Aberdeen Asset Management executive directors including chief executive Martin Gilbert and deputy chief executive Andrew Laing have cashed in on the company 's highest share price in six months by selling off just over three million shares . Gilbert 's sale of 1.3m shares at 461p netted him just over £6m , although he still holds £24m of shares . Laing sold 173,600 shares at the same price , raking in just over £800,000 . Finance director Bill Rattray , chief investment officer Anne Richards and group head of equities Hugh Young all cashed in . After its final-year results , posted on Monday , showed profits before tax had edged up to £490.3m in the year to the end of September , from £482.7m last year , Aberdeen 's share price closed yesterday at 462.5p , its highest since June this year . The company said the disposal involved deferred shares awarded to executive directors as part of their remuneration packages . A significant proportion of bonuses earned are paid in shares that are released in equal tranches over subsequent years . Directors therefore may choose to sell some of the shares they have accrued from time to time . These sales should not be interpreted as conveying a view on the group ’ s performance or its outlook and all the directors involved remain long-term investors in Aberdeen shares and products .

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WASHINGTON D.C. ( AP ) — Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett batted away Democrats ’ skeptical questions Tuesday on abortion , health care and a possible disputed-election fight over transferring presidential power , insisting in a long and lively confirmation hearing she would bring no personal agenda to the court but decide cases “ as they come. ” The 48-year-old appellate court judge declared her conservative views with often colloquial language , but refused many specifics . She declined to say whether she would recuse herself from any election-related cases involving President Donald Trump , who nominated her to fill the seat of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and is pressing to have her confirmed before the the Nov. 3 election . “ Judges can ’ t just wake up one day and say I have an agenda — I like guns , I hate guns , I like abortion , I hate abortion — and walk in like a royal queen and impose their will on the world , ” Barrett told the Senate Judiciary Committee during its second day of hearings . “ It ’ s not the law of Amy , ” she said . “ It ’ s the law of the American people. ” Barrett returned to a Capitol Hill mostly locked down with COVID-19 protocols , the mood quickly shifting to a more confrontational tone from opening day . She was grilled by Democrats strongly opposed to Trump ’ s nominee yet unable to stop her . Excited by the prospect of a judge aligned with the late Antonin Scalia , Trump ’ s Republican allies are rushing ahead to install a 6-3 conservative court majority for years to come . The president seemed pleased with her performance . “ I think Amy ’ s doing incredibly well , ” he said at the White House departing for a campaign rally . Trump has said he wants a justice seated for any disputes arising from his heated election with Democrat Joe Biden , but Barret testified she has not spoken to Trump or his team about election cases . Pressed by panel Democrats , she skipped past questions about ensuring the date of the election or preventing voter intimidation , both set in federal law , and the peaceful transfer of presidential power . She declined to commit to recusing herself from any post-election cases without first consulting the other justices . “ I can ’ t offer an opinion on recusal without short-circuiting that entire process , ” she said . A frustrated Sen. Dianne Feinstein , the top Democrat on the panel , all but implored the nominee to be more specific about how she would handle landmark abortion cases , including Roe v. Wade and the follow-up Pennsylvania case Planned Parenthood v. Casey , which confirmed it in large part . “ It ’ s distressing not to get a good answer , ” Feinstein told the judge . Barrett was unmoved . “ I don ’ t have an agenda to try to overrule Casey , ” she said . “ I have an agenda to stick to the rule of law and decide cases as they come. ” She later declined to characterize the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion as a “ super-precedent ” that must not be overturned . Democrats had no such reticence . Let ’ s not make any mistake about it , ” said California Sen. Kamala Harris , the Democratic vice presidential nominee , appearing remotely due to COVID concerns as the hearing pushed into the evening . Allowing Trump to fill the seat with Barrett “ poses a threat to safe and legal abortion in our country , ” Harris said . The committee chairman , Republican Lindsey Graham of South Carolina , opened the day-long session under coronavirus protocols that kept it off limits to in-person attendance by members of the public . Republicans have been focused on defending Barrett and her Catholic faith against possible criticism concerning issues such as abortion and same-sex marriage , and Graham asked if she would be able to shelve her personal beliefs to adhere to law . “ I have done that , ” she said . “ I will do that still. ” He said , “ I will do everything I can to make sure that you have a seat at the table . And that table is the Supreme Court. ” The Senate , led by Trump ’ s Republican allies , is pushing Barrett ’ s nomination to a quick vote before Nov. 3 , and ahead of the latest challenge to the “ Obamacare ” Affordable Care Act , which the Supreme Court is to hear a week after the election . Democrats warn that she would be a vote to undo the law and strip health coverage from millions of Americans . “ I ’ m not hostile to the ACA , ” Barrett told the senators . She distanced herself from her past writings perceived as critical of the Obama-era health care law , saying those pieces were not addressing specific aspects of the law as she would if confirmed to the court . “ I ’ m not here on a mission to destroy the Affordable Care Act. ” She appeared stumped when Sen. Patrick Leahy , D-Vt. , tried to put her on the spot about several details of the health care law ’ s effects . She could not recite specifics , including that 23 million people are covered by the law or that more than 2 million young people are on their parents ’ health insurance . The Indiana judge , accompanied by her family , described herself as taking a conservative , originalist approach to the Constitution . A former law professor , she told the senators that while she admires Scalia , her conservative mentor for whom she once clerked , she would bring her own approach . “ You would not be getting Justice Scalia , you would be getting Justice Barrett , ” she declared . Senators probed her views on gun ownership , gay marriage and racial equity , at one point drawing an emotional response from the mother of seven , whose children include two adopted from Haiti , as she described watching the video of the death of George Floyd at the hands of police . “ Racism persists , ” she said , adding that Floyd ’ s death had a “ very personal ” effect on her family and that she and her children wept over it . But she told Sen. Dick Durbin , D-Ill. , that “ making broader diagnoses about the problem of racism is kind of beyond what I ’ m capable of doing as a judge. ” Republicans were thrilled when she held up a blank notebook , apparently showing she had been fielding questions without aid . Overall , Barrett ’ s conservative views are at odds with the late Ginsburg , the liberal icon . While Ginsburg testified at her 1993 confirmation hearing that the decision to have a child is one a woman “ must make for herself , ” Barrett says as a judge she must reserve opinions , despite having made her anti-abortion views known before joining the bench . “ You would be the polar opposite of Justice Ginsburg , ” said Sen. Amy Klobuchar , D-Minn. Barring a dramatic development , Republicans appear to have the votes to confirm Barrett to a lifetime seat on the Supreme Court , and they spent their time portraying her as a thoughtful judge with impeccable credentials . She would be Trump ’ s third justice . Underscoring the Republicans ’ confidence , Graham set an initial committee vote on the nomination for Thursday , the last day of hearings , which would allow final approval by the full Senate by the end of the month . Protesters rallied outside the Senate building , unable to come inside the hearing room . Other issues aside , Democrats are outraged that Republicans are moving so quickly , having refused to consider President Barack Obama ’ s nominee after Scalia ’ s death in February 2016 , well before that year ’ s election .

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Two men who robbed and carjacked a woman at knifepoint in the Secaucus Walmart parking lot were arrested in two separate stolen cars in Newark , authorities said . Xavier Cenpin and Caliente Gaillard , both 19 , of Newark , robbed and carjacked the 66-year-old woman at the Park Plaza Drive Walmart around 10:50 a.m. Wednesday , July 20 , Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said . The victim was uninjured , but the suspects stole cash and her 2016 BMW M23 convertible , police said . Upon the arrival of police , the Secaucus Police Anti-Crime Unit conducted an on-scene investigation . The suspects came to Secaucus in a 2022 Nissan Altima , which was later confirmed to have been carjacked from New York City the day before , Miller said . Secaucus Police Anti-Crime Unit Detectives developed information that the BMW M23 was in the area of Brenner Street in Newark and responded to the area . Secaucus Police Anti-Crime Unit Detectives , with the assistance of members of the Newark Police Department , found the stolen 2022 Nissan Altima occupied by Cenpin and Gaillard , Miller said . Cenpin had the knife used in the crimes at the time of his arrest , the chief said . Police saw the victim ’ s 2016 BMW M23 while in the area . operator of the vehicle fled and remains at large . The Essex County Sheriff ’ s Office recovered the unoccupied 2016 BMW M23 a short time later within the confines of Newark . The investigation is ongoing and additional arrests may be made . Xavier Cenpin and Caliente Gaillard were arrested and charged with various counts of armed carjacking , robbery and more . Click here to sign up for Daily Voice 's free daily emails and news alerts .

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Patients Would Pay More if Romney Restores Medicare Savings , Analysts Say WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney ’ s promise to restore $ 716 billion that he says President Obama “ robbed ” from Medicare has some health care experts puzzled , and not just because his running mate , Representative Paul D. Ryan , included the same savings in his House budgets . The 2010 health care law cut Medicare reimbursements to hospitals and insurers , not benefits for older Americans , by that amount over the coming decade . But repealing the savings , policy analysts say , would hasten the insolvency of Medicare by eight years — to 2016 , the final year of the next presidential term , from 2024 . While Republicans have raised legitimate questions about the long-term feasibility of the reimbursement cuts , analysts say , to restore them in the short term would immediately add hundreds of dollars a year to out-of-pocket Medicare expenses for beneficiaries . That would violate Mr. Romney ’ s vow that neither current beneficiaries nor Americans within 10 years of eligibility would be affected by his proposal to shift Medicare to a voucherlike system in which recipients are given a lump sum to buy coverage from competing insurers . For those reasons , Henry J. Aaron , an economist and a longtime health policy analyst at the Brookings Institution and the Institute of Medicine , called Mr. Romney ’ s vow to repeal the savings “ both puzzling and bogus at the same time. ” Marilyn Moon , vice president and director of the health program at the American Institutes for Research , calculated that restoring the $ 716 billion in Medicare savings would increase premiums and co-payments for beneficiaries by $ 342 a year on average over the next decade ; in 2022 , the average increase would be $ 577 . Beneficiaries , through their premiums and co-payments , share the cost of Medicare with the government . If Medicare ’ s costs increase — for instance , by raising payments to health care providers — so , too , do beneficiaries ’ contributions . And those costs would be on top of the costs involved with a full repeal of the health care law , which would eliminate expanded coverage of prescription drugs , free wellness care and preventive checkups . “ One can only wonder what ’ s going on inside their headquarters in Boston and among their policy people , ” said John McDonough , the director of the Center for Public Health Leadership at Harvard . “ But there are only two explanations : Either they don ’ t understand how the program works , which is hard to imagine , or there is some deliberate misrepresentation here because they know how politically potent this charge is. ” The potency of the Republicans ’ charge was evident in the 2010 midterm elections , when they accused Mr. and Congressional Democrats of cutting Medicare by $ 500 billion to pay for new coverage under the health care law . They went on to recapture control of the House . Led by Mr. , Republicans revived that line of attack for 2012 . But Mr. Romney cited a higher $ 716 billion in the same week that he announced his selection of Mr. , who had supported the reductions until joining the Republican ticket . The different dollar figures reflect a shifting time frame : $ 500 billion represented the projected Medicare savings in the decade after the 2010 health care law was enacted ; $ 716 billion reflects savings from 2013 through 2022 . The Romney campaign adamantly disputes the critics ’ assertions . “ The idea that restoring funding to Medicare could somehow hasten its bankruptcy is on its face absurd , ” said Andrea Saul , a spokeswoman for the Romney campaign . She added , “ Governor Romney ’ s plan is to repeal Obamacare and replace it with patient-centered reforms that control cost throughout the health care system and extend the solvency of Medicare. ” What Mr. Romney proposes to restore to Medicare , however , is not money but additional costs , for higher payments to hospitals , insurers and other care providers . Lobbying groups representing some care providers accepted those reductions during the health care debate , and in exchange they got the law ’ s mandate for nearly all individuals to have insurance , which meant that providers and insurers would have millions of new paying patients and policyholders . But Mr. Romney ’ s policy director , Lanhee Chen , argued in a memorandum last weekend that reducing provider payments would backfire and hurt beneficiaries — a concern about the health care law , known as the Affordable Care Act , that is widely shared . “ In the real world , ” he wrote , “ the result will be fewer providers accepting Medicare payments and worse care for today ’ s seniors. ” Mr. Chen cited recent annual reports from the trustees for the Medicare program and from the chief actuary of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services , Richard S. Foster . The trustees and the actuary each said that the law could well lead to significant savings in the delivery of health care , but both also suggested that over time the scheduled cuts to providers ’ payments could prove unrealistic . “ While the Affordable Care Act makes important changes to the Medicare program and substantially improves its financial outlook , there is a strong likelihood that certain of these changes will not be viable in the long range , ” Mr. Foster wrote . He added , “ The best available evidence indicates that most health care providers can not improve their productivity to this degree — or even approach such a level — as a result of the labor-intensive nature of these services. ” Mr. Romney has been especially critical of the cuts for insurance companies that provide Medicare Advantage , a popular private-policy alternative to Medicare . “ This is the president ’ s plan : $ 716 billion cut , four million people losing Medicare Advantage and 15 percent of hospitals and nursing homes not accepting Medicare patients , ” he said in a recent campaign appearance . But Medicare Advantage , which was created 15 years ago in the hope that private-market competition for beneficiaries would result in lower prices , has consistently cost more than standard Medicare — costs that Medicare beneficiaries must help subsidize through their premiums . The reductions for Medicare Advantage providers are “ a matter of basic fairness because they ’ ve been overpaid for years , ” Ms . Moon said . As for beneficiaries , she added , “ they ’ re guaranteed basic Medicare benefits . They may lose some extra benefits they may have been getting , but in effect you ’ re saying some of the windfall benefits may go away. ” “ The bottom line , ” said Representative Chris Van Hollen of Maryland , the senior Democrat on the House Budget Committee , which Mr. Ryan leads , “ is that Romney is proposing to take more money from seniors in higher premiums and co-pays and hand it over to private insurance companies and other providers in the Medicare system . ”

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NEW YORK ( CBSNewYork ) -- The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is now admitting that back in April the subway system 's computer system fell victim to a cyber attack by hackers . But the agency only recently alerted the public . `` We are vulnerable on the trains , '' Andrea Katz of Lower Manhattan told CBS2 's John Dias on Thursday . New Yorkers are now seeing how vulnerable the nation 's largest transportation network is . For the first time , the MTA has publicly disclosed details about a cyber attack believed to have links to the Chinese government . `` That 's super scary . You 'd like to think it 's more secure , '' said Matt Cooke of the Upper West Side . FLASHBACK : Homeland Security Launching Center To Guard Against Cyberattacks The transit authority said it was alerted by federal authorities , including the FBI , on April 20 that it was among several agencies targeted in a widespread hacking campaign . Three of the MTA 's 18 systems were impacted . But the agency 's chief technology officer told CBS2 in part a , `` forensic audit found no evidence operational systems were impacted , no employee or customer information breached , no data loss and no changes to our vital systems . '' Neal Bridges is a cyber security expert . `` This could have led to a life and safety issue had hackers gained access to some of the mechanisms that actually control any of the core systems of MTA , '' Bridges said . READ MORE : Experts Warn Hackers Are Taking Advantage Of Many People Working Online From Home During The Pandemic The close call has some commuters thinking how a subway shutdown could shut down the whole city , as many are now just starting to get back to the office . `` This is actually my first day going back into work , and I thought if there was a cyberattack and I could n't get into office I guess I would stay home , '' Upper West Side resident Kevin Hungate said . READ MORE : Experts Expect Gas Prices To Reach Highs Not Seen Since 2014 , But Not Necessarily Caused By Colonial Pipeline Shutdown An alert was issued after a ransomware attack hit Massachusetts Steamship Authority on Wednesday , delaying ferries to Nantucket and Martha 's Vineyard . Earlier this week , there was a similar attack from a Russian-based group on meat processor JBS . And last month , there was panic at the pump after the Colonial Pipeline Co. temporarily shut down operations , following a breach by hackers . `` It seems to be that no one can really keep their systems safe right now , '' Manhattan resident Jeremy Feit said . About 5 % of MTA employees and contractors were forced to change their passwords due to the attack . Agency officials said they 've upgraded safety measures .

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MASTER GARDEN GRADS MASTER GARDENER GRADS—Little River Basin Gardeners recently inducted 14 new members during a ceremony at 44 Farms near Cameron . Front row ( L-R ) Mary Neely , Janie Vaca , Lori Rasberry , Patsy Garrett , Kim Laurence Mary Waters ; back row , Scott Berger , Rey Mata , Kathryne Crockett , Christina Crockett , Cheryl Walker , Kent Givens and Ed Harke . Not pictured but also graduating with the Master Gardeners class is Cyndi Gunzer .

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Advertisement FOLLOW ON A sold sign is shown in front of west-end Toronto homes Sunday , April 9 , 2017 . THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy TORONTO -- Ontario is proposing banning the practice of double ending , in which a real estate agent represents both a buyer and a seller in a transaction . The province 's Liberal government announced a 16-point housing plan earlier this year , with centrepiece planks of a 15 per cent foreign buyer tax and expanded rent controls . Another plank was reviewing the rules for real estate agents to ensure consumers are fairly represented . The government has now published several proposals for changes to real estate agent rules and penalties , and is seeking public consultation on them . One of the proposals is to ban -- with some limited exceptions -- agents from representing both the buyer and seller or more than one potential buyer in a trade . `` The seller will want the highest possible price and most favourable terms they can get , and the buyer will want to pay the lowest price or negotiate the most favourable terms possible , '' a government discussion paper says . `` These competing interests may make it challenging for registrants involved in these types of transactions to meet their obligations to their clients or to be able to advocate effectively on behalf of either party . '' The Ontario Real Estate Association welcomed the review since the governing legislation dates back to 2002 , said CEO Tim Hudak . `` The world of real estate has changed tremendously in the last 15 years -- much higher home prices , more sophisticated consumers , greater technology , '' he said . Consumers have raised concerns that the financial incentives in double-ended deals might lead to agents engaging in unethical behaviour , the government says in its paper . `` This divided loyalty and the associated risks may leave some consumers vulnerable even when written consent is obtained and the necessary disclosures ... have been made . '' Currently , double ending is allowed if all of the clients the agent is representing give their consent to the arrangement in writing . Under the government 's proposed changes , different agents from the same brokerage could represent the buyer and the seller in a transaction . The `` limited exceptions '' to the double-ending ban would be if there is a private arrangement between family members or in a small market where there are very few agents . Consumer Services Minister Tracy MacCharles says the government wants to make sure that Ontario homebuyers are protected and not being harmed by unethical real estate practices . `` The practice of multiple representation or 'double ending ' puts would-be homeowners at risk of unethical behaviour , '' MacCharles said Wednesday . Ontario says its proposed new model is similar to how British Columbia , Alberta , Nova Scotia and Manitoba approach multiple representation in real estate deals . It is looking to those jurisdictions to learn best practices . OREA would also like to see the government address several other areas , Hudak said , including so-called escalation clauses , which say a buyer will top the highest competing offer , up to a certain amount . More common in the U.S. , they have recently been popping up in Ontario , Hudak said . `` An unethical person could immediately cause you to go to the highest price you 're willing to pay , '' Hudak said . `` In order for a clause to work you 'd have to find out what other people are bidding and that currently breaks the code of ethics to protect consumers ' privacy . '' Specialty licences for realtors should also be considered , Hudak said . That way , if an agent claims they are an expert in commercial or condo or cottage properties , they should be able to obtain a designation to back that up , he said . Realtors have also been pushing for the ability to form personal corporations . There is already a bill before the legislature that would allow this that has passed second reading . The government is also considering increasing the maximum fine for salespeople and brokers who violate a code of ethics from $ 25,000 to $ 50,000 and $ 100,000 for brokerages . A second and broader phase of reviewing Ontario real estate rules will start in the spring of 2018 .

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Montreal man , 49 , charged with stabbing police officer in Michigan airport 'He spent a little time in the restroom . Dropped both bags and came out , pulled out a knife , yelled 'Allahu akbar , ' and stabbed Lt. Neville in the neck' A Montreal man entered the Bishop International Airport in Flint , Michigan Wednesday morning , yelled “ Allahu akbar ! ” and stabbed a security officer in the neck , according to U.S. federal prosecutors . Amor Ftouhi , 49 , was arrested shortly after the incident and charged with committing violence at an airport . Yesterday afternoon and evening , Royal Canadian Mounted Police , assisted by the Montreal police , searched Ftouhi ’ s apartment on Bélair St. in Montreal ’ s St-Michel district . Montreal police spokesman Benoit Boiselle said the search was being conducted at the request of the FBI , and added that the Montreal police anti-terrorism squad was also involved . According to his Facebook page , Ftouhi was born in Tunis , Tunisia , where he studied at the faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of Tunis . The page also says he graduated from Collège O ’ Sullivan , a private , bilingual college on de la Montagne St. in Montreal . Industrielle Alliance , an insurance company headquartered in Quebec City with offices on McGill College Ave. , is listed as one of Ftouhi ’ s past employers . Luciano Piazza , the owner of the 11-unit building , said Ftouhi has been renting an apartment from him for six years , and lived there with his wife and children . Piazzi , who said he hadn ’ t heard about the airport stabbing , called Ftouhi “ a very good guy , ” and added that neither he nor any of the building ’ s residents ever had any trouble with him . Other neighbourhood residents contacted by the Montreal Gazette said they knew nothing about Ftouhi or his life , with many saying they had never even seen him before . One woman who did recognize Ftouhi said she has never spoken to him because he looked unsociable . The RCMP refused to divulge any more information on the investigation Wednesday night . Their search caused quite a stir in the neighbourhood , with groups of people who live blocks away coming over to see what the commotion was all about . Several drivers stopped in front of the building where Ftouhi lives to ask what was going on . Earlier Wednesday , FBI special agent in charge David Gelios told a news conference outside the Bishop airport that the stabbing took place around 9:45 a.m. in Flint , about 80 kilometres northwest of Detroit . Ftouhi appeared in federal court and heard the charge against him late Wednesday . He will get a court-appointed attorney . U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions says the stabbing is being investigated as an act of terrorism . Sessions said in a statement that he is “ proud of the swift response ” by authorities from both nations , and added it will be “ prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. ” Court spokesman David Ashenfelter says Ftouhi will remain in custody until a bond hearing next Wednesday . Ftouhi entered the United States legally in Lake Champlain , N.Y. , on June 16 and made his way to Flint on Wednesday morning , Gelios said . “ We do know Mr. Ftouhi entered the airport , he spent a little time on the first level , then he went upstairs he spent some time in the restaurant up there , ” he said . “ Then he came out , he was carrying baggage . He went into a restroom . He spent a little time in the restroom . Dropped both bags and came out , pulled out a knife , yelled ‘ Allahu akbar , ’ and stabbed Lt. Neville in the neck. ” Lt. Jeff Neville with the Bishop International Airport police underwent surgery and his condition has been upgraded from critical to stable , said Michigan State Police Lt. Mike Shaw . Authorities said they have no indication at this time that Ftouhi was involved in a “ wider plot , ” but the investigation is in its early stages . The criminal complaint says Ftouhi stabbed Neville with a large knife and declared “ Allahu akbar , ” the Arabic phrase for “ God is great. ” The FBI , which is leading the investigation , said Ftouhi said something similar to “ you have killed people in Syria , Iraq , and Afghanistan , and we are all going to die. ” “ As we progress and take this matter to grand jury for indictment , other charges could be pending later on , ” Gelios said . “ It ’ s an ongoing investigation , there are joint operations going on in Canada as we speak . We want to thank our Canadian partners who are helping us further investigate this attack. ” Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale called the incident a “ heinous and cowardly attack. ” “ There is complete co-operation between the RCMP and other Canadian authorities and agencies with all of their counterparts in the United States and we will do everything we possibly can to assist in this matter , ” Goodale told reporters in Ottawa . Meanwhile , witnesses in Flint described seeing the suspect led away in handcuffs by police , Neville bleeding and a knife on the ground . “ The cop was on his hands and knees bleeding from his neck , ” Ken Brown told local media . Cherie Carpenter , who was awaiting a flight to Texas to see her new grandchild , told a local TV station she saw the attacker being led away in handcuffs . She described the man in custody as appearing “ blank , just totally blank . ”

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“ I do n't think you can take the theory as far as ‘ the legislatures alone can do whatever they want , ’ ” Torchinsky said . “ The problem is we have these rogue state courts. ” The case , an appeal from North Carolina Republicans , challenges a state court ruling throwing out the congressional districts drawn by the General Assembly that seemingly would have made GOP candidates likely victors in 10 of the state ’ s 14 congressional districts . The Supreme Court has never invoked what is known as the independent state legislature doctrine , but four of the court 's conservative justices have expressed interest in taking on the subject . One of them , Justice Clarence Thomas , was among three justices who advanced it in the Bush v. Gore case that settled the 2000 presidential election . It only takes four of the nine justices to agree to hear a case . A majority of five is needed for an eventual decision . The issue has arisen repeatedly in cases from North Carolina and Pennsylvania , where Democratic majorities on the states ' highest courts have invoked voting protections in their state constitutions to frustrate the plans of Republican-dominated legislatures . The case comes as state courts have become increasingly involved in redistricting , the consequence of a 2019 decision in which the Supreme Court said federal courts could no longer handle claims of illegal partisan gerrymandering . Initially , in cases in states such as North Carolina and Pennsylvania , that hurt Republicans and helped Democrats . But courts in Democratic-dominated states including Maryland and New York then threw out maps as Democratic gerrymanders , leaving Republicans with a slight edge at the end of the once-a-decade congressional redistricting process . The high court already has another significant redistricting case on its to-do list for the fall , a reconsideration of how the Voting Rights Act requires majority-minority districts to be drawn to ensure marginalized groups have a chance at electing their preferred representatives . But the North Carolina case has implications far beyond redistricting , The independent state legislative doctrine could also hold that state courts can not stop legislatures from imposing any restrictions they want on congressional voting or even the selection of electors who choose the president of the United States . North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore , who filed the appeal to the high court , cheered the news that the case will be heard . “ This case is not only critical to election integrity in North Carolina , but has implications for the security of elections nationwide , '' Moore , a Republican , said in a statement . Voting rights groups were furious . “ In a radical power grab , self-serving politicians want to defy our state ’ s highest court and impose illegal voting districts upon the people of North Carolina , ” said Bob Phillips of Common Cause , North Carolina , which brought the lawsuit that overturned the GOP-drawn maps . “ We will continue to stand up for the people of our state and nation as this case goes to the U.S. Supreme Court . We must stop this dangerous attack on our freedom to vote. ” ___ Associated Press writer Gary Robertson in Raleigh , North Carolina , contributed to this report .

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Franklin Insurance Agent Pleads Guilty To Fraud Against Elderly Client Scott Rolin , 55 , of Franklin , Tenn. , pleaded guilty today to one count of wire fraud , announced United States Attorney David Rivera . During a plea hearing before U.S. District Court Judge Waverly Crenshaw , Rolin admitted stealing more than $ 50,000 from an elderly client of Steele Rolin Co. , his Franklin-based insurance agency . Specifically , Rolin admitted that , between 2011 and 2015 , he made unauthorized withdrawals from certain annuity policies that he controlled on behalf of this client , and did so without this client ’ s knowledge or permission . Rolin forged his client ’ s endorsement signature on the resulting checks , and deposited funds derived from these checks into his personal checking account and into a business account he controlled . Rolin used these embezzled funds to pay various personal expenses . Rolin faces up to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $ 250,000 . In addition , the Court will order Rolin to pay restitution to his former client . Rolin will be sentenced by Judge Crenshaw on January 27 , 2017 . Rolin ’ s sentence will be imposed by the Court after consideration of the U.S . Sentencing Guidelines and applicable federal statutes . The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation . The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney William F. Abely .

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Reader photographer Biju Varghese captured the beauty of Kuttanad , an agrarian region that is considered to be a major rice granary of Kerala , India Reader photographer Biju Varghese captured the beauty of Kuttanad , an agrarian region that is considered to be a major rice granary of Kerala , India

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Former Tax Preparer Sentenced to Six Years for Filing More Than $ 700,000 in False Tax Returns Memphis , TN – A woman has been sentenced to 72 months for submitting fraudulent federal income tax returns that defrauded the government of more than $ 700,000 . Edward L. Stanton III , U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee , and Tracey D. Montaño , Special Agent in Charge of IRS-Criminal Investigation , announced the sentence today . According to information presented in court , Bridget Pollard , 45 , of Memphis , owned and operated Freedom Tax Service , a local tax preparation business . For the 2008 tax year , Pollard utilized an electronic filing identification number ( EFIN ) to electronically process and file tax returns . Pollard submitted 97 returns to the Internal Revenue Service ( IRS ) that falsely and fraudulently claimed credits for first-time homebuyers ( FTHBC ) and business owners ( Schedule C ) . Pollard reportedly told clients that all they had to do to qualify for FTHBC was have the intention to purchase a home . Many clients were unaware that Pollard was actually filing a tax return on their behalf ; they thought they were simply applying for a home loan . Furthermore , Pollard filed false Schedule C tax forms for clients who were in fact unemployed . The total amount of fraudulent claims made by Pollard was in excess of $ 700,000 . In December 2015 , Pollard was convicted by a federal jury on 12 counts of submitting fraudulent federal income tax returns . On Wednesday , March 2 , 2016 , Chief U.S. District Judge Jon P. McCalla sentenced Pollard to six years in federal prison . This case was investigated by IRS-Criminal Investigation . Assistant U.S . Attorneys David Pritchard and Damon K. Griffin prosecuted the case on the government ’ s behalf .

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump defended himself Friday against accusations that he mocked American war dead as his Democratic rival , Joe Biden , intensified efforts to frame the election as a referendum on the president ’ s character . The allegations , sourced anonymously in The Atlantic , describe multiple offensive comments by the president toward fallen and captured U.S. service-members , including calling World War I dead at an American military cemetery in France as “ losers ” and “ suckers ” in 2018 . The reported comments , many of which were confirmed independently by the AP , are shining a fresh light on Trump ’ s previous public disparaging of American troops and military families and opening a new political vulnerability for the president less than two months from Election Day . “ This is more made up Fake News given by disgusting & jealous failures in a disgraceful attempt to influence the 2020 Election ! ” Trump tweeted late Thursday , as aides mounted a concerted defense of the president , with Trump ’ s campaign and allies taking to social media and broadcast interviews to denounce the report . “ I ’ ve done more for the military than almost anyone else , '' he added Friday in the Oval Office . The president was alleged to have made the comments as he was set to visit the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery during a trip to France in Nov. 2018 . The White House said the visit was scrubbed because foggy weather made the helicopter trip from Paris too risky and the 90-minute drive deemed infeasible . Trump , who traveled to Pennsylvania on Thursday , told reporters after he returned to Washington that the Atlantic report was “ a disgraceful situation ” by a “ terrible magazine. ” RELATED : Trump polling place double-check suggestion raises fear of Election Day chaos RELATED : Joe Biden meets Jacob Blake 's family during trip to Wisconsin “ I would be willing to swear on anything that I never said that about our fallen heroes , ” Trump told the reporters , gathered on the tarmac in the dark . “ There is nobody that respects them more . No animal — nobody — what animal would say such a thing ? ” Fox News , citing sources , disputed the claim that Trump called off the visit over disdain of war dead . But the sources did confirm parts of The Atlantic 's report . Fox cited a former senior administration official who alleged Trump was in a bad mood and , `` He just did n't want to go . '' The official also reportedly told Fox News that Trump said separately that the Vietnam War was `` stupid '' and that `` Anyone who went was a sucker . '' On a call with reporters hosted by the Biden campaign Friday , Illinois Sen. Tammy Duckworth lambasted Trump for “ belittling the sacrifices of those who have shown more bravery than he ’ s capable of. ” “ Of course he thinks about war selfishly , ” Duckworth said of Trump . “ He thinks of it as a transactional cost , instead of in human life and American blood spilled , because that ’ s how he ’ s viewed his whole life . He doesn ’ t understand other people ’ s bravery and courage because he ’ s never had any of his own. ” Duckworth , a retired Army National Guard lieutenant colonel who lost both of her legs in the Iraq War , has been a prominent critic of Trump ’ s handling of military issues . Knocking Trump for allegedly inventing an injury to avoid serving in the Vietnam War , Duckworth said that she ’ d “ take my wheelchair and my titanium legs over Donald Trump ’ s supposed bone spurs any day. ” Khizr Khan , the Gold Star father who drew national attention after criticizing Trump during the 2016 Democratic National Convention , joined Duckworth on the call and said that Trump ’ s “ life is a testament to selfishness. ” “ Words we say are windows into our souls . So when Donald Trump calls anyone who places their lives in service of others a loser , we understand Trump ’ s soul , ” he said . Khan 's son , Humayun , was killed in action in Iraq in 2004 . In 2016 , Trump responded to the criticism from Khan by claiming he 'd made sacrifices of his own and making an Islamophobic attack on Khan 's wife , Ghazala Khan , who was wearing a headscarf at the Democratic convention , saying , “ She had nothing to say . She probably — maybe she wasn ’ t allowed to have anything to say . You tell me. ” Trump 's niece Mary Trump , who recently published a tell-all about her uncle , reacted on social media with a picture of her father who served in the National Guard . `` His brother Donald and his father Fred thought he was a loser and a sucker , '' Mary Trump wrote . `` To those of you who have loved , served , and sacrificed for our country—you are in very good company . '' Chesley `` Sully '' Sullenberger , the airline pilot who became a national hero after safely landing his plane full of passengers in New York 's Hudson River in 2009 , also reacted . The military veteran posted a photo of his father , also a veteran , and launched into a criticism of Trump on Twitter . `` While I am not surprised , I am disgusted by the current occupant of the Oval Office . He has repeatedly and consistently shown himself to be completely unfit for and to have no respect for the office he holds , '' Sullenberger wrote in a long tweet thread . Biden said that “ if the revelations in today ’ s Atlantic article are true , then they are yet another marker of how deeply President Trump and I disagree about the role of the President of the United States. ” “ Duty , honor , country — those are the values that drive our service members , ” Biden said in a statement Thursday night , adding that if he is elected president , “ I will ensure that our American heroes know that I will have their back and honor their sacrifice — always. ” Biden ’ s son Beau served in Iraq in 2008-09 . Trump also denied calling the late Arizona Sen. John McCain , a decorated Navy officer who was a prisoner of war in Vietnam , a “ loser '' after his Aug. 2018 death . Trump acknowledged Thursday he was “ never a fan ” of McCain and disagreed with him , but said he still respected him and approved everything to do with his “ first-class triple-A funeral ” without hesitation because “ I felt he deserved it. ” In 2015 , shortly after launching his presidential candidacy , Trump publicly blasted McCain , saying “ He ’ s not a war hero. ” He added , “ I like people who weren ’ t captured. ” At the time , Trump also shared a news article on Twitter calling McCain a “ loser. ” Trump only amplified his criticism of McCain as the Arizona lawmaker grew critical of his acerbic style of politics , culminating in a late-night “ no ” vote scuttling Trump ’ s plans to repeal the Affordable Care Act . That vote shattered what few partisan loyalties bound the two men , and Trump has continued to attack McCain for that vote , even posthumously . “ It ’ s sad the depths that people will go to during a lead-up to a presidential campaign to try to smear somebody , ” said White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows Thursday . Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told “ Fox & Friends ” on Friday that he was with the president for a good part of the trip to France . “ I never heard him use the words that are described in that article , ” Pompeo said . Former White House press secretary Sarah Sanders tweeted that she was part of the discussion about visiting the cemetery . “ This never happened . I have sat in the room when our President called family members after their sons were killed in action and it was heart-wrenching . ... I am disgusted by this false attack . '' In the article , defense officials said Trump made the comments as he begged off visiting the cemetery outside Paris during a meeting following his presidential daily briefing on the morning of Nov. 10 , 2018 . Staffers from the National Security Council and the Secret Service told Trump that rainy weather made helicopter travel to the cemetery risky , but they could drive there . Trump responded by saying he didn ’ t want to visit the cemetery because it was “ filled with losers , ” the official said , speaking on condition of anonymity because the official was not authorized to discuss it publicly . The White House blamed the canceled visit on poor weather at the time . An excerpt from former national security adviser John Bolton 's book , `` The Room Where It Happened , '' also backs the claim that the weather was bad , according to Fox News . During a signing at the White House on Friday , Trump also pointed out Bolton 's book confirming his account . TEGNA Staff contributed to this report .

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A second round of commercials featuring members of the United Auto Workers will likely hit the airwaves in January in five major U.S. cities , including Detroit , and will run through the first weeks of February before probably resuming later this year . The ads , and a new Web site , feature union members talking about the union 's efforts to support charitable causes , workplace safety , fair trade issues and higher workplace standards in the global economy . The campaign was developed by Brogan & Partners Convergence Marketing in Birmingham . `` We just wanted to tell the people side of the UAW , '' UAW President Ron Gettelfinger said in an interview with Crain's last week . `` We thought it was an opportunity for us to say something positive about our membership and let the community ... see what we do from a positive standpoint , '' he said . The Web site and the first round of commercials were launched in December in Detroit ; Indianapolis ; Jackson , Miss . ; Louisville , Ky. ; and Nashville , Tenn . The Web site is www.iamtheuaw.org . Detroit and Indianapolis are markets with lots of union members , but the UAW 's presence in the other cities is n't as strong . Tony Pinelli , president of UAW Local 400 in Utica , said he hopes that messages such as the importance of workplace safety , international child labor and wage abuses can be more effectively presented to the American public if it 's delivered by average workers . `` We were hoping that the overall message is the UAW is the union of all workers now , '' Pinelli said . Brent Snavely : ( 313 ) 446-0405 ; [ email protected ]

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Uvalde survivor , 11 , nearly suffers cardiac arrest at friend ’ s memorial A preteen survivor of the Uvalde mass shooting in Texas has been hospitalised after she was on the brink of a cardiac arrest while attending her best friend ’ s memorial last week.The parents of 11-year-old Illiana Trevino were told by doctors that their daughter was “ going into cardiac arrest ” after her heart rate spiked. “ Illiana is in Children ’ s Methodist Hospital in San Antonio at the moment . Her heart can ’ t take the stress and trauma of this past week . The medication that she ’ s been given is not working , ” a GoFundMe page started by her family read.It added that the doctors ’ s “ biggest worry ...

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GOP lawmaker calls Zelensky a 'thug ' and Ukrainian government 'incredibly evil' North Carolina Republican Rep. Madison Cawthorn recently called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a `` thug '' and the Ukrainian government `` incredibly evil , '' criticizing the country and its leader as Russia invades it . Cawthorn 's statements were aligned with former President Donald Trump 's praise of Russian President Vladimir Putin but in sharp contrast to the United States ' broad bipartisan support for Ukraine . Republicans immediately condemned his comments . `` To my colleague in the House , I would push back and say it 's not Ukraine that is invading Russia , '' said Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst . `` It is Russia invading Ukraine . '' `` Like 90 % of the country is with Ukrainians and is opposed to Putin , '' added South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham . `` So when you see a member of Congress say things like this , the one thing I want you to know : they 're outliers . '' Two North Carolina House Republican candidates running against Cawthorn also blasted his anti-Ukraine sentiments . `` I do not understand how anyone in American public office could call Zelensky a 'thug ' while Ukraine is under such vicious assault , '' said Michele Woodhouse . `` Let 's be clear . The thug is Vladimir Putin , '' tweeted state Sen. Chuck Edwards . `` We must unite as a nation to pray for President Zelensky and the brave people of Ukraine who are fighting for their lives and their freedom . Anything less is counter to everything we stand for in America . '' Veteran Republican strategist Karl Rove first reported in the Wall Street Journal that Cawthorn made the comments to a group of supporters in Asheville , North Carolina , last weekend . WRAL , a CNN-affiliate television station in Raleigh , then published a video of Cawthorn making them . `` Remember that Zelensky is a thug , '' said Cawthorn in the video . `` Remember that the Ukrainian government is incredibly corrupt and it is incredibly evil and it has been pushing woke ideologies . '' CNN has not independently verified when or where Cawthorn made the comments . After the reports , Cawthorn sought to clarify his views of the conflict on Twitter . `` The actions of Putin and Russia are disgusting , '' tweeted Cawthorn . `` But leaders , including Zelensky , should NOT push misinformation on America . '' `` I am praying for Ukraine and the Ukrainian people , '' he added . `` Pray also we are not drawn into conflict based on foreign leaders pushing misinformation . 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