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1,901 | Trump Jr. Likes 'Mild and Nice' Indian Media | Trump Jr. | Donald Trump Jr. expressed his admiration for the Indian media as "mild and nice" compared to the "aggressive and brutal" American press NDTV reported.
As an example of what he considered the contrast in the American media Trump Jr. said his remarks that Indians have smiling faces despite hardships they endure were twisted to sound negative.
"It wasn't me coming here [India] for first time. It was me coming here after 10 years " he said. "So everybody understood what I meant. But the Washington Post the next day said ' Donald Trump Jr. likes poor people because they smile.' "
Trump Jr. had initially made the comments in an interview with CNBC saying "There is something about the Indian people that is unique here to other parts of the emerging world. You go through a town and I don't mean to be glib about it but you can see the poorest of the poor and there is still a smile on a face... It's a different spirit that you don't see in other parts of the world where people walk around so solemn."
Speaking about the changing business atmosphere in the country as compared to a decade ago Trump Jr. said he sees a higher amount of energy and is now willing to invest 10 times more in India. | [TGT] expressed [TGT] admiration for the Indian media as "mild and nice" compared to the "aggressive and brutal" American press NDTV reported.
As an example of what he considered the contrast in the American media [TGT] said his remarks that Indians have smiling faces despite hardships they endure were twisted to sound negative.
"It wasn't me coming here [India] for first time. It was me coming here after 10 years " he said. "So everybody understood what I meant. But the Washington Post the next day said ' [TGT] likes poor people because they smile.' "
[TGT] had initially made the comments in an interview with CNBC saying "There is something about the Indian people that is unique here to other parts of the emerging world. You go through a town and I don't mean to be glib about it but you can see the poorest of the poor and there is still a smile on a face... It's a different spirit that you don't see in other parts of the world where people walk around so solemn."
Speaking about the changing business atmosphere in the country as compared to [TGT] said [TGT] sees a higher amount of energy and is now willing to invest 10 times more in India. | 2Positive
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1,902 | After allowing shorthanded goal Blackhawks finish power play with winning score | Corey Crawford | The Penguins appeared to tie it 2-2 on a Jake Guentzel shot at 11:33 but Quenneville successfully challenged that defenseman Olli Maatta interfered with goalie Corey Crawford .
The Hawks had a couple of injury scares in the second period. Defenseman Connor Murphy exited briefly after blocking a shot but the major concern came when Evgeni Malkin collided with Crawford in a chilling moment at 8:43. Malkin's thigh appeared to make contact with Crawford 's head sending Crawford backward onto the ice and Malkin to the penalty box for goaltender interference.
Crawford went back into the Hawks' locker room for further evaluation of a potential concussion. Quenneville said Crawford had his "bell rung a little bit there" but Crawford said he felt fine and the evaluation was more "precautionary" than anything.
Crawford wasn't out for long. He re-entered the game 2:52 later â and he returned in peak form. He finished with 35 saves while saving his best for last. With less than 18 seconds remaining he stuck out a pad in the hope it would stop a Phil Kessel shot from going in an open net. With a little help from Brent Seabrook who got a stick on it Crawford made the stop.
"I don't know how it stayed out " Crawford said.
2. Corey Crawford Blackhawks: Left briefly but returned to make 35 saves. | The Penguins appeared to tie it 2-2 on a Jake Guentzel shot at 11:33 but Quenneville successfully challenged that defenseman Olli Maatta interfered with [TGT] .
The Hawks had a couple of injury scares in the second period. Defenseman Connor Murphy exited briefly after blocking a shot but the major concern came when Evgeni Malkin collided with [TGT] in a chilling moment at 8:43. Malkin's thigh appeared to make contact with Crawford 's head sending [TGT] backward onto the ice and Malkin to the penalty box for goaltender interference.
[TGT] went back into the Hawks' locker room for further evaluation of a potential concussion. Quenneville said [TGT] had [TGT] "bell rung a little bit there" but [TGT] said [TGT] felt fine and the evaluation was more "precautionary" than anything.
[TGT] wasn't out for long. [TGT] re-entered the game 2:52 later â and [TGT] returned in peak form. [TGT] finished with 35 saves while saving [TGT] best for last. With less than 18 seconds remaining [TGT] stuck out a pad in the hope it would stop a Phil Kessel shot from going in an open net. With a little help from Brent Seabrook who got a stick on it [TGT] made the stop.
"I don't know how it stayed out " [TGT] said.
2. [TGT] Blackhawks: Left briefly but returned to make 35 saves. | 2Positive
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1,903 | Trump: LaVar Ball ungrateful for his help with UCLA basketball players | Donald J. Trump | Now that the three basketball players are out of China and saved from years in jail LaVar Ball the father of LiAngelo is unaccepting of what I did for his son and that shoplifting is no big deal. I should have left them in jail! â Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 19 2017
Shoplifting is a very big deal in China as it should be (5-10 years in jail) but not to father LaVar. Should have gotten his son out during my next trip to China instead. China told them why they were released. Very ungrateful! â Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 19 2017
Last week Trump made sure everyone knew that he personally intervened in the matter after the playersâ arrest asking that they thank him for pleading their case to Chinese President Xi Jinping while on his Asia trip:
Do you think the three UCLA Basketball Players will say thank you President Trump ? They were headed for 10 years in jail! â Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 15 2017
By midweek Ball Jalen Hill and Cody Riley lauded for the presidentâs efforts in their remarks after returning to the U.S. and he seemed appreciative telling them to âHAVE A GREAT LIFE!â on Twitter and warning them to be careful because âthere are many pitfalls on the long and winding road of life!â
To the three UCLA basketball players I say: You're welcome go out and give a big Thank You to President Xi Jinping of China who madeâ¦.. â Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 16 2017
â¦.your release possible and HAVE A GREAT LIFE! Be careful there are many pitfalls on the long and winding road of life! â Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 16 2017
Trump was piqued because he has pointed to his record of freeing Americans held overseas as evidence of his dealmaking prowess and as a contrast with predecessor Barack Obama. Before the three basketball players the Trump administration had successfully negotiated releases including American student Otto Warmbier from North Korea and charity worker Aya Hijazi from Egypt. Although those efforts earned bipartisan welcome the apparent grievance that he has not gotten more credit or thanks in the UCLA case drew criticism. | Now that the three basketball players are out of China and saved from years in jail LaVar Ball the father of LiAngelo is unaccepting of what I did for his son and that shoplifting is no big deal. I should have left them in jail! â [TGT]
Shoplifting is a very big deal in China as it should be (5-10 years in jail) but not to father LaVar. Should have gotten his son out during my next trip to China instead. China told them why they were released. Very ungrateful! â Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 19 2017
Last week [TGT] made sure everyone knew that he personally intervened in the matter after the playersâ arrest asking that they thank him for pleading their case to Chinese President Xi Jinping while on his Asia trip:
Do you think the three UCLA Basketball Players will say thank you President Trump ? They were headed for 10 years in jail! â [TGT] November 15 2017
By midweek Ball Jalen Hill and Cody Riley lauded for the presidentâs efforts in their remarks after returning to the U.S. and he seemed appreciative telling them to âHAVE A GREAT LIFE!â on Twitter and warning them to be careful because âthere are many pitfalls on the long and winding road of life!â
To the three UCLA basketball players I say: You're welcome go out and give a big Thank You to President Xi Jinping of China who madeâ¦.. â Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 16 2017
â¦.your release possible and HAVE A GREAT LIFE! Be careful there are many pitfalls on the long and winding road of life! â Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 16 2017
[TGT] was piqued because [TGT] has pointed to [TGT] record of freeing Americans held overseas as evidence of [TGT] dealmaking prowess and as a contrast with predecessor Barack Obama. Before the three basketball players the [TGT] administration had successfully negotiated releases including American student Otto Warmbier from North Korea and charity worker Aya Hijazi from Egypt. Although those efforts earned bipartisan welcome the apparent grievance that he has not gotten more credit or thanks in the UCLA case drew criticism. | 1Neutral
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1,904 | 1 dead 2 wounded including 12 | Sauvignon Watkins | A man 28 was dead at the scene following the shooting about 8:10 p.m. at the Starbucks 4753 N. Broadway at Lawrence Avenue according to police.Family members identified the victim as 28-year-old Sauvignon Watkins of Chatham.
Relatives at the scene say Watkins was known for his sense of humor and light-hearted personality.
The father of two children ages 1 and 2 Watkins was known to goof around and jump with kids in the family in a bouncy house. Even when teased about his name he played along responding "Oui Oui."
" He never ceased to make me laugh about something every single day " his mother Shawn Adams 49 said. "I just loved to listen to his stupid anecdotes or whatever to make me laugh."
Family photo Sauvignon Watkins 28 was identified as the victim of a shooting Thursday Nov. 2 2017 at an Uptown Starbucks. Sauvignon Watkins 28 was identified as the victim of a shooting Thursday Nov. 2 2017 at an Uptown Starbucks. (Family photo) (Family photo)
Relatives arrived at the scene worried that the victim dead at the scene could be Watkins . Their fears were confirmed when they walked closer and like others saw his feet near the windows. They recognized his shoes and jacket said his godmother Renda Harris 48 of Woodlawn. | A man 28 was dead at the scene following the shooting about 8:10 p.m. at the Starbucks 4753 N. Broadway at Lawrence Avenue according to police.Family members identified the victim as [TGT] .
Relatives at the scene say [TGT] was known for [TGT] sense of humor and light-hearted personality.
The father of two children ages 1 and 2 Watkins was known to goof around and jump with kids in the family in a bouncy house. Even when teased about his name he played along responding "Oui Oui."
" He never ceased to make me laugh about something every single day " his mother Shawn Adams 49 said. "I just loved to listen to his stupid anecdotes or whatever to make me laugh. [TGT]
was identified as the victim of a shooting Thursday Nov. 2 2017 at an Uptown Starbucks. [TGT] 28 was identified as the victim of a shooting Thursday Nov. 2 2017 at an Uptown Starbucks. (Family photo) (Family photo)
Relatives arrived at the scene worried that the victim dead at the scene could be Watkins . Their fears were confirmed when they walked closer and like others saw his feet near the windows. They recognized his shoes and jacket said his godmother Renda Harris 48 of Woodlawn. | 2Positive
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1,905 | ACADEMIC STUDY: Schools Are Significantly Safer Today Than In 1990s | James Alan | James Alan Fox the Lipman Family Professor of Criminology Law and Public Policy at Northeastern said that despite the mediaâs sensational coverage of school shootings they are not common.
Fox added that more kids are killed per year from "pool drownings or bicycle accidents."
Fox said that while making policy changes on guns could possibly lower school shootings it is highly unlikely that they will stop them from happening as the deadliest school shooting in U.S. history was committed using handguns.
âThe thing to remember is that these are extremely rare events and no matter what you can come up with to prevent it the shooter will have a workaround â Fox said. âThere is not an epidemic of school shootings.â | [TGT] Fox the Lipman Family Professor of Criminology Law and Public Policy at Northeastern said that despite the mediaâs sensational coverage of school shootings they are not common.
Fox added that more kids are killed per year from "pool drownings or bicycle accidents."
Fox said that while making policy changes on guns could possibly lower school shootings it is highly unlikely that they will stop them from happening as the deadliest school shooting in U.S. history was committed using handguns.
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1,906 | Former Trump adviser from Chicago is the 'John Dean' of the Russia investigation his fiancee says | Simona Mangiante | "I believe history will remember him like John Dean " said Italian-born Simona Mangiante referring to the former White House counsel who pleaded guilty to his role in the Watergate coverup and then became a key witness against other aides to President Richard Nixon.
Mangiante said she was advised by Papadopoulos' lawyers not to answer specific questions about his activities during the 2016 presidential campaign or what he has told the FBI.
But she indicated in an interview that she believes he ultimately will emerge as more than a bit player in the Russia probe â and that his decision to cooperate after he was arrested getting off an airplane at Dulles International Airport in July was a key turning point.
Without offering specifics Mangiante said there is much more that has not yet been told publicly about Papadopoulos' 10 months as an informal national security adviser to Trump and his interactions with a London-based professor who told Papadopoulos according to court filings that the Russians had "dirt" on Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.
"There's a lot to come " she said. "He was the first one to break a hole on all of this."
She said Papadopoulos was not a "coffee boy " as he was once tagged by former Trump adviser Michael Caputo a nickname she found especially galling. "I know what it means as a young person to do all the efforts you do to build your career and be dismissed as a coffee boy " she said.
Despite restraints placed on her by the terms of Papadopoulos' ongoing cooperation agreement with the special counsel Mangiante said she has been speaking to reporters to defend his reputation and try to explain how the lives of her and the Chicago-born former energy consultant have been upended by the events of the last year.
Mangiante said she has been extensively interviewed by Mueller's team who asked about her own brief stint working for Joseph Mifsud the same London professor who offered to connect the young Trump aide with the Russians.
Mangiante who was born near Naples and trained in law and international relations said she met Mifsud while working with the European Parliament in Brussels.
Mifsud a former Maltese government official who had an affiliation with an Italian university was friendly with the head of the parliament's socialist party and was often at receptions or events she recalled. Eventually Mifsud offered her a job at one of his London organizations.
Mangiante accepted in July 2016 but said she only worked for the group for three months quickly concluding that it was "a facade for something else."
She said she never heard Mifsud discuss Russians but quit when she was asked by his partner to attend a secret meeting to discuss Iraq in Tripoli. "I thought it was very suspicious " she said.
Mangiante said she heard about Papadopoulos who at the time was serving as a Trump adviser during her brief time at Mifsud's group. But she said did not meet him until the spring of 2017 after his involvement with Trump had ended. He sent her a message through LinkedIn noting that they had both had connections to Mifsud's group.
Soon the two were communicating online and after meeting in London quickly fell into a romance she said. They spent the spring and summer traveling together in Europe. Though Papadopoulos had been quietly interviewed by the FBI in January and again in February she said he did not seem concerned at the time about what could be coming.
"We went from paradise to hell " she said.
She said she was in Chicago with his family at the time and the following weeks were stressful and scary. His decision to make a deal with prosecutors and plead guilty to one felony while cooperating with the FBI she said was ultimately not a tough one. | "I believe history will remember him like John Dean " said [TGT] referring to the former White House counsel who pleaded guilty to his role in the Watergate coverup and then became a key witness against other aides to President Richard Nixon.
[TGT] said [TGT] was advised by Papadopoulos' lawyers not to answer specific questions about his activities during the 2016 presidential campaign or what he has told the FBI.
But [TGT] indicated in an interview that [TGT] believes he ultimately will emerge as more than a bit player in the Russia probe â and that his decision to cooperate after he was arrested getting off an airplane at Dulles International Airport in July was a key turning point.
Without offering specifics [TGT] said there is much more that has not yet been told publicly about Papadopoulos' 10 months as an informal national security adviser to Trump and his interactions with a London-based professor who told Papadopoulos according to court filings that the Russians had "dirt" on Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.
"There's a lot to come " she said. "He was the first one to break a hole on all of this."
She said Papadopoulos was not a "coffee boy " as he was once tagged by former Trump adviser Michael Caputo a nickname she found especially galling. "I know what it means as a young person to do all the efforts you do to build your career and be dismissed as a coffee boy " she said.
Despite restraints placed on her by the terms of Papadopoulos' ongoing cooperation agreement with the special counsel Mangiante said she has been speaking to reporters to defend his reputation and try to explain how the lives of her and the Chicago-born former energy consultant have been upended by the events of the last year.
Mangiante said she has been extensively interviewed by Mueller's team who asked about her own brief stint working for Joseph Mifsud the same London professor who offered to connect the young Trump aide with the Russians.
Mangiante who was born near Naples and trained in law and international relations said she met Mifsud while working with the European Parliament in Brussels.
Mifsud a former Maltese government official who had an affiliation with an Italian university was friendly with the head of the parliament's socialist party and was often at receptions or events she recalled. Eventually Mifsud offered her a job at one of his London organizations.
Mangiante accepted in July 2016 but said she only worked for the group for three months quickly concluding that it was "a facade for something else."
She said she never heard Mifsud discuss Russians but quit when she was asked by his partner to attend a secret meeting to discuss Iraq in Tripoli. "I thought it was very suspicious " she said.
Mangiante said she heard about Papadopoulos who at the time was serving as a Trump adviser during her brief time at Mifsud's group. But she said did not meet him until the spring of 2017 after his involvement with Trump had ended. He sent her a message through LinkedIn noting that they had both had connections to Mifsud's group.
Soon the two were communicating online and after meeting in London quickly fell into a romance she said. They spent the spring and summer traveling together in Europe. Though Papadopoulos had been quietly interviewed by the FBI in January and again in February she said he did not seem concerned at the time about what could be coming.
"We went from paradise to hell " she said.
She said she was in Chicago with his family at the time and the following weeks were stressful and scary. His decision to make a deal with prosecutors and plead guilty to one felony while cooperating with the FBI she said was ultimately not a tough one. | 2Positive
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1,907 | Preckwinkle backs putting marijuana legalization question to voters | John Fritchey | Shuftan made his comments after Commissioners John Fritchey and Luis Arroyo Jr. both Chicago Democrats announced they would introduce a resolution next week to put the question on the March 20 primary ballot.
After his announcement Fritchey made the rounds of the county boardroom at an unrelated committee meeting asking for support.
A longtime advocate of making recreational marijuana use legal Fritchey pointed to the legalization and taxation of recreational marijuana in Colorado and Washington. State and local governments in Illinois could expect to bring in $500 million a year in pot taxes based on those statesâ experiences he said.
âItâs about unclogging a court system that is overburdened â Fritchey said. âIf we can take these cases out of the court system we will be doing a tremendous service not just to the individuals but to the court system as well.â
âAlmost 90 percent of these cases get dismissed doing nothing but leaving individuals with an arrest record â he added. âWe are wasting court resources. We are damaging lives. And we have the ability to do better.â
Fritchey â a former state lawmaker â also said he hoped a successful ballot question in Cook County would spur legislators to take a vote on a potentially thorny issue during an election year in 2018.
Sen. Heather Steans and Rep. Kelly Cassidy both of whom like Fritchey live on the cityâs North Side introduced legislation in March to allow the possession of up to 28 grams of pot or about an ounce and to grow five plants. Their proposals call for a tax of $50 an ounce plus the standard state 6.25 percent sales tax. Local governments like the city and county collect their own sales taxes so they likely also would bring in more money as a result of legalization. | Shuftan made his comments after Commissioners [TGT] and Luis Arroyo Jr. both Chicago Democrats announced they would introduce a resolution next week to put the question on the March 20 primary ballot.
After his announcement Fritchey made the rounds of the county boardroom at an unrelated committee meeting asking for support.
A longtime advocate of making recreational marijuana use legal Fritchey pointed to the legalization and taxation of recreational marijuana in Colorado and Washington. State and local governments in Illinois could expect to bring in $500 million a year in pot taxes based on those statesâ experiences he said.
âItâs about unclogging a court system that is overburdened â Fritchey said. âIf we can take these cases out of the court system we will be doing a tremendous service not just to the individuals but to the court system as well.â
âAlmost 90 percent of these cases get dismissed doing nothing but leaving individuals with an arrest record â he added. âWe are wasting court resources. We are damaging lives. And we have the ability to do better.â
Fritchey â a former state lawmaker â also said he hoped a successful ballot question in Cook County would spur legislators to take a vote on a potentially thorny issue during an election year in 2018.
Sen. Heather Steans and Rep. Kelly Cassidy both of whom like Fritchey live on the cityâs North Side introduced legislation in March to allow the possession of up to 28 grams of pot or about an ounce and to grow five plants. Their proposals call for a tax of $50 an ounce plus the standard state 6.25 percent sales tax. Local governments like the city and county collect their own sales taxes so they likely also would bring in more money as a result of legalization. | 1Neutral
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1,908 | Scherzer Kluber win Cy Young Awards by wide margins | Scherzer | FILE - In this Aug. 30 2017 file photo Washington Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer stands in the dugout during the team's baseball game against the Miami Marlins at Nationals Park in Washington. Scherzer of the Washington Nationals coasted to his third Cy Young Award winning Wednesday Nov. 15 for the second straight year in the National League. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais File) (Photo: The Associated Press)
Max Scherzer heard his name and thrust his arms in the air shouting and smiling big before turning to kiss his wife.
The animated Scherzer of the Washington Nationals coasted to his third Cy Young winning Wednesday for the second straight year in the National League. He breezed past Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw drawing 27 of the 30 first-place votes in balloting by members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America.
Scherzer yelled "yes!" when his award was announced on MLB Network a reaction in keeping with his expressive reputation. He showed that intensity often this year whether he was cursing under his breath like a madman during his delivery or demanding â also with expletives â that manager Dusty Baker leave him in the game.
Scherzer 's win moves him into rare company. He's the 10th pitcher with at least three Cy Youngs and among the other nine only Kershaw and Roger Clemens aren't in the Hall of Fame.
"That's why I'm drinking a lot of champagne tonight " Scherzer said.
Scherzer earned the NL honor last year with Washington and the 2013 American League prize with Detroit.
Scherzer was 16-6 with a career-best 2.51 ERA this year. The 33-year-old righty struck out a league-leading 268 for the NL East champion Nationals and in an era noted for declining pitcher durability he eclipsed 200 innings for the fifth straight season. He had to overcome a variety of ailments to get there and Washington's training staff was high on his thank-you list.
Kluber and Scherzer both had rough outings in the playoffs. Kluber gave up nine runs over two starts in an AL Division Series against the Yankees and Scherzer blew a save in the decisive Game 5 of an NL Division Series against the Cubs.
Scherzer said he couldn't even watch the League Championship Series although he did tune in for the World Series.
"That will eat at me this whole offseason " he said. | FILE - In this Aug. 30 2017 file photo [TGT] stands in the dugout during the team's baseball game against the Miami Marlins at Nationals Park in Washington. [TGT] coasted to [TGT] third Cy Young Award winning Wednesday Nov. 15 for the second straight year in the National League. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais File) (Photo: The Associated Press)
[TGT] heard [TGT] name and thrust [TGT] arms in the air shouting and smiling big before turning to kiss [TGT] wife.
[TGT] coasted to [TGT] third Cy Young winning Wednesday for the second straight year in the National League. [TGT] breezed past Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw drawing 27 of the 30 first-place votes in balloting by members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America.
[TGT] yelled "yes!" when his award was announced on MLB Network a reaction in keeping with his expressive reputation. He showed that intensity often this year whether he was cursing under his breath like a madman during his delivery or demanding â also with expletives â that manager Dusty Baker leave him in the game.
Scherzer 's win moves him into rare company. He's the 10th pitcher with at least three Cy Youngs and among the other nine only Kershaw and Roger Clemens aren't in the Hall of Fame.
"That's why I'm drinking a lot of champagne tonight [TGT] said.
[TGT] earned the NL honor last year with Washington and the 2013 American League prize with Detroit.
[TGT] was 16-6 with a career-best 2.51 ERA this year. The 33-year-old righty struck out a league-leading 268 for the NL East champion Nationals and in an era noted for declining pitcher durability he eclipsed 200 innings for the fifth straight season. He had to overcome a variety of ailments to get there and Washington's training staff was high on his thank-you list.
Kluber and Scherzer both had rough outings in the playoffs. Kluber gave up nine runs over two starts in an AL Division Series against the Yankees and [TGT] blew a save in the decisive Game 5 of an NL Division Series against the Cubs.
[TGT] said [TGT] couldn't even watch the League Championship Series although [TGT] did tune in for the World Series.
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1,909 | Attorney General reveals new team to target illegal online opioid sales | Jeff Sessions | Jan. 30 (UPI) â To help federal law enforcement disrupt illegal online opioid sales and fight online drug trafficking Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced a new resource the Joint Criminal Opioid Darknet Enforcement or J-CODE team.
During a speech Monday in Pittsburgh Pa. Sessions said the J-CODE team will help officials continue to shut down online marketplaces that drug traffickers use to ultimately help reduce addiction and overdoses across the nation.
âCriminals think that they are safe on the darknet but they are in for a rude awakening â Sessions said. âWe have already infiltrated their networks and we are determined to bring them to justice.â
As part of the healthcare fraud crackdown Sessions announced in November the availability of $12 million in grants a field office and special coordinators to help law enforcement combat the crisis. His office also disclosed last summer the arrests of 120 healthcare providers accused of opioid abuse. Sessions called it the single largest roundup of opioid-related crimes by healthcare providers in the nationâs history.
Sessions told attendees Monday that in 2016 an estimated 64 000 Americans died of drug overdoses.
âThatâs more than the population of Lancaster Pennsylvania dead in one year. And in 2017 it appears that the death toll was even higher â Sessions said. âFor Americans under the age of 50 drug overdoses are now the leading cause of death. Millions of Americans are living with the daily struggle of an addiction.â
Sessions said the recent surge of violent crimes is directly linked to the drug with a recent study revealing nearly a quarter of the increase in homicides is drug-related. | Jan. 30 (UPI) â To help federal law enforcement disrupt illegal online opioid sales and fight online drug trafficking [TGT] announced a new resource the Joint Criminal Opioid Darknet Enforcement or J-CODE team.
During a speech Monday in Pittsburgh Pa. [TGT] said the J-CODE team will help officials continue to shut down online marketplaces that drug traffickers use to ultimately help reduce addiction and overdoses across the nation.
âCriminals think that they are safe on the darknet but they are in for a rude awakening â [TGT] said. âWe have already infiltrated their networks and we are determined to bring them to justice.â
As part of the healthcare fraud crackdown [TGT] announced in November the availability of $12 million in grants a field office and special coordinators to help law enforcement combat the crisis. His office also disclosed last summer the arrests of 120 healthcare providers accused of opioid abuse. Sessions called it the single largest roundup of opioid-related crimes by healthcare providers in the nationâs history.
[TGT] told attendees Monday that in 2016 an estimated 64 000 Americans died of drug overdoses.
âThatâs more than the population of Lancaster Pennsylvania dead in one year. And in 2017 it appears that the death toll was even higher â [TGT] said. âFor Americans under the age of 50 drug overdoses are now the leading cause of death. Millions of Americans are living with the daily struggle of an addiction.â
[TGT] said the recent surge of violent crimes is directly linked to the drug with a recent study revealing nearly a quarter of the increase in homicides is drug-related. | 2Positive
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1,910 | City dog shelter hits capacity of 300 has to consider euthanizing animals | Jennifer Schlueter | Friends of Chicago Animal Care and Control a nonprofit group is reaching out to rescue groups to help get dogs out the door and is offering to pay for dogs to be boarded while rescue groups find foster homes for them said Jennifer Schlueter spokeswoman for animal care and control.
The group is expected to get 11 more dogs transferred Thursday evening and take them to be boarded at the PetSmart PetsHotel for up to two weeks she said.
Beginning Monday through Feb. 18 people who adopt dogs will receive a $100 reimbursement for enrollment of a basic obedience class for any dog adopted directly from the cityâs shelter Schlueter said. The rebate which will likely cover a large portion of training course costs is in response to the capacity issue and will be funded by Pets and Vets USA for up to 50 dogs she said.
âWe need to get the animals out of here but we also want to help people do the right thing â she said. âTraining the dog is the best thing you can do.â | Friends of Chicago Animal Care and Control a nonprofit group is reaching out to rescue groups to help get dogs out the door and is offering to pay for dogs to be boarded while rescue groups find foster homes for them said [TGT] spokeswoman for animal care and control.
The group is expected to get 11 more dogs transferred Thursday evening and take them to be boarded at the PetSmart PetsHotel for up to two weeks she said.
Beginning Monday through Feb. 18 people who adopt dogs will receive a $100 reimbursement for enrollment of a basic obedience class for any dog adopted directly from the cityâs shelter Schlueter said. The rebate which will likely cover a large portion of training course costs is in response to the capacity issue and will be funded by Pets and Vets USA for up to 50 dogs she said.
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1,911 | There Is More Than One Opioid Crisis | Danny Finley | Danny Finley has been the coroner for Clay County a rural area in the southeastern part of the state since 2011. But thatâs not his primary job. Heâs an insurance broker working primarily in health care and a licensed funeral director although heâs not currently active in that role.
At the time he was elected Finley said Clay County was in the midst of a serious drug problem. According to KIPRC the county of roughly 22 000 people had 25 drug overdose deaths that year. But it wasnât clear which drugs were responsible so Finley couldnât tell whether the countyâs drug problem was the same or different from those in other parts of the state.
In Kentucky more thorough death investigations and better cause-of-death data allowed Finley and other officials to respond to the specific problems in Clay County. Finley was able to determine that prescription medications were the root of the drug problem in his county. âMost of the media reporting was on meth labs â Finley said. âI would look at my data and although meth labs were serious problems they were not the problems I was having in Clay County.â
Since then Finley said there has been a collaborative effort among hospital emergency department practitioners to better educate county residents on the dangers of misusing prescriptions and to stop overprescribing opioids and benzodiazepines a class of drugs typically used for anxiety or panic disorders.
Aside from data management an important element of Hargroveâs job is to help county coroners across the state discover their roles as public health officials. Hargrove nodded to Finley as an official who has effectively helped rally a local community to fight the epidemic. According to a KIPRC report released in August Clay County had only five overdose fatalities in 2016 a notable drop from the 25 it had five years earlier. | [TGT] has been the coroner for Clay County a rural area in the southeastern part of the state since 2011. But thatâs not [TGT] primary job. Heâs an insurance broker working primarily in health care and a licensed funeral director although heâs not currently active in that role.
At the time he was elected [TGT] said Clay County was in the midst of a serious drug problem. According to KIPRC the county of roughly 22 000 people had 25 drug overdose deaths that year. But it wasnât clear which drugs were responsible so [TGT] couldnât tell whether the countyâs drug problem was the same or different from those in other parts of the state.
In Kentucky more thorough death investigations and better cause-of-death data allowed [TGT] and other officials to respond to the specific problems in Clay County. [TGT] was able to determine that prescription medications were the root of the drug problem in [TGT] county. âMost of the media reporting was on meth labs â [TGT] said. âI would look at my data and although meth labs were serious problems they were not the problems I was having in Clay County.â
Since then [TGT] said there has been a collaborative effort among hospital emergency department practitioners to better educate county residents on the dangers of misusing prescriptions and to stop overprescribing opioids and benzodiazepines a class of drugs typically used for anxiety or panic disorders.
Aside from data management an important element of Hargroveâs job is to help county coroners across the state discover their roles as public health officials. Hargrove nodded to [TGT] as an official who has effectively helped rally a local community to fight the epidemic. According to a KIPRC report released in August Clay County had only five overdose fatalities in 2016 a notable drop from the 25 it had five years earlier. | 2Positive
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1,912 | Suspect In October New York Truck Attack Pleads Not Guilty : The Two | Sayfullo Saipov | Sayfullo Saipov 29 who arrived in the U.S. from Uzbekistan in 2010 entered the plea in U.S. District Court in Manhattan in connection with the Oct. 31 vehicle attack.
After the attack investigators say Saipov told them he was inspired by watching Islamic State propaganda videos and that " he felt good about what he had done " NPR's Joel Rose reports.
His court-appointed lawyer declined to comment after the hearing.
Days later President Trump tweeted that Saipov "SHOULD GET DEATH PENALTY!" and perhaps be sent to U.S. military's detention center at Guantanamo Bay Cuba. As The Washington Post has noted the president's "off-the-cuff remarks seemed to risk complicating matters for federal prosecutors."
After Saipov 's plea on Tuesday his court-appointed attorney David Patton declined to comment on the case according to Reuters.
In the attack Saipov is alleged to have driven a rented Home Depot pickup onto the bike path along the West Side Highway mowing down people until the vehicle collided with a school bus. After the crash he allegedly jumped out of the truck yelling "God is great" in Arabic.
Even so authorities reportedly believe Saipov was a "lone wolf."
Reuters says Saipov's sister Umida Saipova told the news agency in a phone interview earlier this month from Tashkent Uzbekistan that she believed her brother had been "brainwashed." Reuters says it also interviewed an Uzbek acquaintance of Saipov living in Ohio Mirrakhmat Muminov who said that Saipov became religious after moving to the United States in 2010. | [TGT] entered the plea in U.S. District Court in Manhattan in connection with the Oct. 31 vehicle attack.
After the attack investigators say [TGT] told them [TGT] was inspired by watching Islamic State propaganda videos and that " [TGT] felt good about what [TGT] had done " NPR's Joel Rose reports.
[TGT] court-appointed lawyer declined to comment after the hearing.
Days later President Trump tweeted that Saipov "SHOULD GET DEATH PENALTY!" and perhaps be sent to U.S. military's detention center at Guantanamo Bay Cuba. As The Washington Post has noted the president's "off-the-cuff remarks seemed to risk complicating matters for federal prosecutors."
After Saipov 's plea on Tuesday his court-appointed attorney David Patton declined to comment on the case according to Reuters.
In the attack Saipov is alleged to have driven a rented Home Depot pickup onto the bike path along the West Side Highway mowing down people until the vehicle collided with a school bus. After the crash he allegedly jumped out of the truck yelling "God is great" in Arabic.
Even so authorities reportedly believe Saipov was a "lone wolf."
Reuters says Saipov's sister Umida Saipova told the news agency in a phone interview earlier this month from Tashkent Uzbekistan that she believed her brother had been "brainwashed." Reuters says it also interviewed an Uzbek acquaintance of Saipov living in Ohio Mirrakhmat Muminov who said that Saipov became religious after moving to the United States in 2010. | 1Neutral
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1,913 | Robert Buchel of TLC's 'My 600 | Robert Buchel | Robert Buchel of Forked River walks with his fiancee Kathryn Lemanski of Manchester on TLC's âMy 600-Lb Life.â (Photo: TLC)
Robert Buchel star of TLCâs My 600-lb Life died Nov. 15 from a heart attack while filming the series at a hospital in Houston.
His death was announced by TLC after the Wednesday episode. Buchel was 41.
His fiancée Kathryn Lemanski of Manchester N.J. addressed viewers in an epilogue following Wednesday's episode.
â He told me âI donât think Iâll make it through the night. I love you and I always will 'â Lemanski said. âI lost my best friend and the person I was supposed to spend the rest of my life with.â
In a November Facebook posting after Buchel passed away Lemanski said the two were going to "get married in Walt Disney World and have our own Disney Fairy Tale Wedding. We were going to start a family. We were going to grow old together."
"To carry all this weight is physically draining mentally emotionally taxing " said Buchel on the episode. "It's not a pain or life Iâd wish on anyone because I can't do anything. I canât do anything for anyone â especially myself so I am completely dependent on my fiancée."
In a statement TLC said: "TLC was deeply saddened by the loss of Robert . We are grateful to his family who were gracious enough to let us continue to share his brave story with our viewers. Our thoughts and prayers are with them at this difficult time."
Each episode of My 600-lb Life follows the life of a morbidly obese person as they attempt to lose weight and change their lifestyle under the care of Houston surgeon Younan Nowzaradan. The series debuted in 2012 and Buchel is the first person to pass away on the series.
A GoFundMe was launched on Lemanski's behalf to help defray costs accumulated in the care of Buchel .
"The only consolation I have right now is that we were together and that his last words of peace to me were how he felt about me and how I felt about him " said Lemanski about Buchel . "And when he did pass he was not alone. I was there holding his hand." | [TGT] of Forked River walks with [TGT] fiancee Kathryn Lemanski of Manchester on TLC's âMy 600-Lb Life.â (Photo: TLC)
[TGT] star of TLCâs My 600-lb Life died Nov. 15 from a heart attack while filming the series at a hospital in Houston.
His death was announced by TLC after the Wednesday episode. [TGT] was 41.
[TGT] fiancée Kathryn Lemanski of Manchester N.J. addressed viewers in an epilogue following Wednesday's episode.
â He told me âI donât think Iâll make it through the night. I love you and I always will 'â Lemanski said. âI lost my best friend and the person I was supposed to spend the rest of my life with.â
In a November Facebook posting after [TGT] passed away Lemanski said the two were going to "get married in Walt Disney World and have our own Disney Fairy Tale Wedding. We were going to start a family. We were going to grow old together."
"To carry all this weight is physically draining mentally emotionally taxing " said Buchel on the episode. "It's not a pain or life Iâd wish on anyone because I can't do anything. I canât do anything for anyone â especially myself so I am completely dependent on my fiancée."
In a statement TLC said: "TLC was deeply saddened by the loss of Robert . We are grateful to his family who were gracious enough to let us continue to share his brave story with our viewers. Our thoughts and prayers are with them at this difficult time."
Each episode of My 600-lb Life follows the life of a morbidly obese person as they attempt to lose weight and change their lifestyle under the care of Houston surgeon Younan Nowzaradan. The series debuted in 2012 and Buchel is the first person to pass away on the series.
A GoFundMe was launched on Lemanski's behalf to help defray costs accumulated in the care of Buchel .
"The only consolation I have right now is that we were together and that his last words of peace to me were how he felt about me and how I felt about him " said Lemanski about Buchel . "And when he did pass he was not alone. I was there holding his hand." | 1Neutral
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1,914 | What's on the Menu at Gucci Osteria by Chef Massimo Bottura | Massimo Bottura | On Tuesday fashion house Gucci dipped into the culinary scene with the luxe Gucci Osteria a green-walled 50-seat restaurant nestled inside the new Gucci Garden an experiential museum-retail concept in the historic heart of Florence Italy. The chef is Massimo Bottura the Modena-based proprietor of three-Michelin-starred Osteria Francescana in 2016 named the best restaurant in the world.
Now fully open to the public the menu glimpsed here includes the parade of pasta one expects from Bottura considering Osteria Francescanaâs carbo-loaded cameo on the Netflix show Master of None.
Visitors can scarf down decadent plates of golden Parmigiano-Reggiano-enriched tortellini buttery cacio e pepe and creamy mushroom risotto. But the menu evidently has a sense of humor too offering high-end interpretations of a hot dog a burger (fun fact: Bottura loves Shake Shack) and for dessert a piña colada. There are also a fair number of dishes inspired by Botturaâs world travels including Peruvian tostadas and Asian-tinged buns stuffed with fatty pork belly.
Main dishes are priced from 20 to 30 euros ($24-$36) eachâthis is Gucci after all. âHaute couture and haute cuisine are a recipe made in heaven â Bottura told reporters. Not for nothing Gucci Chief Executive Officer Marco Bizzarri and Bottura are childhood friends as well. | On Tuesday fashion house Gucci dipped into the culinary scene with the luxe Gucci Osteria a green-walled 50-seat restaurant nestled inside the new Gucci Garden an experiential museum-retail concept in the historic heart of Florence Italy. The chef is [TGT] the Modena-based proprietor of three-Michelin-starred Osteria Francescana in 2016 named the best restaurant in the world.
Now fully open to the public the menu glimpsed here includes the parade of pasta one expects from Bottura considering Osteria Francescanaâs carbo-loaded cameo on the Netflix show Master of None.
Visitors can scarf down decadent plates of golden Parmigiano-Reggiano-enriched tortellini buttery cacio e pepe and creamy mushroom risotto. But the menu evidently has a sense of humor too offering high-end interpretations of a hot dog a burger (fun fact: Bottura loves Shake Shack) and for dessert a piña colada. There are also a fair number of dishes inspired by Botturaâs world travels including Peruvian tostadas and Asian-tinged buns stuffed with fatty pork belly.
Main dishes are priced from 20 to 30 euros ($24-$36) eachâthis is Gucci after all. âHaute couture and haute cuisine are a recipe made in heaven â Bottura told reporters. Not for nothing Gucci Chief Executive Officer Marco Bizzarri and Bottura are childhood friends as well. | 2Positive
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1,915 | Last Two | LeBron James | Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant (35) defends Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) during the second half of a game in Oakland Calif. Monday Dec. 25 2017. (Photo: Tony Avelar AP)
If you thought LeBron James was fouled at least once in the closing minutes of Mondayâs Cleveland Cavaliers-Golden State Warriors game youâre not alone.
The NBA ruled that referees missed three fouls committed by Kevin Durant on James in the final two minutes of the Warriorsâ 99-92 victory over the Cavaliers according to the leagueâs Last Two-Minute Report that was released Tuesday evening.
The NBA also ruled that James shouldâve been called for a foul on Draymond Green with 33 seconds left in the game.
The first foul the refs missed on Durant came with 1:12 left in the fourth quarter with Golden state ahead 95-92 as James tried driving to the basket. The report states Durant impacted James â SQBR â speed quickness balance and rhythm. The ball went out of bounds and on review Golden State gained possession.
With 27 seconds remaining and the score 95-92 Durant shouldâve been called for another foul for affecting James â SQBR and on the same possession with 25.6 seconds to play James was again fouled by Durant as he attempted a shot. Instead of James shooting two free throws Golden State was awarded possession after replay review showed James was the last player to touch the ball before it went out of bounds.
James said he was fouled twice on that play. âBut whatever â he told reporters. âWhat are you going to do about it?â | Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant (35) defends Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) during the second half of a game in Oakland Calif. Monday Dec. 25 2017. (Photo: Tony Avelar AP)
If you thought [TGT] was fouled at least once in the closing minutes of Mondayâs Cleveland Cavaliers-Golden State Warriors game youâre not alone.
The NBA ruled that referees missed three fouls committed by Kevin Durant on [TGT] in the final two minutes of the Warriorsâ 99-92 victory over the Cavaliers according to the leagueâs Last Two-Minute Report that was released Tuesday evening.
The NBA also ruled that [TGT] shouldâve been called for a foul on Draymond Green with 33 seconds left in the game.
The first foul the refs missed on Durant came with 1:12 left in the fourth quarter with Golden state ahead 95-92 as [TGT] tried driving to the basket. The report states Durant impacted [TGT] â SQBR â speed quickness balance and rhythm. The ball went out of bounds and on review Golden State gained possession.
With 27 seconds remaining and the score 95-92 Durant shouldâve been called for another foul for affecting James â SQBR and on the same possession with 25.6 seconds to play [TGT] was again fouled by Durant as [TGT] attempted a shot. Instead of [TGT] shooting two free throws Golden State was awarded possession after replay review showed [TGT] was the last player to touch the ball before it went out of bounds.
[TGT] said [TGT] was fouled twice on that play. âBut whatever â [TGT] told reporters. âWhat are you going to do about it?â | 2Positive
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1,916 | Hillary Clinton calls for gun control after Las Vegas shooting | Hillary Clinton | Days after at least 58 people were killed in a Las Vegas mass shooting Hillary Clinton called for better gun control.
âI canât believe that one whole political party in the greatest country on earth is totally sold to the gun lobby â she told host Jimmy Fallon.
Clinton on her book tour for âWhat Happened â called her memoir âa story of resilience.â
âIt is my best effort to pull the curtain back invite people in to see what happened from my perspective and to talk about the things that I didnât get right and what was happening at the same time â she said of the book.
As for election night Clinton said she was disappointed both that she lost and that President Trump won.
âI was so worried about what it meant to have my opponent win â she told Fallon.
Clinton also had some words for President Trump particularly of his handling of Hurricane Maria and the devastation in Puerto Rico.
âAs Miley would say we canât stop and we wonât stop â the former presidential candidate wrote in a thank you note to her fans. (NBC/Andrew Lipovsky/NBC)
âItâs hard to figure out what are the priorities â she said.
Fallon also had female staff writers write thank you notes to Clinton .
âThank you Miley tonightâs show writers and all of the women and young girls out there who are smart strong and deserving of every opportunity â Clinton said. | Days after at least 58 people were killed in [TGT] called for better gun control.
âI canât believe that one whole political party in the greatest country on earth is totally sold to the gun lobby â [TGT] told host Jimmy Fallon.
[TGT] on [TGT] book tour for âWhat Happened â called her memoir âa story of resilience.â
âIt is my best effort to pull the curtain back invite people in to see what happened from my perspective and to talk about the things that I didnât get right and what was happening at the same time â she said of the book.
As for election night [TGT] said [TGT] was disappointed both that [TGT] lost and that President Trump won.
âI was so worried about what it meant to have my opponent win â [TGT] told Fallon.
[TGT] also had some words for President Trump particularly of [TGT] handling of Hurricane Maria and the devastation in Puerto Rico.
âAs Miley would say we canât stop and we wonât stop â the former presidential candidate wrote in a thank you note to her fans. (NBC/Andrew Lipovsky/NBC)
âItâs hard to figure out what are the priorities â she said.
Fallon also had female staff writers write thank you notes to [TGT] .
âThank you Miley tonightâs show writers and all of the women and young girls out there who are smart strong and deserving of every opportunity â [TGT] said. | 1Neutral
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1,917 | The ancient Greek masterpiece etched on a tiny gemstone | Goldsmith Akis Goumas | Goldsmith Akis Goumas is currently attempting to replicate the stone in hard wax or burnt clay to understand the movements shape and size of the handheld tools used.
In tracing the tool marks on the sealstone Goumas speculates that the craftsman may have used a rotating wooden lathe with a sharp edge to engrave the stone.
He thinks one artisan did the basic three-dimensional engraving while another completed the secondary work.
"It isn't one craftsman's work because we can see different qualities of dexterity in the synthesis " he told CNN over email.
While Goumas may soon have answers as to how it was fashioned 3 500 years ago Stocker says we will probably never know how it came into the Griffin Warrior's possession. | [TGT] is currently attempting to replicate the stone in hard wax or burnt clay to understand the movements shape and size of the handheld tools used.
In tracing the tool marks on [TGT] speculates that the craftsman may have used a rotating wooden lathe with a sharp edge to engrave the stone.
[TGT] thinks one artisan did the basic three-dimensional engraving while another completed the secondary work.
"It isn't one craftsman's work because we can see different qualities of dexterity in the synthesis " he told CNN over email.
While [TGT] may soon have answers as to how [TGT] was fashioned 3 500 years ago Stocker says we will probably never know how [TGT] came into the Griffin Warrior's possession. | 2Positive
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1,918 | Stephen Colbert brutally dissects all the words that Ivanka Trump uses incorrectly | Ivanka Trump | Ivanka Trump has kind of a reputation for being a moderate â the voice of reason in an otherwise nutty Trump administration.
"She's got a ton of praise from the right for her poise and intelligence. At the same time it turns out she doesn't know what words mean " Colbert says referring to Vice writer Eve Peyser who compiled on Twitter a list of all the words Ivanka doesn't know how to use.
In an interview Trump says that because of her husband Jared Kushner's busy schedule she likes to keep her "on a relative basis." In another occasion she admitted to being "complicit" to her father's agenda. "Yeah it doesn't mean that " Colbert adds.
Ivanka also wished her 8-month son "happy birthday" and Colbert wonders: "Do rich people get more birthdays than we do?" But the winning comment goes to the infamous "otherwise" tweet: "That is a dumb statement in an otherwise stupid tweet " Colbert jokes. | [TGT] has kind of a reputation for being a moderate â the voice of reason in an otherwise nutty [TGT] administration.
"She's got a ton of praise from the right for her poise and intelligence. At the same time it turns out she doesn't know what words mean " Colbert says referring to Vice writer Eve Peyser who compiled on Twitter a list of all the words Ivanka doesn't know how to use.
In an interview [TGT] says that because of her husband Jared Kushner's busy schedule she likes to keep her "on a relative basis." In another occasion she admitted to being "complicit" to her father's agenda. "Yeah it doesn't mean that " Colbert adds.
Ivanka also wished her 8-month son "happy birthday" and Colbert wonders: "Do rich people get more birthdays than we do?" But the winning comment goes to the infamous "otherwise" tweet: "That is a dumb statement in an otherwise stupid tweet " Colbert jokes. | 0Negative
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1,919 | Final trove of documents to offer new details on JFK assassination | John F. Kennedy | BOSTON (Reuters) - More than half a century after U.S. President John F. Kennedy was struck down by an assassinâs bullet in Dallas Texas the United States is due on Thursday to release the final files on the investigation into the killing that rattled a nation.
FILE PHOTO: President John F. Kennedy in an undated photograph courtesy of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum . REUTERS/JFK Presidential Library and Museum/Handout/File Photo via REUTERS
Academics who have studied Kennedy âs slaying on Nov. 22 1963 said they expected the final batch of files to offer no major new details on why Lee Harvey Oswald gunned down the first and only Irish-American Roman Catholic to hold the office.
They also feared that the final batch of more than 5 million total pages on the Kennedy assassination held in the National Archives will do little to quell long-held conspiracy theories that the 46-year-old presidentâs killing was organized by the Mafia by Cuba or a cabal of rogue agents.
Thousands of books articles TV shows and films have explored the idea that Kennedy âs assassination was the result of an elaborate conspiracy. None have produced conclusive proof that Oswald who was shot dead a day after killing Kennedy worked with anyone else though they retain a powerful cultural currency.
âMy students are really skeptical that Oswald was the lone assassin â said Patrick Maney a professor of history at Boston College. âItâs hard to get our minds around this that someone like a loner a loser could on his own have murdered Kennedy and changed the course of world history. But thatâs where the evidence is.â
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President John F. Kennedy signs a proclamation for the interdiction of the delivery of offensive weapons to Cuba during the Cuban missile crisis at the White House in Washington DC October 23 1962. Cecil Stoughton/The White House/John F. Kennedy Presidential Library/File Photo via REUTERS
In 1992 Congress ordered that all records relating to the investigation into Kennedy âs death should be open to the public and set a final deadline of Oct. 26 2017 for the entire set to be made public.
Kennedy âs assassination was the first in a string of politically motivated killings including those of his brother Robert F. Kennedy and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. that stunned the United States during the turbulent 1960s. He remains one of the most admired U.S. presidents. | BOSTON (Reuters) - More than half a century after U.S. President John F. Kennedy was struck down by an assassinâs bullet in Dallas Texas the United States is due on Thursday to release the final files on the investigation into the killing that rattled a nation.
FILE PHOTO: [TGT] . REUTERS/JFK Presidential Library and Museum/Handout/File Photo via REUTERS
Academics who have studied [TGT] âs slaying on Nov. 22 1963 said they expected the final batch of files to offer no major new details on why Lee Harvey Oswald gunned down the first and only Irish-American Roman Catholic to hold the office.
They also feared that the final batch of more than 5 million total pages on the Kennedy assassination held in the National Archives will do little to quell long-held conspiracy theories that the 46-year-old presidentâs killing was organized by the Mafia by Cuba or a cabal of rogue agents.
Thousands of books articles TV shows and films have explored the idea that [TGT] âs assassination was the result of an elaborate conspiracy. None have produced conclusive proof that Oswald who was shot dead a day after killing Kennedy worked with anyone else though they retain a powerful cultural currency.
âMy students are really skeptical that Oswald was the lone assassin â said Patrick Maney a professor of history at Boston College. âItâs hard to get our minds around this that someone like a loner a loser could on his own have murdered Kennedy and changed the course of world history. But thatâs where the evidence is.â
FILE PHOTO: [TGT] signs a proclamation for the interdiction of the delivery of offensive weapons to Cuba during the Cuban missile crisis at the White House in Washington DC October 23 1962. Cecil Stoughton/The White House/John F. Kennedy Presidential Library/File Photo via REUTERS
In 1992 Congress ordered that all records relating to the investigation into [TGT] âs death should be open to the public and set a final deadline of Oct. 26 2017 for the entire set to be made public.
[TGT] âs assassination was the first in a string of politically motivated killings including those of [TGT] brother Robert F. Kennedy and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. that stunned the United States during the turbulent 1960s. [TGT] remains one of the most admired U.S. presidents. | 1Neutral
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1,920 | News of activist's detention leads to NYC supporter arrests | Ravi Ragbir | The demonstrations outside a federal building in Manhattan were over the detention of Ravi Ragbir (RAH'-vee RAHG'-beer) a citizen of Trinidad who has been fighting deportation after a fraud conviction.
His lawyer Alina Das says Ragbir was handcuffed Thursday during a scheduled check-in with immigration officials.
A protester holds a sign demanding the release of detained Ravi Ragbir a prominent immigration activist Thursday Jan. 11 2017 in New York. New York City police have arrested 18 people including two councilmen in protests over the detention of the activist. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Police arrested demonstrators who sat in the street and blocked an ambulance thinking Ragbir was inside. City Councilmen Ydanis Rodriguez and Jumanne Williams both Democrats were among those arrested.
Demonstrators arrested protesting the detention of detained Ravi Ragbir a prominent immigration activist Thursday Jan. 11 2017 in New York. New York City police have arrested more than a dozen people including two councilmen in protests over the detention of the activist. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens) | The demonstrations outside a federal building in Manhattan were over the detention of Ravi Ragbir (RAH'-vee RAHG'-beer) a citizen of Trinidad who has been fighting deportation after a fraud conviction.
His lawyer Alina Das says Ragbir was handcuffed Thursday during a scheduled check-in with immigration officials.
A protester holds a sign demanding the release of detained [TGT] a prominent immigration activist Thursday Jan. 11 2017 in New York. New York City police have arrested 18 people including two councilmen in protests over the detention of the activist. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Police arrested demonstrators who sat in the street and blocked an ambulance thinking Ragbir was inside. City Councilmen Ydanis Rodriguez and Jumanne Williams both Democrats were among those arrested.
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1,921 | Finally a sliver of well | St. John | But maybe â just maybe â this one game this one Saturday afternoon at Madison Square Garden is a hint that thereâs life yet in the old bear in the St. Johnâs basketball team which had no business sharing a court with the fourth-ranked Duke Blue Devils yet somehow walked off that court with an 81-77 victory.
âIâm happy for the guys â St. Johnâs coach Chris Mullin said. âThey needed it more than anything.â
It is what this program needed too as much as anything. As the losses mounted the helplessness did too. Nobody expected Mullin âs return to his Utopia Parkway kingdom to be a magic elixir but nobody figured on 0-11 in the Big East in Year 3 either. It has been hard for Mullin âs guys yes but it has been just as hard for the faithful to keep their faith.
âThe month of January was rough for us â forward Tariq Owens said. âBut Coach never stopped preaching to us and we never left the gym and finally it paid off.â
Itâs one game yes. Two years ago St. Johnâs hammered a Syracuse team bound for the Final Four and it proved merely an outlier. Maybe this will be the same thing.
Or maybe it wonât be. If you care about St. Johnâs and about college basketball in this city it really is the only way to root. | But maybe â just maybe â this one game this one Saturday afternoon at Madison Square Garden is a hint that thereâs life yet in the old bear in the St. Johnâs basketball team which had no business sharing a court with the fourth-ranked Duke Blue Devils yet somehow walked off that court with an 81-77 victory.
âIâm happy for the guys â [TGT] said. âThey needed it more than anything.â
It is what this program needed too as much as anything. As the losses mounted the helplessness did too. Nobody expected Mullin âs return to his Utopia Parkway kingdom to be a magic elixir but nobody figured on 0-11 in the Big East in Year 3 either. It has been hard for [TGT] âs guys yes but it has been just as hard for the faithful to keep their faith.
âThe month of January was rough for us â forward Tariq Owens said. âBut [TGT] never stopped preaching to us and we never left the gym and finally it paid off.â
Itâs one game yes. Two years ago [TGT] hammered a Syracuse team bound for the Final Four and [TGT] proved merely an outlier. Maybe this will be the same thing.
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1,922 | Pope urges decisive measures for Myanmar refugees avoids 'Rohingya' | Francis | DHAKA (Reuters) - Pope Francis called on Thursday for decisive measures to resolve the political reasons that caused mostly Muslim refugees in Myanmar to flee to Bangladesh and urged countries to help the Dhaka government deal with the crisis.
Pope Francis is accompanied by Bangladesh's President Abdul Hamid after arriving to Dhaka Bangladesh November 30 2017. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj
In a speech before Bangladeshi President Abdul Hamid and diplomats hours after arriving under heavy security in Dhaka the chaotic and dusty capital of 14 million people Francis instead spoke of ârefugees from Rakhine Stateâ.
In his speech Francis who used the term Rohingya twice this year in appeals from the Vatican praised impoverished Bangladeshâs âspirit of generosity and solidarityâ in helping âa massive influx of refugees from Rakhine Stateâ.
âNone of us can fail to be aware of the gravity of the situation the immense toll of human suffering involved and the precarious living conditions of so many of our brothers and sisters a majority of whom are women and children crowded in the refugee camps â Francis said at the presidential palace.
Pope Francis is welcomed after arriving at the airport in Dhaka Bangladesh November 30 2017. At right is Bangladesh's President Abdul Hamid. REUTERS/Max Rossi
Even though his calls for justice human rights and respect in Myanmar were widely seen as applicable to the Rohingya who are not recognized as Myanmar citizens or as members of a distinct ethnicity rights groups such as Amnesty International said they were disappointed he did not defend them by name.
Francis is due to meet a group of Rohingya refugees in Dhaka on Friday.
In his address to the pope the president of Bangladesh which is predominantly Muslim used the term Rohingya several times and accused the Myanmar army of committing âruthless atrocitiesâ. He called for a âsafe sustainable and dignified returnâ of the refugees to their homes.
The popeâs visit to the South Asian country unfolded under heavy security. While Francis stuck to his custom of using a simple car he was escorted by many armored military and police vehicles. | DHAKA (Reuters) - [TGT] called on Thursday for decisive measures to resolve the political reasons that caused mostly Muslim refugees in Myanmar to flee to Bangladesh and urged countries to help the Dhaka government deal with the crisis.
[TGT] is accompanied by Bangladesh's President Abdul Hamid after arriving to Dhaka Bangladesh November 30 2017. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj
In a speech before Bangladeshi President Abdul Hamid and diplomats hours after arriving under heavy security in Dhaka the chaotic and dusty capital of 14 million people [TGT] instead spoke of ârefugees from Rakhine Stateâ.
In [TGT] speech [TGT] who used the term Rohingya twice this year in appeals from the Vatican praised impoverished Bangladeshâs âspirit of generosity and solidarityâ in helping âa massive influx of refugees from Rakhine Stateâ.
âNone of us can fail to be aware of the gravity of the situation the immense toll of human suffering involved and the precarious living conditions of so many of our brothers and sisters a majority of whom are women and children crowded in the refugee camps â [TGT] said at the presidential palace.
[TGT] is welcomed after arriving at the airport in Dhaka Bangladesh November 30 2017. At right is Bangladesh's President Abdul Hamid. REUTERS/Max Rossi
Even though his calls for justice human rights and respect in Myanmar were widely seen as applicable to the Rohingya who are not recognized as Myanmar citizens or as members of a distinct ethnicity rights groups such as Amnesty International said they were disappointed [TGT] did not defend them by name.
[TGT] is due to meet a group of Rohingya refugees in Dhaka on Friday.
In [TGT] address to the pope the president of Bangladesh which is predominantly Muslim used the term Rohingya several times and accused the Myanmar army of committing âruthless atrocitiesâ. He called for a âsafe sustainable and dignified returnâ of the refugees to their homes.
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1,923 | Outsiders vs. Insiders: Is Frederica Wilson the new figurehead of todayâs nutty Democrat Party? | Frederica S. Wilson | Trump himself labeled the media-generated hubbub a political âgift.â Bradford Richardson of the Washington Times reported âPresident Trump continued his feud with Rep. Frederica S. Wilson in a tweet on Sunday calling the Florida Democrat the âgift that keeps on givingâ for the Republican Party...
â[Trump tweeted:] â Wacky Congresswoman Wilson is the gift that keeps on giving for the Republican Party a disaster for Dems. You watch her in action & vote R!â
âIn a tweet the previous day Mr. Trump encouraged the media to focus on Mrs. Wilson .
â[Trump tweeted:] âI hope the Fake News Media keeps talking about Wacky Congresswoman Wilson in that she as a representative is killing the Democrat Party!ââ
Trump is right; there would be nothing better for Republicans than to make Frederica Wilson the face of the Democrats. There is scarcely a more shining example of the utter intellectual bankruptcy of the party than the Florida congresswoman but the same could be said of most Democrats including of course Nancy Pelosi Maxine Waters Adam Schiff or Senators Chuck Schumer Elizabeth Warren or Al Franken.
By adding Wilson âs name to the more well-known troupe not only do you glimpse a bad comedy act that isnât funny you now have an elected official who dresses up for Halloween every day of the year and doesnât even realize it. Wilsonâs stood out since the beginning of her tenure in Congress having been one of the first to suggest the 2012 killing of Trayvon Martin was due to racism (the facts be damned!).
Similarly Wilson labeled General Kellyâs âempty barrelâ description of her as a âracist term.â Wilson âs become the standard-bearer for everything thatâs wrong with the Democrat party today a substance-less privilege abusing politician whoâs crawled her way to the top of local politics and is now entrenched in Congress for as long as she chooses to stay because thereâs no organized partisan opposition in her district.
In other words Wilson is the poster-child for term-limits.
Charles Hurt of the Washington Times described her best. Hurt wrote â Congresswoman Wilson is living proof that literally anyone â no matter how stupid â can get elected to Congress. And the fact that there is actually a party in American politics that would allow someone so dumb in their caucus only proves how unseriously Democrats take themselves and how much contempt party leaders have for innocent American voters.
â Congresswoman Wilson has long been known for pretty much only one thing: the ridiculous colorful feathered and sequined cowboy hats she sports around the halls of Congress. Otherwise she is ignored because of her stultifying ignoranceâ¦
âFor the good of humanity â not to mention the notion of self-governance in America â this woman must be removed from public office.â
No doubt humanity would benefit from such an occurrence but I have to say I agree with Trump â instead of being rid of a dolt like Wilson itâs much better for the Republican Partyâs cause to keep her around; and the more she talks the more enriched conservatives will be.
As amply noted the Republican Party has massive issues of its own; the entrenched GOP establishment will take years to vanquish and the #NeverTrump âconservativesâ have dug themselves a very deep hole from which they cannot emerge without losing face within their own circles. But âclownsâ like Rep. Frederica Wilson make a mockery of the entire Democrat Party â a circumstance that will only worsen with every absurd word she utters. | Trump himself labeled the media-generated hubbub a political âgift.â Bradford Richardson of the Washington Times reported âPresident Trump continued his feud with [TGT] calling the Florida Democrat the âgift that keeps on givingâ for the Republican Party...
â[Trump tweeted:] â [TGT] is the gift that keeps on giving for the Republican Party a disaster for Dems. You watch [TGT] in action & vote R!â
âIn a tweet the previous day Mr. Trump encouraged the media to focus on [TGT] .
â[Trump tweeted:] âI hope the Fake News Media keeps talking about Wacky Congresswoman Wilson in that she as a representative is killing the Democrat Party!ââ
Trump is right; there would be nothing better for Republicans than to make [TGT] the face of the Democrats. There is scarcely a more shining example of the utter intellectual bankruptcy of the party than the Florida congresswoman but the same could be said of most Democrats including of course Nancy Pelosi Maxine Waters Adam Schiff or Senators Chuck Schumer Elizabeth Warren or Al Franken.
By adding Wilson âs name to the more well-known troupe not only do you glimpse a bad comedy act that isnât funny you now have an elected official who dresses up for Halloween every day of the year and doesnât even realize it. Wilsonâs stood out since the beginning of her tenure in Congress having been one of the first to suggest the 2012 killing of Trayvon Martin was due to racism (the facts be damned!).
Similarly Wilson labeled General Kellyâs âempty barrelâ description of her as a âracist term.â Wilson âs become the standard-bearer for everything thatâs wrong with the Democrat party today a substance-less privilege abusing politician whoâs crawled her way to the top of local politics and is now entrenched in Congress for as long as she chooses to stay because thereâs no organized partisan opposition in her district.
In other words Wilson is the poster-child for term-limits.
Charles Hurt of the Washington Times described her best. Hurt wrote â Congresswoman Wilson is living proof that literally anyone â no matter how stupid â can get elected to Congress. And the fact that there is actually a party in American politics that would allow someone so dumb in their caucus only proves how unseriously Democrats take themselves and how much contempt party leaders have for innocent American voters.
â Congresswoman Wilson has long been known for pretty much only one thing: the ridiculous colorful feathered and sequined cowboy hats she sports around the halls of Congress. Otherwise she is ignored because of her stultifying ignoranceâ¦
âFor the good of humanity â not to mention the notion of self-governance in America â this woman must be removed from public office.â
No doubt humanity would benefit from such an occurrence but I have to say I agree with Trump â instead of being rid of a dolt like Wilson itâs much better for the Republican Partyâs cause to keep her around; and the more she talks the more enriched conservatives will be.
As amply noted the Republican Party has massive issues of its own; the entrenched GOP establishment will take years to vanquish and the #NeverTrump âconservativesâ have dug themselves a very deep hole from which they cannot emerge without losing face within their own circles. But âclownsâ like Rep. Frederica Wilson make a mockery of the entire Democrat Party â a circumstance that will only worsen with every absurd word she utters. | 2Positive
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1,924 | Donald Trump Jr. vows to take half his daughterâs Halloween goodies in a bad lesson on socialism | Donald Trump Jr. | You may remember what seems like 15 years ago when Donald Trump Jr. took to Twitter to offer a candy-related metaphor. In this metaphor a bowl full of Skittles were refugees but three of the Skittles were poison. There were many problems with this metaphor.
Trump is back at it with the candy-related metaphors seeking to make a point about socialism using his daughter's trick-or-treating haul from Halloween on Tuesday night.
And yet again he doesn't seem to have thought it through completely.
Iâm going to take half of Chloeâs candy tonight & give it to some kid who sat at home. Itâs never to early to teach her about socialism. pic.twitter.com/3ie9C0jv2G â Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) October 31 2017
âI'm going to take half of Chloe's candy tonight & give it to some kid who sat at home â Trump Jr. declared. âIt's never to early to teach her about socialism.â
As with the Skittles tweet Trump appears to have cribbed this idea from someone else. Alex Jones's conspiracy-theory website posted something Monday featuring a video of kids having to turn over their candy in the name of âsocialism.â âWATCH: Kids Learn Painful Lesson on Socialism with Their Halloween Candy â reads the headline.
And as with the Skittles tweet this one was met with plenty of skepticism and derision. There are clearly problems with it â not the least of which is that we're now using cute little kids on Halloween to make political points and that Trump misspelled âtooâ while talking about teaching his daughter something.
Donald Trump Jr. took to Twitter to offer a Halloween candy-related metaphor to socialism on Oct. 31. Here is how the Internet reacted. (Taylor Turner/The Washington Post)
Someone in the highest income bracket already pays 39.6 percent of their income beyond $418 000 (or beyond $470 000 if married filing jointly) in federal taxes and in fact the marginal tax rate for high earners in Trump's home state of New York is already around 50 percent. So that's actually about the correct amount of candy for Trump to confiscate -- if we're considering candy as "income" -- even in our capitalist country.
There are certainly ways in which the wealthy avoid taxes â which many noted in response to Trump 's tweet â and income via investments is taxed differently. But the point stands that turning over a large chunk of candy would be expected from someone with the last name â Trump .â
And then there's the inescapable fact that Trump 's daughter just literally accepted handouts from other people rather than earning the candy herself via hard work. As some noted that's pretty socialism-y. | You may remember what seems like 15 years ago when [TGT] took to Twitter to offer a candy-related metaphor. In this metaphor a bowl full of Skittles were refugees but three of the Skittles were poison. There were many problems with this metaphor.
Trump is back at it with the candy-related metaphors seeking to make a point about socialism using his daughter's trick-or-treating haul from Halloween on Tuesday night.
And yet again he doesn't seem to have thought it through completely.
Iâm going to take half of Chloeâs candy tonight & give it to some kid who sat at home. Itâs never to early to teach her about socialism. pic.twitter.com/3ie9C0jv2G â Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) October 31 2017
âI'm going to take half of Chloe's candy tonight & give it to some kid who sat at home â [TGT] declared. âIt's never to early to teach her about socialism.â
As with the Skittles tweet Trump appears to have cribbed this idea from someone else. Alex Jones's conspiracy-theory website posted something Monday featuring a video of kids having to turn over their candy in the name of âsocialism.â âWATCH: Kids Learn Painful Lesson on Socialism with Their Halloween Candy â reads the headline.
And as with the Skittles tweet this one was met with plenty of skepticism and derision. There are clearly problems with it â not the least of which is that we're now using cute little kids on Halloween to make political points and that Trump misspelled âtooâ while talking about teaching his daughter something.
[TGT] took to Twitter to offer a Halloween candy-related metaphor to socialism on Oct. 31. Here is how the Internet reacted. (Taylor Turner/The Washington Post)
Someone in the highest income bracket already pays 39.6 percent of their income beyond $418 000 (or beyond $470 000 if married filing jointly) in federal taxes and in fact the marginal tax rate for high earners in Trump's home state of New York is already around 50 percent. So that's actually about the correct amount of candy for [TGT] to confiscate -- if we're considering candy as "income" -- even in our capitalist country.
There are certainly ways in which the wealthy avoid taxes â which many noted in response to [TGT] 's tweet â and income via investments is taxed differently. But the point stands that turning over a large chunk of candy would be expected from someone with the last name â [TGT] .â
And then there's the inescapable fact that Trump 's daughter just literally accepted handouts from other people rather than earning the candy herself via hard work. As some noted that's pretty socialism-y. | 1Neutral
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1,925 | Ivanka Trump praises Oprah's Golden Globes speech in tweet | Ivanka Trump | Story highlights Winfrey made waves at the award ceremony with her speech Sunday night
In the past she has denied any interest in running for office
Washington (CNN) Ivanka Trump praised Oprah Winfrey's speech at the Golden Globes in a tweet Monday night calling it "empowering."
The White House senior adviser and daughter of President Donald Trump tweeted "Just saw @Oprah's empowering & inspiring speech at last night's #GoldenGlobes. Let's all come together women & men & say #TIMESUP! #United"
Winfrey's speech had made waves at the Golden Globes on Sunday evening and fueled speculation that the influential media mogul could have her sights set on a possible 2020 presidential run -- challenging Ivanka Trump's father. | Story highlights Winfrey made waves at the award ceremony with her speech Sunday night
In the past she has denied any interest in running for office
Washington (CNN) [TGT] praised Oprah Winfrey's speech at the Golden Globes in a tweet Monday night calling it "empowering."
The White House senior adviser and daughter of President Donald Trump tweeted "Just saw @Oprah's empowering & inspiring speech at last night's #GoldenGlobes. Let's all come together women & men & say #TIMESUP! #United"
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1,926 | Abe to push reform of Japan's pacifist constitution after election win | Shinzo Abe | TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abeâs ruling bloc scored a big win in Sundayâs election bolstering his chance of becoming the nationâs longest-serving premier and re-energizing his push to revise the pacifist constitution.
âAnd as we saw in the U.K. ... a referendum could be tricky. So while Abe is likely to be prime minister for the time being it is too early to say whether he can stay in power until 2021.â Abe declined to say if he would run for a third term.
Abe had said he needed a new mandate to tackle a "national crisis" from North Korea's missile and nuclear threats and a fast-aging population and to approve his idea of diverting revenue from a planned sales tax hike to education and child care from public debt repayment [reut.rs/2yC0pma].
He called the poll amid confusion in the opposition camp and an uptick in his ratings dented earlier in the year by scandals over suspected cronyism and a perception he had grown arrogant after nearly five years in office. | TOKYO (Reuters) - [TGT] scored a big win in Sundayâs election bolstering [TGT] chance of becoming the nationâs longest-serving premier and re-energizing [TGT] push to revise the pacifist constitution.
âAnd as we saw in the U.K. ... a referendum could be tricky. So while Abe is likely to be prime minister for the time being it is too early to say whether he can stay in power until 2021.â Abe declined to say if he would run for a third term.
Abe had said he needed a new mandate to tackle a "national crisis" from North Korea's missile and nuclear threats and a fast-aging population and to approve his idea of diverting revenue from a planned sales tax hike to education and child care from public debt repayment [reut.rs/2yC0pma].
He called the poll amid confusion in the opposition camp and an uptick in his ratings dented earlier in the year by scandals over suspected cronyism and a perception he had grown arrogant after nearly five years in office. | 2Positive
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1,927 | Madonna 's son belting out 'Holiday' in the car is the best DIY 'Carpool Karaoke' | Madonna | If your mum posted a video of you belting out Madonna's "Holiday" in the car on your birthday you'd probably want to melt into a puddle of embarrassment.
Unless your mum happens to be Madonna.
Celebrating the birthday of her son David Banda Madonna posted an Instagram video to her 10.2 million followers on Sunday. The video features David having a delightful singalong worthy of Carpool Karaoke to his own mum's 1983 hit single "Holiday."
Go David!! ððð¦.Its your birthday!!! ðððððð We Gonna Party! â½ï¸â¥ï¸â½ï¸â¥ï¸â½ï¸ðâ½ï¸ Like its your birthday!! ððð¦ðð¦ðððððððð!! Its Time to Celebrate! ðð𤡠pic.twitter.com/W1WcENjb0R â Madonna (@Madonna) September 24 2017
Madonna adopted David from Malawi in 2006. Here's another Instagram post from pop's proud proud mum posted on Sunday and featuring a mini David:
Happy Birthday to My Beautiful baby Boy!! ðððððððððð David Banda!! ð¦ð¦ð¦ððððð I wish I could stilll carry you Bapu Style! â¥ï¸ð¯â¥ï¸ð¯â¥ï¸ð¯â¥ï¸ð¹ð²ð¼ð²ð¼ð²ð¼â¥ï¸ðð» A post shared by Madonna (@madonna) on Sep 24 2017 at 3:10am PDT | If your mum posted a video of you belting out Madonna's "Holiday" in the car on your birthday you'd probably want to melt into a puddle of embarrassment.
Unless your mum happens to be Madonna.
Celebrating the birthday of her son David Banda [TGT] posted an Instagram video to her 10.2 million followers on Sunday. The video features David having a delightful singalong worthy of Carpool Karaoke to his own mum's 1983 hit single "Holiday."
Go David!! ððð¦.Its your birthday!!! ðððððð We Gonna Party! â½ï¸â¥ï¸â½ï¸â¥ï¸â½ï¸ðâ½ï¸ Like its your birthday!! ððð¦ðð¦ðððððððð!! Its Time to Celebrate! ðð𤡠pic.twitter.com/W1WcENjb0R â Madonna (@Madonna) September 24 2017
[TGT] adopted David from Malawi in 2006. Here's another Instagram post from pop's proud proud mum posted on Sunday and featuring a mini David:
Happy Birthday to My Beautiful baby Boy!! ðððððððððð David Banda!! ð¦ð¦ð¦ððððð I wish I could stilll carry you Bapu Style! â¥ï¸ð¯â¥ï¸ð¯â¥ï¸ð¯â¥ï¸ð¹ð²ð¼ð²ð¼ð²ð¼â¥ï¸ðð» A post shared by Madonna (@madonna) on Sep 24 2017 at 3:10am PDT | 2Positive
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1,928 | Take A Look At David Letterman's New Netflix Show With Barack Obama As First Guest | David Letterman | He âs back!
Legendary talk show host David Letterman âs new Netflix show âMy Next Guest Needs No Introduction â debuts Jan. 12 and former President Barack Obama is slated to be the first guest.
âI had a show for a long time and then I didnât have a show for a long time and I canât tell you how great it is to be out of the damn house â Letterman jokes in the trailer.
The trailer doesnât indicate what Letterman and Obama will talk about but itâs possible the current administration will be a hot topic on the series considering Letterman has spoken out against President Donald Trump. | He âs back!
Legendary talk show host [TGT] âs new Netflix show âMy Next Guest Needs No Introduction â debuts Jan. 12 and former President Barack Obama is slated to be the first guest.
âI had a show for a long time and then I didnât have a show for a long time and I canât tell you how great it is to be out of the damn house â [TGT] jokes in the trailer.
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1,929 | Cincinnati Reds' Joey Votto : 'Something needs to start changing' | Joey Votto | CLOSE Each year Joey Votto 's first interview with the local press becomes a State of the Cincinnati Reds discussion. Wochit
Cincinnati Reds first basemen Joey Votto autographs memorabilia at Redsfest at the Duke Energy Convention Center in downtown Cincinnati Friday December 1 2017. (Photo: The Enquirer/Meg Vogel)
GOODYEAR Ariz. - Each year Joey Votto always makes his first appearance at camp the day position players are required to report. Each year his first interview with the local press becomes a State of the Cincinnati Reds discussion.
âI tried to get fatter â Votto said. âI succeeded at that apparently. We did all the testing and I am fatter.â
The joke out of the way â two years ago Votto joked he practiced walking more over the winter â the topic shifted to what growth the Reds had or hadnât made over the offseason. Cincinnati has lost at least 90 games each of the past three years as part of a designed rebuild but the front office has expressed optimism about improvement in 2018.
Votto has voiced patience with the rebuild in the past but Sunday signaled a more urgent desire to start the clock on winning.
âI think weâre starting to get to the point where people are starting to get tired of this stretch of ball â Votto said. âI think something needs to start changing and start going in a different direction. Iâm going to do my part to help make that change.â
Barring any stunning spring training additions that change will have to be engineered by the same players the Reds had a year ago. Cincinnati made a couple of small signings to bolster the bullpen but mostly is counting upon in-house improvement and good health. Not that Votto is so much opposed to such a tack.
While the Milwaukee Brewers surprised a year ago and then splurged this winter to add Lorenzo Cain and Christian Yelich Votto said the Reds were right to play it safe. He used former Reds shortstop Zack Cozart as an example.
âI think at some point weâll do something similar to that â Votto said. âI canât speak for the business side of things but everything theyâve ever said is âWe have the money and weâll make that sort of thing happen.ââ
Still Votto wants to see the type of internal improvement that validates the rebuild. He doesnât want to be on a surprise team â âI donât know if some of the teams that surprised last year and Iâm not going to name any teams if theyâre really really confident â he said â but wants to be on a team that just plain knows it will win.
He sees that when he looks at the Houston Astros or the Chicago Cubs or the Washington Nationals all teams benefiting from a few down years and the high draft picks that accompany them. They all made the turn toward contention. The 2018 season will be the test to see if the Reds can do the same. | CLOSE Each year [TGT] first interview with the local press becomes a State of the Cincinnati Reds discussion. Wochit
Cincinnati Reds first basemen [TGT] autographs memorabilia at Redsfest at the Duke Energy Convention Center in downtown Cincinnati Friday December 1 2017. (Photo: The Enquirer/Meg Vogel)
GOODYEAR Ariz. - Each year [TGT] always makes [TGT] first appearance at camp the day position players are required to report. Each year [TGT] first interview with the local press becomes a State of the Cincinnati Reds discussion.
âI tried to get fatter â [TGT] said. âI succeeded at that apparently. We did all the testing and I am fatter.â
The joke out of the way â two years ago [TGT] joked [TGT] practiced walking more over the winter â the topic shifted to what growth the Reds had or hadnât made over the offseason. Cincinnati has lost at least 90 games each of the past three years as part of a designed rebuild but the front office has expressed optimism about improvement in 2018.
[TGT] has voiced patience with the rebuild in the past but Sunday signaled a more urgent desire to start the clock on winning.
âI think weâre starting to get to the point where people are starting to get tired of this stretch of ball â [TGT] said. âI think something needs to start changing and start going in a different direction. Iâm going to do my part to help make that change.â
Barring any stunning spring training additions that change will have to be engineered by the same players the Reds had a year ago. Cincinnati made a couple of small signings to bolster the bullpen but mostly is counting upon in-house improvement and good health. Not that [TGT] is so much opposed to such a tack.
While the Milwaukee Brewers surprised a year ago and then splurged this winter to add Lorenzo Cain and Christian Yelich Votto said the Reds were right to play it safe. He used former Reds shortstop Zack Cozart as an example.
âI think at some point weâll do something similar to that â [TGT] said. âI canât speak for the business side of things but everything theyâve ever said is âWe have the money and weâll make that sort of thing happen.ââ
Still [TGT] wants to see the type of internal improvement that validates the rebuild. He doesnât want to be on a surprise team â âI donât know if some of the teams that surprised last year and Iâm not going to name any teams if theyâre really really confident â he said â but wants to be on a team that just plain knows it will win.
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1,930 | The Democratic Party needs to get its act together | Donna Brazile | Donna Brazile . (Joe Raedle/Associated Press)
On Thursday former Democratic National Committee interim chair Donna Brazile made a surprising revelation: An August 2015 agreement gave Hillary Clintonâs campaign partial control of the DNC months prior to Clinton winning the nomination. The âagreement was not illegal â Brazile writes âbut it sure looked unethical.â The news reignited a debate among politicos and activists over whether the DNC influenced the Democratic primary. Whether the primary was âriggedâ or just business as usual though Brazileâs allegations are only the latest evidence of the Democratic Partyâs troubles and why the party establishment is ill-equipped to solve them.
Start with something that Brazile âs article doesnât touch on: the electoral record. At the federal level Republicans control the White House and both houses of Congress. The GOP House majority is at its largest in 70 years. Though two-thirds of the Senate seats contested in 2016 were held by Republicans Democrats only gained two seats losing races against very vulnerable GOP incumbents. At the state level Republicans are at their strongest since the 1930s. Republicans control both the state legislatures and governorships in 24 states compared with Democratsâ five. The GOPâs ruthless exploitation of gerrymandering â aided by its control of so many states â has helped increase GOP control but much blame still lies with Democratic leaders.
Here is what you need to know about the political storm sparked by Donna Brazile 's allegations against the Clinton campaign. (Amber Ferguson Melissa Macaya/The Washington Post)
Then thereâs the financial mismanagement. Money troubles for the DNC are hardly unprecedented but the struggles appear to have worsened considerably in the past few years. Brazile says that the partyâs monthly expenditures had doubled in the previous five years in large part because of former DNC chair Debbie Wasserman-Schultz and President Barack Obama keeping expensive consultants on the payroll. (Given Democratsâ electoral failures what these consultants were doing is anyoneâs guess.) Of course itâs in Brazile âs interest to blame things on her predecessor. But a former senior party official independently confirmed the troubles to the Interceptâs Ryan Grim adding that the DNC was unable to make payroll in August 2015 and was âapproaching the equivalent of bankruptcy.â | [TGT] . (Joe Raedle/Associated Press)
On Thursday former Democratic National Committee interim chair [TGT] made a surprising revelation: An August 2015 agreement gave Hillary Clintonâs campaign partial control of the DNC months prior to Clinton winning the nomination. The âagreement was not illegal â [TGT] writes âbut it sure looked unethical.â The news reignited a debate among politicos and activists over whether the DNC influenced the Democratic primary. Whether the primary was âriggedâ or just business as usual though Brazileâs allegations are only the latest evidence of the Democratic Partyâs troubles and why the party establishment is ill-equipped to solve them.
Start with something that Brazile âs article doesnât touch on: the electoral record. At the federal level Republicans control the White House and both houses of Congress. The GOP House majority is at its largest in 70 years. Though two-thirds of the Senate seats contested in 2016 were held by Republicans Democrats only gained two seats losing races against very vulnerable GOP incumbents. At the state level Republicans are at their strongest since the 1930s. Republicans control both the state legislatures and governorships in 24 states compared with Democratsâ five. The GOPâs ruthless exploitation of gerrymandering â aided by its control of so many states â has helped increase GOP control but much blame still lies with Democratic leaders.
Here is what you need to know about the political storm sparked by Donna Brazile 's allegations against the Clinton campaign. (Amber Ferguson Melissa Macaya/The Washington Post)
Then thereâs the financial mismanagement. Money troubles for the DNC are hardly unprecedented but the struggles appear to have worsened considerably in the past few years. Brazile says that the partyâs monthly expenditures had doubled in the previous five years in large part because of former DNC chair Debbie Wasserman-Schultz and President Barack Obama keeping expensive consultants on the payroll. (Given Democratsâ electoral failures what these consultants were doing is anyoneâs guess.) Of course itâs in Brazile âs interest to blame things on her predecessor. But a former senior party official independently confirmed the troubles to the Interceptâs Ryan Grim adding that the DNC was unable to make payroll in August 2015 and was âapproaching the equivalent of bankruptcy.â | 1Neutral
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1,931 | AC/DC co | Malcolm Young | Malcolm Young whose crunching guitar provided the rhythmic backbone of AC/DC for more than 40 years died on Saturday at the age of 64.
Young who co-founded the Australian hard rock band with his younger brother Angus in 1973 stuck with the band â and by most accounts served as its leader â until he retired in 2014. His retirement was prompted by the onset of dementia.
The band confirmed Young 's passing in a statement posted to its Facebook page. The post also includes a second more personal statement from Angus himself.
So sad to learn of the passing of yet another friend Malcolm Young . He will be sadly missed. God Bless @ACDC pic.twitter.com/HuEp3kCuyQ â Ozzy Osbourne (@OzzyOsbourne) November 18 2017
It is a sad day in rock and roll. Malcolm Young was my friend and the heart and soul of AC/DC. I had some of the best times of my life with him on our 1984 European tour. He will be missed and my deepest condolences to his family bandmates and friends. â Eddie Van Halen (@eddievanhalen) November 18 2017
Heavy heart hearing of Malcolm Youngâs passing.Not only did he co- found one of the greatest bands in the world he co wrote the songs that inspired many of us to wanna be in a band.Condolences to his whole family band mates and fans. RIP bad ass. â Nikki Sixx (@NikkiSixx) November 18 2017 | [TGT] whose crunching guitar provided the rhythmic backbone of AC/DC for more than 40 years died on Saturday at the age of 64.
Young who co-founded the Australian hard rock band with [TGT] younger brother Angus in 1973 stuck with the band â and by most accounts served as its leader â until [TGT] retired in 2014. [TGT] retirement was prompted by the onset of dementia.
The band confirmed [TGT] 's passing in a statement posted to its Facebook page. The post also includes a second more personal statement from Angus himself.
So sad to learn of the passing of [TGT] . [TGT] will be sadly missed. God Bless @ACDC pic.twitter.com/HuEp3kCuyQ â Ozzy Osbourne (@OzzyOsbourne) November 18 2017
It is a sad day in rock and roll. [TGT] was my friend and the heart and soul of AC/DC. I had some of the best times of my life with [TGT] on our 1984 European tour. [TGT] will be missed and my deepest condolences to [TGT] family bandmates and friends. â Eddie Van Halen (@eddievanhalen) November 18 2017
Heavy heart hearing of [TGT] passing.Not only did [TGT] co- found one of the greatest bands in the world [TGT] co wrote the songs that inspired many of us to wanna be in a band.Condolences to [TGT] whole family band mates and fans. RIP bad ass. â Nikki Sixx (@NikkiSixx) November 18 2017 | 2Positive
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1,932 | After Steinle verdict rep unveils bill to imprison officials who shelter illegal immigrants | Kate Steinle | A Republican congressman plans to introduce a bill Monday that would threaten huge fines and prison time for elected officials accused of sheltering illegal immigrant criminals from deportation in the wake of the not-guilty verdict in the Kate Steinle murder trial.
On Thursday Jose Ines Garcia Zarate an illegal immigrant who already had been deported back to Mexico five times was acquitted in the 2015 murder of Steinle on a San Francisco pier.
Zarateâs attorneys argued Zarate had found a gun that accidentally discharged and the bullet ricocheted off the ground before hitting Steinle . Prosecutors argued Zarate intentionally shot 32-year-old Steinle.
The killing revived a national debate over sanctuary city policies as some lawmakers as well as Steinle âs family faulted San Francisco for releasing the suspect from a local jail without notifying federal immigration officials.
President Trump who frequently cited Steinle âs case on the campaign trail called the not-guilty verdict âdisgracefulâ and a âcomplete travesty of justice.â
Attorney General Jeff Sessions took direct aim at the city saying San Franciscoâs âdecision to protect criminal aliens led to the preventable and heartbreaking death of Kate Steinle.â
In an interview prior to Thursdayâs verdict Steinleâs family said they wanted the case out of the national spotlight. âWe just want to get this over with and move on with our lives and think about Kate on our terms â Jim Steinle Kate âs father told the San Francisco Chronicle.
Following the verdict he said his family was shocked Zarate was convicted only of firearm possession. | A Republican congressman plans to introduce a bill Monday that would threaten huge fines and prison time for elected officials accused of sheltering illegal immigrant criminals from deportation in the wake of the not-guilty verdict in the [TGT] murder trial.
On Thursday Jose Ines Garcia Zarate an illegal immigrant who already had been deported back to Mexico five times was acquitted in the 2015 murder of Steinle on a San Francisco pier.
Zarateâs attorneys argued Zarate had found a gun that accidentally discharged and the bullet ricocheted off the ground before hitting Steinle . Prosecutors argued Zarate intentionally shot 32-year-old Steinle.
The killing revived a national debate over sanctuary city policies as some lawmakers as well as Steinle âs family faulted San Francisco for releasing the suspect from a local jail without notifying federal immigration officials.
President Trump who frequently cited Steinle âs case on the campaign trail called the not-guilty verdict âdisgracefulâ and a âcomplete travesty of justice.â
Attorney General Jeff Sessions took direct aim at the city saying San Franciscoâs âdecision to protect criminal aliens led to the preventable and heartbreaking death of [TGT] .â
In an interview prior to Thursdayâs verdict Steinleâs family said they wanted the case out of the national spotlight. âWe just want to get this over with and move on with our lives and think about Kate on our terms â Jim Steinle Kate âs father told the San Francisco Chronicle.
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1,933 | Read Trey Gowdy's letters to Wray Kelly over Porter abuse probe | Porter | The House Oversight Committee has opened an investigation into Rob Porter 's White House employment while he was being accused of abusing his ex-wives.
The probe comes as the White House more than a week into the scandal has continued to offer shifting explanations of the circumstances of Porter 's tenure as a top aide to President Donald Trump.
Wednesday morning the Oversight Committee's chairman Rep. Trey Gowdy R-S.C. sent White House chief of staff John Kelly and FBI Director Christopher Wray letters asking for details about Porter 's background check and the decision to keep him on the job before he quit last week.
Gowdy in his letters specifically asked for "the date on which any White House employee became aware of potential derogatory or disqualifying information on Porter from the date of his appointment to February 12 2018 and which individual was notified." | The House Oversight Committee has opened an investigation into [TGT] 's White House employment while [TGT] was being accused of abusing his ex-wives.
The probe comes as the White House more than a week into the scandal has continued to offer shifting explanations of the circumstances of Porter 's tenure as a top aide to President Donald Trump.
Wednesday morning the Oversight Committee's chairman Rep. Trey Gowdy R-S.C. sent White House chief of staff John Kelly and FBI Director Christopher Wray letters asking for details about Porter 's background check and the decision to keep him on the job before he quit last week.
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1,934 | Giancarlo Stanton Aaron Judge live it up at Manhattan nightclub | Giancarlo Stanton | When Giancarlo Stanton took the stage at the Baseball Writers of Association of America annual awards dinner he seemed ready for the life in the Big Apple.
"The Big City. Bright Lights. This is going to be a lot of fun for me " Stanton said during his 2017 NL MVP acceptance speech.
Well looks like he 's hit New York's party scene running.
Shortly after taking home a little hardware from the BBWAA Stanton and his new Bronx Bash Brother teammate Aaron Judge who accepted his AL Rookie of the Year award hit the New York club scene as the two were spotted at an A-list event at Marquee New York hosted by Miami nightclub LIV.
Giancarlo Stanton (right) and new Yankee teammate Aaron Judge seem to be enjoying life in the Big Apple. (Marquee NY/Chris Lavado)
Both Big Apple bashers who were seated at a table by the DJ booth were dressed to the nines in black tie having just left the BBWAA dinner which is also a black tie event. However there was one big-league difference. Judge showing he 's no longer a rookie changed his look for the party going from a white shirt skinny bow tie and flat lapels to a black-on-black look with stylized lapels and robust bow tie.
Looks like the young Judge showed Stanton a thing or two about life in the Bright Lights of the Big City. | When [TGT] took the stage at the Baseball Writers of Association of America annual awards dinner [TGT] seemed ready for the life in the Big Apple.
"The Big City. Bright Lights. This is going to be a lot of fun for me [TGT] said during [TGT] 2017 NL MVP acceptance speech.
Well looks like [TGT] 's hit New York's party scene running.
Shortly after taking home a little hardware from the BBWAA [TGT] and [TGT] new Bronx Bash Brother teammate Aaron Judge who accepted his AL Rookie of the Year award hit the New York club scene as the two were spotted at an A-list event at Marquee New York hosted by Miami nightclub LIV.
[TGT] (right) and new Yankee teammate Aaron Judge seem to be enjoying life in the Big Apple. (Marquee NY/Chris Lavado)
Both Big Apple bashers who were seated at a table by the DJ booth were dressed to the nines in black tie having just left the BBWAA dinner which is also a black tie event. However there was one big-league difference. Judge showing he 's no longer a rookie changed his look for the party going from a white shirt skinny bow tie and flat lapels to a black-on-black look with stylized lapels and robust bow tie.
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1,935 | Photographer's death in fall from Loop hotel highlights risks of urban exploration | Mike Kinsch | Mike Kinsch hopped a fence last year and sneaked into the abandoned Edgewater Medical Center.
He wore a mask to protect himself from air thickened by two decades of decay. As paint chips crunched beneath his boots Kinsch strolled the dark hallways of the former hospital where Hillary Clinton and John Wayne Gacy were born. Kinsch said he found discarded desks old photos and even prescription drugs.
âItâs really about exploring your own curiosity â Kinsch said.
Even well-prepared explorers face danger however. Kinsch said the Edgewater hospital's basement is flooded and during a return trip in the winter he had to crawl over thin ice.
âItâs a scary experience (because) thereâs 5 feet of water " he said. âYou donât know whatâs in the water.â
âI was climbing up to get up to it and the steps of the building were collapsing below my feet so I couldn't go down â he recalled. âThese places are closed for a reason because they aren't safe. So it comes with the territory.â | [TGT] hopped a fence last year and sneaked into the abandoned Edgewater Medical Center.
[TGT] wore a mask to protect [TGT] from air thickened by two decades of decay. As paint chips crunched beneath [TGT] boots [TGT] strolled the dark hallways of the former hospital where Hillary Clinton and John Wayne Gacy were born. [TGT] said [TGT] found discarded desks old photos and even prescription drugs.
âItâs really about exploring your own curiosity â [TGT] said.
Even well-prepared explorers face danger however. [TGT] said the Edgewater hospital's basement is flooded and during a return trip in the winter [TGT] had to crawl over thin ice.
âItâs a scary experience (because) thereâs 5 feet of water " [TGT] said. âYou donât know whatâs in the water.â
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1,936 | Kevin Spacey scandal: His next movie pulled from AFI film festival | Kevin Spacey | Skip in Skip x Embed x Share CLOSE Some experts are wary of the treatment sought by accused sexual abusers like Kevin Spacey or Harvey Weinstein. Video provided by Newsy Newslook
Kevin Spacey on Oct. 27 in Beverly Hills. (Photo: Chris Pizzello Invision/AP)
Besieged by allegations of sexual harassment and assault the repercussions for Kevin Spacey now are engulfing his next movie All the Money in the World: It's been pulled from the schedule of an upcoming film festival.
More: Harry Dreyfuss son of Richard Dreyfuss says Spacey groped him at age 18
Earlier: Netflix dumps Kevin Spacey from 'House of Cards ' shelves film
Also: Kevin Spacey plans to 'seek evaluation and treatment' amid scandal
In the movie Spacey plays billionaire American oil tycoon J. Paul Getty Sr. known for his extreme frugality and his irascible personality. When his grandson was kidnapped by Italian gangsters the elder Getty resisted paying the multimillion-dollar ransom. In response the kidnappers cut off the grandson's ear and sent it to his family threatening to cut off more body parts until the demand was met.
Since Oct. 29 two-time Oscar winner Spacey has been accused by more than a dozen men â including at least five who were teenage boys at the time â who say he sexually harassed groped assaulted or attempted to rape them in episodes going back decades.
Skip in Skip x Embed x Share CLOSE Kevin Spacey is facing new allegations of sexual misconduct including one involving a 16-year-old boy Time | Skip in Skip x Embed x Share CLOSE Some experts are wary of the treatment sought by accused sexual abusers like [TGT] or Harvey Weinstein. Video provided by Newsy Newslook
Kevin Spacey on Oct. 27 in Beverly Hills. (Photo: Chris Pizzello Invision/AP)
Besieged by allegations of sexual harassment and assault the repercussions for [TGT] now are engulfing [TGT] next movie All the Money in the World: It's been pulled from the schedule of an upcoming film festival.
More: Harry Dreyfuss son of Richard Dreyfuss says [TGT] groped him at age 18
Earlier: Netflix dumps [TGT] from 'House of Cards ' shelves film
Also: [TGT] plans to 'seek evaluation and treatment' amid scandal
In the movie Spacey plays billionaire American oil tycoon J. Paul Getty Sr. known for his extreme frugality and his irascible personality. When his grandson was kidnapped by Italian gangsters the elder Getty resisted paying the multimillion-dollar ransom. In response the kidnappers cut off the grandson's ear and sent it to his family threatening to cut off more body parts until the demand was met.
Since Oct. 29 two-time Oscar winner [TGT] has been accused by more than a dozen men â including at least five who were teenage boys at the time â who say [TGT] sexually harassed groped assaulted or attempted to rape them in episodes going back decades.
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1,937 | Joakim Noah has the solution to fixing Americaâs current mess | Joakim Noah | Joakim Noah a noted pacifist and critic of Donald Trump has a two-step plan to get this country back on track: institute tougher gun control and invest in the inner cities.
âI would make it a lot harder to get guns No. 1 â Noah said. âI mean kids have access to guns in this country and we donât even talk about it. Kids are killing each other at alarming rates and itsâ still so easy to buy guns to buy bullets. We point fingers whenever we can. Itâs just so easy to buy a gun in this country. So I would start with that.
âI would make more of an investment in the communities in the âhood â Noah added. âThere definitely needs to be more of an investment by these politicians. I think thatâs where violence prevention starts in these community centers. And if you go into these neighborhoods thereâs not much going on. So I think if we can invest in the kids I think the violence will go down.â
Although Noah said thereâs no plan yet to protest the anthem he âs appreciative of Colin Kaepernick for finally forcing the conversation.
âI think itâs great because weâre finally talking about whatâs important â Noah said. âObviously I have my beliefs. I put in a lot of work in the neighborhoods trying to help at risk youth. I have my opinions. But I respect this country a lot but we have to look at everything thatâs going on as a positive because weâre finally talking about issues that are usually swept under the rug. Because somebody takes a knee weâre finally talking about whatâs important.â
Last year Noah declined to participate in a team activity with cadets at West Point â where the Knicks were holding training camp â because of his anti-war views. It wasnât a protest he said just a decision not to feel uncomfortable. He is also active with his Chicago-based foundation â Noahâs Arc â which works to promote positive change in violence-ravaged city. | [TGT] a noted pacifist and critic of Donald Trump has a two-step plan to get this country back on track: institute tougher gun control and invest in the inner cities.
âI would make it a lot harder to get guns No. 1 â [TGT] said. âI mean kids have access to guns in this country and we donât even talk about it. Kids are killing each other at alarming rates and itsâ still so easy to buy guns to buy bullets. We point fingers whenever we can. Itâs just so easy to buy a gun in this country. So I would start with that.
âI would make more of an investment in the communities in the âhood â [TGT] added. âThere definitely needs to be more of an investment by these politicians. I think thatâs where violence prevention starts in these community centers. And if you go into these neighborhoods thereâs not much going on. So I think if we can invest in the kids I think the violence will go down.â
Although [TGT] said thereâs no plan yet to protest the anthem [TGT] âs appreciative of Colin Kaepernick for finally forcing the conversation.
âI think itâs great because weâre finally talking about whatâs important â [TGT] said. âObviously I have my beliefs. I put in a lot of work in the neighborhoods trying to help at risk youth. I have my opinions. But I respect this country a lot but we have to look at everything thatâs going on as a positive because weâre finally talking about issues that are usually swept under the rug. Because somebody takes a knee weâre finally talking about whatâs important.â
Last year [TGT] declined to participate in a team activity with cadets at West Point â where the Knicks were holding training camp â because of [TGT] anti-war views. It wasnât a protest [TGT] said just a decision not to feel uncomfortable. [TGT] is also active with [TGT] Chicago-based foundation â Noahâs Arc â which works to promote positive change in violence-ravaged city. | 2Positive
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1,938 | CBS suspends Charlie Rose amid sexual misconduct allegations | Charlie Rose | CBS News has suspended veteran journalist Charlie Rose after eight women accused him of sexual misconduct in interviews with The Washington Post. Three additional unnamed women came forward in a story published by Business Insider later on Monday.
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" Charlie Rose is suspended immediately while we look into this matter. These allegations are extremely disturbing and we take them very seriously " CBS News said in a statement.
Five women told The Washington Post that Rose an anchor for "CBS This Morning " groped them; two said that he walked naked in front of them; and one accused Rose of firing her after he allegedly touched her inappropriately and made sexually charged remarks to her .
The newspaper reported that Rose 's accusers either worked with or aspired to work with him on his PBS show " Charlie Rose " from the late 1990s to 2011. At the time of the alleged incidents the women ranged in age from 21 to 37 according to the newspaper.
Rose issued an apology to the Post and later he shared it on Twitter.
My statement in full. pic.twitter.com/3kvFrqF2dT â Charlie Rose (@charlierose) November 20 2017
Kyle Godfrey-Ryan a former assistant to Rose in the mid-2000s and one of the three accusers who spoke to the Post on the record claimed that Rose walked nude in front of her at one of his homes in New York City and called her in the wee hours to describe fantasies of watching her swim naked. She said that she reported his calls to Rose 's longtime executive producer Yvette Vega who apparently told her "That's just Charlie being Charlie." Vega told the Post and later confirmed to ABC News that she regretted not doing more for Godfrey-Ryan and others who mounted similar complaints.
Godfrey-Ryan said that ultimately Rose fired her and she later left journalism.
Reah Bravo who worked alongside Rose beginning in 2007 claimed to the Post that she was groped -- sometimes forcefully -- by Rose on more than one occasion. In 2008 she said that as she prepared to accept a new job Rose offered her a position in Washington D.C. and the opportunity to live in his Georgetown residence. She declined.
Megan Creydt the third woman who spoke to the Post on the record overlapped with Godfrey-Ryan when she worked as a coordinator on Rose 's show from 2005 to 2006. Creydt claimed that Rose put his hand on her thigh which alarmed her.
In a statement to ABC News Yvette Vega executive producer on âCharlie Rose â said: âI should have stood up for them. I failed. It is crushing. I deeply regret not helping them.â
In a story published later Monday evening by Business Insider three other women all former âCharlie Roseâ interns also accused Rose of inappropriate behavior speaking to the site on the condition of anonymity. One an intern in 2010 said Rose touched her legs in a car while his driver took them back to her college dorm. She said months later he invited her to his hotel room to discuss a potential job. She ended up not going and never heard from him again she said.
"PBS was shocked to learn today of these deeply disturbing allegations " the network said in a statement. "'Charlie Rose' is produced by Charlie Rose Inc. an independent television production company. PBS does not fund this nightly program or supervise its production but we expect our producers to provide a workplace where people feel safe and are treated with dignity and respect."
Bloomberg says it has suspended broadcasts of "Charlie Rose." "We are deeply disturbed to learn of these allegations and are immediately suspending the show from airing on Bloomberg TV " the company said in a statement. | CBS News has suspended veteran journalist [TGT] after eight women accused him of sexual misconduct in interviews with The Washington Post. Three additional unnamed women came forward in a story published by Business Insider later on Monday.
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" [TGT] is suspended immediately while we look into this matter. These allegations are extremely disturbing and we take them very seriously " CBS News said in a statement.
Five women told The Washington Post that Rose an anchor for "CBS This Morning " groped them; two said that he walked naked in front of them; and one accused Rose of firing her after he allegedly touched her inappropriately and made sexually charged remarks to her .
The newspaper reported that Rose 's accusers either worked with or aspired to work with him on his PBS show " Charlie Rose " from the late 1990s to 2011. At the time of the alleged incidents the women ranged in age from 21 to 37 according to the newspaper.
[TGT] issued an apology to the Post and later [TGT] shared it on Twitter.
My statement in full. pic.twitter.com/3kvFrqF2dT â Charlie Rose (@charlierose) November 20 2017
Kyle Godfrey-Ryan a former assistant to [TGT] in the mid-2000s and one of the three accusers who spoke to the Post on the record claimed that [TGT] walked nude in front of [TGT] at one of his homes in New York City and called [TGT] in the wee hours to describe fantasies of watching [TGT] swim naked. [TGT] said that [TGT] reported his calls to Rose 's longtime executive producer Yvette Vega who apparently told her "That's just Charlie being Charlie." Vega told the Post and later confirmed to ABC News that she regretted not doing more for Godfrey-Ryan and others who mounted similar complaints.
Godfrey-Ryan said that ultimately [TGT] fired her and she later left journalism.
Reah Bravo who worked alongside Rose beginning in 2007 claimed to the Post that she was groped -- sometimes forcefully -- by [TGT] on more than one occasion. In 2008 she said that as she prepared to accept a new job [TGT] offered her a position in Washington D.C. and the opportunity to live in [TGT] Georgetown residence. She declined.
Megan Creydt the third woman who spoke to the Post on the record overlapped with Godfrey-Ryan when she worked as a coordinator on [TGT] 's show from 2005 to 2006. Creydt claimed that [TGT] put his hand on her thigh which alarmed her.
In a statement to ABC News Yvette Vega executive producer on âCharlie Rose â said: âI should have stood up for them. I failed. It is crushing. I deeply regret not helping them.â
In a story published later Monday evening by Business Insider three other women all former âCharlie Roseâ interns also accused [TGT] of inappropriate behavior speaking to the site on the condition of anonymity. One an intern in 2010 said [TGT] touched [TGT] legs in a car while [TGT] driver took them back to [TGT] college dorm. [TGT] said months later [TGT] invited [TGT] to [TGT] hotel room to discuss a potential job. [TGT] ended up not going and never heard from [TGT] again [TGT] said.
"PBS was shocked to learn today of these deeply disturbing allegations " the network said in a statement. "' [TGT] is produced by Charlie Rose Inc. an independent television production company. PBS does not fund this nightly program or supervise its production but we expect our producers to provide a workplace where people feel safe and are treated with dignity and respect."
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1,939 | Consumer goods firms harness online data to tap Southeast Asia e | Lazada | SINGAPORE/BANGKOK (Reuters) - When diaper maker DSG International (Thailand) wants to know what its customers are thinking it often turns to Lazada an e-commerce firm majority-owned by Alibaba Group Holding (BABA.N).
FILE PHOTO: The Singapore Lazada website is seen in this illustration photo June 20 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration/File Photo
âData from Lazada has been used to position certain products where consumer preferences are different. For example Thai customers like to buy diapers in special cartons while Malaysians prefer multiple packs â says Chan.
To reach more customers and get a better handle on their online behavior consumer goods companies are forging partnerships with e-commerce firms like Lazada and fashion website Zalora.
The conglomerate which works with the likes of Singapore online grocer RedMart Indonesiaâs Blibli and Vietnamâs Tiki said it introduced its St Ives skincare brand on Lazada after seeing a trend towards natural products and shopper search data.
âTraditional retailers will struggle to see customer behavior â said Lazada Thailandâs CEO Alessandro Piscini. âWe can tell if a customer is pregnant from their search behavior.â
Lazada he said plans to use data science to help its merchants customize offers for specific customer groups based on age gender and other preferences.
Lazada and Zalora are among the few e-commerce platforms that operate in multiple Southeast Asian countries. But the region is becoming a new battleground as Amazon (AMZN.O) and JD.com (JD.O) make beachheads in Singapore and Thailand.
Lazada Thailand will focus on partnering with fast-moving consumer goods companies to maintain its lead Piscini said and is expanding its logistics footprint across a region that has poor roads clogged cities and thousands of often remote islands.
Thailandâs top consumer goods manufacturer Saha Group (SPI.BK) (SPC.BK) has seen online sales of some of its brands rise tenfold since it began a partnership with Lazada in June but online still represents just 1-2 percent of total sales. | SINGAPORE/BANGKOK (Reuters) - When diaper maker DSG International (Thailand) wants to know what its customers are thinking it often turns to [TGT] an e-commerce firm majority-owned by Alibaba Group Holding (BABA.N).
FILE PHOTO: The Singapore Lazada website is seen in this illustration photo June 20 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration/File Photo
âData from [TGT] has been used to position certain products where consumer preferences are different. For example Thai customers like to buy diapers in special cartons while Malaysians prefer multiple packs â says Chan.
To reach more customers and get a better handle on their online behavior consumer goods companies are forging partnerships with e-commerce firms like Lazada and fashion website Zalora.
The conglomerate which works with the likes of Singapore online grocer RedMart Indonesiaâs Blibli and Vietnamâs Tiki said it introduced its St Ives skincare brand on [TGT] after seeing a trend towards natural products and shopper search data.
âTraditional retailers will struggle to see customer behavior â said [TGT] . âWe can tell if a customer is pregnant from their search behavior.â
Lazada [TGT] said plans to use data science to help its merchants customize offers for specific customer groups based on age gender and other preferences.
Lazada and Zalora are among the few e-commerce platforms that operate in multiple Southeast Asian countries. But the region is becoming a new battleground as Amazon (AMZN.O) and JD.com (JD.O) make beachheads in Singapore and Thailand.
[TGT] will focus on partnering with fast-moving consumer goods companies to maintain [TGT] lead [TGT] said and is expanding [TGT] logistics footprint across a region that has poor roads clogged cities and thousands of often remote islands.
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1,940 | Nolte: CNN's Cillizza Lies (Again) About Democrats Not Wanting to Take Your Guns | Chris Cillizza | With his move from the Washington Post to CNN Chris Cillizza went from a dishonest leftwing news outlet to one with no scruples whatsoever.
CNNâs sins range from flat-out lying to ginning up violence in predominantly black neighborhoods to pointing what looks like a sniper scope at President Trumpâs office window. And with this move Cillizza has become even more dishonest than he was at the Post.
Back in July although his very own network had already dishonestly described a meeting between Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin as âsecret â Cillizza still published a piece branding Trump a liar over his claim that the media was dishonestly describing the meeting as âsecret.â
Eager to exploit Sundayâs mass-slaughter in Las Vegas for the cause of gun control Cillizza published a brand new series of lies this week with the provably false claim that neither Hillary Clinton nor Barack Obama have ever advocated for gun confiscation laws.
Moreover Cillizza again brands Trump a liar for claiming that they have. | With his move from the Washington Post to CNN [TGT] went from a dishonest leftwing news outlet to one with no scruples whatsoever.
CNNâs sins range from flat-out lying to ginning up violence in predominantly black neighborhoods to pointing what looks like a sniper scope at President Trumpâs office window. And with this move [TGT] has become even more dishonest than he was at the Post.
Back in July although his very own network had already dishonestly described a meeting between Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin as âsecret â [TGT] still published a piece branding Trump a liar over [TGT] claim that the media was dishonestly describing the meeting as âsecret.â
Eager to exploit Sundayâs mass-slaughter in Las Vegas for the cause of gun control Cillizza published a brand new series of lies this week with the provably false claim that neither Hillary Clinton nor Barack Obama have ever advocated for gun confiscation laws.
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1,941 | Rex Tillerson Could Have a Historically Short Tenure | Rex Tillerson | Rex Tillerson could be on his way to serving one of the shortest tenures of any Secretary of State in U.S. history.
âThere are no personnel announcements at this time â White House spokesman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a statement. â Secretary Tillerson continues to lead the State Department and the entire cabinet is focused on completing this incredibly successful first year of President Trumpâs administration.â
âHeâs here. Rex is here â he said.
If Tillerson leaves in the next few months he would likely be viewed as one of the most underperforming secretaries of State in U.S. history with one of the shortest tenures to boot say experts on American foreign policy.
âIt will ratify what is emerging as almost a consensus view that Rex Tillerson was the worst Secretary of State in modern time â said Paul Musgrave a political science professor at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst who studies American foreign policy. âI actually think there is a good case to be made ever.â
If Tillerson leaves in the next few weeks he will have served for roughly a year inordinately short for a first-term Secretary of State in the modern era. The last three first-term secretaries of State â Warren Christopher Colin Powell and Hillary Clinton â all remained in their posts for the entire term.
Aside from his short time in office Tillerson has little to show as accomplishments. | [TGT] could be on [TGT] way to serving one of the shortest tenures of any Secretary of State in U.S. history.
âThere are no personnel announcements at this time â White House spokesman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a statement. [TGT] continues to lead the State Department and the entire cabinet is focused on completing this incredibly successful first year of President Trumpâs administration.â
âHeâs here. Rex is here â he said.
If [TGT] leaves in the next few months he would likely be viewed as one of the most underperforming secretaries of State in U.S. history with one of the shortest tenures to boot say experts on American foreign policy.
âIt will ratify what is emerging as almost a consensus view that [TGT] was the worst Secretary of State in modern time â said Paul Musgrave a political science professor at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst who studies American foreign policy. âI actually think there is a good case to be made ever.â
If [TGT] [TGT] leaves in the next few weeks [TGT] will have served for roughly a year inordinately short for a first-term Secretary of State in the modern era. The last three first-term secretaries of State â Warren Christopher Colin Powell and Hillary Clinton â all remained in their posts for the entire term.
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1,942 | Desert farmers reap millions selling water to California cities | Bart Fisher | The top recipient has been Fisher Ranch LLC the family company of Bart Fisher a board member and the valleyâs second-largest landowner after Metropolitan. The records show his company has received $27.6 million in annual payments since 2005 for land left fallow.
Fisher and other board members say theyâve had no conflicts of interest in these decisions and their attorney has backed them up. They say the fact that theyâve benefited from the program is the nature of their agencyâs structure as a landowner-voting district. All of the board members are landowners and theyâre elected by landowners under a voting system in which the largest property owners can cast the largest numbers of votes.
Fisher was a leading proponent of the agreement in the early 2000s. He said he supported it because he strongly believed it was in the best long-term interests of landowners and the community.
âThe financial interests of the board were the same as the financial interests of our electorate â Fisher said. He recalled that Palo Verdeâs attorney advised the board ahead of the vote that they were fine to proceed with the decision.
âThereâs no conflict at PVID at all because of how we are constituted â Fisher said. âOur electorate is whom we serve and our electorate are landowners.â
Standing beside hay bales on his farm Palo Verde Irrigation District board member Bart Fisher talks about the agency's lawsuit against the Metropolitan Water District. (Photo: Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun)
When they negotiated the terms of the deal Fisher said the overarching purpose was helping California meet its water needs âwithout diminishing agriculture or our community in the process.â
âI have a vested interest and so do all the landowners in Palo Verde especially those who participate in the program â Fisher said.
Participating farmers received an initial signup bonus of $3 170 per acre. In Fisher âs case the records show his family entities received $6.3 million in initial signup payments.
Having those regular payments can function as a âsafety netâ for farming businesses during hard times and can provide a guarantee to help in getting credit from banks Fisher said. That doesnât mean it always pays more than farming though. Looking back at some years Fisher said farmers would have earned more selling crops than having unplanted fields.
Fisher is a third-generation farmer whose family started farming in the Palo Verde Valley in 1917. He said the fact that Fisher Ranch has received more from Metropolitan than any other business simply reflects the fact that his family has been farming for a century and has gradually expanded its landholdings.
Fisher farms more than 11 000 acres growing hay wheat broccoli cantaloupes and honeydew melons.
He said while his business receives large sums based on that acreage it takes a lot of money to run the operation. Fisher pointed out that he and other growers make huge investments in tractors â which can cost roughly $300 000 each â as well as other equipment. They take out big loans and have large payrolls.
âJust to be in agriculture requires access to vast amounts of capital â Fisher said. âNobodyâs getting rich on this program.â
Palo Verde Irrigation District officials â from left Board Member Jack Seiler General Manager Ned Hyduke and President Bart Fisher â talk about why they decided to sue Metropolitan Water District. (Photo: Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun)
While considering whether to sue Fisher said Palo Verdeâs board members discussed the fact that under the agreement Metropolitan has the ability to cancel the entire program. | The top recipient has been Fisher Ranch LLC the family company of [TGT] a board member and the valleyâs second-largest landowner after Metropolitan. The records show his company has received $27.6 million in annual payments since 2005 for land left fallow.
[TGT] and other board members say theyâve had no conflicts of interest in these decisions and their attorney has backed them up. They say the fact that theyâve benefited from the program is the nature of their agencyâs structure as a landowner-voting district. All of the board members are landowners and theyâre elected by landowners under a voting system in which the largest property owners can cast the largest numbers of votes.
[TGT] was a leading proponent of the agreement in the early 2000s. [TGT] said [TGT] supported it because [TGT] strongly believed it was in the best long-term interests of landowners and the community.
âThe financial interests of the board were the same as the financial interests of our electorate â [TGT] said. [TGT] recalled that Palo Verdeâs attorney advised the board ahead of the vote that they were fine to proceed with the decision.
âThereâs no conflict at PVID at all because of how we are constituted â [TGT] said. âOur electorate is whom we serve and our electorate are landowners.â
Standing beside hay bales on his farm Palo Verde Irrigation District board member [TGT] talks about the agency's lawsuit against the Metropolitan Water District. (Photo: Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun)
When they negotiated the terms of the deal [TGT] said the overarching purpose was helping California meet its water needs âwithout diminishing agriculture or our community in the process.â
âI have a vested interest and so do all the landowners in Palo Verde especially those who participate in the program â [TGT] said.
Participating farmers received an initial signup bonus of $3 170 per acre. In [TGT] âs case the records show his family entities received $6.3 million in initial signup payments.
Having those regular payments can function as a âsafety netâ for farming businesses during hard times and can provide a guarantee to help in getting credit from banks [TGT] said. That doesnât mean it always pays more than farming though. Looking back at some years [TGT] said farmers would have earned more selling crops than having unplanted fields.
[TGT] is a third-generation farmer whose family started farming in the Palo Verde Valley in 1917. [TGT] said the fact that Fisher Ranch has received more from Metropolitan than any other business simply reflects the fact that [TGT] family has been farming for a century and has gradually expanded its landholdings.
[TGT] farms more than 11 000 acres growing hay wheat broccoli cantaloupes and honeydew melons.
He said while his business receives large sums based on that acreage it takes a lot of money to run the operation. [TGT] pointed out that [TGT] and other growers make huge investments in tractors â which can cost roughly $300 000 each â as well as other equipment. They take out big loans and have large payrolls.
âJust to be in agriculture requires access to vast amounts of capital â [TGT] said. âNobodyâs getting rich on this program.â
Palo Verde Irrigation District officials â from left Board Member Jack Seiler [TGT] â talk about why [TGT] decided to sue Metropolitan Water District. (Photo: Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun)
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1,943 | PBS host Tavis Smiley suspended for allegations of sexual misconduct. He vows to âfight back.â â TheBlaze | Tavis Smiley | PBS announced Wednesday that it has âindefinitely suspendedâ the âTavis Smileyâ show and its namesake host amid sexual misconduct allegations but the talk show host said he plans to âfight back.â
Smiley took to social media after the announcement and unequivocally denied the accusations of any wrongdoing against him .
My response to PBS suspension full text here: https://t.co/SzcQLfQWeX pic.twitter.com/8KX2QIr660 â Tavis Smiley (@tavissmiley) December 14 2017
The investigation âfound credible allegations that Smiley had engaged in sexual relationships with multiple subordinatesâ and that some feared âtheir employment status was linked to the status of a sexual relationship with Smiley â an unnamed PBS spokeswoman told PBS NewsHour.
The investigation Smiley alleged on social media was âbiased and sloppy which led to a rush to judgment and trampling on a reputation that I have spent an entire lifetime trying to establish.â
What else did Smiley say?
âI have the utmost respect for women and celebrate the courage of those who have come forth to tell their truth. To be clear I have never groped coerced or exposed myself inappropriately to any workplace colleague in my entire broadcast career covering 6 networks over 30 years â Smiley wrote. âNever. Ever. Never.â
How did Smiley learn about the investigation and his suspension?
The story of his suspension first broke on Variety and according to Smiley Variety knew about it before he did.
âI learned of the investigation when former staffers started contacting me to share the uncomfortable experience of receiving a phone call from a stranger asking whether I had ever done anything to make them uncomfortable and if they could provide other names of persons to call â he wrote.
Smiley threatened a lawsuit after learning about the inquiries.
PBS investigators âreluctantlyâ agreed to a meeting that lasted three hours he said. Soon after the meeting ended on Wednesday Variety published the story.
In February Observer published a piece written by Jacques Hyzagi a former producer on Smileyâs television show. Hyzagi wrote about a trip he and Smiley took together for a special show taping.
Smiley âs âmisogyny is always creeping around barely camouflaged by Midwestern good manners â Hyzagi wrote. | PBS announced Wednesday that it has âindefinitely suspendedâ the â [TGT] â show and its namesake host amid sexual misconduct allegations but the talk show host said he plans to âfight back.â
Smiley took to social media after the announcement and unequivocally denied the accusations of any wrongdoing against him .
My response to PBS suspension full text here: https://t.co/SzcQLfQWeX pic.twitter.com/8KX2QIr660 â [TGT] (@tavissmiley) December 14 2017
The investigation âfound credible allegations that Smiley had engaged in sexual relationships with multiple subordinatesâ and that some feared âtheir employment status was linked to the status of a sexual relationship with Smiley â an unnamed PBS spokeswoman told PBS NewsHour.
The investigation Smiley alleged on social media was âbiased and sloppy which led to a rush to judgment and trampling on a reputation that I have spent an entire lifetime trying to establish.â
What else did Smiley say?
âI have the utmost respect for women and celebrate the courage of those who have come forth to tell their truth. To be clear I have never groped coerced or exposed myself inappropriately to any workplace colleague in my entire broadcast career covering 6 networks over 30 years â Smiley wrote. âNever. Ever. Never.â
How did Smiley learn about the investigation and his suspension?
The story of his suspension first broke on Variety and according to Smiley Variety knew about it before he did.
âI learned of the investigation when former staffers started contacting me to share the uncomfortable experience of receiving a phone call from a stranger asking whether I had ever done anything to make them uncomfortable and if they could provide other names of persons to call â he wrote.
Smiley threatened a lawsuit after learning about the inquiries.
PBS investigators âreluctantlyâ agreed to a meeting that lasted three hours he said. Soon after the meeting ended on Wednesday Variety published the story.
In February Observer published a piece written by Jacques Hyzagi a former producer on Smileyâs television show. Hyzagi wrote about a trip he and Smiley took together for a special show taping.
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1,944 | Sri Lanka ex | Maithripala Sirisena | The unexpectedly strong showing could lead to defections away from the centre-left party led by President Maithripala Sirisena a partner in the countryâs coalition government analysts said creating instability in the legislature.
Rajapaksaâs Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) a party formed by breakaway members of Sirisenaâ party has secured 97 local bodies out of results for 139 councils so far released as at 0650 GMT. The UNP took control of 18 councils and SLFP six.
The president and his supporters have opposed or neutralised many of the UNP reforms. Under the constitution Sirisena cannot dissolve the parliament until early 2020 while the parliament needs a two-third majority to impeach the president.
Sirisena has said he wants to take charge of the economy which is currently handled by the UNP and has blamed the prime ministerâs party for failing to tackle corruption. | The unexpectedly strong showing could lead to defections away from the centre-left party led by President [TGT] a partner in the countryâs coalition government analysts said creating instability in the legislature.
Rajapaksaâs Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) a party formed by breakaway members of Sirisenaâ party has secured 97 local bodies out of results for 139 councils so far released as at 0650 GMT. The UNP took control of 18 councils and SLFP six.
The president and his supporters have opposed or neutralised many of the UNP reforms. Under the constitution Sirisena cannot dissolve the parliament until early 2020 while the parliament needs a two-third majority to impeach the president.
Sirisena has said he wants to take charge of the economy which is currently handled by the UNP and has blamed the prime ministerâs party for failing to tackle corruption. | 2Positive
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1,945 | 'A Place Of Darkness' Is An Illuminating History Of Horror : NPR | Kendall R. Phillips | The camera is an instrument of suspense. Given a movie frame you want to understand what's happening in it â and what will happen next. That balance of wonder and dread is a fundamental draw of film and a touchstone of the horror genre. The questions Kendall R. Phillips asks in A Place of Darkness: The Rhetoric of Horror in Early American Cinema are: How did we get from the nickelodeon special-effects "cinema of attractions" to understanding horror narratives as their own genre? And what does America's relationship with horror tell us about the idea of being American in the first place?
A Place of Darkness is about as academic as they come; expect discussion of the "paradigm of monstration" and the ways weird films "provided a counternarrative to the emerging American rationalist epistemology." But the book's central arguments make for great reading as Phillips lays out the ways that proto-horror movies contained distinct and disparate rhythms (suspense surprise superstition) how the need for legitimacy led to literary adaptation as a horror standard how movies developed alongside audiences to bring new immediacy to onscreen dread and how shifting visions of the Other forced movies to constantly renegotiate what exactly people were meant to be afraid of.
Phillips draws these elements together under the idea of horror as an exploration of cultural fears within 'acceptable' parameters. When "the pressure to create a homogeneous American culture necessitated securing the popular American movie screen for the purpose of indoctrinating immigrants " the past was an old world fraught with terrors and the present was a new one full of uncertainty. "Both on the screen and in the discussions surrounding early screen practice a line of demarcation was drawn between the incredulous civilized white American male and the superstitious uncivilized gendered and racialized Other." (Though this book ends with Dracula and Frankenstein there's a straight line to the cultural conversations modern films are having with their own genre histories â look no further than Get Out for a horror movie that tackles this dynamic head-on and radically redraws that line of demarcation.)
As with many academic texts this effort to frame a new argument means the book only scrapes the surface of some of its most interesting suggestions. We're duly warned that Phillips intended "an exercise in rhetorical criticism in that its focus has been on the way these horrific elements were depicted discussed and contested " but that question of American identity and the shifting Other is compelling enough to overwhelm some of the rhetorical specifics. (Several early thrillers that use inheritances wagers and other greed as the motive for crime and terror are listed in order to slot them into the 'melodrama' aspect of emerging horror. But was this merely a reason to fill a house with false ghosts? Was there some deeper American unease about money and the wealthy in the late 1920s that spurred so many successful movies in which the unscrupulous rich made life miserable for others? Perhaps the book's designed to prompt such questions from the reader; if there's one thing an academic text will tell you there's always room for more research.) | The camera is an instrument of suspense. Given a movie frame you want to understand what's happening in it â and what will happen next. That balance of wonder and dread is a fundamental draw of film and a touchstone of the horror genre. The questions [TGT] asks in A Place of Darkness: The Rhetoric of Horror in Early American Cinema are: How did we get from the nickelodeon special-effects "cinema of attractions" to understanding horror narratives as their own genre? And what does America's relationship with horror tell us about the idea of being American in the first place?
A Place of Darkness is about as academic as they come; expect discussion of the "paradigm of monstration" and the ways weird films "provided a counternarrative to the emerging American rationalist epistemology." But the book's central arguments make for great reading as [TGT] lays out the ways that proto-horror movies contained distinct and disparate rhythms (suspense surprise superstition) how the need for legitimacy led to literary adaptation as a horror standard how movies developed alongside audiences to bring new immediacy to onscreen dread and how shifting visions of the Other forced movies to constantly renegotiate what exactly people were meant to be afraid of.
[TGT] draws these elements together under the idea of horror as an exploration of cultural fears within 'acceptable' parameters. When "the pressure to create a homogeneous American culture necessitated securing the popular American movie screen for the purpose of indoctrinating immigrants " the past was an old world fraught with terrors and the present was a new one full of uncertainty. "Both on the screen and in the discussions surrounding early screen practice a line of demarcation was drawn between the incredulous civilized white American male and the superstitious uncivilized gendered and racialized Other." (Though this book ends with Dracula and Frankenstein there's a straight line to the cultural conversations modern films are having with their own genre histories â look no further than Get Out for a horror movie that tackles this dynamic head-on and radically redraws that line of demarcation.)
As with many academic texts this effort to frame a new argument means the book only scrapes the surface of some of its most interesting suggestions. We're duly warned that Phillips intended "an exercise in rhetorical criticism in that its focus has been on the way these horrific elements were depicted discussed and contested " but that question of American identity and the shifting Other is compelling enough to overwhelm some of the rhetorical specifics. (Several early thrillers that use inheritances wagers and other greed as the motive for crime and terror are listed in order to slot them into the 'melodrama' aspect of emerging horror. But was this merely a reason to fill a house with false ghosts? Was there some deeper American unease about money and the wealthy in the late 1920s that spurred so many successful movies in which the unscrupulous rich made life miserable for others? Perhaps the book's designed to prompt such questions from the reader; if there's one thing an academic text will tell you there's always room for more research.) | 2Positive
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1,946 | Former monk testifies against ex | John Feit | EDINBURG Texas -- A former monk has testified that an ex-priest accused of killing a Texas woman in 1960 confessed to him three years after the killing. Dale Tacheny testified Monday in the murder trial of John Feit now 85 who is accused of suffocating Irene Garza after she went to confession at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in McAllen.
While police had interviewed hundreds of people in connection with Garza's murder Feit was their focus. He was the last person to see Garza. However no charges were filed against Feit at the time. He eventually left McAllen and the case went cold amid what many believed was a cover-up by the church.
Tacheny said Feit confessed to him in 1963 after the church sent Feit to a Missouri monastery where Tacheny worked. The former Trappist monk said Feit expressed no remorse during the confession.
Tacheny said he didn't initially report the crime because it "was not my place to make a judgment." The 88-year-old said he instead tried to counsel Feit to change his behavior toward women. But in 2002 Tacheny went to police in San Antonio and reported what Feit allegedly told him decades earlier.
Tacheny spoke to "48 Hours" in 2014 about what he says Feit told him and read excerpts of the letter he penned to investigators in 2002.
According to Tacheny Feit said the woman was in her early 20s and that the murder happened around Easter after he heard her confession.
" He assaulted her bound her and gagged her " Tacheny says reading from the letter to police. "...Later I do not remember if it was hours or days he moved her to another location and after some time he placed her in a cellophane bag and put her into a bathtub. As he left he could hear her saying 'I can't breathe I can't breathe.'"
According to Tacheny Feit said when he returned the woman was dead. Feit allegedly said he disposed of the woman's body along a roadway. Garza's body was found days after she disappeared in a canal.
Investigators said Feit gave them conflicting versions of what happened the day Garza died in April 1960. They said Feit initially claimed he didn't take Garza's confession and that another priest was present at the time. But he later said he was alone and had taken Garza's confession according to investigators.
Feit 's attorney argues there is no physical evidence linking his client to the killing. He also said Tacheny made assumptions about the crime when he reported it to police in 2002.
The office charged Feit in Garza's death the next year.
Feit has pleaded not guilty. He denied killing Garza to "48 Hours" correspondent Richard Schlesinger in 2014. | EDINBURG Texas -- A former monk has testified that an ex-priest accused of killing a Texas woman in 1960 confessed to him three years after the killing. Dale Tacheny testified Monday in the murder trial of [TGT] now 85 who is accused of suffocating Irene Garza after she went to confession at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in McAllen.
While police had interviewed hundreds of people in connection with Garza's murder [TGT] was their focus. [TGT] was the last person to see Garza. However no charges were filed against [TGT] at the time. [TGT] eventually left McAllen and the case went cold amid what many believed was a cover-up by the church.
Tacheny said [TGT] confessed to him in 1963 after the church sent Feit to a Missouri monastery where Tacheny worked. The former Trappist monk said [TGT] expressed no remorse during the confession.
Tacheny said he didn't initially report the crime because it "was not my place to make a judgment." The 88-year-old said he instead tried to counsel Feit to change his behavior toward women. But in 2002 Tacheny went to police in San Antonio and reported what [TGT] allegedly told him decades earlier.
Tacheny spoke to "48 Hours" in 2014 about what he says [TGT] told him and read excerpts of the letter he penned to investigators in 2002.
According to [TGT] said the woman was in her early 20s and that the murder happened around Easter after he heard her confession.
" He assaulted her bound her and gagged her " Tacheny says reading from the letter to police. "...Later I do not remember if it was hours or days he moved her to another location and after some time he placed her in a cellophane bag and put her into a bathtub. As he left he could hear her saying 'I can't breathe I can't breathe.'"
According to [TGT] said when [TGT] returned the woman was dead. [TGT] allegedly said [TGT] disposed of the woman's body along a roadway. Garza's body was found days after she disappeared in a canal.
Investigators said [TGT] gave them conflicting versions of what happened the day Garza died in April 1960. They said [TGT] initially claimed [TGT] didn't take Garza's confession and that another priest was present at the time. But [TGT] later said [TGT] was alone and had taken Garza's confession according to investigators.
Feit 's attorney argues there is no physical evidence linking his client to the killing. He also said Tacheny made assumptions about the crime when he reported it to police in 2002.
The office charged Feit in Garza's death the next year.
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1,947 | Redskins' Jay Gruden at the midpoiint of Year 4 | Jay Gruden | Jay Gruden winced as he eased himself onto a leather sofa at Redskins Park this week. The Washington Redskins coach had strained a calf muscle while running he explained at the outset of a mid-season interview and it was sore.
Gruden looked up and laughed as the 6-foot-5 319-pound Scherff grinning at his joke trudged past a portrait of toughness lumbering toward the teamâs weight room.
âThereâs not one player on this team that I donât enjoy messing around with and talking to â Gruden said. âTheyâve all got great personalities. Theyâre great kids.â
âAfter a bad practice or a bad game he âs the first one to let you know youâre not getting it done; Jay âs gonna let you know itâs not good enough â explained Foster currently on injured reserve in a telephone interview. âBut he âs also the first after a great game or a great play to say âYou looked great out there! You guys are playing your hearts out!â Jay keeps it real with you. And he actually cares about you as a person.â
If Gruden makes it to 2018 in Washington he âd become the first head coach to last five seasons under Redskins owner Daniel Snyder.
âKnock wood!â he chuckled when this was pointed out. âI still have to get to next season!â
Could it be that the seemingly imperturbable Gruden has a shot?
Asked about his demeanor earlier in the season Gruden confessed âIâm a happy guy.â
In doing so Gruden broke the unspoken creed of old-line NFL coaches that greatness is one step removed from misery â that the price of postseason glory for an NFL head coach was physical and psychological well-being in the form of ulcers anxiety and lack of sleep.
âIt can be miserable â if you have people around you [whom] you donât like to go to work with and thatâs players and coaches included â Gruden said of the job. âIâve got a great coaching staff great training staff. And when Dan [Snyder] comes by we shoot the [breeze] a little bit. Itâs fun.
For the Redskins to be 4-4 after so much off-season turnover is something of a surprise. Gruden lost both coordinators (offensive coordinator Sean McVay left to coach the Los Angeles Rams; defensive coordinator Joe Barry was fired after 28th-place performances in consecutive seasons). Snyder fired general manager Scot McCloughan the month before the NFL draft. The offense lost 2 000 receiving yards with the departure of DeSean Jackson and Pierre Garcon. All but one defensive assistantâs jobs turned over. And team president Bruce Allen failed to deliver the long-term contract for quarterback Kirk Cousins that he promised would be easily handled.
âI just think this day and age in pro football you have to be ready to adjust and make changes â Gruden said. âYouâre never going to see the same roster one year to the next. Sometimes itâs coaching; sometimes itâs personnel.â
When McVay had the job Gruden said the two retreated to their private offices scripted plays independently compared notes and âcame to a happy mediumâ on the best approach weekly.
This season Gruden is spreading the workload among his assistants: offensive line coach Bill Callahan running backs coach Randy Jordan tight ends coach Wes Phillips wide receivers coach Ike Hilliard.
The number of injuries to the offensive line has made consistent offensive production even more challenging. The running game has struggled and Cousins hasnât had time to throw deep consistently. So Gruden has fashioned a running game of sorts from a heavy diet of screen passes that Thompson has turned into big gains. The Redskins currently rank 14th in total yards averaging 343 yards per game.
âWe might only rush for 70 yards one game but might throw screens for 150 â Gruden noted. âThere are different ways to skin a cat in a running game. Itâs easier said than done to go out there and just run the ball. Bruce [Allen] and Dan [Snyder] want to run the ball all the time; thatâs the old Joe Gibbs way. I get that. Iâd love to hand the ball off; it makes it easier for everybody.â | [TGT] winced as [TGT] eased [TGT] onto a leather sofa at Redskins Park this week. The Washington Redskins coach had strained a calf muscle while running [TGT] explained at the outset of a mid-season interview and it was sore.
[TGT] looked up and laughed as the 6-foot-5 319-pound Scherff grinning at [TGT] joke trudged past a portrait of toughness lumbering toward the teamâs weight room.
âThereâs not one player on this team that I donât enjoy messing around with and talking to â [TGT] said. âTheyâve all got great personalities. Theyâre great kids.â
âAfter a bad practice or a bad game he âs the first one to let you know youâre not getting it done; [TGT] âs gonna let you know itâs not good enough â explained Foster currently on injured reserve in a telephone interview. âBut he âs also the first after a great game or a great play to say âYou looked great out there! You guys are playing your hearts out!â [TGT] keeps it real with you. And [TGT] actually cares about you as a person.â
If [TGT] makes it to 2018 in Washington [TGT] âd become the first head coach to last five seasons under Redskins owner Daniel Snyder.
âKnock wood!â [TGT] chuckled when this was pointed out. âI still have to get to next season!â
Could it be that the seemingly imperturbable Gruden has a shot?
Asked about [TGT] demeanor earlier in the season Gruden confessed âIâm a happy guy.â
In doing so Gruden broke the unspoken creed of old-line NFL coaches that greatness is one step removed from misery â that the price of postseason glory for an NFL head coach was physical and psychological well-being in the form of ulcers anxiety and lack of sleep.
âIt can be miserable â if you have people around you [whom] you donât like to go to work with and thatâs players and coaches included â Gruden said of the job. âIâve got a great coaching staff great training staff. And when Dan [Snyder] comes by we shoot the [breeze] a little bit. Itâs fun.
For the Redskins to be 4-4 after so much off-season turnover is something of a surprise. Gruden lost both coordinators (offensive coordinator Sean McVay left to coach the Los Angeles Rams; defensive coordinator Joe Barry was fired after 28th-place performances in consecutive seasons). Snyder fired general manager Scot McCloughan the month before the NFL draft. The offense lost 2 000 receiving yards with the departure of DeSean Jackson and Pierre Garcon. All but one defensive assistantâs jobs turned over. And team president Bruce Allen failed to deliver the long-term contract for quarterback Kirk Cousins that he promised would be easily handled.
âI just think this day and age in pro football you have to be ready to adjust and make changes â Gruden said. âYouâre never going to see the same roster one year to the next. Sometimes itâs coaching; sometimes itâs personnel.â
When McVay had the job Gruden said the two retreated to their private offices scripted plays independently compared notes and âcame to a happy mediumâ on the best approach weekly.
This season Gruden is spreading the workload among his assistants: offensive line coach Bill Callahan running backs coach Randy Jordan tight ends coach Wes Phillips wide receivers coach Ike Hilliard.
The number of injuries to the offensive line has made consistent offensive production even more challenging. The running game has struggled and Cousins hasnât had time to throw deep consistently. So Gruden has fashioned a running game of sorts from a heavy diet of screen passes that Thompson has turned into big gains. The Redskins currently rank 14th in total yards averaging 343 yards per game.
âWe might only rush for 70 yards one game but might throw screens for 150 â Gruden noted. âThere are different ways to skin a cat in a running game. Itâs easier said than done to go out there and just run the ball. Bruce [Allen] and Dan [Snyder] want to run the ball all the time; thatâs the old Joe Gibbs way. I get that. Iâd love to hand the ball off; it makes it easier for everybody.â | 2Positive
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1,948 | Facebook's Mary Lou Jepsen is leaving the company | Mary Lou Jepsen | A top engineering executive at Facebook announced Thursday night that she 's leaving the company to work on shrinking a powerful medical technology.
Mary Lou Jepsen Facebook's executive director of engineering and the head of display technologies at Oculus â the social network's much-ballyhooed virtual reality product â made public her upcoming departure in August during a keynote talk in Silicon Valley.
"I have decided to leave Facebook and Oculus to work on curing diseases using some new imaging technologies I've been incubating for awhile " Jepsen said at the Anita Borg Institute's Women of Vision awards an organization which describes her as "one of the world's foremost display innovators."
Additionally Jepsen said she 's joined the board of directors of a "$20 billion automotive company that's listed on the New York Stock Exchange " adding that's she 's "really interested to participate in helping steer the transformation of transportation."
A little more than a year ago Jepsen left Google's secretive research laboratory to work on Facebook's Oculus headset technologies. Prior to that she co-founded One Laptop Per Child an organization that aims to make inexpensive computers and give them to children in developing nations.
Jepsen told the crowd Thursday night that she wants to shrink down magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) â machines used to image brain activity and normally fill an entire hospital room â into affordable wearable consumer devices.
To that end she showed an image on stage of her vision which is to essentially bring all of this tech into something that looks like a ski hat.
Jepsen teased a few possible applications of such a device including to help treat cancer cardiovascular disease mental disorders and neurodegenerative diseases. And in a bizarre twist she also said her concept might enable people to communicate with their thoughts.
It's uncertain exactly what the shrunk-down MRI technology might be called how it might work how far along in development it is or if any of the applications she mentioned are even possible.
"I think that's the point of what we all should all be doing " she said. "Trying to make the impossible possible." | A top engineering executive at Facebook announced Thursday night that she 's leaving the company to work on shrinking a powerful medical technology.
[TGT] Facebook's executive director of engineering and the head of display technologies at Oculus â the social network's much-ballyhooed virtual reality product â made public her upcoming departure in August during a keynote talk in Silicon Valley.
"I have decided to leave Facebook and Oculus to work on curing diseases using some new imaging technologies I've been incubating for awhile " [TGT] said at the Anita Borg Institute's Women of Vision awards an organization which describes her as "one of the world's foremost display innovators."
Additionally [TGT] said she 's joined the board of directors of a "$20 billion automotive company that's listed on the New York Stock Exchange " adding that's she 's "really interested to participate in helping steer the transformation of transportation."
A little more than a year ago [TGT] left Google's secretive research laboratory to work on Facebook's Oculus headset technologies. Prior to that she co-founded One Laptop Per Child an organization that aims to make inexpensive computers and give them to children in developing nations.
[TGT] told the crowd Thursday night that [TGT] wants to shrink down magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) â machines used to image brain activity and normally fill an entire hospital room â into affordable wearable consumer devices.
To that end she showed an image on stage of her vision which is to essentially bring all of this tech into something that looks like a ski hat.
[TGT] teased a few possible applications of such a device including to help treat cancer cardiovascular disease mental disorders and neurodegenerative diseases. And in a bizarre twist she also said her concept might enable people to communicate with their thoughts.
It's uncertain exactly what the shrunk-down MRI technology might be called how it might work how far along in development it is or if any of the applications she mentioned are even possible.
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1,949 | Seven | Malcolm Levine | Research Director Malcolm Levine has left the hedge fund Thursday after âseven great and rewarding years â according to an e-mail seen by The Post.
Two sources familiar with Levineâs departure said that the 35-year-old hedgie may look to launch his own fund.
Levine quickly rose up the ranks at Corvex earning the title of research director four years into his stint at the hedge fund.
But Levineâs departure marks other changes at Corvex. | [TGT] has left the hedge fund Thursday after âseven great and rewarding years â according to an e-mail seen by The Post.
Two sources familiar with Levineâs departure said that the 35-year-old hedgie may look to launch his own fund.
[TGT] quickly rose up the ranks at Corvex earning the title of research director four years into [TGT] stint at the hedge fund.
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1,950 | Ex | Mallory Hagan | Former Miss America Mallory Hagan hopes the email scandal polluting the pageant âsignals the reinventionâ of the competition moving forward she told âGood Morning America.â
âHindsight is always 20-20 â Hagan who was crowned the winner of the 2013 pageant winner told GMA when asked if she âd witnessed demeaning behavior first-hand. She added that itâs essential now to look ahead â not in the rear-view.
Asked if the scandal marks the pageantâs demise or the reinvention Hagan said: âI hope it signals the reinvention ... I hope that weâre starting a larger conversation â she added.
The focus of that conversation is âabout how weâre going to move forward in the future. This is an opportunity to see how women can come together support each other rise up take over the things that they want to see happen â she said.
Apologies from former Miss America CEO Sam Haskell and others aren't the point said Mallory Hagan . (Donald Kravitz/Getty Images for Dick Clark Prod)
Hagan singled out Brent Adams the former pageant employee who spoke out about the emails âthe unsung hero. He stood up for me; he stood up for all these women.â
As she expressed gratitude for his support and that of fans she said that mea culpas from pageant honchos involved in the derogatory emails isnât âthe point.â | [TGT] hopes the email scandal polluting the pageant âsignals the reinventionâ of the competition moving forward [TGT] told âGood Morning America.â
âHindsight is always 20-20 â [TGT] told GMA when asked if [TGT] âd witnessed demeaning behavior first-hand. [TGT] added that itâs essential now to look ahead â not in the rear-view.
Asked if the scandal marks the pageantâs demise or the reinvention [TGT] said: âI hope it signals the reinvention ... I hope that weâre starting a larger conversation â [TGT] added.
The focus of that conversation is âabout how weâre going to move forward in the future. This is an opportunity to see how women can come together support each other rise up take over the things that they want to see happen â [TGT] said.
Apologies from former Miss America CEO Sam Haskell and others aren't the point said [TGT] . (Donald Kravitz/Getty Images for Dick Clark Prod)
[TGT] singled out Brent Adams the former pageant employee who spoke out about the emails âthe unsung hero. [TGT] stood up for [TGT] ; [TGT] stood up for all these women.â
As [TGT] expressed gratitude for [TGT] support and that of fans [TGT] said that mea culpas from pageant honchos involved in the derogatory emails isnât âthe point.â | 2Positive
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1,951 | Trump Donor Wanted Data Firm to Organize Hacked Emails | Alexander Nix | According to the Journal Trump donor Rebekah Mercer on Aug. 26 2016 passed along to the chief executive of Cambridge Analytica Alexander Nix an email she'd gotten from someone she met at a campaign event for then-GOP presidential primary contender Sen. Ted Cruz R-Texas.
Nix replied that he 'd already reached out to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in June 2016 to ask him to share Clinton-related emails so the company could aid in disseminating them â and Assange turned him down the Journal reported.
In an email that copied Peter Schweizer who co-founded the Government Accountability Institute with Trump adviser Steve Bannon in 2012 Nix added that he believed Schweizer was working on creating an index of the Clinton-related emails the Journal reported. Nix said he would order a team to "assess the feasibility of expanding this work."
Nix 's outreach to Assange came about a month before WikiLeaks began releasing its trove of emails in July 2016 which included messages stolen from the account of Clinton's campaign chairman John Podesta and from the Democratic National Committee. Intelligence agencies later determined the Clinton-related emails had been stolen by Russian intelligence and given to WikiLeaks which WikiLeaks has denied. | According to the Journal Trump donor Rebekah Mercer on Aug. 26 2016 passed along to the chief executive of [TGT] an email she'd gotten from someone she met at a campaign event for then-GOP presidential primary contender Sen. Ted Cruz R-Texas.
[TGT] replied that [TGT] 'd already reached out to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in June 2016 to ask [TGT] to share Clinton-related emails so the company could aid in disseminating them â and Assange turned [TGT] down the Journal reported.
In an email that copied Peter Schweizer who co-founded the Government Accountability Institute with Trump adviser Steve Bannon in 2012 [TGT] added that he believed Schweizer was working on creating an index of the Clinton-related emails the Journal reported. [TGT] said [TGT] would order a team to "assess the feasibility of expanding this work."
Nix 's outreach to Assange came about a month before WikiLeaks began releasing its trove of emails in July 2016 which included messages stolen from the account of Clinton's campaign chairman John Podesta and from the Democratic National Committee. Intelligence agencies later determined the Clinton-related emails had been stolen by Russian intelligence and given to WikiLeaks which WikiLeaks has denied. | 1Neutral
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1,952 | Alessia Cara defends best new artist Grammy win amid backlash | Alessia Cara | Alessia Cara defended herself for winning the Grammy for best new artist after critics said she didnât deserve the award over her fellow nominees.
The 21-year-old was criticized because many people argued she shouldn't be considered a ânewâ artist. Cara won the Grammy Sunday night beating out Khalid Lil Uzi Vert Julia Michaels and SZA.
In a lengthy Instagram post Cara responded to the backlash and said she wasnât âgoing to be upsetâ about winning an award she âworked really hard for.â
âTo address the apparent backlash regarding winning something I had no control over: I didnât log onto grammy.com and submit myself. thatâs not how it works. I didnât ask to be submitted either because there are other artists that deserve the acknowledgment â she wrote.
âBut I was nominated and won and I am not going to be upset about something Iâve wanted since I was a kid not to mention have worked really hard for â Cara added.
She referenced her acceptance speech where she said every artist deserves a chance to be noticed and slammed the music industryâs focus on popularity rather than a singerâs talent and hard work.
Cara continued âIâm aware that my music wasnât released yesterday Iâm aware that yes my music has become fairly popular in the last year. but Iâm trying very hard to use the platform Iâve been given to talk about these things and bring light to issues that arenât fair all while trying to make the most of the weird amazing success Iâve been lucky enough to have.â
âI will not let everything Iâve worked for be diminished by people taking offence [sic] to my accomplishments and feeling the need to tell me how much I suck. hereâs something fun! Iâve been thinking I suck since I was old enough to know what sucking meant. Iâve beat u to it. And thatâs why this means a lot to me â Cara said.
The singer said her musicâs reach has shown that her dreams of being a successful artist âhave paid offâ and that she is still processing the moment. She ended the post by thanking her fans for supporting her early on in her career. | [TGT] defended [TGT] for winning the Grammy for best new artist after critics said [TGT] didnât deserve the award over [TGT] fellow nominees.
The 21-year-old was criticized because many people argued [TGT] shouldn't be considered a ânewâ artist. [TGT] won the Grammy Sunday night beating out Khalid Lil Uzi Vert Julia Michaels and SZA.
In a lengthy Instagram post [TGT] responded to the backlash and said [TGT] wasnât âgoing to be upsetâ about winning an award [TGT] âworked really hard for.â
âTo address the apparent backlash regarding winning something I had no control over: I didnât log onto grammy.com and submit myself. thatâs not how it works. I didnât ask to be submitted either because there are other artists that deserve the acknowledgment â she wrote.
âBut I was nominated and won and I am not going to be upset about something Iâve wanted since I was a kid not to mention have worked really hard for â [TGT] added.
[TGT] referenced [TGT] acceptance speech where [TGT] said every artist deserves a chance to be noticed and slammed the music industryâs focus on popularity rather than a singerâs talent and hard work.
[TGT] continued âIâm aware that my music wasnât released yesterday Iâm aware that yes my music has become fairly popular in the last year. but Iâm trying very hard to use the platform Iâve been given to talk about these things and bring light to issues that arenât fair all while trying to make the most of the weird amazing success Iâve been lucky enough to have.â
âI will not let everything Iâve worked for be diminished by people taking offence [sic] to my accomplishments and feeling the need to tell me how much I suck. hereâs something fun! Iâve been thinking I suck since I was old enough to know what sucking meant. Iâve beat u to it. And thatâs why this means a lot to me â [TGT] said.
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1,953 | NEW REPORT: The 2016 Trump Tower Meeting May Have Been Coordinated with the Kremlin | Natalia V. Veselnitskaya | A report with the New York Times today is saying that there was more to the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting between Donald Trump Jr. several members of the Trump campaign team and a Kremlin-connected attorney Natalia V. Veselnitskaya was more calculated than originally reported.
But interviews and records show that in the months before the meeting Ms. Veselnitskaya had discussed the allegations with one of Russiaâs most powerful officials the prosecutor general Yuri Y. Chaika. And the memo she brought with her closely followed a document that Mr. Chaikaâs office had given to an American congressman two months earlier incorporating some paragraphs verbatim. The coordination between the Trump Tower visitor and the Russian prosecutor general undercuts Ms. Veselnitskayaâs account that she was a purely independent actor when she sat down with Donald Trump Jr. Jared Kushner the presidentâs son-in-law and Paul J. Manafort then the Trump campaign chairman. It also suggests that emails from an intermediary to the younger Mr. Trump promising that Ms. Veselnitskaya would arrive with information from Russian prosecutors were rooted at least partly in fact â not mere âpuffery â as the presidentâs son later said.
The memo that Ms. Veselnitskaya brought to the Trump Tower meeting alleged that Ziff Brothers Investments an American firm had illegally purchased shares in a Russian company and evaded tens of millions of dollars of Russian taxes. The company was the financial vehicle of three billionaire brothers two of them major donors to Democratic candidates including Mrs. Clinton. By implication Ms. Veselnitskaya said those political contributions were tainted by âstolenâ money. Kremlin officials viewed the charges as extremely significant. The Ziff brothers had invested in funds managed by William F. Browder an American-born financier and fierce Kremlin foe. Mr. Browder was the driving force behind a 2012 law passed by Congress imposing sanctions on Russian officials for human rights abuses. The law known as the Magnitsky Act froze Western bank accounts of officials on the sanctions list â including Mr. Chaikaâs deputy â and banned them from entering the United States. It was named after Sergei L.Magnitsky a tax lawyer who had worked for Mr. Browder and who died in a Moscow jail after exposing a massive fraud scheme involving Russian officials.
As a former prosecutor for the Moscow regional government Veselnitskaya has traveled to the U.S. quite a bit in order to lobby against the Magnitsky Act.
While investigating Mr. Browder and his investors Ms. Veselnitskaya unearthed what she considered evidence of a financial and tax fraud scheme. In October 2015 she took her findings about Mr. Browder and the Ziff brothers directly to Mr. Chaika Russiaâs top prosecutor and a man whom she has said she knows personally. Mr. Chaika was highly pleased with her report according to a former colleague of Ms. Veselnitskaya who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of repercussions. In April 2016 Ms. Veselnitskaya teamed with Mr. Chaikaâs office to pass the accusations to an American congressional delegation visiting Moscow. An official with the Russian prosecutor generalâs office gave a memo detailing the charges â stamped âconfidentialââ to Representative Dana Rohrabacher a California Republican who is considered to be one of the most pro-Russia lawmakers in Congress and who heads a subcommittee that helps oversee U.S. policy toward Russia.
Ms. Veselnitskaya handed a nearly identical memo to Representative French Hill Republican of Arkansas. She has said she also met with Mr. Rohrabacher then although he said that he does not recall the encounter. The next month Mr. Chaikaâs office described the alleged scheme on prosecutor generalâs website.
The documents brought by Veselnitskaya resembled the same documents given to Rohrabacher with some of the wording exact.
Russian elites have been known to mount independent initiatives to curry favor with the Kremlin. But a number of well-known Russian analysts called it inconceivable that Ms. Veselnitskaya would have bypassed her own government to deliver what are now unmistakably official allegations to an American presidential campaign. Said Gleb O. Pavlovsky the president of the Fund for Effective Politics a Moscow research institute: âShe had guidance.â | A report with the New York Times today is saying that there was more to the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting between Donald Trump Jr. several members of the Trump campaign team and a Kremlin-connected attorney [TGT] was more calculated than originally reported.
But interviews and records show that in the months before the meeting Ms. Veselnitskaya had discussed the allegations with one of Russiaâs most powerful officials the prosecutor general Yuri Y. Chaika. And the memo she brought with her closely followed a document that Mr. Chaikaâs office had given to an American congressman two months earlier incorporating some paragraphs verbatim. The coordination between the Trump Tower visitor and the Russian prosecutor general undercuts Ms. Veselnitskayaâs account that she was a purely independent actor when she sat down with Donald Trump Jr. Jared Kushner the presidentâs son-in-law and Paul J. Manafort then the Trump campaign chairman. It also suggests that emails from an intermediary to the younger Mr. Trump promising that Ms. Veselnitskaya would arrive with information from Russian prosecutors were rooted at least partly in fact â not mere âpuffery â as the presidentâs son later said.
The memo that Ms. Veselnitskaya brought to the Trump Tower meeting alleged that Ziff Brothers Investments an American firm had illegally purchased shares in a Russian company and evaded tens of millions of dollars of Russian taxes. The company was the financial vehicle of three billionaire brothers two of them major donors to Democratic candidates including Mrs. Clinton. By implication Ms. Veselnitskaya said those political contributions were tainted by âstolenâ money. Kremlin officials viewed the charges as extremely significant. The Ziff brothers had invested in funds managed by William F. Browder an American-born financier and fierce Kremlin foe. Mr. Browder was the driving force behind a 2012 law passed by Congress imposing sanctions on Russian officials for human rights abuses. The law known as the Magnitsky Act froze Western bank accounts of officials on the sanctions list â including Mr. Chaikaâs deputy â and banned them from entering the United States. It was named after Sergei L.Magnitsky a tax lawyer who had worked for Mr. Browder and who died in a Moscow jail after exposing a massive fraud scheme involving Russian officials.
As a former prosecutor for the Moscow regional government Veselnitskaya has traveled to the U.S. quite a bit in order to lobby against the Magnitsky Act.
While investigating Mr. Browder and his investors Ms. Veselnitskaya unearthed what she considered evidence of a financial and tax fraud scheme. In October 2015 she took her findings about Mr. Browder and the Ziff brothers directly to Mr. Chaika Russiaâs top prosecutor and a man whom she has said she knows personally. Mr. Chaika was highly pleased with her report according to a former colleague of Ms. Veselnitskaya who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of repercussions. In April 2016 Ms. Veselnitskaya teamed with Mr. Chaikaâs office to pass the accusations to an American congressional delegation visiting Moscow. An official with the Russian prosecutor generalâs office gave a memo detailing the charges â stamped âconfidentialââ to Representative Dana Rohrabacher a California Republican who is considered to be one of the most pro-Russia lawmakers in Congress and who heads a subcommittee that helps oversee U.S. policy toward Russia.
Ms. Veselnitskaya handed a nearly identical memo to Representative French Hill Republican of Arkansas. She has said she also met with Mr. Rohrabacher then although he said that he does not recall the encounter. The next month Mr. Chaikaâs office described the alleged scheme on prosecutor generalâs website.
The documents brought by Veselnitskaya resembled the same documents given to Rohrabacher with some of the wording exact.
Russian elites have been known to mount independent initiatives to curry favor with the Kremlin. But a number of well-known Russian analysts called it inconceivable that Ms. Veselnitskaya would have bypassed her own government to deliver what are now unmistakably official allegations to an American presidential campaign. Said Gleb O. Pavlovsky the president of the Fund for Effective Politics a Moscow research institute: âShe had guidance.â | 2Positive
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1,954 | Santiago sex abuse victims ask Vatican to investigate another case | Isaac Givovich | The groupâs spokesman Isaac Givovich has requested a meeting with Archbishop Charles Scicluna a Vatican envoy who traveled to Santiago to meet with witnesses accusing a bishop of covering up the sexual abuse of minors by a priest.
Former members of the Alonso de Ercilla Institute denounced the alleged abuse at the hands of the Marists in a recent canonical investigation. âVatican itself must take the situation into its hands â Givovich told reporters.
Givovich said in January that when he was a high school student in the 1970s and â80s Marist brother Adolfo Fuentes continually called him out of class to abuse him in his office.
Givovich said he hoped Scicluna could make time while he is in Santiago to hear testimony in his case. | The groupâs spokesman [TGT] has requested a meeting with Archbishop Charles Scicluna a Vatican envoy who traveled to Santiago to meet with witnesses accusing a bishop of covering up the sexual abuse of minors by a priest.
Former members of the Alonso de Ercilla Institute denounced the alleged abuse at the hands of the Marists in a recent canonical investigation. âVatican itself must take the situation into its hands â Givovich told reporters.
Givovich said in January that when he was a high school student in the 1970s and â80s Marist brother Adolfo Fuentes continually called him out of class to abuse him in his office.
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1,955 | Charges filed in Elmhurst auto theft hit and run that ended in police chase | Jamesha McChristine | Jamesha McChristine 19 of the 7900 block of South Langley Avenue Chicago was charged with unlawful possession of a stolen motor vehicle two counts of criminal damage to property and criminal damage to government supported property.
McChristine allegedly entered the car and backed it out of the driveway striking the vehicle she had been in and two other parked vehicles as she drove away. That caused a flurry of 911 calls Kaczorowski said from the victim who observed the theft and the owners of the struck vehicles.
The vehicle with McChristine' seven companions inside was soon stopped by Elmhurst police in a closed gas station at Second Street and Addison Avenue. Some of the occupants fled on foot but all were quickly captured Kaczorowski said.
McChristine allegedly drove the stolen vehicle into Forest Park where she crashed into a building was taken into custody by Forest Park police and returned to Elmhurst. | [TGT] of South Langley Avenue Chicago was charged with unlawful possession of a stolen motor vehicle two counts of criminal damage to property and criminal damage to government supported property.
[TGT] allegedly entered the car and backed it out of the driveway striking the vehicle [TGT] had been in and two other parked vehicles as [TGT] drove away. That caused a flurry of 911 calls Kaczorowski said from the victim who observed the theft and the owners of the struck vehicles.
The vehicle with McChristine' seven companions inside was soon stopped by Elmhurst police in a closed gas station at Second Street and Addison Avenue. Some of the occupants fled on foot but all were quickly captured Kaczorowski said.
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1,956 | 'We Are Them': Jon Balke and Siwan Call For Coexistence On 'Nahnou Houm' | Jon Balke | The region's spirit has inspired contemporary Norwegian pianist and composer Jon Balke â who with his group Siwan recently released his second album drawn from those influences titled Nahnou Houm.
Balke first learned of Al-Andalus when he was commissioned to write music by a Moroccan promoter to celebrate a venue's 15th anniversary.
"This was how I stumbled upon Gharnati music which is the Andalusian music that existed in 1400 in Spain and was driven out " Balke says.
The intellectual and social exchange fostered by its rulers helped make Al-Andalus one of the most culturally rich areas of Europe. But the Christian kingdoms to the north attacked repeatedly and in 1492 the Spanish crown reclaimed the last vestiges of the region. Muslims and Jews were either forced to convert killed or expelled. Many sought refuge across the Mediterranean Sea.
An Algerian classical singer Boutchebak is the lead vocalist on the new album by Jon Balke and Siwan. She says the culture of what came to be called Andalusia was carried and preserved by the exiles.
Jon Balke has taken this tradition's poetry and composed his own music around it.
"It's a framing of the musical project " Balke says. "It puts the project in a framework that speaks about history and that speaks about a kind of a mentality that from what you can read existed in the best parts of this period â a kind of open liberal practice of tolerance and coexistence. | The region's spirit has inspired contemporary Norwegian pianist and composer Jon Balke â who with his group Siwan recently released his second album drawn from those influences titled Nahnou Houm.
Balke first learned of Al-Andalus when he was commissioned to write music by a Moroccan promoter to celebrate a venue's 15th anniversary.
"This was how I stumbled upon Gharnati music which is the Andalusian music that existed in 1400 in Spain and was driven out " Balke says.
The intellectual and social exchange fostered by its rulers helped make Al-Andalus one of the most culturally rich areas of Europe. But the Christian kingdoms to the north attacked repeatedly and in 1492 the Spanish crown reclaimed the last vestiges of the region. Muslims and Jews were either forced to convert killed or expelled. Many sought refuge across the Mediterranean Sea.
An Algerian classical singer Boutchebak is the lead vocalist on the new album by Jon Balke and Siwan. She says the culture of what came to be called Andalusia was carried and preserved by the exiles.
[TGT] has taken this tradition's poetry and composed [TGT] own music around it.
"It's a framing of the musical project " Balke says. "It puts the project in a framework that speaks about history and that speaks about a kind of a mentality that from what you can read existed in the best parts of this period â a kind of open liberal practice of tolerance and coexistence. | 2Positive
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1,957 | Cubs fans welcome to Washington D.C. â America's skin tag! | George Washington | First up as the National League Division Series begins Friday night the Cubs face the Washington Nationals. The Nationals play in Washington D.C. better known as our nationâs capital or âNot the one thatâs a nice place to visit the other Washington .â
The city is wedged between Maryland and Virginia and was built in the 1790s atop a sprawling and heavily haunted pauperâs cemetery. It was founded by Douglas Cornhustler a British entrepreneur who made his fortune promising people things he never actually provided.
Political pressure from President George Washington âs super PAC led Cornhustler to name the new city âWashington â but he was allowed to add his initials â D.C. â thanks to a âdonationâ of a dozen squirrel pelts to James Madison.
While Cornhustler hoped to turn the area into a hotbed of erotic petticoat peep shows Washington quickly filled up with politicians eager to get away from their families and watch erotic petticoat peep shows.
The burgeoning city became home to the federal government and Washington D.C. became an intellectually vacant city known for its primary export: hypocrisy.
Because nobody wanted to claim it the land Washington was built on was declared a federal district and not a state earning it a popular motto: Americaâs Skin Tag.
Currently home to an angry orange potato and thousands of people who get paid to not do much of anything Washington regularly finds itself topping lists like âMost Popular Places to Despiseâ and âFamily Vacation Destinations Your Children Will Hate.â
The city is so repellent that its baseball team has run away two times since 1901 with one team so desperate to get out that it moved to Texas a state that perpetually smells like stale beer and dead rodeo clowns.
While the Nationals have played well of late the team has yet to win a playoff series and attending games is only the fifth-most popular activity in Washington following philandering lying legislating womenâs bodies and eating human flesh. (Did I mention D.C.âs cannibalism problem?) | First up as the National League Division Series begins Friday night the Cubs face the Washington Nationals. The Nationals play in Washington D.C. better known as our nationâs capital or âNot the one thatâs a nice place to visit the other Washington .â
The city is wedged between Maryland and Virginia and was built in the 1790s atop a sprawling and heavily haunted pauperâs cemetery. It was founded by Douglas Cornhustler a British entrepreneur who made his fortune promising people things he never actually provided.
Political pressure from [TGT] âs super PAC led Cornhustler to name the new city âWashington â but he was allowed to add his initials â D.C. â thanks to a âdonationâ of a dozen squirrel pelts to James Madison.
While Cornhustler hoped to turn the area into a hotbed of erotic petticoat peep shows [TGT] quickly filled up with politicians eager to get away from their families and watch erotic petticoat peep shows.
The burgeoning city became home to the federal government and [TGT] D.C. became an intellectually vacant city known for its primary export: hypocrisy.
Because nobody wanted to claim it the land [TGT] was built on was declared a federal district and not a state earning [TGT] a popular motto: Americaâs Skin Tag.
Currently home to an angry orange potato and thousands of people who get paid to not do much of anything [TGT] regularly finds [TGT] topping lists like âMost Popular Places to Despiseâ and âFamily Vacation Destinations Your Children Will Hate.â
The city is so repellent that its baseball team has run away two times since 1901 with one team so desperate to get out that it moved to Texas a state that perpetually smells like stale beer and dead rodeo clowns.
While the Nationals have played well of late the team has yet to win a playoff series and attending games is only the fifth-most popular activity in [TGT] following philandering lying legislating womenâs bodies and eating human flesh. (Did I mention D.C.âs cannibalism problem?) | 2Positive
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1,958 | A talking stick bipartisan negotiations and Hershey's Kisses: How the shutdown ended for now | Schumer | Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell would say he intended to bring a real immigration debate to the Senate floor. Senate Minority Leader Schumer would reject it initially. And then a day later McConnell would speak again and Schumer -- despite concerns from his left flank -- would vote to re-open the government with a three-week stopgap resolution giving the rest of his conference permission to also vote "yes."
The group also acted as emissaries for leadership. While McConnell and Schumer didn't speak all day Saturday after the shutdown and only briefly on Sunday evening members in the bipartisan group were keeping their leadership apprised of the discussions they were having. At one point while shuffling in between offices on Sunday Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina -- dressed in a very weekend outfit of khaki pants a fleece jacket running shoes and an orange Clemson hat -- was seen grabbing a handful of Hershey's Kisses from a bowl on his way into McConnell's office. Given the sheer number of visits Graham made to the office in pursuit of a resolution one aide wondered if McConnell's candy stash could withstand a lengthy shutdown.
Nelson described that throughout the process Schumer was always willing to listen to their ideas and proposals even if it wasn't always clear they could form the basis of an eventual deal.
" Schumer was always receptive " Nelson said. "Because Schumer wanted something that would work and he knew that the present course we were on at the end of the day we didn't have the majority and we didn't have the White House so we didn't have a lot of cards to play."
In a caucus meeting just before the vote on the three-week continuing resolution Monday Schumer made the case to his members that he 'd gotten McConnell to move on immigration and still had other points of leverage: Still to come were the budget caps agreement where Republicans want a lot of money for defense; the next continuing resolution; and the March 5 DACA deadline that he said the GOP is fearful of breaching because they don't want to take the hit for seeing DACA recipients deported according to a source in the room.
Merkley later met with liberal activists who were furious at Schumer and warned that they would withhold funding from Democrats in key races one source said. | Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell would say he intended to bring a real immigration debate to the Senate floor. [TGT] would reject [TGT] initially. And then a day later McConnell would speak again and [TGT] -- despite concerns from [TGT] left flank -- would vote to re-open the government with a three-week stopgap resolution giving the rest of [TGT] conference permission to also vote "yes."
[TGT] also acted as emissaries for leadership. While McConnell and [TGT] didn't speak all day Saturday after the shutdown and only briefly on Sunday evening members in [TGT] were keeping their leadership apprised of the discussions they were having. At one point while shuffling in between offices on Sunday Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina -- dressed in a very weekend outfit of khaki pants a fleece jacket running shoes and an orange Clemson hat -- was seen grabbing a handful of Hershey's Kisses from a bowl on his way into McConnell's office. Given the sheer number of visits Graham made to the office in pursuit of a resolution one aide wondered if McConnell's candy stash could withstand a lengthy shutdown.
Nelson described that throughout the process [TGT] was always willing to listen to their ideas and proposals even if it wasn't always clear they could form the basis of an eventual deal.
" [TGT] was always receptive " Nelson said. "Because [TGT] wanted something that would work and [TGT] knew that the present course we were on at the end of the day we didn't have the majority and we didn't have the White House so we didn't have a lot of cards to play."
In a caucus meeting just before the vote on the three-week continuing resolution Monday [TGT] made the case to [TGT] members that [TGT] 'd gotten McConnell to move on immigration and still had other points of leverage: Still to come were the budget caps agreement where Republicans want a lot of money for defense; the next continuing resolution; and the March 5 DACA deadline that [TGT] said the GOP is fearful of breaching because they don't want to take the hit for seeing DACA recipients deported according to a source in the room.
Merkley later met with [TGT] and warned that [TGT] would withhold funding from Democrats in key races one source said. | 2Positive
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1,959 | Merriam | Peter Sokolowski | Yes it's been a big year or two or 100 for the word. In 2017 lookups for feminism increased 70 percent over 2016 on Merriam-Webster.com and spiked several times after key events lexicographer Peter Sokolowski the company's editor at large told The Associated Press ahead of Tuesday's annual word reveal.
"The word feminism was being use in a kind of general way " Sokolowski said by phone from the company's headquarters in Springfield Massachusetts. "The feminism of this big protest but it was also used in a kind of specific way: What does it mean to be a feminist in 2017? Those kinds of questions are the kinds of things I think that send people to the dictionary."
Feminism's roots are in the Latin for "woman" and the word "female " which dates to 14th century English. Sokolowski had to look no further than his company's founder Noah Webster for the first dictionary reference in 1841 which isn't all that old in the history of English.
"It was a very new word at that time " Sokolowski said. " His definition is not the definition that you and I would understand today. His definition was 'The qualities of females ' so basically feminism to Noah Webster meant femaleness. We do see evidence that the word was used in the 19th century in a medical sense for the physical characteristics of a developing teenager before it was used as a political term if you will."
"We had no idea he was the original dictionary source of feminism. We don't have a lot of evidence of what he was looking at " Sokolowski said.
She was applauded and she sent many people to their dictionaries Sokolowski said. The company would not release actual lookup numbers.
Other events that drew interest to the word feminism was the popular Hulu series "The Handmaid's Tale " and the blockbuster movie "Wonder Woman " directed by a woman Patty Jenkins Sokolowski said.
â Hurricane which Sokolowski suspects is because people are confused about wind speed.
â Gaffe such as what happened at the Academy Awards when the wrong best picture winner was announced. That was a go-to word for the media Sokolowski said. | Yes it's been a big year or two or 100 for the word. In 2017 lookups for feminism increased 70 percent over 2016 on Merriam-Webster.com and spiked several times after key events lexicographer [TGT] the company's editor at large told The Associated Press ahead of Tuesday's annual word reveal.
"The word feminism was being use in a kind of general way " Sokolowski said by phone from the company's headquarters in Springfield Massachusetts. "The feminism of this big protest but it was also used in a kind of specific way: What does it mean to be a feminist in 2017? Those kinds of questions are the kinds of things I think that send people to the dictionary."
Feminism's roots are in the Latin for "woman" and the word "female " which dates to 14th century English. Sokolowski had to look no further than his company's founder Noah Webster for the first dictionary reference in 1841 which isn't all that old in the history of English.
"It was a very new word at that time " Sokolowski said. " His definition is not the definition that you and I would understand today. His definition was 'The qualities of females ' so basically feminism to Noah Webster meant femaleness. We do see evidence that the word was used in the 19th century in a medical sense for the physical characteristics of a developing teenager before it was used as a political term if you will."
"We had no idea he was the original dictionary source of feminism. We don't have a lot of evidence of what he was looking at " Sokolowski said.
She was applauded and she sent many people to their dictionaries Sokolowski said. The company would not release actual lookup numbers.
Other events that drew interest to the word feminism was the popular Hulu series "The Handmaid's Tale " and the blockbuster movie "Wonder Woman " directed by a woman Patty Jenkins Sokolowski said.
â Hurricane which Sokolowski suspects is because people are confused about wind speed.
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1,960 | Roy Moore Jerusalem & LGBT rights: Why is religion so divisive? | Raedorah Stewart | 'Jesus talked about Sodom'
The Rev. Raedorah Stewart stood with the protesters backing the gay couple. She wore lavender glasses to match her purple vestments and described herself as a queer woman in her 60s. She 's also the faculty director of the Writing Center at Wesley Theological Seminary and a minister at Covenant Baptist United Church of Christ in Washington.
Stewart said she has experienced bigotry because of her race and sexuality. She was skeptical about finding middle ground with the conservative protesters.
"There is no compromise in determining who is human and deserves justice. I would not seek to persuade them other than to say 'You are made in the image of God and I am made in the image of God and we are both entitled to equal rights.' "
Stewart said she also has encountered suspicion from LGBT people who are skeptical about religious believers especially ministers. "Sometimes they don't see me as a queer person " she said "even though am I no Bible-thumper."
What would Stewart do if she had a business and white supremacists wanted her to make a sign for their rally an analogy some conservatives have made to Phillips' cake shop?
So maybe it's not the bedrock beliefs espoused by protesters like Stewart and Bayly that make the Masterpiece Cakeshop case so difficult to decide. Maybe it's the Solomonic split-the-baby task of determining whose self-interests should win out. It seems like a zero-sum game inflamed by the partisanship that makes small compromises seem like big defeats. You can see that in Roy Moore's candidacy the battle over the Holy Land and any number of religious hot spots around the world. | 'Jesus talked about Sodom'
[TGT] stood with the protesters backing the gay couple. [TGT] wore lavender glasses to match [TGT] purple vestments and described [TGT] as a queer woman in [TGT] 60s. [TGT] 's also the faculty director of the Writing Center at Wesley Theological Seminary and a minister at Covenant Baptist United Church of Christ in Washington.
[TGT] said [TGT] has experienced bigotry because of [TGT] race and sexuality. [TGT] was skeptical about finding middle ground with the conservative protesters.
"There is no compromise in determining who is human and deserves justice. I would not seek to persuade them other than to say 'You are made in the image of God and I am made in the image of God and we are both entitled to equal rights.' "
[TGT] said she also has encountered suspicion from LGBT people who are skeptical about religious believers especially ministers. "Sometimes they don't see me as a queer person " she said "even though am I no Bible-thumper."
What would [TGT] do if [TGT] had a business and white supremacists wanted [TGT] to make a sign for their rally an analogy some conservatives have made to Phillips' cake shop?
So maybe it's not the bedrock beliefs espoused by protesters like [TGT] and Bayly that make the Masterpiece Cakeshop case so difficult to decide. Maybe it's the Solomonic split-the-baby task of determining whose self-interests should win out. It seems like a zero-sum game inflamed by the partisanship that makes small compromises seem like big defeats. You can see that in Roy Moore's candidacy the battle over the Holy Land and any number of religious hot spots around the world. | 2Positive
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1,961 | Venezuela Supreme Court Bans Opposition from Presidential Election | Nicolás Maduro | The coalition known as the Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD) is considered the principal opposition to Nicolás Maduroâs socialist regime and includes more than a dozen political parties whose ideologies range from center-left to center-right.
Maduro first announced he would ban some opposition leaders from running in December after they questioned the legitimacy of the latest round of elections.
Other prominent opposition leaders such as Popular Will leader Leopoldo López and rightful Caracas Mayor Antonio Ledezma remain imprisoned or exiled by the regime .
The election which is scheduled for April is widely expected to be rigged in Maduroâs favor with his regime looking to fully consolidate its power on the country experiencing the worst political economic and humanitarian crisis in its history. | The coalition known as the Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD) is considered the principal opposition to Nicolás Maduroâs socialist regime and includes more than a dozen political parties whose ideologies range from center-left to center-right.
Maduro first announced he would ban some opposition leaders from running in December after they questioned the legitimacy of the latest round of elections.
Other prominent opposition leaders such as Popular Will leader Leopoldo López and rightful Caracas Mayor Antonio Ledezma remain imprisoned or exiled by the regime .
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1,962 | Despondent Las Vegas mayor shares raw thoughts on Vegas shooter praises her city â TheBlaze | Carolyn Goodman | Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman did not mince any words when discussing Las Vegas massacre gunman Stephen Paddockâs actions branding him a âmadman â a âscumbag â and more.
What did she say?
Goodman speaking with Fox News host Brian Kilmeade on Monday night hurled insults at Paddock who âso selfishlyâ took nearly 60 lives in the Las Vegas deadly mass shooting.
She added that âitâs been a very very difficult time.â
Goodman lauded the efforts of local law enforcement first responders and health care providers for their brave actions in the aftermath of the incident.
âThey have done their utmost to save as many lives as possible but the tragedy remains for all the people who donât know where their loved ones are â Goodman said.
Goodman later praised the Las Vegas community for donating blood money free rooms and more to the devastated community.
âThis has just been a tremendous bonding for us all as we come together â Goodman said. âAnd we just know that the sadness is that there probably a beautiful number of 59 new stars in the heavens and we are just tragically stricken by this.â | [TGT] did not mince any words when discussing Las Vegas massacre gunman Stephen Paddockâs actions branding him a âmadman â a âscumbag â and more.
What did [TGT] say?
Goodman speaking with Fox News host Brian Kilmeade on Monday night hurled insults at Paddock who âso selfishlyâ took nearly 60 lives in the Las Vegas deadly mass shooting.
She added that âitâs been a very very difficult time.â
[TGT] lauded the efforts of local law enforcement first responders and health care providers for their brave actions in the aftermath of the incident.
[TGT] have done [TGT] utmost to save as many lives as possible but the tragedy remains for all the people who donât know where their loved ones are â [TGT] said.
[TGT] later praised the Las Vegas community for donating blood money free rooms and more to the devastated community.
âThis has just been a tremendous bonding for us all as we come together â [TGT] said. âAnd we just know that the sadness is that there probably a beautiful number of 59 new stars in the heavens and we are just tragically stricken by this.â | 2Positive
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1,963 | They were rescued from war. Now South Sudanâs child soldiers are going back. | Peter Bauza | Babacho Mama a former child soldier heads to English class at the primary school in Pibor South Sudan. (Peter Bauza for The Washington Post)
The Pibor Boys Primary School which hosts former child soldiers. (Peter Bauza for The Washington Post)
Marko Maze 13 is one of the young former fighters who attend. (Peter Bauza for The Washington Post)
A boy floats atop a piece of scrap metal in Pibor. According to UNICEF most children in South Sudan do not finish primary school and hardly any do in Pibor. (Peter Bauza for The Washington Post)
Baba Kzwa a soldier turned livestock trader keeps a gun to secure his business in Pibor. (Peter Bauza for The Washington Post)
Babacho Mama attends an English class at the Pibor Boys Primary School. (Peter Bauza for The Washington Post)
But Mama was done trying to guess. He wrote the sentence in his notebook and stared straight ahead at the chalkboard. | Babacho Mama a former child soldier heads to English class at the primary school in Pibor South Sudan. [TGT]
The Pibor Boys Primary School which hosts former child soldiers. [TGT]
Marko Maze 13 is one of the young former fighters who attend. [TGT]
A boy floats atop a piece of scrap metal in Pibor. According to UNICEF most children in South Sudan do not finish primary school and hardly any do in Pibor. [TGT]
Baba Kzwa a soldier turned livestock trader keeps a gun to secure his business in Pibor. [TGT]
Babacho Mama attends an English class at the Pibor Boys Primary School. [TGT]
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1,964 | U.S. Curling Team Beats Russian Athletes To Kick Off Pyeongchang Olympics : The Torch : NPR | Becca Hamilton | The Pyeongchang Winter Olympics' opening ceremony is Friday but the first competitions are already under way. The U.S. curling team of Matt and Becca Hamilton led off a mixed doubles tournament by defeating a team from Russia.
There was a smattering of applause for each team as they were announced. The loudest cheers were reserved for the host South Korean team which was also on the ice as part of the mixed-doubles tournament at the Gangneung Curling Center.
The Russians wore simple black and white uniforms. Other than their names their jerseys bore only one tag: Olympic Athlete From Russia â a requirement of anti-doping penalties against their country.
The two teams had a customary handshake at the start of the match. And the Russians also brought a gift. After the teams were introduced Anastasia Bryzgalova ran over to the Americans and presented a stuffed brown bear to Matt Hamilton .
In the first end the teams took turns seeking control of the target area with Matt Hamilton successfully dislodging two Russian stones from the house the inner circles where points are scored. After the Russians reestablished themselves Becca Hamilton cleaned them out again and left the Americans' stones in place taking a 3-0 advantage in the first end.
Trying to add to their edge in the second end the Hamiltons grouped four stones on the red circle to the Russians' two. But the center then became clogged with six stones â and the Russians used their last stone to secure an advantage and take two points.
The match went quickly a hallmark of the mixed doubles format. And in this match between representatives of rival nations there were no signs of awkwardness out on the sheet â other than an incident midway through when Matt Hamilton got tangled up with his counterpart Alexander Krushelnitskiy.
As they attempted to sweep stones along the outer ring Hamilton fell to the ice and Krushelnitskiy quickly gestured an apology. The two shook hands and Hamilton headed back to the other end with a smile on his face. | The Pyeongchang Winter Olympics' opening ceremony is Friday but the first competitions are already under way. [TGT] led off a mixed doubles tournament by defeating a team from Russia.
There was a smattering of applause for each team as [TGT] were announced. The loudest cheers were reserved for the host South Korean team which was also on the ice as part of the mixed-doubles tournament at the Gangneung Curling Center.
The Russians wore simple black and white uniforms. Other than their names their jerseys bore only one tag: Olympic Athlete From Russia â a requirement of anti-doping penalties against their country.
The two teams had a customary handshake at the start of the match. And the Russians also brought a gift. After the teams were introduced Anastasia Bryzgalova ran over to the Americans and presented a stuffed brown bear to Matt Hamilton .
In the first end the teams took turns seeking control of the target area with Matt Hamilton successfully dislodging two Russian stones from the house the inner circles where points are scored. After the Russians reestablished themselves Becca Hamilton cleaned them out again and left the Americans' stones in place taking a 3-0 advantage in the first end.
Trying to add to their edge in the second end the Hamiltons grouped four stones on the red circle to the Russians' two. But the center then became clogged with six stones â and the Russians used their last stone to secure an advantage and take two points.
The match went quickly a hallmark of the mixed doubles format. And in this match between representatives of rival nations there were no signs of awkwardness out on the sheet â other than an incident midway through when Matt Hamilton got tangled up with his counterpart Alexander Krushelnitskiy.
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1,965 | Calls for public radio president Laura Walker to resign after 'cowardly' response to sex harassment claims | Laura Walker | New York Public Radio (NYPR) president Laura Walker told WNYC radio host Brian Lehrer in an on-air interview Tuesday that she "deeply regret[s]" the way her media organization handled reported allegations of sexual harassment against one of its top personalities as some WNYC members threatened to stop donating to the radio station and called for her ouster.
The latest bombshell report to rock the liberal radio network published Friday in New York Magazine said NPR journalist John Hockenberry had sexually harassed and and bullied colleagues for years before he retired seemingly out of the blue in August. The article's author Suki Kim said she reported her experiences working with Hockenberry to Walker in February long before the tidal wave of sexual harassment stories starting with Harvey Weinstein began.
"Every day for the last several weeks I have asked myself whether we took enough action " Walker said. "I apologize to ... the women who came forward. I have a huge amount of admiration and respect for these women."
Walker said she cannot comment on specific cases however including Hockenberry's.
"I can't comment on what action was taken but it was taken seriously and we did take some action " she said.
Walker added she is now working with outside council to review the way NYPR handles sexual harassment claims.
Walker 's plea for forgiveness wasn't enough for many listeners who called for her to step down.
" Walker 's behavior is cowardly and her responses during the interview embodied the kind of passive apathy which perpetuates harassment and bullying in the workplace " one Twitter user wrote.
Walker 's behavior is cowardly and her responses during the interview embodied the kind of passive apathy which perpetuates harassment and bullying in the workplace. As a woman and a journalist I can no longer donate to WNYC in good conscience. â Erica Block (@EricaDaleBlock) December 5 2017
Another tweeted "After listening to Brian discuss the John Hockenberry issue yesterday and Laura Walkerâs responses today I find her statements lame. She admits she knew about it long ago. We are sustaining members and I feel that we need a change in top management."
After listening to Brian discuss the John Hockenberry issue yesterday and Laura Walkerâs responses today I find her statements lame. She admits she knew about it long ago. We are sustaining members and I feel that we need a change in top management. â alan brown (@alancbrownmd) December 5 2017 | New York Public Radio (NYPR [TGT] told WNYC radio host Brian Lehrer in an on-air interview Tuesday that [TGT] "deeply regret[s]" the way [TGT] media organization handled reported allegations of sexual harassment against one of its top personalities as some WNYC members threatened to stop donating to the radio station and called for [TGT] ouster.
The latest bombshell report to rock the liberal radio network published Friday in New York Magazine said NPR journalist John Hockenberry had sexually harassed and and bullied colleagues for years before he retired seemingly out of the blue in August. The article's author Suki Kim said she reported her experiences working with Hockenberry to Walker in February long before the tidal wave of sexual harassment stories starting with Harvey Weinstein began.
"Every day for the last several weeks I have asked myself whether we took enough action " Walker said. "I apologize to ... the women who came forward. I have a huge amount of admiration and respect for these women."
Walker said she cannot comment on specific cases however including Hockenberry's.
"I can't comment on what action was taken but it was taken seriously and we did take some action " she said.
Walker added she is now working with outside council to review the way NYPR handles sexual harassment claims.
Walker 's plea for forgiveness wasn't enough for many listeners who called for her to step down.
" Walker 's behavior is cowardly and her responses during the interview embodied the kind of passive apathy which perpetuates harassment and bullying in the workplace " one Twitter user wrote.
Walker 's behavior is cowardly and her responses during the interview embodied the kind of passive apathy which perpetuates harassment and bullying in the workplace. As a woman and a journalist I can no longer donate to WNYC in good conscience. â Erica Block (@EricaDaleBlock) December 5 2017
Another tweeted "After listening to Brian discuss the John Hockenberry issue yesterday and [TGT] responses today I find [TGT] statements lame. [TGT] admits [TGT] knew about it long ago. We are sustaining members and I feel that we need a change in top management."
After listening to Brian discuss the John Hockenberry issue yesterday and [TGT] responses today I find [TGT] statements lame. [TGT] admits [TGT] knew about it long ago. We are sustaining members and I feel that we need a change in top management. â alan brown (@alancbrownmd) December 5 2017 | 0Negative
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1,966 | Hillary Scott 's Crossover to Christian Music Rewarded with Grammy Noms | Hillary Scott | Country music fans know Hillary Scott from her role as one-third of the Grammy Award-winning group Lady Antebellum.
But this past year the songstress took a departure from her Country Music roots to record an album with her family for Christian music fans. Love Remains debuted in the top 10 over the summer on the Billboard 200 chart.
Now her album and hit song âThy Willâ are Grammy nominated.
With two nods Scott potentially can add another golden Grammy to her collection. She has seven Grammys for her work with Lady Antebellum.
Check out her song âThy Willâ nominated for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song:
"Thy Will" â Hillary Scott & The Scott Family; Bernie Herms Hillary Scott & Emily Weisband songwriters Track from: Love Remains
Love Remains â Hillary Scott & The Scott Family | Country music fans know [TGT] from [TGT] role as one-third of the Grammy Award-winning group Lady Antebellum.
But this past year the songstress took a departure from her Country Music roots to record an album with her family for Christian music fans. Love Remains debuted in the top 10 over the summer on the Billboard 200 chart.
Now her album and hit song âThy Willâ are Grammy nominated.
With two nods [TGT] potentially can add another golden Grammy to [TGT] collection. [TGT] has seven Grammys for [TGT] work with Lady Antebellum.
Check out [TGT] song âThy Willâ nominated for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song:
"Thy Will" â Hillary Scott & The Scott Family; Bernie Herms Hillary Scott & Emily Weisband songwriters Track from: Love Remains
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1,967 | Rare Leonardo da Vinci painting sells for record $450M | Leonardo da Vinci | CLOSE The last Leonardo da Vinci painting in private hands is going to auction at Christie's in New York for an estimated $100 million. Da Vinciâs depiction of Jesus titled "Salvator Mundi " will be auctioned on Nov. 15. (Oct. 10) AP
Visitors to Christie's wait outside in a line to view Leonardo da Vinci's 'Salvator Mundi' Tuesday Nov. 14 2017. (Photo: Julie Jacobson AP)
NEW YORK (AP) â A painting of Christ by the Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci sold for a record $450 million (380 million euros) at auction on Wednesday obliterating previous records for artworks sold at auction or privately.
The painting called "Salvator Mundi " Italian for "Savior of the World " is one of fewer than 20 paintings by Leonardo known to exist and the only one in private hands. It was sold by Christie's auction house which didn't immediately identify the buyer.
Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece Salvator Mundi achieves $450 312 500 a #worldauctionrecord for any work of art sold at auction. pic.twitter.com/snKxm7t3cb â Christie's (@ChristiesInc) November 16 2017
The 26-inch-tall (66-centimeter-tall) Leonardo painting dates from around 1500 and shows Christ dressed in Renaissance-style robes his right hand raised in blessing as his left hand holds a crystal sphere.
Its path from Leonardo 's workshop to the auction block at Christie's was not smooth. Once owned by King Charles I of England it disappeared from view until 1900 when it resurfaced and was acquired by a British collector. At that time it was attributed to a Leonardo disciple rather than to the master himself.
The painting was sold again in 1958 and then acquired in 2005 badly damaged and partly painted-over by a consortium of art dealers who paid less than $10 000 (8 445 euros). The art dealers restored the painting and documented its authenticity as a work by Leonardo .
Christie's says most scholars agree that the painting is by Leonardo though some critics have questioned the attribution and some say the extensive restoration muddies the work's authorship.
Christie's capitalized on the public's interest in Leonardo considered one of the greatest artists of all time with a media campaign that labeled the painting "The Last Da Vinci." The work was exhibited in Hong Kong San Francisco London and New York before the sale.
In New York where no museum owns a Leonardo art lovers lined up outside Christie's Rockefeller Center headquarters on Tuesday to view "Salvator Mundi." | CLOSE The last Leonardo da Vinci painting in private hands is going to auction at Christie's in New York for an estimated $100 million. Da Vinciâs depiction of Jesus titled "Salvator Mundi " will be auctioned on Nov. 15. (Oct. 10) AP
Visitors to Christie's wait outside in a line to view Leonardo da Vinci's 'Salvator Mundi' Tuesday Nov. 14 2017. (Photo: Julie Jacobson AP)
NEW YORK (AP) â [TGT]
[TGT] called "Salvator Mundi " Italian for "Savior of the World " is one of fewer than 20 paintings by Leonardo known to exist and the only one in private hands. It was sold by Christie's auction house which didn't immediately identify the buyer.
Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece Salvator Mundi achieves $450 312 500 a #worldauctionrecord for any work of art sold at auction. pic.twitter.com/snKxm7t3cb â Christie's (@ChristiesInc) November 16 2017
The 26-inch-tall (66-centimeter-tall) Leonardo painting dates from around 1500 and shows Christ dressed in Renaissance-style robes his right hand raised in blessing as his left hand holds a crystal sphere.
Its path from Leonardo 's workshop to the auction block at Christie's was not smooth. Once owned by King Charles I of England it disappeared from view until 1900 when it resurfaced and was acquired by a British collector. At that time it was attributed to a Leonardo disciple rather than to the master himself.
The painting was sold again in 1958 and then acquired in 2005 badly damaged and partly painted-over by a consortium of art dealers who paid less than $10 000 (8 445 euros). The art dealers restored the painting and documented its authenticity as a work by Leonardo .
Christie's says most scholars agree that the painting is by Leonardo though some critics have questioned the attribution and some say the extensive restoration muddies the work's authorship.
Christie's capitalized on the public's interest in Leonardo considered one of the greatest artists of all time with a media campaign that labeled the painting "The Last Da Vinci." The work was exhibited in Hong Kong San Francisco London and New York before the sale.
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1,968 | Five things we learned from the Premier League | Mousa Dembele | London (AFP) â Kevin De Bruyne was the creative fulcrum of Manchester Cityâs latest demolition job while Mousa Dembele inspired Tottenhamâs north London derby triumph.
Dembele the midfield maestro
Mousa Dembele underlined his status as one of Tottenhamâs unsung heroes with a dominant display in their 1-0 win over north London rivals Arsenal. It was Harry Kaneâs latest goal-scoring exploits against the Gunners that took centre-stage at Wembley but the platform of that success was built by the industrious Dembele . Embodying Mauricio Pochettinoâs obsession with physical intensity while more than capable of picking a decisive pass Dembele out-shone Arsenal in the midfield engine room earning praise from his manager. âLast season he played so well this season he suffered a problem in his ankle and struggled in pre-season. Now he is playing well again â Pochettino said. â He is an unbelievable player. We have to be careful about his fitness. When he can train he can make this type of performance.â
As if losing 1-0 to struggling Newcastle wasnât enough to have Jose Mourinho seething the Manchester United boss once again had to suffer the frustration of Paul Pogbaâs latest flop. Mourinho had restored Pogba to the starting line-up after dropping him for Unitedâs previous match â a decision inspired by the former Juventus midfielderâs limp efforts in a defeat at Tottenham. But rather than grasp the opportunity to get back in Mourinhoâs good books just days after his boss had defended their relationship Pogba was again a largely anonymous figure at St Jamesâ Park. By the time he was substituted midway through the second half United were already trailing but publicly at least Mourinho remains supportive. âNo problems â he said when asked about the France international. âI wanted a better way (in midfield) against a side that was defending in a block. I wanted the simplicity of Michael Carrick.â | London (AFP) â Kevin De Bruyne was the creative fulcrum of Manchester Cityâs latest demolition job while [TGT] inspired Tottenhamâs north London derby triumph.
Dembele the midfield maestro
[TGT] underlined [TGT] status as one of Tottenhamâs unsung heroes with a dominant display in their 1-0 win over north London rivals Arsenal. It was Harry Kaneâs latest goal-scoring exploits against the Gunners that took centre-stage at Wembley but the platform of that success was built by the industrious Dembele . Embodying Mauricio Pochettinoâs obsession with physical intensity while more than capable of picking a decisive pass Dembele out-shone Arsenal in the midfield engine room earning praise from his manager. âLast season he played so well this season he suffered a problem in his ankle and struggled in pre-season. Now he is playing well again â Pochettino said. â He is an unbelievable player. We have to be careful about his fitness. When he can train he can make this type of performance.â
As if losing 1-0 to struggling Newcastle wasnât enough to have Jose Mourinho seething the Manchester United boss once again had to suffer the frustration of Paul Pogbaâs latest flop. Mourinho had restored Pogba to the starting line-up after dropping him for Unitedâs previous match â a decision inspired by the former Juventus midfielderâs limp efforts in a defeat at Tottenham. But rather than grasp the opportunity to get back in Mourinhoâs good books just days after his boss had defended their relationship Pogba was again a largely anonymous figure at St Jamesâ Park. By the time he was substituted midway through the second half United were already trailing but publicly at least Mourinho remains supportive. âNo problems â he said when asked about the France international. âI wanted a better way (in midfield) against a side that was defending in a block. I wanted the simplicity of Michael Carrick.â | 2Positive
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1,969 | Trump Jr. : Russia Probe 'Probably the Greatest' Witch Hunt Since Salem | Trump Jr. | Donald Trump Jr. echoed the condemnation of his father regarding the probe into ties between the Trump campaign and Russia â calling it "probably the greatest" witch hunt since Salem.
"Obviously this has been a witch hunt probably the greatest since the Salem witch trials " the younger Trump said of the Russia collusion probe.
Trump Jr. added the memo "sounds disturbing."
"I think we need more information " he said.
The younger Trump has become embroiled in the Russia investigations underway as a result of his June 2016 meeting with a Russian lawyer and other campaign officials in Trump Tower. | [TGT] echoed the condemnation of [TGT] father regarding the probe into ties between the Trump campaign and Russia â calling it "probably the greatest" witch hunt since Salem.
"Obviously this has been a witch hunt probably the greatest since the Salem witch trials " the younger Trump said of the Russia collusion probe.
[TGT] added the memo "sounds disturbing."
"I think we need more information " [TGT] said.
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1,970 | Drake Affiliates Dvsn on Throwback R&B 'Morning After' | Dvsn | In July 2016 the R&B duo Dvsn found themselves in an exciting but precarious position. During only their second set of live dates the pair were already opening for Drake and Future on the triumphant Summer Sixteen tour which went on to become the highest grossing hip-hop jaunt of all time. But how would a crowd primed for deliriously exultant Drake/Future collaborations like "Jumpman" respond to Dvsn whose best moments are more in line with emotive Nineties R&B than the music on today's airwaves?
"That [experience] allowed us to do two things " says Dvsn vocalist Daniel Daley. "To go out there and have to win the attention appreciation and adoration of a bunch of people that were there to turn up and to learn that they all have a spot in them that's OK staying in that night."
So it's been for Dvsn â the name is often styled "dvsn" â who have accumulated more than 150 million streams in the U.S. since debuting in November of 2015. Daley 's partner in the group is Paul Jefferies better known as Nineteen85 co-producer of mammoth Drake hits like "Hotline Bling." After releasing their debut Sept 5th last year with little warning Dvsn return on Friday with Morning After. "Sept 5th in a way works like a mixtape; it's an introductory piece " Daley says. "This time around we definitely have some records that we think have a bigger space to occupy."
This is hard-won confidence â initially Daley and Jefferies primarily kept their interest in R&B secret and focused on making rap. "Hanging out with crews of guys it's not the coolest thing to say 'Yo I sing â have you heard that Boyz II Men record that new Usher or Ginuwine?'" Daley explains. "And a lot of the stuff that we loved in R&B was way older than we were " Jefferies adds. "Most of the people we were hanging with weren't actually listening to that R&B."
" Dvsn is a part of music that has been missing for a long time " Shebib tells Rolling Stone. "[Their] shit is just good R&B music."
Drake's success meant 40 spent more and more time away from Toronto but the producer maintained contact with Dvsn as the duo honed their songwriting penning tracks for Jessie Ware and Jennifer Hudson. There were other placements too but "none that we're bragging about " according to Daley â in fact most of the Daley/Jefferies cuts were rejected. "When we were sending songs to people the A&R or the manager would respond back and be like 'This sounds done â whose song did you send me? I was hoping for demos '" Jefferies explains.
Daley credits Jefferies with deciding that the two should step out on their own as Dvsn . "As a producer I was now known as the guy who made these huge pop hits but as a songwriter pitching to R&B artists there was a lot of second-guessing " Jefferies says. "I was like I think I've proven I know what's going to be the next thing. Why keep putting it in someone else's hands and hope they're gonna do our song as good as we could?"
In 2015 Dvsn posted two luxurious ballads on SoundCloud: "With Me " a 6:58-long come-on swaddled in harmonies and "The Line " which harked back to early-2000s D'Angelo. "[Those two tracks] didn't sound like anything [out at the time] " Jefferies says. "Without naming any names some artists are making good R&B but they're not necessarily vocalists " explains Carl Chery Head of Artist Curation for Apple Music which has been a major supporter of Dvsn . "I liked Daniel's tone his voice his writing ability. It was like this is what the groups I loved in the Nineties would come up with now."
Though Dvsn owe much to the Drake/40 hive mind one of the most refreshing things about them was that they didn't sound like Drake at a time when there were already more than enough R&B acts attempting to build on his blueprint. As a result not long after releasing their first two songs "the phones were ringing the emails were blowing up and 40 was looking at us like a proud dad " Daley recalls. But the group initially kept Daley's identity a secret hinting only that Dvsn was a Nineteen85 side project a tried and true strategy for heightening listeners' curiosity at a time when all information is just a Google search away.
But the group is still happy to set a deliberate pace when necessary matching Daley's direct expressions of desire with Jefferies' uncluttered production. New track "Body Smile" continues in the tradition of "The Line " leaving Daley to carry a melody across the empty spaces between each drum thunk while "POV" samples the 1999 Maxwell ballad "Fortunate." (Maxwell calls Dvsn "my favorite band " commending them for "making a Nineties backdrop for the woke ones of the future.") "My job is always to let Daniel shine " Jefferies notes. "It's not for the production to be another singer. It's not having those things compete."
"We're separating from the pack " he adds before reiterating the Dvsn mantra: "When they're all in the club we might just stay in." | In July 2016 the R&B duo [TGT] found themselves in an exciting but precarious position. During only their second set of live dates the pair were already opening for Drake and Future on the triumphant Summer Sixteen tour which went on to become the highest grossing hip-hop jaunt of all time. But how would a crowd primed for deliriously exultant Drake/Future collaborations like "Jumpman" respond to Dvsn whose best moments are more in line with emotive Nineties R&B than the music on today's airwaves?
"That [experience] allowed us to do two things " says Dvsn vocalist Daniel Daley. "To go out there and have to win the attention appreciation and adoration of a bunch of people that were there to turn up and to learn that they all have a spot in them that's OK staying in that night."
So it's been for [TGT] â the name is often styled "dvsn" â who have accumulated more than 150 million streams in the U.S. since debuting in November of 2015. Daley 's partner in the group is Paul Jefferies better known as Nineteen85 co-producer of mammoth Drake hits like "Hotline Bling." After releasing their debut Sept 5th last year with little warning [TGT] return on Friday with Morning After. "Sept 5th in a way works like a mixtape; it's an introductory piece " Daley says. "This time around we definitely have some records that we think have a bigger space to occupy."
This is hard-won confidence â initially Daley and Jefferies primarily kept their interest in R&B secret and focused on making rap. "Hanging out with crews of guys it's not the coolest thing to say 'Yo I sing â have you heard that Boyz II Men record that new Usher or Ginuwine?'" Daley explains. "And a lot of the stuff that we loved in R&B was way older than we were " Jefferies adds. "Most of the people we were hanging with weren't actually listening to that R&B."
" Dvsn is a part of music that has been missing for a long time " Shebib tells Rolling Stone. "[Their] shit is just good R&B music."
Drake's success meant 40 spent more and more time away from Toronto but the producer maintained contact with Dvsn as the duo honed their songwriting penning tracks for Jessie Ware and Jennifer Hudson. There were other placements too but "none that we're bragging about " according to Daley â in fact most of the Daley/Jefferies cuts were rejected. "When we were sending songs to people the A&R or the manager would respond back and be like 'This sounds done â whose song did you send me? I was hoping for demos '" Jefferies explains.
Daley credits Jefferies with deciding that the two should step out on their own as Dvsn . "As a producer I was now known as the guy who made these huge pop hits but as a songwriter pitching to R&B artists there was a lot of second-guessing " Jefferies says. "I was like I think I've proven I know what's going to be the next thing. Why keep putting it in someone else's hands and hope they're gonna do our song as good as we could?"
In 2015 [TGT] posted two luxurious ballads on SoundCloud: "With Me " a 6:58-long come-on swaddled in harmonies and "The Line " which harked back to early-2000s D'Angelo. "[Those two tracks] didn't sound like anything [out at the time] " Jefferies says. "Without naming any names some artists are making good R&B but they're not necessarily vocalists " explains Carl Chery Head of Artist Curation for Apple Music which has been a major supporter of Dvsn . "I liked Daniel's tone his voice his writing ability. It was like this is what the groups I loved in the Nineties would come up with now."
Though [TGT] owe much to the Drake/40 hive mind one of the most refreshing things about [TGT] was that [TGT] didn't sound like Drake at a time when there were already more than enough R&B acts attempting to build on his blueprint. As a result not long after releasing their first two songs "the phones were ringing the emails were blowing up and 40 was looking at us like a proud dad " Daley recalls. But the group initially kept Daley's identity a secret hinting only that [TGT] was a Nineteen85 side project a tried and true strategy for heightening listeners' curiosity at a time when all information is just a Google search away.
But the group is still happy to set a deliberate pace when necessary matching Daley's direct expressions of desire with Jefferies' uncluttered production. New track "Body Smile" continues in the tradition of "The Line " leaving Daley to carry a melody across the empty spaces between each drum thunk while "POV" samples the 1999 Maxwell ballad "Fortunate." (Maxwell calls [TGT] "my favorite band " commending them for "making a Nineties backdrop for the woke ones of the future.") "My job is always to let Daniel shine " Jefferies notes. "It's not for the production to be another singer. It's not having those things compete."
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1,971 | Anderson East Blasts Garth Brooks for CMA Lip | Garth Brooks | UPDATE: Miranda Lambert has offered her take on the Garth Brooks' CMA Awards lip-syncing controversy reinforcing Anderson East's initial post blasting Brooks for miming his song "Ask Me How I Know." "If you can't sing then don't. It's better to be honest than to pretend " she wrote. "I think it's bull shit. My favorite performances in the show were live live. The truth." Lambert's comments appear on East's Instagram.
While Wednesday's CMA Awards were preceded by a controversy over media guidelines one of the night's hottest topics continues to be how Garth Brooks â who repeated as Entertainer of the Year â lip-synced his performance. Anderson East an artist who isn't usually known for sharing much in the way of personal or political sentiments did not appreciate the effort.
Related Garth Brooks Admits to Lip-Syncing 2017 CMA Awards Performance Newly-crowned Entertainer of the Year says he made "game-time call" to preserve his voice on "Ask Me How I Know"
Indeed as soon as Brooks launched into the performance of his single "Ask Me How I Know " social media was afire with speculation that the megastar was not singing live. Shortly after coming offstage in the pressroom Brooks addressed the accusations head-on. | UPDATE: Miranda Lambert has offered her take on the [TGT] ' CMA Awards lip-syncing controversy reinforcing Anderson East's initial post blasting Brooks for miming his song "Ask Me How I Know." "If you can't sing then don't. It's better to be honest than to pretend " she wrote. "I think it's bull shit. My favorite performances in the show were live live. The truth." Lambert's comments appear on East's Instagram.
While Wednesday's CMA Awards were preceded by a controversy over media guidelines one of the night's hottest topics continues to be how [TGT] â who repeated as Entertainer of the Year â lip-synced his performance. Anderson East an artist who isn't usually known for sharing much in the way of personal or political sentiments did not appreciate the effort.
Related [TGT] Admits to Lip-Syncing 2017 CMA Awards Performance Newly-crowned Entertainer of the Year says he made "game-time call" to preserve his voice on "Ask Me How I Know"
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1,972 | Pritzker has a Berrios problem and he won't touch it | Pritzker | J.B. Pritzker has a boil on his neck the size of Cook County Assessor Joe Berrios.
Actually it is Joe Berrios as if Joe just walked out of the Erie Cafe after a nice veal chop. Now he âs sitting on his patch of Pritzker for all voters to see.
Joe might as well just light a cigar and wave to the cameras filming those anti-Pritzker political ads.
But Pritzker the billionaire running for governor in the March 20 Democratic primary doesnât want to touch this. He wonât go near it.
Berrios who is also the Cook County Democratic Party chairman (by grace of Boss Madigan) backs Pritzker . And so Pritzker isnât engaging the thing that stares property tax-paying homeowners right in the face.
Kennedy has long made the property tax system and the corruption in it a feature of his campaign. He has called on Berrios to resign. Pritzker and his ally Mayor Rahm Emanuel would rather change the subject and talk about the guy in the White House.
âPritzker talks about things that arenât really the issue. He talks about Donald Trump but he skirts the issue of using Joe Berriosâ office to call political supporters. Pritzkerâs locked in with those guys.â
Most recently reporter Jason Grotto âs excellent series âThe Tax Divideâ â published in June in the Chicago Tribune and continued this month in collaboration with ProPublica â has laid bare much that is wrong with the property tax assessment system in Cook County:
As Kennedy along with Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and his GOP primary opponent state Rep. Jeanne Ives demand Berriosâ head on a pike pressure increases on Joeâs friends like Pritzker .
Pritzker has money. He âs built a statewide political organization. If he can satisfy the media by issuing proclamations against Trump why should he fight on Kennedyâs ground?
Galia Slayen the communications director for the Pritzker campaign notes that Pritzker has publicly called out the property tax system. And she says the criticisms of her candidate are unfounded.
Fair enough. But Pritzker isnât running against Rauner now. He âs not running against Donald Trump either.
He âs running for the Democratic nomination against Chris Kennedy and property taxes will be the issue. And they will be the issue in the general election.
Yet he avoids any mention of Berrios who maintains the system or Madigan who benefits and who can snap his fingers and have Joe come running.
Pritzker has a serious weakness in all this beyond the Berrios on his neck. His ham-handed decision to seek a property tax reduction for his Gold Coast neighborhood mansion will revisit him .
He bought the house next door and had the toilets removed so it would be declared an uninhabitable dwelling. Then he got a tax break of nearly $230 000 for living next to it. | [TGT] has a boil on [TGT] neck the size of Cook County Assessor Joe Berrios.
Actually it is Joe Berrios as if Joe just walked out of the Erie Cafe after a nice veal chop. Now he âs sitting on his patch of Pritzker for all voters to see.
Joe might as well just light a cigar and wave to the cameras filming those anti-Pritzker political ads.
But [TGT] the billionaire running for governor in the March 20 Democratic primary doesnât want to touch this. He wonât go near it.
Berrios who is also the Cook County Democratic Party chairman (by grace of Boss Madigan) backs [TGT] . And so [TGT] isnât engaging the thing that stares property tax-paying homeowners right in the face.
Kennedy has long made the property tax system and the corruption in it a feature of his campaign. He has called on Berrios to resign. [TGT] and his ally Mayor Rahm Emanuel would rather change the subject and talk about the guy in the White House.
âPritzker talks about things that arenât really the issue. He talks about Donald Trump but he skirts the issue of using Joe Berriosâ office to call political supporters. Pritzkerâs locked in with those guys.â
Most recently reporter Jason Grotto âs excellent series âThe Tax Divideâ â published in June in the Chicago Tribune and continued this month in collaboration with ProPublica â has laid bare much that is wrong with the property tax assessment system in Cook County:
As Kennedy along with Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and his GOP primary opponent state Rep. Jeanne Ives demand Berriosâ head on a pike pressure increases on Joeâs friends like [TGT] .
[TGT] has money. [TGT] âs built a statewide political organization. If [TGT] can satisfy the media by issuing proclamations against Trump why should he fight on Kennedyâs ground?
Galia Slayen the communications director for the Pritzker campaign notes that [TGT] has publicly called out the property tax system. And she says the criticisms of her candidate are unfounded.
Fair enough. But [TGT] isnât running against Rauner now. [TGT] âs not running against Donald Trump either.
[TGT] âs running for the Democratic nomination against Chris Kennedy and property taxes will be the issue. And they will be the issue in the general election.
Yet [TGT] avoids any mention of Berrios who maintains the system or Madigan who benefits and who can snap [TGT] fingers and have Joe come running.
[TGT] has a serious weakness in all this beyond the Berrios on [TGT] neck. [TGT] ham-handed decision to seek a property tax reduction for [TGT] Gold Coast neighborhood mansion will revisit [TGT] .
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1,973 | Report: 264 Staffers Paid $17 Million In Congressional Harassment Hush Money | Elizabeth K. Newman | More than two decades ago Congress passed and President Bill Clinton signed into law the Congressional Accountability Act (CAA) of 1995 which established what Elizabeth K. Newman an attorney with The Jeffrey Law Group a Washington based law firm that represents Congressional staffers subjected to sexual and other forms of harassment says is a âa terribly inefficient process and it takes forever â in dealing with those allegations.
âWhat staffer in his or her right mind is going to sit through that?â Newman asked Breitbart News in an exclusive interview.
âThey [Congressional staffers]â should have the same rights to go to the EEOC as their federal employee brethren â Newman tells Breitbart News.
But Newman says they do not have those same rights now because theâEEOC does not have jurisdictionâ over complaints of sexual harassment filed by employees of the legislative branch against their employers.
The authorizing legislation for the EEOC âexpressly does not extend jurisdiction to the legislative branch â Newman notes. | More than two decades ago Congress passed and President Bill Clinton signed into law the Congressional Accountability Act (CAA) of 1995 which established what [TGT] subjected to sexual and other forms of harassment says is a âa terribly inefficient process and it takes forever â in dealing with those allegations.
âWhat staffer in his or her right mind is going to sit through that?â [TGT] asked Breitbart News in an exclusive interview.
âThey [Congressional staffers]â should have the same rights to go to the EEOC as their federal employee brethren â [TGT] tells Breitbart News.
But [TGT] says they do not have those same rights now because theâEEOC does not have jurisdictionâ over complaints of sexual harassment filed by employees of the legislative branch against their employers.
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1,974 | Tucker Carlson calls Chicago alderman âa loathsome little demagogueâ | Tucker Carlson | Fox News host Tucker Carlson invited Ald. George Cardenas onto his show Wednesday night to discuss immigration policy and ... well you can guess how it ended.
âWhat a loathsome little demagogue you are Mr. Cardenas â Carlson told the Chicago City Council member.
Carlson wanted Cardenas the 12th Ward alderman to tell him why he wonât prioritize serving American citizens over immigrants in his ward who are living in the country illegally. Cardenas said he has no way of knowing who is here legally and who is not and that heâs not about to start asking.
Cardenas told Inc. though that heâd go back on Carlson âs show if given the chance against the advice of his staff.
âThey donât want me to because they think it âs a setup but part of what we get from it is a conversation that shows everyone who these people are. | Fox News host [TGT] invited Ald. George Cardenas onto his show Wednesday night to discuss immigration policy and ... well you can guess how it ended.
âWhat a loathsome little demagogue you are Mr. Cardenas â [TGT] told the Chicago City Council member.
[TGT] wanted Cardenas the 12th Ward alderman to tell [TGT] why [TGT] wonât prioritize serving American citizens over immigrants in [TGT] ward who are living in the country illegally. Cardenas said he has no way of knowing who is here legally and who is not and that heâs not about to start asking.
Cardenas told Inc. though that heâd go back on Carlson âs show if given the chance against the advice of his staff.
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1,975 | Shaun White: Sexual harassment allegations "gossip " he says after winning gold medal in halfpipe | Shaun White | PYEONGCHANG South Korea -- Shaun White dismissed the sexual misconduct allegations made against him in a 2016 lawsuit as "gossip" and hurried away from reporters trying to ask him more about the allegations Wednesday just hours after winning his third gold medal in the men's halfpipe.
White has been the world's dominant snowboarder for more than a decade winning gold medals in 2006 2010 and again this year completing a comeback after finishing fourth in 2014.
As White was competing many on social media resurfaced the details from the lawsuit by a former drummer in White 's rock band Bad Things. Lena Zawaideh said White sexually harassed and refused to pay her wages after he fired her. The lawsuit was settled in May for an undisclosed amount.
White was asked if the allegations might tarnish his reputation.
White immediately left the stage following the news conference while reporters continued to question him .
"I have to get to the medal ceremony " he said while being ushered away by Alexakos.
In the lawsuit Zawaideh said White repeatedly sexually harassed her forced her to watch pornography and told her how to get her hair cut.
The lawsuit included screengrabs of text messages allegedly sent by White asking about the haircut and suggesting she wear a provocative outfit.
The lawsuit also said White grabbed Zawaideh's buttocks shortly after leaving a band practice and that he once shoved a bottle of vodka into her mouth and forced her to drink from it. It also said that " White stuck his hands down his pants approached Zawaideh and stuck his hands in her face trying to make her smell them." The lawsuit also says White tried to kiss Zawaideh at a Halloween party.
Praise for White 's performance in Pyeongchang drew backlash on social media at a time when #MeToo and other movements are calling for more accountability about harassment and abuse. | PYEONGCHANG South Korea -- Shaun [TGT] dismissed the sexual misconduct allegations made against him in a 2016 lawsuit as "gossip" and hurried away from reporters trying to ask him more about the allegations Wednesday just hours after winning his third gold medal in the men's halfpipe.
[TGT] has been the world's dominant snowboarder for more than a decade winning gold medals in 2006 2010 and again this year completing a comeback after finishing fourth in 2014.
As [TGT] was competing many on social media resurfaced the details from the lawsuit by a former drummer in [TGT] 's rock band Bad Things. Lena Zawaideh said [TGT] sexually harassed and refused to pay her wages after [TGT] fired her. The lawsuit was settled in May for an undisclosed amount.
[TGT] was asked if the allegations might tarnish [TGT] reputation.
[TGT] immediately left the stage following the news conference while reporters continued to question [TGT] .
"I have to get to the medal ceremony " [TGT] said while being ushered away by Alexakos.
In the lawsuit Zawaideh said [TGT] repeatedly sexually harassed [TGT] forced [TGT] to watch pornography and told [TGT] how to get [TGT] hair cut.
The lawsuit included screengrabs of text messages allegedly sent by [TGT] asking about the haircut and suggesting [TGT] wear a provocative outfit.
The lawsuit also said [TGT] grabbed Zawaideh's buttocks shortly after leaving a band practice and that he once shoved a bottle of vodka into her mouth and forced her to drink from it. It also said that " [TGT] stuck his hands down his pants approached Zawaideh and stuck his hands in her face trying to make her smell them." The lawsuit also says [TGT] tried to kiss Zawaideh at a Halloween party.
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1,976 | Holiday Parties Gone Wrong: Careful Where You Hang The Mistletoe : NPR | Reidy | Jim Reidy an employment lawyer based in Manchester N.H. hears a fair amount about office holiday parties gone wrong. Last year the high-profile CEO of a local company kicked things off by hanging mistletoe from the front of his pants belt Reidy says "dancing around and making suggestions [saying ] 'It's the holidays can't you see the mistletoe?' "
"[The CEO's] response was 'I was kidding; everybody knows I'm kidding ' " Reidy says but evidently many employees did not see it that way.
"There were also a segment of people saying 'Do I say something ' " Reidy says. But there was also the fear for retaliation or being seen as the buzzkill without a sense of humor. "That's emblematic of why a lot of employers have gotten away from" holiday parties he says.
This was a good year for many companies and they have cash to spend on parties. One CareerBuilder survey found 71 percent of employers are hosting holiday parties this year up 10 percentage points from a decade ago. But Reidy who recently surveyed about 40 companies in his area found that this year more than half opted to go non-alcoholic at their shindigs.
For those serving alcohol Reidy advises other measures like limiting the length of the party or holding the event during the day and inviting spouses and children. Overall says Reidy workplace parties are far tamer than they were back in the 1980s and '90s. | [TGT] hears a fair amount about office holiday parties gone wrong. Last year the high-profile CEO of a local company kicked things off by hanging mistletoe from the front of [TGT] pants belt [TGT] says "dancing around and making suggestions [saying ] 'It's the holidays can't you see the mistletoe?' "
"[The CEO's] response was 'I was kidding; everybody knows I'm kidding ' " Reidy says but evidently many employees did not see it that way.
"There were also a segment of people saying 'Do I say something ' " Reidy says. But there was also the fear for retaliation or being seen as the buzzkill without a sense of humor. "That's emblematic of why a lot of employers have gotten away from" holiday parties he says.
This was a good year for many companies and they have cash to spend on parties. One CareerBuilder survey found 71 percent of employers are hosting holiday parties this year up 10 percentage points from a decade ago. But Reidy who recently surveyed about 40 companies in his area found that this year more than half opted to go non-alcoholic at their shindigs.
For those serving alcohol Reidy advises other measures like limiting the length of the party or holding the event during the day and inviting spouses and children. Overall says [TGT] are far tamer than [TGT] were back in the 1980s and '90s. | 1Neutral
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1,977 | NRA | Fidel Castro | âGuns? What for?...to fight the government? The Cuban people donât need guns nowadays!â ( Fidel Castro during his very first speech upon entering Havana Jan. 8 1959.)
Shortly after Castro âs famous speech the process of gun confiscation started in Cubaâbut gradually. Initially it was aimed at disarming rival revolutionary groups who had fought Batista but werenât Communist-backed. Soon the definition of these ârival revolutionariesâ grew pretty sweeping. Soon it included just about every Cuban with a gun. Significantly Castro âs famous anti-gun speech was proclaimed a full two years BEFORE he came out of the closet as a full-fledged Marxist-Leninist.
Over the past week Castro âs media has been in a tizzy celebrating the Parkland high school students and especially Emma Gonzalez's NRA and Republican bashing.
As it turns out the few guns still in the hands of (mostly redneck) Cubans from 1960-1966 caused great panic for the Soviet satrap Castroites. These few guns resulted in the only genuine Cuban guerrilla war of the 20th century. And it canât be repeated often enoughâit was fought AGAINST the utterly bogus âguerrillasâ Fidel Castro and Che Guevara.
Farm collectivization was no more voluntary in Cuba than in the Ukraine. And Cuba's Kulaks (rednecks) had guns a few at first anyway. Around 1960 thousands of Cubaâs enraged campesinos grabbed their guns and started fighting desperately as Castro and Che started stealing their land to build Soviet Kolkhozes while murdering and jailing all who resisted.
I wonât bother asking if youâve ever heard of this ferocious insurgency on our very doorstep from The FAKE History Channel FAKE News Media or your professors amigos. These valiant and desperate insurgents were fighting the Leftâs premier pin-up boys: Fidel Castro and Che Guevara. Thatâs all you need to know about the media/ Hollywood silence. This (thoroughly-documented) insurgency turns on its very head everything the Media/Hollywood complex would have us believe about Che Guevara and Fidel Castro .
Alarmed by the widespread and savage insurgency Castro and Che sent a special emissary named Flavio Bravo whimpering to their sugar-daddy Khrushchev. âWe are on a crusade against kulaks like you were in 1930 â whimpered this oldâline Cuban Communist party member.
Che Guevara had a very bloody (and typically cowardly) hand in one of the major anti-insurgency wars on this continent. Most of these anti-communist redneck/guerrillas were executed on the spot upon capture a Che specialty. "We fought with the fury of cornered beasts " said one to describe their desperate freedom fight against the Soviet occupation of Cuba through their proxies Fidel Castro and Che Guevara.
In 1962 Che got a chance to do more than cheer from the sidelines. He had a hand in the following: "Cuban militia units commanded by Russian officers employed flame-throwers to burn the palm-thatched cottages in the Escambray countryside. The peasant occupants were accused of feeding the counterrevolutionaries and bandits." At one point in 1962 one of every 17 Cubans was a political prisoner. Fidel himself admits that they faced 179 bands of "counter-revolutionaries" and "bandits." | âGuns? What for?...to fight the government? The Cuban people donât need guns nowadays!â ( [TGT] during [TGT] very first speech upon entering Havana Jan. 8 1959.)
Shortly after [TGT] âs famous speech the process of gun confiscation started in Cubaâbut gradually. Initially it was aimed at disarming rival revolutionary groups who had fought Batista but werenât Communist-backed. Soon the definition of these ârival revolutionariesâ grew pretty sweeping. Soon it included just about every Cuban with a gun. Significantly [TGT] âs famous anti-gun speech was proclaimed a full two years BEFORE he came out of the closet as a full-fledged Marxist-Leninist.
Over the past week [TGT] âs media has been in a tizzy celebrating the Parkland high school students and especially Emma Gonzalez's NRA and Republican bashing.
As it turns out the few guns still in the hands of (mostly redneck) Cubans from 1960-1966 caused great panic for the Soviet satrap Castroites. These few guns resulted in the only genuine Cuban guerrilla war of the 20th century. And it canât be repeated often enoughâit was fought AGAINST the utterly bogus âguerrillasâ [TGT] and Che Guevara.
Farm collectivization was no more voluntary in Cuba than in the Ukraine. And Cuba's Kulaks (rednecks) had guns a few at first anyway. Around 1960 thousands of Cubaâs enraged campesinos grabbed their guns and started fighting desperately as Castro and Che started stealing their land to build Soviet Kolkhozes while murdering and jailing all who resisted.
I wonât bother asking if youâve ever heard of this ferocious insurgency on our very doorstep from The FAKE History Channel FAKE News Media or your professors amigos. These valiant and desperate insurgents were fighting the Leftâs premier pin-up boys: [TGT] and Che Guevara. Thatâs all you need to know about the media/ Hollywood silence. This (thoroughly-documented) insurgency turns on its very head everything the Media/Hollywood complex would have us believe about Che Guevara and [TGT] .
Alarmed by the widespread and savage insurgency [TGT] and Che sent a special emissary named Flavio Bravo whimpering to their sugar-daddy Khrushchev. âWe are on a crusade against kulaks like you were in 1930 â whimpered this oldâline Cuban Communist party member.
Che Guevara had a very bloody (and typically cowardly) hand in one of the major anti-insurgency wars on this continent. Most of these anti-communist redneck/guerrillas were executed on the spot upon capture a Che specialty. "We fought with the fury of cornered beasts " said one to describe their desperate freedom fight against the Soviet occupation of Cuba through their proxies [TGT] and Che Guevara.
In 1962 Che got a chance to do more than cheer from the sidelines. He had a hand in the following: "Cuban militia units commanded by Russian officers employed flame-throwers to burn the palm-thatched cottages in the Escambray countryside. The peasant occupants were accused of feeding the counterrevolutionaries and bandits." At one point in 1962 one of every 17 Cubans was a political prisoner. Fidel himself admits that they faced 179 bands of "counter-revolutionaries" and "bandits." | 1Neutral
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1,978 | The Texas Church Shooter Should Have Been Legally Barred From Owning Guns : The Two | Devin Patrick Kelley | The Air Force says a mistake allowed Devin Patrick Kelley to buy guns. On Sunday Kelley opened fire on a small church in Sutherland Springs Texas.
"Initial information indicates that Kelley 's domestic violence offense was not entered into the National Criminal Information Center database by the Holloman Air Force Base Office of Special Investigations " said Air Force spokesperson Ann Stefanek in an email.
Kelley purchased four guns over a four-year period beginning in 2014 according to federal officials; all those purchases were made after his court-martial conviction and discharge.
"This was mishandled by the Air Force Office of Special Investigations at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico where Kelley was serving when he was arrested " Tom reports. "An investigation is now underway and the Air Force is taking it very seriously said the source."
Retired Col. Don Christensen who was the chief prosecutor for the Air Force at the time of Kelley 's general court-martial tells NPR that the case was serious.
Kelley accepted a deal pleading guilty to a charge of assault on his wife and to a charge of "intentionally inflicting grievous bodily harm" on the child Christensen says. His crimes were punishable by up to five years confinement (the military equivalent of a prison term). As part of the deal Kelley received an 18-month cap on his confinement and was ultimately sentenced to 12 months.
Kelley 's punitive discharge â a bad conduct discharge â did not prohibit him from owning a gun as a dishonorable discharge would have.
Kelley 's conviction qualified under both categories Christensen says.
NPR's Martin Kaste reports that Academy Sports & Outdoors a store that sold Kelley guns says it ran a background check on Kelley twice in the past two years. Kelley passed each time the company says.
If Kelley 's convictions were never uploaded into the system that could easily explain how he passed. But even if they had been uploaded there might still have been trouble getting information into the right hands â there's a sort of language barrier between military and civilian justice systems Christensen says with different terms for the same kinds of crimes. If the military described a general court-martial for assault with a sentence of one year the civilian authorities might "never realize" it was a domestic violence conviction punishable by five years he says.
In general there are some "gaping holes" in the current background check system as NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben reported last year which can allow people who should fail background checks to buy guns anyway. And if Kelley had purchased a gun from a private seller he wouldn't have had to pass a background check at all Martin notes.
Meanwhile Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says Kelley applied for a license to carry a gun and was rejected Martin reports. He notes that Texas requires a background check but also has additional training and tests that Kelley may not have completed. | The Air Force says a mistake allowed [TGT] to buy guns. On Sunday [TGT] opened fire on a small church in Sutherland Springs Texas.
"Initial information indicates that [TGT] 's domestic violence offense was not entered into the National Criminal Information Center database by the Holloman Air Force Base Office of Special Investigations " said Air Force spokesperson Ann Stefanek in an email.
[TGT] purchased four guns over a four-year period beginning in 2014 according to federal officials; all those purchases were made after [TGT] court-martial conviction and discharge.
"This was mishandled by the Air Force Office of Special Investigations at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico where [TGT] was serving when he was arrested " Tom reports. "An investigation is now underway and the Air Force is taking it very seriously said the source."
Retired Col. Don Christensen who was the chief prosecutor for the Air Force at the time of Kelley 's general court-martial tells NPR that the case was serious.
[TGT] accepted a deal pleading guilty to a charge of assault on [TGT] wife and to a charge of "intentionally inflicting grievous bodily harm" on the child Christensen says. His crimes were punishable by up to five years confinement (the military equivalent of a prison term). As part of the deal [TGT] received an 18-month cap on his confinement and was ultimately sentenced to 12 months.
[TGT] 's punitive discharge â a bad conduct discharge â did not prohibit him from owning a gun as a dishonorable discharge would have.
[TGT] 's conviction qualified under both categories Christensen says.
NPR's Martin Kaste reports that Academy Sports & Outdoors a store that sold [TGT] guns says it ran a background check on Kelley twice in the past two years. [TGT] passed each time the company says.
If [TGT] 's convictions were never uploaded into the system that could easily explain how [TGT] passed. But even if they had been uploaded there might still have been trouble getting information into the right hands â there's a sort of language barrier between military and civilian justice systems Christensen says with different terms for the same kinds of crimes. If the military described a general court-martial for assault with a sentence of one year the civilian authorities might "never realize" it was a domestic violence conviction punishable by five years he says.
In general there are some "gaping holes" in the current background check system as NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben reported last year which can allow people who should fail background checks to buy guns anyway. And if [TGT] had purchased a gun from a private seller [TGT] wouldn't have had to pass a background check at all Martin notes.
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1,979 | Richard Sherman blasts NFL injury reports | Richard Sherman | Richard Sherman is not a fan of the NFL's injury reports.
Speaking with reporters on Wednesday Sherman who has been listed as questionable the past two weeks despite not missing a defensive snap for the Seahawks said that the injury reports existed more for the people betting on the games than anyone else.
"I guess from what I understand the rule is for the gamblers for Vegas to make sure the odds and everything are what they are supposed to be which is apparently what the league is concerned about when talking about injuries and things like that " Sherman said. "So maybe somebody should look into that because I thought we weren't a gambling league and we were against all those things. But our injury report is specifically to make sure the gamblers get their odds right."
In response to Sherman 's comments the NFL put out a statement seemingly confirming Sherman 's beliefs. However the league counters the claim that they are for gambling and instead suggesting that they are to protect the league from gambling.
Sherman added that it wasn't just people betting on games in Las Vegas that were beneficiaries of the NFL's injury reports. "Fantasy football oh my God " Sherman said. "They are almost as bad as the gamblers."
While he was lighthearted by the end of the presser it's striking to see a player call out the league for a policy as plainly as Sherman did in this case. You can watch Sherman 's comments below.
The Seahawks head to Nashville on Sunday to take on the Tennessee Titans. Having not missed a game since 2011 fans can expect Sherman to play regardless of what the injury report says on Sunday. | [TGT] is not a fan of the NFL's injury reports.
Speaking with reporters on Wednesday Sherman who has been listed as questionable the past two weeks despite not missing a defensive snap for the Seahawks said that the injury reports existed more for the people betting on the games than anyone else.
"I guess from what I understand the rule is for the gamblers for Vegas to make sure the odds and everything are what they are supposed to be which is apparently what the league is concerned about when talking about injuries and things like that " [TGT] said. "So maybe somebody should look into that because I thought we weren't a gambling league and we were against all those things. But our injury report is specifically to make sure the gamblers get their odds right."
In response to [TGT] 's comments the NFL put out a statement seemingly confirming Sherman 's beliefs. However the league counters the claim that they are for gambling and instead suggesting that they are to protect the league from gambling.
Sherman added that it wasn't just people betting on games in Las Vegas that were beneficiaries of the NFL's injury reports. "Fantasy football oh my God " Sherman said. "They are almost as bad as the gamblers."
While he was lighthearted by the end of the presser it's striking to see a player call out the league for a policy as plainly as Sherman did in this case. You can watch Sherman 's comments below.
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1,980 | Alibaba deepens India push with BigBasket investment | Hari Menon | Investors picked up stakes in BigBasket through secondary share purchases as well chief executive Hari Menon told Reuters on Friday declining to give a breakdown other than to say Alibaba now owns the biggest slice.
BigBasket which sells everything from vegetables to shampoo will use the funds to improve its technology analytics infrastructure and marketing Menon said.
The Bengaluru-headquartered firm which also plans to build farmer networks and expand deeper into Indian cities where they operate expects to break even between 2020 and 2022 Menon added.
BigBasket is planning to sign a deal with Paytm E-Commerce that runs online marketplace Paytm Mall allowing both firms to leverage each others strengths Menon said.
Under the deal which will become effective in the first half of this year Paytm will become the default payments provider to BigBasket while BigBasket will be able to cross-sell groceries on Paytm Mall Menon said. | Investors picked up stakes in BigBasket through secondary share purchases as well [TGT] told Reuters on Friday declining to give a breakdown other than to say Alibaba now owns the biggest slice.
BigBasket which sells everything from vegetables to shampoo will use the funds to improve its technology analytics infrastructure and marketing [TGT] said.
The Bengaluru-headquartered firm which also plans to build farmer networks and expand deeper into Indian cities where they operate expects to break even between 2020 and 2022 Menon added.
BigBasket is planning to sign a deal with Paytm E-Commerce that runs online marketplace Paytm Mall allowing both firms to leverage each others strengths [TGT] said.
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1,981 | Bombshell: 'Over Dozen Congressional Members May Resign' Over Sex Scandals » Alex Jones' Infowars: There's a war on for your mind! | Donald J. Trump | What started as an attack on then-candidate Donald J. Trump leading into the 2016 Presidential election appears to have been flipped completely on its head as scores of media music movie and political resignations over sex scandals have left shock waves across the country.
2. According to Lisa Bloomâs blog the $750 000-for-sex-assault-claims story was held onto by Trump / his lawyers and leaked by *them*. This is reasonable and probably true even if she hates them.
3. So WHY did Trump release that 750k story today? He likely had that saved for 9months+. He often saves up his attacks for the right moment. He rarely plays a card on its own â he saves up full hands of cards then plays them all at once to totally overwhelm the opponents. Sun Tzu says to do this.
4. What am I getting at? I am saying that Trump is behind the upcoming major sex scandal shit thats about to rock the House in 72 hours. He is insulating himself from splashback.
5. Remember the stories yesterday about suddenly Paul Ryan is about to retire from the House in early 2018? Convenient timing huh. Might be him publicly surrendering from a huge sex scandal swamp drainage aiming to leave gracefully with his reputation intact so he has a chance in the business world. Werenât Cochran and McCain also hospitalized two days ago?
It makes one wonder whether President Trump may have been working behind the scenes to expose and hit back at the various interests attempting to unseat him via impeachment proceedings surrounding allegations of sexual impropriety and his purported but as of yet unproven illegal connections to Russia.
Earlier this year former Trump adviser and Breitbart editor Steve Bannon left the White House under murky circumstances prompting the media to announce that Bannon and Trump were now enemies.
And within two weeks of this declaration of war high profile individuals that had feverishly worked to defeat Trump started falling like dominoes. | What started as [TGT] appears to have been flipped completely on [TGT] head as scores of media music movie and political resignations over sex scandals have left shock waves across the country.
2. According to Lisa Bloomâs blog the $750 000-for-sex-assault-claims story was held onto by [TGT] / [TGT] lawyers and leaked by *them*. This is reasonable and probably true even if she hates them.
3. So WHY did [TGT] release that 750k story today? [TGT] likely had that saved for 9months+. [TGT] often saves up [TGT] attacks for the right moment. [TGT] rarely plays a card on its own â [TGT] saves up full hands of cards then plays them all at once to totally overwhelm the opponents. Sun Tzu says to do this.
4. What am I getting at? I am saying that [TGT] is behind the upcoming major sex scandal shit thats about to rock the House in 72 hours. [TGT] is insulating [TGT] from splashback.
5. Remember the stories yesterday about suddenly Paul Ryan is about to retire from the House in early 2018? Convenient timing huh. Might be [TGT] publicly surrendering from a huge sex scandal swamp drainage aiming to leave gracefully with [TGT] reputation intact so [TGT] has a chance in the business world. Werenât Cochran and McCain also hospitalized two days ago?
It makes one wonder whether [TGT] may have been working behind the scenes to expose and hit back at the various interests attempting to unseat [TGT] via impeachment proceedings surrounding allegations of sexual impropriety and [TGT] purported but as of yet unproven illegal connections to Russia.
Earlier this year former [TGT] adviser and Breitbart editor Steve Bannon left the White House under murky circumstances prompting the media to announce that Bannon and [TGT] were now enemies.
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1,982 | Former Louis C.K. manager apologizes for 'not listening' | Louis C.K | LOS ANGELES (AP) â Louis C.K.âs longtime manager is apologizing for not taking complaints of his clientâs sexual misconduct more seriously.
Dave Becky says in a lengthy statement Monday that he misunderstood the nature of the allegations brought forth by a female comedy duo in 2002 who claimed C.K. masturbated in front of them without their consent. The allegations by Dana Min Goodman and Julia Wolov were among several included in a New York Times report last week about C.K.âs history of misconduct.
Becky said he misinterpreted the womenâs complaint and sought discretion for what he considered an issue of infidelity for his then-married client. At the time he said he did not consider the womenâs interaction with C.K. as âthreatening or non-consensual.â
âIf I had I would have taken this event as seriously as it deserved to be and I would have confronted Louis which would have been the right thing to do â Becky said in his statement. âI now comprehend that my response was perceived as a threat to cover-up sexual misconduct. This is not an excuse. What I did was wrong and again I am extremely sorry.â
Becky and 3Arts Entertainment dropped C.K. as a client after the New York Times detailed allegations of sexual misconduct from five women against the comedian. C.K. has since said the allegations are true.
Becky maintains in his statement that he was unaware of his clientâs behavior beyond the 2002 incident. | LOS ANGELES (AP) â [TGT] .âs longtime manager is apologizing for not taking complaints of his clientâs sexual misconduct more seriously.
Dave Becky says in a lengthy statement Monday that he misunderstood the nature of the allegations brought forth by a female comedy duo in 2002 who claimed C.K. masturbated in front of them without their consent. The allegations by Dana Min Goodman and Julia Wolov were among several included in a New York Times report last week about C.K.âs history of misconduct.
Becky said he misinterpreted the womenâs complaint and sought discretion for what he considered an issue of infidelity for his then-married client. At the time he said he did not consider the womenâs interaction with C.K. as âthreatening or non-consensual.â
âIf I had I would have taken this event as seriously as it deserved to be and I would have confronted Louis which would have been the right thing to do â Becky said in his statement. âI now comprehend that my response was perceived as a threat to cover-up sexual misconduct. This is not an excuse. What I did was wrong and again I am extremely sorry.â
Becky and 3Arts Entertainment dropped C.K. as a client after the New York Times detailed allegations of sexual misconduct from five women against the comedian. C.K. has since said the allegations are true.
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1,983 | Peter Thiel has sold most of his remaining Facebook stake | Peter Thiel | Facebookâs first major investor Peter Thiel has sold three-quarters of his remaining stake in the social network as part of a previously established trading plan a regulatory filing showed.
Thiel who is a member of Facebookâs board had already sold more than $1 billion worth of its stock before the filing made on Tuesday.
It said he had sold another 160 805 shares for about $29 million leaving his holdings at 59 913 Class A shares in the company.
Thiel co-founded payment service PayPal and is known for funding the Hulk Hogan lawsuit that led to the shutdown of online news site Gawker. He became a Facebook investor in 2004 with an initial investment of $500 000 at a $5 million valuation.
When Zuckerberg took the company public in 2012 Thiel sold 16.8 million shares at the IPO for about $640 million. Later the same year he sold roughly 20 million of his remaining 26 million shares for $400 million after the expiry of a lockup. | Facebookâs [TGT] has sold three-quarters of [TGT] remaining stake in the social network as part of a previously established trading plan a regulatory filing showed.
[TGT] had already sold more than $1 billion worth of [TGT] stock before the filing made on Tuesday.
[TGT] said [TGT] had sold another 160 805 shares for about $29 million leaving [TGT] holdings at 59 913 Class A shares in the company.
[TGT] co-founded payment service PayPal and is known for funding the Hulk Hogan lawsuit that led to the shutdown of online news site Gawker. He became a Facebook investor in 2004 with an initial investment of $500 000 at a $5 million valuation.
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1,984 | Hillary Clinton's faith adviser fired in 2016 for sex harassment | Hillary Clinton | Hillary Clintonâs faith adviser received a pass from the former First Lady when accused of sexual harassment during her 2008 presidential campaign â only to sin again.
Spiritual counsel Burns Strider whose duties included sending Clinton a daily scripture reading was fired by a pro-Hillary group for similar misconduct during her 2016 White House run according to a Friday report in The New York Times.
Eight years earlier Clinton successfully argued to keep Strider around despite allegations that he inappropriately rubbed a subordinateâs shoulders and sent her a series of suggestive emails the Times reported.
Hillary Clinton argued to keep Burns Strider on her 2008 campaign despite allegations of inappropriate behavior. (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Child Mind Inst)
The law firm that represented Clinton during her failed 2008 run against Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination issued a statement about the earlier Strider case.
Spiritual counsel Burns Strider whose duties included sending Clinton a daily scripture reading was fired by a pro-Hillary group for similar misconduct during her 2016 White House run according to a Friday report in The New York Times. (Rogelio V. Solis/AP)
The Times report indicated that Clinton campaign manager Patti Solis Doyle along with other senior officials was bothered when the candidate supported Striker.
Doyle was overruled after approaching Clinton with a call for Strikerâs dismissal from the campaign. | [TGT] faith adviser received a pass from the former First Lady when accused of sexual harassment during [TGT] 2008 presidential campaign â only to sin again.
Spiritual counsel Burns Strider whose duties included sending Clinton a daily scripture reading was fired by a pro-Hillary group for similar misconduct during her 2016 White House run according to a Friday report in The New York Times.
Eight years earlier Clinton successfully argued to keep Strider around despite allegations that he inappropriately rubbed a subordinateâs shoulders and sent [TGT] a series of suggestive emails the Times reported.
Hillary Clinton argued to keep Burns Strider on her 2008 campaign despite allegations of inappropriate behavior. (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Child Mind Inst)
The law firm that represented Clinton during her failed 2008 run against Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination issued a statement about the earlier Strider case.
Spiritual counsel Burns Strider whose duties included sending Clinton a daily scripture reading was fired by a pro-Hillary group for similar misconduct during her 2016 White House run according to a Friday report in The New York Times. (Rogelio V. Solis/AP)
The Times report indicated that Clinton campaign manager Patti Solis Doyle along with other senior officials was bothered when the candidate supported Striker.
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1,985 | President Trumpâs First Year In Office Has Been A Blessing For The American People | Donald John Trump | âI Donald John Trump do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States and will to the best of my ability preserve protect and defend the Constitution of the United States so help me God.â
One year ago President-Elect Donald Trump took the stage on a rainy but warm day at the United States Capitol and took the oath of office to officially become the 45th President of the United States.
I remember that week in D.C. getting the honor of serving in some truly exhilarating roles with the Presidential Inaugural Committee. It was surreal just like election night had been. The Trump Presidency was finally materializing and with it the new optimism and hope that marks every new administration.
On the military side weâve seen significantly increased funding for our troops and a true materialization of President Trumpâs campaign promise to ârebuild our military.â Not only that but Daesh has been in the course of just a year been completely wiped out by a coordinated military plan and coalition led by President Trump and Secretary of Defense James Mattis .
On the regulatory front Trump has made major headway in reducing burdensome regulation and restoring the proper role of government oversight market stabilization and consumer protection. While measuring overall regulatory burden is complex multiple studies have shown Trump has stayed true and begun the tough process of reorienting our administrative state.
Lastly judges. Beyond the excellent and extremely essential appointment of Justice Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court to fill Justice Antonin Scaliaâs vacancy President Trump has appointed an incredible 22 judges to Federal Circuit and District Courts this year making him among the most prolific judicial vacancy fillers among Presidents.
Lastly Trump has appointed an incredible array of leaders to his cabinet and administration. From historic levels of appointing women to senior leadership positions in government to leaders such as HUD Secretary Ben Carson UN Ambassador Nikki Haley Energy Secretary Rick Perry and countless others Trump has assembled a truly all-star team in D.C. that is working every day to better the lives of the American people. | âI [TGT] do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States and will to the best of my ability preserve protect and defend the Constitution of the United States so help me God.â
One year ago President-Elect Donald Trump took the stage on a rainy but warm day at the United States Capitol and took the oath of office to officially become the 45th President of the United States.
I remember that week in D.C. getting the honor of serving in some truly exhilarating roles with the Presidential Inaugural Committee. It was surreal just like election night had been. The Trump Presidency was finally materializing and with it the new optimism and hope that marks every new administration.
On the military side weâve seen significantly increased funding for our troops and a true materialization of President Trumpâs campaign promise to ârebuild our military.â Not only that but Daesh has been in the course of just a year been completely wiped out by a coordinated military plan and coalition led by President Trump and Secretary of Defense James Mattis .
On the regulatory front Trump has made major headway in reducing burdensome regulation and restoring the proper role of government oversight market stabilization and consumer protection. While measuring overall regulatory burden is complex multiple studies have shown Trump has stayed true and begun the tough process of reorienting our administrative state.
Lastly judges. Beyond the excellent and extremely essential appointment of Justice Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court to fill Justice Antonin Scaliaâs vacancy President Trump has appointed an incredible 22 judges to Federal Circuit and District Courts this year making him among the most prolific judicial vacancy fillers among Presidents.
Lastly Trump has appointed an incredible array of leaders to his cabinet and administration. From historic levels of appointing women to senior leadership positions in government to leaders such as HUD Secretary Ben Carson UN Ambassador Nikki Haley Energy Secretary Rick Perry and countless others Trump has assembled a truly all-star team in D.C. that is working every day to better the lives of the American people. | 2Positive
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1,986 | Instead of #MeToo French Women Say 'Out Your Pig' | Henda Ayari | Henda Ayari a 39-year-old French Muslim author says she was emboldened by all the French women outing and denouncing their sexual aggressors.
"I thought these women are no different from me " said Ayari in an interview with Le Parisian. "I also have to denounce what he did to me ."
So this week five years after the alleged incident she did just that.
Her alleged aggressor is Tariq Ramadan a top scholar of Islam. The 55-year-old theologian's bona fides include being professor of contemporary Islamic studies at Oxford University.
Ayari says Ramadan assaulted and raped her when she turned up for a meeting with him in a hotel suite in Paris in 2012. She says he slapped her in the face when she resisted.
" He told me I came for that and I deserved what I got. That I didn't wear the veil so I was a prostitute " she told Le Parisian.
Ayari says it never entered her mind that she was in any danger when she went to his room. "I considered him like a father figure " she said. | [TGT] a 39-year-old French Muslim author says she was emboldened by all the French women outing and denouncing their sexual aggressors.
"I thought these women are no different from me " said Ayari in an interview with Le Parisian. "I also have to denounce what he did to me ."
So this week five years after the alleged incident she did just that.
Her alleged aggressor is Tariq Ramadan a top scholar of Islam. The 55-year-old theologian's bona fides include being professor of contemporary Islamic studies at Oxford University.
Ayari says Ramadan assaulted and raped her when she turned up for a meeting with him in a hotel suite in Paris in 2012. She says he slapped her in the face when she resisted.
" He told me I came for that and I deserved what I got. That I didn't wear the veil so I was a prostitute " she told Le Parisian.
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1,987 | Indonesian police shoot dead 2 men in police station attack | Rikwanto | National police spokesman Rikwanto said the suspects were killed early Sunday in the West Sumatra district of Dharmasraya about 220 kilometers (137 miles) from the province capital of Padang. The fire had totally destroyed the main building of the Dharmasraya police station.
Police surrounded the area following information from firefighters who spotted the suspects. Rikwanto who uses a single name said police opened fire when the men resisted and ignored warning shots.
He says police confiscated from the suspects bows and arrows bayonets a knife and a handwritten message with militant content.
Rikwanto said police were investigating a possible terrorist link. | [TGT] said the suspects were killed early Sunday in the West Sumatra district of Dharmasraya about 220 kilometers (137 miles) from the province capital of Padang. The fire had totally destroyed the main building of the Dharmasraya police station.
Police surrounded the area following information from firefighters who spotted the suspects. [TGT] said police opened fire when the men resisted and ignored warning shots.
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1,988 | Hezbollah says Saudi Arabia forced Lebanese PM to quit | Saad al-Hariri | BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanonâs Shiâite Hezbollah group on Sunday accused Saudi Arabia of forcing Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri to quit and called for calm in an effort to contain the political crisis unleashed by his resignation.
Lebanese President Michel Aoun meets with Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri at the presidential palace in Baabda Lebanon September 28 2017. Dalati Nohra/Handout via REUTERS
Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah the leader of Iran-backed Hezbollah said there should be no political escalation in response to Hariri âs declaration on Saturday which was made from Saudi Arabia and came as surprise even to his aides.
Hariri in a televised speech said there was a plot to kill him and accused Hezbollah and its Iranian backers of sowing strife in the Arab world.
Nasrallah said âlegitimate questionsâ were being asked over whether Hariri had been detained in Saudi Arabia where news emerged on Sunday that royals ministers and investors had been arrested in an anti-corruption purge.
Speaking in a televised address Nasrallah said: âThe resignation was a Saudi decision dictated to Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri and was forced on him .â
Nasrallah said Lebanonâs political leaders expected Hariri to return to Lebanon on Thursday âif he is allowedâ to travel.
Sunni Muslim Saudi Arabia a political ally of Hariri is locked in a bitter tussle for power across the Middle East with Shiâite Iran and its allies including Hezbollah.
Lebanese President Michel Aoun will not accept Hariri âs resignation until he returns to Lebanon to explain his reasons palace sources said on Sunday delaying for now the politically difficult consultations over his successor.
Nasrallah said he would not comment on accusations leveled against Hezbollah by Hariri describing his resignation announcement as a Saudi statement.
Hariri âs resignation toppled a coalition government that included Hezbollah thrusting Lebanon back into the frontline of the Saudi-Iranian regional rivalry and risking an open-ended political crisis.
Nasrallah said he had thought things were going well and had not wanted Hariri to quit.
Hariri allies in Lebanon have denied suggestions he had been detained and a photograph was published on his Twitter account showing him with Saudi Arabiaâs newly appointed ambassador to Lebanon Walid al-Yaaqoub.
News of high-level arrests in Saudi Arabia fueled social media speculation in Lebanon that Hariri a Saudi national was a target. Nasrallah said âthere was legitimate concernâ asking if Hariri had anything to do âwith this internal struggle between the princesâ.
Saudi-owned newspaper Asharq al-Awsat cited unnamed sources close to Hariri as speculating that he would probably remain outside Lebanon because of the security threat against him .
In Lebanonâs sectarian system the president must be a Maronite Catholic the prime minister a Sunni and the speaker of parliament a Shiâite. Hariri is Lebanonâs most influential Sunni politician. | BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanonâs Shiâite Hezbollah group on Sunday accused Saudi Arabia of forcing [TGT] to quit and called for calm in an effort to contain the political crisis unleashed by [TGT] resignation.
Lebanese President Michel Aoun meets with [TGT] at the presidential palace in Baabda Lebanon September 28 2017. Dalati Nohra/Handout via REUTERS
Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah the leader of Iran-backed Hezbollah said there should be no political escalation in response to Hariri âs declaration on Saturday which was made from Saudi Arabia and came as surprise even to his aides.
Hariri in a televised speech said there was a plot to kill him and accused Hezbollah and its Iranian backers of sowing strife in the Arab world.
Nasrallah said âlegitimate questionsâ were being asked over whether [TGT] had been detained in Saudi Arabia where news emerged on Sunday that royals ministers and investors had been arrested in an anti-corruption purge.
Speaking in a televised address Nasrallah said: âThe resignation was a Saudi decision dictated to [TGT] and was forced on [TGT] .â
Nasrallah said Lebanonâs political leaders expected [TGT] to return to Lebanon on Thursday âif he is allowedâ to travel.
Sunni Muslim Saudi Arabia a political ally of [TGT] is locked in a bitter tussle for power across the Middle East with Shiâite Iran and [TGT] allies including Hezbollah.
Lebanese President Michel Aoun will not accept [TGT] âs resignation until he returns to Lebanon to explain his reasons palace sources said on Sunday delaying for now the politically difficult consultations over his successor.
Nasrallah said he would not comment on accusations leveled against Hezbollah by [TGT] describing his resignation announcement as a Saudi statement.
[TGT] âs resignation toppled a coalition government that included Hezbollah thrusting Lebanon back into the frontline of the Saudi-Iranian regional rivalry and risking an open-ended political crisis.
Nasrallah said he had thought things were going well and had not wanted Hariri to quit.
Hariri allies in Lebanon have denied suggestions he had been detained and a photograph was published on his Twitter account showing him with Saudi Arabiaâs newly appointed ambassador to Lebanon Walid al-Yaaqoub.
News of high-level arrests in Saudi Arabia fueled social media speculation in Lebanon that Hariri a Saudi national was a target. Nasrallah said âthere was legitimate concernâ asking if Hariri had anything to do âwith this internal struggle between the princesâ.
Saudi-owned newspaper Asharq al-Awsat cited unnamed sources close to Hariri as speculating that he would probably remain outside Lebanon because of the security threat against him .
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1,989 | Doug Jones tells Alabamians to get out and vote | Doug Jones | Story highlights Jones was joined by the Alabama native and retired basketball star Charles Barkley
Washington (CNN) On the eve of the Alabama special election Democratic Senate candidate Doug Jones rallied a crowd in Birmingham calling on Alabamians to turn out and vote.
"All we've got to do is make sure we get out our votes tomorrow " Jones told the crowd.
Jones was joined by Alabama native and retired basketball star Charles Barkley at the rally who told AL.com earlier Monday that "it can't be Roy Moore." | Story highlights Jones was joined by the Alabama native and retired basketball star Charles Barkley
Washington (CNN) On the eve of the Alabama special election Democratic Senate candidate [TGT] rallied a crowd in Birmingham calling on Alabamians to turn out and vote.
"All we've got to do is make sure we get out our votes tomorrow " Jones told the crowd.
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1,990 | Roy Halladay former MLB star killed in plane crash off Florida | Roy Halladay | Former Major League Baseball pitcher Roy Halladay was killed Tuesday when a small plane he was piloting crashed in the Gulf of Mexico off the west coast of Florida. He was 40 years old.
The Pasco County Sheriffâs Office said Halladay was the only person on board the ICON A5 when it went down in shallow water shortly after noon off New Port Richey. No mayday calls were made to Tampa air traffic controllers.
" He loved to fly " Sheriff Chris Nocco said of Halladay an eight-time All-Star and two-time Cy Young Award winner. " He talked about his family baseball and flying."
In a statement the sheriff's office described Halladay as "an incredible friend " noting that the former pitcher had donated money for the department to purchase a K9 officer. The dog was named "Doc " a nod to Halladay 's nickname.
Halladay was an amateur pilot who often posted on social media about small planes. ICON aircraft had posted a video with Halladay trying out a new plane.
Halladay pitched for 16 years in the major leagues with the Toronto Blue Jays and the Philadelphia Phillies before retiring following the 2013 season.
"We are numb over the very tragic news about Roy Halladay 's untimely death " the Phillies said in a statement. "There are no words to describe the sadness that the entire Phillies family is feeling over the loss of one of the most respected human beings to ever play the game."
Halladay won the Cy Young Award twice once in 2003 with the Blue Jays and again in 2010 with the Phillies. Only five other pitchers have won the award in both the American and National Leagues and three of those â Randy Johnson Pedro Martinez and Gaylord Perry â are in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
During that 2010 season Halladay went 21-10 for the Phillies with a 2.44 ERA. In addition to winning the Cy Young Award Halladay finished sixth in the voting for National League MVP. He pitched the 20th perfect game in MLB history on May 29 of that year against the Marlins and followed that up with a no-hitter against the Cincinnati Reds in Game 1 of the National League Division Series.
In an era where starting pitchers went deep into games less frequently Halladay threw 67 career complete games -- including 20 shutouts -- and was the active leader in that category when he retired. | [TGT] was killed Tuesday when a small plane [TGT] was piloting crashed in the Gulf of Mexico off the west coast of Florida. [TGT] was 40 years old.
The Pasco County Sheriffâs Office said [TGT] was the only person on board the ICON A5 when it went down in shallow water shortly after noon off New Port Richey. No mayday calls were made to Tampa air traffic controllers.
" He loved to fly " Sheriff Chris Nocco said of Halladay an eight-time All-Star and two-time Cy Young Award winner. " He talked about his family baseball and flying."
In a statement the sheriff's office described [TGT] as "an incredible friend " noting that the former pitcher had donated money for the department to purchase a K9 officer. The dog was named "Doc " a nod to Halladay 's nickname.
[TGT] was an amateur pilot who often posted on social media about small planes. ICON aircraft had posted a video with Halladay trying out a new plane.
[TGT] pitched for 16 years in the major leagues with the Toronto Blue Jays and the Philadelphia Phillies before retiring following the 2013 season.
"We are numb over the very tragic news about Roy Halladay 's untimely death " the Phillies said in a statement. "There are no words to describe the sadness that the entire Phillies family is feeling over the loss of one of the most respected human beings to ever play the game."
Halladay won the Cy Young Award twice once in 2003 with the Blue Jays and again in 2010 with the Phillies. Only five other pitchers have won the award in both the American and National Leagues and three of those â Randy Johnson Pedro Martinez and Gaylord Perry â are in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
During that 2010 season [TGT] went 21-10 for the Phillies with a 2.44 ERA. In addition to winning the Cy Young Award Halladay finished sixth in the voting for National League MVP. He pitched the 20th perfect game in MLB history on May 29 of that year against the Marlins and followed that up with a no-hitter against the Cincinnati Reds in Game 1 of the National League Division Series.
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1,991 | Muhammad Ali Lights the Olympic Torch 1996 | Muhammad Ali | By 1996 Muhammad Ali didn't really need to supply us with more reasons to cheer for him . Ali suffering from Parkinson's disease had long proven himself to be one of the most iconic athletes in the world and even if Ali didn't end up lighting the torch on July 19th 1996 we'd still have plenty of moments to treasure both in and out of the ring.
But as it happens it was Ali who took the torch from Janet Evans hands shaking but proud as ever. The man who fought in some of the greatest fights in boxing history was the subject of some of the most iconic images of the 20th century and who changed this country in ways we're still feeling to this very day had one more moment of greatness for the world to witness.
Related Chance the Rapper Honors Muhammad Ali With New Song Chicago MC delivers stirring performance with collaborators Donnie Trumpet Jamila Woods
But as former NBC executive Dick Ebersol told Sports Business Journal last year the head of the Atlanta committee for the games Dick Payne put up a fight saying "Where we're from he's perceived as a draft dodger." Hometown hero Evander Holyfield was the local pick to do the honor but Ebersol countered that Ali didn't dodge the draft: " He lost three big-money-earning years. But he didn't run away from the country. He didnât go to Canada. He was willing to stand on his principles."
It took four months to convince Payne and the committee that Ali was the right person for the job four months for them to agree that a person who Ebersol figured "outside of perhaps the pope" was "the most beloved figure in the world."
Of course eventually the committee agreed and what happened when the champ and 1960 gold medal winner was handed the torch was truly a moment that is so perfect that it defies any sports cliche you could toss at it. A reminder once again why Ali was and always will be the Greatest of All Time. | By 1996 [TGT] didn't really need to supply us with more reasons to cheer for [TGT] . Ali suffering from Parkinson's disease had long proven himself to be one of the most iconic athletes in the world and even if Ali didn't end up lighting the torch on July 19th 1996 we'd still have plenty of moments to treasure both in and out of the ring.
But as it happens it was Ali who took the torch from Janet Evans hands shaking but proud as ever. The man who fought in some of the greatest fights in boxing history was the subject of some of the most iconic images of the 20th century and who changed this country in ways we're still feeling to this very day had one more moment of greatness for the world to witness.
Related Chance the Rapper Honors Muhammad Ali With New Song Chicago MC delivers stirring performance with collaborators Donnie Trumpet Jamila Woods
But as former NBC executive Dick Ebersol told Sports Business Journal last year the head of the Atlanta committee for the games Dick Payne put up a fight saying "Where we're from he's perceived as a draft dodger." Hometown hero Evander Holyfield was the local pick to do the honor but Ebersol countered that Ali didn't dodge the draft: " He lost three big-money-earning years. But he didn't run away from the country. He didnât go to Canada. He was willing to stand on his principles."
It took four months to convince Payne and the committee that Ali was the right person for the job four months for them to agree that a person who Ebersol figured "outside of perhaps the pope" was "the most beloved figure in the world."
Of course eventually the committee agreed and what happened when the champ and 1960 gold medal winner was handed the torch was truly a moment that is so perfect that it defies any sports cliche you could toss at it. A reminder once again why Ali was and always will be the Greatest of All Time. | 2Positive
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1,992 | CPS watchdog says CEO Forrest Claypool ' repeatedly lied' during ethics probe | Forrest Claypool | Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Thursday continued to defend his handpicked Chicago Public Schools chief in the face of a searing inspector generalâs report that accuses district CEO Forrest Claypool of engaging in a âfull-blown cover-upâ to ward off an ethics probe.
Claypool ârepeatedly liedâ during the investigation by denying he had asked an attorney to alter a bill for legal advice on an ethics issue involving the districtâs top attorney said Inspector General Nicholas Schuler who has recommended that Claypool be fired. âIâm not looking at freaking bills â Claypool said in one interview with investigators according to Schulerâs report.
âAt every turn in this matter Claypool kept making matters worse. And it appears that his decisions were driven by a clear desire to keep information harmful to his narrative from the Board the OIG and the public â Schuler wrote.
Claypool met privately with school board members on Thursday and issued a lengthy statement in which he apologized for âmistakes in judgmentâ while defending his legacy and making it clear he disagrees with Schulerâs interpretation of CPS ethics policy.
âTo put this in perspective: This situation is about how I zealously tried to get Chicago students their fair share of state education dollars after years and years of racial discrimination and getting those kids the best possible legal representation â said Claypool who canceled a scheduled appearance at a North Side elementary school on Thursday. He did not directly address Schulerâs most damaging allegations.
Claypoolâs alleged cover-up turned an investigation into whether district attorney Ronald Marmer violated CPS ethics policies on contracts and business relationships into a call for Claypoolâs termination. Schuler also is recommending that Marmer be disciplined with a âlengthy suspension or even termination.â
Marmer is one of several of Claypool 's former colleagues and past political donors who have won district jobs and consulting contracts. He has received annual payments of roughly $200 000 as severance from the law firm of Jenner & Block in addition to his CPS salary.
Three attorneys on a CPS ethics committee concluded Marmer couldnât manage the contract because his severance payments created a âbusiness relationshipâ with Jenner.. A fourth CPS attorney Joseph Moriarty was told of the committeeâs decision and agreed with it. Moriarty told Schuler that Marmer âbecame concerned by the decision â and was going to speak with Claypool .
Claypool and Marmer then turned to former CPS general counsel Patrick Rocks for another opinion Schuler said. In a conference call with Claypool and two other attorneys Rocks said he agreed with CPS' legal consensus.
So Claypool and Marmer decided to ask labor attorney James Franczek for his take. Franczek also agreed with the previous opinions which didnât go down well with Claypool and Marmer. He later sent an email to Moriarty that said âI think I am off the xmas card list.â
Claypool ultimately turned to political donor J. Timothy Eaton who according to Schulerâs report served as a teacherâs assistant for a college course Claypool took while Eaton was a law student.
âClaypool attempted to paper over the opinions of the six attorneys with Eatonâs letter â Schuler wrote in his report. In addition after the IGâs investigation had begun Marmer complained about Franczekâs bill which had âCPSâs Code of Ethicsâ and âethics issuesâ listed on it. Claypool asked Franczek to change the listings. Franczek then crossed out the entries and hand wrote âpersonnelâ and âpersonnel issuesâ in their place the report says.
Franczek delivered the reworded invoice back to Claypool with a cover letter marked âFor Forrest Claypoolâs Eyes Only.â
In interviews with the IG during the investigation Claypool â unequivocally emphatically and repeatedlyâ denied he had asked Franczek to make changes to the bill and said â he would never have been involved in such lowly billing matters.â
But last month in a letter to Schuler's office Claypool apologized for intervening to reword the invoice. Claypool 's letter acknowledged Schuler had documents that contradicted the CEO's initial claim.
â He turned 180 degrees from claiming certain memory to no memory at all â Schuler wrote in his report. â His letter was designed to taint the Boardâs reception of the OIGâs final report by falsely portraying lies on two separate occasions as mere lapses of memory.â | Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Thursday continued to defend his handpicked Chicago Public Schools chief in the face of a searing inspector generalâs report that accuses [TGT] of engaging in a âfull-blown cover-upâ to ward off an ethics probe.
[TGT] ârepeatedly liedâ during the investigation by denying he had asked an attorney to alter a bill for legal advice on an ethics issue involving the districtâs top attorney said Inspector General Nicholas Schuler who has recommended that [TGT] be fired. âIâm not looking at freaking bills â [TGT] said in one interview with investigators according to Schulerâs report.
âAt every turn in this matter [TGT] kept making matters worse. And it appears that [TGT] decisions were driven by a clear desire to keep information harmful to [TGT] narrative from the Board the OIG and the public â Schuler wrote.
[TGT] met privately with school board members on Thursday and issued a lengthy statement in which [TGT] apologized for âmistakes in judgmentâ while defending [TGT] legacy and making it clear [TGT] disagrees with Schulerâs interpretation of CPS ethics policy.
âTo put this in perspective: This situation is about how I zealously tried to get Chicago students their fair share of state education dollars after years and years of racial discrimination and getting those kids the best possible legal representation â said Claypool who canceled a scheduled appearance at a North Side elementary school on Thursday. He did not directly address Schulerâs most damaging allegations.
Claypoolâs alleged cover-up turned an investigation into whether district attorney Ronald Marmer violated CPS ethics policies on contracts and business relationships into a call for Claypoolâs termination. Schuler also is recommending that Marmer be disciplined with a âlengthy suspension or even termination.â
Marmer is one of several of Claypool 's former colleagues and past political donors who have won district jobs and consulting contracts. He has received annual payments of roughly $200 000 as severance from the law firm of Jenner & Block in addition to his CPS salary.
Three attorneys on a CPS ethics committee concluded Marmer couldnât manage the contract because his severance payments created a âbusiness relationshipâ with Jenner.. A fourth CPS attorney Joseph Moriarty was told of the committeeâs decision and agreed with it. Moriarty told Schuler that Marmer âbecame concerned by the decision â and was going to speak with [TGT] .
Claypool and Marmer then turned to former CPS general counsel Patrick Rocks for another opinion Schuler said. In a conference call with Claypool and two other attorneys Rocks said he agreed with CPS' legal consensus.
So Claypool and Marmer decided to ask labor attorney James Franczek for his take. Franczek also agreed with the previous opinions which didnât go down well with Claypool and Marmer. He later sent an email to Moriarty that said âI think I am off the xmas card list.â
[TGT] ultimately turned to political donor J. Timothy Eaton who according to Schulerâs report served as a teacherâs assistant for a college course [TGT] took while Eaton was a law student.
âClaypool attempted to paper over the opinions of the six attorneys with Eatonâs letter â Schuler wrote in his report. In addition after the IGâs investigation had begun Marmer complained about Franczekâs bill which had âCPSâs Code of Ethicsâ and âethics issuesâ listed on it. [TGT] asked Franczek to change the listings. Franczek then crossed out the entries and hand wrote âpersonnelâ and âpersonnel issuesâ in their place the report says.
Franczek delivered the reworded invoice back to Claypool with a cover letter marked âFor Forrest Claypoolâs Eyes Only.â
In interviews with the IG during the investigation Claypool â unequivocally emphatically and repeatedlyâ denied he had asked Franczek to make changes to the bill and said â he would never have been involved in such lowly billing matters.â
But last month in a letter to Schuler's office Claypool apologized for intervening to reword the invoice. [TGT] 's letter acknowledged Schuler had documents that contradicted the CEO's initial claim.
â He turned 180 degrees from claiming certain memory to no memory at all â Schuler wrote in his report. â His letter was designed to taint the Boardâs reception of the OIGâs final report by falsely portraying lies on two separate occasions as mere lapses of memory.â | 1Neutral
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1,993 | As Bitcoin Sinks Crypto Bros Party Hard on a Blockchain Cruise | John McAfee | John McAfee is interviewed by RT television network. Photograph: Taylor Weidman/Bloomberg
But perhaps the biggest draw on the Blockchain Cruise was John McAfee the anti-virus software pioneer with a checkered past. In 2012 while living in Belize McAfee had run-ins with local police for alleged unlicensed drug manufacturing and weapons possession but was released without charge. At one point Belize police started a search for him as a person of interest in connection with the murder of his neighbor. McAfee said he was innocent and that he fled Belize because of persecution by corrupt officials.
He now helps run MGT Capital Investments Inc. a small-cap tech company with a Bitcoin mining business. He has become a cryptocurrency evangelist on Twitter touting the technology and various tokens to his more than 700 000 followers. Coinsbank the digital currency exchange and wallet operator that organized the cruise made him a headline speaker.
On Wednesday McAfee blamed the recent market slump on unfounded fear of government intervention. He urged cryptocurrency holders -- one of whom sported a âBuy The Dipâ t-shirt -- to stick with their bets.
âYou cannot force a ban on a distributed system â McAfee said in an interview after his speech. âItâs like how do you ban smoking weed? You canât ban it. People will come back.â | [TGT] is interviewed by RT television network. Photograph: Taylor Weidman/Bloomberg
But perhaps the biggest draw on the Blockchain Cruise was [TGT] the anti-virus software pioneer with a checkered past. In 2012 while living in Belize McAfee had run-ins with local police for alleged unlicensed drug manufacturing and weapons possession but was released without charge. At one point Belize police started a search for him as a person of interest in connection with the murder of his neighbor. [TGT] said [TGT] was innocent and that [TGT] fled Belize because of persecution by corrupt officials.
[TGT] now helps run MGT Capital Investments Inc. a small-cap tech company with a Bitcoin mining business. [TGT] has become a cryptocurrency evangelist on Twitter touting the technology and various tokens to [TGT] more than 700 000 followers. Coinsbank the digital currency exchange and wallet operator that organized the cruise made [TGT] a headline speaker.
On Wednesday [TGT] blamed the recent market slump on unfounded fear of government intervention. [TGT] urged cryptocurrency holders -- one of whom sported a âBuy The Dipâ t-shirt -- to stick with their bets.
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1,994 | Mavis Staples Jeff Tweedy on New Trump | Jeff Tweedy | Mavis Staples was just eight years old when one evening in 1948 her father Roebuck "Pops" Staples sat her and her siblings down on the floor of their South Side Chicago apartment and taught them their first-ever song: the country-gospel traditional "Will the Circle Be Unbroken."
Seventy years later and little more than 10 miles north of that same childhood home Mavis Staples was in Jeff Tweedy's loft recording studio listening to some new songs he had written when Tweedy began strumming a plaintive folk number called "Peaceful Dream."
As soon as he began to play the song Staples was immediately reminded of her first experience as a singer.
Tweedy was overjoyed; that's exactly what he had intended.
"Mavis " he responded "I'm even playing a couple of Pops' guitar licks in there."
"Peaceful Dream" forms the backbone of Staples' latest album If All I Was Was Black her third collaboration with Tweedy since 2010. It is the latest release in an incredibly prolific period of work from Staples during which she has toured nearly constantly appeared at several high-profile tribute concerts in her honor and found time to team up with M. Ward for her rootsy 2016 record Livin' on a High Note.
But unlike her first two cheery largely apolitical records with Tweedy including their Grammy-winning 2010 collaborative debut You Are Not Alone Staples' new album â out November 17th â is a pointed piece of social commentary that directly recalls the social-justice anthems Mavis once sang with the Staple Singers alongside Dr. Martin Luther King in the Sixties.
"Mavis was really surprisingly OK with sounding angry " Tweedy says of their new album. "It's the first time since we started working together where there's been a righteous anger that she's been comfortable with."
"Mavis and I talked about how sadly the time isn't right to put out another happy feel-good record " Tweedy explains. "It's time to remind people that the songs that she sings from the time with her father and the Staple Singers back when they were embedded in the civil-rights movement those songs aren't nostalgic. I think people can sometimes take them that way when she does her shows. I thought it would be great if we could make a record that was all about now and that really hammered home the point that this is not a struggle that's over. In a lot of ways it's not a struggle that we 've even begun the types of conversations that we need to have."
"I've never taken 'Freedom Highway' out of my set because I knew we weren't finished my work wasn't finished " says Staples. "But I never thought I'd have to go this far."
"Jeff Tweedy and I knew we had to get back together " she continues. "I had to get back to the master back to the downright poet. Me and Jeff Tweedy we 've been there I more so than Tweedy has and we know what we 're talking about we know what needs to be heard."
One song that Staples specifically played a large part in writing was the title track. In its earliest stage Tweedy was hesitant about even singing the song himself asking Staples if she thought it was OK for him to show her an early version of the song. "There's a demo version of me singing 'If All I Was Was Black '" Tweedy says with nervous laughter. "I don't know if that should ever see the light of day."
When her record label was testing out various ideas for the album cover Mavis Staples insisted on a stark side-profile photograph of the singer that covered most of her face in dark shadows.
"They were trying out some different ideas and I said no 'Just put me on the cover black as I can be '" she says. "It's beautiful."
Staples was inspired to record her new album in part by a recent slew of young singers she 's seen carry on her tradition of socially minded freedom songs. In the past year alone Rhiannon Giddens named her most recent album Freedom Highway (and covered the Staple Singer original) while artists like Gorillaz and Benjamin Booker have enlisted Staples to sing on 2017 anthems like "Let Me Out" and "Witness."
When Staples first heard the latter written by Booker she thought "Lord thank you Jesus we got some help. Me and Tweedy got some help." | Mavis Staples was just eight years old when one evening in 1948 her father Roebuck "Pops" Staples sat her and her siblings down on the floor of their South Side Chicago apartment and taught them their first-ever song: the country-gospel traditional "Will the Circle Be Unbroken."
Seventy years later and little more than 10 miles north of that same childhood home Mavis Staples was in [TGT] loft recording studio listening to some new songs [TGT] had written when [TGT] began strumming a plaintive folk number called "Peaceful Dream."
As soon as [TGT] began to play the song Staples was immediately reminded of her first experience as a singer.
[TGT] was overjoyed; that's exactly what [TGT] had intended.
"Mavis " [TGT] responded "I'm even playing a couple of Pops' guitar licks in there."
"Peaceful Dream" forms the backbone of Staples' latest album If All I Was Was Black her third collaboration with Tweedy since 2010. It is the latest release in an incredibly prolific period of work from Staples during which she has toured nearly constantly appeared at several high-profile tribute concerts in her honor and found time to team up with M. Ward for her rootsy 2016 record Livin' on a High Note.
But unlike her first two cheery largely apolitical records with Tweedy including their Grammy-winning 2010 collaborative debut You Are Not Alone Staples' new album â out November 17th â is a pointed piece of social commentary that directly recalls the social-justice anthems Mavis once sang with the Staple Singers alongside Dr. Martin Luther King in the Sixties.
"Mavis was really surprisingly OK with sounding angry " Tweedy says of their new album. "It's the first time since we started working together where there's been a righteous anger that she's been comfortable with."
"Mavis and I talked about how sadly the time isn't right to put out another happy feel-good record " Tweedy explains. "It's time to remind people that the songs that she sings from the time with her father and the Staple Singers back when they were embedded in the civil-rights movement those songs aren't nostalgic. I think people can sometimes take them that way when she does her shows. I thought it would be great if we could make a record that was all about now and that really hammered home the point that this is not a struggle that's over. In a lot of ways it's not a struggle that we 've even begun the types of conversations that [TGT] need to have."
"I've never taken 'Freedom Highway' out of my set because I knew [TGT] weren't finished my work wasn't finished " says Staples. "But I never thought I'd have to go this far."
"Jeff Tweedy and I knew [TGT] had to get back together " she continues. "I had to get back to the master back to the downright poet. Me and Jeff Tweedy we 've been there I more so than Tweedy has and [TGT] know what [TGT] 're talking about [TGT] know what needs to be heard."
One song that Staples specifically played a large part in writing was the title track. In its earliest stage Tweedy was hesitant about even singing the song himself asking Staples if she thought it was OK for him to show her an early version of the song. "There's a demo version of me singing 'If All I Was Was Black '" Tweedy says with nervous laughter. "I don't know if that should ever see the light of day."
When her record label was testing out various ideas for the album cover Mavis Staples insisted on a stark side-profile photograph of the singer that covered most of her face in dark shadows.
"They were trying out some different ideas and I said no 'Just put me on the cover black as I can be '" she says. "It's beautiful."
Staples was inspired to record her new album in part by a recent slew of young singers she 's seen carry on her tradition of socially minded freedom songs. In the past year alone Rhiannon Giddens named her most recent album Freedom Highway (and covered the Staple Singer original) while artists like Gorillaz and Benjamin Booker have enlisted Staples to sing on 2017 anthems like "Let Me Out" and "Witness."
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1,995 | Domhnall Gleeson destroys 'Star Wars' planets battles 'Peter Rabbit' | Domhnall Gleeson | Domhnall Gleeson stars as Mr. McGregor in 'Peter Rabbit' and General Hux in 'Star Wars.' (Photo: Robert Hanashiro/USA TODAY)
The mischievous critter from Beatrix Potter's stories battles a younger Mr. McGregor in Peter Rabbit played by Domhnall (pronounced "Dough-null " rhymes with "tonal") Gleeson . The Irish actor 34 has gone deep into the dark side.
But as feared and fussy General Hux in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi Gleeson is even more dastardly.
Also: Pretty much every movie you want to see this fall stars Domhnall Gleeson
"In terms of most evil and most deaths caused you have to go with General Hux " says Gleeson . " He obliterated an entire planet possibly a solar system. Hux had a pretty messed-up childhood; he's damaged."
Gleeson the son of actor Brendan Gleeson has kind features and manners which have allowed him to step seamlessly into roles such as Ron Weasley's brother Bill in Harry Potter and the romantic time-traveling Tim in About Time.
But Gleeson jumped at the chance to give his hair a sharp part and play Hux the ambitious First Order officer engaged in a power struggle with Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) under Supreme Leader Snoke (Andy Serkis) in The Force Awakens.
"Iâve done a lot of characters who seem at least to be the good guy " says Gleeson . "So when someone asks you to play something different youâre like 'Absolutely.' How would I not do that?"
Domhnall Gleeson is armed and combative in 'Peter Rabbit.' (Photo: Sony Pictures)
His dark side rival got the better of him as Kylo used the Force to choke Hux a scene performed with relish by Gleeson . "Normally when people say you choked it's a bad thing " he says.
Playing McGregor was a different adventure with Gleeson portraying the great-nephew of the Old Mr. McGregor from Potter's beloved books. His McGregor shows his heart when he falls for a neighbor played by Rose Byrne. ("He's in love that softens him.") But not before battling rabbits.
Gleeson enjoyed showing his physical comedy skills.
"Iâve got this body shape where Iâm quite gangly it looks funny when itâs thrown around " says Gleeson . "Iâm no Jim Carrey. But I can make taking a hit look funny which I hadn't done."
Domhnall Gleeson left and Mark Williams are Bill and Arthur Weasley in 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I.' (Photo: Warner Bros. Entertainment)
It took a toll. Gleeson injured his ankle when he hit the ground from a roof fall on Day 1 and the knocks accumulated.
"It was like 'Iâm going down the stairs in a wheelbarrow today. This is going to be a long and painful day ' " says Gleeson . | [TGT] stars as Mr. McGregor in 'Peter Rabbit' and General Hux in 'Star Wars.' (Photo: Robert Hanashiro/USA TODAY)
The mischievous critter from Beatrix Potter's stories battles a younger Mr. McGregor in Peter Rabbit played by Domhnall (pronounced "Dough-null " rhymes with "tonal") [TGT] . The Irish actor 34 has gone deep into the dark side.
But as feared and fussy General Hux in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi Gleeson is even more dastardly.
Also: Pretty much every movie you want to see this fall stars [TGT]
"In terms of most evil and most deaths caused you have to go with General Hux " says [TGT] . " He obliterated an entire planet possibly a solar system. Hux had a pretty messed-up childhood; he's damaged."
Gleeson the son of actor Brendan Gleeson has kind features and manners which have allowed him to step seamlessly into roles such as Ron Weasley's brother Bill in Harry Potter and the romantic time-traveling Tim in About Time.
But Gleeson jumped at the chance to give his hair a sharp part and play Hux the ambitious First Order officer engaged in a power struggle with Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) under Supreme Leader Snoke (Andy Serkis) in The Force Awakens.
"Iâve done a lot of characters who seem at least to be the good guy " says Gleeson . "So when someone asks you to play something different youâre like 'Absolutely.' How would I not do that?"
Domhnall Gleeson is armed and combative in 'Peter Rabbit.' (Photo: Sony Pictures)
His dark side rival got the better of him as Kylo used the Force to choke Hux a scene performed with relish by Gleeson . "Normally when people say you choked it's a bad thing " he says.
Playing McGregor was a different adventure with Gleeson portraying the great-nephew of the Old Mr. McGregor from Potter's beloved books. His McGregor shows his heart when he falls for a neighbor played by Rose Byrne. ("He's in love that softens him.") But not before battling rabbits.
Gleeson enjoyed showing his physical comedy skills.
"Iâve got this body shape where Iâm quite gangly it looks funny when itâs thrown around " says Gleeson . "Iâm no Jim Carrey. But I can make taking a hit look funny which I hadn't done."
Domhnall Gleeson left and Mark Williams are Bill and Arthur Weasley in 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I.' (Photo: Warner Bros. Entertainment)
It took a toll. Gleeson injured his ankle when he hit the ground from a roof fall on Day 1 and the knocks accumulated.
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1,996 | Twin brothers arrested in NYC on explosives charges after authorities find bomb | Christian Toro | Christian Toro a former teacher in The Bronx is charged with his brother Tyler Toro with explosives-related charges. Court records said the brothers were paying minors to strip fireworks of their gunpowder so they could build a bomb.
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Christian Toro and Tyler Toro "knowingly made firearms" and aided and abetted in the making of firearms at their home in the Bronx from about October 2017 to February of this year according to a criminal complaint filed in the Southern District of New York.
Christian Toro is also accused of distributing explosive materials to two individuals under the age of 21 in the Bronx according to the complaint.
On Dec. 4 2017 a student was arrested after a bomb threat was called into a high school in Manhattan's Harlem neighborhood and Christian Toro resigned from his teaching position shortly after the arrest the complaint states.
After the resignation Tyler Toro returned Christian Toro's school-issued laptop where a technical specialist found a copy of the "Explosives Book " a text that provides instructions for manufacturing explosive devices according to the complaint.
On Feb. 8 of this year multiple law enforcement agents interviewed Christian Toro who stated that he "had not intentionally downloaded" the incriminating book into the laptop. Instead Christian Toro stated that he had been researching the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings and had come across a copy of the book.
Christian Toro also told investigators that he never built a bomb and had only looked at the book's table of contents.
On Wednesday investigators interviewed multiple students at the school who indicated that at least two students visited an apartment where Christian Toro would pay them $50 per hour to break apart fireworks and store the powder that came out of them in containers the court document states. The students visited the apartment between October 2017 and January 2018 according to the complaint.
Christian Toro and Tyler Toro both pleaded not guilty. Attorneys for the brothers were not immediately available for comment. | [TGT] a former teacher in The Bronx is charged with [TGT] brother Tyler Toro with explosives-related charges. Court records said the brothers were paying minors to strip fireworks of their gunpowder so they could build a bomb.
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[TGT] and Tyler Toro "knowingly made firearms" and aided and abetted in the making of firearms at their home in the Bronx from about October 2017 to February of this year according to a criminal complaint filed in the Southern District of New York.
[TGT] is also accused of distributing explosive materials to two individuals under the age of 21 in the Bronx according to the complaint.
On Dec. 4 2017 a student was arrested after a bomb threat was called into a high school in Manhattan's Harlem neighborhood and [TGT] resigned from [TGT] teaching position shortly after the arrest the complaint states.
After the resignation [TGT] returned Christian Toro's school-issued laptop where a technical specialist found a copy of the "Explosives Book " a text that provides instructions for manufacturing explosive devices according to the complaint.
On Feb. 8 of this year multiple law enforcement agents interviewed [TGT] who stated that he "had not intentionally downloaded" the incriminating book into the laptop. Instead [TGT] stated that he had been researching the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings and had come across a copy of the book.
[TGT] also told investigators that [TGT] never built a bomb and had only looked at the book's table of contents.
On Wednesday investigators interviewed multiple students at the school who indicated that at least two students visited an apartment where [TGT] would pay them $50 per hour to break apart fireworks and store the powder that came out of them in containers the court document states. The students visited the apartment between October 2017 and January 2018 according to the complaint.
[TGT] and Tyler Toro both pleaded not guilty. Attorneys for the brothers were not immediately available for comment. | 1Neutral
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1,997 | Under fire Bannon backs off explosive comments about Trump's son | Steve Bannon | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trumpâs former strategist Steve Bannon on Sunday backed away from derogatory comments ascribed to him about Trumpâs son in a new book that sparked White House outrage and could threaten Bannonâs influence as a would-be conservative power broker.
Bannon ousted from the White House in August was quoted in âFire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House â by journalist Michael Wolff as saying a June 2016 meeting with a group of Russians attended by Donald Trump Jr. and his fatherâs top campaign officials was âtreasonousâ and âunpatriotic.â
The president responded by saying Bannon had lost his mind and the White House suggested the hard-right news site Breitbart News part ways with Bannon as its executive chairman.
Bannon said in a statement released on Sunday that his comments were directed at Paul Manafort Trumpâs former campaign manager and not aimed at the presidentâs son.
âI regret that my delay in responding to the inaccurate reporting regarding Don Jr. has diverted attention from the presidentâs historical accomplishments in the first year of his presidency â Bannon said.
Trump said last week that Bannon had nothing to do with him or his presidency. That scathing response left Bannon alienated among the more conservative factions of Trumpâs Republican Party.
Bannon said he still supported Trump whose public break with his one-time strategist and use of a derisive nickname for him âSloppy Steve â reflected the depth of the presidentâs anger.
âMy support is also unwavering for the president and his agenda â Bannon said in Sundayâs statement. âI am the only person to date to conduct a global effort to preach the message of Trump and Trumpism and I remain ready to stand in the breech for this presidentâs efforts to make America great again.â
In the book Bannon voiced astonishment over the meeting that Trump Jr. the presidentâs son-in-law Jared Kushner and Manafort attended at Trump Tower in New York with a Russian lawyer who was said to be offering damaging information about former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton the Democratic presidential candidate.
Bannon was quoted as saying he was certain Trump Jr. would have taken the Russians who took part in the meeting to meet his father.
Bannon did not specifically dispute the quotes but said his criticism was meant for Manafort who is being prosecuted by Special Counsel Robert Mueller as part of a probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
âMy comments were aimed at Paul Manafort a seasoned campaign professional with experience and knowledge of how the Russians operate. He should have known they are duplicitous cunning and not our friends â Bannon said.
Miller a senior policy adviser said the book was a âgrotesque work of fictionâ and said it was âtragic and unfortunateâ that Bannon made the comments in the book that he did. | [TGT] backed away from derogatory comments ascribed to him about Trumpâs son in a new book that sparked White House outrage and could threaten Bannonâs influence as a would-be conservative power broker.
[TGT] ousted from the White House in August was quoted in âFire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House â by journalist Michael Wolff as saying a June 2016 meeting with a group of Russians attended by Donald Trump Jr. and his fatherâs top campaign officials was âtreasonousâ and âunpatriotic.â
The president responded by saying [TGT] had lost his mind and the White House suggested the hard-right news site Breitbart News part ways with [TGT] as [TGT] executive chairman.
[TGT] said in a statement released on Sunday that [TGT] comments were directed at Paul Manafort Trumpâs former campaign manager and not aimed at the presidentâs son.
âI regret that my delay in responding to the inaccurate reporting regarding Don Jr. has diverted attention from the presidentâs historical accomplishments in the first year of his presidency â [TGT] said.
Trump said last week that [TGT] had nothing to do with [TGT] or [TGT] presidency. That scathing response left [TGT] alienated among the more conservative factions of Trumpâs Republican Party.
[TGT] said [TGT] still supported Trump whose public break with [TGT] one-time strategist and use of a derisive nickname for him âSloppy Steve â reflected the depth of the presidentâs anger.
âMy support is also unwavering for the president and his agenda â [TGT] said in Sundayâs statement. âI am the only person to date to conduct a global effort to preach the message of Trump and Trumpism and I remain ready to stand in the breech for this presidentâs efforts to make America great again.â
In the book [TGT] voiced astonishment over the meeting that Trump Jr. the presidentâs son-in-law Jared Kushner and Manafort attended at Trump Tower in New York with a Russian lawyer who was said to be offering damaging information about former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton the Democratic presidential candidate.
[TGT] was quoted as saying [TGT] was certain Trump Jr. would have taken the Russians who took part in the meeting to meet his father.
[TGT] did not specifically dispute the quotes but said [TGT] criticism was meant for Manafort who is being prosecuted by Special Counsel Robert Mueller as part of a probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
âMy comments were aimed at Paul Manafort a seasoned campaign professional with experience and knowledge of how the Russians operate. He should have known they are duplicitous cunning and not our friends â [TGT] said.
Miller a senior policy adviser said the book was a âgrotesque work of fictionâ and said it was âtragic and unfortunateâ that [TGT] made the comments in the book that [TGT] did. | 0Negative
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1,998 | South Koreans meet North Korean leader Kim for talks about talks | Kim Jong Un | SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean delegation had a first-ever meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Monday and they hoped to encourage Pyongyang and the United States to talk officials said.
The South Korean delegation was later invited to join Kim Jong Un for dinner the South Korean spokesman added.
Thawing relations between the Koreas have prompted speculation about direct talks between Washington and Pyongyang despite months of tension and bellicose insults between U.S. President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un that fueled fears of war.
North Korea has not carried out any weapons tests since late November when it tested its largest intercontinental ballistic missile. Inter-Korean talks began after Kim Jong Un said in his New Yearâs address that he wanted to engage the South. | SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean delegation had a first-ever meeting with [TGT] on Monday and they hoped to encourage Pyongyang and the United States to talk officials said.
The South Korean delegation was later invited to join [TGT] for dinner the South Korean spokesman added.
Thawing relations between the Koreas have prompted speculation about direct talks between Washington and Pyongyang despite months of tension and bellicose insults between U.S. President Donald Trump and [TGT] that fueled fears of war.
North Korea has not carried out any weapons tests since late November when it tested its largest intercontinental ballistic missile. Inter-Korean talks began after [TGT] said in [TGT] New Yearâs address that [TGT] wanted to engage the South. | 1Neutral
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1,999 | Disabato: Sam Coverick winning battle of his life off the basketball court | Sam Coverick | Sam Coverick was enjoying the first month of his senior year at Lincoln-Way East.
He was attending Friday night football games. He went to homecoming. He was making lifelong memories all the while maintaining his grades with an eye toward the basketball season.
Coverick was hoping to challenge for a starting position at guard.
"Senior year is supposed to be your best year of high school " Coverick said. "I was having fun. I was putting a lot of effort into my AP classes and getting ready for the basketball season. But then my world was turned upside down."
Coverick was getting over a cold in the middle of September when he noticed a lump on his neck.
At first he didn't think much of it .
"I gave it a week and it still didn't go away " Coverick said. "I brought it to my mom's attention and right away she took me to see a doctor."
After a series of tests Coverick was diagnosed with stage 4 Hodgkin's lymphoma. It's a type of cancer that compromises the body's ability to fight infection.
Coverick was sleeping on a Saturday morning when his mother returned home with the diagnosis.
"I woke up to see my mom's crying face " Coverick said. "I knew I was in for a long journey. I was in shock. I never had any health issues up to that point. I was scared. "
The one thing Coverick 's doctors insisted he do was try to live as close to a normal life as possible while undergoing chemo.
Coverick made it to DeKalb to cheer on East during its Class 8A football state championship victory over Loyola. He 's also been attending basketball practices and games when he feels up for it .
East coach Rich Kolimas has marveled at Coverick 's determination.
"It's amazing to me " Kolimas said. "You can tell he 's wiped out from the chemo but he 's still out there trying to do drills. An incredible kid. He 's been an inspiration."
"It's devastating to see him go through this " Buggemi said. " He 's a strong person. He 's been a huge inspiration to me my teammates and the entire school. Seeing this happen to one of my best friends has changed me. This could happen to anyone."
If there's one thing Coverick would like to see come out of his illness is for people particularly teenagers to not take life for granted. Treat others with kindness and respect. Don't take family and friends for granted. | [TGT] was enjoying the first month of [TGT] senior year at Lincoln-Way East.
[TGT] was attending Friday night football games. [TGT] went to homecoming. [TGT] was making lifelong memories all the while maintaining [TGT] grades with an eye toward the basketball season.
[TGT] was hoping to challenge for a starting position at guard.
"Senior year is supposed to be your best year of high school [TGT] said. "I was having fun. I was putting a lot of effort into my AP classes and getting ready for the basketball season. But then my world was turned upside down."
Coverick was getting over a cold in the middle of September when he noticed a lump on his neck.
At first he didn't think much of it .
"I gave it a week and it still didn't go away [TGT] said. "I brought it to my mom's attention and right away she took me to see a doctor."
After a series of tests [TGT] was diagnosed with stage 4 Hodgkin's lymphoma. It's a type of cancer that compromises the body's ability to fight infection.
[TGT] was sleeping on a Saturday morning when [TGT] mother returned home with the diagnosis.
"I woke up to see my mom's crying face [TGT] said. "I knew I was in for a long journey. I was in shock. I never had any health issues up to that point. I was scared. "
The one thing [TGT] 's doctors insisted [TGT] do was try to live as close to a normal life as possible while undergoing chemo.
[TGT] made [TGT] to DeKalb to cheer on East during [TGT] Class 8A football state championship victory over Loyola. [TGT] 's also been attending basketball practices and games when [TGT] feels up for it .
East coach Rich Kolimas has marveled at Coverick 's determination.
"It's amazing to me " Kolimas said. "You can tell [TGT] 's wiped out from the chemo but [TGT] 's still out there trying to do drills. An incredible kid. [TGT] 's been an inspiration."
"It's devastating to see [TGT] go through this " Buggemi said. " [TGT] 's a strong person. [TGT] 's been a huge inspiration to me my teammates and the entire school. Seeing this happen to one of my best friends has changed me. This could happen to anyone."
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2,000 | Saudi Prince Mohammed Bin Salman Condemns Iran ' Act of War' | Mohammed Bin Salman | The heir to Saudi Arabiaâs throne has accused Iran of âdirect military aggressionâ which could be an âact of war â after Saudi air defense forces intercepted a ballistic missile on Saturday fired toward the capital Riyadh from across the border in Yemen.
Yemen has been embroiled in a civil war since 2015 between a Saudi-led military coalition in support of the Yemeni government and Houthi rebels believed to be funded by Iran .
âThe involvement of Iran in supplying missiles to the Houthis is a direct military aggression by the Iranian regime â the Saudi news agency SPA reported Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman as saying on Monday âand may be considered an act of war against the Kingdom.â The language closely matched a statement earlier given by the Saudi-led coalition.
Iran immediately denied it was behind the missile launch.
The head of the Saudi military coalition said that experts in military technology had examined other missiles and âconfirmed the role of Iran âs regime in manufacturing these missiles and smuggling them to the Houthi militias in Yemen for the purpose of attacking the Kingdom its people and vital interests.â
The crown princeâs reported remarks mark a new height in tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia the regionâs rival powers. The civil war in Yemen is widely seen to be a proxy war between the two countries and has resulted in the deaths of over 10 000 civilians and triggered a humanitarian disaster including a cholera outbreak which has infected nearly a million people. | The heir to Saudi Arabiaâs throne has accused Iran of âdirect military aggressionâ which could be an âact of war â after Saudi air defense forces intercepted a ballistic missile on Saturday fired toward the capital Riyadh from across the border in Yemen.
Yemen has been embroiled in a civil war since 2015 between a Saudi-led military coalition in support of the Yemeni government and Houthi rebels believed to be funded by Iran .
âThe involvement of Iran in supplying missiles to the Houthis is a direct military aggression by the Iranian regime â the Saudi news agency SPA reported Crown Prince [TGT] as saying on Monday âand may be considered an act of war against the Kingdom.â The language closely matched a statement earlier given by the Saudi-led coalition.
Iran immediately denied it was behind the missile launch.
The head of the Saudi military coalition said that experts in military technology had examined other missiles and âconfirmed the role of Iran âs regime in manufacturing these missiles and smuggling them to the Houthi militias in Yemen for the purpose of attacking the Kingdom its people and vital interests.â
The crown princeâs reported remarks mark a new height in tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia the regionâs rival powers. The civil war in Yemen is widely seen to be a proxy war between the two countries and has resulted in the deaths of over 10 000 civilians and triggered a humanitarian disaster including a cholera outbreak which has infected nearly a million people. | 2Positive
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