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PROBLEM: Early exit polls of Austria's Oct. 15 election  suggest  Sebastian Kurz   will take  his  party into a very narrow majority — positioning  himself  as the next chancellor. The 31-year old conservative is known for  his  pledge to take the country into a more hard line stance against the influx of refugees and migrants. (Reuters)
Early exit polls of Austria's Oct. 15 election  suggest  Sebastian Kurz   will take  his  party into a very narrow majority — positioning  himself  as the next chancellor. The 31-year old conservative is known for  his  pledge to take the country into a more hard line stance against the influx of refugees and migrants. (Reuters)
The result puts the 31-year-old foreign minister and People’s Party leader  Sebastian Kurz  in line to become Austria’s next chancellor after a campaign in which he emphasized the need to strengthen border controls  reduce caps on refugees and slash benefits for newcomers.
“I’ll fight with all my strength for change in this country ”  Kurz  told cheering supporters — many clad in turquoise  the color  he  adopted to signal a new era for the People’s Party after decades of identification with black. “There’s a lot to do.”
 Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz  the leader of the People’s Party  talks to reporters after casting his vote in the election in Vienna . (Christian Bruna/European Pressphoto Agency-EFE/Rex/Shutterstock)
But unlike in those nations  in Austria the far right is expected to become part of the government.  Kurz  will need a coalition partner to form a majority in the parliament  and the Freedom Party is considered the most likely option.
If  he  goes that route  it would end a “grand coalition” between Austria’s center left and center right that has led the country for the past decade  and for much of its modern history.
Some on Sunday called on  Kurz  to avoid teaming up with the Freedom Party.
“We strongly urge  Mr. Kurz  to form a coalition of centrist parties and not be beholden to a party of the far-right in  his  new coalition government ” European Jewish Congress President Moshe Kantor said in a statement. “A party which has run on a platform of xenophobic intolerance and the targeting of immigrants must not be granted a seat at the governing table.”
Kern hinted that the party would be willing to serve in a coalition government. But analysts consider such a possibility unlikely given the rightward tilt of the electorate — as well as the bad blood that developed between the two establishment parties after a scandal involving fake Facebook pages that smeared  Kurz  and were attributed to a Social Democratic operative.
The elevation of  Kurz  to chancellor would put another young and charismatic leader at the helm of a European government  after the election of 39-year-old Emmanuel Macron in France.
Kurz  though ideologically to the right of Macron  modeled much of his campaign after the Frenchman’s. The Austrian politician styled his run for the nation’s highest office as a movement  not a conventional election  and personalized his party  informally renaming it “the Sebastian Kurz List.”
Kritzinger said  Kurz ’s opponents were flummoxed by how to counteract the charismatic People’s Party leader  who took the reins in the party this year and promptly remade it as  his  own.
“From a rhetoric perspective   he ’s an absolute talent ” Kritzinger said. “The other parties didn’t know how to deal with  him .”

SOLUTION: Sebastian Kurz

PROBLEM: Northwestern athletics dodged a bullet on Bryant McIntoshâs knee injury. But not Clayton Thorsonâs.
 Thorson  got carted off Friday in the Music City Bowl after making a 24-yard catch on a trick play.  He  immediately grabbed  his  right knee as Nissan Stadium hushed and teammates approached to offer encouragement.
After the game NU coach Pat Fitzgerald said that a preliminary exam revealed ânothing overly alarming â¦ I think  he  hyperextended it  from my vantage point.â
But subsequent tests revealed a tear and there is no timetable for  his  return. Surgery is expected in a few weeks. Torn ACLs typically have a 9- to 12-month recovery period.
 Thorson  announced Dec. 19 that  he  would return to Evanston for  his  fifth season and fourth as a starter. Had  he  been healthy and entered the NFL draft   he  figured to be a late-round pick.
If  Thorson  isnât ready for NUâs Aug. 30 (Thursday night) season-opener at Purdue  Northwestern likely will turn to either TJ Green or Andrew Marty.
 Thorson âs 27 victories as the starting quarterback are the most in NU history. The 6-foot-4  220-pound Wheaton North alumnus ranks second in program history in passing yards (7 513) and completions (688). Heâs a career 57.4 percent passer and made third-team all-Big Ten in 2017.
 Clayton Thorson 's return gives NU a fourth-year starter at QB Â»

SOLUTION: Clayton Thorson

PROBLEM: A former host of  'E! News ' Catt Sadler   says she left the network after learning of a 'massive disparity in pay' compared to a male co-host. (Photo: Brandon Hickman/E! Entertainment)
Former E!  News host Catt Sadler  is responding to E!'s defense of  her  salary  which  she  claims was nearly half that of  her  male co-host Jason Kennedy.
E! chief Frances Berwick confirmed a difference in salaries between  Sadler  and Kennedy during a Television Critics Association panel Tuesday  but attributed the pay gap to a difference in roles.
“ Catt Sadler  and Jason Kennedy had different roles and therefore different salaries ” he said. “Catt was focused on daytime. Jason Kennedy is on primetime evening news  plus red carpet. Our employees’ salaries are based on their roles and their expertise  regardless of gender. We wish Catt well  but I hope that sets the record straight on that.”
The defense echoes a statement the company provided to USA TODAY at the time of  Sadler 's pay gap claims in December.
“E! compensates employees fairly and appropriately based on their roles  regardless of gender " the statement reads. "We appreciate  Catt Sadler ’s many contributions at E! News and wish her all the best following her decision to leave the network.”
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter published Wednesday   Sadler  disagreed with the network's statement  saying it wasn't about being underpaid but "about the gross disparity between two similarly situated equals at the network."
"Time is up. We want diversity and we want intersectional gender parity. We want equal pay. You know  I was so shocked to hear that E! doesn’t believe in paying their female co-hosts the same as their male co-hosts " she told E!'s Giuliana Rancic. "I miss Catt Sadler  and we stand with her. And that's something that can change tomorrow."
"We support gender equity and equal pay  and we hope that E! follows that lead with  Catt  as well " she said. "We stand with you  Catt ."

SOLUTION:
Catt Sadler