up bills that the taxpayers have to pay which are largely trips to his hotels and his golf courses " said Harrell Kirstein American Bridge communications director. Under the law Trump cannot provide or pay for any equipment or services the Secret Service needs to protect him . The rule is intended to stave off any potential conflicts of interests for the agency. The Secret Service has signed several more golf-related contracts. On Oct. 1 the agency paid $15 600 to install and remove ballistic glass for Trump to watch the Presidents Cup golf competition in Jersey City N.J. The total the agency has spent on portable bathrooms a mobile office and ballistic glass at Trump ’s New Jersey golf course rings in at $53 316. More: Secret Service spent $7 100 renting luxury portable toilets for Trump 's Bedminster trip

The Trumps return from a Trump resort in Bedminster N.J. (Photo: SAUL LOEB AFP/Getty Images) WASHINGTON – The Secret Service has spent at least $137 505 to rent golf carts to protect President Trump this year at his private clubs in New Jersey and Florida. That's the biggest purchase order for golf carts so far. It comes in a contract that will extend through May 28 2018. The agency signed contracts for golf carts at Trump 's clubs as early as February but they never exceeded about $18 000 – and only lasted for one month at a time. In August USA TODAY first reported that the Secret Service can no longer pay the overtime for hundreds of agents it needs to carry out an expanded protective mission – in large part due to the sheer size of Trump 's family and efforts necessary to secure their multiple residences up and down the East Coast. Secret Service Director Randolph "Tex" Alles said more than 1 000 agents have already hit the federally mandated caps for salary and overtime allowances that were meant to last the entire year. More: Exclusive: Secret Service depletes funds to pay agents because of [TGT] 's frequent travel large family More: How [TGT] could ease the burden [TGT] 's putting on the Secret Service More: Donald Trump Jr. gives up Secret Service protection While Congress has been working on a fix to raise the caps for the agents critics have said [TGT] could ease the financial burden on the agency by reducing [TGT] travel and staying at the White House more often. "There's a question about how fast [TGT] is racking up bills that the taxpayers have to pay which are largely trips to [TGT] hotels and [TGT] golf courses " said Harrell Kirstein American Bridge communications director. Under the law [TGT] cannot provide or pay for any equipment or services the Secret Service needs to protect [TGT] . The rule is intended to stave off any potential conflicts of interests for the agency. The Secret Service has signed several more golf-related contracts. On Oct. 1 the agency paid $15 600 to install and remove ballistic glass for [TGT] to watch the Presidents Cup golf competition in Jersey City N.J. The total the agency has spent on portable bathrooms a mobile office and ballistic glass at [TGT] ’s New Jersey golf course rings in at $53 316. More: Secret Service spent $7 100 renting luxury portable toilets for Trump 's Bedminster trip

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Under Armour’s terrible year just got worse

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A woman runs past an Under Armour store in downtown Chicago on Oct. 16. (Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg) Americans it seems are over Under Armour. “This is an abrupt about-turn for a company that until recently was on a mission to challenge the might of Nike ” Neil Saunders managing director of the analytical firm GlobalData Retail said in an email. “Under Armour has become just another brand in a sea of brands.” The problems are multiple he said. Although Under Armour racks up billions of dollars in sales each year analysts say it has failed to drum up much loyalty among its customers. It has also been slow to resonate with women and has struggled to compete with larger rivals such as Nike and Adidas which often offer lower-priced goods. Another factor: bankruptcy filings by key retail distributors such as Sports Authority and Sports Chalet. “We are incredibly disappointed with our 2017 performance ” Kevin Plank Under Armour’s founder and chief executive said during the call with analysts. “We have not performed to the level we had originally aspired to.” Under Armour tried to keep up he said by discounting prices and offering more promotions than usual which further cut into the company’s profit margins. But Plank added those were just temporary efforts to shore up sales and not a long-term strategy for the company which once could command higher prices than its competitors. (Men’s running shoes for example start at $74.99 at Under Armour $65 at Adidas and $60 at Nike according to the companies’ websites.) “In no way shape or form do we anticipate changing the pricing model that makes Under Armour special and unique ” Plank said. “We invented the $25 T-shirt. We’ve pressed the bounds as to what consumers will pay for apparel. That’ll continue. No one is looking for Under Armour to have the $25 hooded fleece. They want Under Armour at the $75 and $100 price points.” But analysts say that might be a tough sell particularly as customers grow accustomed to deep discounts. Saunders added that a “marked slowdown” in demand for athletic apparel is likely to further complicate Under Armour ’s turnaround efforts. “While customer numbers have risen loyalty to the brand is not deep-rooted in the same way that it is at Lululemon and Nike ” he wrote. “What this means is that as demand moderated Under Armour has been quick to drop off the radar of many consumers.” The latest round of disappointing earnings comes on the heels of a tough year. The company posted its first-ever loss in April and in August announced it would lay off 2 percent of its workers. There’s also been changes to the leadership team. Still shares of Under Armour stock which are currently trading at about $13 have lost more than half their value this year.

A woman runs past an Under Armour store in downtown Chicago on Oct. 16. (Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg) Americans it seems are over Under Armour. “This is an abrupt about-turn for a company that until recently was on a mission to challenge the might of Nike ” Neil Saunders managing director of the analytical firm GlobalData Retail said in an email. “Under Armour has become just another brand in a sea of brands.” The problems are multiple he said. Although Under Armour racks up billions of dollars in sales each year analysts say it has failed to drum up much loyalty among its customers. It has also been slow to resonate with women and has struggled to compete with larger rivals such as Nike and Adidas which often offer lower-priced goods. Another factor: bankruptcy filings by key retail distributors such as Sports Authority and Sports Chalet. “We are incredibly disappointed with our 2017 performance ” Kevin Plank Under Armour’s founder and chief executive said during the call with analysts. “We have not performed to the level we had originally aspired to.” Under Armour tried to keep up he said by discounting prices and offering more promotions than usual which further cut into the company’s profit margins. But Plank added those were just temporary efforts to shore up sales and not a long-term strategy for the company which once could command higher prices than its competitors. (Men’s running shoes for example start at $74.99 at Under Armour $65 at Adidas and $60 at Nike according to the companies’ websites.) “In no way shape or form do we anticipate changing the pricing model that makes Under Armour special and unique ” Plank said. “We invented the $25 T-shirt. We’ve pressed the bounds as to what consumers will pay for apparel. That’ll continue. No one is looking for Under [TGT] . [TGT] want Under [TGT] at the $75 and $100 price points.” But analysts say that might be a tough sell particularly as customers grow accustomed to deep discounts. Saunders added that a “marked slowdown” in demand for athletic apparel is likely to further complicate Under Armour ’s turnaround efforts. “While customer numbers have risen loyalty to the brand is not deep-rooted in the same way that it is at Lululemon and Nike ” he wrote. “What this means is that as demand moderated Under [TGT] has been quick to drop off the radar of many consumers.” The latest round of disappointing earnings comes on the heels of a tough year. [TGT] posted [TGT] first-ever loss in April and in August announced [TGT] would lay off 2 percent of [TGT] workers. There’s also been changes to the leadership team. [TGT] have lost more than half [TGT] value this year.

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UK regulator puts brake on Murdoch 's $15.7 billion Sky deal

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LONDON (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch’s $15.7 billion takeover of Sky is not in the public interest and should be blocked unless a way is found to prevent the media tycoon from influencing the network’s news output Britain’s regulator said. The initial ruling complicates a separate plan by Walt Disney Co to buy the majority of Murdoch’s assets including Sky. Disney had hoped Murdoch would own 100 percent of the European broadcaster by the time it completed its takeover. Murdoch ’s Twenty-First Century Fox agreed to buy the 61 percent of Sky it did not already own in December 2016 re-igniting a political row in Britain about the influence he wields through his ownership of newspapers the Sun and the Times and his stake in Sky the biggest pay-TV platform. Critics of the deal argue that Murdoch could hold sway over the editorial output of Sky News a loss making but award-winning 24-hour channel. Sky warned that were the deal to be rejected because of Sky News it could shut the channel itself. The British government which will take the final decision on the deal asked the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to judge if Murdoch had too much influence in Britain and would uphold broadcasting standards. Possible ways to resolve concerns about Murdoch ’s influence in Britain could include spinning off or divesting Sky News or insulating Sky News from Fox’s influence the CMA said. A third option is to block the deal outright.

LONDON (Reuters) - [TGT] ’s $15.7 billion takeover of Sky is not in the public interest and should be blocked unless a way is found to prevent the media tycoon from influencing the network’s news output Britain’s regulator said. The initial ruling complicates a separate plan by Walt Disney Co to buy the majority of Murdoch’s assets including Sky. Disney had hoped Murdoch would own 100 percent of the European broadcaster by the time it completed its takeover. Murdoch ’s Twenty-First Century Fox agreed to buy the 61 percent of Sky it did not already own in December 2016 re-igniting a political row in Britain about the influence he wields through his ownership of newspapers the Sun and the Times and his stake in Sky the biggest pay-TV platform. Critics of the deal argue that Murdoch could hold sway over the editorial output of Sky News a loss making but award-winning 24-hour channel. Sky warned that were the deal to be rejected because of Sky News it could shut the channel itself. The British government which will take the final decision on the deal asked the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to judge if Murdoch had too much influence in Britain and would uphold broadcasting standards. Possible ways to resolve concerns about Murdoch ’s influence in Britain could include spinning off or divesting Sky News or insulating Sky News from Fox’s influence the CMA said. A third option is to block the deal outright.

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Rikers Island inmate brutally slashed in the face

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“Our message is clear: If you attack someone in our jails you will face consequences ” said department spokesman Peter Thorne . He blamed the department’s inability to use six sophisticated “ionizing” body scanners to find the homemade knives on inmates. Man slashed in holding cell by convicted murderer suing city “We will continue to work closely with state legislators to pursue the change in state law ” Thorne vowed. Man slashed in holding cell by convicted murderer suing city “We need Albany lawmakers in the next legislative session to pass the Secure Pass Scanner Bill and help us save lives otherwise they will be complicit in this violence ” he said.

“Our message is clear: If you attack someone in our jails you will face consequences ” said [TGT] . [TGT] blamed the department’s inability to use six sophisticated “ionizing” body scanners to find the homemade knives on inmates. Man slashed in holding cell by convicted murderer suing city “We will continue to work closely with state legislators to pursue the change in state law ” [TGT] vowed. Man slashed in holding cell by convicted murderer suing city “We need Albany lawmakers in the next legislative session to pass the Secure Pass Scanner Bill and help us save lives otherwise they will be complicit in this violence ” he said.

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An Outsider's View Of How the U.S. Treats Its Most Vulnerable : NPR

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Philip Alston is the United Nations' special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights. He speaks with NPR's Kelly McEvers about a report he is compiling on how the United State's most vulnerable are treated by the government. Philip Alston has spent the past two weeks traveling around the United States - first Washington D.C. then Los Angeles San Francisco Alabama Puerto Rico and finally West Virginia. The United States is one of the wealthiest countries in the world but Alston wanted to understand how it is that 40 million Americans live in poverty. He is the United Nations' special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights. And he 's with us now. Welcome to the show. PHILIP ALSTON : Thank you. ALSTON : I was looking primarily to see the relationship between the civil rights which the United States holds so dear and poverty. In other words if you live in poverty in this country can you actually enjoy the civil and political rights which you are supposedly guaranteed? ALSTON : To go to Skid Row in Los Angeles to see the extent of it the never-ending encampments and tents the really grim circumstances under which people live. To go to Alabama to meet with people who live in areas that have no sewerage connection and so their sewage is basically just pumped out into their gardens. Those sorts of things have a pretty big impact. ALSTON : So the rich are industrious entrepreneurial patriotic and the drivers of economic success. The poor on the other hand are wasters losers and scammers. So as a result money spent on welfare is money down the drain. Money devoted to the rich is a sound investment. The reality is that the United States now has probably the lowest degree of social mobility among all the rich countries. And if you are born poor guess where you're going to end up - poor. ALSTON : I was very impressed by a lot of the community organizing that's going on in many places. I was very impressed by a voluntary health dental even psychological care clinic that I saw called West Virginia Health Right which has no full-time doctors or dentists but relies on volunteer services from those communities and ends up seeing 21 000 patients a year. ALSTON : I have to admit that sometimes I fear that such superb and much-needed initiatives they are taking the pressure off the state. And the state can sort of sit back and say well there's no need in that area. It's being done by these guys. ALSTON : Well I think one of the most striking things is the lack of political will. I don't want to draw a comparison with China but I did have to say when I was there that what was impressive was that Xi Jinping had made it a priority of his administration to eradicate extreme poverty. And when people said to me oh but he's just trying to keep control of the Communist Party my response was I think every politician is trying to keep control of government. And if others would dedicate themselves to eliminate poverty then that would be great. MCEVERS: Philip Alston is the U.N. special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights. Thanks for your time today. ALSTON : Thanks. My pleasure.

Philip Alston is the United Nations' special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights. He speaks with NPR's Kelly McEvers about a report he is compiling on how the United State's most vulnerable are treated by the government. Philip Alston has spent the past two weeks traveling around the United States - first Washington D.C. then Los Angeles San Francisco Alabama Puerto Rico and finally West Virginia. The United States is one of the wealthiest countries in the world but Alston wanted to understand how it is that 40 million Americans live in poverty. He is the United Nations' special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights. And he 's with us now. Welcome to the show. PHILIP ALSTON : Thank you. ALSTON : I was looking primarily to see the relationship between the civil rights which the United States holds so dear and poverty. In other words if you live in poverty in this country can you actually enjoy the civil and political rights which you are supposedly guaranteed? ALSTON : To go to Skid Row in Los Angeles to see the extent of it the never-ending encampments and tents the really grim circumstances under which people live. To go to Alabama to meet with people who live in areas that have no sewerage connection and so their sewage is basically just pumped out into their gardens. Those sorts of things have a pretty big impact. ALSTON : So the rich are industrious entrepreneurial patriotic and the drivers of economic success. The poor on the other hand are wasters losers and scammers. So as a result money spent on welfare is money down the drain. Money devoted to the rich is a sound investment. The reality is that the United States now has probably the lowest degree of social mobility among all the rich countries. And if you are born poor guess where you're going to end up - poor. ALSTON : I was very impressed by a lot of the community organizing that's going on in many places. I was very impressed by a voluntary health dental even psychological care clinic that I saw called West Virginia Health Right which has no full-time doctors or dentists but relies on volunteer services from those communities and ends up seeing 21 000 patients a year. ALSTON : I have to admit that sometimes I fear that such superb and much-needed initiatives they are taking the pressure off the state. And the state can sort of sit back and say well there's no need in that area. It's being done by these guys. ALSTON : Well I think one of the most striking things is the lack of political will. I don't want to draw a comparison with China but I did have to say when I was there that what was impressive was that Xi Jinping had made it a priority of his administration to eradicate extreme poverty. And when people said to me oh but he's just trying to keep control of the Communist Party my response was I think every politician is trying to keep control of government. And if others would dedicate themselves to eliminate poverty then that would be great. MCEVERS: Philip Alston is the U.N. special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights. Thanks for your time today. ALSTON : Thanks. My pleasure.

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EPA Investigating Scott Pruitt's Taxpayer

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The inspector general for the Environmental Protection Agency continues to dig into EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt 's use of taxpayer money for travel. According to an EPA memo cited by The Hill the EPA's IG expanded the scope of its original investigation to include all of Pruitt 's travel through 2017. The memo cites "additional Congressional requests." The IG is looking at three main factors related to Pruitt 's travel: "The frequency cost and extent of the Administrator's travel … Whether applicable EPA travel policies and procedures were followed for Administrator Pruitt 's travel as well as other EPA staff and security personnel traveling with or in advance of Administrator Pruitt … [and] Whether EPA policies and procedures are sufficiently designed to prevent fraud waste and abuse regarding the Administrator's travel." According to the Washington Examiner Sen. Tom Carper D-Del. requested that the EPA's IG look at Pruitt 's four-day trip to Morocco last month that cost $40 000. The trip was intended to promote the use of natural gas. The Washington Post reported in October that the EPA's IG was investigating Pruitt 's travel habits in the first half of the year which included non-commercial and military flights that cost more than $58 000.

The inspector general for the Environmental Protection Agency continues to dig into [TGT] 's use of taxpayer money for travel. According to an EPA memo cited by The Hill the EPA's IG expanded the scope of its original investigation to include all of [TGT] 's travel through 2017. The memo cites "additional Congressional requests." The IG is looking at three main factors related to [TGT] 's travel: "The frequency cost and extent of the Administrator's travel … Whether applicable EPA travel policies and procedures were followed for [TGT] 's travel as well as other EPA staff and security personnel traveling with or in advance of [TGT] … [and] Whether EPA policies and procedures are sufficiently designed to prevent fraud waste and abuse regarding the Administrator's travel." According to the Washington Examiner Sen. Tom Carper D-Del. requested that the EPA's IG look at Pruitt 's four-day trip to Morocco last month that cost $40 000. The trip was intended to promote the use of natural gas. The Washington Post reported in October that the EPA's IG was investigating [TGT] 's travel habits in the first half of the year which included non-commercial and military flights that cost more than $58 000.

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Luke Bryan on 'American Idol': 'I Judge Like a Fan of Music'

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If the timing had been different Luke Bryan might have been a contestant on American Idol. Instead the Georgia native will be one of the show's new judges when the reboot of the singing competition premieres on ABC in March. Related Luke Bryan : The Rolling Stone Country Interview Country music's most popular — and polarizing — figure on his musical hits and misses celebrity frustrations and what he has to say to the haters Meeting with reporters at the Television Critics Association press tour in Pasadena on Monday alongside returning host Ryan Seacrest his fellow judges – pop star Katy Perry and R&B legend Lionel Richie ­– and the show's producers Bryan recalled moving to Nashville as American Idol was taking off in the early 2000s. "I just remember once I got my record deal… I was like 'Gosh it would have been pretty awesome to have had the opportunity to try out and start with that platform ' " Bryan said discussing the increasing difficulty of a launching a music career in a crowded marketplace. "I remember being inspired by it as a young musician " Bryan said of the early days of the original series which ended its run on Fox in 2016. He also noted Idol's success in the country arena specifically. "The main thing with me is I remember when [season four winner] Carrie Underwood rolled into Nashville. It energized the whole city. And then you look at [season five finalist] Kellie Pickler who still has a career in entertainment and then you look at now [season 10 winner] Scotty McCreery is finally catching his stride as an artist." Bryan whose latest album What Makes You Country debuted at Number One on the Billboard all-genre Top 200 chart in December says he decided to take a seat at the judges' table because it "felt like it was going to be a blast to be a part of." He had turned down previous offers to do TV gigs but when Idol called "I jumped right on it. It was never a moment's thought for me because I get inspired. I judge and I watch this like a fan of music " he said. "I'm in there on the emotional ride with these kids. When they start singing and they are moving me emotionally I get wrapped up in the moment. I get wrapped up in the pageantry and the dreams coming true." Bryan joins the growing list of country stars to lend their talents to reality competitions including former Idol judge Keith Urban Brad Paisley who appeared on ABC's Rising Star and Blake Shelton who not only currently stars on NBC's The Voice but was previously a judge on Nashville Star.

If the timing had been different Luke Bryan might have been a contestant on American Idol. Instead the Georgia native will be one of the show's new judges when the reboot of the singing competition premieres on ABC in March. Related [TGT] : The Rolling Stone Country Interview Country music's most popular — and polarizing — figure on his musical hits and misses celebrity frustrations and what he has to say to the haters Meeting with reporters at the Television Critics Association press tour in Pasadena on Monday alongside returning host Ryan Seacrest his fellow judges – pop star Katy Perry and R&B legend Lionel Richie ­– and the show's producers [TGT] recalled moving to Nashville as American Idol was taking off in the early 2000s. "I just remember once I got my record deal… I was like 'Gosh it would have been pretty awesome to have had the opportunity to try out and start with that platform ' [TGT] said discussing the increasing difficulty of a launching a music career in a crowded marketplace. "I remember being inspired by it as a young musician [TGT] said of the early days of the original series which ended [TGT] run on Fox in 2016. [TGT] also noted Idol's success in the country arena specifically. "The main thing with [TGT] is I remember when [season four winner] Carrie Underwood rolled into Nashville. It energized the whole city. And then you look at [season five finalist] Kellie Pickler who still has a career in entertainment and then you look at now [season 10 winner] Scotty McCreery is finally catching his stride as an artist." [TGT] whose latest album What Makes You Country debuted at Number One on the Billboard all-genre Top 200 chart in December says he decided to take a seat at the judges' table because it "felt like it was going to be a blast to be a part of." He had turned down previous offers to do TV gigs but when Idol called "I jumped right on it. It was never a moment's thought for me because I get inspired. I judge and I watch this like a fan of music " he said. "I'm in there on the emotional ride with these kids. When they start singing and they are moving me emotionally I get wrapped up in the moment. I get wrapped up in the pageantry and the dreams coming true." Bryan joins the growing list of country stars to lend their talents to reality competitions including former Idol judge Keith Urban Brad Paisley who appeared on ABC's Rising Star and Blake Shelton who not only currently stars on NBC's The Voice but was previously a judge on Nashville Star.

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Flynn said Russian sanctions would be 'ripped up' by Trump admin

Michael Flynn

At some point before President Trump’s inauguration disgraced national security adviser Michael Flynn assured an ex-business partner that economic sanctions on Russia would be “ripped up” as soon as the new administration entered the White House according to documents made public Wednesday. Flynn made the promise to Alex Copson a managing partner of a Russia-connected energy company a whistleblower told Rep. Elijah Cummings this summer. Trump calls Flynn guilty plea ‘a shame ’ blames FBI Hillary The unnamed whistleblower’s claims pose the strongest evidence yet that the nascent Trump White House was looking to rescind sanctions against Russia and also suggests that Flynn could have had a personal financial stake in the matter. Flynn who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI last week worked together with Copson’s company ACU Strategic Partners until June 2016. Their work together involved a deal with the Russian government to build nuclear power plants in the Middle East. Copson apparently told the whistleblower during an Inauguration Day event in Washington D.C. that Flynn had just texted him that the power plant venture was “good to go.” Rep. Elijah Cummings called on the House Oversight Committee to issue subpoenas for White House records pertaining to Flynn 's contacts with Copson. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP) Flynn ’s lawyer did not immediately return a request for comment from the Daily News. Flynn was fired less than a month into his tenure as national security adviser after it became clear that he had lied to Vice President Mike Pence about his contacts with a Russian diplomat. On Friday Flynn became the first current or former Trump administration official to agree to cooperate with special prosecutor Robert Mueller’s investigators. “These grave allegations compel a full credible and bipartisan congressional investigation ” Cummings wrote adding that Flynn appears to have "sought to manipulate the course of international nuclear policy for the financial gain of his former business partners."

At some point before President Trump’s inauguration disgraced [TGT] assured an ex-business partner that economic sanctions on Russia would be “ripped up” as soon as the new administration entered the White House according to documents made public Wednesday. [TGT] made the promise to Alex Copson a managing partner of a Russia-connected energy company a whistleblower told Rep. Elijah Cummings this summer. Trump calls [TGT] guilty plea ‘a shame ’ blames FBI Hillary The unnamed whistleblower’s claims pose the strongest evidence yet that the nascent Trump White House was looking to rescind sanctions against Russia and also suggests that [TGT] could have had a personal financial stake in the matter. [TGT] who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI last week worked together with Copson’s company ACU Strategic Partners until June 2016. Their work together involved a deal with the Russian government to build nuclear power plants in the Middle East. Copson apparently told the whistleblower during an Inauguration Day event in Washington D.C. that [TGT] had just texted him that the power plant venture was “good to go.” Rep. Elijah Cummings called on the House Oversight Committee to issue subpoenas for White House records pertaining to [TGT] 's contacts with Copson. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP) [TGT] did not immediately return a request for comment from the Daily News. [TGT] was fired less than a month into [TGT] tenure as national security adviser after it became clear that [TGT] had lied to Vice President Mike Pence about [TGT] contacts with a Russian diplomat. On Friday [TGT] became the first current or former Trump administration official to agree to cooperate with special prosecutor Robert Mueller’s investigators. “These grave allegations compel a full credible and bipartisan congressional investigation ” Cummings wrote adding that [TGT] appears to have "sought to manipulate the course of international nuclear policy for the financial gain of [TGT] former business partners."

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Louis C.K. accused of sexual misconduct by 5 women; movie premiere abruptly canceled

Louis C.K

The New York premiere of Louis C.K. 's upcoming film title “I Love You Daddy” was canceled due to “unexpected circumstances " The Hollywood Reporter revealed shortly before The New York Times released an article in which five women accused the comedian of being sexually inappropriate with them. Comedians Dana Min Goodman and Julia Wolov told the Times C.K. exposed himself to them in a Chicago hotel room in 2002. Abby Schachner shared a similarly disturbing story with the newspaper telling the Times she heard C.K. masturbating on the phone when she spoke to him in 2003. Comedian Rebecca Corry said C.K. was inappropriate with her as well. " He leaned close to my face and said ‘Can I ask you something?’ I said ‘Yes ’” she told the Times. “ He asked if we could go to my dressing room so he could masturbate in front of me .” Corry rejected him . A fifth woman who spoke anonymously said C.K. repeatedly asked to masturbate in front of her. A rep for the 50-year-old "Louie" star told the newspaper “ Louis is not going to answer any questions." FX the network that aired his TV show responded: “We are obviously very troubled by the allegations about Louis C.K. published in The New York Times today. The network has received no allegations of misconduct by Louis C.K. related to any of our 5 shows produced together over the past 8 years. FX Networks and FXP take all necessary actions to protect our employees and thoroughly investigate any allegations of misconduct within our workplace. That said the matter is currently under review.” HBO also distanced itself from the comic. The network said in a statement to several media outlets that he would no longer appear on its “Night of Too Many Stars” special -- and it would remove his past projects from its on-demand services. In addition to the film premiere's sudden cancellation his scheduled appearance on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” was also cancelled. Actor William H. Macy took will take his place on the CBS late night show.

The New York premiere of [TGT] . 's upcoming film title “I Love You Daddy” was canceled due to “unexpected circumstances " The Hollywood Reporter revealed shortly before The New York Times released an article in which five women accused the comedian of being sexually inappropriate with them. Comedians Dana Min Goodman and Julia Wolov told the Times C.K. exposed himself to them in a Chicago hotel room in 2002. Abby Schachner shared a similarly disturbing story with the newspaper telling the Times she heard C.K. masturbating on the phone when she spoke to him in 2003. Comedian Rebecca Corry said C.K. was inappropriate with her as well. " He leaned close to my face and said ‘Can I ask you something?’ I said ‘Yes ’” she told the Times. “ He asked if we could go to my dressing room so he could masturbate in front of me .” Corry rejected him . A fifth woman who spoke anonymously said C.K. repeatedly asked to masturbate in front of her. A rep for the 50-year-old "Louie" star told the newspaper “ Louis is not going to answer any questions." FX the network that aired his TV show responded: “We are obviously very troubled by the allegations about [TGT] . published in The New York Times today. The network has received no allegations of misconduct by [TGT] . related to any of our 5 shows produced together over the past 8 years. FX Networks and FXP take all necessary actions to protect our employees and thoroughly investigate any allegations of misconduct within our workplace. That said the matter is currently under review.” HBO also distanced itself from the comic. The network said in a statement to several media outlets that he would no longer appear on its “Night of Too Many Stars” special -- and it would remove his past projects from its on-demand services. In addition to the film premiere's sudden cancellation his scheduled appearance on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” was also cancelled. Actor William H. Macy took will take his place on the CBS late night show.

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YouTube suspends star over suicide video doesn't shut door

Logan Paul

The video service announced this week that it had pulled Logan Paul's channel from its ad-supported Google Preferred platform and put two other projects on hold. YouTube chief business officer Robert Kyncl said Saturday there's no timetable for when Paul 's future will be addressed again. Kyncl didn't shut YouTube's door on Paul . Paul apologized for posting video of him in a forest near Mount Fuji in Japan near what seemed to be a body hanging from a tree. The location is known in Japan as a frequent site for suicides. YouTube said the images violated its policies. Paul pulled the images from his channel on his own. Kyncl said Paul recognizes that he has made serious missteps and has expressed remorse for them. "The most important thing to focus on is that actions speak louder than words and Logan has the opportunity to prove that " he said. Removing Paul 's work from the Google Preferred platform cuts off a significant route to advertising revenue through YouTube. YouTube also said it would not feature Paul in the fourth season of its series "Foursome" and would put other work on hold. Paul is one of the platform's biggest stars with Forbes magazine estimating he earned $12.5 million last year.

The video service announced this week that it had pulled Logan Paul's channel from its ad-supported Google Preferred platform and put two other projects on hold. YouTube chief business officer Robert Kyncl said Saturday there's no timetable for when Paul 's future will be addressed again. Kyncl didn't shut YouTube's door on [TGT] . [TGT] apologized for posting video of [TGT] in a forest near Mount Fuji in Japan near what seemed to be a body hanging from a tree. The location is known in Japan as a frequent site for suicides. YouTube said the images violated its policies. [TGT] pulled the images from [TGT] channel on [TGT] own. Kyncl said [TGT] recognizes that [TGT] has made serious missteps and has expressed remorse for them. "The most important thing to focus on is that actions speak louder than words and [TGT] has the opportunity to prove that " [TGT] said. Removing [TGT] 's work from the Google Preferred platform cuts off a significant route to advertising revenue through YouTube. YouTube also said it would not feature [TGT] in the fourth season of its series "Foursome" and would put other work on hold. [TGT] is one of the platform's biggest stars with Forbes magazine estimating [TGT] earned $12.5 million last year.

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Allen Robinson ? Ryan Grant? Here are Redskins’ free

Allen Robinson

Allen Robinson will be one of the most sought-after receivers in free agency this year. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) High-level target: Allen Robinson Jaguars Robinson looked well on his way to becoming one of the top receivers in the NFL after his first three seasons but this last season was cut short during the first game after suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament. The injury will likely cause teams to hesitate before giving him a big contract but assuming his recovery is on track he ’s the best free agent receiver available. He ’s become a well-rounded threat with the potential to win deep or turn short passes into big gains with his run-after-catch ability. On this play from 2016 Robinson runs a deep in-breaking route against off-coverage. Robinson angles his routes outside initially to sell a vertical route to the corner. As he reaches the top of his route he manages to get the corner to open his hips to the sideline creating lots of separation as Robinson cuts inside. Robinson makes the catch and then shows his ability to create after the catch eluding defenders on his way to a nearly 40-yard gain. One of Robinson ’s best traits is his body control when adjusting to the flight of the ball. He makes a number of spectacular catches to pull in back-shoulder throws or correct inaccurate passes. Here Robinson is isolated to the left of the formation. He runs a simple go route but quarterback Blake Bortles throws to his back-shoulder. Robinson does an excellent job not only getting his head around and locating the throw but turning his body around completely to make an incredible one-handed grab. Robinson if healthy has the ability to be a true number one receiver for whichever team he signs for. The injury might put some teams off but his talent makes an investment in him worth the risk.

[TGT] will be one of the most sought-after receivers in free agency this year. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) High-level target: [TGT] Jaguars [TGT] looked well on [TGT] way to becoming one of the top receivers in the NFL after [TGT] first three seasons but this last season was cut short during the first game after suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament. The injury will likely cause teams to hesitate before giving him a big contract but assuming his recovery is on track he ’s the best free agent receiver available. He ’s become a well-rounded threat with the potential to win deep or turn short passes into big gains with his run-after-catch ability. On this play from 2016 [TGT] runs a deep in-breaking route against off-coverage. [TGT] angles [TGT] routes outside initially to sell a vertical route to the corner. As [TGT] reaches the top of [TGT] route [TGT] manages to get the corner to open [TGT] hips to the sideline creating lots of separation as [TGT] cuts inside. [TGT] makes the catch and then shows [TGT] ability to create after the catch eluding defenders on [TGT] way to a nearly 40-yard gain. One of [TGT] is [TGT] body control when adjusting to the flight of the ball. [TGT] makes a number of spectacular catches to pull in back-shoulder throws or correct inaccurate passes. Here [TGT] is isolated to the left of the formation. [TGT] runs a simple go route but quarterback Blake Bortles throws to [TGT] back-shoulder. [TGT] does an excellent job not only getting [TGT] head around and locating the throw but turning [TGT] body around completely to make an incredible one-handed grab. [TGT] if healthy has the ability to be a true number one receiver for whichever team [TGT] signs for. The injury might put some teams off but [TGT] talent makes an investment in [TGT] worth the risk.

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Colts say 'rivalry on' after McDaniels backs out of deal

Andrew Luck

The good news for Indy is that the only coaching vacancy still looks pretty attractive — if Andrew Luck is healthy. Luck meanwhile continues to be the big question as he rehabs from last January's surgery for a partially torn labrum in his throwing shoulder. Some believe McDaniels' sudden change of heart was related to doubts about Luck 's health. On Wednesday though he attempted to alleviate lingering concerns about Luck while acknowledging the franchise quarterback still hasn't thrown a football since returning from Europe late last year. "At this point we feel very strongly that Andrew is in a good place. He doesn't need surgery " Ballard said. "I have not gotten that from the two doctors that he 's seen here after the season. His strength is good. He 's working on his throwing motion and he 's working on his arm speed right now. He has not picked up a football but he is throwing balls working on arm speed. " He 's going to do everything right to get himself ready to play and I'm very confident he 's very confident that he 's going to come back and prove a lot of people wrong " Ballard added.

The good news for Indy is that the only coaching vacancy still looks pretty attractive — if [TGT] is healthy. [TGT] meanwhile continues to be the big question as [TGT] rehabs from last January's surgery for a partially torn labrum in [TGT] throwing shoulder. Some believe McDaniels' sudden change of heart was related to doubts about Luck 's health. On Wednesday though he attempted to alleviate lingering concerns about [TGT] while acknowledging the franchise quarterback still hasn't thrown a football since returning from Europe late last year. "At this point we feel very strongly that Andrew is in a good place. He doesn't need surgery " Ballard said. "I have not gotten that from the two doctors that he 's seen here after the season. His strength is good. He 's working on his throwing motion and he 's working on his arm speed right now. He has not picked up a football but he is throwing balls working on arm speed. " He 's going to do everything right to get himself ready to play and I'm very confident he 's very confident that he 's going to come back and prove a lot of people wrong " Ballard added.

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Election Day 2017: The most important things we'll learn

Ed Gillespie

The Virginia governor's race has been captivating controversial and frequently cutting. Republican nominee Ed Gillespie a long-time party operative and lobbyist has dominated the campaign dialogue with a succession of racially tinged attacks on Democrat Ralph Northam the lieutenant governor. Though Virginia has been trending Democratic and final pre-election polls still show Northam leading Gillespie's onslaught has shaken the soft-spoken Democratic nominee and unnerved party activists desperate to record their first big electoral win of the Trump presidency. Given that surveys have consistently shown Trump's approval rating below 40% in both states Gillespie and Guadagno must replicate McAuliffe's equation to prevail: they will need to win a higher percentage among Trump approvers than they lose among disapprovers. The challenge is that in both states Trump's disapproval rating among voters is likely to be much higher than Obama's was in 2013 leaving the GOP nominees less room for error. Gillespie has followed a distinctive strategy of keeping his distance from Trump personally (the President hasn't campaigned in the state) while embracing several of his key themes for instance on immigration. If that allows Gillespie to suppress his deficit among voters who disapprove of Trump he may offer a roadmap to other Republicans running in places dubious of the President. Population growth in Virginia since 2013 has continued to strengthen the groups and places where Democrats are strongest. But Democrats are nervous that Gillespie may inspire a turnout surge among Trump's core constituency of older blue-collar and non-urban whites with his racially provocative campaign -- which has included a full-throated endorsement of preserving Confederate monuments and unrelenting attacks on "sanctuary cities" and the Central American gang MS-13. Another critical dynamic in Virginia will be how much the Trump factor -- and Gillespie 's turn toward Trump-like themes -- accelerates the shift in partisan allegiances between blue-collar and white-collar whites what I've called the class inversion. As in most states Republicans now consistently post crushing advantages among Virginia whites without a college degree: Trump in 2016 Gillespie in his narrow 2014 Senate race defeat against Democrat Mark Warner Cuccinelli in 2013 presidential nominee Mitt Romney in 2012 and McDonnell in 2009 all carried about 70% or more of them. Gillespie needs to equal if not exceed that. Did the immigration issue help or hurt Gillespie ? Northam ran a bland mostly forgettable campaign but Gillespie planted a stake by igniting Trump-style cultural confrontations over Confederate monuments and especially "sanctuary cities." Whether Gillespie wins or loses analysts in both parties believe other Republicans are likely to reprise his attacks next year because they have clearly shaken Northam. Already Guadagno has stressed the issue in the campaign's final weeks. Both sides will be watching whether Gillespie 's arguments help him turn out the Trump constituency-and whether in a backlash they provoke larger turnout and/or bigger margins than usual for Democrats akmong non-white voters. Gillespie 's campaign insists the "sanctuary city" arguments are also helping him with suburban swing voters anxious about crime while the Northam campaign says the attacks' racial edge have alienated those voters. The answer has big implications for 2018 and both sides will be combing the Virginia results for clues -- particularly the results among college-educated whites and in the DC exurbs-about who's right. In Virginia many political experts zero in on two counties. Chesterfield County just south of Richmond historically has favored Republicans but Trump significantly underperformed there. If Gillespie wobbles there too it will offer an indication of suburban backlash against his embrace of Trump-like themes. Another marker is well-educated Loudon County in the Washington DC exurbs. Gillespie narrowly carried it in 2014 but Clinton trounced Trump there. Gillespie can't afford that.

The Virginia governor's race has been captivating controversial and frequently cutting. Republican nominee Ed Gillespie a long-time party operative and lobbyist has dominated the campaign dialogue with a succession of racially tinged attacks on Democrat Ralph Northam the lieutenant governor. Though Virginia has been trending Democratic and final pre-election polls still show Northam leading Gillespie's onslaught has shaken the soft-spoken Democratic nominee and unnerved party activists desperate to record their first big electoral win of the Trump presidency. Given that surveys have consistently shown Trump's approval rating below 40% in both states Gillespie and Guadagno must replicate McAuliffe's equation to prevail: they will need to win a higher percentage among Trump approvers than they lose among disapprovers. The challenge is that in both states Trump's disapproval rating among voters is likely to be much higher than Obama's was in 2013 leaving the GOP nominees less room for error. Gillespie has followed a distinctive strategy of keeping his distance from Trump personally (the President hasn't campaigned in the state) while embracing several of his key themes for instance on immigration. If that allows Gillespie to suppress his deficit among voters who disapprove of Trump he may offer a roadmap to other Republicans running in places dubious of the President. Population growth in Virginia since 2013 has continued to strengthen the groups and places where Democrats are strongest. But Democrats are nervous that Gillespie may inspire a turnout surge among Trump's core constituency of older blue-collar and non-urban whites with his racially provocative campaign -- which has included a full-throated endorsement of preserving Confederate monuments and unrelenting attacks on "sanctuary cities" and the Central American gang MS-13. Another critical dynamic in Virginia will be how much the Trump factor -- and Gillespie 's turn toward Trump-like themes -- accelerates the shift in partisan allegiances between blue-collar and white-collar whites what I've called the class inversion. As in most states Republicans now consistently post crushing advantages among Virginia whites without a college degree: Trump in 2016 Gillespie in his narrow 2014 Senate race defeat against Democrat Mark Warner Cuccinelli in 2013 presidential nominee Mitt Romney in 2012 and McDonnell in 2009 all carried about 70% or more of them. Gillespie needs to equal if not exceed that. Did the immigration issue help or hurt Gillespie ? Northam ran a bland mostly forgettable campaign but Gillespie planted a stake by igniting Trump-style cultural confrontations over Confederate monuments and especially "sanctuary cities." Whether Gillespie wins or loses analysts in both parties believe other Republicans are likely to reprise his attacks next year because they have clearly shaken Northam. Already Guadagno has stressed the issue in the campaign's final weeks. Both sides will be watching whether Gillespie 's arguments help him turn out the Trump constituency-and whether in a backlash they provoke larger turnout and/or bigger margins than usual for Democrats akmong non-white voters. Gillespie 's campaign insists the "sanctuary city" arguments are also helping him with suburban swing voters anxious about crime while the Northam campaign says the attacks' racial edge have alienated those voters. The answer has big implications for 2018 and both sides will be combing the Virginia results for clues -- particularly the results among college-educated whites and in the DC exurbs-about who's right. In Virginia many political experts zero in on two counties. Chesterfield County just south of Richmond historically has favored Republicans but Trump significantly underperformed there. If [TGT] Gillespie wobbles there too [TGT] will offer an indication of suburban backlash against his embrace of Trump-like themes. Another marker is well-educated Loudon County in the Washington DC exurbs. Gillespie narrowly carried it in 2014 but Clinton trounced Trump there. Gillespie can't afford that.

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De Blasio ’s legal fees are going to cost taxpayers millions

De Blasio

Nearly 10 months ­after a federal probe into Mayor de Blasio’s fund-raising practices was closed the city on Friday disclosed that his legal bills will cost taxpayers $2.6 million. That’s what Hizzoner’s personal law firm Kramer Levin Naftalis and Frankel LLP is charging to defend the mayor during a yearlong probe by the Manhattan US Attorney’s Office into whether his campaign donors got special treatment from City Hall. The probe concluded in March 2017 with no charges filed even as prosecutors noted that de Blasio had “made or directed inquiries to relevant city agencies on behalf of those donors.” “I want to affirm I did try to go a different route ” de Blasio said on WNYC radio in July. “And I thought a lot about it and I came to the conclusion it just didn’t make sense that the consistent and appropriate thing is any employee who has not done anything wrong and obviously not as you said — clear not indicted etc. — deserves legal representation from the city of New York.” De Blasio still plans to use a legal defense fund to pay for the expenses stemming from that probe city officials said.

Nearly 10 months ­after a federal probe into Mayor de Blasio’s fund-raising practices was closed the city on Friday disclosed that his legal bills will cost taxpayers $2.6 million. That’s what Hizzoner’s personal law firm Kramer Levin Naftalis and Frankel LLP is charging to defend the mayor during a yearlong probe by the Manhattan US Attorney’s Office into whether his campaign donors got special treatment from City Hall. The probe concluded in March 2017 with no charges filed even as prosecutors noted that de Blasio had “made or directed inquiries to relevant city agencies on behalf of those donors.” “I want to affirm I did try to go a different route ” de Blasio said on WNYC radio in July. “And I thought a lot about it and I came to the conclusion it just didn’t make sense that the consistent and appropriate thing is any employee who has not done anything wrong and obviously not as you said — clear not indicted etc. — deserves legal representation from the city of New York.” [TGT] still plans to use a legal defense fund to pay for the expenses stemming from that probe city officials said.

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Legendary Rocker Tom Petty Dead at 66

Tom Petty

Legendary rocker Tom Petty is dead at 66. The legendary rocker best known as the frontman of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers suffered a full cardiac arrest and was found unconscious and not breathing in his Malibu home Sunday night CBS News has confirmed. He was taken to UCLA Santa Monica Hospital and put on life support reports TMZ. Petty rose to fame in the 1970s with his band recording several hits including "American Girl " "Free Fallin' " "Breakdown " and "Listen to Her Heart." Petty had just ended a 40th anniversary tour playing his last show last Monday the last of three sold-out shows at the Hollywood Bowl. Late in August he canceled a show for what his manager said was laryngitis. Last year Petty told Rolling Stone it would likely be the group's last tour together. "I'd be lying if I didn't say I was thinking this might be the last big one " he said. "We're all on the backside of our sixties. I have a granddaughter now I'd like to see as much as I can. I don't want to spend my life on the road. This tour will take me away for four months. With a little kid that's a lot of time." Petty released 13 albums with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers three solo albums and took part in the 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys with Bob Dylan George Harrison Roy Orbison and Jeff Lynne.

Legendary rocker [TGT] is dead at 66. The legendary rocker best known as the frontman of [TGT] and the Heartbreakers suffered a full cardiac arrest and was found unconscious and not breathing in [TGT] Malibu home Sunday night CBS News has confirmed. [TGT] was taken to UCLA Santa Monica Hospital and put on life support reports TMZ. [TGT] rose to fame in the 1970s with [TGT] band recording several hits including "American Girl " "Free Fallin' " "Breakdown " and "Listen to Her Heart. [TGT] had just ended a 40th anniversary tour playing [TGT] last show last Monday the last of three sold-out shows at the Hollywood Bowl. Late in August [TGT] canceled a show for what [TGT] manager said was laryngitis. Last year [TGT] told Rolling Stone it would likely be the group's last tour together. "I'd be lying if I didn't say I was thinking this might be the last big one " he said. "We're all on the backside of our sixties. I have a granddaughter now I'd like to see as much as I can. I don't want to spend my life on the road. This tour will take me away for four months. With a little kid that's a lot of time. [TGT] released 13 albums with [TGT] and the Heartbreakers three solo albums and took part in the 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys with Bob Dylan George Harrison Roy Orbison and Jeff Lynne.

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Uma Thurman Posts Footage of ‘Kill Bill’ Car Crash Accuses Harvey Weinstein of 'Cover Up'

Uma Thurman

Actress Uma Thurman released video of a stunt she says film director Quentin Tarantino forced her to do during the filming of Pulp Fiction some time after she told him about an alleged sexual assault by Harvey Weinstein. “Quentin and I had an enormous fight and I accused him of trying to kill me ” Thurman told the Times of a Pulp Fiction stunt that saw her slam a car into a tree landing her in the hospital. Thurman said she had insisted that a stunt person drive the car fearing that it wasn’t safe to operate. “‘Hit 40 miles per hour or your hair won’t blow the right way and I’ll make you do it again ’” Thurman said Tarantino instructed of her . “But that was a deathbox that I was in ” she recalled. “The seat wasn’t screwed down properly. It was a sand road and it was not a straight road.” Thurman posted a clip of the crash to Instagram writing that “the circumstances of this event were negligent to the point of criminality.” She added however that “I do not believe though with malicious intent.” Thurman said a “deeply regretful” Tarantino gave her the video “years later so i could expose it and let it see the light of day regardless of it most likely being an event for which justice will never be possible.” “They lied destroyed evidence and continue to lie about the permanent harm they caused and then chose to suppress ” Thurman wrote appearing later to cast blame on talent agency CAA. “the cover up did have malicious intent and shame on these three for all eternity. CAA never sent anyone to Mexico.”

[TGT] released video of a stunt [TGT] says film director Quentin Tarantino forced [TGT] to do during the filming of Pulp Fiction some time after [TGT] told him about an alleged sexual assault by Harvey Weinstein. “Quentin and I had an enormous fight and I accused him of trying to kill me ” [TGT] told the Times of a Pulp Fiction stunt that saw [TGT] slam a car into a tree landing [TGT] in the hospital. [TGT] said [TGT] had insisted that a stunt person drive the car fearing that it wasn’t safe to operate. “‘Hit 40 miles per hour or your hair won’t blow the right way and I’ll make you do it again ’” [TGT] said Tarantino instructed of [TGT] . “But that was a deathbox that I was in ” [TGT] recalled. “The seat wasn’t screwed down properly. It was a sand road and it was not a straight road.” [TGT] posted a clip of the crash to Instagram writing that “the circumstances of this event were negligent to the point of criminality.” She added however that “I do not believe though with malicious intent.” [TGT] said a “deeply regretful” Tarantino gave [TGT] the video “years later so i could expose it and let it see the light of day regardless of it most likely being an event for which justice will never be possible.” “They lied destroyed evidence and continue to lie about the permanent harm they caused and then chose to suppress ” [TGT] wrote appearing later to cast blame on talent agency CAA. “the cover up did have malicious intent and shame on these three for all eternity. CAA never sent anyone to Mexico.”

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Mutko says Russia's Olympic athletes will be young clean

Vitaly Mutko

A new generation of young talented and above all clean Russian athletes will compete at next month's Pyeongchang Olympics according to Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko . Those bans which include 14 medalists have helped clear the way for younger talent in Russia Mutko said. While there would usually be about 40 percent changeover in the Russian team between Olympics he said this time 80 percent of athletes will not have competed in Sochi. "In practically every event it's an absolutely new young team " Mutko said in an interview Saturday in a VIP box at the European figure skating championships in Moscow. Although Mutko is no longer sports minister he is still in overall charge of sports policy and the government's preparations for soccer's World Cup.

A new generation of young talented and above all clean Russian athletes will compete at next month's Pyeongchang Olympics according to [TGT] . Those bans which include 14 medalists have helped clear the way for younger talent in Russia [TGT] said. While there would usually be about 40 percent changeover in the Russian team between Olympics he said this time 80 percent of athletes will not have competed in Sochi. "In practically every event it's an absolutely new young team " [TGT] said in an interview Saturday in a VIP box at the European figure skating championships in Moscow. Although [TGT] is no longer sports minister [TGT] is still in overall charge of sports policy and the government's preparations for soccer's World Cup.

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Rick Pitino : Latest allegations 'come as a complete shock to me'

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U of L basketball coach Rick Pitino looks on during a U of L press conference in response to the NCAA's penalties on the men's basketball program. June 15 2017 (Photo: Alton Strupp/The Courier-Journal) Louisville men's basketball coach Rick Pitino issued his first public response to the FBI and U.S. attorney's announcement Tuesday that it made arrests and filed charges in a wide-ranging fraud and money laundering investigation into college basketball recruiting. "These allegations come as a complete shock to me " Pitino said in a statement released by his lawyer Steve Pence. "If true I agree with the U.S. Attorney's Office that these third-party schemes initiated by a few bad actors operated to commit a fraud on the impacted universities and their basketball programs including the University of Louisville. Our fans and supporters deserve better and I am committed to taking whatever steps are needed to ensure those responsible are held accountable." Asked in an interview if he expects Pitino will keep his job Pence said: "I would certainly think so. I don't know why it would be otherwise." More on this: Rick Pitino 's University of Louisville tenure marked by highs off-court lows

U of L basketball coach [TGT] looks on during a U of L press conference in response to the NCAA's penalties on the men's basketball program. June 15 2017 (Photo: Alton Strupp/The Courier-Journal) Louisville [TGT] issued [TGT] first public response to the FBI and U.S. attorney's announcement Tuesday that it made arrests and filed charges in a wide-ranging fraud and money laundering investigation into college basketball recruiting. "These allegations come as a complete shock to me " [TGT] said in a statement released by [TGT] lawyer Steve Pence. "If true I agree with the U.S. Attorney's Office that these third-party schemes initiated by a few bad actors operated to commit a fraud on the impacted universities and their basketball programs including the University of Louisville. Our fans and supporters deserve better and I am committed to taking whatever steps are needed to ensure those responsible are held accountable." Asked in an interview if he expects Pitino will keep his job Pence said: "I would certainly think so. I don't know why it would be otherwise." More on this: Rick Pitino 's University of Louisville tenure marked by highs off-court lows

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U.S. biathletes who shoot guns to compete speak out on gun control for America

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For his profession Lowell Bailey wears a .22 caliber rifle strapped to his back. It has taken him across the world and to four Olympic Games most recently to the biathlon mixed relay Tuesday night at Alpensia Biathlon Centre where he skied the anchor leg for a United States team that finished 15th. His sport and his livelihood revolve around shooting. His competitors from other countries often wonder about his country's relationship with guns. Biathlon and mass murder of innocent people share no connective tissue other than the broadest definition of the tool used. Even understanding that intellectual fact Bailey and his teammates often experience a visceral need to reconcile the shooting portion of their sport and the destruction guns have caused in their country. They are shooting rifles while representing a country where debates over gun control have once again become a central issue. Tuesday night under the lights and in front of a packed grandstand Bailey spoke out. "I support an assault weapons ban " Bailey said. "I really do. Our country needs to wake up. Our country needs to change. There's just no excuse. I compete against all of these other World Cup nations — Germany Norway. How good are they on the range? They're great at rifle marksmanship. Do you know how strict their gun controls law are? It's a travesty America hasn't changed and continues to go down this path. It just makes me want to cry." "We're really aware we are a firearm sport that we are a shooting sport " Firesteel Reid said. "A lot of us have pretty strong opinions about this. I think we get grouped into a certain type of person and I don't think any of us are that type of person. That has been quite fascinating." While the rules here are extreme U.S. gun laws confound biathletes from other countries. Bailey said he has discussed the U.S. laws with rivals and mostly they are left at a loss. "They're absolutely baffled " Bailey said. "They're baffled at the political landscape of the United States and how we can continue to put assault weapons in the hands of anyone who wants to walk into a gun store and buy one." "We're a sport that uses a .22 caliber rifle " Bailey said. "A .22 caliber rifle with a bolt action that shoots a single round is a much different thing than an AR-15. In my opinion there's just no reason for assault rifles to be in the hands of ordinary citizens. I understand the Second Amendment. I appreciate hunting. I appreciate rifle marksmanship. You're talking about rifles. You're talking about targets. You're not talking about weapons that are designed to kill people.

For [TGT] wears a .22 caliber rifle strapped to [TGT] back. [TGT] has taken [TGT] across the world and to four Olympic Games most recently to the biathlon mixed relay Tuesday night at Alpensia Biathlon Centre where [TGT] skied the anchor leg for a United States team that finished 15th. His sport and his livelihood revolve around shooting. His competitors from other countries often wonder about his country's relationship with guns. Biathlon and mass murder of innocent people share no connective tissue other than the broadest definition of the tool used. Even understanding that intellectual fact Bailey and his teammates often experience a visceral need to reconcile the shooting portion of their sport and the destruction guns have caused in their country. They are shooting rifles while representing a country where debates over gun control have once again become a central issue. Tuesday night under the lights and in front of a packed grandstand Bailey spoke out. "I support an assault weapons ban " Bailey said. "I really do. Our country needs to wake up. Our country needs to change. There's just no excuse. I compete against all of these other World Cup nations — Germany Norway. How good are they on the range? They're great at rifle marksmanship. Do you know how strict their gun controls law are? It's a travesty America hasn't changed and continues to go down this path. It just makes me want to cry." "We're really aware we are a firearm sport that we are a shooting sport " Firesteel Reid said. "A lot of us have pretty strong opinions about this. I think we get grouped into a certain type of person and I don't think any of us are that type of person. That has been quite fascinating." While the rules here are extreme U.S. gun laws confound biathletes from other countries. Bailey said he has discussed the U.S. laws with rivals and mostly they are left at a loss. "They're absolutely baffled " Bailey said. "They're baffled at the political landscape of the United States and how we can continue to put assault weapons in the hands of anyone who wants to walk into a gun store and buy one." "We're a sport that uses a .22 caliber rifle " Bailey said. "A .22 caliber rifle with a bolt action that shoots a single round is a much different thing than an AR-15. In my opinion there's just no reason for assault rifles to be in the hands of ordinary citizens. I understand the Second Amendment. I appreciate hunting. I appreciate rifle marksmanship. You're talking about rifles. You're talking about targets. You're not talking about weapons that are designed to kill people.

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Actor Casey Affleck withdraws as 2018 Oscar presenter

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oscar-winning Casey Affleck who has been accused of sexual harassment by female crew members on an earlier film has withdrawn as a presenter at the 2018 Academy Awards a spokeswoman for the organization said on Thursday. Affleck the younger brother of actor and director Ben Affleck topped challenges from Denzel Washington and Ryan Gosling to win the 2017 award. He also took home a Golden Globe and numerous trophies from film critics groups. FILE PHOTO: Casey Affleck arrives for the 89th Academy Awards Oscars Red Carpet in Hollywood California U.S. February 26 2018. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo An attorney for Affleck denied the accusations at the time. Affleck adopts a lower public profile than his brother Ben and appears uncomfortable in the spotlight. He was first nominated for an Oscar in 2008 for his lead role in “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.” 89th Academy Awards - Oscars Red Carpet Arrivals - Hollywood California U.S. - 26/02/17 - Casey Affleck arrives REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni While Ben Affleck has opted for big movies like “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice ” Casey Affleck has focused his career on smaller independent ventures with strong character-driven plots such as “Gone Baby Gone.” In 2010 he wrote and directed Joaquin Phoenix in “I‘m Still Here ” a mockumentary about Phoenix’s supposed transition from acting to becoming a rap musician. Two years ago he quietly separated from his wife actress Summer Phoenix after a nine-year marriage that produced two sons.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oscar-winning Casey Affleck who has been accused of sexual harassment by female crew members on an earlier film has withdrawn as a presenter at the 2018 Academy Awards a spokeswoman for the organization said on Thursday. Affleck the younger brother of actor and director Ben Affleck topped challenges from Denzel Washington and Ryan Gosling to win the 2017 award. He also took home a Golden Globe and numerous trophies from film critics groups. FILE PHOTO: [TGT] arrives for the 89th Academy Awards Oscars Red Carpet in Hollywood California U.S. February 26 2018. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo An attorney for [TGT] denied the accusations at the time. [TGT] adopts a lower public profile than [TGT] brother Ben and appears uncomfortable in the spotlight. [TGT] was first nominated for an Oscar in 2008 for [TGT] lead role in “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.” 89th Academy Awards - Oscars Red Carpet Arrivals - Hollywood California U.S. - 26/02/17 - Casey Affleck arrives REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni While [TGT] has opted for big movies like “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice ” [TGT] has focused [TGT] career on smaller independent ventures with strong character-driven plots such as “Gone Baby Gone.” In 2010 [TGT] wrote and directed Joaquin Phoenix in “I‘m Still Here ” a mockumentary about Phoenix’s supposed transition from acting to becoming a rap musician. Two years ago [TGT] quietly separated from [TGT] wife actress Summer Phoenix after a nine-year marriage that produced two sons.

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Nate latest in season of storms

Maria

Harvey Irma Jose and Maria went through a process of "rapid intensification " meaning their maximum sustained winds increased at least 35 mph in 24 hours or less. That's a jump of about two categories on the Saffir-Simpson scale which grades hurricane strength from 1 to 5. Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré led Task Force Katrina in the aftermath of the hurricane that struck the Gulf Coast in 2005. But in an opinion article for CNN he wrote that hurricanes Harvey Irma and Maria were eye-opening to him Soon after Harvey deadly Hurricane Irma slammed the Caribbean before taking aim at Florida. Maria later followed a similar path hitting already devastated areas of the Leeward Islands and causing massive damage in Puerto Rico. Photos: Hurricane Maria slams the Caribbean Photos: Hurricane Maria slams the Caribbean An apartment building is missing a wall in San Juan Puerto Rico on Monday September 25 nearly a week after Hurricane Maria devastated the US commonwealth. Power is still out in most places and communications remain almost nonexistent on the island of 3.4 million people. Hide Caption 1 of 36 Photos: Hurricane Maria slams the Caribbean Yancy Leon rests at the Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport near San Juan on September 25. She 's been waiting in line for two days to get a flight out. Hide Caption 2 of 36 Photos: Hurricane Maria slams the Caribbean An aerial view shows the flooding in San Juan on September 25. Hide Caption 3 of 36 Photos: Hurricane Maria slams the Caribbean People collect water from a natural spring created by landslides in Corozal Puerto Rico on Sunday September 24. Puerto Rican Gov. Ricardo Rosselló said the island faces a humanitarian crisis. Hide Caption 4 of 36 Photos: Hurricane Maria slams the Caribbean An aerial view shows a flooded neighborhood in Catano Puerto Rico on Friday September 22. Hide Caption 5 of 36 Photos: Hurricane Maria slams the Caribbean A man cleans a muddy street in Toa Baja Puerto Rico on September 22. Hide Caption 6 of 36 Photos: Hurricane Maria slams the Caribbean A man walks on a highway divider while carrying his bicycle through San Juan Puerto Rico on Thursday September 21. Hide Caption 7 of 36 Photos: Hurricane Maria slams the Caribbean A shack is destroyed in San Juan on September 21. Hide Caption 8 of 36 Photos: Hurricane Maria slams the Caribbean A gas station's sign is damaged in Punta Cana Dominican Republic as the hurricane passed just north of the country on September 21. Hide Caption 9 of 36 Photos: Hurricane Maria slams the Caribbean Rescue workers drive through a flooded road in Humacao Puerto Rico on Wednesday September 20. Hide Caption 10 of 36 Photos: Hurricane Maria slams the Caribbean A mattress that fell from the third floor is surrounded by debris outside a San Juan apartment complex on September 20. Hide Caption 11 of 36 Photos: Hurricane Maria slams the Caribbean Damage is seen in Roseau Dominica on September 20. Hide Caption 12 of 36 Photos: Hurricane Maria slams the Caribbean People walk through the destruction in Roseau on September 20. Hide Caption 13 of 36 Photos: Hurricane Maria slams the Caribbean San Juan is shrouded in darkness after the hurricane knocked out power to the entire island of Puerto Rico. Hide Caption 14 of 36 Photos: Hurricane Maria slams the Caribbean Power lines are scattered across a road in Humacao Puerto Rico on September 20. Hide Caption 15 of 36 Photos: Hurricane Maria slams the Caribbean Residents move aluminum panels from an intersection in Humacao on September 20. Hide Caption 16 of 36 Photos: Hurricane Maria slams the Caribbean Rescue vehicles are trapped under an awning in Humacao on September 20. Hide Caption 17 of 36 Photos: Hurricane Maria slams the Caribbean Trees are toppled outside the Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan on September 20. Hide Caption 18 of 36 Photos: Hurricane Maria slams the Caribbean Members of a rescue team embrace as they wait to help in Humacao on September 20. Hide Caption 19 of 36 Photos: Hurricane Maria slams the Caribbean A tree is damaged in Fajardo Puerto Rico on September 20. Hide Caption 20 of 36 Photos: Hurricane Maria slams the Caribbean Debris is strewn across a Fajardo street on September 20. Hide Caption 21 of 36 Photos: Hurricane Maria slams the Caribbean A woman closes her property in Naguabo Puerto Rico hours before Maria 's arrival. Hide Caption 22 of 36 Photos: Hurricane Maria slams the Caribbean People take shelter at Puerto Rico's Humacao Arena on Tuesday September 19. Hide Caption 23 of 36 Photos: Hurricane Maria slams the Caribbean Two girls play on cots at the Humacao Arena. Hide Caption 24 of 36 Photos: Hurricane Maria slams the Caribbean Waves crash in San Juan as the hurricane neared Puerto Rico on September 19. Hide Caption 25 of 36 Photos: Hurricane Maria slams the Caribbean People pray in Humacao on September 19. Hide Caption 26 of 36 Photos: Hurricane Maria slams the Caribbean A street is flooded in Pointe-a-Pitre on the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe on September 19. Hide Caption 27 of 36 Photos: Hurricane Maria slams the Caribbean People stand near debris at a restaurant in Le Carbet Martinique on September 19. Hide Caption 28 of 36 Photos: Hurricane Maria slams the Caribbean People in Luquillo Puerto Rico board up windows of a business on September 19. Hide Caption 29 of 36 Photos: Hurricane Maria slams the Caribbean A boat is overturned off the shore of Sainte-Anne Guadeloupe on September 19. Hide Caption 30 of 36 Photos: Hurricane Maria slams the Caribbean Cars line up at a gas station in San Juan on September 19. Hide Caption 31 of 36 Photos: Hurricane Maria slams the Caribbean A motorist drives on the flooded waterfront in Fort-de-France Martinique on September 19. Hide Caption 32 of 36 Photos: Hurricane Maria slams the Caribbean Floodwaters surround cars in Pointe-a-Pitre on September 19. Hide Caption 33 of 36 Photos: Hurricane Maria slams the Caribbean Soldiers patrol a street in Marigot St. Martin as preparations were made for Maria on September 19. Hide Caption 34 of 36 Photos: Hurricane Maria slams the Caribbean People buy provisions in Petit-Bourg Guadeloupe as the hurricane approached on Monday September 18. Hide Caption 35 of 36 Photos: Hurricane Maria slams the Caribbean Customers wait in line for power generators at a store in San Juan on September 18. Hide Caption 36 of 36 Photos: Hurricane Irma slams Florida Photos: Hurricane Irma slams Florida Children clean a dirty mattress from a flooded home in Immokalee Florida on Thursday September 14. Hurricane Irma laid waste to beautiful Caribbean islands and caused historic destruction across Florida. The cleanup will take weeks; recovery will take months. Hide Caption 1 of 58 Photos: Hurricane Irma slams Florida On September 14 President Donald Trump Vice President Mike Pence and first lady Melania Trump hand out food to people impacted by Hurricane Irma in Naples Florida. Hide Caption 2 of 58 Photos: Hurricane Irma slams Florida Debris litters the area around a group of homes in the Florida Keys on Wednesday September 13. Hide Caption 3 of 58 Photos: Hurricane Irma slams Florida Lake County jail inmates fill sandbags in Astor Florida on September 13. Hide Caption 4 of 58 Photos: Hurricane Irma slams Florida A classic Volkswagen sits in floodwaters September 13 in Middleburg Florida. Flooding from the Black Creek topped the previous high-water mark by about 7 feet. Hide Caption 5 of 58 Photos: Hurricane Irma slams Florida James Wade checks for water-damaged items as floodwaters recede in Middleburg on September 13. Hide Caption 6 of 58 Photos: Hurricane Irma slams Florida Floodwaters surround vehicles in Callahan Florida on Tuesday September 12. Hide Caption 7 of 58 Photos: Hurricane Irma slams Florida Jose Encarnacion pulls a chicken from a cage as he gathers belongings from his flooded house in Bonita Springs Florida on September 12. Hide Caption 8 of 58 Photos: Hurricane Irma slams Florida Joseph Dupuis III stacks boxes off the floor in his parents' water-logged apartment in Jacksonville Florida on September 12. Hide Caption 9 of 58 Photos: Hurricane Irma slams Florida Motorists in Estero Florida fill gas cans September 12 moments before police shut the station down because of a curfew. Hide Caption 10 of 58 Photos: Hurricane Irma slams Florida Mike Gilbert and his daughter Brooke embrace in front of a relative's destroyed condominium building in the Florida Keys on September 12. Hide Caption 11 of 58 Photos: Hurricane Irma slams Florida Members of the US Coast Guard operate in floodwaters during rescue missions in Hastings Florida on September 12. Hide Caption 12 of 58 Photos: Hurricane Irma slams Florida Waist-deep in floodwater Shelly Hughes gets her first look at the inside of her camper in Arcadia Florida on September 12. Hide Caption 13 of 58 Photos: Hurricane Irma slams Florida In the aftermath of Hurricane Irma a house slides into the Atlantic Ocean in Ponte Vedra Beach Florida on Monday September 11. Hide Caption 14 of 58 Photos: Hurricane Irma slams Florida Richard Shieldhouse maneuvers through storm-surge floodwaters in Jacksonville on September 11. Hide Caption 15 of 58 Photos: Hurricane Irma slams Florida Mario Valentine sits in his badly damaged home in Immokalee on September 11. Hide Caption 16 of 58 Photos: Hurricane Irma slams Florida Boats are partially submerged in Key Largo Florida on September 11. Hide Caption 17 of 58 Photos: Hurricane Irma slams Florida Chris Stokes works in the mud as he helps clean up damage to his father's convenience store in Everglades City Florida on September 11. Hide Caption 18 of 58 Photos: Hurricane Irma slams Florida Ashley Tomberg drags a tree branch from the roof of a neighbor's house in Gainesville Florida on September 11. Hide Caption 19 of 58 Photos: Hurricane Irma slams Florida Floodwaters inundate a car in Jacksonville on September 11. Hide Caption 20 of 58 Photos: Hurricane Irma slams Florida A crocodile appears at the Dinner Key Marina in Miami on September 11. Hide Caption 21 of 58 Photos: Hurricane Irma slams Florida John Duke tries to salvage his flooded vehicle in Jacksonville on September 11. Hide Caption 22 of 58 Photos: Hurricane Irma slams Florida A van sits in a sinkhole that opened up in Winter Springs Florida on September 11. Hide Caption 23 of 58 Photos: Hurricane Irma slams Florida People check out floodwaters at Jacksonville's Memorial Park on September 11. Hide Caption 24 of 58 Photos: Hurricane Irma slams Florida Kelly McClenthen and her boyfriend Daniel Harrison walk through floodwaters in Bonita Springs on September 11. Hide Caption 25 of 58 Photos: Hurricane Irma slams Florida A truck drives through a flooded street in Key Largo on September 11. Hide Caption 26 of 58 Photos: Hurricane Irma slams Florida A man walks by damage in Palm Shores Florida on September 11. Hide Caption 27 of 58 Photos: Hurricane Irma slams Florida Catharine Taylor Woods cleans up a broken awning outside her building in Wauchula Florida on September 11. Hide Caption 28 of 58 Photos: Hurricane Irma slams Florida The roof of a home is damaged in Marco Island Florida on September 11. Hide Caption 29 of 58 Photos: Hurricane Irma slams Florida Rick Freedman checks damage to his neighbor's home in Marco Island on September 11. Hide Caption 30 of 58 Photos: Hurricane Irma slams Florida Boats are partially submerged in a marina in downtown Miami on September 11. Hide Caption 31 of 58 Photos: Hurricane Irma slams Florida People step out of their flooded home in Fort Myers Florida on September 11. Hide Caption 32 of 58 Photos: Hurricane Irma slams Florida A felled tree blocks a street in downtown Miami on September 11. Hide Caption 33 of 58 Photos: Hurricane Irma slams Florida Irma damaged this gas station roof in Bonita Springs. Hide Caption 34 of 58 Photos: Hurricane Irma slams Florida Michele Snelling sleeps on couch cushions next to her 4-month-old daughter Lauryn at a middle school in St. Petersburg Florida on September 11. The school was filled with evacuees. Hide Caption 35 of 58 Photos: Hurricane Irma slams Florida Hotel guests navigate a dark stairwell after they lost power in Fort Lauderdale Florida. Hide Caption 36 of 58 Photos: Hurricane Irma slams Florida People in Cape Coral Florida tend to a car that flipped over during Hurricane Irma on Sunday September 10. Hide Caption 37 of 58 Photos: Hurricane Irma slams Florida A manatee lies stranded September 10 after waters receded during Irma 's approach in Manatee County Florida. Hide Caption 38 of 58 Photos: Hurricane Irma slams Florida High winds split this large tree in half in Fort Lauderdale. Hide Caption 39 of 58 Photos: Hurricane Irma slams Florida An American flag is torn as Irma passes through Naples on September 10. Hide Caption 40 of 58 Photos: Hurricane Irma slams Florida A sheriff's deputy walks through a shelter in Naples after the power went out on September 10. Hide Caption 41 of 58 Photos: Hurricane Irma slams Florida A police officer walks over debris after a tornado touched down in Palm Bay Florida on September 10. Hide Caption 42 of 58 Photos: Hurricane Irma slams Florida Yaya Lopez holds her fiance Howard Lopez while they sleep in a middle-school hallway in St. Petersburg on September 10. Hide Caption 43 of 58 Photos: Hurricane Irma slams Florida Geoff Rutland a local volunteer from Crossing Jordan Church helps other residents get ice from a vending machine in Tampa Florida on September 10. Hide Caption 44 of 58 Photos: Hurricane Irma slams Florida PJ Pike checks on his boat and one belonging to a friend in Fort Myers. Both were sitting in mud at their moorings due to an unusually low tide on September 10. Hide Caption 45 of 58 Photos: Hurricane Irma slams Florida People walk past a building in Miami where the roof was blown off by Hurricane Irma on September 10. Hide Caption 46 of 58 Photos: Hurricane Irma slams Florida An abandoned car sits in floodwaters during a storm surge in Fort Lauderdale on September 10. Hide Caption 47 of 58 Photos: Hurricane Irma slams Florida Fallen trees block a parking lot in Fort Lauderdale on September 10. Hide Caption 48 of 58 Photos: Hurricane Irma slams Florida Sailboats moored near Watson Island ride out the winds and waves on September 10. Hide Caption 49 of 58 Photos: Hurricane Irma slams Florida Members of the Blinckman family use their personal devices in a stairwell utility closet as Hurricane Irma went over Key West Florida on September 10. Hide Caption 50 of 58 Photos: Hurricane Irma slams Florida Evacuees watch the weather from a shelter in Naples on September 10. Hide Caption 51 of 58 Photos: Hurricane Irma slams Florida Heavy winds and rain blow through Miami on September 10. Hide Caption 52 of 58 Photos: Hurricane Irma slams Florida Weather Channel meteorologist Mike Seidel fights fierce winds and flooded streets while reporting in Miami on September 10. Hide Caption 53 of 58 Photos: Hurricane Irma slams Florida A man records the gusty winds going through downtown Miami on September 10. Hide Caption 54 of 58 Photos: Hurricane Irma slams Florida A tree lies on a pickup truck after being knocked down by the high winds in Miami on September 10. Hide Caption 55 of 58 Photos: Hurricane Irma slams Florida Hotel guests eat breakfast by lamplight after the Courtyard Marriott was left without power in Fort Lauderdale on September 10. Hide Caption 56 of 58 Photos: Hurricane Irma slams Florida Part of this crane tower collapsed in Miami on September 10. Hide Caption 57 of 58 Photos: Hurricane Irma slams Florida People sit in the Miami-Dade County Fair Expo Center as Irma approached Miami on Saturday September 9. See Hurricane Irma 's impact on the Caribbean Hide Caption 58 of 58

Harvey [TGT] went through a process of "rapid intensification " meaning [TGT] maximum sustained winds increased at least 35 mph in 24 hours or less. That's a jump of about two categories on the Saffir-Simpson scale which grades hurricane strength from 1 to 5. Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré led Task Force Katrina in the aftermath of the hurricane that struck the Gulf Coast in 2005. But in an opinion article for CNN he wrote that hurricanes Harvey Irma and Maria were eye-opening to him Soon after Harvey deadly Hurricane Irma slammed the Caribbean before taking aim at Florida. [TGT] later followed a similar path hitting already devastated areas of the Leeward Islands and causing massive damage in Puerto Rico. Photos: [TGT] slams the Caribbean Photos: [TGT] slams the Caribbean An apartment building is missing a wall in San Juan Puerto Rico on Monday September 25 nearly a week after [TGT] devastated the US commonwealth. Power is still out in most places and communications remain almost nonexistent on the island of 3.4 million people. Hide Caption 1 of 36 Photos: [TGT] slams the Caribbean Yancy Leon rests at the Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport near San Juan on September 25. [TGT] 's been waiting in line for two days to get a flight out. Hide Caption 2 of 36 Photos: [TGT] slams the Caribbean An aerial view shows the flooding in San Juan on September 25. Hide Caption 3 of 36 Photos: [TGT] slams the Caribbean People collect water from a natural spring created by landslides in Corozal Puerto Rico on Sunday September 24. Puerto Rican Gov. Ricardo Rosselló said the island faces a humanitarian crisis. Hide Caption 4 of 36 Photos: [TGT] slams the Caribbean An aerial view shows a flooded neighborhood in Catano Puerto Rico on Friday September 22. Hide Caption 5 of 36 Photos: [TGT] slams the Caribbean A man cleans a muddy street in Toa Baja Puerto Rico on September 22. Hide Caption 6 of 36 Photos: [TGT] slams the Caribbean A man walks on a highway divider while carrying his bicycle through San Juan Puerto Rico on Thursday September 21. Hide Caption 7 of 36 Photos: [TGT] slams the Caribbean A shack is destroyed in San Juan on September 21. Hide Caption 8 of 36 Photos: [TGT] slams the Caribbean A gas station's sign is damaged in Punta Cana Dominican Republic as the hurricane passed just north of the country on September 21. Hide Caption 9 of 36 Photos: [TGT] slams the Caribbean Rescue workers drive through a flooded road in Humacao Puerto Rico on Wednesday September 20. Hide Caption 10 of 36 Photos: [TGT] slams the Caribbean A mattress that fell from the third floor is surrounded by debris outside a San Juan apartment complex on September 20. Hide Caption 11 of 36 Photos: [TGT] slams the Caribbean Damage is seen in Roseau Dominica on September 20. Hide Caption 12 of 36 Photos: [TGT] slams the Caribbean People walk through the destruction in Roseau on September 20. Hide Caption 13 of 36 Photos: [TGT] slams the Caribbean San Juan is shrouded in darkness after [TGT] knocked out power to the entire island of Puerto Rico. Hide Caption 14 of 36 Photos: [TGT] slams the Caribbean Power lines are scattered across a road in Humacao Puerto Rico on September 20. Hide Caption 15 of 36 Photos: [TGT] slams the Caribbean Residents move aluminum panels from an intersection in Humacao on September 20. Hide Caption 16 of 36 Photos: [TGT] slams the Caribbean Rescue vehicles are trapped under an awning in Humacao on September 20. Hide Caption 17 of 36 Photos: [TGT] slams the Caribbean Trees are toppled outside the Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan on September 20. Hide Caption 18 of 36 Photos: [TGT] slams the Caribbean Members of a rescue team embrace as they wait to help in Humacao on September 20. Hide Caption 19 of 36 Photos: [TGT] slams the Caribbean A tree is damaged in Fajardo Puerto Rico on September 20. Hide Caption 20 of 36 Photos: [TGT] slams the Caribbean Debris is strewn across a Fajardo street on September 20. Hide Caption 21 of 36 Photos: [TGT] slams the Caribbean A woman closes [TGT] property in Naguabo Puerto Rico hours before Maria 's arrival. Hide Caption 22 of 36 Photos: [TGT] slams the Caribbean People take shelter at Puerto Rico's Humacao Arena on Tuesday September 19. Hide Caption 23 of 36 Photos: [TGT] slams the Caribbean Two girls play on cots at the Humacao Arena. Hide Caption 24 of 36 Photos: [TGT] slams the Caribbean Waves crash in San Juan as the hurricane neared Puerto Rico on September 19. Hide Caption 25 of 36 Photos: [TGT] slams the Caribbean People pray in Humacao on September 19. Hide Caption 26 of 36 Photos: [TGT] slams the Caribbean A street is flooded in Pointe-a-Pitre on the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe on September 19. Hide Caption 27 of 36 Photos: [TGT] slams the Caribbean People stand near debris at a restaurant in Le Carbet Martinique on September 19. Hide Caption 28 of 36 Photos: [TGT] slams the Caribbean People in Luquillo Puerto Rico board up windows of a business on September 19. Hide Caption 29 of 36 Photos: [TGT] slams the Caribbean A boat is overturned off the shore of Sainte-Anne Guadeloupe on September 19. Hide Caption 30 of 36 Photos: [TGT] slams the Caribbean Cars line up at a gas station in San Juan on September 19. Hide Caption 31 of 36 Photos: [TGT] slams the Caribbean A motorist drives on the flooded waterfront in Fort-de-France Martinique on September 19. Hide Caption 32 of 36 Photos: [TGT] slams the Caribbean Floodwaters surround cars in Pointe-a-Pitre on September 19. Hide Caption 33 of 36 Photos: [TGT] slams the Caribbean Soldiers patrol a street in Marigot St. Martin as preparations were made for [TGT] on September 19. Hide Caption 34 of 36 Photos: [TGT] slams the Caribbean People buy provisions in Petit-Bourg Guadeloupe as [TGT] approached on Monday September 18. Hide Caption 35 of 36 Photos: [TGT] slams the Caribbean Customers wait in line for power generators at a store in San Juan on September 18. Hide Caption 36 of 36 Photos: [TGT] slams Florida Photos: [TGT] slams Florida Children clean a dirty mattress from a flooded home in Immokalee Florida on Thursday September 14. [TGT] laid waste to beautiful Caribbean islands and caused historic destruction across Florida. The cleanup will take weeks; recovery will take months. Hide Caption 1 of 58 Photos: [TGT] slams Florida On September 14 President Donald Trump Vice President Mike Pence and first lady Melania Trump hand out food to people impacted by [TGT] . Hide Caption 2 of 58 Photos: [TGT] slams Florida Debris litters the area around a group of homes in the Florida Keys on Wednesday September 13. Hide Caption 3 of 58 Photos: [TGT] slams Florida Lake County jail inmates fill sandbags in Astor Florida on September 13. Hide Caption 4 of 58 Photos: [TGT] slams Florida A classic Volkswagen sits in floodwaters September 13 in Middleburg Florida. Flooding from the Black Creek topped the previous high-water mark by about 7 feet. Hide Caption 5 of 58 Photos: [TGT] slams Florida James Wade checks for water-damaged items as floodwaters recede in Middleburg on September 13. Hide Caption 6 of 58 Photos: [TGT] slams Florida Floodwaters surround vehicles in Callahan Florida on Tuesday September 12. Hide Caption 7 of 58 Photos: [TGT] slams Florida Jose Encarnacion pulls a chicken from a cage as he gathers belongings from his flooded house in Bonita Springs Florida on September 12. Hide Caption 8 of 58 Photos: [TGT] slams Florida Joseph Dupuis III stacks boxes off the floor in his parents' water-logged apartment in Jacksonville Florida on September 12. Hide Caption 9 of 58 Photos: [TGT] slams Florida Motorists in Estero Florida fill gas cans September 12 moments before police shut the station down because of a curfew. Hide Caption 10 of 58 Photos: [TGT] slams Florida Mike Gilbert and his daughter Brooke embrace in front of a relative's destroyed condominium building in the Florida Keys on September 12. Hide Caption 11 of 58 Photos: [TGT] slams Florida Members of the US Coast Guard operate in floodwaters during rescue missions in Hastings Florida on September 12. Hide Caption 12 of 58 Photos: [TGT] slams Florida Waist-deep in floodwater Shelly Hughes gets her first look at the inside of her camper in Arcadia Florida on September 12. Hide Caption 13 of 58 Photos: [TGT] slams Florida In the aftermath of [TGT] a house slides into the Atlantic Ocean in Ponte Vedra Beach Florida on Monday September 11. Hide Caption 14 of 58 Photos: [TGT] slams Florida Richard Shieldhouse maneuvers through storm-surge floodwaters in Jacksonville on September 11. Hide Caption 15 of 58 Photos: [TGT] slams Florida Mario Valentine sits in his badly damaged home in Immokalee on September 11. Hide Caption 16 of 58 Photos: [TGT] slams Florida Boats are partially submerged in Key Largo Florida on September 11. Hide Caption 17 of 58 Photos: [TGT] slams Florida Chris Stokes works in the mud as he helps clean up damage to his father's convenience store in Everglades City Florida on September 11. Hide Caption 18 of 58 Photos: [TGT] slams Florida Ashley Tomberg drags a tree branch from the roof of a neighbor's house in Gainesville Florida on September 11. Hide Caption 19 of 58 Photos: [TGT] slams Florida Floodwaters inundate a car in Jacksonville on September 11. Hide Caption 20 of 58 Photos: [TGT] slams Florida A crocodile appears at the Dinner Key Marina in Miami on September 11. Hide Caption 21 of 58 Photos: [TGT] slams Florida John Duke tries to salvage his flooded vehicle in Jacksonville on September 11. Hide Caption 22 of 58 Photos: [TGT] slams Florida A van sits in a sinkhole that opened up in Winter Springs Florida on September 11. Hide Caption 23 of 58 Photos: [TGT] slams Florida People check out floodwaters at Jacksonville's Memorial Park on September 11. Hide Caption 24 of 58 Photos: [TGT] slams Florida Kelly McClenthen and [TGT] boyfriend Daniel Harrison walk through floodwaters in Bonita Springs on September 11. Hide Caption 25 of 58 Photos: [TGT] slams Florida A truck drives through a flooded street in Key Largo on September 11. Hide Caption 26 of 58 Photos: [TGT] slams Florida A man walks by damage in Palm Shores Florida on September 11. Hide Caption 27 of 58 Photos: [TGT] slams Florida Catharine Taylor Woods cleans up a broken awning outside [TGT] building in Wauchula Florida on September 11. Hide Caption 28 of 58 Photos: [TGT] slams Florida The roof of a home is damaged in Marco Island Florida on September 11. Hide Caption 29 of 58 Photos: [TGT] slams Florida Rick Freedman checks damage to his neighbor's home in Marco Island on September 11. Hide Caption 30 of 58 Photos: [TGT] slams Florida Boats are partially submerged in a marina in downtown Miami on September 11. Hide Caption 31 of 58 Photos: [TGT] slams Florida People step out of their flooded home in Fort Myers Florida on September 11. Hide Caption 32 of 58 Photos: [TGT] slams Florida A felled tree blocks a street in downtown Miami on September 11. Hide Caption 33 of 58 Photos: [TGT] slams [TGT] damaged this gas station roof in Bonita Springs. Hide Caption 34 of 58 Photos: [TGT] slams Florida Michele Snelling sleeps on couch cushions next to her 4-month-old daughter Lauryn at a middle school in St. Petersburg Florida on September 11. The school was filled with evacuees. Hide Caption 35 of 58 Photos: [TGT] slams Florida Hotel guests navigate a dark stairwell after they lost power in Fort Lauderdale Florida. Hide Caption 36 of 58 Photos: [TGT] slams Florida People in Cape Coral Florida tend to a car that flipped over during [TGT] on Sunday September 10. Hide Caption 37 of 58 Photos: [TGT] slams Florida A manatee lies stranded September 10 after waters receded during Irma 's approach in Manatee County Florida. Hide Caption 38 of 58 Photos: [TGT] slams Florida High winds split this large tree in half in Fort Lauderdale. Hide Caption 39 of 58 Photos: [TGT] slams Florida An American flag is torn as [TGT] passes through Naples on September 10. Hide Caption 40 of 58 Photos: [TGT] slams Florida A sheriff's deputy walks through a shelter in Naples after the power went out on September 10. Hide Caption 41 of 58 Photos: [TGT] slams Florida A police officer walks over debris after a tornado touched down in Palm Bay Florida on September 10. Hide Caption 42 of 58 Photos: [TGT] slams Florida Yaya Lopez holds her fiance Howard Lopez while they sleep in a middle-school hallway in St. Petersburg on September 10. Hide Caption 43 of 58 Photos: [TGT] slams Florida Geoff Rutland a local volunteer from Crossing Jordan Church helps other residents get ice from a vending machine in Tampa Florida on September 10. Hide Caption 44 of 58 Photos: [TGT] slams Florida PJ Pike checks on his boat and one belonging to a friend in Fort Myers. Both were sitting in mud at their moorings due to an unusually low tide on September 10. Hide Caption 45 of 58 Photos: [TGT] slams Florida People walk past a building in Miami where the roof was blown off by [TGT] on September 10. Hide Caption 46 of 58 Photos: [TGT] slams Florida An abandoned car sits in floodwaters during a storm surge in Fort Lauderdale on September 10. Hide Caption 47 of 58 Photos: [TGT] slams Florida Fallen trees block a parking lot in Fort Lauderdale on September 10. Hide Caption 48 of 58 Photos: [TGT] slams Florida Sailboats moored near Watson Island ride out the winds and waves on September 10. Hide Caption 49 of 58 Photos: [TGT] slams Florida Members of the Blinckman family use their personal devices in a stairwell utility closet as [TGT] went over Key West Florida on September 10. Hide Caption 50 of 58 Photos: [TGT] slams Florida Evacuees watch the weather from a shelter in Naples on September 10. Hide Caption 51 of 58 Photos: [TGT] slams Florida Heavy winds and rain blow through Miami on September 10. Hide Caption 52 of 58 Photos: [TGT] slams Florida Weather Channel meteorologist Mike Seidel fights fierce winds and flooded streets while reporting in Miami on September 10. Hide Caption 53 of 58 Photos: [TGT] slams Florida A man records the gusty winds going through downtown Miami on September 10. Hide Caption 54 of 58 Photos: [TGT] slams Florida A tree lies on a pickup truck after being knocked down by the high winds in Miami on September 10. Hide Caption 55 of 58 Photos: [TGT] slams Florida Hotel guests eat breakfast by lamplight after the Courtyard Marriott was left without power in Fort Lauderdale on September 10. Hide Caption 56 of 58 Photos: [TGT] slams Florida Part of this crane tower collapsed in Miami on September 10. Hide Caption 57 of 58 Photos: [TGT] slams Florida People sit in the Miami-Dade County Fair Expo Center as [TGT] approached Miami on Saturday September 9. See [TGT] impact on the Caribbean Hide Caption 58 of 58

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Secret surveillance court puts pressure on DOJ over Carter Page warrant records

Rosemary M. Collyer

But in two letters from the court Thursday Judge Rosemary M. Collyer made clear to Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes R-Calif. and his House Judiciary Committee counterpart -- Rep. Bob Goodlatte R-Va. -- that the information would be better obtained from the Justice Department. “While this analysis is underway you may note that the Department of Justice possesses (or can easily obtain) the same responsive information the Court might possess and because of separation of powers considerations is better positioned than the Court to respond quickly ” Collyer wrote to Nunes. Collyer added that the court does not object to the Executive Branch giving such information to Congress. She noted in her other letter that Goodlatte already has made such a request to the DOJ and FBI. After Nunes specifically sought transcripts Collyer noted that the court does not typically make a "systematic record" of the questions and responses at those sessions. But her letters indicated the FBI and DOJ might have other "responsive materials." She said the requests raise “novel and significant questions.”

But in two letters from the court Thursday [TGT] made clear to Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes R-Calif. and his House Judiciary Committee counterpart -- Rep. Bob Goodlatte R-Va. -- that the information would be better obtained from the Justice Department. “While this analysis is underway you may note that the Department of Justice possesses (or can easily obtain) the same responsive information the Court might possess and because of separation of powers considerations is better positioned than the Court to respond quickly ” [TGT] wrote to Nunes. [TGT] added that the court does not object to the Executive Branch giving such information to Congress. [TGT] noted in [TGT] other letter that Goodlatte already has made such a request to the DOJ and FBI. After Nunes specifically sought transcripts [TGT] noted that the court does not typically make a "systematic record" of the questions and responses at those sessions. But her letters indicated the FBI and DOJ might have other "responsive materials." She said the requests raise “novel and significant questions.”

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Climate Change Could Affect Animal Sex Ratios—and That Might Lead to Species Extinctions

Jacques-Olivier Laloë

However it is not yet clear how any female bias will affect overall loggerhead population numbers says Dr. Jacques-Olivier Laloë a researcher in turtle sex ratios from Swansea University . He points out that female turtles may be able to cope with a shortage of males because they are able to store sperm. This means they can go long periods of time without encountering a male and still reproduce regularly. On top of this males are able to mate with multiple females during one season meaning there does not necessarily need to be equal numbers of males and females for populations to thrive says Laloë . He tells Carbon Brief: But at some point turtle populations will reach a “tipping point” where there will not be enough males for mating to take place as normal and turtle populations could quickly collapse says Laloë . However if global CO2 emissions continue to rise unchecked as in the RCP8.5 emissions scenario then this tipping point could happen earlier Laloë adds. A future shortage in females could very rapidly lead to a decline in reproduction and population collapse Laloë says. “A surplus of males could potentially cause a much bigger problem than a surplus of females.”

However it is not yet clear how any female bias will affect overall loggerhead population numbers says [TGT] [TGT] points out that female turtles may be able to cope with a shortage of males because they are able to store sperm. This means they can go long periods of time without encountering a male and still reproduce regularly. On top of this males are able to mate with multiple females during one season meaning there does not necessarily need to be equal numbers of males and females for populations to thrive says Laloë . He tells Carbon Brief: But at some point turtle populations will reach a “tipping point” where there will not be enough males for mating to take place as normal and turtle populations could quickly collapse says Laloë . However if global CO2 emissions continue to rise unchecked as in the RCP8.5 emissions scenario then this tipping point could happen earlier Laloë adds. A future shortage in females could very rapidly lead to a decline in reproduction and population collapse Laloë says. “A surplus of males could potentially cause a much bigger problem than a surplus of females.”

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Trump campaign emails show aide’s repeated efforts to set up Russia meetings

George Papadopoulos

The adviser George Papadopoulos offered to set up “a meeting between us and the Russian leadership to discuss US-Russia ties under President Trump ” telling them his Russian contacts welcomed the opportunity according to internal campaign emails read to The Washington Post. But Papadopoulos a campaign volunteer with scant foreign policy experience persisted. Between March and September the self-described energy consultant sent at least a half-dozen requests for Trump as he turned from primary candidate to party nominee or for members of his team to meet with Russian officials. Among those to express concern about the effort was then-campaign chairman Paul Manafort who rejected in May 2016 a proposal from Papadopoulos for Trump to do so. The exchanges are among more than 20 000 pages of documents the Trump campaign turned over to congressional committees this month after review by White House and defense lawyers. The selection of Papadopoulos ’s emails were read to The Post by a person with access to them. Two other people with access to the emails confirmed the general tone of the exchanges and some specific passages within them. A 2016 tweet from Donald Trump shows George Papadopoulos third from left. (Twitter) Papadopoulos emerges from the sample of emails as a new and puzzling figure in the examination of the Trump campaign’s contacts with Russian officials and their proxies during the 2016 election now the subject of a special-counsel investigation. Less than a decade out of college Papadopoulos appeared to hold little sway within the campaign and it is unclear whether he was acting as an intermediary for the Russian government although he told campaign officials he was. While the emails illustrate his eagerness to strengthen the campaign’s connections to the Russian government Papadopoulos does not spell out in them why it would be in Trump’s interest to do so. His entreaties appear to have generated more concern than excitement within the campaign which at the time was looking to seal the Republican nomination and take on a heavily favored Hillary Clinton in the general election. Three months after Papadopoulos raised the possibility of a meeting between Trump and Russian President Vladi­mir Putin the president’s son Donald Trump Jr. and son-in-law Jared Kushner met with a delegation led by a Russian lawyer offering to provide damaging information on Clinton. Manafort attended that Trump Tower session in June 2016 a meeting now under scrutiny in the special counsel’s collusion inquiry. But the new emails reveal that Manafort had rejected a request from Papadopoulos just the previous month to set up a meeting between Trump and Russian officials. And also in July a few weeks after Papadopoulos asked his superiors whether other campaign advisers or aides could accept some of the Russians’ invitations Carter Page another foreign policy adviser spoke at a Russian university in Moscow. Page said he made the trip independently of the campaign. Papadopoulos a former intern and researcher at the conservative Hudson Institute was on a list of campaign volunteers that Trump announced as his foreign policy advisory team during a meeting with The Post’s editorial board in March 2016. Trump called Papadopoulos an “excellent guy.” Almost immediately Papadopoulos came under scrutiny for his lack of experience. He graduated from college in 2009 and his LinkedIn profile cited his participation in a Model U.N. program for students among his qualifications. Papadopoulos did not respond to repeated requests for comment. Page who has been the subject of a foreign surveillance warrant over his connections to Russia said the Papadopoulos email exchange was another sign that the Russia communications were inconsequential. “The entirely benign offer from a volunteer member of the Trump movement is infinitely less relevant than the real collusion in the 2016 election ” said Page who was copied on the first Papadopoulos email communication in March. Page said in an email exchange Saturday that “the real scandal lies among Clinton and Obama associates who fed false evidence” to investigators that he said formed the basis of the federal warrant concerning him. Papadopoulos made more than a half-dozen overtures on behalf of Russians or people with Russia contacts whom he claimed to know. Undeterred Papadopoulos alerted then-campaign manager Corey Lewandowski in an April email that he was receiving “a lot of calls over the past month” about arranging a Russia meeting.

[TGT] offered to set up “a meeting between us and the Russian leadership to discuss US-Russia ties under President Trump ” telling them [TGT] Russian contacts welcomed the opportunity according to internal campaign emails read to The Washington Post. But Papadopoulos a campaign volunteer with scant foreign policy experience persisted. Between March and September the self-described energy consultant sent at least a half-dozen requests for Trump as he turned from primary candidate to party nominee or for members of his team to meet with Russian officials. Among those to express concern about the effort was then-campaign chairman Paul Manafort who rejected in May 2016 a proposal from Papadopoulos for Trump to do so. The exchanges are among more than 20 000 pages of documents the Trump campaign turned over to congressional committees this month after review by White House and defense lawyers. The selection of Papadopoulos ’s emails were read to The Post by a person with access to them. Two other people with access to the emails confirmed the general tone of the exchanges and some specific passages within them. A 2016 tweet from Donald Trump shows [TGT] third from left. (Twitter) [TGT] emerges from the sample of emails as a new and puzzling figure in the examination of the Trump campaign’s contacts with Russian officials and their proxies during the 2016 election now the subject of a special-counsel investigation. Less than a decade out of college [TGT] appeared to hold little sway within the campaign and it is unclear whether [TGT] was acting as an intermediary for the Russian government although [TGT] told campaign officials [TGT] was. While the emails illustrate [TGT] eagerness to strengthen the campaign’s connections to the Russian government [TGT] does not spell out in them why it would be in Trump’s interest to do so. [TGT] entreaties appear to have generated more concern than excitement within the campaign which at the time was looking to seal the Republican nomination and take on a heavily favored Hillary Clinton in the general election. Three months after [TGT] raised the possibility of a meeting between Trump and Russian President Vladi­mir Putin the president’s son Donald Trump Jr. and son-in-law Jared Kushner met with a delegation led by a Russian lawyer offering to provide damaging information on Clinton. Manafort attended that Trump Tower session in June 2016 a meeting now under scrutiny in the special counsel’s collusion inquiry. But the new emails reveal that Manafort had rejected a request from Papadopoulos just the previous month to set up a meeting between Trump and Russian officials. And also in July a few weeks after [TGT] asked [TGT] superiors whether other campaign advisers or aides could accept some of the Russians’ invitations Carter Page another foreign policy adviser spoke at a Russian university in Moscow. Page said he made the trip independently of the campaign. [TGT] a former intern and researcher at the conservative Hudson Institute was on a list of campaign volunteers that Trump announced as his foreign policy advisory team during a meeting with The Post’s editorial board in March 2016. Trump called [TGT] an “excellent guy.” Almost immediately [TGT] came under scrutiny for [TGT] lack of experience. [TGT] graduated from college in 2009 and [TGT] LinkedIn profile cited [TGT] participation in a Model U.N. program for students among [TGT] qualifications. [TGT] did not respond to repeated requests for comment. Page who has been the subject of a foreign surveillance warrant over his connections to Russia said the [TGT] email exchange was another sign that the Russia communications were inconsequential. “The entirely benign offer from a volunteer member of the Trump movement is infinitely less relevant than the real collusion in the 2016 election ” said Page who was copied on the first [TGT] email communication in March. Page said in an email exchange Saturday that “the real scandal lies among Clinton and Obama associates who fed false evidence” to investigators that he said formed the basis of the federal warrant concerning him. [TGT] made more than a half-dozen overtures on behalf of Russians or people with Russia contacts whom [TGT] claimed to know. Undeterred [TGT] alerted then-campaign manager Corey Lewandowski in an April email that [TGT] was receiving “a lot of calls over the past month” about arranging a Russia meeting.

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Casey Affleck won't present best actress award at Oscars

Casey Affleck

Casey Affleck has withdrawn from presenting the best actress award at this year’s Oscars Fox News has learned. The news comes after increased scrutiny over years-old accusations against Affleck that stem from his alleged inappropriate behavior on the set of his documentary “I’m Still Here.” The criticism of Affleck resurfaced as more and more women in Hollywood began speaking out about sexual harassment and assault. The younger brother of fellow actor Ben Affleck was accused of sexual harassment by two women in 2010 who alleged he was sexually inappropriate with them during the making of the film. Both cases were settled for undisclosed amounts but the allegations have stuck with Affleck . There was a negative reaction when the star was nominated for – and won – the Academy Award for best actor for “Manchester by the Sea" in 2017. A petition then circulated suggesting Affleck not be allowed to present at this year’s Academy Awards though it's tradition at the Oscars for the previous year's best actor winner to present the best actress award. It’s currently unknown who will take Affleck ’s place at the show. Despite the accusations Affleck hasn’t struggled to find work in Hollywood. He has a slew of projects in production and post-production since his Oscar win.

[TGT] has withdrawn from presenting the best actress award at this year’s Oscars Fox News has learned. The news comes after increased scrutiny over years-old accusations against [TGT] that stem from [TGT] alleged inappropriate behavior on the set of [TGT] documentary “I’m Still Here.” The criticism of [TGT] resurfaced as more and more women in Hollywood began speaking out about sexual harassment and assault. The younger brother of fellow actor Ben Affleck was accused of sexual harassment by two women in 2010 who alleged he was sexually inappropriate with them during the making of the film. Both cases were settled for undisclosed amounts but the allegations have stuck with [TGT] . There was a negative reaction when the star was nominated for – and won – the Academy Award for best actor for “Manchester by the Sea" in 2017. A petition then circulated suggesting [TGT] not be allowed to present at this year’s Academy Awards though it's tradition at the Oscars for the previous year's best actor winner to present the best actress award. It’s currently unknown who will take Affleck ’s place at the show. Despite the accusations [TGT] hasn’t struggled to find work in Hollywood. He has a slew of projects in production and post-production since his Oscar win.

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Lula 's Brazil presidential run in doubt after conviction upheld

Luiz Inacio Lula

PORTO ALEGRE Brazil (Reuters) - A Brazilian appeals court unanimously upheld the corruption conviction of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday and added to his sentence a major blow to the popular politician’s plans to run again for the presidency this year. All three appellate court judges voted to uphold Lula ’s convictions on taking bribes and money laundering. They also added 2-1/2 years to his sentence condemning him to 12 years in prison. Lula Brazil’s first working-class leader so far remains free pending future appeals. Lula 72 could now be ineligible to stand for election under Brazil’s “Ficha Limpa” or “Clean Record” law which bans political candidates whose convictions have been upheld by an appellate court. Lula ’s exclusion from the October election would radically alter the political landscape ahead of a campaign in which he is the early favorite with 36 percent of voter preferences according to pollster Datafolha. That is double the percentage of his nearest rival the far-right congressman and former army captain Jair Bolsonaro who has been energized by anti-Lula sentiment. But Lula still has options. An electoral court must make the final ruling on a candidacy and would only do so once a candidate had registered. Lula can appeal Wednesday’s decision by the appeals court in Porto Alegre to Brazil’s top appeals court or to the Supreme Court to delay a final ruling possibly avoiding jail and stringing the process out long enough to register his candidacy by the Aug. 15 deadline. At a nighttime rally in a central Sao Paulo plaza Lula stood atop a sound truck and rallied supporters blasting the ruling as a “lie” and strongly maintained his innocence. Lula said that if the three judges could “show me the crime I committed I would give up trying to be a candidate.” “I want the judges to know that I am not worried like they think I should be ” Lula said. “They cannot jail ideas or hope.” Opponents of Lula meanwhile celebrated on Sao Paulo’s main avenue with a giant blown-up figure of the ex-president dressed as a prison convict. Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks at the metallurgical trade union while the Brazilian court decides on his appeal against a corruption conviction that could bar him from running in the 2018 presidential race in Sao Bernardo do Campo Brazil January 24 2018. REUTERS/Leonardo Benassatto Lula is one of scores of powerful politicians and businessmen caught up in sweeping corruption probes that have wracked the Brazilian establishment since 2014. He faces six more indictments in corruption cases ranging from receiving bribes from engineering firm Odebrecht [ODBES.UL] to obstructing justice and trafficking his influence to obtain government decisions favoring the auto industry. He is among over 100 people convicted in the “Car Wash” investigation the most sprawling of Brazil’s numerous probes. It focuses on graft involving oil firm Petroleo Brasileiro known as Petrobras and other state-run companies. Lula was convicted of corruption and money laundering last year for accepting a beachside apartment from an engineering firm vying for contracts with Petrobras. Prosecutors said the apartment and its refurbishing was a bribe worth 3.7 million reais ($1.1 million). Lula maintains he never owned the penthouse apartment criticizing prosecutors for what Lula ’s lawyers called a reliance on the plea bargain testimony of one witness businessman Leo Pinheiro.

PORTO ALEGRE Brazil (Reuters) - A Brazilian appeals court unanimously upheld the corruption conviction of [TGT] on Wednesday and added to [TGT] sentence a major blow to the popular politician’s plans to run again for the presidency this year. All three appellate court judges voted to uphold [TGT] ’s convictions on taking bribes and money laundering. They also added 2-1/2 years to his sentence condemning [TGT] to 12 years in prison. Lula Brazil’s first working-class leader so far remains free pending future appeals. Lula 72 could now be ineligible to stand for election under Brazil’s “Ficha Limpa” or “Clean Record” law which bans political candidates whose convictions have been upheld by an appellate court. [TGT] ’s exclusion from the October election would radically alter the political landscape ahead of a campaign in which [TGT] is the early favorite with 36 percent of voter preferences according to pollster Datafolha. That is double the percentage of [TGT] nearest rival the far-right congressman and former army captain Jair Bolsonaro who has been energized by [TGT] sentiment. But [TGT] still has options. An electoral court must make the final ruling on a candidacy and would only do so once a candidate had registered. [TGT] can appeal Wednesday’s decision by the appeals court in Porto Alegre to Brazil’s top appeals court or to the Supreme Court to delay a final ruling possibly avoiding jail and stringing the process out long enough to register [TGT] candidacy by the Aug. 15 deadline. At a nighttime rally in a central Sao Paulo plaza [TGT] stood atop a sound truck and rallied supporters blasting the ruling as a “lie” and strongly maintained [TGT] innocence. [TGT] said that if the three judges could “show me the crime I committed I would give up trying to be a candidate.” “I want the judges to know that I am not worried like they think I should be ” [TGT] said. “They cannot jail ideas or hope.” Opponents of [TGT] meanwhile celebrated on Sao Paulo’s main avenue with a giant blown-up figure of the ex-president dressed as a prison convict. [TGT] speaks at the metallurgical trade union while the Brazilian court decides on [TGT] appeal against a corruption conviction that could bar [TGT] from running in the 2018 presidential race in Sao Bernardo do Campo Brazil January 24 2018. REUTERS/Leonardo Benassatto [TGT] is one of scores of powerful politicians and businessmen caught up in sweeping corruption probes that have wracked the Brazilian establishment since 2014. [TGT] faces six more indictments in corruption cases ranging from receiving bribes from engineering firm Odebrecht [ODBES.UL] to obstructing justice and trafficking [TGT] influence to obtain government decisions favoring the auto industry. [TGT] is among over 100 people convicted in the “Car Wash” investigation the most sprawling of Brazil’s numerous probes. It focuses on graft involving oil firm Petroleo Brasileiro known as Petrobras and other state-run companies. [TGT] was convicted of corruption and money laundering last year for accepting a beachside apartment from an engineering firm vying for contracts with Petrobras. Prosecutors said the apartment and its refurbishing was a bribe worth 3.7 million reais ($1.1 million). [TGT] maintains [TGT] never owned the penthouse apartment criticizing prosecutors for what Lula ’s lawyers called a reliance on the plea bargain testimony of one witness businessman Leo Pinheiro.

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This Woman Said Her Company Fired Her After Her Body

Stephanie

The photos feature Stephanie and her fiancé Arryn (who asked that we only use their first names) of Overton Texas. They were taken by Bria Terry of Wolf & Rose Photography During the shoot Stephanie said she felt super comfortable. "I wasn’t worrying about how I looked I was just looking at Arryn and that made me feel confident " she told BuzzFeed. "He looks at me all the time but the way he looked at me during the photo shoot I could feel it was different because I could focus on him.” Stephanie told BuzzFeed "They said I was topless and it was inappropriate and we’re a family-oriented company.” However Stephanie said she was wearing a swimsuit bottom and a strapless top that you wear with backless dresses. But shortly after the photos went viral Stephanie said her employer Austin Bank Texas N.A. told her they were "concerned" about how many people would see her photos and how it would reflect on the company.

The photos feature Stephanie and her fiancé Arryn (who asked that we only use their first names) of Overton Texas. They were taken by Bria Terry of Wolf & Rose Photography During the shoot [TGT] said [TGT] felt super comfortable. "I wasn’t worrying about how I looked I was just looking at Arryn and that made me feel confident " she told BuzzFeed. "He looks at me all the time but the way he looked at me during the photo shoot I could feel it was different because I could focus on him.” [TGT] told BuzzFeed "They said I was topless and it was inappropriate and [TGT] said [TGT] was wearing a swimsuit bottom and a strapless top that you wear with backless dresses. But shortly after the photos went viral [TGT] said [TGT] employer Austin Bank Texas N.A. told her they were "concerned" about how many people would see her photos and how it would reflect on the company.

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Zach LaVine won't be ready for opener but excited to be with Bulls long

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Zach LaVine created headlines during the Summer League in July when he said he planned to return from his February left ACL tear by the Oct. 19 season opener. While declining to put a timeline on LaVine 's return executive vice president John Paxson said "that's a pretty safe bet" to rule LaVine out of that opener and reiterated the organization's conservative approach for its new centerpiece. While pleased with his progress LaVine admitted doctors told him he 'd be sidelined a minimum of nine months which would place his return to practice in early November at the earliest. LaVine said he won't change his style of play and is encouraged that his running and jumping stats are better than when he participated in the draft combine before his rookie season. "I can't stand just sitting here " LaVine said. "But I'm working hard so when I get back I'm not going to have any constraints." The Bulls have until Oct. 16 to sign LaVine 22 to a long-term extension. Otherwise he becomes a restricted free agent next summer. Either way general manager Gar Forman basically said the Bulls didn't trade Jimmy Butler to not re-sign LaVine. "I want to be here for a long period of time " LaVine said. "If (an extension is) now or later I know it's going to be done either way."

Zach LaVine created headlines during the Summer League in July when he said he planned to return from his February left ACL tear by the Oct. 19 season opener. While declining to put a timeline on LaVine 's return executive vice president John Paxson said "that's a pretty safe bet" to rule LaVine out of that opener and reiterated the organization's conservative approach for its new centerpiece. While pleased with his progress LaVine admitted doctors told him he 'd be sidelined a minimum of nine months which would place his return to practice in early November at the earliest. LaVine said he won't change his style of play and is encouraged that his running and jumping stats are better than when he participated in the draft combine before his rookie season. "I can't stand just sitting here " LaVine said. "But I'm working hard so when I get back I'm not going to have any constraints." The Bulls have until Oct. 16 to sign LaVine 22 to a long-term extension. Otherwise he becomes a restricted free agent next summer. Either way general manager Gar Forman basically said the Bulls didn't trade Jimmy Butler to not re-sign LaVine. "I want to be here for a long period of time " LaVine said. "If (an extension is) now or later I know it's going to be done either way."

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Jeff Zucker joins fight to monetize mobile journalism

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CNN President Jeff Zucker has joined the chorus asking tech and ad firms to help monetize news on mobile platforms. “Otherwise good journalism will go away ” Zucker said at the Mobile World Congress show in Barcelona on Monday. A decade ago as president and CEO of NBCUniversal Zucker famously complained that media companies were in danger of “trading analog dollars for digital pennies.” Although Zucker modified digital pennies to digital dimes he made it clear on Monday that tech titans could still crush journalism. “In a Google and Facebook world monetization of digital and mobile continues to be more difficult than we would have expected or liked ” Zucker said.

[TGT] has joined the chorus asking tech and ad firms to help monetize news on mobile platforms. “Otherwise good journalism will go away ” [TGT] said at the Mobile World Congress show in Barcelona on Monday. A decade ago as president and CEO of NBCUniversal [TGT] famously complained that media companies were in danger of “trading analog dollars for digital pennies.” Although [TGT] modified digital pennies to digital dimes [TGT] made it clear on Monday that tech titans could still crush journalism. “In a Google and Facebook world monetization of digital and mobile continues to be more difficult than we would have expected or liked ” [TGT] said.

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Nobel in physiology medicine awarded to 3 Americans for discovery of 'clock genes'

Michael W. Young

Three Americans — Jeffrey C. Hall Michael Rosbash and Michael W. Young — have won the 2017 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for their work on molecular mechanisms that control circadian systems. Hall was born in New York Rosbash in Kansas City and they both worked at Brandeis University. Michael Young was born in Miami and worked at Rockefeller University. Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP/Getty Images Winners of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Jeffrey C. Hall Michael Rosbash and Michael W. Young are pictured on a display during a press conference at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm on Oct. 2 2017. Winners of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Jeffrey C. Hall Michael Rosbash and Michael W. Young are pictured on a display during a press conference at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm on Oct. 2 2017. (Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP/Getty Images) (Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP/Getty Images) The trio's early work took place in 1984 when Hall and Rosbash worked together at Brandeis and Young at Rockefeller University to isolate the "period" gene which controls the circadian rhythm of fruit flies. Hall and Rosbash then showed that the level of the protein encoded by this gene changes in a 24-hour cycle going up during the day and down at night. They theorized that this protein blocked the activity of the period gene.

[TGT] have won the 2017 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for [TGT] work on molecular mechanisms that control circadian systems. Hall was born in New York Rosbash in Kansas City and [TGT] worked at Brandeis University. [TGT] was born in Miami and worked at Rockefeller University. Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP/Getty Images Winners of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Jeffrey C. Hall Michael Rosbash and [TGT] are pictured on a display during a press conference at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm on Oct. 2 2017. Winners of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Jeffrey C. Hall Michael Rosbash and [TGT] are pictured on a display during a press conference at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm on Oct. 2 2017. (Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP/Getty Images) (Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP/Getty Images) The trio's early work took place in 1984 when Hall and Rosbash worked together at Brandeis and Young at Rockefeller University to isolate the "period" gene which controls the circadian rhythm of fruit flies. Hall and Rosbash then showed that the level of the protein encoded by this gene changes in a 24-hour cycle going up during the day and down at night. They theorized that this protein blocked the activity of the period gene.

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WaPo Gives Pelosi Pinocchios for Gun Claim

Nancy Pelosi

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi missed the mark in her interpretation of the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act voted into law by Republicans last week. That legislation Pelosi declared on Twitter comes with some unwanted invitations. Yet the @HouseGOP just voted to do exactly that #StopCCR — Nancy Pelosi (@NancyPelosi) December 6 2017 The Washington Post Fact Checker gave Pelosi three Pinocchios for the misleading tweet. Contrary to the picture Pelosi tried to paint federal law already prohibits violent criminals from obtaining guns. The House Minority Leader was supposedly relying on information she obtained from the gun control group Everytown for Gun Safety which declared that the bill “forces" states to allow concealed carry by many people who have never been subjected to a background check to carry throughout the country. Pelosi earned the third Pinocchio however thanks to her last line. “We wavered between Two and Three Pinocchios but ultimately settled on Three because her last line — 'the @House GOP just voted to do exactly that' — is so over the top and exaggerated ” the Fact Checker explained.

[TGT] missed the mark in [TGT] interpretation of the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act voted into law by Republicans last week. That legislation [TGT] declared on Twitter comes with some unwanted invitations. Yet the @HouseGOP just voted to do exactly that #StopCCR — Nancy Pelosi (@NancyPelosi) December 6 2017 The Washington Post Fact Checker gave [TGT] three Pinocchios for the misleading tweet. Contrary to the picture [TGT] tried to paint federal law already prohibits violent criminals from obtaining guns. The House Minority Leader was supposedly relying on information she obtained from the gun control group Everytown for Gun Safety which declared that the bill “forces" states to allow concealed carry by many people who have never been subjected to a background check to carry throughout the country. [TGT] earned the third Pinocchio however thanks to [TGT] last line. “We wavered between Two and Three Pinocchios but ultimately settled on Three because her last line — 'the @House GOP just voted to do exactly that' — is so over the top and exaggerated ” the Fact Checker explained.

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Brexit: EU leaders set to move talks on to next stage

Mrs May

Mrs May was applauded by other leaders at dinner in Brussels on Thursday night after she made a speech about Brexit. But the round of applause during Thursday's dinner suggests the process is more or less on track - and indicates a degree of support in Europe for Mrs May says the BBC's Europe correspondent Kevin Connolly. During the dinner with the 27 other EU leaders Mrs May urged them to approve an agreement to move Brexit talks on to a second phase. In a brief speech she stressed her keenness to get on with shaping a "deep and special" future partnership as quickly as possible leaving no doubt that she believes she was "on course to deliver Brexit". She said she made "no secret" of wanting to move on to the next phase and to approaching it with "ambition and creativity". "A particular priority should be agreement on the implementation period so that we can bring greater certainty to businesses in the UK and across the 27 " she said. In applauding Mrs May Mr Juncker said her EU colleagues "felt that she did make a big effort and this has to be recognised" while Austrian Chancellor Christian Kern said he appreciated " her efforts and engagement". Mrs May has said the Brexit process is still "on course" despite her defeat in a Parliamentary vote on Wednesday night. Speaking in Brussels Mrs May said she was "disappointed" at the vote on the EU Withdrawal Bill but the legislation was making "good progress". Meanwhile Mrs May is facing a further challenge next week when MPs vote on a government amendment to enshrine the Brexit date of 29 March 2019 in law. The BBC's political editor Laura Kuenssberg said there was no sign so far that Mrs May was going to budge on the issue but further compromises could be "forced on her ".

[TGT] was applauded by other leaders at dinner in Brussels on Thursday night after [TGT] made a speech about Brexit. But the round of applause during Thursday's dinner suggests the process is more or less on track - and indicates a degree of support in Europe for Mrs May says the BBC's Europe correspondent Kevin Connolly. During the dinner with [TGT] urged [TGT] to approve an agreement to move Brexit talks on to a second phase. In a brief speech she stressed her keenness to get on with shaping a "deep and special" future partnership as quickly as possible leaving no doubt that she believes she was "on course to deliver Brexit". She said she made "no secret" of wanting to move on to the next phase and to approaching it with "ambition and creativity". "A particular priority should be agreement on the implementation period so that we can bring greater certainty to businesses in the UK and across the 27 " she said. In applauding Mrs May Mr Juncker said her EU colleagues "felt that she did make a big effort and this has to be recognised" while Austrian Chancellor Christian Kern said he appreciated " her efforts and engagement". [TGT] has said the Brexit process is still "on course" despite her defeat in a Parliamentary vote on Wednesday night. Speaking in Brussels [TGT] said [TGT] was "disappointed" at the vote on the EU Withdrawal Bill but the legislation was making "good progress". Meanwhile [TGT] is facing a further challenge next week when MPs vote on a government amendment to enshrine the Brexit date of 29 March 2019 in law. The BBC's political editor Laura Kuenssberg said there was no sign so far that [TGT] was going to budge on the issue but further compromises could be "forced on [TGT] ".

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Florida's Dependence on Gas Has Repeatedly Left the State Vulnerable During Natural Disasters

Irma

These are the tough realities Floridians who evacuated in the face of Hurricane Irma last week even as they begin to return home. An unprecedented six million fled from the Category 5 storm the largest evacuation in United States history. I took her question and others to fuel experts. A car-dependent state with a history of hurricanes Florida had a week before Irma hit to lay in enough fuel for residents to drive out of harm's way—the choice mode of evacuation. But that wasn't enough time and the reasons why add yet another dimension to the Sunshine State's deepening vulnerability to climate change. Low-lying peninsular Florida is in a famously precarious place. One lesser-known vulnerability that the Hurricane Irma exposed is how difficult it can be to move fuel supplies here quickly. Unlike states with more shared borders and freight infrastructure roughly 97 percent of the refined fuel sold in Florida gets shipped in from the Gulf of Mexico. Much of it usually come from refineries on the shores of Texas—which were devastated just weeks ago by the second-costliest storm in U.S. history Hurricane Harvey. With Texas refineries knocked out of commission because of Harvey Florida's fuel suppliers were already feeling the squeeze before Irma's path became clear. In fact as of the week before Labor Day according to Jim Storey the business development director of the Georgia-based fuel distributor Mansfield Oil Florida was trucking some of its own supplies over there to help out Texas. But as Irma predictions shaped up the flow of fuel out-of-state was swiftly reversed. The weekend before Labor Day as the degree of Irma's threat became clearer Florida gas suppliers and emergency managers joined to strategize. They knew there would be a run on gas though it wasn't clear yet which parts of the state would be evacuating. So fuel shipments that could be steered to Florida were diverted from all over. Barges that normally deliver from offline Gulf Coast refineries were rerouted to New York and Philadelphia to bring gas south. Tankers from Louisiana and Mississippi steamed eastward to reach Florida in time having been delayed by Harvey's fearsome path. One oil trader redirected two European barges destined for Africa to Florida instead. According to Hillary Stevenson director of oil market research for the analysis firm Genscape the state took in some 570 00 barrels from Europe ahead of Irma in order to make up for supplies it had lost to Harvey. "We were accepting supplies from anywhere that would send it " says James Miller the director of communications for the Florida Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Store Association a trade group designated to coordinate fuel supplies with the state in the event of an emergency. "The timing of Harvey and Irma was not ideal." Fortunately Irma wasn't a repeat of Hurricane Rita when dozens died trying to evacuate on Houston's traffic-clogged gas-less roads in 2005. Florida's transportation officials coordinated this evacuation remarkably well. The state was spared catastrophic damage when Irma's path veered from the biggest population center. While many gas chains companies and government agencies buy fuel at contract-bound prices others buy it "on the spot" at whatever the going rate. That price says Stevenson increased by 26 cents per gallon ahead of Irma. As of Tuesday the average price of a gallon is $2.71 in Florida up more than 44 cents from last month. (That price increase is also due in part to Harvey-related fuel shortages.) This week as evacuees try to head home Florida gas stations are still scrambling to refuel. Florida's ports had to shut down while Irma tore through the state which means incoming shipments are now running on a delay. Now three of them are back online but with Houston refineries still incapacitated meeting gas demand is going to be a challenge for some time. Oil shipments are coming in but the lights are still out at multiple fuel terminals. Many gas stations remain without power too. It might be another week before Florida's stations are topped off and back in business but those recovery efforts could be hampered if Hurricane Jose veers towards a U.S. landfall. "Pardon the cliche but this was all a perfect storm with Harvey preceding Irma " Stevenson says. Now the window to get Florida running again before the next hit might already be closing. Irma is not the last climate change-juiced hurricane Florida will experience: More storms and more evacuations loom in its future. Harvey and Irma's back-to-back blows highlight just how fragile the state's position in the global oil supply chain is—and how profoundly the state like the rest of the country relies on this limited (and not readily portable) resource. In transit-deficient South Florida personal vehicles remain the default mode of evacuation for most of the population. If there is not enough gas for them—and if other climate-related disasters are affecting supply—there ought to be other more gas-efficient ways of getting out. That would have left more gas that most precious emergency commodity to go around. And there would have been fewer tailpipes spewing the emissions that are fueling climate change—and sharpening the teeth on storms like Irma .

These are the tough realities Floridians who evacuated in the face of [TGT] last week even as they begin to return home. An unprecedented six million fled from the Category 5 storm the largest evacuation in United States history. I took her question and others to fuel experts. A car-dependent state with a history of hurricanes Florida had a week before [TGT] hit to lay in enough fuel for residents to drive out of harm's way—the choice mode of evacuation. But that wasn't enough time and the reasons why add yet another dimension to the Sunshine State's deepening vulnerability to climate change. Low-lying peninsular Florida is in a famously precarious place. One lesser-known vulnerability that [TGT] exposed is how difficult it can be to move fuel supplies here quickly. Unlike states with more shared borders and freight infrastructure roughly 97 percent of the refined fuel sold in Florida gets shipped in from the Gulf of Mexico. Much of it usually come from refineries on the shores of Texas—which were devastated just weeks ago by the second-costliest storm in U.S. history Hurricane Harvey. With Texas refineries knocked out of commission because of Harvey Florida's fuel suppliers were already feeling the squeeze before Irma's path became clear. In fact as of the week before Labor Day according to Jim Storey the business development director of the Georgia-based fuel distributor Mansfield Oil Florida was trucking some of its own supplies over there to help out Texas. But as Irma predictions shaped up the flow of fuel out-of-state was swiftly reversed. The weekend before Labor Day as the degree of Irma's threat became clearer Florida gas suppliers and emergency managers joined to strategize. They knew there would be a run on gas though it wasn't clear yet which parts of the state would be evacuating. So fuel shipments that could be steered to Florida were diverted from all over. Barges that normally deliver from offline Gulf Coast refineries were rerouted to New York and Philadelphia to bring gas south. Tankers from Louisiana and Mississippi steamed eastward to reach Florida in time having been delayed by Harvey's fearsome path. One oil trader redirected two European barges destined for Africa to Florida instead. According to Hillary Stevenson director of oil market research for the analysis firm Genscape the state took in some 570 00 barrels from Europe ahead of Irma in order to make up for supplies it had lost to Harvey. "We were accepting supplies from anywhere that would send it " says James Miller the director of communications for the Florida Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Store Association a trade group designated to coordinate fuel supplies with the state in the event of an emergency. "The timing of Harvey and Irma was not ideal." Fortunately Irma wasn't a repeat of Hurricane Rita when dozens died trying to evacuate on Houston's traffic-clogged gas-less roads in 2005. Florida's transportation officials coordinated this evacuation remarkably well. The state was spared catastrophic damage when Irma's path veered from the biggest population center. While many gas chains companies and government agencies buy fuel at contract-bound prices others buy it "on the spot" at whatever the going rate. That price says Stevenson increased by 26 cents per gallon ahead of Irma. As of Tuesday the average price of a gallon is $2.71 in Florida up more than 44 cents from last month. (That price increase is also due in part to Harvey-related fuel shortages.) This week as evacuees try to head home Florida gas stations are still scrambling to refuel. Florida's ports had to shut down while [TGT] tore through the state which means incoming shipments are now running on a delay. Now three of them are back online but with Houston refineries still incapacitated meeting gas demand is going to be a challenge for some time. Oil shipments are coming in but the lights are still out at multiple fuel terminals. Many gas stations remain without power too. It might be another week before Florida's stations are topped off and back in business but those recovery efforts could be hampered if Hurricane Jose veers towards a U.S. landfall. "Pardon the cliche but this was all a perfect storm with Harvey preceding [TGT] " Stevenson says. Now the window to get Florida running again before the next hit might already be closing. [TGT] is not the last climate change-juiced hurricane Florida will experience: More storms and more evacuations loom in [TGT] future. Harvey and Irma's back-to-back blows highlight just how fragile the state's position in the global oil supply chain is—and how profoundly the state like the rest of the country relies on this limited (and not readily portable) resource. In transit-deficient South Florida personal vehicles remain the default mode of evacuation for most of the population. If there is not enough gas for them—and if other climate-related disasters are affecting supply—there ought to be other more gas-efficient ways of getting out. That would have left more gas that most precious emergency commodity to go around. And there would have been fewer tailpipes spewing the emissions that are fueling climate change—and sharpening the teeth on storms like [TGT] .

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Kim Jong Un's top aide executed by North Korean death squad reports suggest

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A key member of Kim Jong Un's inner circle touted as a powerful military figure mysteriously vanished from public life recently sparking rumors he was executed by a North Korean death squad after allegations of bribery recent reports indicated. Hwang Pyong-so a vice marshal who held the most senior position in North Korea’s military hasn’t been seen in public since Oct. 13 sparking rumors of his death. Kim has previously dispatched his enemies via a variety of gruesome methods including shooting them with anti-aircraft weaponry at a close distance and feeding them to a pack of ravenous dogs. Kim Won-hong was reportedly sentenced to one of North Korea’s prison camps. As for Hwang many of Kim Jong Un’s recent actions indicate the man who the dictator has trusted for about a decade was executed -- possibly by the infamous firing squad that also killed Kim’s uncle Jang Song Thaek.

A key member of [TGT] inner circle touted as a powerful military figure mysteriously vanished from public life recently sparking rumors [TGT] was executed by a North Korean death squad after allegations of bribery recent reports indicated. Hwang Pyong-so a vice marshal who held the most senior position in North Korea’s military hasn’t been seen in public since Oct. 13 sparking rumors of his death. Kim has previously dispatched his enemies via a variety of gruesome methods including shooting them with anti-aircraft weaponry at a close distance and feeding them to a pack of ravenous dogs. Kim Won-hong was reportedly sentenced to one of North Korea’s prison camps. As for Hwang many of Kim Jong Un’s recent actions indicate the man who the dictator has trusted for about a decade was executed -- possibly by the infamous firing squad that also killed Kim’s uncle Jang Song Thaek.

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Is Hollywood Turning on Clint Eastwood and '15:17 to Paris'?

Clint Eastwood

In 1992 Clint Eastwood’s “Unforgiven” won four Academy Awards and sent his career on an entirely new trajectory. Yes it was a Western and Eastwood had made plenty of those already but “Unforgiven ” was different. It had some action but mostly it was a bleak character study and was regarded by many as “art.” Whether intending to or not Eastwood had become an auteur. In the wake of this critical and artistic breakthrough Warner Brothers — Eastwood ’s exclusive distributor for his entire output as a director since his debut “Play Misty for Me” in 1971 — began to position not all but most of his future efforts as “Oscar bait.” Thirteen of Eastwood’s next 19 films came out in the fall — the highly-treasured time of year reserved for awards contenders. The six that were not released in autumn were low achievers such as “Absolute Power” and “Blood Work” and lightweight fluff like the senior citizen buddy comedy “Space Cowboys” and the bizarre misfire that was “Jersey Boys.” Warner Brother’s long term Eastwood strategy paid off in spades. Since and including “Unforgiven ” Eastwood’s films have been nominated for 35 Oscars and have won 12 with Eastwood himself walking away with four as well as receiving the prestigious Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award in 1994. Less than a dozen people have won more Oscars than Eastwood and most of those were in technical categories. Not bad for a guy who used to co-star with monkeys. Beginning in 2006 with “Flags of Our Fathers” and “Letters from Iwo Jima” (shot at the same time but released three months apart) Eastwood’s choice of material started to change. The political content began to increase (“J. Edgar ” “Invictus ” “Gran Torino”) and although not overt it confirmed what many had known for a while: Eastwood was a conservative. While a moderate on most social issues Eastwood considers himself a “pragmatic Libertarian” who eschews political correctness and his output in the last dozen years has indicated that he ’s an unabashed patriot. While not a backer of most American Wars he ’s a staunch and unwavering supporter of armed service personnel a point made with unmistakable clarity in “American Sniper.” In addition to being the highest-grossing movie of 2014 and Eastwood’s career this throttling and unflinching bio-drama about the late Chris Kyle (Bradley Cooper) lit a welcomed fire under red state Middle America. Eastwood pulled off a delicate balancing act by crafting an inspirational crowd-pleasing film that didn’t pander while acknowledging the efforts of an American hero without addressing the war itself. “The 15:17 to Paris” — the new movie about the three soldiers that thwarted the 2015 Thlys Train Attack — opens this Friday and it is the first Eastwood movie in at least 20 years that was not made available for advance press viewing. Instead of hiring regular actors to portray the leads Eastwood cast the actual soldiers who confronted the terrorist — a bold move indeed and one sure to appeal to fans of “American Sniper.”

In 1992 [TGT] ’s “Unforgiven” won four Academy Awards and sent his career on an entirely new trajectory. Yes it was a Western and Eastwood had made plenty of those already but “Unforgiven ” was different. It had some action but mostly it was a bleak character study and was regarded by many as “art.” Whether intending to or not Eastwood had become an auteur. In the wake of this critical and artistic breakthrough Warner Brothers — Eastwood ’s exclusive distributor for his entire output as a director since his debut “Play Misty for Me” in 1971 — began to position not all but most of his future efforts as “Oscar bait.” Thirteen of Eastwood’s next 19 films came out in the fall — the highly-treasured time of year reserved for awards contenders. The six that were not released in autumn were low achievers such as “Absolute Power” and “Blood Work” and lightweight fluff like the senior citizen buddy comedy “Space Cowboys” and the bizarre misfire that was “Jersey Boys.” Warner Brother’s long term Eastwood strategy paid off in spades. Since and including “Unforgiven ” Eastwood’s films have been nominated for 35 Oscars and have won 12 with Eastwood himself walking away with four as well as receiving the prestigious Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award in 1994. Less than a dozen people have won more Oscars than Eastwood and most of those were in technical categories. Not bad for a guy who used to co-star with monkeys. Beginning in 2006 with “Flags of Our Fathers” and “Letters from Iwo Jima” (shot at the same time but released three months apart) Eastwood’s choice of material started to change. The political content began to increase (“J. Edgar ” “Invictus ” “Gran Torino”) and although not overt it confirmed what many had known for a while: Eastwood was a conservative. While a moderate on most social issues Eastwood considers himself a “pragmatic Libertarian” who eschews political correctness and his output in the last dozen years has indicated that he ’s an unabashed patriot. While not a backer of most American Wars he ’s a staunch and unwavering supporter of armed service personnel a point made with unmistakable clarity in “American Sniper.” In addition to being the highest-grossing movie of 2014 and Eastwood’s career this throttling and unflinching bio-drama about the late Chris Kyle (Bradley Cooper) lit a welcomed fire under red state Middle America. Eastwood pulled off a delicate balancing act by crafting an inspirational crowd-pleasing film that didn’t pander while acknowledging the efforts of an American hero without addressing the war itself. “The 15:17 to Paris” — the new movie about the three soldiers that thwarted the 2015 Thlys Train Attack — opens this Friday and it is the first Eastwood movie in at least 20 years that was not made available for advance press viewing. Instead of hiring regular actors to portray the leads Eastwood cast the actual soldiers who confronted the terrorist — a bold move indeed and one sure to appeal to fans of “American Sniper.”

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Shurmur hiring puts Giants in favorable position entering Combine

Josh McDaniels

Tuesday morning Peter Schrager of FoxSports.com and NFL Networkâs Good Morning Football reported that New England Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels would break routine and skip this weekâs annual NFL Combine in Indianapolis avoiding the city McDaniels jilted when he backed out on a verbal agreement to become the Coltsâ next head coach on Feb. 6 leaving many of his assistants in the lurch too. And the McDaniels news was a reminder that while itâs too early to judge Pat Shurmur as a head coach the Giantsâ hiring of him certainly feels as if itâs put them in the strongest and most stable position they could have hoped for to operate at this Combine â and in free agency and in Aprilâs draft â especially considering the alternatives. Imagine if the Giants had chosen McDaniels to be their next head coach and McDaniels had backed out on the Giants on Feb. 6 as he did the Colts. The Giants wouldnât have hired their next coach until two weeks ago at best as the Colts did by pivoting to Eagles offensive coordinator Frank Reich. And the Giants in that scenario probably wouldnât have their full coaching staff together yet still and theyâd be arriving at the Combine still in transition mode. Perhaps most importantly a negative perception of the Giantsâ operations may have lingered if McDaniels had reversed course on them. Fairly or unfairly that would have had people connecting the turmoil of 2017 to an ominous and bad start to 2018 continuing to question the Giantsâ judgment for trying to hire someone who wasnât even ready. Josh McDaniels. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

Tuesday morning Peter Schrager of FoxSports.com and NFL Networkâs Good Morning Football reported that New England Patriots offensive coordinator [TGT] would break routine and skip this weekâs annual NFL Combine in Indianapolis avoiding the city McDaniels jilted when he backed out on a verbal agreement to become the Coltsâ next head coach on Feb. 6 leaving many of his assistants in the lurch too. And the McDaniels news was a reminder that while itâs too early to judge Pat Shurmur as a head coach the Giantsâ hiring of him certainly feels as if itâs put them in the strongest and most stable position they could have hoped for to operate at this Combine â and in free agency and in Aprilâs draft â especially considering the alternatives. Imagine if the Giants had chosen McDaniels to be their next head coach and McDaniels had backed out on the Giants on Feb. 6 as he did the Colts. The Giants wouldnât have hired their next coach until two weeks ago at best as the Colts did by pivoting to Eagles offensive coordinator Frank Reich. And the Giants in that scenario probably wouldnât have their full coaching staff together yet still and theyâd be arriving at the Combine still in transition mode. Perhaps most importantly a negative perception of the Giantsâ operations may have lingered if McDaniels had reversed course on them. Fairly or unfairly that would have had people connecting the turmoil of 2017 to an ominous and bad start to 2018 continuing to question the Giantsâ judgment for trying to hire someone who wasnât even ready. [TGT] . (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

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James Cameron doubles down on 'Wonder Woman': 'That’s not breaking ground'

James Cameron

Legendary director James Cameron is standing by his comments about the hit film "Wonder Woman " adding that he doesn't think the way actress Gal Gadot portrayed the superhero is "breaking ground." "I’ll stand by that ... She was wearing a kind of bustier costume that was very form-fitting " he told the Hollywood Reporter. "She’s absolutely drop-dead gorgeous. To me that’s not breaking ground. They had Raquel Welch doing stuff like that in the ’60s." Cameron 's comments echo his remarks to The Guardian last month when he said Gadot's "Wonder Woman" was "an objectified icon." In contrast he said he believes the character of the heroine Sarah Connor he helped to create in the original "Terminator" franchise was more modern and unique. "It was all in a context of talking about why Sarah Connor — what [actress Linda Hamilton] created in 1991 — was if not ahead of its time at least a breakthrough in its time " he added in the new interview with the Hollywood Reporter. "I don’t think it was really ahead of its time because we’re still not [giving women these types of roles]." "Wonder Woman" director Patty Jenkins fired back on social media in August after the original slight from the "Titanic" director saying "James Cameron's inability to understand what 'Wonder Woman' is or stands for to women all over the world is unsurprising as though he is a great filmmaker he is not a woman. I believe women can and should be EVERYTHING just like male lead characters should be."

[TGT] is standing by [TGT] comments about the hit film "Wonder Woman " adding that [TGT] doesn't think the way actress Gal Gadot portrayed the superhero is "breaking ground." "I’ll stand by that ... She was wearing a kind of bustier costume that was very form-fitting " he told the Hollywood Reporter. "She’s absolutely drop-dead gorgeous. To me that’s not breaking ground. They had Raquel Welch doing stuff like that in the ’60s." [TGT] 's comments echo [TGT] remarks to The Guardian last month when [TGT] said Gadot's "Wonder Woman" was "an objectified icon." In contrast [TGT] said [TGT] believes the character of the heroine Sarah Connor [TGT] helped to create in the original "Terminator" franchise was more modern and unique. "It was all in a context of talking about why Sarah Connor — what [actress Linda Hamilton] created in 1991 — was if not ahead of its time at least a breakthrough in its time " he added in the new interview with the Hollywood Reporter. "I don’t think it was really ahead of its time because we’re still not [giving women these types of roles]." "Wonder Woman" director Patty Jenkins fired back on social media in August after the original slight from the "Titanic" director saying "James Cameron's inability to understand what 'Wonder Woman' is or stands for to women all over the world is unsurprising as though he is a great filmmaker he is not a woman. I believe women can and should be EVERYTHING just like male lead characters should be."

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Activist Peltz leaving Mondelez board to join P&G’s

Nelson Peltz

Billionaire activist investor Nelson Peltz is swapping one board position for another. Oreo-maker Mondelez announced Tuesday that Peltz would be stepping down from the board effective March 1 — which also happens to be the day he is set to join Procter & Gamble’s board. The move allows Peltz founder of $17 billion hedge fund Trian Partners to “devote more time to other board commitments ” Mondelez said Tuesday. Mondelez “is well positioned to continue to create value for its shareholders ” Peltz said. Peltz meanwhile joins P&G’s board following a contentious proxy battle with numerous vote recounts. Although the final tally showed that Peltz failed to win a majority the closeness of the vote led P&G to award him a spot on the board in December.

[TGT] is swapping one board position for another. Oreo-maker Mondelez announced Tuesday that [TGT] would be stepping down from the board effective March 1 — which also happens to be the day [TGT] is set to join Procter & Gamble’s board. The move allows Peltz founder of $17 billion hedge fund Trian Partners to “devote more time to other board commitments ” Mondelez said Tuesday. Mondelez “is well positioned to continue to create value for its shareholders ” [TGT] said. [TGT] meanwhile joins P&G’s board following a contentious proxy battle with numerous vote recounts. Although the final tally showed that [TGT] failed to win a majority the closeness of the vote led P&G to award him a spot on the board in December.

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How Kris Jenner Is Trolling the World With Kylie Jenner’s ‘Pregnancy’

Kris Jenner

As the youngest Kardashian sister Kylie Jenner has been an unforeseen success arguably eclipsing even Kim in social media influence and general notoriety. Given Jenner ’s #impact not to mention her age her rumored pregnancy made more waves than Kim’s or Khloé’s and has been the subject of intense scrutiny ever since. Unfortunately for a legion of Daily Mail reporters a folder of zoomed-in grainy images of Jenner in a loose T-shirt does not a pregnancy confirmation make. Despite (allegedly) being due to deliver an (alleged) baby in February Kylie hasn’t actually confirmed any of this—not on her Instagram her Snapchat or her family’s flagship reality TV show. Diehard Kylie devotees (and one or two Travis Scott fans I guess) have all sorts of ideas about how and when Kylie will announce her progeny. One widespread theory held that the Kardashians would reveal a pregnant Kylie on their annual Christmas card. Although the month-long countdown kept tensions high the 25th came and went without a festive baby bump; in fact Jenner was entirely absent from the photo shoot. Over the weekend the lazy Kylie pregnancy beat (lots of unconvincing social media “clues ” miscellaneous Travis Scott gossip) was revived when a host of rumors placed Jenner in labor. A handful of social media users claimed to have seen the elusive lip-kit mogul at Cedars-Sinai hospital where they deduced she had likely come to deliver her Kardashian heir. This happy news was complicated by an army of Kardashian sources that quickly flocked to tabloid outfits trying to squash the story. As “multiple” anonymous tipsters told TMZ “Kylie isn’t due this month and she hasn’t gone into premature labor. Rumors began heating up Friday that Kylie had checked into Cedars-Sinai in L.A.—where all the other Kardashian sisters gave birth—but we’re told it’s definitely not true.” Of course anyone with a passing knowledge of the Kardashian empire knows that any Kardashian “source” could very well be Kris Jenner in hair extensions with a funny accent. Jenner has a talent for controlling her family’s narrative and it would make perfect sense for her to try and quell these rumors buying some time for Kylie’s big news to dominate Sunday and Monday night’s Keeping Up with the Kardashians two-night special—aptly titled “Bun In The Oven.” Instead I spent two hours listening to Kris Jenner talk about her earlobe insecurities culminating in an all-family announcement of Khloé Kardashian’s already confirmed pregnancy (Kendall and Kylie FaceTimed in Rob was MIA). To truly understand the rudeness of this much-hyped two-part special you have to realize that Kris Jenner spent the majority of the first hour handcuffed to a mime. While this “prank” was exactly as excruciating as you might imagine it did produce the best quote of the entire episode courtesy of Khloé: “Being handcuffed to this mime is exactly what my mom needs to get going.” Elsewhere in Calabasas the Kardashians are using their potent platform to paint Rob as the victim in his ongoing custody battle with ex Blac Chyna (you know the woman who he published revenge porn of on social media). But back to the real issue at hand: Kris Jenner’s huge embarrassingly low-hanging earlobes . “Ever since Kim made a comment” about her momager’s lobes Kris has been out scrounging for flattering earmuffs and strategically-placed hair extensions (essentially Payot). Instead of accessorizing like a young Hasidic boy Kris decides to get her earlobes cut off. Meanwhile Khloé is feeling sluggish during her workouts and takes a pregnancy test. Or more likely Khloé pretends to take a pregnancy test for the cameras. Keeping Up with the Kardashians is shot at odd intervals according to its casts’ busy schedules and it’s not uncommon to watch a Kardashian anxiously prepare for an event that’s already taken place or seemingly reenact a dramatic conversation. Still judging from earlier episodes this season we can assume that most of this episode was shot in the summer or early fall—at which point Kylie Jenner would already know that she’s pregnant. With that in mind it’s possible that this episode actually does confirm the rumored pregnancy. In one scene Kris Jenner picks up a phone call from a frantic Kylie who says that one of her employees is surreptitiously trying to take pictures of her. While this is objectively creepy it would only be a real situation if Kylie had something to hide. “To have somebody in her own home trying to snap pictures they shouldn’t be snapping is really really stressful ” Kris narrates. “You want to be able to trust the people that you’re surrounded by but we have to really be on alert at all time and that’s extremely upsetting when you feel like you can’t be in your own bedroom or bathroom.” Jenner continued “I really feel bad for Kylie because there’s always somebody that’s trying to exploit a certain situation.” If as Kris ’s outfit suggests this scene was shot in late August the “certain situation” she’s referring to is almost certainly Kylie’s fertility. It’s seeming more and more likely that this is the most overt confirmation Keeping Up viewers will get—even if Kylie hasn’t already given birth her alleged due date is fast approaching. Now that this “special” episode has come and gone without an announcement it’s likely that Kylie will eventually break her silence to debut a baby not a baby bump.

As the youngest Kardashian sister Kylie Jenner has been an unforeseen success arguably eclipsing even Kim in social media influence and general notoriety. Given Jenner ’s #impact not to mention her age her rumored pregnancy made more waves than Kim’s or Khloé’s and has been the subject of intense scrutiny ever since. Unfortunately for a legion of Daily Mail reporters a folder of zoomed-in grainy images of Jenner in a loose T-shirt does not a pregnancy confirmation make. Despite (allegedly) being due to deliver an (alleged) baby in February Kylie hasn’t actually confirmed any of this—not on her Instagram her Snapchat or her family’s flagship reality TV show. Diehard Kylie devotees (and one or two Travis Scott fans I guess) have all sorts of ideas about how and when Kylie will announce her progeny. One widespread theory held that the Kardashians would reveal a pregnant Kylie on their annual Christmas card. Although the month-long countdown kept tensions high the 25th came and went without a festive baby bump; in fact Jenner was entirely absent from the photo shoot. Over the weekend the lazy Kylie pregnancy beat (lots of unconvincing social media “clues ” miscellaneous Travis Scott gossip) was revived when a host of rumors placed Jenner in labor. A handful of social media users claimed to have seen the elusive lip-kit mogul at Cedars-Sinai hospital where they deduced she had likely come to deliver her Kardashian heir. This happy news was complicated by an army of Kardashian sources that quickly flocked to tabloid outfits trying to squash the story. As “multiple” anonymous tipsters told TMZ “Kylie isn’t due this month and she hasn’t gone into premature labor. Rumors began heating up Friday that Kylie had checked into Cedars-Sinai in L.A.—where all the other Kardashian sisters gave birth—but we’re told it’s definitely not true.” Of course anyone with a passing knowledge of the Kardashian empire knows that any Kardashian “source” could very well be [TGT] in hair extensions with a funny accent. [TGT] has a talent for controlling [TGT] family’s narrative and it would make perfect sense for [TGT] to try and quell these rumors buying some time for Kylie’s big news to dominate Sunday and Monday night’s Keeping Up with the Kardashians two-night special—aptly titled “Bun In The Oven.” Instead I spent two hours listening to [TGT] talk about [TGT] earlobe insecurities culminating in an all-family announcement of Khloé Kardashian’s already confirmed pregnancy (Kendall and Kylie FaceTimed in Rob was MIA). To truly understand the rudeness of this much-hyped two-part special you have to realize that [TGT] spent the majority of the first hour handcuffed to a mime. While this “prank” was exactly as excruciating as you might imagine it did produce the best quote of the entire episode courtesy of Khloé: “Being handcuffed to this mime is exactly what my mom needs to get going.” Elsewhere in Calabasas the Kardashians are using their potent platform to paint Rob as the victim in his ongoing custody battle with ex Blac Chyna (you know the woman who he published revenge porn of on social media). But back to the real issue at hand: Kris Jenner’s huge embarrassingly low-hanging earlobes . “Ever since Kim made a comment” about her momager’s lobes Kris has been out scrounging for flattering earmuffs and strategically-placed hair extensions (essentially Payot). Instead of accessorizing like a young Hasidic boy Kris decides to get her earlobes cut off. Meanwhile Khloé is feeling sluggish during her workouts and takes a pregnancy test. Or more likely Khloé pretends to take a pregnancy test for the cameras. Keeping Up with the Kardashians is shot at odd intervals according to its casts’ busy schedules and it’s not uncommon to watch a Kardashian anxiously prepare for an event that’s already taken place or seemingly reenact a dramatic conversation. Still judging from earlier episodes this season we can assume that most of this episode was shot in the summer or early fall—at which point Kylie Jenner would already know that she’s pregnant. With that in mind it’s possible that this episode actually does confirm the rumored pregnancy. In one scene Kris Jenner picks up a phone call from a frantic Kylie who says that one of her employees is surreptitiously trying to take pictures of her. While this is objectively creepy it would only be a real situation if Kylie had something to hide. “To have somebody in her own home trying to snap pictures they shouldn’t be snapping is really really stressful ” Kris narrates. “You want to be able to trust the people that you’re surrounded by but we have to really be on alert at all time and that’s extremely upsetting when you feel like you can’t be in your own bedroom or bathroom.” Jenner continued “I really feel bad for Kylie because there’s always somebody that’s trying to exploit a certain situation.” If as Kris ’s outfit suggests this scene was shot in late August the “certain situation” she’s referring to is almost certainly Kylie’s fertility. It’s seeming more and more likely that this is the most overt confirmation Keeping Up viewers will get—even if Kylie hasn’t already given birth her alleged due date is fast approaching. Now that this “special” episode has come and gone without an announcement it’s likely that Kylie will eventually break her silence to debut a baby not a baby bump.

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Longtime local television news anchor in Buffalo dies at 87

Irv Weinstein

BUFFALO N.Y. (AP) — A longtime local television news anchor in Buffalo New York known for his "rapid-fire delivery and famous alliteration" has died. Irv Weinstein was 87. WKBW-TV where Weinstein had worked for 34 years says he died Tuesday in Costa Mesa California after a long battle with Lou Gehrig's disease also called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS. The television station says Weinstein was hired by WKBW-Radio as a newscaster and news director in 1958. Six years later he became an anchor and news director at WKBW-TV. He retired on Dec. 31 1998 a day that was proclaimed "Irv Weinstein Day" in Erie County. Weinstein was inducted into the Buffalo Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 1998 and the New York State Broadcasters Association in 2006. He moved to California after his retirement.

BUFFALO N.Y. (AP) — A longtime local television news anchor in Buffalo New York known for his "rapid-fire delivery and famous alliteration" has died. [TGT] was 87. WKBW-TV where [TGT] had worked for 34 years says he died Tuesday in Costa Mesa California after a long battle with Lou Gehrig's disease also called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS. The television station says [TGT] was hired by WKBW-Radio as a newscaster and news director in 1958. Six years later he became an anchor and news director at WKBW-TV. He retired on Dec. 31 1998 a day that was proclaimed "Irv Weinstein Day" in Erie County. [TGT] was inducted into the Buffalo Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 1998 and the New York State Broadcasters Association in 2006. [TGT] moved to California after [TGT] retirement.

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Details of family's captivity in Pakistan

Boyle

The family was rescued on Thursday after Pakistani security forces ambushed their captors. The family left Pakistan for an undisclosed location according to US officials after Boyle refused to board a US transport plane over concerns about his background. Boyle was formerly married to Zaynab Khadr the older sister of Omar Khadr a former Guantanamo Bay detainee and the son of a prominent Al-Qaeda financier. Omar Khadr — then only 15 years old — was captured by US forces following a firefight that left a US Army Sergeant dead in 2002. Coleman gave birth to three children in captivity and Boyle delivered at least one with a flashlight in his mouth before captors brought them "all [their] postpartum needs." Boyle says he tried to "play Beautiful Life" for his kids referencing the 1997 Italian film "Life is Beautiful" about a father who tries to convince his son that the concentration camp they are both in during WWII is just pretend Boyle says the last thing he heard from his captors while the family was in the trunk of a car during a firefight was "kill the hostages." The captors however were killed by Pakistani forces before they could follow through Editor's note: The quote about the couple's children seeing their mother defiled was initially misattributed to Joshua Boyle . The quote was in fact from his wife Caitlan Coleman.

The family was rescued on Thursday after Pakistani security forces ambushed their captors. The family left Pakistan for an undisclosed location according to US officials after [TGT] refused to board a US transport plane over concerns about [TGT] background. [TGT] was formerly married to Zaynab Khadr the older sister of Omar Khadr a former Guantanamo Bay detainee and the son of a prominent Al-Qaeda financier. Omar Khadr — then only 15 years old — was captured by US forces following a firefight that left a US Army Sergeant dead in 2002. Coleman gave birth to three children in captivity and [TGT] delivered at least one with a flashlight in [TGT] mouth before captors brought them "all [their] postpartum needs. [TGT] says [TGT] tried to "play Beautiful Life" for [TGT] kids referencing the 1997 Italian film "Life is Beautiful" about a father who tries to convince his son that the concentration camp they are both in during WWII is just pretend [TGT] says the last thing [TGT] heard from [TGT] captors while the family was in the trunk of a car during a firefight was "kill the hostages." The captors however were killed by Pakistani forces before they could follow through Editor's note: The quote about the couple's children seeing their mother defiled was initially misattributed to [TGT] . The quote was in fact from his wife Caitlan Coleman.

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'House of Cards' actor Reg E. Cathey dead at 59

David Simon

His death was announced Friday night by David Simon the creator of "The Wire " who paid tribute to the late 59-year-old actor on Twitter. "Not only a fine masterful actor -- but simply one of the most delightful human beings with whom I ever shared some long days on set " Simon wrote. "On wit alone he could double any man over and leave him thinking. Reg your memory is a great blessing." Reg Cathey 1958-2018. Not only a fine masterful actor -- but simply one of the most delightful human beings with whom I ever shared some long days on set. On wit alone he could double any man over and leave him thinking. Reg your memory is a great blessing. pic.twitter.com/OHEUbAhTg0 â David Simon (@AoDespair) February 9 2018 More details of Cathey's passing including the circumstances surrounding his death were not immediately available. The Huntsville Alabama native was born into a military family in August of 1958. He took an interest in theater at the age of 9 after attending a United Service Organization show in West Germany where he was raised.

His death was announced Friday night by [TGT] the creator of "The Wire " who paid tribute to the late 59-year-old actor on Twitter. "Not only a fine masterful actor -- but simply one of the most delightful human beings with whom I ever shared some long days on set " [TGT] wrote. "On wit alone [TGT] could double any man over and leave [TGT] thinking. Reg your memory is a great blessing." Reg Cathey 1958-2018. Not only a fine masterful actor -- but simply one of the most delightful human beings with whom I ever shared some long days on set. On wit alone he could double any man over and leave him thinking. Reg your memory is a great blessing. pic.twitter.com/OHEUbAhTg0 â David Simon (@AoDespair) February 9 2018 More details of Cathey's passing including the circumstances surrounding his death were not immediately available. The Huntsville Alabama native was born into a military family in August of 1958. He took an interest in theater at the age of 9 after attending a United Service Organization show in West Germany where he was raised.

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Taylor Swift ' Gorgeous' Review: Catchy New Edge With Syncopation

Taylor Swift

The drum beat that opened Taylor Swift ’s 1989 made a slow simple statement: “1 … 2 … 3 … and 4!” at a pace roughly appropriate for lurching along in a grocery line with a regularity that even the most drunken campfire-side clapper couldn’t mess up. The song “Welcome to New York ” kicked off her supposed first “official pop album” with a portrait of glorious naivety. Swift was the country girl just arrived in the big city amazed by all she saw: the lights the sounds the homosexuals. Her gait was accordingly untroubled steady optimistic: “It’s a new soundtrack / I could dance to this beat forevermore.” The album that followed largely stayed in that shiny straightforward mode. She was open-hearted yet unflappable whether brushing off criticism (“Shake It Off”) lightly dressing the wounds of breakups (“All You Had to Do Was Stay”) or memorializing the thrill of a new relationship (“Out of the Woods”). Slabs of synth and driving steady beats cast a movie-trailer glow of enchantment. Reviewers noted that this mode actually broke from recent pop trends spurning the influence of hip-hop and R&B as well as some of the grim moodiness creeping onto the charts. The video for “Shake It Off” even poked fun at the idea that Swift might start imitating Nicki Minaj like some of her contemporaries. Two songs didn’t quite fit that pattern though. One was “Blank Space ” a masterwork of hip-hop-adjacent sarcasm. The legendary pop producers Max Martin and Shellback threaded together a high whistling harmony and kick-drum/snare pattern over which Swift sneered rapid clusters of syllables about being a man-eater. “Bad Blood ” too waged war in what sounded like a personal feud over modern jock-jam thump. It got an extra layer of syncopation for the Kendrick Lamar remix that like “Blank Space ” enjoyed a run at No. 1 on the Hot 100. The rumors about the recording sessions for Swift ’s forthcoming album Reputation were that they’d see her finally diving into hip-hop and R&B. Those reports drew immediate skepticism as it was hard to imagine how such a change might work for Swift without her seeming ridiculous. But it now appears the rumors were true though the question of ridiculousness hasn’t quite gone away. Where 1989 was sleek and stiff and retro Reputation’s songs so far have been busier choppier and decidedly modern—which is to say rap-influenced. They also perhaps not coincidentally spotlight a persona that’s the opposite of the one in “Welcome to New York.” This Taylor Swift is jaded rather than inexperienced. And she ’s aggressive.

The drum beat that opened Taylor Swift ’s 1989 made a slow simple statement: “1 … 2 … 3 … and 4!” at a pace roughly appropriate for lurching along in a grocery line with a regularity that even the most drunken campfire-side clapper couldn’t mess up. The song “Welcome to New York ” kicked off her supposed first “official pop album” with a portrait of glorious naivety. Swift was the country girl just arrived in the big city amazed by all she saw: the lights the sounds the homosexuals. Her gait was accordingly untroubled steady optimistic: “It’s a new soundtrack / I could dance to this beat forevermore.” The album that followed largely stayed in that shiny straightforward mode. She was open-hearted yet unflappable whether brushing off criticism (“Shake It Off”) lightly dressing the wounds of breakups (“All You Had to Do Was Stay”) or memorializing the thrill of a new relationship (“Out of the Woods”). Slabs of synth and driving steady beats cast a movie-trailer glow of enchantment. Reviewers noted that this mode actually broke from recent pop trends spurning the influence of hip-hop and R&B as well as some of the grim moodiness creeping onto the charts. The video for “Shake It Off” even poked fun at the idea that [TGT] might start imitating Nicki Minaj like some of her contemporaries. Two songs didn’t quite fit that pattern though. One was “Blank Space ” a masterwork of hip-hop-adjacent sarcasm. The legendary pop producers Max Martin and Shellback threaded together a high whistling harmony and kick-drum/snare pattern over which [TGT] sneered rapid clusters of syllables about being a man-eater. “Bad Blood ” too waged war in what sounded like a personal feud over modern jock-jam thump. It got an extra layer of syncopation for the Kendrick Lamar remix that like “Blank Space ” enjoyed a run at No. 1 on the Hot 100. The rumors about the recording sessions for Swift ’s forthcoming album Reputation were that they’d see her finally diving into hip-hop and R&B. Those reports drew immediate skepticism as it was hard to imagine how such a change might work for Swift without her seeming ridiculous. But it now appears the rumors were true though the question of ridiculousness hasn’t quite gone away. Where 1989 was sleek and stiff and retro Reputation’s songs so far have been busier choppier and decidedly modern—which is to say rap-influenced. They also perhaps not coincidentally spotlight a persona that’s the opposite of the one in “Welcome to New York.” [TGT] is jaded rather than inexperienced. And [TGT] ’s aggressive.

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Exclusive: Alphabet's Waymo demanded $1 billion in settlement talks with Uber

Waymo

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc ’s Waymo sought at least $1 billion in damages and a public apology from Uber Technologies Inc as conditions for settling its high-profile trade secret lawsuit against the ride-services company sources familiar with the proposal told Reuters. The Waymo self-driving car unit also asked that an independent monitor be appointed to ensure Uber does not use Waymo technology in the future the sources said. Uber rejected those terms as non-starters said the sources who were not authorized to publicly discuss settlement talks. The precise dollar amount requested by Waymo and the exact time the offer was made could not be learned. Waymo’s tough negotiating stance which has not been previously reported reflects the company ’s confidence in its legal position after months of pretrial victories in a case which may help to determine who emerges in the forefront of the fast-growing field of self-driving cars. The aggressive settlement demands also suggest that Waymo is not in a hurry to resolve the lawsuit in part because of its value as a distraction for Uber leadership said Elizabeth Rowe a trade secret expert at the University of Florida Levin College of Law. Waymo recently persuaded a San Francisco federal judge to delay a trial to decide the dispute from October to early December citing the need to investigate evidence Uber had not disclosed earlier. Amy Candido a Waymo attorney declined to comment on any settlement talks but said the company’s reasons for suing Uber are “pretty clear.” “ Waymo had one goal: to stop Uber from using its trade secrets ” she said. “That remains its goal.” Waymo sued Uber in February claiming that former engineer Anthony Levandowski downloaded more than 14 000 confidential files before leaving to set up a self-driving truck company called Otto which Uber acquired soon after. Uber denied using any of Waymo’s trade secrets. FILE PHOTO: The Waymo logo is displayed during the company's unveil of a self-driving Chrysler Pacifica minivan during the North American International Auto Show in Detroit Michigan U.S. January 8 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Waymo’s lawsuit has been disruptive for Uber. U.S. District Judge William Alsup granted Waymo’s request for a pretrial injunction in May which prohibited Levandowski from working on Lidar a key sensor technology for self-driving cars that is the crux of the current litigation. Uber later fired Levandowski regarded as a visionary in autonomous technology after he refused to return Waymo documents at the heart of the case. Levandowski has asserted his constitutional right against self-incrimination and declined to answer questions from Waymo lawyers. Benchmark cited Waymo ’s allegations of trade secret theft in separate litigation aimed at forcing Kalanick off Uber’s board. A Delaware judge put that lawsuit on hold and sent it to private arbitration. On Sunday Oct. 1 the day before Kalanick was scheduled to give a deposition in the Waymo case Kalanick’s lawyers called Waymo and asked to postpone the deposition lawyers for both companies said in court last week. Kalanick’s lawyers said he was in the middle of a fight to appoint new board members and was therefore too busy Waymo attorneys said in court. Waymo refused the request forcing Kalanick to attend the deposition.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc ’s [TGT] sought at least $1 billion in damages and a public apology from Uber Technologies Inc as conditions for settling [TGT] high-profile trade secret lawsuit against the ride-services company sources familiar with the proposal told Reuters. The Waymo self-driving car unit also asked that an independent monitor be appointed to ensure Uber does not use Waymo technology in the future the sources said. Uber rejected those terms as non-starters said the sources who were not authorized to publicly discuss settlement talks. The precise dollar amount requested by Waymo and the exact time the offer was made could not be learned. Waymo’s tough negotiating stance which has not been previously reported reflects the company ’s confidence in its legal position after months of pretrial victories in a case which may help to determine who emerges in the forefront of the fast-growing field of self-driving cars. The aggressive settlement demands also suggest that [TGT] is not in a hurry to resolve the lawsuit in part because of [TGT] value as a distraction for Uber leadership said Elizabeth Rowe a trade secret expert at the University of Florida Levin College of Law. [TGT] recently persuaded a San Francisco federal judge to delay a trial to decide the dispute from October to early December citing the need to investigate evidence Uber had not disclosed earlier. Amy Candido a [TGT] attorney declined to comment on any settlement talks but said the company’s reasons for suing Uber are “pretty clear.” [TGT] had one goal: to stop Uber from using [TGT] trade secrets ” she said. “That remains its goal.” [TGT] sued Uber in February claiming that former engineer Anthony Levandowski downloaded more than 14 000 confidential files before leaving to set up a self-driving truck company called Otto which Uber acquired soon after. Uber denied using any of Waymo’s trade secrets. FILE PHOTO: The Waymo logo is displayed during the company's unveil of a self-driving Chrysler Pacifica minivan during the North American International Auto Show in Detroit Michigan U.S. January 8 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo [TGT] lawsuit has been disruptive for Uber. U.S. District Judge William Alsup granted [TGT] request for a pretrial injunction in May which prohibited Levandowski from working on Lidar a key sensor technology for self-driving cars that is the crux of the current litigation. Uber later fired Levandowski regarded as a visionary in autonomous technology after he refused to return Waymo documents at the heart of the case. Levandowski has asserted his constitutional right against self-incrimination and declined to answer questions from [TGT] lawyers. Benchmark cited [TGT] ’s allegations of trade secret theft in separate litigation aimed at forcing Kalanick off Uber’s board. A Delaware judge put [TGT] on hold and sent [TGT] to private arbitration. On Sunday Oct. 1 the day before Kalanick was scheduled to give a deposition in the Waymo case Kalanick’s lawyers called [TGT] and asked to postpone the deposition lawyers for both companies said in court last week. Kalanick’s lawyers said he was in the middle of a fight to appoint new board members and was therefore too busy [TGT] attorneys said in court. [TGT] refused the request forcing Kalanick to attend the deposition.

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Emirates boss says ending Open Skies could kill Boeing 777X order

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Emirates Airline president Sir Tim Clark . REUTERS/Satish Kumar Emirates Airline president Sir Tim Clark believes the US aviation industry would suffer if the system of Open Skies agreements falls apart. Clark says international demand for air travel and aircraft have skyrocketed since the first of more than 120 Open Skies agreements were signed in 1992. Emirates Airline president Sir Tim Clark believes the US aviation industry could become a victim of the trade dispute centered around the Open Skies agreements that govern air travel between the US and the United Arab Emirates where his airline is based. This Clark believes threatens to weaken the network of Open Skies agreements that have served the aviation industry so well over the past couple of decades. REUTERS/Satish Kumar "When the US went Open Skies I thought it was the best thing because if the US had done it then everybody would follow suit " Clark told us. "I know that as a result of what they did the number of planes Boeing sold went nuclear " Clark declared. "Because the number of aircraft sold was a direct function of the Open Skies versus closed skies relationship."

[TGT] [TGT] believes the US aviation industry would suffer if the system of Open Skies agreements falls apart. [TGT] says international demand for air travel and aircraft have skyrocketed since the first of more than 120 Open Skies agreements were signed in 1992. [TGT] believes the US aviation industry could become a victim of the trade dispute centered around the Open Skies agreements that govern air travel between the US and the United Arab Emirates where [TGT] airline is based. This [TGT] believes threatens to weaken the network of Open Skies agreements that have served the aviation industry so well over the past couple of decades. REUTERS/Satish Kumar "When the US went Open Skies I thought it was the best thing because if the US had done it then everybody would follow suit [TGT] told us. "I know that as a result of what they did the number of planes Boeing sold went nuclear [TGT] declared. "Because the number of aircraft sold was a direct function of the Open Skies versus closed skies relationship."

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Pope urges respect for human rights in Myanmar avoids 'Rohingya' row

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NAYPYITAW (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Tuesday urged the leaders of majority-Buddhist Myanmar mired in a crisis over the fate of Muslim Rohingya people to commit themselves to justice human rights and respect for “each ethnic group and its identity”. Pope Francis meets Myanmar’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi in Naypyitaw Myanmar November 28 2017. REUTERS/Max Rossi The pope avoided a diplomatic backlash by not using the highly charged term “Rohingya” in his addresses to officials including leader Aung San Suu Kyi. However his words were applicable to members of the beleaguered minority who Myanmar does not recognize as citizens or as members of a distinct ethnic group. More than 620 000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh - where the pope heads on Thursday - since the end of August escaping from a military crackdown that Washington has said included “horrendous atrocities” aimed at “ethnic cleansing”. Francis made his comments in Naypyitaw the country’s capital where he was received by Suu Kyi the Nobel peace laureate and champion of democracy who has faced international criticism for expressing doubts about the reports of rights abuses against the Rohingya and failing to condemn the military. Pope Francis signs a guestbook during a meeting with Myanmar’s President Htin Kyaw at the Presidential Palace in Naypyitaw Myanmar November 28 2017. REUTERS/Max Rossi Referring to the country’s communal tensions Francis said religious differences “need not be a source of division and distrust but rather a force for unity forgiveness tolerance and wise nation-building”. Only about 700 000 of Myanmar’s 51 million people are Roman Catholic. Thousands of them have traveled from far and wide to see him and more than 150 000 people have registered for a mass that Francis will say in Yangon on Wednesday. Francis is expected to meet a group of Rohingya refugees in Dhaka the capital of Bangladesh on the second leg of his trip.

NAYPYITAW (Reuters) - [TGT] on Tuesday urged the leaders of majority-Buddhist Myanmar mired in a crisis over the fate of Muslim Rohingya people to commit themselves to justice human rights and respect for “each ethnic group and its identity”. [TGT] meets Myanmar’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi in Naypyitaw Myanmar November 28 2017. REUTERS/Max Rossi [TGT] avoided a diplomatic backlash by not using the highly charged term “Rohingya” in [TGT] addresses to officials including leader Aung San Suu Kyi. However [TGT] words were applicable to members of the beleaguered minority who Myanmar does not recognize as citizens or as members of a distinct ethnic group. More than 620 000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh - where [TGT] heads on Thursday - since the end of August escaping from a military crackdown that Washington has said included “horrendous atrocities” aimed at “ethnic cleansing”. [TGT] made [TGT] comments in Naypyitaw the country’s capital where [TGT] was received by Suu Kyi the Nobel peace laureate and champion of democracy who has faced international criticism for expressing doubts about the reports of rights abuses against the Rohingya and failing to condemn the military. [TGT] signs a guestbook during a meeting with Myanmar’s President Htin Kyaw at the Presidential Palace in Naypyitaw Myanmar November 28 2017. REUTERS/Max Rossi Referring to the country’s communal tensions [TGT] said religious differences “need not be a source of division and distrust but rather a force for unity forgiveness tolerance and wise nation-building”. Only about 700 000 of Myanmar’s 51 million people are Roman Catholic. Thousands of them have traveled from far and wide to see [TGT] and more than 150 000 people have registered for a mass that [TGT] will say in Yangon on Wednesday. [TGT] is expected to meet a group of Rohingya refugees in Dhaka the capital of Bangladesh on the second leg of [TGT] trip.

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Cuomo DeFrancisco bicker over school safety spending

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GOP gubernatorial hopeful Sen. John DeFrancisco blasted Gov. Cuomo on Tuesday saying he failed to release most of $2 billion in school funding some of which could be used for safety measures. The state regularly processes applications and only has 10 outstanding before the review board that Cuomo controls his office said. Both sides agree only $400 million has been spent. The Syracuse state senator said one superintendent in Newburgh told him he had an application in for several years. While DeFrancisco put the blame on Cuomo saying his administration is either “incompetent” or waiting to release the money during his re-election Cuomo’s staff said it ’s the Senate-controlled State Education Department that’s responsible for the backlog. They also denied DeFrancisco’s claim that 250 school districts across the state are waiting for the money because Cuomo ’s people won’t release it. “DeFrancisco is either a liar intent on politicizing every part of state government or he didn’t read the bill he voted for ” Cuomo spokesman Rich Azzopardi said. The review board awarding the funds has approved 427 plans for projects covering 322 school districts and 20 special education schools Azzopardi said.

GOP gubernatorial hopeful Sen. John DeFrancisco blasted Gov. Cuomo on Tuesday saying he failed to release most of $2 billion in school funding some of which could be used for safety measures. The state regularly processes applications and only has 10 outstanding before the review board that Cuomo controls his office said. Both sides agree only $400 million has been spent. The Syracuse state senator said one superintendent in Newburgh told him he had an application in for several years. While DeFrancisco put the blame on [TGT] [TGT] administration is either “incompetent” or waiting to release the money during [TGT] re-election Cuomo’s staff said [TGT] ’s the Senate-controlled State Education Department that’s responsible for the backlog. They also denied DeFrancisco’s claim that 250 school districts across the state are waiting for the money because [TGT] [TGT] release [TGT] . “DeFrancisco is either a liar intent on politicizing every part of state government or he didn’t read the bill he voted for ” [TGT] spokesman Rich Azzopardi said. The review board awarding the funds has approved 427 plans for projects covering 322 school districts and 20 special education schools Azzopardi said.

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Trump an 'utterly untruthful' president who's 'debasing' the US GOP Sen. Bob Corker says

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Sen. Bob Corker is tripling down on his criticism of President Trump as a leader telling ABC News today that he believes the "utterly untruthful" commander in chief is "debasing" the United States. "I don't think there's any question that that's the case just in the way he conducts himself and goes to such a low level. I just — I do " Corker R-Tenn. said of Trump in an interview on Capitol Hill. Corker added "The worst of it is going to be the whole debasing of our nation. I think that will be the contribution that hurts our nation most." After the two engaged in a war of words this morning Corker said Trump wasn't being truthful.Asked whether he considered the president a liar Corker said they don't use that "word in our family" but reiterated Trump is "utterly untruthful.""You would think he would try to focus on things where there wasn't a witness but the whole world is a witness to these untruths " Corker said.As for whether he regrets supporting Trump during the campaign and the early days of his administration Corker smiled and asked "What do you think?""There were many people. I was one of those that hoped he would rise to the occasion as president and aspire to lead our nation instead of dividing it " Corker said adding "[Trump] hasn't risen to the occasion."Corker earlier this morning stood by his Oct. 8 remarks criticizing the White House as an "adult day care center" and arguing that Trump is putting the United States on a path toward "World War III.""I don't make comments I haven't thought about " Corker said Tuesday on " Good Morning America ."His remarks on "GMA" triggered a Twitter exchange after Trump responded that Corker who's not running for re-election "couldn't get elected dog catcher " and Corker then called Trump "an utterly untruthful president." Bob Corker who helped President O give us the bad Iran Deal & couldn't get elected dog catcher in Tennessee is now fighting Tax Cuts.... — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 24 2017 ... Corker dropped out of the race in Tennesse when I refused to endorse him and now is only negative on anything Trump. Look at his record! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 24 2017 Corker 's office denied that he asked for Trump's endorsement instead saying that Trump urged Corker to run for re-election. The senator was an early Trump ally endorsing him during the presidential campaign. But Corker has since been wary of how Trump is handling the presidency — in particular his treatment of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. "When you look at the fact that we've got this issue in North Korea and the president continues to kneecap his diplomatic representative the secretary of state and really move him away from successful diplomatic negotiations with China which is key to this you're taking us on a path to combat " Corker said on "Good Morning America" today. He added that when it comes to the diplomatic efforts underway to handle the rising tensions with North Korea he would like for Trump to "leave it to the professionals for a while." "The president undermines our secretary of state [and] raises tensions in the area by virtue of the tweets that he sends out " Corker said. Another negotiation Corker wants Trump to stay out of is the tax debate. With Trump planning to travel to Capitol Hill today to pitch his tax overhaul to Senate Republicans during their policy lunch Corker told "Good Morning America " "What I hope is going to happen is the president will leave this effort if you will to the tax-writing committees let them do their work and not begin taking things off the table that ought to be debated in these committees at the proper time." Asked whether he buys the administration's argument that economic growth under its tax plan will cut the deficit by a trillion dollars Corker remained hesitant " We 'll have to see. Obviously we need to look at scoring mechanisms and go through the process." As the chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Corker also weighed in this morning on the Oct. 4 ambush in Niger. The Pentagon has opened an investigation into the attack amid questions about how the mission went awry led to the deaths of four U.S. service members. "Those details we don't know but we do know in that general area there are a lot of people that wish us harm " Corker said.

[TGT] is tripling down on [TGT] criticism of President Trump as a leader telling ABC News today that [TGT] believes the "utterly untruthful" commander in chief is "debasing" the United States. "I don't think there's any question that that's the case just in the way [TGT] conducts [TGT] and goes to such a low level. I just — I do " Corker R-Tenn. said of Trump in an interview on Capitol Hill. [TGT] added "The worst of [TGT] is going to be the whole debasing of our nation. I think that will be the contribution that hurts our nation most." After the two engaged in a war of words this morning [TGT] said Trump wasn't being truthful.Asked whether he considered the president a liar [TGT] said they don't use that "word in our family" but reiterated Trump is "utterly untruthful.""You would think he would try to focus on things where there wasn't a witness but the whole world is a witness to these untruths [TGT] said.As for whether [TGT] regrets supporting Trump during the campaign and the early days of [TGT] administration Corker smiled and asked "What do you think?""There were many people. I was one of those that hoped [TGT] would rise to the occasion as president and aspire to lead our nation instead of dividing it " [TGT] said adding "[Trump] hasn't risen to the occasion."Corker earlier this morning stood by his Oct. 8 remarks criticizing the White House as an "adult day care center" and arguing that Trump is putting the United States on a path toward "World War III.""I don't make comments I haven't thought about [TGT] said Tuesday on " Good Morning America ."His remarks on "GMA" triggered a Twitter exchange after Trump responded that Corker who's not running for re-election "couldn't get elected dog catcher " and [TGT] then called Trump "an utterly untruthful president." Bob Corker who helped President O give us the bad Iran Deal & couldn't get elected dog catcher in Tennessee is now fighting Tax Cuts.... — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 24 2017 ... [TGT] dropped out of the race in Tennesse when I refused to endorse [TGT] and now is only negative on anything Trump. Look at [TGT] record! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 24 2017 [TGT] 's office denied that he asked for Trump's endorsement instead saying that Trump urged [TGT] to run for re-election. The senator was an early Trump ally endorsing him during the presidential campaign. But [TGT] has since been wary of how Trump is handling the presidency — in particular his treatment of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. "When you look at the fact that we've got this issue in North Korea and the president continues to kneecap his diplomatic representative the secretary of state and really move him away from successful diplomatic negotiations with China which is key to this you're taking us on a path to combat [TGT] said on "Good Morning America" today. [TGT] added that when it comes to the diplomatic efforts underway to handle the rising tensions with North Korea [TGT] would like for Trump to "leave it to the professionals for a while." "The president undermines our secretary of state [and] raises tensions in the area by virtue of the tweets that he sends out [TGT] said. Another negotiation [TGT] wants Trump to stay out of is the tax debate. With Trump planning to travel to Capitol Hill today to pitch his tax overhaul to Senate Republicans during their policy lunch [TGT] told "Good Morning America " "What I hope is going to happen is the president will leave this effort if you will to the tax-writing committees let them do their work and not begin taking things off the table that ought to be debated in these committees at the proper time." Asked whether he buys the administration's argument that economic growth under its tax plan will cut the deficit by a trillion dollars Corker remained hesitant " We 'll have to see. Obviously we need to look at scoring mechanisms and go through the process." As the chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Corker also weighed in this morning on the Oct. 4 ambush in Niger. The Pentagon has opened an investigation into the attack amid questions about how the mission went awry led to the deaths of four U.S. service members. "Those details we don't know but we do know in that general area there are a lot of people that wish us harm " Corker said.

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Donald Trump Edicts Jemele Hill Snorting Videos And The Long National Anthem Nightmare

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If you wondered just how insane the NFL season would get fans were treated to a video over the weekend that reportedly featured former Dolphins offensive line coach Christopher Foerster snorting what seemed to be cocaine while he whispered sweet somethings to a Las Vegas model who would later post that very video to her social media feed. The reason she did such a thing was in part the ongoing national anthem controversy that continues to polarize a country. Foerster took full responsibility for the video and has since resigned from his post with the Dolphins. He states via The Sun-Sentinel: “I am resigning from my position with the Miami Dolphins and accept full responsibility for my actions. I want to apologize to the organization and my sole focus is on getting the help that I need with the support of my family and medical professions.”

If you wondered just how insane the NFL season would get fans were treated to a video over the weekend that reportedly featured former Dolphins offensive line coach [TGT] snorting what seemed to be cocaine while [TGT] whispered sweet somethings to a Las Vegas model who would later post that very video to [TGT] social media feed. The reason [TGT] did such a thing was in part the ongoing national anthem controversy that continues to polarize a country. [TGT] took full responsibility for the video and has since resigned from [TGT] post with the Dolphins. [TGT] states via The Sun-Sentinel: “I am resigning from my position with the Miami Dolphins and accept full responsibility for my actions. I want to apologize to the organization and my sole focus is on getting the help that I need with the support of my family and medical professions.”

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Man accused of rape reportedly wanted time to drink beers before woman called police

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The woman reportedly told police that Russell L. Burd 45 knocked on her door around 4 a.m. saying he needed to talk. When she opened the door she said Burd appeared drunk and upset. She said he then got on top of her and handcuffed her. During the attack she alleged Burd told her more than once to “pretend to enjoy this or I will kill you in front of your son.” After it was over Burd reportedly asked the woman wait a bit “before you contact the cops so I can down a couple beers before I go to jail.” He also reportedly said to “tell the cops to watch out for my mother’s ashes.” Police later arrested Burd and said he did not cooperate with authorities according to the documents. Burd was charged with first degree rape first degree sexual abuse second degree burglary and third degree kidnapping Fox4KC reported. He is being held in jail on a $100 000 bond.

The woman reportedly told police that [TGT] knocked on her door around 4 a.m. saying [TGT] needed to talk. When she opened the door she said [TGT] appeared drunk and upset. She said [TGT] then got on top of her and handcuffed her. During the attack she alleged [TGT] told her more than once to “pretend to enjoy this or I will kill you in front of your son.” After it was over Burd reportedly asked the woman wait a bit “before you contact the cops so I can down a couple beers before I go to jail.” [TGT] also reportedly said to “tell the cops to watch out for [TGT] mother’s ashes.” Police later arrested [TGT] and said he did not cooperate with authorities according to the documents. [TGT] was charged with first degree rape first degree sexual abuse second degree burglary and third degree kidnapping Fox4KC reported. [TGT] is being held in jail on a $100 000 bond.

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John McCain: Obamacare Savior

John McCain

It was deja vu all over again. With Senate Republicans inching closer to passing an Obamacare replacement bill a potential fulfillment of seven years of campaign promises Arizona Senator John McCain once again intervened to save the failing law. He dramatically cast the deciding vote to kill a drastically pared-down "skinny repeal" bill over the summer then reprised the spoiler role on Friday afternoon by announcing his opposition to legislation championed by his close friend and ally Sen. Lindsey Graham. Between McCain 's statement and Rand Paul's unconvincing 'purity' posture Mitch McConnell can't afford to lose a single additional member of his caucus. The truth is he already has. Anyone who's followed Susan Collins' record on this issue knows that Graham-Cassidy is dead. She's technically only "leaning" no but that's tantamount to a hard no; I'm fairly certain she'd vote against her own Obamacare replacement plan at this point. In revealing his intention to torpedo the latest bill -- with just days remaining before the GOP's reconciliation authority expires according to the Senate Parliamentarian -- McCain used process concerns as his primary fig leaf: In what way is working with Democrats who are either staunch Obamacare defenders or already moving on to an even bigger government power-grab likely make healthcare reform better? Like Rand Paul's weak excuse for opposing Graham-Cassidy (given his vote in favor of skinny repeal which did far less to uproot Obamacare) McCain 's justification makes little sense. Part of his Hamlet act on the previous Senate repeal bill (BCRA) was an insistence that he couldn't approve a plan that didn't have the full backing of his state's governor Doug Ducey. "My position on this proposal will be largely guided by Governor Ducey's analysis of how it would impact the people of our state " McCain claimed at the time. "My friends this is legislation that directly affects the people of my state. I trust my governor." Ducey had raised objections to the BCRA publicly stating that he agreed with McCain that it was fatally flawed. While the governor eventually cleared McCain to back "skinny repeal" as a means to advancing the process to a conference committee his concerns about the legislation's underlying content made McCain 's 'no' vote easier. But guess who explicitly supported the passage of Graham-Cassidy this time? Governor Doug Ducey. Apparently "trusting his governor" no longer mattered to McCain. And then there's this: General election ad from way back in 2016: "John McCain is leading the fight to stop Obamacare." https://t.co/nwuh6inOLN pic.twitter.com/3a74vrDMkz â Guy Benson (@guypbenson) July 28 2017 McCain rightly and ruthlessly blasted his Democratic opponent as a supporter of a law that was inflicting disproportionate harm on Arizonans. Then he proceeded to vote exactly as she would have. The Senator's new position is that a bipartisan "fix" is in order. How would his campaign have gone if he'd told voters "by 'we must repeal and replace Obamacare ' what I really mean is 'we must work with Patty Murray and the Democrats to tweak Obamacare after promising to abandon repeal'"? Perhaps he'd be former Senator John McCain no longer in a position to be hailed as a "hero" by the exact same people who passionately opposed and slandered him during his presidential run and who would have called him every name under the sun if he'd reached a different conclusion about a bill written and sponsored by his best friend in Congress. I'll leave you with some journalists wondering if Graham-Cassidy may still have a glimmer of life:

It was deja vu all over again. With Senate Republicans inching closer to passing an Obamacare replacement bill a potential fulfillment of seven years of campaign promises [TGT] once again intervened to save the failing law. [TGT] dramatically cast the deciding vote to kill a drastically pared-down "skinny repeal" bill over the summer then reprised the spoiler role on Friday afternoon by announcing [TGT] opposition to legislation championed by [TGT] close friend and ally Sen. Lindsey Graham. Between McCain 's statement and Rand Paul's unconvincing 'purity' posture Mitch McConnell can't afford to lose a single additional member of his caucus. The truth is he already has. Anyone who's followed Susan Collins' record on this issue knows that Graham-Cassidy is dead. She's technically only "leaning" no but that's tantamount to a hard no; I'm fairly certain she'd vote against her own Obamacare replacement plan at this point. In revealing his intention to torpedo the latest bill -- with just days remaining before the GOP's reconciliation authority expires according to the Senate Parliamentarian -- McCain used process concerns as his primary fig leaf: In what way is working with Democrats who are either staunch Obamacare defenders or already moving on to an even bigger government power-grab likely make healthcare reform better? Like Rand Paul's weak excuse for opposing Graham-Cassidy (given his vote in favor of skinny repeal which did far less to uproot Obamacare) McCain 's justification makes little sense. Part of his Hamlet act on the previous Senate repeal bill (BCRA) was an insistence that he couldn't approve a plan that didn't have the full backing of his state's governor Doug Ducey. "My position on this proposal will be largely guided by Governor Ducey's analysis of how it would impact the people of our state " McCain claimed at the time. "My friends this is legislation that directly affects the people of my state. I trust my governor." Ducey had raised objections to the BCRA publicly stating that he agreed with McCain that it was fatally flawed. While the governor eventually cleared McCain to back "skinny repeal" as a means to advancing the process to a conference committee his concerns about the legislation's underlying content made [TGT] 's 'no' vote easier. But guess who explicitly supported the passage of Graham-Cassidy this time? Governor Doug Ducey. Apparently "trusting his governor" no longer mattered to [TGT] . And then there's this: General election ad from way back in 2016: [TGT] is leading the fight to stop Obamacare." https://t.co/nwuh6inOLN pic.twitter.com/3a74vrDMkz â Guy Benson (@guypbenson) July 28 2017 [TGT] rightly and ruthlessly blasted [TGT] Democratic opponent as a supporter of a law that was inflicting disproportionate harm on Arizonans. Then [TGT] proceeded to vote exactly as she would have. The Senator's new position is that a bipartisan "fix" is in order. How would his campaign have gone if he'd told voters "by 'we must repeal and replace Obamacare ' what I really mean is 'we must work with Patty Murray and the Democrats to tweak Obamacare after promising to abandon repeal'"? Perhaps he'd be former Senator John McCain no longer in a position to be hailed as a "hero" by the exact same people who passionately opposed and slandered him during his presidential run and who would have called him every name under the sun if he'd reached a different conclusion about a bill written and sponsored by his best friend in Congress. I'll leave you with some journalists wondering if Graham-Cassidy may still have a glimmer of life:

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Papadopoulos Emails Claim Approval for Foreign Meetings from the Top of Trump Campaign

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In an email Papadopoulos claimed that it was top members of Trump’s campaign team that agreed to a pre-election meeting with representatives of Russian President Vladimir Putin. According to a Bloomberg report the email was disclosed in an FBI affidavit supporting criminal charges against Papadopoulos . It is not included in the court documents that detail his guilty plea and cooperation with Robert Mueller’s team. The message if true would bolster claims that Trump’s campaign attempted to collude with Russian interests. But it’s unclear whether Papadopoulos who pleaded guilty to lying to the Federal Bureau of Investigation was merely boasting when he sent the July 14 2016 email to a Kremlin-linked contact. There’s also no indication such a meeting ever occurred. Writing to the Russian contact a week before the Republican National Convention Papadopoulos proposed a meeting for August or September in the U.K. that would include “my national chairman and maybe one other foreign policy adviser” and members of Putin’s office and Russia’s foreign ministry. “It has been approved by our side ” Papadopoulos wrote. At the time of the email Paul Manafort was the campaign chairman. It was reported earlier that Sam Clovis Trump’s current pick to lead the USDA was Papadopoulos ’ campaign supervisor at that time and that he’d been encouraging of his efforts to reach out to Russian officials. Papadopoulos developed three separate contacts that he hoped would help dig up dirt on Hillary Clinton and he kept people within the campaign in the loop. The communications by Skype Facebook text and email show the electronic trail the government is following to verify how the campaign handled Russian contacts. One of those people identified in court documents as Foreign Contact 2 is Ivan Timofeev Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Tuesday. He works for the Moscow-based Russian International Affairs Council a Kremlin-linked research group and isn’t a foreign ministry employee despite Papadopoulos ’s assertion she said. Timofeev has so far refused to speak with anyone about the contacts he had with Papadopoulos except to say he felt Papadopoulos was an “enthusiast with little experience.”

In an email Papadopoulos claimed that it was top members of Trump’s campaign team that agreed to a pre-election meeting with representatives of Russian President Vladimir Putin. According to a Bloomberg report the email was disclosed in an FBI affidavit supporting criminal charges against [TGT] . It is not included in the court documents that detail his guilty plea and cooperation with Robert Mueller’s team. The message if true would bolster claims that Trump’s campaign attempted to collude with Russian interests. But it’s unclear whether [TGT] was merely boasting when [TGT] sent the July 14 2016 email to a Kremlin-linked contact. There’s also no indication such a meeting ever occurred. Writing to the Russian contact a week before the Republican National Convention [TGT] proposed a meeting for August or September in the U.K. that would include “my national chairman and maybe one other foreign policy adviser” and members of Putin’s office and Russia’s foreign ministry. “It has been approved by our side ” [TGT] wrote. At the time of the email Paul Manafort was the campaign chairman. It was reported earlier that Sam Clovis Trump’s current pick to lead the USDA was Papadopoulos ’ campaign supervisor at that time and that he’d been encouraging of his efforts to reach out to Russian officials. [TGT] developed three separate contacts that [TGT] hoped would help dig up dirt on Hillary Clinton and [TGT] kept people within the campaign in the loop. The communications by Skype Facebook text and email show the electronic trail the government is following to verify how the campaign handled Russian contacts. One of those people identified in court documents as Foreign Contact 2 is Ivan Timofeev Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Tuesday. He works for the Moscow-based Russian International Affairs Council a Kremlin-linked research group and isn’t a foreign ministry employee despite [TGT] ’s assertion she said. Timofeev has so far refused to speak with anyone about the contacts he had with Papadopoulos except to say he felt [TGT] was an “enthusiast with little experience.”

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Why Rihanna was Arsenal's 'lucky charm' in 5

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Rihanna has emerged as the unlikely inspiration behind Arsenal's thumping 5-1 win against Everton. The singer was at the Emirates to watch the match and enjoy the Gunner's work work work work work ethic. After the match she posed with midfielder Mesut Ozil who described her as the team's "lucky charm". The German said he was "still unbeaten with Riri" - a reference to when she came to watch the 2014 World Cup Final between Germany and Argentina. Ozil himself couldn't get on the scoresheet but with Rihanna pulling the inspirational strings during a pre-match meet and greet other players stepped up. It's just a shame that whoever was looking after her social accounts still referred to the game as "soccer". After the game manager Arsene Wenger seemed to play down the importance of Rihanna 's contribution focusing instead on his side's "penetration and sharper game". Given Arsenal's up and down season there are probably high level talks with Rihanna 's people to see if her schedule allows any more trips to watch the team - with one eye surely on their next Europa League match away at Ostersunds FK.

[TGT] has emerged as the unlikely inspiration behind Arsenal's thumping 5-1 win against Everton. [TGT] was at the Emirates to watch the match and enjoy the Gunner's work work work work work ethic. After the match [TGT] posed with midfielder Mesut Ozil who described [TGT] as the team's "lucky charm". The German said he was "still unbeaten with Riri" - a reference to when [TGT] came to watch the 2014 World Cup Final between Germany and Argentina. Ozil himself couldn't get on the scoresheet but with [TGT] pulling the inspirational strings during a pre-match meet and greet other players stepped up. It's just a shame that whoever was looking after [TGT] social accounts still referred to the game as "soccer". After the game manager Arsene Wenger seemed to play down the importance of Rihanna 's contribution focusing instead on his side's "penetration and sharper game". Given Arsenal's up and down season there are probably high level talks with Rihanna 's people to see if her schedule allows any more trips to watch the team - with one eye surely on their next Europa League match away at Ostersunds FK.

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'Catwoman ' boyfriend charged again with assaulting each other

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For the second time this year Jocelyn (Catwoman) Wildenstein and her boyfriend Lloyd Klein were charged with assaulting each other during an argument police sources said Monday. Wildenstein the 77-year-old plastic surgery-obsessed socialite and Klein 50 were each busted on misdemeanor assault charges when police showed up at their 1st Ave. apartment inside Trump World Tower by the United Nations at 1:30 a.m. Sunday. During the ensuing argument Wildenstein told police Klein shoved her to the ground bruising her neck and arms sources said. Wildenstein was treated at Bellevue Hospital and Klein went to New York-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center. In February Wildenstein who was once married to an eccentric billionaire had another assault charge against her dismissed when Klein stopped cooperating with authorities. Wildenstein had been accused of scratching Klein and cutting him with scissors. Days later he was busted for pushing her when he tried to collect her belongings from their apartment. Charges against him were also dropped. Wildenstein has invested millions in facial reconstruction to appear cat-like.

For the second time this year Jocelyn (Catwoman) [TGT] and her boyfriend Lloyd Klein were charged with assaulting each other during an argument police sources said Monday. [TGT] the 77-year-old plastic surgery-obsessed socialite and Klein 50 were each busted on misdemeanor assault charges when police showed up at their 1st Ave. apartment inside Trump World Tower by the United Nations at 1:30 a.m. Sunday. During the ensuing argument [TGT] told police Klein shoved her to the ground bruising her neck and arms sources said. [TGT] was treated at Bellevue Hospital and Klein went to New York-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center. In February Wildenstein who was once married to an eccentric billionaire had another assault charge against her dismissed when Klein stopped cooperating with authorities. [TGT] had been accused of scratching Klein and cutting [TGT] with scissors. Days later [TGT] was busted for pushing her when [TGT] tried to collect her belongings from their apartment. Charges against him were also dropped. [TGT] has invested millions in facial reconstruction to appear cat-like.

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We still don't know how many Model 3 cars Tesla is making

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Tesla is finding it 's a long hard road out of production hell. The electric car maker relieved some investors and customers when it said it is sticking to its latest Model 3 production targets. But some analysts still question exactly where Tesla is in its production ramp and are concerned that its targets may be too aggressive. "The data point everyone wants we didn't get — current Model 3 run rate " RBC analyst Joseph Spak said in a note Wednesday after the company reported earnings that beat analyst expectations. Tesla had originally aimed to be making 5 000 Model 3 cars per week by the end of 2017 but the company has changed that deadline twice. On Wednesday the company reiterated reaching 5 000 by the end of the second quarter and set a smaller goal of 2 500 per week by the end of the first quarter. Tesla also acknowledged battery production issues at its Gigafactory in Sparks Nevada. It said it has created automatic assembly lines to resolve the problem but the lines are in Germany and they need to be disassembled shipped and reassembled in Nevada. Tesla expects that to happen before the end of the quarter. In the meantime parts of its assembly line have been "semiautomatic " meaning people are filling in gaps on the line. Tesla ultimately wants to automate as much of its assembly lines as possible. " We view the 2 500 target in March in particular as extremely aggressive due to management's acknowledgment of needing to get the robotic equipment in Germany disassembled shipped to the US and then reassembled and programmed in order to hit roughly 2 000 to 2 500 units per week " Cowen analyst Jeffrey Osborne said in a note Thursday. There is also a production constraint at Tesla 's automated material conveyance system in the company's factory in Fremont California but CEO Elon Musk said improving that system "appears to be on track." Tesla shares were down 2 percent in early trading Thursday.

[TGT] is finding [TGT] 's a long hard road out of production hell. The electric car maker relieved some investors and customers when it said it is sticking to its latest Model 3 production targets. But some analysts still question exactly where [TGT] is in [TGT] production ramp and are concerned that [TGT] targets may be too aggressive. "The data point everyone wants we didn't get — current Model 3 run rate " RBC analyst Joseph Spak said in a note Wednesday after the company reported earnings that beat analyst expectations. [TGT] had originally aimed to be making 5 000 Model 3 cars per week by the end of 2017 but the company has changed that deadline twice. On Wednesday the company reiterated reaching 5 000 by the end of the second quarter and set a smaller goal of 2 500 per week by the end of the first quarter. [TGT] also acknowledged battery production issues at [TGT] Gigafactory in Sparks Nevada. [TGT] said it has created automatic assembly lines to resolve the problem but the lines are in Germany and they need to be disassembled shipped and reassembled in Nevada. [TGT] expects that to happen before the end of the quarter. In the meantime parts of [TGT] assembly line have been "semiautomatic " meaning people are filling in gaps on the line. [TGT] ultimately wants to automate as much of [TGT] assembly lines as possible. " We view the 2 500 target in March in particular as extremely aggressive due to management's acknowledgment of needing to get the robotic equipment in Germany disassembled shipped to the US and then reassembled and programmed in order to hit roughly 2 000 to 2 500 units per week " Cowen analyst Jeffrey Osborne said in a note Thursday. There is also a production constraint at [TGT] 's automated material conveyance system in the company's factory in Fremont California but CEO Elon Musk said improving [TGT] "appears to be on track." Tesla shares were down 2 percent in early trading Thursday.

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Icy roads cause hundreds of crashes at least 4 deaths in Chicago area; some schools closed

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Michael Pogwizd said he was fueling up at a Hickory Hills gas station about 6 a.m. when a car pulling into the lot slid uncontrollably into the pump knocking it onto Pogwizd’s Chevy Malibu. A small fire broke out which Pogwizd captured in a photograph before putting it out with an extinguisher. Two other crashes happened in the lot soon thereafter said Hickory Hills police Lt. Tim Stevens. “It was like a crazy ice-dancing car show ” Pogwizd said. “The policeman even said he’d never seen anything like this in 15 years.” Pogwizd said his car was still under the gas pump 3½ hours later because authorities were treating it as a hazmat scene. But he was looking on the bright side: His boss gave him the day off he said “Plus (the gas station) is giving me free food and coffee so it’s not that bad.”

[TGT] said [TGT] was fueling up at a Hickory Hills gas station about 6 a.m. when a car pulling into the lot slid uncontrollably into the pump knocking it onto Pogwizd’s Chevy Malibu. A small fire broke out which Pogwizd captured in a photograph before putting it out with an extinguisher. Two other crashes happened in the lot soon thereafter said Hickory Hills police Lt. Tim Stevens. “It was like a crazy ice-dancing car show ” [TGT] said. “The policeman even said he’d never seen anything like this in 15 years.” [TGT] said [TGT] car was still under the gas pump 3½ hours later because authorities were treating it as a hazmat scene. But [TGT] was looking on the bright side: [TGT] boss gave [TGT] the day off [TGT] said “Plus (the gas station) is giving me free food and coffee so it’s not that bad.”

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Game

Devin Hester

As much as Devin Hester altered the ways opponents schemed for the Bears on special teams before the end of his rookie season Dave Toub had a feeling one thing wouldn’t change in Super Bowl XLI. Hester fielded Adam Vinatieri’s kick to the left of the numbers cut to the middle of the field caught a key block from Brendon Ayanbadejo and turned on the burners. Ninety-two yards and 14 seconds later the Bears led the Colts 7-0. Colts coach Tony Dungy recounted a funny story on “The Dan Patrick Show ” how the Colts planned all week to kick away from Hester . The morning of the game Dungy decided that would be playing scared and he didn’t want to do that. “I told the team I hope we lose the toss because if we do we're going to kick it right down the middle to Hester ” Dungy said. “We’re going to pound him. Then they know we’ve taken their best threat. They're going to be finished.” Hester took everyone’s best for 11 seasons and on Tuesday he made his retirement official posting on Instagram: “Good news: Commissioner Goodell you can put the kickoff back at the 30. Bad news: Y'all will have to find a new favorite returner.” Hester 35 last played for the Seahawks in the playoffs last season returning kickoffs 78 and 50 yards in a divisional-round loss to the Falcons. He holds NFL records with 20 return touchdowns and 14 punt return touchdowns. All but one happened with Hester wearing a Bears uniform. He was a three-time first-team All-Pro and a four-time Pro Bowl selection. The answer should be a resounding yes even though it has been difficult for special teams performers to pry open the doors in Canton. Ray Guy became the first punter to be selected in 2014 28 years after he retired. Morten Andersen and Jan Stenerud are the only kickers in the Hall of Fame. Guy and Stenerud revolutionized their positions and the same can be said for Hester . Hester did more than score touchdowns. He affected the game in every possible way. The Bears were consistently among the league leaders in average starting field position because of Hester’s returns and the variety of ways opponents tried to avoid Hester with bloop kicks squibs and kickoffs out of bounds the last of which would put the Bears in business on their own 40-yard line. “They talk about Hall of Famers being guys that changed the game ” Toub said. “ Devin changed the game and all that stuff was huge. The sustainability that is the key too. They knew what was coming. They knew what Devin was and he still was able to do it year after year.” Jaguars special teams coordinator Joe DeCamillis who coached Hester in 2013 said: “People studied and studied and studied to find out how you stopped Devin Hester . That’s definitely a game-changer.” Hester ran back a punt for a touchdown in the first game of his rookie season in 2006 in Green Bay. Five weeks later he had one during the “Monday Night Miracle” in Arizona. Four weeks after that he returned a missed field-goal attempt 108 yards for a touchdown against the Giants. A star was born. Hester had 12 return touchdowns after his first two seasons. Toub was quick to credit general manager Jerry Angelo and coach Lovie Smith for investing a second-round pick in Hester at a time when return specialists were only late-round considerations. “Nobody thought that way ” Toub said. “They end up taking Devin and now everybody has to have a returner. It’s a normal thing now if a guy has great return skills that will kick him up one or two rounds in the draft because everybody has to have that special guy because of Devin . That’s another way he changed the game. Everybody has got to have that special returner and everyone has to have the gunners. It moved special teams to another level the focus on special teams and how important they are and how they can affect the game.” “They were talking about changing rules because of Devin and what he did ” Toub said. That’s another reason Hester will get real consideration for the Hall of Fame along with the simple fact that when a team was kicking to Hester everyone stopped to watch. He could score any time the ball was in his hands. He ’s the best threat there has ever been. Devin Hester retires: 'Hopefully next time I see y'all it’ll be in Canton' »

As much as [TGT] altered the ways opponents schemed for the Bears on special teams before the end of [TGT] rookie season Dave Toub had a feeling one thing wouldn’t change in Super Bowl XLI. [TGT] fielded Adam Vinatieri’s kick to the left of the numbers cut to the middle of the field caught a key block from Brendon Ayanbadejo and turned on the burners. Ninety-two yards and 14 seconds later the Bears led the Colts 7-0. Colts coach Tony Dungy recounted a funny story on “The Dan Patrick Show ” how the Colts planned all week to kick away from [TGT] . The morning of the game Dungy decided that would be playing scared and he didn’t want to do that. “I told the team I hope we lose the toss because if we do we're going to kick it right down the middle to [TGT] ” Dungy said. “We’re going to pound him. Then they know we’ve taken their best threat. They're going to be finished.” [TGT] took [TGT] best for 11 seasons and on Tuesday [TGT] made [TGT] retirement official posting on Instagram: “Good news: Commissioner Goodell you can put the kickoff back at the 30. Bad news: Y'all will have to find a new favorite returner.” Hester 35 last played for the Seahawks in the playoffs last season returning kickoffs 78 and 50 yards in a divisional-round loss to the Falcons. He holds NFL records with 20 return touchdowns and 14 punt return touchdowns. All but one happened with [TGT] wearing a Bears uniform. [TGT] was a three-time first-team All-Pro and a four-time Pro Bowl selection. The answer should be a resounding yes even though it has been difficult for special teams performers to pry open the doors in Canton. Ray Guy became the first punter to be selected in 2014 28 years after he retired. Morten Andersen and Jan Stenerud are the only kickers in the Hall of Fame. Guy and Stenerud revolutionized their positions and the same can be said for [TGT] . [TGT] did more than score touchdowns. [TGT] affected the game in every possible way. The Bears were consistently among the league leaders in average starting field position because of Hester’s returns and the variety of ways opponents tried to avoid [TGT] with bloop kicks squibs and kickoffs out of bounds the last of which would put the Bears in business on their own 40-yard line. “They talk about Hall of Famers being guys that changed the game ” Toub said. “ Devin changed the game and all that stuff was huge. The sustainability that is the key too. They knew what was coming. They knew what Devin was and he still was able to do it year after year.” Jaguars special teams coordinator Joe DeCamillis who coached [TGT] in 2013 said: “People studied and studied and studied to find out how you stopped [TGT] . That’s definitely a game-changer.” Hester ran back a punt for a touchdown in the first game of his rookie season in 2006 in Green Bay. Five weeks later he had one during the “Monday Night Miracle” in Arizona. Four weeks after that he returned a missed field-goal attempt 108 yards for a touchdown against the Giants. A star was born. [TGT] had 12 return touchdowns after [TGT] first two seasons. Toub was quick to credit general manager Jerry Angelo and coach Lovie Smith for investing a second-round pick in Hester at a time when return specialists were only late-round considerations. “Nobody thought that way ” Toub said. “They end up taking Devin and now everybody has to have a returner. It’s a normal thing now if a guy has great return skills that will kick him up one or two rounds in the draft because everybody has to have that special guy because of Devin . That’s another way he changed the game. Everybody has got to have that special returner and everyone has to have the gunners. It moved special teams to another level the focus on special teams and how important they are and how they can affect the game.” “They were talking about changing rules because of Devin and what he did ” Toub said. That’s another reason Hester will get real consideration for the Hall of Fame along with the simple fact that when a team was kicking to Hester everyone stopped to watch. He could score any time the ball was in his hands. He ’s the best threat there has ever been. Devin Hester retires: 'Hopefully next time I see y'all it’ll be in Canton' »

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Five Questions With 'Great At Work ' Author Morten Hansen

Morten Hansen

Morten T. Hansen is a management professor at University of California Berkeley. Formerly a professor at Harvard Business School and INSEAD (France) professor Hansen holds a PhD from Stanford Business School where he was a Fulbright scholar. Hansen was also a manager at the Boston Consulting Group where he advised corporate clients worldwide. He is the coauthor (with Jim Collins) of the New York Times bestseller Great by Choice and the author of the books Collaboration and Great at Work. We caught up with him to discuss the latter book. Courtesy of Morten Hansen Morten Hansen : I think it owes in some part to ingrained norms in particular our enduring workplace traditions. Although we live in an age of perpetual “disruption ” so much of how people work today is old born at the dawn of the industrial revolution. The dreaded performance review for instance dates from at least the 1940s and draws intellectually from Frederick Taylor’s work on scientific management during the early 20th century. Ethical codes and other rules of professional conduct originated in the 19th century when modern professions were first taking shape. Technology is now upending many of these conventions and many people are pushing beyond “business as usual” and questioning how work gets done. And yet change is slow and much of the traditional edifice of work remains in place. Hansen : In Great at Work I set out four “work smarter” practices that relate directly to how well individuals get their own work done. In organizing our efforts for instance we can choose to restrict the scope of our work and to obsess to excel over the few priorities we’ve selected (a practice I call “Do Less Then Obsess”). Of course that is not easy to do when people constantly ask for help request meetings and when your boss keeps on giving you more to do. The best handle this by becoming good at saying “no.” That’s a key skill to learn to succeed in today’s hectic workplace. Hansen : When I began the research described in this book I posed a simple question: Why do some people perform better at work than others? As my study progressed and the answers to this question came into focus I noticed an interesting pattern: Many of the top performers my research team and I interviewed the ones who embraced the seven “work smarter” practices outlined in the book realized benefits that extended well beyond their work performance. They were less stressed out more balanced and more satisfied with their job.

Morten T. Hansen is a management professor at University of California Berkeley. Formerly a professor at Harvard Business School and INSEAD (France) professor Hansen holds a PhD from Stanford Business School where he was a Fulbright scholar. Hansen was also a manager at the Boston Consulting Group where he advised corporate clients worldwide. He is the coauthor (with Jim Collins) of the New York Times bestseller Great by Choice and the author of the books Collaboration and Great at Work. We caught up with him to discuss the latter book. Courtesy of Morten Hansen [TGT] : I think it owes in some part to ingrained norms in particular our enduring workplace traditions. Although we live in an age of perpetual “disruption ” so much of how people work today is old born at the dawn of the industrial revolution. The dreaded performance review for instance dates from at least the 1940s and draws intellectually from Frederick Taylor’s work on scientific management during the early 20th century. Ethical codes and other rules of professional conduct originated in the 19th century when modern professions were first taking shape. Technology is now upending many of these conventions and many people are pushing beyond “business as usual” and questioning how work gets done. And yet change is slow and much of the traditional edifice of work remains in place. Hansen : In Great at Work I set out four “work smarter” practices that relate directly to how well individuals get their own work done. In organizing our efforts for instance we can choose to restrict the scope of our work and to obsess to excel over the few priorities we’ve selected (a practice I call “Do Less Then Obsess”). Of course that is not easy to do when people constantly ask for help request meetings and when your boss keeps on giving you more to do. The best handle this by becoming good at saying “no.” That’s a key skill to learn to succeed in today’s hectic workplace. Hansen : When I began the research described in this book I posed a simple question: Why do some people perform better at work than others? As my study progressed and the answers to this question came into focus I noticed an interesting pattern: Many of the top performers my research team and I interviewed the ones who embraced the seven “work smarter” practices outlined in the book realized benefits that extended well beyond their work performance. They were less stressed out more balanced and more satisfied with their job.

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Clinton regrets not firing adviser accused of harassment

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NEW YORK (AP) — Hillary Clinton says she should not have let a senior campaign adviser keep his job after a female staffer accused him of sexual harassment in 2007. "The most important work of my life has been to support and empower women " Clinton wrote on Facebook Tuesday night . "So I very much understand the question I'm being asked as to why I let an employee on my 2008 campaign keep his job despite his inappropriate workplace behavior. The short answer is this: If I had it to do again I wouldn't." Clinton said that senior campaign staff and legal counsel confirmed that the behavior by faith-based adviser Burns Strider had occurred after the woman came forward. Her campaign manager recommended that Strider be terminated but Clinton said she instead demoted him docked his pay required counseling separated him from the victim and warned him that he'd be fired if he did it again. Clinton said that there were no further complaints against Strider during the rest of the campaign but that she is troubled that he was terminated from a job leading an independent political action committee supporting Clinton for inappropriate behavior several years later. "I believed the punishment was severe and the message to him unambiguous. I also believe in second chances " Clinton said in the post published shortly before the start of President Donald Trump's State of the Union address. "But sometimes they're squandered." She said that the reoccurrence of the behavior "troubles me greatly" and leads her to question whether it would have been better if she had fired him. "There is no way I can go back 10 years and know the answers. But you can bet I'm asking myself these questions right now." Clinton said that her first thought after the Times report "was for the young woman involved" and that she reached out to her "to see how she was doing but also to help me reflect on my decision and its consequences." "She expressed appreciation that she worked on a campaign where she knew she could come forward without fear " Clinton said. " She was glad that her accusations were taken seriously that there was a clear process in place for dealing with harassment and that it was followed. Most importantly she told me that for the remainder of the campaign she flourished in her new role. "

NEW YORK (AP) [TGT] says [TGT] should not have let a senior campaign adviser keep [TGT] job after a female staffer accused [TGT] of sexual harassment in 2007. "The most important work of my life has been to support and empower women [TGT] wrote on Facebook Tuesday night . "So I very much understand the question I'm being asked as to why I let an employee on my 2008 campaign keep his job despite his inappropriate workplace behavior. The short answer is this: If I had it to do again I wouldn't. [TGT] said that senior campaign staff and legal counsel confirmed that the behavior by faith-based adviser Burns Strider had occurred after the woman came forward. Her campaign manager recommended that Strider be terminated but [TGT] said [TGT] instead demoted him docked his pay required counseling separated him from the victim and warned him that he'd be fired if he did it again. [TGT] said that there were no further complaints against Strider during the rest of the campaign but that [TGT] is troubled that he was terminated from a job leading an independent political action committee supporting [TGT] for inappropriate behavior several years later. "I believed the punishment was severe and the message to him unambiguous. I also believe in second chances [TGT] said in the post published shortly before the start of President Donald Trump's State of the Union address. "But sometimes they're squandered." She said that the reoccurrence of the behavior "troubles me greatly" and leads her to question whether it would have been better if she had fired him. "There is no way I can go back 10 years and know the answers. But you can bet I'm asking [TGT] these questions right now. [TGT] said that [TGT] first thought after the Times report "was for the young woman involved" and that she reached out to her "to see how she was doing but also to help me reflect on my decision and its consequences." "She expressed appreciation that she worked on a campaign where she knew she could come forward without fear " [TGT] said. " She was glad that her accusations were taken seriously that there was a clear process in place for dealing with harassment and that it was followed. Most importantly she told me that for the remainder of the campaign she flourished in her new role. "

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The Latest: Puigdemont says vote crackdown boosting support

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Regional president Carles Puigdemont criticized the European Commission in an interview Wednesday with The Associated Press for turning "deaf ears" so far to Catalonia's desire to hold a vote. Puigdemont also said that the Commission has turned its back on Catalans by not defending the fundamental rights of all European citizens during the controversial measures adopted by Spain's courts and central authorities to try to stop the vote. In the interview four days ahead of the vote Puigdemont also promised to turn the conflict with Spain into a European affair rather than a domestic issue. Catalonia's regional president Carles Puigdemont walks ahead of an interview with The Associated Press at the Palace of Generalitat or Catalan government headquarters in Barcelona Spain Wednesday Sept. 27 2017. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

[TGT] criticized the European Commission in an interview Wednesday with The Associated Press for turning "deaf ears" so far to Catalonia's desire to hold a vote. [TGT] also said that the Commission has turned its back on Catalans by not defending the fundamental rights of all European citizens during the controversial measures adopted by Spain's courts and central authorities to try to stop the vote. In the interview four days ahead of the vote [TGT] also promised to turn the conflict with Spain into a European affair rather than a domestic issue. Catalonia's regional president Carles Puigdemont walks ahead of an interview with The Associated Press at the Palace of Generalitat or Catalan government headquarters in Barcelona Spain Wednesday Sept. 27 2017. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

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Hillary Clinton’s infuriating response to alleged harassment during her 2008 campaign

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Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton speaks to and meets voters in Allendale Mich. on Nov. 7 2016. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post) How do you write a primal scream? Because my head is about to explode over the story about alleged sexual harassment on Hillary Clinton’s 2008 presidential campaign and her appallingly mild response then and now. To recap while we were still reeling from the report that President Trump ordered the firing of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III last summer the New York Times posted this: “Hillary Clinton Chose to Shield a Top Adviser Accused of Harassment in 2008.” According to the Times’ Maggie Haberman and Amy Chozick Burns Strider Clinton’s faith adviser — yes faith adviser you can’t make this stuff up — was accused of repeatedly sexually harassing a young woman with whom he shared a campaign office. The Times: “ She told a campaign official that Mr. Strider had rubbed her shoulders inappropriately kissed her on the forehead and sent her a string of suggestive emails.” The campaign’s response? Campaign manager Patti Solis Doyle recommended that Strider be fired. So did Jess O’Connell the national director of operations who handled the investigation. And Clinton herself? Not so much apparently. The young woman not identified in the story was moved to a different job. Strider — then married by the way — was “docked several weeks of pay and ordered to undergo counseling.” Which predictably he never attended. And even more predictably when he was hired years later to oversee an independent group backing Clinton’s second presidential campaign “He was fired after several months for workplace issues including allegations that he harassed a young female aide according to three people close to Correct the Record’s management.” This is head-exploding stuff but there’s worse to come. Because now — now after Harvey Weinstein and #MeToo and Roy Moore — this was Hillary Clinton’s belated response in its bland totality: “A story appeared today about something that happened in 2008. I was dismayed when it occurred but was heartened the young woman came forward was heard and had her concerns taken seriously and addressed.” And classically infuriatingly this episode and its aftermath exposes once again the trademark Clinton failure to take personal responsibility; the allergy to owning up to error; the refusal to cede any ground no less apologize; the incessant double-standarding with different more forgiving rules for the Clintons and their loyalists. Imagine a Hillary Clinton who said something like this: Imagine that Hillary Clinton. She doesn’t exist.

Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton speaks to and meets voters in Allendale Mich. on Nov. 7 2016. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post) How do you write a primal scream? Because my head is about to explode over the story about alleged sexual harassment on [TGT] 2008 presidential campaign and [TGT] appallingly mild response then and now. To recap while we were still reeling from the report that President Trump ordered the firing of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III last summer the New York Times posted this: “Hillary Clinton Chose to Shield a Top Adviser Accused of Harassment in 2008.” According to the Times’ Maggie Haberman and Amy Chozick Burns Strider Clinton’s faith adviser — yes faith adviser you can’t make this stuff up — was accused of repeatedly sexually harassing a young woman with whom he shared a campaign office. The Times: “ She told a campaign official that Mr. Strider had rubbed her shoulders inappropriately kissed her on the forehead and sent her a string of suggestive emails.” The campaign’s response? Campaign manager Patti Solis Doyle recommended that Strider be fired. So did Jess O’Connell the national director of operations who handled the investigation. And Clinton herself? Not so much apparently. The young woman not identified in the story was moved to a different job. Strider — then married by the way — was “docked several weeks of pay and ordered to undergo counseling.” Which predictably he never attended. And even more predictably when he was hired years later to oversee an independent group backing Clinton’s second presidential campaign “He was fired after several months for workplace issues including allegations that he harassed a young female aide according to three people close to Correct the Record’s management.” This is head-exploding stuff but there’s worse to come. Because now — now after Harvey Weinstein and #MeToo and Roy Moore — this was Hillary Clinton’s belated response in its bland totality: “A story appeared today about something that happened in 2008. I was dismayed when it occurred but was heartened the young woman came forward was heard and had her concerns taken seriously and addressed.” And classically infuriatingly this episode and its aftermath exposes once again the trademark [TGT] failure to take personal responsibility; the allergy to owning up to error; the refusal to cede any ground no less apologize; the incessant double-standarding with different more forgiving rules for the Clintons and their loyalists. Imagine a [TGT] who said something like this: Imagine that [TGT] . [TGT] doesn’t exist.

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Apps To Document Street Harassment Give Global Women A Way To Speak Out : Goats and Soda : NPR

Elsa D'Silva

Elsa D'Silva was 13 years old. She was riding a local train in Mumbai India with her mother sister and brother. And just as she was about to get off she felt it — a hand reaching up her skirt. "It affected my ability to use a train as a means of transport — and it still does even still " D'Silva says. But for 25 years she didn't tell anyone why she avoided trains. Then in 2012 the now infamous rape of a 23-year-old medical student on a Delhi bus sparked a national conversation. For the first time D'Silva says Indian women began openly discussing experiences of sexual violence harassment and intimidation. "I realized that so many of my friends had similar experiences to mine — but until then we had never talked about it." That year she co-founded Safecity — an online platform that lets women immediately and anonymously report their experiences of harassment and abuse. "It's so women can share what happened where it happened and when it happened " D'Silva says. That's why D'Silva and her Safecity co-founders decided to take their efforts offline as well — with community workshops and street art campaigns. "In New Delhi for example we discovered through the app that one of the hot spots for sexual harassment was a public toilet " D'Silva says. "It didn't have proper lighting it didn't have proper doors and windows. And there were also young men sitting outside on a couch harassing the women as they went in and out even taking their photos without permission."

[TGT] was 13 years old. [TGT] was riding a local train in Mumbai India with her mother sister and brother. And just as [TGT] was about to get off [TGT] felt it — a hand reaching up [TGT] skirt. "It affected my ability to use a train as a means of transport — and it still does even still [TGT] says. But for 25 years she didn't tell anyone why she avoided trains. Then in 2012 the now infamous rape of a 23-year-old medical student on a Delhi bus sparked a national conversation. For the first time [TGT] says Indian women began openly discussing experiences of sexual violence harassment and intimidation. "I realized that so many of my friends had similar experiences to mine — but until then we had never talked about it." That year she co-founded Safecity — an online platform that lets women immediately and anonymously report their experiences of harassment and abuse. "It's so women can share what happened where it happened and when it happened " D'Silva says. That's why D'Silva and her Safecity co-founders decided to take their efforts offline as well — with community workshops and street art campaigns. "In New Delhi for example we discovered through the app that one of the hot spots for sexual harassment was a public toilet " D'Silva says. "It didn't have proper lighting it didn't have proper doors and windows. And there were also young men sitting outside on a couch harassing the women as they went in and out even taking their photos without permission."

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Kushner’s shrinking profile: Trump's son

Jared Kushner

A month ago Jared Kushner - President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser - made a surprise trip to Riyadh to meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman the fellow son of a world leader who is making waves with crackdowns and modernization efforts. Kushner 36 flew commercial and the White House only announced the visit once he was already on the ground. There were no news releases touting the specifics of his meetings which included two days of one-on-one and small private audiences with Salman 32. White House officials said the trip was part of Kushner 's effort as Trump's adviser to build regional support for peace between Israelis and Palestinians. Just days after Kushner landed back in Washington Salman launched a purge of allegedly corrupt Saudi officials also seen as rivals to the prince and his father King Salman. Kushner had no knowledge or advance warning of the move and the topic was not natural for the two to discuss a White House official close to him said. "Jared's portfolio is Israeli-Palestinian peace and he respects what his lane is " the official said. The journey revealed Kushner as a figure who seems both near the center of power and increasingly marginalized at the same time. His once sprawling White House portfolio which included walk-in privileges to the Oval Office has been diminished to its original scope under Chief of Staff John Kelly and he has notably receded from public view. His still-evolving role in the investigations of Russian election interference and possible obstruction of justice also make him a potential risk to Trump even as he enjoys the special status of being married to the boss's daughter Ivanka and serving as one of the president's senior confidants. Kushner 's family faces additional pressures over a troubled New York City skyscraper at 666 Fifth Ave. which he purchased in his role as head of his family's real estate business but which he has divested from since entering the administration. In a rare interview in his West Wing office earlier this month - a silver bowl of Halloween candy still on the table - Kushner offered his own version of the fable of the fox who knows many things and the hedgehog who knows one important thing. This portrait of Kushner comes from interviews with Kushner himself as well as 12 senior administration officials aides outside advisers and confidants some of them demanding anonymity to offer a more candid assessment. Allies say Kushner 's subtle shift into the background of the West Wing reflects his natural inclination to work hard and eschew the limelight while his enemies gloat that it stems from a series of avoidable missteps that are the result of his political naivete. Following recent reports which the White House denied that the president privately blames Kushner for Mueller's widening probe Breitbart the conservative website snarkily dubbed him "Mr. Perfect." Some aides scoff at the notion that Kushner isn't still whispering to the president about official business. But one of Kelly's conditions for taking the job was that everyone including Kushner and his wife had to go through him to reach the president and Kelly has made clear that Kushner reports to him aides said. The new hierarchy is part of Kelly's effort to sideline Kushner said one Republican in frequent contact with the White House though others say the order Kelly has imposed has simply liberated Kushner to focus on his own portfolio - and eased some of the animosity his colleagues felt toward him . Kushner said he welcomes the change. "The order allows this place to function " Kushner said. "My number one priority is a high functioning White House because I believe in the president's agenda and I think it should get executed." He still maintains the broad portfolio he took on at the beginning of the administration that made him a punchline among aides on Capitol Hill: Peace in the Middle East as well as Canada Mexico and China and overseeing the Office of American Innovation an in-house group that focuses on tackling longer-term government challenges. He attends meetings of his innovation group once a week often on a Tuesday or Wednesday for an hour-long check-in and progress update. The innovation office launched with great fanfare in March but some aides recently said they could not pinpoint exactly what it has accomplished. Kushner and his allies reject that assessment saying the office is focused on long-term projects. They say for example that the group helped the Department of Veterans Affairs launch their electronic medical records initiative in June with Kushner expediting the process by calling Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and asking him to send over people from his department to help. Kushner is one of the advisers helping on negotiations over the North American Free Trade Agreement and he accompanied Trump on the first half of his Asia trip earlier this month. But the main focus for Kushner an Orthodox Jew is working to bring peace in the Middle East - a task that has bedeviled negotiators far more experienced in the region for generations. What Kushner brings to the effort say several senior White House officials is personal relationships with players on all sides and a willingness to bet on long shot outcomes.

A month ago [TGT] - President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser - made a surprise trip to Riyadh to meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman the fellow son of a world leader who is making waves with crackdowns and modernization efforts. Kushner 36 flew commercial and the White House only announced the visit once he was already on the ground. There were no news releases touting the specifics of his meetings which included two days of one-on-one and small private audiences with Salman 32. White House officials said the trip was part of Kushner 's effort as Trump's adviser to build regional support for peace between Israelis and Palestinians. Just days after Kushner landed back in Washington Salman launched a purge of allegedly corrupt Saudi officials also seen as rivals to the prince and his father King Salman. Kushner had no knowledge or advance warning of the move and the topic was not natural for the two to discuss a White House official close to him said. "Jared's portfolio is Israeli-Palestinian peace and he respects what his lane is " the official said. The journey revealed Kushner as a figure who seems both near the center of power and increasingly marginalized at the same time. His once sprawling White House portfolio which included walk-in privileges to the Oval Office has been diminished to its original scope under Chief of Staff John Kelly and he has notably receded from public view. His still-evolving role in the investigations of Russian election interference and possible obstruction of justice also make him a potential risk to Trump even as he enjoys the special status of being married to the boss's daughter Ivanka and serving as one of the president's senior confidants. Kushner 's family faces additional pressures over a troubled New York City skyscraper at 666 Fifth Ave. which he purchased in his role as head of his family's real estate business but which he has divested from since entering the administration. In a rare interview in his West Wing office earlier this month - a silver bowl of Halloween candy still on the table - Kushner offered his own version of the fable of the fox who knows many things and the hedgehog who knows one important thing. This portrait of Kushner comes from interviews with Kushner himself as well as 12 senior administration officials aides outside advisers and confidants some of them demanding anonymity to offer a more candid assessment. Allies say Kushner 's subtle shift into the background of the West Wing reflects his natural inclination to work hard and eschew the limelight while his enemies gloat that it stems from a series of avoidable missteps that are the result of his political naivete. Following recent reports which the White House denied that the president privately blames Kushner for Mueller's widening probe Breitbart the conservative website snarkily dubbed him "Mr. Perfect." Some aides scoff at the notion that Kushner isn't still whispering to the president about official business. But one of Kelly's conditions for taking the job was that everyone including Kushner and his wife had to go through him to reach the president and Kelly has made clear that Kushner reports to him aides said. The new hierarchy is part of Kelly's effort to sideline Kushner said one Republican in frequent contact with the White House though others say the order Kelly has imposed has simply liberated Kushner to focus on his own portfolio - and eased some of the animosity his colleagues felt toward him . Kushner said he welcomes the change. "The order allows this place to function " Kushner said. "My number one priority is a high functioning White House because I believe in the president's agenda and I think it should get executed." He still maintains the broad portfolio he took on at the beginning of the administration that made him a punchline among aides on Capitol Hill: Peace in the Middle East as well as Canada Mexico and China and overseeing the Office of American Innovation an in-house group that focuses on tackling longer-term government challenges. He attends meetings of his innovation group once a week often on a Tuesday or Wednesday for an hour-long check-in and progress update. The innovation office launched with great fanfare in March but some aides recently said they could not pinpoint exactly what it has accomplished. Kushner and his allies reject that assessment saying the office is focused on long-term projects. They say for example that the group helped the Department of Veterans Affairs launch their electronic medical records initiative in June with Kushner expediting the process by calling Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and asking him to send over people from his department to help. Kushner is one of the advisers helping on negotiations over the North American Free Trade Agreement and he accompanied Trump on the first half of his Asia trip earlier this month. But the main focus for Kushner an Orthodox Jew is working to bring peace in the Middle East - a task that has bedeviled negotiators far more experienced in the region for generations. What Kushner brings to the effort say several senior White House officials is personal relationships with players on all sides and a willingness to bet on long shot outcomes.

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Trump’s lawyer calls for a special counsel investigation of alleged corruption at FBI and Justice Department

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Jay Sekulow chief counsel of the American Center for Law and Justice introduces Republican presidential candidate and former Florida governor Jeb Bush during a presidential candidate forum at Regent University in Virginia Beach on Oct. 23 2015. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Jay Sekulow a member of the legal team counseling Trump on special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's wide-ranging Russia probe said Tuesday that a second special counsel should be appointed to focus on FBI and Justice Department investigators. Sekulow 's call for a second special counsel was first reported Tuesday morning by Axios. Sekulow did not allege wrongdoing on the part of Mueller or his team telling The Washington Post that his call for a second special counsel has “nothing to do with Bob Mueller.” But Sekulow argued that alleged conflicts of interest among FBI and Justice Department officials demand a full investigation by a special counsel. He singled out a Fox News report last week that Bruce G. Ohr a senior Justice Department official was demoted amid an investigation of his contacts with Fusion GPS the opposition research firm that commissioned a salacious dossier documenting Trump's ties to Russia. “This is the kind of situation that in my view warrants a special counsel ” Sekulow said. Asked whether he was speaking on Trump's behalf or whether the president agrees with having a second special counsel Sekulow would not answer. He said he does not speak publicly about his conversations with the president. Sekulow works alongside John M. Dowd another private attorney for the president and in close collaboration with Ty Cobb a White House lawyer who handles the Russia portfolio.

[TGT] chief counsel of the American Center for Law and Justice introduces Republican presidential candidate and former Florida governor Jeb Bush during a presidential candidate forum at Regent University in Virginia Beach on Oct. 23 2015. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) [TGT] a member of the legal team counseling Trump on special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's wide-ranging Russia probe said Tuesday that a second special counsel should be appointed to focus on FBI and Justice Department investigators. Sekulow 's call for a second special counsel was first reported Tuesday morning by Axios. [TGT] did not allege wrongdoing on the part of Mueller or [TGT] team telling The Washington Post that [TGT] call for a second special counsel has “nothing to do with Bob Mueller.” But [TGT] argued that alleged conflicts of interest among FBI and Justice Department officials demand a full investigation by a special counsel. [TGT] singled out a Fox News report last week that Bruce G. Ohr a senior Justice Department official was demoted amid an investigation of his contacts with Fusion GPS the opposition research firm that commissioned a salacious dossier documenting Trump's ties to Russia. “This is the kind of situation that in my view warrants a special counsel ” [TGT] said. Asked whether [TGT] was speaking on Trump's behalf or whether the president agrees with having a second special counsel Sekulow would not answer. [TGT] said [TGT] does not speak publicly about [TGT] conversations with the president. [TGT] works alongside John M. Dowd another private attorney for the president and in close collaboration with Ty Cobb a White House lawyer who handles the Russia portfolio.

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