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1,101 | Celebrity publicist Max Clifford dies at 74 in prison | Max Clifford | LONDON — Disgraced celebrity publicist Max Clifford a confidante to the stars who fell from grace amid Britain's investigation of past sexual abuse died Sunday after collapsing in prison. He was 74.
Once one of the most powerful figures in British entertainment Clifford was convicted in 2014 of eight counts of indecent assault stemming from attacks on teenagers dating back more than 40 years.
He was serving an 8-year prison sentence at Littlehey Prison in Cambridgeshire when he died Britain's Ministry of Justice said.
Clifford was once as well known as the people he represented — the go-to guy for celebrities looking to limit the damage from drug problems legal issues or declining popularity.
His clients included TV mogul Simon Cowell and former Harrods owner Mohamed al-Fayed as well as dozens of ordinary people who found themselves in the news vortex and sought to sell their stories to the press — a common practice in Britain.
The public relations guru was arrested in December 2012 amid allegations that he lured girls as young as 14 into sex by offering them acting roles. Clifford immediately swung into damage-control mode vowing to clear his name of the charges some of which stemmed from the 1970s and '80s.
"The allegations in respect of which I have been charged are completely false — very upsetting very distressing but completely false " he told reporters outside his home at the time. "I have never indecently assaulted anyone in my life and this will become clear during the course of the proceedings."
Clifford was arrested as part of an investigation called Operation Yewtree a wide-ranging inquiry into allegations of past offenses spurred by the case of Jimmy Savile a well-known British entertainer accused of abusing hundreds of girls and women. He died in 2011.
Before he was arrested Clifford told The Associated Press that he was receiving calls from many celebrities and entertainers who were worried they would be caught up in the widening Savile investigation.
"They're phoning me and saying 'Max I'm worried that I'm going to be implicated ' " Clifford said at the time. "A lot of them can't remember what they did last week never mind 30 or 40 years ago."
Clifford 's daughter Louise told the Mail on Sunday that her father first collapsed on Thursday as he was trying to tidy his prison cell. He collapsed again the following day and was taken to a hospital where suffered a heart attack. | LONDON — Disgraced celebrity publicist [TGT] a confidante to the stars who fell from grace amid Britain's investigation of past sexual abuse died Sunday after collapsing in prison. He was 74.
Once one of the most powerful figures in British entertainment Clifford was convicted in 2014 of eight counts of indecent assault stemming from attacks on teenagers dating back more than 40 years.
He was serving an 8-year prison sentence at Littlehey Prison in Cambridgeshire when he died Britain's Ministry of Justice said.
Clifford was once as well known as the people he represented — the go-to guy for celebrities looking to limit the damage from drug problems legal issues or declining popularity.
His clients included TV mogul Simon Cowell and former Harrods owner Mohamed al-Fayed as well as dozens of ordinary people who found themselves in the news vortex and sought to sell their stories to the press — a common practice in Britain.
The public relations guru was arrested in December 2012 amid allegations that he lured girls as young as 14 into sex by offering them acting roles. Clifford immediately swung into damage-control mode vowing to clear his name of the charges some of which stemmed from the 1970s and '80s.
"The allegations in respect of which I have been charged are completely false — very upsetting very distressing but completely false " he told reporters outside his home at the time. "I have never indecently assaulted anyone in my life and this will become clear during the course of the proceedings."
Clifford was arrested as part of an investigation called Operation Yewtree a wide-ranging inquiry into allegations of past offenses spurred by the case of Jimmy Savile a well-known British entertainer accused of abusing hundreds of girls and women. He died in 2011.
Before he was arrested Clifford told The Associated Press that he was receiving calls from many celebrities and entertainers who were worried they would be caught up in the widening Savile investigation.
"They're phoning me and saying 'Max I'm worried that I'm going to be implicated ' " Clifford said at the time. "A lot of them can't remember what they did last week never mind 30 or 40 years ago."
Clifford 's daughter Louise told the Mail on Sunday that her father first collapsed on Thursday as he was trying to tidy his prison cell. He collapsed again the following day and was taken to a hospital where suffered a heart attack. | 1Neutral
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1,102 | St. Louis Blues' stunning start to NHL season rooted in many players | Doug Armstrong | General manager Doug Armstrong is being interviewed about the St. Louis Blues’ impressive 10-2-1 start and it takes more than nine minutes for superstar Vladimir Tarasenko’s name to enter the conversation.
“We are not surprised that he’s producing at this level ” Armstrong told USA TODAY Sports. “ He is just starting to enter the prime of his career.”
Schwartz 25 was a 55-point scorer last season. It looks as if he ’s figured out how to make all of his skills work together this season.
“We are going to see this level for a while ” Armstrong said.
Armstrong said Schwartz reminds him of former NHL player Jere Lehtinen “because he just does everything well.”
“ He ’s a guy that (coach) Mike Yeo feels comfortable in any situation ” Armstrong said. “(Schwartz) is a guy you can put with any player to get them going or keep them going."
“The time-tested (theory) that everyone is better at their second job than they were the first time around is true ” Armstrong said. “As a manager I know I felt much more comfortable managing in my second job and I know Mike feels the same way.”
“You learn through your first job and you learn on the job ” Armstrong said. “ He ’s putting the things he had positive success with into play. He ’s a good communicator and there’s a trust with his players. He is a generational coach. He knows what makes this age group tick. He ’s got a good mind for the game.”
Armstrong appreciates that Yeo is willing to learn even from his assistants. He supported the decision to bring in former NHL head coach Larry Robinson as an assistant. “ He wanted strong people around him ” Armstrong said.
While Tarasenko may be sharing the spotlight his game is just as impactful if not more so according to Armstrong .
“I see a different player shift-to-shift ” Armstrong said. “It seems like he has three really solid bodychecks every game.”
Armstrong said Tarasenko aspires to be a complete player. “It’s not just the bodychecking ” Armstrong said. “It’s the understanding of his leadership (role). You can always talk a good game but he’s doing all of the things away from the puck. His frustration level is almost non-existent now. You see that with all the great players. They battle through to be complete players and he’s there now.” | [TGT] is being interviewed about the St. Louis Blues’ impressive 10-2-1 start and it takes more than nine minutes for superstar Vladimir Tarasenko’s name to enter the conversation.
“We are not surprised that he’s producing at this level ” [TGT]told USA TODAY Sports. “ [TGT] is just starting to enter the prime of [TGT] career.”
Schwartz 25 was a 55-point scorer last season. It looks as if [TGT] ’s figured out how to make all of [TGT] skills work together this season.
“We are going to see this level for a while ” [TGT]said.
[TGT]said Schwartz reminds him of former NHL player Jere Lehtinen “because he just does everything well.”
“ He ’s a guy that (coach) Mike Yeo feels comfortable in any situation ” [TGT]said. “(Schwartz) is a guy you can put with any player to get them going or keep them going."
“The time-tested (theory) that everyone is better at their second job than they were the first time around is true ” [TGT]said. “As a manager I know I felt much more comfortable managing in my second job and I know Mike feels the same way.”
“You learn through your first job and you learn on the job ” [TGT]said. “ [TGT] ’s putting the things [TGT] had positive success with into play. [TGT] ’s a good communicator and there’s a trust with [TGT] players. [TGT] is a generational coach. [TGT] knows what makes this age group tick. [TGT] ’s got a good mind for the game.”
[TGT]appreciates that Yeo is willing to learn even from [TGT] assistants. [TGT] supported the decision to bring in former NHL head coach Larry Robinson as an assistant. “ [TGT] wanted strong people around [TGT] ” [TGT]said.
While Tarasenko may be sharing the spotlight [TGT] game is just as impactful if not more so according to [TGT] .
“I see a different player shift-to-shift ” [TGT]said. “It seems like [TGT] has three really solid bodychecks every game.”
[TGT]said Tarasenko aspires to be a complete player. “It’s not just the bodychecking ” [TGT]said. “It’s the understanding of [TGT] leadership (role). You can always talk a good game but he’s doing all of the things away from the puck. [TGT] frustration level is almost non-existent now. You see that with all the great players. They battle through to be complete players and he’s there now.” | 1Neutral
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1,103 | Louisville to vacate 2013 basketball title as sex scandal punishment | Greg Postel | "I cannot say this strongly enough: We believe the NCAA is simply wrong " Louisville interim President Dr. Greg Postel said in a statement. "We disagree with the NCAA ruling for reasons we clearly stated in our appeal. And we made a strong case - based on NCAA precedent - that supported our argument."
"From Day One the university has admitted that the actions of the former operations director and any others involved under previous leadership were offensive and inexcusable " Postel said in the statement. "That is why we apologized immediately cooperated fully with the NCAA self-imposed penalties that were appropriate to the offenses and made significant changes to ensure incidents like this never happen again.
— Postel estimated the return of up to $600 000 in NCAA Tournament revenue.
"This dark cloud has hung over our heads for more than two years and it has had a negative impact on our athletics program our fans and the entire university family " Postel said. "While we disagree with the NCAA's decision it is time for the university to close this chapter and move forward with a stronger commitment to excellence on and off the court."
Postel then-athletic director Tom Jurich and Pitino said last summer they planned to fight the sanctions. Pitino who repeatedly denied knowing about the activities described in Powell's book was particularly frustrated with his penalties. | "I cannot say this strongly enough: We believe the NCAA is simply wrong [TGT] said in a statement. "We disagree with the NCAA ruling for reasons we clearly stated in our appeal. And we made a strong case - based on NCAA precedent - that supported our argument."
"From Day One the university has admitted that the actions of the former operations director and any others involved under previous leadership were offensive and inexcusable [TGT]said in the statement. "That is why we apologized immediately cooperated fully with the NCAA self-imposed penalties that were appropriate to the offenses and made significant changes to ensure incidents like this never happen again.
— [TGT]estimated the return of up to $600 000 in NCAA Tournament revenue.
"This dark cloud has hung over our heads for more than two years and it has had a negative impact on our athletics program our fans and the entire university family [TGT]said. "While we disagree with the NCAA's decision it is time for the university to close this chapter and move forward with a stronger commitment to excellence on and off the court."
Postel then-athletic director Tom Jurich and Pitino said last summer they planned to fight the sanctions. Pitino who repeatedly denied knowing about the activities described in Powell's book was particularly frustrated with his penalties. | 2Positive
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1,104 | How Social Media Is Leveling the Playing Field Between Governments Militants and Ordinary People | Farah Baker | During the war no one was more emblematic of the changing power dynamics than Farah Baker a 16-year old Palestinian girl who came to international attention for her social media updates about life in Gaza. Baker was not tied to any political group and her perspective on the war was a personal one. Yet her social media presence catapulted her to global attention and told the Palestinian story to the world in a way that resonated emotionally. It also empowered Baker as a political actor something that she had never expected and that could never have occurred in any previous conflict.
During the war no one was more emblematic of the changing power dynamics than Farah Baker a 16-year old Palestinian girl who came to international attention for her social media updates about life in Gaza.
Normally a young teenage girl living under aerial bombardment would have been considered a bystander at best or a victim at worst. But thanks to her Twitter feed where she shared both her fears as well as her attempts to maintain normal life amid the war Farah became an important part of the Palestinian effort to sway global opinion on the conflict.
“At only sixteen Farah understood even if only instinctively the importance of social media in wartime especially to a perpetual underdog like the Palestinians ” Patrikarikos wrote. “She understood the power that it gave to a single individual and to networks of individuals power that previously would have been impossible.”
In her own small way with her tweets and updates during the war Farah Baker had played a role in shifting the narrative and forcing the world to grapple with the Palestinian narrative of the conflict.
“I don’t have the ability to carry a weapon and I would never kill anyone so my only weapon was to broadcast the truth and to let people know what was happening here ” Baker told Patrikarakos in an interview at her Gaza home. “I was more effective than I ever imagined because of the amount of followers I got and because so many people told me I had changed their minds [about the war] and opened their eyes.” | During the war no one was more emblematic of the changing power dynamics than [TGT]her social media updates about life in Gaza. [TGT]was not tied to any political group and [TGT] perspective on the war was a personal one. Yet [TGT] social media presence catapulted [TGT] to global attention and told the Palestinian story to the world in a way that resonated emotionally. It also empowered [TGT]as a political actor something that [TGT] had never expected and that could never have occurred in any previous conflict.
During the war no one was more emblematic of the changing power dynamics than Farah Baker a 16-year old Palestinian girl who came to international attention for [TGT] social media updates about life in Gaza.
Normally a young teenage girl living under aerial bombardment would have been considered a bystander at best or a victim at worst. But thanks to her Twitter feed where she shared both her fears as well as her attempts to maintain normal life amid the war Farah became an important part of the Palestinian effort to sway global opinion on the conflict.
“At only sixteen Farah understood even if only instinctively the importance of social media in wartime especially to a perpetual underdog like the Palestinians ” Patrikarikos wrote. “She understood the power that it gave to a single individual and to networks of individuals power that previously would have been impossible.”
In her own small way with her tweets and updates during [TGT]had played a role in shifting the narrative and forcing the world to grapple with the Palestinian narrative of the conflict.
“I don’t have the ability to carry a weapon and I would never kill anyone so my only weapon was to broadcast the truth and to let people know what was happening here ” [TGT]told Patrikarakos in an interview at [TGT] Gaza home. “I was more effective than I ever imagined because of the amount of followers I got and because so many people told me I had changed their minds [about the war] and opened their eyes.” | 2Positive
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1,105 | Opioids: The Crisis of Our Lifetime | Eric Hargan | Eric Hargan is about to get a demotion and he is just fine with that.
The acting secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services is more than thrilled to go back to the position he originally held. President Trump tapped him to lead the agency after Tom Price resigned when scrutiny of his travel habits revealed a taste for the excess.
Alex Azar is the president's new choice to run HHS. Hargan sat for this interview as Azar faced his first Senate confirmation hearing on Nov. 29. Hargan has held the position since early October but this is certainly not his first rodeo at HHS. From 2003 to 2007 he served here under then-President George W. Bush.
Hargan is a man grounded in his family's roots in Mound City a small southern Illinois town just across the Ohio River from Kentucky where his parents not only advocated for a lifetime in public service but also led by example.
He said: "I grew up on a farm my father held different local elected offices from county commissioner to school board and my mother worked in a variety of healthcare roles throughout her life; first at St. Mary's hospital which is no longer there and then at the Cairo Community Health Clinic. All total a career serving her community's healthcare that spanned 58 years."
Hargan faced reporters at the White House almost three weeks ago to discuss Trump's decision to donate his third-quarter salary to HHS in order to combat the opioid crisis. Hargan said the donation would be used for the planning and design of a large-scale public awareness campaign about opioid addiction.
" His decision to donate his salary is a tribute to his compassion to his patriotism and his sense of duty to the American people " he said. | [TGT]is about to get a demotion and [TGT] is just fine with that.
The acting secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services is more than thrilled to go back to the position he originally held. President Trump tapped him to lead the agency after Tom Price resigned when scrutiny of his travel habits revealed a taste for the excess.
Alex Azar is the president's new choice to run HHS. [TGT] sat for this interview as Azar faced his first Senate confirmation hearing on Nov. 29. [TGT]has held the position since early October but this is certainly not [TGT] first rodeo at HHS. From 2003 to 2007 he served here under then-President George W. Bush.
[TGT]is a man grounded in [TGT] family's roots in Mound City a small southern Illinois town just across the Ohio River from Kentucky where [TGT] parents not only advocated for a lifetime in public service but also led by example.
[TGT] said: "I grew up on a farm my father held different local elected offices from county commissioner to school board and my mother worked in a variety of healthcare roles throughout her life; first at St. Mary's hospital which is no longer there and then at the Cairo Community Health Clinic. All total a career serving her community's healthcare that spanned 58 years."
Hargan faced reporters at the White House almost three weeks ago to discuss Trump's decision to donate his third-quarter salary to HHS in order to combat the opioid crisis. Hargan said the donation would be used for the planning and design of a large-scale public awareness campaign about opioid addiction.
" His decision to donate his salary is a tribute to his compassion to his patriotism and his sense of duty to the American people " he said. | 2Positive
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1,106 | Senior official at HHS promoted unfounded claim that Gold Star father Khizr Khan is a 'Muslim Brotherhood agent' | Jon Cordova | Jon Cordova serves as the principal deputy assistant secretary for administration at HHS. A KFile review of Cordova 's social media accounts found that he pushed stories filled with baseless claims and conspiracy theories including stories that claimed Gold Star father Khizr Khan is a "Muslim Brotherhood agent" and made baseless claims about Sen. Ted Cruz's personal life.
" Mr. Cordova is currently on administrative leave while we look into this issue further " a HHS spokesperson said in a statement.
Cordova did not respond to a request for comment.
Cordova joined HHS in February of 2017 initially as part of the Office of the White House Liaison. In his current role Cordova oversees day-to-day operations for the Office of Human Relations Office of the Chief Information Officer Office of Security and Strategic Information Equal Employment Opportunity Compliance and Operations Office and the Program Support Center according to his biography posted on the HHS website. | [TGT]serves as the principal deputy assistant secretary for administration at HHS. A KFile review of Cordova 's social media accounts found that he pushed stories filled with baseless claims and conspiracy theories including stories that claimed Gold Star father Khizr Khan is a "Muslim Brotherhood agent" and made baseless claims about Sen. Ted Cruz's personal life.
" [TGT]is currently on administrative leave while we look into this issue further " a HHS spokesperson said in a statement.
[TGT]did not respond to a request for comment.
[TGT]joined HHS in February of 2017 initially as part of the Office of the White House Liaison. In his current role [TGT]oversees day-to-day operations for the Office of Human Relations Office of the Chief Information Officer Office of Security and Strategic Information Equal Employment Opportunity Compliance and Operations Office and the Program Support Center according to his biography posted on the HHS website. | 2Positive
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1,107 | New York State $6 billion offshore wind industry plan | Andrew Cuomo | New York Governor Andrew Cuomo unveiled a plan to develop 2.4 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity by 2030.
Governor Andrew Cuomo unveiled a plan earlier this month to develop $6 billion of offshore wind projects off the southern coast of Long Island by 2028 and predicted that the industry would bring 5 000 jobs to the state. The plan calls for developing 2.4 gigawatts — enough to power 1.2 million homes — by 2030.
"While the federal government continues to turn its back on protecting natural resources and plots to open up our coastline to drilling New York is doubling down on our commitment to renewable energy and the industries of tomorrow " Cuomo said in a statement.
Cuomo has asked Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke for an exemption from the drilling plan saying in an open letter that the plan "undermines New York's efforts to combat climate change by shifting from greenhouse gas emitting fossil energy sources to renewable sources such as offshore wind." | [TGT] unveiled a plan to develop 2.4 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity by 2030.
[TGT] unveiled a plan earlier this month to develop $6 billion of offshore wind projects off the southern coast of Long Island by 2028 and predicted that the industry would bring 5 000 jobs to the state. The plan calls for developing 2.4 gigawatts — enough to power 1.2 million homes — by 2030.
"While the federal government continues to turn its back on protecting natural resources and plots to open up our coastline to drilling New York is doubling down on our commitment to renewable energy and the industries of tomorrow [TGT]said in a statement.
[TGT]has asked Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke for an exemption from the drilling plan saying in an open letter that the plan "undermines New York's efforts to combat climate change by shifting from greenhouse gas emitting fossil energy sources to renewable sources such as offshore wind." | 2Positive
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1,108 | Kim Kardashian poses naked following the birth of her daughter | Kim Kardashian | Kim Kardashian celebrated the birth of her daughter by wearing her birthday suit.
The reality star whose surrograte gave birth on Monday shared an image lying in bed sans clothing. Kardashian shared the racy image with her 106 million Instagram followers.
Night Cap A post shared by Kim Kardashian West (@kimkardashian) on Jan 18 2018 at 11:53pm PST
However some fans came to Kardashian 's defense.
A few hours earlier Kardashian shared a different racy snap.
good night A post shared by Kim Kardashian West (@kimkardashian) on Jan 18 2018 at 9:20pm PST
Kardashian and husband Kayne West welcomed a baby girl on Monday. Their daughter's name has still not been publicly announced. The newborn weighed 7 pounds 6 ounces at the time of her birth. She joins big sister North 4 and brother Saint 2. | "[TGT] celebrated the birth of [TGT] daughter by wearing [TGT] birthday suit.
The reality star whose surrograte gave birth on Monday shared an image lying in bed sans clothing. [TGT]shared the racy image with [TGT] 106 million Instagram followers.
Night Cap A post shared by [TGT] (@kimkardashian) on Jan 18 2018 at 11:53pm PST
However some fans came to [TGT] 's defense.
A few hours earlier [TGT]shared a different racy snap.
good night A post shared by [TGT]
[TGT] and husband Kayne West welcomed a baby girl on Monday. [TGT] welcomed a baby girl on Monday. [TGT] daughter's name has still not been publicly announced. The newborn weighed 7 pounds 6 ounces at the time of her birth. She joins big sister North 4 and brother Saint 2." | 2Positive
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1,109 | Biden: Trump Really Really Shouldn't Do That Interview with Mueller | Joe Biden | Former Vice President Joe Biden said Tuesday that if he were one of President Donald Trump’s attorneys he would suggest Trump not consent to a special counsel interview for fear of being caught misleading investigators. “ The President has some difficulty with precision ” Biden said in an interview with CNN’s Chris Cuomo. Biden said he marvels at some of the comments Trump makes and referenced a line from Trump on Monday that Democrats who did not applaud his State of the Union address were “un-American” and “treasonous.” The White House has since called the remark tongue-in-cheek with press secretary Sarah Sanders saying on Tuesday that Trump was “clearly joking.” “Well let me tell you he’s a joke ” Biden said in response.
I’m sorry to lose the main thread here but I just have to take a moment to reflect on the state of affairs where Joe Freakin’ Biden is calling another politician a “joke.” That’s like Teddy Kennedy calling someone else a lecherous drunken criminal. Before Donald Trump no American politician was a walking talking punch line as often as Joe Biden . Biden ’s perpetually inappropriate comments and demeanor made for constant good fun like the time he told a dude in a wheelchair to stand up:
Or the time that he extolled diversity in Delaware while talking to an Indian American by saying: “In Delaware the largest growth in population is Indian Americans moving from India. You cannot go to a 7-11 or a Dunkin’ Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent. I’m not joking.”
All I’m saying is: maybe Joe Biden is kind of a joke too.
Ah well. I’m sure Trump will figure out something. And I doubt Biden ’s advice is going to figure into his decision much one way or the other. | [TGT]said Tuesday that if [TGT] were one of President Donald Trump’s attorneys [TGT] would suggest Trump not consent to a special counsel interview for fear of being caught misleading investigators. “ [TGT]has some difficulty with precision ” [TGT]said in an interview with CNN’s Chris Cuomo. [TGT]said [TGT] marvels at some of the comments Trump makes and referenced a line from Trump on Monday that Democrats who did not applaud [TGT] State of the Union address were “un-American” and “treasonous.” The White House has since called the remark tongue-in-cheek with press secretary Sarah Sanders saying on Tuesday that Trump was “clearly joking.” “Well let me tell you he’s a joke ” [TGT]said in response.
I’m sorry to lose the main thread here but I just have to take a moment to reflect on the state of affairs where [TGT] is calling another politician a “joke.” That’s like Teddy Kennedy calling someone else a lecherous drunken criminal. Before Donald Trump no American politician was a walking talking punch line as often as [TGT] . Biden ’s perpetually inappropriate comments and demeanor made for constant good fun like the time he told a dude in a wheelchair to stand up:
Or the time that he extolled diversity in Delaware while talking to an Indian American by saying: “In Delaware the largest growth in population is Indian Americans moving from India. You cannot go to a 7-11 or a Dunkin’ Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent. I’m not joking.”
All I’m saying is: maybe [TGT] is kind of a joke too.
Ah well. I’m sure Trump will figure out something. And I doubt [TGT] is going to figure into [TGT] decision much one way or the other. | 2Positive
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1,110 | Report: Roy Moore GOP Senate candidate initiated sexual encounter with 14 | Roy Moore | A woman named Leigh Corfman says that when she was 14 years old in 1979 Roy Moore the current GOP Senate candidate in Alabama initiated a sexual encounter with her when he was 32 years old according to The Washington Post.
Moore approached Corfman outside a courtroom in Alabama the report said while her mother was inside at a child custody hearing and struck up a conversation with her.
He asked for Corfman's phone number and picked up a few days later near her house and drove her to his home in the woods 30 minutes away the report said. Moore told Corfman "how pretty she was and kissed her " the report said.
Moore on a second visit took off Corfman's shirt and pants and he removed his own clothes the report said which added that he touched her over her bra and underwear and " he guided her hand to touch him over his underwear."
Three other women told the Post in recent weeks the report said that Moore pursued them when they were between the ages of 16 and 18 and he was in his early 30s working at the district attorney's office. He gave some of them alcohol -- at a time when the legal drinking age was 19.
Corfman is the only woman who had sexual contact with Moore the report said and they did not have intercourse. The legal age of consent in Alabama is 16 years of age and sexual contact between someone who is 19 years of age or older and a person who is 12 to 16 years of age is a misdemeanor punishable by up to a year. The Post points out that enticing a child under 16 years of age into a home with the purpose of proposing sexual contact is a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The statute of limitations on the felony charge would have run out in three years in 1979. Corfman never filed a police report.
"Judge Roy Moore has endured the most outlandish attacks on any candidate in the modern political arena but this story in today's Washington Post alleging sexual impropriety takes the cake. National liberal organizations know their chosen candidate Doug Jones is in a death spiral and this is their last ditch Hail Mary." "The Washington Post has already endorsed the Judge's opponent and for months they have engaged in a systematic campaign to distort the truth about the Judge's record and career and derail his campaign. In fact just two days ago the Foundation for Moral Law sent a retraction demand to the Post for the false stories they wrote about the Judge's work and compensation. But apparently there is no end to what the Post will allege." "The Judge has been married to Kayla for nearly 33 years has 4 children and 5 grandchildren. He has been a candidate in four hotly-contested statewide political contests twice as a gubernatorial candidate and twice as a candidate for chief justice. He has been a three-time candidate for local office and he has been a national figure in two ground-breaking judicial fights over religious liberty and traditional marriage. After over 40 years of public service if any of these allegations were true they would have been made public long before now." "Judge Roy Moore is winning with a double-digit lead. So it is no surprise with just over four weeks remaining in a race for the U.S. Senate with national implications that the Democratic Party and the country's most liberal newspaper would come up with a fabrication of this kind." "This garbage is the very definition of fake news and intentional defamation."
In a statement following the Post's report Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell suggested if the allegations against Moore were in fact true " he must step aside."
National Republican Senate Committee Chairman Cory Gardner echoed those calls calling the allegations "deeply troubling" adding "If these allegations are found to be true Roy Moore must drop out of the Alabama special Senate election." | A woman named Leigh Corfman says that when she was 14 years old in 1979 [TGT] initiated a sexual encounter with her when [TGT] was 32 years old according to The Washington Post.
[TGT]approached Corfman outside a courtroom in Alabama the report said while [TGT] mother was inside at a child custody hearing and struck up a conversation with her.
[TGT] asked for Corfman's phone number and picked up a few days later near her house and drove her to [TGT] home in the woods 30 minutes away the report said. [TGT]told Corfman "how pretty she was and kissed her " the report said.
[TGT]on a second visit took off Corfman's shirt and pants and [TGT] removed [TGT] own clothes the report said which added that [TGT] touched her over her bra and underwear and " [TGT] guided her hand to touch [TGT] over [TGT] underwear."
Three other women told the Post in recent weeks the report said that [TGT]pursued them when they were between the ages of 16 and 18 and [TGT] was in [TGT] early 30s working at the district attorney's office. [TGT] gave some of them alcohol -- at a time when the legal drinking age was 19.
Corfman is the only woman who had sexual contact with [TGT]the report said and they did not have intercourse. The legal age of consent in Alabama is 16 years of age and sexual contact between someone who is 19 years of age or older and a person who is 12 to 16 years of age is a misdemeanor punishable by up to a year. The Post points out that enticing a child under 16 years of age into a home with the purpose of proposing sexual contact is a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The statute of limitations on the felony charge would have run out in three years in 1979. Corfman never filed a police report.
[TGT] has endured the most outlandish attacks on any candidate in the modern political arena but this story in today's Washington Post alleging sexual impropriety takes the cake. National liberal organizations know their chosen candidate Doug Jones is in a death spiral and this is their last ditch Hail Mary." "The Washington Post has already endorsed the Judge's opponent and for months they have engaged in a systematic campaign to distort the truth about the Judge's record and career and derail his campaign. In fact just two days ago the Foundation for Moral Law sent a retraction demand to the Post for the false stories they wrote about the Judge's work and compensation. But apparently there is no end to what the Post will allege." "The Judge has been married to Kayla for nearly 33 years has 4 children and 5 grandchildren. He has been a candidate in four hotly-contested statewide political contests twice as a gubernatorial candidate and twice as a candidate for chief justice. He has been a three-time candidate for local office and he has been a national figure in two ground-breaking judicial fights over religious liberty and traditional marriage. After over 40 years of public service if any of these allegations were true they would have been made public long before now." "Judge Roy Moore is winning with a double-digit lead. So it is no surprise with just over four weeks remaining in a race for the U.S. Senate with national implications that the Democratic Party and the country's most liberal newspaper would come up with a fabrication of this kind." "This garbage is the very definition of fake news and intentional defamation."
In a statement following the Post's report Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell suggested if the allegations against Moore were in fact true " he must step aside."
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1,111 | Tom Petty a rock classicist from the beginning | Tom Petty | Given the leather jacket and sneer Tom Petty wore on the cover of his 1976 debut many people assumed he was one of those cheeky punks bent on tearing down the walls of rock 'n' roll.
He wasn't. It's not that Petty and his band the Heartbreakers didn't have their share of energy and attitude. But the kid from Gainesville Florida was a rock classicist to the core and he built a body of work to stand with his heroes.
It was melodic rock 'n' roll built with the solid structures of his favorites from the 1960s. Petty had an impish grin and playful drawl and in concert he raised his arms to direct both his band and the thousands of fans singing along from the audience.
"'Rock and roll star' is probably the purest manifestation of the American dream " Petty said upon his 2002 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. "It's a blessing beyond belief."
The Heartbreakers stood with Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band as one of the all-time great rock backup bands. Petty wouldn't give ground: he added an expletive to his declaration on that night that the Heartbreakers weren't just one of America's best bands they were THE best. Being able to stand onstage next to guitarist Mike Campbell and keyboard player Benmont Tench made Petty the envy of many bandleaders.
Still two key periods of his career came without the Heartbreakers.
"Full Moon Fever " Petty's first solo album in 1989 stands as the apex of his career. Working with producer Jeff Lynne Petty fashioned a cleaner sound and created the classics "Runnin' Down a Dream " ''I Won't Back Down" and most indelibly "Free Fallin'." | Given the leather jacket and sneer [TGT]wore on the cover of [TGT] 1976 debut many people assumed [TGT] was one of those cheeky punks bent on tearing down the walls of rock 'n' roll.
[TGT] wasn't. It's not that Petty and [TGT] band the Heartbreakers didn't have their share of energy and attitude. But the kid from Gainesville Florida was a rock classicist to the core and he built a body of work to stand with his heroes.
It was melodic rock 'n' roll built with the solid structures of his favorites from the 1960s. [TGT]had an impish grin and playful drawl and in concert [TGT] raised [TGT] arms to direct both [TGT] band and the thousands of fans singing along from the audience.
"'Rock and roll star' is probably the purest manifestation of the American dream " [TGT]said upon [TGT] 2002 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. "It's a blessing beyond belief."
The Heartbreakers stood with Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band as one of the all-time great rock backup bands. [TGT]wouldn't give ground: [TGT] added an expletive to [TGT] declaration on that night that the Heartbreakers weren't just one of America's best bands they were THE best. Being able to stand onstage next to guitarist Mike Campbell and keyboard player Benmont Tench made [TGT]the envy of many bandleaders.
Still two key periods of [TGT] career came without the Heartbreakers.
"Full Moon Fever " Petty's first solo album in 1989 stands as the apex of his career. Working with producer Jeff Lynne [TGT] fashioned a cleaner sound and created the classics "Runnin' Down a Dream " ''I Won't Back Down" and most indelibly "Free Fallin'." | 2Positive
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1,112 | Music Review: Eminem sounds alive on 'Revival' | Eminem | Eminem "Revival" (Interscope)
The A-List collaborators on Eminem 's new album scream "I want a radio hit " with Beyonce Ed Sheeran Pink and Alicia Keys co-starring on the songs.
It wouldn't be hard to believe especially since Eminem 's last major hits have relied heavily on Rihanna from "Love the Way You Lie" to "The Monster." But thankfully on " Revival " Eminem returns as the star of his show.
Beyonce sounds beautiful on opener "Walk On Water " but Em's words are even better as he delivers honest lyrics that sound and feel true to him .
"Every album song I was spazzin' the (eff) out on/And now I'm gettin' clowned and frowned on " he raps.
Eminem is no longer hip-hop's most prized wordsmith and the adjustment is tough for any performer once known as one of music's most celebrated acts.
But on "Revival " his ninth studio album Eminem makes himself relevant with his smart rhymes which is refreshing in the age of "mumble rap." The album artwork is of the American flag with race and President Donald Trump recurring topics throughout the 19 tracks.
"So hands in the air let's hear it for the start of a brand new America without him and be proud of where we're from " Eminem raps on "Like Home " featuring a stellar-sounding Keys.
Eminem co-produced some of the songs also getting help from Rick Rubin Dr. Dre Alex Da Kid Mr. Porter and Skylar Grey the singer songwriter and originator of "Love the Way You Lie." | [TGT]"Revival" (Interscope)
The A-List collaborators on [TGT] 's new album scream "I want a radio hit " with Beyonce Ed Sheeran Pink and Alicia Keys co-starring on the songs.
It wouldn't be hard to believe especially since [TGT] 's last major hits have relied heavily on Rihanna from "Love the Way You Lie" to "The Monster." But thankfully on " [TGT]returns as the star of [TGT] show.
Beyonce sounds beautiful on opener "Walk On Water " but Em's words are even better as he delivers honest lyrics that sound and feel true to him .
"Every album song I was spazzin' the (eff) out on/And now I'm gettin' clowned and frowned on " he raps.
[TGT]is no longer hip-hop's most prized wordsmith and the adjustment is tough for any performer once known as one of music's most celebrated acts.
But on "Revival " his ninth studio album [TGT]makes himself relevant with his smart rhymes which is refreshing in the age of "mumble rap." The album artwork is of the American flag with race and President Donald Trump recurring topics throughout the 19 tracks.
"So hands in the air let's hear it for the start of a brand new America without him and be proud of where we're from " [TGT] raps on "Like Home " featuring a stellar-sounding Keys.
[TGT] co-produced some of the songs also getting help from Rick Rubin Dr. Dre Alex Da Kid Mr. Porter and Skylar Grey the singer songwriter and originator of "Love the Way You Lie." | 2Positive
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1,113 | Mellanox shares jump 11 percent after Starboard stake purchase | Mellanox | JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli chip maker Mellanox Technologies saw its shares surge on the Nasdaq on Tuesday after activist hedge fund Starboard Value LP bought a 10.7 percent stake to influence strategy.
The logo of Mellanox Technologies is seen at the company's headquarters in Yokneam in northern Israel July 26 2016. Picture taken July 26 2016. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
Starboard became the biggest shareholder in Mellanox after disclosing its stake purchase - valued at around $300 million - and said the chipmaker could improve its financial performance.
In particular Starboard is concerned that Mellanox which makes computer networking products using InfiniBand and Ethernet technology rejected a potential merger with rival Marvell Technology. Starboard in its filing said Marvell had expressed interest in discussing a “potential strategic transaction” but Mellanox declined to enter into talks.
Mellanox’s shares opened 14 percent higher and were still up 11 percent at $56.65 by 1552 GMT. They had risen 25 percent this year through Monday underperforming Marvell’s 56 percent rally and a 48 percent increase in the Philadelphia Semiconductor index.
The source noted that Starboard - which believes Mellanox is spending too much on research and development and other corporate expenses to try to boost revenue sacrificing margins compared with peers - must stop disappointing investors .
“ They need to improve financial performance or sell the company. Either way it is to see the stock price go up significantly ” the source said noting there was a “long list of potential buyers” for Mellanox.
Mellanox which was founded in 1999 and has a market value of nearly $3 billion said in a statement on Tuesday that it “welcomes the input and investment” from all its shareholders.
“In line with our commitment to drive enhanced shareholder value the Mellanox board of directors and management team continually review our operational and strategic priorities and are committed to acting in the best interests of our shareholders ” it said.
Barclays analyst Joseph Wolf who downgraded Mellanox to “underweight” after its earnings report said that while there is room for Mellanox to cut expenses its growth stems from accelerating revenue during product transitions. | JERUSALEM (Reuters) - [TGT]saw [TGT] shares surge on the Nasdaq on Tuesday after activist hedge fund Starboard Value LP bought a 10.7 percent stake to influence strategy.
The logo of [TGT] is seen at the company's headquarters in Yokneam in northern Israel July 26 2016. Picture taken July 26 2016. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
Starboard became the biggest shareholder in Mellanox after disclosing its stake purchase - valued at around $300 million - and said the chipmaker could improve its financial performance.
In particular Starboard is concerned that [TGT]which makes computer networking products using InfiniBand and Ethernet technology rejected a potential merger with rival Marvell Technology. Starboard in its filing said Marvell had expressed interest in discussing a “potential strategic transaction” but [TGT]declined to enter into talks.
Mellanox’s shares opened 14 percent higher and were still up 11 percent at $56.65 by 1552 GMT. They had risen 25 percent this year through Monday underperforming Marvell’s 56 percent rally and a 48 percent increase in the Philadelphia Semiconductor index.
The source noted that Starboard - which believes [TGT] is spending too much on research and development and other corporate expenses to try to boost revenue sacrificing margins compared with peers - must stop disappointing investors .
“ They need to improve financial performance or sell the company. Either way it is to see the stock price go up significantly ” the source said noting there was a “long list of potential buyers” for Mellanox.
[TGT]which was founded in 1999 and has a market value of nearly $3 billion said in a statement on Tuesday that it “welcomes the input and investment” from all its shareholders.
“In line with our commitment to drive enhanced shareholder value the Mellanox board of directors and management team continually review our operational and strategic priorities and are committed to acting in the best interests of our shareholders ” it said.
Barclays analyst Joseph Wolf who downgraded [TGT] after [TGT] earnings report said that while there is room for [TGT]to cut expenses [TGT] growth stems from accelerating revenue during product transitions. | 2Positive
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1,114 | 1 in custody after reports of armed person on Greyhound bus leads to police chase ending in Lake County | Terrance Williams | Terrance Williams of New Jersey had similar concerns about the ordeal. He was in the middle of the bus when the confusion started.
“The law is you see emergency lights you pull over ” Williams said. “(The police) were in front of us they were in back of us.”
Williams said at one point he thought the police were escorting the bus not realizing the situation on the back of the bus.
Eventually the bus stopped and the passengers were escorted off the Greyhound one by one Williams said.
“They treated us like we were criminals like we did something wrong ” Williams said. “OK if you got the person you’re looking for and everything’s done why are you detaining us?
“It was crazy ” he said. | [TGT]had similar concerns about the ordeal. [TGT] was in the middle of the bus when the confusion started.
“The law is you see emergency lights you pull over ” [TGT]said. “(The police) were in front of us they were in back of us.”
[TGT]said at one point [TGT] thought the police were escorting the bus not realizing the situation on the back of the bus.
Eventually the bus stopped and the passengers were escorted off the Greyhound one by one [TGT]said.
“They treated us like we were criminals like we did something wrong ” [TGT]said. “OK if you got the person you’re looking for and everything’s done why are you detaining us?
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1,115 | Marvin Lewis Mike Brown seem to be in no hurry to decide future of Bengals' coaching staff | Marvin Lewis | CINCINNATI -- Even though Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis and his assistants have expiring contracts no decision had been made as of Monday morning regarding whether Lewis will return to Cincinnati for a 16th season.
Although Lewis acknowledged there was some urgency to move quickly it appears he and Bengals owner Mike Brown will continue to have more discussions before a decision is made.
"Yeah it is hard. I spoke with [the assistant coaches] this morning we met with them this morning about it and I told them that as far as from my direction I would get them [an answer on] where things are quick as I could " Lewis said Monday.
Lewis has a?125-112-3 regular-season record with Cincinnati. He has led the team to the playoffs seven times without a postseason victory. The Bengals wrapped up a?7-9 season Sunday with a 31-27 victory over Baltimore.
On Monday Lewis repeatedly professed a need for him and Brown to be on the same page.
"Every decision I have ever made here is mutual with both of us. Since January of '03 it's always been mutual. It has to be that way." Lewis said.
Lewis seemed reluctant to discuss what exactly would lead to a mutual decision to bring him back next year cutting himself off at times and acknowledging he was worrying about revealing too much. Lewis said he thinks there's a path that would lead to his return but didn't elaborate instead joking that it was time to cut off the news conference.
Lewis and Brown were stuck in this position after the 2010 season. It took two days after that season to decide Lewis would return and sign a new deal.
Some of the reported issues at the time involved concessions Lewis wanted to see from Brown including the size of the scouting staff control over personnel (roster and coaching) and the need for an indoor practice facility. Although Brown did concede some things the scouting staff remains small and an indoor practice facility was never built.
Although those specific issues might not factor in this time around there are likely changes Lewis would like to see. He admitted it's more complicated than Brown simply extending an offer and Lewis accepting it.
"There's a lot of things. People have their viewpoint and I have my viewpoint. The one thing that we've been consistent on since I began here is staying on the same page. And I think that's important " Lewis said. "There's a direction the owner wants to have. ... And if his direction is different than my direction then that's probably not good. We just have to make sure we're all on the same page."
Lewis said the roster is one of the things he and Brown discuss. When asked if he was happy with the roster prior to the season Lewis didn't fully answer the question. The Bengals lost both Andrew Whitworth and Kevin Zeitler to free agency and the offensive line struggled all year as a result.
"We're aligned on things " Lewis said. "But I think as you move forward '17 is over and we're going into '18 now and the future so I think everybody wants to make sure we stay on the same course together."
Lewis has repeated that he wants to continue coaching and has said there is no role for him in Cincinnati's front office and never has been.
"I don't know where these thoughts come from that people make up. But no " he said. | CINCINNATI -- Even though Bengals head coach [TGT]and [TGT] assistants have expiring contracts no decision had been made as of Monday morning regarding whether [TGT]will return to Cincinnati for a 16th season.
Although [TGT]acknowledged there was some urgency to move quickly [TGT] appears [TGT] and Bengals owner Mike Brown will continue to have more discussions before a decision is made.
"Yeah it is hard. I spoke with [the assistant coaches] this morning we met with them this morning about it and I told them that as far as from my direction I would get them [an answer on] where things are quick as I could " [TGT]said Monday.
[TGT]has a?125-112-3 regular-season record with Cincinnati. [TGT] has led the team to the playoffs seven times without a postseason victory. The Bengals wrapped up a?7-9 season Sunday with a 31-27 victory over Baltimore.
On Monday [TGT]repeatedly professed a need for [TGT] and Brown to be on the same page.
"Every decision I have ever made here is mutual with both of us. Since January of '03 it's always been mutual. It has to be that way." [TGT]said.
[TGT]seemed reluctant to discuss what exactly would lead to a mutual decision to bring [TGT] back next year cutting [TGT] off at times and acknowledging [TGT] was worrying about revealing too much. [TGT]said [TGT] thinks there's a path that would lead to [TGT] return but didn't elaborate instead joking that it was time to cut off the news conference.
[TGT]and Brown were stuck in this position after the 2010 season. It took two days after that season to decide [TGT]would return and sign a new deal.
Some of the reported issues at the time involved concessions [TGT]wanted to see from Brown including the size of the scouting staff control over personnel (roster and coaching) and the need for an indoor practice facility. Although Brown did concede some things the scouting staff remains small and an indoor practice facility was never built.
Although those specific issues might not factor in this time around there are likely changes [TGT]would like to see. [TGT] admitted it's more complicated than Brown simply extending an offer and [TGT]accepting it.
"There's a lot of things. People have their viewpoint and I have my viewpoint. The one thing that we've been consistent on since I began here is staying on the same page. And I think that's important [TGT]said. "There's a direction the owner wants to have. ... And if [TGT][TGT] direction is different than my direction then that's probably not good. We just have to make sure we're all on the same page.[TGT]said the roster is one of the things [TGT] and Brown discuss. When asked if [TGT] was happy with the roster prior to the season [TGT]didn't fully answer the question. The Bengals lost both Andrew Whitworth and Kevin Zeitler to free agency and the offensive line struggled all year as a result.
"We're aligned on things [TGT]said. "But I think as you move forward '17 is over and we're going into '18 now and the future so I think everybody wants to make sure we stay on the same course together."
[TGT]has repeated that [TGT] wants to continue coaching and has said there is no role for [TGT] in Cincinnati's front office and never has been.
"I don't know where these thoughts come from that people make up. But no " he said. | 2Positive
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1,116 | Brendan Dassey appeals to U.S. Supreme Court | Brendan Dassey | CLOSE Brendan Dassey's case continues through the justice system. Alison Dirr/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin
Brendan Dassey appears in court April 16 2007 at the Manitowoc County Courthouse in Manitowoc. (Photo: Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin)
APPLETON Wis. — Brendan Dassey 's attorneys asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to hear his appeal in the Teresa Halbach murder.
The petition for a writ of certiorari — a legal brief asking the high court to hear his case — raises “crucial issues” with relevance far beyond Dassey ’s case the Northwestern Pritzker School of Law’s Center on Wrongful Convictions of Youth said in a statement Tuesday.
“Too many courts around the country for many years have been misapplying or even ignoring the Supreme Court’s instructions that confessions from mentally impaired kids like Brendan Dassey must be examined with the greatest care — and that interrogation tactics which may not be coercive when applied to an adult can overwhelm children and the mentally impaired ” Steven Drizin one of Dassey ’s attorneys from CWCY said in the statement. “Meanwhile DNA evidence has uncovered dozens of cases involving false confessions from children. The time is now for the Court to reaffirm this country’s commitment to protecting kids in the interrogation room.”
CLOSE A federal judge on Monday ordered Brendan Dassey be released from prison as he awaits a possible retrial Time
Dassey’s case has been moving through the legal system in fits and starts. In 2016 it appeared that he was on the verge of release with his conviction overturned on the grounds that it was involuntary — only to have the Seventh Circuit reinstate it.
Dassey was 16 when he confessed to participating in Halbach's murder. His attorneys say the confession was clearly coerced by detectives while the state contends that the questioning was proper and conformed to the law.
DOCUMENT: Dassey 's petition for writ of certiorari
That court "gave those attributes the same glancing treatment as other facts it deemed equally relevant to voluntariness — like the upholstery on the couch Dassey sat on
during questioning " his attorneys wrote. "Under an actual 'evaluation ' Dassey ’s confession would unquestionably be deemed involuntary but because of the state court’s disregard of that precedent this juvenile may spend the rest of his life in prison." | CLOSE [TGT]case continues through the justice system. Alison Dirr/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin
[TGT]appears in court April 16 2007 at the Manitowoc County Courthouse in Manitowoc. (Photo: Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin)
APPLETON Wis. — [TGT] 's attorneys asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to hear [TGT] appeal in the Teresa Halbach murder.
The petition for a writ of certiorari — a legal brief asking the high court to hear his case — raises “crucial issues” with relevance far beyond [TGT] ’s case the Northwestern Pritzker School of Law’s Center on Wrongful Convictions of Youth said in a statement Tuesday.
“Too many courts around the country for many years have been misapplying or even ignoring the Supreme Court’s instructions that confessions from mentally impaired kids like [TGT]must be examined with the greatest care — and that interrogation tactics which may not be coercive when applied to an adult can overwhelm children and the mentally impaired ” Steven Drizin one of [TGT] ’s attorneys from CWCY said in the statement. “Meanwhile DNA evidence has uncovered dozens of cases involving false confessions from children. The time is now for the Court to reaffirm this country’s commitment to protecting kids in the interrogation room.”
CLOSE A federal judge on Monday ordered [TGT]be released from prison as [TGT] awaits a possible retrial Time
Dassey’s case has been moving through the legal system in fits and starts. In 2016 it appeared that [TGT] was on the verge of release with [TGT] conviction overturned on the grounds that it was involuntary — only to have the Seventh Circuit reinstate it.
[TGT]was 16 when he confessed to participating in Halbach's murder. His attorneys say the confession was clearly coerced by detectives while the state contends that the questioning was proper and conformed to the law.
DOCUMENT: [TGT] 's petition for writ of certiorari
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1,117 | Did climate change contribute to Hurricane Harvey ? | Hurricane Harvey | Climate change was not the cause of Hurricane Harvey but there's reason to think a warmer planet can make such storms more devastating.
" Harvey was almost certainly more intense than it would have been in the absence of human-caused warming " said one scientist.
Climate change didn't cause Hurricane Harvey . But scientists can say it likely made the storm worse according to Michael Mann a distinguished professor of Atmospheric Science at Penn State.
"If you look at the ocean temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico they're at near-record warm levels about 87 Fahrenheit underneath Harvey right now that's about 2 degrees Fahrenheit above average for this time of year. That's a lot of extra heat energy available to evaporate water vapor into the air " Jeff Masters a meteorologist at The Weather Company who cofounded the weather-data website Weather Underground told Business Insider on Thursday.
As Harvey picked up more moisture it rapidly strengthened from a tropical storm to a category 4 hurricane before making landfall after which it stalled as a tropical storm dumping so much rain that the National Weather Service had to add more colors to its map.
Harvey has been described as a once-in-500-years-event though some spots could hit the once-in-a-million-years benchmark. But such events seem to be becoming more common as evidenced by major recent storms like Allison in 2001 Rita in 2005 and Ike in 2008. By some definitions the Houston area faced 500-year floods in both 2015 and 2016. | Climate change was not the cause of [TGT]but there's reason to think a warmer planet can make such storms more devastating.
" [TGT]was almost certainly more intense than it would have been in the absence of human-caused warming " said one scientist.
Climate change didn't cause [TGT] . But scientists can say it likely made the storm worse according to Michael Mann a distinguished professor of Atmospheric Science at Penn State.
"If you look at the ocean temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico they're at near-record warm levels about 87 Fahrenheit underneath [TGT] right now that's about 2 degrees Fahrenheit above average for this time of year. That's a lot of extra heat energy available to evaporate water vapor into the air " Jeff Masters a meteorologist at The Weather Company who cofounded the weather-data website Weather Underground told Business Insider on Thursday.
As [TGT]picked up more moisture it rapidly strengthened from a tropical storm to a category 4 hurricane before making landfall after which it stalled as a tropical storm dumping so much rain that the National Weather Service had to add more colors to its map.
[TGT]has been described as a once-in-500-years-event though some spots could hit the once-in-a-million-years benchmark. But such events seem to be becoming more common as evidenced by major recent storms like Allison in 2001 Rita in 2005 and Ike in 2008. By some definitions the Houston area faced 500-year floods in both 2015 and 2016. | 1Neutral
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1,118 | Nick Foles a Super Bowl MVP and unlikely folk hero in Philly | Nick Foles | Cast aside once in Philadelphia Nick Foles delivered the city its first Super Bowl title and he outdueled the great Tom Brady to do it.
He threw the go-ahead touchdown to tight end Zach Ertz from 11 yards on third-and-7 with 2:21 remaining capping a seven-minute 14-play drive that covered 75 yards kept Brady cooling his cleats on the sideline and allowed the Eagles' exhausted defenders to catch their collective breath in a game that featured 1 151 total yards the most in any NFL game in the Super Bowl era.
He started at his 9 with 58 seconds remaining and drove the Patriots to midfield before Foles and the Eagles could exhale.
A third-round pick by former Eagles coach Andy Reid in 2012 Foles had tremendous success as a starter under Chip Kelly his sophomore season. He threw 29 TDs and only two picks in 11 starts including playoffs in 2013. Foles posted a passer rating of 119.2 third-highest in league history. He tied an NFL record with seven TD passes in a game at Oakland in November 2013 and won an offensive MVP award at a Pro Bowl.
But Foles was traded to St. Louis for Sam Bradford in March 2015. He lost his starting job to Case Keenum and asked for his release after Jared Goff was drafted No. 1 overall. Foles considered hanging up his cleats before Reid persuaded him to go to Kansas City to be Alex Smith's backup.
After one season with the Chiefs Foles returned to Philly for $12 million over two years to provide insurance behind Wentz.
Now he 's a folk hero for a franchise that had gone 0-for-2 in Super Bowls and for a legion of fans who were rooting for anybody other than Brady and the Patriots who were seeking their third title in four years. | Cast aside once in Philadelphia [TGT] delivered the city its first Super Bowl title and he outdueled the great Tom Brady to do it.
He threw the go-ahead touchdown to tight end Zach Ertz from 11 yards on third-and-7 with 2:21 remaining capping a seven-minute 14-play drive that covered 75 yards kept Brady cooling his cleats on the sideline and allowed the Eagles' exhausted defenders to catch their collective breath in a game that featured 1 151 total yards the most in any NFL game in the Super Bowl era.
He started at his 9 with 58 seconds remaining and drove the Patriots to midfield before Foles and the Eagles could exhale.
A third-round pick by former Eagles coach Andy Reid in 2012 Foles had tremendous success as a starter under Chip Kelly his sophomore season. He threw 29 TDs and only two picks in 11 starts including playoffs in 2013. Foles posted a passer rating of 119.2 third-highest in league history. He tied an NFL record with seven TD passes in a game at Oakland in November 2013 and won an offensive MVP award at a Pro Bowl.
But Foles was traded to St. Louis for Sam Bradford in March 2015. He lost his starting job to Case Keenum and asked for his release after Jared Goff was drafted No. 1 overall. Foles considered hanging up his cleats before Reid persuaded him to go to Kansas City to be Alex Smith's backup.
After one season with the Chiefs Foles returned to Philly for $12 million over two years to provide insurance behind Wentz.
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1,119 | Revolut CEO Nikolay Storonsky on company culture and rapid growth | Nikolay Storonsky | LONDON — Nikolay Storonsky was in a hurry.
He had a plane to catch. But doing things quickly is just Storonsky's style.
While Revolut's company culture is not for everyone Storonsky said it is the culture that makes the business such a success.
He added: "Attrition is actually very low. We designed a whole onboarding process plus first six months as a continuing interview process — we see how he performs how he feeds the culture how he feeds the team and most importantly what he delivers.
"It's more complex compared to a year ago " Storonsky said. "It's more complex the more people you have around you."
Relaxation is important. Storonsky is an avid kite surfer and still makes time for his hobby.
"It's the only thing that I do apart from working " he said. "What's good about kite surfing is it switches your brain off completely and you just don't think and you become so relaxed — it's effectively equivalent to meditation. | LONDON — [TGT]was in a hurry.
[TGT] had a plane to catch. But doing things quickly is just Storonsky's style.
While Revolut's company culture is not for everyone Storonsky said it is the culture that makes the business such a success.
He added: "Attrition is actually very low. We designed a whole onboarding process plus first six months as a continuing interview process — we see how he performs how he feeds the culture how he feeds the team and most importantly what he delivers.
"It's more complex compared to a year ago [TGT]said. "It's more complex the more people you have around you."
Relaxation is important. [TGT]is an avid kite surfer and still makes time for [TGT] hobby.
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1,120 | Trump just made a bad night for Republicans much worse for himself | Donald J. Trump | It was a gamble but polling suggested it might be working. His opponent Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam saw his lead over Gillespie erode over the past few weeks. Trump weighed in for Gillespie in a series of tweets and with automated Election Day phone calls encouraging turnout.
.@EdWGillespie will totally turn around the high crime and poor economic performance of VA. MS-13 and crime will be gone. Vote today ASAP! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 7 2017
Trump wasted no time in distancing himself from Gillespie enjoying the spaciousness of his now-280-character tweets.
Ed Gillespie worked hard but did not embrace me or what I stand for. Don’t forget Republicans won 4 out of 4 House seats and with the economy doing record numbers we will continue to win even bigger than before! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 8 2017
We’ve noted before that Trump has an insurance premium against any calls for his impeachment. His popularity with Republicans has slipped since the beginning of his presidency but he ’s still very popular with them particularly more conservative members of his party. (Per Gallup more than 9 in 10 conservative Republicans approve of Trump .) Because Republican Party primaries see an overrepresentation of conservatives that meant that Republicans eager to win reelection to Congress were less likely to turn on the president.
Trump’s tweet distancing himself from Gillespie sugarcoats the election in a way that may make Trump feel better but probably isn’t fooling anyone on Capitol Hill. His claim that the GOP won four of four federal races misses a few important points. The first is that those races were in Republican-held districts. The second is that the Democrats saw big gains in most of those races relative to past elections. The third is that the figure is actually four of five; Trump likes to ignore a race in California won by the Democrats.
But it also does something very dangerous for Trump right now. It shows yet again that he isn’t loyal to his political partners.
We’ve seen this before. When Trump backed the House effort to repeal and replace Obamacare (having no plan of his own) he responded to its passage by declaring the bill to be “mean” — as though he hadn’t previously claimed it was nearly without flaws. (It was health care not immigration that was the big issue in Virginia according to exit polls. Northam won among voters concerned about health care by a more than 3-to-1 margin.) Even before Election Day in Alabama earlier this year Trump began to distance himself from his preferred candidate Republican Senate primary Luther Strange hinting that he had perhaps made a mistake — a shift that was certainly informed by polls showing a likely Strange loss. When that happened Trump deleted some of his tweets of endorsement.
Strange’s campaign unlike Gillespie’s didn’t embrace Trumpist politics such as the threat of the gang MS-13. He tried to win as a more typical establishment conservative to no avail. Gillespie tried to more directly embrace Trump politics — and lost badly. And then saw Trump turn on him.
Think of the message that Trump has sent to Republicans. Stand with him on policy and have him bad-mouth what you passed. Embrace his endorsement and see a loss followed by Trump playing down his support. Embrace his endorsement and his politics and see a loss followed by actual criticism. These are all one-offs — but politics generally suffers from a small sample size from which to draw conclusions and no one spends more time trying to draw conclusions than politicians.
Bannon’s track record in electoral politics? He helped Trump lose the popular vote and win the electoral college in 2016. He embraced Luther Strange’s opponent after Strange was trailing. And now he watched the “Trump-Stewart talking points” lead nowhere.
On its home page Breitbart also championed Trump ’s argument that Gillespie should have embraced him more robustly. That’s a flawed theory. Trump is very unpopular in Virginia and Northam won among those who disapprove of Trump by a 7-to-1 margin according to preliminary exit polls. A third of voters said their vote in the race was meant to send a message of opposition to Trump — twice as many as said it was a message of support.
What’s more Trump made his feelings clear. Those who wanted to vote for Trump’s candidate knew who that candidate was. As in Alabama voters went in another direction.
It’s critical to remember that Democrats were supposed to win this race albeit not necessarily by as wide a margin as they did. Democrats hold the governor’s mansion and Hillary Clinton won by five points last year. Trump could have congratulated Gillespie on a hard-fought race and noted the uphill battle. Instead he decided to try to spin the loss to his advantage.
It’s unlikely that many Republicans worried about next November will be convinced by Trump ’s argument. Instead they’re likely to take another lesson: Trump can’t deliver a victory for you when you’re trailing and neither can Trumpism. (In fact there’s every reason to think that Trump was the liability that his poll numbers would suggest with Gillespie doing fine in western Virginia but getting beaten badly in more-Democratic Northern Virginia.) Nor will Trump stand with you should things go south.
If next summer the question of Trump ’s fate as president is raised how might Republicans in center-right districts be expected to evaluate that decision? | "It was a gamble but polling suggested it might be working. His opponent Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam saw his lead over Gillespie erode over the past few weeks. Trump weighed in for Gillespie in a series of tweets and with automated Election Day phone calls encouraging turnout.
.@EdWGillespie will totally turn around the high crime and poor economic performance of VA. MS-13 and crime will be gone. Vote today ASAP! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 7 2017
Trump wasted no time in distancing himself from Gillespie enjoying the spaciousness of his now-280-character tweets.
Ed Gillespie worked hard but did not embrace me or what I stand for. Don’t forget Republicans won 4 out of 4 House seats and with the economy doing record numbers we will continue to win even bigger than before! — [TGT]
We’ve noted before that Trump has an insurance premium against any calls for his impeachment. His popularity with Republicans has slipped since the beginning of his presidency but he ’s still very popular with them particularly more conservative members of his party. (Per Gallup more than 9 in 10 conservative Republicans approve of [TGT] .) Because Republican Party primaries see an overrepresentation of conservatives that meant that Republicans eager to win reelection to Congress were less likely to turn on the president.
Trump’s tweet distancing himself from Gillespie sugarcoats the election in a way that may make [TGT] feel better but probably isn’t fooling anyone on Capitol Hill. His claim that the GOP won four of four federal races misses a few important points. The first is that those races were in Republican-held districts. The second is that the Democrats saw big gains in most of those races relative to past elections. The third is that the figure is actually four of five; Trump likes to ignore a race in California won by the Democrats.
But it also does something very dangerous for Trump right now. It shows yet again that he isn’t loyal to his political partners.
We’ve seen this before. When Trump backed the House effort to repeal and replace Obamacare (having no plan of his own) he responded to its passage by declaring the bill to be “mean” — as though he hadn’t previously claimed it was nearly without flaws. (It was health care not immigration that was the big issue in Virginia according to exit polls. Northam won among voters concerned about health care by a more than 3-to-1 margin.) Even before Election Day in Alabama earlier this year Trump began to distance himself from his preferred candidate Republican Senate primary Luther Strange hinting that he had perhaps made a mistake — a shift that was certainly informed by polls showing a likely Strange loss. When that happened Trump deleted some of his tweets of endorsement.
Strange’s campaign unlike Gillespie’s didn’t embrace Trumpist politics such as the threat of the gang MS-13. He tried to win as a more typical establishment conservative to no avail. Gillespie tried to more directly embrace Trump politics — and lost badly. And then saw Trump turn on him.
Think of the message that Trump has sent to Republicans. Stand with him on policy and have him bad-mouth what you passed. Embrace his endorsement and see a loss followed by Trump playing down his support. Embrace his endorsement and his politics and see a loss followed by actual criticism. These are all one-offs — but politics generally suffers from a small sample size from which to draw conclusions and no one spends more time trying to draw conclusions than politicians.
Bannon’s track record in electoral politics? He helped Trump lose the popular vote and win the electoral college in 2016. He embraced Luther Strange’s opponent after Strange was trailing. And now he watched the “Trump-Stewart talking points” lead nowhere.
On its home page Breitbart also championed Trump ’s argument that Gillespie should have embraced him more robustly. That’s a flawed theory. Trump is very unpopular in Virginia and Northam won among those who disapprove of Trump by a 7-to-1 margin according to preliminary exit polls. A third of voters said their vote in the race was meant to send a message of opposition to Trump — twice as many as said it was a message of support.
What’s more Trump made his feelings clear. Those who wanted to vote for Trump’s candidate knew who that candidate was. As in Alabama voters went in another direction.
It’s critical to remember that Democrats were supposed to win this race albeit not necessarily by as wide a margin as they did. Democrats hold the governor’s mansion and Hillary Clinton won by five points last year. Trump could have congratulated Gillespie on a hard-fought race and noted the uphill battle. Instead he decided to try to spin the loss to his advantage.
It’s unlikely that many Republicans worried about next November will be convinced by Trump ’s argument. Instead they’re likely to take another lesson: Trump can’t deliver a victory for you when you’re trailing and neither can Trumpism. (In fact there’s every reason to think that Trump was the liability that his poll numbers would suggest with Gillespie doing fine in western Virginia but getting beaten badly in more-Democratic Northern Virginia.) Nor will Trump stand with you should things go south.
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1,121 | Myanmar prosecutor seeks Official Secrets Act charges against two Reuters reporters | Kyaw Soe Oo | Wa Lone 31 and Kyaw Soe Oo 27 were detained on Dec. 12 after they had been invited to meet police officers over dinner. Family members have said the two told them they were arrested almost immediately after being handed some documents by the officers they had gone to meet.
“They arrested us and took action against us because we were trying to reveal the truth ” Wa Lone told reporters as he and Kyaw Soe Oo were led out of the court and back to Yangon’s Insein prison after the 30-minute hearing.
In the court Kyaw Soe Oo embraced his wife and held his daughter for a couple of minutes. His daughter began to weep as he was escorted away and he had to hand her back to other family members.
Wa Lone’s wife gave him a few small pieces of cake that she had brought.
Reuters journalist Kyaw Soe Oo arrives at the court in Yangon Myanmar January 10 2018. REUTERS/Stringer
Distraught relatives of Kyaw Soe Oo wailed and reached out to grasp him as the two journalists were driven away from a throng of reporters after the hearing.
“We view this as a wholly unwarranted blatant attack on press freedom. Our colleagues should be allowed to return to their jobs reporting on events in Myanmar. We believe time is of the essence and we continue to call for Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo ’s prompt release ” he said. | Wa Lone 31 and Kyaw Soe Oo 27 were detained on Dec. 12 after they had been invited to meet police officers over dinner. Family members have said the two told them they were arrested almost immediately after being handed some documents by the officers they had gone to meet.
“They arrested us and took action against us because we were trying to reveal the truth ” Wa Lone told reporters as he and Kyaw Soe Oo were led out of the court and back to Yangon’s Insein prison after the 30-minute hearing.
In the court [TGT] Oo embraced his wife and held his daughter for a couple of minutes. His daughter began to weep as he was escorted away and he had to hand her back to other family members.
Wa Lone’s wife gave him a few small pieces of cake that she had brought.
Reuters journalist [TGT] Oo arrives at the court in Yangon Myanmar January 10 2018. REUTERS/Stringer
Distraught relatives of [TGT] Oo wailed and reached out to grasp him as the two journalists were driven away from a throng of reporters after the hearing.
“We view this as a wholly unwarranted blatant attack on press freedom. Our colleagues should be allowed to return to their jobs reporting on events in Myanmar. We believe time is of the essence and we continue to call for Wa Lone and [TGT] Oo ’s prompt release ” he said. | 2Positive
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1,122 | Corey Lewandowski Fails to Answer House Intel Committee Questions Despite Promise | Corey Lewandowski | President Donald Trump's first campaign manager Corey Lewandowski reportedly stonewalled lawmakers during an appearance before the House Intelligence Committee Wednesday.
Lewandowski 's silence — citing executive privilege — followed the reluctance a day earlier of former White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon who similarly declined to answer some of the panel's questions.
"[Tuesday Lewandowski ] said on Fox that he would answer every question that we had " Rep. Adam Schiff D-Calif. the panel's top Democrat told reporters per The Hill.
Schiff said Lewandowski has no grounds to invoke executive privilege because he never held a job in transition or government.
He added it "became clear within minutes of the interview" Lewandowski did not plan to answer their questions although he told lawmakers he would return for another interview.
" He has expressed a willingness to come back and answer these questions but to me that is unacceptable to have a witness come before us and decide that for the purposes of [Wednesday's] interview these are categories of questions I'm placing off limits " Schiff said The Hill reported. | President Donald Trump's first campaign manager Corey Lewandowski reportedly stonewalled lawmakers during an appearance before the House Intelligence Committee Wednesday.
[TGT] 's silence — citing executive privilege — followed the reluctance a day earlier of former White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon who similarly declined to answer some of the panel's questions.
"[Tuesday [TGT] ] said on Fox that he would answer every question that we had " Rep. Adam Schiff D-Calif. the panel's top Democrat told reporters per The Hill.
Schiff said Lewandowski has no grounds to invoke executive privilege because he never held a job in transition or government.
He added it "became clear within minutes of the interview" Lewandowski did not plan to answer their questions although he told lawmakers he would return for another interview.
" He has expressed a willingness to come back and answer these questions but to me that is unacceptable to have a witness come before us and decide that for the purposes of [Wednesday's] interview these are categories of questions I'm placing off limits " Schiff said The Hill reported. | 1Neutral
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1,123 | What is the diversity visa lottery program? | Chuck Schumer | The terrorist came into our country through what is called the "Diversity Visa Lottery Program " a Chuck Schumer beauty. I want merit based. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 1 2017
" Senator Chuck Schumer helping to import Europes problems" said Col.Tony Shaffer. We will stop this craziness! @foxandfriends — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 1 2017
Schumer in response to Trump’s tweets said “I guess it’s not too soon to politicize a tragedy.”
In 2013 Schumer was part of the Senate’s “Gang of Eight” group that came up with a sweeping bipartisan proposal to revamp U.S. immigration laws. Among other things that proposal called for eliminating the diversity lottery.
Doing so Schumer said would help the New York Police Department and other law enforcement agencies across the country.
After a labor policy event at the Capitol Schumer declared “The terrorists can’t divide us.”
He declined to discuss the specifics of the diversity lottery program at the time because some details including how the suspect entered the United States were still unclear. Schumer said that he did not speak with Trump after Tuesday’s attack and that he was offered “nothing” — no briefing by the White House on the situation.
Instead he had to call the deputy director of the FBI on Tuesday to get updates.
Manhattan Terrorist Sayfullo Saipov Entered US On Chuck Schumer’s ‘Diversity Visa’ Program https://t.co/LJ3vhex4u6 pic.twitter.com/rhsv5sNDGU — Chuck Woolery (@chuckwoolery) November 1 2017
Schumer did play a key role in drawing up the program in 1990. His proposals eventually became part of a broader immigration package that was passed by Congress in a bipartisan vote and signed into law by a Republican president George H.W Bush.
“You know who the sponsor was? Chuck Schumer ” he said to which Hannity responded “Good grief.”
Breitbart wrote that Schumer had “created” the program and it referred to the visas as “ Schumer visas.”
The program did originate in part in a bill introduced in 1990 by Schumer who was then a member of the House. He proposed making a set number of visas available each year to “diversity immigrants” from “low-admission” countries.
Schumer ’s measure was absorbed into a broader House immigration bill which was sponsored by Schumer and 31 others including several Republicans. The legislation passed in a bipartisan vote of 231 to 192. The Senate version which contained the “diversity immigrants” provision passed in an overwhelming 89-to-8 vote and was signed into law by Bush at the end of 1990.
At the Capitol on Wednesday Schumer blasted Trump’s response to the attack.
“This is a tragedy ” Schumer said. “It’s less than a day after it occurred and he can’t refrain from his nasty divisive habits. He ought to lead.” | The terrorist came into our country through what is called the "Diversity Visa Lottery Program " a Chuck Schumer beauty. I want merit based. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 1 2017
" [TGT]helping to import Europes problems" said Col.Tony Shaffer. We will stop this craziness! @foxandfriends — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 1 2017
[TGT]in response to Trump’s tweets said “I guess [TGT] not too soon to politicize a tragedy.”
In 2013 [TGT]was part of the Senate’s “Gang of Eight” group that came up with a sweeping bipartisan proposal to revamp U.S. immigration laws. Among other things that proposal called for eliminating the diversity lottery.
Doing so [TGT]said would help the New York Police Department and other law enforcement agencies across the country.
After a labor policy event at the Capitol [TGT]declared “The terrorists can’t divide us.”
[TGT] declined to discuss the specifics of the diversity lottery program at the time because some details including how the suspect entered the United States were still unclear. [TGT]said that [TGT] did not speak with Trump after Tuesday’s attack and that [TGT] was offered “nothing” — no briefing by the White House on the situation.
Instead [TGT] had to call the deputy director of the FBI on Tuesday to get updates.
Manhattan Terrorist Sayfullo Saipov Entered US On Chuck Schumer’s ‘Diversity Visa’ Program https://t.co/LJ3vhex4u6 pic.twitter.com/rhsv5sNDGU — Chuck Woolery (@chuckwoolery) November 1 2017
[TGT]did play a key role in drawing up the program in 1990. [TGT] proposals eventually became part of a broader immigration package that was passed by Congress in a bipartisan vote and signed into law by a Republican president George H.W Bush.
“You know who the sponsor was? [TGT] ” he said to which Hannity responded “Good grief.”
Breitbart wrote that [TGT]had “created” the program and [TGT] referred to the visas as “ [TGT]visas.”
The program did originate in part in a bill introduced in 1990 by Schumer who was then a member of the House. He proposed making a set number of visas available each year to “diversity immigrants” from “low-admission” countries.
[TGT] ’s measure was absorbed into a broader House immigration bill which was sponsored by Schumer and 31 others including several Republicans. The legislation passed in a bipartisan vote of 231 to 192. The Senate version which contained the “diversity immigrants” provision passed in an overwhelming 89-to-8 vote and was signed into law by Bush at the end of 1990.
At the Capitol on Wednesday [TGT]blasted Trump’s response to the attack.
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1,124 | The flu can kill millions. In 1918 a pandemic was fueled by World War I. | Woodrow Wilson | By mid-October the situation had become so dire that President Woodrow Wilson called his Army chief of staff to the White House suggesting that perhaps the troop ships should be halted until the flu abated. He was reassured by Gen. Peyton C. March that every medical precaution was being taken.
A year earlier Wilson had outlined in his famous 14-point speech a blueprint to keep the world safe from future wars. He called for an end to secret treaties and proposed a plan that would consider the rights of native people who lived in colonial territories require reduction in world armaments and guarantee freedom of the seas. He also proposed the League of Nations an international organization empowered to ensure “political independence and territorial integrity [of] great and small states alike.”
Wilson arrived in Paris for the peace talks prepared to battle with Georges Clemenceau the 77-year-old “Tiger” of France who wanted Germany to pay heavily for waging war.
The talks dragged on and turned so bitter that Wilson threatened to head home without an agreement. And then he came down with the flu.
“ The president was suddenly taken violently sick with the influenza at a time when the whole of civilization seemed to be in the balance ” his doctor Cary T. Grayson wrote to a friend back home on April 14 1919. “From your side of the water you can not realize on what thin ice European civilization has been skating. . . . Some day perhaps I may be able to tell the world what a close call we had.”
Instead Grayson told the public that Wilson had caught a cold.
Wilson would recover sufficiently to resume the talks. But he was an enfeebled shadow of his former self quickly caving in to Clemenceau’s demands.
“It is of course impossible to say what Wilson would have done had he not become sick ” historian John M. Barry wrote in his best-selling book “The Great Influenza.” “Influenza did weaken him physically and — precisely at the most critical point of the negotiations — influenza did at the least drain from him the stamina and the ability to concentrate. That much is certain. And it is almost certain that influenza affected his mind in other deeper ways.”
Clemenceau’s greatest triumph — and Wilson ’s greatest humiliation in his moment of weakness— was acquiescence to what became known as the “War Guilt Clause.” Germans viewed that clause as putting full responsibility for the war on Germany and it demanded payment of a sum far greater than anything the country could afford.
Wilson’s Fourteen Points had been widely distributed in Germany and Germans saw their abandonment as a betrayal. For 14 years the Weimar Republic ruled Germany amid hyperinflation political extremism and contentious relationships with the victorious Allies. | By mid-October the situation had become so dire that [TGT]called [TGT] Army chief of staff to the White House suggesting that perhaps the troop ships should be halted until the flu abated. He was reassured by Gen. Peyton C. March that every medical precaution was being taken.
A year earlier Wilson had outlined in his famous 14-point speech a blueprint to keep the world safe from future wars. He called for an end to secret treaties and proposed a plan that would consider the rights of native people who lived in colonial territories require reduction in world armaments and guarantee freedom of the seas. He also proposed the League of Nations an international organization empowered to ensure “political independence and territorial integrity [of] great and small states alike.”
Wilson arrived in Paris for the peace talks prepared to battle with Georges Clemenceau the 77-year-old “Tiger” of France who wanted Germany to pay heavily for waging war.
The talks dragged on and turned so bitter that Wilson threatened to head home without an agreement. And then he came down with the flu.
“ The president was suddenly taken violently sick with the influenza at a time when the whole of civilization seemed to be in the balance ” his doctor Cary T. Grayson wrote to a friend back home on April 14 1919. “From your side of the water you can not realize on what thin ice European civilization has been skating. . . . Some day perhaps I may be able to tell the world what a close call we had.”
Instead Grayson told the public that Wilson had caught a cold.
Wilson would recover sufficiently to resume the talks. But he was an enfeebled shadow of his former self quickly caving in to Clemenceau’s demands.
“It is of course impossible to say what Wilson would have done had he not become sick ” historian John M. Barry wrote in his best-selling book “The Great Influenza.” “Influenza did weaken him physically and — precisely at the most critical point of the negotiations — influenza did at the least drain from him the stamina and the ability to concentrate. That much is certain. And it is almost certain that influenza affected his mind in other deeper ways.”
Clemenceau’s greatest triumph — and Wilson ’s greatest humiliation in his moment of weakness— was acquiescence to what became known as the “War Guilt Clause.” Germans viewed that clause as putting full responsibility for the war on Germany and it demanded payment of a sum far greater than anything the country could afford.
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1,125 | Trump chides Feinstein urges GOP to control Russia probes | Sneaky Dianne Feinstein | A day earlier Feinstein who faces a primary challenge in her re-election this year released the transcript of the Senate Judiciary Committee's closed-door August interview with an official from the political opposition research firm Fusion GPS which commissioned the dossier. She released the transcript of Glenn Simpson's interview over the objections of the committee's Republican chairman Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley. She is the top Democrat on the panel.
"The fact that Sneaky Dianne Feinstein who has on numerous occasions stated that collusion between Trump/Russia has not been found would release testimony in such an underhanded and possibly illegal way totally without authorization is a disgrace " Trump tweeted. "Must have tough Primary!"
Feinstein 's release was not illegal because the information wasn't classified. And as the top Democrat on the committee she didn't need authorization from Grassley to release it. Her staff helped conduct the interview with Simpson.
Feinstein also sits on the Senate intelligence committee which is conducting its own investigation into the Russian interference and whether Trump's campaign was in any way involved. Special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation is continuing and his probe so far has resulted in charges against four of Trump's campaign advisers. | A day earlier Feinstein who faces a primary challenge in her re-election this year released the transcript of the Senate Judiciary Committee's closed-door August interview with an official from the political opposition research firm Fusion GPS which commissioned the dossier. She released the transcript of Glenn Simpson's interview over the objections of the committee's Republican chairman Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley. She is the top Democrat on the panel.
"The fact that [TGT]would release testimony in such an underhanded and possibly illegal way totally without authorization is a disgrace " Trump tweeted. "Must have tough Primary!"
Feinstein 's release was not illegal because the information wasn't classified. And as the top Democrat on the committee she didn't need authorization from Grassley to release it. Her staff helped conduct the interview with Simpson.
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1,126 | How James Damore went from Google employee to right | James Damore | James Damore an ex-Google employee who wrote a controversial memo arguing the merits of gender and diversity programs was interviewed by two YouTubers. (Jhaan Elker/The Washington Post)
A week ago James Damore worked at Google. Now he ’s sitting for portraits with Peter Duke the photographer the New York Times dubbed “the Annie Leibovitz of the alt-right.”
In one photograph — the user image for an unverified Twitter account believed to be his — Damore sits in front of a blue background holding a laptop. He’s wearing a T-shirt that has one word printed on the chest in Google’s font. It reads: “Goolag.”
The memo went viral at Google and then became news when its existence was leaked to Motherboard. Damore was fired for “perpetuating gender stereotypes.” But he quickly became a hero on the right-wing Internet where a coalition of anti-politically-correct online personalities Trump supporters and the alt-right believed that Damore ’s firing was proof that Silicon Valley was hostile to conservatives — and that something was about to change.
As his Duke portraits show that is a role that Damore has embraced. Below is a look at how he got there.
James Damore did nothing wrong #GoogleManifesto — Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) August 8 2017
Each component of the Damore ’s story read like a fulfilled prophecy for the right-wing Internet which has spent years accusing Silicon Valley companies of conspiring to silence conservatives.
Many of the things Damore argued in that memo were more or less aligned with this viewpoint: for instance that “Google’s left bias has created a politically correct monoculture that maintains its hold by shaming dissenters into silence ” and later that “we have extensive government and Google programs fields of study and legal and social norms to protect women but when a man complains about a gender issue affecting men he’s labeled as a misogynist and a whiner.”
The left is at war with reality. James Damore told the truth. For that he was witch hunted doxxed & fired.#JeSuisJamesDamore — Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) August 8 2017
The Gab founder has previously said that he believes progressives have a monopoly on every major Silicon Valley company and has built Gab as an independent free-speech alternative — one that has been especially popular with the Trump-supporting Internet and its diaspora. Gab said in a tweet that it had raised $80 000 for its crowdfunding campaign over the past week a period roughly aligning with Damore ’s story going viral.
Torba also said that Damore ’s memo was particularly well-timed because “censorship from Silicon Valley has increased dramatically over the past few weeks ” He pointed me to this tweet for examples:
August 2017: James Damore fired
Because Damore ’s memo and firing escaped the right-wing filter bubble and became a real mainstream controversy his story took on a much larger significance. Soon some prominent personalities were talking about Damore with the language of civil rights;
James Damore: 'Treat people as individuals not groups'
Gab along with WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange both publicly offered to hire Damore after he lost his job at Google. But the onslaught of online support that headed Damore ’s way as the story about his memo blew up was more comprehensive than that.
WeSearchr the crowdfunding “bounty” platform run by infamous Internet troll Chuck Johnson set up a “fundraiser” for Damore that has raised $40 000 in a matter of days. The conservative media picking up on the initial support of Damore on right-wing Twitter began to cover the story as progressive overreach. | "James Damore an ex-Google employee who wrote a controversial memo arguing the merits of gender and diversity programs was interviewed by two YouTubers. (Jhaan Elker/The Washington Post)
A week ago [TGT] worked at Google. Now [TGT] ’s sitting for portraits with Peter Duke the photographer the New York Times dubbed “the Annie Leibovitz of the alt-right.”
In one photograph — the user image for an unverified Twitter account believed to be his — [TGT]sits in front of a blue background holding a laptop. He’s wearing a T-shirt that has one word printed on the chest in Google’s font. It reads: “Goolag.”
The memo went viral at Google and then became news when its existence was leaked to Motherboard. [TGT]was fired for “perpetuating gender stereotypes.” But [TGT] quickly became a hero on the right-wing Internet where a coalition of anti-politically-correct online personalities Trump supporters and the alt-right believed that Damore ’s firing was proof that Silicon Valley was hostile to conservatives — and that something was about to change.
As his Duke portraits show that is a role that Damore has embraced. Below is a look at how he got there.
[TGT] did nothing wrong #GoogleManifesto — Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) August 8 2017
Each component of the [TGT] ’s story read like a fulfilled prophecy for the right-wing Internet which has spent years accusing Silicon Valley companies of conspiring to silence conservatives.
Many of the things [TGT]argued in that memo were more or less aligned with this viewpoint: for instance that “Google’s left bias has created a politically correct monoculture that maintains [TGT] hold by shaming dissenters into silence ” and later that “we have extensive government and Google programs fields of study and legal and social norms to protect women but when a man complains about a gender issue affecting men he’s labeled as a misogynist and a whiner.”
The left is at war with reality. [TGT] told the truth. For that [TGT] was witch hunted doxxed & fired.#JeSuisJamesDamore — Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) August 8 2017
[TGT] has previously said that [TGT] believes progressives have a monopoly on every major Silicon Valley company and has built Gab as an independent free-speech alternative — one that has been especially popular with the Trump-supporting Internet and its diaspora. [TGT] said in a tweet that it had raised $80 000 for its crowdfunding campaign over the past week a period roughly aligning with Damore ’s story going viral.
Torba also said that [TGT] was particularly well-timed because “censorship from Silicon Valley has increased dramatically over the past few weeks ” He pointed me to this tweet for examples:
August 2017: [TGT] fired
Because [TGT] ’s memo and firing escaped the right-wing filter bubble and became a real mainstream controversy his story took on a much larger significance. Soon some prominent personalities were talking about [TGT] with the language of civil rights;
[TGT] : 'Treat people as individuals not groups'
Gab along with WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange both publicly offered to hire [TGT] after he lost his job at Google. the onslaught of online support that headed [TGT] ’s way as the story about his memo blew up was more comprehensive than that.
WeSearchr the crowdfunding “bounty” platform run by infamous Internet troll Chuck Johnson set up a “fundraiser” for [TGT] that has raised $40 000 in a matter of days. The conservative media picking up on the initial support of [TGT] on right-wing Twitter began to cover the story as progressive overreach." | 2Positive
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1,127 | U.S. snowboarder Chloe Kim tweets about ice cream in between qualifying runs | Chloe Kim | Extremely chill Olympic snowboarder Chloe Kim crushed the qualifier for the halfpipe on Monday beating out the second-place finisher by over seven points.
Is the time between Olympic qualifying runs stressful? It was stressful for me to watch so I assume yes. But did Chloe Kim still tweet about ice cream during this high-pressure time? Absolutely.
Could be down for some ice cream rn — Chloe Kim (@chloekimsnow) February 12 2018
yes... — Chloe Kim (@chloekimsnow) February 12 2018
Should Chloe Kim actually bring some ice cream to the competition next round you will be the first to know. Until then please temper your Olympics anxiety by channeling Chloe's nerves of steel.
Remember: you're on your couch. She 's on top of a mountain and also on TV. | Extremely chill [TGT]crushed the qualifier for the halfpipe on Monday beating out the second-place finisher by over seven points.
Is the time between Olympic qualifying runs stressful? It was stressful for me to watch so I assume yes. But did [TGT]still tweet about ice cream during this high-pressure time? Absolutely.
Could be down for some ice cream rn — Chloe Kim (@chloekimsnow) February 12 2018
yes... — [TGT](@chloekimsnow) February 12 2018
Should [TGT]actually bring some ice cream to the competition next round you will be the first to know. Until then please temper your Olympics anxiety by channeling Chloe's nerves of steel.
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1,128 | The Saudi purges hit the DC lobbyists | Mohammed bin Salman | While many of the officials arrested over the weekend threaten Mohammed [ bin Salman ]'s power they aren't the only ones that he has purged. In September Mohammed arrested some 30 senior Wahhabist clerics and intellectuals. And Saturday's arrest of the princes cabinet ministers and business leaders was followed up by further arrests of senior Wahhabist clerics.
Read the whole thing and then realize that the tap is being cut off for the lobbying and much much else financed by rogue royals. Members of the family have been funding the spear and the shield of fundamentalist Islam overseas and if Mohammed bin Salman stays in power that will end.
Read the whole thing and then realize that the tap is being cut off for the lobbying and much much else financed by rogue royals. Members of the family have been funding the spear and the shield of fundamentalist Islam overseas and if Mohammed bin Salman stays in power that will end.
While many of the officials arrested over the weekend threaten Mohammed [bin Salman]'s power they aren't the only ones that he has purged. In September Mohammed arrested some 30 senior Wahhabist clerics and intellectuals. And Saturday's arrest of the princes cabinet ministers and business leaders was followed up by further arrests of senior Wahhabist clerics. | While many of the officials arrested over the weekend threaten Mohammed [ [TGT] ]'s power they aren't the only ones that [TGT] has purged. In September Mohammed arrested some 30 senior Wahhabist clerics and intellectuals. And Saturday's arrest of the princes cabinet ministers and business leaders was followed up by further arrests of senior Wahhabist clerics.
Read the whole thing and then realize that the tap is being cut off for the lobbying and much much else financed by rogue royals. Members of the family have been funding the spear and the shield of fundamentalist Islam overseas and if [TGT] stays in power that will end.
Read the whole thing and then realize that the tap is being cut off for the lobbying and much much else financed by rogue royals. Members of the family have been funding the spear and the shield of fundamentalist Islam overseas and if [TGT]stays in power that will end.
While many of the officials arrested over the weekend threaten Mohammed [bin Salman]'s power they aren't the only ones that [TGT] has purged. In September Mohammed arrested some 30 senior Wahhabist clerics and intellectuals. And Saturday's arrest of the princes cabinet ministers and business leaders was followed up by further arrests of senior Wahhabist clerics. | 2Positive
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1,129 | Boom In Antler Pet Chews May Have Opened A Black Market | Gus Gillespie | "If a guy comes in and he looks like a hunter and he talks like a hunter then you get a pretty good feel for it " says Gus Gillespie from behind the counter at the Alaska Fur Exchange.
Gillespie got into the horn and hide trade several decades ago after years with the Navy and as an engineer in the oil fields on Alaska's North Slope. Now he and his wife run the Fur Exchange where on any given day just past the rows of wolf and opossum pelts are piles of antlers jumbled up like waist-high tumbleweeds. On the ground are plastic bins filled with spiky tines and plates sawed down into palm-sized strips. It is an astounding volume of animal matter.
"As far as antler it's either crap and we don't want it or it's really really nice " Gillespie says with a laugh.
The four or five years since antler chews have become more popular with his customers have been good for Gillespie 's business. Instead of trading predominantly in the large high-end antlers favored by artisans and collectors the store can now buy more medium-sized products to cut down into the chews they stock in baskets by the register.
But he has turned sellers away if he thinks the source material might have been illegally obtained. Gillespie points to the pervasive presence of substance abuse and says he and his staff look for whether a person seems drunk high or in withdrawal as they assess a potential purchase.
"If it's questionable we don't do anything with it for a while " he says. They might tell someone to come back in a few hours pulling images of the person or their license plate from the numerous security cameras mounted around the store sharing the information with police.
But anyone he turns away can just go to Craigslist—where every day in Alaska plenty of people promise in all caps to pay up to $50 a pound in cash for antlers. And once they're cut down into the small chunks sold over the counter nobody can really say whether they were stolen or not. | "If a guy comes in and he looks like a hunter and he talks like a hunter then you get a pretty good feel for it " says [TGT]from behind the counter at the Alaska Fur Exchange.
[TGT]got into the horn and hide trade several decades ago after years with the Navy and as an engineer in the oil fields on Alaska's North Slope. Now [TGT] and [TGT] wife run the Fur Exchange where on any given day just past the rows of wolf and opossum pelts are piles of antlers jumbled up like waist-high tumbleweeds. On the ground are plastic bins filled with spiky tines and plates sawed down into palm-sized strips. It is an astounding volume of animal matter.
"As far as antler it's either crap and we don't want it or it's really really nice [TGT]says with a laugh.
The four or five years since antler chews have become more popular with his customers have been good for Gillespie 's business. Instead of trading predominantly in the large high-end antlers favored by artisans and collectors the store can now buy more medium-sized products to cut down into the chews they stock in baskets by the register.
But he has turned sellers away if he thinks the source material might have been illegally obtained. [TGT]points to the pervasive presence of substance abuse and says [TGT] and [TGT] staff look for whether a person seems drunk high or in withdrawal as they assess a potential purchase.
"If it's questionable we don't do anything with it for a while " he says. They might tell someone to come back in a few hours pulling images of the person or their license plate from the numerous security cameras mounted around the store sharing the information with police.
But anyone he turns away can just go to Craigslist—where every day in Alaska plenty of people promise in all caps to pay up to $50 a pound in cash for antlers. And once they're cut down into the small chunks sold over the counter nobody can really say whether they were stolen or not. | 1Neutral
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1,130 | Adrian Gonzalez is low | Jay Bruce | Jay Bruce back for ‘unfinished business’ with Mets
Scouts who watched him last year debate whether it is age or injury that affected him . Clearly recovering from back injuries is harder for older players and the Mets have had plenty of experience with that and David Wright.
But Gonzalez is confident in his comeback and said he is expecting to be the Mets’ starting first baseman this year.
He switched his offseason workouts from weight training to flexibility and conditioning including pilates and water aerobics. He does a core workout to keep his back strong which he will have to continue into the season. | [TGT]back for ‘unfinished business’ with Mets
Scouts who watched [TGT] last year debate whether it is age or injury that affected [TGT] . Clearly recovering from back injuries is harder for older players and the Mets have had plenty of experience with that and David Wright.
But Gonzalez is confident in his comeback and said he is expecting to be the Mets’ starting first baseman this year.
He switched his offseason workouts from weight training to flexibility and conditioning including pilates and water aerobics. He does a core workout to keep his back strong which he will have to continue into the season. | 2Positive
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1,131 | Devin O'Rourke helps Lincoln | Devin O'Rourke | Lincoln-Way East defensive end Devin O'Rourke knew the significance of stopping Homewood-Flossmoor from scoring on its first series of the second half.
With O'Rourke leading the charge East forced H-F into a three-and-out and the offense responded with two straight scores for a 29-7 SouthWest Suburban win in Flossmoor.
"The defense knew it had to stop them " O'Rourke said. "We did that and the offense came up with the score. This is the best defense I've played on."
The 6-foot-6 250-pound O'Rourke not only was a force on defense the Northwestern recruit provided the offensive line with some firepower when he substituted in at right tackle.
O'Rourke hadn't played on the offensive line since his freshman year. He's more than willing to step in when needed.
"I'm used to attacking on defense " O'Rourke said. "It's been a little different blocking. It's a little tiring going both ways but it's fun when we score and celebrate."
Max Cesario Sam Broda Dylan Shelton and O'Rourke had seven tackles each for the Griffins. Shelton O'Rourke and Pedersen recorded sacks. | Lincoln-Way East defensive end [TGT]knew the significance of stopping Homewood-Flossmoor from scoring on its first series of the second half.
With O'Rourke leading the charge East forced H-F into a three-and-out and the offense responded with two straight scores for a 29-7 SouthWest Suburban win in Flossmoor.
"The defense knew it had to stop them [TGT]said. "We did that and the offense came up with the score. This is the best defense I've played on."
The 6-foot-6 250-pound [TGT]not only was a force on defense the Northwestern recruit provided the offensive line with some firepower when he substituted in at right tackle.
[TGT]hadn't played on the offensive line since his freshman year. He's more than willing to step in when needed.
"I'm used to attacking on defense [TGT]said. "It's been a little different blocking. It's a little tiring going both ways but it's fun when we score and celebrate."
Max Cesario Sam Broda Dylan Shelton and [TGT]had seven tackles each for the Griffins. Shelton [TGT]and Pedersen recorded sacks. | 2Positive
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1,132 | Google shuts down Project Titan drone program | Miller | When Google reorganized into Alphabet in 2015 Titan was folded into X. Titan was then lumped into Project Wing the X division that works on delivery drones. An X representative Jacquelyn Miller told Business Insider that X will instead focus on Project Loon which makes high-altitude balloons for delivering internet from the sky.
Miller said the Titan project was ended some time within the last year but declined to give specifics. Some Titan employees were reassigned to other parts of X including Project Loon. Miller did not say how many Titan employees lost their jobs if any.
"The team from Titan was brought into X in late 2015. We ended our exploration of high altitude UAVs for internet access shortly after " Miller said in a written statement. "By comparison at this stage the economics and technical feasibility of Project Loon present a much more promising way to connect rural and remote parts of the world. Many people from the Titan team are now using their expertise as part of other high flying projects at X including Loon and Project Wing."
Project Wing has had its own troubles. The head of Wing Dave Vos left the company in October 2016. Miller said the company is still committed to Project Wing. | When Google reorganized into Alphabet in 2015 Titan was folded into X. Titan was then lumped into Project Wing the X division that works on delivery drones. An X representative [TGT]told Business Insider that X will instead focus on Project Loon which makes high-altitude balloons for delivering internet from the sky.
[TGT]said the Titan project was ended some time within the last year but declined to give specifics. Some Titan employees were reassigned to other parts of X including Project Loon. [TGT] did not say how many Titan employees lost their jobs if any.
"The team from Titan was brought into X in late 2015. We ended our exploration of high altitude UAVs for internet access shortly after " [TGT]said in a written statement. "By comparison at this stage the economics and technical feasibility of Project Loon present a much more promising way to connect rural and remote parts of the world. Many people from the Titan team are now using their expertise as part of other high flying projects at X including Loon and Project Wing."
Project Wing has had its own troubles. The head of Wing Dave Vos left the company in October 2016. [TGT] said the company is still committed to Project Wing. | 2Positive
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1,133 | NBC figure skating announcers Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir remain polarizing | Johnny Weir | Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski during the start of the women’s singles competition. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
To many viewers NBC figure skating analysts Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir are Olympic darlings — a one-stop shop for knowledge sass and brass. Others however reach for their ear plugs calling the duo mean obnoxious and distracting. This debate resurfaces every time Lipinski and Weir appear on television.
“They’re just awful ” one commenter wrote after a Washington Post interview with Lipinski and Weir . Another added “They chatter incessantly like a couple of squirrels.”
Whether you appreciate Lipinski’s and Weir ’s “truth” — and their newfangled approach — it appears they’re here for the long haul. Aside from anchoring the final figure skating competition Thursday night (the women’s free skate) and the exhibition gala over the weekend NBC announced that Lipinski Weir and Gannon will also host coverage of the PyeongChang Closing Ceremonies this weekend. The reaction to this news? Predictably it was both joy and agony. | Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski during the start of the women’s singles competition. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
To many viewers NBC figure skating analysts Tara Lipinski and [TGT]are Olympic darlings — a one-stop shop for knowledge sass and brass. Others however reach for their ear plugs calling the duo mean obnoxious and distracting. This debate resurfaces every time Lipinski and [TGT]appear on television.
“They’re just awful ” one commenter wrote after a Washington Post interview with Lipinski and [TGT] . Another added “They chatter incessantly like a couple of squirrels.”
Whether you appreciate Lipinski’s and [TGT] — and their newfangled approach — it appears they’re here for the long haul. Aside from anchoring the final figure skating competition Thursday night (the women’s free skate) and the exhibition gala over the weekend NBC announced that Lipinski Weir and Gannon will also host coverage of the PyeongChang Closing Ceremonies this weekend. The reaction to this news? Predictably it was both joy and agony. | 2Positive
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1,134 | Couple found locked in embrace died in murder | Joseph Orbeso | Investigators say Joseph Orbeso 22 shot and killed his girlfriend Rachel Nguyen 20 and then turned the gun on himself according to a release Friday from the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department Morongo Basin station.
Orbeso and Nguyen were reported missing July 28 after a bed-and-breakfast owner in the Morongo Basin told the Sheriff’s Department that they may have gone hiking in the park that morning.
Rachel Nguyen and Joseph Orbeso went missing July 28 and their bodies were found earlier this week. (National Park Serivce)
"Based on evidence located at the scene detectives believe Orbeso shot Nguyen then shot himself. The investigation into Orbeso ’s actions remains under investigation " the statement said.
The sheriff’s update comes days after Orbeso ’s father Gilbert Orbeso publicly identified the pair and authorities said they were found in an "embrace."
"I want Joseph to be remembered as a kind caring and thoughtful person " his father told the Southern California News Group in an email. "The way he was found beside Rachel holding her as they were seeking shade under the brush says everything you need to know about him as a man and as a human being." | Investigators say [TGT]shot and killed [TGT] girlfriend Rachel Nguyen 20 and then turned the gun on himself according to a release Friday from the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department Morongo Basin station.
Orbeso and Nguyen were reported missing July 28 after a bed-and-breakfast owner in the Morongo Basin told the Sheriff’s Department that they may have gone hiking in the park that morning.
[TGT]went missing July 28 and [TGT] bodies were found earlier this week. (National Park Serivce)
"Based on evidence located at the scene detectives believe Orbeso shot Nguyen then shot himself. The investigation into Orbeso ’s actions remains under investigation " the statement said.
The sheriff’s update comes days after Orbeso ’s father Gilbert Orbeso publicly identified the pair and authorities said they were found in an "embrace."
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1,135 | Reporter Jourdan Rodrigue apologizes for past offensive tweets | Jourdan Rodrigue | Cam Newton has apologized for offensive comments he made to reporter Jourdan Rodrigue of the Charlotte Observer and the female journalist is saying sorry too.
Following Rodrigue ’s exchange with Newton offensive tweets from the reporter’s past were dug up on Twitter. Three tweets were discovered by Black Sports Online which talked about her laughing at racist jokes and using the word n----.
“I apologize for the offensive tweets from my Twitter account from 4/5 years ago ” Rodrigue tweeted. “There is no excuse for these tweets and the sentiment behind them. I am deeply sorry and apologize.”
Rodrigue ’s name became widely known Wednesday after the Panthers quarterback made a sexist remark when asked about wide receiver Devin Funchess.
I spoke with him after and it was worse. I chose not to share because I have an actual job to do today and one he will not keep me from. — Jourdan Rodrigue (@JourdanRodrigue) October 4 2017 | Cam Newton has apologized for offensive comments he made to reporter [TGT] of the Charlotte Observer and the female journalist is saying sorry too.
Following Rodrigue ’s exchange with Newton offensive tweets from the reporter’s past were dug up on Twitter. Three tweets were discovered by Black Sports Online which talked about her laughing at racist jokes and using the word n----.
“I apologize for the offensive tweets from my Twitter account from 4/5 years ago ” Rodrigue tweeted. “There is no excuse for these tweets and the sentiment behind them. I am deeply sorry and apologize.”
Rodrigue ’s name became widely known Wednesday after the Panthers quarterback made a sexist remark when asked about wide receiver Devin Funchess.
I spoke with him after and it was worse. I chose not to share because I have an actual job to do today and one he will not keep me from. — [TGT] (@JourdanRodrigue) October 4 2017 | 1Neutral
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1,136 | No Shutdown: Congress Passes Two | Paul Ryan ( | The bill passed in a 240-186 vote despite opposition from most Democrats who had sought a firmer commitment from Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) that he will bring immigration legislation to the floor for a vote that would protect immigrants who came to the United States as children from deportation. House Democrats just barely made up for the defections on the GOP side. A total of 73 Democrats voted for the legislation while 67 Republicans voted against it.
In his closing remarks Ryan noted the bipartisan 71-28 Senate tally and said that 75 percent of Senate Democrats and 68 percent of Senate Republicans had voted for it.
Before Ryan spoke Nancy Pelosi again called on him to commit to a vote on immigration saying he acts more as a Speaker of the White House than a Speaker of the House. The early vote took place because of Sen. Rand Paul who blocked action in the Senate for must of Thursday with a demand on an amendment leaving previous ceilings on federal spending in place.
During the shutdown Speaker Paul Ryan ignored pleas from his fellow Republicans to include DACA provisions. | The bill passed in a 240-186 vote despite opposition from [TGT]. [TGT] just barely made up for the defections on the GOP side. A total of 73 Democrats voted for the legislation while 67 Republicans voted against it.
In his closing remarks Ryan noted the bipartisan 71-28 Senate tally and said that 75 percent of Senate Democrats and 68 percent of Senate Republicans had voted for it.
Before Ryan spoke Nancy Pelosi again called on him to commit to a vote on immigration saying he acts more as a Speaker of the White House than a Speaker of the House. The early vote took place because of Sen. Rand Paul who blocked action in the Senate for must of Thursday with a demand on an amendment leaving previous ceilings on federal spending in place.
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1,137 | WikiLeaks founder Assange rebuffed in bid to quash British arrest warrant | Julian Assange | WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appears on the balcony of the Embassy of Ecuador in London in May 2017. (Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images)
Julian Assange on Tuesday lost a second bid to quash a British arrest warrant another setback for the WikiLeaks founder who has spent almost six years holed up in the Ecuadoran Embassy in London.
They also said the last five years that Assange has spent holed up in the embassy amounted to “adequate if not severe punishment” for skipping bail. The lawyers cited a U.N. panel on detentions that described Assange as “arbitrarily detained.”
[German hacker offers rare glimpse into Assange ’s world]
“I find arrest is a proportionate response even though Mr. Assange has restricted his own freedom for a number of years ” the judge said.
“Defendants on bail up and down the country and requested persons facing extradition come to court to face the consequences of their own choices ” she said. “ He should have the courage to do the same. It is certainly not against the public interest to proceed.”
After the ruling Assange claimed there were “significant factual errors in the judgment” and suggested he might appeal.
“There are 3 months to appeal UK ruling ” he wrote in a Twitter message.
Even if the bail arrest warrant were lifted it is unknown whether Assange would leave the embassy or where he would go. It is also unclear if he would immediately face extradition requests if he stepped foutside the embassy which is monitored by security cameras.
Assange has long argued that there is an effort underway in the United States to charge him for his role in publishing classified U.S. documents.
It is not publicly known whether there is a sealed indictment against Assange under the 1917 Espionage Act. The Justice Department has previously debated the case against him .
Media reports have suggested a sometimes strained relationship between Assange and his hosts. At one point Ecuador severed Assange ’s Internet connection over concerns that WikiLeaks was meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election after the anti-secrecy website published hacked emails from the Democratic National Committee. | [TGT] appears on the balcony of the Embassy of Ecuador in London in May 2017. (Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images)
[TGT] on Tuesday lost a second bid to quash a British arrest warrant another setback for the WikiLeaks founder who has spent almost six years holed up in the Ecuadoran Embassy in London.
They also said the last five years that [TGT]has spent holed up in the embassy amounted to “adequate if not severe punishment” for skipping bail. The lawyers cited a U.N. panel on detentions that described [TGT]as “arbitrarily detained.”
[German hacker offers rare glimpse into [TGT] ’s world]
“I find arrest is a proportionate response even though [TGT]has restricted [TGT] own freedom for a number of years ” the judge said.
“Defendants on bail up and down the country and requested persons facing extradition come to court to face the consequences of their own choices ” she said. “ He should have the courage to do the same. It is certainly not against the public interest to proceed.”
After [TGT] claimed there were “significant factual errors in the judgment” and suggested he might appeal.
“There are 3 months to appeal UK ruling ” he wrote in a Twitter message.
Even if the bail arrest warrant were lifted it is unknown whether Assange would leave the embassy or where he would go. It is also unclear if [TGT][TGT] would immediately face extradition requests if [TGT] stepped foutside the embassy which is monitored by security cameras.
Assange has long argued that there is an effort underway in the United States to charge him for his role in publishing classified U.S. documents.
It is not publicly known whether there is a sealed indictment against Assange under the 1917 Espionage Act. The Justice Department has previously debated the case against him .
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1,138 | Northwestern police commander noted for coordinating Obama visit succumbs to cancer | Shaun Johnson | Northwestern University police Commander Shaun Johnson 57 died Aug. 9 after a battle with cancer university police officials said.
" Shaun 's contributions had a significant impact on keeping Northwestern prepared for any type of natural technological terrorism or health crisis. Shaun worked closely with the campus community as well as Evanston police and Evanston fire to upgrade our emergency preparedness plans " Lewis said.
A high point of Johnson 's career was when he served as the principal planner who coordinated the police department and other agencies as they prepared for former President Barack Obama's campus visit in 2014 Lewis said.
The day went so well Lewis said that Johnson was commended by members of Obama's Secret Service detail.
Johnson also stood out for his work developing an "extensive firearms training program including simulated scenario training to ensure that officers can make critical decisions in stressful situations " among other efforts Lewis said.
Evanston police Commander Joseph Dugan paid his regards to Johnson on Friday.
"His death is sad and untimely " Dugan said. "He served the Northwestern University and the Evanston community with dignity and was a consummate professional. We had an excellent working relationship with Commander Johnson . It was an honor and privilege to work with him he attended our weekly deployment meetings coordinated many emergency preparedness drills ... He was a true representative of not only the Northwestern University Police Department but also law enforcement as a whole."
Outside of work Lewis recalled Johnson 's work as an advisor to ROTC students at Northwestern. The commander prided himself as a "Renaissance Man " Lewis said "and found fulfillment in photography scuba diving and spending time with his family."
"Shaun will be deeply missed and forever remembered as a kind and generous friend to the entire Northwestern community " Lewis said. | [TGT]died Aug. 9 after a battle with cancer university police officials said.
" Shaun 's contributions had a significant impact on keeping Northwestern prepared for any type of natural technological terrorism or health crisis. Shaun worked closely with the campus community as well as Evanston police and Evanston fire to upgrade our emergency preparedness plans " Lewis said.
A high point of Johnson 's career was when he served as the principal planner who coordinated the police department and other agencies as they prepared for former President Barack Obama's campus visit in 2014 Lewis said.
The day went so well Lewis said that [TGT]was commended by members of Obama's Secret Service detail.
[TGT]also stood out for [TGT] work developing an "extensive firearms training program including simulated scenario training to ensure that officers can make critical decisions in stressful situations " among other efforts Lewis said.
Evanston police Commander Joseph Dugan paid his regards to [TGT]on Friday.
"[TGT] death is sad and untimely " Dugan said. "He served the Northwestern University and the Evanston community with dignity and was a consummate professional. We had an excellent working relationship with [TGT] . It was an honor and privilege to work with him he attended our weekly deployment meetings coordinated many emergency preparedness drills ... He was a true representative of not only the Northwestern University Police Department but also law enforcement as a whole."
Outside of work Lewis recalled Johnson 's work as an advisor to ROTC students at Northwestern. The commander prided himself as a "Renaissance Man " Lewis said "and found fulfillment in photography scuba diving and spending time with his family."
"Shaun will be deeply missed and forever remembered as a kind and generous friend to the entire Northwestern community " Lewis said. | 2Positive
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1,139 | Brandon Peters will 'likely' start at QB for Michigan vs. Minnesota | Jim Harbaugh | Skip in Skip x Embed x Share CLOSE Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh discusses the quarterback situation Oct. 30 2017 heading into the Minnesota game. By Nick Baumgardner DFP.
Jim Harbaugh didn't declare Brandon Peters as his starting quarterback after Saturday's win over Rutgers.
And while he wasn't quite ready to do it Monday he more or less tabbed Michigan's redshirt freshman as the starter for Saturday night's game against Minnesota.
"Brandon will play it's likely he 'll start " Harbaugh said Monday afternoon in Ann Arbor. "We'll see."
Minutes earlier Harbaugh told reporters he wasn't prepared to officially name a starter for Saturday (7:30 p.m. Fox). He said Michigan would prepare both Peters and fifth-year senior John O'Korn to play against the Golden Gophers as he says he did a week ago.
When pressed Harbaugh said odds are Peters will be the starting quarterback this weekend.
"We're going to try to really build on what Brandon did in the ballgame we're going into this game and we're going to prepare both quarterbacks " Harbaugh said. "Brandon's definitely going to play. The 51 percent would be on the side of him starting.
Harbaugh said he didn't want to jump the gun too fast though as he 'd like to have Peters build off his impressive debut with a better week of practice heading into what appears to be his first college start.
In other words: It's all set up for him but Peters has to earn it this week.
"Our system is a meritocracy where the best players play " Harbaugh said. "It was time for Brandon to play he went in and acquitted himself very well. He will play again this week.
"Build on the successes that he had in the ball game. Have a real good full week of practice." | Skip in Skip x [TGT]discusses the quarterback situation Oct. 30 2017 heading into the Minnesota game. By Nick Baumgardner DFP.
[TGT] didn't declare Brandon Peters as [TGT]starting quarterback after Saturday's win over Rutgers.
And while [TGT]he wasn't quite ready to do [TGT] Monday he more or less tabbed Michigan's redshirt freshman as the starter for Saturday night's game against Minnesota.
"Brandon will play it's likely [TGT] 'll start [TGT]said Monday afternoon in Ann Arbor. "We'll see."
Minutes earlier Harbaugh told reporters [TGT] wasn't prepared to officially name a starter for Saturday (7:30 p.m. Fox). [TGT] said Michigan would prepare both Peters and fifth-year senior John O'Korn to play against the Golden Gophers as he says he did a week ago.
When pressed [TGT]said odds are Peters will be the starting quarterback this weekend.
"We're going to try to really build on what Brandon did in the ballgame we're going into this game and we're going to prepare both quarterbacks [TGT]said. "Brandon's definitely going to play. The 51 percent would be on the side of him starting.
[TGT]said [TGT] didn't want to jump the gun too fast though as [TGT] 'd like to have Peters build off [TGT] impressive debut with a better week of practice heading into what appears to be [TGT] first college start.
In other words: It's all set up for [TGT] but Peters has to earn it this week.
"Our system is a meritocracy where the best players play [TGT]said. "It was time for Brandon to play he went in and acquitted himself very well. He will play again this week.
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1,140 | Razer's first smartphone specs have leaked and it looks pretty mighty | Razer | Razer's new smartphone is only expected to launch on Nov. 1 but the leaks have already begun.
According to Phone Radar a listing has already appeared on GFXBench titled "Razer Phone" that could just very well be the phone we're set to see in a little over two weeks.
So the upcoming Razer should be a lot more adept at handling heavy 3D games and multitasking going by its specs. This should come as no surprise given Razer 's plan to position its phone as a gaming powerhouse.
We could also see aspects of the Nextbit Robin smartphone incorporated thanks to Razer's acquisition of the smartphone startup back in January. Some of its hyped features include the ability to manage and offload data in the cloud.
And for those curious to see what the phone will look like here's the tiniest of sneak peeks courtesy of Razer SVP Tom Moss who had earlier last week tweeted a photo of him with CEO Tan Min Liang. | Razer's new smartphone is only expected to launch on Nov. 1 but the leaks have already begun.
According to Phone Radar a listing has already appeared on GFXBench titled "Razer Phone" that could just very well be the phone we're set to see in a little over two weeks.
So [TGT]should be a lot more adept at handling heavy 3D games and multitasking going by [TGT] specs. This should come as no surprise given Razer 's plan to position its phone as a gaming powerhouse.
We could also see aspects of the Nextbit Robin smartphone incorporated thanks to Razer's acquisition of the smartphone startup back in January. Some of its hyped features include the ability to manage and offload data in the cloud.
And for those curious to see what the phone will look like here's the tiniest of sneak peeks courtesy of Razer SVP Tom Moss who had earlier last week tweeted a photo of him with CEO Tan Min Liang. | 2Positive
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1,141 | Sharpton: Trump Is a 'Symbol of Northern Bigotry' | Al Sharpton | Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe ” network weekend host Al Sharpton said President Donald Trump was “a symbol of Northern bigotry.”
Sharpton said “ He never left the Queens way he and his father were sued for racial discrimination for who they would rent apartments to. So when you read in The New York Times him being quoted by two sources saying all Haitians have AIDS Nigerians won’t go home to their huts if we let them in the country it speaks of a man that we in New York knew at various times. Now he and the White House has denied it but it’s certainly not out of the character of what he has said and done. He led the fight that wanted to [give the] death penalty for five guys in Central Park that did this egregious despicable act of rape. They ended up not doing it. Many of us said it was questionable. He still said give them the death penalty. That’s who he is.”
He continued “I think a lot of Americans look at Civil Rights and race relations in the South in the ’60s and miss New York in the ’80s where you had many many incidents.”
He added “They get away with it because don’t want to talk about up North kind of problems and Trump symbolizes it. Trump is as much a symbol of Northern bigotry as you have others that were Southern.” | Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe ” [TGT]said President Donald Trump was “a symbol of Northern bigotry.”
[TGT]said “ He never left the Queens way he and his father were sued for racial discrimination for who they would rent apartments to. So when you read in The New York Times him being quoted by two sources saying all Haitians have AIDS Nigerians won’t go home to their huts if we let them in the country it speaks of a man that we in New York knew at various times. Now he and the White House has denied it but it’s certainly not out of the character of what he has said and done. He led the fight that wanted to [give the] death penalty for five guys in Central Park that did this egregious despicable act of rape. They ended up not doing it. Many of us said it was questionable. He still said give them the death penalty. That’s who he is.”
He continued “I think a lot of Americans look at Civil Rights and race relations in the South in the ’60s and miss New York in the ’80s where you had many many incidents.”
He added “They get away with it because don’t want to talk about up North kind of problems and Trump symbolizes it. Trump is as much a symbol of Northern bigotry as you have others that were Southern.” | 2Positive
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1,142 | Watch Dan Auerbach's Plucky 'Stand By My Girl' on ' ACL' | Dan Auerbach | Dan Auerbach delivers a delightfully wicked rendition of "Stand By My Girl" in a preview clip from his upcoming appearance on Austin City Limits.
"Stand By My Girl" appears on Auerbach 's latest solo album Waiting On a Song and finds the Black Keys frontman flipping some of the conventions of a traditional rock-and-soul devotional. On ACL Auerbach partners with his guitarist for some soaring riffs and delivers the song's cheeky hook – "I'm gonna stand by my girl/ Don't think I won't/ I'm gonna stand by my girl/ Because she'd kill me if I don't" – as his band kicks out the plucky tune and provides backing gang vocals.
Auerbach also sat down for an interview after his ACL performance and spoke about partnering with 63-year-old soul newcomer Robert Finley the musicians in his backing band – two of which also played in the famed American Sound Studio house band the Memphis Boys – and working with acclaimed songwriter John Prine on Waiting On a Song.
Auerbach 's episode of Austin City Limits airs February 10th on PBS and will also feature a performance from Shinyribs. That same night in Vancouver the musician will launch a 20-date tour featuring artists signed to his label Easy Eye Sound. The Easy Eye Sound Revue lineup boasts Auerbach Finley Shannon Shaw and special guests Shannon and the Clams. | [TGT]delivers a delightfully wicked rendition of "Stand By My Girl" in a preview clip from [TGT] upcoming appearance on Austin City Limits.
"Stand By My Girl" appears on [TGT] 's latest solo album Waiting On a Song and finds the Black Keys frontman flipping some of the conventions of a traditional rock-and-soul devotional. On ACL [TGT]partners with his guitarist for some soaring riffs and delivers the song's cheeky hook – "I'm gonna stand by my girl/ Don't think I won't/ I'm gonna stand by my girl/ Because she'd kill me if I don't" – as his band kicks out the plucky tune and provides backing gang vocals.
[TGT]also sat down for an interview after [TGT] ACL performance and spoke about partnering with 63-year-old soul newcomer Robert Finley the musicians in his backing band – two of which also played in the famed American Sound Studio house band the Memphis Boys – and working with acclaimed songwriter John Prine on Waiting On a Song.
[TGT] 's episode of Austin City Limits airs February 10th on PBS and will also feature a performance from Shinyribs. That same night in Vancouver the musician will launch a 20-date tour featuring artists signed to his label Easy Eye Sound. The Easy Eye Sound Revue lineup boasts [TGT]Finley Shannon Shaw and special guests Shannon and the Clams. | 2Positive
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1,143 | Donald Trump Schumer Battle Over Amnesty on Tuesday | Chuck Schumer | Democratic leader Sen. Chuck Schumer will meet President Donald Trump this afternoon to talk about a 2018 budget deal and he will have to repeat or revoke the Democrats’ unpopular threats to block the 2018 budget if Republicans reject his unpopular amnesty for 3 million ‘dreamers.’
The meeting puts Schumer in the awkward position pushing a debate strategy that he denounced loudly in 2013. Back then Schumer blasted efforts by the GOP to extract Obamacare concessions before accepting the federal budget and insisted that Democrats would not hold up a federal budget to push their immigration priorities. He told ABC’s This Week:
In this battle Trump’s immigration principles are very popular in a nation that wants pro-American immigration rules .
Schumer is in a weak position also because Democrats embrace the industry-funded “nation of immigrants” polls which shame Americans to say they welcome migrants. But the alternative “fairness” polls show that voters put a much higher priority on helping their families neighbors and fellow nationals get decent jobs in a high-tech high-immigration low-wage economy. That political power of the voters’ fairness priority was made clear during the GOP primaries and again in November 2016. | [TGT]will meet President Donald Trump this afternoon to talk about a 2018 budget deal and he will have to repeat or revoke the Democrats’ unpopular threats to block the 2018 budget if Republicans reject his unpopular amnesty for 3 million ‘dreamers.’
The meeting puts Schumer in the awkward position pushing a debate strategy that he denounced loudly in 2013. Back then [TGT]blasted efforts by the GOP to extract Obamacare concessions before accepting the federal budget and insisted that Democrats would not hold up a federal budget to push their immigration priorities. He told ABC’s This Week:
In this battle Trump’s immigration principles are very popular in a nation that wants pro-American immigration rules .
[TGT]is in a weak position also because Democrats embrace the industry-funded “nation of immigrants” polls which shame Americans to say they welcome migrants. But the alternative “fairness” polls show that voters put a much higher priority on helping their families neighbors and fellow nationals get decent jobs in a high-tech high-immigration low-wage economy. That political power of the voters’ fairness priority was made clear during the GOP primaries and again in November 2016. | 2Positive
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1,144 | Onefinestay Bets on Loyalty Program to Keep Luxury Airbnbs at Bay | Onefinestay | Nearly two years into Accor SA’s $168 million play for a piece of the home-sharing pie the multinational hotel group is throwing down the luxury gauntlet: free round-the-clock concierge service for an entire year after your vacation. Called “Higher Living ” the offering was announced on Friday by Onefinestay the luxury rental brand founded in 2009 and acquired by Accor in 2016.
Higher Living is being pegged as a loyalty program of sorts as Accor rapidly expands its footprint becoming the first major hotel group to actively embrace home sharing. Last year they purchased Travel Keys and Squarebreak and merged them with Onefinestay quadrupling the rental company’s portfolio overnight from more than 2 000 units in 13 locales to more than 10 000 rentals in 200-plus destinations.
What sets Onefinestay ’s privately owned properties apart from those on Airbnb VRBO and other peer-to-peer sites is that each one—from a beachfront villa in Anguilla to a penthouse in San Francisco—is heavily scrutinized in person and vetted against a checklist of 300 characteristics. In addition there’s a consistent hotel-like quality to every stay from the toiletries (Le Labo in the U.S. L’Occitane in Paris for example) to an on-call concierge to procure hard-to-get theater tickets private chefs or dog-sledding excursions in Courchevel. Those concierges now staff the Higher Living program.
Javier Cedillo-Espin Onefinestay’s chief executive officer likens Higher Living to the modern-day version of a butler “almost like a guardian angel delivering local experiences ” he tells Pursuits in an interview.
Unlike traditional loyalty programs Higher Living does not involve points a tiered structure or endless marketing emails and guests are automatically enrolled from the minute a getaway ends. Need help finding a photographer for a family photo shoot? Just call text email or use the dedicated mobile app to ask an on-staff Onefinestay concierge to find one; the only thing you pay for is the photo shoot. Planning your kid’s birthday party? Consider the venue cake and decorations handled. You can also use the service to arrange day trips or just send flowers. It’s a doubling down on Onefinestay’s view of itself as a full-fledged hospitality company rather than merely a place to go for high-end rentals.
Rebookings are the ultimate goal for any loyalty program: After 12 months the program expires unless a new booking is made (or a yet-to-be-decided fee is paid). Book a new trip and another complimentary year starts immediately. Only the person who pays for a Onefinestay property can submit requests to the concierges—something to consider when splitting a rental with another couple or family.
Noting Onefinestay ’s strongly positive word-of-mouth reputation Cedillo-Espin pegs his company’s success on its ability to foster memorable experiences. “People trust us in a way that they seldom trust brands. And for me that’s the biggest difference.”
Take segment-leader Airbnb Inc. Its 4 million listings and 65 000 cities include upscale properties but it is far from being perceived as a luxury company. That may all change when its “Lux” tier debuts in the coming months; the new collection will comprise about 4 000 properties from Canada-based Luxury Retreats which it acquired last year for $300 million—but the peer-to-peer rental behemoth says it has no plans yet to provide a comparable high-touch concierge service. In addition Airbnb doesn’t pay commissions to travel agents which Onefinestay does incentivizing agents to consider its properties on par with hotels.
“I don’t think [they] necessarily add value or will be a deciding factor as to why someone should book a villa ” he says when asked about concierge programs as rewards in a general sense. (Bloomberg received Onefinestay’s announcement under embargo.) “People booking high-end vacations already have access to tickets and dinner reservations and so on.”
This sentiment especially makes sense when you consider that some of Onefinestay’s properties are non-exclusive and listed on booking platforms with less personalized attention; the high-touch human element is the only thing setting them apart.
However Higher Living shakes out Onefinestay will continue fine-tuning its inventory proactively adding and dropping homes. Its beach collection includes more than 4 000 rentals from Hawaii to Bali; in 2018 it is looking to expand in the south of France and Greece. In the countryside Provence France Tuscany Italy and Napa Calif. will remain a focus and the ski chalet collection will see growth in the North American market including Vail and Aspen in Colorado and Lake Tahoe on the Nevada-California border.
More than anything else Cedillo-Espin believes he is in the business of making people happy and Onefinestay prides itself on its ability to deliver not only on wow-factor accommodations but hot-air balloon rides and Alpine motor-skiing excursions to match. “The customer has become more demanding about what they require ” he says. “There are millions of experiences out there and we’re focused on making sure they have the very best.” | Nearly two years into Accor SA’s $168 million play for a piece of the home-sharing pie the multinational hotel group is throwing down the luxury gauntlet: free round-the-clock concierge service for an entire year after your vacation. Called “Higher Living ” the offering was announced on Friday by Onefinestay the luxury rental brand founded in 2009 and acquired by Accor in 2016.
Higher Living is being pegged as a loyalty program of sorts as Accor rapidly expands its footprint becoming the first major hotel group to actively embrace home sharing. Last year they purchased Travel Keys and Squarebreak and merged them with Onefinestay quadrupling the rental company’s portfolio overnight from more than 2 000 units in 13 locales to more than 10 000 rentals in 200-plus destinations.
What sets Onefinestay ’s privately owned properties apart from those on Airbnb VRBO and other peer-to-peer sites is that each one—from a beachfront villa in Anguilla to a penthouse in San Francisco—is heavily scrutinized in person and vetted against a checklist of 300 characteristics. In addition there’s a consistent hotel-like quality to every stay from the toiletries (Le Labo in the U.S. L’Occitane in Paris for example) to an on-call concierge to procure hard-to-get theater tickets private chefs or dog-sledding excursions in Courchevel. Those concierges now staff the Higher Living program.
Javier Cedillo-Espin [TGT]likens Higher Living to the modern-day version of a butler “almost like a guardian angel delivering local experiences ” [TGT] tells Pursuits in an interview.
Unlike traditional loyalty programs Higher Living does not involve points a tiered structure or endless marketing emails and guests are automatically enrolled from the minute a getaway ends. Need help finding a photographer for a family photo shoot? Just call text email or use the dedicated mobile app to ask an on-staff Onefinestay concierge to find one; the only thing you pay for is the photo shoot. Planning your kid’s birthday party? Consider the venue cake and decorations handled. You can also use the service to arrange day trips or just send flowers. It’s a doubling down on Onefinestay’s view of itself as a full-fledged hospitality company rather than merely a place to go for high-end rentals.
Rebookings are the ultimate goal for any loyalty program: After 12 months the program expires unless a new booking is made (or a yet-to-be-decided fee is paid). Book a new trip and another complimentary year starts immediately. Only the person who pays for a Onefinestay property can submit requests to the concierges—something to consider when splitting a rental with another couple or family.
Noting Onefinestay ’s strongly positive word-of-mouth reputation Cedillo-Espin pegs his company’s success on its ability to foster memorable experiences. “People trust us in a way that they seldom trust brands. And for me that’s the biggest difference.”
Take segment-leader Airbnb Inc. Its 4 million listings and 65 000 cities include upscale properties but it is far from being perceived as a luxury company. That may all change when its “Lux” tier debuts in the coming months; the new collection will comprise about 4 000 properties from Canada-based Luxury Retreats which it acquired last year for $300 million—but the peer-to-peer rental behemoth says it has no plans yet to provide a comparable high-touch concierge service. In addition Airbnb doesn’t pay commissions to travel agents which Onefinestay does incentivizing agents to consider its properties on par with hotels.
“I don’t think [they] necessarily add value or will be a deciding factor as to why someone should book a villa ” he says when asked about concierge programs as rewards in a general sense. (Bloomberg received Onefinestay’s announcement under embargo.) “People booking high-end vacations already have access to tickets and dinner reservations and so on.”
This sentiment especially makes sense when you consider that [TGT] are non-exclusive and listed on booking platforms with less personalized attention; the high-touch human element is the only thing setting [TGT] apart.
However Higher Living shakes out [TGT]will continue fine-tuning [TGT] inventory proactively adding and dropping homes. [TGT] beach collection includes more than 4 000 rentals from Hawaii to Bali; in 2018 [TGT] is looking to expand in the south of France and Greece. In the countryside Provence France Tuscany Italy and Napa Calif. will remain a focus and the ski chalet collection will see growth in the North American market including Vail and Aspen in Colorado and Lake Tahoe on the Nevada-California border.
More than anything else Cedillo-Espin believes he is in the business of making people happy and [TGT]prides [TGT] on [TGT] ability to deliver not only on wow-factor accommodations but hot-air balloon rides and Alpine motor-skiing excursions to match. “The customer has become more demanding about what they require ” he says. “There are millions of experiences out there and we’re focused on making sure they have the very best.” | 2Positive
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1,145 | Morning Spin: Senator accused of sexual harassment fighting to stay on ballot | Ira Silverstein | Topspin
An attorney for state Sen. Ira Silverstein predicts the Chicago Democrat eventually will overcome a challenge to his spot on the primary ballot allowing him to continue his bid for re-election.
At issue are the petition signatures a candidate needs to run for office. A preliminary examination of Silverstein 's paperwork raised questions about enough of the signatures to leave him about 45 short of the 1 000 needed an election official said.
Silverstein is facing four primary challengers in a contest that started after a victims' rights advocate accused him of sexual harassment as she was working with him to pass a bill. Silverstein has disputed the allegations and said he apologized "if I made her uncomfortable."
Asked about the issue with his signatures Silverstein said he was “not an expert on the topic” and referred a reporter to his attorney longtime election lawyer James Nally.
While several Democratic candidates for governor have called on Silverstein to step down following the harassment allegation he has pressed forward as lawmakers have scrambled to address the fallout. That includes the appointment of a new inspector general to look into ethics complaints filed against legislators and staff a post that sat empty for years as accusations piled up.
Records show that as of December Silverstein will hit 20 years in the legislative pension system meaning he will be eligible for a yearly payment of 85 percent of his final legislative salary. In 2017 his yearly salary totaled almost $88 500 according to the comptroller's office. | Topspin
An attorney for [TGT]predicts the Chicago Democrat eventually will overcome a challenge to his spot on the primary ballot allowing him to continue his bid for re-election.
At issue are the petition signatures a candidate needs to run for office. A preliminary examination of Silverstein 's paperwork raised questions about enough of the signatures to leave him about 45 short of the 1 000 needed an election official said.
[TGT]is facing four primary challengers in a contest that started after a victims' rights advocate accused [TGT] of sexual harassment as [TGT] was working with [TGT] to pass a bill. [TGT]has disputed the allegations and said [TGT] apologized "if I made [TGT] uncomfortable."
Asked about the issue with his signatures [TGT]said [TGT] was “not an expert on the topic” and referred a reporter to his attorney longtime election lawyer James Nally.
While several Democratic candidates for governor have called on [TGT]to step down following the harassment allegation [TGT] has pressed forward as lawmakers have scrambled to address the fallout. That includes the appointment of a new inspector general to look into ethics complaints filed against legislators and staff a post that sat empty for years as accusations piled up.
Records show that as of December [TGT]will hit 20 years in the legislative pension system meaning [TGT] will be eligible for a yearly payment of 85 percent of [TGT] final legislative salary. In 2017 [TGT] yearly salary totaled almost $88 500 according to the comptroller's office. | 1Neutral
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1,146 | Former Bears Illini standout J.C. Caroline dead at 84 | J.C. Caroline | J.C. Caroline a legendary running back at Illinois who went on to a decorated 10-year career primarily as a defensive back with the Chicago Bears died Friday in Urbana Ill. He was 84.
Caroline is the second member of the 1963 Bears championship team to die this month. Joe Fortunato a linebacker on the title-winning team died Nov. 6. He was 87.
Caroline stands with Red Grange as one of the best running backs to play for the Illini. Caroline led the nation in rushing as a sophomore in 1953 gaining 1 256 yards to set the Big Ten record at the time and helping the Illini to a 7-1-1 record and a share of the conference title. He finished seventh in Heisman Trophy balloting.
Caroline signed with the Montreal Alouettes of the CFL in 1955 and joined the Bears a year later playing primarily defensive back. He was selected to the Pro Bowl as a rookie in 1956 and finished his career with 24 interceptions. He played both ways his first three seasons getting some action as a halfback. | [TGT]died Friday in Urbana Ill. [TGT] was 84.
Caroline is the second member of the 1963 Bears championship team to die this month. Joe Fortunato a linebacker on the title-winning team died Nov. 6. He was 87.
Caroline stands with Red Grange as one of the best running backs to play for the Illini. Caroline led the nation in rushing as a sophomore in 1953 gaining 1 256 yards to set the Big Ten record at the time and helping the Illini to a 7-1-1 record and a share of the conference title. He finished seventh in Heisman Trophy balloting.
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1,147 | The Latest: Party assured Mugabe he wouldn't be prosecuted | Robert Mugabe | A Zimbabwe ruling party official says prosecuting Robert Mugabe was never part of the plan in his removal.
Ruling party chief whip Lovemore Matuke tells The Associated Press that party officials assured Mugabe he would not be prosecuted.
Matuke says that Mugabe “is safe his family is safe and his status as a hero of his country is assured. All we were saying is resign or face impeachment.”
Mugabe and his wife Grace remain in the capital Harare.
Incoming leader Emmerson Mnangagwa whose firing by Mugabe earlier this month led the military to step in will be sworn in Friday.
Emmerson Mnangagwa will be sworn in Friday morning at a 60 000-seat stadium in the capital. The longtime Robert Mugabe ally who was fired early this month made his first public comments in his new role Wednesday in front of ruling party headquarters.
Emmerson Mnangagwa in a new statement calls himself the “president designate.” He will be inaugurated Friday morning ending a whirlwind of events that began early this month with his firing by Robert Mugabe .
While the opposition backed the peaceful removal of Mugabe there are concerns about what might change under his longtime deputy and the ruling party.
It is not clear whether Mugabe will attend the ceremony at a 60 000-seat stadium in the capital Harare.
But while Robert Mugabe remains in the capital Harare it is not clear whether he will attend the ceremony at a 60 000-seat stadium.
The 93-year-old Mugabe resigned on Tuesday shortly after Parliament began impeachment proceedings. His firing of longtime ally Mnangagwa as vice president earlier this month led the military to step in and set off a public outpouring of calls for Mugabe to go after 37 years in power.
In a statement Stewart calls this “an absolutely critical moment in Zimbabwe’s history” after the resignation of Robert Mugabe . He stepped down Tuesday after 37 years under military and political pressure and a public outpouring of frustration.
Emmerson Mnangagwa a longtime Mugabe ally fired this month will be sworn in Friday.
A Zimbabwe legal think tank says the country currently has an acting president who is neither Robert Mugabe nor the incoming Emmerson Mnangagwa even if his whereabouts are unknown.
Mphoko was out of the country when Zimbabwe’s military moved in last week to put Mugabe under house arrest. It is not clear where he is now.
Veritas says the job fell to Mphoko because Mugabe fired Mnangagwa as the other vice president earlier this month and then resigned on Tuesday. | A Zimbabwe ruling party official says prosecuting [TGT]was never part of the plan in [TGT] removal.
Ruling party chief whip Lovemore Matuke tells The Associated Press that party officials assured [TGT][TGT] would not be prosecuted.
Matuke says that Mugabe “is safe his family is safe and [TGT] status as a hero of [TGT] country is assured. All we were saying is resign or face impeachment.”
Mugabe and his wife Grace remain in the capital Harare.
Incoming leader Emmerson Mnangagwa whose firing by [TGT]earlier this month led the military to step in will be sworn in Friday.
Emmerson Mnangagwa will be sworn in Friday morning at a 60 000-seat stadium in the capital. The longtime Robert Mugabe ally who was fired early this month made his first public comments in his new role Wednesday in front of ruling party headquarters.
Emmerson Mnangagwa in a new statement calls himself the “president designate.” He will be inaugurated Friday morning ending a whirlwind of events that began early this month with his firing by Robert Mugabe .
While the opposition backed the peaceful removal of [TGT]there are concerns about what might change under [TGT] longtime deputy and the ruling party.
It is not clear whether [TGT]will attend the ceremony at a 60 000-seat stadium in the capital Harare.
But while [TGT]remains in the capital Harare it is not clear whether [TGT] will attend the ceremony at a 60 000-seat stadium.
[TGT]resigned on Tuesday shortly after Parliament began impeachment proceedings. [TGT] firing of longtime ally Mnangagwa as vice president earlier this month led the military to step in and set off a public outpouring of calls for Mugabe to go after 37 years in power.
In a statement Stewart calls this “an absolutely critical moment in Zimbabwe’s history” after the resignation of [TGT] . [TGT] stepped down Tuesday after 37 years under military and political pressure and a public outpouring of frustration.
Emmerson Mnangagwa a longtime [TGT]ally fired this month will be sworn in Friday.
A Zimbabwe legal think tank says the country currently has an acting president who is neither [TGT]nor the incoming Emmerson Mnangagwa even if [TGT] whereabouts are unknown.
Mphoko was out of the country when Zimbabwe’s military moved in last week to put Mugabe under house arrest. It is not clear where he is now.
Veritas says the job fell to Mphoko because [TGT]fired Mnangagwa as the other vice president earlier this month and then resigned on Tuesday. | 2Positive
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1,148 | California May Have A Way To Block Trump's Offshore Drilling Push : NPR | Dan Haifley | Santa Cruz proposed a ballot measure that said if an oil company wanted to build facilities on land residents would have to vote on it first. It passed. The measure also designated funds to spread the idea so Santa Cruz hired Dan Haifley to be an anti-oil Johnny Appleseed.
"I would sleep on couches and I would travel the state in my little car tiny little thing " Haifley says.
He visited local officials along the coast slide projector in hand. "It was grassroots democracy and grassroots activism at its best " he says.
In all Haifley convinced 26 coastal cities and counties to adopt similar policies. They were challenged by the oil industry but upheld by a federal court.
Even today oil companies can't build new infrastructure without voter approval in most of those places. The zoning rules create what Haifley calls "a coastal wall of resistance" against offshore drilling. | Santa Cruz proposed a ballot measure that said if an oil company wanted to build facilities on land residents would have to vote on it first. It passed. The measure also designated funds to spread the idea so Santa Cruz hired [TGT] to be an anti-oil Johnny Appleseed.
"I would sleep on couches and I would travel the state in my little car tiny little thing " Haifley says.
He visited local officials along the coast slide projector in hand. "It was grassroots democracy and grassroots activism at its best " he says.
In all Haifley convinced 26 coastal cities and counties to adopt similar policies. They were challenged by the oil industry but upheld by a federal court.
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1,149 | IREXIT: The Irish Answer to Leaving the EU | Nigel Farage | The event took place at the RDS Arena in Dublin Ireland this weekend. The event was organised by the EFDD (Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy) group and featured guest speakers including Brexit campaign leader Nigel Farage Irish journalist John Waters Professor Anthony Coughlan Dr. Karen Devine Cormac Lucey and Councillor James Charity. The event was moderated by the EFDD groups communications director Hermann Kelly.
After Waters’s speech UKIP MEP Nigel Farage appeared to discuss Brexit and the state of the European Union. The veteran campaigner stated during his speech that Brexit was the proudest moment of his career and he referred to the EU as a “con from the very start” and questioned what was happening in the politics of Ireland and who was representing the country abroad.
Farage asked “What on earth is going on in the politics of this country? … How much more humiliated can the Irish nation be than for years being run by the Troika?”
Farage also noted that Ireland was now a net contributor to the EU stating: “You are paying into the European budget and your Taoiseach said in Strasbourg the other week he is happy for Ireland to pay even more into the European budget… Are you pleased about that?”
Breitbart London has published an exclusive interview with Farage which can be read here.
Hundreds packed the RDS auditorium to watch the event fans of the UK MEP were present throughout the crowd some even donning T-shirts featuring Farage ’s face
Farage left the stage stating that while it was now up to Ireland to decide their fate in the EU he would be happy to “hop on a plane to Dublin ” if he could be of any help in the future. Following Farage ’s speech the crowd rose to their feet giving the politician a standing ovation | The event took place at the RDS Arena in Dublin Ireland this weekend. The event was organised by the EFDD (Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy) group and featured guest speakers including Brexit campaign leader Nigel Farage Irish journalist John Waters Professor Anthony Coughlan Dr. Karen Devine Cormac Lucey and Councillor James Charity. The event was moderated by the EFDD groups communications director Hermann Kelly.
After Waters’s speech [TGT] appeared to discuss Brexit and the state of the European Union. The veteran campaigner stated during his speech that Brexit was the proudest moment of his career and he referred to the EU as a “con from the very start” and questioned what was happening in the politics of Ireland and who was representing the country abroad.
[TGT]asked “What on earth is going on in the politics of this country? … How much more humiliated can the Irish nation be than for years being run by the Troika?”
[TGT]also noted that Ireland was now a net contributor to the EU stating: “You are paying into the European budget and your Taoiseach said in Strasbourg the other week he is happy for Ireland to pay even more into the European budget… Are you pleased about that?”
Breitbart London has published an exclusive interview with Farage which can be read here.
Hundreds packed the RDS auditorium to watch the event fans of the UK MEP were present throughout the crowd some even donning T-shirts featuring Farage ’s face
[TGT]left the stage stating that while it was now up to Ireland to decide their fate in the EU [TGT] would be happy to “hop on a plane to Dublin ” if [TGT] could be of any help in the future. Following Farage ’s speech the crowd rose to their feet giving the politician a standing ovation | 2Positive
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1,150 | Audi CEO drops plan to sell motorcycle brand Ducati | Rupert Stadler | INGOLSTADT Germany (Reuters) - Germany’s Audi (NSUG.DE) has abandoned plans to sell its Italian motorcycle brand Ducati its chief executive Rupert Stadler said in a sign of confidence that the carmaker expects to be able to carry the costs of its transformation.
Steps to reduce costs by 10 billion euros ($11.8 billion) cut red tape and deepen ties with fellow Volkswagen-owned (VOWG_p.DE) brand Porsche are “gradually increasing our financial and organizational leeway for the strategic realignment ” chief executive Rupert Stadler told reporters.
There is therefore no economic need to sell Ducati Stadler said. Volkswagen asked banks to evaluate options for Ducati and transmissions maker Renk earlier this year as seeks to become more nimble in its shift towards electric and self-driving cars following its diesel emissions cheating scandal.
While pushing the costly shift to zero-emissions and autonomous technologies holding on to the profitable Ducati division and the lucrative Lamborghini brand has become more important Stadler said.
“Looking after a premium bouquet is as difficult as the work of a gardener ” Stadler said. “Therefore I am pleased with every new flower with every promising new branch ” he added predicting Lamborghini’s sales would double on the back of its new sport-utility vehicle.
Separately Stadler said Audi will spend nearly half a billion euros over the next eight years on training staff for the digital age with steps to develop as well as hire experts such as automotive app-designers and car robotics specialists. | INGOLSTADT Germany (Reuters) - Germany’s Audi (NSUG.DE) has abandoned plans to sell its Italian motorcycle brand Ducati its chief executive Rupert Stadler said in a sign of confidence that the carmaker expects to be able to carry the costs of its transformation.
Steps to reduce costs by 10 billion euros ($11.8 billion) cut red tape and deepen ties with fellow Volkswagen-owned (VOWG_p.DE) brand Porsche are “gradually increasing our financial and organizational leeway for the strategic realignment ” [TGT]told reporters.
There is therefore no economic need to sell Ducati [TGT]said. Volkswagen asked banks to evaluate options for Ducati and transmissions maker Renk earlier this year as seeks to become more nimble in its shift towards electric and self-driving cars following its diesel emissions cheating scandal.
While pushing the costly shift to zero-emissions and autonomous technologies holding on to the profitable Ducati division and the lucrative Lamborghini brand has become more important [TGT]said.
“Looking after a premium bouquet is as difficult as the work of a gardener ” [TGT]said. “Therefore I am pleased with every new flower with every promising new branch ” [TGT] added predicting Lamborghini’s sales would double on the back of its new sport-utility vehicle.
[TGT]said Audi will spend nearly half a billion euros over the next eight years on training staff for the digital age with steps to develop as well as hire experts such as automotive app-designers and car robotics specialists. | 2Positive
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1,151 | It's time for Elon Musk to stop making Tesla promises he can't keep | Tesla | Tesla Model 3 production really is hell.
Elon Musk Tesla’s founder and CEO warned us in July as he delivered the first 30 all-electric Model 3 cars to buyers who also happened to be employees.
SEE ALSO: Driving a Tesla Model 3 is pretty damn awesome
On Monday Tesla reported it has produced just 260 Tesla Model 3 cars its first mass-market all-electric sedan in the last quarter. That’s approximately 120 cars a month a number that would be less distressing if Musk himself hadn’t predicted producing as many as 20 000 Model 3 cars a month by December of this year.
Tesla reported half a million Model 3 pre-orders in late July. At the company’s current production pace Tesla Model 3 customer 500 000 might not see her all-electric sedan until the year 2363.
What’s far more likely is that it will be a few years or more before Tesla gets through all its orders and those who ordered first will endure the highest level of frustration as their cars will probably be delayed the most. A lot of people in the middle of the product delivery queue could receive their Model 3’s at the same time and eventually ordering a Model 3 could be as easy and commonplace as buying a Ford Focus.
Does Musk's tendency to talk production numbers hurt Tesla? Image: lance ulanoff/mashable
There’s been a lot of calamity in the world in the last few months but apparently it’s not the source of the production issues. “…there are no fundamental issues with the Model 3 production or supply chain ” Tesla said in the release.
It might be a while before you see your Model 3. Image: lance ulanoff/mashable
The cause is Tesla ’s own facilities: “production bottlenecks” at both its Fremont production plant and the massive Gigafactory in Nevada.
Considering how much Musk said Tesla learned from the production hell it went through with its previous Tesla models this is surprising. Musk recalled in July how the Roadster its first electric car was the worst. “We went through hell and then actually did a return journey ” Musk said “We had to redo almost the entire car and recapitalize the company which sucked.”
There were roughly 30 Model 3's ready to go on July 29. Tesla managed to produce another 230 Model 3 cars since then. Image: lance ulanoff/mashable
Doug Field Tesla ’s VP of Engineering said they designed the Model 3 to move as quickly through production as possible while maintaining as high production quality as possible.
Where exactly those production bottlenecks exist is since Tesla isn’t saying anyone’s guess but it doesn’t take much to slow down a production line like this. As Musk explained in July “There’s 10 000 unique components in the car and production will move as fast as the slowest one.”
Beyond statements made in the release Tesla wouldn't comment on the delays.
No matter where it is the numbers speak for themselves: 260 Model 3 cars off the production line. Even with an S-Curve it’s is hard to imagine that in fewer than three months Tesla will rocket to 20 000 a month. | Tesla Model 3 production really is hell.
Elon Musk Tesla’s founder and CEO warned us in July as he delivered the first 30 all-electric Model 3 cars to buyers who also happened to be employees.
SEE ALSO: Driving a Tesla Model 3 is pretty damn awesome
On Monday [TGT]reported [TGT] has produced just 260 Tesla Model 3 cars its first mass-market all-electric sedan in the last quarter. That’s approximately 120 cars a month a number that would be less distressing if Musk himself hadn’t predicted producing as many as 20 000 Model 3 cars a month by December of this year.
[TGT] reported half a million Model 3 pre-orders in late July. At [TGT] might not see her all-electric sedan until the year 2363.
What’s far more likely is that it will be a few years or more before [TGT]gets through all [TGT] orders and those who ordered first will endure the highest level of frustration as their cars will probably be delayed the most. A lot of people in the middle of the product delivery queue could receive [TGT] 3’s at the same time and eventually ordering a Model 3 could be as easy and commonplace as buying a Ford Focus.
Does Musk's tendency to talk production numbers hurt [TGT]? Image: lance ulanoff/mashable
There’s been a lot of calamity in the world in the last few months but apparently it’s not the source of the production issues. “…there are no fundamental issues with the Model 3 production or supply chain ” [TGT]said in the release.
[TGT] might be a while before you see your Model 3. Image: lance ulanoff/mashable
The cause is Tesla ’s own facilities: “production bottlenecks” at both its Fremont production plant and the massive Gigafactory in Nevada.
Considering how much Musk said [TGT]learned from the production hell [TGT] went through with [TGT] previous [TGT]models this is surprising. Musk recalled in July how the Roadster its first electric car was the worst. “We went through hell and then actually did a return journey ” Musk said “We had to redo almost the entire car and recapitalize the company which sucked.”
There were roughly 30 Model 3's ready to go on July 29. [TGT]managed to produce another 230 Model 3 cars since then. Image: lance ulanoff/mashable
Doug Field [TGT] ’s VP of Engineering said they designed the Model 3 to move as quickly through production as possible while maintaining as high production quality as possible.
Where exactly those production bottlenecks exist is since [TGT] isn’t saying anyone’s guess but it doesn’t take much to slow down a production line like this. As Musk explained in July “There’s 10 000 unique components in the car and production will move as fast as the slowest one.”
Beyond statements made in the release [TGT]wouldn't comment on the delays.
No matter where [TGT] is the numbers speak for themselves: 260 Model 3 cars off the production line. Even with an S-Curve it’s is hard to imagine that in fewer than three months [TGT]will rocket to 20 000 a month. | 2Positive
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1,152 | Shoot | Carlos Alfonso Negret | In Narino fighters from the ELN attacked members of the Rural Resistance ombudsmen Carlos Alfonso Negret said in a report. The Rural Resistance are FARC dissidents who refused to demobilize following the peace deal.
“The ombudsman’s office visited the area and was able to determine that there was an exchange of fire between the group that calls itself Rural Resistance and the ELN ” Negret told journalists. “There was crossfire that killed 13 people.”
Neither the report nor Negret specified how many of the dead were civilians.
But Negret says some 800 former guerrillas did not demobilize while other security sources and thinktanks put the number of dissident ex-FARC at between 700 and 1 300. | In Narino fighters from the ELN attacked members of the Rural Resistance ombudsmen [TGT]said in a report. The Rural Resistance are FARC dissidents who refused to demobilize following the peace deal.
“The ombudsman’s office visited the area and was able to determine that there was an exchange of fire between the group that calls itself Rural Resistance and the ELN ” [TGT]told journalists. “There was crossfire that killed 13 people.”
Neither the report nor [TGT]specified how many of the dead were civilians.
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1,153 | Political Correctness Helped Bring Saipov's Terror | Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov | Police say that a 29-year-old Uzbek immigrant named Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov sped a rented truck 20 blocks down a lower Manhattan bike trail slamming cyclists and pedestrians. His deceased victims include a young Belgian mother of two two fledgling American businessmen and perhaps most tragically five of eight Argentines who visited Gotham to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their high-school graduation.
NYPD Counterterror Chief John Miller said "He did this in the name of ISIS." A note in Arabic note in Saipov ’s vehicle pledged allegiance to the terror network. His cell phone reportedly contains some 90 videos and 3 800 photos from ISIS including images of beheadings and prisoners being crushed by a tank.
Saipov seems remorseless. He reportedly said he was "proud" of his killing spree and wished to hang an ISIS flag in his hospital room.
But political correctness also eased Saipov ’s carnage.
De Blasio further disconnected the dots in April 2014 when he scrapped an NYPD surveillance program designed to root out "budding terrorist conspiracies." It scrutinized among others Paterson New Jersey’s Masjid Omar Mosque. De Blasio claimed that junking this initiative would ease tensions "so that our cops and our citizens can help one another go after the real bad guys." Too bad they could not go after a real bad guy among this mosque’s congregants — Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov.
Information is vital here. Saipov may have loads of it . American officials should squeeze it out of him like juice from a lemon.
"If you act like a terrorist and you say you’re a terrorist that’s enough for me " Sen. Lindsey Graham R-S.C. told journalists on Wednesday. "We ought to treat you as a terrorist." Graham knows exactly how to handle Saipov .
As soon as he can travel Saipov should be jetted to Guantanamo and interrogated until he spills everything he knows about his terrorist training contacts and any mayhem that they are poised to unleash. After that Saipov should receive a swift military trial. If convicted he should be dispatched at once. | Police say that a 29-year-old Uzbek immigrant named [TGT] sped a rented truck 20 blocks down a lower Manhattan bike trail slamming cyclists and pedestrians. His deceased victims include a young Belgian mother of two two fledgling American businessmen and perhaps most tragically five of eight Argentines who visited Gotham to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their high-school graduation.
NYPD Counterterror Chief John Miller said "He did this in the name of ISIS." A note in Arabic note in Saipov ’s vehicle pledged allegiance to the terror network. His cell phone reportedly contains some 90 videos and 3 800 photos from ISIS including images of beheadings and prisoners being crushed by a tank.
Saipov seems remorseless. He reportedly said he was "proud" of his killing spree and wished to hang an ISIS flag in his hospital room.
But political correctness also eased Saipov ’s carnage.
De Blasio further disconnected the dots in April 2014 when he scrapped an NYPD surveillance program designed to root out "budding terrorist conspiracies." It scrutinized among others Paterson New Jersey’s Masjid Omar Mosque. De Blasio claimed that junking this initiative would ease tensions "so that our cops and our citizens can help one another go after the real bad guys." Too bad they could not go after a real bad guy among this mosque’s congregants — [TGT].
Information is vital here. Saipov may have loads of it . American officials should squeeze it out of him like juice from a lemon.
"If you act like a terrorist and you say you’re a terrorist that’s enough for me " Sen. Lindsey Graham R-S.C. told journalists on Wednesday. "We ought to treat you as a terrorist." Graham knows exactly how to handle Saipov .
As soon as he can travel Saipov should be jetted to Guantanamo and interrogated until he spills everything he knows about his terrorist training contacts and any mayhem that they are poised to unleash. After that Saipov should receive a swift military trial. If convicted he should be dispatched at once. | 1Neutral
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1,154 | Melissa Gilbert : Oliver Stone 'humiliated' me in ' Doors' audition | Melissa Gilbert | CLOSE Melissa Gilbert says she once “ran out of the room crying” after an audition for Oliver Stone‘s 1991 movie The Doors. Time
Actress Melissa Gilbert alleges she had a 'humiliating and horrid' audition with director Oliver Stone. (Photo: Rob Kim Getty Images)
As Hollywood continues to grapple with sexual harassment allegations Melissa Gilbert says an audition with Oliver Stone left her in tears.
A guest on SiriusXM's Andy Cohen Live Monday Gilbert described an encounter she had with the filmmaker who has directed Snowden W. and JFK.
Gilbert who played Laura Ingalls on Little House on the Prairie in the '70s and '80s said while auditioning for the role of Pamela Courson for the 1991 film The Doors Stone intentionally demeaned her.
At first Gilbert hesitated to name Stone telling Cohen "There were moments where there were men in more powerful positions one in particular who humiliated me at one point in an audition and unnecessarily because I had embarrassed him in a social situation. He got back at me and I ran out of the room crying. I’m actually sitting here telling you this story afraid to say his name 'cause I’m worried about backlash."
Cohen followed up asking if the director had humiliated Gilbert "in a provocative way."
"He had me read a scene " Gilbert said. "I had auditioned and then he said: ‘I’ve written this special scene for you . I’d like you to do it with the actor. I want to see the chemistry with the two of you.’
"The whole scene was just my character on her hands and knees saying ‘Do me baby.’ Really dirty horrible " Gilbert said. "Then he said 'I'd like you to stage it for me .'”
Gilbert said she refused and exited the audition very upset.
“I left crying and I never really talked about it " she told Cohen. "It was all because I had said something and embarrassed him publicly."
Deciding to reveal her alleged harasser Gilbert said "It was Oliver Stone. And it was The Doors movie."
Gilbert told Cohen she believes the alleged act was in retaliation to an interaction she and Stone had at a club where the director was she says "ragging on television."
"There was a bunch of people at a table and he was talking about how television was crap and he would never do it ” said Gilbert . “Then all these young girls came running over to meet me because they were watching Little House on the Prairie. And they left and he was sort of dumbfounded and I said ‘You see (expletive) that’s television. That’s what television does.’ I guess he never forgot it.”
Gilbert said while she remembered their moment she didn't believe "it was that big a deal.”
“I thought I was just auditioning and I did. I did a bunch of other scenes " she said. "And he said: ‘ You know I want you to stay. I’ve got something special for you.’" | "[TGT] says [TGT] once “ran out of the room crying” after an audition for Oliver Stone‘s 1991 movie The Doors.
[TGT] alleges [TGT] had a 'humiliating and horrid' audition with director Oliver Stone. (Photo: Rob Kim Getty Images)
As Hollywood continues to grapple with sexual harassment allegations Melissa Gilbert says an audition with Oliver Stone left her in tears.
A guest on SiriusXM's Andy Cohen Live Monday [TGT]described an encounter she had with the filmmaker who has directed Snowden W. and JFK.
[TGT]who played Laura Ingalls on Little House on the Prairie in the '70s and '80s said while auditioning for the role of Pamela Courson for the 1991 film The Doors Stone intentionally demeaned her.
At first [TGT]hesitated to name Stone telling Cohen "There were moments where there were men in more powerful positions one in particular who humiliated me at one point in an audition and unnecessarily because I had embarrassed him in a social situation. He got back at me and I ran out of the room crying. I’m actually sitting here telling you this story afraid to say his name 'cause I’m worried about backlash."
Cohen followed up asking if the director had humiliated [TGT]"in a provocative way."
"He had me read a scene [TGT]said. "I had auditioned and then he said: ‘I’ve written this special scene for you . I’d like you to do it with the actor. I want to see the chemistry with the two of you.’
"The whole scene was just my character on her hands and knees saying ‘Do me baby.’ Really dirty horrible [TGT]said. "Then [TGT] said 'I'd like you to stage it for me .'”
[TGT]said [TGT] refused and exited the audition very upset.
“I left crying and I never really talked about it " [TGT] told Cohen. "It was all because I had said something and embarrassed him publicly."
Deciding to reveal her alleged harasser [TGT]said "It was Oliver Stone. And it was The Doors movie.[TGT]told Cohen she believes the alleged act was in retaliation to an interaction she and Stone had at a club where the director was she says "ragging on television."
"There was a bunch of people at a table and he was talking about how television was crap and he would never do it ” said [TGT] . “Then all these young girls came running over to meet me because they were watching Little House on the Prairie. And they left and he was sort of dumbfounded and I said ‘You see (expletive) that’s television. That’s what television does.’ I guess he never forgot it.”
[TGT]said while [TGT] remembered their moment [TGT] didn't believe "it was that big a deal.”
“I thought I was just auditioning and I did. I did a bunch of other scenes " [TGT] said. "And he said: ‘ You know I want you to stay. I’ve got something special for you.’"" | 2Positive
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1,155 | Khloe Kardashian : Family said weight was 'hurting the brand' | Khloe Kardashian | Khloe Kardashian revealed her famous family once urged her to shed some weight so as not to taint their carefully curated image.
"I'm a huge believer of it's not what you say it's how you say it " she said in a preview clip for her E! makeover show "Revenge Body." "You know for a long time I was told 'Khloe you've got to lose weight because you're really hurting the brand' or this or that."
Kardashian said that she understood her family didn't mean anything personal but still struggled not to take offense.
Khloe Kardashian reveals baby name — if it's a boy
"I understood that was coming from my management side of my family but it does hurt and there's a way to say things." she said.
Khloe Kardashian through the years
The reality star — who is currently expecting her first child with boyfriend Tristan Thompson — has long been open about her struggle with her weight.
In January 2017 she explained to People that she 'd always felt self-conscious comparing herself to her slim sisters even though Khloe stood more than 8 inches taller than Kim and Kourtney.
"They'd always be like 'Oh I weigh 102 lbs. ' and whatever and that's good for them but I would look at the scale and be like 'Oh god ' because I weigh 140 or something " she said. "As a teenager you're not understanding and knowing that difference."
Still Kardashian has admitted in the past that a rough divorce from Lamar Odom helped inspire her to get healthy.
"I have always made excuses like 'I am big-boned ' or 'I'm just not built that size ' or 'I could never be a size whatever '" she told People in 2016. "I know I have lost so much weight but I don't think I will ever be satisfied " she says. "I kind of like that because I never want to be that unhealthy again."
Last year leading up to the launch of "Revenge Body " Kardashian shared a series of before and after photos highlighting her transition into a healthier lifestyle.
"If you were to ask me five years ago if I ever saw myself being completely in love with fitness and health… I would've laughed in your face. Me? The chubby one? No way!" she wrote on Instagram. | [TGT]revealed [TGT] famous family once urged [TGT] to shed some weight so as not to taint their carefully curated image.
"I'm a huge believer of it's not what you say it's how you say it " [TGT] said in a preview clip for [TGT] E! makeover show "Revenge Body." "You know for a long time I was told 'Khloe you've got to lose weight because you're really hurting the brand' or this or that.[TGT]said that [TGT] understood [TGT] family didn't mean anything personal but still struggled not to take offense.
[TGT]reveals baby name — if it's a boy
"I understood that was coming from my management side of my family but it does hurt and there's a way to say things." she said.
[TGT]through the years
The reality star — who is currently expecting [TGT] first child with boyfriend Tristan Thompson — has long been open about her struggle with her weight.
In January 2017 she explained to People that she 'd always felt self-conscious comparing herself to her slim sisters even though Khloe stood more than 8 inches taller than Kim and Kourtney.
"They'd always be like 'Oh I weigh 102 lbs. ' and whatever and that's good for them but I would look at the scale and be like 'Oh god ' because I weigh 140 or something " she said. "As a teenager you're not understanding and knowing that difference."
[TGT]has admitted in the past that a rough divorce from Lamar Odom helped inspire [TGT] to get healthy.
"I have always made excuses like 'I am big-boned ' or 'I'm just not built that size ' or 'I could never be a size whatever '" [TGT] told People in 2016. "I know I have lost so much weight but I don't think I will ever be satisfied " [TGT] says. "I kind of like that because I never want to be that unhealthy again."
Last year leading up to the launch of "Revenge Body " Kardashian shared a series of before and after photos highlighting [TGT] transition into a healthier lifestyle.
"If you were to ask me five years ago if I ever saw myself being completely in love with fitness and health… I would've laughed in your face. Me? The chubby one? No way!" she wrote on Instagram. | 1Neutral
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1,156 | Under Armour mirrors Stitch Fix | Armour | Under Armour has a new subscription service.
Stitch Fix has been successful which bodes well for Under Armour .
Under Armour has just announced a new subscription service called ArmourBox.
Here's how it works: Tell Under Armour what kind of clothes you like and how you work out and they'll ship you a box with four to six items for you to consider purchasing. No purchase is required there's no fee and shipping is free both ways. If you like the whole box and buy it all you'll get a 20% discount.
There are a few differences between the two services. Stitch Fix doesn't work on a subscription model unless you want it to each box carries a $20 fee unless you buy something and Stitch Fix carries more than just its house brands unlike Under Armour.
With ArmourBox on the other hand you can choose to receive a shipment every 30 60 or 90 days but you can't skip a delivery or pause your subscription.
Under Armour's service carries no fees and there are no charges unless you forget to return a box or you decide to buy something. The customer is required to take action within seven days so that they're not charged for it all.
The no-risk strategy is an ambitious play to get product into customers' homes so that they can evaluate it on their own time. It's a sign of the confidence that Under Armour has in its offerings. It's hoping that if it can get its stuff in people's hands they'll like it enough to continue receiving it.
If that doesn't happen Under Armour has worse problems than a failed subscription service. | Under [TGT]has a new subscription service.
Stitch Fix has been successful which bodes well for Under Armour .
Under [TGT]has just announced a new subscription service called ArmourBox.
Here's how [TGT] works: Tell Under Armour what kind of clothes you like and how you work out and they'll ship you a box with four to six items for you to consider purchasing. No purchase is required there's no fee and shipping is free both ways. If you like the whole box and buy it all you'll get a 20% discount.
There are a few differences between the two services. Stitch Fix doesn't work on a subscription model unless you want it to each box carries a $20 fee unless you buy something and Stitch Fix carries more than just its house brands unlike Under Armour.
With ArmourBox on the other hand you can choose to receive a shipment every 30 60 or 90 days but you can't skip a delivery or pause your subscription.
Under Armour's service carries no fees and there are no charges unless you forget to return a box or you decide to buy something. The customer is required to take action within seven days so that they're not charged for it all.
The no-risk strategy is an ambitious play to get product into customers' homes so that they can evaluate it on their own time. It's a sign of the confidence that [TGT]has in [TGT] offerings. It's hoping that if it can get its stuff in people's hands they'll like it enough to continue receiving it.
If that doesn't happen Under Armour has worse problems than a failed subscription service. | 2Positive
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1,157 | Democrats demand Sessions explain his meeting with Russia probe cooperator Papadopoulos | George Papadopoulos | Sessions's participation in the gathering was detailed in court documents released Monday by special counsel Robert Mueller III. The adviser who offered to set up the meeting was George Papadopoulos who has pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI according to the documents .
Sessions had not previously disclosed the meeting despite being asked over multiple appearances on Capitol Hill whether he or anyone on the campaign ever discussed meeting with Russians.
Senate Republicans have not rushed to Sessions's defense but were less ruffled about his participation in the Papadopoulos meeting. "If anybody's got any concerns about his meeting write him a letter and see what he says " said Sen. Lindsey Graham R-S.C.
A Sessions spokeswoman declined to comment this week on the March 31 meeting with Trump and campaign advisers including Papadopoulos . But on Thursday a person familiar with Sessions' recollections said that "people who remember the conversation" believed that Papadopoulos was proposing an idea of using his Russian contacts to try to set up a meeting between Trump and Putin "which was immediately rejected by then-Senator Sessions."
" Papadopoulos was some 29-year-old that nobody had ever heard of and who struck people in the room as someone who didn't have a lot of credibility " the person said. "As far as Sessions seemed to be concerned when he shut down this idea of Papadopoulos engaging with Russia that was the end of it and he moved the meeting along to other issues."
"The March 31 comments by this Papadopoulos person did not leave a lasting impression " the person said. "The attorney general immediately dismissed it and moved on."
J.D. Gordon a former Pentagon spokesman and Trump adviser who attended the meeting also recalled that Sessions "shut him down" when Papadopoulos announced that he could introduce Trump to Putin.
The Washington Post also reported earlier this week that Papadopoulos sat next to Sessions during a dinner at the Capitol Hill Club for campaign advisers weeks before the Republican National Convention according to another person who attended. | Sessions's participation in the gathering was detailed in court documents released Monday by special counsel Robert Mueller III. The adviser who offered to set up the meeting was George Papadopoulos who has pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI according to the documents .
Sessions had not previously disclosed the meeting despite being asked over multiple appearances on Capitol Hill whether he or anyone on the campaign ever discussed meeting with Russians.
Senate Republicans have not rushed to Sessions's defense but were less ruffled about his participation in the Papadopoulos meeting. "If anybody's got any concerns about his meeting write him a letter and see what he says " said Sen. Lindsey Graham R-S.C.
A Sessions spokeswoman declined to comment this week on the March 31 meeting with Trump and campaign advisers including [TGT] . But on Thursday a person familiar with Sessions' recollections said that "people who remember the conversation" believed that Papadopoulos was proposing an idea of using his Russian contacts to try to set up a meeting between Trump and Putin "which was immediately rejected by then-Senator Sessions."
" Papadopoulos was some 29-year-old that nobody had ever heard of and who struck people in the room as someone who didn't have a lot of credibility " the person said. "As far as Sessions seemed to be concerned when he shut down this idea of [TGT] engaging with Russia that was the end of it and he moved the meeting along to other issues."
"The March 31 comments by this [TGT] person did not leave a lasting impression " the person said. "The attorney general immediately dismissed it and moved on."
J.D. Gordon a former Pentagon spokesman and Trump adviser who attended the meeting also recalled that Sessions "shut him down" when Papadopoulos announced that he could introduce Trump to Putin.
The Washington Post also reported earlier this week that [TGT] sat next to Sessions during a dinner at the Capitol Hill Club for campaign advisers weeks before the Republican National Convention according to another person who attended. | 2Positive
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1,158 | Kim Jong Un praises nuclear program promotes sister | Kim Jong Un | North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during the Second Plenum of the 7th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang October 8 2017. KCNA/via REUTERS.
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un said his nuclear weapons were a “powerful deterrent” that guaranteed its sovereignty state media reported on Sunday hours after U.S. President Donald Trump said “only one thing will work” in dealing with the isolated country.
In a speech to a meeting of the powerful Central Committee of the ruling Workers’ Party on Saturday a day before Trump’s most recent comments state media said Kim had addressed the “complicated international situation”.
North Korea’s nuclear weapons are a “powerful deterrent firmly safeguarding the peace and security in the Korean peninsula and Northeast Asia ” Kim said referring to the “protracted nuclear threats of the U.S. imperialists.”
The situation proved that North Korea’s policy of “byungjin” meaning the parallel development of nuclear weapons and the economy was “absolutely right” Kim Jong Un said in the speech.
“The national economy has grown on their strength this year despite the escalating sanctions ” said Kim referring to U.N. Security Council resolutions put in place to curb Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile program.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during the Second Plenum of the 7th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang October 8 2017. KCNA/via REUTERS.
Kim Jong Un’s sister Kim Yo Jong was made an alternate member of the politburo - the top decision-making body over which Kim Jong Un presides.
Alongside Kim Jong Un himself the promotion makes Kim Yo Jong the only other millennial member of the influential body.
Her new position indicates the 28-year-old has become a replacement for Kim Jong Un’s aunt Kim Kyong Hui who had been a key decision maker when former leader Kim Jong Il was alive.
“It shows that her portfolio and writ is far more substantive than previously believed and it is a further consolidation of the Kim family’s power ” said Michael Madden a North Korea expert at Johns Hopkins University’s 38 North website.
“The large-scale personnel reshuffle reflects that Kim Jong Un is taking the current situation seriously and that he ’s looking for a breakthrough by promoting a new generation of politicians ” the ministry said in a statement. | North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during the Second Plenum of the 7th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang October 8 2017. KCNA/via REUTERS.
SEOUL (Reuters) - [TGT]said [TGT] nuclear weapons were a “powerful deterrent” that guaranteed [TGT] sovereignty state media reported on Sunday hours after U.S. President Donald Trump said “only one thing will work” in dealing with the isolated country.
In a speech to a meeting of the powerful Central Committee of the ruling Workers’ Party on Saturday a day before Trump’s most recent comments state media said Kim had addressed the “complicated international situation”.
North Korea’s nuclear weapons are a “powerful deterrent firmly safeguarding the peace and security in the Korean peninsula and Northeast Asia ” Kim said referring to the “protracted nuclear threats of the U.S. imperialists.”
The situation proved that North Korea’s policy of “byungjin” meaning the parallel development of nuclear weapons and the economy was “absolutely [TGT]said in the speech.
“The national economy has grown on their strength this year despite the escalating sanctions ” said Kim referring to U.N. Security Council resolutions put in place to curb Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile program.
[TGT] speaks during the Second Plenum of the 7th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang October 8 2017. KCNA/via REUTERS.
Kim Jong Un’s sister Kim Yo Jong was made an alternate member of the politburo - the top decision-making body over which [TGT] presides.
Alongside Kim Jong Un himself the promotion makes Kim Yo Jong the only other millennial member of the influential body.
Her new position indicates the 28-year-old has become a replacement for Kim Jong Un’s aunt Kim Kyong Hui who had been a key decision maker when former leader Kim Jong Il was alive.
“It shows that her portfolio and writ is far more substantive than previously believed and it is a further consolidation of the Kim family’s power ” said Michael Madden a North Korea expert at Johns Hopkins University’s 38 North website.
“The large-scale personnel reshuffle reflects that [TGT]is taking the current situation seriously and that [TGT] ’s looking for a breakthrough by promoting a new generation of politicians ” the ministry said in a statement. | 2Positive
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1,159 | Red Cross Exec Doesn't Know What Portion Of Donations Go To Harvey Relief : The Two | Brad Kieserman | Editor's note on Sept. 1: Some listeners and readers have asked why NPR pressed Red Cross operations and logistics executive Brad Kieserman about how much of the money his organization receives will actually be spent on helping those affected by Hurricane Harvey. NPR's questions were follow-ups to several years of reporting by NPR and ProPublica about shortcomings in the organization's disaster relief operations and misleading claims about its finances. NPR has asked several times in recent years to speak with Red Cross President and CEO Gail J. McGovern. Those requests have been turned down. Prior to this latest interview NPR asked again. The organization said McGovern was unavailable but did make Kieserman available.
In an interview with Morning Edition host Ailsa Chang Red Cross executive Brad Kieserman was asked about reports that the charity has unusually high administrative costs.
"We are committed I am committed my team is committed to using our resources and donor dollars in a way that best helps the people of Texas " said Kieserman vice president of disaster operations and logistics.
Kieserman said that as of Wednesday morning the Red Cross had spent $50 million on Harvey relief mainly on 232 shelters for 66 000 people.
Chang: Through donations how much of every dollar goes to relief? Kieserman : Yeah I don't think I know the answer to that any better than the chief fundraiser knows how many how much it costs to put a volunteer downrange for a week and how many emergency response vehicles I have on the road today. So I think if he was on this interview and you were asking how many relief vehicles in Texas I don't think he'd know the answer and I don't know the answer to the financial question I'm afraid. | Editor's note on Sept. 1: Some listeners and readers have asked why NPR pressed Red Cross operations and logistics executive [TGT] about how much of the money [TGT] organization receives will actually be spent on helping those affected by Hurricane Harvey. NPR's questions were follow-ups to several years of reporting by NPR and ProPublica about shortcomings in the organization's disaster relief operations and misleading claims about its finances. NPR has asked several times in recent years to speak with Red Cross President and CEO Gail J. McGovern. Those requests have been turned down. Prior to this latest interview NPR asked again. The organization said McGovern was unavailable but did make [TGT] available.
In [TGT]was asked about reports that the charity has unusually high administrative costs.
"We are committed I am committed my team is committed to using our resources and donor dollars in a way that best helps the people of Texas " said Kieserman vice president of disaster operations and logistics.
[TGT]said that as of Wednesday morning the Red Cross had spent $50 million on Harvey relief mainly on 232 shelters for 66 000 people.
Chang: Through donations how much of every dollar goes to relief? [TGT] : Yeah I don't think I know the answer to that any better than the chief fundraiser knows how many how much it costs to put a volunteer downrange for a week and how many emergency response vehicles I have on the road today. So I think if he was on [TGT] and you were asking how many relief vehicles in Texas I don't think he'd know the answer and I don't know the answer to the financial question I'm afraid. | 2Positive
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1,160 | Reince Priebus interviewed by Mueller investigative team lawyer says | James Comey | Priebus is one of several current and former White House aides expected to be interviewed by Mueller’s team in the coming weeks. Those investigators besides looking into whether campaign aides coordinated with the Kremlin to influence the outcome of the presidential election are also looking into a series of White House actions since the start of the administration including the firing in May of former FBI Director James Comey.
As head of the Republican National Committee during the presidential campaign Priebus would have insight into the inner workings of the Trump campaign particularly during the general election. He also was present during the presidential transition and served as White House chief of staff during times crucial to Mueller investigation including while Flynn served in the administration and while Trump made the decision to fire Comey .
In a prepared statement in June to the Senate intelligence committee Comey described how Priebus had briefly interrupted a private White House conversation with the president in which he said Trump told him he hoped Comey would end an FBI investigation into Flynn and his contacts with the Russian ambassador.
“After he had spoken for a few minutes about leaks Reince Priebus leaned in through the door by the grandfather clock and I could see a group of people waiting behind him ” Comey’s statement said. “The President waved at him to close the door saying he would be done shortly. The door closed.” | Priebus is one of several current and former White House aides expected to be interviewed by Mueller’s team in the coming weeks. Those investigators besides looking into whether campaign aides coordinated with the Kremlin to influence the outcome of the presidential election are also looking into a series of White House actions since the start of the administration including the firing in May of [TGT].
As head of the Republican National Committee during the presidential campaign Priebus would have insight into the inner workings of the Trump campaign particularly during the general election. He also was present during the presidential transition and served as White House chief of staff during times crucial to Mueller investigation including while Flynn served in the administration and while Trump made the decision to fire Comey .
In a prepared statement in June to the Senate intelligence committee [TGT]described how Priebus had briefly interrupted a private White House conversation with the president in which [TGT] said Trump told [TGT] [TGT] hoped [TGT]would end an FBI investigation into Flynn and [TGT] contacts with the Russian ambassador.
“After [TGT] had spoken for a few minutes about leaks Reince Priebus leaned in through the door by the grandfather clock and I could see a group of people waiting behind him ” Comey’s statement said. “The President waved at him to close the door saying he would be done shortly. The door closed.” | 1Neutral
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1,161 | Pressure rises on Maldives leader to obey court order to free jailed foes | Abdulla Yameen | MALE (Reuters) - Maldives President Abdulla Yameen fired his second police chief in three days and the opposition said it feared violence as the island nation was pitched deeper into a crisis caused by Yameen ’s failure to obey a court order to free jailed opponents.
Three days after the Supreme Court threw out terrorism convictions against Yameen ’s political opponents his government on Saturday was still ignoring international and domestic pressure to set them free.
Hundreds of protesters have taken to the streets to demand compliance with the court order and Western countries and international organizations have urged Yameen to obey it .
The court also ordered 12 members of parliament who had been stripped of their seats to be restored to the body. The 12 had quit Yameen ’s ruling party last year and allowing them to return to the legislature would deprive him of a majority.
The crisis poses the biggest threat to Yameen ’s control of the Maldives since he took power in 2013 defeating Nasheed in an election that Nasheed’s supporters say was rigged.
Yameen has stopped short of saying he will not obey the court order to free his opponents. He told a party meeting on Saturday he “did not expect the Supreme Court ruling at all”.
“We’ve started dialogue with the Supreme Court. We’ve sat and started talking about difficulties or concerns the state has ” he said. “We’re working on making sure we can respect the court order in a way that doesn’t cause any difficulties to the people.”
He fired the chief of police on Thursday shortly after the court order was handed down and on Saturday he fired the acting police chief he had chosen to replace him .
The Maldives an Indian Ocean island chain of around 400 000 people known to outsiders mainly as a tropical paradise for the tourists that provide most of its foreign exchange income has experienced political unrest since Yameen took power.
Yameen is the half brother of Maumoon Abdul Gayoom who ruled the Maldives for three decades until losing an election to Nasheed in 2008. Yameen and Gayoom have since had a falling out and Gayoom is now aligned with the opposition. | MALE (Reuters) - [TGT]fired [TGT] second police chief in three days and the opposition said it feared violence as the island nation was pitched deeper into a crisis caused by [TGT] ’s failure to obey a court order to free jailed opponents.
Three days after the Supreme Court threw out terrorism convictions against Yameen ’s political opponents his government on Saturday was still ignoring international and domestic pressure to set them free.
Hundreds of protesters have taken to the streets to demand compliance with the court order and Western countries and international organizations have urged Yameen to obey it .
The court also ordered 12 members of parliament who had been stripped of their seats to be restored to the body. The 12 had quit [TGT] ’s ruling party last year and allowing them to return to the legislature would deprive [TGT] of a majority.
The crisis poses the biggest threat to Yameen ’s control of the Maldives since he took power in 2013 defeating Nasheed in an election that Nasheed’s supporters say was rigged.
Yameen has stopped short of saying he will not obey the court order to free his opponents. He told a party meeting on Saturday he “did not expect the Supreme Court ruling at all”.
“We’ve started dialogue with the Supreme Court. We’ve sat and started talking about difficulties or concerns the state has ” he said. “We’re working on making sure we can respect the court order in a way that doesn’t cause any difficulties to the people.”
He fired the chief of police on Thursday shortly after the court order was handed down and on Saturday he fired the acting police chief he had chosen to replace him .
The Maldives an Indian Ocean island chain of around 400 000 people known to outsiders mainly as a tropical paradise for the tourists that provide most of its foreign exchange income has experienced political unrest since Yameen took power.
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1,162 | Bears great Brian Urlacher now a first ballot Pro Football Hall of Famer | Brian Urlacher | The greatest Bears player since their iconic Super Bowl XX team more than three decades ago received the highest NFL honor Saturday when Brian Urlacher was selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Urlacher 39 becomes the 28th Hall of Famer to represent the Bears for all or the primary portion of their careers the most in the NFL and the first since defensive end Richard Dent was inducted in 2011. Urlacher and Lewis bring to 28 the number of modern-era linebackers in the Hall. Five of those 28 were Bears a nod to the history of the position for the franchise from George Connor to Bill George Dick Butkus Mike Singletary and now Urlacher .
“It’s unreal ” Urlacher said. “It’s a great tradition.”
Selected ninth in the first round of the 2000 draft Urlacher becomes the first Hall of Fame playerfrom the University of New Mexico. He was named NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year and was an established star before coach Lovie Smith arrived in 2004 with a scheme that accentuated Urlacher ’s freakish athletic ability for a player with such a large frame — 6-foot-4 258 pounds. The next year he was named the league’s Defensive Player of the Year becoming the fifth player to win both awards. The next season in 2006 Urlacher helped lead the Bears to Super Bowl XLI.
Named to the NFL’s All-Decade Team of the 2000s Urlacher was selected to the Pro Bowl eight times and was first team All-Pro five times. In 13 seasons according to pro-football-reference.com he amassed 1 354 tackles 41½ sacks 22 interceptions two touchdowns 90 passes defensed 11 forced fumbles and 15 fumble recoveries.
Personnel boss Mark Hatley made the decision to draft Urlacher who had played safety in college. The Bears knew they were getting a player who could transform their defense but initially weren’t sure how to deploy him .
“We knew we would like to play him at the mike (middle) linebacker but the problem was he had been a safety and we didn’t want to stick him there right away and beat him up and lose him and ruin an excellent prospect ” defensive coordinator Greg Blache said. “We started him off at the sam (strong-side) linebacker position where everything is coming at you from one direction in the traffic and we played him at the mike in the nickel situation where 95 percent of it was passing. So he was getting a feel for it but he wasn’t getting in the heavy traffic with the guards coming on him and combination blocks … because it’s a whole different beast when you’re playing 12 to 15 yards deep as a safety and you move up to 5 yards from the line of scrimmage with the 300-pounders.
“We knew we had something special and we knew he would be a guy who would be a hell of a player for a long long time if we had some patience and were just judicious in how we approached it. Having (linebackers coach) Dale Lindsey there was a huge help because Dale had developed so many linebackers and he was a great voice in saying he had seen rush jobs when guys were put in situations they weren’t quite ready to handle. It ended up working out really well just because we got him eased into it to the point where he was comfortable seeing it all happen.”
It happened faster than anyone would have imagined which in retrospect isn’t surprising to anyone who was involved. Lindsey marveled at the amount of information Urlacher could process and then apply on the field. A lot of players even really good ones can lose the fine details when they move from the meeting room to the practice field and then into games but Urlacher absorbed it all.
When middle linebacker Barry Minter was sidelined with a back injury in the third week of the 2000 season the Bears moved Urlacher . They never again discussed where he was best suited to play or what he could handle.
“(Head coach) Dick Jauron said ‘Put him at the middle ’ ” Lindsey said. “Dick could see the big picture. Luckily for us Brian was more than willing to learn the new position. It’s nice when you have rare talent and a guy who wants to do it. That’s the difference between the real great players — they want to do it and they’ll do anything to be successful. He was like a sponge. You just kept giving him information and he absorbed it and would want more. The thing about the guys with the rare talent: They can do any damn thing you ask them. You can ask them the impossible and they can get it done. And Brian did it for us as a great middle linebacker.”
When the Bears signed massive defensive tackles Ted Washington and Keith Traylor in 2001 Urlacher raised his game to a new level as the duo kept offensive linemen off of him and allowed him to make plays with his remarkable speed.
“There are a lot of guys who can run fast in a straight line but the athleticism he showed for a guy that size off the charts ” Blache said.
He spearheaded the “Monday Night Miracle” at Arizona in 2006 with 25 tackles and a forced fumble that resulted in a touchdown. Urlacher had five interceptions and five sacks in 2007 a testament to his ability to do anything needed.
Urlacher was never very comfortable in the spotlight but always at ease around his teammates which made him immensely popular. He treated the newest rookie the same way he did the most tenured veterans. When former teammate Todd Johnson became a high school coach in Sarasota Fla. he didn’t have enough uniforms to dress all of his players. Urlacher provided new jerseys — home and away — for the entire roster and did so without seeking any attention one of countless anecdotes of how he helped friends. | The greatest Bears player since their iconic Super Bowl XX team more than three decades ago received the highest NFL honor Saturday when [TGT]was selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Urlacher 39 becomes the 28th Hall of Famer to represent the Bears for all or the primary portion of their careers the most in the NFL and the first since defensive end Richard Dent was inducted in 2011. Urlacher and Lewis bring to 28 the number of modern-era linebackers in the Hall. Five of those 28 were Bears a nod to the history of the position for the franchise from George Connor to Bill George Dick Butkus Mike Singletary and now Urlacher .
“It’s unreal ” [TGT]said. “It’s a great tradition.”
Selected ninth in the first round of the 2000 draft Urlacher becomes the first Hall of Fame playerfrom the University of New Mexico. [TGT] was named NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year and was an established star before coach Lovie Smith arrived in 2004 with a scheme that accentuated [TGT] ’s freakish athletic ability for a player with such a large frame — 6-foot-4 258 pounds. The next year he was named the league’s Defensive Player of the Year becoming the fifth player to win both awards. The next season in 2006 Urlacher helped lead the Bears to Super Bowl XLI.
Named to the NFL’s All-Decade Team of the 2000s [TGT]was selected to the Pro Bowl eight times and was first team All-Pro five times. In 13 seasons according to pro-football-reference.com he amassed 1 354 tackles 41½ sacks 22 interceptions two touchdowns 90 passes defensed 11 forced fumbles and 15 fumble recoveries.
Personnel boss Mark Hatley made the decision to draft Urlacher who had played safety in college. The Bears knew they were getting a player who could transform their defense but initially weren’t sure how to deploy him .
“We knew we would like to play him at the mike (middle) linebacker but the problem was he had been a safety and we didn’t want to stick him there right away and beat him up and lose him and ruin an excellent prospect ” defensive coordinator Greg Blache said. “We started him off at the sam (strong-side) linebacker position where everything is coming at you from one direction in the traffic and we played him at the mike in the nickel situation where 95 percent of it was passing. So he was getting a feel for it but he wasn’t getting in the heavy traffic with the guards coming on him and combination blocks … because it’s a whole different beast when you’re playing 12 to 15 yards deep as a safety and you move up to 5 yards from the line of scrimmage with the 300-pounders.
“We knew we had something special and we knew he would be a guy who would be a hell of a player for a long long time if we had some patience and were just judicious in how we approached it. Having (linebackers coach) Dale Lindsey there was a huge help because Dale had developed so many linebackers and he was a great voice in saying he had seen rush jobs when guys were put in situations they weren’t quite ready to handle. It ended up working out really well just because we got him eased into it to the point where he was comfortable seeing it all happen.”
It happened faster than anyone would have imagined which in retrospect isn’t surprising to anyone who was involved. Lindsey marveled at the amount of information Urlacher could process and then apply on the field. A lot of players even really good ones can lose the fine details when they move from the meeting room to the practice field and then into games but Urlacher absorbed it all.
When middle linebacker Barry Minter was sidelined with a back injury in the third week of the 2000 season the Bears moved Urlacher . They never again discussed where [TGT] was best suited to play or what [TGT] could handle.
“(Head coach) Dick Jauron said ‘Put him at the middle ’ ” Lindsey said. “Dick could see the big picture. Luckily for us [TGT] was more than willing to learn the new position. It’s nice when you have rare talent and a guy who wants to do it. That’s the difference between the real great players — they want to do it and they’ll do anything to be successful. He was like a sponge. You just kept giving him information and he absorbed it and would want more. The thing about the guys with the rare talent: They can do any damn thing you ask them. You can ask them the impossible and they can get it done. And [TGT] did it for us as a great middle linebacker.”
When the Bears signed massive defensive tackles Ted Washington and Keith Traylor in 2001 Urlacher raised his game to a new level as the duo kept offensive linemen off of him and allowed him to make plays with his remarkable speed.
“There are a lot of guys who can run fast in a straight line but the athleticism he showed for a guy that size off the charts ” Blache said.
He spearheaded the “Monday Night Miracle” at Arizona in 2006 with 25 tackles and a forced fumble that resulted in a touchdown. Urlacher had five interceptions and five sacks in 2007 a testament to his ability to do anything needed.
Urlacher was never very comfortable in the spotlight but always at ease around his teammates which made him immensely popular. He treated the newest rookie the same way he did the most tenured veterans. When former teammate Todd Johnson became a high school coach in Sarasota Fla. he didn’t have enough uniforms to dress all of his players. Urlacher provided new jerseys — home and away — for the entire roster and did so without seeking any attention one of countless anecdotes of how he helped friends. | 2Positive
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1,163 | A 'Toothless' Old Law Could Have New Fangs Thanks To Robert Mueller : NPR | Robert Mueller | A 'Toothless' Old Law Could Have New Fangs Thanks To Robert Mueller
But Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller isn't laughing — and neither may potential violators if he decides to make it his new weapon of choice.
Then in October Mueller's office changed that when it indicted former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his longtime business associate Rick Gates — instantly becoming the highest-profile FARA prosecution ever.
Those charges have raised the question about whether Mueller has more up his sleeve for other people swept up in the Russia probe who could be connected with lobbying and influence work for foreign governments and entities.
Mueller 's next steps
With Manafort and Gates charged one next potential FARA target for Mueller is former national security adviser Michael Flynn. Flynn belatedly filed a FARA registration in March for work his consulting firm did on behalf of the Turkish government. That in itself isn't necessarily a problem — the Justice Department makes it a policy to accept late filings rather than punish the practice as a means to encourage filing at all. | A 'Toothless' Old Law Could Have New Fangs Thanks To Robert Mueller
But [TGT]isn't laughing — and neither may potential violators if [TGT] decides to make it [TGT] new weapon of choice.
Then in October Mueller's office changed that when it indicted former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his longtime business associate Rick Gates — instantly becoming the highest-profile FARA prosecution ever.
Those charges have raised the question about whether [TGT]has more up [TGT] sleeve for other people swept up in the Russia probe who could be connected with lobbying and influence work for foreign governments and entities.
Mueller 's next steps
With Manafort and Gates charged one next potential FARA target for [TGT]is former national security adviser Michael Flynn. Flynn belatedly filed a FARA registration in March for work his consulting firm did on behalf of the Turkish government. That in itself isn't necessarily a problem — the Justice Department makes it a policy to accept late filings rather than punish the practice as a means to encourage filing at all. | 2Positive
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1,164 | Wolff's Book Validated by Trump's Open Meeting | Wall Trump | The biggest the best the longest White House reality episode took place on Tuesday to dismal ratings. Rather than be the sure-fire live-cast way to change the subject from Michael Wolff's book in which his staff and others declared his dangerous incompetence and show Trump at his deal-making best the meeting revealed that on the whole Wolff got it right.
Trump had only to hold two things in his mind at the same time. DACA yes; the Wall he chanted about at every campaign rally yes. And oh don’t be wooed by Democrats. Do not flirt as he did with Chuck and Nancy over Chinese food. Do not believe they like you. Do not give in to the thrill of the deal. Democrats are the enemy.
But he couldn’t do that and his failure happened in real time for everyone to witness. Did you see social media buzzed what Trump just said to Senator Dianne Feinstein about a clean bill being great and he would take the heat.
No one could least of all his advisors who thought they were having a much-needed do-over after their major pushback on Sunday failed. Stephen Miller’s mindless repetitive defense of Trump to CNN’s Jake Tapper got him cut off and then escorted out of the building. Let Trump be a prepared president with a task so simple even he can’t blow it. Instead they had to watch in horror as he failed to perform. When Rep. Kevin McCarthy is the smart one in the room and you have to erase incriminating parts of the transcript like a Kremlin operative you know it’s been a spectacular failure.
Trump’s display cracks his truce with Capitol Hill after pushing through tax cuts. House conservatives in the Freedom Caucus feel as warmly about Trump ’s Bill of Love as they did about the Summer of Love. Their limited openness to agree to a non-monolithic wall — more fencing and high-tech surveillance and less money for an actual wall — is dead in light of Trump ’s televised squishiness. They've told the new clean-up-the-mess Gang of Four congressional leaders convening in emergency session today that it’s $18 billion in concrete or bust.
What the White House actually accomplished Tuesday is the opposite of what it set out to do—set the bar low and show a president carrying out presidential tasks competently. If this had been Trump at the first tee he ’d have shanked it 50 yards into the woods. Into the bargain the White House staff took more mulligans than Clinton ever did. Aside from giving in to his Democratic captors all the king’s men couldn’t keep him from going off script to long nostalgically for the olden days of Jack Abramoff memorial earmarks.
Trump inadvertently demonstrated what Wolff convinced of his own superiority could not do in round-the-clock interviews with friendly anchors: that despite Wolff himself being above the rigor and rules of mere journalists on the larger truth he is right. The president is impulsive uncontrollable and unteachable burdened with an ignorance he doesn’t have the self-awareness to realize he has or the discipline to overcome it. Rather than show he's "like really smart" and went to "the best colleges for college " Trump showed that the job reduced to its simplest level is beyond his grasp leaving his advisers sickened like parents watching their well-coached child put a square peg in a round hole at a pre-school admissions interview.
No wonder his staff is leaving in record-breaking droves the latest reported to be on their way out the door including White House counsel Don McGahn and National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster with no one clamoring to replace them. The made-for-TV after-school special made an indelible impression on them and viewers that Trump at his very best may never be better than most of us at our very worst.
Will he ever rise to the occasion or to the job or ever pivot? The pre-schoolers will learn but Trump will not. | The biggest the best the longest White House reality episode took place on Tuesday to dismal ratings. Rather than be the sure-fire live-cast way to change the subject from Michael Wolff's book in which his staff and others declared his dangerous incompetence and show Trump at his deal-making best the meeting revealed that on the whole Wolff got it right.
Trump had only to hold two things in his mind at the same time. DACA yes; the Wall he chanted about at every campaign rally yes. And oh don’t be wooed by Democrats. Do not flirt as he did with Chuck and Nancy over Chinese food. Do not believe they like you. Do not give in to the thrill of the deal. Democrats are the enemy.
But he couldn’t do that and his failure happened in real time for everyone to witness. Did you see social media buzzed what Trump just said to Senator Dianne Feinstein about a clean bill being great and he would take the heat.
No one could least of all his advisors who thought they were having a much-needed do-over after their major pushback on Sunday failed. Stephen Miller’s mindless repetitive defense of Trump to CNN’s Jake Tapper got him cut off and then escorted out of the building. Let Trump be a prepared president with a task so simple even he can’t blow it. Instead they had to watch in horror as he failed to perform. When Rep. Kevin McCarthy is the smart one in the room and you have to erase incriminating parts of the transcript like a Kremlin operative you know it’s been a spectacular failure.
Trump’s display cracks his truce with Capitol Hill after pushing through tax cuts. House conservatives in the Freedom Caucus feel as warmly about Trump ’s Bill of Love as they did about the Summer of Love. Their limited openness to agree to a non-monolithic wall — more fencing and high-tech surveillance and less money for an actual wall — is dead in light of Trump ’s televised squishiness. They've told the new clean-up-the-mess Gang of Four congressional leaders convening in emergency session today that it’s $18 billion in concrete or bust.
What the White House actually accomplished Tuesday is the opposite of what it set out to do—set the bar low and show a president carrying out presidential tasks competently. If this had been Trump at the first tee he ’d have shanked it 50 yards into the woods. Into the bargain the White House staff took more mulligans than Clinton ever did. Aside from giving in to his Democratic captors all the king’s men couldn’t keep him from going off script to long nostalgically for the olden days of Jack Abramoff memorial earmarks.
Trump inadvertently demonstrated what Wolff convinced of his own superiority could not do in round-the-clock interviews with friendly anchors: that despite Wolff himself being above the rigor and rules of mere journalists on the larger truth he is right. The president is impulsive uncontrollable and unteachable burdened with an ignorance he doesn’t have the self-awareness to realize he has or the discipline to overcome it. Rather than show he's "like really smart" and went to "the best colleges for college " Trump showed that the job reduced to its simplest level is beyond his grasp leaving his advisers sickened like parents watching their well-coached child put a square peg in a round hole at a pre-school admissions interview.
No wonder his staff is leaving in record-breaking droves the latest reported to be on their way out the door including White House counsel Don McGahn and National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster with no one clamoring to replace them. The made-for-TV after-school special made an indelible impression on them and viewers that Trump at his very best may never be better than most of us at our very worst.
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1,165 | Conte hails a year to remember for Chelsea | Antonio Conte | London (AFP) – Chelsea manager Antonio Conte reflected on a memorable 2017 as the Premier League champions rounded off the year with a 5-0 demolition of Stoke City.
While Conte ’s side are lagging well behind leaders Manchester City in this season’s title race the Italian is still delighted with the way the last 12 months played out in west London.
In addition Conte was able to take off Victor Moses N’Golo Kante and Alvaro Morata all by the 71st minute to rest their legs ahead of the visit to Arsenal on Wednesday.
“I am very happy because I made some rotation changes today and when you have this type of response from your players you must be pleased ” Conte said. | London (AFP) – [TGT] reflected on a memorable 2017 as the Premier League champions rounded off the year with a 5-0 demolition of Stoke City.
While [TGT] ’s side are lagging well behind leaders Manchester City in this season’s title race the Italian is still delighted with the way the last 12 months played out in west London.
In addition [TGT]was able to take off Victor Moses N’Golo Kante and Alvaro Morata all by the 71st minute to rest their legs ahead of the visit to Arsenal on Wednesday.
“I am very happy because I made some rotation changes today and when you have this type of response from your players you must be pleased ” [TGT]said. | 2Positive
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1,166 | Flu outbreak has killed at least 63 children: CDC officials | Anne Schuchat | Dr. Anne Schuchat acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said 10 children have died from influenza in the past week alone.
"I wish there was better news this week but almost everything we're looking at is bad news " Schuchat said at a news conference.
Schuchat said the country is now in the eleventh week of the 2017-2018 flu season. While the past five flu seasons have lasted 11 to 20 weeks she could not say how how many more weeks the current season will run.
"It's difficult to predict and we don't know " Schuchat said. | [TGT]said 10 children have died from influenza in the past week alone.
"I wish there was better news this week but almost everything we're looking at is bad news [TGT]said at a news conference.
[TGT]said the country is now in the eleventh week of the 2017-2018 flu season. While the past five flu seasons have lasted 11 to 20 weeks [TGT] could not say how how many more weeks the current season will run.
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1,167 | Is Pat Robertson an Agent of God or... the Other Guy? An Investigation | Pat Robertson | But Pat Robertson doesn’t see it that way. In his mind this nation’s unfolding tragedy is a direct fault of people who don’t respect Donald Trump and the American flag enough. Yes really.
What are Pat Robertson’s possible motives here? While people still fought for their lives after the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history why did a televangelist feel the need to issue a statement this useless? He wasn’t trying to provide comfort. He wasn’t helping to make sense of the tragedy because his thoughts here are violently stupid.
Robertson wasn’t trying to be helpful. He was trying to insert himself into a story that had nothing to do with him. He couldn’t help it. He can never help it. Because Pat Robertson is an evil man . He ’s been so evil for so long that one has to wonder whose side he ’s on.
Let’s do a quick topline comparison between Satan the Prince of Darkness and Pat Robertson the Prince of Doddering.
Robertson has spent decades lying and obfuscating throwing himself into the middle of discussions in which he wasn’t invited to offer opinions that nobody wanted. He ’s weighed in on the Iraq War 9/11 sex outside of marriage Hinduism the earthquake in Haiti abortion and every other topic du jour tragic or zeitgeist that can help boost Pat Robertson Awareness. He ’s thrown his fortunes in with warlords hucksters and profiteers.
He ’s claimed he can leg-press 2 000 pounds thanks to the aid of a protein shake.
Pat Robertson has built a billion-dollar empire by saying he ’s a person who knows what God wants other people to do. As host of The 700 Club he ’s spent thousands of hours on the bleakest television channel preaching to his followers about how they can emulate Jesus how they can send him money in an extremely holy way. Meanwhile he has lived a life of wealth and privilege at the expense of dupes.
What Robertson has said about Las Vegas is so much worse than his usual praying for attention. He ’s rebranding cruelty as sanctimony nastiness as wisdom. He ’s the answer to the question “What Wouldn’t Jesus Do?”
What’s the difference between Pat Robertson and Satan? Satan’s not real. Unfortunately Pat Robertson is. | But [TGT]doesn’t see it that way. In his mind this nation’s unfolding tragedy is a direct fault of people who don’t respect Donald Trump and the American flag enough. Yes really.
What are Pat Robertson’s possible motives here? While people still fought for their lives after the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history why did a televangelist feel the need to issue a statement this useless? He wasn’t trying to provide comfort. He wasn’t helping to make sense of the tragedy because his thoughts here are violently stupid.
[TGT] trying to be helpful. [TGT] was trying to insert [TGT] into a story that had nothing to do with [TGT]. [TGT] couldn’t help it. [TGT] can never help it. Because [TGT] is an evil man . [TGT] ’s been so evil for so long that one has to wonder whose side [TGT] ’s on.
Let’s do a quick topline comparison between Satan the Prince of Darkness and Pat Robertson the Prince of Doddering.
[TGT]has spent decades lying and obfuscating throwing [TGT] into the middle of discussions in which [TGT] wasn’t invited to offer opinions that nobody wanted. [TGT] ’s weighed in on the Iraq War 9/11 sex outside of marriage Hinduism the earthquake in Haiti abortion and every other topic du jour tragic or zeitgeist that can help boost Pat Robertson Awareness. [TGT] ’s thrown [TGT] fortunes in with warlords hucksters and profiteers.
[TGT] ’s claimed [TGT] can leg-press 2 000 pounds thanks to the aid of a protein shake.
[TGT]has built a billion-dollar empire by saying [TGT] ’s a person who knows what God wants other people to do. As host of The 700 Club [TGT] ’s spent thousands of hours on the bleakest television channel preaching to [TGT] followers about how they can emulate Jesus how they can send him money in an extremely holy way. Meanwhile he has lived a life of wealth and privilege at the expense of dupes.
What [TGT]has said about Las Vegas is so much worse than [TGT] usual praying for attention. [TGT] ’s rebranding cruelty as sanctimony nastiness as wisdom. [TGT] ’s the answer to the question “What Wouldn’t Jesus Do?”
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1,168 | Prosecutor fired after fight with Uber driver makes emotional statement: 'I was wrong' | Jody Warner | After Dallas prosecutor Jody Warner was fired from her job in the district attorney's office for an altercation with an Uber driver she apologized for her actions saying today "I was wrong."
"I'm very sorry for the language I used. I'm not proud of it " Warner said at a press conference as she fought back tears. "I appreciate being given the opportunity to give my side. I'm not trying to make any accusations against that driver. I don't know what's in his heart. I can tell you that not everything he said was true. I never touched him."
She added "I'm not ever going to justify anything that I said. There's just a little bit more to it and I was wrong."
The argument led to Warner 's firing on Monday by Dallas District Attorney Faith Johnson.
"After careful consideration and a thorough investigation I have decided to terminate Ms. Warner . Although criminal charges have not been filed her behavior is contrary to this office's core principle of integrity and it will not be tolerated " Johnson said in a statement. "As public servants we represent the people of Dallas County and are examples of justice professionalism and ethical behavior both inside and outside of the courtroom. I will not waver on my expectation of the highest integrity for myself or my staff. I will continue to run this office with transparency and respect for the justice system and the community we serve. I encourage you the public to look beyond this incident and recognize that our prosecutors work hard each day to seek justice on your behalf." | After [TGT]was fired from [TGT] job in the district attorney's office for an altercation with an Uber driver [TGT] apologized for [TGT] actions saying today "I was wrong."
"I'm very sorry for the language I used. I'm not proud of it " [TGT]said at a press conference as [TGT] fought back tears. "I appreciate being given the opportunity to give my side. I'm not trying to make any accusations against that driver. I don't know what's in his heart. I can tell you that not everything he said was true. I never touched him."
She added "I'm not ever going to justify anything that I said. There's just a little bit more to it and I was wrong."
The argument led to [TGT] 's firing on Monday by Dallas District Attorney Faith Johnson.
"After careful consideration and a thorough investigation I have decided to terminate [TGT] . Although criminal charges have not been filed her behavior is contrary to this office's core principle of integrity and it will not be tolerated " Johnson said in a statement. "As public servants we represent the people of Dallas County and are examples of justice professionalism and ethical behavior both inside and outside of the courtroom. I will not waver on my expectation of the highest integrity for myself or my staff. I will continue to run this office with transparency and respect for the justice system and the community we serve. I encourage you the public to look beyond this incident and recognize that our prosecutors work hard each day to seek justice on your behalf." | 2Positive
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1,169 | Podcast: David Rennie Explains Globalism Protectionism And Macron | Macron David Rennie | David Rennie Washington Bureau Chief of The Economist joins this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour. Rennie provides a broader look at global economic trends and the rising anger from communities who feel like they’ve been left behind.
“I think a lot of voters in a lot of rich Western countries want to be protected against competition that they feel is unfair or unbearable ” Rennie asaid.
Rennie shared stories from talking to conservatives on the campaign trail. “My hunch is that an awful lot of grassroots conservatives what they hate is not really government. What they hate is redistribution and what they really hate is free stuff for the feckless poor on their dime ” Rennie said.
How does France’s election of Macron and Macron ’s analysis of what’s happening in politics compares to Trump’s? “What Macron ’s bet is is that you can make people trust you enough that you’re going to protect them from that competition but that you can’t make it go away.” | David Rennie Washington Bureau Chief of The Economist joins this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour. Rennie provides a broader look at global economic trends and the rising anger from communities who feel like they’ve been left behind.
“I think a lot of voters in a lot of rich Western countries want to be protected against competition that they feel is unfair or unbearable ” Rennie asaid.
Rennie shared stories from talking to conservatives on the campaign trail. “My hunch is that an awful lot of grassroots conservatives what they hate is not really government. What they hate is redistribution and what they really hate is free stuff for the feckless poor on their dime ” Rennie said.
How does France’s election of Macron and Macron ’s analysis of what’s happening in politics compares to Trump’s? “What Macron ’s bet is is that you can make people trust you enough that you’re going to protect them from that competition but that you can’t make it go away.” | 2Positive
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1,170 | Ending Iran nuclear deal would worsen North Korea situation: Kerry | John Kerry | GENEVA (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump risks driving Iran towards nuclear proliferation and worsening a standoff with North Korea if Washington ends a nuclear deal with Tehran former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said late on Thursday.
“If you want to negotiate with (North Korean leader) Kim Jong Un and your goal is to avoid war and try to be able to have a diplomatic resolution the worst thing you can do is first threaten to destroy his country in the United Nations ” Kerry said.
He was speaking in a private lecture delivered at Geneva’s Graduate Institute.
“And secondly screw around with the deal that has already been made because the message is don’t make a deal with the United States they won’t keep their word ” he said.
The nuclear deal places Iran under tough restraints including inspections round-the-clock surveillance and tracking every ounce of uranium produced Kerry said. “We would notice an uptick in their enrichment like that ” he said snapping his fingers. | GENEVA (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump risks driving Iran towards nuclear proliferation and worsening a standoff with North Korea if Washington ends a nuclear deal with Tehran [TGT] said late on Thursday.
“If you want to negotiate with (North Korean leader) Kim Jong Un and your goal is to avoid war and try to be able to have a diplomatic resolution the worst thing you can do is first threaten to destroy his country in the United Nations ” [TGT]said.
[TGT] was speaking in a private lecture delivered at Geneva’s Graduate Institute.
“And secondly screw around with the deal that has already been made because the message is don’t make a deal with the United States they won’t keep their word ” he said.
The nuclear deal places Iran under tough restraints including inspections round-the-clock surveillance and tracking every ounce of uranium produced [TGT]said. “We would notice an uptick in their enrichment like that ” he said snapping his fingers. | 2Positive
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1,171 | Sen. Warren Fundraising Off 'Pocahontas' Insult | Elizabeth Warren | President Trump revived his favorite insult for Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) during a speech at a Navajo Code Talkers event at the White House Monday. Here's how he brought up the "Pocahontas" insult - context and all.
"I just want to thank you because you're very very special people " Trump said to his guests. "You were here long before any of us were here although we have a representative in Congress who they say was here a long time ago. They call her [ Elizabeth Warren ] 'Pocahontas '" he said. "But you know what I like you because you are special. You are special people. You are really incredible people. And from the heart from the absolute heart we appreciate what you've done how you've done it the bravery that you displayed and the love that you have for your country."
The senator was not amused. Warren told MSNBC she was shocked that the president had used a "racial slur" at a ceremony intended to honor Native American war heroes.
She then used the incident to fundraise.
Elizabeth Warren in an email to supporters is fundraising off Donald Trump’s Pocahontas comment pic.twitter.com/11Xb27RS8D — Dan Merica (@danmericaCNN) November 28 2017
As Katie noted the press is missing the point. Instead of being outraged over President Trump's insults why not call out Sen. Warren for shamefully faking her heritage to game the affirmative action system?
In 2012 Warren reportedly touted her "Native American heritage" ( she 's 1/32nd Cherokee) to convince the Harvard Law School faculty she 'd increase the school's diversity. She has denied those claims noting that she listed herself as Native American to meet others like herself according to The Chronicle of Higher Education. | President Trump revived his favorite insult for [TGT] during a speech at a Navajo Code Talkers event at the White House Monday. Here's how he brought up the "Pocahontas" insult - context and all.
"I just want to thank you because you're very very special people " Trump said to his guests. "You were here long before any of us were here although we have a representative in Congress who they say was here a long time ago. They call her [ Elizabeth Warren ] 'Pocahontas '" he said. "But you know what I like you because you are special. You are special people. You are really incredible people. And from the heart from the absolute heart we appreciate what you've done how you've done it the bravery that you displayed and the love that you have for your country."
The senator was not amused. [TGT]told MSNBC she was shocked that the president had used a "racial slur" at a ceremony intended to honor Native American war heroes.
She then used the incident to fundraise.
[TGT] in an email to supporters is fundraising off Donald Trump’s Pocahontas comment pic.twitter.com/11Xb27RS8D — Dan Merica (@danmericaCNN) November 28 2017
As Katie noted the press is missing the point. Instead of being outraged over President Trump's insults why not call out [TGT]for shamefully faking [TGT] heritage to game the affirmative action system?
In 2012 [TGT]reportedly touted [TGT] "Native American heritage" ( she 's 1/32nd Cherokee) to convince the Harvard Law School faculty she 'd increase the school's diversity. She has denied those claims noting that she listed herself as Native American to meet others like herself according to The Chronicle of Higher Education. | 2Positive
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1,172 | The 4 unbelievable things about Steve Bannon's conspiracy theory on Roy Moore | Roy Moore | Washington (CNN) On Thursday night in New Hampshire former Trump White House chief strategist Steve Bannon offered a simple explanation for the bombshell report in The Washington Post that Alabama Republican Senate nominee Roy Moore pursued sexual relationships with four teenagers when he was in his early 30s.
"The Bezos Amazon Washington Post that dropped that dime on Donald Trump is the same Bezos Amazon Washington Post that dropped the dime this afternoon on Judge Roy Moore " Bannon said . "Now is that a coincidence? That's what I mean when I say opposition party right?"
It's an echo of what Moore himself said after the Post story went live: "The Washington Post has already endorsed the judge's opponent and for months they have engaged in a systematic campaign to distort the truth about the judge's record and career and derail his campaign " read the statement in part . (The Post's editorial board endorsed Doug Jones Moore 's Democratic opponent. The newsgathering end of the organization has zero interaction with the editorial board.)
It's easy for Bannon (or Moore ) to make the "fake news hates conservatives" argument. Hardcore conservatives will believe it. Because they hate the media.
Using Bannon's logic that the whole Moore story was cooked up by the media to get Moore you must also believe the following things:
* The Post convinced four women who were willing to put their names forward publicly and risk the scrutiny that comes with that decision to lie about their interactions with Moore when they were teenagers. The Post was able to do this despite the fact that the four women did not know one another. And they did not reach out to the Post in an effort to get their stories told.
* These women created detailed stories about how they met Moore where he took them on dates and how he sought to make the relationship more romantic or sexual.
* That these women were motivated by political dislike for Moore (or Republicans) to make up these tales. (Worth noting: Leigh Corfman the woman at the center of The Post story voted for the Republican nominee in each of the last three elections -- including for Trump in 2016.) Or that they were paid somehow to do it. Or they just lied to lie. Or something.
* More than two dozen other people who helped corroborate the Post story were also in on this ruse. (The Post said it interviewed more than 30 people who said they knew Moore between 1977 and 1982 which is when these episodes allegedly took place.) That's a whole lot of people to organize into a grand scheme to lie about Moore 's sexual misconduct.
Again if you believe Bannon go back and read what I wrote above. Because if you believe that this is all a targeted effort to take out Moore because of his beliefs you need to believe all of the rest of that stuff is true too. | Washington (CNN) On Thursday night in New Hampshire former Trump White House chief strategist Steve Bannon offered a simple explanation for the bombshell report in The Washington Post that [TGT]pursued sexual relationships with four teenagers when [TGT] was in [TGT] early 30s.
"The Bezos Amazon Washington Post that dropped that dime on Donald Trump is the same Bezos Amazon Washington Post that dropped the dime this afternoon on [TGT] " Bannon said . "Now is that a coincidence? That's what I mean when I say opposition party right?"
It's an echo of what [TGT] said after the Post story went live: "The Washington Post has already endorsed the judge's opponent and for months they have engaged in a systematic campaign to distort the truth about the judge's record and career and derail [TGT] campaign " read the statement in part . (The Post's editorial board endorsed Doug Jones [TGT] 's Democratic opponent. The newsgathering end of the organization has zero interaction with the editorial board.)
It's easy for Bannon (or Moore ) to make the "fake news hates conservatives" argument. Hardcore conservatives will believe it. Because they hate the media.
Using Bannon's logic that the whole [TGT]story was cooked up by the media to get [TGT]you must also believe the following things:
* The Post convinced four women who were willing to put their names forward publicly and risk the scrutiny that comes with that decision to lie about their interactions with Moore when they were teenagers. The Post was able to do this despite the fact that the four women did not know one another. And they did not reach out to the Post in an effort to get their stories told.
* These women created detailed stories about how they met Moore where he took them on dates and how he sought to make the relationship more romantic or sexual.
* That these women were motivated by political dislike for Moore (or Republicans) to make up these tales. (Worth noting: Leigh Corfman the woman at the center of The Post story voted for the Republican nominee in each of the last three elections -- including for Trump in 2016.) Or that they were paid somehow to do it. Or they just lied to lie. Or something.
* More than two dozen other people who helped corroborate the Post story were also in on this ruse. (The Post said it interviewed more than 30 people who said they knew Moore between 1977 and 1982 which is when these episodes allegedly took place.) That's a whole lot of people to organize into a grand scheme to lie about Moore 's sexual misconduct.
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1,173 | Lehman Schoutens win events at US speedskating trials | Emery Lehman | MILWAUKEE (AP) — Emery Lehman won the 5 000 meters at the U.S. speedskating trials. Except he didn't earn an Olympic berth. Not yet anyway.
The U.S. doesn't have a spot in the 5 000 next month in Pyeongchang South Korea so Lehman will try to make the team in a different event.
The Americans have second priority and third reserve for the 5 000. They won't find out until later this month whether a spot opens up for someone not necessarily Lehman to skate at the Olympics. That could happen if other countries decide not to enter their skaters.
However Lehman still needs to make the team in another event in order to skate the 5 000 if the U.S. earns a spot. Otherwise the U.S. would choose a skater already in Pyeongchang to compete.
Lehman is skating on home ice this week. He trains and coaches skaters ranging from first grade to junior high at the Pettit National Ice Center and attends nearby Marquette University where he 's taking a break from his civil engineering studies.
"They say you don't really know something until you can explain it or try and make other people understand it " he said. "That really relates to speedskating. I have to explain it to these really little kids who may not understand it fully. Half the time I probably don't fully understand what I'm saying until I try to explain it 100 times and finally it clicks in my head." | MILWAUKEE (AP) — [TGT]won the 5 000 meters at the U.S. speedskating trials. Except [TGT] didn't earn an Olympic berth. Not yet anyway.
The U.S. doesn't have a spot in the 5 000 next month in Pyeongchang South Korea so [TGT]will try to make the team in a different event.
The Americans have second priority and third reserve for the 5 000. They won't find out until later this month whether a spot opens up for someone not necessarily [TGT]to skate at the Olympics. That could happen if other countries decide not to enter their skaters.
However [TGT]still needs to make the team in another event in order to skate the 5 000 if the U.S. earns a spot. Otherwise the U.S. would choose a skater already in Pyeongchang to compete.
[TGT]is skating on home ice this week. [TGT] trains and coaches skaters ranging from first grade to junior high at the Pettit National Ice Center and attends nearby Marquette University where [TGT] 's taking a break from [TGT] civil engineering studies.
"They say you don't really know something until you can explain it or try and make other people understand it " [TGT] said. "That really relates to speedskating. I have to explain it to these really little kids who may not understand it fully. Half the time I probably don't fully understand what I'm saying until I try to explain it 100 times and finally it clicks in my head." | 2Positive
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1,174 | Arizona gears up for a wide open race with Jeff Flake's retirement | Jeff Flake's | Jeff Flake's retirement creates a wide open race for Arizona's Senate seat in 2018.
Far-right outsider candidates could also jump in the race .
WASHINGTON — With Sen. Flake 's decision to not seek reelection in Arizona next year the Grand Canyon State's congressional delegation was sent into a frenzy of speculation about who might throw their hat in the ring for what will be a high-profile 2018 race.
Flake made the announcement to retire after just one term on Tuesday citing as a key reason the deterioration of political discourse much of which he attributes to President Donald Trump. | [TGT] retirement creates a wide open race for Arizona's Senate seat in 2018.
Far-right outsider candidates could also jump in the race .
WASHINGTON — With [TGT] 's decision to not seek reelection in Arizona next year the Grand Canyon State's congressional delegation was sent into a frenzy of speculation about who might throw their hat in the ring for what will be a high-profile 2018 race.
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1,175 | Armie Hammer begs for forgiveness after calling out Casey Affleck | Casey Affleck Armie | Armie Hammer is backtracking on comments he made last month about Casey Affleck winning an Oscar despite being accused of sexual harassment.
Hammer who is the star of the Oscar contender “Call Me By Your Name ” compared Nate Parker’s downfall to the treatment of Affleck in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter — but on Friday he released a lawyered-up statement through a PR firm saying he now regrets his comments and that he was flat out incorrect.
“I would like to sincerely apologize to Casey and his family for my recent comments about him in my THR interview. Without knowing the facts about the civil lawsuits at issue (which I now understand were settled) I misspoke ” Hammer’s statement read.
Armie Hammer calls out Casey Affleck Nate Parker double standard
Armie Hammer made a comparison between Nate Parker and Casey Affleck . (Chris Pizzello/Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
“The cases in which Casey was involved were not criminal and instead involved civil claims from his 2010 movie ‘I'm Still Here ’” the 31-year-old continued.
"I would like to sincerely apologize to Casey and his family for my recent comments about him in my THR interview. Without knowing the facts about the civil lawsuits at issue (which I now understand were settled) I misspoke. I conflated sexual harassment cases with a criminal case involving sexual assault charges. The cases in which Casey was involved were not criminal and instead involved civil claims from his 2010 movie 'I'm Still Here.' While intending to make a social comment about double standards in general I mistakenly compared reports of prior public civil allegations that never proceeded to trial with a criminal case that was fully tried. I understand now that this was a poor comparison which I deeply regret making. I also didn't mean to insinuate nor do I believe that Casey or anyone from his camp had anything to do with leaked information that took place during the press for 'Birth of a Nation.' I respect Casey 's work and I've learned a valuable lesson about the need to be more accurate with disseminating information especially in this age of instantaneous unchecked communication. While attempting to be part of the solution I unintentionally made myself part of the problem for which I am truly sorry." | Armie Hammer is backtracking on comments he made last month about Casey Affleck winning an Oscar despite being accused of sexual harassment.
Hammer who is the star of the Oscar contender “Call Me By Your Name ” compared Nate Parker’s downfall to the treatment of Affleck in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter — but on Friday he released a lawyered-up statement through a PR firm saying he now regrets his comments and that he was flat out incorrect.
“I would like to sincerely apologize to Casey and his family for my recent comments about him in my THR interview. Without knowing the facts about the civil lawsuits at issue (which I now understand were settled) I misspoke ” Hammer’s statement read.
Armie Hammer calls out Casey Affleck Nate Parker double standard
Armie Hammer made a comparison between Nate Parker and Casey Affleck . (Chris Pizzello/Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
“The cases in which Casey was involved were not criminal and instead involved civil claims from his 2010 movie ‘I'm Still Here ’” the 31-year-old continued.
"I would like to sincerely apologize to Casey and his family for my recent comments about him in my THR interview. Without knowing the facts about the civil lawsuits at issue (which I now understand were settled) I misspoke. I conflated sexual harassment cases with a criminal case involving sexual assault charges. The cases in which Casey was involved were not criminal and instead involved civil claims from his 2010 movie 'I'm Still Here.' While intending to make a social comment about double standards in general I mistakenly compared reports of prior public civil allegations that never proceeded to trial with a criminal case that was fully tried. I understand now that this was a poor comparison which I deeply regret making. I also didn't mean to insinuate nor do I believe that Casey or anyone from his camp had anything to do with leaked information that took place during the press for 'Birth of a Nation.' I respect Casey 's work and I've learned a valuable lesson about the need to be more accurate with disseminating information especially in this age of instantaneous unchecked communication. While attempting to be part of the solution I unintentionally made myself part of the problem for which I am truly sorry." | 0Negative
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1,176 | Next in line for Cuba's presidency wants to modernize the country | Miguel Diaz-Canel | HAVANA (Reuters) - With revolutionary leader Fidel Castro dead and his brother Raul vowing to step down as president in 15 months it will soon be the hour of heir apparent Miguel Diaz-Canel an advocate for modernizing Cuba's state-run media and abysmal internet access.
Diaz-Canel was elevated to the position of first vice-president in 2013 putting him next in line for the presidency.
At 56 he is a relative youngster in the ruling Communist Party's leadership and will need to appeal to younger generations if Cuban communism is to thrive beyond the Castro brothers.
He has already established press and internet freedom as signature concerns a potentially disruptive change in a one-party state that has monopolized the media for nearly 58 years.
Otherwise however he has a much weaker public profile than the Castros and it is not clear what policy changes he would push through.
Until now he has held to the party line or avoided public comment on key issues such as economic and political reforms or relations with the United States which were overhauled by Raul Castro and U.S. President Barack Obama over the past two years.
Still experts say his position as heir apparent is solid and that he would have to stumble badly for someone else to leapfrog him and become the next president in Cuba's arcane system for choosing its leader.
Born after the Castros took power in 1959 Diaz-Canel is a child of their revolution who rose through the Communist Party by cultivating relationships within the political elite while avoiding the show-boating that ended the careers of other pretenders.
" He has the advantage of having outlived his predecessors (as heir apparent) " Christopher Sabatini a Cuba expert at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs said on Monday.
Diaz-Canel has been careful not to eclipse Raul Castro and is so cautious as to come off as dull and gray his public statements largely unmemorable.
" He 's sublimated any ambitions he may have had so the question is what his role and power will be among the old guard. Most people try to imagine him bridging the new generation and the historic one. That should be challenging " Sabatini said.
That reserved behavior and the government's secretive nature make Diaz-Canel largely a mystery to all but Cuba's political elite.
U.S. officials say they know little about him and most Cubans outside his hometown of Santa Clara know even less.
If he does take over in 2018 Diaz-Canel will be following 59 years of rule by the Castro brothers one who was gifted with abundant charisma and the other who commanded the absolute respect of top military and political figures.
" He will be the first civilian president of the revolution and that will require the confidence of the military " said Arturo Lopez Levy a former political analyst for the Cuban government whose mother taught Diaz-Canel at university.
Diaz-Canel chose to pedal. He would navigate the provincial capital Santa Clara vying for space on narrow streets clogged with horse-drawn carts motorcycle taxis and pedestrians. | HAVANA (Reuters) - With revolutionary leader Fidel Castro dead and his brother Raul vowing to step down as president in 15 months it will soon be the hour of heir apparent Miguel Diaz-Canel an advocate for modernizing Cuba's state-run media and abysmal internet access.
Diaz-Canel was elevated to the position of first vice-president in 2013 putting him next in line for the presidency.
At 56 he is a relative youngster in the ruling Communist Party's leadership and will need to appeal to younger generations if Cuban communism is to thrive beyond the Castro brothers.
He has already established press and internet freedom as signature concerns a potentially disruptive change in a one-party state that has monopolized the media for nearly 58 years.
Otherwise however he has a much weaker public profile than the Castros and it is not clear what policy changes he would push through.
Until now he has held to the party line or avoided public comment on key issues such as economic and political reforms or relations with the United States which were overhauled by Raul Castro and U.S. President Barack Obama over the past two years.
Still experts say his position as heir apparent is solid and that he would have to stumble badly for someone else to leapfrog him and become the next president in Cuba's arcane system for choosing its leader.
Born after the Castros took power in 1959 Diaz-Canel is a child of their revolution who rose through the Communist Party by cultivating relationships within the political elite while avoiding the show-boating that ended the careers of other pretenders.
" He has the advantage of having outlived his predecessors (as heir apparent) " Christopher Sabatini a Cuba expert at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs said on Monday.
Diaz-Canel has been careful not to eclipse Raul Castro and is so cautious as to come off as dull and gray his public statements largely unmemorable.
" He 's sublimated any ambitions he may have had so the question is what his role and power will be among the old guard. Most people try to imagine him bridging the new generation and the historic one. That should be challenging " Sabatini said.
That reserved behavior and the government's secretive nature make Diaz-Canel largely a mystery to all but Cuba's political elite.
U.S. officials say they know little about him and most Cubans outside his hometown of Santa Clara know even less.
If [TGT][TGT] does take over in 2018 Diaz-Canel will be following 59 years of rule by the Castro brothers one who was gifted with abundant charisma and the other who commanded the absolute respect of top military and political figures.
" He will be the first civilian president of the revolution and that will require the confidence of the military " said Arturo Lopez Levy a former political analyst for the Cuban government whose mother taught Diaz-Canel at university.
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1,177 | At EPA guarding the chief pulls agents from pursuing environmental crimes | Scott Pruitt | Scott Pruitt 's round-the-clock personal security detail which demands triple the manpower of his predecessors at the Environmental Protection Agency has prompted officials to rotate in special agents from around the country who otherwise would be investigating environmental crimes.
The EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance has summoned agents from various cities to serve two-week stints helping guard Pruitt in recent months. While hiring in many departments is frozen the agency has sought an exception to hire additional full-time staff to protect Pruitt .
Hubbard along with other former and current employees who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal security issues said agency investigators in Boston Denver and other regional offices have been tapped for stints as part of Pruitt 's security detail.
Pruitt has developed a particularly high profile as well as a divisive one. His aggressiveness in trying to reverse a long list of Obama-era policies and his repeated questioning of how much human activity contributes to climate change has drawn a steady stream of public vitriol. This outpouring has included a slew of explicit messages on social media where #PollutingPruitt is a popular hashtag.
While the agency's Office of Inspector General does not discuss the actual number of threats against Pruitt or others at the EPA it did say investigators have opened more cases this fiscal year than in fiscal 2016. Thirty-two percent were aimed at Pruitt — including "some very personal ugly threats " said Patrick Sullivan the EPA assistant inspector general for investigations — compared with 9 percent directed at his predecessor Gina McCarthy in fiscal 2016. | [TGT] 's round-the-clock personal security detail which demands triple the manpower of [TGT] predecessors at the Environmental Protection Agency has prompted officials to rotate in special agents from around the country who otherwise would be investigating environmental crimes.
The EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance has summoned agents from various cities to serve two-week stints helping guard Pruitt in recent months. While hiring in many departments is frozen the agency has sought an exception to hire additional full-time staff to protect Pruitt .
Hubbard along with other former and current employees who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal security issues said agency investigators in Boston Denver and other regional offices have been tapped for stints as part of [TGT] 's security detail.
Pruitt has developed a particularly high profile as well as a divisive one. His aggressiveness in trying to reverse a long list of Obama-era policies and his repeated questioning of how much human activity contributes to climate change has drawn a steady stream of public vitriol. This outpouring has included a slew of explicit messages on social media where #PollutingPruitt is a popular hashtag.
While the agency's Office of Inspector General does not discuss the actual number of threats against Pruitt or others at the EPA it did say investigators have opened more cases this fiscal year than in fiscal 2016. Thirty-two percent were aimed at Pruitt — including "some very personal ugly threats " said Patrick Sullivan the EPA assistant inspector general for investigations — compared with 9 percent directed at his predecessor Gina McCarthy in fiscal 2016. | 2Positive
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1,178 | Homeowners Debate Whether To Prepay 2018 Property Taxes | DAVID GREENE | DAVID GREENE HOST:
GREENE : All right people have a lot of questions. Let's try to answer as many as we can with David Harrison. He has been covering this story for The Wall Street Journal. David thanks for coming in.
GREENE : This sounds like a total mess.
GREENE : So in just a few seconds I mean any last-minute advice for people who have no idea what to do here.
GREENE : OK (laughter) we should say you are not an adviser. You are a reporter.
GREENE : So no one should take your advice necessarily. Call your tax adviser. All right David Harrison is a reporter for The Wall Street Journal. Thanks for coming in. | [TGT] HOST:
"[TGT] : All right people have a lot of questions. Let's try to answer as many as we can with David Harrison. He has been covering this story for The Wall Street Journal. David thanks for coming in.
[TGT] : This sounds like a total mess.
[TGT] : So in just a few seconds I mean any last-minute advice for people who have no idea what to do here.
[TGT] : OK (laughter) we should say you are not an adviser. You are a reporter.
[TGT] : So no one should take your advice necessarily. Call your tax adviser. All right David Harrison is a reporter for The Wall Street Journal. Thanks for coming in." | 1Neutral
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1,179 | Senate passes sweeping spending bill sends measure to House for crucial vote to end government shutdown | Rand Paul | The Senate passed a sweeping bipartisan spending bill Friday morning but not before the federal government shut down when Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) delayed the vote past midnight to complain about the budget deficit. It was the second government shutdown in less than three weeks.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Feb. 8 spoke on the Senate floor against a bipartisan budget deal and delayed a vote on the measure. (U.S. Senate)
Then as an expected vote approached in the Senate Paul began to throw up roadblocks demanding a vote on his amendment that would demonstrate how the two-year budget deal breaks past pledges to rein in federal spending.
GOP leaders refused to allow him to offer the amendment arguing that if Paul got an amendment vote many other senators might want one too. Paul in turn refused to allow the vote to go forward making use of Senate rules that allow individual senators to slow down proceedings that require the consent of all.
“I can’t in all good honesty in all good faith just look the other way because my party is now complicit in the deficits ” Paul said on the Senate floor as evening pushed into night.
Paul objected after a visibly irritated McConnell tried to move to a vote. Then Paul launched into a lengthy floor speech deriding bipartisan complicity on deficit spending while the country goes “on and on and on finding new wars to fight that make no sense.” The senator direly predicted a “day of reckoning ” possibly in the form of the collapse of the stock market.
As the hours ticked on Paul repeatedly refused to consent to allowing the vote to happen as lawmakers and aides of both parties grew increasingly annoyed at him . Sen. John Cornyn (R-Tex.) leaving the floor after an unsuccessful attempt to curtail Paul ’s standoff called the gambit “grossly irresponsible” and said that leaders would not entertain his demand for a vote.
Senators of both parties were left fuming with most of their ire directed toward Paul .
“ He has mastered the art of ticking off his colleagues ” said Sen. Christopher A. Coons (D-Del.).
“It’s a colossal waste of everybody’s time ” said Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.). Of Paul Thune said “He never gets a result.”
Paul himself made no apologies as he delivered one floor speech after another casting himself as a lone defender of fiscal austerity despite having voted in December for a tax bill that added at least $1 trillion to the debt. | The Senate passed a sweeping bipartisan spending bill Friday morning but not before the federal government shut down when [TGT] delayed the vote past midnight to complain about the budget deficit. It was the second government shutdown in less than three weeks.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Feb. 8 spoke on the Senate floor against a bipartisan budget deal and delayed a vote on the measure. (U.S. Senate)
Then as an expected vote approached in the Senate [TGT]began to throw up roadblocks demanding a vote on [TGT] amendment that would demonstrate how the two-year budget deal breaks past pledges to rein in federal spending.
GOP leaders refused to allow [TGT] to offer the amendment arguing that if [TGT]got an amendment vote many other senators might want one too. [TGT]in turn refused to allow the vote to go forward making use of Senate rules that allow individual senators to slow down proceedings that require the consent of all.
“I can’t in all good honesty in all good faith just look the other way because my party is now complicit in the deficits ” [TGT]said on the Senate floor as evening pushed into night.
[TGT]objected after a visibly irritated McConnell tried to move to a vote. Then [TGT]launched into a lengthy floor speech deriding bipartisan complicity on deficit spending while the country goes “on and on and on finding new wars to fight that make no sense.” [TGT] direly predicted a “day of reckoning ” possibly in the form of the collapse of the stock market.
As the hours ticked on [TGT]repeatedly refused to consent to allowing the vote to happen as lawmakers and aides of both parties grew increasingly annoyed at [TGT] . Sen. John Cornyn (R-Tex.) leaving the floor after an unsuccessful attempt to curtail Paul ’s standoff called the gambit “grossly irresponsible” and said that leaders would not entertain his demand for a vote.
Senators of both parties were left fuming with most of their ire directed toward Paul .
“ He has mastered the art of ticking off his colleagues ” said Sen. Christopher A. Coons (D-Del.).
“It’s a colossal waste of everybody’s time ” said Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.). Of Paul Thune said “He never gets a result.”
Paul himself made no apologies as he delivered one floor speech after another casting himself as a lone defender of fiscal austerity despite having voted in December for a tax bill that added at least $1 trillion to the debt. | 2Positive
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1,180 | Kim Kardashian cuts ties with longtime assistant | Kim Kardashian | Kim Kardashian's family may be growing with baby No. 3 but her professional inner circle is shrinking.
Kardashian 37 has cut ties with her longtime assistant Stephanie Shepherd — just after Kim expressed her displeasure with Shepherd's cozy relationship with sister Kourtney.
Shepherd has been by Kardashian 's side since 2013 when she scored the gig as Kim 's assistant with a connection from former Pussycat Doll Robin Antin.
Since joining the Kardashian crew Shepherd's role has expanded — though it seems her attempt to assume more responsibility was ultimately what made Kim cut her loose.
Kim Kardashian accidentally reveals her new baby’s gender
" Kim made a decision to let Stephanie go. She was a good assistant but when Stephanie wanted to transition into a larger role with Kim 's brand and businesses it just didn't work " sources told People. " Kim gave her the chance but after a short period of time it became clear that Stephane just didn't have the knowledge to take on a role like that. Kim made an executive decision to part ways."
Kim Kardashian fired her longtime assistant Stephanie Shepherd. (Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for Full Picture)
Shepherd revealed in May that she'd been promoted to COO of Kardashian West Brands and considered herself " Kim 's liaison" rather than her assistant.
And though the formerly inseparable pair "aren't really speaking" at the moment according to sources Shepherd is likely still speaking to Kim 's sister Kourtney.
In a recent episode of "Keeping Up with the Kardashians " Kim grilled Kourtney on her close relationship with Shepherd which Kim deemed "unprofessional."
Kim Kardashian says surrogacy is 'harder' than being pregnant
"Do you find it weird that you're like 'wifey' with my assistant?" Kim asked Kourtney who then asked if it bothered her.
"Kind of " Kim responded. "What if all of a sudden I became BFF with Megan? I think you would definitely be like 'That's weird.'"
Kourtney then revealed that Shepherd had been confiding in her about her problems with working for Kim .
Kim Kardashian drinks sardine smoothie to avoid tough question
Shepherd previously gushed about her relationship with Kourtney in a Refinery 29 profile. | [TGT] family may be growing with baby No. 3 but her professional inner circle is shrinking.
Kardashian 37 has cut ties with her longtime assistant Stephanie Shepherd — just after Kim expressed her displeasure with Shepherd's cozy relationship with sister Kourtney.
Shepherd has been by [TGT] 's side since 2013 when [TGT] scored the gig as Kim 's assistant with a connection from former Pussycat Doll Robin Antin.
Since joining the Kardashian crew Shepherd's role has expanded — though it seems [TGT] attempt to assume more responsibility was ultimately what made Kim cut her loose.
Kim Kardashian accidentally reveals her new baby’s gender
" Kim made a decision to let Stephanie go. She was a good assistant but when Stephanie wanted to transition into a larger role with Kim 's brand and businesses it just didn't work " sources told People. " Kim gave her the chance but after a short period of time it became clear that Stephane just didn't have the knowledge to take on a role like that. Kim made an executive decision to part ways."
Kim Kardashian fired her longtime assistant Stephanie Shepherd. (Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for Full Picture)
Shepherd revealed in May that she'd been promoted to COO of Kardashian West Brands and considered herself " Kim 's liaison" rather than her assistant.
And though the formerly inseparable pair "aren't really speaking" at the moment according to sources Shepherd is likely still speaking to Kim 's sister Kourtney.
In a recent episode of "Keeping Up with the Kardashians " Kim grilled Kourtney on her close relationship with Shepherd which Kim deemed "unprofessional."
Kim Kardashian says surrogacy is 'harder' than being pregnant
"Do you find it weird that you're like 'wifey' with my assistant?" Kim asked Kourtney who then asked if it bothered her.
"Kind of " Kim responded. "What if all of a sudden I became BFF with Megan? I think you would definitely be like 'That's weird.'"
Kourtney then revealed that Shepherd had been confiding in her about her problems with working for Kim .
Kim Kardashian drinks sardine smoothie to avoid tough question
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1,181 | Tillerson and Mattis tell Senate panel no need for new war authorization | Jim Mattis | Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson testify about authorizations for the use of military force before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Oct. 30. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis also told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that any attempt to place time limits or geographical constraints in a new Authorization for the Use of Military Force could cripple efforts to fight terrorists.
Laws enacted in 2001 and 2002 gave the military the legal authority to fight international terrorism. Even though the United States is fighting groups that didn’t exist back then including the Islamic State the legal basis remains sound Mattis said. He urged Congress not to repeal existing law at least without a new authorization already in place.
“The uncertainty accompanying that situation could only signal to our enemies and our friends that we are backing away from this fight ” he said. “It would stall our operations immediately reduce allied commitments and support and create significant opportunities for our enemies to seize the initiative.” | Defense Secretary [TGT] and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson testify about authorizations for the use of military force before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Oct. 30. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Defense Secretary [TGT] also told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that any attempt to place time limits or geographical constraints in a new Authorization for the Use of Military Force could cripple efforts to fight terrorists.
Laws enacted in 2001 and 2002 gave the military the legal authority to fight international terrorism. Even though the United States is fighting groups that didn’t exist back then including the Islamic State the legal basis remains sound Mattis said. He urged Congress not to repeal existing law at least without a new authorization already in place.
“The uncertainty accompanying that situation could only signal to our enemies and our friends that we are backing away from this fight ” he said. “It would stall our operations immediately reduce allied commitments and support and create significant opportunities for our enemies to seize the initiative.” | 2Positive
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1,182 | Bahrain court upholds jail sentence against rights activist Rajab | Nabeel Rajab | DUBAI (Reuters) - Bahrain’s top court on Monday upheld a two-year prison sentence imposed last year by a lower tribunal on rights campaigner Nabeel Rajab over comments he was alleged to have made to journalists a rights group said.
The London-based Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) said in a statement that the Court of Cassation’s ruling was the last level of appeal in a case that began in mid-2016 when Rajab was arrested over tweets suggesting that security forces had tortured detainees in a prison.
Rajab a leading figure in pro-democracy protests that swept Bahrain in 2011 was convicted last year of making “false or malicious” statements about authorities in Bahrain.
The charges arose from a January 2015 interview cited by the prosecution in which he was alleged to have said that Bahrain was holding political prisoners who were subject to torture.
Amnesty International called Rajab ’s imprisonment “a flagrant violation of human rights and an alarming sign that the Bahraini authorities will go to any length to silence criticism”.
The U.N. human rights office last year called on Bahrain to “unconditionally and immediately” release Rajab .
BIRD said Rajab who underwent surgery for a bleeding ulcer last year faces up to 15 years in jail over a second hearing related to comments he is alleged to have made on Twitter. A verdict is expected on February 21. | DUBAI (Reuters) - Bahrain’s top court on Monday upheld a two-year prison sentence imposed last year by a lower tribunal on rights campaigner [TGT] over comments he was alleged to have made to journalists a rights group said.
The London-based Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) said in a statement that the Court of Cassation’s ruling was the last level of appeal in a case that began in mid-2016 when Rajab was arrested over tweets suggesting that security forces had tortured detainees in a prison.
Rajab a leading figure in pro-democracy protests that swept Bahrain in 2011 was convicted last year of making “false or malicious” statements about authorities in Bahrain.
The charges arose from a January 2015 interview cited by the prosecution in which he was alleged to have said that Bahrain was holding political prisoners who were subject to torture.
Amnesty International called Rajab ’s imprisonment “a flagrant violation of human rights and an alarming sign that the Bahraini authorities will go to any length to silence criticism”.
The U.N. human rights office last year called on Bahrain to “unconditionally and immediately” release Rajab .
BIRD said Rajab who underwent surgery for a bleeding ulcer last year faces up to 15 years in jail over a second hearing related to comments he is alleged to have made on Twitter. A verdict is expected on February 21. | 2Positive
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1,183 | Celebrity Chef Johnny Iuzzini accused of sexual harassment | Johnny Iuzzini | A post shared by Johnny Iuzzini ® (@johnnyiuzzini) on Sep 24 2017 at 6:11pm PDT
Celebrity chef Johnny Iuzzini currently a judge on “The Great American Baking Show ” says he’s “shattered and heartbroken” over recent accusations of sexual misconduct by four of his former employees.
The first woman a pastry chef told Mic she resigned after two years of employment at Jean-Georges during which time Iuzzini would sneak up beside her and put his tongue in her ear — a tactic he repeated “three or four times.” She also said he would touch the employees’ rear ends with kitchen utensils or long vegetables.
A second pastry chef claims Iuzzini once ran up behind her and simulated a sex act on her. “He didn’t actually grind up on my butt but his hands were on my hips ” she told Mic. “He did it for five seconds and ran out.” At the time the chef says she didn’t think she should report the behavior lest it ruin her career.
Two externs who were unpaid also reported inappropriate behavior on Iuzzini ’s part including his frequent requests for shoulder rubs his penchant for crude humor and the time he showed one of them a photo of a woman’s genitals.
One extern also says she engaged in a three-month sexual relationship with Iuzzini when she was 19 which began the day before she interviewed for her extern position. According to her statement to Mic she remembers it being hard to refuse his advances. “If one person has all the power it’s not really consent ” she said.
Two of the women who spoke to Mic believed that the management of Jean-Georges may have learned about Iuzzuni’s behavior shortly before Iuzzini left in 2011. Iuzzini however wrote that he “maintains a good relationship” with his mentor Jean-Georges Vongerichten and gave three months’ notice of his departure.
Iuzzini also denied that he suffered from a substance abuse problem or that he angrily assaulted an employee with a nitrogen canister — accusations leveled against him by an extern and the pastry chefs respectively — but he said he “takes responsibility if any of the members of my team felt uncomfortable ” even if their accusations are “inaccurate.”
Nevertheless he also offered an explanation for any mistakes he was “complicit in.” | A post shared by [TGT] ® (@johnnyiuzzini) on Sep 24 2017 at 6:11pm PDT
Celebrity chef [TGT] currently a judge on “The Great American Baking Show ” says he’s “shattered and heartbroken” over recent accusations of sexual misconduct by four of his former employees.
The first woman a pastry chef told Mic she resigned after two years of employment at Jean-Georges during which time Iuzzini would sneak up beside her and put his tongue in her ear — a tactic he repeated “three or four times.” She also said he would touch the employees’ rear ends with kitchen utensils or long vegetables.
A second pastry chef claims Iuzzini once ran up behind her and simulated a sex act on her. “He didn’t actually grind up on my butt but his hands were on my hips ” she told Mic. “He did it for five seconds and ran out.” At the time the chef says she didn’t think she should report the behavior lest it ruin her career.
Two externs who were unpaid also reported inappropriate behavior on Iuzzini ’s part including his frequent requests for shoulder rubs his penchant for crude humor and the time he showed one of them a photo of a woman’s genitals.
One extern also says she engaged in a three-month sexual relationship with Iuzzini when she was 19 which began the day before she interviewed for her extern position. According to her statement to Mic she remembers it being hard to refuse his advances. “If one person has all the power it’s not really consent ” she said.
Two of the women who spoke to Mic believed that the management of Jean-Georges may have learned about Iuzzuni’s behavior shortly before Iuzzini left in 2011. Iuzzini however wrote that he “maintains a good relationship” with his mentor Jean-Georges Vongerichten and gave three months’ notice of his departure.
Iuzzini also denied that he suffered from a substance abuse problem or that he angrily assaulted an employee with a nitrogen canister — accusations leveled against him by an extern and the pastry chefs respectively — but he said he “takes responsibility if any of the members of my team felt uncomfortable ” even if their accusations are “inaccurate.”
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1,184 | The Data | Ben Lipkowitz | Five years ago Ben Lipkowitz who is now 28 was living with some friends in Bloomington Ind. and he found himself wondering how much time he spent doing one of his roommates’ dishes. Lipkowitz had a handheld electronic datebook that he purchased on a trip to Tokyo and on May 11 2005 at 2:20 p.m. he started using it to keep a record of his actions. Instead of entering his future appointments he entered his past activities creating a remarkably complete account of his life. In one sense this was just a normal personal journal albeit in a digital format and unusually detailed. But the format and detail made all the difference. Lipkowitz eventually transferred the data to his computer and now using a few keyboard commands he can call up his history. He knows how much he has eaten and how much he has spent. He knows what books he has read and what objects he has purchased. And of course he knows the answer to his original question. “I was thinking I was spending an hour a day cleaning up after this person ” Lipkowitz says. He shrugs. “It turned out it was more like 20 minutes.”
These men all know that their behavior is abnormal. They are outliers. Geeks. But why does what they are doing seem so strange? In other contexts it is normal to seek data. A fetish for numbers is the defining trait of the modern manager. Corporate executives facing down hostile shareholders load their pockets full of numbers. So do politicians on the hustings doctors counseling patients and fans abusing their local sports franchise on talk radio. Charles Dickens was already making fun of this obsession in 1854 with his sketch of the fact-mad schoolmaster Gradgrind who blasted his students with memorized trivia. But Dickens’s great caricature only proved the durability of the type. For another century and a half it got worse.
Or by another standard you could say it got better. We tolerate the pathologies of quantification — a dry abstract mechanical type of knowledge — because the results are so powerful. Numbering things allows tests comparisons experiments. Numbers make problems less resonant emotionally but more tractable intellectually. In science in business and in the more reasonable sectors of government numbers have won fair and square.
I recently received an e-mail message from a 26-year-old filmmaker named Toli Galanis who keeps track of about 50 different streams of personal data including activities health films watched and books read the friends he talks with and the topics they discuss. While Galanis acknowledged that he gets pleasure from gathering data and organizing it intelligently it was a different aspect of his report that caught my attention. “I know that immediately after watching a bad movie I am more apt to be negative about my career prospects as a filmmaker ” he wrote explaining that tracking has made him better able to detect the influence of seemingly trivial circumstances on his mood and decisions.
The idea that our mental life is affected by hidden causes is a mainstay of psychology. Facility in managing the flow of thought and emotion is a sign of happiness and good adjustment. But how is it done? Nearly every therapeutic prescription involves an invitation to notice to pay attention. Once we have a notion in our sights we can attack it with an arsenal of tools: cognitive psychoanalytic even spiritual. But none of these will tell us if we’ve missed something. You may simply have failed to notice a debilitating habit a negative correlation a bad influence. | Five years ago [TGT]was living with some friends in Bloomington Ind. and [TGT] found [TGT] wondering how much time [TGT] spent doing one of [TGT] roommates’ dishes. [TGT] had a handheld electronic datebook that [TGT] purchased on a trip to Tokyo and on May 11 2005 at 2:20 p.m. [TGT] started using it to keep a record of [TGT] actions. Instead of entering [TGT] future appointments [TGT] entered [TGT] past activities creating a remarkably complete account of [TGT] life. In one sense this was just a normal personal journal albeit in a digital format and unusually detailed. But the format and detail made all the difference. [TGT]eventually transferred the data to [TGT] computer and now using a few keyboard commands [TGT] can call up [TGT] history. [TGT] knows how much [TGT] has eaten and how much [TGT] has spent. [TGT] knows what books [TGT] has read and what objects [TGT] has purchased. And of course [TGT] knows the answer to [TGT] original question. “I was thinking I was spending an hour a day cleaning up after this person ” [TGT] says. [TGT] shrugs. “It turned out it was more like 20 minutes.”
These men all know that their behavior is abnormal. They are outliers. Geeks. But why does what they are doing seem so strange? In other contexts it is normal to seek data. A fetish for numbers is the defining trait of the modern manager. Corporate executives facing down hostile shareholders load their pockets full of numbers. So do politicians on the hustings doctors counseling patients and fans abusing their local sports franchise on talk radio. Charles Dickens was already making fun of this obsession in 1854 with his sketch of the fact-mad schoolmaster Gradgrind who blasted his students with memorized trivia. But Dickens’s great caricature only proved the durability of the type. For another century and a half [TGT] got worse.
Or by another standard you could say [TGT] got better. We tolerate the pathologies of quantification — a dry abstract mechanical type of knowledge — because the results are so powerful. Numbering things allows tests comparisons experiments. Numbers make problems less resonant emotionally but more tractable intellectually. In science in business and in the more reasonable sectors of government numbers have won fair and square.
I recently received an e-mail message from a 26-year-old filmmaker named Toli Galanis who keeps track of about 50 different streams of personal data including activities health films watched and books read the friends he talks with and the topics they discuss. While Galanis acknowledged that he gets pleasure from gathering data and organizing [TGT] intelligently [TGT] was a different aspect of his report that caught my attention. “I know that immediately after watching a bad movie I am more apt to be negative about my career prospects as a filmmaker ” he wrote explaining that tracking has made him better able to detect the influence of seemingly trivial circumstances on his mood and decisions.
The idea that our mental life is affected by hidden causes is a mainstay of psychology. Facility in managing the flow of thought and emotion is a sign of happiness and good adjustment. But how is it done? Nearly every therapeutic prescription involves an invitation to notice to pay attention. Once we have a notion in our sights we can attack it with an arsenal of tools: cognitive psychoanalytic even spiritual. But none of these will tell us if we’ve missed something. You may simply have failed to notice a debilitating habit a negative correlation a bad influence. | 2Positive
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1,185 | Republicans might ask Jeff Sessions to run against Roy Moore | Roy Moore DA | Top Republicans have been publicly floating the idea of having Attorney General Jeff Sessions mount a write-in campaign for the Alabama Senate seat currently being sought by Roy Moore who faces multiple sexual misconduct allegations.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has reportedly discussed the idea of having Sessions appointed to the Senate seat should Moore be elected and removed from office.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell reportedly suggested on Tuesday that Attorney General Jeff Sessions replace Roy Moore the beleaguered Alabama Republican running for Senate amid multiple accusations of sexual misconduct with teenage girls.
Moore has come under increased pressure by top Republicans to abandon his election bid. Although it is too late to replace Moore on the ballot Republicans would mount a write-in campaign for an alternative candidate to pit against Doug Jones the Democratic opponent.
"[ Moore 's] campaign is collapsing " McConnell said Tuesday at the Wall Street Journal CEO Council. "Obviously we're in a discussion here about how to salvage this seat if possible.
McConnell also discussed the write-in idea with Vice President Mike Pence in a call on Monday according to The Washington Post. Another potential solution they reportedly discussed was appointing Sessions to the Senate seat should Moore win the election and be immediately removed from office — an outcome Senate rules allow for.
Should Moore win the election two-thirds of the Senate could vote against seating him leaving the Alabama governor with the opportunity to name a replacement.
Sessions has said there's no reason to doubt Moore 's accusers
Sessions however appears unlikely to agree to McConnell's plan according to those close to him .
Sessions has not publicly addressed the idea but was questioned about the allegations against Moore during his testimony before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.
Five women have come forward publicly alleging that Moore pursued relationships with them when they were teenagers and he was in his 30s.
One of the women Leigh Corfman told The Washington Post in a bombshell report published last week that Moore initiated a sexual encounter with her when she was 14 and he was 32. She said he brought her to his home twice and on the second visit took off her clothes and touched her over her bra and underpants and then forced her to touch him over his underwear.
A fifth accuser Beverly Young Nelson came forward in a press conference on Monday to accuse Moore of sexually assaulting her in his car when she was a 16-year-old waitress and he was the district attorney of Alabama's Etowah County. As proof of their relationship Nelson displayed a page of her high-school yearbook she said Moore had asked to sign during an earlier visit to the restaurant she worked at.
"To a sweeter more beautiful girl I could not say 'Merry Christmas.' Love Roy Moore DA 12-22-77 Olde Hickory House " the message read.
Moore has denied the allegations against him and said as recently as Tuesday afternoon that he plans to remain in the race according to ABC News. | Top Republicans have been publicly floating the idea of having Attorney General Jeff Sessions mount a write-in campaign for the Alabama Senate seat currently being sought by Roy Moore who faces multiple sexual misconduct allegations.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has reportedly discussed the idea of having Sessions appointed to the Senate seat should Moore be elected and removed from office.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell reportedly suggested on Tuesday that Attorney General Jeff Sessions replace Roy Moore the beleaguered Alabama Republican running for Senate amid multiple accusations of sexual misconduct with teenage girls.
Moore has come under increased pressure by top Republicans to abandon his election bid. Although it is too late to replace Moore on the ballot Republicans would mount a write-in campaign for an alternative candidate to pit against Doug Jones the Democratic opponent.
"[ Moore 's] campaign is collapsing " McConnell said Tuesday at the Wall Street Journal CEO Council. "Obviously we're in a discussion here about how to salvage this seat if possible.
McConnell also discussed the write-in idea with Vice President Mike Pence in a call on Monday according to The Washington Post. Another potential solution they reportedly discussed was appointing Sessions to the Senate seat should Moore win the election and be immediately removed from office — an outcome Senate rules allow for.
Should Moore win the election two-thirds of the Senate could vote against seating him leaving the Alabama governor with the opportunity to name a replacement.
Sessions has said there's no reason to doubt Moore 's accusers
Sessions however appears unlikely to agree to McConnell's plan according to those close to him .
Sessions has not publicly addressed the idea but was questioned about the allegations against Moore during his testimony before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.
Five women have come forward publicly alleging that Moore pursued relationships with them when they were teenagers and he was in his 30s.
One of the women Leigh Corfman told The Washington Post in a bombshell report published last week that Moore initiated a sexual encounter with her when she was 14 and he was 32. She said he brought her to his home twice and on the second visit took off her clothes and touched her over her bra and underpants and then forced her to touch him over his underwear.
A fifth accuser Beverly Young Nelson came forward in a press conference on Monday to accuse Moore of sexually assaulting her in his car when she was a 16-year-old waitress and he was the district attorney of Alabama's Etowah County. As proof of their relationship Nelson displayed a page of her high-school yearbook she said Moore had asked to sign during an earlier visit to the restaurant she worked at.
"To a sweeter more beautiful girl I could not say 'Merry Christmas.' Love [TGT] 12-22-77 Olde Hickory House " the message read.
Moore has denied the allegations against him and said as recently as Tuesday afternoon that he plans to remain in the race according to ABC News. | 2Positive
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1,186 | 'My whole body was on fire': Man recalls being set aflame | Chris Burrus | Authorities say Chris Burrus doused Busch with gasoline and set him on fire in November in Seattle. Burrus remains on the loose.
" He said 'what's up ' threw a Big Gulp cup of gasoline on me and I'm like standing there thinking 'what the (expletive) is going on?'" Busch told KOMO News. "I realized it was gas and I'm like 'what are you doing?' and I look up and I saw him throwing that at me ."
Authorities believe Chris Burrus was responsible. (Seattle Police Department)
Anyone with information about the whereabouts of Burrus should call the Seattle police department at (206) 233-5000. | Authorities say [TGT]doused Busch with gasoline and set [TGT] on fire in November in Seattle. [TGT]remains on the loose.
" [TGT] said 'what's up ' threw a Big Gulp cup of gasoline on me and I'm like standing there thinking 'what the (expletive) is going on?'" Busch told KOMO News. "I realized it was gas and I'm like 'what are you doing?' and I look up and I saw him throwing that at me ."
Authorities believe [TGT]was responsible. (Seattle Police Department)
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1,187 | Sen. Bob Dole Receives Congressional Gold Medal : NPR | Bob Dole | Sen. Bob Dole Receives Congressional Gold Medal
Former senator and GOP presidential candidate Bob Dole is receiving Congress' highest honor the Congressional Gold Medal. After serving in World War II Dole went on to represent Kansas in Congress for more than three decades.
PAUL RYAN: We award the Congressional Gold Medal to the soldier the legislator and the statesman from Kansas Senator Bob Dole.
STENY HOYER: If I were going to invent a United States senator who would reach out across the aisle reach out across the country to serve this nation well I would invent Bob Dole .
DETROW: That coming from a Democrat would have been hard to fathom early in Dole 's political career. When he was Gerald Ford's running mate in 1976 Dole was so partisan that the phrase hatchet man almost became his official title along with senator.
DETROW: But over the years Dole served as Republican Senate leader longer than anyone else. He cut deal after deal after deal changing that reputation from hatchet man to statesman. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Dole 's fingerprints are all over countless pieces of consequential legislation.
DETROW: It's not that Dole wasn't partisan. It's that he valued results and worked with Democrats and Republicans alike to pass bills. Here's Vermont Democrat Patrick Leahy.
DETROW: Throughout the ceremony it wasn't hard to pick up on a wistfulness that people like Dole just aren't in the Senate anymore. At the ceremony the House chaplain prayed that Dole would inspire lawmakers to work across the aisle. When it ended lawmakers went back to their immediate task struggling to pass yet another short-term funding bill their third in just more than a month. Scott Detrow NPR News the Capitol. | Sen. Bob Dole Receives Congressional Gold Medal
Former senator and GOP presidential candidate [TGT] is receiving Congress' highest honor the Congressional Gold Medal. After serving in World War II [TGT]went on to represent Kansas in Congress for more than three decades.
PAUL RYAN: [TGT] award the Congressional Gold Medal to the soldier the legislator and the statesman from Kansas Senator Bob Dole.
STENY HOYER: If I were going to invent a United States senator who would reach out across the aisle reach out across the country to serve this nation well I would invent [TGT] .
DETROW: That coming from a Democrat would have been hard to fathom early in [TGT] 's political career. When [TGT] was Gerald Ford's running mate in 1976 [TGT]was so partisan that the phrase hatchet man almost became [TGT] official title along with senator.
DETROW: But over the years [TGT]served as Republican Senate leader longer than anyone else. He cut deal after deal after deal changing that reputation from hatchet man to statesman. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said [TGT] 's fingerprints are all over countless pieces of consequential legislation.
DETROW: It's not that [TGT]wasn't partisan. [TGT]'s that [TGT] valued results and worked with Democrats and Republicans alike to pass bills. Here's Vermont Democrat Patrick Leahy.
DETROW: Throughout the ceremony it wasn't hard to pick up on a wistfulness that people like [TGT]just aren't in the Senate anymore. At the ceremony the House chaplain prayed that [TGT]would inspire lawmakers to work across the aisle. When [TGT] ended lawmakers went back to their immediate task struggling to pass yet another short-term funding bill their third in just more than a month. Scott Detrow NPR News the Capitol. | 2Positive
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1,188 | Roster rundown: Jordan Howard's skills could be perfect fit in Bears new offense | Jordan Howard ( | Jordan Howard followed up his 1 313-yard rookie season with 1 122 yards. He had an outside shot at the NFL’s rushing title early in December but faded in the final three games with only 90 yards on 41 carries. He became the first back in franchise history to begin his career with consecutive 1 000-yard seasons and amassed 2 000 career rushing yards faster than any back in club history getting there in 24 games. The great Walter Payton needed 26 games.
Roll call: Jordan Howard (signed through 2019) Tarik Cohen (signed through 2020) Benny Cunningham (unrestricted free agent) Taquan Mizzell (signed through 2019) FB Michael Burton (signed through 2018).
2018 salary-cap figures: Howard $692 005 Cohen $713 914 Mizzell $555 000 Burton $705 000.
2017 season review: Howard had five 100-yard games and has never been better than he was during the 27-24 overtime victory against the Ravens in Baltimore on Oct. 15. He carried a career-high 36 times for 167 yards and put the Bears in position for the game-winning field goal. Howard likely would have been more effective through the season but the coaching staff seemed conflicted as to what it wanted to achieve on certain weeks. Howard had four games in which he received 10 carries or fewer and only six games in which he had 20 or more carries. The Bears realized that Howard needed a solid workload throughout a game to really get him lathered up but then that approach failed to account for Cohen. Mixing it all together was a struggle because at the end of the season the Bears ran only 934 offensive plays — 31st in the league. To put that in perspective they were about 70 snaps behind teams that ranked in the middle of the pack so a little more than four per game. Not that big of a deal over the course of the season but 25 more handoffs to Howard could have meant another 100-plus yards right?
Howard now has 12 career 100-yard games which ties him with the Cowboys’ ’ Ezekiel Elliott for the most over the last two seasons. It also puts Howard seventh in franchise history behind Payton 77 Matt Forte 24 Gale Sayers 20 Neal Anderson 14 Rick Casares 13 and Thomas Jones 13. The Bears are only 5-7 in games in which Howard tops 100 yards but when you consider their record when he ’s held under 100 is 8-24 you see the value.
The biggest issue for Howard is it’s hard to call him a complete back. He ’s never going to be Forte who set the NFL record for receptions in a season by a back with 102 in 2014. But Howard would be much more dangerous if he was a more consistent threat as a receiver. He caught only 23 passes for 125 yards (six fewer receptions and 173 fewer yards than he produced as a rookie). Nine running backs topped 1 000 rushing yards this season and every one had more receptions than Howard ’s 23. In fact the average was 58. (Chiefs rookie running back Kareem Hunt had 53). Over the last five seasons there have been 53 1 000-yard seasons in the NFL. Only six of those 53 produced fewer catches than Howard ’s 23 this year:
The outlier on this list is Gurley. He has had 107 receptions in the two seasons since that low output as a rookie. Howard ’s inability to make more plays in the passing game — and he was tied for ninth in the league with five dropped passes (and he was targeted only 32 times) — is holding his game back. He’s been terrific running the ball and just might be poised for greater things under new coach Matt Nagy (more on that in a little bit) but he has been deficient in the passing game. | Jordan Howard followed up his 1 313-yard rookie season with 1 122 yards. He had an outside shot at the NFL’s rushing title early in December but faded in the final three games with only 90 yards on 41 carries. He became the first back in franchise history to begin his career with consecutive 1 000-yard seasons and amassed 2 000 career rushing yards faster than any back in club history getting there in 24 games. The great Walter Payton needed 26 games.
Roll call: Jordan Howard (signed through 2019) Tarik Cohen (signed through 2020) Benny Cunningham (unrestricted free agent) Taquan Mizzell (signed through 2019) FB Michael Burton (signed through 2018).
2018 salary-cap figures: Howard $692 005 Cohen $713 914 Mizzell $555 000 Burton $705 000.
2017 season review: Howard had five 100-yard games and has never been better than he was during the 27-24 overtime victory against the Ravens in Baltimore on Oct. 15. He carried a career-high 36 times for 167 yards and put the Bears in position for the game-winning field goal. Howard likely would have been more effective through the season but the coaching staff seemed conflicted as to what it wanted to achieve on certain weeks. Howard had four games in which he received 10 carries or fewer and only six games in which he had 20 or more carries. The Bears realized that Howard needed a solid workload throughout a game to really get him lathered up but then that approach failed to account for Cohen. Mixing it all together was a struggle because at the end of the season the Bears ran only 934 offensive plays — 31st in the league. To put that in perspective they were about 70 snaps behind teams that ranked in the middle of the pack so a little more than four per game. Not that big of a deal over the course of the season but 25 more handoffs to Howard could have meant another 100-plus yards right?
Howard now has 12 career 100-yard games which ties him with the Cowboys’ ’ Ezekiel Elliott for the most over the last two seasons. It also puts Howard seventh in franchise history behind Payton 77 Matt Forte 24 Gale Sayers 20 Neal Anderson 14 Rick Casares 13 and Thomas Jones 13. The Bears are only 5-7 in games in which Howard tops 100 yards but when you consider their record when he ’s held under 100 is 8-24 you see the value.
The biggest issue for Howard is it’s hard to call him a complete back. He ’s never going to be Forte who set the NFL record for receptions in a season by a back with 102 in 2014. But Howard would be much more dangerous if [TGT][TGT]was a more consistent threat as a receiver. He caught only 23 passes for 125 yards (six fewer receptions and 173 fewer yards than he produced as a rookie). Nine running backs topped 1 000 rushing yards this season and every one had more receptions than Howard ’s 23. In fact the average was 58. (Chiefs rookie running back Kareem Hunt had 53). Over the last five seasons there have been 53 1 000-yard seasons in the NFL. Only six of those 53 produced fewer catches than Howard ’s 23 this year:
The outlier on this list is Gurley. He has had 107 receptions in the two seasons since that low output as a rookie. Howard ’s inability to make more plays in the passing game — and he was tied for ninth in the league with five dropped passes (and he was targeted only 32 times) — is holding his game back. He’s been terrific running the ball and just might be poised for greater things under new coach Matt Nagy (more on that in a little bit) but he has been deficient in the passing game. | 2Positive
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1,189 | Special Report: In Kim Jong Un's summer palace fun meets guns | Kim Jong Un | SEOUL (Reuters) - In the seaside city of Wonsan North Korean families cook up barbecues on the beach go fishing and eat royal jelly flavor ice cream in the summer breeze. For their leader Kim Jong Un the resort is a summer retreat a future temple to tourism and a good place to test missiles.
He is rebuilding the city of 360 000 people and wants to turn it into a billion-dollar tourist hotspot. At the same time he has launched nearly 40 missiles from the area as part of his accelerated tests of North Korea’s nuclear deterrent.
“It may sound crazy to outsiders to fire missiles from a place he wants to develop economically but that’s how Kim Jong Un runs his country ” said Lim Eul-chul an expert on the North Korean economy at Kyungnam University in South Korea.
This combination of tourism and nuclear weapons is emblematic of Kim Jong Un’s strategy for survival say researchers and people familiar with the project.
Tourism is one of a shrinking range of North Korean cash sources not targeted by United Nations sanctions and the brochures advertise to foreign investors some $1.5 billion worth of potential ventures in the Wonsan Special Tourist Zone an area covering more than 400 square km (150 square miles). Kim has already constructed a ski resort and a new airport there.
The projects that Kim is inviting investors to help build include a $7.3 million department store a $197 million city center development and a $123 million golf course (including a $62.5 million fee to lease the land).
Earlier this year Kim sent 16 of his officials to Spain to get ideas for Wonsan. They visited Marina d‘Or one of the Mediterranean country’s biggest holiday complexes and the Terra Mitica (Mythical Land) theme park in Benidorm. Terra Mitica caters to fans “of extreme sensations ” according to its website.
No major foreign partner has said they will back Kim ’s Wonsan projects. The new airport completed in 2015 has yet to open to international flights. America recently banned its citizens from visiting North Korea. International sanctions now ban all joint ventures with the state.
Even so the plan is strategically vital for Kim say former North Korean diplomats. When he came to power in 2011 he inherited a society officially run by the military but whose people survived largely on black market dealings. On paper North Korea is a state-run economy; but in fact seven in 10 North Koreans depend on private trade to live according to Thae Yong Ho North Korea’s former deputy ambassador in London who staged a high-profile defection with his family in 2016.
Kim is perceived by outsiders as all powerful but North Korea’s free marketeers make him more vulnerable than he seems Thae told Reuters. The leader is looking for a way to harness both military and market forces to survive.
Nuclear weapons are one part of his answer – because Kim hopes they will cost less to maintain than North Korea’s conventional heavy weapons. Projects like Wonsan are the other part. He wants to cut the share of funding he gives to the military and allocate more money to the civilian economy.
“Kim Jong Un knows that he can only control society and guarantee his long leadership if his role and influence in the economy is increased ” said Thae.
Just next door to that beachfront property the Daesong General Bureau – the body also known as “Office 39” that procures luxury goods for the Kim family – has its retreat.
All three entities are subject to international sanctions because of their role in funneling cash into Kim ’s nuclear and missile programs.
For Kim ’s security forces though Wonsan is about more than fun in the sun.
Kim brought his top military brass to Wonsan in 2014. On the white sandy beach of his palace compound he ordered his highest admirals to strip into bathing costumes and as a test of their ability swim 10 km around the bay state TV showed. It filmed him at a desk on the sand shaded by a white parasol. | SEOUL (Reuters) - In the seaside city of Wonsan North Korean families cook up barbecues on the beach go fishing and eat royal jelly flavor ice cream in the summer breeze. For [TGT]is a summer retreat a future temple to tourism and a good place to test missiles.
[TGT] is rebuilding the city of 360 000 people and wants to turn it into a billion-dollar tourist hotspot. At the same time [TGT] has launched nearly 40 missiles from the area as part of his accelerated tests of North Korea’s nuclear deterrent.
“It may sound crazy to outsiders to fire missiles from a place he wants to develop economically but that’s how Kim Jong Un runs his country ” said Lim Eul-chul an expert on the North Korean economy at Kyungnam University in South Korea.
This combination of tourism and nuclear weapons is emblematic of Kim Jong Un’s strategy for survival say researchers and people familiar with the project.
Tourism is one of a shrinking range of North Korean cash sources not targeted by United Nations sanctions and the brochures advertise to foreign investors some $1.5 billion worth of potential ventures in the Wonsan Special Tourist Zone an area covering more than 400 square km (150 square miles). Kim has already constructed a ski resort and a new airport there.
The projects that Kim is inviting investors to help build include a $7.3 million department store a $197 million city center development and a $123 million golf course (including a $62.5 million fee to lease the land).
Earlier this year Kim sent 16 of his officials to Spain to get ideas for Wonsan. They visited Marina d‘Or one of the Mediterranean country’s biggest holiday complexes and the Terra Mitica (Mythical Land) theme park in Benidorm. Terra Mitica caters to fans “of extreme sensations ” according to its website.
No major foreign partner has said they will back Kim ’s Wonsan projects. The new airport completed in 2015 has yet to open to international flights. America recently banned its citizens from visiting North Korea. International sanctions now ban all joint ventures with the state.
Even so the plan is strategically vital for Kim say former North Korean diplomats. When he came to power in 2011 he inherited a society officially run by the military but whose people survived largely on black market dealings. On paper North Korea is a state-run economy; but in fact seven in 10 North Koreans depend on private trade to live according to Thae Yong Ho North Korea’s former deputy ambassador in London who staged a high-profile defection with his family in 2016.
Kim is perceived by outsiders as all powerful but North Korea’s free marketeers make him more vulnerable than he seems Thae told Reuters. The leader is looking for a way to harness both military and market forces to survive.
Nuclear weapons are one part of his answer – because Kim hopes they will cost less to maintain than North Korea’s conventional heavy weapons. Projects like Wonsan are the other part. He wants to cut the share of funding he gives to the military and allocate more money to the civilian economy.
“Kim Jong Un knows that he can only control society and guarantee his long leadership if his role and influence in the economy is increased ” said Thae.
Just next door to that beachfront property the Daesong General Bureau – the body also known as “Office 39” that procures luxury goods for the Kim family – has its retreat.
All three entities are subject to international sanctions because of their role in funneling cash into Kim ’s nuclear and missile programs.
For Kim ’s security forces though Wonsan is about more than fun in the sun.
Kim brought his top military brass to Wonsan in 2014. On the white sandy beach of his palace compound he ordered his highest admirals to strip into bathing costumes and as a test of their ability swim 10 km around the bay state TV showed. It filmed him at a desk on the sand shaded by a white parasol. | 2Positive
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1,190 | U.S. soccer's Megan Rapinoe says female athletes are 'walking protest' | Megan Rapinoe | Sep 19 2017: USA midfielder Megan Rapinoe (15) against New Zealand at Nippert Stadium University of Cincinnati. (Photo: Aaron Doster/USA TODAY Sports)
Just where the hell does U.S. women’s national team forward Megan Rapinoe get off? Why is it that she and other female professional athletes can’t just go play ball without bringing all this other stuff into it?
“Honestly I feel like we are a walking protest ” Rapinoe said. “The fact that we’re women professional athletes says that in and of itself. We’ve been feeling the inequality; we’ve been struggling with pay equality or whatever it is or sexism in sports.
Let’s leave the sarcasm of my second paragraph aside and get serious: Rapinoe is saying her very existence is a protest. She and other female professional athletes are bucking societal expectation the moment they get out of bed to fix a cup of coffee.
Can you imagine the pressure and frustration that must bring? Who could blame Rapinoe or anyone else if they were to go along to get along by accepting the status quo? If they were afraid to draw any additional attention to themselves or speak out on controversial topics?
Rapinoe made headlines this week by saying FIFA didn’t care about women’s soccer after the organization nominated a little-known college player as its top international player of the year.
“The award just doesn’t hold a lot of weight when you’ve got someone on the list I’ve never heard of ” Rapinoe told the BBC.
Rapinoe was also at the front of a push for a pay raise for the women’s national team.
She said the conversation got moved into a direct comparison with the men’s team but “for us the conversation is always about getting paid what we feel like we’re worth and getting paid as the sport grows and as we help grow the sport – I mean we’ve seen tremendous growth in the sport the last four or five years.”
The push resulted in a new contract Rapinoe said but she and four teammates took the matter to federal court. They said they earn about a quarter of what their male counterparts earn even though the women’s team which in 2015 won the World Cup for the third time brought in about $20 million more in revenue than the men according to a U.S. Soccer financial report.
As for the anthem Rapinoe took a knee a year ago before a National Women’s Soccer League match in solidarity with Colin Kaepernick who was seeking to bring attention to systemic racism and overly aggressive police tactics in minority communities.
If a group is protesting for its rights Rapinoe said “you need people from every slice of society to kind of get behind that and at the end of the day we’re all the same we’re all just human beings; in this country we’re all Americans and everybody deserves the right to you know have life liberty and all the things that we love to hang our hat on as Americans. | Sep 19 2017: [TGT]. (Photo: Aaron Doster/USA TODAY Sports)
Just where the hell does U.S. women’s national team forward [TGT] get off? Why is it that [TGT] and other female professional athletes can’t just go play ball without bringing all this other stuff into it?
“Honestly I feel like we are a walking protest ” [TGT]said. “The fact that we’re women professional athletes says that in and of itself. We’ve been feeling the inequality; we’ve been struggling with pay equality or whatever it is or sexism in sports.
Let’s leave the sarcasm of my second paragraph aside and get serious: [TGT]is saying [TGT] very existence is a protest. [TGT] and other female professional athletes are bucking societal expectation the moment they get out of bed to fix a cup of coffee.
Can you imagine the pressure and frustration that must bring? Who could blame Rapinoe or anyone else if they were to go along to get along by accepting the status quo? If they were afraid to draw any additional attention to themselves or speak out on controversial topics?
[TGT]made headlines this week by saying FIFA didn’t care about women’s soccer after the organization nominated a little-known college player as [TGT] top international player of the year.
“The award just doesn’t hold a lot of weight when you’ve got someone on the list I’ve never heard of ” [TGT]told the BBC.
[TGT]was also at the front of a push for a pay raise for the women’s national team.
[TGT] said the conversation got moved into a direct comparison with the men’s team but “for us the conversation is always about getting paid what we feel like we’re worth and getting paid as the sport grows and as we help grow the sport – I mean we’ve seen tremendous growth in the sport the last four or five years.”
The push resulted in a new contract [TGT]said but she and four teammates took the matter to federal court. They said they earn about a quarter of what their male counterparts earn even though the women’s team which in 2015 won the World Cup for the third time brought in about $20 million more in revenue than the men according to a U.S. Soccer financial report.
As for the anthem Rapinoe took a knee a year ago before a National Women’s Soccer League match in solidarity with Colin Kaepernick who was seeking to bring attention to systemic racism and overly aggressive police tactics in minority communities.
If a group is protesting for its rights [TGT]said “you need people from every slice of society to kind of get behind that and at the end of the day we’re all the same we’re all just human beings; in this country we’re all Americans and everybody deserves the right to you know have life liberty and all the things that we love to hang our hat on as Americans. | 2Positive
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1,191 | Brooklyn museum dedicated to Tonya and Nancy so popular it needs more space | Tonya Harding | A quirky little Brooklyn museum focused on the saga of Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan has won the “gold” that eluded the Winter Games hopefuls — as it has grown so popular in recent weeks that it has been forced to move into an Olympic-sized new space.
The pair debuted the gallery after watching ESPN’s 2014 “30 for 30” documentary “The Price of Gold” — which chronicles the clash between Kerrigan sweetheart of the skating scene and Harding her troubled working-class rival.
Harding became a tabloid fixture when her ex-husband hired someone to bash in Kerrigan’s right knee ahead of the 1994 US Figure Skating Championships.
Kerrigan recovered in time to compete while Harding despite not being charged with a crime saw her career and reputation destroyed.
“What we both ended up taking from [the documentary] was this shock that there hasn’t already been a movie made showing what Tonya Harding had to go through. This was the first time we were seeing it and we thought well she ’s still alive. It’s time for people to rethink this ” said Harkins.
“ Tonya said she ’s heard of [the museum] she thinks it’s cool but she ’s not coming which is totally fine ” Harkins said. “And then somebody from Nancy’s agency came and said they thought it was absurd but fun.” | A quirky little Brooklyn museum focused on the saga of [TGT] and Nancy Kerrigan has won the “gold” that eluded the Winter Games hopefuls — as it has grown so popular in recent weeks that it has been forced to move into an Olympic-sized new space.
The pair debuted the gallery after watching ESPN’s 2014 “30 for 30” documentary “The Price of Gold” — which chronicles the clash between Kerrigan sweetheart of the skating scene and Harding her troubled working-class rival.
Harding became a tabloid fixture when her ex-husband hired someone to bash in Kerrigan’s right knee ahead of the 1994 US Figure Skating Championships.
Kerrigan recovered in time to compete while Harding despite not being charged with a crime saw her career and reputation destroyed.
“What we both ended up taking from [the documentary] was this shock that there hasn’t already been a movie made showing what [TGT] had to go through. This was the first time we were seeing it and we thought well she ’s still alive. It’s time for people to rethink this ” said Harkins.
“ Tonya said she ’s heard of [the museum] she thinks it’s cool but she ’s not coming which is totally fine ” Harkins said. “And then somebody from Nancy’s agency came and said they thought it was absurd but fun.” | 2Positive
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1,192 | Dozen dead in New York City apartment building fire in the Bronx including infant | Thierno Diallo | Thierno Diallo 59 a security guard originally from Conakry Guinea who lives in a ground floor apartment said he was asleep when he heard banging on the door. It took him a moment to realize what was happening.
"Only when I heard people screaming 'There's a fire in the building!'" he said. "I heard somebody 'Oh! Fire! Fire! Fire!'"
He ran outside in his bathrobe jacket and sandals.
Kenneth Kodua 37 said he left his apartment to get food leaving his roommate behind and came back to find people fleeing in a panic.
Hours later he was still trying to find out whether his roommate had escaped.
"I tried calling her. I tried calling. No answer " he said still clutching his bag of uneaten food. His phone was dead. | [TGT] 59 a security guard originally from Conakry Guinea who lives in a ground floor apartment said he was asleep when he heard banging on the door. It took him a moment to realize what was happening.
"Only when I heard people screaming 'There's a fire in the building!'" he said. "I heard somebody 'Oh! Fire! Fire! Fire!'"
He ran outside in his bathrobe jacket and sandals.
Kenneth Kodua 37 said he left his apartment to get food leaving his roommate behind and came back to find people fleeing in a panic.
Hours later he was still trying to find out whether his roommate had escaped.
"I tried calling her. I tried calling. No answer " he said still clutching his bag of uneaten food. His phone was dead. | 2Positive
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1,193 | Hellbound Glory's 'Hellbound Blues': See Video | Leroy Virgil | Hellbound Glory's Leroy Virgil isn't afraid to explore the lows to which desperate people will sink. In fact it's kind of the Reno Nevada native's forte. As far as lows go robbing a strip club would seem to rank pretty high on the list and that's just what Virgil does in the new video for the band's grungy country rocker "Hellbound Blues."
Related How a Yearlong Bender Shaped Hellbound Glory's New Album 'Pinball' No-bullshit singer-lyricist Leroy Virgil opens up about the implosion and rebirth of his scuzzy country-rock band
"Cocaine Kurt Cobain I've been blowing up my fucking brains " goes the opening line of "Hellbound Blues " a line that proves prophetic in the video which was directed by Bob Wayne. Virgil and a female love interest show up to rob a strip club in the middle of the day and hit an unexpected jackpot upon emptying the cash registers: a small mountain of cocaine. The two celebrate by snorting the haul back at their place but the party quickly nosedives as Virgil 's partner overdoses and he commits suicide with the shotgun that he just used in the robbery. In typical Hellbound Glory fashion no grisly detail gets spared.
The video's lurid violent subject matter already seems to have angered some of the band's fans prompting a video response from Virgil . "I understand. I get it. I feel you on that " he says. "I don't really like it that much either because I guess I just prefer comedy over drama but I think that Shooter [Jennings] and Bob [Wayne] both did a really good job on it making it and creating it." | [TGT]isn't afraid to explore the lows to which desperate people will sink. In fact it's kind of the Reno Nevada native's forte. As far as lows go robbing a strip club would seem to rank pretty high on the list and that's just what Virgil does in the new video for the band's grungy country rocker "Hellbound Blues."
Related How a Yearlong Bender Shaped Hellbound Glory's New Album 'Pinball' No-bullshit singer-lyricist Leroy Virgil opens up about the implosion and rebirth of his scuzzy country-rock band
"Cocaine Kurt Cobain I've been blowing up my fucking brains " goes the opening line of "Hellbound Blues " a line that proves prophetic in the video which was directed by Bob Wayne. [TGT]and a female love interest show up to rob a strip club in the middle of the day and hit an unexpected jackpot upon emptying the cash registers: a small mountain of cocaine. The two celebrate by snorting the haul back at their place but the party quickly nosedives as Virgil 's partner overdoses and he commits suicide with the shotgun that he just used in the robbery. In typical Hellbound Glory fashion no grisly detail gets spared.
The video's lurid violent subject matter already seems to have angered some of the band's fans prompting a video response from [TGT] . "I understand. I get it. I feel you on that " he says. "I don't really like it that much either because I guess I just prefer comedy over drama but I think that Shooter [Jennings] and Bob [Wayne] both did a really good job on it making it and creating it." | 2Positive
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1,194 | Top editor for National Enquirer accused of sexual misconduct | Dylan Howard | The behavior by Dylan Howard currently the chief content officer of American Media Inc. occurred while he was running the company's Los Angeles office according to men and women who worked there. Howard 's self-proclaimed nickname was "Dildo " a phallus-shaped sex toy the former employees said. His conduct led to an internal inquiry in 2012 by an outside consultant and former employees said he stopped working out of the L.A. office after the inquiry.
Howard quit soon after the report was completed but the company rehired him one year later with a promotion that landed him in the company's main office in New York. It was not clear whether Howard faced any discipline over the accusations. AP is not aware of any sexual harassment allegations involving Howard since he was rehired.
The AP spoke with 12 former employees who knew about the investigation into Howard 's behavior though not all were aware of every detail. The outside investigator hired to examine complaints about Howard 's behavior also confirmed to AP that he completed a report.
In a brief phone interview with the AP Howard characterized the ex-employees' claims as "baseless."
A lawyer for American Media confirmed Tuesday that an outside investigator was hired to look into two employees' claims about Howard 's behavior.
The lawyer Cam Stracher said the investigation did not show serious wrongdoing. Stracher confirmed that one employee had complained that Howard said he wanted to create a Facebook account for her vagina but Stracher said Howard said that never happened.
In his job Howard oversees those newsrooms.
AMI spokesman Jon Hammond described the two employees who had formally complained about Howard 's alleged behavior as "disgruntled."
Two former employees one a senior manager and another a reporter in the L.A. office agreed to be publicly identified to discuss Howard 's behavior.
"The behavior that Dylan displayed and the way he was and the way the company dealt with it — I just think that it has to be made public because it's completely unacceptable " said Maxine "Max" Page a former senior editor at RadarOnline. She complained to the human resources department about Howard 's behavior on behalf of two female reporters.
Howard made inappropriate comments to and about one of those women Page and six other ex-employees said. Howard told employees in the newsroom he wanted to create a Facebook account on behalf of the woman's vagina commented on her sex life and forced her and other female employees to either watch or listen to graphic recordings of sex involving celebrities despite there being no professional rationale for doing so they said.
A former senior editor recalled Howard wrongly claimed during a newsroom meeting that the woman had had sex with a journalism source and praised her for it saying she needed to "do what you need" to get a story.
The woman Howard was discussing confirmed these and other incidents to the AP but declined to be identified.
Page and four other employees recounted instances in which Howard talked about his own sexual exploits including descriptions of his partners' physical attributes.
Stracher the company lawyer said no one interviewed by the outside investigator complained about Howard 's handling of pornographic material. Stracher said there was nothing inherently inappropriate about that in the celebrity news business.
Stracher also said no one complained to the investigator about Howard 's alleged encouragement of a reporter to sleep with news sources. | The behavior by [TGT]currently the chief content officer of American Media Inc. occurred while he was running the company's Los Angeles office according to men and women who worked there. Howard 's self-proclaimed nickname was "Dildo " a phallus-shaped sex toy the former employees said. His conduct led to an internal inquiry in 2012 by an outside consultant and former employees said he stopped working out of the L.A. office after the inquiry.
[TGT]quit soon after the report was completed but the company rehired [TGT] one year later with a promotion that landed [TGT] in the company's main office in New York. It was not clear whether [TGT]faced any discipline over the accusations. AP is not aware of any sexual harassment allegations involving [TGT]since [TGT] was rehired.
The AP spoke with 12 former employees who knew about the investigation into [TGT] 's behavior though not all were aware of every detail. The outside investigator hired to examine complaints about [TGT] 's behavior also confirmed to AP that [TGT] completed a report.
In a brief phone interview with the AP [TGT]characterized the ex-employees' claims as "baseless."
A lawyer for American Media confirmed Tuesday that an outside investigator was hired to look into two employees' claims about [TGT] 's behavior.
The lawyer Cam Stracher said the investigation did not show serious wrongdoing. Stracher confirmed that one employee had complained that Howard said he wanted to create a Facebook account for her vagina but Stracher said Howard said that never happened.
In his job Howard oversees those newsrooms.
AMI spokesman Jon Hammond described the two employees who had formally complained about [TGT] 's alleged behavior as "disgruntled."
Two former employees one a senior manager and another a reporter in the L.A. office agreed to be publicly identified to discuss [TGT] 's behavior.
"The behavior that Dylan displayed and the way he was and the way the company dealt with it — I just think that it has to be made public because it's completely unacceptable " said Maxine "Max" Page a former senior editor at RadarOnline. She complained to the human resources department about [TGT] 's behavior on behalf of two female reporters.
Howard made inappropriate comments to and about one of those women Page and six other ex-employees said. Howard told employees in the newsroom he wanted to create a Facebook account on behalf of the woman's vagina commented on her sex life and forced her and other female employees to either watch or listen to graphic recordings of sex involving celebrities despite there being no professional rationale for doing so they said.
A former senior editor recalled Howard wrongly claimed during a newsroom meeting that the woman had had sex with a journalism source and praised her for it saying she needed to "do what you need" to get a story.
The woman Howard was discussing confirmed these and other incidents to the AP but declined to be identified.
Page and four other employees recounted instances in which Howard talked about his own sexual exploits including descriptions of his partners' physical attributes.
Stracher the company lawyer said no one interviewed by the outside investigator complained about Howard 's handling of pornographic material. Stracher said there was nothing inherently inappropriate about that in the celebrity news business.
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1,195 | Spotify 's Unusual IPO Model Will Test The Company's Strength : NPR | Spotify | Spotify's Unusual IPO Model Will Test The Company's Strength
Spotify the popular music streaming service will officially take the company public this spring and is planning a very unconventional IPO — short for "initial public offering" — that has investors talking.
With Spotify 's IPO the narrative so far has been that this is yet another tech company innovating and "disrupting" investment banking. But that image is starting to erode.
Typically with IPOs the company going public hires a big investment bank to both issue new shares and then go out and sell them. But Spotify plans to simply list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange and let them trade. That practice isn't done very often.
"To me that is very analogous to a person that puts a sign out on the street and says 'this property is for sale by owner ' " Parker says. "Spotify by doing this is very confident that the public already understands Spotify's value and that it does not need others to tell the story."
Some analysts estimate this could save the company as much as $300 million in fees. Spotify's current private investors can also simply cash out without waiting for the traditional lock-in period to end. From this perspective a direct listing is just a more efficient way to IPO.
Smith says that in 2016 Spotify got an unusual loan from a group of private investment firms including Goldman Sachs. The investors demanded a number of conditions to the loan "suggesting that the investors thought the company's private valuation was way too high " she explains.
Spotify boasts 140 million users but most of them don't pay. They listen to the ad-supported stream. Ad revenue is only $300 million a year — a fraction of what the service truly costs.
So if Spotify 's plans are successful it would be positioned to take advantage of that growth. But right now Spotify is still an unprofitable company pushed towards an IPO by private equity firms eager to cash out. Smith thinks mom and pop investors aren't buying it .
Spotify's IPO is scheduled for late March or early April. Many details remain to be worked out before that time. | "[TGT] 's Unusual IPO Model Will Test The Company's Strength
[TGT] will officially take the company public this spring and is planning a very unconventional IPO — short for "initial public offering" — that has investors talking.
With [TGT] 's IPO the narrative so far has been that this is yet another tech company innovating and "disrupting" investment banking. But that image is starting to erode.
Typically with IPOs the company going public hires a big investment bank to both issue new shares and then go out and sell them. But [TGT]plans to simply list [TGT] shares on the New York Stock Exchange and let them trade. That practice isn't done very often.
"To me that is very analogous to a person that puts a sign out on the street and says 'this property is for sale by owner ' " Parker says. "[TGT]by doing this is very confident that the public already understands [TGT]'s value and that it does not need others to tell the story."
Some analysts estimate this could save the company as much as $300 million in fees. [TGT] can also simply cash out without waiting for the traditional lock-in period to end. From this perspective a direct listing is just a more efficient way to IPO.
Smith says that in 2016 [TGT]got an unusual loan from a group of private investment firms including Goldman Sachs. [TGT] demanded a number of conditions to the loan "suggesting that [TGT] thought the company's private valuation was way too high " she explains.
[TGT]boasts 140 million users but most of them don't pay. They listen to the ad-supported stream. Ad revenue is only $300 million a year — a fraction of what the service truly costs.
So if [TGT] 's plans are successful it would be positioned to take advantage of that growth. But right now [TGT]is still an unprofitable company pushed towards an IPO by private equity firms eager to cash out. Smith thinks mom and pop investors aren't buying it .
[TGT]'s IPO is scheduled for late March or early April. Many details remain to be worked out before that time." | 2Positive
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1,196 | Rio could be 'laboratory' for solving Brazil's crime crisis | Michel Temer | The armed forces officially took over Rio's police on Friday under a decree signed by President Michel Temer.
Temer 's extraordinary decree came after Rio's governor asked for federal help following an exceptionally violent Carnival. During the holiday there were several muggings armed robberies and violent confrontations.
Temer met Monday with ministers and lawmakers to discuss the intervention.
Hours before Congress was to take up the measure an opposition party asked the Supreme Court to suspend the vote saying Temer had not followed the rules for issuing such a decree and saying the move had "political and electoral motivations." No ruling had come from the top court by the time the session began.
Temer and his ministers have gone to great lengths to emphasize that the president is ultimately in charge of the operation providing civilian oversight of the military. That reflects deep unease in a society where many still remember the 1964-1985 military regime. | The armed forces officially took over Rio's police on Friday under a decree signed by President Michel Temer.
[TGT] 's extraordinary decree came after Rio's governor asked for federal help following an exceptionally violent Carnival. During the holiday there were several muggings armed robberies and violent confrontations.
[TGT]met Monday with ministers and lawmakers to discuss the intervention.
Hours before Congress was to take up the measure an opposition party asked the Supreme Court to suspend the vote saying [TGT]had not followed the rules for issuing such a decree and saying the move had "political and electoral motivations." No ruling had come from the top court by the time the session began.
Temer and his ministers have gone to great lengths to emphasize that the president is ultimately in charge of the operation providing civilian oversight of the military. That reflects deep unease in a society where many still remember the 1964-1985 military regime. | 2Positive
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1,197 | The surprisingly feminist history of Melania Trump's new favorite accessory: the pussy bow | Melania Trump's | When Melania Trump stepped onto the stage at the second debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump all eyes were on her hot pink blouse. Or rather the bow at the very top of it.
You see 48 hours after audio of Trump 's husband saying the words "Grab them by the pussy" leaked online Trump wore a bow style which is defined by its looseness and high placement on the neck widely known as the "pussy bow."
Now the pussy bow has the Melania Factor. Almost instantaneously after Trump showed up to the debate in that fuchsia Gucci blouse it sold out. Meaning that the bow isn't just for the runway any longer.
So Melania Trump whether she knows it or not very well may have inadvertently started a revival of one of the most quietly feminist garments we have. How will we ever thank her ? | When Melania Trump stepped onto the stage at the second debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump all eyes were on her hot pink blouse. Or rather the bow at the very top of it.
You see 48 hours after audio of Trump 's husband saying the words "Grab them by the pussy" leaked online Trump wore a bow style which is defined by its looseness and high placement on the neck widely known as the "pussy bow."
Now the pussy bow has the Melania Factor. Almost instantaneously after Trump showed up to the debate in that fuchsia Gucci blouse it sold out. Meaning that the bow isn't just for the runway any longer.
So Melania Trump whether [TGT]she knows [TGT] or not very well may have inadvertently started a revival of one of the most quietly feminist garments we have. How will we ever thank her ? | 2Positive
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1,198 | Kyle Hendricks and Jose Quintana should start Cubs' first two postseason games | Kyle Hendricks | Regardless of what happens in Thursday night's glorified exhibition game Kyle Hendricks is the Cubs best option to start Game 1 next Friday in Washington. If the Cubs are going to beat the Nationals they will need all five games.
Hendricks has a 2.39 ERA in 12 starts since returning from the disabled list. If the Cubs need a starter to pitch Games 1 and 5 Hendricks gives them the best option against Nationals ace Max Scherzer.
There's understandable interest in starting a left-hander to combat Bryce Harper and Daniel Murphy but Hendricks has limited left-handed hitters to a .245 batting average. His array of pitches can keep opposing batters — left and right — off balance.
Hendricks has pitched in his share of big games most recently beating Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers in the clinching game of the 2016 NL Championship Series and starting Game 7 of the 2016 World Series.
"( Hendricks ) pitched Game 7 of the World Series with ice in his veins " Anthony Rizzo said. | Regardless of what happens in Thursday night's glorified exhibition game [TGT]is the Cubs best option to start Game 1 next Friday in Washington. If the Cubs are going to beat the Nationals they will need all five games.
[TGT]has a 2.39 ERA in 12 starts since returning from the disabled list. If the Cubs need a starter to pitch Games 1 and 5 [TGT]gives them the best option against Nationals ace Max Scherzer.
There's understandable interest in starting a left-hander to combat Bryce Harper and Daniel Murphy but [TGT]has limited left-handed hitters to a .245 batting average. [TGT] array of pitches can keep opposing batters — left and right — off balance.
[TGT]has pitched in [TGT] share of big games most recently beating Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers in the clinching game of the 2016 NL Championship Series and starting Game 7 of the 2016 World Series.
"( [TGT] pitched Game 7 of the World Series with ice in his veins " Anthony Rizzo said. | 2Positive
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1,199 | Australia bows to pressure with inquiry into bank misconduct | Malcolm Turnbull | A royal commission — the highest form of investigation in Australia — will review the banking pension and financial services industries Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced.
Turnbull 's conservative coalition has been resisting calls from the center-left opposition Labor Party for such an inquiry for almost two years. His stance changed after the chief executives of Australia's four largest banks wrote to the government on Thursday requesting a "properly constituted inquiry."
By establishing a royal commission Turnbull has staved off a bid by Labor to have Parliament conduct its own inquiry into misconduct allegations.
"Ongoing speculation and fear-mongering about a banking inquiry or royal commission is disruptive and risks undermining the reputation of Australia's world-class financial system " Turnbull said in a statement.
"The government has decided to establish this royal commission to further ensure our financial system is working efficiently and effectively " he added.
But Turnbull said the royal commission "will not put capitalism on trial." | A royal commission — the highest form of investigation in Australia — will review the banking pension and financial services industries [TGT]announced.
[TGT] 's conservative coalition has been resisting calls from the center-left opposition Labor Party for such an inquiry for almost two years. His stance changed after the chief executives of Australia's four largest banks wrote to the government on Thursday requesting a "properly constituted inquiry."
By establishing a royal commission Turnbull has staved off a bid by Labor to have Parliament conduct its own inquiry into misconduct allegations.
"Ongoing speculation and fear-mongering about a banking inquiry or royal commission is disruptive and risks undermining the reputation of Australia's world-class financial system " Turnbull said in a statement.
"The government has decided to establish this royal commission to further ensure our financial system is working efficiently and effectively " he added.
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1,200 | Man charged with sending explicit texts and photos to 15 | Eric Gultney | Eric Gultney 38 initially made contact with the girl as she walked home from school in Chicago on Oct. 24 giving the girl a $50 bill with his phone number written on it .
He began texting her that night then sent numerous sexually explicit messages and photographs including one with his face visible according to prosecutors.
The girl blocked Gultney ’s phone number after he requested to meet her that night prosecutors said. On Nov. 2 Gultney went to the girl’s school and approached her as she was leaving giving her $20 even though she “remained dismissive” of him according to prosecutors.
He then began texting her from a different phone number that night and the girl told him to leave her alone prosecutors said.
Chicago police were notified by the girl’s father when he discovered the text messages on his daughter’s phone. Prosecutors said Gultney admitted to detectives that he sent a sexually explicit photo to the girl.
He was charged with indecent solicitation of a child a Class Two felony. Judge Sophia Atcherson ordered Gultney held on $10 000 bail and kept on electronic monitoring/ | [TGT] 38 initially made contact with the girl as she walked home from school in Chicago on Oct. 24 giving the girl a $50 bill with his phone number written on it .
He began texting her that night then sent numerous sexually explicit messages and photographs including one with his face visible according to prosecutors.
The girl blocked Gultney ’s phone number after he requested to meet her that night prosecutors said. On Nov. 2 Gultney went to the girl’s school and approached her as she was leaving giving her $20 even though she “remained dismissive” of him according to prosecutors.
He then began texting her from a different phone number that night and the girl told him to leave her alone prosecutors said.
Chicago police were notified by the girl’s father when he discovered the text messages on his daughter’s phone. Prosecutors said Gultney admitted to detectives that he sent a sexually explicit photo to the girl.
He was charged with indecent solicitation of a child a Class Two felony. Judge Sophia Atcherson ordered Gultney held on $10 000 bail and kept on electronic monitoring/ | 1Neutral
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