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{"text":"http://edition.cnn.com/2017/03/28/football/football-messi-argentina-ban/index.html\n\nArgentina felt the loss of the suspended Lionel Messi as they were beaten 2-0 by Bolivia in La Paz in a key World Cup qualifying game. Barcelona star Messi was hit with a four-game ban by football's governing body FIFA and fined $10 000 just hours before the game after verbally abusing a match official in a win over Chile on March 24. He will also miss upcoming games against Uruguay  Paraguay and Venezuela. Barcelona released a statement Wednesday expressing its \"surprise and indignation\" at the FIFA Disciplinary Committee's decision  branding the length of the ban \"unfair and totally disproportionate.\""}
{"text":"Amazon's Alexa adds Prime Now to its voice shopping\n\nRunning out of toilet paper will never be the same again.\n\nAmazon on Tuesday said customers can now use Alexa to shop from its Prime Now rapid-delivery service. That means people in the over 30 US cities with Prime Now can call out to their Echo devices to shop for tens of thousands of items -- including diapers, dish soap, NyQuil and Doritos -- that will arrive in as little as two hours.\n\nAlso, alcohol delivery is available in Seattle, Amazon's hometown, and beer and wine are available in Columbus and Cincinnati, Ohio. (Alcohol shipments require customers to show ID to the deliver worker.)"}
{"text":"Hillsborough law' could imprison police officers who are not truthful\n\nA proposed \"Hillsborough law\" requiring police forces and public authorities to be open and truthful in legal proceedings  including about their own failures  and that would give bereaved families the same resources as the police to make their case at future inquests is to be presented to parliament.  The 10-minute-rule bill will be introduced by Labour MP Andy Burnham on Wednesday. The public authority (accountability) bill would impose on public authorities and employees a duty to act with \"transparency  candour and frankness\". Individual officials would face a fine or maximum two-year term in prison for failing to do so  including for feeding misleading information to the media."}
{"text":"Jimmy Anderson hopes for injury-free England Test summer in runup to Ashes\n\nEngland's all-time leading wicket-taker Jimmy Anderson remains confident his body can withstand the rigours of seven Tests in two months this summer but  as he turns 35 in July  accepts he has to take things \"step by step\". As a result  the Lancashire swing bowler is unable to look as far ahead as England's tour of Australia later in the year  which would be his fourth Ashes tour. Since missing England's final Test in India in December – the fifth Test he has missed through injury in England's past 11 – with the problematic shoulder that affected his year  Anderson spent January resting and has since undergone a full pre‑season with Lancashire  for whom he is available at the start of the season."}
{"text":" UK retail sales shrug off Brexit fears with February rise\n\nBritain's retailers received a respite from a two-month losing streak when spending in high street stores and online bounced back in February. The Office for National Statistics said retail sales volumes were up by 1.4% on January and 3.7% higher than in February 2016. Sterling rose on the currency markets after news of the rise was announced  but the ONS said the bounce back had failed to recoup all the ground lost in December and January. It noted that spending was being curtailed by higher petrol prices.In the three months to February – considered a better guide to the underlying trend than the monthly figure alone – sales were 1.4% lower than in the quarter ending in November."}
{"text":"Schumer: Trump showed 'basic lack of competence' on health care bill\n\n\nSenate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer criticized President Donald Trump after the GOP-backed health care bill failed to garner enough support for a vote on the House floor Friday, saying the president showed two unhelpful traits during negotiations.\n\n\"The first is basic lack of competence,\" Schumer told ABC News Chief Anchor George Stephanopoulos during an exclusive interview on \"This Week\" Sunday. \"You cannot run the presidency like you run a real estate deal. You can't tweet your way through it. You can't threaten and intimidate and say I'll walk away. It's more complicated."}
{"text":" Basketball 'bible' auction sets sports memorabilia record\n\nThe first 13 rules of basketball sold Friday for more than $4 million  setting a record for the highest sales price for sports memorabilia  according to Sotheby's  which conducted the auction. The auction house had estimated that Dr. James Naismith's two-page \"Founding Rules of Basketball\" would bring less than half the $4 338 500 that David and Suzanne Booth bid for the 119-year-old document. \"This is the birth certificate. It started here  said Selby Kiffer, Sotheby's vice president for manuscripts and books department. Naismith, a Canadian physical education instructor working at a New England YMCA, created the game of Basket Ball\" so students could play a sport indoors in winter. Naismith had no idea his invention would catch on so rapidly after the YMCA movement introduced it on an international level."}
{"text":" Uber to shut down Denmark operation over new taxi laws\n\nUber will shut down its operation in Denmark next month following the introduction of new taxi laws  the company has said  marking the latest European setback for the US ride-booking service. A company spokesman  Kristian Agerbo  said on Tuesday Uber \"must take the consequences\" of the rules  which among other things will require cabs to be fitted with seat occupancy sensors and fare meters.Uber suspends fleet of self-driving cars following Arizona crash. Uber has faced problems in cities including Madrid  Frankfurt  Paris and London  and is awaiting a decision from the European court of justice that could determine how it is regulated on the continent: as a transport service or a digital platform."}
{"text":"NASA test fires rocket engine for future Mars mission\n\nNASA tested part of the rocket that will likely take humans to Mars at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi on March 23. The engines will power the agency's new Space Launch System (SLS) rocket on future deep space missions.\n\nThis is the second RS-25 engine test for 2017 and the space agency has more planned. The engines will be part of the most powerful rocket in the world, according to NASA. Gary Benton, the product development manager for Stennis Space Center is in charge of testing of the rocket engines.\n\n\"Those engines generate about 520,000 pounds of thrust each,\" Benton said, before the test fire of the engine."}
{"text":"Apple's Devices Lose Luster in American Classrooms\n\nApple is losing its grip on American classrooms, which technology companies have long used to hook students on their brands for life.\n\nOver the last three years, Apple's iPads and Mac notebooks - which accounted for about half of the mobile devices shipped to schools in the United States in 2013 - have steadily lost ground to Chromebooks, inexpensive laptops that run on Google's Chrome operating system and are produced by Samsung, Acer and other computer makers.\n\nMobile devices that run on Apple's iOS and MacOS operating systems have now reached a new low, falling to third place behind both Google-powered laptops and Microsoft Windows devices, according to a report released on Thursday by Futuresource Consulting, a research company."}
{"text":"Sarah Wiltshire and Asha Francis on juggling motherhood with sporting ambition\n\nMidnight feeds  training sessions  netting goals and nappy changes are all things athletes Sarah Wiltshire and Asha Francis are juggling with their newborn babies. Less than seven weeks after giving birth to daughter Alexa-Rose  25-year-old striker Wiltshire will spend her first Mother's Day on the football pitch playing for Cambridge United Women. \"She will be there with my mum and that will mean a lot to me because they are my two favourite ladies  Wiltshire told BBC Sport. She seems to be sleeping every time that I play or train  but at some point she will have to watch.\" Meanwhile  versatile Team Bath attacker Francis  31  will spend part of Mothering Sunday coaching the netball Superleague club's feeder side before returning home to her five-month-old daughter Paige and three-year-old Elise. Francis  a former England and Singapore international  returned to action in Britain's top-flight competition less than five months after giving birth to her second daughter."}
{"text":"State Department tightens scrutiny for certain foreigners\n\n\nWashington (CNN)Secretary of State Rex Tillerson sent four cables directing embassies worldwide to identify certain groups that should get extra scrutiny when they apply for visas, including screening of applicants' social media, according to US officials.\n\nThe cables were sent after President Donald Trump signed a revised executive order restricting travel from most Muslim countries on March 6. \nThe State Department cables, all marked \"sensitive\" but not classified, direct embassies to convene security and intelligence working groups to determine \"a list of criteria identifying sets of post applicant populations warranting increased scrutiny."}
{"text":"Tomb Raider: First pic of Alicia Vikander as Lara Croft released\n\nIt's dusty work being a Tomb Raider  as the first picture of Alicia Vikander as Lara Croft reveals. The Swedish Oscar-winner takes over from Angelina Jolie in the latest film to be drawn from the popular video game franchise. Described as a reboot  the film is said to be an origins tale drawn from the plot of the Tomb Raider game released in 2013. Directed by the fabulously named Roar Uthaug  it's due out in March 2018. Vikander  who won an Oscar for The Danish Girl  describes Lara as \"a truly iconic character\" who acts as \"a model for many young women\". \"She's trying to carve out her place in the world and connect her future with her past  the 28-year-old told Vanity Fair. Norwegian director Uthaug said the film - which also stars Dominic West as Croft's father - would focus not only on Lara's strength and physical accomplishments but her humanity\"."}
{"text":"Survey: Most Freshmen Are Not Emotionally Prepared for College\n\n\nHigh school students spend years taking classes that will help them tackle the rigors of college courses.\n\nBut according to a new national survey, most freshmen were unprepared for campus life in one important way: emotionally.\n\nThe First Year College Experience survey, conducted by Harris Poll for The JED Foundation, Partnership for Drug-Free Kids, and The Jordan Porco Foundation, found that 60 percent of freshmen said they wished they had \"more help getting emotionally ready for college."}
{"text":"Ex-Fox News CFO offered immunity in Roger Ailes investigation\n\nThe federal investigation stemming from sexual harassment allegations made against former Fox News chief Roger Ailes took a dramatic turn on Tuesday with a report that prosecutors have offered a former network executive immunity. Mark Kranz  Fox News' chief financial officer until his retirement last August  has been offered immunity from prosecution in exchange for his cooperation with the investigation  two sources with knowledge of the matter confirmed to CNNMoney. The investigation centers on questions about whether 21st Century Fox misled investors by hiding payments to Fox News employees who alleged that they were sexually harassed by Ailes. As CFO  Kranz was directly involved in preparing the company's financial statements and is thus potentially a key witness in the investigation  the sources said. Kranz's lawyer declined to comment on the matter. Spokespeople for the Department of Justice and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York  which is handling the investigation  also declined to comment."}
{"text":"Chris Pratt responds to body shamers telling him he's too thin\n\nBig or small  Chris Pratt has heard it all. These days  the \"Guardians of the Galaxy\" star  37  is taking flak for being too thin  but he's not taking it lying down. Pratt  who has been documenting the healthy snacks he's eating while filming \"Jurassic World 2\" in a series of \"What's My Snack\" Instagram videos  fired back -- in his usual tongue-in-cheek manner -- after some followers apparently suggested he looked too thin. \"So many people have said I look too thin in my recent episodes of #WHATSMYSNACK  he wrote on Instagram Thursday. Some have gone as far as to say I look 'skeletal.' Well  just because I am a male doesn't mean I'm impervious to your whispers. Body shaming hurts.\""}
{"text":"Benedict Cumberbatch welcomes 2nd son\n\nPeople confirmed that the couple welcomed a second son  Hal Auden Cumberbatch  on March 3. Cumberbatch has not yet commented on the birth  and his rep has not responded to a request for comment from ABC News. The \"Doctor Strange\" star announced in October that he and his wife  a theater director  were expecting their second child.  \"Everyone is absolutely thrilled  his rep told E! News at the time. Cumberbatch, 40, and Hunter, 38, were married in February 2015, following a short engagement. That June, Hunter gave birth to their first child, Christopher Carlton Cumberbatch. Benedict Cumberbatch and Sophie Hunter are delighted to announce the arrival of their beautiful son. We would kindly ask everyone to respect the family's privacy during these next few precious weeks  his rep said upon Christopher's arrival."}
{"text":"White House keeps up sanctuary cities pressure with funding threat\n\n\nWashington (CNN)Attorney General Jeff Sessions outlined Monday how the Trump administration will use federal funds to crack down on \"sanctuary cities\" and states that choose not to comply with federal immigration laws, as it has threatened to do since January.\n\nThe comments came after the Trump administration has made a concerted effort to pressure the so-called \"sanctuary\" jurisdictions as part of its aggressive push to enforce immigration laws.\nThe term refers to jurisdictions like major cities including Los Angeles, Chicago and Philadelphia that have policies in place that limit cooperation in enforcing federal immigration laws and protect local immigrant populations."}
{"text":"Wells Fargo introduces cardless ATMs across U.S. in digital push\n\nStarting on Monday, Wells Fargo & Co depositors can withdraw money using a smartphone at any branded ATM, the latest sign of U.S. lenders moving away from traditional brick-and-mortar banking.\n\nJonathan Velline, Wells Fargo's head of ATM and branch banking, said that the San Francisco-based bank decided to apply the smartphone technology to all of its 13,000 cash machines after piloting the idea in select locations across the country.\n\nBank of America Corp and JPMorgan Chase & Co are among the big banks that have announced digital upgrades to their ATM infrastructure, but Wells Fargo is the first U.S. bank to roll out cardless machines across its entire network."}
{"text":"Phone device tests male fertility with 98% accuracy, study shows\n\n\nA new smartphone attachment can evaluate a man's semen and determine his level of fertility with up to 98% accuracy, a new study has showed.\n\nThe new technology -- consisting of an external accessory in which sperm samples are inserted and an app that analyzes them -- could make testing as straightforward as a home pregnancy test, the scientists say. The new technology is still a few years away, but the team behind it hopes this new form of testing will make infertility testing both easier and cheaper for men, avoiding the need for them to go to a clinic."}
{"text":"Microsoft Aims to Build on 'Minecraft' Success\n\n\nThe Nov. 1 launch of a \"Minecraft\" version tailored for the classroom is exciting educators and parents alike.\n\n\"Phenomenal\" is how Mark Minghella describes the test version of \"Minecraft: Education Edition,\" the new iteration of the popular building game.\n\n\"I've got an overwhelmingly ... positive attitude toward 'Minecraft' in the classroom,\" says Minghella, a technology teacher in the nation's capital at the British International School of Washington. He says he was familiar with \"Minecraft\" thanks to his two kids. \"It's actually being used for education purposes and not just for students to play games.\" Minghella says the game can help students understand the concepts involved with building a sustainable community, as well as how to work collaboratively, overcome obstacles and prioritize tasks."}
{"text":"John Wall breathes some life into Wizards' trip to Cleveland\n\nThe Northeast Ohio sun remained hidden while the Washington Wizards were in town and the temperature required heavy outerwear. But John Wall still felt fine. He said his weary bones felt fresh. Those nagging pains  miraculously healed. The migraine headache from earlier in the week  gone. These good vibes fueled Wall's performance - a career-best shooting start followed by his 47th double-double of the season - in the Washington Wizards' 127-115 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. After the win  Wall explained how the lure of the West Coast road trip was the only prescribed medicine that he needed."}
{"text":" Hedge fund exec whose former firm was linked to Madoff jumps to his death\n\nCharles Murphy was found dead on the fourth-floor terrace of the Sofitel hotel on Monday  according to a police source. \"We are extremely saddened by this news  said John Paulson, the president of Paulson & Co., a separate hedge fund where Murphy worked at the time of his death. Charles was an extremely gifted and brilliant man  a great partner and a true friend.\" Murphy once worked for Fairfield Greenwich  which invested about $7 billion with Madoff and was later sued by investors who lost money. The fund agreed to an $80 million settlement. Madoff was arrested in December 2008 for running the world's largest Ponzi scheme and defrauding investors of $20 billion. He pleaded guilty to fraud charges. Now 78  he is serving 150 years in a federal prison in North Carolina."}
{"text":"AQAP trying to hide explosives in laptop batteries, official says\n\n\nWashington (CNN)Intelligence obtained in recent weeks found that an al Qaeda affiliate was perfecting techniques for hiding explosives in batteries and battery compartments of electronic devices, according to a US official.\n\nThe discovery that al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula was looking to exploit batteries and their compartments in laptops and other commercial electronic devices led the United States and United Kingdom to ban devices larger than a cellphone from certain flights, the US official told CNN.\nA US official told CNN that intelligence shows growing capability from ISIS, al Qaeda in Syria and al Shabaab as well AQAP."}
{"text":" The writing on the wall\n\nA new exhibition explores the history of modern urban graffiti - from its roots in the inner cities of Philadelphia and New York  through to the present day global graffiti movement. Masters of Invention - at the Lettering Arts Centre in Suffolk - looks at the emergence of simple personal tags in the late 1960s  to highly intricate contemporary forms of this urban art. It is curated by Errol Donald - a former graffiti artist whose work below was displayed in the UK's first exhibition dedicated to graffiti  in Bristol  more than 30 years ago."}
{"text":"5-year-old wins Oklahoma spelling bee, heading for nationals\n\nTULSA, Okla. -  A 5-year-old girl is bound for the Scripps National Spelling Bee after becoming the youngest winner of a regional competition in Oklahoma.\n\nEdith Fuller won the Tulsa-area contest by correctly spelling jnana (juh-nah-nuh). Merriam-Webster defines the word as meaning knowledge acquired through meditation in the Hindu tradition.\n\nThe Tulsa World reports (http://bit.ly/2mcFYmD ) Edith beat out more than 50 other elementary and middle school students Saturday. Edith is home-schooled and represented the TBC Home Education Fellowship in the bee."}
{"text":"Banks and Tech Firms Battle Over Something Akin to Gold: Your Data\n\nThe big banks and Silicon Valley are waging an escalating battle over your personal financial data: your dinner bill last night  your monthly mortgage payment  the interest rates you pay. Technology companies like Mint and Betterment have been eager to slurp up this data  mainly by building services that let people link all their various bank-account and credit-card information. The selling point is to make budgeting and bookkeeping easier. But the data is also being used to offer new kinds of loans and investment products. Now  banks have decided they aren't letting the data go without a fight. In recent weeks  several large banks have been pushing to restrict the sharing of this kind of data with technology companies  according to the tech firms. In some cases  they are refusing to pass along information  like the fees and interest rates they charge. Both sides see big money to be made from the reams of highly personal information created by financial transactions."}
{"text":"Bill O'Reilly apologizes after making racially charged joke about congresswoman\n\nFox News host Bill O'Reilly apologized Tuesday after coming under fire for mocking a black congresswoman's hair. During an appearance on \"Fox & Friends  O'Reilly reacted to a clip of Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) delivering a speech on the floor of the House of Representatives. I didn't hear a word she said  O'Reilly said of Waters. I was looking at the James Brown wig.\" \"If we have a picture of James Brown -- it's the same wig  he added. The remarks were widely denounced as both racist and sexist on Twitter, where O'Reilly's name was trending Tuesday morning and afternoon. In a statement Tuesday afternoon, O'Reilly expressed regret for the remarks. As I have said many times  I respect Congresswoman Maxine Waters for being sincere in her beliefs  he said. I said that again today on Fox & Friends calling her 'old school.' Unfortunately  I also made a jest about her hair which was dumb. I apologize.\""}
{"text":"Ellison: Democrats 'stand ready' to work with Republicans\n\n\nWashington (CNN)Democratic lawmakers \"stand ready\" to work with their Republican counterparts following the failure of GOP efforts to repeal Obamacare, Rep. Keith Ellison said Monday.\n\nSpeaking on CNN's \"New Day\" with Chris Cuomo, the Minnesota Democrat and deputy chairman of the Democratic National Committee said he and his party are prepared to collaborate with Republicans on issues like drug prices, infrastructure and tax reform.\n\"If the Republicans have suddenly realized they have to work with us, I think that's a good thing,\" Ellison said."}
{"text":"Hillary Clinton To Deliver Wellesley College's 2017 Commencement Address\n\n\nFormer Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will return to her alma mater, Wellesley College, to deliver the school's 2017 commencement speech this spring, Wellesley's student newspaper reports.\n\nThe former first lady and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee graduated from the women's liberal arts college in 1969. As a student there, she served as head of the Young Republicans Club and president of the College Government Association.\n\nThis year's event will be Clinton's third time addressing the school's graduating class."}
{"text":"Mo Farah: Doctor who gave controversial supplement infusion to face MPs\n\nThe doctor who treated Mo Farah with a controversial infusion has been summoned to give evidence to MPs. The infusion of the legal supplement L-carnitine  given to Farah in 2014 before a major race  is being looked at by the US Anti-Doping Agency (Usada) to determine whether rules were broken. Dr Robin Chakraverty carried out the treatment on the instruction of Farah's American coach Alberto Salazar. He will appear before the Culture  Media and Sport Committee on 19 April. MPs have also asked to speak with UK Athletics' head of endurance Barry Fudge as part of their ongoing investigation into doping in sport. Fudge works closely with Farah and Dr John Rogers  a medic for the British athletics team who reportedly raised concerns about Salazar's methods."}
{"text":"Macron and Le Pen Spar\n\nAnticipating French Election Runoff  \"With more than three weeks still to go before the first round of voting  Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron are already campaigning like they were the only candidates left in the race to become France's next president. With most recent polls suggesting anti-euro Le Pen and the centrist Macron are more than five points ahead of their nearest challenger for the two slots in the May 7 runoff  the front-runners traded barbs over the weekend as the other candidates faded into the background. Macron called Le Pen a \"a liar\" over a pledge to eliminate immigration  while the nationalist portrayed her rival as a puppet of the French elite. On Europe 1 radio on Monday  she said he's soft on migration."}
{"text":" Rory McIlroy: Muirfield women membership saga was 'obscene'\n\nhey finally voted to accept women as members  but Rory McIlroy says the need for Muirfield golfers to have a second ballot on the issue was \"obscene\" and \"horrendous.\" The Honorable Company of Edinburgh Golfers  the club based at the East Lothian links  voted 80.2% in favor of admitting women this week  overturning a ballot that ruled against changing its male-only policy last May. The course was removed from the British Open rota as a result  but reinstated again this week. \"In this day and age  where you've got women that are like the leaders of certain industries and women that are heads of state and not to be able to join a golf course? I mean  it's obscene. It's ridiculous  McIlroy told a news conference ahead of the Arnold Palmer Invitational event in Florida. So  they sort of saw sense. I still think that it got to this stage  is horrendous.\""}
{"text":" Pharrell the musical: Coming to a screen near you\n\nHe's familiar as an award-winning music producer and singer-songwriter but what is known about Pharrell Williams' early life? If the answer is \"not much\"  that could soon change as Williams' youth is to inspire a big-screen musical  according to The Hollywood Reporter. Williams  43  will produce Atlantis - described as Romeo and Juliet with songs. Broadway director Michael Mayer will act as the project's guiding hand. Mayer is best known for productions such Spring Awakening  for which he won a Tony award  as well as American Idiot  based on the music of Green Day. Atlantis' writer will be Martin Hynes  who is currently working on the fourth Toy Story film."}
{"text":"Appeals court refuses to reinstate Trump's travel ban\n\n\nA federal appeals court Thursday refused to let President Trump reinstitute a temporary ban on travelers from seven majority-Muslim nations, ruling that it violates the due process rights of people affected without a sufficient national security justification.\n\nThe unanimous verdict quoted a 75-year-old Supreme Court precedent that said courts have a duty \"in time of war as well as in time of peace, to preserve unimpaired the constitutional safeguards of civil liberty."}
{"text":"YouTube automates sound effect captions with AI\n\n\nYouTube has used algorithms to automatically caption speech for eight years now in an effort to make its billions of videos more accessible for the deaf and hard of hearing. While the feature was pretty rough at first, it has significantly improved it over time, getting \"closer and closer to human transcription error rates,\" Google said in its developers blog. Since speech is just one part of the audio picture, though, YouTube has launched automatic sound effect captioning for the first time.\n\nFor now, the system can just show three classes of sounds: Applause, music and laughter."}
{"text":"Schools Use Technology to Improve Gym Classes\n\n\nPhysical education teachers at Parker Middle School are noticing a little extra hustle from their students.\n\nWhen a volleyball rolls across the gym floor during drills, several students chase after it. Sometimes they start doing jumping jacks between relay races.\n\n\"It's all about turning their wrist monitors red,\" said Heather Karns, a physical education teacher for the General McLane School District.\n\nThe monitors are part of a technology program the school started using about six weeks ago to help students exercise more efficiently in gym class. The monitors, which look like wrist watches, keep track of each student's heart rate and calories burned."}
{"text":"Administration Sets New Rules for Federal Child Care Program\n\n\nThe Obama administration set new standards and quality control measures for the federal child care subsidy program Friday, requiring states to perform criminal background checks on educators and to conduct annual unannounced inspections at child care centers.\n\nThe rules come in the wake of Congress approving and the president signing a sweeping update to the Child Care Development Block Grant, the federal program that provides subsidies to working families for child care."}
{"text":"Need to reach Trump? Call Rhona.\n\n\nWhen longtime friends and associates of President Donald Trump want to reach him, they don't go directly to the White House. Instead, they call the woman who's been the gatekeeper at Trump Tower for a quarter century: Rhona Graff.\n\nSince Trump took office in January, Graff has become a conduit for those who want to quietly offer advice, make personnel suggestions or get on the president's calendar when he's at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. The list includes investor Ken Langone and Hank Greenberg, the chairman & CEO of CV Starr whose assistant recently went to Graff about trying to set up a lunch with Trump, according to a person with knowledge of the call."}
{"text":"\nToyota teams up with Microsoft to bring voice recognition to cars\n\n\nToyota owes Microsoft a big ol' \"thank you\" when it comes to the future of the automaker's connected cars.\n\nMicrosoft will license a good deal of its connected car patents to Toyota, Automotive News reports. Toyota will have access to a number of intellectual properties covering operating systems, voice recognition, artificial intelligence and gesture control. It has not been disclosed how much money Toyota paid for this access, but it probably wasn't cheap."}
{"text":"Pence: Congress wasn't ready to repeal, replace Obamacare\n\n\nVice President Mike Pence said Congress \"just wasn't ready\" to repeal and replace Obamacare, joking that supporters of the House Republican health care plan could have used some WWE superstars.\n\nSpeaking in Charleston, West Virginia, following a listening session with local small business owners, and joined by Small Business Administrator Linda McMahon, the former CEO of the WWE, said Trump worked \"tirelessly\" to get Congress to pass the American Health Care Act.\n\n\"I got to tell you, I was inspired by President Trump's determination and commitment to keep his promise to the American people,\" Pence said."}
{"text":"Sources: FBI investigation continues into 'odd' computer link between Russian bank and Trump Organization\n\n\n(CNN)Federal investigators and computer scientists continue to examine whether there was a computer server connection between the Trump Organization and a Russian bank, sources close to the investigation tell CNN.\n\nQuestions about the possible connection were widely dismissed four months ago. But the FBI's investigation remains open, the sources said, and is in the hands of the FBI's counterintelligence team -- the same one looking into Russia's suspected interference in the 2016 election.\nOne U.S. official said investigators find the server relationship \"odd\" and are not ignoring it. But the official said there is still more work for the FBI to do. Investigators have not yet determined whether a connection would be significant."}
{"text":"Wi-Fi Microscopes Help Texas Students With Science\n\n\nCORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) - Once students began opting to trade in precious recess time for more time in the classroom, Teri Gonzalez knew the school's investment had paid off. \n\"If it helps them to begin nurturing that love for science, I'm willing to allow them more time to learn,\" the fifth-grade teacher at Magee Elementary School said.\n\nThe Corpus Christi Caller-Times (http://bit.ly/2gdcS3V) reports the investment comes in the form of 57 Wi-Fi microscopes purchased by officials at the school for its K-5 student curriculum."}
{"text":" Planet Earth leads field with nine Bafta Craft nominations\n\nPlanet Earth II was a hit with viewers when it aired last year - and now it seems to have wowed Bafta as well. The BBC One nature documentary has received nine nominations ahead of its annual Craft Awards  which celebrate behind the scenes talent in television. Netflix drama The Crown follows with seven nominations  while the BBC's The Night Manager gets six. The winners will be announced on 23 April  three weeks ahead of the Bafta Television Awards on 14 May. Here's a rundown of which programmes are up for what."}
{"text":" Teen with cancer dies days after Beyonce FaceTimes with her\n\nEbony Banks  the Houston teen battling a rare form of cancer  has died -- just days after her wish to speak to her idol Beyonce was fulfilled. A spokesman for Alief Independent School District  where Banks was a student  confirmed that she passed away early Sunday morning. \"I understand she had a smile on her face till the very end  spokesman Craig Eichhorn told ABC News. Hours later, the students at Alief Hastings High School, from which Banks had recently graduated and where she was a member of the color guard for four years, organized a candlelight vigil in the band practice lot. Members of the color guard held their candles up in the air and swayed along to the song Halo\" by Beyonce."}
{"text":"First lady Melania Trump touts equality at International Women's Day luncheon\n\n\nWashington (CNN) First lady Melania Trump spoke about equality, freedom and the responsibility women have to help each other achieve success at an invitation-only luncheon honoring International Women's Day Wednesday at the White House.\n\n\"As an immigrant myself, having grown up in a communist society, I know all too well the value and importance of freedom and equal opportunity -- ideals which this great nation was founded and has continued to strive towards throughout its history,\" Trump said according to her prepared remarks obtained by CNN from Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, senior adviser and chief strategist to the first lady."}
{"text":" Liverpool hire jet for return of Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino\n\nLiverpool are taking no risks in their preparations for Saturday's Merseyside derby by hiring a private jet to return Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino from international duty in Brazil. The influential attacking duo are preparing to play in Brazil's World Cup qualifier against Paraguay in São Paulo on Tuesday. The game is scheduled to start at 9.45pm local time – 1.45am on Wednesday BST – leaving them only two full days to prepare for Everton's visit in the 12.30pm kick-off. Liverpool's owner  Fenway Sports Group  has sanctioned the rental of a jet to enable Coutinho and Firmino to return to training with Jürgen Klopp's squad on Thursday."}
{"text":"Clinton's emotional concession: This is 'painful and will be for a long time'\n\n\nHillary Clinton ended her historic presidential campaign Wednesday, saying it is \"painful and will be for a long time,\" as she urged for a peaceful transfer of power.\n\n\"Donald Trump is going to be our president,\" she said in her concession speech. \"I hope that he will be a successful president for all Americans,\" Clinton told a room of emotional aides and supporters, who gave her an extended round of applause.\n\n\"We have seen that our nation is more deeply divided than we thought. But I still believe in America and always will. And if you do, then we must accept this\" election outcome, she added. \"We owe him an open mind and a chance to lead."}
{"text":"YouTube reverses some restrictions on gay-themed content\n\n\nThe YouTube video shows two women, dressed in suits and ties. They smile; they sniffle back tears; they gaze into each other's eyes. They are reading their wedding vows to one another.\n\nThe four-minute video titled \"Her Vows\" contains no nudity, violence or swearing. There's no revealing clothing. No one is engaging in activities that have a \"high risk of injury or death.\" And yet, YouTube had deemed the video unsuitable for people under 18.\n\nYouTube acknowledged Monday that it might have made a mistake, saying in a tweet, \"Some videos have been incorrectly labeled and that's not right. We're on it! More to come.\" The restriction on the vows video was lifted by Monday afternoon."}
{"text":"GPS device to prevent false Everest claims by climbers\n\nNepal will provide GPS tracking devices to some mountaineers who attempt to scale Mount Everest this year to prevent them from making false summit claims and to track climbers in distress, an official said on Monday.\n\nClimbers who reach the 8,850-metre (29,035-feet) Everest summit must produce photographs showing them at the top as proof of their ascent, as well as a report from their liaison official who stays at base camp.\n\nThe government banned an Indian couple from mountaineering in Nepal for 10 years last year after they faked a photograph to show them atop the world's tallest peak."}
{"text":"The oldest Vespa in existence is up for auction\n\nIf you dream of zipping around Rome on a classic Vespa like Audrey Hepburn, then listen up. The world's oldest Vespa is up for auction.\n\nThe scooter is from Piaggio's \"0 Series\" with the serial number 1003, making it the third prototype of 60 made by the famous company.\n\nBecause the first two have since gone to scooter heaven, 1003 is now the oldest Vespa. When the auction is over, the deep-pocketed owner won't win just a museum piece, because this Vespa still runs."}
{"text":"Poll: Trump's approval rating dips to new low of 37 percent\n\nPresident Donald Trump's approval rating has dipped to a new low of 37 percent in the Quinnipiac University poll.\n\nA majority of American voters surveyed by Quinnipiac between March 16 and 21 - 56 percent - said they disapprove of the president's job performance. Quinnipiac's last survey, on March 7, had Trump's standing at a slightly better 41 percent approve, 52 percent disapprove rating.\n\nIn more bad news for Trump in the most recent survey, 60 percent of voters said they believe he is dishonest; 55 percent said he does not have good leadership skills; and 57 percent do not think he cares about average Americans."}
{"text":"Tesco to pay £129m fine over accounting scandal\n\nTesco is to pay out £235m to settle investigations by the Serious Fraud Office and Financial Conduct Authority into the 2014 accounting scandal that rocked Britain's biggest retailer. It will pay a fine of £129m as part of a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) with the SFO  although this deal requires court approval. The DPA relates to Tesco subsidiary Tesco Stores Ltd. The supermarket group has separately agreed with the FCA to pay about £85m in compensation to investors affected by a trading statement on 29 August 2014 that overstated profits. Tesco will also pay legal costs associated with the agreements and said the total exceptional charge was expected to be £235m."}
{"text":"Neil deGrasse Tyson goes supernova on Trump budget\n\n\n(CNN)Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson believes President Donald Trump's first proposed budget could make America \"weak,\" \"sick\" and \"stupid.\"\n\n\"The fastest way to Make America Weak Again: Cut science funds to our agencies that support it,\" he tweeted Sunday as part of a social media rampage against the President. \"The fastest way to Make America Sick Again: Cut funding to the National Institutes of Health."}
{"text":"Sienna Miller on why her new role is not 'just a wife'\n\nIf there's one thing Sienna Miller has in common with the character she plays in exploration epic Lost City of Z  it's that she's not afraid to air her views  loud and clear. So much so that she altered a script when she thought Nina Fawcett was appearing as too much of a stereotypical \"wife\" - with the director framing the scrawled-on piece of paper. The film - based on a true story - is about explorer Percy Fawcett  played by Charlie Hunnam  and his quest to find a mysterious lost city in the heart of the Amazon. His first mission in 1906  accompanied by surveying partner Henry Costin (played by Robert Pattinson)  sees them return with apparent evidence that this previously undiscovered community exists. Percy is drawn to return again and again  while his wife supports him and raises their family."}
{"text":"Brexit talks will fail without compromise: José Manuel Barroso\n\nBrexit negotiations are on course to fail unless both Britain and the European Union ditch their winner-takes-all approach to the coming talks  the former president of the European commission José Manuel Barroso has said. With just days to go before Theresa May formally notifies Brussels of the UK's intention to leave the EU  Jean-Claude Juncker's predecessor said the two sides were playing a dangerous game. The UK's prime minister has said she believes \"no deal is better than a bad deal\"  and some in her cabinet have openly talked up the prospect of walking away from the negotiating table."}
{"text":"California Upholds Auto Emissions Standards\n\nSetting Up Face-Off With Trump  \"California's clean-air agency voted on Friday to push ahead with stricter emissions standards for cars and trucks  setting up a potential legal battle with the Trump administration over the state's plan to reduce planet-warming gases. The vote  by the California Air Resources Board  is the boldest indication yet of California's plan to stand up to President Trump's agenda. Leading politicians in the state  from the governor down to many mayors  have promised to lead the resistance to Mr. Trump's policies. Mr. Trump  backing industry over environmental concerns  said easing emissions rules would help stimulate auto manufacturing. He vowed last week to loosen the regulations. Automakers are aggressively pursuing those changes after years of supporting stricter standards."}
{"text":" Laptop cabin ban 'ineffective' says IATA\n\nThe US and UK ban on laptops in cabin baggage on certain flights will not be an effective security measure  the International Air Transport Association has said. In a strongly worded speech  IATA chief executive Alexandre de Juniac said the ban also caused commercial distortions. The US ban was brought in as an anti-terrorist precaution. It covers inbound flights on airlines operating out of 10 airports in the Middle East  North Africa and Turkey. The British ban is similar but applies to different airlines. Airline passengers on 14 carriers are subject to the ban on inbound direct flights from Turkey  Lebanon  Jordan  Egypt  Tunisia and Saudi Arabia."}
{"text":"German Power Spat With Denmark Holds Up Single Market Trade\n\nA long-running squabble between Denmark and Germany over power cables linking the countries has cut the amount of electricity Nordic producers can supply to Europe's biggest market to the lowest level in 17 years.  Germany cut import capacity from mainland Denmark by 89 percent on average last year  the most since a power market between the nations started in 2000. It's a consequence of Chancellor Angela Merkel's unprecedented Energiewende: the shift to wind and solar power mean surges in renewable energy production make it hard for the nation's grids to handle its own electricity  let alone imports.  The dispute is undermining the European Union's goal of breaking down national barriers for power to boost energy security and cut costs through more cross-border trading. Talks between Germany and Denmark have floundered  with no resolution emerging from their latest meeting on the matter in Berlin last week."}
{"text":"Roger Federer beats Roberto Bautista Agut as Stan Wawrinka loses to Alexander Zverev\n\nRoger Federer saw off Roberto Bautista Agut at the Miami Open to remain on course for back-to-back Masters titles but top seed Stan Wawrinka is out Federer has begun 2017 with some of the best  and most unexpected  form of his career and after claiming Masters title number 25 at Indian Wells just over a week ago  he remains on course for number 26 this weekend having equalled his best start to a season (16-1) with a 7-6 7-6 triumph. The Swiss did not have everything his own way against Bautista Agut  needing a couple of tie-breaks to see off the Spanish 14th seed in just under two hours."}