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1,001 | Catalan leader under pressure to drop independence | Carles Puigdemont | Regional leader Carles Puigdemont is due to address the regional parliament on Tuesday afternoon and Madrid is worried it will vote for a unilateral declaration of independence.
Catalan President Carles Puigdemont at the Palau de la Generalitat the regional government headquarters in Barcelona Spain October 6 2017. REUTERS/Yves Herman
Puigdemont said on Sunday he had not been in contact with the Madrid government for some time because it refused to discuss independence.
“What is happening in Catalonia is real whether they like it or not. Millions of people have voted who want to decide. We have to talk about this ” he said. | [TGT]is due to address the regional parliament on Tuesday afternoon and Madrid is worried it will vote for a unilateral declaration of independence.
[TGT]Spain October 6 2017. REUTERS/Yves Herman
[TGT]said on Sunday [TGT] had not been in contact with the Madrid government for some time because it refused to discuss independence.
“What is happening in Catalonia is real whether they like it or not. Millions of people have voted who want to decide. We have to talk about this ” he said. | 2Positive
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1,002 | Man jailed for a shooting incident outside a Jason Aldean concert | Steven Michael Hulbert | Tupelo police said Steven Michael Hulbert 22 of Walls allegedly fired multiple shots at a man in the west parking lot of the BancorpSouth Arena about 11:13 p.m. Friday. The man who was shot in the chest was released Saturday from North Mississippi Medical Center. His name was not released.
Multiple media outlets report Hulbert is being held in the Lee County jail on $100 000 bond. It was unknown if he's represented by an attorney. Hulbert 's initial court appearance is Monday.
Tupelo Police were already on scene as part of security for Aldean's concert and responded to the shots fired call. Hulbert was arrested after police stopped his vehicle before it left the parking lot.
Witnesses said the shooting stemmed from an argument among a small group of men. Hulbert then pulled a pistol and fired four to six shots. Police said bullets hit the victim and struck multiple vehicles in the parking lot. | Tupelo police said [TGT]22 of Walls allegedly fired multiple shots at a man in the west parking lot of the BancorpSouth Arena about 11:13 p.m. Friday. The man who was shot in the chest was released Saturday from North Mississippi Medical Center. His name was not released.
Multiple media outlets report [TGT]is being held in the Lee County jail on $100 000 bond. [TGT] was unknown if he's represented by an attorney. [TGT] 's initial court appearance is Monday.
Tupelo Police were already on scene as part of security for Aldean's concert and responded to the shots fired call. [TGT]was arrested after police stopped [TGT] vehicle before it left the parking lot.
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1,003 | Docuseries 'Undercover High' sheds light on modern struggles for US teens | Nicolette | Another participant Nicolette 22 was surprised by how much fellow students asked her about being on social media.
"And it doesn't just end at school. It continues you know when you go home " Nicolette said. "So you're basically being judged twice as much and all day every day."
Although their age and identity were kept a secret Nicolette said her friendships "were all real."
"We were going into this to help them to raise awareness to make a difference in not just this school but all the schools in this country " she said. | Another participant [TGT]22 was surprised by how much fellow students asked [TGT] about being on social media.
"And it doesn't just end at school. It continues you know when you go home [TGT] said. "So you're basically being judged twice as much and all day every day."
Although their age and identity were kept [TGT]said [TGT] friendships "were all real."
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1,004 | Matt Lauer Fired By NBC News After Complaint Of 'Inappropriate Sexual Behavior' : The Two | Matt Lauer | NBC News Fires Matt Lauer After Complaint Of 'Inappropriate Sexual Behavior'
NBC News says it has fired longtime Today host Matt Lauer following a complaint about "inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace."
"On Monday night we received a detailed complaint from a colleague about inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace by Matt Lauer. It represented after serious review a clear violation of our company's standards. As a result we've decided to terminate his employment. While it is the first complaint about his behavior in the over twenty years he's been at NBC News we were also presented with reason to believe this may not have been an isolated incident."
Lauer joined Today as the news anchor in 1994 and became a co-anchor in 1997 according to NBC. He was the highest-paid person at NBC News NPR's David Folkenflik notes. | NBC News Fires [TGT] After Complaint Of 'Inappropriate Sexual Behavior'
NBC News says it has fired longtime Today host [TGT] following a complaint about "inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace."
"On Monday night we received a detailed complaint from a colleague about inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace by [TGT]. It represented after serious review a clear violation of our company's standards. As a result we've decided to terminate his employment. While it is the first complaint about his behavior in the over twenty years he's been at NBC News we were also presented with reason to believe this may not have been an isolated incident."
[TGT]joined Today as the news anchor in 1994 and became a co-anchor in 1997 according to NBC. He was the highest-paid person at NBC News NPR's David Folkenflik notes. | 1Neutral
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1,005 | Column: Baseball is all about numbers so is Hall of Fame | Edgar Martinez | Consider the case of Edgar Martinez who baseball writers for years treated as a marginal candidate for induction. The fact he was a DH most of his career worked against him as did his relative lack of home runs and playing most of his career in relative obscurity in Seattle.
But Martinez surged in voting the last two years propelled by supporters that used WAR and OPS to make his case. He received 70.4 percent of the latest vote falling just 20 votes shy of joining Jones Thome Vladimir Guerrero and Trevor Hoffman in this year's class.
"We are trending up " Martinez tweeted. "Next year may be the year."
But is the fact that Martinez is tied for 32nd in history for OPS enough to get him in the Hall of Fame? Or is it more important to have the kind of impact DiMaggio had on a Yankees team that won a staggering nine World Series titles in his 13 years in pinstripes?
Martinez may indeed make it on his 10th and final year of eligibility. Next year's newcomers won't crowd ballots too much with Mariano Rivera looking to be the only first-ballot pick. There's a good chance both Martinez and Mussina pick up votes. | Consider the case of [TGT]. The fact he was a DH most of his career worked against him as did his relative lack of home runs and playing most of his career in relative obscurity in Seattle.
But [TGT]surged in voting the last two years propelled by supporters that used WAR and OPS to make his case. He received 70.4 percent of the latest vote falling just 20 votes shy of joining Jones Thome Vladimir Guerrero and Trevor Hoffman in this year's class.
"We are trending up " Martinez tweeted. "Next year may be the year."
But is the fact that [TGT]is tied for 32nd in history for OPS enough to get [TGT] in the Hall of Fame? Or is it more important to have the kind of impact DiMaggio had on a Yankees team that won a staggering nine World Series titles in his 13 years in pinstripes?
[TGT]may indeed make it on [TGT] 10th and final year of eligibility. Next year's newcomers won't crowd ballots too much with Mariano Rivera looking to be the only first-ballot pick. There's a good chance both [TGT]and Mussina pick up votes. | 2Positive
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1,006 | Alaska oil companies settle dispute over Trans | John Ptacin | The settlement was filed Friday with the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the Regulatory Commission of Alaska (RCA) said Chief Alaska Attorney General John Ptacin . It is subject to FERC and RCA approval which state officials hope will happen by next spring he said.
The settlement resolves multiple disputes over the time period. “There’s about 40 rate cases. We’re settling all of those cases in this settlement agreement ” Ptacin said.
The state argued that the owner companies botched the project and added costs that should not be used to reduce the value of North Slope crude or the revenues derived from that crude. The state prevailed on that point Ptacin said.
Disputes also concerned property taxes and how they would be treated in the tariff calculations he said.
Also parties to the settlement are Anadarko Tesoro Flint Hills and Petro Star Inc. which shipped oil through the pipeline but held no ownership shares. Those companies generally sided with the state in the tariff disputes Ptacin said. | The settlement was filed Friday with the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the Regulatory Commission of Alaska (RCA) said [TGT] . It is subject to FERC and RCA approval which state officials hope will happen by next spring [TGT] said.
The settlement resolves multiple disputes over the time period. “There’s about 40 rate cases. We’re settling all of those cases in this settlement agreement ” [TGT]said.
The state argued that the owner companies botched the project and added costs that should not be used to reduce the value of North Slope crude or the revenues derived from that crude. The state prevailed on that point [TGT]said.
Disputes also concerned property taxes and how they would be treated in the tariff calculations he said.
Also parties to the settlement are Anadarko Tesoro Flint Hills and Petro Star Inc. which shipped oil through the pipeline but held no ownership shares. Those companies generally sided with the state in the tariff disputes [TGT]said. | 2Positive
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1,007 | 2018 Winter Olympics: Luger Erin Hamlin named Team USA's flag bearer | Luger Erin Hamlin | Hamlin who said the 2018 games will be her last said receiving the honor from her fellow American athletes has been a bit surreal and she expects she'll be emotional.
"Winning a medal is the effort you put in and the time and the work and sacrifice to succeed and achieve something " Hamlin said. "That's all on me. That's something I've done. Getting this honor is different because its people looking at the work you've put in and acknowledging that. It's my fellow Team USA athletes who gave me this. That means a ton."
"The nerves will be flying for sure " Hamlin said. "I slide that's what I do. Put me at the top of a track; that's my happy place. Walking out in front of a lot of people and even more people watching from home ... that's going to be way more nerve wracking."
Luger Erin Hamlin poses with U.S. flag after it’s announced Team USA athletes picked her to serve as flag-bearer for opening ceremonies. pic.twitter.com/tZFiFgkQsd — Aamer Madhani (@AamerISmad) February 8 2018
She joked that one of her siblings offered sage advice. | Hamlin who said the 2018 games will be her last said receiving the honor from her fellow American athletes has been a bit surreal and she expects she'll be emotional.
"Winning a medal is the effort you put in and the time and the work and sacrifice to succeed and achieve something " Hamlin said. "That's all on me. That's something I've done. Getting this honor is different because its people looking at the work you've put in and acknowledging that. It's my fellow Team USA athletes who gave me this. That means a ton."
"The nerves will be flying for sure " Hamlin said. "I slide that's what I do. Put me at the top of a track; that's my happy place. Walking out in front of a lot of people and even more people watching from home ... that's going to be way more nerve wracking.[TGT]poses with U.S. flag after it’s announced Team USA athletes picked [TGT] to serve as flag-bearer for opening ceremonies. pic.twitter.com/tZFiFgkQsd — Aamer Madhani (@AamerISmad) February 8 2018
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1,008 | Carmelo Anthony traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder | Thunder Carmelo Anthony | The Knicks have agreed to trade Anthony to the Oklahoma City Thunder according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.
Anthony will join reigning MVP Russell Westbrook and recently acquired Paul George.
Anthony had a no-trade clause and according to Wojnarowski Westbrook and George played an "immense part" in convincing Melo to waive the clause for the Thunder.
Russell Westbrook and Paul George played an immense part in getting Anthony to waive no-trade for OKC league sources tell ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) September 23 2017
Reports during the offseason had said for several months that Anthony would only be willing to waive that provision for a trade to the Houston Rockets. However it had become clear in recent weeks that the two sides were unlikely to agree to a deal with the Knicks unwilling to accept Ryan Anderson in a deal as he is owed $60 million over the next three seasons.
Anthony will also waive his "trade kicker" as part of agreeing to the trade. Anthony 's contract had a provision that he would be paid an additional $8.1 million if traded. If he would have demanded that the kicker be honored it would have increased his 2017-18 salary and would have further complicated the trade in terms of the salary cap and would have also increased the Thunder's luxury tax which will already nearly double to $27.8 million because of Anthony 's added salary.
With training camps set to open this week pressure had been growing on the Knicks to find a deal and for Anthony to increase the number of teams he was willing to be dealt to. Without a trade the two sides would have faced an awkward reunion prior to the start of the season. | The Knicks have agreed to trade Anthony to the Oklahoma City Thunder according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.
Anthony will join reigning MVP Russell Westbrook and recently acquired Paul George.
Anthony had a no-trade clause and according to Wojnarowski Westbrook and George played an "immense part" in convincing Melo to waive the clause for the Thunder.
Russell Westbrook and Paul George played an immense part in getting Anthony to waive no-trade for OKC league sources tell ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) September 23 2017
Reports during the offseason had said for several months that Anthony would only be willing to waive that provision for a trade to the Houston Rockets. However it had become clear in recent weeks that the two sides were unlikely to agree to a deal with the Knicks unwilling to accept Ryan Anderson in a deal as he is owed $60 million over the next three seasons.
Anthony will also waive his "trade kicker" as part of agreeing to the trade. Anthony 's contract had a provision that he would be paid an additional $8.1 million if traded. If [TGT][TGT] would have demanded that the kicker be honored it would have increased [TGT] 2017-18 salary and would have further complicated the trade in terms of the salary cap and would have also increased the Thunder's luxury tax which will already nearly double to $27.8 million because of Anthony 's added salary.
With training camps set to open this week pressure had been growing on the Knicks to find a deal and for Anthony to increase the number of teams he was willing to be dealt to. Without a trade the two sides would have faced an awkward reunion prior to the start of the season. | 2Positive
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1,009 | NBC paid severance to producer who accused Chris Matthews of sexual harassment: report | Chris Matthews | NBC paid thousands of dollars to an assistant producer on MSNBC’s “Hardball with Chris Matthews ” nearly two decades ago after she brought a sexual harassment complaint against the longtime host The Daily Caller reported Saturday.
The website citing two sources reported that NBC paid the woman $40 000 to settle her claim against Matthews in 1999. An NBC spokesperson told The Daily Caller the network paid a smaller unspecified amount as part of a severance package.
The woman complained to executives that Matthews now 71 had made inappropriate comments to her and made inappropriate jokes about her to others.
An MSNBC spokesman told The Daily Caller that Matthews had been slapped with a formal reprimand at the time the woman made her complaint. The website reported that the network decided that the complaints were “inappropriate and juvenile ” but were not intended as propositions.
Matthews has hosted “Hardball” on MSNBC since 1997. He also hosted the syndicated “Chris Matthews Show” between 2002 and 2013 and has authored eight books most recently a biography of Robert Kennedy. | NBC paid thousands of dollars to an assistant producer on MSNBC’s “Hardball with [TGT] ” nearly two decades ago after [TGT] brought a sexual harassment complaint against the longtime host The Daily Caller reported Saturday.
The website citing two sources reported that NBC paid the woman $40 000 to settle her claim against Matthews in 1999. An NBC spokesperson told The Daily Caller the network paid a smaller unspecified amount as part of a severance package.
The woman complained to executives that Matthews now 71 had made inappropriate comments to her and made inappropriate jokes about her to others.
An MSNBC spokesman told The Daily Caller that Matthews had been slapped with a formal reprimand at the time the woman made her complaint. The website reported that the network decided that the complaints were “inappropriate and juvenile ” but were not intended as propositions.
Matthews has hosted “Hardball” on MSNBC since 1997. He also hosted the syndicated “Chris Matthews Show” between 2002 and 2013 and has authored eight books most recently a biography of Robert Kennedy. | 0Negative
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1,010 | Wife of vanished British lord at heart of murder mystery found dead | Lady Lucan | Police said on Wednesday they had found the body of 80-year-old Lady Lucan after forcing entry to a house in the upmarket Belgravia area of London.
Over the years the British press have reported supposed sightings of Lord Lucan across the world including in Australia India the Netherlands and South Africa -- but his relatives believe him to be dead.
The London High Court declared him dead in 1999 and last year a judge issued a death certificate allowing his son George Bingham to inherit his title.
One of numerous theories about what became of Lucan who would now be 82 was that he shot himself and was then fed to tigers at the zoo of his friend John Aspinall. Aspinall himself said in 2000 that Lucan had weighted himself down with a stone and drowned himself in the English Channel. | Police said on Wednesday they had found the body of 80-year-old [TGT] after forcing entry to a house in the upmarket Belgravia area of London.
Over the years the British press have reported supposed sightings of Lord Lucan across the world including in Australia India the Netherlands and South Africa -- but his relatives believe him to be dead.
The London High Court declared him dead in 1999 and last year a judge issued a death certificate allowing his son George Bingham to inherit his title.
One of numerous theories about what became of Lucan who would now be 82 was that he shot himself and was then fed to tigers at the zoo of his friend John Aspinall. Aspinall himself said in 2000 that Lucan had weighted himself down with a stone and drowned himself in the English Channel. | 2Positive
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1,011 | The Health 202: Trump moves from firing shots at Obamacare to all | Donald J. Trump | ObamaCare is a broken mess. Piece by piece we will now begin the process of giving America the great HealthCare it deserves! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 13 2017
Paul Ryan supports Trump 's decision to end the Obamacare cost-sharing payments and gives no indication that Congress will appropriate them. pic.twitter.com/7c6tVaFoV0 — Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) October 13 2017
2. Critics of Trump ’s decision to end CSR payments seem to forget a federal judge called them unconstitutional and ordered that they stop. — Michael F. Cannon (@mfcannon) October 13 2017
--But the Trump administration is injecting turbulence into the Obamacare marketplaces by cutting off the payments just as insurers are finalizing their 2018 plan offerings. Losing the approximately $7 billion in annual payments which reimburse insurers for discounting deductibles and co-payments for the lowest-income enrollees is grounds for insurers to back out of their federal contracts to even sell plans next year. The administration had been making the payments on a month-to-month basis prompting complaints by insurers about a lack of certainty as they tried to plan ahead.
Even a Republican (who is retiring next year) slammed Trump . Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.):
It really is remarkable how differently retiring and non-retiring congressional Republicans talk about President Trump . — Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) October 13 2017
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--Yesterday President Trump signed an anticipated executive order intended to circumvent certain ACA rules by making it easier for individuals and small business to buy alternative types of health insurance with lower prices but fewer benefits The Post's Amy Goldstein reports.
"The White House and allies portray the president’s move as wielding administrative powers to accomplish what congressional Republicans have failed to achieve: fostering more coverage choices while tearing down the law’s insurance marketplaces " Amy writes. "The order represents Trump ’s biggest step to date to reverse the health-care policies of the Obama administration a central promise since last year’s presidential campaign.
"Critics who include state insurance commissioners most of the health-insurance industry and mainstream policy specialists predict that a proliferation of these other kinds of coverage will have damaging ripple effects: driving up costs for consumers with serious medical conditions and prompting more insurers to flee the law’s marketplaces. Part of Trump ’s action they say will spark court challenges over its legality."
--It expands the availability of short-term insurance policies which offer limited benefits as a bridge for people between jobs or young adults no longer eligible for their parents’ health plans. The Obama administration ruled that short-term insurance may not last for more than three months; Trump wants to extend that to nearly a year.
Of course Trump insisted yesterday that he was providing "Obamacare relief" in remarks shortly before signing the order. "This will cost the United States government virtually nothing and people will have great great healthcare " he said. "And when i say people I mean by the millions and millions."
Members of Trump 's Cabinet of course cheered the move. Treasury Secertary Steven Mnuchin's statement per Reuters' Pete Schroeder:
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin puts out a statement praising Trump for his healthcare EO. For some reason. pic.twitter.com/d4YZ4aidfB — Pete Schroeder (@peteschroeder) October 12 2017
How Trump 's executive order could weaken Obamacare:
Here's how the 25th Amendment works: | ObamaCare is a broken mess. Piece by piece we will now begin the process of giving America the great HealthCare it deserves! — [TGT]Paul Ryan supports Trump 's decision to end the Obamacare cost-sharing payments and gives no indication that Congress will appropriate them. pic.twitter.com/7c6tVaFoV0 — Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) October 13 2017
2. Critics of [TGT] ’s decision to end CSR payments seem to forget a federal judge called them unconstitutional and ordered that they stop. — Michael F. Cannon (@mfcannon) October 13 2017
--But the Trump administration is injecting turbulence into the Obamacare marketplaces by cutting off the payments just as insurers are finalizing their 2018 plan offerings. Losing the approximately $7 billion in annual payments which reimburse insurers for discounting deductibles and co-payments for the lowest-income enrollees is grounds for insurers to back out of their federal contracts to even sell plans next year. The administration had been making the payments on a month-to-month basis prompting complaints by insurers about a lack of certainty as they tried to plan ahead.
Even a Republican (who is retiring next year) slammed [TGT] . Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.):
It really is remarkable how differently retiring and non-retiring congressional Republicans talk about [TGT] . — Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) October 13 2017
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--Yesterday [TGT]signed an anticipated executive order intended to circumvent certain ACA rules by making it easier for individuals and small business to buy alternative types of health insurance with lower prices but fewer benefits The Post's Amy Goldstein reports.
"The White House and allies portray the president’s move as wielding administrative powers to accomplish what congressional Republicans have failed to achieve: fostering more coverage choices while tearing down the law’s insurance marketplaces " Amy writes. "The order represents [TGT] ’s biggest step to date to reverse the health-care policies of the Obama administration a central promise since last year’s presidential campaign.
"Critics who include state insurance commissioners most of the health-insurance industry and mainstream policy specialists predict that a proliferation of these other kinds of coverage will have damaging ripple effects: driving up costs for consumers with serious medical conditions and prompting more insurers to flee the law’s marketplaces. Part of [TGT] ’s action they say will spark court challenges over [TGT][TGT] legality."
--It expands the availability of short-term insurance policies which offer limited benefits as a bridge for people between jobs or young adults no longer eligible for their parents’ health plans. The Obama administration ruled that short-term insurance may not last for more than three months; [TGT] wants to extend that to nearly a year.
Of course Trump insisted yesterday that he was providing "Obamacare relief" in remarks shortly before signing the order. "This will cost the United States government virtually nothing and people will have great great healthcare " he said. "And when i say people I mean by the millions and millions."
Members of Trump 's Cabinet of course cheered the move. Treasury Secertary Steven Mnuchin's statement per Reuters' Pete Schroeder:
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin puts out a statement praising Trump for his healthcare EO. For some reason. pic.twitter.com/d4YZ4aidfB — Pete Schroeder (@peteschroeder) October 12 2017
How Trump 's executive order could weaken Obamacare:
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1,012 | How to date in 2018 (opinion) | BabeAziz Ansari | All I know is that if Aziz Ansari didn't want his sexual misconduct to become a national news story he could have left his apartment as soon as things got creepy. It's not like she was blocking the door.
Poorna Jagannathan: While Harvey set off outrage Aziz has set off thought
First of all thank you "Grace" and Aziz . So far most of the conversation on sexual violence has been along a strong binary: a clear victim-predator setup. And no doubt the predator is egregiously wrong.
It's dangerous to rely on non-verbal cues or mind reading to tell a guy you're OK with oral sex (giving and receiving) and making out on the couch but you do not want to go all the way as did the woman who called herself "Grace" in the Babe.net story about her date with Ansari .
Speaking up is difficult but there is no better time than this #MeToo moment for women to find their voices not just to expose real predators who sexually harass and assault women but overly zealous men as the Babe article portrays Ansari to be who may think "yes" to a date at his place automatically means "yes" to sex.
Ansari released a statement saying that the sexual encounter "by all indications was completely consensual" and that he was "surprised and concerned" when he heard that "it wasn't the case."
A guy once told me: "This is our second date. The third date means we're having sex. That's the rule." I was shocked but at least he was honest. So was I: "There won't be a third date. It's been fun " I responded. We laughed and remain friends today. No playing coy no mind reading. No games. When it comes to dating both people equally are accountable for setting the tone.
My friends and I have rules: 1) Public place for the first date feel him out. 2) If and when you do go to his place or yours set up a "rescue call or text" later that night. This gives you an excuse to leave quickly if needed. I use a code word if I'm in trouble and need help. 3) And of course if things get totally out of control try to stay calm speed-dial 911 then fight like hell to get away.
The Aziz Ansari story is a good litmus test for who sees sexual misconduct as a strictly legal question and who is concerned about improving the overall culture surrounding sex and dating. It's also many times more relevant to the average person's experience than say Weinstein. — David Klion (@DavidKlion) January 15 2018
Why in situations like the one described between "Grace" and Aziz Ansari do we focus on the reaction of the woman rather than the behavior of the man? And what is the message we give women when they are judged and shunned after sharing their stories on social media?
The phrase is representative of every experience from an unwelcome kiss or grope to rape and new allegations against Ansari pick at the gaping hole in this kind of umbrella movement: the failure to differentiate between rape and sexual assault. In response to the allegations Ansari released a statement saying that he believed "by all indications" that the sexual activity was "completely consensual." | All I know is that if Aziz Ansari didn't want his sexual misconduct to become a national news story he could have left his apartment as soon as things got creepy. It's not like she was blocking the door.
Poorna Jagannathan: While Harvey set off outrage Aziz has set off thought
First of all thank you "Grace" and Aziz . So far most of the conversation on sexual violence has been along a strong binary: a clear victim-predator setup. And no doubt the predator is egregiously wrong.
It's dangerous to rely on non-verbal cues or mind reading to tell a guy you're OK with oral sex (giving and receiving) and making out on the couch but you do not want to go all the way as did the woman who called herself "Grace" in the Babe.net story about her date with Ansari .
Speaking up is difficult but there is no better time than this #MeToo moment for women to find their voices not just to expose real predators who sexually harass and assault women but overly zealous men as the Babe article portrays Ansari to be who may think "yes" to a date at his place automatically means "yes" to sex.
Ansari released a statement saying that the sexual encounter "by all indications was completely consensual" and that he was "surprised and concerned" when he heard that "it wasn't the case."
A guy once told me: "This is our second date. The third date means we're having sex. That's the rule." I was shocked but at least he was honest. So was I: "There won't be a third date. It's been fun " I responded. We laughed and remain friends today. No playing coy no mind reading. No games. When it comes to dating both people equally are accountable for setting the tone.
My friends and I have rules: 1) Public place for the first date feel him out. 2) If and when you do go to his place or yours set up a "rescue call or text" later that night. This gives you an excuse to leave quickly if needed. I use a code word if I'm in trouble and need help. 3) And of course if things get totally out of control try to stay calm speed-dial 911 then fight like hell to get away.
The Aziz Ansari story is a good litmus test for who sees sexual misconduct as a strictly legal question and who is concerned about improving the overall culture surrounding sex and dating. It's also many times more relevant to the average person's experience than say Weinstein. — David Klion (@DavidKlion) January 15 2018
Why in situations like the one described between "Grace" and Aziz Ansari do we focus on the reaction of the woman rather than the behavior of the man? And what is the message we give women when they are judged and shunned after sharing their stories on social media?
The phrase is representative of every experience from an unwelcome kiss or grope to rape and new allegations against Ansari pick at the gaping hole in this kind of umbrella movement: the failure to differentiate between rape and sexual assault. In response to the allegations Ansari released a statement saying that he believed "by all indications" that the sexual activity was "completely consensual." | 2Positive
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1,013 | Man accused of shooting killing wife two kids on Christmas was famed vegan chef motivational speaker report says | Anora Ross | Anthony Milan Ross 45 was arrested just after 10 p.m. Monday in the murder of his estranged wife Iris Ross 38 and his two children — Nigel Ross 11 and 10-month-old daughter Anora Ross — at their Phoenix apartment. He was held without bail Tuesday.
Ross’ journey to losing more than 200 pounds began in 2012 when he was a Whole Foods employee and weighed more than 500 pounds. His outspoken success also led to being featured in a full-length documentary that included celebrities such as James Cameron and Samuel L. Jackson according to AZCentral. Ross graced magazine covers and traveled the country to speak at events.
Ross also talked about his weight loss journey last month with local Phoenix station 12News.
“My body feels much better. I'm in better shape at 45 than I ever was when I was skinny in my 20s ” Ross told the news station.
Ross was charged on Tuesday with three counts of first-degree murder and multiple counts of aggravated assault and assault against a police officer. He was taken into custody after he barricaded himself in the family's Phoenix home that led to a nighttime standoff with police officers.
Ross seemed happy to spend time with his children hours before the Christmas Day killings. Ross posted on his Facebook page a video Christmas Eve of him and his 11-year-old son.
“Hey guys I’m smiling and I’m hanging out with Nigel on Christmas Eve. We’re going to embarrass ourselves! We’re going to sing ” Ross said smiling with his son.
Ross and his wife got divorced earlier this year according to AZCentral.
Police tried to talk to Ross when he was inside the unit Sgt. Jonathan Howard said. Several hours later Ross indicated he had killed the two children and began shooting at officers said authorities. There is no known motive for the deadly shooting. | Anthony Milan Ross 45 was arrested just after 10 p.m. Monday in the murder of his estranged wife Iris Ross 38 and his two children — Nigel Ross 11 and 10-month-old daughter [TGT] — at their Phoenix apartment. He was held without bail Tuesday.
Ross’ journey to losing more than 200 pounds began in 2012 when he was a Whole Foods employee and weighed more than 500 pounds. His outspoken success also led to being featured in a full-length documentary that included celebrities such as James Cameron and Samuel L. Jackson according to AZCentral. Ross graced magazine covers and traveled the country to speak at events.
Ross also talked about his weight loss journey last month with local Phoenix station 12News.
“My body feels much better. I'm in better shape at 45 than I ever was when I was skinny in my 20s ” Ross told the news station.
Ross was charged on Tuesday with three counts of first-degree murder and multiple counts of aggravated assault and assault against a police officer. He was taken into custody after he barricaded himself in the family's Phoenix home that led to a nighttime standoff with police officers.
Ross seemed happy to spend time with his children hours before the Christmas Day killings. Ross posted on his Facebook page a video Christmas Eve of him and his 11-year-old son.
“Hey guys I’m smiling and I’m hanging out with Nigel on Christmas Eve. We’re going to embarrass ourselves! We’re going to sing ” Ross said smiling with his son.
Ross and his wife got divorced earlier this year according to AZCentral.
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1,014 | Tampa killings: Howell "Trai" Donaldson III indicted his parents face contempt hearing | Howell Donaldson Jr. | Rosita Donaldson and Howell Donaldson Jr. spoke after their son was arrested and accused of killing four people in Tampa Florida.
Donaldson was taken into custody last week 51 days after the first killing when a co-worker at McDonald's tipped off police about his handgun. Police detained Donaldson and determined that his firearm was used in all four killings according to the criminal affidavit. Cellphone location data also connected him to areas near the killings when they occurred the affidavit stated.
He faces four charges of murder and could receive the death penalty if convicted. Donaldson waived a formal hearing on his pretrial detention so he will be held without bond for the charges according to a court order released Monday.
'We believe in him '
Speaking at a news conference alongside attorneys last week Donaldson's parents said they had not seen their son since his arrest but wanted to offer him their love and support. | Rosita Donaldson and [TGT] spoke after their son was arrested and accused of killing four people in Tampa Florida.
Donaldson was taken into custody last week 51 days after the first killing when a co-worker at McDonald's tipped off police about his handgun. Police detained Donaldson and determined that his firearm was used in all four killings according to the criminal affidavit. Cellphone location data also connected him to areas near the killings when they occurred the affidavit stated.
He faces four charges of murder and could receive the death penalty if convicted. Donaldson waived a formal hearing on his pretrial detention so he will be held without bond for the charges according to a court order released Monday.
'We believe in him '
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1,015 | Exhibit explores Polish links of artists Kahlo and Rivera | Frida Kahlo | WARSAW Poland (AP) — A new art exhibition that explores the little-known connections Mexican artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera had to Poland is bringing works inspired by Mexico's indigenous cultures to a European audience which rarely has the chance to see them .
"Frida Kahlo & Diego Rivera . Polish Context" features iconic Kahlo self-portraits and paintings by Rivera alongside works by two Polish-born artists.
The show also tells the story of the mysterious disappearance of a Kahlo painting titled "The Wounded Table" after it was displayed in Poland in 1955.
One is the photographer Bernice Kolko who took photos of Kahlo during the last years of her life even intimate images of the artist on her death bed and at her funeral. The other is Fanny Rabel who was a student of Kahlo 's and an apprentice to Rivera becoming one of the first female muralists in Mexico.
CORRECTS SOURCE - Guests attend a preview of a new exhibition on Mexican artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera in Poznan Poland on Tuesday Sept. 26 2017. "Frida Kahlo & Diego Rivera . Polish Context" features iconic Kahlo self-portraits works by Rivera and the works of two Polish-born artists linked to the couple. It also recalls the mysterious disappearance of a Kahlo painting after it was displayed in Poland 62 years ago. (Maciej Kaczyński/CZ ZAMEK via AP)
The paintings on display include several of Kahlo 's key works including "Self-portrait with Monkeys" and "Self-Portrait as Tehuana " also known as "Diego in My Thoughts." The painting shows Kahlo stuck in a web and with a small portrait of Rivera on her forehead an apparent reference to her long obsession with the husband who betrayed her with other women. | WARSAW Poland (AP) — A new art exhibition that explores the little-known connections Mexican artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera had to Poland is bringing works inspired by Mexico's indigenous cultures to a European audience which rarely has the chance to see them .
"[TGT] . Polish Context" features iconic Kahlo self-portraits and paintings by Rivera alongside works by two Polish-born artists.
[TGT]also tells the story of the mysterious disappearance of a [TGT] painting titled "The Wounded Table" after it was displayed in Poland in 1955.
One is the photographer Bernice Kolko who took photos of Kahlo during the last years of her life even intimate images of the artist on her death bed and at her funeral. The other is Fanny Rabel who was a student of [TGT] 's and an apprentice to Rivera becoming one of the first female muralists in Mexico.
CORRECTS SOURCE - Guests attend a preview of a new exhibition on Mexican artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera in Poznan Poland on Tuesday Sept. 26 2017. "Frida Kahlo & Diego Rivera . Polish Context" features iconic Kahlo self-portraits works by Rivera and the works of two Polish-born artists linked to the couple. It also recalls the mysterious disappearance of a Kahlo painting after it was displayed in Poland 62 years ago. (Maciej Kaczyński/CZ ZAMEK via AP)
The paintings on display include several of Kahlo 's key works including "Self-portrait with Monkeys" and "Self-Portrait as Tehuana " also known as "Diego in My Thoughts." The painting shows Kahlo stuck in a web and with a small portrait of Rivera on her forehead an apparent reference to her long obsession with the husband who betrayed her with other women. | 1Neutral
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1,016 | Is anyone else worried about Duncan Keith ? | Duncan Keith | Is it just me or is anybody else worried about Duncan Keith ?
Maybe it ’s just the recency bias of a bad three-game trip to California in which the Blackhawks defense was exposed as if each unit has to take a turn looking awful in this season that refuses to end. Or maybe Keith is the last of the core players to succumb this season to the fall of the dynasty. Or maybe it’s long-lasting and irretrievable.
The last possibility is the scary one because Keith has always been the barometer of good Hawks and bad Hawks. The Hawks’ offense has always started with the defense and the defense starts with Keith and unfortunately of late the defense has been inept and inert not to mention soft and slow.
In Sunday’s loss in Anaheim Keith aided and abetted a power-play goal by Ducks forward Rickard Rakell by doing little to prevent it. In the previous game Keith committed two awful giveaways that led to Kings goals. In the first game of the jaunt in San Jose Keith was on the ice for four goals against while skating five-on-five. Today’s edition of Sesame Street hockey is brought to you by the letters P and U.
Only six times in the last 14 games when skating five-on-five has Keith been above 50 percent in the Fenwick metric that counts only unblocked shots according to NaturalStatTrick.com.
The raw numbers in those games show he has been on the ice for three goals for and 19 against at even-strength for a minus-16. Now plus-minus in isolation is an outdated way to evaluate players but something that extreme is hard for me to ignore. It might not always be his fault but he ’s not doing enough to make it better.
By comparison Keith ’s five-on-five Fenwick metric was over 50 percent 10 times in the 20 games before the last four weeks. His raw numbers were 17 goals for and 12 against.
Overall his goals-for percentage of 39.78 at five-on-five is the worst of the 10 defensemen the Hawks have dressed this season according to NaturalStatTrick.com. The raw count is 37 goals for and 56 against.
Last season Keith ’s goal-for percentage at five-on-five was 56.48. The raw count was 61-47. So yeah Keith misses Niklas Hjalmarsson. A lot. The whole team does.
Keith then has had to adapt to different partners while continuing to play a lot and play against the opponent’s top line. All of those are legit causes for Keith ’s unseemly numbers. But still it’s a problem when a team’s best defenseman isn’t delivering especially on a team that relies on defensemen to start the offense.
The eye test – my eye test anyway – sees a guy whose reactions can’t quite keep up with his instincts. Keith has played several lifetimes of hockey the past decade – a lot of regular-season minutes then even more minutes in an astounding 126 playoff games and oh two Olympics – so it would reasonable to expect that at 34 even the indefatigable one would lose a half-step. That half-step can keep a player from getting to a spot first from breaking up plays from getting a stick on an opponent from taking away a puck and moving it up ice.
Keith ’s remarkable ability seemed to make him a one-man neutral-zone trap. Keith regularly broke up plays and controlled the puck to create a lot of offense — a lot of quick offense. The Hawks were playing on a lot of short fields.
Thing is the Hawks still control the puck at even-strength more than you’d think a bad team would but the forwards aren’t turning that into goals. That would help Keith ’s numbers look respectable and maybe that changes next season. Maybe the scorers start scoring next season. Maybe another long offseason will help. Same goes for improved ability and consistency from the rest of the Hawks’ young defense corps.
This isn’t to bury Keith . He can still play even if not at his former Norris Trophy level. So perhaps the biggest thing that would help the Hawks regain their contending ways is if GM Stan Bowman could bring in a defenseman who makes Keith only the second-best on the roster. | Is it just me or is anybody else worried about [TGT] ?
Maybe it ’s just the recency bias of a bad three-game trip to California in which the Blackhawks defense was exposed as if each unit has to take a turn looking awful in this season that refuses to end. Or maybe [TGT]is the last of the core players to succumb this season to the fall of the dynasty. Or maybe it’s long-lasting and irretrievable.
The last possibility is the scary one because [TGT]has always been the barometer of good Hawks and bad Hawks. The Hawks’ offense has always started with the defense and the defense starts with Keith and unfortunately of late the defense has been inept and inert not to mention soft and slow.
In Sunday’s loss in Anaheim [TGT]aided and abetted a power-play goal by Ducks forward Rickard Rakell by doing little to prevent it. In the previous game [TGT]committed two awful giveaways that led to Kings goals. In the first game of the jaunt in San Jose [TGT]was on the ice for four goals against while skating five-on-five. Today’s edition of Sesame Street hockey is brought to [TGT] by the letters P and U.
Only six times in the last 14 games when skating five-on-five has [TGT]been above 50 percent in the Fenwick metric that counts only unblocked shots according to NaturalStatTrick.com.
The raw numbers in those games show [TGT] has been on the ice for three goals for and 19 against at even-strength for a minus-16. Now plus-minus in isolation is an outdated way to evaluate players but something that extreme is hard for me to ignore. It might not always be his fault but he ’s not doing enough to make it better.
By comparison Keith ’s five-on-five Fenwick metric was over 50 percent 10 times in the 20 games before the last four weeks. His raw numbers were 17 goals for and 12 against.
Overall his goals-for percentage of 39.78 at five-on-five is the worst of the 10 defensemen the Hawks have dressed this season according to NaturalStatTrick.com. The raw count is 37 goals for and 56 against.
Last season Keith ’s goal-for percentage at five-on-five was 56.48. The raw count was 61-47. So yeah Keith misses Niklas Hjalmarsson. A lot. The whole team does.
Keith then has had to adapt to different partners while continuing to play a lot and play against the opponent’s top line. All of those are legit causes for Keith ’s unseemly numbers. But still it’s a problem when a team’s best defenseman isn’t delivering especially on a team that relies on defensemen to start the offense.
The eye test – my eye test anyway – sees a guy whose reactions can’t quite keep up with his instincts. Keith has played several lifetimes of hockey the past decade – a lot of regular-season minutes then even more minutes in an astounding 126 playoff games and oh two Olympics – so it would reasonable to expect that at 34 even the indefatigable one would lose a half-step. That half-step can keep a player from getting to a spot first from breaking up plays from getting a stick on an opponent from taking away a puck and moving it up ice.
Keith ’s remarkable ability seemed to make him a one-man neutral-zone trap. Keith regularly broke up plays and controlled the puck to create a lot of offense — a lot of quick offense. The Hawks were playing on a lot of short fields.
Thing is the Hawks still control the puck at even-strength more than you’d think a bad team would but the forwards aren’t turning that into goals. That would help Keith ’s numbers look respectable and maybe that changes next season. Maybe the scorers start scoring next season. Maybe another long offseason will help. Same goes for improved ability and consistency from the rest of the Hawks’ young defense corps.
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1,017 | John McCain is trying to wake Republicans up from a Trump trance | John McCain | That's Sen. John McCain's warning to the country -- and his party -- about the dangers of submitting to the rising tide of populism isolationism and nationalism being sold by President Donald Trump.
The Arizona Republican's speech -- delivered at his alma mater US Naval Academy on Monday -- was the second time this month he has delivered a broad-spectrum critique of Trump and Trumpism. And the two speeches taken together are rightly understood as McCain 's attempt -- while facing down a diagnosis of terminal brain cancer -- to serve as a clarion call for a GOP he believes has wrongly and dangerously fallen under the Trump trance. (Worth noting: McCain never uses Trump's name in this speech. But the 45th President is like a black cloud looming over the proceedings. )
Down that path lies real peril for the party and the country McCain believes and he appears to be committed to doing everything in his power in the time he has left to sound the alarm.
(Although side note: There is roughly zero chance this speech is not directed at Trumpism but if McCain really wants people to wake up why doesn't he plainly say that?)
Notice the sleeping metaphor McCain used in this passage from Tuesday's speech:
That's a series of powerful images from McCain -- a public ignorant of the necessity of its leadership siloed off in echo chambers of our own making defaulting to partisan politics and unwilling to engage with one another in search of compromise.
McCain casts this slumber as a fundamental break from the post-World War II order (and a remarkable blindness to what our post-World War II approach to the world wrought). This line gets at that this-is-not-normal message from McCain :
The attack on our values -- which McCain makes clear is coming from within and without the United States -- requires an active decision to fight for what we believe in. That's the only way we can hope to keep what had made us great according to McCain .
At another moment in the speech McCain insisted that American values "are under attack from forces within liberal democracies themselves parties that preach resentful nationalism rather than enlightened self-interest nativism rather than equal justice."
The stakes in McCain 's mind could not be higher. And the US populace could not be less prepared for what is increasingly a full-frontal assault on the values that make America well America.
McCain is trying to wake people up. He 's like the town crier going around banging a pot and insisting that if we don't recognize the threat posed by the Trumpism here and its ilk around the world it may be too late. | That's Sen. John McCain's warning to the country -- and his party -- about the dangers of submitting to the rising tide of populism isolationism and nationalism being sold by President Donald Trump.
The Arizona Republican's speech -- delivered at his alma mater US Naval Academy on Monday -- was the second time this month he has delivered a broad-spectrum critique of Trump and Trumpism. And the two speeches taken together are rightly understood as [TGT] 's attempt -- while facing down a diagnosis of terminal brain cancer -- to serve as a clarion call for a GOP he believes has wrongly and dangerously fallen under the Trump trance. (Worth noting: [TGT]never uses Trump's name in this speech. But the 45th President is like a black cloud looming over the proceedings. )
Down that path lies real peril for the party and the country McCain believes and he appears to be committed to doing everything in his power in the time he has left to sound the alarm.
(Although side note: There is roughly zero chance this speech is not directed at Trumpism but if [TGT]really wants people to wake up why doesn't [TGT] plainly say that?)
Notice the sleeping metaphor [TGT]used in this passage from Tuesday's speech:
That's a series of powerful images from [TGT]-- a public ignorant of the necessity of [TGT] leadership siloed off in echo chambers of our own making defaulting to partisan politics and unwilling to engage with one another in search of compromise.
[TGT]casts this slumber as a fundamental break from the post-World War II order (and a remarkable blindness to what our post-World War II approach to the world wrought). This line gets at that this-is-not-normal message from [TGT] :
The attack on our values -- which [TGT]makes clear is coming from within and without the United States -- requires an active decision to fight for what we believe in. That's the only way we can hope to keep what had made us great according to [TGT] .
At another moment in the speech [TGT]insisted that American values "are under attack from forces within liberal democracies themselves parties that preach resentful nationalism rather than enlightened self-interest nativism rather than equal justice."
The stakes in [TGT] 's mind could not be higher. And the US populace could not be less prepared for what is increasingly a full-frontal assault on the values that make America well America.
[TGT]is trying to wake people up. [TGT] 's like the town crier going around banging a pot and insisting that if we don't recognize the threat posed by the Trumpism here and its ilk around the world it may be too late. | 2Positive
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1,018 | Woman convicted in teen's murder released on Christmas Day | Tyra Patterson | WHIO-TV reports Tyra Patterson now 42 was freed Monday Christmas Day.
Patterson was convicted in the 1994 murder and robbery of 15-year-old Michelle Lai. She was one of five people charged with killing Lai and robbing her sister and three other girls.
Patterson did not fire the shot that killed Lai but under Ohio law accomplices can get the same punishment as killers.
Celebrity supporters of her innocence claims included documentary filmmaker Ken Burns actress Alfre Woodard and “Mad Men” TV show creator Matthew Weiner.
Patterson was granted parole in October. She was being held at the Northeast Pre-Release Center in Cleveland. | WHIO-TV reports [TGT]now 42 was freed Monday Christmas Day.
[TGT]was convicted in the 1994 murder and robbery of 15-year-old Michelle Lai. [TGT] was one of five people charged with killing Lai and robbing [TGT] sister and three other girls.
[TGT]did not fire the shot that killed Lai but under Ohio law accomplices can get the same punishment as killers.
Celebrity supporters of [TGT] innocence claims included documentary filmmaker Ken Burns actress Alfre Woodard and “Mad Men” TV show creator Matthew Weiner.
[TGT]was granted parole in October. [TGT] was being held at the Northeast Pre-Release Center in Cleveland. | 2Positive
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1,019 | Novice surfer masters a pro move: Punching a shark to escape | Charlie Fry | The attack Monday afternoon off the Australian coast left Charlie Fry with superficial puncture wounds on his right shoulder and upper arm.
A British doctor who arrived in Australia two months ago to work Fry said Tuesday he had recently watched a YouTube video in which Australian professional surfer Mick Fanning described his famous escape from a great white shark during a surfing competition in 2015.
“So when it happened I was like: ‘Just do what Mick did. Just punch it in the nose '” Fry told Nine Network television. “So Mick if you’re watching or listening I owe you a beer. Thank you very much.”
Fry 25 and a surfing beginner was in the water with three doctor friends when he was attacked off Avoca Beach 90 kilometers (60 miles) north of Sydney
“I was out surfing and I got this massive thud on my right-hand side; it completely blindsided me ” Fry said.
“I thought it was a friend goofing around. I turned and I saw this shark come out of the water and breach its head ” he said.
“So I just punched it in the face with my left hand and then managed to scramble back on my board shout at me friends and luckily a wave came so I just sort of surfed the wave in ” he added.
Fry said he wasn’t conscious of his injured and bleeding arm until he reached the shore.
“I didn’t really notice it at the time because when you’re surfing all I’m thinking was: ‘I’m about to die. I’m literally about to die '” Fry said.
Fry’s friends drove him to Gosford Hospital where they all worked to be treated. The beach was closed for 24 hours.
Lifeguards spotted the 3-meter (10-foot) shark that attacked Fry close to shore and would use drones on Tuesday to check that it had left the area Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported.
Fry said he could not return to the ocean for a week due to his injuries but “after then I’ll be racing to get back in.” | The attack Monday afternoon off the Australian coast left [TGT]with superficial puncture wounds on [TGT] right shoulder and upper arm.
A British doctor who arrived in Australia two months ago to work [TGT]said Tuesday [TGT] had recently watched a YouTube video in which Australian professional surfer Mick Fanning described [TGT] famous escape from a great white shark during a surfing competition in 2015.
“So when it happened I was like: ‘Just do what Mick did. Just punch it in the nose '” [TGT]told Nine Network television. “So Mick if you’re watching or listening I owe you a beer. Thank you very much.”
[TGT]25 and a surfing beginner was in the water with three doctor friends when [TGT] was attacked off Avoca Beach 90 kilometers (60 miles) north of Sydney
“I was out surfing and I got this massive thud on my right-hand side; it completely blindsided me ” [TGT]said.
“I thought it was a friend goofing around. I turned and I saw this shark come out of the water and breach its head ” he said.
“So I just punched it in the face with my left hand and then managed to scramble back on my board shout at me friends and luckily a wave came so I just sort of surfed the wave in ” he added.
[TGT]said he wasn’t conscious of his injured and bleeding arm until he reached the shore.
“I didn’t really notice it at the time because when you’re surfing all I’m thinking was: ‘I’m about to die. I’m literally about to die '” [TGT]said.
Fry’s friends drove [TGT] to Gosford Hospital where they all worked to be treated. The beach was closed for 24 hours.
Lifeguards spotted the 3-meter (10-foot) shark that attacked Fry close to shore and would use drones on Tuesday to check that it had left the area Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported.
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1,020 | Celebrity Chef Mario Batali Steps Aside After Allegations Of Sexual Misconduct : NPR | KLUDT | AMANDA KLUDT: Hi Kelly.
KLUDT : She was at a party in New Orleans. And he was being sexually suggestive to her throughout the party. But then at one point someone spills wine on her shirt and he tried to mop it up with his hands. But it obviously wasn't in a friendly way. It was in a much more sexual way.
KLUDT : Sure. We had someone who had worked for him in a short capacity. And she ran into him at an industry event and he groped her as well. He was visibly intoxicated. And she went to check on him and he lunged at both of her breasts with his hands. We have another person who worked for him . And she was cooking in tight conditions with him and she had to straddle him in order to exit the kitchen to go to the bathroom. And we just heard a lot of other similar reports of this kind of behavior and more subtle sexual harassment.
KLUDT: I mean he's the biggest chef in the food industry as far as I can tell. He has TV shows. He has restaurants around the country. His company brings in almost $250 million in profits a year. He's also a big face for charities. He's a big face for the (RED) charity. He has a lot of different interests in a lot of different areas.
KLUDT: We told them about our report on Wednesday so that's when they first heard from us. They told us that they had an internal complaint about him in October and said that that was the first official complaint that they'd received from an employee. So I'm not sure if they've had more or not but that's what they said to us.
KLUDT : He sent an apology to us that was pretty thorough. He said - he didn't deny really much of anything. He said it sounded like him and that he was going to immediately step away from the day-to-day operations of his businesses. And then the company said that they take these matters very seriously and they are going to up their training. They're going to bring in an outside firm to help with training. And then ABC's "The Chew" immediately said they didn't want to work with him while they investigate this.
KLUDT : Absolutely. I mean he's just one of many chefs that we've received tips about. He was the one that we started looking into first. But we have a lot more that we need to start looking at now.
MCEVERS: Amanda Kludt is editor-in-chief of Eater which broke the story of multiple sexual misconduct allegations against Mario Batali. Thank you very much.
KLUDT: Thank you Kelly. | AMANDA KLUDT: Hi Kelly.
[TGT][TGT] was at a party in New Orleans. And [TGT] was being sexually suggestive to [TGT] throughout the party. But then at one point someone spills wine on [TGT] shirt and [TGT] tried to mop it up with [TGT] hands. But it obviously wasn't in a friendly way. It was in a much more sexual way.
KLUDT : Sure. We had someone who had worked for him in a short capacity. And she ran into him at an industry event and he groped her as well. He was visibly intoxicated. And she went to check on him and he lunged at both of her breasts with his hands. We have another person who worked for him . And she was cooking in tight conditions with him and she had to straddle him in order to exit the kitchen to go to the bathroom. And we just heard a lot of other similar reports of this kind of behavior and more subtle sexual harassment.
KLUDT: I mean he's the biggest chef in the food industry as far as I can tell. He has TV shows. He has restaurants around the country. His company brings in almost $250 million in profits a year. He's also a big face for charities. He's a big face for the (RED) charity. He has a lot of different interests in a lot of different areas.
KLUDT: We told them about our report on Wednesday so that's when they first heard from us. They told us that they had an internal complaint about him in October and said that that was the first official complaint that they'd received from an employee. So I'm not sure if they've had more or not but that's what they said to us.
[TGT][TGT] sent an apology to us that was pretty thorough. [TGT] said - [TGT] didn't deny really much of anything. [TGT] said it sounded like [TGT] and that [TGT] was going to immediately step away from the day-to-day operations of [TGT] businesses. And then the company said that they take these matters very seriously and they are going to up their training. They're going to bring in an outside firm to help with training. And then ABC's "The Chew" immediately said they didn't want to work with him while they investigate this.
KLUDT : Absolutely. I mean he's just one of many chefs that we've received tips about. He was the one that we started looking into first. But we have a lot more that we need to start looking at now.
MCEVERS: Amanda Kludt is editor-in-chief of Eater which broke the story of multiple sexual misconduct allegations against Mario Batali. Thank you very much.
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1,021 | Kyle Shanahan wanted Jimmy Garoppolo. What does that say about Kirk Cousins? | Kyle Shanahan | “Jimmy is a player we have researched extensively since Kyle and I joined the 49ers ” General Manager John Lynch said.
“ Kyle ” in this case is San Francisco Coach Kyle Shanahan — you know the former offensive coordinator of the Washington Redskins the son of the head coach here who drafted Kirk Cousins.
Here are the people most directly affected by Monday’s trade: Garoppolo incumbent 49ers quarterbacks Brian Hoyer (who was released) and C.J. Beathard and Shanahan still pursuing his first victory as a head coach as the season heads to the second half. Next on that list: I’d argue it’s Cousins.
In the popular parlor game of “Where Will Kirk End Up?” San Francisco has toggled with the Los Angeles Rams (whom we’ll get to) as the leading destination because of the ties those franchises now have to Cousins’s career. We know the links: When Shanahan was the Washington offensive coordinator under his father Mike the team traded up to select Robert Griffin III in the 2012 draft — but then shrewdly spent a fourth-round pick on Cousins that same draft. | “Jimmy is a player we have researched extensively since Kyle and I joined the 49ers ” General Manager John Lynch said.
“ Kyle ” in this case is [TGT]— you know the former offensive coordinator of the Washington Redskins the son of the head coach here who drafted Kirk Cousins.
Here are the people most directly affected by Monday’s trade: Garoppolo incumbent 49ers quarterbacks Brian Hoyer (who was released) and C.J. Beathard and [TGT]still pursuing [TGT] first victory as a head coach as the season heads to the second half. Next on that list: I’d argue it’s Cousins.
In the popular parlor game of “Where Will Kirk End Up?” San Francisco has toggled with the Los Angeles Rams (whom we’ll get to) as the leading destination because of the ties those franchises now have to Cousins’s career. We know the links: When [TGT]was the Washington offensive coordinator under [TGT] father Mike the team traded up to select Robert Griffin III in the 2012 draft — but then shrewdly spent a fourth-round pick on Cousins that same draft. | 1Neutral
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1,022 | Eritrean leader criticizes Israel's migrant deportation plan | Isaias Afwerki | President Isaias Afwerki 's interview on a government website Wednesday said the migrants from his country and Sudan paid a "high price" to human traffickers to reach Israel and deserve more like $50 000.
"They need fair compensation to start a new life in their home country " Afwerki said in the interview with local media. He said all those who wish to return home "have every right to do so " and that Eritrea has offered to register all of its roughly 20 000 migrants but Israeli authorities had refused.
Many Eritreans leaving the east African nation claim they fled a restrictive regime under Afwerki where men are often forced into a military service with slavery-like conditions. They say they cannot return.
In the interview Afwerki claimed instead that the Eritrean migrants were enticed abroad to organize an armed opposition but that the "subversive schemes" failed and the migrants now have become a burden.
Israeli authorities said the migrants will be deported to Rwanda and Uganda Afwerki said.
"We are told they will be deported to any country that can accept them " he said. "These are human beings not livestock. No country can claim legal responsibility to receive our citizens." | President [TGT] 's interview on a government website Wednesday said the migrants from his country and Sudan paid a "high price" to human traffickers to reach Israel and deserve more like $50 000.
"They need fair compensation to start a new life in their home country " Afwerki said in the interview with local media. He said all those who wish to return home "have every right to do so " and that Eritrea has offered to register all of its roughly 20 000 migrants but Israeli authorities had refused.
Many Eritreans leaving the east African nation claim they fled a restrictive regime under Afwerki where men are often forced into a military service with slavery-like conditions. They say they cannot return.
In the interview Afwerki claimed instead that the Eritrean migrants were enticed abroad to organize an armed opposition but that the "subversive schemes" failed and the migrants now have become a burden.
Israeli authorities said the migrants will be deported to Rwanda and Uganda Afwerki said.
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1,023 | The Case for Locking Up Your Smartphone | Yondr | * * * France isn’t the first killjoy to quit the smartphone party. In 2015 the Canadian artist Garnet Hertz invented a cheeky device called “Phonesafe ” a masochistic lockbox designed to incarcerate smartphones for a set period of time. Hertz meant Phonesafe as a provocation but the same idea quickly became a product. Today you can buy similar but mass-produced containers on Amazon and multi-phone lockers have become a mainstay in corporate offices and schools around the world. A McDonald’s in Singapore has even installed a locker designed to promote “family togetherness” and face-to-face conversation. If you attend a Guns n’ Roses concert or a comedy performance by Dave Chappelle ushers will require you to lock your device in a neoprene pouch and take it into the show in that state. The phone-locking pouch made by a San Francisco company called Yondr has a wide opening at the short end for inserting a smartphone. A magnetic locking mechanism similar to those on anti-theft tags in retail stores engages to hold it closed. After the show this clasp is swiped across a counter-magnet which releases the lock. Yondr is a surefire way to cut down on bootleg YouTube videos. In Wired Alice Gregory recently took a tough look at the device. Gregory recounts her experience at a Chris Rock performance where audience members waiting in the lobby had to forgo smartphone usage. The affair reduced them to “a roomful of jonesing fiends ” as she puts it. Ultimately Gregory connects Yondr to a thorny question about civil liberties: the right of the people to keep and bear smartphones.
It’s an ironic conclusion because Yondr is sold as a tool to provide freedom rather than to take it away. To “Be Here Now ” as the company’s tagline puts it. It’s a promise to deliver presence—a tricky calling to say the least. Presence has a long history in religion and philosophy from Buddhist practices to the metaphysics of the 20th-century philosopher Martin Heidegger. Today presence is most common in the various mindfulness trends that have overtaken individual and corporate life in Silicon Valley in particular—collectively the critic R. John Williams has called them “technê-zen.” Cutting through the history and the rhetoric it’s productive to think about presence in terms of attention. You’re present where you focus your attention—and you only have so much attention to pay. In the case of Chris Rock he wants attention directed toward him live on stage. Rock’s show might involve awkward improvisation or new material that he doesn't want circulated online. Teachers are less concerned about copyright than comedians are but they still demand attention. I have tested Yondr’s effects on mind-wandering in classroom experiments with Dan Smilek of the University of Waterloo Vision and Attention Lab. Our research is based in part on the assumption that instructors want students to focus on the course materials and not on Instagram Facebook or other distractions. Yondr can be a remarkably effective tool for enforcing digital abstinence in these contexts thanks primarily to its portability. Rather than locking away devices inside lockers or even inside a disused Catholic tabernacle as I have done in a performance piece Yondr buffers the anxiety of being isolated from your device.
Given that the mere presence of one’s smartphone can reduce cognitive capacity Yondr offers a way to surf between the waves of a device’s presence and absence. You can hold it but you can’t use it. This might be an especially important balance in classroom situations where students see a teacher’s “phone shoebox” as an unwelcome imposition of authority. * * * Needless to say Yondr is still an imposition. And controlling attention requires more than just locking a device in a binge-breaking neoprene pouch. Joelle Renstrom has reported the results of her own Yondr experiment in a class at Boston University where she had her 30 students lock away their devices over the course of a semester. At first 37 percent of the students found the policy annoying but by the end of the term that figure had dropped to 14 percent. Those are promising if tentative results but Renstrom’s anecdotal comments about the experiment may be more instructive than the data she collected. Renstrom describes her students’ initial experience of Yondr as “akin to caging a pet a clear denial of freedom.” Moreover she observes that some students left their cases unlocked as a sign of rebellion even though they didn’t remove the phones from them. Rather than becoming “active resistors to technology ” as the scholars Christine Satchell and Paul Dourish call people who choose to ignore their devices Yondr users are ultimately the victims of technological disenfranchisement. When implemented as a mandatory smartphone prophylactic Yondr becomes a means of control not of choice let alone of presence.
Such top-down tactics might be enforced easily at live performances as one of my research assistants observed firsthand at a Chris Rock show in Niagara Falls. However as a daily ritual for high-school students all-or-nothing digital abstinence enforced by an authority figure seems destined to backfire possibly leading to rejection—or even worse a legal complaint. In an attempt to tackle this disciplinary problem I have been offering workshops to schoolteachers that riff on and revise the design Yondr originated. In the workshops I provide a kit that allows students to make their own digital abstinence case but with an obnoxiously loud Velcro enclosure rather than a silent magnetic clasp. This semipermeable design—the Resistor Case I call it—is intended to promote self-regulation not authoritarian control. The Velcro acts as a gateway to conscience: It provides just enough resistance and noise to make its owner think twice before opening it. Michael I. Norton Daniel Mochon and Dan Ariely coined the “IKEA effect” to name the increase in value people assign to self-made products. With the Resistor Case I’m counting on a similar effect that students who fist construct and then choose to make use of their DIY phone lockers might be more compelled to use them. Of course the kit will only work if the teacher provides a context for it that includes a discussion of responsible smartphone use. (The kit provides a series of cards to prompt this conversation.) | * * * France isn’t the first killjoy to quit the smartphone party. In 2015 the Canadian artist Garnet Hertz invented a cheeky device called “Phonesafe ” a masochistic lockbox designed to incarcerate smartphones for a set period of time. Hertz meant Phonesafe as a provocation but the same idea quickly became a product. Today you can buy similar but mass-produced containers on Amazon and multi-phone lockers have become a mainstay in corporate offices and schools around the world. A McDonald’s in Singapore has even installed a locker designed to promote “family togetherness” and face-to-face conversation. If you attend a Guns n’ Roses concert or a comedy performance by Dave Chappelle ushers will require you to lock your device in a neoprene pouch and take it into the show in that state. The phone-locking pouch made by a San Francisco company called Yondr has a wide opening at the short end for inserting a smartphone. A magnetic locking mechanism similar to those on anti-theft tags in retail stores engages to hold it closed. After the show this clasp is swiped across a counter-magnet which releases the lock. Yondr is a surefire way to cut down on bootleg YouTube videos. In Wired Alice Gregory recently took a tough look at the device. Gregory recounts her experience at a Chris Rock performance where audience members waiting in the lobby had to forgo smartphone usage. The affair reduced them to “a roomful of jonesing fiends ” as she puts it. Ultimately Gregory connects Yondr to a thorny question about civil liberties: the right of the people to keep and bear smartphones.
It’s an ironic conclusion because Yondr is sold as a tool to provide freedom rather than to take it away. To “Be Here Now ” as the company’s tagline puts it. It’s a promise to deliver presence—a tricky calling to say the least. Presence has a long history in religion and philosophy from Buddhist practices to the metaphysics of the 20th-century philosopher Martin Heidegger. Today presence is most common in the various mindfulness trends that have overtaken individual and corporate life in Silicon Valley in particular—collectively the critic R. John Williams has called them “technê-zen.” Cutting through the history and the rhetoric it’s productive to think about presence in terms of attention. You’re present where you focus your attention—and you only have so much attention to pay. In the case of Chris Rock he wants attention directed toward him live on stage. Rock’s show might involve awkward improvisation or new material that he doesn't want circulated online. Teachers are less concerned about copyright than comedians are but they still demand attention. I have tested Yondr’s effects on mind-wandering in classroom experiments with Dan Smilek of the University of Waterloo Vision and Attention Lab. Our research is based in part on the assumption that instructors want students to focus on the course materials and not on Instagram Facebook or other distractions. [TGT]can be a remarkably effective tool for enforcing digital abstinence in these contexts thanks primarily to [TGT] portability. Rather than locking away devices inside lockers or even inside a disused Catholic tabernacle as I have done in a performance piece Yondr buffers the anxiety of being isolated from your device.
Given that the mere presence of one’s smartphone can reduce cognitive capacity [TGT]offers a way to surf between the waves of a device’s presence and absence. You can hold it but you can’t use it. This might be an especially important balance in classroom situations where students see a teacher’s “phone shoebox” as an unwelcome imposition of authority. * * * Needless to say [TGT]is still an imposition. And controlling attention requires more than just locking a device in a binge-breaking neoprene pouch. Joelle Renstrom has reported the results of her own Yondr experiment in a class at Boston University where she had her 30 students lock away their devices over the course of a semester. At first 37 percent of the students found the policy annoying but by the end of the term that figure had dropped to 14 percent. Those are promising if tentative results but Renstrom’s anecdotal comments about the experiment may be more instructive than the data she collected. Renstrom describes her students’ initial experience of Yondr as “akin to caging a pet a clear denial of freedom.” Moreover she observes that some students left their cases unlocked as a sign of rebellion even though they didn’t remove the phones from them. Rather than becoming “active resistors to technology ” as the scholars Christine Satchell and Paul Dourish call people who choose to ignore their devices Yondr users are ultimately the victims of technological disenfranchisement. When implemented as a mandatory smartphone prophylactic Yondr becomes a means of control not of choice let alone of presence.
Such top-down tactics might be enforced easily at live performances as one of my research assistants observed firsthand at a Chris Rock show in Niagara Falls. However as a daily ritual for high-school students all-or-nothing digital abstinence enforced by an authority figure seems destined to backfire possibly leading to rejection—or even worse a legal complaint. In an attempt to tackle this disciplinary problem I have been offering workshops to schoolteachers that riff on and revise the design Yondr originated. In the workshops I provide a kit that allows students to make their own digital abstinence case but with an obnoxiously loud Velcro enclosure rather than a silent magnetic clasp. This semipermeable design—the Resistor Case I call it—is intended to promote self-regulation not authoritarian control. The Velcro acts as a gateway to conscience: It provides just enough resistance and noise to make its owner think twice before opening it. Michael I. Norton Daniel Mochon and Dan Ariely coined the “IKEA effect” to name the increase in value people assign to self-made products. With the Resistor Case I’m counting on a similar effect that students who fist construct and then choose to make use of their DIY phone lockers might be more compelled to use them. Of course the kit will only work if the teacher provides a context for it that includes a discussion of responsible smartphone use. (The kit provides a series of cards to prompt this conversation.) | 2Positive
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1,024 | Trump lawyer seeks to block insider book on White House | Stephen K. Bannon | President Trump used to have kind words for his former chief strategist Stephen K. Bannon but things changed with his scathing statement on Jan. 3. (Jenny Starrs/The Washington Post)
President Trump used to have kind words for his former chief strategist Stephen K. Bannon but things changed with his scathing statement on Jan. 3. (Jenny Starrs/The Washington Post)
A lawyer representing President Trump sought Thursday to stop the publication of a new behind-the-scenes book about the White House that has already led Trump to angrily decry his former chief strategist Stephen K. Bannon.
The latest twist in the showdown came after lawyers accused Bannon of breaching a confidentiality agreement and Trump denounced his former aide as a self-aggrandizing political charlatan who has “lost his mind.”
The White House’s sharp public break with Bannon which came in response to unflattering comments he made about Trump and his family in a new book about his presidency left the self-fashioned populist alienated from his chief patron and even more isolated in his attempts to remake the Republican Party by backing insurgent candidates.
In a lengthy statement issued in the afternoon Trump blamed Bannon — his former campaign manager and chief strategist who now heads the conservative Breitbart News website — for everything from leaks to the news media to the upset GOP loss in last month’s Senate race in Alabama. The president cast Bannon as a disgruntled former staffer whose chief goal is to stir up trouble.
“Steve Bannon has nothing to do with me or my Presidency ” the statement said. “When he was fired he not only lost his job he lost his mind.”
The White House also released a statement from the first lady’s office condemning Wolff’s book as a title to be found in the “bargain fiction” bin while the Republican National Committee said Wolff has “a long history of making stuff up.” White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders meanwhile devoted much of her Wednesday news briefing Wednesday to disputing Wolff’s claims and seeking to undermine Bannon ’s credibility.
President Trump congratulates chief strategist Stephen K. Bannon during the swearing-in of senior staffers at the White House last January. (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)
The response was a marked departure from mid-October when Trump called Bannon “a friend of mine” and said he understood his perspective.
One senior White House official said Trump advisers considered Wolff friendly and believed it would be beneficial to speak with him; this person also said that Wolff interviewed Trump. A second senior White House official said the president had viewed Bannon as a useful ally when he was frustrated with congressional leadership and that while he didn’t consider Bannon a close confidant he also didn’t want him as an enemy.
Allies said Bannon was largely incommunicado on Wednesday. He had considered issuing a statement denouncing the book and denying some of the quotes but was not able to do so before Trump went on the attack they said.
After being forced from the White House in August Bannon and the president still occasionally talked on the phone. But West Wing aides have long maintained that Bannon overstated the frequency of his calls with — and influence over — the president.
“If all of us are being honest with ourselves I don’t think you would have found more than 2 percent of politicians or reporters who knew who Stephen K. Bannon was ” Rep. Peter T. King (R-N.Y.) said in a recent interview. “Trump had already won the nomination and the primary. Whether you like the president or not he is responsible for his win.”
A White House official said call logs show Trump has spoken with Bannon only five times since the former adviser left and the official said most of the calls were initiated by Bannon . Trump however often uses cellphones to talk with outside advisers and confidants.
Trump had complained for several months about portrayals of Bannon as a political “Svengali ” according to one adviser who speaks with Trump frequently. “This has been a long time coming ” the person said. Several others said the relationship may be irreparable. | President Trump used to have kind words for his former chief strategist [TGT] but things changed with his scathing statement on Jan. 3. (Jenny Starrs/The Washington Post)
President Trump used to have kind words for his former chief strategist [TGT] but things changed with his scathing statement on Jan. 3. (Jenny Starrs/The Washington Post)
A lawyer representing President Trump sought Thursday to stop the publication of a new behind-the-scenes book about the White House that has already led Trump to angrily decry his former chief strategist [TGT].
The latest twist in the showdown came after lawyers accused Bannon of breaching a confidentiality agreement and Trump denounced his former aide as a self-aggrandizing political charlatan who has “lost his mind.”
The White House’s sharp public break with Bannon which came in response to unflattering comments he made about Trump and his family in a new book about his presidency left the self-fashioned populist alienated from his chief patron and even more isolated in his attempts to remake the Republican Party by backing insurgent candidates.
In a lengthy statement issued in the afternoon Trump blamed Bannon — his former campaign manager and chief strategist who now heads the conservative Breitbart News website — for everything from leaks to the news media to the upset GOP loss in last month’s Senate race in Alabama. The president cast Bannon as a disgruntled former staffer whose chief goal is to stir up trouble.
“Steve Bannon has nothing to do with me or my Presidency ” the statement said. “When he was fired he not only lost his job he lost his mind.”
The White House also released a statement from the first lady’s office condemning Wolff’s book as a title to be found in the “bargain fiction” bin while the Republican National Committee said Wolff has “a long history of making stuff up.” White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders meanwhile devoted much of her Wednesday news briefing Wednesday to disputing Wolff’s claims and seeking to undermine Bannon ’s credibility.
President Trump congratulates chief strategist [TGT] during the swearing-in of senior staffers at the White House last January. (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)
The response was a marked departure from mid-October when Trump called Bannon “a friend of mine” and said he understood his perspective.
One senior White House official said Trump advisers considered Wolff friendly and believed it would be beneficial to speak with him; this person also said that Wolff interviewed Trump. A second senior White House official said the president had viewed Bannon as a useful ally when he was frustrated with congressional leadership and that while he didn’t consider Bannon a close confidant he also didn’t want him as an enemy.
Allies said Bannon was largely incommunicado on Wednesday. He had considered issuing a statement denouncing the book and denying some of the quotes but was not able to do so before Trump went on the attack they said.
After being forced from the White House in August Bannon and the president still occasionally talked on the phone. But West Wing aides have long maintained that Bannon overstated the frequency of his calls with — and influence over — the president.
“If all of us are being honest with ourselves I don’t think you would have found more than 2 percent of politicians or reporters who knew who [TGT] was ” Rep. Peter T. King (R-N.Y.) said in a recent interview. “Trump had already won the nomination and the primary. Whether you like the president or not he is responsible for his win.”
A White House official said call logs show Trump has spoken with Bannon only five times since the former adviser left and the official said most of the calls were initiated by Bannon . Trump however often uses cellphones to talk with outside advisers and confidants.
Trump had complained for several months about portrayals of Bannon as a political “Svengali ” according to one adviser who speaks with Trump frequently. “This has been a long time coming ” the person said. Several others said the relationship may be irreparable. | 2Positive
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1,025 | Woman credits Diet Coke for longevity: 'I'm surprised that I'm 104!' | Theresa Rowley | Theresa Rowley turned 104 on Monday Jan. 1 2018. She believes the secret to her longevity is her daily consumption of Diet Coke. (Photo: WZZM-TV Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek Mich.)
GRAND RAPIDS Mich. — Theresa Rowley has been a resident at a Michigan retirement community for the last 15 years.
She moved into Sentinel Pointe Retirement Community in Grand Rapids Mich. when she was 89.
On Monday she turned 104.
"I'm surprised that I'm 104 " said Rowley on Tuesday. It just doesn't seem like I should be that old."
When asked when she and her family moved to Grand Rapids Rowley couldn't remember the exact year only saying that she was born in Illinois in 1914 then moved to North Dakota before eventually coming to Michigan.
"When I was 100 I thought I'd never be 104; I thought I'd pass away by that time but it just didn't happen " Rowley said. "Then I turn 101 and nothing happens.
Maybe the reason why nothing has happened is because of her daily intake of her favorite beverage — Diet Coke.
"I drink it because I like it " Rowley said. She said she was going shopping Wednesday because she needed more Diet Coke. "I have a bag full of empty Diet Coke cans that I need to return to buy more Diet Coke."
Rowley said she drinks at least one can of Diet Coke each day.
On Tuesday morning Rowley celebrated her 104th birthday in style with a cake and with the support of many of the members of her retirement community. | [TGT]turned 104 on Monday Jan. 1 2018. [TGT] believes the secret to [TGT] longevity is [TGT] daily consumption of Diet Coke. (Photo: WZZM-TV Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek Mich.)
GRAND RAPIDS Mich. — [TGT]has been a resident at a Michigan retirement community for the last 15 years.
[TGT] moved into Sentinel Pointe Retirement Community in Grand Rapids Mich. when [TGT] was 89.
On Monday [TGT] turned 104.
"I'm surprised that I'm 104 " said [TGT]on Tuesday. It just doesn't seem like I should be that old."
When asked when she and her family moved to Grand Rapids [TGT]couldn't remember the exact year only saying that [TGT] was born in Illinois in 1914 then moved to North Dakota before eventually coming to Michigan.
"When I was 100 I thought I'd never be 104; I thought I'd pass away by that time but it just didn't happen [TGT]said. "Then I turn 101 and nothing happens.
Maybe the reason why nothing has happened is because of [TGT] daily intake of [TGT] favorite beverage — Diet Coke.
"I drink it because I like it [TGT]said. [TGT] said [TGT] was going shopping Wednesday because [TGT] needed more Diet Coke. "I have a bag full of empty Diet Coke cans that I need to return to buy more Diet Coke.[TGT]said [TGT] drinks at least one can of Diet Coke each day.
On Tuesday morning [TGT]celebrated [TGT] 104th birthday in style with a cake and with the support of many of the members of [TGT] retirement community. | 2Positive
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1,026 | Zimbabwe's new leader appoints Cabinet; ruling party favored | Robert Mugabe | Zimbabwe's new President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed a new Cabinet that includes ruling party loyalists as well as figures linked to the military whose takeover helped oust former leader Robert Mugabe .
No opposition politicians are included in the list which has been seen as the first test of whether Mnangwgwa a longtime Mugabe ally would move out of his shadow.
Moyo on Nov. 15 announced the military takeover that put Mugabe under house arrest and set in motion a national clamor leading to the former president's resignation after 37 years in power.
Mugabe quit Nov. 21 amid impeachment proceedings. The ruling ZANU-PF party replaced him with Mnangagwa who was fired weeks ago as one of the country's vice presidents.
For some Zimbabweans who had hoped that the new leader would make the Cabinet more inclusive Thursday night's announcement was seen as a disappointment. | Zimbabwe's new President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed a new Cabinet that includes ruling party loyalists as well as figures linked to the military whose takeover helped oust former leader [TGT] .
No opposition politicians are included in the list which has been seen as the first test of whether Mnangwgwa a longtime Mugabe ally would move out of his shadow.
Moyo on Nov. 15 announced the military takeover that put Mugabe under house arrest and set in motion a national clamor leading to the former president's resignation after 37 years in power.
Mugabe quit Nov. 21 amid impeachment proceedings. The ruling ZANU-PF party replaced him with Mnangagwa who was fired weeks ago as one of the country's vice presidents.
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1,027 | Kering to spin off Puma to its own shareholders | Kering | FRANKFURT/LONDON (Reuters) - Gucci-owner Kering (PRTP.PA) plans to spin off German sports brand Puma (PUMG.DE) to the French conglomerate’s shareholders as it sharpens the group’s focus squarely on its luxury brands.
Kering said it planned to distribute 70 percent of Puma shares in kind to its investors leaving it with only a 16 percent stake in the sportwear group confirming an exclusive Reuters report.
Kering is a little more than 40 percent controlled by the French Pinault family who would receive about 29 percent of the sporting goods company while Puma’s free float would stand at about 55 percent.
Shedding Puma meanwhile would turn Kering into a pure player in the high-margin luxury business where it rivals larger peers such as French conglomerate LVMH (LVMH.PA).
“Kering would dedicate itself entirely to the development of its luxury houses ” Kering Chairman and CEO Francois-Henri Pinault said in a statement.
Puma struggled for years after it was bought by Kering for 5.3 billion euros ($6.4 billion) in 2007 but recent improved performance has raised expectations that the French group would sell its stake this year.
Puma’s shares rose by 45 percent over the past year bringing its market capitalisation to 5.3 billion euros back at the level at which Kering bought.
Kering emerged as one of the big winners in a luxury goods revival last year as Chinese demand picked up with a stellar turn at brand-of-the-moment Gucci helping earnings and other labels such as Yves Saint Laurent and Balenciaga. | FRANKFURT/LONDON (Reuters) - [TGT]) plans to spin off German sports brand Puma (PUMG.DE) to the French conglomerate’s shareholders as it sharpens the group’s focus squarely on its luxury brands.
[TGT]said [TGT] planned to distribute 70 percent of Puma shares in kind to [TGT] investors leaving [TGT] with only a 16 percent stake in the sportwear group confirming an exclusive Reuters report.
[TGT]is a little more than 40 percent controlled by the French Pinault family who would receive about 29 percent of the sporting goods company while Puma’s free float would stand at about 55 percent.
Shedding Puma meanwhile would turn Kering into a pure player in the high-margin luxury business where [TGT] rivals larger peers such as French conglomerate LVMH (LVMH.PA).
“Kering would dedicate itself entirely to the development of its luxury houses ” [TGT]Chairman and CEO Francois-Henri Pinault said in a statement.
Puma struggled for years after it was bought by Kering for 5.3 billion euros ($6.4 billion) in 2007 but recent improved performance has raised expectations that the French group would sell its stake this year.
Puma’s shares rose by 45 percent over the past year bringing its market capitalisation to 5.3 billion euros back at the level at which [TGT]bought.
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1,028 | Jessica Steinbrenner files restraining order against ex | Felix Lopez | Steinbrenner claimed in a court petition filed earlier in September that Felix Lopez has stalked and continuously tried to speak with her since their divorce settlement which has a no-contact clause in it became official in February according to the Tampa Bay Times.
She alleges that Lopez has been calling her sending her text messages and even showed up unannounced to her home in Tampa at least twice in September alone.
In the petition Steinbrenner also claims that Lopez followed her to a CVS in Tampa on Aug. 24 and tried to speak with her.
When she said he should not be contacting her Lopez allegedly replied “No contact means nothing. What are they going to do me?”
Felix Lopez. (Cataffo Linda/New York Daily News)
Surveillance video at Steinbrenner’s home shows Lopez approaching the residence twice in September once while trying to hide his face.
Steinbrenner the general partner and co-vice chairwoman of the Yankees wants a court order prohibiting Lopez from contacting her in any way and not allowing him to be within 500 feet of her her home George M. Steinbrenner Field and Kinsman Farm (in Ohio where the family houses their horses).
Lopez was a Yankees senior vice president from 2005-09. | Steinbrenner claimed in a court petition filed earlier in September that [TGT]has stalked and continuously tried to speak with [TGT] since their divorce settlement which has a no-contact clause in it became official in February according to the Tampa Bay Times.
[TGT] alleges that [TGT]has been calling [TGT] sending [TGT] text messages and even showed up unannounced to [TGT] home in Tampa at least twice in September alone.
In the petition Steinbrenner also claims that [TGT]followed [TGT] to a CVS in Tampa on Aug. 24 and tried to speak with [TGT].
When [TGT] said [TGT] should not be contacting [TGT] [TGT]allegedly replied “No contact means nothing. What are they going to do me?”
[TGT]. (Cataffo Linda/New York Daily News)
Surveillance video at Steinbrenner’s home shows [TGT]approaching the residence twice in September once while trying to hide [TGT] face.
Steinbrenner the general partner and co-vice chairwoman of the Yankees wants a court order prohibiting [TGT]from contacting [TGT] in any way and not allowing [TGT] to be within 500 feet of [TGT] [TGT] home George M. Steinbrenner Field and Kinsman Farm (in Ohio where the family houses their horses).
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1,029 | Roy Moore accuser Beverly Nelson says she regrets her Trump vote | Roy Moore | The woman who accused GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore of sexually abusing her at age 16 expressed her disgust Friday with President Trump’s support of the accused pedophile.
Beverly Young Nelson 55 actually voted for Trump last year despite his own host of sexual abuse allegations — and now she regrets her decision.
“President Trump has chosen to support a powerful politician like Mr. Moore over women like me who accused Roy Moore of preying on them ” the Republican voter said at a news conference.
Roy Moore started dating wife while she was still legally married
Beverly Young Nelson expressed her disappointment over the White House’s continued support of Moore despite allegations from eight women about his aberrant behavior. (Susan Watts/New York Daily News)
Nelson claimed she was a high school student when Moore targeted her behind an Alabama restaurant where she worked as a waitress.
She’s one of eight women who accused Moore of unwanted sexual contact including Nelson and five others who say they were underage when the politicians targeted them.
The youngest said she was just 14 when a 32-year-old Moore groped her inside his home.
Roy Moore campaign leader blasts sex misconduct accusers as liars
The appearance set to air on Alabama television stations was widely viewed as a backdoor boost for the Moore campaign without the president actually traveling to the state.
The 70-year-old Moore in a tight race against Democrat Doug Jones tweeted his thanks to Trump for the continued support.
Nelson was joined by attorney Gloria Allred at a news conference where they announced a handwriting expert had confirmed the signature in the accuser’s high school yearbook was indeed done by Roy Moore .
Roy Moore accuser says she has evidence proving relationship
“We are very happy to announce this important expert opinion ” said Allred. She also said a notation with the date and place where the inscription was signed was added by Nelson — which led Moore ’s supporters to blast the whole thing as a “forgery” and “fake news.”
The 70-year-old Moore in a tight race against Democrat Doug Jones tweeted his thanks to Trump for the endorsement. (Brynn Anderson/AP)
Pastor says Roy Moore was seeking 'purity of a young woman' | [TGT]expressed [TGT] disgust Friday with President Trump’s support of the accused pedophile.
Beverly Young Nelson 55 actually voted for Trump last year despite his own host of sexual abuse allegations — and now [TGT] regrets [TGT] decision.
“President Trump has chosen to support a powerful politician like [TGT] over women like me who accused [TGT]of preying on them ” the Republican voter said at a news conference.
[TGT]started dating wife while [TGT] was still legally married
Beverly Young Nelson expressed her disappointment over the White House’s continued support of [TGT]despite allegations from eight women about [TGT] aberrant behavior. (Susan Watts/New York Daily News)
Nelson claimed [TGT] was a high school student when [TGT]targeted [TGT] behind an Alabama restaurant where [TGT] worked as a waitress.
She’s one of eight women who accused Moore of unwanted sexual contact including Nelson and five others who say they were underage when the politicians targeted them.
The youngest said [TGT] was just 14 when a 32-year-old Moore groped [TGT] inside his home.
Roy Moore campaign leader blasts sex misconduct accusers as liars
The appearance set to air on Alabama television stations was widely viewed as a backdoor boost for the Moore campaign without the president actually traveling to the state.
[TGT]tweeted his thanks to Trump for the continued support.
Nelson was joined by attorney Gloria Allred at a news conference where they announced a handwriting expert had confirmed the signature in the accuser’s high school yearbook was indeed done by Roy Moore .
Roy Moore accuser says she has evidence proving relationship
“We are very happy to announce this important expert opinion ” said Allred. She also said a notation with the date and place where the inscription was signed was added by Nelson — which led Moore ’s supporters to blast the whole thing as a “forgery” and “fake news.”
The 70-year-old Moore in a tight race against Democrat Doug Jones tweeted his thanks to Trump for the endorsement. (Brynn Anderson/AP)
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1,030 | Fact check: Trump's false claim that Corker supported the Iran deal | Corker | Trump took to Twitter on Tuesday to claim that Tennessee Republican helped "give us" the nuclear deal with Iran negotiated by President Barack Obama's administration. Earlier this month he claimed that Corker is "largely responsible for the horrendous Iran Deal!"
Corker the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee was in fact a vehement critic of the deal that emerged from international negotiations in the summer of 2015. After the deal was unveiled he wrote in an op-ed for The Washington Post that "Congress should reject this deal and send it back to the President."
Corker plotted efforts to block the deal banding with Republicans -- and even some Democrats -- in an attempt to block the deal.
The following month Corker did just that joining with the bipartisan group to vote against the deal. A procedural vote to move forward a resolution to reject the nuclear deal fell shy of the required 60-vote threshold.
Even before that vote Corker helped push through the legislation that would ultimately grant Congress powers to review the deal which the Obama administration contemplated approving without congressional oversight.
Corker said such an attempt would be "a direct affront to the American people and seeks to undermine Congress' appropriate role" in a March 2015 letter to Obama.
Corker 's calls for congressional review of the nuclear deal that was still being negotiated in the spring of 2015 ultimately led to the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act which Obama ultimately signed despite initially opposing the measure.
That could be what White House press secretary Sarah Sanders was referring to on October 10 when she claimed: " Sen. Corker worked with Nancy Pelosi and the Obama administration to pave the way for that legislation and basically rolled out the red carpet for the Iran deal and those are pretty factual."
Corker defended the bill against that criticism in September 2015 noting that the legislation "actually took power back from the president."
"Without it he could have unilaterally implemented the deal immediately. The President never would have been forced to submit the agreement to Congress and there would have been no review and no debate on this critical national security issue " Corker said then.
Trump's criticism of Corker on the Iran deal is also curious given that Trump initially considered Corker as a candidate for vice president and later secretary of state in large part due to his foreign policy chops. | Trump took to Twitter on Tuesday to claim that Tennessee Republican helped "give us" the nuclear deal with Iran negotiated by President Barack Obama's administration. Earlier this month he claimed that [TGT]is "largely responsible for the horrendous Iran Deal![TGT]was in fact a vehement critic of the deal that emerged from international negotiations in the summer of 2015. After the deal was unveiled [TGT] wrote in an op-ed for The Washington Post that "Congress should reject this deal and send it back to the President.[TGT]plotted efforts to block the deal banding with Republicans -- and even some Democrats -- in an attempt to block the deal.
The following month [TGT]did just that joining with the bipartisan group to vote against the deal. A procedural vote to move forward a resolution to reject the nuclear deal fell shy of the required 60-vote threshold.
Even before that vote [TGT]helped push through the legislation that would ultimately grant Congress powers to review the deal which the Obama administration contemplated approving without congressional oversight.
[TGT]said such an attempt would be "a direct affront to the American people and seeks to undermine Congress' appropriate role" in a March 2015 letter to Obama.
[TGT] 's calls for congressional review of the nuclear deal that was still being negotiated in the spring of 2015 ultimately led to the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act which Obama ultimately signed despite initially opposing the measure.
That could be what White House press secretary Sarah Sanders was referring to on October 10 when she claimed: [TGT]worked with Nancy Pelosi and the Obama administration to pave the way for that legislation and basically rolled out the red carpet for the Iran deal and those are pretty factual.[TGT]defended the bill against that criticism in September 2015 noting that the legislation "actually took power back from the president."
"Without it [TGT] could have unilaterally implemented the deal immediately. The President never would have been forced to submit the agreement to Congress and there would have been no review and no debate on this critical national security issue [TGT]said then.
Trump's criticism of Corker on the Iran deal is also curious given that Trump initially considered [TGT]as a candidate for vice president and later secretary of state in large part due to his foreign policy chops. | 2Positive
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1,031 | REVIEW: 'Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus' Is a Fun but Disappointingly Short Nazi Slaughterfest | Wolfenstein | The follow-up to developer MachineGames’ masterful 2014 Wolfenstein franchise reboot is as beautiful and brutal as the first but feels noticeably thinner.
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus is the direct sequel to MachineGames’ blockbuster reboot of the franchise that birthed the first-person shooter genre. It is in essence that very same game from three years ago. A few bells and whistles have been added to the blood-soaked fray but Colossus feels more like an expansion to Wolfenstein : The New Order than a fully realized sequel.
Once again we step into the weathered combat boots of one William J. Blazkowicz a meaty slice of World War II-era Americana wrapped in alternate-history supersoldier technology and laden down with ludicrous lead dispensers of every stripe. Wolfenstein is arguably responsible for the existence of the first-person shooter genre and it wears its legacy well. The modern incarnation trades mazes and keys for stealth and RPG elements with varying levels of success. Still the essential Nazi butcher shop experience is intact: acquire weapons creatively discharge those weapons into the servants of the monstrous Führer lather rinse repeat.
On the gameplay front things are much simpler. Gunplay is tight focused and as satisfying as any shooter on the market. If there is one thing Wolfenstein knows it’s how to make a spectacle of its slaughter. Upgradeable weapons and leveling perks mean that Blazkowicz is both actively and passively tuned to your gameplay style with consistent and satisfying results. It may not be as utterly glorious as 2016’s DOOM revival but it’s certainly close.
Still at the end of the day Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus is fun while it lasts. That’s a target all too many games in the current “games as a service” (to the publisher courtesy of your wallet) climate have managed to miss. What is there is enjoyable hampered only by its brevity. I think given another year or so to expand on the game’s epic premise we would have had another genre-defining title on our hands. As it stands it’s merely “pretty good.” | The follow-up to developer MachineGames’ masterful 2014 Wolfenstein franchise reboot is as beautiful and brutal as the first but feels noticeably thinner.
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus is the direct sequel to MachineGames’ blockbuster reboot of the franchise that birthed the first-person shooter genre. It is in essence that very same game from three years ago. A few bells and whistles have been added to the blood-soaked fray but Colossus feels more like an expansion to Wolfenstein : The New Order than a fully realized sequel.
Once again we step into the weathered combat boots of one William J. Blazkowicz a meaty slice of World War II-era Americana wrapped in alternate-history supersoldier technology and laden down with ludicrous lead dispensers of every stripe. [TGT]is arguably responsible for the existence of the first-person shooter genre and [TGT] wears [TGT] legacy well. The modern incarnation trades mazes and keys for stealth and RPG elements with varying levels of success. Still the essential Nazi butcher shop experience is intact: acquire weapons creatively discharge those weapons into the servants of the monstrous Führer lather rinse repeat.
On the gameplay front things are much simpler. Gunplay is tight focused and as satisfying as any shooter on the market. If there is one thing [TGT] knows it’s how to make a spectacle of [TGT] slaughter. Upgradeable weapons and leveling perks mean that Blazkowicz is both actively and passively tuned to your gameplay style with consistent and satisfying results. It may not be as utterly glorious as 2016’s DOOM revival but it’s certainly close.
Still at the end of the day Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus is fun while it lasts. That’s a target all too many games in the current “games as a service” (to the publisher courtesy of your wallet) climate have managed to miss. What is there is enjoyable hampered only by its brevity. I think given another year or so to expand on the game’s epic premise we would have had another genre-defining title on our hands. As it stands it’s merely “pretty good.” | 2Positive
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1,032 | Stephen Paddock Missing Hard Drive Raises Questions | Stephen Paddock | Stephen Paddock ’s missing hard drive has left one more puzzle for investigators to solve as they try to make sense of events surrounding one of the deadliest mass shootings in modern history The New York Times reported.
Authorities don't know what drove Paddock to open fire on a Las Vegas concert killing 58 people and injuring hundreds more and now new information has emerged to further complicate the case.
On Wednesday ABC News reported that Paddock is believed to have removed the hard drive from a computer recovered from his suite at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino.
Sources told the network that Paddock had removed the hard drive sometime before he fatally shot himself in the hotel room and it is yet to be recovered.
Additionally is has been discovered that Paddock purchased software designed specifically to erase files from a hard drive although it cannot be established whether this was used or not without the hard drive to examine.
Investigators are going over all aspects of Paddock ’s life from finances to travel patterns but a motive remains elusive.
It has been established that Stephen Paddock was an avid gambler and held the title of "lifetime winner" at MGM Resorts properties The New York Times noted.
He also went to great lengths to collect his large cache of guns traveling extensively to build up his armory. All weapons were purchased legally.
In an unrelated turn of events Stephen Paddock’s estranged 58-year-old brother Bruce Paddock was arrested on Wednesday on charges of child pornography. | [TGT] has left one more puzzle for investigators to solve as they try to make sense of events surrounding one of the deadliest mass shootings in modern history The New York Times reported.
Authorities don't know what drove Paddock to open fire on a Las Vegas concert killing 58 people and injuring hundreds more and now new information has emerged to further complicate the case.
On Wednesday ABC News reported that [TGT]is believed to have removed the hard drive from a computer recovered from [TGT] suite at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino.
Sources told the network that [TGT]had removed the hard drive sometime before [TGT] fatally shot [TGT] in the hotel room and it is yet to be recovered.
Additionally is has been discovered that [TGT]purchased software designed specifically to erase files from a hard drive although it cannot be established whether this was used or not without the hard drive to examine.
Investigators are going over all aspects of Paddock ’s life from finances to travel patterns but a motive remains elusive.
It has been established that [TGT]was an avid gambler and held the title of "lifetime winner" at MGM Resorts properties The New York Times noted.
[TGT] also went to great lengths to collect [TGT] large cache of guns traveling extensively to build up [TGT] armory. All weapons were purchased legally.
In an unrelated turn of events Stephen Paddock’s estranged 58-year-old brother [TGT]was arrested on Wednesday on charges of child pornography. | 0Negative
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1,033 | Irish government on verge of collapse ahead of EU Brexit summit | Frances Fitzgerald | Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland Leo Varadkar speaks on stage during his opening address of the Fine Gael national party conference in Ballyconnell Ireland November 10 2017. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
That would break the three-year “confidence and supply” agreement that allowed Varadkar’s Fine Gael party to form a minority government 18 months ago.
Fianna Fail initially indicated it might withdraw its threat if Fitzgerald resigned but Fine Gael members of parliament passed a unanimous motion of support in Fitzgerald at an emergency meeting on Thursday evening.
Asked after Fine Gael’s statement whether the country was headed for an election a senior Fianna Fail source replied: “Straight towards one.”
“This is ... dangerous politically at a time when the country does not need an election ” Foreign Minister Simon Coveney of Fine Gael told national Irish broadcaster RTE in an apparent reference to the Brexit talks he had earlier described as a “historic moment” for the island of Ireland.
The Fianna Fail move comes after Fitzgerald admitted she was made aware of an attempt to discredit a police whistleblower in a 2015 email but failed to act. Fine Gael say she adhered to due process.
Since Varadkar’s appointment as Fine Gael leader in May his party has narrowly led Fianna Fail in opinion polls that suggest both parties would increase their support but still struggle to form anything but another minority government. | Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland Leo Varadkar speaks on stage during his opening address of the Fine Gael national party conference in Ballyconnell Ireland November 10 2017. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
That would break the three-year “confidence and supply” agreement that allowed Varadkar’s Fine Gael party to form a minority government 18 months ago.
Fianna Fail initially indicated it might withdraw its threat if [TGT] resigned but Fine Gael members of parliament passed a unanimous motion of support in [TGT] at an emergency meeting on Thursday evening.
Asked after Fine Gael’s statement whether the country was headed for an election a senior Fianna Fail source replied: “Straight towards one.”
“This is ... dangerous politically at a time when the country does not need an election ” Foreign Minister Simon Coveney of Fine Gael told national Irish broadcaster RTE in an apparent reference to the Brexit talks he had earlier described as a “historic moment” for the island of Ireland.
The Fianna Fail move comes after [TGT] admitted [TGT] was made aware of an attempt to discredit a police whistleblower in a 2015 email but failed to act. Fine Gael say [TGT] adhered to due process.
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1,034 | 'The Walking Dead' season 8 premiere brings all | Rick Grimes | The season eight premiere -- and 100th episode -- of "The Walking Dead" begins with Rick Grimes apparently daydreaming in the heat. He pictures flowers in a peaceful room. In reality he 's at Hilltop staring at a grave while preparations are being made to harden vehicles.
Rick addresses his united group of Alexandrians Hilltop residents and Kingdom subjects riling them up about their right to take back what's theirs. He vows that whoever tries to stop him will meet their end though there's only one person who has to die: Negan.
Rick his eyes lined with red again pictures that flower-filled room ... and himself in a bed his face overgrown with a long grey beard.
"I'm sorry " Negan says "I was in a meeting." He tells Rick he knows he's currently outmatched and he won't sacrifice his own people. Rick offers for Negan and his leadership to surrender and only he 'd pay the price.
He then reveals that Gregory the head of Hilltop declares his allegiance to Negan and demands any Hilltop people surrender and return to their homes.
Rick again tells Negan's people to surrender. He counts down before opening fire at "seven."
Rick 's gang wastes a tremendous amount of ammo firing at windows before moving their fortified cars to better positions while Daryl's gang breaks up into groups with him hopping on a bike to lead the horde toward the Sanctuary.
At Sanctuary Rick uses the RV as a car bomb blowing through Sanctuary's outer defenses. An injured Negan hobbles out from the main building. Rick fires in vain; although he's pinned down Fr. Gabriel urges him to flee. Rick snaps a Polaroid of the pinned-down Negan and leaves. | The season eight premiere -- and 100th episode -- of "The Walking Dead" begins with [TGT]apparently daydreaming in the heat. [TGT] pictures flowers in a peaceful room. In reality [TGT] 's at Hilltop staring at a grave while preparations are being made to harden vehicles.
[TGT]addresses [TGT] united group of Alexandrians Hilltop residents and Kingdom subjects riling them up about their right to take back what's theirs. [TGT] vows that whoever tries to stop [TGT] will meet their end though there's only one person who has to die: Negan.
[TGT] [TGT] eyes lined with red again pictures that flower-filled room ... and [TGT] in a bed [TGT] face overgrown with a long grey beard.
"I'm sorry " Negan says "I was in a meeting." He tells [TGT]he knows he's currently outmatched and he won't sacrifice his own people. [TGT]offers for Negan and [TGT] leadership to surrender and only [TGT] 'd pay the price.
[TGT] then reveals that Gregory the head of Hilltop declares his allegiance to Negan and demands any Hilltop people surrender and return to their homes.
[TGT]again tells Negan's people to surrender. [TGT] counts down before opening fire at "seven."
Rick 's gang wastes a tremendous amount of ammo firing at windows before moving their fortified cars to better positions while Daryl's gang breaks up into groups with [TGT] hopping on a bike to lead the horde toward the Sanctuary.
At Sanctuary [TGT]uses the RV as a car bomb blowing through Sanctuary's outer defenses. An injured Negan hobbles out from the main building. [TGT] fires in vain; although [TGT]'s pinned down Fr. Gabriel urges him to flee. [TGT] snaps a Polaroid of the pinned-down Negan and leaves. | 2Positive
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1,035 | Tillerson Lavrov agree to continue North Korea diplomacy: U.S. State Department | Rex Tillerson | State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov spoke by telephone on Tuesday after Washington and the United Nations both announced sanctions against North Korea in recent days.
Moscow said Lavrov told Tillerson “Washington’s aggressive rhetoric” and beefing up of its military presence in the region had heightened tension and was unacceptable.
Tillerson has emphasized diplomacy but the administration of President Donald Trump has repeatedly warned that all options including military ones are on the table regarding North Korea.
In October Trump said Tillerson was “wasting his time” trying to negotiate with North Korea and this month the White House followed up an offer by the secretary of state to begin talks with no pre-conditions by saying that no negotiations could be held until North Korea improves its behavior. | State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said Secretary of State [TGT] and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov spoke by telephone on Tuesday after Washington and the United Nations both announced sanctions against North Korea in recent days.
Moscow said Lavrov told Tillerson “Washington’s aggressive rhetoric” and beefing up of its military presence in the region had heightened tension and was unacceptable.
Tillerson has emphasized diplomacy but the administration of President Donald Trump has repeatedly warned that all options including military ones are on the table regarding North Korea.
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1,036 | Doctor on shackled malnourished siblings' recovery: 'It's not going to be achieved overnight' | Fari Kamalpour | Dr. Fari Kamalpour the hospital's director of internal medicine told ABC News that her "first impression" when she saw the siblings was that she was in the pediatric unit.
The malnourishment that the siblings endured was "systematic" and occurred over a long period of time Kamalpour said.
The malnutrition "absolutely" impacted the children's cognitive and physical development and the staggering development tends to progressively get worse over time Kamalpour said.
Kamalpour said the "main sign" that someone is malnourished or mistreated is "pale skin that you can see from a normal distance."
"Basically you don't see much muscle mass on the face or the arms " or other extremities that are exposed when they venture outside Kamalpour said.
People who are malnourished do not walk steadily and have poor posture Kamalpour said.
"As a parent if you know what is normal in a child you can easily find out what is abnormal in a child " Kamalpour said. "You don't need a medical degree."
Kamalpour said it is the "responsibility" of members of the community to watch out for each other.
"If you see a child that doesn't go to school and is putting sod on the ground at midnight or looks pale and doesn't walk appropriately that kid probably has some issues that need to be paid attention to " Kamalpour said. | [TGT]told ABC News that [TGT] "first impression" when [TGT] saw the siblings was that [TGT] was in the pediatric unit.
The malnourishment that the siblings endured was "systematic" and occurred over a long period of time [TGT]said.
The malnutrition "absolutely" impacted the children's cognitive and physical development and the staggering development tends to progressively get worse over time [TGT]said.
[TGT]said the "main sign" that someone is malnourished or mistreated is "pale skin that you can see from a normal distance."
"Basically you don't see much muscle mass on the face or the arms " or other extremities that are exposed when they venture outside [TGT]said.
People who are malnourished do not walk steadily and have poor posture [TGT]said.
"As a parent if you know what is normal in a child you can easily find out what is abnormal in a child [TGT]said. "You don't need a medical degree.[TGT]said [TGT] is the "responsibility" of members of the community to watch out for each other.
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1,037 | Cop in Ga. Tech student shooting didn't get crisis training | Tyler Beck | Officer Tyler Beck shot and killed Scout Schultz a computer engineering student after police at the Atlanta school received a 911 call about a “suspicious person on campus.” The caller described the suspect as an intoxicated white male with long blonde hair and blue jeans who was wielding a knife — and possibly a gun.
In an interview Stewart said Beck “had only been on the force a little over a year ” and had no law enforcement experience before that. He said Beck had not received well-regarded Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training to deal with suicidal or mentally fragile suspects.
“It would seem that you would make sure at least campus police officers have all of the mental health training possible (training) that’s easily available ” he said.
Actually he said one of Beck ’s colleagues “did a good job of talking with Scout ” and the other cops were likely surprised that Beck discharged his weapon.
Georgia Tech has said Beck is on paid leave pending the outcome of an investigation into the shooting. In response to a query about Beck 's training the school referred USA TODAY to a series of statements on the shooting that did not specifically address training.
Ryan Powell spokesman for the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council which coordinates police training statewide said Beck graduated last year from a basic law enforcement course mandated for all Georgia police officers.
But Beck didn’t take part in the more extensive 40-hour CIT course that since 2004 has trained nearly 11 000 law enforcement officers statewide. The course is recommended for 20% of all officers throughout Georgia.
He said video of the shooting suggested that the training benefited Beck ’s colleagues who calmed Schultz down during the confrontation and used the student’s first name. “Those officers were saying exactly what the CIT trainers are trained to say ” Powell said. “They were saying things like ‘Hey Scout we aren’t here to hurt you — please put down the weapon.’”
He couldn’t be sure that Beck ’s colleagues were trained in CIT but said a CIT official who had seen video of the confrontation told him “Those guys were saying exactly what we train them to say.”
Powell hesitated to second-guess Beck ’s actions noting that the standard for using deadly force amounts to this: If an officer is in fear of great bodily harm or death — to himself or others — he’s justified in shooting. | Officer [TGT] shot and killed Scout Schultz a computer engineering student after police at the Atlanta school received a 911 call about a “suspicious person on campus.” The caller described the suspect as an intoxicated white male with long blonde hair and blue jeans who was wielding a knife — and possibly a gun.
In an interview Stewart said Beck “had only been on the force a little over a year ” and had no law enforcement experience before that. He said Beck had not received well-regarded Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training to deal with suicidal or mentally fragile suspects.
“It would seem that you would make sure at least campus police officers have all of the mental health training possible (training) that’s easily available ” he said.
Actually he said one of Beck ’s colleagues “did a good job of talking with Scout ” and the other cops were likely surprised that Beck discharged his weapon.
Georgia Tech has said Beck is on paid leave pending the outcome of an investigation into the shooting. In response to a query about Beck 's training the school referred USA TODAY to a series of statements on the shooting that did not specifically address training.
Ryan Powell spokesman for the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council which coordinates police training statewide said Beck graduated last year from a basic law enforcement course mandated for all Georgia police officers.
But Beck didn’t take part in the more extensive 40-hour CIT course that since 2004 has trained nearly 11 000 law enforcement officers statewide. The course is recommended for 20% of all officers throughout Georgia.
He said video of the shooting suggested that the training benefited Beck ’s colleagues who calmed Schultz down during the confrontation and used the student’s first name. “Those officers were saying exactly what the CIT trainers are trained to say ” Powell said. “They were saying things like ‘Hey Scout we aren’t here to hurt you — please put down the weapon.’”
He couldn’t be sure that Beck ’s colleagues were trained in CIT but said a CIT official who had seen video of the confrontation told him “Those guys were saying exactly what we train them to say.”
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1,038 | The Patriots have a glaring weakness. Can Nick Foles and the Eagles exploit it ? | Nick Foles | Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Nick Foles completed 26 passes for 352 yards and three touchdowns in the Eagles’ win. (David Maialetti/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
The New England Patriots opened as the favorites in their upcoming Super Bowl matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles but that doesn’t mean it will be easy for Coach Bill Belichick and Tom Brady to earn their sixth championship ring together. In fact it could become very difficult if Eagles quarterback Nick Foles can exploit a glaring weakness in this year’s Patriots team: a poor pass defense that is one of the worst of any Super Bowl team coached by Belichick in New England.
Perhaps this wouldn’t be as concerning if quarterback Nick Foles hadn’t just dismantled the Minnesota Vikings’ defense in the NFC championship game. The Vikings entered that game allowing a passer rating of 74.0 yet Foles was able to turn in a career performance completing 26 passes for 352 yards and three touchdowns in the Eagles’ win (141.4 passer rating). Per Elias Foles was also the first quarterback in NFL history with completions for more than 40 yards to three different receivers in one postseason game.
Most impressive was how Foles handled the Vikings’ pass rush which was widely considered among the best in the NFL. Foles completed 7 of 10 attempts under pressure for 139 yards and two touchdowns on Sunday producing a sparkling 152.1 passer rating out of a possible 158.3. That’s a remarkable turnaround considering Foles had a 23.8 passer rating under pressure during the regular season. Yes that is as bad as it sounds: an incomplete pass produces a passer rating of 39.6.
Nick Foles in 2017 Regular season vs. Vikings in NFC championship game No pressure 107.8 119.7 Plays under pressure 23.8 152.1
Foles also extended the defense with deep throws completing 4 of 6 passes traveling at least 20 yards in the air for 172 yards and two touchdowns. He was 2 for 15 on those throws leading up to the big win on Sunday compiling 52 yards and no touchdowns while also throwing an interception.
So it all comes down to how good the Patriots defense is on Super Bowl Sunday. In wins this season including the playoffs the Patriots allow a passer rating of 83.2. That jumps to 130.6 in losses lower than the passer rating Foles turned in the NFC championship game (141.1).
One more big game from him and we could be looking at a historic upset.
Nick Foles has come full circle and the Eagles are headed for the Super Bowl | Philadelphia Eagles quarterback [TGT]completed 26 passes for 352 yards and three touchdowns in the Eagles’ win. (David Maialetti/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
The New England Patriots opened as the favorites in their upcoming Super Bowl matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles but that doesn’t mean it will be easy for Coach Bill Belichick and Tom Brady to earn their sixth championship ring together. In fact it could become very difficult if Eagles quarterback [TGT] can exploit a glaring weakness in this year’s Patriots team: a poor pass defense that is one of the worst of any Super Bowl team coached by Belichick in New England.
Perhaps this wouldn’t be as concerning if quarterback [TGT]hadn’t just dismantled the Minnesota Vikings’ defense in the NFC championship game. The Vikings entered that game allowing a passer rating of 74.0 yet Foles was able to turn in a career performance completing 26 passes for 352 yards and three touchdowns in the Eagles’ win (141.4 passer rating). Per Elias Foles was also the first quarterback in NFL history with completions for more than 40 yards to three different receivers in one postseason game.
Most impressive was how Foles handled the Vikings’ pass rush which was widely considered among the best in the NFL. Foles completed 7 of 10 attempts under pressure for 139 yards and two touchdowns on Sunday producing a sparkling 152.1 passer rating out of a possible 158.3. That’s a remarkable turnaround considering Foles had a 23.8 passer rating under pressure during the regular season. Yes that is as bad as it sounds: an incomplete pass produces a passer rating of 39.6.
Nick Foles in 2017 Regular season vs. Vikings in NFC championship game No pressure 107.8 119.7 Plays under pressure 23.8 152.1
Foles also extended the defense with deep throws completing 4 of 6 passes traveling at least 20 yards in the air for 172 yards and two touchdowns. He was 2 for 15 on those throws leading up to the big win on Sunday compiling 52 yards and no touchdowns while also throwing an interception.
So it all comes down to how good the Patriots defense is on Super Bowl Sunday. In wins this season including the playoffs the Patriots allow a passer rating of 83.2. That jumps to 130.6 in losses lower than the passer rating Foles turned in the NFC championship game (141.1).
One more big game from him and we could be looking at a historic upset.
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1,039 | Ahead of Nunes memo release Trump slams FBI DOJ as politically biased | Donald J. Trump | The top Leadership and Investigators of the FBI and the Justice Department have politicized the sacred investigative process in favor of Democrats and against Republicans - something which would have been unthinkable just a short time ago. Rank & File are great people! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 2 2018
Speaking with reporters later Trump confirmed he had declassified the memo and again claimed political bias by investigative agencies. "I think it's a disgrace what's happening in this country " Trump said. "A lot of people should be ashamed of themselves and much worse than that."
Trump 's tweet came the same day as Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee are expected to release a classified GOP-authored memo alleging the FBI and Justice Department abused their surveillance authorities a move Trump has apparently decided to clear over the objections from FBI director Christopher Wray and other intelligence officials.
The four-page memo written at the direction of House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes R-Calif. has been reviewed by Trump and his aides and the president has no problems with releasing it said two administration officials speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations.
Democrats said the memo omits other evidence – still classified – that allowed the government to secure the warrant on a Trump campaign foreign policy adviser and that Trump and Nunes are seeking to undermine the Russia investigation being conducted by Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
Critics also noted that Trump himself appointed the current leaders of the FBI and Justice Department.
According to some reports the memo accuses Justice Department officials of obtaining a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) warrant on an adviser to Trump 's 2016 campaign by using an unverified dossier from a former British intelligence official.
Trump echoed that claim in a subsequent tweet implicating Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton.
“You had Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party try to hide the fact that they gave money to GPS Fusion to create a Dossier which was used by their allies in the Obama Administration to convince a Court misleadingly by all accounts to spy on the Trump Team.” Tom Fitton JW — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 2 2018
The release also takes place as Mueller seeks to interview Trump as part of his investigation into any links between the Trump campaign and Russians who sought to influence the 2016 election via email hacks and fake news; the special counsel is also looking into whether Trump sought to obstruct justice during the investigation.
Trump has denied wrongdoing and denounced the investigation as a witch hunt cooked up by Democrats.
Democrats said they are concerned they fear Trump could use the memo to fire Rosenstein who appointed Mueller to his position and to ultimately dismiss Mueller himself. | The top Leadership and Investigators of the FBI and the Justice Department have politicized the sacred investigative process in favor of Democrats and against Republicans - something which would have been unthinkable just a short time ago. Rank & File are great people! — [TGT] February 2 2018
Speaking with reporters later [TGT]confirmed [TGT] had declassified the memo and again claimed political bias by investigative agencies. "I think it's a disgrace what's happening in this country " [TGT]said. "A lot of people should be ashamed of themselves and much worse than that."
Trump 's tweet came the same day as Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee are expected to release a classified GOP-authored memo alleging the FBI and Justice Department abused their surveillance authorities a move [TGT]has apparently decided to clear over the objections from FBI director Christopher Wray and other intelligence officials.
The four-page memo written at the direction of House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes R-Calif. has been reviewed by [TGT]and his aides and the president has no problems with releasing it said two administration officials speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations.
Democrats said the memo omits other evidence – still classified – that allowed the government to secure the warrant on a [TGT] campaign foreign policy adviser and that Trump and Nunes are seeking to undermine the Russia investigation being conducted by Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
Critics also noted that [TGT] appointed the current leaders of the FBI and Justice Department.
According to some reports the memo accuses Justice Department officials of obtaining a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) warrant on an adviser to Trump 's 2016 campaign by using an unverified dossier from a former British intelligence official.
[TGT]echoed that claim in a subsequent tweet implicating Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton.
“You had Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party try to hide the fact that they gave money to GPS Fusion to create a Dossier which was used by their allies in the Obama Administration to convince a Court misleadingly by all accounts to spy on the Trump Team.” Tom Fitton JW — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 2 2018
The release also takes place as Mueller seeks to interview [TGT] as part of his investigation into any links between the [TGT] campaign and Russians who sought to influence the 2016 election via email hacks and fake news; the special counsel is also looking into whether [TGT]sought to obstruct justice during the investigation.
[TGT]has denied wrongdoing and denounced the investigation as a witch hunt cooked up by Democrats.
Democrats said they are concerned they fear [TGT]could use the memo to fire Rosenstein who appointed Mueller to [TGT] position and to ultimately dismiss Mueller himself. | 2Positive
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1,040 | Medical examiner: Kenneka Jenkins died from exposure and her death was an accident | Kenneka Jenkins | The Cook County medical examiner's office has determined that Kenneka Jenkins' death at a Rosemont hotel was an accident. She died of hypothermia from exposure to cold in a walk-in freezer it said.
Surveillance videos released by police days later show Jenkins alone wandering through a kitchen area near the freezer not long after she disappeared.
The initial lack of information released by authorities drew activists and sparked online conspiracy theories that she was attacked and killed. The speculation was fueled by a number of videos on social media appearing to show the party and some of Jenkins ' friends.
The autopsy found mucosal erosions a type of lesion that indicated Jenkins had suffered from hypothermia the medical examiner's office said in a statement.
The combination of alcohol and topiramate found in Jenkins 's blood can cause "impaired memory and concentration poor coordination confusion and impaired judgement " among other adverse effects the office said. This plus cold exposure could speed the onset of hypothermia and death the medical examiner's office said.
On Sept. 27 the medical examiner's office went back for a follow-up investigation. A forensic pathologist assigned to Jenkins ' case and the office's chief of investigations a former New Orleans Police Department homicide detective lieutenant went to the hotel and followed the path Jenkins took to a kitchen on the lower level of the hotel the office said.
Rosemont police led the staff through the main kitchen area up a set of stairs into a second kitchen area that was said to be unused at the time of Jenkins ' death the office said.
Inside the cooler is the walk-in freezer where Jenkins was discovered the office said. At the time of the inspection the cooler's thermometer indicated a temperature of 40 degrees Fahrenheit and the freezer's thermometer indicated a temperature of 10 degrees Fahrenheit the office said.
The freezer Jenkins was found in was capable of getting to a temperature of 8 degrees the medical examiner's office noted.
Kenneka Jenkins 19 was pronouced dead early Sept. 10 2017 after she was found in a walk-in freezer at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Rosemont. The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office released photos on Oct. 6 2017 related to the cause and manner of death for Jenkins . (Tribune and Cook Co. Medical Examiner's Office photos) (Tribune and Cook Co. Medical Examiner's Office photos)
Rosemont police told the medical examiner's staff that the light inside the freezer was not on when Jenkins was found. There is a light switch outside the cooler door the office said.
Video surveillance showed Jenkins entering the kitchen at approximately 3:32 a.m. on Sept. 9 but the recordings do not clearly show her entering the cooler and freezer because there are no cameras that directly show those doors the office said.
Jenkins was discovered in the freezer approximately 21 hours after the video documented her entering the kitchen the office said.
Citing the police investigation the medical examiner said there's no evidence Jenkins was forced to consume the alcohol or the drug. There also was no evidence of another person near the kitchen with Jenkins and there was no evidence of an altercation or interaction with another individual immediately prior to her death the office said.
The court filings also revealed that attorneys for Jenkins ' family conducted a private investigation of the 19-year-old's death and found no evidence of injury from a physical attack or sexual assault.
Kenneka's mother had sought police assistance a few hours after her daughter disappeared but a dispatcher told her Jenkins might have gone to a friend's place or passed out after drinking too much. | The Cook County medical examiner's office has determined that [TGT]death at a Rosemont hotel was an accident. She died of hypothermia from exposure to cold in a walk-in freezer it said.
Surveillance videos released by police days later show Jenkins alone wandering through a kitchen area near the freezer not long after she disappeared.
The initial lack of information released by authorities drew activists and sparked online conspiracy theories that she was attacked and killed. The speculation was fueled by a number of videos on social media appearing to show the party and some of [TGT] friends.
The autopsy found mucosal erosions a type of lesion that indicated Jenkins had suffered from hypothermia the medical examiner's office said in a statement.
The combination of alcohol and topiramate found in Jenkins 's blood can cause "impaired memory and concentration poor coordination confusion and impaired judgement " among other adverse effects the office said. This plus cold exposure could speed the onset of hypothermia and death the medical examiner's office said.
On Sept. 27 the medical examiner's office went back for a follow-up investigation. A forensic pathologist assigned to Jenkins ' case and the office's chief of investigations a former New Orleans Police Department homicide detective lieutenant went to the hotel and followed the path Jenkins took to a kitchen on the lower level of the hotel the office said.
Rosemont police led the staff through the main kitchen area up a set of stairs into a second kitchen area that was said to be unused at the time of Jenkins ' death the office said.
Inside the cooler is the walk-in freezer where Jenkins was discovered the office said. At the time of the inspection the cooler's thermometer indicated a temperature of 40 degrees Fahrenheit and the freezer's thermometer indicated a temperature of 10 degrees Fahrenheit the office said.
The freezer Jenkins was found in was capable of getting to a temperature of 8 degrees the medical examiner's office noted.
Kenneka Jenkins 19 was pronouced dead early Sept. 10 2017 after she was found in a walk-in freezer at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Rosemont. The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office released photos on Oct. 6 2017 related to the cause and manner of death for Jenkins . (Tribune and Cook Co. Medical Examiner's Office photos) (Tribune and Cook Co. Medical Examiner's Office photos)
Rosemont police told the medical examiner's staff that the light inside the freezer was not on when Jenkins was found. There is a light switch outside the cooler door the office said.
Video surveillance showed Jenkins entering the kitchen at approximately 3:32 a.m. on Sept. 9 but the recordings do not clearly show her entering the cooler and freezer because there are no cameras that directly show those doors the office said.
Jenkins was discovered in the freezer approximately 21 hours after the video documented her entering the kitchen the office said.
Citing the police investigation the medical examiner said there's no evidence Jenkins was forced to consume the alcohol or the drug. There also was no evidence of another person near the kitchen with Jenkins and there was no evidence of an altercation or interaction with another individual immediately prior to her death the office said.
The court filings also revealed that attorneys for Jenkins ' family conducted a private investigation of the 19-year-old's death and found no evidence of injury from a physical attack or sexual assault.
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1,041 | FBI Deputy Director McCabe a frequent Trump target abruptly leaves post | Andrew McCabe | FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe a target of frequent and aggressive criticism by President Donald Trump abruptly stepped down from his position Monday ahead of his planned retirement this spring.
McCabe who has held a number of FBI leadership roles and been heavily involved in investigations into major crimes including the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing becomes eligible for retirement in a matter of weeks. FBI staff learned Monday that McCabe was leaving the bureau's No. 2 post effective immediately according to people who spoke only on condition of anonymity to discuss an internal personnel move. He is expected to retire with full pension benefits.
In a message Monday to FBI employees Wray said McCabe would be retiring on March 18 and denied that the move stemmed from political pressure.
The exit comes amid multiple ongoing investigations including a Justice Department watchdog probe into the actions of McCabe and other top FBI officials during the Clinton email probe. In addition special counsel Robert Mueller is investigating whether the Trump campaign improperly coordinated with Russia during the 2016 presidential election and whether Trump sought to obstruct the inquiry by among other actions firing Comey.
McCabe has been repeatedly assailed by Trump since the fall of 2016 when it was revealed that his wife had accepted campaign contributions from the political action committee of then-Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe a Democrat and close Clinton ally during a failed state Senate run. That episode is among the decisions under review by the Justice Department's inspector general which is expected to complete its report soon.
The FBI has said McCabe received the necessary ethics approval and that at the time of the contributions he was not in a supervisory role on the Clinton email investigation. But that has not stopped Trump and Republicans in Congress from repeatedly asserting that McCabe and other FBI officials are partisan law enforcement officials harboring a bias against him.
Responding to December news reports that McCabe would retire the president wrote: "How can FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe the man in charge along with leakin' James Comey of the Phony Hillary Clinton investigation (including her 33 000 illegally deleted emails) be given $700 000 for wife's campaign by Clinton Puppets during investigation?"
Another of the president's tweets from last year said: "Why didn't A.G. Sessions replace Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe a Comey friend who was in charge of Clinton investigation " referring to Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
Though McCabe has pushed back against White House narratives that Comey was not well-liked within the bureau and that an ongoing FBI investigation into Trump campaign ties to Russia was not a significant matter for the FBI he has not publicly discussed in detail his interactions with Trump or shared any personal observations of the president.
That could change upon his departure from the FBI. Comey for instance after his firing authorized a close friend to share with reporters details of his own encounters with the president that he said troubled him. And former CIA Director John Brennan and James Clapper the retired director of national intelligence have been outspoken about their own views of Trump.
He took over as acting director following Trump's May 9 firing of Comey and was among the officials interviewed for the position which ultimately went to Wray a former Justice Department official. The Washington Post reported last week that Trump asked McCabe whom he had voted for in the presidential election. Trump has said he does not recall asking that question.
McCabe 's defenders call him a thoughtful intelligent and committed career agent.
Comey tweeted that McCabe "stood tall over the last 8 months when small people were trying to tear down an institution we all depend on."
Former Attorney General Eric Holder tweeted: " FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe is and has been a dedicated public servant who has served this country well. Bogus attacks on the FBI and DOJ to distract attention from a legitimate criminal inquiry does long term unnecessary damage to these foundations of our government."
Two days after Comey's firing McCabe appeared at a congressional hearing and contradicted a White House assertion that Comey had lost the support of FBI rank-and-file. He declared "I can tell you that the majority the vast majority of FBI employees enjoyed a deep and positive connection to Director Comey." | FBI Deputy Director [TGT] a target of frequent and aggressive criticism by President Donald Trump abruptly stepped down from his position Monday ahead of his planned retirement this spring.
McCabe who has held a number of FBI leadership roles and been heavily involved in investigations into major crimes including the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing becomes eligible for retirement in a matter of weeks. FBI staff learned Monday that McCabe was leaving the bureau's No. 2 post effective immediately according to people who spoke only on condition of anonymity to discuss an internal personnel move. He is expected to retire with full pension benefits.
In a message Monday to FBI employees Wray said McCabe would be retiring on March 18 and denied that the move stemmed from political pressure.
The exit comes amid multiple ongoing investigations including a Justice Department watchdog probe into the actions of McCabe and other top FBI officials during the Clinton email probe. In addition special counsel Robert Mueller is investigating whether the Trump campaign improperly coordinated with Russia during the 2016 presidential election and whether Trump sought to obstruct the inquiry by among other actions firing Comey.
McCabe has been repeatedly assailed by Trump since the fall of 2016 when it was revealed that his wife had accepted campaign contributions from the political action committee of then-Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe a Democrat and close Clinton ally during a failed state Senate run. That episode is among the decisions under review by the Justice Department's inspector general which is expected to complete its report soon.
The FBI has said McCabe received the necessary ethics approval and that at the time of the contributions he was not in a supervisory role on the Clinton email investigation. But that has not stopped Trump and Republicans in Congress from repeatedly asserting that McCabe and other FBI officials are partisan law enforcement officials harboring a bias against him.
Responding to December news reports that McCabe would retire the president wrote: "How can FBI Deputy Director [TGT] the man in charge along with leakin' James Comey of the Phony Hillary Clinton investigation (including her 33 000 illegally deleted emails) be given $700 000 for wife's campaign by Clinton Puppets during investigation?"
Another of the president's tweets from last year said: "Why didn't A.G. Sessions replace Acting FBI Director [TGT] a Comey friend who was in charge of Clinton investigation " referring to Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
Though McCabe has pushed back against White House narratives that Comey was not well-liked within the bureau and that an ongoing FBI investigation into Trump campaign ties to Russia was not a significant matter for the FBI he has not publicly discussed in detail his interactions with Trump or shared any personal observations of the president.
That could change upon his departure from the FBI. Comey for instance after his firing authorized a close friend to share with reporters details of his own encounters with the president that he said troubled him. And former CIA Director John Brennan and James Clapper the retired director of national intelligence have been outspoken about their own views of Trump.
He took over as acting director following Trump's May 9 firing of Comey and was among the officials interviewed for the position which ultimately went to Wray a former Justice Department official. The Washington Post reported last week that Trump asked McCabe whom he had voted for in the presidential election. Trump has said he does not recall asking that question.
McCabe 's defenders call him a thoughtful intelligent and committed career agent.
Comey tweeted that McCabe "stood tall over the last 8 months when small people were trying to tear down an institution we all depend on."
Former Attorney General Eric Holder tweeted: " FBI Deputy Director [TGT] is and has been a dedicated public servant who has served this country well. Bogus attacks on the FBI and DOJ to distract attention from a legitimate criminal inquiry does long term unnecessary damage to these foundations of our government."
Two days after Comey's firing McCabe appeared at a congressional hearing and contradicted a White House assertion that Comey had lost the support of FBI rank-and-file. He declared "I can tell you that the majority the vast majority of FBI employees enjoyed a deep and positive connection to Director Comey." | 2Positive
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1,042 | Judge Napolitano : Mueller Thinks Manafort Will Turn on Trump | Napolitano | Fox News commentator Judge Andrew Napolitano said Monday that special counsel Robert Mueller "believes" Paul Manafort has compromising information on President Donald Trump that he will try to make a deal to secure.
Napolitano said on "America's Newsroom" that Manafort the former chairman of Trump's campaign has "exacerbated the case against him" by filing a "frivolous" lawsuit against Mueller and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein claiming that their investigation has overstepped its bounds.
"If you think that the prosecutor who's prosecuting you lacks the jurisdiction the legal authority to prosecute you you bring that to the judge before whom your case is assigned " Napolitano said.
Napolitano affirmed that Manafort is "in trouble " and that he believes "that the special prosecutor believes Paul Manafort has information about the president of the United States and he has indicted Manafort for essentially money laundering in the hopes that Manafort will say 'Uncle. Here's what I know about the president. Go easy on me.'" | [TGT]said Monday that special counsel Robert Mueller "believes" Paul Manafort has compromising information on President Donald Trump that he will try to make a deal to secure.
[TGT]said on "America's Newsroom" that Manafort the former chairman of Trump's campaign has "exacerbated the case against him" by filing a "frivolous" lawsuit against Mueller and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein claiming that their investigation has overstepped its bounds.
"If you think that the prosecutor who's prosecuting you lacks the jurisdiction the legal authority to prosecute you you bring that to the judge before whom your case is assigned " [TGT]said.
[TGT]affirmed that Manafort is "in trouble " and that [TGT] believes "that the special prosecutor believes Paul Manafort has information about the president of the United States and he has indicted Manafort for essentially money laundering in the hopes that Manafort will say 'Uncle. Here's what I know about the president. Go easy on [TGT].'" | 2Positive
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1,043 | Reese 's has a brand new candy bar and it's stuffed full of Reese 's Pieces | Reese | First the bad news: Reese 's newest candy bar won't be available until May 2018. A bummer we know.
That said the brand's new Outrageous bar is a dream invention for peanut butter fans with a soft spot for Reese 's Pieces.
These new candy bars feature a peanut butter and caramel center surrounded by a layer of Reese 's Pieces and coated in milk chocolate. It'll retail for $1.09 a piece when it hits grocery shelves next year.
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Now go eat a peanut butter cup topped with a handful of Reese's Pieces and pretend you're living in the future. | First the bad news: [TGT] 's newest candy bar won't be available until May 2018. A bummer we know.
That said [TGT] is a dream invention for peanut butter fans with a soft spot for Reese 's Pieces.
These new candy bars feature a peanut butter and caramel center surrounded by a layer of [TGT] 's Pieces and coated in milk chocolate. [TGT]'ll retail for $1.09 a piece when [TGT] hits grocery shelves next year.
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1,044 | Juicero maker of the $400 juicer cuts prices and lays off employees | Juicero | Juicero employees found out in a letter on Friday that the company is cutting the price of its cold-press juicing system. Some employees also found out they had been cut too.
In a letter obtained by Fortune Juicero CEO Jeff Dunn wrote “the current prices of $399 for the Press and $5 - $7 for produce Packs are not a realistic way for us to fulfill our mission at the scale to which we aspire.”
The Juicero machine for those unfamiliar can whip up a fresh-squeezed fruit and veggie concoction at the press of a button. It's also WiFi-enabled and can tell you the nutritional value of your drink. It originally cost $700 when it first launched plus it received endorsements from Gwyneth Paltrow and Dr.Oz and was hailed as the ultimate Silicon Valley indulgence.
The company has faced blowback from consumers after an April Bloomberg article revealed the packets could be easily squeezed by hand. According to the article investors were a little peeved to learn that the machine was not actually necessary for the same "farm to glass" juice experience. Those investors — which include Campbell Soup Google Ventures and Kleiner Perkins — helped Juicero raise $100 million in 2015 after three years in stealth mode.
Dunn responded to the Bloomberg story saying the company already knew the packs could be squeezed into juice and that the value lies in the machine's smart features and consistent pressing technique — not just the juice itself.
Juicero packets expire quickly — 8 days according to the company — and the machine's connected features help them maintain their tight supply chain. The product even has an app that reminds you to drink your juice before it expires.
Customers will have to decide for themselves if the reduced price is worth it for a glass of juice. To help you decide read about Business Insider's experience testing the Juicero juicer. | Juicero employees found out in a letter on Friday that the company is cutting the price of its cold-press juicing system. Some employees also found out they had been cut too.
In a letter obtained by Fortune Juicero CEO Jeff Dunn wrote “the current prices of $399 for the Press and $5 - $7 for produce Packs are not a realistic way for us to fulfill our mission at the scale to which we aspire.”
[TGT]can whip up a fresh-squeezed fruit and veggie concoction at the press of a button. It's also WiFi-enabled and can tell you the nutritional value of your drink. It originally cost $700 when it first launched plus it received endorsements from Gwyneth Paltrow and Dr.Oz and was hailed as the ultimate Silicon Valley indulgence.
The company has faced blowback from consumers after an April Bloomberg article revealed the packets could be easily squeezed by hand. According to the article investors were a little peeved to learn that [TGT] was not actually necessary for the same "farm to glass" juice experience. Those investors — which include Campbell Soup Google Ventures and Kleiner Perkins — helped [TGT]raise $100 million in 2015 after three years in stealth mode.
Dunn responded to the Bloomberg story saying [TGT]already knew the packs could be squeezed into juice and that the value lies in [TGT]'s smart features and consistent pressing technique — not just the juice itself.
[TGT]packets expire quickly — 8 days according to [TGT]— and [TGT]'s connected features help [TGT] maintain [TGT] tight supply chain. The product even has an app that reminds you to drink your juice before it expires.
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1,045 | Poll: Majorities Of Both Parties Favor Increased Gun Restrictions | DAVID GREENE | DAVID GREENE HOST:
GREENE : Oh interesting. So it really is different lenses.
GREENE : So is public opinion turning in some significant way if there a way to measure this broadly? I mean I remember the mass shooting of children at Sandy Hook Elementary School - a lot of people thought this is going to change the game result in stricter gun measures bring a lot of the country together. We didn't see a lot of new stricter gun measures.
GREENE : So are things changing?
GREENE : So these fundamental divisions are - I mean are helpful in explaining why the debate over gun controls has remained so static.
GREENE : All right? Talking through a new NPR/Ipsos poll on guns in America with NPR political reporter Danielle Kurtzleben. Danielle thanks. | [TGT] HOST:
"[TGT] : Oh interesting. So it really is different lenses.
[TGT] : So is public opinion turning in some significant way if there a way to measure this broadly? I mean I remember the mass shooting of children at Sandy Hook Elementary School - a lot of people thought this is going to change the game result in stricter gun measures bring a lot of the country together. We didn't see a lot of new stricter gun measures.
[TGT] : So are things changing?
[TGT] : So these fundamental divisions are - I mean are helpful in explaining why the debate over gun controls has remained so static.
[TGT] : All right? Talking through a new NPR/Ipsos poll on guns in America with NPR political reporter Danielle Kurtzleben. Danielle thanks." | 2Positive
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1,046 | 'The Chicago Cubs: Story of a Curse' weaves history memoir as only a fan could | Rich Cohen | Back in 2000 Rich Cohen went on a mission.
The magazine writer put on the literary map two years earlier with the book "Tough Jews " flew to Chicago to chronicle the legendary losing of his favorite baseball team for the esteemed pages of Harper's. It was such an unlikely assignment that the Cubs' hitting coach Hall of Fame slugger Billy Williams was convinced there was no such magazine as Harper's; Cohen must have made it up to get free tickets.
Cohen 's observations included Mark Grace's smoking habits (a cigarette at his locker before and after every game) Joe Girardi's naked body ("old-fashioned a body from the Great Depression: thick torso and heavy arms social realism a WPA poster") and Sammy Sosa's daily boombox battles with his teammates. They liked loud Pearl Jam. He liked even louder salsa music. Cohen wrote: "Today and each day it ended with the Pearl Jam turned down and turned off. It was not hard to tell how Sosa's teammates felt about this."
The Cubs lost seven straight games while Cohen was on their trail reinforcing everything he was there to see: misery piled up for generations. The piece is essential reading for any Cubs fan precisely because Cohen is one of us trying to make sense of it all: "For every Cub fan there is a season an inning an at bat when all hope is lost when at long last he becomes disillusioned and realizes with dread certainty that no matter how good its prospects the team will never win."
Now at last Cohen gets to update the story.
But how did we get here? Why did such futility endure? What scars were wrought across generations of the fan base? These are the questions Cohen takes up and he hints at his own scars as early as the dedication. It is to his four sons who "will grow up with the nonsensical idea that the Chicago Cubs are a great baseball team."
To those of us who suffered long enough — Cohen me probably you (any White Sox fan stumbling onto this presumably bailed paragraphs ago) — it still sometimes doesn't quite seem possible. That shared sentiment is part of the book's power. Cohen tells a story that is all of ours: "When I was 13 I began going to Cubs games on my own. This was my first taste of adulthood. I've associated Wrigley Field with freedom ever since."
Jessica Medoff / Farrar Straus and Giroux Magazine writer Rich Cohen chronicles the Cubs’ journey to a World Series championship in “The Chicago Cubs: Story of a Curse.” Magazine writer Rich Cohen chronicles the Cubs’ journey to a World Series championship in “The Chicago Cubs: Story of a Curse.” (Jessica Medoff / Farrar Straus and Giroux) (Jessica Medoff / Farrar Straus and Giroux)
Weaving between history lesson memoir and fairly faithful sports reporting "The Chicago Cubs: Story of a Curse" is a brisk and engaging read. It's hard to say much new or novel about the Cubs — probably no team has had more words spent in a bid to understand it — but Cohen does his best and employs an advantage even beyond his skilled storytelling: He has lived a life of good fortune.
Not only has he been on the front lines for Harper's Sports Illustrated Vanity Fair Rolling Stone and The New Yorker but also we learn that Cohen 's father legendary negotiation expert Herb Cohen was friendly with former Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda (we get an amusing personal anecdote from it) and Ernie Banks (an even better personal anecdote).
Along the way Cohen grapples with the hiccups — '84 '89 '03 '07 and '08 — along with the question of why the Cubs could never pull it out. The answer of course is not a literal curse. There may be no single answer but Cohen sifts through a handful of compelling options. The "schizo" ballpark which offered no true home field advantage. Bad ownership (meaning in part the Tribune Company — sorry everyone!). Bad organizational culture. It's not a new insight but it's a fascinating one: In Chapter 11 current Cubs owner Tom Ricketts says winning the World Series is a fluke. Once you're in the playoffs he says any team can win it: "The fact is when you go back and look you'll see there's little correlation between how many games you win during a season and how far you go in the postseason. Almost zero." Simply all the Cubs needed to do all these years was build a core of talent to consistently reach the playoffs. Then a World Series would inevitably have happened. Instead the franchise was doomed by a lack of vision. | Back in 2000 [TGT]went on a mission.
The magazine writer put on the literary map two years earlier with the book "Tough Jews " flew to Chicago to chronicle the legendary losing of his favorite baseball team for the esteemed pages of Harper's. It was such an unlikely assignment that the Cubs' hitting coach Hall of Fame slugger Billy Williams was convinced there was no such magazine as Harper's; [TGT]must have made it up to get free tickets.
[TGT] 's observations included Mark Grace's smoking habits (a cigarette at [TGT] locker before and after every game) Joe Girardi's naked body ("old-fashioned a body from the Great Depression: thick torso and heavy arms social realism a WPA poster") and Sammy Sosa's daily boombox battles with his teammates. They liked loud Pearl Jam. He liked even louder salsa music. [TGT]wrote: "Today and each day it ended with the Pearl Jam turned down and turned off. It was not hard to tell how Sosa's teammates felt about this."
The Cubs lost seven straight games while [TGT]was on their trail reinforcing everything [TGT] was there to see: misery piled up for generations. The piece is essential reading for any Cubs fan precisely because [TGT]is one of us trying to make sense of it all: "For every Cub fan there is a season an inning an at bat when all hope is lost when at long last [TGT] becomes disillusioned and realizes with dread certainty that no matter how good its prospects the team will never win."
Now at [TGT]gets to update the story.
But how did we get here? Why did such futility endure? What scars were wrought across generations of the fan base? These are the questions [TGT]takes up and [TGT] hints at [TGT] own scars as early as the dedication. It is to his four sons who "will grow up with the nonsensical idea that the Chicago Cubs are a great baseball team."
To those of us who suffered long enough — Cohen me probably you (any White Sox fan stumbling onto this presumably bailed paragraphs ago) — it still sometimes doesn't quite seem possible. That shared sentiment is part of the book's power. [TGT]tells a story that is all of ours: "When I was 13 I began going to Cubs games on my own. This was my first taste of adulthood. I've associated Wrigley Field with freedom ever since."
Jessica Medoff / Farrar Straus and Giroux Magazine writer Rich Cohen chronicles the Cubs’ journey to a World Series championship in “The Chicago Cubs: Story of [TGT] chronicles the Cubs’ journey to a World Series championship in “The Chicago Cubs: Story of a Curse.” (Jessica Medoff / Farrar Straus and Giroux) (Jessica Medoff / Farrar Straus and Giroux)
Weaving between history lesson memoir and fairly faithful sports reporting "The Chicago Cubs: Story of a Curse" is a brisk and engaging read. It's hard to say much new or novel about the Cubs — probably no team has had more words spent in a bid to understand it — but [TGT]does [TGT] best and employs an advantage even beyond [TGT] skilled storytelling: [TGT] has lived a life of good fortune.
Not only has [TGT] been on the front lines for Harper's Sports Illustrated Vanity Fair Rolling Stone and The New Yorker but also we learn that Cohen 's father legendary negotiation expert [TGT]was friendly with former Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda (we get an amusing personal anecdote from it) and Ernie Banks (an even better personal anecdote).
Along the way [TGT]grapples with the hiccups — '84 '89 '03 '07 and '08 — along with the question of why the Cubs could never pull it out. The answer of course is not a literal curse. There may be no single answer but [TGT]sifts through a handful of compelling options. The "schizo" ballpark which offered no true home field advantage. Bad ownership (meaning in part the Tribune Company — sorry everyone!). Bad organizational culture. It's not a new insight but it's a fascinating one: In Chapter 11 current Cubs owner Tom Ricketts says winning the World Series is a fluke. Once you're in the playoffs he says any team can win it: "The fact is when you go back and look you'll see there's little correlation between how many games you win during a season and how far you go in the postseason. Almost zero." Simply all the Cubs needed to do all these years was build a core of talent to consistently reach the playoffs. Then a World Series would inevitably have happened. Instead the franchise was doomed by a lack of vision. | 2Positive
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1,047 | Airbus CEO Enders will not seek a third mandate: Figaro | Figaro | PARIS (Reuters) - Tom Enders has told the French Presidency he will not seek a third mandate as chief executive of European planemaker Airbus (AIR.PA) Le Figaro daily reports on its website.
FILE PHOTO - Airbus Group Chief Executive Tom Enders speaks during a news conference on the aerospace group's annual results in London Britain February 24 2016. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
“According to our information the last board meeting of 2017 this Thursday should ratify the non-renewal of Tom Enders at the helm of the group following the expiry of his mandate in May 2019 ” the Figaro said without citing its sources.
“Tom informed the Elysee very recently he would not seek a third mandate ” a source cited by Le Figaro said. | PARIS (Reuters) - Tom Enders has told the French Presidency he will not seek a third mandate as chief executive of European planemaker Airbus (AIR.PA) [TGT] daily reports on [TGT] website.
FILE PHOTO - Airbus Group Chief Executive Tom Enders speaks during a news conference on the aerospace group's annual results in London Britain February 24 2016. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
“According to our information the last board meeting of 2017 this Thursday should ratify the non-renewal of Tom Enders at the helm of the group following the expiry of his mandate in May 2019 ” [TGT]said without citing [TGT] sources.
“Tom informed the Elysee very recently he would not seek a third mandate ” a source cited by [TGT]said. | 2Positive
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1,048 | Chris Murphy on Guns Control: 'Have To Walk Before You Run' | Chris Murphy | Strict gun control advocate Sen. Chris Murphy said Sunday he ’s “willing to move forward” with Republicans to ban the bump-stock devices that were used in the nation’s worst mass shooting.
“The NRA at least in the time I have been in Congress has never been willing to change U.S. gun laws ” Murphy said. “I think they see that they were likely going to lose this fight in Congress and so now they’re trying to get it done through administrative action. But this is the first time that the gun lobby has shown willingness to come to the table.”
Murphy said however Congress should mandate background checks for all gun purchases.
"That would be the clear next step " he said. "That should be our North Star."
Also in the interview Murphy said the Democratic Party should give back donations received from the Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein who’s embroiled in a sex harassment scandal.
"I think that probably makes sense " he said. "I mean this is a pretty bad guy who did some really awful things."
"I don't require a background check to contribute to my campaign " he added. "And so there are probably lots of people with unsavory backgrounds and pasts who have given to both Democrats and Republicans." | Strict gun control advocate [TGT]said Sunday [TGT] ’s “willing to move forward” with Republicans to ban the bump-stock devices that were used in the nation’s worst mass shooting.
“The NRA at least in the time I have been in Congress has never been willing to change U.S. gun laws ” [TGT]said. “I think they see that they were likely going to lose this fight in Congress and so now they’re trying to get it done through administrative action. But this is the first time that the gun lobby has shown willingness to come to the table.”
[TGT]said however Congress should mandate background checks for all gun purchases.
"That would be the clear next step " [TGT] said. "That should be our North Star."
Also in the interview [TGT]said the Democratic Party should give back donations received from the Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein who’s embroiled in a sex harassment scandal.
"I think that probably makes sense " he said. "I mean this is a pretty bad guy who did some really awful things."
"I don't require a background check to contribute to my campaign " he added. "And so there are probably lots of people with unsavory backgrounds and pasts who have given to both Democrats and Republicans." | 2Positive
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1,049 | Canada's Tragically Hip singer Gord Downie dies PM weeps | Gord Downie | TORONTO (Reuters) - The death of Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie a music superstar beloved for songs about culture small towns and hockey triggered an outpouring of tributes and grief across Canada on Wednesday.
Weeping openly Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters that he had drawn strength and inspiration from the nation’s best known songwriter. At his final concert in August 2016 televised nationally Trudeau had joined Downie on stage in tribute.
“We are less of a country without Gord Downie in it ” Trudeau said in Parliament.
Downie was known for his frenetic stage presence and telling long stories in the middle of songs. Formed in the 1980s with roots in blues and rock the Tragically Hip found radio popularity on both classic and alternative rock stations.
The Hip as it was widely known held an emotional farewell tour last year after Downie ’s cancer was revealed with the band’s last hometown show in Kingston Ontario billed as a national celebration.
A book of condolence is pictured at a makeshift memorial for the late Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie in Kingston Ontario Canada October 18 2017. REUTERS/Chris Wattie
On Wednesday radio stations played Tragically Hip songs as news of his death spread across the country and tributes poured in on social media as Canadians remembered their encounters with Downie .
The National Hockey League Players’ Association tweeted thanks to Downie saying his music was “the soundtrack of car rides to practices bus trips to tournaments and dressing rooms across Canada. Hockey was part of you and you will always be part of hockey.”
Perry Bellegarde national chief of the Assembly of First Nations tweeted prayers for Downie ’s family adding that “our hearts break on news of the passing of ... an ally and friend.”
Downie had become an outspoken supporter of Canada’s indigenous people penning songs about the painful legacy of colonialism and urging Canadians toward reconciliation.
In their statement Downie ’s family said the singer had spent his last days making music and memories with family and friends.
“Thank you everyone for all the respect admiration and love you have given Gord throughout the years - those tender offerings touched his heart and he takes them with him now as he walks among the stars ” the statement said. | TORONTO (Reuters) - The death of Tragically Hip frontman [TGT] a music superstar beloved for songs about culture small towns and hockey triggered an outpouring of tributes and grief across Canada on Wednesday.
Weeping openly Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters that he had drawn strength and inspiration from the nation’s best known songwriter. At his final concert in August 2016 televised nationally Trudeau had joined Downie on stage in tribute.
“We are less of a country without [TGT] in it ” Trudeau said in Parliament.
Downie was known for his frenetic stage presence and telling long stories in the middle of songs. Formed in the 1980s with roots in blues and rock the Tragically Hip found radio popularity on both classic and alternative rock stations.
The Hip as it was widely known held an emotional farewell tour last year after Downie ’s cancer was revealed with the band’s last hometown show in Kingston Ontario billed as a national celebration.
A book of condolence is pictured at a makeshift memorial for the late Tragically Hip frontman [TGT] in Kingston Ontario Canada October 18 2017. REUTERS/Chris Wattie
On Wednesday radio stations played Tragically Hip songs as news of his death spread across the country and tributes poured in on social media as Canadians remembered their encounters with Downie .
The National Hockey League Players’ Association tweeted thanks to Downie saying his music was “the soundtrack of car rides to practices bus trips to tournaments and dressing rooms across Canada. Hockey was part of you and you will always be part of hockey.”
Perry Bellegarde national chief of the Assembly of First Nations tweeted prayers for Downie ’s family adding that “our hearts break on news of the passing of ... an ally and friend.”
Downie had become an outspoken supporter of Canada’s indigenous people penning songs about the painful legacy of colonialism and urging Canadians toward reconciliation.
In their statement Downie ’s family said the singer had spent his last days making music and memories with family and friends.
“Thank you everyone for all the respect admiration and love you have given Gord throughout the years - those tender offerings touched his heart and he takes them with him now as he walks among the stars ” the statement said. | 2Positive
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1,050 | Barcelona leads Madrid by 14 points after 3 | Lionel Messi | Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez left Madrid staring at a 14-point deficit after leading Barcelona to a 3-0 win at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday.
Suarez struck in the 54th minute and Messi added a penalty 10 minutes later after Madrid's Dani Carvajal received a direct red for stopping a goal-bound header by Paulinho.
Messi also set up substitute Aleix Vidal to round off the commanding win in stoppage time.
Despite the standings Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde and his players aren't excluding a Madrid comeback.
Barcelona's Lionel Messi 2nd right celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid Spain Saturday Dec. 23 2017. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
The match was a contrast in tempos: Madrid wanted a frantic up-and-down shootout with Cristiano Ronaldo having space to roam while Barcelona wanted to hold the ball and let Messi pick his moments.
Ronaldo beat Messi for the Ballon d'Or this month but the Portuguese failed to make a decisive impact on Saturday as Messi took his clasico record to 25 goals in 37 matches and his season-leading tally to 15 in the league.
Zidane left Spain midfielder Francisco "Isco" Alarcon on the bench in a surprise move. Instead he gave Mateo Kovacic his first league start of the season hoping to repeat his success from the Spanish Super Cup where the Croatian was charged with man-marking Messi.
Messi seized the moment by playing Suarez clear. After Suarez hit the post Carvajal blatantly used his arm to stop Paulinho's header from going in — a decision that earned him a direct red card and sent Messi to the penalty spot to fire his strike in.
Trying to spark a comeback Zidane sent on forwards Marco Asensio and Gareth Bale who drew a save from Ter Stegen.
But it was Messi who despite losing his right boot to Marcelo's tackle reached the endline before finding Vidal to cap the win as Barcelona won a third straight league visit at Madrid for the first time in their long rivalry. | [TGT] and Luis Suarez left Madrid staring at a 14-point deficit after leading Barcelona to a 3-0 win at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday.
Suarez struck in the 54th minute and Messi added a penalty 10 minutes later after Madrid's Dani Carvajal received a direct red for stopping a goal-bound header by Paulinho.
Messi also set up substitute Aleix Vidal to round off the commanding win in stoppage time.
Despite the standings Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde and his players aren't excluding a Madrid comeback.
Barcelona's [TGT] 2nd right celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid Spain Saturday Dec. 23 2017. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
The match was a contrast in tempos: Madrid wanted a frantic up-and-down shootout with Cristiano Ronaldo having space to roam while Barcelona wanted to hold the ball and let Messi pick his moments.
Ronaldo beat Messi for the Ballon d'Or this month but the Portuguese failed to make a decisive impact on Saturday as Messi took his clasico record to 25 goals in 37 matches and his season-leading tally to 15 in the league.
Zidane left Spain midfielder Francisco "Isco" Alarcon on the bench in a surprise move. Instead he gave Mateo Kovacic his first league start of the season hoping to repeat his success from the Spanish Super Cup where the Croatian was charged with man-marking Messi.
Messi seized the moment by playing Suarez clear. After Suarez hit the post Carvajal blatantly used his arm to stop Paulinho's header from going in — a decision that earned him a direct red card and sent Messi to the penalty spot to fire his strike in.
Trying to spark a comeback Zidane sent on forwards Marco Asensio and Gareth Bale who drew a save from Ter Stegen.
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1,051 | Still without motive frustrated police appeal for public's help in Vegas case | Stephen Paddock | After five days of scouring the life of Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock and chasing 1 000 leads investigators confessed Friday they still don't know what drove him to mass murder and they announced plans to put up billboards appealing for the public's help.
In their effort to find any hint of his motive investigators were looking into whether he was with a prostitute days before the shooting scrutinizing cruises he took and trying to make sense of a cryptic note with numbers jotted on it found in his hotel room a federal official said.
So far examinations of Paddock's politics finances any possible radicalization and his social behavior — typical investigative avenues that have helped uncover the motive in past shootings — have turned up little.
His arsenal also included tracer rounds that can improve a shooter's firing accuracy in the dark a law enforcement official told AP. It wasn't clear whether Paddock fired any of the illuminated bullets during the high-rise massacre.
Paddock bought 1 000 rounds of the .308-caliber and .223-caliber tracer ammunition from a private buyer he met at a Phoenix gun show a law enforcement official not authorized to comment on the investigation said on condition of anonymity.
Video shot of the pandemonium that erupted when Paddock started strafing the festival showed a muzzle flash from his room at the Mandalay Bay resort but bullets weren't visible in the night sky.
Investigators are looking into Paddock 's mental health and any medications he was on McMahill said.
His girlfriend Danley told FBI agents Wednesday that she had not noticed any changes in his mental state or indications he could become violent the federal official said.
Paddock sent Danley on a trip to her native Philippines before the attack and she was unaware of his plans and devastated when she learned of the carnage while overseas she said in a statement. | After five days of scouring the life of Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock and chasing 1 000 leads investigators confessed Friday they still don't know what drove him to mass murder and they announced plans to put up billboards appealing for the public's help.
In their effort to find any hint of his motive investigators were looking into whether he was with a prostitute days before the shooting scrutinizing cruises he took and trying to make sense of a cryptic note with numbers jotted on it found in his hotel room a federal official said.
So far examinations of Paddock's politics finances any possible radicalization and his social behavior — typical investigative avenues that have helped uncover the motive in past shootings — have turned up little.
His arsenal also included tracer rounds that can improve a shooter's firing accuracy in the dark a law enforcement official told AP. It wasn't clear whether Paddock fired any of the illuminated bullets during the high-rise massacre.
Paddock bought 1 000 rounds of the .308-caliber and .223-caliber tracer ammunition from a private buyer he met at a Phoenix gun show a law enforcement official not authorized to comment on the investigation said on condition of anonymity.
Video shot of the pandemonium that erupted when Paddock started strafing the festival showed a muzzle flash from his room at the Mandalay Bay resort but bullets weren't visible in the night sky.
Investigators are looking into Paddock 's mental health and any medications [TGT] was on McMahill said.
[TGT] girlfriend Danley told FBI agents Wednesday that she had not noticed any changes in [TGT] mental state or indications [TGT] could become violent the federal official said.
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1,052 | Time's Up Conor McGregor Warned Get Back in Cage | Conor McGregor | Conor McGregor has been warned he could be stripped of his UFC lightweight title if he doesn’t fight again until September The Daily Mail reported.
McGregor has not fought in the cagefighting octagon since November 2016 and the division has been put on hold since.
UFC president Dana White revealed that the 155-pound McGregor planned to only make his comeback towards the end of the year – a move White thinks is unfair to the champion’s competitors.
Should McGregor be stripped of his lightweight belt it would mark the first time that he has not held some form of title in the sport Bleacher Report said.
Commenting on the fight White said: “You do Khabib versus Tony we’re working on that fight now. If and when Conor comes back he would get the first crack at the title.” | [TGT]has been warned [TGT] could be stripped of [TGT] UFC lightweight title if [TGT] doesn’t fight again until September The Daily Mail reported.
[TGT]has not fought in the cagefighting octagon since November 2016 and the division has been put on hold since.
UFC president Dana White revealed that [TGT]planned to only make his comeback towards the end of the year – a move White thinks is unfair to the champion’s competitors.
Should [TGT]be stripped of his lightweight belt it would mark the first time that he has not held some form of title in the sport Bleacher Report said.
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1,053 | Tina Brown's 'The Vanity Fair Diaries' dishes on Liz Smith | Tina Brown | Former Vanity Fair editor Tina Brown couldn’t please everyone. In her timely new book “The Vanity Fair Diaries ” she recalls a run-in with gossip legend Liz Smith who died over the weekend at 94.
According to Brown Smith’s girlfriend Iris Love submitted a story about her trip up the Nile to Vanity Fair in 1985 shortly after Brown had started her new job.
“Trouble is picture’s great copy not ” Brown recalled. According to Brown 31 at the time she decided to run the piece anyway but only after a heavy edit that she knew would not go over well with Smith. As expected Smith “got on the horn to give me the full Texan bawl-out.”
In her new book Tina Brown recounts a run-in with the late gossip great Liz Smith seen here at an event in March. (Gary Gershoff/WireImage) | [TGT] please everyone. In [TGT] timely new book “The Vanity Fair Diaries ” [TGT] recalls a run-in with gossip legend Liz Smith who died over the weekend at 94.
According to Brown Smith’s girlfriend Iris Love submitted a story about [TGT] trip up the Nile to Vanity Fair in 1985 shortly after Brown had started her new job.
“Trouble is picture’s great copy not ” Brown recalled. According to Brown 31 at the time she decided to run the piece anyway but only after a heavy edit that she knew would not go over well with Smith. As expected Smith “got on the horn to give me the full Texan bawl-out.”
In her new book Tina Brown recounts a run-in with the late gossip great Liz Smith seen here at an event in March. (Gary Gershoff/WireImage) | 2Positive
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1,054 | 3 pieces of advice Girlboss founder Sophia Amoruso wants you to know | Sophia Amoruso | At 33 years old multimillionaire entrepreneur and Nasty Gal founder Sophia Amoruso has endured a number of career transformations.
"[Millennials are] growing up and I want Girlboss to be better than anyone else at speaking about things like hardship success and spirituality in a way that has a lot of heart for a generation who doesn't really have that. It's a new era " Amoruso says.
Over the past few years Amoruso has been under scrutiny for several business ventures under her name including Nasty Gal the company which she founded and brought her to fame and the Netflix original show "Girlboss" which she helped produce.
Since publishing her best-selling memoir "#Girlboss" nearly three years ago Amoruso says she has been able to reflect and wants to pass on the wisdom and hard-learned lessons she has picked up since.
Through her recently published book "The Girlboss Workbook: An Interactive Journal for Winning at Life " Amoruso says she wants to help provide some structure on how women should approach getting jobs starting businesses and building brands while still being funny and irreverent.
I will live deliberately. I will work with intention play with intention and love with intention. I will take nothing at face value ask questions and write my own rules. I will wake up every day to fight the most important battle of my life: my life. I will be curious and trust that in time my questions will answer themselves . I will play my strengths sniff out my shortcomings and stomp out my ego at every opportunity. | At 33 years old multimillionaire entrepreneur and [TGT] has endured a number of career transformations.
"[Millennials are] growing up and I want Girlboss to be better than anyone else at speaking about things like hardship success and spirituality in a way that has a lot of heart for a generation who doesn't really have that. It's a new era [TGT]says.
Over the past few years [TGT]has been under scrutiny for several business ventures under [TGT] name including Nasty Gal the company which [TGT] founded and brought [TGT] to fame and the Netflix original show "Girlboss" which [TGT] helped produce.
Since publishing [TGT] best-selling memoir "#Girlboss" nearly three years ago [TGT]says [TGT] has been able to reflect and wants to pass on the wisdom and hard-learned lessons [TGT] has picked up since.
Through [TGT] recently published book "The Girlboss Workbook: An Interactive Journal for Winning at Life [TGT]says [TGT] wants to help provide some structure on how women should approach getting jobs starting businesses and building brands while still being funny and irreverent.
I will live deliberately. I will work with intention play with intention and love with intention. I will take nothing at face value ask questions and write my own rules. I will wake up every day to fight the most important battle of my life: my life. I will be curious and trust that in time my questions will answer themselves . I will play my strengths sniff out my shortcomings and stomp out my ego at every opportunity. | 2Positive
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1,055 | Megyn Kelly debuts morning show Twitter hates it | Megyn Kelly | Former Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly wants a clean slate to host her new morning show but audiences were hardly ready to forget Kelly 's political past in the current climate.
"The truth is I’m kind of done with politics for now " Kelly said during the debut of Megyn Kelly TODAY. "I know. You know why right? We all feel it it's everywhere. And it's just gotten so dark."
Viewers quickly took to Twitter to call her out and remind NBC and America of Kelly 's career history.
For the first time in my life I'm figuring out what else is on tv in the morning besides @todayshow because of Megyn Kelly . — Elyssa (@ElyssaK) September 25 2017
So Megyn Kelly ’s gonna interview the cast of @WillAndGrace like she didn’t spend years making anti-LGBTQ comments on Fox News? Cool... — Kealeen Griffin (@keltothelean) September 25 2017
For anyone considering watching Megyn Kelly Today here's a gem to remind u who she really is #LastWeekTonighthttps://t.co/Gf2Z3vunry — Sarcasm & Whiskey (@ExtrovertedSide) September 25 2017
Sketch idea: Megyn Kelly tries to "have fun & avoid politics" with her 1st guest list Kid Rock Jimmy Kimmel and the Golden State Warriors — James Poniewozik (@poniewozik) September 25 2017 | [TGT]wants a clean slate to host [TGT] new morning show but audiences were hardly ready to forget [TGT] 's political past in the current climate.
"The truth is I’m kind of done with politics for now " [TGT]said during the debut of [TGT]. "I know. You know why right? We all feel it it's everywhere. And it's just gotten so dark."
Viewers quickly took to Twitter to call her out and remind NBC and America of Kelly 's career history.
For the first time in my life I'm figuring out what else is on tv in the morning besides @todayshow because of [TGT] . — Elyssa (@ElyssaK) September 25 2017
So [TGT] ’s gonna interview the cast of @WillAndGrace like [TGT] didn’t spend years making anti-LGBTQ comments on Fox News? Cool... — Kealeen Griffin (@keltothelean) September 25 2017
For anyone considering watching Megyn Kelly Today here's a gem to remind u who she really is #LastWeekTonighthttps://t.co/Gf2Z3vunry — Sarcasm & Whiskey (@ExtrovertedSide) September 25 2017
Sketch idea: [TGT]tries to "have fun & avoid politics" with [TGT] 1st guest list Kid Rock Jimmy Kimmel and the Golden State Warriors — James Poniewozik (@poniewozik) September 25 2017 | 1Neutral
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1,056 | Statins: Experts at odds on whether millions should take them | Rita Redberg | "People have a very exaggerated idea of the benefits " said Dr. Rita Redberg a professor of medicine at University of California San Francisco and the editor-in-chief of the journal JAMA Internal Medicine.
This is different from secondary prevention: the use of statins to prevent heart attacks and strokes in people who have already had one. Redberg said the evidence for this is much stronger.
Out of 100 people taking primary preventive statins for five years "the best estimates are that one or two people will avoid a heart attack and none will live longer by taking statins " Redberg said.
But Redberg said that there are plenty of experts without conflicts of interest which is important to keep in mind when considering top-selling drugs like statins.
"It's billions of dollars here " she said. "You can't ignore that." | "People have a very exaggerated idea of the benefits " said Dr. [TGT] a professor of medicine at University of California San Francisco and the editor-in-chief of the journal JAMA Internal Medicine.
This is different from secondary prevention: the use of statins to prevent heart attacks and strokes in people who have already had one. Redberg said the evidence for this is much stronger.
Out of 100 people taking primary preventive statins for five years "the best estimates are that one or two people will avoid a heart attack and none will live longer by taking statins " Redberg said.
But Redberg said that there are plenty of experts without conflicts of interest which is important to keep in mind when considering top-selling drugs like statins.
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1,057 | Daymond John shares his daily productivity ritual | Daymond John | When Daymond John was 14 years old his dyslexia had yet to be diagnosed and he only knew that he struggled with reading. But there was one book Napoleon Hill's 1937 massive bestseller "Think and Grow Rich " that he not only happily read but decided to re-read every year.
The main takeaway he had as a kid the "Shark Tank" investor writes in his own book "The Power of Broke " was to stop telling himself everything he didn't want to be and instead focus on what he did want. He sustained this mindset through the practice of regularly writing down and reviewing his goals.
It was simple but profound John says and helped give him the drive in his early 20s to turn FUBU from a project with friends into a multimillion-dollar business. "I would write something down think about it visualize it and work my way toward it ."
Each goal is specific and worded in positive language. For example John writes that he currently has a goal of getting down to 170 pounds by July 4; rather than add that he will do this by avoiding fried foods meat and alcohol he adds that he will be doing this by regularly eating fish drinking eight glasses of water each day and exercising twice daily.
John reads through his list when he wakes up and before he goes to sleep so that his goals are the first and last things he thinks about.
He reads his goals an average of five days a week giving himself some time to step back. | When Daymond John was 14 years old his dyslexia had yet to be diagnosed and he only knew that he struggled with reading. But there was one book Napoleon Hill's 1937 massive bestseller "Think and Grow Rich " that he not only happily read but decided to re-read every year.
The main takeaway he had as a kid the "Shark Tank" investor writes in his own book "The Power of Broke " was to stop telling himself everything he didn't want to be and instead focus on what he did want. He sustained this mindset through the practice of regularly writing down and reviewing his goals.
It was simple but profound [TGT] says and helped give [TGT] the drive in [TGT] early 20s to turn FUBU from a project with friends into a multimillion-dollar business. "I would write something down think about it visualize it and work my way toward it ."
Each goal is specific and worded in positive language. For example [TGT]writes that [TGT] currently has a goal of getting down to 170 pounds by July 4; rather than add that [TGT] will do this by avoiding fried foods meat and alcohol [TGT] adds that [TGT] will be doing this by regularly eating fish drinking eight glasses of water each day and exercising twice daily.
[TGT]reads through [TGT] list when [TGT] wakes up and before [TGT] goes to sleep so that [TGT] goals are the first and last things [TGT] thinks about.
[TGT] reads [TGT] goals an average of five days a week giving [TGT] some time to step back. | 2Positive
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1,058 | Ferrari Owner Sues Marriott International for Valet Service | Chloe Rimmer | Miles drove off with Chloe Rimmer in the passenger seat until an officer stopped him for driving without taillights. The police report noted that the driver had “difficulty” handling the car that cocaine was found on the center console and that Rimmer had marijuana in her purse.
Miles told several stories. Then he said he had just met Rimmer and she asked if the Ferrari was his. “Yeah that’s my car ” he said he told her.
“I was just trying to impress the girl I just met at the Vinoy ” he told officers.
But Miles says he ’s innocent of grand theft because the valet gave him the keys. He also faces charges of cocaine possession and habitually driving with a suspended or revoked license. Rimmer faces a charge of marijuana possession. | Miles drove off with [TGT] until an officer stopped him for driving without taillights. The police report noted that the driver had “difficulty” handling the car that cocaine was found on the center console and that [TGT]had marijuana in [TGT] purse.
Miles told several stories. Then [TGT] said [TGT] had just met Rimmer and she asked if the Ferrari was his. “Yeah that’s my car ” he said he told her.
“I was just trying to impress the girl I just met at the Vinoy ” he told officers.
But Miles says he ’s innocent of grand theft because the valet gave him the keys. He also faces charges of cocaine possession and habitually driving with a suspended or revoked license. [TGT]faces a charge of marijuana possession. | 1Neutral
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1,059 | Defiant Theresa May: UK 'proving Doubters Wrong' on Brexit | Theresa May | British Prime Minister Theresa May has said that her government is "proving the doubters wrong" after European Union leaders agreed that Brexit negotiations can finally move on to their next phase in the new year.
Leaders of the other 27 EU nations gave a boost to May on Friday when they declared that talks over Britain's exit can proceed to the issues of transition and future relations.
Writing in two Sunday newspapers May also struck a defiant note and said her Brexit plans won't be "derailed" by anti-Brexit campaigners.
May who is already struggling to maintain her authority amid the fractious exit process suffered a significant political defeat in Parliament on Wednesday when the House of Commons voted to give lawmakers the final say on any Brexit agreement. | British Prime Minister [TGT] has said that her government is "proving the doubters wrong" after European Union leaders agreed that Brexit negotiations can finally move on to their next phase in the new year.
Leaders of the other 27 EU nations gave a boost to May on Friday when they declared that talks over Britain's exit can proceed to the issues of transition and future relations.
Writing in two Sunday newspapers May also struck a defiant note and said her Brexit plans won't be "derailed" by anti-Brexit campaigners.
May who is already struggling to maintain her authority amid the fractious exit process suffered a significant political defeat in Parliament on Wednesday when the House of Commons voted to give lawmakers the final say on any Brexit agreement. | 2Positive
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1,060 | Oil prices rise after OPEC extends output curbs | Olivier Jakob | “Without the reference to a June review Russia would have been tied to the end of 2018; it wanted instead to have an escape clause ” Petromatrix strategist Olivier Jakob said.
“It leaves a question mark about the second half [of 2018] and about the commitment of Russian oil companies which will be price dependent ” he said.
The CEO of Russia’s top private producer Lukoil told Reuters he would like to see the price of oil stable at current levels trading in the $60-65 per barrel range.
The oil market is unlikely to overheat he added thanks to cooperation between OPEC and its allies which would allow them to release new output into the market to rebalance it. | “Without the reference to a June review Russia would have been tied to the end of 2018; it wanted instead to have an escape clause ” [TGT]said.
“It leaves a question mark about the second half [of 2018] and about the commitment of Russian oil companies which will be price dependent ” [TGT] said.
The CEO of Russia’s top private producer Lukoil told Reuters he would like to see the price of oil stable at current levels trading in the $60-65 per barrel range.
The oil market is unlikely to overheat he added thanks to cooperation between OPEC and its allies which would allow them to release new output into the market to rebalance it. | 2Positive
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1,061 | A Syrian Teen Forced To Flee 'A Land Of Permanent Goodbyes' : NPR | Tareq | The book begins in an unnamed Syrian city with a teenage boy Tareq surrounded by his bustling tight-knit family . It details Tareq 's excruciating journey leaving behind people and places he loves almost from the very moment a bomb hits his family's home.
On the day that Tareq 's home is struck by a bomb
Tareq was having a normal day with his family. His mom was cooking in the kitchen his grandmother was enjoying a small glass of tea his little brothers and sisters were playing and watching TV — just the typical day in their lives. And that typical day is destroyed by an airstrike. He 's sent to the hospital where he does get some good news that his little sister is alive. But then a doctor takes him to a room and he sees his two 6-month-old little brothers dead on a gurney. And it seems very dark but it's a situation that happens all the time and really it's based on real characters including those twins. I've seen pictures of the twins laying on the gurney and it's the sad truth.
And for Tareq the character in my book he goes to Turkey. He 's a second-class citizen there. He 's going to go to Europe. He 's going to be a second-class citizen there. There are people who don't want him . There are people who fear him despite him being the one who's really afraid. | The book begins in an unnamed Syrian city with a teenage boy [TGT]surrounded by [TGT] bustling tight-knit family . It details [TGT] 's excruciating journey leaving behind people and places [TGT] loves almost from the very moment a bomb hits [TGT] family's home.
On the day that Tareq 's home is struck by a bomb
[TGT]was having a normal day with [TGT] family. [TGT] mom was cooking in the kitchen [TGT] grandmother was enjoying a small glass of tea [TGT] little brothers and sisters were playing and watching TV — just the typical day in their lives. And that typical day is destroyed by an airstrike. [TGT] 's sent to the hospital where [TGT] does get some good news that [TGT] little sister is alive. But then a doctor takes [TGT] to a room and [TGT] sees [TGT] two 6-month-old little brothers dead on a gurney. And it seems very dark but it's a situation that happens all the time and really it's based on real characters including those twins. I've seen pictures of the twins laying on the gurney and it's the sad truth.
And for Tareq the character in my book he goes to Turkey. He 's a second-class citizen there. He 's going to go to Europe. He 's going to be a second-class citizen there. There are people who don't want him . There are people who fear him despite him being the one who's really afraid. | 2Positive
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1,062 | Barbershop: Staging A U.S. Military Parade : NPR | Jas Boothe | And there's one more story from the White House we want to focus on now. Earlier in the week we learned that the president has asked the Pentagon to look into staging a military parade. It seems intended as a celebration of the military and a demonstration of military might. So we thought who better to ask about this than the people who served in uniform and whose service is being honored? And where better to talk about this than in the Barbershop because that's where we talk to interesting folks about what's in the news and what's on their mind? So joining us today is Jas Boothe . She served for 16 years in the Army and the Army Reserves. She served in Kosovo among other assignments. As she prepared to deploy for Operation Iraqi Freedom though she was diagnosed with cancer. She was eventually discharged. And she now runs Final Salute Inc. That's an organization that helps homeless women veterans as she once was. She 's also the mother of a son serving in the Air Force and is the wife of a former Marine. Major thank you so much for speaking with us.
PLENZLER: Yeah I have concerns mostly around the intent and the impact of the event plus the cost. I agree with Jas on that. And you know our national military culture we have parades where we roll out the active duty when it's a victory parade. And the war in Afghanistan is still going on. And the war in Iraq and Syria is still going on. So I mean we're nowhere near the end of those two conflicts. And it may go on for some years now.
MARTIN: And what about that Jas ? I mean one of the things that was striking to me is that a number of the people talking about this particularly some of the millennial era - millenniums millennials rather - who have been - who are very active on social media and one of their arguments was that this kind of conjures up the image of authoritarian you know governments like you know North Korea. You know obviously North Korea that these huge displays of might are kind of a signature - Venezuela Russia. I'm going to ask you the same thing - what Sherman's point is. What if - what about something that says I respect and appreciate you?
MARTIN: OK. Well as we get closer we'll call you back and see how you all feel then. That's Sherman Gillums Jr. Marine veteran chief strategy officer for American Veterans AMVETS. Joe Plenzler another Marine veteran director of media for The American Legion. Jas Boothe former veteran founder of Final Salute. We want to emphasize they're all speaking for themselves. But thank you all so much for coming. And if I may - and I understand it's controversial - thank you for your service. | And there's one more story from the White House we want to focus on now. Earlier in the week we learned that the president has asked the Pentagon to look into staging a military parade. It seems intended as a celebration of the military and a demonstration of military might. So we thought who better to ask about this than the people who served in uniform and whose service is being honored? And where better to talk about this than in the Barbershop because that's where we talk to interesting folks about what's in the news and what's on their mind? So joining us today is [TGT] . [TGT] served for 16 years in the Army and the Army Reserves. [TGT] served in Kosovo among other assignments. As [TGT] prepared to deploy for Operation Iraqi Freedom though [TGT] was diagnosed with cancer. [TGT] was eventually discharged. And [TGT] now runs Final Salute Inc. That's an organization that helps homeless women veterans as [TGT] once was. [TGT] 's also the mother of a son serving in the Air Force and is the wife of a former Marine. Major thank you so much for speaking with us.
PLENZLER: Yeah I have concerns mostly around the intent and the impact of the event plus the cost. I agree with Jas on that. And you know our national military culture we have parades where we roll out the active duty when it's a victory parade. And the war in Afghanistan is still going on. And the war in Iraq and Syria is still going on. So I mean we're nowhere near the end of those two conflicts. And it may go on for some years now.
MARTIN: And what about that Jas ? I mean one of the things that was striking to me is that a number of the people talking about this particularly some of the millennial era - millenniums millennials rather - who have been - who are very active on social media and one of their arguments was that this kind of conjures up the image of authoritarian you know governments like you know North Korea. You know obviously North Korea that these huge displays of might are kind of a signature - Venezuela Russia. I'm going to ask you the same thing - what Sherman's point is. What if - what about something that says I respect and appreciate you?
MARTIN: OK. Well as we get closer we'll call you back and see how you all feel then. That's Sherman Gillums Jr. Marine veteran chief strategy officer for American Veterans AMVETS. Joe Plenzler another Marine veteran director of media for The American Legion. Jas Boothe former veteran founder of Final Salute. We want to emphasize they're all speaking for themselves. But thank you all so much for coming. And if I may - and I understand it's controversial - thank you for your service. | 2Positive
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1,063 | Sean Hannity advertisers respond to Roy Moore coverage | Sean Hannity | Some advertisers are removing their ads from Sean Hannity 's Fox News show in response to his coverage of the sexual-misconduct allegations against Roy Moore the Republican US Senate candidate in Alabama.
The Fox News host Sean Hannity is facing heat after several brands pulled their ads from his show. A wave of advertisers announced they would pull spots from "Hannity" following the host 's interview on Friday with Roy Moore in which they discussed allegations that Moore engaged in sexual misconduct with a 14-year-old and pursued relationships with other teenagers when he was in his 30s. Some media observers have noted that Hannity directly asked about the allegations. But critics say Hannity went too easy on Moore — whom he supported in the Alabama Senate primary — saying he appeared to agree with a characterization of some of the conduct as "consensual." Amid the left-wing media watchdog Media Matters urging sponsors to pull ads Keurig Realtor.com Eloquii 23andMe Nature's Bounty and E-Trade all announced over the weekend that they had no plans to advertise on Hannity's Fox News show. More recently brands such as Mercedes-Benz have jumped on the bandwagon even as others such as MyPillow remain unfazed. Brands distancing themselves from politically or otherwise sensitive issues is nothing new. Several big-name advertisers were conspicuously absent from Megyn Kelly's interview in June with Alex Jones the right-wing provocateur and conspiracy-monger. Similarly in April BMW Mitsubishi Hyundai and Lexus were among the brands that pulled their ads from "The O'Reilly Factor" amid a wave of sexual-harassment allegations against its host Bill O'Reilly. There has also been increasing consumer backlash to brands taking positions. But these emotional reactions are unprecedented according to Canvs a company that measures viewers' qualitative responses to content. It looks at all the spoken words about shows across social media and maps viewers' reactions with a range of 42 emotions. "Unlike most emotional conversations about TV brands have been raised to the forefront of the discussion surrounding ' Hannity '" a Canvs analyst told Business Insider. "These brand-driven viewer emotional reactions are really unprecedented when you look at any show on TV." Still Hannity has seen his ratings jump since Fox News moved him to a different time slot last month. He was already one of the highest-rated personalities in cable news. He has also weathered previous boycott calls by Media Matters partially by rallying his viewers and supporters who started a #BoycottKeurig campaign over the weekend and shared videos of themselves destroying the coffee machines. On Monday Realtor.com deleted an initial tweet about pulling the ads and Keurig's CEO apologized for "taking sides." "The action is key because that is what will have a financial effect on Hannity 's show not the messaging that companies use " said Angelo Carusone the president of Media Matters. Carusone added that he was surprised that Realtor.com made a statement at all considering the company is owned by Fox News' chairman Rupert Murdoch. Business Insider asked several other brands who have advertised on Hannity 's show over the past few months about their stances and whether they plan to do so in the future. Here are their responses: View As: One Page Slides
Hebrew National announced on Monday it was no longer advertising on Hannity 's show. Hebrew National stated it had removed Hannity 's show from its advertising plans on Monday afternoon. "Our advertising is not intended to be an endorsement of or sponsorship of any particular program " the hot dog brand posted on Twitter.
Reddi-wip and Marie Callender's — two other Conagra brands — also cut advertising. A spokesperson from Conagra Brands told Business Insider on Monday that the company had "removed Hannity from our advertising plans for all Conagra brands." On Tuesday a spokesperson clarified that the change had been made prior to the Hannity flap. "We adjusted our media spend several months ago due to the needs of our business " spokesperson Lanie Friedman said. "That said we have not run on this program since August so our decision was not made currently and has nothing to do with this controversy."
Keurig says it will no longer advertise Keurig said on Twitter that it would no longer advertise on Hannity 's show. Many on the right called for Hannity 's supporters to boycott Keurig. On Sunday some people went as far as posting videos of themselves smashing their Keurig coffee machines. In a memo to employees on Monday obtained by The Washington Post's Erik Wemple CEO Bob Gamgort called Keurig's decision to explain its plan to "pause" its advertising with Hannity's show "highly unusual" and "outside of company protocols." "This gave the appearance of 'taking sides' in an emotionally charged debate that escalated on Twitter and beyond over the weekend which was not our intent " Gamgort wrote.
Realtor.com said in a now deleted tweet: "While we continually strategize on where we advertise on and offline we are not currently and will not be running TV ads on Hannity ."
The fashion brand Eloquii said in a tweet on Saturday that Hannity was "blocked from our advertising list."
The DNA-testing company 23andMe said: "We've received inquiries RE: advertising on Hannity . We are not running TV advertising on Hannity . We continue to closely evaluate where we advertise."
The meal-delivery service HelloFresh says it does not advertise on or around Hannity 's shows. "We have continuously worked with our advertising agency partners and media buyers to ensure that no HelloFresh ads are running during his programs " a HelloFresh representative told Business Insider in an email. "We always refresh our advertising outlets with considerations for current events which we do not condone."
MyPillow said it had "no plans to change its advertising" on the show. The "as seen on TV" pillow brand isn't planning to slow its advertising push on Hannity 's show. "MyPillow has no plans to change its advertising " Mike Lindell the founder and CEO said in an email to Business Insider.
Untuckit said its decision not to advertise on Hannity 's show was "unrelated" to news about Moore. In an email to Business Insider Untuckit CEO Aaron Sanandres said the men's shirt brand had no plans to advertise on " Hannity ." "We have not advertised on Hannity for several weeks although unrelated to the controversy surrounding his interview with Roy Moore " Sanandres said in an email. "The move was part of a larger assessment of where we spend our advertising dollars. We do not have any plans to revisit this decision."
Dollar Shave Club announced Wednesday it had "ceased advertising with Sean Hannity ." The company tweeted in reply to a someone who asked over the weekend if it supported child molesters: "we do not condone any illegal or unethical behavior. We've ceased advertising with Sean Hannity and continue to review where we advertise." | Some advertisers are removing their ads from Sean Hannity 's Fox News show in response to his coverage of the sexual-misconduct allegations against Roy Moore the Republican US Senate candidate in Alabama.
[TGT]is facing heat after several brands pulled their ads from [TGT] show. A wave of advertisers announced they would pull spots from "Hannity" following [TGT] 's interview on Friday with Roy Moore in which they discussed allegations that Moore engaged in sexual misconduct with a 14-year-old and pursued relationships with other teenagers when he was in his 30s. Some media observers have noted that Hannity directly asked about the allegations. But critics say Hannity went too easy on Moore — whom he supported in the Alabama Senate primary — saying he appeared to agree with a characterization of some of the conduct as "consensual." Amid the left-wing media watchdog Media Matters urging sponsors to pull ads Keurig Realtor.com Eloquii 23andMe Nature's Bounty and E-Trade all announced over the weekend that they had no plans to advertise on Hannity's Fox News show. More recently brands such as Mercedes-Benz have jumped on the bandwagon even as others such as MyPillow remain unfazed. Brands distancing themselves from politically or otherwise sensitive issues is nothing new. Several big-name advertisers were conspicuously absent from Megyn Kelly's interview in June with Alex Jones the right-wing provocateur and conspiracy-monger. Similarly in April BMW Mitsubishi Hyundai and Lexus were among the brands that pulled their ads from "The O'Reilly Factor" amid a wave of sexual-harassment allegations against its host Bill O'Reilly. There has also been increasing consumer backlash to brands taking positions. But these emotional reactions are unprecedented according to Canvs a company that measures viewers' qualitative responses to content. It looks at all the spoken words about shows across social media and maps viewers' reactions with a range of 42 emotions. "Unlike most emotional conversations about TV brands have been raised to the forefront of the discussion surrounding ' Hannity '" a Canvs analyst told Business Insider. "These brand-driven viewer emotional reactions are really unprecedented when you look at any show on TV." Still Hannity has seen his ratings jump since Fox News moved him to a different time slot last month. He was already one of the highest-rated personalities in cable news. He has also weathered previous boycott calls by Media Matters partially by rallying his viewers and supporters who started a #BoycottKeurig campaign over the weekend and shared videos of themselves destroying the coffee machines. On Monday Realtor.com deleted an initial tweet about pulling the ads and Keurig's CEO apologized for "taking sides." "The action is key because that is what will have a financial effect on Hannity 's show not the messaging that companies use " said Angelo Carusone the president of Media Matters. Carusone added that he was surprised that Realtor.com made a statement at all considering the company is owned by Fox News' chairman Rupert Murdoch. Business Insider asked several other brands who have advertised on Hannity 's show over the past few months about their stances and whether they plan to do so in the future. Here are their responses: View As: One Page Slides
Hebrew National announced on Monday it was no longer advertising on [TGT] 's show. Hebrew National stated it had removed [TGT] 's show from its advertising plans on Monday afternoon. "Our advertising is not intended to be an endorsement of or sponsorship of any particular program " the hot dog brand posted on Twitter.
Reddi-wip and Marie Callender's — two other Conagra brands — also cut advertising. A spokesperson from Conagra Brands told Business Insider on Monday that the company had "removed Hannity from our advertising plans for all Conagra brands." On Tuesday a spokesperson clarified that the change had been made prior to the Hannity flap. "We adjusted our media spend several months ago due to the needs of our business " spokesperson Lanie Friedman said. "That said we have not run on this program since August so our decision was not made currently and has nothing to do with this controversy."
Keurig says it will no longer advertise Keurig said on Twitter that it would no longer advertise on Hannity 's show. Many on the right called for Hannity 's supporters to boycott Keurig. On Sunday some people went as far as posting videos of themselves smashing their Keurig coffee machines. In a memo to employees on Monday obtained by The Washington Post's Erik Wemple CEO Bob Gamgort called Keurig's decision to explain its plan to "pause" its advertising with Hannity's show "highly unusual" and "outside of company protocols." "This gave the appearance of 'taking sides' in an emotionally charged debate that escalated on Twitter and beyond over the weekend which was not our intent " Gamgort wrote.
Realtor.com said in a now deleted tweet: "While we continually strategize on where we advertise on and offline we are not currently and will not be running TV ads on Hannity ."
The fashion brand Eloquii said in a tweet on Saturday that Hannity was "blocked from our advertising list."
The DNA-testing company 23andMe said: "We've received inquiries RE: advertising on Hannity . We are not running TV advertising on Hannity . We continue to closely evaluate where we advertise."
The meal-delivery service HelloFresh says it does not advertise on or around Hannity 's shows. "We have continuously worked with our advertising agency partners and media buyers to ensure that no HelloFresh ads are running during his programs " a HelloFresh representative told Business Insider in an email. "We always refresh our advertising outlets with considerations for current events which we do not condone."
MyPillow said it had "no plans to change its advertising" on the show. The "as seen on TV" pillow brand isn't planning to slow its advertising push on Hannity 's show. "MyPillow has no plans to change its advertising " Mike Lindell the founder and CEO said in an email to Business Insider.
Untuckit said its decision not to advertise on Hannity 's show was "unrelated" to news about Moore. In an email to Business Insider Untuckit CEO Aaron Sanandres said the men's shirt brand had no plans to advertise on " Hannity ." "We have not advertised on Hannity for several weeks although unrelated to the controversy surrounding his interview with Roy Moore " Sanandres said in an email. "The move was part of a larger assessment of where we spend our advertising dollars. We do not have any plans to revisit this decision."
Dollar Shave Club announced Wednesday it had "ceased advertising with Sean Hannity ." The company tweeted in reply to a someone who asked over the weekend if it supported child molesters: "we do not condone any illegal or unethical behavior. We've ceased advertising with Sean Hannity and continue to review where we advertise." | 2Positive
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1,064 | Ikea's Space10 debuts a vertical farm for the home | Lokal | Ikea is known for its flat-pack kitchen tables islands and cabinets. Now the home furnishings retailer is experimenting with products that allow people to harvest food at home. Space10 Ikea's innovation lab has designed a prototype of a mini-farm that can grow greens and herbs indoors. Called Lokal it uses a hydroponic farming system — allowing crops to grow on trays under LEDs in a climate-controlled box. Space10 debuted the device in September at the London Design Festival in Shoreditch. Check it out below. View As: One Page Slides
The Lokal farm lets anyone harvest greens indoors.
Space10 gave 2 000 free samples of Lokal microgreens to London Design Week attendees.
Michael La Cour Managing Director of IKEA Food Services said in a statement that Lokal still needs to be developed further before the company decides whether to sell it in stores. | Ikea is known for its flat-pack kitchen tables islands and cabinets. Now the home furnishings retailer is experimenting with products that allow people to harvest food at home. Space10 Ikea's innovation lab has designed a prototype of a mini-farm that can grow greens and herbs indoors. Called [TGT] it uses a hydroponic farming system — allowing crops to grow on trays under LEDs in a climate-controlled box. Space10 debuted the device in September at the London Design Festival in Shoreditch. Check it out below. View As: One Page Slides
The [TGT] farm lets anyone harvest greens indoors.
Space10 gave 2 000 free samples of [TGT] microgreens to London Design Week attendees.
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1,065 | Hackers hit U.S. Russian banks in ATM robbery scam: report | REUTERSPawel Kopczynski Group-IB | The average amount of money stolen in each of 14 U.S. ATM heists was $500 000 per incident. Losses in Russia averaged $1.2 million per incident but one bank there managed to catch the attack and return some of the stolen funds Group-IB said.
Hackers also stole documentation for OceanSystems’ Fed Link transfer system used by 200 banks in Latin America and the United States it said. In addition they successfully attacked the Russian interbank messaging system known as AW CRB.
Once hackers penetrated targeted banks and financial organizations they stole internal bank documentation in order to mount future ATM attacks Group-IB said. In Russia the hackers continued to spy on bank networks after break-ins while at least one U.S. bank had documents robbed twice it said.
Group-IB said it had notified Interpol and Europol in order to assist in law enforcement investigations. | The average amount of money stolen in each of 14 U.S. ATM heists was $500 000 per incident. Losses in Russia averaged $1.2 million per incident but one bank there managed to catch the attack and return some of the stolen funds Group-IB said.
Hackers also stole documentation for OceanSystems’ Fed Link transfer system used by 200 banks in Latin America and the United States it said. In addition they successfully attacked the Russian interbank messaging system known as AW CRB.
Once hackers penetrated targeted banks and financial organizations they stole internal bank documentation in order to mount future ATM attacks Group-IB said. In Russia the hackers continued to spy on bank networks after break-ins while at least one U.S. bank had documents robbed twice it said.
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1,066 | Menendez jury begins deliberations in bribery trial | Menendez | Newark New Jersey (CNN) Twelve jurors began their deliberations Monday in the federal corruption trial of Sen. Bob Menendez and a wealthy ophthalmologist -- the outcome of which could determine the political future of the New Jersey Democrat.
"I am convinced that I will be declared not guilty innocent of all charges " Menendez told reporters heading into court Monday morning.
The Justice Department's 18-count public corruption indictment accuses the senator of accepting over $600 000 in political contributions free rides on a private jet and a swanky hotel suite in Paris from Dr. Salomon Melgen.
In exchange prosecutors say Menendez abused the power of his office by pressuring federal officials in the Obama administration and other career diplomats to help Melgen resolve a number of business disputes.
Addressing the jury in Menendez's defense attorney Abbe Lowell told jurors that prosecutors had tried to lead them astray with distractions about beach vacations Melgen provided but never showed any corrupt agreement.
Lowell urged jurors to focus instead on the "true honest and lawful" 25-year friendship between Menendez and Melgen highlighting the $1 000 wedding gift the senator gave to Melgen's daughter.
"Defendants want you to believe that friendship and bribery cannot co-exist -- that is not the law " Koski said. "The issue in this case is not whether Sen. Menendez and Melgen were friends -- the issue is whether they committed a crime together."
Koski also suggested that the defense lawyers had engaged in "sleight of hand" by suggesting Menendez was more focused on the underlying policy issues raised by Melgen's business problems and that testimony from the senator's character witnesses was unpersuasive.
Over the course of eight weeks the seven-woman five-man jury heard from 57 witnesses -- including FBI special agents pilots ambassadors and former Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius as well as a slew of character witnesses in support of Menendez .
Both Menendez and Melgen opted not to testify in their own defense -- a choice the judge explicitly instructed the jury to ignore as the defendants' constitutional right.
For the $660 000 in political donations Melgen is accused of making to benefit Menendez in 2012 however Walls told the jurors they needed to find an "explicit agreement." | Newark New Jersey (CNN) Twelve jurors began their deliberations Monday in the federal corruption trial of Sen. Bob Menendez and a wealthy ophthalmologist -- the outcome of which could determine the political future of the New Jersey Democrat.
"I am convinced that I will be declared not guilty innocent of all charges " [TGT]told reporters heading into court Monday morning.
The Justice Department's 18-count public corruption indictment accuses the senator of accepting over $600 000 in political contributions free rides on a private jet and a swanky hotel suite in Paris from Dr. Salomon Melgen.
In exchange prosecutors say [TGT]abused the power of [TGT] office by pressuring federal officials in the Obama administration and other career diplomats to help Melgen resolve a number of business disputes.
Addressing the jury in [TGT]'s defense attorney Abbe Lowell told jurors that prosecutors had tried to lead them astray with distractions about beach vacations Melgen provided but never showed any corrupt agreement.
Lowell urged jurors to focus instead on the "true honest and lawful" 25-year friendship between [TGT] and Melgen highlighting the $1 000 wedding gift the senator gave to Melgen's daughter.
"Defendants want you to believe that friendship and bribery cannot co-exist -- that is not the law " Koski said. "The issue in this case is not whether [TGT] were friends -- the issue is whether [TGT] committed a crime together."
Koski also suggested that the defense lawyers had engaged in "sleight of hand" by suggesting [TGT] was more focused on the underlying policy issues raised by Melgen's business problems and that testimony from the senator's character witnesses was unpersuasive.
Over the course of eight weeks the seven-woman five-man jury heard from 57 witnesses -- including FBI special agents pilots ambassadors and former Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius as well as a slew of character witnesses in support of Menendez .
Both [TGT] opted not to testify in [TGT] own defense -- a choice the judge explicitly instructed the jury to ignore as the defendants' constitutional right.
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1,067 | Susan Sarandon talks about Kate Winslet touching her boob | Susan Sarandon | Susan Sarandon went on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Thursday night and Kimmel brought up an... uhh... odd moment.
He shows a photograph taken of Sarandon with Michael Shannon and Kate Winslet. In the photo Winslet is touching Sarandon 's breast. When asked whether Winslet had asked permission to do so Sarandon replied "no".
She seemed pretty unfazed though.
"We feel like we all know each other the women who survive in this business for any amount of time " she says in the clip above. "So it felt perfectly fine." | [TGT]went on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Thursday night and Kimmel brought up an... uhh... odd moment.
He shows a photograph taken of Sarandon with Michael Shannon and Kate Winslet. In the photo Winslet is touching Sarandon 's breast. When asked whether Winslet had asked permission to do so [TGT]replied "no".
[TGT] seemed pretty unfazed though.
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1,068 | YouTube bans Prager U video of Muslim denouncing anti | Prager U | Popular conservative/libertarian channel Prager U is once again being censored by Google and YouTube for a video deemed too “hateful.”
The video is titled “Born to Hate Jews ” and while the title seems dark the message is the exact opposite. The speaker this time around is Kasim Hafeez founder of the Israel Campaign and in the video he tells the story of his journey from being a Muslim who came very close to being a terrorist against Israel to a man whose first hand education led him to stand with country he previously hated.
The core of his message is that he discovered that Israel is not the horrible oppressive and murderous state that many Muslim parents teach their children and college professors teach their students. He uses the story to point out that education about his enemy turned his enemy into his friend.
“YouTube’s removal of PragerU’s video is particularly alarming. YouTube labeled the video as ‘hate speech ’ which is ironic since the video is about fighting hatred and anti-Semitism and is presented by a Muslim ” said Prager U’s Communication Director Jared Sichel.
Google and YouTube have censored Prager U in the past as well having placed some of their educational content in the “restricted” column which would block videos from being seen in places like schools where these videos would have the most impact.
While Prager U’s videos have not carried mainstream messages and even covered topics from views that are not politically correct they have never been inflammatory obscene or hateful. That YouTube is labeling this video promoting peace understanding and factuality as “hate speech” raises questions that should be asked about what values lay at the heart of the company. | Popular conservative/libertarian channel Prager U is once again being censored by Google and YouTube for a video deemed too “hateful.”
The video is titled “Born to Hate Jews ” and while the title seems dark the message is the exact opposite. The speaker this time around is Kasim Hafeez founder of the Israel Campaign and in the video he tells the story of his journey from being a Muslim who came very close to being a terrorist against Israel to a man whose first hand education led him to stand with country he previously hated.
The core of his message is that he discovered that Israel is not the horrible oppressive and murderous state that many Muslim parents teach their children and college professors teach their students. He uses the story to point out that education about his enemy turned his enemy into his friend.
“YouTube’s removal of PragerU’s video is particularly alarming. YouTube labeled the video as ‘hate speech ’ which is ironic since the video is about fighting hatred and anti-Semitism and is presented by a Muslim ” said Prager U’s Communication Director Jared Sichel.
Google and YouTube have censored Prager U in the past as well having placed some of their educational content in the “restricted” column which would block videos from being seen in places like schools where these videos would have the most impact.
While [TGT] have not carried mainstream messages and even covered topics from views that are not politically correct [TGT] have never been inflammatory obscene or hateful. That YouTube is labeling this video promoting peace understanding and factuality as “hate speech” raises questions that should be asked about what values lay at the heart of the company. | 2Positive
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1,069 | Beyond Tesla 's Semi Truck: The Future Of Trucking And Transportation | Tesla | On November 16 Tesla unveiled its long-anticipated foray into the $726 billion world of trucking: A heavy-duty all-electric rig aptly named “Semi.” The truck itself is wildly impressive in our opinion—a 500-mile range projected fuel savings of $200 000 and the industry’s most advanced levels of automation—but what excites me the most really is the opportunity this truck signifies: The start as I see it of a once-in-a-lifetime radical shift in our trillion-dollar transportation economy.
As I have written about before we are currently entering a period of a rapid change in our transportation systems. And as I see it it’s the innovator’s dilemma playing out in the wild: Incumbents like General Motors are moving too slowly to adapt to an all-electric future—wasting billions of dollars on stock buybacks—while upstarts like Tesla unencumbered by legacy business models are forging a path into a clean fully-electric fully-autonomous future. (GM has spent almost $17 billion in the last several years buying back its stock three times what Tesla has spent building Gigafactories—but I digress.)
I spoke with Perry at length recently regarding Tesla ’s ambitions and challenges the future of transportation and his macro perspective on the innovation taking place right now in the trucking ecosystem. Below is an edited transcript of our conversation. (Full disclosure: Worm Capital is long Tesla and all views are Perry’s alone.)
Worm Capital: This week we're seeing Tesla come out with their Semi and clearly Elon Musk has talked about creating an all-electric autonomous future. So existentially what does this mean for the trucking industry over the next 10 15 20 years? How do you see it evolving from what it is today to what it will be in the future? | On November 16 [TGT]unveiled [TGT] long-anticipated foray into the $726 billion world of trucking: A heavy-duty all-electric rig aptly named “Semi.” The truck itself is wildly impressive in our opinion—a 500-mile range projected fuel savings of $200 000 and the industry’s most advanced levels of automation—but what excites me the most really is the opportunity this truck signifies: The start as I see it of a once-in-a-lifetime radical shift in our trillion-dollar transportation economy.
As I have written about before we are currently entering a period of a rapid change in our transportation systems. And as I see it it’s the innovator’s dilemma playing out in the wild: Incumbents like General Motors are moving too slowly to adapt to an all-electric future—wasting billions of dollars on stock buybacks—while upstarts like [TGT]are forging a path into a clean fully-electric fully-autonomous future. (GM has spent almost $17 billion in the last several years buying back its stock three times what [TGT]has spent building Gigafactories—but I digress.)
I spoke with Perry at length recently regarding [TGT] ’s ambitions and challenges the future of transportation and [TGT] macro perspective on the innovation taking place right now in the trucking ecosystem. Below is an edited transcript of our conversation. (Full disclosure: Worm Capital is long [TGT]and all views are Perry’s alone.)
Worm Capital: This week we're seeing [TGT]come out with their Semi and clearly Elon Musk has talked about creating an all-electric autonomous future. So existentially what does this mean for the trucking industry over the next 10 15 20 years? How do you see it evolving from what it is today to what it will be in the future? | 2Positive
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1,070 | Woman who accused Roy Moore is homeless after her house burned down fire investigated as arson / Boing Boing | Roy Moore | Woman who accused Roy Moore is homeless after her house burned down fire investigated as arson
Tina Johnson accused Roy Moore of sexually assualting her in 1991 when she was 28 making her a rare adult to be preyed upon by the delusional pedophile mall-crawler.
Last week her home in Gadsden Alabama burned down. Now the fire is being investigated as a possible arson by the Etowah County Arson Task Force.
Roy Moore ran as a "law and order" candidate.
Roy Moore accuser's Gadsden home burns; arson investigation underway [Anna Claire Vollers/Al.com] | [TGT]is homeless after [TGT] house burned down fire investigated as arson
Tina Johnson accused Roy Moore of sexually assualting [TGT] in 1991 when [TGT] was 28 making [TGT] a rare adult to be preyed upon by the delusional pedophile mall-crawler.
Last week [TGT] home in Gadsden Alabama burned down. Now the fire is being investigated as a possible arson by the Etowah County Arson Task Force.
[TGT]ran as a "law and order" candidate.
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1,071 | Richard Spencer Said He Couldn't Find A Lawyer To Defend Him Against A Lawsuit About The Violence In Charlottesville | Richard Spencer Said | Richard Spencer says he couldn't find a lawyer to defend him against a lawsuit seeking to hold the prominent white nationalist among others responsible for the violence last August in Charlottesville Virginia.
Spencer representing himself filed papers on Tuesday asking a judge to dismiss the lawsuit which was filed by Charlottesville residents and protesters who said they were harmed — some physically some mentally or emotionally — by the violence that erupted during white supremacist demonstrations. A man accused of driving into a crowd of antiracist protesters — one woman was killed and dozens were injured — is facing criminal charges and there were clashes between demonstrators throughout the weekend.
Spencer is arguing that anything he allegedly did in connection with the events in Charlottesville were covered by the First Amendment's speech protections and the Second Amendment's protection of the right to bear arms.
In making the case for dismissal Spencer wrote that the individuals suing him had "enormous resources at their disposal" — the plaintiffs are represented by attorneys from three law firms — and were using the legal system "to intimidate silence financially damage or generally harass" him and the other defendants.
Spencer wrote that he tried to find legal help but couldn't find a lawyer licensed in Virginia to represent him . He didn't provide details about his search for counsel but suggested his lack of success was because lawyers didn't want to be associated with him . He wrote that he couldn't find a lawyer "despite the supposed but
"I get into a conversation with a lawyer and it will end up with 'Oh this is very controversial it could affect my career '" Spencer said.
He said that if the judge denies his motion to dismiss he would renew his search for an attorney.
"It's been a very difficult struggle. I don't think it's going to be impossible but it's clearly difficult just because I’m controversial " he said.
Spencer is among more than two dozen defendants named in the lawsuit. His co-defendants include individuals and groups identified as white nationalist or white supremacist accused of organizing or participating in the events in Charlottesville that turned violent. One anti-racism protester Heather Heyer was killed when a car plowed into the crowd; the man accused of driving the car James Alex Fields Jr. is facing criminal charges and is also named as a defendant in the same civil lawsuit as Spencer .
The plaintiffs in the civil case filed in the US District Court for the Western District of Virginia allege Spencer and the other defendants engaged in a conspiracy to violate civil rights in violation of federal and Virginia laws. They accused Spencer of leading a torchlight rally across the University of Virginia campus on Aug. 11 promoting the "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville the next day and of inciting "intimidation and violence based racial religious and ethnic animosity."
In his court papers on Tuesday Spencer wrote that his previous statements embracing white nationalist ideas did not amount to a call for violence. The lawsuit quotes him as saying "What brings us together is that we are white we are a people. We will not be replaced." Spencer argued that rather than a call for violence that language was "consistently defensive in nature."
Spencer wrote that he had participated in peaceful demonstrations in the past and blamed the violence at these events on the antifacist or antifa movement. He disputed that the torchlight rally was intended to be violent saying the organizers had tried to keep it secret in advance and didn't invite counterprotesters. On the phone with BuzzFeed News he said that he wasn't involved in organizing the events in Charlottesville and described the lawsuit as "lawfare" designed to waste his time and drain his financial resources.
Other defendants have also moved to dismiss the lawsuit and Spencer concluded his filing by saying that he was adopting arguments raised in some of those motions as well. Other defendants are represented by counsel but Spencer told BuzzFeed News that he wanted to separately pursue his defense because there could be "conflicting strategies."
Charlottesville officials and local business are pursuing another lawsuit in the Circuit Court for the City of Charlottesville against groups accused of organizing the August rally seeking a court order to stop them from participating in alleged "unlawful paramilitary activity" in the future. Spencer is not a defendant in that case. | Richard Spencer says he couldn't find a lawyer to defend him against a lawsuit seeking to hold the prominent white nationalist among others responsible for the violence last August in Charlottesville Virginia.
Spencer representing himself filed papers on Tuesday asking a judge to dismiss the lawsuit which was filed by Charlottesville residents and protesters who said they were harmed — some physically some mentally or emotionally — by the violence that erupted during white supremacist demonstrations. A man accused of driving into a crowd of antiracist protesters — one woman was killed and dozens were injured — is facing criminal charges and there were clashes between demonstrators throughout the weekend.
Spencer is arguing that anything he allegedly did in connection with the events in Charlottesville were covered by the First Amendment's speech protections and the Second Amendment's protection of the right to bear arms.
In making the case for dismissal Spencer wrote that the individuals suing him had "enormous resources at their disposal" — the plaintiffs are represented by attorneys from three law firms — and were using the legal system "to intimidate silence financially damage or generally harass" him and the other defendants.
Spencer wrote that he tried to find legal help but couldn't find a lawyer licensed in Virginia to represent him . He didn't provide details about his search for counsel but suggested his lack of success was because lawyers didn't want to be associated with him . He wrote that he couldn't find a lawyer "despite the supposed but
"I get into a conversation with a lawyer and it will end up with 'Oh this is very controversial it could affect my career '" Spencer said.
He said that if the judge denies his motion to dismiss he would renew his search for an attorney.
"It's been a very difficult struggle. I don't think it's going to be impossible but it's clearly difficult just because I’m controversial " he said.
Spencer is among more than two dozen defendants named in the lawsuit. His co-defendants include individuals and groups identified as white nationalist or white supremacist accused of organizing or participating in the events in Charlottesville that turned violent. One anti-racism protester Heather Heyer was killed when a car plowed into the crowd; the man accused of driving the car James Alex Fields Jr. is facing criminal charges and is also named as a defendant in the same civil lawsuit as Spencer .
The plaintiffs in the civil case filed in the US District Court for the Western District of Virginia allege Spencer and the other defendants engaged in a conspiracy to violate civil rights in violation of federal and Virginia laws. They accused Spencer of leading a torchlight rally across the University of Virginia campus on Aug. 11 promoting the "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville the next day and of inciting "intimidation and violence based racial religious and ethnic animosity."
In his court papers on Tuesday Spencer wrote that his previous statements embracing white nationalist ideas did not amount to a call for violence. The lawsuit quotes him as saying "What brings us together is that we are white we are a people. We will not be replaced." Spencer argued that rather than a call for violence that language was "consistently defensive in nature."
Spencer wrote that he had participated in peaceful demonstrations in the past and blamed the violence at these events on the antifacist or antifa movement. He disputed that the torchlight rally was intended to be violent saying the organizers had tried to keep it secret in advance and didn't invite counterprotesters. On the phone with BuzzFeed News he said that he wasn't involved in organizing the events in Charlottesville and described the lawsuit as "lawfare" designed to waste his time and drain his financial resources.
Other defendants have also moved to dismiss the lawsuit and Spencer concluded his filing by saying that he was adopting arguments raised in some of those motions as well. Other defendants are represented by counsel but Spencer told BuzzFeed News that he wanted to separately pursue his defense because there could be "conflicting strategies."
Charlottesville officials and local business are pursuing another lawsuit in the Circuit Court for the City of Charlottesville against groups accused of organizing the August rally seeking a court order to stop them from participating in alleged "unlawful paramilitary activity" in the future. Spencer is not a defendant in that case. | 2Positive
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1,072 | The Bernie Faithful Wait For A 2020 Signal | Bernie Sanders | The same early juncture in the election cycle is now facing Clinton's primary challenger Bernie Sanders a candidate who in 2015 launched his campaign in the span of a couple months and is considered a frontrunner in the next election. The 75-year-old Vermont senator current and former aides said in recent interviews has the chance to build a formidable organization with the kind of infrastructure his first campaign lacked.
Earlier this month he returned to the key caucus state of Iowa for the first time since the election to speak to a 1 100 progressive activists in Des Moines. At a daylong conference Revolution Iowa organizers and volunteers from the 2016 campaign reunited over boxes lunches and at workshops like “The Fight for Our Lives: Medicare for All!” Sanders is scheduled to make a second trip to the state in late August to promote his new book.
Around Sanders former aides and advisers point to other signs of activity.
On the Democratic National Committee’s Unity Commission a group created by the Sanders and Clinton campaigns to review the fairness of the nominating process the senator’s allies led by former campaign manager Jeff Weaver have eyed changes to superdelegates open primaries and the voting calendar that could benefit Sanders . (Weaver disputing that idea said the commission is focused on changes that would help non-leading lesser-known candidates “get a fair hearing and maybe win.” Sanders he noted “would enter as a leading candidate if not the frontrunner.”)
“Many of us are out here waiting for a signal from him ” said Longabaugh who along with Tad Devine another top adviser put together the early blueprint for the Sanders campaign in spring 2015. “My sense is that's sort of where Sanders Nation is.”
Sanders unquestionably built his “political revolution” on the strength of his message not the kind of calculated mechanics that laid the foundation for the Clinton operation in Brooklyn. Still some backers said the campaign also suffered from basic structural and tactical work that the senator not only came late to but at points actively resisted.
The nuts-and-bolts planning for a Sanders campaign began in March 2015 shortly before his April 30 announcement. In 2014 the liberal radio host Bill Press had hosted Sanders at his Washington home to talk over the decision to run with Senate staffers senior Democrats and strategists along with “wise guys and gals who pontificated a lot ” recalled Longabaugh. “Helpful for Bernie and [ his wife] Jane to hear — but it was not planning.”
Less than four months into the race in August 2015 senior advisers sat down with Sanders and his wife in Burlington to address the issue in blunt terms: If they wanted to compete they needed a more serious operation — a campaign with proper infrastructure and a more robust travel schedule even if it meant missing votes in the Senate they told him according to a person briefed on the conversation at the time. In short there were basic realities about running for president that would have to be accepted.
Even after the meeting billed publicly by advisers as “phase two” of the campaign Sanders struggled with that adjustment. He had to be convinced that TV ads were not just effective but necessary and that using a pollster did not mean putting a finger to the wind. He never hired a political director. He didn't see the need for middle management. Basic functions like a regional press operation weren't fully in place until the primaries had started. Structurally they never caught up to Clinton. (One former aide described the problem as the ultimate double-edged sword: “The reason that he is a compelling candidate is the same reason he can’t be elected president.”)
For now Sanders is reluctant to engage on the subject of what's next.
On his recent trip to Iowa when shouts of "2020" rang out from the crowd Sanders standing onstage or moving down the ropeline remained expressionless. The topic can be a source of irritation for the former candidate another distraction from the message.
The 2020 speculation adds to a somewhat disjointed political moment for Sanders : He is navigating new terrain under President Trump now as a key player in defending the Affordable Care Act even as he amplifies activists’ calls for a single-payer system; he is facing a federal investigation into his wife’s handling of bank loans for the shuttered Burlington College; and the group that was meant to be the vessel for his political movement Our Revolution has a struggled to rack up significant electoral wins.
Weaver the former campaign manager and a longtime adviser who remains closer to Sanders than most stepped down as the head of Our Revolution on July 15 and is now serving as the central spokesman for all matters related to the FBI inquiry which he dismisses as a “media feeding frenzy.” (For some the move signaled a certain level of concern recalling the brief but intense period in late 2015 when Weaver took over communications in the aftermath of a data breach scandal.)
If Sanders decides to run a second time he would enter the Democratic field with a national committed following seen with few other politicians.
Sanders it often seems exists both among the “brothers and sisters” of his movement — and from the distant remove of a celebrity with an enormous and awestruck following. (This spring taking the stage at a rally in Las Vegas he approached the lectern and in one swift movement removed his dark blue blazer handed it to a woman seated on the stage behind him and turned back to the mic leaving the woman blazer in hand and mouth agape resisting a staffer’s reach when he tried to retrieve the jacket.)
Even as he ’s become a new source of influence among the party’s elite carving out a spot on Senate leadership and traveling via private jet on a DNC-sponsored “unity” tour earlier this year his standing as an antiestablishment figure remains unquestioned. | The same early juncture in the election cycle is now facing Clinton's primary challenger [TGT]a candidate who in 2015 launched [TGT] campaign in the span of a couple months and is considered a frontrunner in the next election. The 75-year-old Vermont senator current and former aides said in recent interviews has the chance to build a formidable organization with the kind of infrastructure [TGT] first campaign lacked.
Earlier this month [TGT] returned to the key caucus state of Iowa for the first time since the election to speak to a 1 100 progressive activists in Des Moines. At a daylong conference Revolution Iowa organizers and volunteers from the 2016 campaign reunited over boxes lunches and at workshops like “The Fight for Our Lives: Medicare for All!” [TGT]is scheduled to make a second trip to the state in late August to promote [TGT] new book.
Around Sanders former aides and advisers point to other signs of activity.
On the Democratic National Committee’s Unity Commission a group created by the Sanders and Clinton campaigns to review the fairness of the nominating process the senator’s allies led by former campaign manager Jeff Weaver have eyed changes to superdelegates open primaries and the voting calendar that could benefit [TGT] . (Weaver disputing that idea said the commission is focused on changes that would help non-leading lesser-known candidates “get a fair hearing and maybe win.” [TGT][TGT] noted “would enter as a leading candidate if not the frontrunner.”)
“Many of us are out here waiting for a signal from [TGT] ” said Longabaugh who along with Tad Devine another top adviser put together the early blueprint for the Sanders campaign in spring 2015. “My sense is that's sort of where Sanders Nation is.”
Sanders unquestionably built his “political revolution” on the strength of his message not the kind of calculated mechanics that laid the foundation for the Clinton operation in Brooklyn. Still some backers said the campaign also suffered from basic structural and tactical work that the senator not only came late to but at points actively resisted.
The nuts-and-bolts planning for a Sanders campaign began in March 2015 shortly before his April 30 announcement. In 2014 the liberal radio host Bill Press had hosted Sanders at his Washington home to talk over the decision to run with Senate staffers senior Democrats and strategists along with “wise guys and gals who pontificated a lot ” recalled Longabaugh. “Helpful for Bernie and [ his wife] Jane to hear — but it was not planning.”
Less than four months into the race in August 2015 senior advisers sat down with Sanders and his wife in Burlington to address the issue in blunt terms: If they wanted to compete they needed a more serious operation — a campaign with proper infrastructure and a more robust travel schedule even if it meant missing votes in the Senate they told him according to a person briefed on the conversation at the time. In short there were basic realities about running for president that would have to be accepted.
Even after the meeting billed publicly by advisers as “phase two” of the campaign Sanders struggled with that adjustment. He had to be convinced that TV ads were not just effective but necessary and that using a pollster did not mean putting a finger to the wind. He never hired a political director. He didn't see the need for middle management. Basic functions like a regional press operation weren't fully in place until the primaries had started. Structurally they never caught up to Clinton. (One former aide described the problem as the ultimate double-edged sword: “The reason that he is a compelling candidate is the same reason he can’t be elected president.”)
For now Sanders is reluctant to engage on the subject of what's next.
On his recent trip to Iowa when shouts of "2020" rang out from the crowd Sanders standing onstage or moving down the ropeline remained expressionless. The topic can be a source of irritation for the former candidate another distraction from the message.
The 2020 speculation adds to a somewhat disjointed political moment for Sanders : He is navigating new terrain under President Trump now as a key player in defending the Affordable Care Act even as he amplifies activists’ calls for a single-payer system; he is facing a federal investigation into his wife’s handling of bank loans for the shuttered Burlington College; and the group that was meant to be the vessel for his political movement Our Revolution has a struggled to rack up significant electoral wins.
Weaver the former campaign manager and a longtime adviser who remains closer to Sanders than most stepped down as the head of Our Revolution on July 15 and is now serving as the central spokesman for all matters related to the FBI inquiry which he dismisses as a “media feeding frenzy.” (For some the move signaled a certain level of concern recalling the brief but intense period in late 2015 when Weaver took over communications in the aftermath of a data breach scandal.)
If Sanders decides to run a second time he would enter the Democratic field with a national committed following seen with few other politicians.
Sanders it often seems exists both among the “brothers and sisters” of his movement — and from the distant remove of a celebrity with an enormous and awestruck following. (This spring taking the stage at a rally in Las Vegas he approached the lectern and in one swift movement removed his dark blue blazer handed it to a woman seated on the stage behind him and turned back to the mic leaving the woman blazer in hand and mouth agape resisting a staffer’s reach when he tried to retrieve the jacket.)
Even as he ’s become a new source of influence among the party’s elite carving out a spot on Senate leadership and traveling via private jet on a DNC-sponsored “unity” tour earlier this year his standing as an antiestablishment figure remains unquestioned. | 2Positive
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1,073 | Despite reality Trump boasts about being 'totally' vindicated | Trump Rachel Maddow | Close video For all the hype Nunes memo delivers sad trombone for Trump Rachel Maddow points out that despite two weeks of Fox News hype the Nunes memo is not only underwhelming as a political stunt it actually undermines the argument it was meant to make for Donald Trump . share tweet email save Embed
It’s genuinely difficult to find an angle to the House Republicans’ “Nunes memo” that helps its intended beneficiary: Donald Trump . Every key argument the president and his allies hoped to advance has fallen apart and after weeks of over-the-top hype Republicans are actually worse off than they were before the previously classified materials were released to the public.
5. Trump ’s grammar use of quotation marks and capitalization of random words is bizarre for an American adult in a position of authority.
In early March Trump told the public that he ’d “just found out” that former President Obama illegally tapped his phones at Trump Tower before the presidential election. “This is Nixon/Watergate ” the Republican said. “Bad (or sick) guy!”
As regular readers may recall two weeks later as it became clear that the confused president had relied on a nonsensical report from a right-wing website Trump nevertheless told reporters he felt “somewhat” vindicated about his conspiracy theory thanks to support from House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.).
Trump of course hadn’t been vindicated. On the contrary his entire conspiracy theory had been thoroughly discredited and he accused his predecessor of a felony for no reason. But in the president’s mind it was clear he’d been right from the start.
And nearly a year later here we are again watching Trump once again claim vindication reality be damned. | Close video For all the hype Nunes memo delivers sad trombone for Trump Rachel Maddow points out that despite two weeks of Fox News hype the Nunes memo is not only underwhelming as a political stunt it actually undermines the argument it was meant to make for Donald Trump . share tweet email save Embed
It’s genuinely difficult to find an angle to the House Republicans’ “Nunes memo” that helps its intended beneficiary: Donald Trump . Every key argument the president and his allies hoped to advance has fallen apart and after weeks of over-the-top hype Republicans are actually worse off than they were before the previously classified materials were released to the public.
5. Trump ’s grammar use of quotation marks and capitalization of random words is bizarre for an American adult in a position of authority.
In early March Trump told the public that [TGT] ’d “just found out” that former President Obama illegally tapped [TGT] phones at Trump Tower before the presidential election. “This is Nixon/Watergate ” the Republican said. “Bad (or sick) guy!”
As regular readers may recall two weeks later as it became clear that the confused president had relied on a nonsensical report from a right-wing website Trump nevertheless told reporters he felt “somewhat” vindicated about his conspiracy theory thanks to support from House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.).
Trump of course hadn’t been vindicated. On the contrary his entire conspiracy theory had been thoroughly discredited and he accused his predecessor of a felony for no reason. But in the president’s mind it was clear he’d been right from the start.
And nearly a year later here we are again watching Trump once again claim vindication reality be damned. | 2Positive
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1,074 | Alternatives to Putin a mixed bag as Russian election looms | Putin | Russian President Vladimir Putin hasn't said if he is running for a fourth term. But none of the potential candidates hoping to unseat him appear in a position to do so.
The most visible and adept foe of the Putin regime Alexei Navalny wants to enter the race but is legally barred. TV host Ksenia Sobchak has tossed her hat in the ring but no one knows if she can meet the registration requirements or if she's effectively a red herring.
Putin is expected to wait until December to state his intentions. The election is scheduled for March.
His approval ratings consistently register 80 percent or higher. | [TGT]hasn't said if [TGT] is running for a fourth term. But none of the potential candidates hoping to unseat [TGT] appear in a position to do so.
The most visible and adept foe of the [TGT]regime Alexei Navalny wants to enter the race but is legally barred. TV host Ksenia Sobchak has tossed her hat in the ring but no one knows if she can meet the registration requirements or if she's effectively a red herring.
[TGT]is expected to wait until December to state [TGT] intentions. The election is scheduled for March.
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1,075 | Louis C.K.'s movie trailer spurs controversy amid Harvey Weinstein scandal | Louis C.K. | Comedian Louis C.K.’s trailer for his new film “I Love You Daddy” has generated controversy online due to the movie’s theme and its timing following the sexual misconduct allegations against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein.
Moretz and Malkovich begin dating which horrifies C.K. due to her age.
“She’s a minor!” C.K. is seen yelling to Malkovich in the trailer.
Slate called the trailer “icky” while Esquire wrote “Now is not the time for this Louis C.K. movie.”
“It’s honestly a bit shocking to see how tone deaf Louis C.K. is in 2017 because he was once a comedian ahead of the curve in so many ways ” one social media user tweeted.
“That uncomfortable moment when you start to discover that Louis C.K. is slowly becoming Woody Allen ” another Twitter user wrote.
C.K. told The Hollywood Reporter last month “It’s just a f--king movie. We’re depicting oxygen-rich people who live in these beautiful apartments and offices saying whatever they want. Folks say s--t to each other. You can’t think about the audience when you’re making the thing. If you do you’re not giving them something that came out of your gut. You’ll be making something that you’re like ‘Is this OK for you?’ And they say ‘Yes thank you.’ Mark Twain said something like ‘You can’t say no one can eat steak just because the baby doesn’t have teeth yet.'”
Like Weinstein the comedian has also been accused of sexual misconduct by female comedians. Gawker published an article two years ago detailing the allegations against Louis C.K. while writer and comedian Tig Notaro told the Daily Beast in August that the comedian needed to “handle the allegations .”
“I made my move on the red carpet of the awards show ” Koester wrote. “One by one I would ask a conveyor belt of comedians all men 'How do you feel about the Cosby allegations?' They would all invariably claim to be disgusted by the man's misdeeds. I would then follow up with 'How do you feel about the Louis C.K. allegations?' They would all invariably claim ignorance.” | [TGT] trailer for [TGT] new film “I Love You Daddy” has generated controversy online due to the movie’s theme and its timing following the sexual misconduct allegations against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein.
Moretz and Malkovich begin dating which horrifies C.K. due to her age.
“She’s a minor!” C.K. is seen yelling to Malkovich in [TGT].
Slate called [TGT] “icky” while Esquire wrote “Now is not the time for this Louis C.K. movie.”
“It’s honestly a bit shocking to see how tone deaf Louis C.K. is in 2017 because he was once a comedian ahead of the curve in so many ways ” one social media user tweeted.
“That uncomfortable moment when you start to discover that Louis C.K. is slowly becoming Woody Allen ” another Twitter user wrote.
C.K. told The Hollywood Reporter last month “It’s just a f--king movie. We’re depicting oxygen-rich people who live in these beautiful apartments and offices saying whatever they want. Folks say s--t to each other. You can’t think about the audience when you’re making the thing. If you do you’re not giving them something that came out of your gut. You’ll be making something that you’re like ‘Is this OK for you?’ And they say ‘Yes thank you.’ Mark Twain said something like ‘You can’t say no one can eat steak just because the baby doesn’t have teeth yet.'”
Like Weinstein the comedian has also been accused of sexual misconduct by female comedians. Gawker published an article two years ago detailing [TGT]while writer and comedian Tig Notaro told the Daily Beast in August that the comedian needed to “handle the allegations .”
“I made my move on the red carpet of the awards show ” Koester wrote. “One by one I would ask a conveyor belt of comedians all men 'How do you feel about [TGT]?' [TGT] would all invariably claim to be disgusted by the man's misdeeds. I would then follow up with 'How do you feel about [TGT]?' [TGT] would all invariably claim ignorance.” | 0Negative
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1,076 | Jaguars sputter as NFL's top rushing attack slows to crawl | Leonard Fournette | FILE - In this Jan. 7 2018 file photo Jacksonville Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette (27) is stopped by the Buffalo Bills defense during the second half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game in Jacksonville Fla. The NFL's top rushing attack is sputtering. Rookie Leonard Fournette has 174 yards rushing over Jacksonville's last three games including 57 on 21 carries in a wild-card victory against Buffalo. The stammering ground game is a big reason the Jaguars are a touchdown underdog against Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton File)
Rookie Leonard Fournette hasn't looked the same since spraining his right ankle against the Los Angeles Rams in mid-October. He ran for 181 and 130 yards in consecutive weeks against the Steelers and the Rams respectively and broke off long touchdown runs in both games.
He 's topped the century mark twice — both barely — since.
"It's who we are " Bortles said. "We want to be able to run the football and do it different ways so we have to figure it out whether it's a during-the-week practice thing or execution thing on Sundays. ... It's a big part of our offense and who we are and who we want to be so it's important that we figure it out."
FILE - In this Jan. 7 2018 file photo Jacksonville Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette (27) is tackled by Buffalo Bills cornerback Tre'Davious White (27) left defensive end Eddie Yarbrough (54) and nose tackle Rickey Hatley (94) during the first half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game in Jacksonville Fla. The NFL's top rushing attack is sputtering. Rookie Leonard Fournette has 174 yards rushing over Jacksonville's last three games including 57 on 21 carries in a wild-card victory against Buffalo. The stammering ground game is a big reason the Jaguars are a touchdown underdog against Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack File) | FILE - In this Jan. 7 2018 file photo Jacksonville Jaguars running back [TGT]is stopped by the Buffalo Bills defense during the second half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game in Jacksonville Fla. The NFL's top rushing attack is sputtering. [TGT]has 174 yards rushing over Jacksonville's last three games including 57 on 21 carries in a wild-card victory against Buffalo. The stammering ground game is a big reason the Jaguars are a touchdown underdog against Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton File)
[TGT]hasn't looked the same since spraining [TGT] right ankle against the Los Angeles Rams in mid-October. [TGT] ran for 181 and 130 yards in consecutive weeks against the Steelers and the Rams respectively and broke off long touchdown runs in both games.
[TGT] 's topped the century mark twice — both barely — since.
"It's who we are " Bortles said. "We want to be able to run the football and do it different ways so we have to figure it out whether it's a during-the-week practice thing or execution thing on Sundays. ... It's a big part of our offense and who we are and who we want to be so it's important that we figure it out."
FILE - In this Jan. 7 2018 file photo Jacksonville Jaguars running back [TGT]is tackled by Buffalo Bills cornerback Tre'Davious White (27) left defensive end Eddie Yarbrough (54) and nose tackle Rickey Hatley (94) during the first half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game in Jacksonville Fla. The NFL's top rushing attack is sputtering. [TGT]has 174 yards rushing over Jacksonville's last three games including 57 on 21 carries in a wild-card victory against Buffalo. The stammering ground game is a big reason the Jaguars are a touchdown underdog against Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack File) | 1Neutral
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1,077 | Upheaval is now standard operating procedure inside the White House | Melania Trump | President Donald Trump first lady Melania Trump and their son Barron walk to Marine One at the White House en route to Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach Fla.
March 17 2017 President Donald Trump first lady Melania Trump and their son Barron walk to Marine One at the White House en route to Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach Fla. Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post
Upset about damaging leaks of his calls with world leaders and other national security information Trump has ordered an internal investigation to find the leakers. Staffers meanwhile are so fearful of being accused of talking to the media that some have resorted to a secret chat app — Confide — that erases messages as soon as they’re read.
The chaos and competing factions that were a Trump trademark in business and campaigning now are starting to define his presidency according to interviews with a dozen White House officials as well as other Republicans. Most spoke on the condition of anonymity to candidly discuss internal White House dynamics and deliberations.
Staffers buzz privately about who is up and who is down with many eagerly gossiping about which poor colleague gets an unflattering portrayal on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live.” For the past two weeks it has been White House press secretary Sean Spicer. But aides said Trump was especially upset by a sketch that cast White House chief strategist Stephen K. Bannon as the Grim Reaper manipulating the president — who was ultimately relegated to a miniature desk playing dolefully with an expandable toy.
[ Trump turns Mar-a-Lago Club dinner table into an open-air situation room]
On Monday afternoon as speculation of a staff shake-up was rife on cable news channels Trump made clear to a small group of reporters what he thought of his chief of staff: “Reince is doing a great job. Not a good job. A great job ” the president said.
The problem: Trump had yet to weigh in and aides and advisers were loath to take sides without knowing for certain whether their often mercurial and erratic boss wanted to keep Flynn or cut him loose.
On Monday after Trump made it through a joint news conference with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau without being asked about Flynn a group of reporters gathered outside Spicer’s office for more than 80 minutes. Spicer twice declined to answer questions about Flynn. When White House chief of staff Reince Priebus walked by he was asked whether the president still had confidence in Flynn. Priebus gave no answer.
Not long after Kellyanne Conway the counselor to the president said Trump had “full confidence” in Flynn. Yet a few minutes later Spicer issued an official — and conflicting — statement saying Trump was “evaluating the situation.”
[As Flynn falls under growing pressure over Russia contacts Trump remains silent]
In an administration where proximity to Trump is power aides advisers and visitors often mill about in the West Wing lingering long after their scheduled appointments have ended.
[ Trump friend says Priebus is ‘in way over his head’]
Christopher Ruddy a longtime friend of Trump ’s who on Sunday publicly criticized Priebus in television and print interviews as being “in way over his head ” received calls from both the chief of staff and Jared Kushner — Trump’s son-in-law senior adviser and enforcer — and said Monday that he thought the White House was working to remedy its challenges.
Trump ’s legislative affairs team — headed by Rick Dearborn and Marc Short both veterans of the Hill — is also considered well-liked disciplined and professional. But congressional staffers say they have been given advance notice about some executive orders on topics such as cybersecurity and Guantanamo Bay that have never materialized a delay they attribute to chaos within the West Wing. | President Donald Trump first lady [TGT] and their son Barron walk to Marine One at the White House en route to Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach Fla.
March 17 2017 President Donald Trump first lady [TGT] and their son Barron walk to Marine One at the White House en route to Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach Fla. Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post
Upset about damaging leaks of his calls with world leaders and other national security information Trump has ordered an internal investigation to find the leakers. Staffers meanwhile are so fearful of being accused of talking to the media that some have resorted to a secret chat app — Confide — that erases messages as soon as they’re read.
The chaos and competing factions that were a Trump trademark in business and campaigning now are starting to define his presidency according to interviews with a dozen White House officials as well as other Republicans. Most spoke on the condition of anonymity to candidly discuss internal White House dynamics and deliberations.
Staffers buzz privately about who is up and who is down with many eagerly gossiping about which poor colleague gets an unflattering portrayal on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live.” For the past two weeks it has been White House press secretary Sean Spicer. But aides said Trump was especially upset by a sketch that cast White House chief strategist Stephen K. Bannon as the Grim Reaper manipulating the president — who was ultimately relegated to a miniature desk playing dolefully with an expandable toy.
[ Trump turns Mar-a-Lago Club dinner table into an open-air situation room]
On Monday afternoon as speculation of a staff shake-up was rife on cable news channels Trump made clear to a small group of reporters what he thought of his chief of staff: “Reince is doing a great job. Not a good job. A great job ” the president said.
The problem: Trump had yet to weigh in and aides and advisers were loath to take sides without knowing for certain whether their often mercurial and erratic boss wanted to keep Flynn or cut him loose.
On Monday after Trump made it through a joint news conference with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau without being asked about Flynn a group of reporters gathered outside Spicer’s office for more than 80 minutes. Spicer twice declined to answer questions about Flynn. When White House chief of staff Reince Priebus walked by he was asked whether the president still had confidence in Flynn. Priebus gave no answer.
Not long after Kellyanne Conway the counselor to the president said Trump had “full confidence” in Flynn. Yet a few minutes later Spicer issued an official — and conflicting — statement saying Trump was “evaluating the situation.”
[As Flynn falls under growing pressure over Russia contacts Trump remains silent]
In an administration where proximity to Trump is power aides advisers and visitors often mill about in the West Wing lingering long after their scheduled appointments have ended.
[ Trump friend says Priebus is ‘in way over his head’]
Christopher Ruddy a longtime friend of Trump ’s who on Sunday publicly criticized Priebus in television and print interviews as being “in way over his head ” received calls from both the chief of staff and Jared Kushner — Trump’s son-in-law senior adviser and enforcer — and said Monday that he thought the White House was working to remedy its challenges.
Trump ’s legislative affairs team — headed by Rick Dearborn and Marc Short both veterans of the Hill — is also considered well-liked disciplined and professional. But congressional staffers say they have been given advance notice about some executive orders on topics such as cybersecurity and Guantanamo Bay that have never materialized a delay they attribute to chaos within the West Wing. | 2Positive
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1,078 | Madonna makes bold statement at Women's March on Washington | Madonna | Madonna gave an explosive address at the Women's March on Washington on Saturday that likely has many news networks wishing they had played her remarks on delay.
"Yes I am outraged. Yes I have thought an awful lot about blowing up the White House ... but I choose love " Madonna said from the main stage area near the National Mall.
Her remarks are now going viral.
Madonna during her #WomensMarch speech: "Yes I have thought an awful lot about blowing up the White House" pic.twitter.com/Z9ILmznAIw — BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) January 21 2017
Madonna an icon of both pop music and feminism took the stage later in the event. While the march's organizers have insisted the event is pro-women more than anti-Trump the singer did not pass on an opportunity to take public digs at the new president.
"It took this horrific moment of darkness to wake us the f--k up " Madonna said.
She repeated expletives multiple times on stage.
Madonna cheered on those who turned out for the march and delivered choice words to others.
Madonna ended her address with a rendition of her song "Express Yourself " in which she sang "Donald Trump suck a d--k I'm not your b---h."
Madonna singing at #WomensMarch: "Donald Trump suck a dick I'm not your bitch" pic.twitter.com/iHThRt5rEu — BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) January 21 2017
You can watch more of Madonna 's remarks below. | [TGT]gave an explosive address at the Women's March on Washington on Saturday that likely has many news networks wishing they had played [TGT] remarks on delay.
"Yes I am outraged. Yes I have thought an awful lot about blowing up the White House ... but I choose love [TGT]said from the main stage area near the National Mall.
[TGT] remarks are now going viral.
[TGT]during [TGT] #WomensMarch speech: "Yes I have thought an awful lot about blowing up the White House" pic.twitter.com/Z9ILmznAIw — BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) January 21 2017
[TGT]an icon of both pop music and feminism took the stage later in the event. While the march's organizers have insisted the event is pro-women more than anti-Trump [TGT] did not pass on an opportunity to take public digs at the new president.
"It took this horrific moment of darkness to wake us the f--k up [TGT]said.
[TGT] repeated expletives multiple times on stage.
[TGT]cheered on those who turned out for the march and delivered choice words to others.
[TGT]ended [TGT] address with a rendition of [TGT] song "Express Yourself " in which [TGT] sang "Donald Trump suck a d--k I'm not your b---h."
[TGT]singing at #WomensMarch: "Donald Trump suck a dick I'm not your bitch" pic.twitter.com/iHThRt5rEu — BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) January 21 2017
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1,079 | Kane scores twice as Tottenham crush Liverpool | Harry Kane | Soccer Football - Premier League - Tottenham Hotspur vs Liverpool - Wembley Stadium London Britain - October 22 2017 Tottenham's Harry Kane celebrates scoring their first goal with Serge Aurier REUTERS/Eddie Keogh
Tottenham Hotspur brutally exposed Liverpool’s defensive frailties as Harry Kane plundered two more goals in his side’s 4-1 romp at Wembley on Sunday.
In front of 80 827 fans the biggest ever Premier League attendance Kane took his league tally to eight for the season with the first and fourth goals in a clinical Spurs display.
Soccer Football - Premier League - Tottenham Hotspur vs Liverpool - Wembley Stadium London Britain - October 22 2017 Tottenham's Son Heung-min celebrates scoring their second goal with Harry Kane
In the fourth minute Spurs defender Kieran Trippier played Kane into acres of space and the England striker cleverly dinked the ball around goalkeeper Simon Mignolet with his right foot before guiding a shot home with his left.
In the 56th minute Mignolet flapped at Trippier’s inswinging free kick Jan Vertonghen’s shot was cleared off the line by Roberto Firmino but it fell to the lurking Kane who steadied himself before drilling into the corner. | Soccer Football - Premier League - Tottenham Hotspur vs Liverpool - Wembley Stadium London Britain - October 22 2017 [TGT]celebrates scoring their first goal with Serge Aurier REUTERS/Eddie Keogh
Tottenham Hotspur brutally exposed Liverpool’s defensive frailties as [TGT]plundered two more goals in [TGT] side’s 4-1 romp at Wembley on Sunday.
In front of 80 827 fans the biggest ever Premier League attendance [TGT]took [TGT] league tally to eight for the season with the first and fourth goals in a clinical Spurs display.
Soccer Football - Premier League - Tottenham Hotspur vs Liverpool - Wembley Stadium London Britain - October 22 2017 Tottenham's Son Heung-min celebrates scoring their second goal with Harry Kane
In the fourth minute Spurs defender Kieran Trippier played [TGT]into acres of space and the England striker cleverly dinked the ball around goalkeeper Simon Mignolet with his right foot before guiding a shot home with his left.
In the 56th minute Mignolet flapped at Trippier’s inswinging free kick Jan Vertonghen’s shot was cleared off the line by Roberto Firmino but it fell to the lurking [TGT]who steadied himself before drilling into the corner. | 2Positive
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1,080 | The Latest: Zuma 's resignation now final parliament says | Jacob Zuma | South Africa's parliament spokesman says the speaker has received Jacob Zuma's resignation letter and his departure as president is effective immediately.
Zuma announced his resignation late Wednesday after the ruling African National Congress ordered him to step down. The ANC has been hurt by multiple corruption allegations around Zuma who has denied wrongdoing.
South Africa's government says acting President Cyril Ramaphosa is in charge until parliament elects a new leader Thursday afternoon following the resignation of Jacob Zuma .
Zuma resigned late Wednesday after the ANC which has lost popularity because of corruption scandals during his tenure instructed him to leave. Ramaphosa has promised to fight graft.
The South African currency strengthened against the dollar in early trading Thursday after Zuma 's resignation which ended a leadership crisis that had stalled some government business.
The Nelson Mandela Foundation welcomes Zuma 's departure but says the state must act against "networks of criminality" that have hurt South Africa's democracy. | South Africa's parliament spokesman says the speaker has received [TGT]resignation letter and his departure as president is effective immediately.
[TGT]announced [TGT] resignation late Wednesday after the ruling African National Congress ordered [TGT] to step down. The ANC has been hurt by multiple corruption allegations around Zuma who has denied wrongdoing.
South Africa's government says acting President Cyril Ramaphosa is in charge until parliament elects a new leader Thursday afternoon following the resignation of Jacob Zuma .
[TGT]resigned late Wednesday after the ANC which has lost popularity because of corruption scandals during [TGT] tenure instructed [TGT] to leave. Ramaphosa has promised to fight graft.
The South African currency strengthened against the dollar in early trading Thursday after Zuma 's resignation which ended a leadership crisis that had stalled some government business.
The Nelson Mandela Foundation welcomes Zuma 's departure but says the state must act against "networks of criminality" that have hurt South Africa's democracy. | 1Neutral
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1,081 | Insulin quality questions have diabetes experts scrambling | Alan Carter | The concentration or number of insulin units in the liquid solution was labeled as 100 units per milliliter. But they averaged less than half of that and none met the 95-unit minimum standard said lead researcher Alan Carter a pharmacist and adjunct instructor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Pharmacy.
Carter thinks the insulin may have gotten too warm somewhere between the factory and the pharmacy causing some of the molecules to break apart.
Carter wondered whether his results might help explain why insulin users sometimes find a dose doesn't work as well as normal. Doctors usually attribute that to patient error: not injecting enough insulin before a meal not following dietary guidelines or skipping exercise.
Carter who had a limited budget for his study acknowledges that it was too small and that his results may be flawed. He notified Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly of his results in hopes someone would do a bigger follow-up study. | The concentration or number of insulin units in the liquid solution was labeled as 100 units per milliliter. But they averaged less than half of that and none met the 95-unit minimum standard said lead researcher [TGT] a pharmacist and adjunct instructor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Pharmacy.
Carter thinks the insulin may have gotten too warm somewhere between the factory and the pharmacy causing some of the molecules to break apart.
Carter wondered whether his results might help explain why insulin users sometimes find a dose doesn't work as well as normal. Doctors usually attribute that to patient error: not injecting enough insulin before a meal not following dietary guidelines or skipping exercise.
Carter who had a limited budget for his study acknowledges that it was too small and that his results may be flawed. He notified Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly of his results in hopes someone would do a bigger follow-up study. | 1Neutral
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1,082 | British PM May faces pressure to soften Brexit divorce after EU exit deal crumbles | Theresa May | LONDON (Reuters) - Just hours after a Brexit deal crumbled British Prime Minister Theresa May came under pressure on Tuesday from opposition parties and even some allies to soften the EU divorce by keeping Britain in the single market and customs union after Brexit.
British Prime Minister Theresa May arrives for a meeting with European Council President Donald Tusk (not in the picture) in Brussels Belgium December 4 2017. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir
May’s ministers said they were confident they would soon secure an exit deal though opponents scolded May for a chaotic day in Brussels which saw a choreographed attempt to showcase the progress of Brexit talks collapse at the last minute.
Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson who has been tipped as a potential future leader of May’s party also suggested May should consider keeping the United Kingdom in both the single market and customs union.
May has repeatedly said Britain will leave both the single market and the customs union when the United Kingdom ends its membership of the EU at 2300 GMT on March 29 2019 though she has called for a bespoke economic partnership. | LONDON (Reuters) - Just hours after a Brexit deal crumbled [TGT] came under pressure on Tuesday from opposition parties and even some allies to soften the EU divorce by keeping Britain in the single market and customs union after Brexit.
British Prime Minister Theresa May arrives for a meeting with European Council President Donald Tusk (not in the picture) in Brussels Belgium December 4 2017. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir
May’s ministers said they were confident they would soon secure an exit deal though opponents scolded [TGT] for a chaotic day in Brussels which saw a choreographed attempt to showcase the progress of Brexit talks collapse at the last minute.
Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson who has been tipped as a potential future leader of May’s party also suggested [TGT]should consider keeping the United Kingdom in both the single market and customs union.
[TGT]has repeatedly said Britain will leave both the single market and the customs union when the United Kingdom ends its membership of the EU at 2300 GMT on March 29 2019 though she has called for a bespoke economic partnership. | 2Positive
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1,083 | Schiff lays out Republican efforts to block access in Russia probe | Adam B. Schiff | Rep. Adam B. Schiff (D-Calif.) said that committee Republicans had blocked Democrats’ efforts to subpoena Deutsche Bank for financial records related to President Trump’s family on the suspicion that Russians “may have laundered money through Trump properties.” Democrats also were stymied in their effort to subpoena executives at Twitter Schiff said to secure the direct messages that members of Trump’s inner circle exchanged with representatives of WikiLeaks and its founder Julian Assange who Democrats believe acted as Russian intermediaries during the 2016 presidential campaign.
“If there’s credible information that Ivanka Trump had contact with any participants in that meeting at the time of that meeting . . . I think it would be valuable to have her come and testify before the committee ” Schiff said.
He added that he believes the committee should invite former White House chief strategist Stephen K. Bannon to testify saying “it’s my expectation that he will be doing so.”
Schiff said Thursday that the committee has interviewed 56 witnesses — half the number of people that have appeared before the Senate Intelligence Committee Schiff said meaning there are “dozens” of witnesses they have yet to bring in.
A spokesman for Nunes declined to comment.
Schiff also said that he would hold Ryan responsible if the House probe “is prematurely curtailed for political reasons.”
Ryan responded in a statement: “While Mr. Schiff tries to distract from the serious bipartisan review that’s been underway for nearly a year we will stay focused on following the facts and working to safeguard the upcoming election.” | [TGT] said that committee Republicans had blocked Democrats’ efforts to subpoena Deutsche Bank for financial records related to President Trump’s family on the suspicion that Russians “may have laundered money through Trump properties.” Democrats also were stymied in their effort to subpoena executives at Twitter [TGT] said to secure the direct messages that members of Trump’s inner circle exchanged with representatives of WikiLeaks and its founder Julian Assange who Democrats believe acted as Russian intermediaries during the 2016 presidential campaign.
“If there’s credible information that Ivanka Trump had contact with any participants in that meeting at the time of that meeting . . . I think it would be valuable to have her come and testify before the committee ” [TGT]said.
[TGT] added that [TGT] believes the committee should invite former White House chief strategist Stephen K. Bannon to testify saying “it’s my expectation that he will be doing so.”
[TGT]said Thursday that the committee has interviewed 56 witnesses — half the number of people that have appeared before the Senate Intelligence Committee [TGT]said meaning there are “dozens” of witnesses they have yet to bring in.
A spokesman for Nunes declined to comment.
Schiff also said that he would hold Ryan responsible if the House probe “is prematurely curtailed for political reasons.”
Ryan responded in a statement: “While Mr. Schiff tries to distract from the serious bipartisan review that’s been underway for nearly a year we will stay focused on following the facts and working to safeguard the upcoming election.” | 1Neutral
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1,084 | Anthony Rizzo wins Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award | Anthony Rizzo | Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo earned one of baseball’s top honors Wednesday night when he was named recipient of the Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award.
Rizzo 28 was honored by his fellow players for his excellence on and off the field.
Rizzo a cancer survivor was selected for his work with the Anthony Rizzo Family Foundation. Rizzo is heavily involved in fundraising efforts for research and devoting time to pediatric cancer patients and their families.
Rizzo said the $50 000 grant he received for winning the award will likely go toward the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami — where he was treated — and the Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital in Hollywood Fla.
"It's an amazing hospital " Rizzo said after his selection was announced on the Players Choice Awards on the MLB Network. "The money will be put to good use and it will be put to use right away."
In 2017 Rizzo 's foundation raised more than $4 million to start the Hope 44 program at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. Rizzo made several visits to the infusion center to raise the spirits of children while they receive chemotherapy treatments.
"A moment can last a lifetime for them seeing a person in a Cubs' jersey " Rizzo said. "I try to keep that and remember that at all times."
Anthony Rizzo wins Roberto Clemente Award for his charitable work »
Anthony Rizzo emotional during a ribbon cutting at Lurie Children's Hospital » | Cubs first baseman [TGT]earned one of baseball’s top honors Wednesday night when [TGT] was named recipient of the Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award.
Rizzo 28 was honored by his fellow players for his excellence on and off the field.
[TGT]a cancer survivor was selected for [TGT] work with the Anthony Rizzo Family Foundation. [TGT]is heavily involved in fundraising efforts for research and devoting time to pediatric cancer patients and their families.
[TGT]said the $50 000 grant [TGT] received for winning the award will likely go toward the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami — where [TGT] was treated — and the Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital in Hollywood Fla.
"It's an amazing hospital " [TGT]said after [TGT] selection was announced on the Players Choice Awards on the MLB Network. "The money will be put to good use and it will be put to use right away."
In 2017 Rizzo 's foundation raised more than $4 million to start the Hope 44 program at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. [TGT]made several visits to the infusion center to raise the spirits of children while they receive chemotherapy treatments.
"A moment can last a lifetime for them seeing a person in a Cubs' jersey " [TGT]said. "I try to keep that and remember that at all times.[TGT]wins Roberto Clemente Award for [TGT] charitable work »
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1,085 | Who will replace Apple CEO Tim Cook ? He just gave us a hint | Tim Cook | Apple CEO Tim Cook is already thinking about who might run the company after he 's gone.
And it sounds like he wants options.
"I see my role as CEO to prepare as many people as I can to be CEO and that's what I'm doing. And then the board makes a decision at that point in time " Cook said in an interview with BuzzFeed News.
Cook gave the interview at Apple's new Chicago retail store a flagship for the company as it looks to turn its locations into must-see attractions.
Apple's head of retail Angela Ahrendts flanked Tim Cook during the interview . It's not surprising she was there but it is notable for Cook to discuss succession next to her . Ahrendts is considered a prime candidate for the role. Of course at just 56 years old Cook might not step away for a while. | Apple CEO [TGT]is already thinking about who might run the company after [TGT] 's gone.
And it sounds like [TGT] wants options.
"I see my role as CEO to prepare as many people as I can to be CEO and that's what I'm doing. And then the board makes a decision at that point in time [TGT]said in an interview with BuzzFeed News.
[TGT]gave the interview at Apple's new Chicago retail store a flagship for the company as it looks to turn its locations into must-see attractions.
Apple's head of retail Angela Ahrendts flanked [TGT] during the interview . It's not surprising she was there but it is notable for [TGT]to discuss succession next to [TGT] . Ahrendts is considered a prime candidate for the role. Of course at just 56 years old [TGT]might not step away for a while. | 2Positive
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1,086 | Santorum: If You Vote Against Graham | Rick Santorum | Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum told Breitbart News Daily host Raheem Kassam on Monday “Anyone who votes again this bill ” referring to the Graham-Cassidy Obamacare repeal bill “and says ‘I’m still for repealing Obamacare ’ they’re a liar because they had a chance to repeal Obamacare and they didn’t.”
Santorum also went into detail on recent changes to the bill to gain more support arguing that any alleged addition of money to sway some senators is a minor issue at best. He said the adjustments were simply to ensure that if Washington is going to block grant the Obamacare money it needs to do so proportionately and fairly. That is what any last-minute changes are meant to bring about.
He also cited welfare reform under Bill Clinton as an instance of successful government reform of a major program while pointing out that the Graham-Cassidy Obamacare repeal is the first real effort to take on Obamacare. Santorum said all previous votes to repeal Obamacare were actually “fake” votes as it was known the bills being voted upon never had a chance of becoming law.
Santorum also said that Graham-Cassidy will get enough votes in the House if the Senate passes it making it the first and only legitimate effort to repeal Obamacare. | [TGT] told Breitbart News Daily host Raheem Kassam on Monday “Anyone who votes again this bill ” referring to the Graham-Cassidy Obamacare repeal bill “and says ‘I’m still for repealing Obamacare ’ they’re a liar because they had a chance to repeal Obamacare and they didn’t.”
[TGT]also went into detail on recent changes to the bill to gain more support arguing that any alleged addition of money to sway some senators is a minor issue at best. [TGT] said the adjustments were simply to ensure that if Washington is going to block grant the Obamacare money it needs to do so proportionately and fairly. That is what any last-minute changes are meant to bring about.
[TGT] also cited welfare reform under Bill Clinton as an instance of successful government reform of a major program while pointing out that the Graham-Cassidy Obamacare repeal is the first real effort to take on Obamacare. [TGT]said all previous votes to repeal Obamacare were actually “fake” votes as it was known the bills being voted upon never had a chance of becoming law.
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1,087 | City Noise Might Be Making You Sick | Julia Barnett Rice | Concerns about hearing loss largely focus on excessive noise exposure. But environmental noise is just as unsafe. People living in cities are regularly exposed (against their will) to noise above 85 decibels from sources like traffic subways industrial activity and airports. That’s enough to cause significant hearing loss over time. If you have an hour-long commute at such sound levels your hearing has probably already been affected. Urban life also sustains average background noise levels of 60 decibels which is loud enough to raise one’s blood pressure and heart rate and cause stress loss of concentration and loss of sleep. Sirens are a particularly extreme example of the kind of noise inflicted on people every day: They ring at a sound-pressure level of 120 decibels —a level that corresponds with the human pain threshold according to the World Health Organization. But since the turn of the 20th century protecting human hearing has taken a back seat to securing quiet for those with means and punishing those without. Noise-abatement laws transformed an objective concern about environmental and health conditions into a subjective fight over aesthetic moralism. One of the earliest urban anti-noise campaigns was initiated by Julia Barnett Rice the wealthy well-educated wife of a businessman and publisher. The sound of tugboat horns was causing Rice great annoyance as she tried to relax in her ornate Italianate mansion. But she knew that this appeal would fall on deaf ears so to speak. So she decided to use the poor and sick people languishing in urban hospitals as a scapegoat. Isaac Rice her husband and the publisher of The Forum became a champion of his wife’s crusade. In 1906 he published her piece “An Effort to Suppress Noise ” which amounts to a call for class antagonism. She begins by channeling the pessimistic philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer who likens noise to boorishness: There are people it is true—nay a great many people—who smile at such [sounds] because they are not sensitive to noise; but they are just the very people who are also not sensitive to argument or thought or poetry or art; in a word to any kind of intellectual influence. Who are these insipid people in Rice ’s narrative? The tugboat workers. The piece recounts Rice ’s efforts to ban excessive whistling from aboard their vessels. Rice portrays herself as a dogged crusader pleading for quietude amidst unrelenting clamor.
First she sought aid from the law. In the New York City Collector’s Office Law Division she discovered a clause that “seems to vest in the Local Board of Steamboat Inspectors all necessary powers to punish ... any act on the part of a licensed officer that they adjudge to be ‘misconduct’ or ‘negligence’ or ‘unskillfulness.’” In other words Rice attempted to present the call of tugboat horns as professional misconduct. Alas for her the U.S. Local Steamboat Inspectors decided that “the point was not well taken.” Rice then went to the police to start a petition drive. She promised signatures from “poor and rich alike ” but sent establishment personalities to collect them. Among the endorsees were wealthy hospital superintendents who lent credence to Rice ’s claims to help the sick rather than to punish marine workers. The inspectors were still unmoved. When Rice finally interviewed some of the tugboat workers she presented their responses as evidence of wrongdoing rather than as the accounts of workingmen describing their labor. The tugboat captains offered reasonable rationales for sounding whistles. One explained that removing the whistles “would necessitate an extra deckhand to act as messenger to notify the pier hands besides all the time that would be lost.” Another stated “We run a risk of losing a whole tide if we do not rouse the crew on the barge.” And yet another “You must whistle to wake up the crew which you cannot expect to stay on watch day and night.”
Rice did not relent. She went to maritime academics and higher-ups who endorsed her and researched her claim. At last she won a victory: The National Board of Steam Navigation passed a resolution prohibiting unnecessary whistle-blowing. The tugboat workers adhered for a day or two and then finding that work became impossible and that the National Board had no way of enforcing the resolution returned to using the horns as often as they liked. Rice had had enough. She proposed a law restricting all but a few scenarios in which tugboats can use their whistles and demanded a standing representative in the Department of Commerce and Labor who would police the waterways for nuisance. In this effort too she came away empty-handed. Finally in one last-ditch effort Rice found success. At a meeting of about 10 000 representatives from the transportation industry the American Association of Masters Mates and Pilots passed a resolution ending the use of “indiscriminate and above all noisy signaling.” The law was replicated at the federal level under the 1907 Bennet Act the first anti-noise bill ratified by Congress. Rice ’s use of the poor and the sick as a tool to pass her legislation played little part in why the authorities finally listened. Researchers had found that the signaling was impacting tugboat navigation making entering and exiting the harbor confusing and unsafe at night.
Throughout Rice ’s entire ordeal she presented the tugboat workers as personal enemies rather than potential allies. Her plight for quiet was a moral one; as she saw it the peace had been stolen from her by the mariners. Looking back she comes off as vindictive and elitist. But unfortunately her belligerent approach set the stage for subsequent noise-abatement campaigns in cities around the country. As the historian Emily Thompson explains in her book The Soundscape of Modernity noise-abatement laws singled out relatively powerless people those who were seen to impede “the middle-class vision of a well-ordered city.” Among these was the 1908 General Order 47 issued by New York City Police Commissioner Thomas Bingham. It targeted street ruckus rather than port noise: commotion from street vendors newsboys tin-can kickers roller skaters street musicians automobile horns flat-wheeled streetcars and more. Soon after laws that banned occupational noises preventing people from working for a living in order to protect the quietude appeared in Boston; Little Rock Arkansas; San Francisco; and elsewhere. These fights hit street workers most of whom were immigrants hard. Still the courts upheld the laws. One infamous incident involved a Chicago ordinance that limited peddlers to certain parts of the city and banned them from advertising using shouting. When the courts upheld this law in 1911 the peddlers first went on strike and then rioted causing a mass uprising and widespread damages. The police punished the peddlers the strike was broken and the law remained on the books. Soon there were no more vendors walking the streets. By the 1920s and ’30s noise law after noise law helped clear the urban street. Eventually it ceased to be the domain of people and was overtaken instead by cars—which created their own noise of course.
Noise laws also played a key role in the development and implementation of zoning the separating of a city’s parcels of land into “zones” for which a specific purpose (such as residential commercial or industrial) is assigned. A lasting legacy of Rice ’s tugboat campaign was the concept of “quiet zones”—places where noisemaking was especially prohibited because of its potential harm such as around hospitals schools and the houses of the sick. New York set up its first quiet zones in 1908 aided by Rice ’s work in talking to hospital administrators and other cities followed soon after. Violating a quiet zone usually constituted a misdemeanor offense punishable by fine imprisonment or both. Enforcing anti-noise ordinances troubled legislators at both the local and national levels especially when the perpetrator of a noise was an industry vital to a city a conflict that persists to this day. Interfering with commerce in order to protect silence was perfectly acceptable when it limited barkers peddlers or other individuals with little power. But when it came to manufacturers factories or the transporters of goods the risk of disturbing commerce outweighed the benefits to the peace. Also since noise and its treatment in the law was subjective anti-noise legislation was often ineffective. Police in urban areas had much more pressing issues at hand anyway. However the idea of “quiet zones” persisted in urban planning. The first zoning laws took noise into account designating residential zones in places separate from commerce and industry. Like noise-abatement laws zoning was also built on a foundation of inequality. One of its earliest uses created boundaries separating black and white families a practice that persisted even after the Supreme Court struck it down in 1917. Middle-class whites looking to prevent lower-income nonwhites (and to some extent lower-income whites as well) from infiltrating their neighborhoods had to come up with a different legal solution.
Today as suburbanites return to cities they bring the fight for quiet along with them. To gentrify a neighborhood also involves quieting it down. The desire for sonic control in and around the home is prioritized above the social fabric of the city a practice exemplified by the targeting of arts and music venues that are cited as being partially responsible for neighborhood revival in the first place. In her book Beyond Unwanted Sound Marie Thompson describes an example from the industrial area of Ouseburn Valley in the United Kingdom. The region had become a hotbed of music and the arts partly because there were few residences to disturb. Eventually several venues closed after repeated run-ins with the law due to noise complaints. These complaints came not from concerned locals but from wealthy newcomers buying into new developments built explicitly to capitalize on the area’s vibrant nightlife. The noise that does the most harm doesn’t come from clubs and house parties—the causes of many garden-variety noise complaints and violations. Ironically Rice did get something right in her crusade: Industrial noise poses the worst problem although individual workers were not to blame for it as Rice had also concluded. The two largest sources of environmental noise are transportation and industrial activity. The cars for which early noise ordinances helped clear the streets have amplified that noise to a universal inescapable level. Industrial areas often designated for land close to the poorest nonwhite areas in a city are even worse.
To solve the environmental-noise problem cities and their citizens should learn from the mistakes of the past. Targeting the noise of individuals is ineffective antisocial and fails to eradicate the noise that really hurts people: environmental noise. Solutions to that problem must be systemic requiring a large-scale collective response across many different targets. Despite her intentions Julia Barnett Rice offers a model. She arrived at success only once she began addressing the marine industry at large. Similar approaches can work today. Instead of punishing individual transportation workers whose trucks may be too old a more comprehensive solution could target the Department of Transportation with demands to repave worn roads with the porous asphalt configurations used in Europe to reduce tire noise. Likewise any move toward using renewable energy sources will result in a quieter environment as coal and oil extraction are extremely noisy labors. At the local and state level demanding funding for repairs and improvement to outdated transit infrastructure will greatly reduce the noise caused by trains cars and trucks. Urban-planning approaches to eliminating noise on a city-by-city basis can be as simple as taking a single lane away from cars and giving it to bicycles people or green space. Improving expanding and properly funding public transit removes cars from the road both reducing the sound they produce and replacing it with quieter options like trams and high-speed light-rail. In architecture acoustics should play a greater role in all structures from mundane apartment buildings to the grandest art museums. Noise control should be a consideration from the very first planning stage rather than tacked on as an afterthought. | Concerns about hearing loss largely focus on excessive noise exposure. But environmental noise is just as unsafe. People living in cities are regularly exposed (against their will) to noise above 85 decibels from sources like traffic subways industrial activity and airports. That’s enough to cause significant hearing loss over time. If you have an hour-long commute at such sound levels your hearing has probably already been affected. Urban life also sustains average background noise levels of 60 decibels which is loud enough to raise one’s blood pressure and heart rate and cause stress loss of concentration and loss of sleep. Sirens are a particularly extreme example of the kind of noise inflicted on people every day: They ring at a sound-pressure level of 120 decibels —a level that corresponds with the human pain threshold according to the World Health Organization. But since the turn of the 20th century protecting human hearing has taken a back seat to securing quiet for those with means and punishing those without. Noise-abatement laws transformed an objective concern about environmental and health conditions into a subjective fight over aesthetic moralism. One of the earliest urban anti-noise campaigns was initiated by Julia Barnett Rice the wealthy well-educated wife of a businessman and publisher. The sound of tugboat horns was causing Rice great annoyance as she tried to relax in her ornate Italianate mansion. But she knew that this appeal would fall on deaf ears so to speak. So she decided to use the poor and sick people languishing in urban hospitals as a scapegoat. Isaac Rice her husband and the publisher of The Forum became a champion of his wife’s crusade. In 1906 he published her piece “An Effort to Suppress Noise ” which amounts to a call for class antagonism. She begins by channeling the pessimistic philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer who likens noise to boorishness: There are people it is true—nay a great many people—who smile at such [sounds] because they are not sensitive to noise; but they are just the very people who are also not sensitive to argument or thought or poetry or art; in a word to any kind of intellectual influence. Who are these insipid people in Rice ’s narrative? The tugboat workers. The piece recounts [TGT] ’s efforts to ban excessive whistling from aboard their vessels. [TGT]portrays [TGT] as a dogged crusader pleading for quietude amidst unrelenting clamor.
First [TGT] sought aid from the law. In the New York City Collector’s Office Law Division [TGT] discovered a clause that “seems to vest in the Local Board of Steamboat Inspectors all necessary powers to punish ... any act on the part of a licensed officer that they adjudge to be ‘misconduct’ or ‘negligence’ or ‘unskillfulness.’” In other words [TGT]attempted to present the call of tugboat horns as professional misconduct. Alas for her the U.S. Local Steamboat Inspectors decided that “the point was not well taken.” [TGT]then went to the police to start a petition drive. [TGT] promised signatures from “poor and rich alike ” but sent establishment personalities to collect them. Among the endorsees were wealthy hospital superintendents who lent credence to [TGT] ’s claims to help the sick rather than to punish marine workers. The inspectors were still unmoved. When [TGT]finally interviewed some of the tugboat workers [TGT] presented their responses as evidence of wrongdoing rather than as the accounts of workingmen describing their labor. The tugboat captains offered reasonable rationales for sounding whistles. One explained that removing the whistles “would necessitate an extra deckhand to act as messenger to notify the pier hands besides all the time that would be lost.” Another stated “We run a risk of losing a whole tide if we do not rouse the crew on the barge.” And yet another “You must whistle to wake up the crew which you cannot expect to stay on watch day and night.”
[TGT]did not relent. She went to maritime academics and higher-ups who endorsed her and researched her claim. At last she won a victory: The National Board of Steam Navigation passed a resolution prohibiting unnecessary whistle-blowing. The tugboat workers adhered for a day or two and then finding that work became impossible and that the National Board had no way of enforcing the resolution returned to using the horns as often as they liked. [TGT]had had enough. [TGT] proposed a law restricting all but a few scenarios in which tugboats can use their whistles and demanded a standing representative in the Department of Commerce and Labor who would police the waterways for nuisance. In this effort too [TGT] came away empty-handed. Finally in one last-ditch effort [TGT]found success. At a meeting of about 10 000 representatives from the transportation industry the American Association of Masters Mates and Pilots passed a resolution ending the use of “indiscriminate and above all noisy signaling.” The law was replicated at the federal level under the 1907 Bennet Act the first anti-noise bill ratified by Congress. [TGT] ’s use of the poor and the sick as a tool to pass [TGT] legislation played little part in why the authorities finally listened. Researchers had found that the signaling was impacting tugboat navigation making entering and exiting the harbor confusing and unsafe at night.
Throughout Rice ’s entire ordeal she presented the tugboat workers as personal enemies rather than potential allies. Her plight for quiet was a moral one; as she saw it the peace had been stolen from her by the mariners. Looking back she comes off as vindictive and elitist. But unfortunately her belligerent approach set the stage for subsequent noise-abatement campaigns in cities around the country. As the historian Emily Thompson explains in her book The Soundscape of Modernity noise-abatement laws singled out relatively powerless people those who were seen to impede “the middle-class vision of a well-ordered city.” Among these was the 1908 General Order 47 issued by New York City Police Commissioner Thomas Bingham. It targeted street ruckus rather than port noise: commotion from street vendors newsboys tin-can kickers roller skaters street musicians automobile horns flat-wheeled streetcars and more. Soon after laws that banned occupational noises preventing people from working for a living in order to protect the quietude appeared in Boston; Little Rock Arkansas; San Francisco; and elsewhere. These fights hit street workers most of whom were immigrants hard. Still the courts upheld the laws. One infamous incident involved a Chicago ordinance that limited peddlers to certain parts of the city and banned them from advertising using shouting. When the courts upheld this law in 1911 the peddlers first went on strike and then rioted causing a mass uprising and widespread damages. The police punished the peddlers the strike was broken and the law remained on the books. Soon there were no more vendors walking the streets. By the 1920s and ’30s noise law after noise law helped clear the urban street. Eventually it ceased to be the domain of people and was overtaken instead by cars—which created their own noise of course.
Noise laws also played a key role in the development and implementation of zoning the separating of a city’s parcels of land into “zones” for which a specific purpose (such as residential commercial or industrial) is assigned. A lasting legacy of [TGT] ’s tugboat campaign was the concept of “quiet zones”—places where noisemaking was especially prohibited because of its potential harm such as around hospitals schools and the houses of the sick. New York set up its first quiet zones in 1908 aided by [TGT] ’s work in talking to hospital administrators and other cities followed soon after. Violating a quiet zone usually constituted a misdemeanor offense punishable by fine imprisonment or both. Enforcing anti-noise ordinances troubled legislators at both the local and national levels especially when the perpetrator of a noise was an industry vital to a city a conflict that persists to this day. Interfering with commerce in order to protect silence was perfectly acceptable when it limited barkers peddlers or other individuals with little power. But when it came to manufacturers factories or the transporters of goods the risk of disturbing commerce outweighed the benefits to the peace. Also since noise and its treatment in the law was subjective anti-noise legislation was often ineffective. Police in urban areas had much more pressing issues at hand anyway. However the idea of “quiet zones” persisted in urban planning. The first zoning laws took noise into account designating residential zones in places separate from commerce and industry. Like noise-abatement laws zoning was also built on a foundation of inequality. One of its earliest uses created boundaries separating black and white families a practice that persisted even after the Supreme Court struck it down in 1917. Middle-class whites looking to prevent lower-income nonwhites (and to some extent lower-income whites as well) from infiltrating their neighborhoods had to come up with a different legal solution.
Today as suburbanites return to cities they bring the fight for quiet along with them. To gentrify a neighborhood also involves quieting it down. The desire for sonic control in and around the home is prioritized above the social fabric of the city a practice exemplified by the targeting of arts and music venues that are cited as being partially responsible for neighborhood revival in the first place. In her book Beyond Unwanted Sound Marie Thompson describes an example from the industrial area of Ouseburn Valley in the United Kingdom. The region had become a hotbed of music and the arts partly because there were few residences to disturb. Eventually several venues closed after repeated run-ins with the law due to noise complaints. These complaints came not from concerned locals but from wealthy newcomers buying into new developments built explicitly to capitalize on the area’s vibrant nightlife. The noise that does the most harm doesn’t come from clubs and house parties—the causes of many garden-variety noise complaints and violations. Ironically [TGT]did get something right in [TGT] crusade: Industrial noise poses the worst problem although individual workers were not to blame for it as [TGT]had also concluded. The two largest sources of environmental noise are transportation and industrial activity. The cars for which early noise ordinances helped clear the streets have amplified that noise to a universal inescapable level. Industrial areas often designated for land close to the poorest nonwhite areas in a city are even worse.
To solve the environmental-noise problem cities and their citizens should learn from the mistakes of the past. Targeting the noise of individuals is ineffective antisocial and fails to eradicate the noise that really hurts people: environmental noise. Solutions to that problem must be systemic requiring a large-scale collective response across many different targets. Despite her intentions Julia Barnett Rice offers a model. She arrived at success only once she began addressing the marine industry at large. Similar approaches can work today. Instead of punishing individual transportation workers whose trucks may be too old a more comprehensive solution could target the Department of Transportation with demands to repave worn roads with the porous asphalt configurations used in Europe to reduce tire noise. Likewise any move toward using renewable energy sources will result in a quieter environment as coal and oil extraction are extremely noisy labors. At the local and state level demanding funding for repairs and improvement to outdated transit infrastructure will greatly reduce the noise caused by trains cars and trucks. Urban-planning approaches to eliminating noise on a city-by-city basis can be as simple as taking a single lane away from cars and giving it to bicycles people or green space. Improving expanding and properly funding public transit removes cars from the road both reducing the sound they produce and replacing it with quieter options like trams and high-speed light-rail. In architecture acoustics should play a greater role in all structures from mundane apartment buildings to the grandest art museums. Noise control should be a consideration from the very first planning stage rather than tacked on as an afterthought. | 2Positive
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1,088 | Kenneka Jenkins' family on 'The Dr. Oz Show' again raises doubts about death | Kenneka Jenkins | Speculation again swirled about the death of Kenneka Jenkins the young Chicago woman found in a Rosemont hotel freezer during Tuesday’s episode of the “The Dr. Oz Show ” which featured her mother and sister as guests.
Yet the show’s host and Grace perpetuated rumors already rampant on social media with various theories and claims that Jenkins met with foul play. Her mother’s attorneys have also said that gruesome photographs released by Rosemont police taken of Jenkins after she was found still in the freezer “raise more questions than answers.”
On the “Dr. Oz” episode Grace and Jenkins’ family said the photos — which show Jenkins’ shirt up exposing her breasts and her pants sitting low and one shoe off — make them suspicious. While Dr. Oz explained paradoxical undressing a phenomenon in the end stages of fatal hypothermia where someone feels a rush of heat and in a dazed state begins to undress he then stated “more than likely it’s not what happened but it’s a possibility.”
Oz noted that Jenkins’ blood alcohol content of 0.112 percent — above the legal limit for driving of 0.08 — “does not do this to you ” referring to video footage of Jenkins stumbling throughout the hotel.
Oz said sometimes medication mixed with alcohol can add to drunkenness. He noted the prescription medication found in Jenkins’ body is also sometimes used for weight loss but Martin said her daughter wasn’t trying to lose weight. Oz said he then wondered “Is it one of those party drugs ” mentioning the “date-rape drug.”
The show also played a portion of the 911 call Martin made from the hotel where she went when she learned Jenkins was missing. On it the dispatcher explains that Jenkins could be with friends and that she could turn up in a couple of hours. He asked if she wanted to file a missing persons report. | Speculation again swirled about the death of [TGT] the young Chicago woman found in a Rosemont hotel freezer during Tuesday’s episode of the “The Dr. Oz Show ” which featured her mother and sister as guests.
Yet the show’s host and Grace perpetuated rumors already rampant on social media with various theories and claims that Jenkins met with foul play. Her mother’s attorneys have also said that gruesome photographs released by Rosemont police taken of Jenkins after she was found still in the freezer “raise more questions than answers.”
On the “Dr. Oz” episode Grace and Jenkins’ family said the photos — which show Jenkins’ shirt up exposing her breasts and her pants sitting low and one shoe off — make them suspicious. While Dr. Oz explained paradoxical undressing a phenomenon in the end stages of fatal hypothermia where someone feels a rush of heat and in a dazed state begins to undress he then stated “more than likely it’s not what happened but it’s a possibility.”
Oz noted that Jenkins’ blood alcohol content of 0.112 percent — above the legal limit for driving of 0.08 — “does not do this to you ” referring to video footage of Jenkins stumbling throughout the hotel.
Oz said sometimes medication mixed with alcohol can add to drunkenness. He noted the prescription medication found in Jenkins’ body is also sometimes used for weight loss but Martin said her daughter wasn’t trying to lose weight. Oz said he then wondered “Is it one of those party drugs ” mentioning the “date-rape drug.”
The show also played a portion of the 911 call Martin made from the hotel where she went when she learned Jenkins was missing. On it the dispatcher explains that Jenkins could be with friends and that she could turn up in a couple of hours. He asked if she wanted to file a missing persons report. | 1Neutral
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1,089 | The Latest: Doctor pleads with judge to regain license | Anna Konopka | Dr. Anna Konopka told Merrimack Superior Court Judge John Kissinger on Friday that her inability to practice is putting her patients at risk because they are having a hard time finding another physician and fill their prescriptions.
But Assistant Attorney General Lyn Cusack says Konopka 's request should be denied arguing the doctor has been given plenty of time to close her practice and help patients find other doctors. If she wants to get her license back Cusack says Konopka could file for reconsideration with the Board of Medicine.
Kissinger says he will take Konopka 's request under advisement.
Dr. Anna Konopka voluntary gave up her license in October after the state Board of Medicine challenged her record keeping drug prescribing practices and medical decision making. Part of the problem is that the New London doctor doesn't use a computer and therefore doesn't participate in the state's mandatory drug monitoring program.
Konopka has been granted an emergency court hearing on Friday to try to convince a judge that she deserves to get her license back. Though she insists her paper record keeping system works fine she says she would be willing to learn to use a computer. | [TGT]told Merrimack Superior Court Judge John Kissinger on Friday that [TGT] inability to practice is putting [TGT] patients at risk because they are having a hard time finding another physician and fill their prescriptions.
But Assistant Attorney General Lyn Cusack says Konopka 's request should be denied arguing the doctor has been given plenty of time to close her practice and help patients find other doctors. If she wants to get her license back Cusack says [TGT]could file for reconsideration with the Board of Medicine.
Kissinger says he will take Konopka 's request under advisement.
[TGT] gave up [TGT] license in October after the state Board of Medicine challenged [TGT] record keeping drug prescribing practices and medical decision making. Part of the problem is that the New London doctor doesn't use a computer and therefore doesn't participate in the state's mandatory drug monitoring program.
[TGT]has been granted an emergency court hearing on Friday to try to convince a judge that [TGT] deserves to get [TGT] license back. Though [TGT] insists [TGT] paper record keeping system works fine [TGT] says [TGT] would be willing to learn to use a computer. | 2Positive
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1,090 | Trump businesses see ups and downs a year into the presidency | Eric Trump | With his first year in office coming to a close President Donald Trump recently asked a rally crowd in Pensacola Florida to consider what he gave up as a businessman in order to pursue the presidency.
"There could be a potential upside and a potential downside [to Trump ] maintaining ties with his businesses " said Kathleen Clark who serves on the D.C. Bar Rules of Professional Conduct Review Committee.
Here's what we know about how Trump 's actions as president may have impacted family businesses based on publicly available information:
" Trump businesses have done relatively well where he has been able to leverage the presidency on their behalf but the properties that have not featured his presence have not benefited " Clark said.
In a statement to ABC News the Trump Organization disputed Trump has directly influenced his businesses during his first year in office.
" President Trump resigned from the Trump Organization as previously stated. He is our president and is running the country " the statement read. "Now Don Jr. and Eric Trump have taken the reins and are leading The Trump Organization alongside the Company’s leadership team. They are making all decisions regarding the future of assets and operations."
Overall income from Trump properties increased to the tune of tens of millions of dollars in 2016 largely thanks revenue generated from Trump 's properties according to a financial disclosure report released by the White House earlier this year.
President Trump’s 2020 reelection campaign paid out more than $475 000 in rent alone during the first eight months of 2017 for their headquarters based out of Trump Tower in New York. FEC disclosures also show dozens of expenditures by the campaign for lodging at the Trump hotel in D.C. with totals ranging between $200 to $1500.
After the election President Trump's sons - Don Trump Jr. and Eric Trump - announced plans to expand their hotel operation citing their time on the 2016 campaign trail as a source of inspiration.
"This is real America " Eric Trump told ABC News in June. "And to be able to go in there and you know cater to them as well I think that's a beautiful thing."
In the filings Eric Trump acknowledged the losses for Turnberry saying they were “due to the resort being open for six months in the current year” and that the directors believed “the resort will return to profitability in the short to medium term.”
There is no mention of whether President Trump’s unpopularity in the U.K. may be at all to blame for the shortfall despite a flood of public rebukes of President Trump from British and Scottish political figures over his immigration rhetoric his criticism of the U.K.’s handling of terrorism and his controversial response to the protests in Charlottesville this summer.
Some of Trump 's stateside properties have seen declining interest from charities and nonprofit groups who had been regular customers of the venues for splashy fundraising events and galas.
In September ABC News reported that at least 21 charities and organizations cancelled or moved events they had previously scheduled at the president’s Mar a Lago resort following the president’s response to the unrest in Charlottesville.
The Trump brand has also suffered setbacks abroad in Latin America. The Associated Press reported in November that the owners of Trump International Hotel in Panama were working to remove Trump’s name from the building which the Trump Organization said at the time could amount to a contract violation.
While the president has personally said his net worth exceeds $10 billion a recent estimate by Forbes has suggested the president's net worth dropped significantly from $3.7 billion in 2016 to $3.1 billion in 2017 citing "a tough New York real estate market a costly lawsuit and an expensive presidential campaign." | With his first year in office coming to a close President Donald Trump recently asked a rally crowd in Pensacola Florida to consider what he gave up as a businessman in order to pursue the presidency.
"There could be a potential upside and a potential downside [to Trump ] maintaining ties with his businesses " said Kathleen Clark who serves on the D.C. Bar Rules of Professional Conduct Review Committee.
Here's what we know about how Trump 's actions as president may have impacted family businesses based on publicly available information:
" Trump businesses have done relatively well where he has been able to leverage the presidency on their behalf but the properties that have not featured his presence have not benefited " Clark said.
In a statement to ABC News the Trump Organization disputed Trump has directly influenced his businesses during his first year in office.
" President Trump resigned from the Trump Organization as previously stated. He is our president and is running the country " the statement read. "[TGT]have taken the reins and are leading The Trump Organization alongside the Company’s leadership team. [TGT] are making all decisions regarding the future of assets and operations."
Overall income from Trump properties increased to the tune of tens of millions of dollars in 2016 largely thanks revenue generated from Trump 's properties according to a financial disclosure report released by the White House earlier this year.
President Trump’s 2020 reelection campaign paid out more than $475 000 in rent alone during the first eight months of 2017 for their headquarters based out of Trump Tower in New York. FEC disclosures also show dozens of expenditures by the campaign for lodging at the Trump hotel in D.C. with totals ranging between $200 to $1500.
After the election President Trump's sons - Don Trump Jr. and Eric Trump - announced plans to expand their hotel operation citing their time on the 2016 campaign trail as a source of inspiration.
"This is real America " Eric Trump told ABC News in June. "And to be able to go in there and you know cater to them as well I think that's a beautiful thing."
In [TGT]acknowledged the losses for Turnberry saying [TGT] were “due to the resort being open for six months in the current year” and that the directors believed “the resort will return to profitability in the short to medium term.”
There is no mention of whether President Trump’s unpopularity in the U.K. may be at all to blame for the shortfall despite a flood of public rebukes of President Trump from British and Scottish political figures over his immigration rhetoric his criticism of the U.K.’s handling of terrorism and his controversial response to the protests in Charlottesville this summer.
Some of [TGT] 's stateside properties have seen declining interest from charities and nonprofit groups who had been regular customers of the venues for splashy fundraising events and galas.
In September ABC News reported that at least 21 charities and organizations cancelled or moved events they had previously scheduled at the president’s Mar a Lago resort following the president’s response to the unrest in Charlottesville.
The [TGT] brand has also suffered setbacks abroad in Latin America. The Associated Press reported in November that the owners of Trump International Hotel in Panama were working to remove Trump’s name from the building which the Trump Organization said at the time could amount to a contract violation.
While the president has personally said his net worth exceeds $10 billion a recent estimate by Forbes has suggested the president's net worth dropped significantly from $3.7 billion in 2016 to $3.1 billion in 2017 citing "a tough New York real estate market a costly lawsuit and an expensive presidential campaign." | 2Positive
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1,091 | 'We have the tap': Turkey's Erdogan threatens oil flow from Iraq's Kurdish area | Tayyip Erdogan | HABUR Turkey (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan threatened on Monday to cut off the pipeline that carries oil from northern Iraq to the outside world intensifying pressure on the Kurdish autonomous region over its independence referendum.
Erdogan spoke shortly after Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said Ankara could take punitive measures involving borders and air space against the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) over the referendum and would not recognize the outcome.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech during a conference in Istanbul Turkey September 25 2017. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech during a conference in Istanbul Turkey September 25 2017. REUTERS/Murad Sezer | "HABUR [TGT]threatened on Monday to cut off the pipeline that carries oil from northern Iraq to the outside world intensifying pressure on the Kurdish autonomous region over its independence referendum.
[TGT]spoke shortly after Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said Ankara could take punitive measures involving borders and air space against the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) over the referendum and would not recognize the outcome.
[TGT] makes a speech during a conference in Istanbul Turkey September 25 2017. REUTERS/Murad Sezer"
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1,092 | Saquon Barkley putting up freakish numbers at the combine | Saquon Saquon Barkley | Penn State running back Saquon Barkley has turned heads at the NFL combine.
Barkley not only put up more bench press repetitions than some offensive linemen but showed an impressive jumping and sprinting ability.
Already considered one of the best prospects in the draft Barkley has only helped hs draft stock and it's hard to imagine him falling out of the top five.
Barkley was already considered a top-five pick perhaps even the best prospect in the draft because of his skill as a runner and receiver. However his performance at the combine has only helped his standing in the draft class.
Barkley turned heads on Thursday during the bench press portion of the combine when he busted out 29 reps of 225 lb. Barkley 's 29 reps would have ranked sixth among 29 offensive linemen. According to NFL Research the Cleveland Browns' future Hall of Fame offensive lineman Joe Thomas did 28 in 2007 at the combine.
Here's the video of Barkley 's session:
At 6 feet 233 lb Barkley is also an explosive athlete unusually so for a player his size. His vertical jump measured 41 inches nearly three inches higher than Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones according to NFL Research.
And Barkley ran a 4.40 in the 40-yard dash faster than Leonard Fournette and Ezekiel Elliott's times in the previous two combines.
With the resurgence of running backs in the NFL following the success of Todd Gurley Elliott and Fournette Barkley will present an interesting debate for NFL teams. While there are several intriguing quarterback prospects Barkley might be the safest prospect in the draft especially if he 's put behind a strong offensive line.
While the value of combine testing is debated Barkley is proving he 's one of the most athletic players in the draft. After racking up over 1 200 rushing yards 600 receiving yards and 21 total touchdowns in 2017 Barkley 's stock is only elevating. | Penn State running back Saquon Barkley has turned heads at the NFL combine.
Barkley not only put up more bench press repetitions than some offensive linemen but showed an impressive jumping and sprinting ability.
Already considered one of the best prospects in the draft Barkley has only helped hs draft stock and it's hard to imagine him falling out of the top five.
Barkley was already considered a top-five pick perhaps even the best prospect in the draft because of his skill as a runner and receiver. However his performance at the combine has only helped his standing in the draft class.
Barkley turned heads on Thursday during the bench press portion of the combine when he busted out 29 reps of 225 lb. Barkley 's 29 reps would have ranked sixth among 29 offensive linemen. According to NFL Research the Cleveland Browns' future Hall of Fame offensive lineman Joe Thomas did 28 in 2007 at the combine.
Here's the video of Barkley 's session:
At 6 feet 233 lb Barkley is also an explosive athlete unusually so for a player his size. His vertical jump measured 41 inches nearly three inches higher than Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones according to NFL Research.
And Barkley ran a 4.40 in the 40-yard dash faster than Leonard Fournette and Ezekiel Elliott's times in the previous two combines.
With the resurgence of running backs in the NFL following the success of Todd Gurley Elliott and Fournette Barkley will present an interesting debate for NFL teams. While there are several intriguing quarterback prospects Barkley might be the safest prospect in the draft especially if [TGT][TGT] 's put behind a strong offensive line.
While the value of combine testing is debated Barkley is proving [TGT] 's one of the most athletic players in the draft. After racking up over 1 200 rushing yards 600 receiving yards and 21 total touchdowns in 2017 Barkley 's stock is only elevating. | 2Positive
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1,093 | Yellen right | Stanley Fischer | Federal Reserve Vice Chair Stanley Fischer announced last week he was resigning for personal reasons before the end of his term opening yet another seat in the central bank's powerful board for President Donald Trump to fill.
The departure of Fischer 73 represents a big loss of institutional knowledge and gravitas for the Fed at a time when many American institutions are sorely lacking in technocratic expertise. Fischer is considered the leader of a generation of prominent academic and professional economics in part because he taught many of them at MIT.
" He is often referred to as the dean of central bankers having taught most central bankers including former Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and European Central Bank president Mario Draghi " Shawn Baldwin the chairman of AIA Group wrote in a LinkedIn post. " Fischer 's departure creates a vacuum not easily filled adding to the uncertainty in monetary policy."
Larry Summers the Harvard economist and former Treasury secretary dubbed Fischer 's resignation "the end of an era."
Fischer who was born in Zambia and later studied in London started his career as an academic but became a policymaker at the World Bank and later the International Monetary Fund where he rose to the role of first deputy managing director. Fischer then spent three years at Citigroup as a vice chairman before moving to Israel in 2005 to become the head of its central bank. Fischer returned to the US as Fed vice chairman in 2014. His term was not set to end until June 2018.
"The Fed and the international monetary system will be weaker for his departure from official responsibility " Summers wrote in a blog post.
" Stan 's has been a singular career " he said. "As an MIT professor he coauthored with his close friend Rudi Dornbusch the macro textbook that defined the basics of the field for a generation. With Olivier Blanchard " the former IMF chief economist "he wrote the treatise that defined the state of the art for graduate students. His lectures were models of lucid exposition and balanced judgment. My view of monetary economics was shaped by my experience auditing his class in the Fall of 1978."
Not everyone is complimentary about the arc of Fischer 's career. To some he represents the kind of establishment economics that led to financial instability and income inequality in many parts of the world.
During his time at the IMF Fischer became the face of austerity measures gone wrong. Many of his and the IMF's recommendations for drastic spending cuts during the Asian financial crisis of the late 1990s have since been widely discredited as having made matters worse.
"I see Fischer as to a large extent the embodiment of the conventional wisdom among macroeconomists and central bankers " said Dean Baker the director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research a liberal Washington think tank. " He also in the pre-crisis days was very much associated with the deregulation of finance gang although I think he has developed an appreciation of the need for regulation since the crisis."
Indeed Fischer has spoken out rather strongly against efforts by Trump and Republicans to unwind most of the key regulations imposed on Wall Street after the crisis with the aim of preventing a repeat performance.
"We seem to have forgotten that we had a financial crisis which was caused by behavior in the banking and other parts of the financial system and it did enormous damage to this economy " Fischer told CNBC in April just as the president was signing an executive order aimed at what he said was "reviewing" Dodd-Frank.
"Millions of people lost their jobs millions of people lost their houses " Fischer said. "This was not a small-time regular recession. This was huge and it affected the rest of the world and it affected to some extent our standing in the world as well. We should not forget that."
Baker says Fischer did a good job in Israel where he managed the central bank from 2005 to 2013.
" He pushed down the value of the shekel giving the country a large trade surplus which allowed it to get through the Great Recession with little damage " Baker said.
As for US monetary policy his tenure did not include much action on the part of the Fed but Fischer has been erroneously worried about the threat of looming inflation since the start of his tenure. | [TGT]announced last week [TGT] was resigning for personal reasons before the end of [TGT] term opening yet another seat in the central bank's powerful board for President Donald Trump to fill.
The departure of [TGT]represents a big loss of institutional knowledge and gravitas for the Fed at a time when many American institutions are sorely lacking in technocratic expertise. [TGT]is considered the leader of a generation of prominent academic and professional economics in part because [TGT] taught many of them at MIT.
" [TGT] is often referred to as the dean of central bankers having taught most central bankers including former Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and European Central Bank president Mario Draghi " Shawn Baldwin the chairman of AIA Group wrote in a LinkedIn post. " [TGT] 's departure creates a vacuum not easily filled adding to the uncertainty in monetary policy."
Larry Summers the Harvard economist and former Treasury secretary dubbed [TGT] 's resignation "the end of an era."
[TGT]who was born in Zambia and later studied in London started [TGT] career as an academic but became a policymaker at the World Bank and later the International Monetary Fund where [TGT] rose to the role of first deputy managing director. [TGT]then spent three years at Citigroup as a vice chairman before moving to Israel in 2005 to become the head of its central bank. [TGT]returned to the US as Fed vice chairman in 2014. [TGT] term was not set to end until June 2018.
"The Fed and the international monetary system will be weaker for [TGT] departure from official responsibility " Summers wrote in a blog post.
" [TGT] 's has been a singular career " [TGT] said. "As an MIT professor [TGT] coauthored with his close friend Rudi Dornbusch the macro textbook that defined the basics of the field for a generation. With Olivier Blanchard " the former IMF chief economist "he wrote the treatise that defined the state of the art for graduate students. His lectures were models of lucid exposition and balanced judgment. My view of monetary economics was shaped by my experience auditing his class in the Fall of 1978."
Not everyone is complimentary about the arc of Fischer 's career. To some he represents the kind of establishment economics that led to financial instability and income inequality in many parts of the world.
During his time at the IMF Fischer became the face of austerity measures gone wrong. Many of his and the IMF's recommendations for drastic spending cuts during the Asian financial crisis of the late 1990s have since been widely discredited as having made matters worse.
"I see Fischer as to a large extent the embodiment of the conventional wisdom among macroeconomists and central bankers " said Dean Baker the director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research a liberal Washington think tank. " He also in the pre-crisis days was very much associated with the deregulation of finance gang although I think he has developed an appreciation of the need for regulation since the crisis."
Indeed Fischer has spoken out rather strongly against efforts by Trump and Republicans to unwind most of the key regulations imposed on Wall Street after the crisis with the aim of preventing a repeat performance.
"We seem to have forgotten that we had a financial crisis which was caused by behavior in the banking and other parts of the financial system and it did enormous damage to this economy " Fischer told CNBC in April just as the president was signing an executive order aimed at what he said was "reviewing" Dodd-Frank.
"Millions of people lost their jobs millions of people lost their houses " Fischer said. "This was not a small-time regular recession. This was huge and it affected the rest of the world and it affected to some extent our standing in the world as well. We should not forget that."
Baker says Fischer did a good job in Israel where he managed the central bank from 2005 to 2013.
" He pushed down the value of the shekel giving the country a large trade surplus which allowed it to get through the Great Recession with little damage " Baker said.
As for US monetary policy his tenure did not include much action on the part of the Fed but Fischer has been erroneously worried about the threat of looming inflation since the start of his tenure. | 2Positive
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1,094 | Justices ponder need for warrant for cellphone tower data | Timothy Carpenter | The court will hear arguments in an appeal by federal prison inmate Timothy Carpenter . He is serving a 116-year sentence after a jury convicted him of armed robberies in the Detroit area and northwestern Ohio.
Investigators helped build their case by matching Carpenter 's use of his smartphone to cell towers near Radio Shack and T-Mobile stores that had been robbed. The question is whether prosecutors should have been required to convince a judge that they had good reason or probable cause to believe Carpenter was involved in the crime. That's the standard set out in the Constitution's Fourth Amendment which also prohibits unreasonable searches. Prosecutors obtained the records by meeting a lower standard of proof.
The American Civil Liberties Union representing Carpenter said in court papers that the records "make it possible to reconstruct in detail everywhere an individual has traveled over hours days weeks or months."
In Carpenter 's case authorities obtained cellphone records for 127 days and could determine when he slept at home and where he attended church on Sunday said the ACLU's Nathan Freed Wessler. | The court will hear arguments in an appeal by [TGT] . [TGT] is serving a 116-year sentence after a jury convicted [TGT] of armed robberies in the Detroit area and northwestern Ohio.
Investigators helped build their case by matching [TGT] 's use of [TGT] smartphone to cell towers near Radio Shack and T-Mobile stores that had been robbed. The question is whether prosecutors should have been required to convince a judge that they had good reason or probable cause to believe [TGT]was involved in the crime. That's the standard set out in the Constitution's Fourth Amendment which also prohibits unreasonable searches. Prosecutors obtained the records by meeting a lower standard of proof.
The American Civil Liberties Union representing [TGT]said in court papers that the records "make it possible to reconstruct in detail everywhere an individual has traveled over hours days weeks or months."
In [TGT] 's case authorities obtained cellphone records for 127 days and could determine when [TGT] slept at home and where [TGT] attended church on Sunday said the ACLU's Nathan Freed Wessler. | 1Neutral
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1,095 | Feds crack down on elder fraud as seniors lose billions to scams | Angela Stancik | Angela Stancik's grandmother Marjorie committed suicide with just $69 in her bank account after investing her savings in a scam. She wishes her grandmother had reached out to her family sooner and urges others who may be caught up in a scam not to be ashamed to ask for help.
She urges family members to monitor elderly relatives to help protect them from financial predators.
"Watch what they're doing watch how they're spending their money. …Check their phones check their mail " she said.
Dorothy's money is gone but she hopes her story will help other victims come forward.
"We've got to stop these people from hurting other people and it hurts so much – it hurts more than people know " she said.
Another common type of elder exploitation: "grandparent schemes " where scammers convince seniors that a grandchild has been arrested and needs bail money. Sessions said that one of his own staffers got a call from her distraught grandmother afraid that her granddaughter was in jail. The FBI urges people to check with law enforcement before sending money to anyone they don't know. | [TGT]committed suicide with just $69 in [TGT] bank account after investing [TGT] savings in a scam. [TGT] wishes [TGT] grandmother had reached out to [TGT] family sooner and urges others who may be caught up in a scam not to be ashamed to ask for help.
[TGT] urges family members to monitor elderly relatives to help protect them from financial predators.
"Watch what they're doing watch how they're spending their money. …Check their phones check their mail " she said.
Dorothy's money is gone but she hopes her story will help other victims come forward.
"We've got to stop these people from hurting other people and it hurts so much – it hurts more than people know " she said.
Another common type of elder exploitation: "grandparent schemes " where scammers convince seniors that a grandchild has been arrested and needs bail money. Sessions said that one of his own staffers got a call from her distraught grandmother afraid that her granddaughter was in jail. The FBI urges people to check with law enforcement before sending money to anyone they don't know. | 1Neutral
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1,096 | Pro | Mike Cernovich | Fresno State University public health professor Dr. Gregory Thatcher recruited students from his class to help deface the Fresno State Students for Life sidewalk chalk.
Thatcher allegedly harassed and intimidated the group accusing them of chalking outside the free speech zone on campus -- which hadn't existed at the school since 2015.
“What the professor did was wrong and the only permit a student needs to speak on campus is the First Amendment ” the pro-life club’s president Bernadette Tasy told Fox News.
Tasy captured an exchange between herself and Thatcher in a video clip of the incident.
“Free speech is free speech in the free speech area ” Thatcher is heard telling Tasy. “It’s a pretty simple concept okay? This does not constitute a free speech area. Okay?”
After Tasy insisted they had permission from the university Thatcher started erasing the chalk with his shoe.
“You have permission to put it down and I have permission to get rid of it. This is our part of free speech. College campuses are not free speech areas ” Thatcher said “Do you understand? Obviously you don’t understand.”
As part of the settlement in which Alliance Defending Freedom represented FSSL Thatcher will pay $1 000 to Tasy and $1 000 to another student Jesus Herrera along with some attorneys’ fees. The professor is also required to undergo First Amendment training to be provided by ADF.
Thatcher told Fox News he won’t have to pay a penny out of his own pocket because the settlement was made through his insurance company.
“I did not in any way admit to any wrongdoing ” Thatcher said. “I did agree to sit through a training seminar because I love to learn others’ thoughts and opinions.”
“The important thing is that Dr. Thatcher won’t be able to interfere with our expressive activities again ” she said.
“Public university professors should be encouraging free speech and not erasing it from existence ” she said.
Travis Barham ADF Legal Counsel said Thatcher was “in a league of his own” with such a flagrant violation of the First Amendment.
Fresno State University did not respond to request for comment. Thatcher remains listed as faculty in the Department of Public Health as noted by the College Fix. | Fresno State University public health professor Dr. Gregory Thatcher recruited students from his class to help deface the Fresno State Students for Life sidewalk chalk.
Thatcher allegedly harassed and intimidated the group accusing them of chalking outside the free speech zone on campus -- which hadn't existed at the school since 2015.
“What the professor did was wrong and the only permit a student needs to speak on campus is the First Amendment ” the pro-life club’s president Bernadette Tasy told Fox News.
Tasy captured an exchange between herself and Thatcher in a video clip of the incident.
“Free speech is free speech in the free speech area ” Thatcher is heard telling Tasy. “It’s a pretty simple concept okay? This does not constitute a free speech area. Okay?”
After Tasy insisted they had permission from the university Thatcher started erasing the chalk with his shoe.
“You have permission to put it down and I have permission to get rid of it. This is our part of free speech. College campuses are not free speech areas ” Thatcher said “Do you understand? Obviously you don’t understand.”
As part of the settlement in which Alliance Defending Freedom represented FSSL Thatcher will pay $1 000 to Tasy and $1 000 to another student Jesus Herrera along with some attorneys’ fees. The professor is also required to undergo First Amendment training to be provided by ADF.
Thatcher told Fox News he won’t have to pay a penny out of his own pocket because the settlement was made through his insurance company.
“I did not in any way admit to any wrongdoing ” Thatcher said. “I did agree to sit through a training seminar because I love to learn others’ thoughts and opinions.”
“The important thing is that Dr. Thatcher won’t be able to interfere with our expressive activities again ” she said.
“Public university professors should be encouraging free speech and not erasing it from existence ” she said.
Travis Barham ADF Legal Counsel said Thatcher was “in a league of his own” with such a flagrant violation of the First Amendment.
Fresno State University did not respond to request for comment. Thatcher remains listed as faculty in the Department of Public Health as noted by the College Fix. | 2Positive
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1,097 | News Anchor Expertly Claps Back At Viewer Who Called Her N****r | Kathy Rae | During a news segment on Tuesday night before the race was called WGCL-TV journalist Sharon Reed addressed a viewer Kathy Rae who sent an email criticizing the anchor’s comments on how race played a role in the election. In the email Rae called Reed a “N***r ” misspelling the slur. (Readers should be aware that the word also appears uncensored below.)
Reed addressed the email on-air saying that Rae “mischaracterized” what she said.
“So I think when arguing with somebody you have to be careful not to mischaracterize their viewpoint so I won’t mischaracterize your view either Kathy Rae ” she continued. “I get it. On Dec. 5 2017 you think it’s OK to call this journalist a nigger. I don’t. But I could clap back and say a few things to you. But instead I’ll let your words Kathy Rae speak for themselves . And that’ll be the last word.”
Please watch: This is a Teaching moment. Kathy Rae earned an education. #TheNWord #Nigger https://t.co/Qf33XGNobO — Killer Mike (@KillerMike) December 6 2017
Felt this clapback in my joints. The 👏🏾 hands? WHEW. She could’ve made that woman cry if she really wanted to. https://t.co/qdwUOUU1LO — Liz. (@LizMAdetiba) December 6 2017
Sharon Reed dragg Kathy Rae Rae all the way back to hell where she belongs.
Let us build a sta Kathy Rae athy Rae so we always remember. https://t.co/gqYQ5Oj6OL — jay smooth (@jsmooth995) December 6 2017 | During a news segment on Tuesday night before the race was called WGCL-TV journalist Sharon Reed addressed a viewer [TGT]who sent an email criticizing the anchor’s comments on how race played a role in the election. In the email Rae called Reed a “N***r ” misspelling the slur. (Readers should be aware that the word also appears uncensored below.)
Reed addressed the email on-air saying that Rae “mischaracterized” what she said.
“So I think when arguing with somebody you have to be careful not to mischaracterize their viewpoint so I won’t mischaracterize your view either Kathy Rae ” she continued. “I get it. On Dec. 5 2017 you think it’s OK to call this journalist a nigger. I don’t. But I could clap back and say a few things to you. But instead I’ll let your words [TGT] speak for [TGT] . And that’ll be the last word.”
Please watch: This is a Teaching moment. [TGT]earned an education. #TheNWord #Nigger https://t.co/Qf33XGNobO — Killer Mike (@KillerMike) December 6 2017
Felt this clapback in my joints. The 👏🏾 hands? WHEW. [TGT] could’ve made that woman cry if [TGT] really wanted to. https://t.co/qdwUOUU1LO — Liz. (@LizMAdetiba) December 6 2017
Sharon Reed dragg Kathy Rae Rae all the way back to hell where she belongs.
Let us build a sta Kathy Rae athy Rae so we always remember. https://t.co/gqYQ5Oj6OL — jay smooth (@jsmooth995) December 6 2017 | 0Negative
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1,098 | Fasting for Christmas | Kafka | And I did. I was energized. I slept less felt less tired and experienced a higher metabolism and a clearer mind. Like Kafka's Hunger Artist I was reluctant to end my fast which became easier the longer it continued. Several of my friends were incredulous. How could fasting get easier the longer it went on? I felt as Kafka put it that I "alone knew ... how easy it was to fast."
Among classic writers by the way Kafka was the most incisive in what he said about Big Government. In The Metamorphosis he wrote "Every revolution evaporates and leaves behind only the slime of a new bureaucracy." Aptly put.
Was Kafka a conservative? I believe he was. His writing is filled with a defense of the individual and with fearful intimations of the rise of totalitarianism. His novels and stories constitute a monumental plea for the freedom of the individual from authoritarianism of all kinds. The Castle is the most compelling anti-authoritarian book of its time. And yes Kafka was a vegetarian.
Like Kafka I don't fast for weight loss. (Kafka "possibly an anorexic " did not need to lose weight.) Nor do I fast for ethical reasons. Peter Singer may believe that turkeys have the same rights as humans but I don't share that belief. There is nothing particularly sinful about roasting a turkey or cooking a ham. I just don't think meat and other animal products are healthy in my particular case. | And I did. I was energized. I slept less felt less tired and experienced a higher metabolism and a clearer mind. Like [TGT]I was reluctant to end my fast which became easier the longer it continued. Several of my friends were incredulous. How could fasting get easier the longer it went on? I felt as [TGT]put it that I "alone knew ... how easy it was to fast."
Among classic writers by the way [TGT]was the most incisive in what [TGT] said about Big Government. In The Metamorphosis [TGT] wrote "Every revolution evaporates and leaves behind only the slime of a new bureaucracy." Aptly put.
Was [TGT]a conservative? I believe [TGT] was. [TGT] writing is filled with a defense of the individual and with fearful intimations of the rise of totalitarianism. [TGT] novels and stories constitute a monumental plea for the freedom of the individual from authoritarianism of all kinds. The Castle is the most compelling anti-authoritarian book of its time. And yes [TGT]was a vegetarian.
Like [TGT]I don't fast for weight loss. (Kafka "possibly an anorexic " did not need to lose weight.) Nor do I fast for ethical reasons. Peter Singer may believe that turkeys have the same rights as humans but I don't share that belief. There is nothing particularly sinful about roasting a turkey or cooking a ham. I just don't think meat and other animal products are healthy in my particular case. | 2Positive
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1,099 | UK's Saga shares plunge after cuts profit forecasts | Saga | (Reuters) - Britain’s Saga Plc (SAGAG.L) said it expected its underlying pretax profit to grow by just 1-2 percent in the current year and fall five percent next year sending its shares 20 percent lower.
Monarch airplanes are parked on the runway after the airline went into administration at Newquay airport Newquay Britain October 26 2017 REUTERS/Toby Melville
Saga shares tumbled 20 percent to 144.1 pence by 0825 GMT taking them to the bottom of the FTSE Midcap Index .FYMC. They were priced at 185 pence when the company listed in 2014.
Saga said its tour business would see one-off cost of about 2 million pounds ($2.7 million) hurt by Monarch going into administration.
Saga also said it had completed a review of its operating structure and would see about 10 million pounds of annualized savings next year.
The company said written profit for its retail broking business in the year ending Jan. 1 was expected to be ahead of a year earlier but added that strong performance in motor insurance was partially offset by a challenging trading in home and travel insurance.
The drop in the pound since the Brexit vote has hit many British consumers’ spending power but Saga said its travel segment is expected to perform strongly ahead of a year earlier.
Saga said in September that older Britons are still going on holiday despite a squeeze in incomes but some are opting for shorter or lower-star vacations. | (Reuters) - Britain’s Saga Plc (SAGAG.L) said it expected its underlying pretax profit to grow by just 1-2 percent in the current year and fall five percent next year sending its shares 20 percent lower.
Monarch airplanes are parked on the runway after the airline went into administration at Newquay airport Newquay Britain October 26 2017 REUTERS/Toby Melville
[TGT]tumbled 20 percent to 144.1 pence by 0825 GMT taking [TGT] to the bottom of the FTSE Midcap Index .FYMC. [TGT] were priced at 185 pence when the company listed in 2014.
[TGT]said [TGT] tour business would see one-off cost of about 2 million pounds ($2.7 million) hurt by Monarch going into administration.
[TGT]also said [TGT] had completed a review of [TGT] operating structure and would see about 10 million pounds of annualized savings next year.
[TGT]said written profit for [TGT] retail broking business in the year ending Jan. 1 was expected to be ahead of a year earlier but added that strong performance in motor insurance was partially offset by a challenging trading in home and travel insurance.
The drop in the pound since the Brexit vote has hit many British consumers’ spending power but [TGT]said [TGT] travel segment is expected to perform strongly ahead of a year earlier.
[TGT]said in September that older Britons are still going on holiday despite a squeeze in incomes but some are opting for shorter or lower-star vacations. | 1Neutral
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1,100 | Shaun White Wins Gold In Halfpipe At The Winter Olympics : The Torch : NPR | Shaun White | Shaun White Wins Gold In Halfpipe At The Winter Olympics
Updated at 10:15 p.m. ET
Shaun White pulled off a gold-medal comeback in the halfpipe and Japan's Ayumu Hirano won silver on the strength of a phenomenal second run.
CORRECTION: An early version of this story reported that White had won silver — that was reported after the second run had completed. On his third run White won gold.
White missed out on a medal back in 2014 when he was hurt at the Sochi Games. He 's now the only snowboarder ever to win three gold medals at the Olympics. And he did it by winning the 100th gold medal for the U.S. Winter Olympic team.
After the Japanese snowboarder's rousing run the pressure shifted to James and White . James seemed to take a very deep breath before he set off on his second run. The first section was great — but he couldn't get a clean landing on one of his final tricks. White came out with energy and speed — but he fell midway through and mustered only 55 points.
The situation reversed in the third and final run when White earned a 97.75 and both of his top rivals fell during their attempts.
This is the second Olympic medal for Hirano; he won silver in Sochi. He is also the reigning X Games champion in the halfpipe having won that title last month in a competition that White skipped.
White led a group of four American snowboarders who qualified for the finals of the men's halfpipe at Phoenix Snow Park in Pyeongchang; joining him were Ben Ferguson Chase Josey and Jake Pates.
Ferguson cleaned up his second run after a fall in the first. And after a strong final run earned him a 90.75 he finished 4th; Josey was 6th and Pates was 8th. | [TGT] Wins Gold In Halfpipe At The Winter Olympics
Updated at 10:15 p.m. ET
[TGT] pulled off a gold-medal comeback in the halfpipe and Japan's Ayumu Hirano won silver on the strength of a phenomenal second run.
CORRECTION: An early version of this story reported that White had won silver — that was reported after the second run had completed. On his third run White won gold.
White missed out on a medal back in 2014 when he was hurt at the Sochi Games. He 's now the only snowboarder ever to win three gold medals at the Olympics. And he did it by winning the 100th gold medal for the U.S. Winter Olympic team.
After the Japanese snowboarder's rousing run the pressure shifted to James and White . James seemed to take a very deep breath before he set off on his second run. The first section was great — but he couldn't get a clean landing on one of his final tricks. White came out with energy and speed — but he fell midway through and mustered only 55 points.
The situation reversed in the third and final run when White earned a 97.75 and both of his top rivals fell during their attempts.
This is the second Olympic medal for Hirano; he won silver in Sochi. He is also the reigning X Games champion in the halfpipe having won that title last month in a competition that White skipped.
White led a group of four American snowboarders who qualified for the finals of the men's halfpipe at Phoenix Snow Park in Pyeongchang; joining him were Ben Ferguson Chase Josey and Jake Pates.
Ferguson cleaned up his second run after a fall in the first. And after a strong final run earned him a 90.75 he finished 4th; Josey was 6th and Pates was 8th. | 2Positive
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