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2,601 | Trial delay for teen accused of trying to join Islamic State | Zakaryia Abdin | On Monday a federal judge rescheduled proceedings for Zakaryia Abdin to January according to documents filed in federal court. Both prosecutors and defense attorneys agreed to spend more time preparing in part because some of the evidence is classified.
Abdin 18 was arrested at Charleston's airport in March as he tried to board a plane for Jordan. Authorities said he told an undercover FBI agent posing as an Islamic State recruiter that he wanted to torture an American and would attack a U.S. site if he couldn't get out of the country.
Abdin has pleaded not guilty and remains jailed on a charge of attempting to provide material support to a terrorist organization. If convicted he could face up to 20 years in prison. His attorney has declined to comment.
The teen has been monitored for years. At 16 authorities said he talked about robbing a gun store to get weapons to kill soldiers as revenge for American military action in the Middle East. He was arrested before the robbery pleaded guilty and a parole board agreed to his early release after about a year in jail.
Abdin knew that authorities were still watching him â but apparently didn't realize his "recruiter" was a federal agent.
"We are most likely to contact an undercover agent than a real brother " Abdin told the undercover agent. "That is why I carry guns in my house in my car and even I used to secretly take to school. It is very humiliating to be captured."
According to an FBI statement released after Abdin 's indictment he told the agent that if he did get to torture an American hostage he wanted his face shown on video saying "I want to be the one to send the message because they know who I am."
Abdin also sent a video of himself pledging his allegiance to the Islamic State in Arabic and told them he could do whatever was needed according to the sworn statement. The FBI said he also practiced shooting several different guns during the first three months of 2017.
The FBI said Abdin knew agents would learn of his purchase and travel plans and so tried to hide his tracks by contacting authorities to tell them he bought guns for hunting and would be traveling to the Middle East on a vacation. He also asked authorities for a meeting where he told them he no longer held the extreme beliefs that led to his first arrest. | On Monday a federal judge rescheduled proceedings for [TGT] to January according to documents filed in federal court. Both prosecutors and defense attorneys agreed to spend more time preparing in part because some of the evidence is classified.
Abdin 18 was arrested at Charleston's airport in March as he tried to board a plane for Jordan. Authorities said he told an undercover FBI agent posing as an Islamic State recruiter that he wanted to torture an American and would attack a U.S. site if he couldn't get out of the country.
Abdin has pleaded not guilty and remains jailed on a charge of attempting to provide material support to a terrorist organization. If convicted he could face up to 20 years in prison. His attorney has declined to comment.
The teen has been monitored for years. At 16 authorities said he talked about robbing a gun store to get weapons to kill soldiers as revenge for American military action in the Middle East. He was arrested before the robbery pleaded guilty and a parole board agreed to his early release after about a year in jail.
Abdin knew that authorities were still watching him â but apparently didn't realize his "recruiter" was a federal agent.
"We are most likely to contact an undercover agent than a real brother " Abdin told the undercover agent. "That is why I carry guns in my house in my car and even I used to secretly take to school. It is very humiliating to be captured."
According to an FBI statement released after Abdin 's indictment he told the agent that if he did get to torture an American hostage he wanted his face shown on video saying "I want to be the one to send the message because they know who I am."
Abdin also sent a video of himself pledging his allegiance to the Islamic State in Arabic and told them he could do whatever was needed according to the sworn statement. The FBI said he also practiced shooting several different guns during the first three months of 2017.
The FBI said Abdin knew agents would learn of his purchase and travel plans and so tried to hide his tracks by contacting authorities to tell them he bought guns for hunting and would be traveling to the Middle East on a vacation. He also asked authorities for a meeting where he told them he no longer held the extreme beliefs that led to his first arrest. | 1Neutral
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2,602 | Israeli media: Netanyahu confidant to testify against him | Benjamin Netanyahu | JERUSALEM (AP) â Israeli media reported Wednesday that one of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's closest confidants has turned state witness and will incriminate him in corruption allegations the latest in a dizzying series of developments that threaten to topple the beleaguered Israeli leader.
Filber the former director of the Communications Ministry under Netanyahu is under arrest on suspicion of promoting regulation worth hundreds of millions of dollars to Israel's Bezeq telecom company. In return Bezeq's popular news site Walla allegedly provided favorable coverage of Netanyahu and his family.
The reports came shortly after another bombshell allegation that a different confidant attempted to bribe a judge in exchange for dropping a corruption case against Netanyahu 's wife. Nir Hefetz a longtime media adviser to Netanyahu and his family remains in custody.
The prime minister who held the communications portfolio until last year has not yet been named a suspect though he may soon be questioned. Netanyahu has denied all the charges calling them part of a media-orchestrated witch hunt that has swept up the police and prosecution as well and has vowed to carry on.
Still the string of accusations appears to be taking its toll. Senior Cabinet ministers from his ruling Likud party who until just recently have marched out dutifully to defend him have largely gone silent. Netanyahu himself appeared ashen in a video released late Tuesday calling the claims "total madness."
Aluf Benn editor-in-chief of the Haaretz daily wrote Wednesday that "these are the final days of Benjamin Netanyahu 's rule."
Other leading columnists suggested that if Filber told all he knew Netanyahu was probably more worried about avoiding prison than staying in office.
Filber is one of the closest people to Netanyahu a loyal aide dating back to when Netanyahu first took office in 1996. Netanyahu 's former chief of staff Ari Harow has also signed a state witness settlement in which he agreed to testify against his former mentor. The collapse of Netanyahu 's inner circle has spawned rampant speculation that he may step down in return for a deal that offers him amnesty.
"The Netanyahu era is over " he said. "These are not easy days. Netanyahu 's personal battle for survival has been accompanied by the corrupting of the public service and the harming of the free press."
The latest probes come days after police announced that there was sufficient evidence to indict Netanyahu for bribery fraud and breach of trust in two separate cases.
Attorney General Avihai Mandelblit a Netanyahu appointee will make the final decision on whether to file charges â a process that is expected to take several months.
Netanyahu is accused of receiving lavish gifts from Hollywood mogul Arnon Milchan and Australian billionaire James Packer. In return police say Netanyahu operated on Milchan's behalf on U.S. visa matters legislated a tax break and connected him with an Indian businessman.
In the second case Netanyahu is accused of offering a newspaper publisher legislation that would weaken his paper's main rival in return for more favorable coverage. | JERUSALEM (AP) â Israeli media reported Wednesday that one of [TGT] 's closest confidants has turned state witness and will incriminate him in corruption allegations the latest in a dizzying series of developments that threaten to topple the beleaguered Israeli leader.
Filber the former director of the Communications Ministry under [TGT] is under arrest on suspicion of promoting regulation worth hundreds of millions of dollars to Israel's Bezeq telecom company. In return Bezeq's popular news site Walla allegedly provided favorable coverage of Netanyahu and his family.
The reports came shortly after another bombshell allegation that a different confidant attempted to bribe a judge in exchange for dropping a corruption case against Netanyahu 's wife. Nir Hefetz a longtime media adviser to Netanyahu and his family remains in custody.
The prime minister who held the communications portfolio until last year has not yet been named a suspect though he may soon be questioned. [TGT] has denied all the charges calling them part of a media-orchestrated witch hunt that has swept up the police and prosecution as well and has vowed to carry on.
Still the string of accusations appears to be taking its toll. Senior Cabinet ministers from [TGT] ruling Likud party who until just recently have marched out dutifully to defend [TGT] have largely gone silent. [TGT] [TGT] appeared ashen in a video released late Tuesday calling the claims "total madness."
Aluf Benn editor-in-chief of the Haaretz daily wrote Wednesday that "these are the final days of Benjamin Netanyahu 's rule."
Other leading columnists suggested that if Filber told all he knew [TGT] was probably more worried about avoiding prison than staying in office.
Filber is one of the closest people to Netanyahu a loyal aide dating back to when [TGT] first took office in 1996. Netanyahu 's former chief of staff Ari Harow has also signed a state witness settlement in which he agreed to testify against his former mentor. The collapse of Netanyahu 's inner circle has spawned rampant speculation that he may step down in return for a deal that offers him amnesty.
"The Netanyahu era is over " he said. "These are not easy days. Netanyahu 's personal battle for survival has been accompanied by the corrupting of the public service and the harming of the free press."
The latest probes come days after police announced that there was sufficient evidence to indict Netanyahu for bribery fraud and breach of trust in two separate cases.
Attorney General Avihai Mandelblit a Netanyahu appointee will make the final decision on whether to file charges â a process that is expected to take several months.
Netanyahu is accused of receiving lavish gifts from Hollywood mogul Arnon Milchan and Australian billionaire James Packer. In return police say Netanyahu operated on Milchan's behalf on U.S. visa matters legislated a tax break and connected him with an Indian businessman.
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2,603 | Ryan Blaney wins pole in critical playoff race at Phoenix | Ryan Blaney | Ryan Blaney drives down the front straightaway during qualifying at Phoenix International Raceway on Friday. (Photo: Ralph Freso AP)
AVONDALE Ariz. (AP) â Ryan Blaney probably needs to win at Phoenix Raceway to earn a shot at NASCARâs championship.
He âll at least start up front Sunday in his bid to put The Wood Brothers in the final four contenders next weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Blaney won the pole in his final chance to qualify for NASCARâs championship race with a lap at 137.942 mph around Phoenix in a Ford.
It gave Blaney the top starting spot for Sundayâs penultimate race of the playoffs. There is one slot available in the field of four that will race for the championship next week and Blaney is one of five drivers chasing that spot.
âOur mindset coming into this weekend was really trying to win the race and sitting on the pole. My mindset doesnât change â Blaney said. âI still want to go try to win the race so thatâs the mindset weâve had all week and hopefully we can keep that and I think thatâs our goal.â
Blaney bested Denny Hamlin in Friday qualifying. Both playoff drivers need to win to grab the final spot in the finale and Hamlin waited until the third and final round to cut a corner on the track in an attempt to better his time.
Hamlinâs lap at 137.936 briefly put his Toyota on top of the leaderboard but Blaney bumped him moments later.
1. (21) Ryan Blaney Ford 137.942 mph. | [TGT] drives down the front straightaway during qualifying at Phoenix International Raceway on Friday. (Photo: Ralph Freso AP)
AVONDALE Ariz. (AP) â [TGT] probably needs to win at Phoenix Raceway to earn a shot at NASCARâs championship.
[TGT] âll at least start up front Sunday in [TGT] bid to put The Wood Brothers in the final four contenders next weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway. [TGT] won the pole in [TGT] final chance to qualify for NASCARâs championship race with a lap at 137.942 mph around Phoenix in a Ford.
It gave [TGT] the top starting spot for Sundayâs penultimate race of the playoffs. There is one slot available in the field of four that will race for the championship next week and [TGT] is one of five drivers chasing that spot.
âOur mindset coming into this weekend was really trying to win the race and sitting on the pole. My mindset doesnât change â [TGT] said. âI still want to go try to win the race so thatâs the mindset weâve had all week and hopefully we can keep that and I think thatâs our goal.â
[TGT] bested Denny Hamlin in Friday qualifying. Both playoff drivers need to win to grab the final spot in the finale and Hamlin waited until the third and final round to cut a corner on the track in an attempt to better his time.
Hamlinâs lap at 137.936 briefly put his Toyota on top of the leaderboard but [TGT] bumped [TGT] moments later.
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2,604 | Syrian troops break into last IS | Albu Kamal | Beirut (AFP) â Syrian troops and allied militiamen entered the jihadist-held town of Albu Kamal on Wednesday state media said edging closer to ousting the Islamic State group from its last urban stronghold in the country.
Albu Kamal lies on the Syrian side of the border with Iraq in the oil-rich eastern province of Deir Ezzor.
Entry to Albu Kamal follows a series of stunningly quick defeats for IS in the province as well as the jihadistsâ loss of their de facto capital Raqa further north.
âArmy troops and allied forces broke through Daesh (IS) defences and entered Albu Kamal waging fierce battles inside the town â state news agency SANA reported.
Syrian regime forces backed by intensive Russian air strikes have steadily advanced on Albu Kamal from the south and west for weeks.
âThe advance towards Albu Kamal came after army troops and their allies met up with Iraqi forces at the border between the two countries â SANA said.
A source from militias allied to Damascus told AFP that fighters from Lebanonâs pro-regime Hezbollah movement had advanced to the southern edges of Albu Kamal on Wednesday.
âPart of those units crossed into Iraq with the help of Hashed al-Shaabi units to circle around Albu Kamal and reach the northern side of the town â the source added.
But the jihadist group has seen that territory shrink to a small pocket along the Euphrates River with Albu Kamal as its final hub.
In recent weeks an estimated 120 000 people have been displaced from Albu Kamal alone said Linda Tom from the United Nationsâ humanitarian affairs coordination office in Damascus. | Beirut (AFP) â Syrian troops and allied militiamen entered the jihadist-held town of [TGT] on Wednesday state media said edging closer to ousting the Islamic State group from its last urban stronghold in the country.
[TGT] lies on the Syrian side of the border with Iraq in the oil-rich eastern province of Deir Ezzor.
Entry to [TGT] follows a series of stunningly quick defeats for IS in the province as well as the jihadistsâ loss of their de facto capital Raqa further north.
âArmy troops and allied forces broke through Daesh (IS) defences and entered [TGT] waging fierce battles inside the town â state news agency SANA reported.
Syrian regime forces backed by intensive Russian air strikes have steadily advanced on Albu Kamal from the south and west for weeks.
âThe advance towards [TGT] came after army troops and their allies met up with Iraqi forces at the border between the two countries â SANA said.
A source from militias allied to Damascus told AFP that fighters from Lebanonâs pro-regime Hezbollah movement had advanced to the southern edges of Albu Kamal on Wednesday.
âPart of those units crossed into Iraq with the help of Hashed al-Shaabi units to circle around Albu Kamal and reach the northern side of the town â the source added.
But the jihadist group has seen that territory shrink to a small pocket along the Euphrates River with [TGT] as [TGT] final hub.
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2,605 | U.S. networks suspend Charlie Rose after sex harassment allegations | Charlie Rose | (Reuters) - CBS and other networks on Monday suspended Charlie Rose one of the most prominent American interviewers after eight women told the Washington Post he sexually harassed them and prompted Rose to apologize for his âinappropriate behavior.â
FILE PHOTO: Journalist Charlie Rose speaks after winning a Peabody Award for his work in "One on One with Assad" in New York U.S. on May 19 2014. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo
âThese allegations are extremely disturbing and we take them very seriously â CBS News said in a statement. Rose is a co-host on the morning show âCBS This Morningâ and a correspondent for its long-running Sunday night news magazine â60 Minutes. â
âI deeply apologize for my inappropriate behavior â he said in a statement. âI am greatly embarrassed. I have behaved insensitively at times and I accept responsibility for that though I do not believe that all of these allegations are accurate.â
âI always felt that I was pursuing shared feelings even though I now realize I was mistaken â he added.
Eight women who worked at Charlie Rose Inc or aspired to a job there have accused Rose of making unwanted sexual advances toward them the Washington Post reported on Monday the latest in a wave of sexual harassment allegations against prominent men in the entertainment and media industries and American politics.
âAll of us including me are coming to a newer and deeper recognition of the pain caused by conduct in the past and have come to a profound new respect for women and their lives â Rose said.
Charlie Rose became the top U.S. trending topic on Twitter late Monday with more than 98 000 tweets discussing the host.
Rose routinely landed the biggest names in international politics entertainment and letters for his interview show âCharlie Rose â which was broadcast on PBS and Bloomberg TV.
An acute listener Rose employed an engaging yet serious style in contrast to the bitter partisan arguments cross-talk and raised voices on cable television. True to the showâs sober tone the set was simply a table and chairs with an all-black background.
His persona on âCBS This Morningâ was a little more whimsical given the lighter subject matter of morning news shows in the United States.
FILE PHOTO: CBS news host Charlie Rose departs after meeting with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower in the Manhattan borough of New York U.S. on November 21 2016. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo
The eight women who were employees or aspired to work for Rose at the âCharlie Roseâ show from the late 1990s to as recently as 2011 told the newspaper he made unwanted sexual advances toward them walked in the nude around them and groped their breasts buttocks and genital areas.
PBS in announcing its suspension said it does not fund the âCharlie Roseâ show or supervise its production but expects its producers to provide a safe work place. Bloomberg said it was âdeeply disturbedâ by the allegations.
The networks had little choice as the allegations against Rose would have likely overshadowed the subjects of his stories said Quinnipiac University journalism professor Ben Bogardus.
FILE PHOTO: TV host Charlie Rose arrives for the Time 100 Gala in the Manhattan borough of New York New York U.S. on April 25 2017. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo | (Reuters) - CBS and other networks on Monday suspended [TGT] one of the most prominent American interviewers after eight women told the Washington Post he sexually harassed them and prompted Rose to apologize for his âinappropriate behavior.â
FILE PHOTO: [TGT] speaks after winning a Peabody Award for [TGT] work in "One on One with Assad" in New York U.S. on May 19 2014. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo
âThese allegations are extremely disturbing and we take them very seriously â CBS News said in a statement. [TGT] is a co-host on the morning show âCBS This Morningâ and a correspondent for [TGT] long-running Sunday night news magazine â60 Minutes. â
âI deeply apologize for my inappropriate behavior â he said in a statement. âI am greatly embarrassed. I have behaved insensitively at times and I accept responsibility for that though I do not believe that all of these allegations are accurate.â
âI always felt that I was pursuing shared feelings even though I now realize I was mistaken â he added.
[TGT] have accused [TGT] of making unwanted sexual advances toward [TGT] the Washington Post reported on Monday the latest in a wave of sexual harassment allegations against prominent men in the entertainment and media industries and American politics.
âAll of us including me are coming to a newer and deeper recognition of the pain caused by conduct in the past and have come to a profound new respect for women and their lives â [TGT] said.
[TGT] became the top U.S. trending topic on Twitter late Monday with more than 98 000 tweets discussing the host.
[TGT] routinely landed the biggest names in international politics entertainment and letters for [TGT] interview show âCharlie Rose â which was broadcast on PBS and Bloomberg TV.
An acute listener [TGT] employed an engaging yet serious style in contrast to the bitter partisan arguments cross-talk and raised voices on cable television. True to the showâs sober tone the set was simply a table and chairs with an all-black background.
His persona on âCBS This Morningâ was a little more whimsical given the lighter subject matter of morning news shows in the United States.
FILE PHOTO: CBS news host [TGT] departs after meeting with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower in the Manhattan borough of New York U.S. on November 21 2016. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo
The eight women who were employees or aspired to work for Rose at [TGT] show from the late 1990s to as recently as 2011 told the newspaper [TGT] made unwanted sexual advances toward them walked in the nude around them and groped their breasts buttocks and genital areas.
PBS in announcing its suspension said it does not fund the âCharlie Roseâ show or supervise its production but expects its producers to provide a safe work place. Bloomberg said it was âdeeply disturbedâ by the allegations.
The networks had little choice as the allegations against Rose would have likely overshadowed the subjects of his stories said Quinnipiac University journalism professor Ben Bogardus.
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2,606 | Facebook just became the ultimate dystopia | Mark Zuckerberg | When constructing a dystopia it takes some doing to be both Orwellian and Huxleyan at the same time. But with the changes he just announced to the Facebook News Feed Mark Zuckerberg seems to have managed this extraordinary feat.
In his ongoing effort to "improve" Facebook Zuckerberg is now trying both tactics. He 's reducing your access to real news â in the 20th century we used to call that censorship â while increasing the likelihood that you'll only see the outrageous fake news posted by your crazy uncle. Because hey content posted by family makes you happy and we only want you to be happy right?
The Facebook that Zuckerberg now seems to be envisioning will do the same. People present their best selves on the service; they post carefully curated photos of their "perfect" vacations. And now they will be able to do so without any of that nasty news intruding!
"The research shows that when we use social media to connect with people we care about it can be good for our well-being " Zuckerberg wrote. He forgot to mention the research that shows Facebook actually makes you more depressed when you're looking at other people's vacation snaps or pictures of their perfect babies.
Now Zuckerberg wants us to stay in that mental state without the horrid intrusion of "passive experience" â his words for what happens when you're reading or watching anything that makes you sit and think rather than mindlessly typing "congratulations!"
The worst of it is Zuck thinks he 's being noble. He literally thinks he 's "doing the right thing." He wants his infant children to look back one day and say that Facebook saved the world. | When constructing a dystopia it takes some doing to be both Orwellian and Huxleyan at the same time. But with the changes he just announced to the Facebook News Feed [TGT] seems to have managed this extraordinary feat.
In his ongoing effort to "improve" Facebook [TGT] is now trying both tactics. [TGT] 's reducing your access to real news â in the 20th century we used to call that censorship â while increasing the likelihood that you'll only see the outrageous fake news posted by your crazy uncle. Because hey content posted by family makes you happy and we only want you to be happy right?
The Facebook that [TGT] now seems to be envisioning will do the same. People present their best selves on the service; they post carefully curated photos of their "perfect" vacations. And now they will be able to do so without any of that nasty news intruding!
"The research shows that when we use social media to connect with people we care about it can be good for our well-being " [TGT] wrote. [TGT] forgot to mention the research that shows Facebook actually makes you more depressed when you're looking at other people's vacation snaps or pictures of their perfect babies.
Now [TGT] wants us to stay in that mental state without the horrid intrusion of "passive experience" â [TGT] words for what happens when you're reading or watching anything that makes you sit and think rather than mindlessly typing "congratulations!"
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2,607 | Michelle Obama âs Portrait Isnât a Photograph. Get Over It | Michelle Obama | âIt doesnât even look like her .â
That one comment culled from thousands online about Baltimore artist Amy Sheraldâs portrait of Michelle Obama unveiled today at the Smithsonian Instituteâs National Portrait Gallery sums up a familiar response to the publicâs often less-than flattering responses to portrait painting.
In the portrait Mrs. Obama sits in a custom dress designed by Millyâs Michelle Smith of bold geometric shapes her expression challenging the viewer. Her face and skin are grey as Sherald often paints her subjects.
It doesnât look exactly like her it doesnât look exactly not like her . It is a representation of Mrs. Obama who sat for Sherald the artist and the responses to the result sum up the tension between artist and sitter and artist and spectator too.
Holland Cotter art critic for the New York Times said Mrs. Obama âs portrait face was too far removed from the real one.
This gets at the central tension of the art of the portrait. Just how much should a portrait be about physical likeness versus conveying psychological truth or an insight into character? The furor over Michelle Obamaâs portrait suggests we want a portrait to deliver the first above all else.
What peopleâs kvetching comes down to: this painting isnât enough like a photograph. The spirit that Mrs. Obama represented to so many seems lacking in the more restrained removed spirit of Sheraldâs work. But the public face of Michelle Obama isn't the only face. Sherald is arguably trying to show us another face.
In this sense Kehinde Wileyâs accompanying portrait of Barack Obama is seen as more successful. It looks more like the photographic Barack Obama we know. Here any outrage voiced seems to have been about the background which features flowers from three significant places to him : Kenya Hawaii and Chicago.
"I tried to negotiate less gray hair and Kehinde's artistic integrity would not allow ( him ) to do what I asked " Obama said. "I tried to negotiate smaller ears. Struck out on that as well."
Both painters aimed to do something beyond simple replication for their portraits. The backdrop of a bush or garden endows Barack Obama with a literal life force. The garden is green and vibrant behind him . The setting is entirely complimentary to his persona; in the painting he is sitting forward alert. He is fixing us with a wizened glare. This garden is pure Obama Zen.
Mrs. Obama âs portrait is starker and psychologically richer. "Amy I want to thank you for so spectacularly capturing the grace and beauty and intelligence and charm and hotness of the woman I love " Mr. Obama said.
Mrs. Obama said she hoped "girls and girls of color" would âsee an image of someone who looks like them hanging on the walls of this great American institution ... And I know the kind of impact that will have on their lives because I was one of those girls.â
In her remarks Mrs. Obama acknowledges what her portraitâs detractors do not; that a painting such as this is a distillation rather than impersonation. It is the personâs spirit in the moment of sitting rather than a literal embodiment of that person.
If you really feel that Michelle Obamaâs portrait is a dud the queen got it far worse in George Condoâs portrait of her envisioning her with a huge neck and bulbous cheeks and chin. A Cabbage Patch Doll scoffed the critics.
You may not think Michelle Obama looks much like herself in this new portrait she may not be the public Michelle Obama you have seen and responded to but at least she doesnât look like someone or something else entirely. | âIt doesnât even look like her .â
That one comment culled from thousands online about Baltimore artist Amy Sheraldâs portrait of [TGT] unveiled today at the Smithsonian Instituteâs National Portrait Gallery sums up a familiar response to the publicâs often less-than flattering responses to portrait painting.
In the portrait [TGT] sits in a custom dress designed by Millyâs Michelle Smith of bold geometric shapes [TGT] expression challenging the viewer. [TGT] face and skin are grey as Sherald often paints [TGT] subjects.
It doesnât look exactly like [TGT] it doesnât look exactly not like [TGT] . It is a representation of Mrs. Obama who sat for Sherald the artist and the responses to the result sum up the tension between artist and sitter and artist and spectator too.
Holland Cotter art critic for the New York Times said [TGT] âs portrait face was too far removed from the real one.
This gets at the central tension of the art of the portrait. Just how much should a portrait be about physical likeness versus conveying psychological truth or an insight into character? The furor over Michelle Obamaâs portrait suggests we want a portrait to deliver the first above all else.
What peopleâs kvetching comes down to: this painting isnât enough like a photograph. The spirit that [TGT] represented to so many seems lacking in the more restrained removed spirit of Sheraldâs work. But the public face of Michelle Obama isn't the only face. Sherald is arguably trying to show us another face.
In this sense Kehinde Wileyâs accompanying portrait of [TGT] is seen as more successful. [TGT] looks more like the photographic [TGT] we know. Here any outrage voiced seems to have been about the background which features flowers from three significant places to him : Kenya Hawaii and Chicago.
"I tried to negotiate less gray hair and Kehinde's artistic integrity would not allow ( him ) to do what I asked " [TGT] said. "I tried to negotiate smaller ears. Struck out on that as well."
Both painters aimed to do something beyond simple replication for their portraits. The backdrop of a bush or garden endows Barack Obama with a literal life force. The garden is green and vibrant behind him . The setting is entirely complimentary to his persona; in the painting he is sitting forward alert. He is fixing us with a wizened glare. This garden is pure Obama Zen.
Mrs. Obama âs portrait is starker and psychologically richer. "Amy I want to thank you for so spectacularly capturing the grace and beauty and intelligence and charm and hotness of the woman I love " Mr. Obama said.
Mrs. Obama said she hoped "girls and girls of color" would âsee an image of someone who looks like them hanging on the walls of this great American institution ... And I know the kind of impact that will have on their lives because I was one of those girls.â
In her remarks Mrs. Obama acknowledges what her portraitâs detractors do not; that a painting such as this is a distillation rather than impersonation. It is the personâs spirit in the moment of sitting rather than a literal embodiment of that person.
If you really feel that Michelle Obamaâs portrait is a dud the queen got it far worse in George Condoâs portrait of her envisioning her with a huge neck and bulbous cheeks and chin. A Cabbage Patch Doll scoffed the critics.
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2,608 | Thousands travel to Yangon for Pope's diplomatically fraught trip | Pope Francis | YANGON (Reuters) - Thousands of Catholics gathered in Yangon on Monday after journeys by train and bus excited to get a glimpse of Pope Francis who begins a trip to Myanmar fraught with diplomatic risk over its treatment of the minority Muslim Rohingya people.
Women from Kachin State wait outside the residence of Cardinal Charles Maung Bo Archbishop of Yangon where Pope Francis will be staying during his visit in Yangon Myanmar November 27 2017. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
â He is very knowledgeable when it comes to political affairs. He will handle the issue smartly â he said referring to the delicacy of the popeâs discussions about the Rohingya.
The trip is so delicate that some papal advisers have warned him against even saying the word âRohingyaâ lest he set off a diplomatic incident that could turn the Buddhist-majority countryâs military and government against minority Christians.
This poses a dilemma for Francis as he visits a country of 51 million people where only about 700 000 are Roman Catholics.
People wait outside the residence of Cardinal Charles Maung Bo Archbishop of Yangon where Pope Francis will be staying during his visit in Yangon Myanmar November 27 2017. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
âSOMEONE SHOULD HAVE TALKED HIM OUT OF ITâ
The most tense moments of his visit are likely to be private meetings with the army chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing and separately civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Francis will also visit Bangladesh during his Nov. 26-Dec. 2 trip where he is expected to meet Rohingya refugees.
More than 150 000 people have registered for a mass that Francis will say in Yangon on Wednesday according to Catholic Myanmar Church spokesman Mariano Soe Naing.
Asked if he would say it in Myanmar Vatican spokesman Greg Burke said Francis was taking the advice he had been given seriously but added: âWe will find out together during the trip ... it is not a forbidden wordâ. | YANGON (Reuters) - Thousands of Catholics gathered in Yangon on Monday after journeys by train and bus excited to get a glimpse of Pope Francis who begins a trip to Myanmar fraught with diplomatic risk over its treatment of the minority Muslim Rohingya people.
Women from Kachin State wait outside the residence of Cardinal Charles Maung Bo Archbishop of Yangon where [TGT] will be staying during [TGT] visit in Yangon Myanmar November 27 2017. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
â He is very knowledgeable when it comes to political affairs. He will handle the issue smartly â he said referring to the delicacy of the popeâs discussions about the Rohingya.
The trip is so delicate that some papal advisers have warned him against even saying the word âRohingyaâ lest he set off a diplomatic incident that could turn the Buddhist-majority countryâs military and government against minority Christians.
This poses a dilemma for Francis as he visits a country of 51 million people where only about 700 000 are Roman Catholics.
People wait outside the residence of Cardinal Charles Maung Bo Archbishop of Yangon where [TGT] will be staying during [TGT] visit in Yangon Myanmar November 27 2017. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
âSOMEONE SHOULD HAVE TALKED HIM OUT OF ITâ
The most tense moments of his visit are likely to be private meetings with the army chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing and separately civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Francis will also visit Bangladesh during his Nov. 26-Dec. 2 trip where he is expected to meet Rohingya refugees.
More than 150 000 people have registered for a mass that Francis will say in Yangon on Wednesday according to Catholic Myanmar Church spokesman Mariano Soe Naing.
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2,609 | Kevin Spacey: UK police investigate sexual assault claim | Kevin Spacey | Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Kevin Spacey is facing a number of sexual assault allegations
Kevin Spacey is being investigated by UK police over an alleged sexual assault.
Spacey said on Thursday that he is seeking treatment after facing allegations of sexual misconduct from a string of men.
The Sun reported that a British actor claimed he woke up to find Spacey performing a sex act on him in 2008.
The man is said to have run from the property after Spacey allegedly said: "Don't tell anyone about this."
Image caption It has been claimed Kevin Spacey "routinely preyed" on young male actors while he was artistic director at the Old Vic
It comes after a number of allegations including CNN reporting that Spacey made the set of Netflix's House of Cards into a "toxic" work environment through a pattern of sexual harassment.
Netflix suspended production on House of Cards on 31 October following allegations by Star Trek actor Anthony Rapp who claimed Spacey tried to "seduce" him when he was 14.
Spacey said he was "beyond horrified" to hear of the incident which he does not remember.
Montana said he was left with PTSD for six months after he claims Spacey "forcefully" grabbed his crotch.
Incidents regarding Spacey are also alleged to have taken place in the UK while he was the artistic director at the Old Vic in London between 2004 and 2015. | Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Kevin Spacey is facing a number of sexual assault allegations
[TGT] is being investigated by UK police over an alleged sexual assault.
[TGT] said on Thursday that [TGT] is seeking treatment after facing allegations of sexual misconduct from a string of men.
The Sun reported that a British actor claimed he woke up to find [TGT] performing a sex act on [TGT] in 2008.
The man is said to have run from the property after [TGT] allegedly said: "Don't tell anyone about this."
Image caption It has been claimed [TGT] "routinely preyed" on young male actors while [TGT] was artistic director at the Old Vic
It comes after a number of allegations including CNN reporting that [TGT] made the set of Netflix's House of Cards into a "toxic" work environment through a pattern of sexual harassment.
Netflix suspended production on House of Cards on 31 October following allegations by Star Trek actor Anthony Rapp who claimed [TGT] tried to "seduce" [TGT] when [TGT] was 14.
[TGT] said [TGT] was "beyond horrified" to hear of the incident which [TGT] does not remember.
Montana said [TGT] was left with PTSD for six months after [TGT] claims [TGT] "forcefully" grabbed [TGT] crotch.
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2,610 | Here's how politicians reacted to the death of evangelical pastor Billy Graham | Billy Graham | Politicians offer condolences remembrances for pastor Billy Graham
After the death of one the world's most well-known Christian evangelical pastors political figures spoke out in remembrance of Billy Graham .
Graham who spent six decades on-air was a spiritual adviser to every president from Harry Truman to Barack Obama. He spoke out after the 9/11 attacks and crossed party lines to preach to those on the left and right.
The GREAT Billy Graham is dead. There was nobody like him! He will be missed by Christians and all religions. A very special man. â Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 21 2018
Billy Graham's ministry for the gospel of Jesus Christ and his matchless voice changed the lives of millions. We mourn his passing but I know with absolute certainty that today he heard those words "well done good and faithful servant." Thank you Billy Graham. God bless you(2/2) â Vice President Mike Pence (@VP) February 21 2018
Saddened by the loss of Evangelist Billy Graham . He led an impactful life touching so many people with his spiritual teachings. He will be deeply missed. â Melania Trump (@FLOTUS) February 21 2018
Billy Graham was a humble servant who prayed for so many - and who with wisdom and grace gave hope and guidance to generations of Americans. â Barack Obama (@BarackObama) February 21 2018
"As soaring a figure he was Rev. Graham connected with people on an elemental level " Ryan said in a statement.
Rev. Billy Graham dedicated his life to proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ to every part of the world. His service is a testament that with faith in God one person can do so much good. The whole House sends its condolences to the Graham family at this time of loss. pic.twitter.com/aH8mY8fehc â Paul Ryan (@SpeakerRyan) February 21 2018
McConnell released a statement saying that "by standing right in the middle Billy Graham could reach everyone."
"It is with great sadness that Elaine and I note the passing of the Rev. Billy Graham a man whose God-given gifts and love for souls endeared him to millions and earned for him the title âAmericaâs Pastor â" McConnell said. "The son of a dairy farmer Billy Graham became one of the worldâs most trusted men by preaching Godâs mercy to the rich and poor alike. His hundreds of crusades spanned more than five decades and spurred countless conversions in America and around the world."
"Hillary and I are saddened by the passing of our friend Billy Graham one of the most important religious leaders in American history " Clinton said in a statement. "Billy has finished his long good race leaving our world a better place and claiming his place in glory."
Billy Graham lived his faith fully and his powerful words and the conviction they carried touched countless hearts and minds. https://t.co/b4QaPyFlP0 â Bill Clinton (@BillClinton) February 21 2018
"Billy Graham was America's pastor " Bush said in a statement. "His faith in Christ and his totally honest evangelical spirit inspired people across the country and around the world. I think Billy touched the hearts of not only Christians but people of all faiths because he was such a good man. I was privileged to have him as a personal friend...He was a mentor to several of my children including the former president of the United States. We will miss our good friend forever."
Saddened by the passing of Rev. Billy Graham a great American & faithful Christian who inspired millions of people with the gospel message. RIP. â John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain) February 21 2018
âReverend Billy Graham a proud North Carolinian was truly Americaâs Pastor and spiritual compass " Tillis said in a statement. " He dedicated his life to preaching the Gospel and inspired millions of people in America and across the globe. | Politicians offer condolences remembrances for pastor [TGT]
After the death of one the world's most well-known Christian evangelical pastors political figures spoke out in remembrance of [TGT] .
Graham who spent six decades on-air was a spiritual adviser to every president from Harry Truman to Barack Obama. He spoke out after the 9/11 attacks and crossed party lines to preach to those on the left and right.
The GREAT [TGT] is dead. There was nobody like him! He will be missed by Christians and all religions. A very special man. â Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 21 2018
[TGT] 's ministry for the gospel of Jesus Christ and his matchless voice changed the lives of millions. We mourn his passing but I know with absolute certainty that today he heard those words "well done good and faithful servant." Thank you [TGT] . God bless you(2/2) â Vice President Mike Pence (@VP) February 21 2018
Saddened by the loss of Evangelist [TGT] . He led an impactful life touching so many people with his spiritual teachings. He will be deeply missed. â Melania Trump (@FLOTUS) February 21 2018
[TGT] was a humble servant who prayed for so many - and who with wisdom and grace gave hope and guidance to generations of Americans. â Barack Obama (@BarackObama) February 21 2018
"As soaring a figure he was Rev. Graham connected with people on an elemental level " Ryan said in a statement.
Rev. [TGT] dedicated his life to proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ to every part of the world. His service is a testament that with faith in God one person can do so much good. The whole House sends its condolences to the Graham family at this time of loss. pic.twitter.com/aH8mY8fehc â Paul Ryan (@SpeakerRyan) February 21 2018
McConnell released a statement saying that "by standing right in the middle [TGT] could reach everyone."
"It is with great sadness that Elaine and I note the passing of the Rev. [TGT] a man whose God-given gifts and love for souls endeared him to millions and earned for him the title âAmericaâs Pastor â" McConnell said. "The son of a dairy farmer [TGT] became one of the worldâs most trusted men by preaching Godâs mercy to the rich and poor alike. His hundreds of crusades spanned more than five decades and spurred countless conversions in America and around the world."
"Hillary and I are saddened by the passing of our friend [TGT] one of the most important religious leaders in American history " Clinton said in a statement. "Billy has finished his long good race leaving our world a better place and claiming his place in glory."
[TGT] lived his faith fully and his powerful words and the conviction they carried touched countless hearts and minds. https://t.co/b4QaPyFlP0 â Bill Clinton (@BillClinton) February 21 2018
" [TGT] was America's pastor " Bush said in a statement. "His faith in Christ and his totally honest evangelical spirit inspired people across the country and around the world. I think Billy touched the hearts of not only Christians but people of all faiths because he was such a good man. I was privileged to have him as a personal friend...He was a mentor to several of my children including the former president of the United States. We will miss our good friend forever."
Saddened by the passing of Rev. [TGT] a great American & faithful Christian who inspired millions of people with the gospel message. RIP. â John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain) February 21 2018
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2,611 | Louis C.K. loses another animation project as TBS won't move forward with 'The Cops' | Louis C.K | Itâs been a tough day for Louis C.K. as the now-disgraced comedian lost roles in two animated projects as a result of his admitted sexual misconduct.
As previously reported Louis C.K. was accused by multiple women of unwanted sexual advances that included masturbating in front of them. Rather than fight or deny the allegations C.K. shocked everyone by releasing a statement admitting to everything and announcing that he âll be stepping away from showbusiness for a while.
Additionally in a separate piece from The Hollywood Reporter in November it broke that Louis C.K. will not appear as a voice in Universal Picturesâ âThe Secret Life of Pets 2.â He previously voiced the lead dog Max in the 2016 original.
TBS and Universal join FX Networks which will not give Louis executive producer compensation on âBetter Things â âBasketsâ or âOne Mississippi â which airs on Amazon. Additionally his latest movie âI Love You Daddyâ will not be released by The Orchard which purchased the film at TIFF for $5 million prior to the allegations about C.K. going public. | Itâs been a tough day for [TGT] as the now-disgraced comedian lost roles in two animated projects as a result of his admitted sexual misconduct.
As previously reported [TGT] was accused by multiple women of unwanted sexual advances that included masturbating in front of them. Rather than fight or deny the allegations [TGT] shocked everyone by releasing a statement admitting to everything and announcing that [TGT] âll be stepping away from showbusiness for a while.
Additionally in a separate piece from The Hollywood Reporter in November it broke that [TGT] will not appear as a voice in Universal Picturesâ âThe Secret Life of Pets 2.â [TGT] previously voiced the lead dog Max in the 2016 original.
TBS and Universal join FX Networks which will not give Louis executive producer compensation on âBetter Things â âBasketsâ or âOne Mississippi â which airs on Amazon. Additionally his latest movie âI Love You Daddyâ will not be released by The Orchard which purchased the film at TIFF for $5 million prior to the allegations about [TGT] going public. | 0Negative
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2,612 | Nunes creates ânewsâ website to counter ânegativeâ news reports of his Trump | Devin Nunes | House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) wants to counter all of the negative news reports about his role in investigating the Trump-Russia saga. So he recently began his own partisan online âmagazine.â
The website paid for by Nunes â campaign committee has prominently displayed Nunes â photo and the headline âUnderstanding the process behind #ReleaseTheMemo.â Earlier this month Republicans approved the release of a classified memo that alleges bias by FBI agents investigating the alleged Trump-Russia connection.
Nunes now faces a different kind of attack. A barrage of traffic and an apparent attack on the websiteâs servers gave error messages when people attempted to reach the site on Sunday. The websiteâs official Facebook page has about 4 700 followers.
Did Nunes say liberals are attacking his website?
Nunes followed up with this post on his Facebook page.
The website is also likely to be utilized as Nunes â prepares for the 2018 midterm election even though he defeated Democratic challenger Louie Campos in 2016 with 67.6 percent of the vote the Washington Examiner reported.
Tavlian of Sultana Media in California was picked by Nunes â campaign to handle traditional and digital advertising according to Politico.
Nunes gained national attention for his leadership of the House intel panel investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 election. He has blasted members of the media several times for their negative reports about his role in investigation.
Nunes â chief of staff told Politico it would not offer a comment about the website until Politico âretracts its multitude of fake stories on Congressman Nunes.â | [TGT] wants to counter all of the negative news reports about [TGT] role in investigating the Trump-Russia saga. So [TGT] recently began [TGT] own partisan online âmagazine.â
The website paid for by [TGT] â campaign committee has prominently displayed Nunes â photo and the headline âUnderstanding the process behind #ReleaseTheMemo.â Earlier this month Republicans approved the release of a classified memo that alleges bias by FBI agents investigating the alleged Trump-Russia connection.
[TGT] now faces a different kind of attack. A barrage of traffic and an apparent attack on the websiteâs servers gave error messages when people attempted to reach the site on Sunday. The websiteâs official Facebook page has about 4 700 followers.
Did [TGT] say liberals are attacking [TGT] website?
[TGT] followed up with this post on [TGT] Facebook page.
The website is also likely to be utilized as [TGT] prepares for the 2018 midterm election even though [TGT] defeated Democratic challenger Louie Campos in 2016 with 67.6 percent of the vote the Washington Examiner reported.
Tavlian of Sultana Media in California was picked by Nunes â campaign to handle traditional and digital advertising according to Politico.
[TGT] gained national attention for [TGT] leadership of the House intel panel investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 election. [TGT] has blasted members of the media several times for their negative reports about [TGT] role in investigation.
Nunes â chief of staff told Politico it would not offer a comment about the website until Politico âretracts its multitude of fake stories on Congressman Nunes.â | 0Negative
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2,613 | Federal prosecutors charge Iranian national for allegedly hacking into the computer servers of HBO | Behzad Mesri | Interested in Game of Thrones? Add Game of Thrones as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Game of Thrones news video and analysis from ABC News. Add Interest
Behzad Mesri was charged in a seven-count indictment with computer fraud wire fraud and other crimes. He is believed to be in Iran and likely beyond the reach of American authorities but federal prosecutors and the FBI scheduled a lunchtime news conference to discuss the case.
Bill Sweeney assistant director in charge of the FBI's New York field office said that Mesri "lurked in the alleyways of the Internet identified the vulnerabilities of his victim and pickpocketed their information from thousands of miles away. After he had successfully identified their proprietary secrets he held their future for ransom. Today's charges show that international cybercriminals are never beyond the reach of U.S. laws."
Mesri was a self-professed expert in computer hacking court records said. He had worked previously âon behalf of the Iranian militaryâ to hack military systems nuclear software systems and Israeli infrastructure.
He was known online as Skote Vahshat a hacker pseudonym federal prosecutors said Mesri used to deface hundreds of websites in the United States and elsewhere around the world. | Interested in Game of Thrones? Add Game of Thrones as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Game of Thrones news video and analysis from ABC News. Add Interest
[TGT] was charged in a seven-count indictment with computer fraud wire fraud and other crimes. [TGT] is believed to be in Iran and likely beyond the reach of American authorities but federal prosecutors and the FBI scheduled a lunchtime news conference to discuss the case.
Bill Sweeney assistant director in charge of the FBI's New York field office said that Mesri "lurked in the alleyways of the Internet identified the vulnerabilities of his victim and pickpocketed their information from thousands of miles away. After he had successfully identified their proprietary secrets he held their future for ransom. Today's charges show that international cybercriminals are never beyond the reach of U.S. laws. [TGT]
was a self-professed expert in computer hacking court records said. [TGT] had worked previously âon behalf of the Iranian militaryâ to hack military systems nuclear software systems and Israeli infrastructure.
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2,614 | This golden retriever is a quadruple amputee â and now a therapy dog | Chi Chi The | Two months after it found her the Nabiya Irion Hope Project an animal welfare group in South Korea sent Chi Chi to the Animal Rescue Media and Education (ARME) group in Los Angeles where both organizations believed she stood a better chance of adoption. Howell said she saw one video of the dog and âcouldnât get her off my mind.â
The Howells who have owned eight dogs in nearly 24 years of marriage decided they wanted to make Chi Chi their next. ARME drove her from Los Angeles to Phoenix in March 2016. Six months later she was fitted with custom prosthetics that allow her to walk and run.
After a short but traumatic lifetime of abuse Howell said Chi Chi was reticent to interact at first. But that changed in a matter of months. Now Howell said the dog is free to trust humans âwithout any fear or risk to her well-being. Thatâs been amazing to watch her grow and watch her transform into this dog that now canât wait to visit people and meet new people.â
So far Chi Chiâs biggest fan base is virtual â more than 45 000 followers on her Facebook and Instagram accounts. Howell said her hope though is that Chi Chi âs greatest impact will be at schools and that she will teach young children to be kind. | Two months after it found her the Nabiya Irion Hope Project an animal welfare group in South Korea sent Chi Chi to the Animal Rescue Media and Education (ARME) group in Los Angeles where both organizations believed she stood a better chance of adoption. Howell said she saw one video of the dog and âcouldnât get her off my mind.â
The Howells who have owned eight dogs in nearly 24 years of marriage decided they wanted to make Chi Chi their next. ARME drove her from Los Angeles to Phoenix in March 2016. Six months later she was fitted with custom prosthetics that allow her to walk and run.
After a short but traumatic lifetime of abuse Howell said Chi Chi was reticent to interact at first. But that changed in a matter of months. Now Howell said the dog is free to trust humans âwithout any fear or risk to her well-being. Thatâs been amazing to watch her grow and watch her transform into this dog that now canât wait to visit people and meet new people.â
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2,615 | Who is Cyril Ramaphosa the new president of the African National Congress ? | Cyril Ramaphosa | Cyril Ramaphosa greets a party member during the 54th national conference of the African National Congress in Johannesburg on Dec. 18. (Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters)
History awaits Cyril Ramaphosa . On Monday delegates from South Africa's ruling African National Congress party elected him as their new president paving the way for Ramaphosa to become the country's next leader.
Ramaphosa 65 was active in the revolutionary struggle against apartheid that set his country on the path of democracy and greater racial equality â and brought the ANC into power it hasn't lost since Nelson Mandela won South Africa's first free elections in 1994.
Cyril Ramaphosa South Africa's deputy president was named the new leader of South Africa's ruling African National Congress Party on Dec. 18. Here's how President Jacob Zuma his predecessor reacted. (Nickolaus Bauer)
Ramaphosa is part of that last category â and that's an understatement. Once best known as a trade unionist who organized giant strikes against white-owned mines he is now a magnate with hands in almost every sector of the economy and a personal net worth of nearly half a billion dollars. In recent years he has sat on the boards of mining conglomerates and served as the director of huge companies including South African Breweries. He is married to the sister of South Africa's richest black businessman.
In 2014 he stepped back from his soaring business career to reenter politics and Zuma named him his deputy president.
Ramaphosa ran on an anti-corruption platform and ultimately beat his main opponent by just 179 out of more than 4 700 total votes at the ANC's convention on Monday. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma 68 who conceded defeat is considered a party stalwart having served in ministerial roles in addition to being an ex-wife of Jacob Zuma. Many of her supporters are likely to get high positions in a Ramaphosa-led ANC which may limit his ability to enact sweeping reforms.
The expectations for Ramaphosa to lead the ANC in a new direction are high.
He brings an urbane and pragmatic sensibility to the ANC's leadership though he has often come under fire for a lavish lifestyle so clearly at odds with the lives of most South Africans. Nevertheless he has pledged to root out corruption from a government whose officials â at all levels â often brazenly use their power to enrich themselves.
That rhetoric won Ramaphosa the support of some of Zuma's main detractors: business leaders and middle-class urban blacks. It also has many wondering whether Ramaphosa will pursue the ongoing corruption cases against Zuma. Had Dlamini-Zuma won on Monday it was widely expected that she would protect her ex-husband who supported her candidacy.
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma an ex-wife of Jacob Zuma was Cyril Ramaphosa's main challenger. (Denis Balibouse/Reuters)
Perhaps the greatest expectation for Ramaphosa is that he will save the ANC from itself. A stagnant economy coupled with near-continuous scandals have for the first time in South Africa's history driven large numbers of voters away from the party. Last year the ANC lost control of three of the country's largest cities: Johannesburg Pretoria and Nelson Mandela Bay.
âA moment of great renewal is upon us and we should not let it go by â Ramaphosa said on the campaign trail. âWe should grasp it unite our country around one goal. The goal of making South Africa great. The goal of making South Africa corruption-free.â | [TGT] greets a party member during the 54th national conference of the African National Congress in Johannesburg on Dec. 18. (Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters)
History awaits [TGT] . On Monday delegates from South Africa's ruling African National Congress party elected [TGT] as their new president paving the way for [TGT] to become the country's next leader.
[TGT] 65 was active in the revolutionary struggle against apartheid that set [TGT] country on the path of democracy and greater racial equality â and brought the ANC into power it hasn't lost since Nelson Mandela won South Africa's first free elections in 1994.
[TGT] deputy president was named the new leader of South Africa's ruling African National Congress Party on Dec. 18. Here's how President Jacob Zuma [TGT] predecessor reacted. (Nickolaus Bauer)
[TGT] is part of that last category â and that's an understatement. Once best known as a trade unionist who organized giant strikes against white-owned mines [TGT] is now a magnate with hands in almost every sector of the economy and a personal net worth of nearly half a billion dollars. In recent years [TGT] has sat on the boards of mining conglomerates and served as the director of huge companies including South African Breweries. [TGT] is married to the sister of South Africa's richest black businessman.
In 2014 [TGT] stepped back from [TGT] soaring business career to reenter politics and Zuma named him his deputy president.
[TGT] ran on an anti-corruption platform and ultimately beat [TGT] main opponent by just 179 out of more than 4 700 total votes at the ANC's convention on Monday. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma 68 who conceded defeat is considered a party stalwart having served in ministerial roles in addition to being an ex-wife of Jacob Zuma. Many of her supporters are likely to get high positions in a Ramaphosa-led ANC which may limit his ability to enact sweeping reforms.
The expectations for [TGT] to lead the ANC in a new direction are high.
[TGT] brings an urbane and pragmatic sensibility to the ANC's leadership though [TGT] has often come under fire for a lavish lifestyle so clearly at odds with the lives of most South Africans. Nevertheless [TGT] has pledged to root out corruption from a government whose officials â at all levels â often brazenly use their power to enrich themselves.
That rhetoric won [TGT] the support of some of Zuma's main detractors: business leaders and middle-class urban blacks. It also has many wondering whether [TGT] will pursue the ongoing corruption cases against Zuma. Had Dlamini-Zuma won on Monday it was widely expected that she would protect her ex-husband who supported her candidacy.
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma an ex-wife of Jacob Zuma was Cyril Ramaphosa's main challenger. (Denis Balibouse/Reuters)
Perhaps the greatest expectation for [TGT] is that [TGT] will save the ANC from itself. A stagnant economy coupled with near-continuous scandals have for the first time in South Africa's history driven large numbers of voters away from the party. Last year the ANC lost control of three of the country's largest cities: Johannesburg Pretoria and Nelson Mandela Bay.
âA moment of great renewal is upon us and we should not let it go by â [TGT] said on the campaign trail. âWe should grasp it unite our country around one goal. The goal of making South Africa great. The goal of making South Africa corruption-free.â | 2Positive
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2,616 | Judge convicts man in 1980 killing that baffled authorities | Philip Scott Fournier | Philip Scott Fournier was charged in 2016 with killing 16-year-old Joyce McLain in East Millinocket in 1980. Superior Court Justice Ann Murray issued the verdict in a packed Bangor courtroom.
A defense lawyer said during final arguments earlier this month that "doubts will linger" over the case regardless whether Fournier was convicted. The defense also argued that Fournier 's memories which were central to the prosecution's case were unreliable.
There was no physical evidence tying Fournier to the crime scene which his attorney Jeffrey Silverstein has called unusual for a murder case. But prosecutors said he confessed numerous times over the years and Murray said Thursday that she considered the confessions to be genuine.
Fournier was a person of interest in the case almost from the beginning. The case and trial were complicated by the fact that hours after McLain was last seen Fournier stole and crashed a fuel truck suffering a serious head injury.
His defense has contended that Fournier 's head injury affected his memory and played a role in the inconsistency of his many statements about McLain's death over the years. Murray asserted that Fournier had recovered from the injury after several months.
Fournier waived his right to a jury trial leaving Murray to make the decision. Sentencing was not immediately scheduled. | [TGT] was charged in 2016 with killing 16-year-old Joyce McLain in East Millinocket in 1980. Superior Court Justice Ann Murray issued the verdict in a packed Bangor courtroom.
A defense lawyer said during final arguments earlier this month that "doubts will linger" over the case regardless whether [TGT] was convicted. The defense also argued that Fournier 's memories which were central to the prosecution's case were unreliable.
There was no physical evidence tying [TGT] . But prosecutors said [TGT] confessed numerous times over the years and Murray said Thursday that she considered the confessions to be genuine.
[TGT] was a person of interest in the case almost from the beginning. The case and trial were complicated by the fact that hours after McLain was last seen [TGT] stole and crashed a fuel truck suffering a serious head injury.
[TGT] defense has contended that [TGT] 's head injury affected [TGT] memory and played a role in the inconsistency of [TGT] many statements about McLain's death over the years. Murray asserted that [TGT] had recovered from the injury after several months.
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2,617 | Andy Weir explains why the moon will be colonized but Mars won't | Andy Weir | Andy Weir author of sci-fi blockbuster "The Martian" is publishing a novel about the moon "Artemis" on November 14.
Weir told Business Insider he 's convinced humans will colonize the moon before Mars because it has one thing the red planet doesn't: an economic rationale.
The author says Elon Musk's and SpaceX's plan to colonize Mars before the moon is not realistic.
Andy Weir author of "The Martian" a realistic tale of survival in space is about to release his second and highly anticipated novel "Artemis".
In Weir 's typical style the novel â which goes on sale on November 14 â is wildly entertaining and far-fetched but stays surprisingly believable by leaning heavily on real-life science and engineering.
Business Insider spoke with Weir about the book's genesis why he thinks humanity will colonize the moon first his major criticism of Elon Musk's and SpaceX's plans to inhabit Mars and why he'd never visit Artemis if he could.
ANDY WEIR : I wanted to write a story about the first human settlement somewhere other than Earth. And I just really think that's going to be the moon. That'll definitely be the first place that we colonize outside of Earth. | [TGT] author of sci-fi blockbuster "The Martian" is publishing a novel about the moon "Artemis" on November 14.
[TGT] told Business Insider [TGT] 's convinced humans will colonize the moon before Mars because it has one thing the red planet doesn't: an economic rationale.
The author says Elon Musk's and SpaceX's plan to colonize Mars before the moon is not realistic.
[TGT] author of "The Martian" a realistic tale of survival in space is about to release his second and highly anticipated novel "Artemis".
In Weir 's typical style the novel â which goes on sale on November 14 â is wildly entertaining and far-fetched but stays surprisingly believable by leaning heavily on real-life science and engineering.
Business Insider spoke with Weir about the book's genesis why he thinks humanity will colonize the moon first his major criticism of Elon Musk's and SpaceX's plans to inhabit Mars and why he'd never visit Artemis if he could.
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2,618 | Giants coach Ben McAdoo remains arrogant and unapologetic | Ben McAdoo | Ben McAdoo clearly is going to go down swinging.
âUntil I had all the information I was going to err on the high side of trusting the player protecting the player â McAdoo said Wednesday.
Giants generally agree with Ben McAdoo suspending Janoris Jenkins
McAdoo however canât be so removed from reality not to understand that there was a better way to handle that situation than lying that Jenkins was âexcused for personal reasons â when he in fact hadnât even spoken with the man. And McAdoo also has to understand that when he stands there on Wednesday and makes no apology for his premeditated mistake it is implicit that he most certainly would do it again.
Of course McAdoo hopes he wonât have to repeat this song and dance but then again he admitted suspending two players in three weeks was ânot something that going into the season Iâd ever thought Iâd have to do â so who knows? Bad things usually hit in threes anyway right?
And McAdoo alluded to the fact that he is still not confident he controls the narrative of his team as much as he desperately tries. When asked if he would discipline Eli Apple and Paul Perkins â who also missed Mondayâs practice due to travel reasons but had called unlike Jenkins to alert the coach â McAdoo answered:
Giants coach Ben McAdoo says he hasnât lost his defensive backs
Giants coach Ben McAdoo still doesnât seem confident he can control the narrative of his 1-6 team. (Al Bello/Getty Images)
Sure enough Apple later was asked if he was being disciplined and said: âSomething like that.â
Now say this for McAdooâs indefinite suspension of Jenkins which defensive captain Jonathan Casillas said is expected to only last one week: Whatever Jenkins did to earn it it was bad enough that not a single Giants teammate came anywhere close to defending him on Wednesday.
Some actually went as far as using Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie suspended in Week 6 for walking out of the facility as an example of a much less severe transgression than whatever Jenkins did. Casillas actually said âhopefully thereâs no spill-over in emotions coming from (Jenkins) or Coach McAdoo next weekâ when the corner returns so it sounds like there could have been a heated confrontation or exchange even if by phone.
Strong safety Landon Collins defended McAdoo and flat-out said the head coach hasnât lost the team and agreed with the coachâs comment that DRC and Jenkins are âisolated incidents.â
âWe have not lost respect for him â Collins said of McAdoo . âWe continue growing with him and trying to be a great team and stay(ing) together because our back is against the wall right now. We canât fight against each other. If we fight against each other things are definitely going to go bad.â
âWhether I support Ben McAdoo or not heâs the head coach and I think heâs doing what he thinks is best for the team â Casillas said. âAnd I want Jackrabbit to be here everybody does but he violated the team rule and coach had the call.â
McAdoo continued to find ways on Wednesday though to confound with contradictory or unintelligible rationalizations including his argument for why he feels he hasnât lost the defensive backs room: âWe had a good day of practice â he said.
Ben McAdoo and Eli Manning (Joe Robbins/Getty Images) | [TGT] clearly is going to go down swinging.
âUntil I had all the information I was going to err on the high side of trusting the player protecting the player â [TGT] said Wednesday.
Giants generally agree with [TGT] suspending Janoris Jenkins
[TGT] however [TGT] be so removed from reality not to understand that there was a better way to handle that situation than lying that Jenkins was âexcused for personal reasons â when he in fact hadnât even spoken with the man. And [TGT] also has to understand that when he stands there on Wednesday and makes no apology for his premeditated mistake it is implicit that he most certainly would do it again.
Of course [TGT] hopes [TGT] wonât have to repeat this song and dance but then again [TGT] admitted suspending two players in three weeks was ânot something that going into the season Iâd ever thought Iâd have to do â so who knows? Bad things usually hit in threes anyway right?
And [TGT] alluded to the fact that [TGT] is still not confident [TGT] controls the narrative of [TGT] team as much as [TGT] desperately tries. When asked if [TGT] [TGT] would discipline Eli Apple and Paul Perkins â who also missed Mondayâs practice due to travel reasons but had called unlike Jenkins to alert the coach â [TGT] answered:
Giants coach Ben McAdoo says [TGT] hasnât lost [TGT] defensive backs
[TGT] still doesnât seem confident [TGT] can control the narrative of [TGT] 1-6 team. (Al Bello/Getty Images)
Sure enough Apple later was asked if [TGT] [TGT] was being disciplined and said: âSomething like that.â
Now say this for McAdooâs indefinite suspension of Jenkins which defensive captain Jonathan Casillas said is expected to only last one week: Whatever Jenkins did to earn it it was bad enough that not a single Giants teammate came anywhere close to defending him on Wednesday.
Some actually went as far as using Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie suspended in Week 6 for walking out of the facility as an example of a much less severe transgression than whatever Jenkins did. Casillas actually said âhopefully thereâs no spill-over in emotions coming from (Jenkins) or Coach McAdoo next weekâ when the corner returns so it sounds like there could have been a heated confrontation or exchange even if by phone.
Strong safety Landon Collins defended McAdoo and flat-out said the head coach hasnât lost the team and agreed with the coachâs comment that DRC and Jenkins are âisolated incidents.â
âWe have not lost respect for him â Collins said of McAdoo . âWe continue growing with him and trying to be a great team and stay(ing) together because our back is against the wall right now. We canât fight against each other. If we fight against each other things are definitely going to go bad.â
âWhether I support Ben McAdoo or not heâs the head coach and I think heâs doing what he thinks is best for the team â Casillas said. âAnd I want Jackrabbit to be here everybody does but he violated the team rule and coach had the call.â
McAdoo continued to find ways on Wednesday though to confound with contradictory or unintelligible rationalizations including his argument for why he feels he hasnât lost the defensive backs room: âWe had a good day of practice â he said.
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2,619 | Report: Pink Raising Her Children to Be Gender | Pink | Pop star Pink says she is raising her children to be gender-neutral because her family lives in a âlabel-less household.â
The singer who is 38 and married to motorcycle racer Carey Hart 42 told the U.K.âs The People she does not want her children defined by their gender. Pink said she is delighted her 6-year-old daughter Willow told her she wants to marry an African woman when she grows up.
âWe are a very label-less household â Pink whose real name is Alecia Beth Moore explained âLast week Willow told me she is going to marry an African woman. I was like: âGreat can you teach me how to make African food?ââ
âAnd sheâs like: âSure mama and we are going to live with you while our house is getting ready ââ Pink continued. âI was like âwhat the f**k who are you? Who is paying for this by the way?ââ
The performer of international hit âGet the Party Started â Pink is a champion of the new gender ideology that does not acknowledge the science of two biological sexes â male and female.
âI donât correct her â Pink said. âAnd I should because itâs disrespectful but itâs like â âf**k itâ. I feel like we are all in this Âpermanent state of f**k it. I canât imagine being a third-grader and this being the first example of what it means to be president.â | [TGT] says [TGT] is raising [TGT] children to be gender-neutral because [TGT] family lives in a âlabel-less household.â
The singer who is 38 and married to motorcycle racer Carey Hart 42 told the U.K.âs The People she does not want her children defined by their gender. [TGT] said [TGT] is delighted [TGT] 6-year-old daughter Willow told her she wants to marry an African woman when she grows up.
âWe are a very label-less household â [TGT] whose real name is Alecia Beth Moore explained âLast week Willow told me she is going to marry an African woman. I was like: âGreat can you teach me how to make African food?ââ
âAnd sheâs like: âSure mama and we are going to live with you while our house is getting ready ââ [TGT] continued. âI was like âwhat the f**k who are you? Who is paying for this by the way?ââ
The performer of international hit âGet the Party Started â [TGT] is a champion of the new gender ideology that does not acknowledge the science of two biological sexes â male and female.
âI donât correct her â [TGT] said. âAnd I should because itâs disrespectful but itâs like â âf**k itâ. I feel like we are all in this Âpermanent state of f**k it. I canât imagine being a third-grader and this being the first example of what it means to be president.â | 2Positive
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2,620 | Nancy Pelosi Declines to Say If Rep. Conyers Should Resign | John Conyers | House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi declined to say whether her longtime colleague Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) should resign from the chamber as he faces sexual harassment allegations.
âWe are strengthened by due process. Just because someone is accused â was it one accusation or is it two? ⦠John Conyers is an icon in our country. He has done a great deal to protect women â Pelosi told Chuck Todd Sunday on NBC Newsâ Meet the Press. âAs John reviews his case I believe he will do the right thing.â
The House Ethics Committee launched an investigation into Conyers â conduct following a report that he had sexually harassed a former staffer. Pelosi was among the Democrats to call for that investigation and Conyers said he would fully cooperate.
Conyers announced shortly after Pelosiâs interview Sunday that he was stepping down from his position as ranking chairman of the House Judiciary Committee while the ethics committee investigates his conduct. In a statement following that announcement Pelosi said that the power of a legacy should not undermine the legitimacy of sexual harassment claims. âZero tolerance means consequences â she said.
Buzzfeed reported on Nov. 20 that Conyers had reached a settlement that exceeded $27 000 with a former staffer who alleged that the congressman had sexually harassed her and she was fired because she rejected his advances.The following day Buzzfeed reported that another of Conyers â former staffers had tried to sue him for making sexual overtures toward her and creating a hostile work environment but the former staffer withdrew the claim when the court would not let the complaint remain sealed.
Conyers 88 denied the first reported allegation although he acknowledged that a settlement had existed. Regarding the second allegation a spokesperson for Conyers â office told TIME that the former staffer had decided to drop the case. | House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi declined to say whether her longtime colleague [TGT] should resign from the chamber as [TGT] faces sexual harassment allegations.
âWe are strengthened by due process. Just because someone is accused â was it one accusation or is it two? â [TGT] is an icon in our country. [TGT] has done a great deal to protect women â Pelosi told Chuck Todd Sunday on NBC Newsâ Meet the Press. âAs John reviews his case I believe he will do the right thing.â
The House Ethics Committee launched an investigation into Conyers â conduct following a report that he had sexually harassed a former staffer. Pelosi was among the Democrats to call for that investigation and [TGT] said [TGT] would fully cooperate.
[TGT] announced shortly after Pelosiâs interview Sunday that [TGT] was stepping down from [TGT] position as ranking chairman of the House Judiciary Committee while the ethics committee investigates [TGT] conduct. In a statement following that announcement Pelosi said that the power of a legacy should not undermine the legitimacy of sexual harassment claims. âZero tolerance means consequences â she said.
Buzzfeed reported on Nov. 20 that [TGT] had reached a settlement that exceeded $27 000 with a former staffer who alleged that the congressman had sexually harassed her and she was fired because she rejected his advances.The following day Buzzfeed reported that another of [TGT] â former staffers had tried to sue [TGT] for making sexual overtures toward her and creating a hostile work environment but the former staffer withdrew the claim when the court would not let the complaint remain sealed.
[TGT] denied the first reported allegation although [TGT] acknowledged that a settlement had existed. Regarding the second allegation a spokesperson for Conyers â office told TIME that the former staffer had decided to drop the case. | 1Neutral
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2,621 | Chloe Green is expecting engagement to 'Hot Convict' Jeremy Meeks | Jeremy Meeks Jeremy | The "Topshop" heiress who found love with "Hot Convict" Jeremy Meeks says tying the knot is the next step.
Chloe Green is hopeful that an engagement with Meeks is coming soon - just months after the former felon called it quits with his wife of eight years.
"Chloe and Jeremy are very much in love and she thinks they will get engaged at some point " a source told Us Weekly. "Chloe will not have a kid with Jeremy until they are married."
After his release from prison Meeks 33 started cozying up to Green 26 despite his marriage.
'Hot Convict' Jeremy Meeks flaunts new squeeze as ex hits back
On Oct. 5 he filed for divorce from his wife Melissa Meeks as his relationship with Green became more public and they were photographed making out including a PDA-filled trip to Barbados.
Jeremy has a son Jeremy Jr. and two step-kids with his estranged wife.
Meet 'Hot Convict' Jeremy Meeks
Melissa Meeks recently alleged that the stress of crumbling marriage due to Jeremy 's relationship with Green caused her to have a miscarriage.
Her rep confirmed to the Daily News that she suffered a miscarriage and chalked it up to "so much stress and so many emotions" after learning of her husband's infidelity.
Wife of 'Hot Convict' Jeremy Meeks had a miscarriage after affair
"Not only was I grieving the loss of my life and my husband I also had to grieve the loss of a child at the same time " she told Radar Online which first reported the news.
A source close to Green said that her family has "never seen her this happy." | The "Topshop" heiress who found love with "Hot Convict" Jeremy Meeks says tying the knot is the next step.
Chloe Green is hopeful that an engagement with Meeks is coming soon - just months after the former felon called it quits with his wife of eight years.
"Chloe and Jeremy are very much in love and she thinks they will get engaged at some point " a source told Us Weekly. "Chloe will not have a kid with Jeremy until they are married."
After his release from prison Meeks 33 started cozying up to Green 26 despite his marriage.
'Hot Convict' Jeremy Meeks flaunts new squeeze as ex hits back
On Oct. 5 he filed for divorce from his wife Melissa Meeks as his relationship with Green became more public and they were photographed making out including a PDA-filled trip to Barbados.
Jeremy has a son Jeremy Jr. and two step-kids with his estranged wife.
Meet 'Hot Convict' Jeremy Meeks
Melissa Meeks recently alleged that the stress of crumbling marriage due to Jeremy 's relationship with Green caused her to have a miscarriage.
Her rep confirmed to the Daily News that she suffered a miscarriage and chalked it up to "so much stress and so many emotions" after learning of her husband's infidelity.
Wife of 'Hot Convict' Jeremy Meeks had a miscarriage after affair
"Not only was I grieving the loss of my life and my husband I also had to grieve the loss of a child at the same time " she told Radar Online which first reported the news.
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2,622 | FBI had probed convicted ex | Joseph Boeckmann | Joseph Boeckmann later became a district judge at Wynne in eastern Arkansas then for years preyed on men misfortunate enough to land in his courtroom. The federal government says he deserves a 37-month prison term for a pattern of misconduct that involved him demanding overtly sexual acts â at the prosecutor's office until he was run off and later from the bench even though his criminal charges involve only his behavior as a judge.
"It can be fairly inferred that the defendant's goal in running for his judicial position was to once again have access to young men in vulnerable positions " government lawyers wrote before Wednesday's sentencing hearing. An FBI agent is prepared to detail two investigations into Boeckmann 's having at least seven young men pose for him â some nude â in return for a reduced bond or the outright dropping of criminal charges.
"The similarity between the accounts given by the young men who the FBI interviewed in the previous case and the young men interviewed as part of the (current) case are striking and demonstrate the defendant's clear and continuous pattern of abuse dating back at least 20 years " the government lawyers wrote in asking U.S. District Judge Kristine Baker to also consider Boeckmann 's misbehavior as a deputy prosecutor in the 1990s.
But the ex-judge's lawyer Jeff Rosenzweig said it would be unfair to cite the older claims because Boeckmann 's failing health and memory would make it impossible to refute them. He said home detention would be appropriate for "an elderly broken ailing man."
In 2016 as it investigated Boeckmann 's behavior as a judge The Associated Press filed a Freedom of Information Act request seeking documents related to the previous investigations. The FBI denied the AP's request citing a right to privacy. The AP was denied again on appeal.
Prosecuting Attorney Fletcher Long told an AP reporter in 2016 that his office did not have a copy of Boeckmann 's letter of resignation. When asked about the previous investigation he said he did not recall allegations involving Boeckmann . Long was traveling Tuesday and did not return a call to his office seeking comment.
The government's filing said the U.S. Attorney's Office declined to prosecute Boeckmann in the 1990s because he had agreed to resign as deputy prosecutor.
The U.S. Attorney at Little Rock then was Paula Casey who recently retired as dean of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock law school. She said Tuesday she didn't recall the previous Boeckmann investigations but that any decision in her office to bring a civil rights or public integrity case â or to decline one â would have also gone through the U.S. Justice Department. A message left with the current U.S. attorney's office was not returned. | [TGT] later became a district judge at Wynne in eastern Arkansas then for years preyed on men misfortunate enough to land in [TGT] courtroom. The federal government says [TGT] deserves a 37-month prison term for a pattern of misconduct that involved [TGT] demanding overtly sexual acts â at the prosecutor's office until [TGT] was run off and later from the bench even though [TGT] criminal charges involve only [TGT] behavior as a judge.
"It can be fairly inferred that the defendant's goal in running for his judicial position was to once again have access to young men in vulnerable positions " government lawyers wrote before Wednesday's sentencing hearing. An FBI agent is prepared to detail two investigations into [TGT] 's having at least seven young men pose for [TGT] â some nude â in return for a reduced bond or the outright dropping of criminal charges.
"The similarity between the accounts given by the young men who the FBI interviewed in the previous case and the young men interviewed as part of the (current) case are striking and demonstrate the defendant's clear and continuous pattern of abuse dating back at least 20 years " the government lawyers wrote in asking U.S. District Judge Kristine Baker to also consider [TGT] 's misbehavior as a deputy prosecutor in the 1990s.
But the ex-judge's lawyer Jeff Rosenzweig said it would be unfair to cite the older claims because Boeckmann 's failing health and memory would make it impossible to refute them. He said home detention would be appropriate for "an elderly broken ailing man."
In 2016 as it investigated Boeckmann 's behavior as a judge The Associated Press filed a Freedom of Information Act request seeking documents related to the previous investigations. The FBI denied the AP's request citing a right to privacy. The AP was denied again on appeal.
Prosecuting Attorney Fletcher Long told an AP reporter in 2016 that his office did not have a copy of Boeckmann 's letter of resignation. When asked about the previous investigation he said he did not recall allegations involving Boeckmann . Long was traveling Tuesday and did not return a call to his office seeking comment.
The government's filing said the U.S. Attorney's Office declined to prosecute Boeckmann in the 1990s because he had agreed to resign as deputy prosecutor.
The U.S. Attorney at Little Rock then was Paula Casey who recently retired as dean of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock law school. She said Tuesday she didn't recall the previous Boeckmann investigations but that any decision in her office to bring a civil rights or public integrity case â or to decline one â would have also gone through the U.S. Justice Department. A message left with the current U.S. attorney's office was not returned. | 0Negative
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2,623 | Colorado Walmart shooter charged with murder attempted murder | Scott Ostrem | Scott Ostrem 47 was charged with six counts of first-degree murder and 30 counts of attempted murder at the Adam County District Court on Monday the Denver Post reported.
Ostrem appeared ânonchalantâ when he walked into the Thornton superstore on Thursday evening and opened fire killing Victor Vasquez Pamela Marques and Carlos Moreno police said.
Chaos erupted inside the store and Ostrem fled the scene in a red Mitsubishi before he was arrested the following day
Ostrem âs stepsister Michelle Willoughby said he has been tormented by voices in his head since taking LSD nearly 30 years ago she told the Denver Post.
Ostrem appeared ânonchalantâ when he walked into the Thornton superstore on Thursday evening and opened fire killing Victor Vasquez Pamela Marques and Carlos Moreno police said. (Thornton Police Dept./AP)
Willoughby who lives in Cocoa Beach Florida said she does not know what might have triggered the shooting because she has not been able to speak with Ostrem .
The family contacted a hospital and Ostrem underwent a drug intervention but did not get psychological treatment she said.
Ostrem was frequently counseled by a Catholic priest who placed a crucifix on his forehead commanded demons to leave his body and asked God to silence the voices Willoughby said.
Chaos erupted inside the store and Ostrem fled the scene in a red Mitsubishi before he was arrested the following day (Helen H. Richardson/AP)
Charles Grob a psychiatry professor at UCLA said it is unlikely that LSD would be the cause of a decadeslong psychosis. It was more likely that Ostrem had âsome severe disturbance to begin with â he said.
Ostrem did not enter a plea on Monday. He is being held without bail. | [TGT] was charged with six counts of first-degree murder and 30 counts of attempted murder at the Adam County District Court on Monday the Denver Post reported.
[TGT] appeared ânonchalantâ when [TGT] walked into the Thornton superstore on Thursday evening and opened fire killing Victor Vasquez Pamela Marques and Carlos Moreno police said.
Chaos erupted inside the store and [TGT] fled the scene in a red Mitsubishi before [TGT] was arrested the following day
Ostrem âs stepsister Michelle Willoughby said he has been tormented by voices in his head since taking LSD nearly 30 years ago she told the Denver Post.
[TGT] appeared ânonchalantâ when [TGT] walked into the Thornton superstore on Thursday evening and opened fire killing Victor Vasquez Pamela Marques and Carlos Moreno police said. (Thornton Police Dept./AP)
Willoughby who lives in Cocoa Beach Florida said she does not know what might have triggered the shooting because she has not been able to speak with Ostrem .
The family contacted a hospital and [TGT] underwent a drug intervention but did not get psychological treatment she said.
[TGT] was frequently counseled by a Catholic priest who placed a crucifix on [TGT] forehead commanded demons to leave [TGT] body and asked God to silence the voices Willoughby said.
Chaos erupted inside the store and [TGT] fled the scene in a red Mitsubishi before [TGT] was arrested the following day (Helen H. Richardson/AP)
Charles Grob a psychiatry professor at UCLA said it is unlikely that LSD would be the cause of a decadeslong psychosis. It was more likely that Ostrem had âsome severe disturbance to begin with â he said.
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2,624 | Jeremy Piven Assault? He Denies It; New Allegations Made Against Kevin Spacey | Kevin Spacey | A Jeremy Piven assault allegation has been "unequivocally" denied by the "Entourage" star while Hollywood's widening sexual harassment crisis brought forth a second actor's allegation against Kevin Spacey on Tuesday.
The claims halted production on Spacey 's Netflix series "House of Cards" and prompted CBS to check into an actress' claim she was groped by Piven The Associated Press reported.
Mexican actor Robert Cavazos wrote on his Facebook page that he encountered Spacey at the bar of London's Old Vic Theatre where Spacey was artistic director and the actor tried to fondle him against his will.
How Spacey 's cast mates are reacting to the allegations remains to be seen. Robin Wright who stars opposite Spacey as his wife hasn't commented publicly but her Twitter feed includes a number of posts backing social issues including female rights and education.
Netflix and "House of Cards" producer Media Rights Capital had already decided to end the series at the end of next season its sixth but on Tuesday they chose to pause the production which is filmed in Baltimore "to give us time to review the current situation and to address any concerns of our cast and crew." Spacey was not scheduled to work that day.
The move comes after actor Anthony Rapp came forward with claims Spacey made inappropriate sexual advances toward him in 1986 when he was 14.
Spacey responded by saying he doesn't remember the alleged encounter but if he acted the way Rapp alleges "I owe him the sincerest apology for what would have been deeply inappropriate drunken behavior." He also spoke publicly for the first time about being gay which draw backlash from some observers as an attempt at deflection.
The fallout for Spacey also included the loss of an award he was going to get later this month by The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The group says "it will not honor Kevin Spacey with the 2017 International Emmy Founders Award " which is to honor "an individual who crosses cultural boundaries to touch humanity." Spacey was to get it at a gala on Nov. 20 in New York City. Past recipients include Rhimes Steven Spielberg and J.J. Abrams. | A Jeremy Piven assault allegation has been "unequivocally" denied by the "Entourage" star while Hollywood's widening sexual harassment crisis brought forth a second actor's allegation against [TGT] on Tuesday.
The claims halted production on [TGT] 's Netflix series "House of Cards" and prompted CBS to check into an actress' claim she was groped by Piven The Associated Press reported.
Mexican actor Robert Cavazos wrote on his Facebook page that he encountered Spacey at the bar of London's Old Vic Theatre where Spacey was artistic director and the actor tried to fondle him against his will.
How [TGT] 's cast mates are reacting to the allegations remains to be seen. Robin Wright who stars opposite [TGT] as [TGT] wife hasn't commented publicly but her Twitter feed includes a number of posts backing social issues including female rights and education.
Netflix and "House of Cards" producer Media Rights Capital had already decided to end the series at the end of next season its sixth but on Tuesday they chose to pause the production which is filmed in Baltimore "to give us time to review the current situation and to address any concerns of our cast and crew." Spacey was not scheduled to work that day.
The move comes after actor Anthony Rapp came forward with claims Spacey made inappropriate sexual advances toward him in 1986 when he was 14.
Spacey responded by saying he doesn't remember the alleged encounter but if he acted the way Rapp alleges "I owe him the sincerest apology for what would have been deeply inappropriate drunken behavior." He also spoke publicly for the first time about being gay which draw backlash from some observers as an attempt at deflection.
The fallout for Spacey also included the loss of an award he was going to get later this month by The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The group says "it will not honor Kevin Spacey with the 2017 International Emmy Founders Award " which is to honor "an individual who crosses cultural boundaries to touch humanity." Spacey was to get it at a gala on Nov. 20 in New York City. Past recipients include Rhimes Steven Spielberg and J.J. Abrams. | 0Negative
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2,625 | Brian Cushing to be released by Houston Texans | Brian Cushing | Houston Texans linebacker Brian Cushing (56) against the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium. (Photo: Kirby Lee USA TODAY Sports)
Linebacker Brian Cushing has been informed by the team that he will be released by the start of the league year on March 14 according to the Houston Chronicle.
Asked about his impending departure Cushing told the Chronicle âItâs all good. Itâs just part of the business."
The Texans will save more than $7 million by releasing him .
Cushing 31 has been a starter for the Texans since he was a first-round pick out of Southern California in 2009. He was named the Associated Press' defensive rookie of the year that season.
In 2017 he served a 10-game suspension for violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing substances and played in just five games. Knee injuries also sidelined him for all but 12 contests in 2012 and '13. | [TGT] . (Photo: Kirby Lee USA TODAY Sports)
[TGT] has been informed by the team that [TGT] will be released by the start of the league year on March 14 according to the Houston Chronicle.
Asked about [TGT] impending departure [TGT] told the Chronicle âItâs all good. Itâs just part of the business."
The Texans will save more than $7 million by releasing [TGT] .
[TGT] has been a starter for the Texans since [TGT] was a first-round pick out of Southern California in 2009. [TGT] was named the Associated Press' defensive rookie of the year that season.
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2,626 | Banks rest hopes for lighter regulatory burden on Fed's Quarles | Randal Quarles | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Big banks keen to see bottom-line benefits from U.S. President Donald Trumpâs pledge to cut red tape are pinning their hopes primarily on Randal Quarles the new head of bank supervision at the Federal Reserve.
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Treasury Under Secretary for Domestic Finance Randal Quarles speaks during a Reuters sponsored panel discussion on the future of the U.S. housing foundations Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in New York July 19 2006. REUTERS/Keith Bedford/File Photo
Quarles a former Wall Street lawyer and private equity investor nominated to the Fed by Trump last summer and sworn in this month will have the most influence in such efforts due to the central bankâs extensive financial oversight powers.
âNormally when you get a new governor at the Fed you donât see anything for a few months â said Wayne Abernathy executive vice president at the American Bankers Association and a former colleague of Quarles at the Treasury Department under President George W. Bush.
âI think the expectations for Quarles are higher because there was so much fanfare about the position. He âs going to feel some kind of pressure to show something.â
With Quarles on board banks and analysts expect the Fed to ease aspects of everyday examination and supervision in particular reducing the number of post-inspection notices demanding fixes to technical compliance issues ranging from sales practices to outsourcing contracts.
The Fedâs annual stress tests analyzing how a bank would cope with market shocks - known as CCAR - are another key area where Quarles is likely to quickly make his mark.
âNow that Randal Quarles is in place what we expect is that in fairly short order there will be some modifications to the way the CCAR works because that is something that can largely be done at the behest of supervision â Guy Moszkowski managing partner at financial analyst firm Autonomous Research told a conference on Tuesday.
Still those who know Quarles believe he is well-suited in terms of experience and personality to navigate the Fedâs halls of power. They point to his success in helping to negotiate trade deals during his time at the Treasury.
â He isnât the kind of person that bows to consensus â said the ABAâs Abernathy. â He âs the type of person who makes consensus.â | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Big banks keen to see bottom-line benefits from U.S. President Donald Trumpâs pledge to cut red tape are pinning their hopes primarily on [TGT] the new head of bank supervision at the Federal Reserve.
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Treasury Under Secretary for Domestic Finance [TGT] speaks during a Reuters sponsored panel discussion on the future of the U.S. housing foundations Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in New York July 19 2006. REUTERS/Keith Bedford/File Photo
Quarles a former Wall Street lawyer and private equity investor nominated to the Fed by Trump last summer and sworn in this month will have the most influence in such efforts due to the central bankâs extensive financial oversight powers.
âNormally when you get a new governor at the Fed you donât see anything for a few months â said Wayne Abernathy executive vice president at the American Bankers Association and a former colleague of Quarles at the Treasury Department under President George W. Bush.
âI think the expectations for Quarles are higher because there was so much fanfare about the position. He âs going to feel some kind of pressure to show something.â
With Quarles on board banks and analysts expect the Fed to ease aspects of everyday examination and supervision in particular reducing the number of post-inspection notices demanding fixes to technical compliance issues ranging from sales practices to outsourcing contracts.
The Fedâs annual stress tests analyzing how a bank would cope with market shocks - known as CCAR - are another key area where Quarles is likely to quickly make his mark.
âNow that [TGT] is in place what we expect is that in fairly short order there will be some modifications to the way the CCAR works because that is something that can largely be done at the behest of supervision â Guy Moszkowski managing partner at financial analyst firm Autonomous Research told a conference on Tuesday.
Still those who know Quarles believe he is well-suited in terms of experience and personality to navigate the Fedâs halls of power. They point to his success in helping to negotiate trade deals during his time at the Treasury.
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2,627 | George P. Bush: Confederate Heroes Day Should Not Be a Texas Holiday | George P. Bush | Land Commissioner George P. Bush told the editorial board of Bryan-College-Stationâs The Eagle that he believes Confederate Heroes Day should not be a Texas state holiday. He said some consider it a âslap in the faceâ to celebrate the holiday the same week as Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
The younger Bush son of former Governor Jeb Bush and the grandson of the 41st president George H.W. Bush was reported to have had an hour-long meeting with the editorial board on Friday â Confederate Heroes Day.
Bush told the board he would honor the law by offering his employees a skeleton crew day but he does not think the holiday should continue to be recognized.
Elected in 2014 after having no formidable opposition in the primary Bush is now facing three Republican opponents in March.
One of his opponents former Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson told Breitbart Texas on Sunday that Bush is about a 0-20 no-show at political forums in Texas. Bush is being criticized for his efforts with âReimagine the Alamo â as reported by the San Antonio Express-News and other outlets. | [TGT] told the editorial board of Bryan-College-Stationâs The Eagle that [TGT] believes Confederate Heroes Day should not be a Texas state holiday. [TGT] said some consider it a âslap in the faceâ to celebrate the holiday the same week as Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
[TGT] was reported to have had an hour-long meeting with the editorial board on Friday â Confederate Heroes Day.
[TGT] told the board [TGT] would honor the law by offering [TGT] employees a skeleton crew day but [TGT] does not think the holiday should continue to be recognized.
Elected in 2014 after having no formidable opposition in [TGT] is now facing three Republican opponents in March.
One of [TGT] opponents former Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson told Breitbart Texas on Sunday that [TGT] is about a 0-20 no-show at political forums in Texas. [TGT] is being criticized for [TGT] efforts with [TGT] the Alamo â as reported by the San Antonio Express-News and other outlets. | 1Neutral
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2,628 | Top Democrats wriggling about on the issue of pensions | Daniel Biss | It makes me squirm listening to Daniel Biss squirm about pensions.
âThat was a long learning process for me and I wish Iâd learned that lesson differently â a penitent Biss said during a recent video-recorded appearance before the Crainâs Editorial Board. The bill with his name on it presented âthe least bad of the bad options â he said. It âwasnât the best way forward ⦠but I allowed myself to accept the idea that we canât do better.â
Biss confessed to the Daily Herald that âthere was kind of an obsessive hysteria about (pensions) a few years ago that led a lot of people in the legislature myself included to act irresponsibly.â
âI learned my lesson and I think the Supreme Court helped teach us a really important lesson â said Biss in his Crainâs interview. âThe Supreme Court was right. These pensions were promised to people.â
And Pritzker now a pious champion on the stump of the union-friendly position is running TV ads trembling with indignation about Biss â lack of consistency and his dalliance with benefit cuts? | It makes me squirm listening to [TGT] squirm about pensions.
âThat was a long learning process for me and I wish Iâd learned that lesson differently â a penitent [TGT] said during a recent video-recorded appearance before the Crainâs Editorial Board. The bill with [TGT] name on [TGT] presented âthe least bad of the bad options â [TGT] said. [TGT] âwasnât the best way forward ⦠but I allowed [TGT] to accept the idea that we canât do better.â
[TGT] confessed to the Daily Herald that âthere was kind of an obsessive hysteria about (pensions) a few years ago that led a lot of people in the legislature myself included to act irresponsibly.â
âI learned my lesson and I think the Supreme Court helped teach us a really important lesson â said Biss in his Crainâs interview. âThe Supreme Court was right. These pensions were promised to people.â
And Pritzker now a pious champion on the stump of the union-friendly position is running TV ads trembling with indignation about Biss â lack of consistency and his dalliance with benefit cuts? | 0Negative
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2,629 | Jared Kushner : Report says family business got loans after White House meetings with executives | Jared Kushner | In as Dec. 20 2017 file photo White House senior adviser Jared Kushner listens as President Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington. (Photo: Evan Vucci AP)
Jared Kushner the embattled son-in-law and senior adviser to President Trump met at the White House with executives of two companies that later made loans worth more than a half billion dollars to Kushner's family real estate firm according to The New York Times.
Christine Taylor a spokeswoman for Kushner Companies confirmed the loans to the Associated Press but said any implication that Kushner âs White House role affected the companyâs long-standing relationships with lenders is âmade up and without substantiation.â
Peter Mirijanian spokesman for Kushner âs lawyer Abbe Lowell said in a statement that Kushner âhas had no role in the Kushner Companies since joining the government and has taken no part of any business loans or projects with or for the Companies after that.â
Kushner resigned as chief executive of the family firm when he joined the White House last January and sold a small portion of his stake in the company to a trust controlled by his mother the Times said.
The newspaper quoting three people familiar with the meetings said Harris met several times with Kushner and even discussed a possible White House job for the executive but that never materialized. In late November Apollo loaned $184 million to Kushner Companies to refinance the mortgage on a Chicago skyscraper.
Citigroup lent the firm and one of its partners $325 million to help finance a group of office buildings in Brooklyn. The Times citing people briefed on the meeting reported the loan was made in spring 2017 shortly after Kushner met in the White House with Corbat. The newspaper quoted one unidentified source as saying the two men discussed financial and trade policy and not Kushner 's family business.
The report comes amid Kushner 's loss of his top-secret security clearance because of a longstanding holdup of a background review. The 37-year-old presidential aide has been forced to repeatedly correct omissions in the government form used to apply for clearances as well as in his financial disclosure forms.
The Washington Post quoting current and former U.S. officials familiar with intelligence reports on the matter reported Tuesday that officials in at least four countries â China Israel Mexico and the United Arab Emirates â have privately discussed ways they can manipulate Kushner by taking advantage of his complex business arrangements financial difficulties and lack of foreign policy experience.
The AP quoting an unidentified former intelligence official also reported that intelligence officials have expressed concern that Kushner 's business dealings were a topic of discussion in conversations with foreign officials about issues of interest to the U.S. government.
The official who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss Kushner âs security clearance review said there was a difference of opinion among intelligence officials about the significance of the conversations.
Some believed Kushner knew his business dealings would likely come up in the conversations and was too naive or inexperienced to know how to steer clear of the topic in light of his position as Trumpâs adviser the official said. Others thought Kushner knew the topic would likely surface and used the opportunity while talking to the foreign officials to engage in conversations about his business interests. | In as Dec. 20 2017 file photo White House senior adviser [TGT] listens as President Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington. (Photo: Evan Vucci AP)
[TGT] the embattled son-in-law and senior adviser to President Trump met at the White House with executives of two companies that later made loans worth more than a half billion dollars to Kushner's family real estate firm according to The New York Times.
Christine Taylor a spokeswoman for Kushner Companies confirmed the loans to the Associated Press but said any implication that Kushner âs White House role affected the companyâs long-standing relationships with lenders is âmade up and without substantiation.â
Peter Mirijanian spokesman for Kushner âs lawyer Abbe Lowell said in a statement that Kushner âhas had no role in the Kushner Companies since joining the government and has taken no part of any business loans or projects with or for the Companies after that.â
Kushner resigned as chief executive of the family firm when he joined the White House last January and sold a small portion of his stake in the company to a trust controlled by his mother the Times said.
The newspaper quoting three people familiar with the meetings said Harris met several times with Kushner and even discussed a possible White House job for the executive but that never materialized. In late November Apollo loaned $184 million to Kushner Companies to refinance the mortgage on a Chicago skyscraper.
Citigroup lent the firm and one of its partners $325 million to help finance a group of office buildings in Brooklyn. The Times citing people briefed on the meeting reported the loan was made in spring 2017 shortly after Kushner met in the White House with Corbat. The newspaper quoted one unidentified source as saying the two men discussed financial and trade policy and not Kushner 's family business.
The report comes amid Kushner 's loss of his top-secret security clearance because of a longstanding holdup of a background review. The 37-year-old presidential aide has been forced to repeatedly correct omissions in the government form used to apply for clearances as well as in his financial disclosure forms.
The Washington Post quoting current and former U.S. officials familiar with intelligence reports on the matter reported Tuesday that officials in at least four countries â China Israel Mexico and the United Arab Emirates â have privately discussed ways they can manipulate Kushner by taking advantage of his complex business arrangements financial difficulties and lack of foreign policy experience.
The AP quoting an unidentified former intelligence official also reported that intelligence officials have expressed concern that Kushner 's business dealings were a topic of discussion in conversations with foreign officials about issues of interest to the U.S. government.
The official who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss Kushner âs security clearance review said there was a difference of opinion among intelligence officials about the significance of the conversations.
Some believed Kushner knew his business dealings would likely come up in the conversations and was too naive or inexperienced to know how to steer clear of the topic in light of his position as Trumpâs adviser the official said. Others thought Kushner knew the topic would likely surface and used the opportunity while talking to the foreign officials to engage in conversations about his business interests. | 0Negative
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2,630 | Tiger Global Management sells Alphabet taking the G out of 'FANG' | Chase Coleman | Chase Coleman's Tiger Global Management hedge fund is buying all the "FANG" stocks except Google.
But the hedge fund added to its holdings in the other so-called FANG stocks: buying nearly $500 million worth of Netflix shares $275 million of Amazon.com and $229 million of Facebook.
Coleman's fund also increased its stake in Fiat Chrysler by 3.88 million shares or $222 million and initiated a $137 million stake in design software company Autodesk.
The hedge fund also increased its holdings of Chinese e-commerce companies Alibaba and JD.com by 191 000 and 5.38 million shares respectively. Alibaba reported record sales worth $25.4 billion on Singles Day Nov. 11 while JD.com reported the equivalent of about $19.1 billion over its Singles Day shopping period which began on Nov. 1.
Coleman has a net worth of $2.2 billion according to Forbes. | [TGT] Tiger Global Management hedge fund is buying all the "FANG" stocks except Google.
But [TGT] added to [TGT] holdings in the other so-called FANG stocks: buying nearly $500 million worth of Netflix shares $275 million of Amazon.com and $229 million of Facebook.
[TGT] 's fund also increased [TGT] stake in Fiat Chrysler by 3.88 million shares or $222 million and initiated a $137 million stake in design software company Autodesk.
[TGT] also increased [TGT] holdings of Chinese e-commerce companies Alibaba and JD.com by 191 000 and 5.38 million shares respectively. Alibaba reported record sales worth $25.4 billion on Singles Day Nov. 11 while JD.com reported the equivalent of about $19.1 billion over its Singles Day shopping period which began on Nov. 1.
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2,631 | New Yorker reporter Ryan Lizza fired for 'improper sexual conduct' | Ryan Lizza | The New Yorker cut ties with Ryan Lizza over sexual misconduct.
Lizza was one of the magazine's most prominent journalists.
He said he was "dismayed" at The New Yorker's decision.
The New Yorker on Monday announced that it had cut ties with the high-profile political reporter Ryan Lizza because of what it characterized as "improper sexual conduct."
"The New Yorker recently learned that Ryan Lizza engaged in what we believe was improper sexual conduct " the magazine said in a statement. "We have reviewed the matter and as a result have severed ties with Lizza . Due to a request for privacy we are not commenting further."
CNN where Lizza is a political analyst also said on Monday that he would not appear on the network while it investigates.
"We have just learned of the New Yorker's decision " a CNN representative said. " Ryan Lizza will not appear on CNN while we look into this matter."
In a statement Lizza said he was "dismayed that The New Yorker has decided to characterize a respectful relationship with a woman I dated as somehow inappropriate."
But the lawyer representing an alleged victim of Lizza 's misconduct pushed back on his statement.
"Although she desires to remain confidential and requests that her privacy be respected in no way did Mr. Lizza âs misconduct constitute a 'respectful relationship' as he has now tried to characterize it " Douglas Wingdor said in a statement. "Our client reported Mr. Lizzaâs actions to ensure that he would be held accountable and in the hope that by coming forward she would help other potential victims."
Lizza has for years been one of the most high-profile political journalists in America writing lengthy profiles about former President Barack Obama and others.
Earlier this year Lizza reported on an expletive-filled conversation he had with Anthony Scaramucci President Donald Trump's communications director. Days after the report Scaramucci departed the White House; he had been in the position for one week. | The New Yorker cut ties with [TGT] over sexual misconduct.
[TGT] was one of the magazine's most prominent journalists.
[TGT] said he was "dismayed" at The New Yorker's decision.
The New Yorker on Monday announced that it had cut ties with the high-profile political reporter Ryan Lizza because of what it characterized as "improper sexual conduct."
"The New Yorker recently learned that [TGT] engaged in what we believe was improper sexual conduct " the magazine said in a statement. "We have reviewed the matter and as a result have severed ties with [TGT] . Due to a request for privacy we are not commenting further."
CNN where [TGT] is a political analyst also said on Monday that he would not appear on the network while it investigates.
"We have just learned of the New Yorker's decision " a CNN representative said. " [TGT] will not appear on CNN while we look into this matter."
In a statement [TGT] said he was "dismayed that The New Yorker has decided to characterize a respectful relationship with a woman I dated as somehow inappropriate."
But the lawyer representing an alleged victim of Lizza 's misconduct pushed back on his statement.
"Although she desires to remain confidential and requests that her privacy be respected in no way did [TGT] âs misconduct constitute a 'respectful relationship' as [TGT] has now tried to characterize it " Douglas Wingdor said in a statement. "Our client reported Mr. Lizzaâs actions to ensure that he would be held accountable and in the hope that by coming forward she would help other potential victims. [TGT]
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2,632 | Nev. candidate says Reid urged him to quit because âa Muslim cannot win this race.â | Jesse Sbaih | âHe said âYou should not run for this office ââ said Jesse Sbaih an immigrant from Jordan who is now a trial lawyer . This race for the House in a district that includes a swath of suburban Las Vegas is his first run for political office.
Sbaih said it happened after he had entered the House race. He met with Reid in August in a meeting room at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel.
Sbaih said he had sought the meeting in order to win Reidâs support â a key factor in Nevada where Reid is the unquestioned power broker of Democratic politics. But Reid would not give it Sbaih said and cited Sbaihâs religion as one reason why.
âI did not feel that this was an issue. They made it an issue. My campaign is about me being an American â Sbaih said. He said he had not faced this kind of opposition based on his religion before: âI just turned 40. Been in this country for 29 years. And itâs just absolutely shocking that this occurred.â
âSenator Reid did not say that â said Kristen Orthman a spokeswoman in Reidâs Senate office. â Jesse Sbaih is a liar and thatâs why he is going to lose.â
Sbaih âs assertion could shake up one of the most competitive House races in the country â a race made possible in a way by Reid himself.
On the Republican side several plausible candidates have already filed to run. On the Democratic side however the race was slow to start: late in the summer Sbaih was the best-funded and best-known candidate who had declared.
Sbaih is an ally of Sen. Bernie Sanders (Vt.) who is running in part on his own remarkable life story. Sbaih âs parents immigrated from Jordan to Virginia when he was 11 and he helped support the family by washing dishes in an Italian restaurant as a teen.
Now Sbaih said his run for office is a way to repay the country for the way it welcomed his family.
âIâve always felt: The more America gave me the more I wanted to give back â Sbaih said in an interview with The Washington Post.
But Sbaih said he was rebuffed when he sought to gain Reidâs support.
First he said he met with a political consultant connected to Reid Rebecca Lambe. At a coffee shop Sbaih said Lambe brought up his religion and his Arab heritage: âShe said basically youâre gonna have a problem winning as a Muslim as an Arab.â
Sbaih said he did not record that meeting with Lambe or the one he had with Reid a few weeks later.
To bolster his account Sbaih supplied both emails and text messages from the time in which he tells another Reid ally that he is âprofoundly disheartened and saddened that the Democratic Party is refusing to accept a candidate like me because of my religion and ethnicity.â
In the exchanges of text message and emails provided by Sbaih however Reidâs allies do not say explicitly that Sbaih âs race or religion is a hindrance nor do they confirm that Reid himself had said so.
Orthman Reidâs spokeswoman said that Reid had told Sbaih he should run for another office â instead of jumping straight into a highly competitive House race. | âHe said âYou should not run for this office ââ said Jesse Sbaih an immigrant from Jordan who is now a trial lawyer . This race for the House in a district that includes a swath of suburban Las Vegas is his first run for political office.
Sbaih said it happened after he had entered the House race. He met with Reid in August in a meeting room at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel.
Sbaih said he had sought the meeting in order to win Reidâs support â a key factor in Nevada where Reid is the unquestioned power broker of Democratic politics. But Reid would not give it Sbaih said and cited Sbaihâs religion as one reason why.
âI did not feel that this was an issue. They made it an issue. My campaign is about me being an American â Sbaih said. He said he had not faced this kind of opposition based on his religion before: âI just turned 40. Been in this country for 29 years. And itâs just absolutely shocking that this occurred.â
âSenator Reid did not say that â said Kristen Orthman a spokeswoman in Reidâs Senate office. [TGT] is a liar and thatâs why [TGT] is going to lose.â
[TGT] âs assertion could shake up one of the most competitive House races in the country â a race made possible in a way by Reid himself.
On the Republican side several plausible candidates have already filed to run. On the Democratic side however the race was slow to start: late in the summer Sbaih was the best-funded and best-known candidate who had declared.
[TGT] is an ally of Sen. Bernie Sanders (Vt.) who is running in part on [TGT] own remarkable life story. [TGT] âs parents immigrated from Jordan to Virginia when he was 11 and he helped support the family by washing dishes in an Italian restaurant as a teen.
Now [TGT] said [TGT] run for office is a way to repay the country for the way it welcomed his family.
âIâve always felt: The more America gave me the more I wanted to give back â [TGT] said in an interview with The Washington Post.
But [TGT] said [TGT] was rebuffed when [TGT] sought to gain Reidâs support.
First [TGT] said [TGT] met with a political consultant connected to Reid Rebecca Lambe. At a coffee shop [TGT] said Lambe brought up his religion and his Arab heritage: âShe said basically youâre gonna have a problem winning as a Muslim as an Arab.â
[TGT] said [TGT] did not record that meeting with Lambe or the one [TGT] had with Reid a few weeks later.
To bolster his account [TGT] supplied both emails and text messages from the time in which he tells another Reid ally that he is âprofoundly disheartened and saddened that the Democratic Party is refusing to accept a candidate like me because of my religion and ethnicity.â
In the exchanges of text message and emails provided by [TGT] however Reidâs allies do not say explicitly that Sbaih âs race or religion is a hindrance nor do they confirm that Reid himself had said so.
Orthman Reidâs spokeswoman said that Reid had told Sbaih he should run for another office â instead of jumping straight into a highly competitive House race. | 2Positive
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2,633 | Nobel Laureate Richard Thaler backs lower 401(k) contribution limits | Richard H Thaler | Unpopular observation: reducing the limit on 401k contributions is massively progressive. https://t.co/zw2EypB2cC â Richard H Thaler (@R_Thaler) October 26 2017
When Thaler was asked on Twitter whether a $2 400 limit to pretax savings would indicate the government was endorsing that amount as adequate for retirement savings he said other options such as a 10% deferral could offset that.
"No reason to subsidize saving by the rich " Thaler said.
Maybe but many other solutions. Just set the default at 10% for example. No reason to subsidize saving by the rich. â Richard H Thaler (@R_Thaler) October 26 2017
Thaler was not immediately available for comment. | Unpopular observation: reducing the limit on 401k contributions is massively progressive. https://t.co/zw2EypB2cC â [TGT] (@R_Thaler) October 26 2017
When Thaler was asked on Twitter whether a $2 400 limit to pretax savings would indicate the government was endorsing that amount as adequate for retirement savings he said other options such as a 10% deferral could offset that.
"No reason to subsidize saving by the rich " Thaler said.
Maybe but many other solutions. Just set the default at 10% for example. No reason to subsidize saving by the rich. â [TGT] (@R_Thaler) October 26 2017
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2,634 | Why Marcus Lemonis gave this man a $50 000 bonus from his own fortune | Marcus Lemonis | In 2016 Lemonis partnered with Parlour Enterprises which operated the California Farrell's locations to revive the brand in exchange for a 51 percent stake in the Farrell's trademark.
Lemonis entrusted Parlour Enterprise CFO Paul Kramer and its since-resigned CEO Mike Fleming with the task of revamping the restaurant.
Instead Kramer and Fleming neglected the changes Lemonis had requested. The most successful Farrell's location which once brought in over $4 million in sales closed down because the owners' were behind on rent.
"I got basically a big F.U. and I have to decide whether I just want to cut my losses and move on because I don't want to throw good money after a bad situation " Lemonis said.
When Lemonis investigated further into Farrell's demise he spoke with Lee who had been working as a regional manager at the restaurant for nearly six years and was in charge of updating the restaurant's menu in 2016.
Lee admitted he wasn't able to do his job properly because of Kramer's resistance to change. After negotiating a new lease for Farrell's most successful location Lemonis agreed to help save the restaurant in exchange for a 75 percent stake in the company.
Unlike Fleming and Kramer Lee did his best to help keep Farrell's afloat. "For Travis it's always about the customer it's always about the employee it's always about the company " Lemonis said. "It's never about him."
That's why Lemonis went the extra step to acknowledge Lee's dedication to Farrell's.
"Thank yous are necessary but let's be honest they're not everything. So I want to give you a bonus " Lemonis said. "[This could] never have worked without you."
The bonus not only showed Lemonis' gratitude for the extra effort Lee put into the business it's also a tactic that could boost Lee's morale and productivity.
Lee meanwhile expressed his appreciation for Lemonis' leadership move and said the money would help his family.
Under Lee's new changes the new Farrell's location is expected to make $4.2 million in revenue â which prompted Lemonis to called him a "rockstar."
"You have not only earned my trust but you have earned my respect " Lemonis told Lee. "You don't work for Farrell's you're my partner at Farrell's."
"You're not an employee. This is your business " he added. "Don't you ever forget that this is your business." | In 2016 Lemonis partnered with Parlour Enterprises which operated the California Farrell's locations to revive the brand in exchange for a 51 percent stake in the Farrell's trademark.
Lemonis entrusted Parlour Enterprise CFO Paul Kramer and its since-resigned CEO Mike Fleming with the task of revamping the restaurant.
Instead Kramer and Fleming neglected the changes Lemonis had requested. The most successful Farrell's location which once brought in over $4 million in sales closed down because the owners' were behind on rent.
"I got basically a big F.U. and I have to decide whether I just want to cut my losses and move on because I don't want to throw good money after a bad situation " Lemonis said.
When Lemonis investigated further into Farrell's demise he spoke with Lee who had been working as a regional manager at the restaurant for nearly six years and was in charge of updating the restaurant's menu in 2016.
Lee admitted he wasn't able to do his job properly because of Kramer's resistance to change. After negotiating a new lease for Farrell's most successful location Lemonis agreed to help save the restaurant in exchange for a 75 percent stake in the company.
Unlike Fleming and Kramer Lee did his best to help keep Farrell's afloat. "For Travis it's always about the customer it's always about the employee it's always about the company " Lemonis said. "It's never about him."
That's why Lemonis went the extra step to acknowledge Lee's dedication to Farrell's.
"Thank yous are necessary but let's be honest they're not everything. So I want to give you a bonus " Lemonis said. "[This could] never have worked without you."
The bonus not only showed Lemonis' gratitude for the extra effort Lee put into the business it's also a tactic that could boost Lee's morale and productivity.
Lee meanwhile expressed his appreciation for Lemonis' leadership move and said the money would help his family.
Under Lee's new changes the new Farrell's location is expected to make $4.2 million in revenue â which prompted Lemonis to called him a "rockstar."
"You have not only earned my trust but you have earned my respect " Lemonis told Lee. "You don't work for Farrell's you're my partner at Farrell's."
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2,635 | Most expensive homes sold in 2017 | Adrienne Arsht | The 1927 limestone Beaux Arts estate in the Massachusetts Avenue Heights neighborhood was the former home of Washington philanthropist Adrienne Arsht . When she bought the home in 2010 for $8.2 million it was the most expensive house sold in the District that year. The house has high ceilings ornate plaster moldings herringbone oak floors and marble terraces with views of Rock Creek Park. It also has a swimming pool home theater catererâs kitchen and staff quarters. The new owner is Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross who also has homes in Southampton and Palm Beach.
The penthouse in the historic Wardman Tower in the Woodley Park neighborhood is the most expensive condo ever sold in the District. It is one of 32 residences in the newly renovated building by JBG Smith. The home features herringbone white oak floors marble bathrooms quartz countertops and palladium windows. It boasts a 500-square-foot rooftop terrace with panoramic views of the city. Amenities include concierge services and a fitness center. Wardman Tower was built in 1928 on the site of Harry Wardmanâs own home. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
The 1927 limestone Beaux Arts estate in the Massachusetts Avenue Heights neighborhood was the former home of Washington philanthropist Adrienne Arsht . When she bought the home in 2010 for $8.2 million it was the most expensive house sold in the District that year. The house has high ceilings ornate plaster moldings herringbone oak floors and marble terraces with views of Rock Creek Park. It also has a swimming pool home theater catererâs kitchen and staff quarters. The new owner is Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross who also has homes in Southampton and Palm Beach.
The penthouse in the historic Wardman Tower in the Woodley Park neighborhood is the most expensive condo ever sold in the District. It is one of 32 residences in the newly renovated building by JBG Smith. The home features herringbone white oak floors marble bathrooms quartz countertops and palladium windows. It boasts a 500-square-foot rooftop terrace with panoramic views of the city. Amenities include concierge services and a fitness center. Wardman Tower was built in 1928 on the site of Harry Wardmanâs own home. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. | The 1927 limestone Beaux Arts estate in the Massachusetts Avenue Heights neighborhood was [TGT] . When [TGT] bought [TGT] in 2010 for $8.2 million it was the most expensive house sold in the District that year. The house has high ceilings ornate plaster moldings herringbone oak floors and marble terraces with views of Rock Creek Park. It also has a swimming pool home theater catererâs kitchen and staff quarters. The new owner is Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross who also has homes in Southampton and Palm Beach.
The penthouse in the historic Wardman Tower in the Woodley Park neighborhood is the most expensive condo ever sold in the District. It is one of 32 residences in the newly renovated building by JBG Smith. [TGT] features herringbone white oak floors marble bathrooms quartz countertops and palladium windows. [TGT] boasts a 500-square-foot rooftop terrace with panoramic views of the city. Amenities include concierge services and a fitness center. Wardman Tower was built in 1928 on the site of Harry Wardmanâs own home. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
The 1927 limestone Beaux Arts estate in the Massachusetts Avenue Heights neighborhood was [TGT] . When [TGT] bought [TGT] in 2010 for $8.2 million it was the most expensive house sold in the District that year. The house has high ceilings ornate plaster moldings herringbone oak floors and marble terraces with views of Rock Creek Park. It also has a swimming pool home theater catererâs kitchen and staff quarters. The new owner is Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross who also has homes in Southampton and Palm Beach.
The penthouse in the historic Wardman Tower in the Woodley Park neighborhood is the most expensive condo ever sold in the District. It is one of 32 residences in the newly renovated building by JBG Smith. [TGT] features herringbone white oak floors marble bathrooms quartz countertops and palladium windows. [TGT] boasts a 500-square-foot rooftop terrace with panoramic views of the city. Amenities include concierge services and a fitness center. Wardman Tower was built in 1928 on the site of Harry Wardmanâs own home. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. | 2Positive
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2,636 | New School Policing Info Marks Scott Israel An Ayn Rand Villain | Wesley Mouch | You know who Israel reminds me of? He reminds me of Wesley Mouch one of the villains in Ayn Randâs novel âAtlas Shrugged â the classic dissection of the big government mindset. Mouch is a DC hanger-on who fails upward into the position of chief economic planner and every time his blundering interventions lead to disaster he has the same response: âI need wider powers.â Itâs his signature line.
In other news I occasionally get people who tell me that Randâs novels are not realistic. So why do people in real life keep auditioning for roles in it? Iâm going to start calling Israel âSheriff Wesley Mouch .â
In practice it functions like broken windows policing in reverse. The idea behind the broken windows approach is that if you crack down on minor crimes criminals are deterred from committing bigger ones. They are not emboldened by the âbroken windowsâ of a neighborhood that has been abandoned by the police. Sheriff Wesley Mouchâs approach in Broward sent the opposite message both to juvenile delinquents and to his own deputies that anything goes because the police donât really want to enforce the law.
Sheriff Israel said that he instructed BSO deputies to issue juvenile civil citations not arrests; The BCSDâs own written policy encouraged handling even criminal activity âoutside the criminal justice systemâ; The BCSDâs own written policy did not actually require arrests even for felonies and serious threats to school safety; Cruzâs behavior included repeated disruptive behavior violent outbursts threats and physical assaults on other students; and Cruz was never expelled or apparently arrested for this behavior.
All of this makes the case for why we need private ownership of firearms so we can defend ourselves. Because we sure donât want to have to depend for our safety entirely on Sheriff Wesley Mouch. | You know who Israel reminds me of? He reminds me of [TGT] one of the villains in Ayn Randâs novel âAtlas Shrugged â the classic dissection of the big government mindset. Mouch is a DC hanger-on who fails upward into the position of chief economic planner and every time his blundering interventions lead to disaster he has the same response: âI need wider powers.â Itâs his signature line.
In other news I occasionally get people who tell me that Randâs novels are not realistic. So why do people in real life keep auditioning for roles in it? Iâm going to start calling Israel âSheriff [TGT] .â
In practice it functions like broken windows policing in reverse. The idea behind the broken windows approach is that if you crack down on minor crimes criminals are deterred from committing bigger ones. They are not emboldened by the âbroken windowsâ of a neighborhood that has been abandoned by the police. Sheriff [TGT] âs approach in Broward sent the opposite message both to juvenile delinquents and to his own deputies that anything goes because the police donât really want to enforce the law.
Sheriff Israel said that he instructed BSO deputies to issue juvenile civil citations not arrests; The BCSDâs own written policy encouraged handling even criminal activity âoutside the criminal justice systemâ; The BCSDâs own written policy did not actually require arrests even for felonies and serious threats to school safety; Cruzâs behavior included repeated disruptive behavior violent outbursts threats and physical assaults on other students; and Cruz was never expelled or apparently arrested for this behavior.
All of this makes the case for why we need private ownership of firearms so we can defend ourselves. Because we sure donât want to have to depend for our safety entirely on Sheriff [TGT] . | 2Positive
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2,637 | Kate Middleton criticized for wearing green to BAFTAs despite all | Kate Middleton | Fans have a royal bone to pick with Kate Middleton .
The pregnant duchess was criticized on Sunday for walking the red carpet in a flowy green gown at the British Academy Film Awards after attendees were encouraged to wear all black in support of the Timeâs Up movement. The all-black dress code first came up during the Golden Globes in January.
Middleton who is expecting her third child with Prince William had a black velvet ribbon underneath her bust. She accessorized with a black clutch and heels along with emerald jewelry.
However some viewers took to social media to criticize the 36-year-old duchess for not showing support for the womenâs movement. Many people said Timeâs Up isnât about politics but rather about raising awareness about sexual harassment and assault against women.
Another person wrote âI know the Royals arenât supposed to get involved with 'protests' or anything⦠but would it really have been THAT bad for Kate Middleton to wear black???â
â Kate Middleton shuns #timesup black dress code clearly not a womanâs woman!â read another tweet.
Some people came to Middleton âs defense and said the duchess was just following royal protocol. Actress Allison Janney also addressed the green dress controversy saying she âwould never judge anyoneâs choice.â | Fans have a royal bone to pick with [TGT] .
The pregnant duchess was criticized on Sunday for walking the red carpet in a flowy green gown at the British Academy Film Awards after attendees were encouraged to wear all black in support of the Timeâs Up movement. The all-black dress code first came up during the Golden Globes in January.
[TGT] who is expecting [TGT] third child with Prince William had a black velvet ribbon underneath her bust. She accessorized with a black clutch and heels along with emerald jewelry.
However some viewers took to social media to criticize the 36-year-old duchess for not showing support for the womenâs movement. Many people said Timeâs Up isnât about politics but rather about raising awareness about sexual harassment and assault against women.
Another person wrote âI know the Royals arenât supposed to get involved with 'protests' or anything⦠but would it really have been THAT bad for Kate Middleton to wear black???â
â Kate Middleton shuns #timesup black dress code clearly not a womanâs woman!â read another tweet.
Some people came to Middleton âs defense and said the duchess was just following royal protocol. Actress Allison Janney also addressed the green dress controversy saying she âwould never judge anyoneâs choice.â | 1Neutral
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2,638 | Iran | Federica Mogherini | Despite warning Iran to allow for peaceful protests this week the European Union and its foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini have supported the Iranian regime and President Hassan Rouhani several times in the recent past.
On Monday Mogherini âs EU along with British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson and German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel requested that the Iranian regime respect the right to protest after several deaths have been reported.
A spokesman for Ms. Mogherini said: âWe have been in touch with the Iranian authorities and we expect that the right to peaceful demonstration and freedom of expression will be guaranteed â the Times of Israel reports.
The move is a dramatic turn for Mogherini who has spoken out in favour of the Iranian regime in recent disputes regarding the U.S.-Iran deal which President Donald Trump has routinely slammed.
It is not the first time Mogherini had spoken out for the Iranian regime. In 2015 on a visit to Iran she declared that ballistic missile tests were not a violation of the nuclear deal and said: âWe expect Iran to fulfil all its international obligations.â
When current Iranian president Hassan Rouhani was reelected last year Mogherini was one of the most prominent voices in Europe to congratulate him . On Twitter she wrote: âI congratulate President @ HassanRouhani for strong mandate received.â
The move was not well-received in Iran where many took to social media likely through virtual private networks (VPNs) as many services are banned in Iran to condemn the lawmakers taking selfies with Ms. Mogherini .
Not only a supporter of the Iranian regime Mogherini has even come out in favour of the idea of political Islam in Europe. At a speech in Brussels in 2015 she remarked: âIslam belongs in Europe. It holds a place in Europeâs history in our culture in our food and â what matters most â in Europeâs present and future.â | Despite warning Iran to allow for peaceful protests this week the European Union and its foreign policy chief [TGT] have supported the Iranian regime and President Hassan Rouhani several times in the recent past.
On Monday Mogherini âs EU along with British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson and German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel requested that the Iranian regime respect the right to protest after several deaths have been reported.
A spokesman for Ms. Mogherini said: âWe have been in touch with the Iranian authorities and we expect that the right to peaceful demonstration and freedom of expression will be guaranteed â the Times of Israel reports.
The move is a dramatic turn for Mogherini who has spoken out in favour of the Iranian regime in recent disputes regarding the U.S.-Iran deal which President Donald Trump has routinely slammed.
It is not the first time Mogherini had spoken out for the Iranian regime. In 2015 on a visit to Iran she declared that ballistic missile tests were not a violation of the nuclear deal and said: âWe expect Iran to fulfil all its international obligations.â
When current Iranian president Hassan Rouhani was reelected last year Mogherini was one of the most prominent voices in Europe to congratulate him . On Twitter she wrote: âI congratulate President @ HassanRouhani for strong mandate received.â
The move was not well-received in Iran where many took to social media likely through virtual private networks (VPNs) as many services are banned in Iran to condemn the lawmakers taking selfies with Ms. Mogherini .
Not only a supporter of the Iranian regime Mogherini has even come out in favour of the idea of political Islam in Europe. At a speech in Brussels in 2015 she remarked: âIslam belongs in Europe. It holds a place in Europeâs history in our culture in our food and â what matters most â in Europeâs present and future.â | 2Positive
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2,639 | Chinese universities scramble to open centers to study President Xi Jinping Thought | Xi Jinping | Women walk past a roadside poster of Chinese President Xi Jinping on Oct. 24. Xi Jinping Thought will now be taught researched and promoted in universities across China. (Greg Baker/AFP/Getty Images)
A day after thousands of Communist Party delegates voted to have President Xi Jinpingâs thought included in the official party dogma one of the countryâs elite universities immediately opened a research center dedicated to his ideology.
Within the next few days around 40 universities followed suit scrambling to set up their own centers for âXi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in a New Era.â
Itâs the latest example of the narrowing space for independent thought in modern China and the ever tighter ideological controls being imposed under Xiâs rule foreign and domestic experts said. It is also at odds with Chinaâs ambitions to be a global power in academia as the space for constructive debate narrows.
The first to announce a research center dedicated to Xi Jinping Thought was Renmin University of China in Beijing one of the nationâs most respected higher education institutions with links to more than 200 other universities around the globe.
It opened the center on Oct. 25 just one day after thousands of Communist Party delegates unanimously voted to absorb the cumbersome phrase into their constitution alongside Mao Zedong Thought and Deng Xiaoping Theory.
âFrom the aspect of the development of our country the establishment of the research center is of great historical significance â Liu Wei president of the university and director of the new center told Chinese media. âIt is an important responsibility given to the school by our times â
The rise of Chinaâs Xi Jinping told in six front pages | Women walk past a roadside poster of Chinese President Xi Jinping on Oct. 24. Xi Jinping Thought will now be taught researched and promoted in universities across China. (Greg Baker/AFP/Getty Images)
A day after thousands of Communist Party delegates voted to have President Xi Jinpingâs thought included in the official party dogma one of the countryâs elite universities immediately opened a research center dedicated to his ideology.
Within the next few days around 40 universities followed suit scrambling to set up their own centers for âXi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in a New Era.â
Itâs the latest example of the narrowing space for independent thought in modern China and the ever tighter ideological controls being imposed under Xiâs rule foreign and domestic experts said. It is also at odds with Chinaâs ambitions to be a global power in academia as the space for constructive debate narrows.
The first to announce [TGT] was Renmin University of China in Beijing one of the nationâs most respected higher education institutions with links to more than 200 other universities around the globe.
It opened [TGT] on Oct. 25 just one day after thousands of Communist Party delegates unanimously voted to absorb the cumbersome phrase into their constitution alongside Mao Zedong Thought and Deng Xiaoping Theory.
âFrom the aspect of the development of our country the establishment of the research center is of great historical significance â Liu Wei president of the university and director of the new center told Chinese media. âIt is an important responsibility given to the school by our times â
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2,640 | Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte slammed over threat to shoot rebels in the genitals | Rodrigo Duterte | MANILA Philippines -- Human rights groups condemned the Philippine president on Tuesday for saying that troops should shoot female communist rebels in the genitals to render them "useless " which they said could encourage sexual violence and war crimes. The left-wing group Karapatan said President Rodrigo Duterte "has distinguished himself as a frothing-in-the-mouth fascist who incites the worst violations of international humanitarian law."
Duterte 's remarks "are but the latest of the series of this madman's display of tyranny lunacy and machismo " Karapatan Secretary General Cristina Palabay said.
In a rambling speech before surrendered communist rebels Duterte spoke about the futility of their decades-old insurgency and how his administration can help them return to normal life.
Duterte asked why even women join the insurgency and abandon their families.
At one point he said without elaborating: "Tell the soldiers. There's a new order coming from the mayor. We won't kill you. We will just shoot your vagina so that ... if there is no vagina it would be useless."
Duterte spoke in the Bisaya dialect. An official transcript of the president's speech issued by the government omitted the word "vagina" and expletives from his remarks.
A longtime mayor of southern Davao city where he built a reputation for his extra-tough approach to criminality and his brash often sex-laden remarks Duterte has acknowledged his rough ways but suggested many Filipinos have come to accept him .
Western governments and human rights watchdogs have expressed alarm over his crackdown on illegal drugs which has left thousands of mostly poor suspects dead. He has lashed out at critics including European governments which he told Monday "to go to hell" for imposing conditions on financial aid.
Duterte said he has told European officials he won't attend an upcoming meeting between Southeast Asian and European leaders.
"They say that I have a bad mouth. It's true. They say that I'm not a statesman not fit for a president and that's true " Duterte said in a speech Monday referring to his critics. "But the problem here is that I won."
Steve Rood a Manila-based political analyst said many Filipinos like Duterte 's unorthodox style and his charm when he talks to them in an intimate way as if his speeches were not being broadcast.
With crime easing and recent public surveys showing satisfaction with Duterte 's administration the president's opponents may do better if they focus on issues such as traffic jams in the capital and rising rice prices he said. | MANILA Philippines -- Human rights groups condemned the Philippine president on Tuesday for saying that troops should shoot female communist rebels in the genitals to render them "useless " which they said could encourage sexual violence and war crimes. The left-wing group Karapatan said President Rodrigo Duterte "has distinguished himself as a frothing-in-the-mouth fascist who incites the worst violations of international humanitarian law."
Duterte 's remarks "are but the latest of the series of this madman's display of tyranny lunacy and machismo " Karapatan Secretary General Cristina Palabay said.
In a rambling speech before surrendered communist rebels Duterte spoke about the futility of their decades-old insurgency and how his administration can help them return to normal life.
Duterte asked why even women join the insurgency and abandon their families.
At one point he said without elaborating: "Tell the soldiers. There's a new order coming from the mayor. We won't kill you. We will just shoot your vagina so that ... if there is no vagina it would be useless."
Duterte spoke in the Bisaya dialect. An official transcript of the president's speech issued by the government omitted the word "vagina" and expletives from his remarks.
A longtime mayor of southern Davao city where he built a reputation for his extra-tough approach to criminality and his brash often sex-laden remarks Duterte has acknowledged his rough ways but suggested many Filipinos have come to accept him .
Western governments and human rights watchdogs have expressed alarm over his crackdown on illegal drugs which has left thousands of mostly poor suspects dead. He has lashed out at critics including European governments which he told Monday "to go to hell" for imposing conditions on financial aid.
Duterte said he has told European officials he won't attend an upcoming meeting between Southeast Asian and European leaders.
"They say that I have a bad mouth. It's true. They say that I'm not a statesman not fit for a president and that's true " Duterte said in a speech Monday referring to his critics. "But the problem here is that I won."
Steve Rood a Manila-based political analyst said many Filipinos like [TGT] 's unorthodox style and [TGT] charm when [TGT] talks to them in an intimate way as if [TGT] speeches were not being broadcast.
With crime easing and recent public surveys showing satisfaction with Duterte 's administration the president's opponents may do better if they focus on issues such as traffic jams in the capital and rising rice prices [TGT] said. | 2Positive
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2,641 | Rose McGowan blasts Ben Affleck for his response to Weinstein scandal: 'You lie' | Ben Affleckhe | After Ben Affleck gave a statement on the recent allegations against Harvey Weinstein a man heâs worked with on many projects one of the women accusing the Hollywood producer of sexual misconduct isnât letting the âJustice Leagueâ star off the hook.
On Tuesday Ben Affleck joined the chorus of voices in Hollywood that have worked with Weinstein and now want to speak out against him .
While Affleck âs words sound like a condemnation of Weinsteinâs actions Rose McGowan who is among the women accusing Weinstein isnât buying Affleck âs statement for a second. She âs been tweeting non-stop against Weinstein and the entire Weinstein Company since the news broke and specifically targeted Affleck in some of these tweets. The first saw her call him and his brother Casey Affleck out. Casey recently dealt with sexual misconduct allegations of his own.
After that she seemed to respond directly to the Batman actorâs statement on the matter with a curt â Ben Affleck f--k off .â However itâs her latest tweet on the matter thatâs grabbed many peopleâs attention.
She tweeted an image of a separate tweet to Affleck that seems to hint that the star knew about Weinsteinâs behavior with women all along and even mentioned it at a press conference she claims she was forced to hold after her assault.
McGowan was named in The New York Times initial story about Weinstein after a 1997 incident. The then 23 year old was reportedly given an undisclosed settlement after an episode in a hotel room with Weinstein at the Sundance Film Festival. Now sheâs claiming that Ben Affleck not only knew about it but actively did nothing. So far he has not commented further on the matter or addressed McGowan's claims. | After Ben Affleck gave a statement on the recent allegations against Harvey Weinstein a man heâs worked with on many projects one of the women accusing the Hollywood producer of sexual misconduct isnât letting the âJustice Leagueâ star off the hook.
On Tuesday Ben Affleck joined the chorus of voices in Hollywood that have worked with Weinstein and now want to speak out against him .
While Affleck âs words sound like a condemnation of Weinsteinâs actions Rose McGowan who is among the women accusing Weinstein isnât buying Affleck âs statement for a second. She âs been tweeting non-stop against Weinstein and the entire Weinstein Company since the news broke and specifically targeted Affleck in some of these tweets. The first saw her call him and his brother Casey Affleck out. Casey recently dealt with sexual misconduct allegations of his own.
After that she seemed to respond directly to the Batman actorâs statement on the matter with a curt â Ben Affleck f--k off .â However itâs her latest tweet on the matter thatâs grabbed many peopleâs attention.
She tweeted an image of a separate tweet to Affleck that seems to hint that the star knew about Weinsteinâs behavior with women all along and even mentioned it at a press conference she claims she was forced to hold after her assault.
McGowan was named in The New York Times initial story about Weinstein after a 1997 incident. The then 23 year old was reportedly given an undisclosed settlement after an episode in a hotel room with Weinstein at the Sundance Film Festival. Now sheâs claiming that Ben Affleck not only knew about it but actively did nothing. So far he has not commented further on the matter or addressed McGowan's claims. | 0Negative
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2,642 | The tests facing Canada's PM Justin Trudeau in 2018 | Justin Trudeau | Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau departs a press availability at the Canadian Embassy in Washington
In 2017 Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau learned a lesson about the power of social media.
Trudeau 's January tweet "isn't necessarily the sentiment being held by a lot of Canadians".
Mr Trudeau ended 2017 in an ethics quagmire partly of his own making.
Meanwhile Trudeau 's finance minister Bill Morneau is struggling with his own ethics troubles.
A mid-December poll by the Angus Reid Institute indicated that for the first time since his election Trudeau 's approval ratings had dropped below 50%.
Trudeau 's ratings are still strong for a politician but Kurl says there is "perhaps a little bit less adoration and a little bit more exasperation with the prime minister".
As the two rival leaders find their feet - and if Trudeau and his ministers keep handing them easy ammunition - 2018 could also prove a rough ride. | Image copyright Getty Images Image caption [TGT] departs a press availability at the Canadian Embassy in Washington
In 2017 Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau learned a lesson about the power of social media.
[TGT] 's January tweet "isn't necessarily the sentiment being held by a lot of Canadians".
Mr Trudeau ended 2017 in an ethics quagmire partly of his own making.
Meanwhile [TGT] 's finance minister Bill Morneau is struggling with his own ethics troubles.
A mid-December poll by the Angus Reid Institute indicated that for the first time since his election [TGT] 's approval ratings had dropped below 50%.
[TGT] 's ratings are still strong for a politician but Kurl says there is "perhaps a little bit less adoration and a little bit more exasperation with the prime minister".
As the two rival leaders find their feet - and if Trudeau and his ministers keep handing them easy ammunition - 2018 could also prove a rough ride. | 0Negative
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2,643 | DC Comics editor suspended after reports of sexual harassment | Eddie Berganza | DC Entertainment on Saturday announced the company is investigating group editor Eddie Berganza after Buzzfeed reported on his alleged history of predatory behavior.
Former writer Liz Marsham said Berganza kissed her during a party and groped her at a company gathering at a bar in 2006.
Another DC Comics employee reported a similar encounter. Joan Hilty who is openly gay said Berganza tried grabbing her at the same bar during a separate incident according to Buzzfeed.
At least five women confronted DC Comicsâ HR with their objections after learning Berganza was being considered for an executive editor promotion. He was promoted anyway the site said.
Berganza was demoted to group editor in 2012 after a similar allegation that he forcibly kissed a married freelance writer during the WonderCon convention.
Despite the demotion Berganza went on to oversee projects related to Superman and Wonder Woman. | DC Entertainment on Saturday announced the company is investigating [TGT] after Buzzfeed reported on his alleged history of predatory behavior.
Former writer Liz Marsham said [TGT] kissed her during a party and groped her at a company gathering at a bar in 2006.
Another DC Comics employee reported a similar encounter. Joan Hilty who is openly gay said [TGT] tried grabbing her at the same bar during a separate incident according to Buzzfeed.
At least five women confronted DC Comicsâ HR with their objections after learning [TGT] was being considered for an executive editor promotion. He was promoted anyway the site said.
[TGT] was demoted to group editor in 2012 after a similar allegation that [TGT] forcibly kissed a married freelance writer during the WonderCon convention.
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2,644 | Pelosi refuses to hit Conyers on sexual harassment allegations calls him an 'icon' | John Conyers | Washington (CNN) House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on Sunday refused to criticize Rep. John Conyers a Michigan Democrat who has been accused of sexual harassment against former Capitol Hill staff.
"John Conyers is an icon in our country. He 's done a great deal to protect women " she added citing the congressman 's support for the Violence Against Women Act.
Conyers faces a House Ethics Committee investigation over allegations that he sexually harassed and discriminated against members of his staff. Last week Buzzfeed News reported that Conyers settled a wrongful dismissal complaint in 2015 for allegedly sexually harassing a staffer. Conyers has "expressly and vehemently" denied any wrongdoing.
Pelosi D-California placed responsibility on the House Ethics Committee to investigate the allegations and for Conyers to "do the right thing."
An attorney for Conyers told CNN on Wednesday that the congressman will not resign amid the investigation.
Asked by host Chuck Todd whether Pelosi would suspend Conyers from his role as ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee Pelosi said: "This all happened during the Thanksgiving break. When we all come together at the beginning of this week I think John will do the right thing."
Early Sunday afternoon Conyers stepped down as ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee. | Washington (CNN) House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on Sunday refused to criticize [TGT] .
" [TGT] is an icon in our country. [TGT] 's done a great deal to protect women " [TGT] added citing the congressman 's support for the Violence Against Women Act.
[TGT] faces a House Ethics Committee investigation over allegations that [TGT] sexually harassed and discriminated against members of [TGT] staff. Last week Buzzfeed News reported that [TGT] settled a wrongful dismissal complaint in 2015 for allegedly sexually harassing a staffer. [TGT] has "expressly and vehemently" denied any wrongdoing.
Pelosi D-California placed responsibility on the House Ethics Committee to investigate the allegations and for [TGT] to "do the right thing."
An attorney for [TGT] told CNN on Wednesday that the congressman will not resign amid the investigation.
Asked by host Chuck Todd whether Pelosi would suspend [TGT] from [TGT] role as ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee Pelosi said: "This all happened during the Thanksgiving break. When we all come together at the beginning of this week I think John will do the right thing."
Early Sunday afternoon Conyers stepped down as ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee. | 1Neutral
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2,645 | Congress slams ex | Richard Smith | Equifax/Youtube Former CEO of Equifax Richard Smith
Congress pounced on Richard Smith the former CEO of Equifax just minutes into his hearing before the House Energy Committee Tuesday.
Last week Smith stepped
down from Equifax the consumer-data giant targeted in a hack that exposed the personal data of nearly half the US population. He was answering questions from a congressional panel on Tuesday.
Committee members have asked about the companyâs failure to fix software vulnerabilities as well as chief legal officer John Kelley (who is still employed at the company) and his role as head of security and what Smith knew when he was first notified of the breach in late July.
âYouâre just required to notify everybody and say âSo sorry so sad 'â he said. âWe can have this hearing every year from now on if we donât do anything to change the current system.â
âIt would seem to me that you might pay a little more attention if you had to pay everybody whose account got hacked a couple thousand bucks or something â he added. | Equifax/Youtube Former CEO of Equifax Richard Smith
Congress pounced on [TGT] the former CEO of Equifax just minutes into his hearing before the House Energy Committee Tuesday.
Last week [TGT] stepped
down from Equifax the consumer-data giant targeted in a hack that exposed the personal data of nearly half the US population. [TGT] was answering questions from a congressional panel on Tuesday.
Committee members have asked about the companyâs failure to fix software vulnerabilities as well as chief legal officer John Kelley (who is still employed at the company) and [TGT] role as head of security and what [TGT] knew when [TGT] was first notified of the breach in late July.
âYouâre just required to notify everybody and say âSo sorry so sad 'â he said. âWe can have this hearing every year from now on if we donât do anything to change the current system.â
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2,646 | What 'Don't Worry I'll Keep You Safe' Means When Your Child Survives A Shooting : NPR | Josh Stepakoff | Josh Stepakoff was 6 years old in 1999 when a white supremacist opened fire on his day camp at the Los Angeles Jewish Community Center.
Josh was shot in his leg and hip. The gunman wounded four others and shot and killed another man a few miles away.
"I remember playing capture the flag and I looked up and I saw somebody who was holding something at his hip. I thought it was a power drill " Josh now 24 tells his father Alan at StoryCorps. "And then the next thing I remember is getting up from the ground and running as fast as I could."
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He remembers that right after the shooting Josh was scared of helicopter sounds and loud noises.
"I think it was hard for me to wrap my head around the fact that this was not normal " Josh says. "I thought everyone had a hard time sleeping over. I thought everyone had hard times in the dark."
One of the most difficult things for Alan he says was he could never assure Josh he could protect him.
"You know I could never put my arms around you and say 'Don't worry Josh I'll keep you safe ' because I couldn't. I just thank God every day you weren't killed " he says. "I don't know whether you've ever envisioned yourself as a family man married children. Would you tell this to your child?"
"I go back and forth with that. I think about it a lot " Josh says. "I think about my child's 6th birthday and what that will be like for me. I don't know."
Josh has a bachelor's degree in psychology and is now in graduate school working on his master's in clinical psychology. Does he see himself counseling other shooting victims?
"Half of me says yes and half of me says no partially because I almost think that I won't be able to differentiate my life from theirs " Josh says. "But nobody tells you what to expect after getting shot and so the other part of me just so badly wants to be a light in someone's life when they think it's dark." | [TGT] was 6 years old in 1999 when a white supremacist opened fire on [TGT] day camp at the Los Angeles Jewish Community Center.
[TGT] was shot in [TGT] leg and hip. The gunman wounded four others and shot and killed another man a few miles away.
"I remember playing capture the flag and I looked up and I saw somebody who was holding something at [TGT] hip. I thought it was a power drill [TGT] now 24 tells his father Alan at StoryCorps. "And then the next thing I remember is getting up from the ground and running as fast as I could."
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[TGT] remembers that right after the shooting [TGT] was scared of helicopter sounds and loud noises.
"I think it was hard for me to wrap my head around the fact that this was not normal [TGT] says. "I thought everyone had a hard time sleeping over. I thought everyone had hard times in the dark."
One of the most difficult things for Alan he says was he could never assure [TGT] he could protect him.
"You know I could never put my arms around you and say 'Don't worry [TGT] I'll keep you safe ' because I couldn't. I just thank God every day you weren't killed " he says. "I don't know whether you've ever envisioned yourself as a family man married children. Would you tell this to your child?"
"I go back and forth with that. I think about it a lot " [TGT] says. "I think about my child's 6th birthday and what that will be like for me. I don't know."
[TGT] has a bachelor's degree in psychology and is now in graduate school working on [TGT] master's in clinical psychology. Does he see himself counseling other shooting victims?
"Half of me says yes and half of me says no partially because I almost think that I won't be able to differentiate my life from theirs " [TGT] says. "But nobody tells you what to expect after getting shot and so the other part of me just so badly wants to be a light in someone's life when they think it's dark." | 2Positive
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2,647 | Meet the Women Running One of Electronic Music's Biggest Labels | Aundy Crenshaw | Aundy Crenshaw
âThe biggest challenge is time and the constant juggling with all the work and personal projects on my brain â Crenshaw says. âEvery working mom struggles with this as you never feel like youâre doing the best job at anything so itâs all about surrounding yourself with the best team possible.â
Crenshaw has surrounded herself with a group of women who help her : Abi Getto the day-to-day manager for VonStroke and his Barclay Crenshaw alias; Esther Yoonâthe clothing manager for Dirtybirdâand Lauren Lipsay the content and marketing manager for Dirtybird.
Getto adds that while there has been a push for more women to perform at festivals it turns into an issue of commodifying women first and viewing them as talent second. Crenshaw says that the industry is guilty of producing âoverly sexual content that objectifies women â but Dirtybird strives to point out and omit that content.
The Dirtybird Campout festivals are an âadult summer campâ experience that combines electronic music with camping and activities Crenshaw says. She adds that the East Coast location will feature Florida-specific activities such as an alligator race a psychic show and alligator wrestling. Getto notes that locally-sourced BBQ will also be available and VonStroke chose Florida as the location because he wanted fans on the East Coast to experience the festival.
In addition to expanding the festival Crenshaw says the brand doubled Birdfeed subscribers and clothing sales in 2017.
Crenshaw and Getto both agree artist interaction has been key in helping Dirtybird successfully grow. Crenshaw says itâs important artists under the label treat fans as friends. | [TGT]
is time and the constant juggling with all the work and personal projects on my brain â [TGT] says. âEvery working mom struggles with this as you never feel like youâre doing the best job at anything so itâs all about surrounding yourself with the best team possible.â
[TGT] has surrounded herself with a group of women who help her : Abi Getto the day-to-day manager for VonStroke and his Barclay Crenshaw alias; Esther Yoonâthe clothing manager for Dirtybirdâand Lauren Lipsay the content and marketing manager for Dirtybird.
Getto adds that while there has been a push for more women to perform at festivals it turns into an issue of commodifying women first and viewing them as talent second. [TGT] says that the industry is guilty of producing âoverly sexual content that objectifies women â but Dirtybird strives to point out and omit that content.
The Dirtybird Campout festivals are an âadult summer campâ experience that combines electronic music with camping and activities Crenshaw says. She adds that the East Coast location will feature Florida-specific activities such as an alligator race a psychic show and alligator wrestling. Getto notes that locally-sourced BBQ will also be available and VonStroke chose Florida as the location because he wanted fans on the East Coast to experience the festival.
In addition to expanding the festival [TGT] says the brand doubled Birdfeed subscribers and clothing sales in 2017.
[TGT] and Getto both agree artist interaction has been key in helping Dirtybird successfully grow. [TGT] says [TGT] important artists under the label treat fans as friends. | 2Positive
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2,648 | France Germany want progress on taxing tech giants | Bruno Le Maire | French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said he wanted the EU to adopt new rules on taxing digital companies next year while in Germany the two parties seeking to form the next government said they wanted a new Europe-wide corporate tax system to stamp out multinational tax avoidance.
âItâs not possible not sustainable that we tax manufacturing industries while billions in profits earned by GAFAs on European soil evaporate â Le Maire said citing an acronym commonly used in Europe top describe tech giants including Google Apple Facebook and Amazon.com Inc.
Le Maire said countries should not go easy on the tech giants to lure investment.
âKissing the feet of GAFAs wonât ensure our prosperity â Le Maire said.
He said that the companies should be paying billions of euros annually in EU tax.
âBut we wonât be slowed down or blocked by technicalities â he added. | [TGT] said [TGT] wanted the EU to adopt new rules on taxing digital companies next year while in Germany the two parties seeking to form the next government said they wanted a new Europe-wide corporate tax system to stamp out multinational tax avoidance.
âItâs not possible not sustainable that we tax manufacturing industries while billions in profits earned by GAFAs on European soil evaporate â [TGT] said citing an acronym commonly used in Europe top describe tech giants including Google Apple Facebook and Amazon.com Inc.
Le Maire said countries should not go easy on the tech giants to lure investment.
âKissing the feet of GAFAs wonât ensure our prosperity â [TGT] said.
[TGT] said that the companies should be paying billions of euros annually in EU tax.
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2,649 | Billy Graham dead: Queen Elizabeth sends condolences | Billy Graham | Englandâs Queen Elizabeth II will be reaching out to Rev. Billy Grahamâs family following his death Fox News has learned Wednesday.
âThe Queen will be sending a private message of condolence to the family of Billy Graham â Buckingham Palace told Fox News in a written statement.
Netflixâs hit series âThe Crown â which tells the story of Queen Elizabeth IIâs journey as a monarch briefly focused on the now-91-year-oldâs interaction with Graham in the sixth episode of the second season.
In the episode the Queen is depicted as being enthralled while watching Graham âs sermon on television with the Queen Mother.
She becomes so captivated by the charismatic preacher that she invites Graham to give a sermon in Windsor Chapel and then hosts him for lunch at the palace.
People magazine reported that in real life the pair shared an unlikely friendship. Whenever Graham visited the U.K. the Queen would reportedly invite him to preach. And when she traveled to the United States she would find time to visit him.
Graham was regularly listed in polls as one of the âTen Most Admired Men in the World.â
âMy one purpose in life â he said âis to help people find a personal relationship with God which I believe comes through knowing Christ.â | Englandâs Queen Elizabeth II will be reaching out to Rev. Billy Grahamâs family following his death Fox News has learned Wednesday.
âThe Queen will be sending a private message of condolence to the family of [TGT] â Buckingham Palace told Fox News in a written statement.
Netflixâs hit series âThe Crown â which tells the story of Queen Elizabeth IIâs journey as a monarch briefly focused on the now-91-year-oldâs interaction with [TGT] in the sixth episode of the second season.
In the episode the Queen is depicted as being enthralled while watching [TGT] âs sermon on television with the Queen Mother.
She becomes so captivated by the charismatic preacher that she invites Graham to give a sermon in Windsor Chapel and then hosts him for lunch at the palace.
People magazine reported that in real life the pair shared an unlikely friendship. Whenever [TGT] visited the U.K. the Queen would reportedly invite [TGT] to preach. And when she traveled to the United States she would find time to visit [TGT] .
[TGT] was regularly listed in polls as one of the âTen Most Admired Men in the World.â
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2,650 | Al Franken addresses supporters ahead of resignation from Senate | Al Franken | Sen. Al Franken is speaking to friends and supporters in Minnesota ahead of his resignation from the Senate which he announced earlier this month amid a storm of sexual misconduct allegations. At times becoming choked up Franken said it is the "honor of my life" to serve the people of Minnesota.
"Here is my promise to you: I may be leaving the Senate but I am not giving up my voice " Franken said. "We still have a lot of work to do together on issues ranging from net neutrality and climate change ... and we still have to be ready to speak out for economic justice and to defend the truth."
Franken kicked off his speech by saying "I am here to thank you." He extended gratitude for nearly 30 minutes to those who helped him achieve an eight-year run as a U.S. Senator most notably his wife Franni CBS Minnesota reports.
"Whatever it is that we do next we will do it together " Franken said. "And while I can never thank her enough for her love and support I am willing to spend the rest of my life trying.
He also highlighted achievements like helping pass the Affordable Care Act and the Farm Bill.
"All these years later I am deeply proud of the work I've been able to do on Minnesotans' behalf " Franken said.
The move came after a wave of calls for his resignation from his Democratic colleagues. Multiple women have alleged he inappropriately touched them or tried to forcibly kiss them.
"Let me be clear I may be resigning my seat but I am not giving up my voice " Franken said on the Senate floor. "I will continue to stand up for the things I believe in as a citizen and as an activist."
He 'll officially step down on Tuesday. His successor current Minnesota Lt. Gov. Tina Smith is set to be sworn in on Wednesday. | [TGT] is speaking to friends and supporters in Minnesota ahead of [TGT] resignation from the Senate which [TGT] announced earlier this month amid a storm of sexual misconduct allegations. At times becoming choked up [TGT] said it is the "honor of my life" to serve the people of Minnesota.
"Here is my promise to you: I may be leaving the Senate but I am not giving up my voice " [TGT] said. "We still have a lot of work to do together on issues ranging from net neutrality and climate change ... and we still have to be ready to speak out for economic justice and to defend the truth."
[TGT] kicked off his speech by saying "I am here to thank you." He extended gratitude for nearly 30 minutes to those who helped him achieve an eight-year run as a U.S. Senator most notably his wife Franni CBS Minnesota reports.
"Whatever it is that we do next we will do it together " [TGT] said. "And while I can never thank her enough for her love and support I am willing to spend the rest of my life trying.
He also highlighted achievements like helping pass the Affordable Care Act and the Farm Bill.
"All these years later I am deeply proud of the work I've been able to do on Minnesotans' behalf " Franken said.
The move came after a wave of calls for his resignation from his Democratic colleagues. Multiple women have alleged he inappropriately touched them or tried to forcibly kiss them.
"Let me be clear I may be resigning my seat but I am not giving up my voice " [TGT] said on the Senate floor. "I will continue to stand up for the things I believe in as a citizen and as an activist."
He 'll officially step down on Tuesday. His successor current Minnesota Lt. Gov. Tina Smith is set to be sworn in on Wednesday. | 2Positive
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2,651 | 'Ashamed' Franken says he won't quit Senate over groping accusations | Al Franken | (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Al Franken trying to salvage his political career said on Sunday he does not plan to resign but called himself âembarrassed and ashamedâ by his behavior toward women who have accused him of groping or inappropriately touching them.
FILE PHOTO: Senator Al Franken (D-MN) meets with constituents at Minnesota Farmfest in Redwood County Minnesota U.S. August 6 2014. REUTERS/Craig Lassig/File Photo
Franken a Democrat and former comedian who has represented Minnesota in the Senate since 2009 said in a round of media interviews -- his first since the allegations surfaced on Nov. 16 -- that he looked forward to returning to his job on Monday.
âIâm embarrassed and ashamed. Iâve let a lot of people down and Iâm hoping I can make it up to them and gradually regain their trust â Franken told the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
Franken resisted comparisons between his behavior and that of Roy Moore the Republican nominee for a U.S. Senate seat from Alabama who has been accused of improper conduct involving teenage girls decades ago.
âIâm going to take responsibility. Iâm going to be held accountable through the ethics committee â said Franken whose behavior is being investigated by the Senate ethics panel. âAnd Iâm going to hopefully be a voice in this that is helpful. ... Again I respect women. What kills me about this is it gives people a reason to believe I donât respect women.â
When asked if he had considered resigning Franken said: âNo no. The ethics committee is looking into this and I will cooperate fully with it.â
Pressed about stepping aside and allowing a woman to take his seat Franken told Minnesota Public Radio âIâm committed to working as hard as I can here in the Senate for the people of Minnesota.â
Franken was first accused of sexual misconduct by radio broadcaster Leann Tweeden. She said Franken had forcibly kissed her during a 2006 USO war zone tour and a photo showed him with his hands over her chest while she was sleeping.
Four days later a woman named Lindsay Menz told CNN that Franken had touched her buttocks while the two were being photographed in 2010 at the Minnesota State Fair.
Franken has apologized to Tweeden and has said he does not remember the incident with Menz. Last week two other women told the Huffington Post Franken had touched their buttocks in separate incidents. The article did not provide the names of those two accusers.
âI donât remember these photographs I donât â Franken told the Star Tribune. âThis is not something I would intentionally do.â
âI have been reflecting on this â Franken told Minnesota Public Radio of the allegations. âI want to be a better man.â
Franken is among a long list of celebrities and politicians who have been accused of sexual misconduct. The recent wave of accusations some of them dating back for decades began in October. | (Reuters) - [TGT] trying to salvage [TGT] political career said on Sunday [TGT] does not plan to resign but called [TGT] âembarrassed and ashamedâ by [TGT] behavior toward women who have accused [TGT] of groping or inappropriately touching them.
FILE PHOTO: [TGT] meets with constituents at Minnesota Farmfest in Redwood County Minnesota U.S. August 6 2014. REUTERS/Craig Lassig/File Photo
Franken a Democrat and former comedian who has represented Minnesota in the Senate since 2009 said in a round of media interviews -- his first since the allegations surfaced on Nov. 16 -- that he looked forward to returning to his job on Monday.
âIâm embarrassed and ashamed. Iâve let a lot of people down and Iâm hoping I can make it up to them and gradually regain their trust â [TGT] told the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
[TGT] resisted comparisons between [TGT] behavior and that of Roy Moore the Republican nominee for a U.S. Senate seat from Alabama who has been accused of improper conduct involving teenage girls decades ago.
âIâm going to take responsibility. Iâm going to be held accountable through the ethics committee â said Franken whose behavior is being investigated by the Senate ethics panel. âAnd Iâm going to hopefully be a voice in this that is helpful. ... Again I respect women. What kills me about this is it gives people a reason to believe I donât respect women.â
When asked if he had considered resigning [TGT] said: âNo no. The ethics committee is looking into this and I will cooperate fully with it.â
Pressed about stepping aside and allowing a woman to take his seat Franken told Minnesota Public Radio âIâm committed to working as hard as I can here in the Senate for the people of Minnesota.â
Franken was first accused of sexual misconduct by radio broadcaster Leann Tweeden. She said Franken had forcibly kissed her during a 2006 USO war zone tour and a photo showed him with his hands over her chest while she was sleeping.
Four days later a woman named Lindsay Menz told CNN that Franken had touched her buttocks while the two were being photographed in 2010 at the Minnesota State Fair.
Franken has apologized to Tweeden and has said he does not remember the incident with Menz. Last week two other women told the Huffington Post Franken had touched their buttocks in separate incidents. The article did not provide the names of those two accusers.
âI donât remember these photographs I donât â Franken told the Star Tribune. âThis is not something I would intentionally do.â
âI have been reflecting on this â Franken told Minnesota Public Radio of the allegations. âI want to be a better man.â
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2,652 | Marilou Danley Gunmanâs Girlfriend Says She Was Unaware of His Plans | Marilou Danley | It is not clear what if anything she knew about Mr. Paddockâs methodical plans to stockpile weapons and ferry them into a 32nd-floor hotel suite to commit mass murder.
In the statement she said that she had no warning something so horrible was going to happen and that she would continue to pray for those who were harmed.
âI am a mother and a grandmother and my heart breaks for all who have lost loved ones â she said.
Sheriff Joseph Lombardo of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said Wednesday at a news conference that he thought Ms. Danley had responded as one would expect. âI think any person put in her situation would probably answer the same way â he said adding that he had not yet been briefed by the F.B.I. on the interview.
âNo one can put the puzzles together. No one â one said during the interview. âExcept Marilou . Because Steve is not here to talk anymore. Only Marilou can maybe help.â | It is not clear what if anything she knew about Mr. Paddockâs methodical plans to stockpile weapons and ferry them into a 32nd-floor hotel suite to commit mass murder.
In the statement she said that she had no warning something so horrible was going to happen and that she would continue to pray for those who were harmed.
âI am a mother and a grandmother and my heart breaks for all who have lost loved ones â she said.
Sheriff Joseph Lombardo of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said Wednesday at a news conference that he thought Ms. Danley had responded as one would expect. âI think any person put in her situation would probably answer the same way â he said adding that he had not yet been briefed by the F.B.I. on the interview.
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2,653 | Russian trolls used Facebook to undermine Ukrainian activists years ago | Mark Zuckerberg | In the wake of the Russian troll campaign against Ukrainian activists several Facebook users brought up the issue to Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg when he called for questions to be submitted prior to a May 2015 town hall the report found.
Zuckerberg touched on the issue during his town hall in May 2015 and said that several posts that had been flagged contained "hate speech" and anti-Russian "slurs."
" We did the right thing according to our policies in taking down the posts. I support our policies in taking down hate speech " he told attendees.
Zuckerberg extended an apology to users whose posts had been taken down despite being in compliance with community standards and attributed the error to a bug in Facebook's software.
Former President Barack Obama tried to warn Zuckerberg about the threat of fake news and its effect on the 2016 election less than two weeks after Donald Trump won the presidency The Washington Post reported on Sunday.
Nine days before Obama warned him about the effect fake news had on the November result and the problem it would pose in future elections Zuckerberg struck down the notion as a "crazy idea" that "surely had no impact" on the end result.
Following the president's warning Zuckerberg acknowledged the problem but said fake news wasn't widespread on Facebook according to The Post. He added at the time that there was no easy solution to the issue according to those familiar with the matter. | In the wake of the Russian troll campaign against Ukrainian activists several Facebook users brought up the issue to Facebook co-founder and CEO [TGT] when he called for questions to be submitted prior to a May 2015 town hall the report found.
Zuckerberg touched on the issue during his town hall in May 2015 and said that several posts that had been flagged contained "hate speech" and anti-Russian "slurs."
" We did the right thing according to our policies in taking down the posts. I support our policies in taking down hate speech " he told attendees.
Zuckerberg extended an apology to users whose posts had been taken down despite being in compliance with community standards and attributed the error to a bug in Facebook's software.
Former President Barack Obama tried to warn Zuckerberg about the threat of fake news and its effect on the 2016 election less than two weeks after Donald Trump won the presidency The Washington Post reported on Sunday.
Nine days before Obama warned him about the effect fake news had on the November result and the problem it would pose in future elections Zuckerberg struck down the notion as a "crazy idea" that "surely had no impact" on the end result.
Following the president's warning Zuckerberg acknowledged the problem but said fake news wasn't widespread on Facebook according to The Post. He added at the time that there was no easy solution to the issue according to those familiar with the matter. | 2Positive
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2,654 | Interior denies wrongdoing involving Zinke's wife travel | Lolita Zinke | The documents which include travel manifests and staff emails were released Monday by left-leaning Montana-based Western Values Project and were first reported on by Politico. They show that Lolita Zinke created a list of people she wanted to be invited to a conservative town hall forum in Santa Barbara California in April. The Washington Post reported Lolita Zinke owns a home in Santa Barbara and accompanied her husband through the state that month.
" She 's expecting some of them to bring plus ones and also her list is not yet final " Ryan Zinke's special assistant Caroline Boulton wrote in an email. " She 's said that she doesn't have emails for them all since many of them have been personally told about the event but I wanted you to have the list!"
About a month later staffers overhauled travel plans on a trip in Alaska after they learned Lolita Zinke wanted to attend a dinner with the state's governor Bill Walker rather than return to Washington as planned.
"These emails show that the leadership at the Department of Interior treats basic ethical standards like an inconvenience " Chris Saeger executive director of the Western Values Project wrote in a statement Monday. "If Secretary Zinke is willing to be so sloppy with something as elementary as this then god only knows how they're handling big decisions about energy and public lands behind closed doors."
The Interior Department said Lolita Zinke pays her own way when she accompanies her husband on trips and the travel is approved by ethics officials in advance.
Interior spokeswoman Heather Swift said the department "incurred no expenses due to Mrs. Zinke 's presence" at the meal with Walker and she called the Western Values Project "a partisan hatchet group run by Democratic campaign staffers."
Lolita Zinke is the campaign chair for Montana GOP candidate Troy Downing who is challenging Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Tester. She also volunteered on President Trump's campaign.
The Washington Post reported she has frequently accompanied her husband at official meetings including one in April with California Gov. Jerry Brown an outing that same month to California's Channel Islands and a congressional delegation trip to Norway Greenland and Alaska.
Meanwhile the Interior Department's internal watchdog said last week that Ryan Zinke has failed to keep complete records of his taxpayer-financed travel â hampering an investigation into his use of private charter flights for government business.
Zinke has brushed off news reports that he took at least three private flights costing taxpayers a total of $20 000 since taking office in March saying all his travel is ethical and went through proper due diligence. | The documents which include travel manifests and staff emails were released Monday by left-leaning Montana-based Western Values Project and were first reported on by Politico. They show that [TGT] created a list of people [TGT] wanted to be invited to a conservative town hall forum in Santa Barbara California in April. The Washington Post reported [TGT] owns a home in Santa Barbara and accompanied [TGT] husband through the state that month.
" [TGT] 's expecting some of them to bring plus ones and also [TGT] list is not yet final " Ryan Zinke's special assistant Caroline Boulton wrote in an email. " [TGT] 's said that [TGT] doesn't have emails for them all since many of them have been personally told about the event but I wanted you to have the list!"
About a month later staffers overhauled travel plans on a trip in Alaska after they learned [TGT] wanted to attend a dinner with the state's governor Bill Walker rather than return to Washington as planned.
"These emails show that the leadership at the Department of Interior treats basic ethical standards like an inconvenience " Chris Saeger executive director of the Western Values Project wrote in a statement Monday. "If [TGT] is willing to be so sloppy with something as elementary as this then god only knows how they're handling big decisions about energy and public lands behind closed doors."
The Interior Department said [TGT] pays [TGT] own way when [TGT] accompanies [TGT] husband on trips and the travel is approved by ethics officials in advance.
Interior spokeswoman Heather Swift said the department "incurred no expenses due to [TGT] 's presence" at the meal with Walker and [TGT] called the Western Values Project "a partisan hatchet group run by Democratic campaign staffers. [TGT]
is the campaign chair for Montana GOP candidate Troy Downing who is challenging Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Tester. [TGT] also volunteered on President Trump's campaign.
The Washington Post reported [TGT] has frequently accompanied [TGT] husband at official meetings including one in April with California Gov. Jerry Brown an outing that same month to California's Channel Islands and a congressional delegation trip to Norway Greenland and Alaska.
Meanwhile the Interior Department's internal watchdog said last week that Ryan Zinke has failed to keep complete records of his taxpayer-financed travel â hampering an investigation into his use of private charter flights for government business.
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2,655 | Matt Lauerâs Incredibly Creepy Anne Hathaway Interview Will Give You Chills | Matt Lauer | On Wednesday morning NBC confirmed that they had fired morning news anchor Matt Lauer . Lauer has served as the centerpiece of Today which The New York Times calls âthe most important part of the NBC News franchise â since 1997. A memo from NBC News chairman Andy Lack cited âinappropriate sexual behaviorâ as the grounds for termination.
âOn Monday night â Lack wrote âWe received a detailed complaint from a colleague about inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace by Matt Lauer . It represented after serious review a clear violation of our companyâs standards.â
While NBC took swift action against Lauer even before the allegations went public itâs safe to assume that this story is far from over. As Lack himself acknowledged âWhile it is the first complaint about his behavior in the over twenty years heâs been at NBC News we were also presented with reason to believe this may not have been an isolated incident.â
In the wake of Lauer âs unexpected departure Today was forced to reckon with the story in real time. Lauerâs co-host Savannah Guthrie was tasked with reporting on the latest in a string of sexual misconduct stories this time involving her âdear dear friendâ and colleague. âHow do you reconcile your love for someone with the revelation that they have behaved badly?â an emotional Guthrie asked. âAll we can say is we are heartbroken; Iâm heartbroken.â
Like the other recently disgraced media men before him Lauerâs career is now open for reexamination. One incident thatâs already been circulated and picked apart by social media is the Presidential Forum that Lauer moderated in September 2016. At the time Lauer was widely criticized for the way he interacted with candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton with many accusing the Today host of employing a sexist double standard. In one article âHow Sexism Like Matt Lauerâs Could Imperil the Nation â Adele M. Stan wrote âWhen questioning Clinton Lauer was all alpha-male interrupting her and tsk-tsking her for criticizing her opponent after he had asked her not to do so. But when paired with Trump it became clear who was the alpha in that set-up. It clearly wasn't Lauer who allowed Trump to talk over him and to evade specifics.â
While Lauer âs tendency to interrupt Clinton repeatedlyâwhile letting Trump go largely unchallengedâwas certainly cringe-worthy it may not be Lauerâs most painful on-air interaction. Anyone searching for an example of overt sexism need look no further than his 2012 Today interview with Anne Hathaway. The actress who was promoting her film Les Miserables at the time had had the misfortune of being photographed during a âwardrobe malfunction.â âI was getting out of the car and my dress was so tight that I didnât realize it until I saw all the photographersâ flashes â she reportedly said in response to the âdevastatingâ incident. As if the revealing photographs werenât enough Hathaway was then grilled on the minor controversy by Lauer who opened the interview with a gross allusion to the intimate pics.
âAnne Hathaway good morning nice to see you. Seen a lot of you lately â Lauer greeted his guest. While Hathaway who responded that âIâd be happy to stay home â clearly had no interest in discussing the upskirt shots Lauer continued. âLetâs just get it out of the way. You had a little wardrobe malfunction the other night. Whatâs the lesson learned from something like that other than that you keep smiling which youâll always do.â To summarize: Lauer mistaking pervy paparazzi pics for actual news asked an accomplished actress about a painful incident phrasing the invasion of privacy as a personal failing (âwhatâs the lesson learned from something like that?â). To make matters even worse he all but told Hathaway to smile through itâwhich is just what every woman wants to hear from a man whoâs talking down to her about her lack of underwear on national television.
Hathaway to her credit managed to own Lauer replying âWell it was obviously an unfortunate incident. It kind of made me sad on two accounts. One was that I was very sad that we live in an age when someone takes a picture of another person in a vulnerable moment and rather than delete it and do the decent thing sells it. And Iâm sorry that we live in a culture that commodifies sexuality of unwilling participants which brings us back to Les Mis because thatâs what the character [Fantine] is. She is someone who is forced to sell sex to benefit her child because she has nothing and thereâs no social safety net so yeahâletâs get back to Les Mis.â | On Wednesday morning NBC confirmed that they had fired morning news anchor [TGT] . [TGT] has served as the centerpiece of Today which The New York Times calls âthe most important part of the NBC News franchise â since 1997. A memo from NBC News chairman Andy Lack cited âinappropriate sexual behaviorâ as the grounds for termination.
âOn Monday night â Lack wrote âWe received a detailed complaint from a colleague about inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace by [TGT] . It represented after serious review a clear violation of our companyâs standards.â
While NBC took swift action against [TGT] even before the allegations went public itâs safe to assume that this story is far from over. As Lack himself acknowledged âWhile it is the first complaint about his behavior in the over twenty years heâs been at NBC News we were also presented with reason to believe this may not have been an isolated incident.â
In the wake of [TGT] âs unexpected departure Today was forced to reckon with the story in real time. Lauerâs co-host Savannah Guthrie was tasked with reporting on the latest in a string of sexual misconduct stories this time involving her âdear dear friendâ and colleague. âHow do you reconcile your love for someone with the revelation that they have behaved badly?â an emotional Guthrie asked. âAll we can say is we are heartbroken; Iâm heartbroken.â
Like the other recently disgraced media men before him Lauerâs career is now open for reexamination. One incident thatâs already been circulated and picked apart by social media is the Presidential Forum that Lauer moderated in September 2016. At the time Lauer was widely criticized for the way he interacted with candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton with many accusing the Today host of employing a sexist double standard. In one article âHow Sexism Like Matt Lauerâs Could Imperil the Nation â Adele M. Stan wrote âWhen questioning Clinton Lauer was all alpha-male interrupting her and tsk-tsking her for criticizing her opponent after he had asked her not to do so. But when paired with Trump it became clear who was the alpha in that set-up. It clearly wasn't Lauer who allowed Trump to talk over him and to evade specifics.â
While Lauer âs tendency to interrupt Clinton repeatedlyâwhile letting Trump go largely unchallengedâwas certainly cringe-worthy it may not be Lauerâs most painful on-air interaction. Anyone searching for an example of overt sexism need look no further than his 2012 Today interview with Anne Hathaway. The actress who was promoting her film Les Miserables at the time had had the misfortune of being photographed during a âwardrobe malfunction.â âI was getting out of the car and my dress was so tight that I didnât realize it until I saw all the photographersâ flashes â she reportedly said in response to the âdevastatingâ incident. As if the revealing photographs werenât enough Hathaway was then grilled on the minor controversy by Lauer who opened the interview with a gross allusion to the intimate pics.
âAnne Hathaway good morning nice to see you. Seen a lot of you lately â Lauer greeted his guest. While Hathaway who responded that âIâd be happy to stay home â clearly had no interest in discussing the upskirt shots Lauer continued. âLetâs just get it out of the way. You had a little wardrobe malfunction the other night. Whatâs the lesson learned from something like that other than that you keep smiling which youâll always do.â To summarize: Lauer mistaking pervy paparazzi pics for actual news asked an accomplished actress about a painful incident phrasing the invasion of privacy as a personal failing (âwhatâs the lesson learned from something like that?â). To make matters even worse he all but told Hathaway to smile through itâwhich is just what every woman wants to hear from a man whoâs talking down to her about her lack of underwear on national television.
Hathaway to her credit managed to own Lauer replying âWell it was obviously an unfortunate incident. It kind of made me sad on two accounts. One was that I was very sad that we live in an age when someone takes a picture of another person in a vulnerable moment and rather than delete it and do the decent thing sells it. And Iâm sorry that we live in a culture that commodifies sexuality of unwilling participants which brings us back to Les Mis because thatâs what the character [Fantine] is. She is someone who is forced to sell sex to benefit her child because she has nothing and thereâs no social safety net so yeahâletâs get back to Les Mis.â | 0Negative
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2,656 | Marine's 222 | Stephens | Cpl. Stephens of Canton Georgia plans to start his trek at Camp Lejune in North Carolina and hopes to make the 220-mile journey to Virginia Beach in just ten days according to Fox 5 Atlanta. He is also the founder of the Georgia chapter of End 22 an organization named after the number of service members that take their own lives each day. End 22 sets out to raise awareness and provide assistance to military service members who are struggling.
"I'm doing 22 miles a day for 10 days that's 220 but I can throw in a little extra to make 222 miles in ten days " said Stephens .
This will be the second hike for the marine. In January Stephens made his first attempt by hiking 222 miles but broke his leg 50 miles from the finish. He says that he pushed through the pain to complete his goal.
"This is my one last mission to go down range to save my brothers and sisters. I will not stop until we can stop these numbers from coming in " he said.
Stephens who is a blacksmith by trade wears around his neck red white and blue ribbons inscribed with the name of military men and women succumbed to negative thoughts.
"These are almost 100 names of soldiers sailors airmen and marines that we have lost to their demons from PTSD " said Stephens . | Cpl. [TGT] Georgia plans to start [TGT] trek at Camp Lejune in North Carolina and hopes to make the 220-mile journey to Virginia Beach in just ten days according to Fox 5 Atlanta. [TGT] is also the founder of the Georgia chapter of End 22 an organization named after the number of service members that take their own lives each day. End 22 sets out to raise awareness and provide assistance to military service members who are struggling.
"I'm doing 22 miles a day for 10 days that's 220 but I can throw in a little extra to make 222 miles in ten days " said [TGT] .
This will be the second hike for the marine. In January [TGT] made [TGT] first attempt by hiking 222 miles but broke [TGT] leg 50 miles from the finish. [TGT] says that [TGT] pushed through the pain to complete [TGT] goal.
"This is my one last mission to go down range to save my brothers and sisters. I will not stop until we can stop these numbers from coming in " he said.
[TGT] wears around [TGT] neck red white and blue ribbons inscribed with the name of military men and women succumbed to negative thoughts.
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2,657 | Conductor shot in Naperville calls for change in gun laws: 'Fix this broken system' | Michael Case | Amtrak conductor Michael Case said changes should be made to keep mentally unstable individuals from owning and having access to guns though he stressed he does not want to infringe on Second Amendment rights.
Edward Klein 80 has been charged with attempted murder and aggravated battery with a firearm. A DuPage County judge ruled him mentally unfit to stand trial. He has been in custody since he shot Case on May 16 while the train on which Klein was a passenger was stopped at the station near downtown Naperville. Case a Homewood resident was severely wounded and hospitalized for several months.
On Dec. 18 Case testified before a DuPage County judge recounting the moment Klein of West Allis Wis. shot the Amtrak conductor in the torso.
While the judge weighs what to do with Klein Case a 46-year-old father of four is still recovering from the near-fatal incident strengthened by the support and efforts of those both near and far.
In early January Case will have his third surgery since the May shooting. The procedure is to reconnect his small and large intestines. The shooting severely damaged his pancreas and doctors removed his gall bladder completely. Case said a long scar now adorns his stomach.
The shooting and its aftermath radically changed his family life Case said. Instead of focusing on school his children have devoted much of their energy to him and his wife has taken significant time off from her job to be with him he said.
Whether Case will return to his job as a conductor â he worked Amtrak routes locally in the Midwestand on the East coast for 10 years â remains to be seen said Case . He said he is seeing a therapist to help cope with anxiety that surfaced after the shooting and he struggles with having people stand right behind him.
Working for Amtrak showed Case large swaths of the country and he said he developed long-lasting friendships along the way. He called Amtrak "a family." | [TGT] said changes should be made to keep mentally unstable individuals from owning and having access to guns though [TGT] stressed [TGT] does not want to infringe on Second Amendment rights.
Edward Klein 80 has been charged with attempted murder and aggravated battery with a firearm. A DuPage County judge ruled him mentally unfit to stand trial. He has been in custody since he shot Case on May 16 while the train on which Klein was a passenger was stopped at the station near downtown Naperville. Case a Homewood resident was severely wounded and hospitalized for several months.
On Dec. 18 Case testified before a DuPage County judge recounting the moment Klein of West Allis Wis. shot the Amtrak conductor in the torso.
While the judge weighs what to do with Klein Case a 46-year-old father of four is still recovering from the near-fatal incident strengthened by the support and efforts of those both near and far.
In early January Case will have his third surgery since the May shooting. The procedure is to reconnect his small and large intestines. The shooting severely damaged his pancreas and doctors removed his gall bladder completely. Case said a long scar now adorns his stomach.
The shooting and its aftermath radically changed his family life Case said. Instead of focusing on school his children have devoted much of their energy to him and his wife has taken significant time off from her job to be with him he said.
Whether Case will return to his job as a conductor â he worked Amtrak routes locally in the Midwestand on the East coast for 10 years â remains to be seen said Case . He said he is seeing a therapist to help cope with anxiety that surfaced after the shooting and he struggles with having people stand right behind him.
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2,658 | Trump targets book threatens ex | Donald Trump Jr. | âFire and Fury: Inside the Trump White Houseâ by Michael Wolff due out on Tuesday set off a political firestorm with its portrayal of Trump as not particularly wanting to win the presidency in 2016 and unprepared for the job.
Charles Harder Trump âs personal lawyer provided a legal notice to Reuters that warned of possible claims including libel against Wolff and publisher Henry Holt & Co and said they would try to block publication of the book.
Trump cut ties with Bannon on Wednesday saying his former adviser had âlost his mind â in a blistering statement issued after comments attributed to Bannon in the book were made public.
Trump lawyers sent a cease-and-desist letter to Bannon on Wednesday asking him not to disclose any confidential information. They said Bannon had breached an agreement by communicating with Wolff about Trump his family and the campaign and made âdisparaging statements and in some cases outright defamatory statementsâ about them.
In the book Bannon was quoted as describing a June 2016 meeting with a group of Russians at Trump Tower in New York as âtreasonousâ and âunpatriotic.â The meeting held after the Russians promised damaging information on Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton was attended by Donald Trump Jr. Trumpâs son-in-law Jared Kushner and Paul Manafort who was Trumpâs campaign manager at the time.
Trumpâs statement also diminished Bannonâs role in the election victory and accused him of leaking to the media. Before joining the campaign Bannon had headed conservative Breitbart News website and he proved to be a divisive figure in the White House. He returned to Breitbart after being fired although he reportedly continued to talk with Trump .
Bannonâs reaction to the book controversy has been muted. In interviews with Breitbart News after the news broke he called Trump a âgreat manâ and pledged continued support for his agenda.
The president took note. âHe called me a great man last night so he obviously changed his tune pretty quick â Trump told reporters on Thursday. âI donât talk to him. Thatâs a misnomer.â
A lawsuit could hurt Trump because Bannonâs lawyers would be entitled to interview White House officials and collect potentially damaging documents from them in his defense Moss said.
Bannon helped Trump shape a populist anti-establishment message and had been the presidentâs link to his hard-line conservative base of support which is often at odds with the Republican Party establishment.
The story that triggered the Trump-Bannon split was an offshoot of the investigation into whether Trump campaign aides colluded with Russia to sway the election to Trump allegations Trump and Moscow deny. | âFire and Fury: Inside the Trump White Houseâ by Michael Wolff due out on Tuesday set off a political firestorm with its portrayal of Trump as not particularly wanting to win the presidency in 2016 and unprepared for the job.
Charles Harder Trump âs personal lawyer provided a legal notice to Reuters that warned of possible claims including libel against Wolff and publisher Henry Holt & Co and said they would try to block publication of the book.
Trump cut ties with Bannon on Wednesday saying his former adviser had âlost his mind â in a blistering statement issued after comments attributed to Bannon in the book were made public.
Trump lawyers sent a cease-and-desist letter to Bannon on Wednesday asking him not to disclose any confidential information. They said Bannon had breached an agreement by communicating with Wolff about Trump his family and the campaign and made âdisparaging statements and in some cases outright defamatory statementsâ about them.
In the book Bannon was quoted as describing a June 2016 meeting with a group of Russians at Trump Tower in New York as âtreasonousâ and âunpatriotic.â The meeting held after the Russians promised damaging information on Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton was attended by Donald Trump Jr. Trumpâs son-in-law Jared Kushner and Paul Manafort who was Trumpâs campaign manager at the time.
Trumpâs statement also diminished Bannonâs role in the election victory and accused him of leaking to the media. Before joining the campaign Bannon had headed conservative Breitbart News website and he proved to be a divisive figure in the White House. He returned to Breitbart after being fired although he reportedly continued to talk with [TGT] .
Bannonâs reaction to the book controversy has been muted. In interviews with Breitbart News after the news broke he called [TGT] a âgreat manâ and pledged continued support for his agenda.
The president took note. âHe called me a great man last night so he obviously changed his tune pretty quick â [TGT] told reporters on Thursday. âI donât talk to him. Thatâs a misnomer.â
A lawsuit could hurt [TGT] because Bannonâs lawyers would be entitled to interview White House officials and collect potentially damaging documents from them in [TGT] defense Moss said.
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2,659 | Science Compared Every Diet and the Winner Is Real Food | David Katz | Flailing in the swell of bestselling diet books infomercials for cleanses and secret tips in glossy magazines is the credibility of nutrition science. Watching thoroughly-credentialed medical experts tout the addition or subtraction of one nutrient as deliveranceâonly to change the channel and hear someone equally-thoroughly-credentialed touting the oppositeâit can be tempting to write off nutrition advice altogether. This month we hear something is good and next we almost expect to hear itâs bad. Why not assume the latest research will all eventually be nullified and just close our eyes and eat whatever tastes best? That notion is at once relatable and tragic in that diet is inextricable from the amount of healthy time we spend on Earth. Improvements in diet are clearly associated with significant lengthening of lifespan and dramatic decreases in risk of most chronic diseases. Combining disease and longevity into the concept of healthspan the number of healthy years of lifeâfundamentally more important but less readily quantifiable than lifespanâthe data in favor of optimizing our diets are even more compelling. No one is arguing that diet is less than extremely important to health and well-being but seemingly everyone is arguing as to what constitutes the best diet. "A diet of minimally processed foods close to nature predominantly plants is decisively associated with health promotion and disease prevention." The voices that carry the farthest over the sea of diet recommendations are those of iconoclastsâthose who promise the most for the least and do so with certainty. Amid the clamor Dr. David Katz is emerging as an iconoclast on the side of reason. At least thatâs how he describes himself . From his throne at Yale University's Prevention Research Center where he is a practicing physician and researcher said sea of popular diet media is the institution against which he rebels. Itâs not that nutrition science is corrupt just that the empty promises of memetic of-the-moment diet crazes are themselves junk food. To Katz they are more than annoying and confusing; they are dangerous injustice. Scientific publisher Annual Reviews asked Katz to compare the medical evidence for and against every mainstream diet. He says they came to him because of his penchant for dispassionate appraisals. "I don't have a dog in the fight " he told me. âI donât care which diet is best. I care about the truth."
Katz and Yale colleague Stephanie Meller published their findings in the current issue of the journal in a paper titled "Can We Say What Diet Is Best for Health?" In it they compare the major diets of the day: Low carb low fat low glycemic Mediterranean mixed/balanced (DASH) Paleolithic vegan and elements of other diets. Despite the pervasiveness of these diets in culture and media Katz and Meller write "There have been no rigorous long-term studies comparing contenders for best diet laurels using methodology that precludes bias and confounding. For many reasons such studies are unlikely." They conclude that no diet is clearly best but there are common elements across eating patterns that are proven to be beneficial to health. "A diet of minimally processed foods close to nature predominantly plants is decisively associated with health promotion and disease prevention." Katz Meller/Annual Reviews Among the salient points of proven health benefits the researchers note nutritionally-replete plant-based diets are supported by a wide array of favorable health outcomes including fewer cancers and less heart disease. These diets ideally included not just fruits and vegetables but whole grains nuts and seeds. Katz and Meller found "no decisive evidence" that low-fat diets are better than diets high in healthful fats like the Mediterranean. Those fats include a lower ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acids than the typical American diet.
The Mediterranean diet which is additionally defined by high intake of fiber moderate alcohol and meat intake antioxidants and polyphenols does have favorable effects on heart disease cancer risk obesity metabolic syndrome and "is potentially associated with defense against neurodegenerative disease and preservation of cognitive function reduced inflammation and defense against asthma." They also found carbohydrate-selective diets to be better than categorically low-carbohydrate diets in that incorporating whole grains is associated with lower risks for cancers and better control of body weight. Attention to glycemic load and index is "sensible at the least." Eating foods that have high glycemic loads (which Katz says is much more relevant to health outcomes than glycemic indexâin that some quality foods like carrots have very high indices which could be misleading) is associated with greater risk of heart disease. Finally in a notable blow to some interpretations of the Paleo diet Katz and Meller wrote "if Paleolithic eating is loosely interpreted to mean a diet based mostly on meat no meaningful interpretation of health effects is possible." They note that the composition of most meat in today's food supply is not similar to that of mammoth meat and that most plants available during the Stone Age are today extinct. (Though it wouldn't surprise me to learn that Paleo extremists are crowd-funding a Jurassic Park style experiment to bring them back.)
Just because Katz is not one to abandon his scientific compass under duress of passion does not mean he is without passion or unmoved by it in his own ways. The subjects of media headlines and popular diet books are dark places for Katz . "Itâs not just linguistic I really at times feel like crying when I think about that weâre paying for ignorance with human lives " he told me. "At times I hate the people with alphabet soup after their names who are promising the moon and the stars with certainty. I hate knowing that the next person is already rubbing his or her hands together with the next fad to make it on the bestseller list." "Thatâs an excellent idea and yet somehow it turns out to be extremely radical." "The evidence that with knowledge already at our disposal we could eliminate 80 percent of chronic disease is the basis for everything I do " Katz said. Just as he was finishing his residency in internal medicine in 1993 influential research in the Journal of the American Medical Association ("Actual Causes of Death in the United States") put diet on a short list of the lifestyle factors blamed for half of deaths in 1990. "Here we are more than 20 years later and weâve made just about no progress." A nod to the fact that popular media is not totally lost Katz borrows from the writer Michael Pollan citing a seminal 2007 New York Times Magazine article on "nutritionism" in concluding that the mantra "Eat food not too much mostly plants" is sound. "Thatâs an excellent idea and yet somehow it turns out to be extremely radical." | Flailing in the swell of bestselling diet books infomercials for cleanses and secret tips in glossy magazines is the credibility of nutrition science. Watching thoroughly-credentialed medical experts tout the addition or subtraction of one nutrient as deliveranceâonly to change the channel and hear someone equally-thoroughly-credentialed touting the oppositeâit can be tempting to write off nutrition advice altogether. This month we hear something is good and next we almost expect to hear itâs bad. Why not assume the latest research will all eventually be nullified and just close our eyes and eat whatever tastes best? That notion is at once relatable and tragic in that diet is inextricable from the amount of healthy time we spend on Earth. Improvements in diet are clearly associated with significant lengthening of lifespan and dramatic decreases in risk of most chronic diseases. Combining disease and longevity into the concept of healthspan the number of healthy years of lifeâfundamentally more important but less readily quantifiable than lifespanâthe data in favor of optimizing our diets are even more compelling. No one is arguing that diet is less than extremely important to health and well-being but seemingly everyone is arguing as to what constitutes the best diet. "A diet of minimally processed foods close to nature predominantly plants is decisively associated with health promotion and disease prevention." The voices that carry the farthest over the sea of diet recommendations are those of iconoclastsâthose who promise the most for the least and do so with certainty. Amid the clamor Dr. [TGT] is emerging as an iconoclast on the side of reason. At least thatâs how he describes himself . From his throne at Yale University's Prevention Research Center where he is a practicing physician and researcher said sea of popular diet media is the institution against which he rebels. Itâs not that nutrition science is corrupt just that the empty promises of memetic of-the-moment diet crazes are themselves junk food. To Katz they are more than annoying and confusing; they are dangerous injustice. Scientific publisher Annual Reviews asked Katz to compare the medical evidence for and against every mainstream diet. He says they came to him because of his penchant for dispassionate appraisals. "I don't have a dog in the fight " he told me. âI donât care which diet is best. I care about the truth."
Katz and Yale colleague Stephanie Meller published their findings in the current issue of the journal in a paper titled "Can We Say What Diet Is Best for Health?" In it they compare the major diets of the day: Low carb low fat low glycemic Mediterranean mixed/balanced (DASH) Paleolithic vegan and elements of other diets. Despite the pervasiveness of these diets in culture and media Katz and Meller write "There have been no rigorous long-term studies comparing contenders for best diet laurels using methodology that precludes bias and confounding. For many reasons such studies are unlikely." They conclude that no diet is clearly best but there are common elements across eating patterns that are proven to be beneficial to health. "A diet of minimally processed foods close to nature predominantly plants is decisively associated with health promotion and disease prevention." Katz Meller/Annual Reviews Among the salient points of proven health benefits the researchers note nutritionally-replete plant-based diets are supported by a wide array of favorable health outcomes including fewer cancers and less heart disease. These diets ideally included not just fruits and vegetables but whole grains nuts and seeds. Katz and Meller found "no decisive evidence" that low-fat diets are better than diets high in healthful fats like the Mediterranean. Those fats include a lower ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acids than the typical American diet.
The Mediterranean diet which is additionally defined by high intake of fiber moderate alcohol and meat intake antioxidants and polyphenols does have favorable effects on heart disease cancer risk obesity metabolic syndrome and "is potentially associated with defense against neurodegenerative disease and preservation of cognitive function reduced inflammation and defense against asthma." They also found carbohydrate-selective diets to be better than categorically low-carbohydrate diets in that incorporating whole grains is associated with lower risks for cancers and better control of body weight. Attention to glycemic load and index is "sensible at the least." Eating foods that have high glycemic loads (which Katz says is much more relevant to health outcomes than glycemic indexâin that some quality foods like carrots have very high indices which could be misleading) is associated with greater risk of heart disease. Finally in a notable blow to some interpretations of the Paleo diet Katz and Meller wrote "if Paleolithic eating is loosely interpreted to mean a diet based mostly on meat no meaningful interpretation of health effects is possible." They note that the composition of most meat in today's food supply is not similar to that of mammoth meat and that most plants available during the Stone Age are today extinct. (Though it wouldn't surprise me to learn that Paleo extremists are crowd-funding a Jurassic Park style experiment to bring them back.)
Just because Katz is not one to abandon his scientific compass under duress of passion does not mean he is without passion or unmoved by it in his own ways. The subjects of media headlines and popular diet books are dark places for Katz . "Itâs not just linguistic I really at times feel like crying when I think about that weâre paying for ignorance with human lives " he told me. "At times I hate the people with alphabet soup after their names who are promising the moon and the stars with certainty. I hate knowing that the next person is already rubbing his or her hands together with the next fad to make it on the bestseller list." "Thatâs an excellent idea and yet somehow it turns out to be extremely radical." "The evidence that with knowledge already at our disposal we could eliminate 80 percent of chronic disease is the basis for everything I do " Katz said. Just as he was finishing his residency in internal medicine in 1993 influential research in the Journal of the American Medical Association ("Actual Causes of Death in the United States") put diet on a short list of the lifestyle factors blamed for half of deaths in 1990. "Here we are more than 20 years later and weâve made just about no progress." A nod to the fact that popular media is not totally lost Katz borrows from the writer Michael Pollan citing a seminal 2007 New York Times Magazine article on "nutritionism" in concluding that the mantra "Eat food not too much mostly plants" is sound. "Thatâs an excellent idea and yet somehow it turns out to be extremely radical." | 2Positive
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2,660 | Bill Murray at Orchestra Hall is a show no one else could have done | Bill Murray | What happens when the one and only Bill Murray recites American literature and flexes his pipes on songs from the great American songbook backed by three accomplished classical musicians at a packed Orchestra Hall?
âNew Worlds: Bill Murray Jan Vogler and Friendsâ was the name of the show the famed Wilmette-raised actor and comedian along with cellist Jan Vogler violinist Mira Wang and pianist Vanessa Perez brought to Symphony Center on Tuesday night as part of a national tour in support of their new Decca Gold album of the same name.
Murray sang a little danced a little cracked a couple of jokes. The inveterate Cubs fan traded his tuxedo jacket for a Cubs windbreaker at the end prompting a roar from audience members one of whom had draped a Wrigley victory flag over the side of the platform that was put up on stage to accommodate extra seats.
The tone shifted from light to serious and back again. Murray sometimes recited over musical accompaniment; sometimes his recitations stood on their own. One selection merged into the next in a seamless two-hour flow of spoken word song and instrumental music. Like all highly skilled actors Murray is a virtuoso of tone and timing. His typically laid-back manner fools no one for thereâs always a finely honed theatrical sensibility and command of craft peeking through.
Who could resist James Fenimore Cooperâs evocation of a pristine early 19th-century American woodland (from âThe Deerslayerâ) as recited with all due wonderment by Murray over a movement from a Schubert piano trio?
Or Murray âs thoughtful rendition half-sung half-spoken of âJeanie with the Light-Brown Hair â a nostalgic slice of early America I have never heard so poignantly done as here? Murray may not have classically trained vocal technique but his baritone is pleasant and musical and absolutely true to the words and the deep emotions they convey and that was all that mattered.
There was so much else to savor all evening long. You havenât heard âIt Ainât Necessarily Soâ until youâve heard Murray âs sassy jazzy transformation of that beloved Gershwin classic. Nor are you likely to forget the gutsy intensity of feeling he brought to Van Morrisonâs soul standard âWhen Will I Ever Learn to Live in God.â
After that number Murray flung long-stemmed roses to the fans who were up on their feet loudly cheering the hometown favorite. âThanks for coming â itâs nice to be home â he told them as he Vogler Wang and Perez waved their goodbyes.
If this is what it takes to sell light classical music and renew interest in neglected classics of American literature to a mass concert public maybe Murray and friends are on to something. Long may their team flourish.
RELATED: Bill Murray's new gig singing American standards: 'I am taking every show as potentially my final show' »
Sports Baseball Chicago Cubs Joe Maddon likes idea of Bill Murray playing him in David Ross movie »
Bill Murray golfwear has interesting new collection â of celebrity investors » | What happens when the one and only [TGT] recites American literature and flexes his pipes on songs from the great American songbook backed by three accomplished classical musicians at a packed Orchestra Hall?
âNew Worlds: [TGT] Jan Vogler and Friendsâ was the name of the show the famed Wilmette-raised actor and comedian along with cellist Jan Vogler violinist Mira Wang and pianist Vanessa Perez brought to Symphony Center on Tuesday night as part of a national tour in support of their new Decca Gold album of the same name.
Murray sang a little danced a little cracked a couple of jokes. The inveterate Cubs fan traded his tuxedo jacket for a Cubs windbreaker at the end prompting a roar from audience members one of whom had draped a Wrigley victory flag over the side of the platform that was put up on stage to accommodate extra seats.
The tone shifted from light to serious and back again. Murray sometimes recited over musical accompaniment; sometimes his recitations stood on their own. One selection merged into the next in a seamless two-hour flow of spoken word song and instrumental music. Like all highly skilled actors Murray is a virtuoso of tone and timing. His typically laid-back manner fools no one for thereâs always a finely honed theatrical sensibility and command of craft peeking through.
Who could resist James Fenimore Cooperâs evocation of a pristine early 19th-century American woodland (from âThe Deerslayerâ) as recited with all due wonderment by Murray over a movement from a Schubert piano trio?
Or Murray âs thoughtful rendition half-sung half-spoken of âJeanie with the Light-Brown Hair â a nostalgic slice of early America I have never heard so poignantly done as here? Murray may not have classically trained vocal technique but his baritone is pleasant and musical and absolutely true to the words and the deep emotions they convey and that was all that mattered.
There was so much else to savor all evening long. You havenât heard âIt Ainât Necessarily Soâ until youâve heard Murray âs sassy jazzy transformation of that beloved Gershwin classic. Nor are you likely to forget the gutsy intensity of feeling he brought to Van Morrisonâs soul standard âWhen Will I Ever Learn to Live in God.â
After that number Murray flung long-stemmed roses to the fans who were up on their feet loudly cheering the hometown favorite. âThanks for coming â itâs nice to be home â he told them as he Vogler Wang and Perez waved their goodbyes.
If this is what it takes to sell light classical music and renew interest in neglected classics of American literature to a mass concert public maybe Murray and friends are on to something. Long may their team flourish.
RELATED: [TGT] 's new gig singing American standards: 'I am taking every show as potentially my final show' »
Sports Baseball Chicago Cubs Joe Maddon likes idea of [TGT] playing him in David Ross movie »
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2,661 | Miranda Lambert Green Day Duet Set for Band's Hits Album | Miranda Lambert | Green Day is teaming up with Miranda Lambert for a revised version of "Ordinary World " a song originally released on the band's 2016 album Revolution Radio. The re-recorded track will appear on next month's Greatest Hits: God's Favorite Band as a duet with Lambert and Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong sharing lead vocals.
Related Miranda Lambert Plots 2018 Livin' Like Hippies Tour Jon Pardi joins Grammy winner for 23-city trek with special guest appearances by Brent Cobb Lucie Silvas and Charlie Worsham
The pairing of a punk-pop band with a mainstream country headliner isn't as incongruous as it might look. Lambert and Armstrong previously swapped harmonies at the 2014 Grammy Awards where the two singers paid tribute to the late Phil Everly with an acoustic performance of the Everly Brothers' 1960 hit "When Will I Be Loved." One year earlier Armstrong performed a similar mix of mid-century country music and harmony-heavy folk on Foreverly his duets album with Norah Jones.
21. "Ordinary World: (featuring Miranda Lambert) | Green Day is teaming up with [TGT] for a revised version of "Ordinary World " a song originally released on the band's 2016 album Revolution Radio. The re-recorded track will appear on next month's Greatest Hits: God's Favorite Band as a duet with Lambert and Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong sharing lead vocals.
Related [TGT] Plots 2018 Livin' Like Hippies Tour Jon Pardi joins Grammy winner for 23-city trek with special guest appearances by Brent Cobb Lucie Silvas and Charlie Worsham
The pairing of a punk-pop band with a mainstream country headliner isn't as incongruous as it might look. Lambert and Armstrong previously swapped harmonies at the 2014 Grammy Awards where the two singers paid tribute to the late Phil Everly with an acoustic performance of the Everly Brothers' 1960 hit "When Will I Be Loved." One year earlier Armstrong performed a similar mix of mid-century country music and harmony-heavy folk on Foreverly his duets album with Norah Jones.
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2,662 | Leftist Mexican presidential candidate leads but gap closing: poll | Ricardo Anaya | MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Left-wing Mexican presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has an 8-point lead over rivals a newspaper poll showed on Thursday even as second-place candidate Ricardo Anaya has narrowed the gap since the previous survey.
Lopez Obrador holds 33 percent of the vote against 25 percent for Ricardo Anaya of the left-right coalition âFor Mexico in Front â according to the survey by Mexican newspaper Reforma.
In Reformaâs previous poll in November Anaya held just 19 percent of the vote and the gap between the two frontruners was a larger 12 percentage points.
The results show a similar trend to a poll published by Parametria last week which also showed Anaya gaining slightly but had Lopez Obrador with a larger lead. | MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Left-wing Mexican presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has an 8-point lead over rivals a newspaper poll showed on Thursday even as [TGT] has narrowed the gap since the previous survey.
Lopez Obrador holds 33 percent of the vote against 25 percent for Ricardo Anaya of the left-right coalition âFor Mexico in Front â according to the survey by Mexican newspaper Reforma.
In Reformaâs previous poll in November [TGT] held just 19 percent of the vote and the gap between the two frontruners was a larger 12 percentage points.
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2,663 | If We Bring The Good Life To All Will We Destroy The Planet? | Daniel O'Neill | Daniel O'Neill â an economist at the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom â and several collaborators came up with 11 indicators that a country has met the needs of its citizens. They range from boosting life expectancy above age 65 to ensuring that at least 95 percent of its adult population has graduated from high school has access to sanitation and earns more than the extreme poverty line of $1.90 a day.
From that "we can calculate a carbon budget for the rest of the century " notes O'Neill . And then dividing that by the number of people on the planet "we can say 'OK this is the carbon budget per person.' "
Unfortunately "we really didn't find that " says O'Neill .
"It's a worrying finding " says O'Neill . But he cautions against concluding that there is simply no way for everyone to enjoy a decent life without destroying the planet. After all these findings are based on how we are doing things now he says.
And he adds that this study actually points to one way to do that. Specifically O'Neill and his fellow researchers ran statistical tests to determine for each environmental measure how much damage it takes to produce a corresponding improvement on each of the social well-being indicators.
"And what we find is that it follows a curve of diminishing returns â as you use more resources you get less social bang for your buck " says O'Neill . "So there's a turning point after which additional resource use contributes very little to social performance." Wealthy industrialized nations such as the United States the United Kingdom and Canada have reached that point says O'Neill . "As we increase our resource use we get almost no increase in human well-being from that."
And this means for these countries the strategy of growing the economy â basically trying to create new wealth â to boost the well-being of their underprivileged citizens is ineffective. A much better approach argues O'Neill would be to focus on redistributing their existing wealth more equitably.
And if high-income countries were to adopt such an approach says O'Neill they could reduce their use of resources. And that he says would "free up the ecological space" for poor nations where using resources still does make a big impact in improving people's lives. | [TGT] â an economist at the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom â and several collaborators came up with 11 indicators that a country has met the needs of its citizens. They range from boosting life expectancy above age 65 to ensuring that at least 95 percent of its adult population has graduated from high school has access to sanitation and earns more than the extreme poverty line of $1.90 a day.
From that "we can calculate a carbon budget for the rest of the century " notes [TGT] . And then dividing that by the number of people on the planet "we can say 'OK this is the carbon budget per person.' "
Unfortunately "we really didn't find that " says O'Neill .
"It's a worrying finding " says [TGT] . But [TGT] cautions against concluding that there is simply no way for everyone to enjoy a decent life without destroying the planet. After all these findings are based on how we are doing things now [TGT] says.
And [TGT] adds that this study actually points to one way to do that. Specifically O'Neill and his fellow researchers ran statistical tests to determine for each environmental measure how much damage it takes to produce a corresponding improvement on each of the social well-being indicators.
"And what we find is that it follows a curve of diminishing returns â as you use more resources you get less social bang for your buck " says [TGT] . "So there's a turning point after which additional resource use contributes very little to social performance." Wealthy industrialized nations such as the United States the United Kingdom and Canada have reached that point says [TGT] . "As we increase our resource use we get almost no increase in human well-being from that."
And this means for these countries the strategy of growing the economy â basically trying to create new wealth â to boost the well-being of their underprivileged citizens is ineffective. A much better approach argues O'Neill would be to focus on redistributing their existing wealth more equitably.
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2,664 | Taylor Swift Said She 'Couldn't Have Asked For A Better Year' And Divided Us All | Taylor Swift | Taylor Swift praised 2017 and all hell broke loose.
In an Instagram post the pop star shared Wednesday to mark her 28th birthday Swift said she âcouldnât have asked for a better year.â
It was âall thanksâ to her fans she added.
A post shared by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift) on Dec 13 2017 at 5:01pm PST
Commenters on Twitter were divided with some calling out Swift âs unflinching admiration for 12 months marked by Donald Trumpâs presidency the emboldening of white nationalists mass shootings and a steady flow of sexual misconduct allegations against high-profile men.
Others however defended Swift noting that her post was simply a celebration of her personal achievements.
Swift âs new album âReputationâ went triple platinum she appeared on Time magazineâs cover with other âSilence Breakersâ for its âPerson of the Yearâ issue and she performed to acclaim on âSaturday Night Live.â
Gasp Taylor Swiftâs personal life was good this year clearly she isnât paying attention to the rest of the world. | [TGT] praised 2017 and all hell broke loose.
In an Instagram post the pop star shared Wednesday to mark [TGT] 28th birthday [TGT] said [TGT] âcouldnât have asked for a better year.â
It was âall thanksâ to [TGT] fans [TGT] added.
A post shared by [TGT] (@taylorswift) on Dec 13 2017 at 5:01pm PST
Commenters on Twitter were divided with some calling out [TGT] unflinching admiration for 12 months marked by Donald Trumpâs presidency the emboldening of white nationalists mass shootings and a steady flow of sexual misconduct allegations against high-profile men.
Others however defended [TGT] noting that [TGT] post was simply a celebration of [TGT] personal achievements.
[TGT] âs new album âReputationâ went triple platinum [TGT] appeared on Time magazineâs cover with other âSilence Breakersâ for its âPerson of the Yearâ issue and [TGT] performed to acclaim on âSaturday Night Live.â
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2,665 | Russian zookeeper describes 'torture' while tiger mauled her report says | Nadezhda Srivastava | A Russian zookeeper recounted the horrifying moment when a Siberian tiger sneaked up and âsank his teethâ into her flesh as her life flashed before her eyes in the 10 minutes that felt like âan eternity. â
Nadezhda Srivastava 44 was bringing food to the 16-year-old tiger named Taifun or Typhoon when the animal pounced on her at Kaliningrad Zoo in Russia. Srivastava recalled to The Mirror how she attempted to talk to the tiger in an attempt to stop the attack.
"In a few moments I saw the tiger standing half of meter from me " she said. " He approached very quietly I did not expect this and had no time to react let alone run away.â
"At first I tried to speak to him -- like 'Go away' or 'Let me go ââ she added. "I hoped that he would retreat."
"I tried to turn or crawl away but he again fell on top of me with all his weight. I don't know if he was playing or not. It was agonizing â Srivastava recalled. "When I turned unsuccessfully -- he sank his teeth into my back. "
Srivastava said she just wanted the âtorture to endâ and it took all her strength to get up and run to the âinner roomâ when the tiger retreated.
âIf it were not for the visitors of the zoo I would no longer be alive â she said.
The zookeeper was then rushed to hospital. âThe patient was delivered to the hospital with multiple wounds to the body and limbs â said a local health ministry spokesman according to the Sun. Srivastava told The Mirror the tiger âshatteredâ her wrist and âbrokeâ her fingers but her nerves are still intact.
Typhoon was born on July 1 2001 in the Chelyabinsk Zoo in Russia. He arrived at the zoo in the Russian Kaliningrad region a pocket of land located between Poland and Lithuania on Feb. 4 2002. | A Russian zookeeper recounted the horrifying moment when a Siberian tiger sneaked up and âsank his teethâ into her flesh as her life flashed before her eyes in the 10 minutes that felt like âan eternity. â
[TGT] was bringing food to the 16-year-old tiger named Taifun or Typhoon when the animal pounced on [TGT] at Kaliningrad Zoo in Russia. [TGT] recalled to The Mirror how [TGT] attempted to talk to the tiger in an attempt to stop the attack.
"In a few moments I saw the tiger standing half of meter from me " she said. " He approached very quietly I did not expect this and had no time to react let alone run away.â
"At first I tried to speak to him -- like 'Go away' or 'Let me go ââ she added. "I hoped that he would retreat."
"I tried to turn or crawl away but he again fell on top of me with all his weight. I don't know if he was playing or not. It was agonizing â [TGT] recalled. "When I turned unsuccessfully -- he sank his teeth into my back. [TGT]
said [TGT] just wanted the âtorture to endâ and it took all [TGT] strength to get up and run to the âinner roomâ when the tiger retreated.
âIf it were not for the visitors of the zoo I would no longer be alive â she said.
The zookeeper was then rushed to hospital. âThe patient was delivered to the hospital with multiple wounds to the body and limbs â said a local health ministry spokesman according to the Sun. [TGT] told The Mirror the tiger âshatteredâ [TGT] wrist and âbrokeâ [TGT] fingers but [TGT] nerves are still intact.
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2,666 | Spain's PM says may use constitution to block Catalan independence | Mariano Rajoy | MADRID/BARCELONA (Reuters) - Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said on Saturday he would not rule out using the constitutional powers to remove Cataloniaâs autonomous status if it claimed independence as tens of thousands took to the streets to call for talks.
Until now Rajoy has remained vague on whether he would use article 155 the so-called nuclear option of the constitution which enables him to sack the regional government and call a fresh local election.
In an interview with Spanish newspaper El Pais on Saturday Rajoy was asked if he was ready to trigger the article 155 of the constitution and said: âI donât rule out absolutely anything that is within the law ... Ideally it shouldnât be necessary to implement extreme solutions but for that not to happen things would have to be changed.â
While Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont has said he is open to mediation Rajoy has demanded he give up the independence campaign before discussions can be held.
Rajoy âs government mobilized thousands of national police to stop Sundayâs vote leading to clashes with would-be voters as they tried to close polling stations in schools and remove ballot boxes.
In the El Pais interview Rajoy said the around 4 000 extra police shipped in to the region would stay until the conflict had been resolved. | MADRID/BARCELONA (Reuters) - [TGT] said on Saturday [TGT] would not rule out using the constitutional powers to remove Cataloniaâs autonomous status if it claimed independence as tens of thousands took to the streets to call for talks.
Until now [TGT] has remained vague on whether [TGT] would use article 155 the so-called nuclear option of the constitution which enables [TGT] to sack the regional government and call a fresh local election.
In an interview with Spanish newspaper El Pais on Saturday [TGT] was asked if [TGT] was ready to trigger the article 155 of the constitution and said: âI donât rule out absolutely anything that is within the law ... Ideally it shouldnât be necessary to implement extreme solutions but for that not to happen things would have to be changed.â
While Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont has said he is open to mediation [TGT] has demanded [TGT] give up the independence campaign before discussions can be held.
Rajoy âs government mobilized thousands of national police to stop Sundayâs vote leading to clashes with would-be voters as they tried to close polling stations in schools and remove ballot boxes.
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2,667 | Progressives rage at DCCC after it attacks Texas candidate for âbegrudginglyâ moving to Houston | Laura Moser | Laura Moser a candidate in a Democratic congressional primary in Texas . (Michael Stravato for The Washington Post)
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is taking fire from the left after months of relative peace thanks to a document put online the night of Feb. 22 â a collection of opposition research on Laura Moser a progressive candidate in Texasâs competitive 7th Congressional District.
As Moser was attending a campaign event the DCCC posted a short but brutal collection of hits on Moser that would be likely used against her if she won the Democratic nomination. The 7th District is one of 23 where Hillary Clinton outpolled Donald Trump in 2016 while voters sent a Republican congressman to Washington.
âDemocratic voters need to hear that Laura Moser is not going to change Washington â the committee wrote. â She is a Washington insider who begrudgingly moved to Houston to run for Congress.â
Moser responded later Thursday night saying in a statement that the DCCCâs tactics represented âwhy people hate politicsâ and hurt the effort to take Congress back from Republicans.
âWeâre used to tough talk here in Texas but itâs disappointing to hear it from Washington operatives â she said.
Moser did relocate to her native Houston last year and began running for Congress with her move back home â after launching Daily Action a campaign tool for progressives frustrated by Trump â as part of the story. The DCCC which has seen plenty of candidates brought down by residence issues came to view her as unelectable.
âVoters in Houston have organized for over a year to hold [Republican Rep. John Abney] Culberson accountable and win this Clinton district â said DCCC communications director Meredith Kelly. âUnfortunately Laura Moserâs outright disgust for life in Texas disqualifies her as a general election candidate and would rob voters of their opportunity to flip Texasâs 7th in November.â
The DCCCâs memo hit Moser for paying Revolution Messaging the firm where her husband Arun Chaudhary had worked since 2012 to produce her TV ads. But its main attack lines were backed up by an article Moser wrote for Washingtonian in 2014 where she joked that she âd âsooner have my teeth pulled out without anesthesiaâ than move to her grandparentsâ home in Paris Tex. Paris is a small city more than 300 miles from the 7th District; the DCCC warned that voters would not process the nuance.
Both Moser âs campaign and the DCCC saw her in a strong position to win one of two runoff slots in the March 6 Democratic primary. With early voting underway and Democratic turnout in Houstonâs Harris County undergoing a historic surge the DCCC pounced.
But the way it did so advertising what Republicans might use to beat Moser sparked outrage across the left. At Daily Kos a popular group blog that crowdfunds for Democratic candidates a diarist wondered whether the move against Moser âmay have something to do with the candidate selection role the Blue Dog Coalition is playing at the DCCC.â The People for Bernie Sanders a progressive group organized to support the Vermont senatorâs 2016 presidential campaign called âfor the DCCC board to investigate how the decision was reached and publish the findings publicly.â There was an additional factor: Revolution Messaging had worked for Sanders and Chaudhary had worked as the campaignâs photographer.
Moser is not the only progressive candidate in the district primary and several of her rivals back universal Medicare which has become a litmus test on the left. But her race has attracted national attention as an example of progressive candidates bristling as well-established Democratic organizations backed their rivals. On Thursday morning the Intercept which has been publishing articles on how the DCCC works highlighted Moser âs race and the involvement of Emilyâs List with party donor Lizzie Pannill Fletcher. | [TGT] . (Michael Stravato for The Washington Post)
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is taking fire from the left after months of relative peace thanks to a document put online the night of Feb. 22 â a collection of opposition research on [TGT] a progressive candidate in Texasâs competitive 7th Congressional District.
As [TGT] was attending a campaign event the DCCC posted a short but brutal collection of hits on Moser that would be likely used against her if she won the Democratic nomination. The 7th District is one of 23 where Hillary Clinton outpolled Donald Trump in 2016 while voters sent a Republican congressman to Washington.
âDemocratic voters need to hear that [TGT] is not going to change Washington â the committee wrote. â [TGT] is a Washington insider who begrudgingly moved to Houston to run for Congress.â
Moser responded later Thursday night saying in a statement that the DCCCâs tactics represented âwhy people hate politicsâ and hurt the effort to take Congress back from Republicans.
âWeâre used to tough talk here in Texas but itâs disappointing to hear it from Washington operatives â she said.
[TGT] did relocate to her native Houston last year and began running for Congress with her move back home â after launching Daily Action a campaign tool for progressives frustrated by Trump â as part of the story. The DCCC which has seen plenty of candidates brought down by residence issues came to view her as unelectable.
âVoters in Houston have organized for over a year to hold [Republican Rep. John Abney] Culberson accountable and win this Clinton district â said DCCC communications director Meredith Kelly. [TGT] [TGT] as a general election candidate and would rob voters of their opportunity to flip Texasâs 7th in November.â
The DCCCâs memo hit Moser for paying Revolution Messaging the firm where her husband Arun Chaudhary had worked since 2012 to produce her TV ads. But its main attack lines were backed up by an article Moser wrote for Washingtonian in 2014 where she joked that she âd âsooner have my teeth pulled out without anesthesiaâ than move to her grandparentsâ home in Paris Tex. Paris is a small city more than 300 miles from the 7th District; the DCCC warned that voters would not process the nuance.
Both Moser âs campaign and the DCCC saw her in a strong position to win one of two runoff slots in the March 6 Democratic primary. With early voting underway and Democratic turnout in Houstonâs Harris County undergoing a historic surge the DCCC pounced.
But the way it did so advertising what Republicans might use to beat Moser sparked outrage across the left. At Daily Kos a popular group blog that crowdfunds for Democratic candidates a diarist wondered whether the move against Moser âmay have something to do with the candidate selection role the Blue Dog Coalition is playing at the DCCC.â The People for Bernie Sanders a progressive group organized to support the Vermont senatorâs 2016 presidential campaign called âfor the DCCC board to investigate how the decision was reached and publish the findings publicly.â There was an additional factor: Revolution Messaging had worked for Sanders and Chaudhary had worked as the campaignâs photographer.
Moser is not the only progressive candidate in the district primary and several of her rivals back universal Medicare which has become a litmus test on the left. But her race has attracted national attention as an example of progressive candidates bristling as well-established Democratic organizations backed their rivals. On Thursday morning the Intercept which has been publishing articles on how the DCCC works highlighted Moser âs race and the involvement of Emilyâs List with party donor Lizzie Pannill Fletcher. | 2Positive
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2,668 | Another Las Vegas massacre survivor dies weeks later â this time in a hit | Roy McClellan | Roy McClellan had been gone for days. Calls to his phone had gone to voice mail his wife wrote in a Thursday Facebook post asking people to let her know if anyone had seen her husband.
Denise McClellan learned on the same day that Roy was killed in a hit-and-run crash days earlier on Nov. 17 seven weeks after he survived the Oct. 1 Las Vegas massacre.
Roy McClellan was in Pahrump in southern Nevada about 60 miles west of Las Vegas the day he was killed. He had a fight with a friend and took off about 2 a.m. and was not heard from since Denise McClellan wrote on Facebook.
Roy McClellan left behind his wife and two sisters Denise McClellan said.
The Post was not able to immediately reach McClellan on Sunday but she told KSNV that her husband had been attending therapy sessions since the Route 91 Harvest festival massacre.
Denise McClellan said she and her husband were at the concert. As they were escaping from bullets Roy McClellan stopped along the way to help people she told KSNV.
âThose who knew him know he had his battles but also knew he had a big heart. He was a survivor of the Route 91 shooting instead of running away he went back in. He helped transport people to the hospital. Roy also loved helping people and would literally give the shirt off his back â Denise McClellan wrote on Facebook.
âThis isnât what I wanted for him â Denise McClellan told the TV station. âI donât understand why he wasnât taken at the shooting but a month later he was taken this way. I hope my husband found peace and he âs safe now.â
[ She was supposed to find her son at the Las Vegas concert. Then shots rang out. ]
A month before Roy McClellan âs death a California couple who also survived the Las Vegas shooting died outside their Southern California home in Murrieta.
Strom said the couple died immediately. Police do not suspect foul play.
The couple who lived part-time in Henderson Nev. just outside Las Vegas left behind two daughters ages 20 and 16. | [TGT] had been gone for days. Calls to [TGT] phone had gone to voice mail [TGT] wife wrote in a Thursday Facebook post asking people to let her know if anyone had seen her husband.
[TGT] learned on the same day that [TGT] was killed in a hit-and-run crash days earlier on Nov. 17 seven weeks after [TGT] survived the Oct. 1 Las Vegas massacre.
[TGT] was in Pahrump in southern Nevada about 60 miles west of Las Vegas the day [TGT] was killed. [TGT] had a fight with a friend and took off about 2 a.m. and was not heard from since [TGT] wrote on Facebook.
[TGT] left behind [TGT] wife and two sisters [TGT] said.
The Post was not able to immediately reach [TGT] on Sunday but [TGT] told KSNV that [TGT] husband had been attending therapy sessions since the Route 91 Harvest festival massacre.
[TGT] said [TGT] and [TGT] husband were at the concert. As they were escaping from bullets [TGT] stopped along the way to help people [TGT] told KSNV.
âThose who knew him know he had his battles but also knew he had a big heart. He was a survivor of the Route 91 shooting instead of running away he went back in. He helped transport people to the hospital. [TGT] also loved helping people and would literally give the shirt off [TGT] back â [TGT] wrote on Facebook.
âThis isnât what I wanted for him â [TGT] told the TV station. âI [TGT] understand why [TGT] wasnât taken at the shooting but a month later [TGT] was taken this way. I hope my husband found peace and he âs safe now.â
[ She was supposed to find her son at the Las Vegas concert. Then shots rang out. ]
A month before [TGT] âs death a California couple who also survived the Las Vegas shooting died outside their Southern California home in Murrieta.
Strom said the couple died immediately. Police do not suspect foul play.
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2,669 | Kobe Steel 's data | Kobe Steel | The logo of Kobe Steel is seen at the group's Tokyo headquarters building in Tokyo Japan October 10 2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanâs government sought on Tuesday to contain the fallout from the disclosure by the nationâs third-biggest steel maker Kobe Steel Ltd (5406.T) that it had fabricated data on components used in cars aircraft and space rockets sending shock waves through the Japanese manufacturing sector.
Faced with the latest in a series of missteps that have undermined Japanâs reputation for high-quality production the industry ministry instructed Kobe Steel to assess the safety impact from the scandal.
The company said products used by about 200 companies were certified with falsified data. They included Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) Central Japan Railway (9022.T) Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (7011.T) Mazda Motor Corp (7261.T) and Subaru Corp (7270.T) the companies confirmed.
Kobe Steel shares closed at the limit low after being untraded for the whole session diving 22 percent to 1068 yen.
In a statement on Sunday Kobe Steel said some aluminium and copper products shipped from September 2016 to August 2017 were falsely labeled.
Kobe Steel said the misconduct involved dozens of staff and possibly stretched back 10 years. It apologized and said it had appointed lawyers to investigate.
A man walks past the signboard of Kobe Steel at the group's Tokyo headquarters in Tokyo Japan October 10 2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato
Aluminium castings forgings and flat-rolled items along with copper strips and tubes were among the products affected the company said in a statement.
âWe want Kobe Steel to make the utmost effort to restore trust from societyâ he said.
The logo of Kobe Steel is seen on the group's Tokyo headquarter building in Tokyo Japan October 10 2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato
MHI said Kobe Steel products were used on its Mitsubishi Regional Jet and rockets including a H-2A rocket launched on Tuesday to put a navigation satellite into orbit. There were no technical problems with the components MHI said.
Industry ministry officials said Kobe Steel materials were used in some defense equipment made by Kawasaki Heavy MHI IHI Corp (7013.T) and Subaru and checks were being made for any safety issues.
Kobe Steel has said the impact of the data falsification on its earnings is still unknown.
The steelmaker has reported losses in the last two full financial years but is expecting to return to profit in the current period.
Sales of Kobe Steelâs aluminium and copper division fell 6.4 percent year on year to 323.3 billion yen ($2.87 billion) in the financial year ending March 2017 with recurring profit falling 20.5 percent to 12 billion yen. | The logo of Kobe Steel is seen at the group's Tokyo headquarters building in Tokyo Japan October 10 2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanâs government sought on Tuesday to contain the fallout from the disclosure by [TGT] that [TGT] had fabricated data on components used in cars aircraft and space rockets sending shock waves through the Japanese manufacturing sector.
Faced with the latest in a series of missteps that have undermined Japanâs reputation for high-quality production the industry ministry instructed [TGT] to assess the safety impact from the scandal.
The company said products used by about 200 companies were certified with falsified data. They included Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) Central Japan Railway (9022.T) Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (7011.T) Mazda Motor Corp (7261.T) and Subaru Corp (7270.T) the companies confirmed.
[TGT] closed at the limit low after being untraded for the whole session diving 22 percent to 1068 yen.
In a statement on [TGT] said some aluminium and copper products shipped from September 2016 to August 2017 were falsely labeled.
[TGT] said the misconduct involved dozens of staff and possibly stretched back 10 years. [TGT] apologized and said [TGT] had appointed lawyers to investigate.
A man walks past the signboard of [TGT] at the group's Tokyo headquarters in Tokyo Japan October 10 2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato
Aluminium castings forgings and flat-rolled items along with copper strips and tubes were among the products affected the company said in a statement.
âWe want [TGT] to make the utmost effort to restore trust from societyâ he said.
The logo of [TGT] is seen on the group's Tokyo headquarter building in Tokyo Japan October 10 2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato
MHI said [TGT] products were used on its Mitsubishi Regional Jet and rockets including a H-2A rocket launched on Tuesday to put a navigation satellite into orbit. There were no technical problems with the components MHI said.
Industry ministry officials said [TGT] materials were used in some defense equipment made by Kawasaki Heavy MHI IHI Corp (7013.T) and Subaru and checks were being made for any safety issues.
[TGT] has said the impact of the data falsification on [TGT] earnings is still unknown.
[TGT] has reported losses in the last two full financial years but is expecting to return to profit in the current period.
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2,670 | Former FBI Assistant Director: 'There May Be No Actual Misconduct' at FBI Though 'Appearance of Impropriety Is Huge' | James Comey | Hosko praised former FBI Director James Comey as a man of âindependence.â
âI also worked with Jim Comey for about eight months and really held him in very high regard â said Hosko. âI thought he was exactly what the FBI needed at that time. I saw great examples of independence. Where he was I think intentionally was telegraphing his independence from DOJ letting the country and the world know the FBI was independent even though itâs a component of the DOJ.â
Comey followed his conscience in publicly advising against the indictment of Clinton for felonious mishandling of classified information said Hosko.
â He lit her on fire â said Hosko of Comey âs treatment of Clinton. â He doused her with lighter fluid and threw her a match and he walked out the room while recommending not to indict based on precedent. I donât know how that is lining up with Hillary Clinton or supporting Hillary Clinton. I think Jim Comey did what he believed to be right and I think at the core of that was Jim Comey trying to tell the public that the FBI worked hard to try to unravel the case.â
Last May Hosko said Comey has âthe heart of a Boy Scoutâ and a good âmoral compass.â | Hosko praised former FBI Director [TGT] as a man of âindependence.â
âI also worked with Jim Comey for about eight months and really held him in very high regard â said Hosko. âI thought he was exactly what the FBI needed at that time. I saw great examples of independence. Where he was I think intentionally was telegraphing his independence from DOJ letting the country and the world know the FBI was independent even though itâs a component of the DOJ.â
Comey followed his conscience in publicly advising against the indictment of Clinton for felonious mishandling of classified information said Hosko.
â He lit her on fire â said Hosko of Comey âs treatment of Clinton. â He doused her with lighter fluid and threw her a match and he walked out the room while recommending not to indict based on precedent. I donât know how that is lining up with Hillary Clinton or supporting Hillary Clinton. I think Jim Comey did what he believed to be right and I think at the core of that was Jim Comey trying to tell the public that the FBI worked hard to try to unravel the case.â
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2,671 | Cryptocurrencies could be 'just mining the public:' gold mining CEO | Sean Boyd | Cryptocurrencies like bitcoin may be all the rage but when it comes to storing your money Agnico Eagle Mines CEO Sean Boyd told CNBC that they still pose some unaddressed risks.
"One of the things about bitcoin and the cryptocurrencies is is there really an unlimited supply?" Boyd said to "Mad Money" host Jim Cramer on Thursday. "We're gold miners. We mine deposits. I think over time the question will be: are these cryptocurrencies and the developers of these cryptocurrencies just mining the public? "
The CEO said that more and more investors who meet with Agnico on a regular basis are once again warming up to gold and could have a hand in driving it higher.
"Our sense is that investors are starting to do their homework revisiting the high-quality gold equities so there is a sense that gold's about to turn here " Boyd said. "We wouldn't be surprised to see gold between $1 400 and $1 500 within the next 18 months or so."
With a strong gold mining business in Mexico and healthy "geological upside" ahead Boyd told Cramer that he and his colleagues at Agnico predict that production could increase by 25 percent between now and 2020.
And for investors seeking stable investments to manage potential risk few are better than gold â especially not cryptocurrencies the CEO said.
"Gold's a highly developed market very liquid market a very efficient store of value and portfolio diversifier. That's why you need to own it " he said. "It's proven itself. It's hard to believe it's going away just because of technology. People can invest in cryptocurrencies but now's the time to own gold. If [the] stock market's setting record levels I'd rather own gold than bitcoin." | Cryptocurrencies like bitcoin may be all the rage but when it comes to storing your money [TGT] told CNBC that they still pose some unaddressed risks.
"One of the things about bitcoin and the cryptocurrencies is is there really an unlimited supply?" [TGT] said to "Mad Money" host Jim Cramer on Thursday. "We're gold miners. We mine deposits. I think over time the question will be: are these cryptocurrencies and the developers of these cryptocurrencies just mining the public? "
The CEO said that more and more investors who meet with Agnico on a regular basis are once again warming up to gold and could have a hand in driving it higher.
"Our sense is that investors are starting to do their homework revisiting the high-quality gold equities so there is a sense that gold's about to turn here [TGT] said. "We wouldn't be surprised to see gold between $1 400 and $1 500 within the next 18 months or so."
With a strong gold mining business in Mexico and healthy "geological upside" ahead [TGT] told Cramer that he and his colleagues at Agnico predict that production could increase by 25 percent between now and 2020.
And for investors seeking stable investments to manage potential risk few are better than gold â especially not cryptocurrencies the CEO said.
"Gold's a highly developed market very liquid market a very efficient store of value and portfolio diversifier. That's why you need to own it " he said. "It's proven itself. It's hard to believe it's going away just because of technology. People can invest in cryptocurrencies but now's the time to own gold. If [the] stock market's setting record levels I'd rather own gold than bitcoin." | 2Positive
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2,672 | Chicago 'Dreamers' study save and plan for the worst while Congress debates immigration relief | Ariana Romero | Ariana Romero wasnât so lucky. Her DACA status expired about a week before Trump ended the program.
Romero 29 was unable to pay the $495 application fee and lost her protections and work permit in August. Under the new guidelines DACA recipients whose status expired before Sept. 5 were no longer eligible to renew.
Abel Uribe / Chicago Tribune Ariana Romero 29 was not able to renew her DACA application and is feeling uncertain about her future. Ariana Romero 29 was not able to renew her DACA application and is feeling uncertain about her future. (Abel Uribe / Chicago Tribune)
âThey tell you to renew at least four months in advance but I wasnât able to â she said. âI thought I had time. My plan was to have the money by September.â
The Avondale resident who came to this country from Mexico when she was 3 met with immigration advocacy groups but couldnât find a solution. Romero said she âs now âpreparing for the worst.â She has postponed college plans to focus on saving as much money as possible.
âIt just feels like Iâm exposed â Romero said. âThey know where I live.â | [TGT] wasnât so lucky. Her DACA status expired about a week before Trump ended the program.
Romero 29 was unable to pay the $495 application fee and lost her protections and work permit in August. Under the new guidelines DACA recipients whose status expired before Sept. 5 were no longer eligible to renew.
[TGT] 29 was not able to renew [TGT] DACA application and is feeling uncertain about [TGT] future. [TGT] 29 was not able to renew [TGT] DACA application and is feeling uncertain about [TGT] future. (Abel Uribe / Chicago Tribune)
âThey tell you to renew at least four months in advance but I wasnât able to â she said. âI thought I had time. My plan was to have the money by September.â
The Avondale resident who came to this country from Mexico when she was 3 met with immigration advocacy groups but couldnât find a solution. [TGT] said she âs now âpreparing for the worst.â She has postponed college plans to focus on saving as much money as possible.
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2,673 | Famed Gossip Columnist Liz Smith Dies At 94 : NPR | Liz Smith Liz | The famed New York gossip columnist Liz Smith has died at 94. Her decades long column in the New York Daily News gave people a look into the lives of the rich and famous and powerful.
For decades if you wanted to know where a famous person was last night and with whom you'd see what Liz Smith was writing. Smith was a famed gossip columnist who chronicled the lives of the rich and powerful in New York's tabloids. She died Sunday at the age of 94. NPR's Andrew Limbong has this appreciation.
ANDREW LIMBONG BYLINE: Liz Smith liked to compare gossip to Greek tragedy. She was especially fond of this quote from an academic calling gossip an emotional release valve that allows us to express a whole range of human findings - envy anger compassion - and to find solace in other people's woes. But she herself wasn't that high-minded about it.
LIZ SMITH : It wasn't just about people doing terrible things all the time. A lot of it was just wannabe news.
LIMBONG: This is Smith on NPR in 2009. She talked about bringing readers to places where all the rich and famous people hung out.
SMITH : You wanted to go. You wanted to know how - what would it be? How much did you tip the hat check girl in a place like that? You know looking through the keyhole at how your betters lived I guess.
LIMBONG: Liz Smith was born in Fort Worth Texas in 1923. Her babysitter used to take her to movies where she 'd be captivated by movie stars. She moved to New York and began ghost writing gossip. In the '70s she eventually got her own column in the New York Daily News simply titled Liz Smith . She never wanted her columns to be mean and they were far removed from the sort of bloggy online snark of the gossip that came after her . But she had insider information on the likes of Rock Hudson Elizabeth Taylor Elaine Stritch.
DOREE SHAFRIR: And you could tell that she was writing them sort of from a place of almost like love of the people she was writing about. Like she really enjoyed the world that she was writing about and the characters in it.
LIMBONG: That's Doree Shafrir. She covers tech for BuzzFeed now but she used to work at Gawker and profiled Smith for the New York Observer in 2008.
SHAFRIR: Like a lot of people in media but probably especially for gossip columnists of her era the line between friends and sources and subjects necessarily got very blurred.
LIMBONG: Smith was criticized for not being objective but she didn't pretend to be. She told NPR in 2009 about her biggest scoop. She got it from her friend Ivana Trump.
SMITH : One day Ivana called me and asked me to come to the Plaza Hotel. And when I got there she threw herself in my arms and told me that Donald didn't want her anymore and that she had just gone through all of this plastic surgery to enhance her looks. And I tried to give her some motherly advice.
LIMBONG: The Trumps' divorce was a big deal and Smith knew what the fallout would look like.
SMITH : I said get yourself a PR person who's respectable and defend yourself against him.
LIMBONG: Donald Trump who was a celebrity real estate developer at the time wasn't thrilled Smith was writing about his divorce.
SMITH : He said he was going to buy the New York Daily News in order to fire me. | The famed New York gossip columnist Liz Smith has died at 94. Her decades long column in the New York Daily News gave people a look into the lives of the rich and famous and powerful.
For decades if you wanted to know where a famous person was last night and with whom you'd see what Liz Smith was writing. Smith was a famed gossip columnist who chronicled the lives of the rich and powerful in New York's tabloids. She died Sunday at the age of 94. NPR's Andrew Limbong has this appreciation.
ANDREW LIMBONG BYLINE: Liz Smith liked to compare gossip to Greek tragedy. She was especially fond of this quote from an academic calling gossip an emotional release valve that allows us to express a whole range of human findings - envy anger compassion - and to find solace in other people's woes. But she herself wasn't that high-minded about it.
LIZ SMITH : It wasn't just about people doing terrible things all the time. A lot of it was just wannabe news.
LIMBONG: This is Smith on NPR in 2009. She talked about bringing readers to places where all the rich and famous people hung out.
SMITH : You wanted to go. You wanted to know how - what would it be? How much did you tip the hat check girl in a place like that? You know looking through the keyhole at how your betters lived I guess.
LIMBONG: Liz Smith was born in Fort Worth Texas in 1923. Her babysitter used to take her to movies where she 'd be captivated by movie stars. She moved to New York and began ghost writing gossip. In the '70s she eventually got her own column in the New York Daily News simply titled Liz Smith . She never wanted her columns to be mean and they were far removed from the sort of bloggy online snark of the gossip that came after her . But she had insider information on the likes of Rock Hudson Elizabeth Taylor Elaine Stritch.
DOREE SHAFRIR: And you could tell that she was writing them sort of from a place of almost like love of the people she was writing about. Like she really enjoyed the world that she was writing about and the characters in it.
LIMBONG: That's Doree Shafrir. She covers tech for BuzzFeed now but she used to work at Gawker and profiled Smith for the New York Observer in 2008.
SHAFRIR: Like a lot of people in media but probably especially for gossip columnists of her era the line between friends and sources and subjects necessarily got very blurred.
LIMBONG: Smith was criticized for not being objective but she didn't pretend to be. She told NPR in 2009 about her biggest scoop. She got it from her friend Ivana Trump.
SMITH : One day Ivana called me and asked me to come to the Plaza Hotel. And when I got there she threw herself in my arms and told me that Donald didn't want her anymore and that she had just gone through all of this plastic surgery to enhance her looks. And I tried to give her some motherly advice.
LIMBONG: The Trumps' divorce was a big deal and Smith knew what the fallout would look like.
SMITH : I said get yourself a PR person who's respectable and defend yourself against him.
LIMBONG: Donald Trump who was a celebrity real estate developer at the time wasn't thrilled Smith was writing about his divorce.
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2,674 | Within 1 Week 4 Black Lesbians Were Murdered | Kaladaa Crowell | Kaladaa Crowell was a 36-year-old behavioral health caseworker and mother of one child who lived with her partner in Florida.
Two weeks ago Crowell became the fourth black lesbian whoâs brutal slaying made headlines at the end of December 2017.
Kaladaa Crowell And Kyra Inglett
Legacycom Kyra Inglett left and her mother Kaladaa Crowell.
On Dec. 28 police in West Palm Beach responded to several 911 calls about a shooting that occurred on the 800 block of 3rd St. Responding officers found Crowell dead inside her home. Her 11-year-old daughter Kyra Inglett was found outside the residence. The mother and daughter both had been shot according to police. Kyra did not immediately succumb to her injuries. It was not until the following day that police announced sheâd died at a local hospital.
â Kaladaa was the sweetest person â Robin Denson told the Palm Beach Post. â She was my girlfriend and that was our home.â
âIt will be an eye-opener in that it will be a continuation of the story that we âve been telling since the election and it will really show the increase â Tillery said. â We hope to include suggestions for things we can do collectively to address the violence that we âre seeing. Ultimately we want people to feel like we as a society can do something about it.â | [TGT] was a 36-year-old behavioral health caseworker and mother of one child who lived with [TGT] partner in Florida.
Two weeks ago [TGT] became the fourth black lesbian whoâs brutal slaying made headlines at the end of December 2017.
[TGT] And Kyra Inglett
Legacycom Kyra Inglett left and [TGT] mother Kaladaa Crowell.
On Dec. 28 police in West Palm Beach responded to several 911 calls about a shooting that occurred on the 800 block of 3rd St. Responding officers found [TGT] dead inside [TGT] home. [TGT] 11-year-old daughter Kyra Inglett was found outside the residence. The mother and daughter both had been shot according to police. Kyra did not immediately succumb to her injuries. It was not until the following day that police announced sheâd died at a local hospital.
â Kaladaa was the sweetest person â Robin Denson told the Palm Beach Post. â She was my girlfriend and that was our home.â
âIt will be an eye-opener in that it will be a continuation of the story that we âve been telling since the election and it will really show the increase â Tillery said. â We hope to include suggestions for things we can do collectively to address the violence that we âre seeing. Ultimately we want people to feel like we as a society can do something about it.â | 1Neutral
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2,675 | Chicago police commander gunned down in Loop pursuing a suspect | Paul Bauer | Cmdr. Paul Bauer 53 was shot to death at the Thompson Center after chasing a man fleeing from tactical officers who tried to stop him police officials said. Bauer a 31-year-veteran who had been in the area for training and had a meeting with aldermen scheduled later confronted the man according to police officials and other sources. He opened fire hitting the commander multiple times police said.
Bauer the married father of a 13-year-old daughter is the first Chicago cop shot and killed since 2011 and he is the highest-ranking officer killed in decades.
Chicago Police Department Cmdr. Paul Bauer was shot and killed in Chicago on Feb. 13 2018. Cmdr. Paul Bauer was shot and killed in Chicago on Feb. 13 2018. (Chicago Police Department) (Chicago Police Department)
Bauer heard the radio traffic saw a man matching the description and tried to approach and question him in or near a stairwell according to Guglielmi. A struggle ensued and Bauer was shot multiple times.
Bauer was in uniform Guglielmi said.
The tactical officers apprehended the man and Bauer was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead shortly after 2 p.m.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel was preparing to board a flight in Los Angeles to head home Tuesday afternoon when he was told of the shooting. He arrived in Chicago around 7 p.m. and headed straight to a meeting with Johnson the mayorâs staff said. Emanuel said in a statement that Bauer âs death was a sad reminder of the perils of police work.
â Commander Bauer stood for the highest ideals of our police department and our city - to serve and protect the people of Chicago â the statement said.
A statement from the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation called his death âsenseless.â
âThe idea that Paul would act so unselfishly and would sacrifice his own safety for the safety of the people of Chicago and his fellow officers comes as no surprise to those of us who knew him â the statement read.
Tuesday evening firefighters at a station near Bauer âs police district headquarters lowered their flags to half-staff. Anthony Goulet 13 came to pay his respects to the officer he said he had recently met at a community event.
RELATED: Slain Chicago cop advocated for stiffer sentences â the suspect in his shooting is a four-time felon. »
What we know now about the shooting of Chicago police Cmdr . Paul Bauer » | Cmdr. [TGT] 53 was shot to death at the Thompson Center after chasing a man fleeing from tactical officers who tried to stop [TGT] police officials said. [TGT] a 31-year-veteran who had been in the area for training and had a meeting with aldermen scheduled later confronted the man according to police officials and other sources. He opened fire hitting the commander multiple times police said.
Bauer the married father of a 13-year-old daughter is the first Chicago cop shot and killed since 2011 and he is the highest-ranking officer killed in decades.
Chicago Police Department Cmdr. [TGT] was shot and killed in Chicago on Feb. 13 2018. Cmdr. [TGT] was shot and killed in Chicago on Feb. 13 2018. (Chicago Police Department) (Chicago Police Department)
Bauer heard the radio traffic saw a man matching the description and tried to approach and question him in or near a stairwell according to Guglielmi. A struggle ensued and Bauer was shot multiple times.
Bauer was in uniform Guglielmi said.
The tactical officers apprehended the man and Bauer was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead shortly after 2 p.m.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel was preparing to board a flight in Los Angeles to head home Tuesday afternoon when he was told of the shooting. He arrived in Chicago around 7 p.m. and headed straight to a meeting with Johnson the mayorâs staff said. Emanuel said in a statement that Bauer âs death was a sad reminder of the perils of police work.
â Commander Bauer stood for the highest ideals of our police department and our city - to serve and protect the people of Chicago â the statement said.
A statement from the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation called his death âsenseless.â
âThe idea that Paul would act so unselfishly and would sacrifice his own safety for the safety of the people of Chicago and his fellow officers comes as no surprise to those of us who knew him â the statement read.
Tuesday evening firefighters at a station near Bauer âs police district headquarters lowered their flags to half-staff. Anthony Goulet 13 came to pay his respects to the officer he said he had recently met at a community event.
RELATED: Slain Chicago cop advocated for stiffer sentences â the suspect in his shooting is a four-time felon. »
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2,676 | Justin Timberlake Announces Man of the Woods Tour | Justin Timberlake | Justin Timberlake announced his Man of the Woods Tour the singer's 27-date North American trek in support of his upcoming new LP.
"The outdoors is the inspiration for a lot of these songs. That's the main idea. The tour will be able to bring the outside in. How can we bring that to life?" Timberlake says in the tour's trailer. "I want people to see the inspiration for how it ended up sounding. I've never seen that done before: Bring the outside in."
The Man of the Woods Tour launches just five weeks after Timberlake 's halftime performance at Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis with the first date scheduled for March 13th at Toronto's Air Canada Centre. The leg currently concludes on May 30th with a hometown show at Memphis' FedEx Forum.
General on-sale for the trek begins January 16th at Ticketmaster. Check out Timberlake 's website for full ticket information.
Justin Timberlake Tour Dates | [TGT] announced his Man of the Woods Tour the singer's 27-date North American trek in support of his upcoming new LP.
"The outdoors is the inspiration for a lot of these songs. That's the main idea. The tour will be able to bring the outside in. How can we bring that to life? [TGT] says in the tour's trailer. "I want people to see the inspiration for how it ended up sounding. I've never seen that done before: Bring the outside in."
The Man of the Woods Tour launches just five weeks after [TGT] 's halftime performance at Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis with the first date scheduled for March 13th at Toronto's Air Canada Centre. The leg currently concludes on May 30th with a hometown show at Memphis' FedEx Forum.
General on-sale for the trek begins January 16th at Ticketmaster. Check out [TGT] 's website for full ticket information.
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2,677 | White person claims to be 'transracial ' identifies as Filipino | Ja Du | Ja Du a transgender white person from New Orleans also claims to be transracial and identifies as Filipino.
Du was born Adam Wheeler and grew up loving Filipino food and culture -- so much so Du now identifies as Filipino even driving a purple motorized rickshaw Du called a Tuk Tuk an Asian-derived vehicle used for public transit in the Philippines.
âWhenever Iâm around the music around the food I feel like Iâm in my own skin â Du told WTSP. âIâd watch the history channel sometimes for hours you know whenever it came to that and you know nothing else intrigued me more but things about Filipino culture.â
The comments make Du a member of a small but growing community of people who consider themselves transracial -- meaning to be born one race but identify with another.
âI think things that made no sense to most people make sense to us on an individual level in almost every person like a swelling feeling you feel when you listen to dramatic music â Du told the Huffington Post. âItâs all sound and vibration but something in it relates to your soul on such a subconscious level that you connect with it and [thatâs] how I feel about the Filipino culture.â
Many members of the Filipino-American community however are not pleased with some even expressing outrage at Duâs assertion saying Du is overlooking the hundreds of years of struggle Filipinos have endured.
âJa Du says he feels like himself when heâs around Filipino food and music and that is fabulous but to then say you are that race is both unrealistic and problematic â she said. âBeing Filipino means enduring racism discrimination and micro-aggressions all the time.â | [TGT] also claims to be transracial and identifies as Filipino.
[TGT] was born Adam Wheeler and grew up loving Filipino food and culture -- so much so [TGT] now identifies as Filipino even driving a purple motorized rickshaw [TGT] called a Tuk Tuk an Asian-derived vehicle used for public transit in the Philippines.
âWhenever Iâm around the music around the food I feel like Iâm in my own skin â [TGT] told WTSP. âIâd watch the history channel sometimes for hours you know whenever it came to that and you know nothing else intrigued me more but things about Filipino culture.â
The comments make [TGT] a member of a small but growing community of people who consider themselves transracial -- meaning to be born one race but identify with another.
âI think things that made no sense to most people make sense to us on an individual level in almost every person like a swelling feeling you feel when you listen to dramatic music â [TGT] told the Huffington Post. âItâs all sound and vibration but something in it relates to your soul on such a subconscious level that you connect with it and [thatâs] how I feel about the Filipino culture.â
Many members of the Filipino-American community however are not pleased with some even expressing outrage at Duâs assertion saying [TGT] is overlooking the hundreds of years of struggle Filipinos have endured.
[TGT] says [TGT] feels like [TGT] when [TGT] around Filipino food and music and that is fabulous but to then say you are that race is both unrealistic and problematic â she said. âBeing Filipino means enduring racism discrimination and micro-aggressions all the time.â | 1Neutral
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2,678 | Daniel Pinto JPMorgan CIB CEO interview | Daniel Pinto | Daniel Pinto's eyes lit up.
Daniel Pinto: I think that it is about momentum. If you look at 2016 the whole industry had a weaker-than-expected first quarter and then the momentum gathered from the second quarter to the third quarter and it continues into the fourth quarter obviously with the normal seasonality. The fourth quarter is typically weaker than the third quarter but the momentum continues. That 15% year-on-year increase in markets isn't different than what we saw in the previous quarters.
Pinto : There's been a strong performance in rates in emerging markets in credit â it's all along the fixed-income complex.
Pinto : When you listen to his potential policies the market reaction is pretty much the mirror image of what he might do.
When you listen to his potential policies the market reaction is pretty much the mirror image of what he might do.
He is pro-US growth so therefore what you have is higher interest rates and the potential for the Fed to be more aggressive than it would have been otherwise. The equity-market valuations we're seeing aren't low but there could be additional momentum particularly in financials. It is not such a surprise.
Turner: There is an argument that the market has priced in all of the best bits of his policies and ignored some of the potential negative consequences.
Pinto : We've been doing a lot of work. Some portions of the business are more electronic than they used to be and that process may continue. For me I've made it very clear it is a business where success relates to your scale. To maintain your success you have to maintain your scale. To maintain your scale you have to adjust to however your clients want to execute. That is why David Hudson who runs markets execution services is creating an environment for the clients to execute through us in any way they want. That is not over. It will continue. We will continue to adjust because we're mirroring what our clients want.
Pinto : The SEF aggregator is something we built and no one uses it. Maybe they will one day. The world for me â the way I see it for asset managers more and more of their business is going to passive. That is the trend. Margins are compressing. Efficiency in the way they execute is more and more important and so we need to face that. We need new ways to do things that are more effective for them.
Pinto : This is fully loaded ROE for all the business lines in fixed income. This is what we produce. This line is the cost of capital and every single business on a fully loaded basis is delivering a return ahead of the cost of capital except for commodities which is going through a process of adjustment. The most important part is if you were to eliminate one of those not all of the capital goes away not all of the cost goes away so essentially the marginal impact the ROE you would lose by closing the business is far higher than 15%. That's why for me the completeness is very important.
Pinto : It is shared infrastructure. Revenue flows go away but capital related to operational and credit risk doesn't. That doesn't change just because you close a line of business. It just gets reassigned to different businesses. That's why when you start cutting you say "I don't like rates â I'm going to cut rates " well the marginal ROE of what is left is worse. And as you cut more it gets worse and worse. In my view when you start trying to cut costs in this type of business you don't know when you'll stop cutting. The more you do the more painful it will become â all in an environment where the wallet has been shrinking.
Pinto : That's absolutely true. An example of that is equities. We will see how it plays out when equities goes into a down cycle. Everyone said "We'll cut fixed income and focus all of our energy on protecting our equities franchise." Fine. Equities was growing. Now we have the first year where the equities wallet shrinks and we may have another one. I don't know.
Pinto : We look at client profitability on a long-term basis not just this year. We measure quite accurately all of the resources we provide to the clients capital liquidity the cost of everything and then we give them credit for the resources they provide to us. They could leave their deposits with us. And then any other business we do we calculate a marginal ROE an absolute ROE and we look at cycles rather than just one year. What it does is it gives you information to manage the relationship with the client. You can sit down with the client and say "This is what it is over the last number of years it has been X " so they know where they stand with us. It helps the salespeople to have an intelligent conversation with the client.
Pinto : It is often easier when you partner with someone make some progress and then bring other people in rather than getting a bunch of banks together and get them developing something from zero.
Pinto : I think that in order to attract talent you have to run the company in a way that is appealing to them. That's why we have a clear technology strategy and have communicated externally about how vibrant and flexible JPMorgan is. It's a way to attract top talent into the organization. The more people you hire from top tech companies the more talent comes along with them. You have to do what is right and you have to communicate it too. The reality is that it is a vibrant institution we're looking forward we're successful so therefore people want to join. We haven't had a problem attracting talent. Seventy-seven percent of our new hires into the corporate and investment bank last year were millennials and they already make up more than 50% of the organization. | [TGT] 's eyes lit up.
[TGT] : I think that it is about momentum. If you look at 2016 the whole industry had a weaker-than-expected first quarter and then the momentum gathered from the second quarter to the third quarter and it continues into the fourth quarter obviously with the normal seasonality. The fourth quarter is typically weaker than the third quarter but the momentum continues. That 15% year-on-year increase in markets isn't different than what we saw in the previous quarters.
[TGT] : There's been a strong performance in rates in emerging markets in credit â it's all along the fixed-income complex.
[TGT] : When you listen to [TGT] potential policies the market reaction is pretty much the mirror image of what [TGT] might do.
When you listen to [TGT] potential policies the market reaction is pretty much the mirror image of what [TGT] might do.
[TGT] is pro-US growth so therefore what you have is higher interest rates and the potential for the Fed to be more aggressive than it would have been otherwise. The equity-market valuations we're seeing aren't low but there could be additional momentum particularly in financials. It is not such a surprise.
Turner: There is an argument that the market has priced in all of the best bits of his policies and ignored some of the potential negative consequences.
Pinto : We've been doing a lot of work. Some portions of the business are more electronic than they used to be and that process may continue. For me I've made it very clear it is a business where success relates to your scale. To maintain your success you have to maintain your scale. To maintain your scale you have to adjust to however your clients want to execute. That is why David Hudson who runs markets execution services is creating an environment for the clients to execute through us in any way they want. That is not over. It will continue. We will continue to adjust because we're mirroring what our clients want.
Pinto : The SEF aggregator is something we built and no one uses it. Maybe they will one day. The world for me â the way I see it for asset managers more and more of their business is going to passive. That is the trend. Margins are compressing. Efficiency in the way they execute is more and more important and so we need to face that. We need new ways to do things that are more effective for them.
Pinto : This is fully loaded ROE for all the business lines in fixed income. This is what we produce. This line is the cost of capital and every single business on a fully loaded basis is delivering a return ahead of the cost of capital except for commodities which is going through a process of adjustment. The most important part is if you were to eliminate one of those not all of the capital goes away not all of the cost goes away so essentially the marginal impact the ROE you would lose by closing the business is far higher than 15%. That's why for me the completeness is very important.
Pinto : It is shared infrastructure. Revenue flows go away but capital related to operational and credit risk doesn't. That doesn't change just because you close a line of business. It just gets reassigned to different businesses. That's why when you start cutting you say "I don't like rates â I'm going to cut rates " well the marginal ROE of what is left is worse. And as you cut more it gets worse and worse. In my view when you start trying to cut costs in this type of business you don't know when you'll stop cutting. The more you do the more painful it will become â all in an environment where the wallet has been shrinking.
Pinto : That's absolutely true. An example of that is equities. We will see how it plays out when equities goes into a down cycle. Everyone said "We'll cut fixed income and focus all of our energy on protecting our equities franchise." Fine. Equities was growing. Now we have the first year where the equities wallet shrinks and we may have another one. I don't know.
Pinto : We look at client profitability on a long-term basis not just this year. We measure quite accurately all of the resources we provide to the clients capital liquidity the cost of everything and then we give them credit for the resources they provide to us. They could leave their deposits with us. And then any other business we do we calculate a marginal ROE an absolute ROE and we look at cycles rather than just one year. What it does is it gives you information to manage the relationship with the client. You can sit down with the client and say "This is what it is over the last number of years it has been X " so they know where they stand with us. It helps the salespeople to have an intelligent conversation with the client.
[TGT] : It is often easier when you partner with someone make some progress and then bring other people in rather than getting a bunch of banks together and get them developing something from zero.
[TGT] : I think that in order to attract talent you have to run the company in a way that is appealing to them. That's why we have a clear technology strategy and have communicated externally about how vibrant and flexible JPMorgan is. It's a way to attract top talent into the organization. The more people you hire from top tech companies the more talent comes along with them. You have to do what is right and you have to communicate it too. The reality is that it is a vibrant institution we're looking forward we're successful so therefore people want to join. We haven't had a problem attracting talent. Seventy-seven percent of our new hires into the corporate and investment bank last year were millennials and they already make up more than 50% of the organization. | 2Positive
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2,679 | Texasâ Anti | Nico LaHood | Meet Nico LaHood district attorney for Bexar County Texas home of the mostly Democratic enclave of San Antonio. LaHood is now locked in a street brawl of a primary battle against a former friend Joe Gonzales.
âIâm a conservative guy â LaHood told a right-wing radio host last year as reported by the San Antonio Express-News.
The context was LaHood complaining that while he was opposed to âsanctuary cities â he also didnât want the state government to tell municipalities what to do. âWith all due respect to the governor how many times have you flipped off the federal government by saying âHey screw you donât tell us how to run Texasâ?... I think itâs a little bit hypocritical now he âs playing big government and telling us how to run our municipalities.â
On another radio talk show LaHood said that Islam is âbasically a political system wrapped in a religion â parroting far-right talking points that have been disproven by all reputable scholars of Islam. Moreover LaHood said moderate Muslims are not real Muslims: âI have some very veryâand I want to emphasize thisâvery good friends that wear the label of a Muslim â LaHood said. âBut they donât follow the tenets or the principle of Islam more importantly Sharia Law because theyâve been Americanized.â
LaHood also went on record opposing âJennyâs Law â which was unanimously passed by the Texas Senate and provides victims and witnesses of crimes access to an attorney free of charge. It is named for a mentally ill rape victim who was imprisoned for 27 days to ensure she could testify against her rapist. While incarcerated she was severely beaten.
LaHood publicly opposed the law saying it was ânot practical.â The head of his officeâs criminal trial division was the only person to testify against it in the legislature. And for good measure he hired one of the prosecutors involved in the original âJennyâ case. When these facts were reported LaHood wrote a letter attacking the newspaper that reported them.
LaHoodâs conservatism is apparently grounded in his religion. At a town meeting with constituents he said âI love Jesus and he loves me and thatâs why I love you and your family.â A former drug dealer turned born-again Christian LaHood has described himself as a âman who is passionately in love with the Lord.â
Not all of his comments have been quite so Christian however. At an earlier meeting he yelled at a constituent who had challenged whether he had held police officers accountable. âWhen I was a district attorney you can ask any prosecutor I went up against. Ask if I had the huevos to go against anybody and hold them accountable â placing his hands in a gesture of said huevos for emphasis.
âAnger motivated me to accomplish things â LaHood said in an interview with the Rivard Report âand I believe God used my anger.â
And then thereâs the anti-vaxxer stuff. LaHood whose son has autism has appeared at anti-vaxxer conferences using his district attorney title as proof of credibility. And in a promotional video for the anti-vaxxer movie Vaxxed LaHood says: âI âm Nico LaHood . I âm the criminal district attorney in San Antonio Texas. I âm here to tell you that vaccines can and do cause autism.â
Asked about his views at the Feb. 8 debate LaHood said they were based on âa personal beliefâ based on âwhat my wife and I go through medically.â After his son developed autism âwe have an opinion of how that happened.â | Meet [TGT] district attorney for Bexar County Texas home of the mostly Democratic enclave of San Antonio. [TGT] is now locked in a street brawl of a primary battle against a former friend Joe Gonzales.
âIâm a conservative guy â [TGT] told a right-wing radio host last year as reported by the San Antonio Express-News.
The context was [TGT] complaining that while [TGT] was opposed to âsanctuary cities â [TGT] also didnât want the state government to tell municipalities what to do. âWith all due respect to the governor how many times have you flipped off the federal government by saying âHey screw you donât tell us how to run Texasâ?... I think itâs a little bit hypocritical now he âs playing big government and telling us how to run our municipalities.â
On another radio talk show [TGT] said that Islam is âbasically a political system wrapped in a religion â parroting far-right talking points that have been disproven by all reputable scholars of Islam. Moreover [TGT] said moderate Muslims are not real Muslims: âI have some very veryâand I want to emphasize thisâvery good friends that wear the label of a Muslim â [TGT] said. âBut they donât follow the tenets or the principle of Islam more importantly Sharia Law because theyâve been Americanized.â
[TGT] also went on record opposing âJennyâs Law â which was unanimously passed by the Texas Senate and provides victims and witnesses of crimes access to an attorney free of charge. It is named for a mentally ill rape victim who was imprisoned for 27 days to ensure [TGT] could testify against [TGT] rapist. While incarcerated [TGT] was severely beaten.
[TGT] publicly opposed the law saying it was ânot practical.â The head of [TGT] officeâs criminal trial division was the only person to testify against it in the legislature. And for good measure [TGT] hired one of the prosecutors involved in the original âJennyâ case. When these facts were reported [TGT] wrote a letter attacking the newspaper that reported them.
LaHoodâs conservatism is apparently grounded in his religion. At a town meeting with constituents he said âI love Jesus and he loves me and thatâs why I love you and your family.â A former drug dealer turned born-again Christian [TGT] has described himself as a âman who is passionately in love with the Lord.â
Not all of his comments have been quite so Christian however. At an earlier meeting he yelled at a constituent who had challenged whether he had held police officers accountable. âWhen I was a district attorney you can ask any prosecutor I went up against. Ask if I had the huevos to go against anybody and hold them accountable â placing his hands in a gesture of said huevos for emphasis.
âAnger motivated me to accomplish things â [TGT] said in an interview with the Rivard Report âand I believe God used my anger.â
And then thereâs the anti-vaxxer stuff. LaHood whose son has autism has appeared at anti-vaxxer conferences using his district attorney title as proof of credibility. And in a promotional video for the anti-vaxxer movie Vaxxed LaHood says: âI âm [TGT] . I âm the criminal district attorney in San Antonio Texas. I âm here to tell you that vaccines can and do cause autism.â
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2,680 | The worst shots can be easier to recall than the good ones | Dustin Johnson | "I get the chunks sometimes " Thomas said. "I hit a drive in college a drop-kick off the toe on No. 8. I'll never forget it. I was talking to one of our assistant coaches. I was trying to decide if I could carry it 305 to 310 yards over a bunker because we had a helping wind. I took a huge divot. It landed like 15 yards in front of me and rolled down the hill. The coach looked over at me and was laughing. I said 'Coach did that cover the bunker?' "
Dustin Johnson also went back to college.
"For some reason ... I won the tournament but we were at Duke in college. It was the Duke Invitational " Johnson said. "I was in the right side of the fairway at No. 1 after making the turn and I hoseled a 5-iron into the trees."
Does he remember his good shots as easily?
"Probably not " Johnson said. "But I've hit a lot of good ones."
Jordan Spieth didn't have to think hard when asked his worst shot of last year. He had a five-shot lead at the Northern Trust last year when he hit 8-iron into the water on the par-3 sixth. He wound up losing in a playoff to Johnson .
So the tee shot on the 13th hole at Royal Birkdale so far right that he took a penalty drop on the practice range maybe wasn't all that bad. Spieth laughed at the memory pointing out (again) that there was water on the face of his driver and it hit a spectator that sent it even farther to the right.
THE BATTLE FOR NO. 1: Dustin Johnson is two weeks away from rare territory in the world ranking.
Johnson reached No. 1 after winning at Riviera where he defends his title next week.
Johnson doesn't seem concerned perhaps because he doesn't seem concerned about anything. He won at Kapalua and tied for ninth at Abu Dhabi. He has not played the last two weeks and now is playing three of the next four.
"If I keep playing well and keep winning then no I'm going to stay No. 1 " Johnson said. "If I don't play well there's a lot of really good players that are playing really well right now. So it's going to be tough for me to keep it. But if I keep playing like I am and how I should then yeah I'll be there at the end of the year." | "I get the chunks sometimes " Thomas said. "I hit a drive in college a drop-kick off the toe on No. 8. I'll never forget it. I was talking to one of our assistant coaches. I was trying to decide if I could carry it 305 to 310 yards over a bunker because we had a helping wind. I took a huge divot. It landed like 15 yards in front of me and rolled down the hill. The coach looked over at me and was laughing. I said 'Coach did that cover the bunker?' "
[TGT] also went back to college.
"For some reason ... I won the tournament but we were at Duke in college. It was the Duke Invitational [TGT] said. "I was in the right side of the fairway at No. 1 after making the turn and I hoseled a 5-iron into the trees."
Does he remember his good shots as easily?
"Probably not " [TGT] said. "But I've hit a lot of good ones."
Jordan Spieth didn't have to think hard when asked his worst shot of last year. He had a five-shot lead at the Northern Trust last year when he hit 8-iron into the water on the par-3 sixth. He wound up losing in a playoff to [TGT] .
So the tee shot on the 13th hole at Royal Birkdale so far right that he took a penalty drop on the practice range maybe wasn't all that bad. Spieth laughed at the memory pointing out (again) that there was water on the face of his driver and it hit a spectator that sent it even farther to the right.
THE BATTLE FOR NO. 1: [TGT] is two weeks away from rare territory in the world ranking.
[TGT] reached No. 1 after winning at Riviera where [TGT] defends [TGT] title next week.
[TGT] doesn't seem concerned perhaps because [TGT] doesn't seem concerned about anything. [TGT] won at Kapalua and tied for ninth at Abu Dhabi. [TGT] has not played the last two weeks and now is playing three of the next four.
"If I keep playing well and keep winning then no I'm going to stay No. 1 " [TGT] said. "If I don't play well there's a lot of really good players that are playing really well right now. So it's going to be tough for me to keep it. But if I keep playing like I am and how I should then yeah I'll be there at the end of the year." | 2Positive
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2,681 | 'Cautious' State Department asks Iran Iraq to avoid 'violence' with a key US ally | Heather Nauert | "We would oppose any violence if that were to take place " State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said in response to reports that this kind of coordination was being considered. "We hope our voices will be heard in a very strong fashion that we oppose violence on any side of this."
She was responding to a report that Iran and Iraq plan to seize control of the border crossings around a semi-autonomous region of northern Iraq that is populated by a Kurdish ethnic minority that plays a crucial role in the U.S.-led coalition to defeat the Islamic State. The tensions have arisen because the Kurds voted in support of breaking away from the rest of Iraq to form their own state despite opposition from Baghdad and the United States.
Nauert took a cautious approach to the diplomatic crisis. "The United States does not want to do anything that would inflame tensions that's why I'm going to be very cautious with my words " she said during Thursday's briefing. "We will continue to offer our assistance to facilitate any dialogue if we are asked."
Nauert said she had not heard of a request for the United States to close its consulate in northern Iraq.
"Our relationship with the Kurds in our view will not change " she said. | "We would oppose any violence if that were to take place " [TGT] said in response to reports that this kind of coordination was being considered. "We hope our voices will be heard in a very strong fashion that we oppose violence on any side of this."
[TGT] was responding to a report that Iran and Iraq plan to seize control of the border crossings around a semi-autonomous region of northern Iraq that is populated by a Kurdish ethnic minority that plays a crucial role in the U.S.-led coalition to defeat the Islamic State. The tensions have arisen because the Kurds voted in support of breaking away from the rest of Iraq to form their own state despite opposition from Baghdad and the United States.
[TGT] took a cautious approach to the diplomatic crisis. "The United States does not want to do anything that would inflame tensions that's why I'm going to be very cautious with my words " she said during Thursday's briefing. "We will continue to offer our assistance to facilitate any dialogue if we are asked."
Nauert said she had not heard of a request for the United States to close its consulate in northern Iraq.
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2,682 | Chipmaker Nvidia's CEO sees fully autonomous cars within 4 years | Jensen Huang | TAIPEI (Reuters) - Nvidia Corp chief executive Jensen Huang said on Thursday artificial intelligence would enable fully automated cars within 4 years but sought to tamp down expectations for a surge in demand for its chips from cryptocurrency miners.
FILE PHOTO: Nvidia co-founder and CEO Jensen Huang attends an event during the annual Computex computer exhibition in Taipei Taiwan May 30 2017. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
âIt will take no more than 4 years to have fully autonomous cars on the road. How long it takes for the vast majority of cars on the road to become that it really just depends â Huang told media after a company event in Taipei.
But Huang joined peers taming expectations of strong revenue growth from a wave of interest in cryptocurrencies. Advanced Micro Devices Inc expected this week that there will be some leveling off of cryptocurrency demand. [nL4N1MZ5RP]
âRevenue for us in crypto is over $100 million a quarter. For us itâs a small percentage... Itâs obviously not a target market â Huang said. | TAIPEI (Reuters) - [TGT] said on Thursday artificial intelligence would enable fully automated cars within 4 years but sought to tamp down expectations for a surge in demand for its chips from cryptocurrency miners.
FILE PHOTO: Nvidia co-founder and CEO Jensen Huang attends an event during the annual Computex computer exhibition in Taipei Taiwan May 30 2017. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
âIt will take no more than 4 years to have fully autonomous cars on the road. How long it takes for the vast majority of cars on the road to become that it really just depends â [TGT] told media after a company event in Taipei.
But [TGT] joined peers taming expectations of strong revenue growth from a wave of interest in cryptocurrencies. Advanced Micro Devices Inc expected this week that there will be some leveling off of cryptocurrency demand. [nL4N1MZ5RP]
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2,683 | Stephen Curry responds to Trump uninviting him from White House | Stephen Curry | President Trump isnât on Stephen Curry âs side but his rival LeBron James is.
James and other athletes around the league came to Curryâs defense Saturday after Trump like he often does went on Twitter to blast Curry for criticizing the administration.
Stephen Curry on Friday said that he doesnât want the Warriors to go to D.C. and it would be a âshort conversationâ if the decision was solely up to him . (Janie McCauley/AP)
âIt was amazing to see all of these guys (NBA players) rally around each other. Thatâs what this about " Curry told the Washington Post.
President Trump singled out Stephen Curry on Twitter over his opinion on the administration. (Evan Vucci/AP)
Trump responded by singling out Curry
Going to the White House is considered a great honor for a championship team. Stephen Curry is hesitating therefore invitation is withdrawn! â Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 23 2017
Curry : Warriors can âinspire changeâ skipping White House visit
âMy stance is the same as yesterday and maybe cemented even further " Curry said hours after Trumpâs tweet.
He then noted how different his relationship with the Trump administration is turning out to be compared to Obamaâs.
âIâve played golf with President Obama â Curry said. âI donât think Iâll be getting a tee time with this administration to say the least.â | President Trump isnât on [TGT] âs side but [TGT] rival LeBron James is.
James and other athletes around the league came to Curryâs defense Saturday after Trump like he often does went on Twitter to blast Curry for criticizing the administration.
[TGT] on Friday said that [TGT] doesnât want the Warriors to go to D.C. and it would be a âshort conversationâ if the decision was solely up to [TGT] . (Janie McCauley/AP)
âIt was amazing to see all of these guys (NBA players) rally around each other. Thatâs what this about " [TGT] told the Washington Post.
President Trump singled out [TGT] on Twitter over his opinion on the administration. (Evan Vucci/AP)
Trump responded by singling out Curry
Going to the White House is considered a great honor for a championship team. [TGT] is hesitating therefore invitation is withdrawn! â Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 23 2017
[TGT] : Warriors can âinspire changeâ skipping White House visit
âMy stance is the same as yesterday and maybe cemented even further " [TGT] said hours after Trumpâs tweet.
[TGT] then noted how different [TGT] relationship with the Trump administration is turning out to be compared to Obamaâs.
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2,684 | Exclusive Excerpt | Trump Be Trump | Breitbart News has been provided with an exclusive preview of and excerpt from the new book Let Trump Be Trump by Corey Lewandowski and David Bossie published by Center Street and available on December 5 2017.
From Let Trump Be Trump:
âI want you to know I have the greatest air force in the world â Trump began unprompted in Coreyâs first meeting with the candidate. âIâve got a 757 Iâve got a Citation X. And Iâve got three helicopters.â Corey sat there with a half smile on his face not knowing quite how to respond.
When Donald Trump listed the aircraft he had during Coreyâs job interview Corey shrugged it off as a random boast. But Trump wasnât boasting. He was pointing out the military equipment he had for the war ahead. A candidate with a jet has a formidable advantage over rivals without one. A candidate with an air force was going to be tough to beat.
When you flew with Trump you flew first class times ten. Except that is when it came time to eat.
The first time Dave told his wife Susan that he was going to be on Trump Force One she asked him to take some photos of what they served him to eat on the plane. She had read somewhere that Mr. Trump had a personal chef who traveled with him . When dinner came on the flight Dave pulled out his BlackBerry and snapped a picture of the bag of McDonaldâs hamburgers and unopened package of Oreo cookies and emailed it to Susan.
On Trump Force One there were four major food groups: McDonaldâs Kentucky Fried Chicken pizza and Diet Coke. There were also ancillary groups including Vienna Fingers and the ubiquitous Oreo before the boycott (after it was Hydrox). The reason the package of Oreos was unopened was because Mr. Trump would never eat from a previously opened package. If youâve seen the Seinfeld episode in which George double-dips his chip you have a pretty good idea of the bossâs reasoning. Packages of cookies along with small airliner-size bags of pretzels and potato chips filled the planeâs cupboards. An army might march on its stomach but Trumpâs team flew on junk food. And those snacks would have to sustain us during long flights and even longer days.
The candidate would hardly ever eat lunch and would eat dinner only after he finished the last event of the day. Weâd be in the jet or on the road from seven or eight a.m. make however many scheduled stops we had and after the last one perhaps around nine p.m. Mr. Trump would clap his hands and say âLetâs eat!â And the food needed to be hot and ready for him . Some of the time especially when he was pleased with his performance at a rally or event he âd say âDo you think I deserve a malted today? I think I deserve one.â Trump a city kid grew up drinking malteds so thatâs what he always called a milkshake. Whatever you want to call it it better be there and it better still be thick.
When traveling in the air with the boss you also learned pretty quickly to like Elton John. Donald Trump really likes Elton John. Anthony âthe Moochâ Scaramucci got in all sorts of hot waterâwhich is not at all an unfamiliar position for himâwhen he told an interviewer that Elton John would play at President Trumpâs inaugural. It had been wishful thinking on Moochâs part probably because heâd been on the plane when the boss had âTiny Dancerâ or âRocket Manâ playing as loud as the concert-level speakers could bring it. Weâre telling you when the boss cranks up Elton you canât hear yourself think. The music is loud enough to rattle your brain. | Breitbart News has been provided with an exclusive preview of and excerpt from the new book Let Trump Be Trump by Corey Lewandowski and David Bossie published by Center Street and available on December 5 2017.
From Let Trump Be Trump:
âI want you to know I have the greatest air force in the world â Trump began unprompted in Coreyâs first meeting with the candidate. âIâve got a 757 Iâve got a Citation X. And Iâve got three helicopters.â Corey sat there with a half smile on his face not knowing quite how to respond.
When Donald Trump listed the aircraft he had during Coreyâs job interview Corey shrugged it off as a random boast. But Trump wasnât boasting. He was pointing out the military equipment he had for the war ahead. A candidate with a jet has a formidable advantage over rivals without one. A candidate with an air force was going to be tough to beat.
When you flew with Trump you flew first class times ten. Except that is when it came time to eat.
The first time Dave told his wife Susan that he was going to be on Trump Force One she asked him to take some photos of what they served him to eat on the plane. She had read somewhere that Mr. Trump had a personal chef who traveled with him . When dinner came on the flight Dave pulled out his BlackBerry and snapped a picture of the bag of McDonaldâs hamburgers and unopened package of Oreo cookies and emailed it to Susan.
On Trump Force One there were four major food groups: McDonaldâs Kentucky Fried Chicken pizza and Diet Coke. There were also ancillary groups including Vienna Fingers and the ubiquitous Oreo before the boycott (after it was Hydrox). The reason the package of Oreos was unopened was because Mr. Trump would never eat from a previously opened package. If youâve seen the Seinfeld episode in which George double-dips his chip you have a pretty good idea of the bossâs reasoning. Packages of cookies along with small airliner-size bags of pretzels and potato chips filled the planeâs cupboards. An army might march on its stomach but Trumpâs team flew on junk food. And those snacks would have to sustain us during long flights and even longer days.
The candidate would hardly ever eat lunch and would eat dinner only after he finished the last event of the day. Weâd be in the jet or on the road from seven or eight a.m. make however many scheduled stops we had and after the last one perhaps around nine p.m. Mr. Trump would clap his hands and say âLetâs eat!â And the food needed to be hot and ready for him . Some of the time especially when he was pleased with his performance at a rally or event he âd say âDo you think I deserve a malted today? I think I deserve one.â Trump a city kid grew up drinking malteds so thatâs what he always called a milkshake. Whatever you want to call it it better be there and it better still be thick.
When traveling in the air with the boss you also learned pretty quickly to like Elton John. Donald Trump really likes Elton John. Anthony âthe Moochâ Scaramucci got in all sorts of hot waterâwhich is not at all an unfamiliar position for himâwhen he told an interviewer that Elton John would play at President Trumpâs inaugural. It had been wishful thinking on Moochâs part probably because heâd been on the plane when the boss had âTiny Dancerâ or âRocket Manâ playing as loud as the concert-level speakers could bring it. Weâre telling you when the boss cranks up Elton you canât hear yourself think. The music is loud enough to rattle your brain. | 1Neutral
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2,685 | Panama says sunken Iranian tanker had papers in order | Fernando Solorzano | Fernando Solorzano head of Panamaâs Merchant Marine told Reuters there was no initial sign that the stricken ship was in breach of any security protocols. He added though that investigations could take months or even years to conclude.
âIt had all the valid technical certificates on board and the financial guarantees required under international agreements â Solorzano said in an interview late on Thursday.
An international team of experts from China Iran Hong Kong and the crewâs home countries would be analyzing the voyage data recorder a device that monitors the vesselâs progress to determine the cause of the collision he added.
Solorzano said all vessels sailing under the flag had to comply with strict requirements. He conceded the event could adversely affect the image of the registry because it is known for having a low rate of incidents. | [TGT] told Reuters there was no initial sign that the stricken ship was in breach of any security protocols. [TGT] added though that investigations could take months or even years to conclude.
âIt had all the valid technical certificates on board and the financial guarantees required under international agreements â [TGT] said in an interview late on Thursday.
An international team of experts from China Iran Hong Kong and the crewâs home countries would be analyzing the voyage data recorder a device that monitors the vesselâs progress to determine the cause of the collision [TGT] added.
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2,686 | How The Affordable Housing Crisis Is Playing Out In One Dallas Neighborhood | Khraish Khraish | LAURA SULLIVAN BYLINE: There are two ways to describe the man called Khraish Khraish in West Dallas . He 's either a landlord saving the poor from homelessness or he 's one of the city's worst slumlords.
SULLIVAN: Khraish works out of a small West Dallas office where he manages about 300 homes he and his dad own in the neighborhood. They're mostly crumbling 1940s one-story wooden houses but at 400 or 500 a month they're some of the cheapest in the city.
SULLIVAN: Neighbors stop by. So does her daughter. Pearline Brown Harper wastes no time when I ask her about Khraish .
SULLIVAN: Harper is right about at least one thing. The homes have brought in a lot of money. With 300 homes at 400 or 500 a month Khraish could be collecting as much as $150 000 a month in rent. But Khraish isn't the only one to see the investment potential here. Across the country mom-and-pop landlords are on the decline and studies show owners with dozens or hundreds of properties are on the rise. The less a landlord has to spend on repairs the more money he or she stands to make. In Brown's house a neighbor pops in to see what's going on.
SULLIVAN: And she's right not just in West Dallas but in cities all across the country. Median rent has increased 70 percent over the past two decades while housing conditions haven't improved. And according to government data the majority of poor families are spending more than half of their already small incomes just to cover rent. In Dallas two years ago the city decided it was going to get serious about living conditions in West Dallas. Assistant City Attorney Melissa Miles and others went into dozens of Khraish 's homes.
SULLIVAN: They sent Khraish a binder with hundreds of citations. He said it was devastating.
KHRAISH : It was just bankruptcy. And they want me to bring them to a standard that these houses cannot attain. It's like how do you make a 1930s engine meet modern-day emission standards? You cannot.
SULLIVAN: But the bigger question looming over all of this is not why the city intervened but why they intervened now. And Khraish had a theory.
KHRAISH : The city of Dallas does not want low-income households in the city.
SULLIVAN: Khraish 's theory goes like this. The city wants him to renovate his homes because if he renovates he'll have to charge more to recoup the costs. His tenants can't pay more so they'll go live somewhere else somewhere other than revitalized West Dallas or maybe all of Dallas.
KHRAISH : Their affordable housing policy is not to have one.
SULLIVAN: But the answer Khraish came up with was not what anyone was expecting. Last spring he decided he wasn't going to renovate his homes. Instead he said he was going to tear them down and evict the tenants.
SULLIVAN: As he said this we stopped in front of a lot where Khraish had already demolished the house that was on it. I told him city officials said they were stunned he was tearing houses down.
SULLIVAN: Except in those ashes he says only wealthy people get to live and you don't even need to do code enforcement. And that could have been the end of the story except Khraish had one more coda to add. A few months ago he announced he was sparing half his tenants from eviction. Instead he says he's making them homeowners.
SULLIVAN: He's going to loan the tenants the money to buy the houses from him. Seller-financed deals are often controversial and can sometimes leave buyers with less-than-favorable terms. For example Khraish's contract says if buyers miss one payment he can demand that they pay off the entire house immediately or lose it. Whether or not that happens Khraish will collect payments but will no longer have to worry about repairs.
Pearlie Mae Brown signed a similar contract with Khraish . She can't afford to fix the house but she told us she has no choice. She has nowhere to go. When we asked Mayor Mike Rawlings about this he said it was a happy ending. More than a hundred people will get to stay in West Dallas. | LAURA SULLIVAN BYLINE: There are two ways to describe [TGT] . [TGT] 's either a landlord saving the poor from homelessness or [TGT] 's one of the city's worst slumlords.
SULLIVAN: Khraish works out of a small West Dallas office where [TGT] manages about 300 homes [TGT] and [TGT] dad own in the neighborhood. They're mostly crumbling 1940s one-story wooden houses but at 400 or 500 a month they're some of the cheapest in the city.
SULLIVAN: Neighbors stop by. So does her daughter. Pearline Brown Harper wastes no time when I ask her about Khraish .
SULLIVAN: Harper is right about at least one thing. The homes have brought in a lot of money. With 300 homes at 400 or 500 a month Khraish could be collecting as much as $150 000 a month in rent. But Khraish isn't the only one to see the investment potential here. Across the country mom-and-pop landlords are on the decline and studies show owners with dozens or hundreds of properties are on the rise. The less a landlord has to spend on repairs the more money he or she stands to make. In Brown's house a neighbor pops in to see what's going on.
SULLIVAN: And she's right not just in West Dallas but in cities all across the country. Median rent has increased 70 percent over the past two decades while housing conditions haven't improved. And according to government data the majority of poor families are spending more than half of their already small incomes just to cover rent. In Dallas two years ago the city decided it was going to get serious about living conditions in West Dallas. Assistant City Attorney Melissa Miles and others went into dozens of Khraish 's homes.
SULLIVAN: They sent Khraish a binder with hundreds of citations. He said it was devastating.
KHRAISH : It was just bankruptcy. And they want me to bring them to a standard that these houses cannot attain. It's like how do you make a 1930s engine meet modern-day emission standards? You cannot.
SULLIVAN: But the bigger question looming over all of this is not why the city intervened but why they intervened now. And Khraish had a theory.
KHRAISH : The city of Dallas does not want low-income households in the city.
SULLIVAN: Khraish 's theory goes like this. The city wants him to renovate his homes because if he renovates he'll have to charge more to recoup the costs. His tenants can't pay more so they'll go live somewhere else somewhere other than revitalized West Dallas or maybe all of Dallas.
KHRAISH : Their affordable housing policy is not to have one.
SULLIVAN: But the answer Khraish came up with was not what anyone was expecting. Last spring he decided he wasn't going to renovate his homes. Instead he said he was going to tear them down and evict the tenants.
SULLIVAN: As he said this we stopped in front of a lot where Khraish had already demolished the house that was on it. I told him city officials said they were stunned he was tearing houses down.
SULLIVAN: Except in those ashes he says only wealthy people get to live and you don't even need to do code enforcement. And that could have been the end of the story except Khraish had one more coda to add. A few months ago he announced he was sparing half his tenants from eviction. Instead he says he's making them homeowners.
SULLIVAN: He's going to loan the tenants the money to buy the houses from him. Seller-financed deals are often controversial and can sometimes leave buyers with less-than-favorable terms. For example Khraish's contract says if buyers miss one payment he can demand that they pay off the entire house immediately or lose it. Whether or not that happens Khraish will collect payments but will no longer have to worry about repairs.
Pearlie Mae Brown signed a similar contract with Khraish . She can't afford to fix the house but she told us she has no choice. She has nowhere to go. When we asked Mayor Mike Rawlings about this he said it was a happy ending. More than a hundred people will get to stay in West Dallas. | 1Neutral
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2,687 | Philippine leader says someone should talk to Kim Jong Un | Kim Jong Un | MANILA Philippines (AP) â Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said someone should talk to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to convince him nobody is out to remove him or destroy his country.
"A nuclear war is totally unacceptable to everybody " Duterte said Sunday before flying to Japan where he is on a two-day visit. "And somebody has to talk to Kim Jong Un ."
He suggested the U.S. Japan South Korea and others assure Kim nobody is threatening him and to ask him to stop threating a nuclear attack.
"It would be good if America Japan Korea and Mr. Kim Jong Un talk and to convince him to sit down on a round table and just tell him that nobody's threatening him that there will be no war and that if he can just tone down or stand down stop the threats and that would be the same for America " he added.
The one single country that can calm down Kim is China Duterte added during his pre-departure news conference in southern Davao City. | MANILA Philippines (AP) â Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said someone should talk to [TGT] to convince him nobody is out to remove him or destroy his country.
"A nuclear war is totally unacceptable to everybody " Duterte said Sunday before flying to Japan where he is on a two-day visit. "And somebody has to talk to [TGT] ."
He suggested the U.S. Japan South Korea and others assure Kim nobody is threatening him and to ask him to stop threating a nuclear attack.
"It would be good if America Japan Korea and [TGT] talk and to convince [TGT] to sit down on a round table and just tell [TGT] that nobody's threatening [TGT] that there will be no war and that if [TGT] can just tone down or stand down stop the threats and that would be the same for America " he added.
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2,688 | Drowsy 2 | Little Linden Bartell | Little Linden Bartell could barely keep her eyes open when she sat on Santaâs lap during a visit to Beringâs Hardware Store in Houston USA Today reported.
Lindenâs father Allen Bartell said the toddler was probably tired due to the long weekend spent celebrating Thanksgiving with family and the 80-degree Texas weather.
In the end Linden requested that Santa bring her a reindeer though she never did get her nap.
âWe get in the car and we have almost a two-hour drive home â Bartell told USA Today. â She was awake the whole time. She slept good that night.â | [TGT] could barely keep [TGT] eyes open when [TGT] sat on Santaâs lap during a visit to Beringâs Hardware Store in Houston USA Today reported.
Lindenâs father Allen Bartell said the toddler was probably tired due to the long weekend spent celebrating Thanksgiving with family and the 80-degree Texas weather.
In the end Linden requested that Santa bring her a reindeer though she never did get her nap.
âWe get in the car and we have almost a two-hour drive home â [TGT] told USA Today. â She was awake the whole time. She slept good that night.â | 2Positive
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2,689 | Alan Dershowitz: The Nunes FISA memo deserves more investigation. Time for a nonpartisan commission | Robert Mueller | Itâs not too late for Congress to create such a commission because the American public has lost faith in the objectivity of congressional committees. Many Americans though certainly not all have also lost faith in the investigation currently being conducted by Special Counsel Robert Mueller .
Mueller himself continues to be held in high regard by most Americans but many of his underlings are widely regarded as partisan.
Mueller did the right thing by reassigning FBI agent Peter Strozk after his anti-Trump communications with his girlfriend were revealed. But Strozk should have recused himself from the Clinton investigation based on his own knowledge of his bias against Trump.
When a president or a presidential candidate is being investigated everyone involved in the investigation must be âCaesarâs wifeâ â above reproach. Several of Mueller âs appointees do not pass that test. | Itâs not too late for Congress to create such a commission because the American public has lost faith in the objectivity of congressional committees. Many Americans though certainly not all have also lost faith in the investigation currently being conducted by [TGT] .
[TGT] continues to be held in high regard by most Americans but many of [TGT] underlings are widely regarded as partisan.
[TGT] did the right thing by reassigning FBI agent Peter Strozk after [TGT] anti-Trump communications with [TGT] girlfriend were revealed. But Strozk should have recused himself from the Clinton investigation based on his own knowledge of his bias against Trump.
When a president or a presidential candidate is being investigated everyone involved in the investigation must be âCaesarâs wifeâ â above reproach. Several of [TGT] âs appointees do not pass that test. | 2Positive
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2,690 | Nobel Prize In Chemistry Honors Views Of Human Cells Working At The Atomic Level | Joachim Frank | The 2017 Nobel Prize in chemistry has been awarded to researchers Jacques Dubochet Joachim Frank and Richard Henderson for their work that developed cryo-electron microscopy which the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences says "both simplifies and improves the imaging of biomolecules."
Speaking to the prize committee by phone Wednesday morning Frank said he had thought the chance of him winning the prestigious honor was "minuscule."
He added that cryo-electron microscopy "is about to completely transform structural biology " saying the technology is being taken up by a new generation of medical researchers.
Dubochet is affiliated with the University of Lausanne in Switzerland; Frank is affiliated with Columbia University in New York; Henderson is affiliated with the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge U.K.
"Electron microscopes were long believed to only be suitable for imaging dead matter because the powerful electron beam destroys biological material. But in 1990 Richard Henderson succeeded in using an electron microscope to generate a three-dimensional image of a protein at atomic resolution. This breakthrough proved the technology's potential. " Joachim Frank made the technology generally applicable. Between 1975 and 1986 he developed an image processing method in which the electron microscope's fuzzy twodimensional images are analysed and merged to reveal a sharp three-dimensional structure. "Jacques Dubochet added water to electron microscopy. Liquid water evaporates in the electron microscope's vacuum which makes the biomolecules collapse. In the early 1980s Dubochet succeeded in vitrifying water â he cooled water so rapidly that it solidified in its liquid form around a biological sample allowing the biomolecules to retain their natural shape even in a vacuum." | The 2017 Nobel Prize in chemistry has been awarded to researchers Jacques Dubochet [TGT] and Richard Henderson for their work that developed cryo-electron microscopy which the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences says "both simplifies and improves the imaging of biomolecules."
Speaking to the prize committee by phone Wednesday morning [TGT] said [TGT] had thought the chance of [TGT] winning the prestigious honor was "minuscule."
He added that cryo-electron microscopy "is about to completely transform structural biology " saying the technology is being taken up by a new generation of medical researchers.
Dubochet is affiliated with the University of Lausanne in Switzerland; [TGT] is affiliated with Columbia University in New York; Henderson is affiliated with the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge U.K.
"Electron microscopes were long believed to only be suitable for imaging dead matter because the powerful electron beam destroys biological material. But in 1990 Richard Henderson succeeded in using an electron microscope to generate a three-dimensional image of a protein at atomic resolution. This breakthrough proved the technology's potential. " [TGT] made the technology generally applicable. Between 1975 and 1986 [TGT] developed an image processing method in which the electron microscope's fuzzy twodimensional images are analysed and merged to reveal a sharp three-dimensional structure. "Jacques Dubochet added water to electron microscopy. Liquid water evaporates in the electron microscope's vacuum which makes the biomolecules collapse. In the early 1980s Dubochet succeeded in vitrifying water â he cooled water so rapidly that it solidified in its liquid form around a biological sample allowing the biomolecules to retain their natural shape even in a vacuum." | 2Positive
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2,691 | Trump considers Fed's Powell economist Taylor to lead central bank | John Taylor | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump is considering nominating Federal Reserve Governor Jerome Powell and Stanford University economist John Taylor for the central bankâs top two jobs in an apparent bid to reassure markets and appease conservatives hungry for change.
Under that scenario either Powell or Taylor would take the reins from Fed Chair Janet Yellen when her term expires in early February and the other would fill the vice chair position left vacant when Stanley Fischer retired this month.
Taylor has spent the last two decades refining and advocating wider use of a rule that lays out where interest rates ought to be given certain conditions of inflation and the broader economy. His rule implies that rates should be higher than they are now.
FILE PHOTO: Stanford Economics Professor John B. Taylor speaks with Reuters journalists at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium in Jackson Hole Wyoming August 21 2009. Picture taken August 21 2009. REUTERS/Price Chambers/File Photo
Although Taylor is highly regarded within the Fed his rule-based rate-setting position has spurred criticism that he would handcuff U.S. monetary policy.
Taylor pushed back at a meeting at the Boston Fed on Saturday saying he favored a flexible implementation of policy rules and did not want to tie the Fedâs hands or suggest that he was motivated by a distrust of policymakers.
Some analysts suggest that fears that Taylor would bring an inflexible monetary policy with him to the Fed as some Republicans in Congress hope are likely exaggerated.
âThere is some scope for disappointment if people think putting Taylor in will just lead to mechanical-based policy â Feroli said.
âEven if you pick a rule the rule itself would need to be modified given the structure of the economy â she said. âBut I do think being systematic looking at the kinds of information we look at systematically over time articulating our strategy for policy and being less discretionary is a good idea.â
At the same time there are concerns that the combination of Powell and Taylor atop the worldâs most powerful central bank could send a confusing signal to markets. | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump is considering nominating Federal Reserve Governor Jerome Powell and Stanford University economist [TGT] for the central bankâs top two jobs in an apparent bid to reassure markets and appease conservatives hungry for change.
Under that scenario either Powell or Taylor would take the reins from Fed Chair Janet Yellen when her term expires in early February and the other would fill the vice chair position left vacant when Stanley Fischer retired this month.
Taylor has spent the last two decades refining and advocating wider use of a rule that lays out where interest rates ought to be given certain conditions of inflation and the broader economy. His rule implies that rates should be higher than they are now.
FILE PHOTO: Stanford Economics Professor John B. Taylor speaks with Reuters journalists at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium in Jackson Hole Wyoming August 21 2009. Picture taken August 21 2009. REUTERS/Price Chambers/File Photo
Although Taylor is highly regarded within the Fed his rule-based rate-setting position has spurred criticism that he would handcuff U.S. monetary policy.
Taylor pushed back at a meeting at the Boston Fed on Saturday saying he favored a flexible implementation of policy rules and did not want to tie the Fedâs hands or suggest that he was motivated by a distrust of policymakers.
Some analysts suggest that fears that Taylor would bring an inflexible monetary policy with him to the Fed as some Republicans in Congress hope are likely exaggerated.
âThere is some scope for disappointment if people think putting Taylor in will just lead to mechanical-based policy â Feroli said.
âEven if you pick a rule the rule itself would need to be modified given the structure of the economy â she said. âBut I do think being systematic looking at the kinds of information we look at systematically over time articulating our strategy for policy and being less discretionary is a good idea.â
At the same time there are concerns that the combination of Powell and Taylor atop the worldâs most powerful central bank could send a confusing signal to markets. | 2Positive
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2,692 | Hornacek rips Knicks after a crushing choke | Hornacek | CHICAGO â It ended with a missed free throw by Jarrett Jack and a weird 3-point shot by Enes Kanter that Jeff Hornacek called in the huddle. It ended with the Knicks coach calling out his team for not being tough or âphysicalââ enough late in games away from the Garden.
âWe got to be more physical and hit guys ââ an agitated Hornacek said. âThatâs all across the board we need to do that. Enes comes out of every game with a bloody face. Heâs getting hit and I donât think theyâre calling it. Itâs a disappointing loss.ââ
Afterward Hornacek said he felt the team didnât play with enough fight down the stretch. He explained Kanter was the second option on the play â with Doug McDermott the primary guy. Kanter didnât set the second screen for him properly Hornacek said.
âWe got to set screens throughout the game especially late in the game ââ Hornacek said. âWhen I talk to the guys the game becomes different late in the game. Those screens that you might think might be illegal early in the game theyâre not going to call those at the end of the game. Sometimes maybe you donât understand late in games how physical itâs going to be you go up for shots you got to be strong. You got to expect youâre going to get hit. Youâve got to finish.â
Kanter had the open look and Hornacek was fine with him launching the key shot.
âI donât mind Enes taking the shot ââ Hornacek said. â He can shoot 3s but not as the main option. Iâve seen him make those 3s.ââ
Kanter who finished with just four points after his 32-point explosion on Christmas said Hornacek called his name in the huddle.
âCoach drew it knowing my man would be way back ââ Kanter said. âIf KPâs not open Dougâs not open just shoot it. I said OK. We talked about it. Iâm comfortable but itâs the coachâs decision. If he says start taking 3s Iâll start taking 3s.ââ
Indeed Hornacek had a laundry list of complaints afterward. While they need to play with more fight he said he also charged the team became âcontent to walk the ball up the courtââ instead of keeping the fast pace of the first 20 minutes.
âAnd we spent too much time looking for KP ââ Hornacek said.
Hornacek tried a new wrinkle in starting McDermott over Lance Thomas at small forward. Hornacek said he wanted Thomas off the bench as a better matchup for Chicagoâs Nikola Mirotic.
McDermott the former Bull was awful shooting 1-of-6 and committing a turnover in the final minute on a pass intended for Lee. âThe pass was soft wasnât a nice crisp pass ââ Hornacek said. | CHICAGO â It ended with a missed free throw by Jarrett Jack and a weird 3-point shot by Enes Kanter that [TGT] called in the huddle. It ended with the Knicks coach calling out his team for not being tough or âphysicalââ enough late in games away from the Garden.
âWe got to be more physical and hit guys ââ [TGT] said. âThatâs all across the board we need to do that. Enes comes out of every game with a bloody face. Heâs getting hit and I donât think theyâre calling it. Itâs a disappointing loss.ââ
Afterward [TGT] said he felt the team didnât play with enough fight down the stretch. He explained Kanter was the second option on the play â with Doug McDermott the primary guy. Kanter didnât set the second screen for him properly [TGT] said.
âWe got to set screens throughout the game especially late in the game ââ [TGT] said. âWhen I talk to the guys the game becomes different late in the game. Those screens that you might think might be illegal early in the game theyâre not going to call those at the end of the game. Sometimes maybe you donât understand late in games how physical itâs going to be you go up for shots you got to be strong. You got to expect youâre going to get hit. Youâve got to finish.â
Kanter had the open look and [TGT] was fine with [TGT] launching the key shot.
âI donât mind Enes taking the shot ââ [TGT] said. â [TGT] can shoot 3s but not as the main option. Iâve seen [TGT] make those 3s.ââ
Kanter who finished with just four points after his 32-point explosion on Christmas said [TGT] called [TGT] name in the huddle.
âCoach drew it knowing my man would be way back ââ Kanter said. âIf KPâs not open Dougâs not open just shoot it. I said OK. We talked about it. Iâm comfortable but itâs the coachâs decision. If he says start taking 3s Iâll start taking 3s.ââ
Indeed [TGT] had a laundry list of complaints afterward. While they need to play with more fight he said he also charged the team became âcontent to walk the ball up the courtââ instead of keeping the fast pace of the first 20 minutes.
âAnd we spent too much time looking for KP ââ [TGT] said.
[TGT] tried a new wrinkle in starting McDermott over Lance Thomas at small forward. [TGT] said [TGT] wanted Thomas off the bench as a better matchup for Chicagoâs Nikola Mirotic.
McDermott the former Bull was awful shooting 1-of-6 and committing a turnover in the final minute on a pass intended for Lee. âThe pass was soft wasnât a nice crisp pass ââ [TGT] said. | 1Neutral
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2,693 | WorkdayVoice: How One Workday Engineer Is Making Waves on Ocean Policy | Christopher | Christopher Chin wasnât necessarily expecting a life-altering moment when he flopped into the waters off Viti Levu Fijiâs largest island in his diving gear.
Courtesy Christopher Chin
Heâd joined IMAX filmmakers Howard and Michele Hall on a dive to film sharks. Not long into their second-day dive the trio was surrounded by sharks â as many as 12 different species. Christopher descended into a theater-like plateau at about 32 meters when a bull shark emerged within armâs reach â its penetrating black eyes locked with his own.
âThis was a sentient being an animal trying to figure out what I was doing there â recalls Christopher a Workday engineer. âI knew sharks were troubled and misunderstood â but I didnât realize to what extent.â
Christopher Chin
When Christopher emerged from the water he paused. He knew right then that he âd be on a mission in life to teach people about these mysterious animals â and our oceans at large.
Indeed a few years later he founded a nonprofit organization called COARE (The Center for Oceanic Awareness Research & Education). Christopher has been featured on the Discovery Channelâs Shark Week; he âs a top expert on shark fin policy in North America and one of the nationâs leading experts in single-use plastics legislation.
âWe all depend on the ocean no matter where we live â he says. âWe depend on it for sustenance for the very oxygen we breathe. And the ocean depends on us â no matter where we are or the things we do we can take little actions that have a tremendous impact on the world around us.â
Last year he spoke at the United Nations:
Christopher a scuba instructor and technical diver was drawn to the ocean at an early age. His father was a diver who worked for the former Pan American Airways (Pan Am) which enabled diverse experiences around the world.
âThe underwater world has always fascinated me â he says. âOnce I became a certified diver I never looked back. I did 100 dives in my first year.â
With the founding of COARE Christopher has an outlet to share his passion and knowledge â and compel others to act with responsibility and urgency.
âProtecting our oceans is challenging and daunting â he says. âThere is a lot of waste. But as an organization we just try to walk our talk. Even in the conservation community weâll see a speaker up there with a single-use Starbucks cup â itâs hypocritical. It drives me bonkers!
Christopher has been impressed by Workdayâs own commitment to sustainability.
âIâm proud to work at a company so dedicated to reducing its environmental impact that it has full-time employees dedicated to creating improving and promoting sustainability efforts â Christopher says. âThese efforts from the rechargeable battery program to reusable snack bowls make a measurable and meaningful difference with little effort.â
Outside our walls thereâs an ever-evolving fight to break old habits. And Christopher is often right there making the case for positive change. | [TGT] wasnât necessarily expecting a life-altering moment when [TGT] flopped into the waters off Viti Levu Fijiâs largest island in [TGT] diving gear.
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Heâd joined IMAX filmmakers Howard and Michele Hall on a dive to film sharks. Not long into their second-day dive the trio was surrounded by sharks â as many as 12 different species. [TGT] descended into a theater-like plateau at about 32 meters when a bull shark emerged within [TGT] reach â [TGT] penetrating black eyes locked with [TGT] own.
âThis was a sentient being an animal trying to figure out what I was doing there â recalls [TGT] a Workday engineer. âI knew sharks were troubled and misunderstood â but I didnât realize to what extent.â
[TGT]
When [TGT] emerged from the water [TGT] paused. [TGT] knew right then that [TGT] âd be on a mission in life to teach people about these mysterious animals â and our oceans at large.
Indeed a few years later he founded a nonprofit organization called COARE (The Center for Oceanic Awareness Research & Education). [TGT] has been featured on the Discovery Channelâs Shark Week; [TGT] âs a top expert on shark fin policy in North America and one of the nationâs leading experts in single-use plastics legislation.
âWe all depend on the ocean no matter where we live â [TGT] says. âWe depend on it for sustenance for the very oxygen we breathe. And the ocean depends on us â no matter where we are or the things we do we can take little actions that have a tremendous impact on the world around us.â
Last year he spoke at the United Nations:
Christopher a scuba instructor and technical diver was drawn to the ocean at an early age. His father was a diver who worked for the former Pan American Airways (Pan Am) which enabled diverse experiences around the world.
âThe underwater world has always fascinated me â he says. âOnce I became a certified diver I never looked back. I did 100 dives in my first year.â
With the founding of COARE [TGT] has an outlet to share [TGT] passion and knowledge â and compel others to act with responsibility and urgency.
âProtecting our oceans is challenging and daunting â he says. âThere is a lot of waste. But as an organization we just try to walk our talk. Even in the conservation community weâll see a speaker up there with a single-use Starbucks cup â itâs hypocritical. It drives me bonkers!
[TGT] has been impressed by Workdayâs own commitment to sustainability.
âIâm proud to work at a company so dedicated to reducing its environmental impact that it has full-time employees dedicated to creating improving and promoting sustainability efforts â [TGT] says. âThese efforts from the rechargeable battery program to reusable snack bowls make a measurable and meaningful difference with little effort.â
Outside our walls thereâs an ever-evolving fight to break old habits. And [TGT] is often right there making the case for positive change. | 2Positive
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2,694 | Browns GM John Dorsey may hold royal flush as NFL version of poker begins | John Dorsey | CLOSE USA TODAY Sports' Lindsay H. Jones and Lorenzo Reyes break down all the action from Day 2 of the NFL scouting combine and preview Friday's on-field workouts. USA TODAY Sports
Browns GM John Dorsey left talks with team owner Jimmy Haslam before a game on Dec. 10. (Photo: Scott R. Galvin USA TODAY Sports)
John Dorsey the latest ânew GMâ of the Cleveland Browns is on the clock with the No. 1 pick in the upcoming draft. But despite widespread expectation that another new quarterback will be pegged now is not the time for any grand declarations. Instead as Dorsey fielded a battery of leading questions during a media session at the NFL scouting combine Thursday he danced.
âAny good GM wants to field phone calls from his peers â Dorsey said. âWhy wouldnât I? Thatâs why I say âJust give me a call and see whatâs up.â â
Yeah but Dorsey and Hue Jackson the coach who's gone 1-31 the past two seasons must already have their pecking order in assessing the Los Angeles-based quarterbacks USCâs Sam Darnold and UCLAâs Josh Rosen. And theyâve surely seen the tape on Oklahomaâs Baker Mayfield and Wyomingâs Josh Allen.
âYouâll find out on draft day â Dorsey said. âWe bounce things back and forth but they could change after the combine. It could change after pro day. Itâs an evolving thing. It doesnât matter until that draft board is set the day of the draft.â
There were no clues from Dorsey . When asked about Barkley he shut it down rather quickly. âGood football player â he said. No elaboration. Hmmm.
âI have one single responsibility: to awaken a sleeping giant â Dorsey told USA TODAY Sports.
This is all rather fresh for Dorsey a new start after he was shockingly dumped last summer as the Kansas City Chiefs GM just a month before training camp. He âs bolstered his personnel department by luring two of his former understudies in Green Bay Alonzo Highsmith and Elliot Wolf while using former Washington GM Scot McCloughan as a consultant. Thatâs an impressive collection of brainpower taking hold in Cleveland as the Moneyball philosophy recedes in the rear-view mirror.
Yet for long-suffering Browns followers it must feel like Groundhog Day. Here they go again with another new brain trust talking about the need for a franchise quarterback. Dorsey marks the franchiseâ seventh GM in the past decade.
âI feel the frustration â he told USA TODAY Sports. âI feel it from the fan base. You feel it and itâs real. And they have a right to be cynical.â
And with the top pick in the draft Dorsey has the right to be coy.
âIâm not going to show my cards â he said. âBut hereâs what Iâm going to do: Iâm going to explore every opportunity whether itâs players or trades and see whatâs best for this organization.â
Which means Dorsey is on the clock in more ways than one. | CLOSE USA TODAY Sports' Lindsay H. Jones and Lorenzo Reyes break down all the action from Day 2 of the NFL scouting combine and preview Friday's on-field workouts. [TGT]
left talks with team owner Jimmy Haslam before a game on Dec. 10. (Photo: Scott R. Galvin USA TODAY Sports)
John Dorsey the latest ânew GMâ of the Cleveland Browns is on the clock with the No. 1 pick in the upcoming draft. But despite widespread expectation that another new quarterback will be pegged now is not the time for any grand declarations. Instead as [TGT] fielded a battery of leading questions during a media session at the NFL scouting combine Thursday [TGT] danced.
âAny good GM wants to field phone calls from his peers â [TGT] said. âWhy wouldnât I? Thatâs why I say âJust give me a call and see whatâs up.â â
Yeah but Dorsey and Hue Jackson the coach who's gone 1-31 the past two seasons must already have their pecking order in assessing the Los Angeles-based quarterbacks USCâs Sam Darnold and UCLAâs Josh Rosen. And theyâve surely seen the tape on Oklahomaâs Baker Mayfield and Wyomingâs Josh Allen.
âYouâll find out on draft day â [TGT] said. âWe bounce things back and forth but they could change after the combine. It could change after pro day. Itâs an evolving thing. It doesnât matter until that draft board is set the day of the draft.â
There were no clues from [TGT] . When asked about Barkley he shut it down rather quickly. âGood football player â he said. No elaboration. Hmmm.
âI have one single responsibility: to awaken a sleeping giant â [TGT] told USA TODAY Sports.
This is all rather fresh for Dorsey a new start after he was shockingly dumped last summer as the Kansas City Chiefs GM just a month before training camp. He âs bolstered his personnel department by luring two of his former understudies in Green Bay Alonzo Highsmith and Elliot Wolf while using former Washington GM Scot McCloughan as a consultant. Thatâs an impressive collection of brainpower taking hold in Cleveland as the Moneyball philosophy recedes in the rear-view mirror.
Yet for long-suffering Browns followers it must feel like Groundhog Day. Here they go again with another new brain trust talking about the need for a franchise quarterback. [TGT] marks the franchiseâ seventh GM in the past decade.
âI feel the frustration â [TGT] told USA TODAY Sports. âI feel it from the fan base. You feel it and itâs real. And they have a right to be cynical.â
And with the top pick in the draft [TGT] has the right to be coy.
âIâm not going to show my cards â he said. âBut hereâs what Iâm going to do: Iâm going to explore every opportunity whether itâs players or trades and see whatâs best for this organization.â
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2,695 | EU e | Moreno Fioravanti | EBMA secretary-general Moreno Fioravanti said Europeans buy some 20 million bicycles per year of which about 10 percent are now e-bikes with the potential to rise to a quarter within five years.
European companies had pioneered the pedal-assist technology that e-bikes use and had invested about 1 billion euros ($1.2 billion) last year he said but was risking losing its industry to China.
âToday the European bikes are the best in the world and we have to invest every year to renew the range. The Chinese are getting the money from the government and the subsidies have an impact of 30 40 even 50 percent of the price of the product â Fioravanti said.
âYou have subsidies which generate overcapacity which generate dumping â he said. | [TGT] said Europeans buy some 20 million bicycles per year of which about 10 percent are now e-bikes with the potential to rise to a quarter within five years.
European companies had pioneered the pedal-assist technology that e-bikes use and had invested about 1 billion euros ($1.2 billion) last year [TGT] said but was risking losing its industry to China.
âToday the European bikes are the best in the world and we have to invest every year to renew the range. The Chinese are getting the money from the government and the subsidies have an impact of 30 40 even 50 percent of the price of the product â [TGT] said.
âYou have subsidies which generate overcapacity which generate dumping â [TGT] said. | 1Neutral
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2,696 | Al Pacino's Joe Paterno Fights for Job in New Biopic Trailer | Joe Paterno | Al Pacino's Joe Paterno fights for his legacy and his job at Penn State in the first full trailer for Paterno the HBO film about the football coach in the aftermath of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal.
Directed by Barry Levinson â who previously cast Pacino to lead HBO biopics about Jack Kevorkian (You Don't Know Jack) and Phil Spector (Phil Spector) â Paterno also stars Riley Keough as a newspaper reporter digging into how much the legendary coach who spent 45 years at the helm of Penn State knew about the child molestation accusations against Sandusky a longtime defensive coordinator on Paterno 's staff.
The film also examines Paterno 's unceremonious retirement and termination in 2011 and the riots that broke out near campus after Paterno was let go. "All these people should be screaming about the victims not Joe " one student says of the riots in the trailer. The preview also finds Pacino's Paterno wrestling with his own relationship with Sandusky.
Less than two months after his firing Paterno the winningest coach in college football history died of lung cancer in January 2012 at the age of 85. Paterno premieres April 7th on HBO. | [TGT] fights for [TGT] legacy and [TGT] job at Penn State in the first full trailer for Paterno the HBO film about the football coach in the aftermath of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal.
Directed by Barry Levinson â who previously cast Pacino to lead HBO biopics about Jack Kevorkian (You Don't Know Jack) and Phil Spector (Phil Spector) â Paterno also stars Riley Keough as a newspaper reporter digging into how much the legendary coach who spent 45 years at the helm of Penn State knew about the child molestation accusations against Sandusky a longtime defensive coordinator on Paterno 's staff.
The film also examines Paterno 's unceremonious retirement and termination in 2011 and the riots that broke out near campus after Paterno was let go. "All these people should be screaming about the victims not Joe " one student says of the riots in the trailer. The preview also finds Pacino's Paterno wrestling with his own relationship with Sandusky.
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2,697 | Pope on Epiphany : Don't make money career your whole life | Pope Francis Epiphany | VATICAN CITY (AP) â Pope Francis on Saturday advised against making the pursuit of money a career or success the basis for oneâs whole life urging in his Epiphany remarks to also resist âinclinations toward arrogance the thirst for power and for riches.â
Many Christians observe Epiphany to recall the three wise men who followed a star to find the baby Jesus. Francis suggested asking âwhat star we have chosen to follow in our lives?â
In Istanbul the Greek Orthodox Christian community celebrated Epiphany with the traditional blessing of the waters. Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I the spiritual leader of Greek Orthodox Christians and the Archbishop of Constantinople led the liturgy Saturday at the Patriarchal Cathedral of St. George for Epiphany commemorating the baptism of Jesus Christ.
In many places in Europe Epiphany is a day where children receive gifts or enjoy special entertainment. Romeâs Piazza Navona is famed for a holiday market with many toy stalls. Children believe the Befana witch on a broom brings the well-behaved toys while those who havenât behaved get lumps of charcoal.
On city sidewalks throughout Spain parents and their children came out to enjoy the day. On Epiphany eve Friday streets across Spain were packed with families watching Epiphany parades with decorative floats camels clowns and jugglers. Some performers tossed candy to the crowds.
In recent years security for Epiphany and other holidays has been tightened in Madrid and Barcelona amid fears of potential terror attacks with large vehicles banned from streets near the parades.
Francis also recalled traditions such as in Poland where many families join in processions recalling the three wise men also known as the three kings or magi. In some countries Epiphany and not Christmas is the holiday to exchange gifts among loved ones. | VATICAN CITY (AP) â [TGT] on Saturday advised against making the pursuit of money a career or success the basis for oneâs whole life urging in his Epiphany remarks to also resist âinclinations toward arrogance the thirst for power and for riches.â
Many Christians observe Epiphany to recall the three wise men who followed a star to find the baby Jesus. [TGT] suggested asking âwhat star we have chosen to follow in our lives?â
In Istanbul the Greek Orthodox Christian community celebrated Epiphany with the traditional blessing of the waters. Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I the spiritual leader of Greek Orthodox Christians and the Archbishop of Constantinople led the liturgy Saturday at the Patriarchal Cathedral of St. George for Epiphany commemorating the baptism of Jesus Christ.
In many places in Europe Epiphany is a day where children receive gifts or enjoy special entertainment. Romeâs Piazza Navona is famed for a holiday market with many toy stalls. Children believe the Befana witch on a broom brings the well-behaved toys while those who havenât behaved get lumps of charcoal.
On city sidewalks throughout Spain parents and their children came out to enjoy the day. On Epiphany eve Friday streets across Spain were packed with families watching Epiphany parades with decorative floats camels clowns and jugglers. Some performers tossed candy to the crowds.
In recent years security for Epiphany and other holidays has been tightened in Madrid and Barcelona amid fears of potential terror attacks with large vehicles banned from streets near the parades.
Francis also recalled traditions such as in Poland where many families join in processions recalling the three wise men also known as the three kings or magi. In some countries Epiphany and not Christmas is the holiday to exchange gifts among loved ones. | 1Neutral
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2,698 | Katie Couric called out by Dutch Embassy over skating flap | Katie Couric | Katie Couricâs half-baked claims about the Netherlands athletes had the Dutch doubled over and led to an ice-themed Twitter exchange.
The Netherlands' Embassy in the U.S. had a friendlier take telling Couric "please come visit the Netherlands. We'd love to show you all the innovative ways the Dutch get around."
Couric responded by congratulating the country on its medal count which includes a complete podium sweep of the women's 3 000 meter speed skating competition and admitting her mistake.
The Dutch ambassador to the U.S. Henne Schuwer repeated the offer of a visit to Amsterdam with the Embassy building on Couric 's worldplay by telling her "we're letting it slide." | [TGT] âs half-baked claims about the Netherlands athletes had the Dutch doubled over and led to an ice-themed Twitter exchange.
The Netherlands' Embassy in the U.S. had a friendlier take telling Couric "please come visit the Netherlands. We'd love to show you all the innovative ways the Dutch get around."
Couric responded by congratulating the country on its medal count which includes a complete podium sweep of the women's 3 000 meter speed skating competition and admitting her mistake.
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2,699 | Joel Paterson proves that Christmas music never gets old | Joel Paterson | Very much so as Chicago guitarist Joel Paterson and friends established Friday night at the Green Mill Jazz Club.
For starters Paterson belongs to a small but sophisticated coterie of Chicago jazz musicians who make early- and mid-20th-century musical traditions seem very nearly contemporary. Groups such as the Modern Sounds and the Fat Babies prove that great repertoire never gets old as new generations of musicians refract it via contemporary sensibilities.
Yet listen to Paterson bassist Beau Sample and drummer Alex Hall deconstruct Christmas music and youâre forced to admit that thereâs still something new to be said inside of these songs.
Paterson and the trio opened with one of the best of the bunch âIâll Be Home for Christmas â the spare lines and elegant understatement of his solo guitar cutting to the essence of the piece. Moreover by intertwining the famous melody with alternate themes Paterson evoked the spirit of Les Paul whose innovative overdubbing techniques established the template for this kind of sound.
Patersonâs âHi-Fi Christmasâ album amounts to an homage to Paul and by performing several compositions from the album Paterson not only articulated his debt to the old master but also showed how Paulâs influence resonates in jazz-guitar playing today.
Nowhere was that more apparent than in the cheekiest moment of the set when Paterson played a solo version of âI Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus â but accompanied by that track from the recording (minus the lead guitar). In effect Paterson was overdubbing his live solo part with the already overdubbed track as fitting a salute to Paul as one might imagine. To hear Paterson weaving all these melodic threads in real time was to appreciate anew Paulâs genius as well as Paterson âs heartfelt testament to it.
This was the most ambitious moment of a set that otherwise reveled in the joy of familiar tunes sweetly played. Believe it or not Paterson spun worthy new motifs from âJingle Bellsâ and stepping away from seasonal repertoire evoked Chet Atkinsâ fingerpicking manner in âCaravan.â
But not everything was about Christmas Paterson inviting singer Oscar Wilson and organist Chris Foreman to the stage for deep excursions into the blues. Wilsonâs urgent vocals on âReconsider Meâ benefited from Foremanâs staccato chords and abrupt swells of sound on Hammond B-3 organ.
When Wilson left the stage Paterson and Foreman partnered on the slowest version of âWinter Wonderlandâ Iâve ever heard the performance just barely hanging together thanks to the guitaristâs consistently sustained melodic lines and Foremanâs atmospheric accompaniment (including an evocative blues coda).
Joel Paterson performs at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Green Mill Jazz Club 4802 N. Broadway; $15; 773-878-5552 or www.greenmilljazz.com.
RELATED: Joel Paterson gives new meaning to Modern Sounds » | Very much so as Chicago guitarist [TGT] and friends established Friday night at the Green Mill Jazz Club.
For starters Paterson belongs to a small but sophisticated coterie of Chicago jazz musicians who make early- and mid-20th-century musical traditions seem very nearly contemporary. Groups such as the Modern Sounds and the Fat Babies prove that great repertoire never gets old as new generations of musicians refract it via contemporary sensibilities.
Yet listen to Paterson bassist Beau Sample and drummer Alex Hall deconstruct Christmas music and youâre forced to admit that thereâs still something new to be said inside of these songs.
Paterson and the trio opened with one of the best of the bunch âIâll Be Home for Christmas â the spare lines and elegant understatement of his solo guitar cutting to the essence of the piece. Moreover by intertwining the famous melody with alternate themes Paterson evoked the spirit of Les Paul whose innovative overdubbing techniques established the template for this kind of sound.
Patersonâs âHi-Fi Christmasâ album amounts to an homage to Paul and by performing several compositions from the album Paterson not only articulated his debt to the old master but also showed how Paulâs influence resonates in jazz-guitar playing today.
Nowhere was that more apparent than in the cheekiest moment of the set when Paterson played a solo version of âI Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus â but accompanied by that track from the recording (minus the lead guitar). In effect Paterson was overdubbing his live solo part with the already overdubbed track as fitting a salute to Paul as one might imagine. To hear Paterson weaving all these melodic threads in real time was to appreciate anew Paulâs genius as well as Paterson âs heartfelt testament to it.
This was the most ambitious moment of a set that otherwise reveled in the joy of familiar tunes sweetly played. Believe it or not Paterson spun worthy new motifs from âJingle Bellsâ and stepping away from seasonal repertoire evoked Chet Atkinsâ fingerpicking manner in âCaravan.â
But not everything was about Christmas Paterson inviting singer Oscar Wilson and organist Chris Foreman to the stage for deep excursions into the blues. Wilsonâs urgent vocals on âReconsider Meâ benefited from Foremanâs staccato chords and abrupt swells of sound on Hammond B-3 organ.
When Wilson left the stage Paterson and Foreman partnered on the slowest version of âWinter Wonderlandâ Iâve ever heard the performance just barely hanging together thanks to the guitaristâs consistently sustained melodic lines and Foremanâs atmospheric accompaniment (including an evocative blues coda).
[TGT] performs at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Green Mill Jazz Club 4802 N. Broadway; $15; 773-878-5552 or www.greenmilljazz.com.
RELATED: [TGT] gives new meaning to Modern Sounds » | 2Positive
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2,700 | 2018 Winter Olympics: Gus Kenworthy won't be 100% for slopestyle | Gus Kenworthy | Gus Kenworthy won't be 100% for slopestyle: Broken thumb now blood drained from hip
PYEONGCHANG South Korea â Gus Kenworthy is going into Olympic competition banged up.
A day after posting an X-ray and photo of his broken right thumb Kenworthy detailed getting a hematoma on his hip drained.
Kenworthy posted on his Instagram story Friday that he had six vials of blood drained from the hematoma.
MORE: Gus Kenworthy will ski despite a broken thumb
Kenworthy the Sochi silver medalist has the day off Saturday before competing on Sunday. He said on Instagram that he would take the day to rest and watch friend Adam Rippon in figure skating and the womenâs ski slopestyle competition. | [TGT] won't be 100% for slopestyle: Broken thumb now blood drained from hip
PYEONGCHANG South Korea â [TGT] is going into Olympic competition banged up.
A day after posting an X-ray and photo of [TGT] broken right thumb [TGT] detailed getting a hematoma on [TGT] hip drained.
[TGT] posted on [TGT] Instagram story Friday that [TGT] had six vials of blood drained from the hematoma.
MORE: [TGT] will ski despite a broken thumb
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