In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].

Q: Jose Mourinho was forced to defend new £8millon signing Asmir Begovic as Chelsea suffered a humbling 4-2 defeat to a New York Red Bulls team largely made up of youth team players and reserves on the first fixture of their US tour. Begovic had a nightmare start after coming on for the second-half for Thibaut Courtois, as Chelsea endured a calamitous period in which they conceded four goals including one scored by a 16-year-old high school kid, Tyler Adams, in a performance which Mourinho labelled a ‘disaster.’ The Chelsea manager claimed that the fact they had only trained for six days and that they had been doing double sessions accounted for the shock result, with the Red Bulls fielding a reserve side which plays in the US third division, as their first team had played in a US Open Cup fixture the night before.Chelsea were beaten 4-2 by New York Red Bulls in first America tour gameNew goalkeeper Asmir Begovic made a couple of calamitous errorsBut Jose Mourinho defended his £8m signing, saying he was tiredManager said Begovic would start next match against Paris Saint-Germain 
 Question:Begovic was also responsible for the Red Bulls' fourth goal and Mourinho said: ‘First of all I think he was tired, the same as _ and when goalkeeper are very tired, co-ordination is low, agility doesn't exist, speed reaction doesn't exist.

A: Thibaut Courtois
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Q: (CNN) The White House moved to tamp down suggestions that ties with Saudi Arabia are fraying, with administration officials saying that President Barack Obama "really cleared the air" with King Salman at a meeting Wednesday. Yet even as White House officials stressed that the leaders made progress, a prominent member of the Saudi royal family told CNN "a recalibration" of the U.S.-Saudi relationship was needed amid regional upheaval, dropping oil prices and ongoing strains between the two longtime allies. Obama landed in Riyadh earlier Wednesday for a summit with Gulf leaders and spent two-and-a-half hours meeting with the 80-year-old monarch on issues that have recently strained the alliance, including the conflict in Yemen, the role of Iran, Lebanon's instability and the fight against ISIS, U.S. officials said.The U.S and Saudi Arabia aren't at the end of a love affair, so much as in an unhappy marriageThe two countries are bound by military links and a shared fight against terrorism 
 Question:But the two leaders glossed over some of the thorniest matters, including a Saudi threat to dump U.S. assets if _ signs into law a bill that could make the kingdom liable for damages stemming from the September 11 terror attacks.

A: Barack Obama
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Q: A Maryland mother and father under investigation for letting their two young children walk a mile home from the park alone have been found responsible for 'unsubstantiated' child neglect. Danielle and Alexander Meitiv, who believe in a so-called 'free-range' approach to parenting, were thrust into the national spotlight just before Christmas when police found Rafi, 10 and Dvora, six, wandering the sidewalk on their own. The decision by Child Protective Services means that the CPS will keep a file on the Meitiv's open for at least five years but Danielle and Alexander Meitiv have said they will continue to bring up their own children as they see fit - whatever the consequences.Danielle and Alexander Meitiv notified of Child Protective Services decision late last monthCPS said the two were responsible for 'unsubstantiated' child neglectThey will be on file at the government agency for at least five yearsOn December 20 police were called after Danielle Meitiv's children were spotted alone, walking about a mile home from the parkParents believe in the concept of 'free-range' parenting which encourages independenceAlexander Meitiv is a Research Fellow at National Institutes of Health and Danielle is an Oceanographer 
 Question:The _'s told police they often let their children walk on their own and that the kids knew the area well.

A:
Alexander Meitiv
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