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{ "text": [ "YORK, Pa. (AP) — When she walks onto a golf course as one of the few black women on the links, Sandra Harrison fills with pride and hopes her play will dispel stereotypes and disarm her fellow players — who are often white and male.\nWhat she felt playing at the Grandview Golf Club as a new member in her community could not have been more opposite, Harrison said. The 59-year-old retiree said she was traumatized, rattled and hurt after she said she and the group of black women she was playing with were run off the course before police were called when a white man claimed the women were playing too slowly.\n\"It was like we were playing with targets on our backs,\" Harrison said. \"What other reason could there be other than we were guilty of being black while golfing?\"\nNo charges were filed, but the confrontation Saturday touched a raw nerve after two other somewhat similar incidents. Two black men in Philadelphia were handcuffed and arrested on April 12 after a Starbucks employee called police because they hadn't bought anything in the store. And employees of an LA Fitness in New Jersey wrongly accused a black member and his guest of not paying to work out and called police, prompting an apology from the company.\nHarrison and Sandra Thompson said they were at the second hole when representatives of the Grandview Golf Club told the group they were playing too slowly.\n\"We knew we snapped those balls and moved right ahead,\" Thompson said in an interview with The Associated Press.\nAccording to Thompson, one of the other women said she was confronted by a man with a posturing, aggressive demeanor who said, \"You need to move forward! I'm the owner!\"\nNot wanting to lose the day, the group attempted to power through the front nine, Harrison said, but the confrontations made them increasingly upset and unable to concentrate on the game.\nAfter the ninth hole, three of the women dropped out and headed home.\n\"I said, 'I don't want to do this anymore,'\" Harrison said. \"I was traumatized.\"\nDown to two players, Thompson figured she and her partner could continue without being bothered. Again, they were approached.\nThe message this time: \"Get off our property.\" The women were informed the police had been called.\nAfter they were questioned, police declined to proceed further. Thompson said she was offered a check refunding her membership, but refused.\nOn Sunday club co-owner JJ Chronister told the York Daily Record she called the women personally to \"sincerely apologize.\"\nOn Monday, she issued a second statement to the newspaper saying players who are slow typically leave the course when asked by club personnel.\n\"In this instance, the members refused to leave so we called police to ensure an amicable result,\" the statement reads. It says the women skipped holes and took an extended break.\n\"During the second conversation we asked members to leave as per our policy noted on the scorecard, voices escalated, and police were called to ensure an amicable resolution,\" it reads.\nIt's part of golf etiquette that slow-moving players let groups behind them play through if they are holding things up, and often golf courses have employees who monitor the pace of play, letting golfers know when they are taking too long.\nThe five are part of a larger group of local women known as Sisters in the Fairway. The group has been around for at least a decade, and all of its members are experienced players who have golfed all over the country and world. They're very familiar with golf etiquette.\n\"Our name implies that we want to live life in a fair way,\" Harrison said. We want to be sisters in the fairway, in golf and in life.\"\nNormally, clubs don't allow groups larger than four. Sandra Thompson was the last member to arrive, and checked with a clerk to see if it was OK to join the four others, knowing a fifth member might be an issue. The clerk said it was fine, said Thompson, an attorney and president of the York branch of the NAACP.\nThompson posted a video on her Facebook page showing the interaction with club co-owner Jordan Chronister, his father, former York County Commissioner Steve Chronister, and several other white, male employees.\nIn it, Jordan Chronister tells the women he's been timing them and that they must leave the premises. The women respond that they took an appropriate break and that the men behind them were still on their beer break and not ready to tee off. The women are then told that the police have been called. And so they wait.\nNorthern York County Regional Police arrived, conducted interviews and left without charging anyone.\n\"We were called there for an issue, the issue did not warrant any charges,\" Northern York County Regional Police Chief Mark Bentzel told the York Daily Record.\nJJ Chronister, who owns the club with her husband Jordan Chronister, told the newspaper Sunday that she called the women personally to apologize. She said she hopes to meet with them to discuss how the club can use what happened as a learning experience and do better in the future." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "ISTANBUL (AP) — The Latest on Russian President Vladimir Putin's trip to Syria, Egypt and Turkey: (all times local):\n10:15 p.m.\nRussian President Vladimir Putin has criticized the U.S. administration's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, warning that it could destabilize the region and derail the Middle East peace process.\nSpeaking Monday after a hectic day that took him from a Russian base in Syria to Cairo to Ankara, Putin said the Trump administration's move \"doesn't help the Mideast settlement and, just the opposite, destabilizes the already difficult situation in the region.\"\nThe Russian leader added that it may \"finish prospects for the Palestinian-Israeli peace process.\"\nHe added that Moscow believes the status of Jerusalem can only be settled through talks between the Palestinians and Israel in line with United Nations resolutions.\n___\n8:15 p.m.\nRussian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Ankara to meet his Turkish counterpart, following visits to Syria and Egypt.\nPutin and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are meeting Monday evening to discuss developments in Syria and the Middle East, as well as bilateral relations, according to the Turkish president's office.\nPutin and Erdogan met several times this year and regularly talk on the telephone as they and Iran work to broker a solution in Syria.\nRelations between the two countries were tense after Turkey shot down a Russian fighter jet for violating its airspace in 2015. But the two have since restored bilateral relations.\nPutin and Erdogan are expected to hold a joint news conference after their meeting." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "HAVANA (AP) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency says it is not cutting off food and water supplies to Puerto Rico despite reports that it intended to do so.\nFEMA spokesman William Booher tells The Associated Press that the agency had been evaluating whether enough stores and supermarkets had reopened by Jan. 31 to justify ending distribution of food and water to municipal governments on the island. He says that decision had not actually been taken but officials mistakenly made the date public this week.\nBooher says FEMA is in the process of winding down food and water distribution as stories and markets come back online, but will continue to distribute aid to needy towns for the foreseeable future." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "WASHINGTON (AP) — The game will go on.\nThe annual Congressional Baseball Game, which dates to 1909 and is a summertime tradition on Capitol Hill, will be played Thursday despite Wednesday's shooting at the GOP squad's practice in Alexandria, Virginia.\nIt's an annual tradition in which aging former Little Leaguers don their spikes and dust off their gloves in a game played for bragging rights and to benefit several charities. It's also a somewhat rare example of bipartisanship in an increasingly polarized Washington.\nHouse Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., assured lawmakers assembled at a members' briefing that the game will be played as scheduled, prompting a standing ovation.\n\"It will be 'Play Ball!' tomorrow night at 7:05,\" said Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, the longtime manager of the GOP squad.\nOnce a relatively cozy affair, played at a minor league ballpark in Maryland, the game has gone big time in recent years and has been played at Nationals Park, just a few blocks from the Capitol.\n\"We do it for really three reasons. We do it for fellowship amongst ourselves. We do it for charity,\" Barton said. \"We raise a lot of money for three charities. And we do it because we like to play baseball and try to recapture a little bit of our youth. It's a positive thing. Of all the things Congress does, this is one of the most benign, positive activities.\"\nMembers of Congress practice for months for the event, and typically don the jerseys of a team from back home. The Capitol Hill newspaper Roll Call sponsors the game and awards a trophy once a side wins three of five games.\n\"It's a good way raise money for charity and for members to get to know each other,\" said Rep. Cedric Richmond, D-La., whose election in 2010 upended the competitive balance of the annual event. Richmond played baseball in college and kicked off his congressional career with a one-hitter in 2011 and has been the game's dominant player pretty much since then.\nLast year, however, Democrats lost the game 8-7, ending a seven-game winning streak that mostly coincided with Richmond joining the Democratic side.\n\"I was fresh off of surgery, but they made more plays than we made last year,\" Richmond told reporters. \"This was a year we wanted to get even.\"\nCongressional leaders typically attend the event and former President Barack Obama — famous for shunning opportunities to rub shoulders with lawmakers — even went two years ago, watching from the Democratic dugout. Obama's appearance came as he was struggling to win Democratic votes for an unpopular trade-related measure.\nPresident Donald Trump will not be attending Thursday's game, however, due to security concerns.\n\"While the president would like to attend the game and show his support for all of these brave public servants, he has been advised that there is not enough time to follow Secret Service protocols,\" Press Secretary Sean Spicer said Wednesday.\nTo lawmakers, the annual game is one of the better opportunities for lawmakers to get to know each other outside of their partisan roles.\n\"The things that used to bring members together, whether it's travel - that's frowned upon. If you belong to the gym, they think 'well, that's a perk you shouldn't have,'\" said Rep. Mike Doyle of Pennsylvania, the manager of the Democratic team. \"All the chances to interact with each other outside our suits, and outside floor debate, are few and far between.\"\n___\nOnline: https://www.congressionalbaseball.org/" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "U.S. Rep. Bob Brady of Philadelphia will not seek another term in Congress, giving up the seat he's held for two decades, his office said Wednesday.\nBrady revealed the news to reporters and Democratic Party ward leaders in Philadelphia, his hometown and the city where he has been the longtime Democratic Party leader.\nBrady, 72, was facing a potentially stiff primary challenge from a former city official, Nina Ahmad, as his district faced near-certain changes now that a gerrymandering lawsuit has prompted the state Supreme Court to order a redrawing of the boundaries of Pennsylvania's 18 congressional districts. The decision is on appeal by top state Republican lawmakers at the U.S. Supreme Court.\nBrady's district is heavily Democratic, and will likely remain in Democratic hands.\nBrady's retirement means there are six open seats in Pennsylvania, the most in decades. Four Republican congressmen have announced that they would not seek re-election — one, Lou Barletta, is running for U.S. Senate — while another Republican congressman, Tim Murphy, resigned in a scandal last fall.\nBrady's decision comes after the FBI investigated a payment his campaign made to a primary opponent in 2012.\nBrady's campaign gave a city judge who challenged him in the 2012 primary $90,000 to quit the race, according to the plea memo unsealed after the judge's campaign aide pleaded guilty to breaking campaign finance laws. And Brady himself tried to \"influence\" a witness in the case, according to prosecutors, who said they filed the case under seal for fear he would \"corrupt(ly)\" pressure the aide not to cooperate.\nBrady has denied any wrongdoing and was not charged. Last month, a political consultant for Brady pleaded guilty to lying about the payment." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's governmental rights agency says many of the country's prisons are unsafe, overcrowded and understaffed.\nThe National Human Rights Commission says it surveyed conditions at over 190 state, local and federal jails.\nIt found that inmates often controlled some areas of prisons, or had contraband inside.\nThe report released Wednesday cited insufficient staff, unsafe procedures and poor medical care at many facilities.\nThe conclusions come as no surprise. In recent months, inmates in Mexico have staged mass escapes, battled each other and shot it out with police and guards with guns smuggled into prison." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Tuesday:\n1. POLICE MAKE DIRECT APPEAL TO BOMBER\nIn the search for answers to a series of explosions in Austin, Texas, authorities have come ahead with a simple plea to whoever's behind the blasts: Talk to us.\n2. SELF-DRIVING UBER STRIKES, KILLS PEDESTRIAN\nThe fatality in a Phoenix suburb is the first involving a fully autonomous test vehicle, prompting the ride-hailing company to suspend all road-testing of such autos in the U.S. and Canada.\n3. TRUMP UNVEILS PLAN TO COMBAT OPIOIDS\nThe president calls for stiffer penalties for drug traffickers, including embracing a tactic employed by some of the global strongmen he admires: the death penalty.\n4. DATA MINING CREATES STIR\nA Trump-affiliated group, Cambridge Analytica, reportedly tried to influence elections using data, including likes, inappropriately obtained on tens of millions of Facebook users. What's not clear is how effective that was.\n5. WHAT'S NEXT FOR VLADIMIR PUTIN\nAs the Russian leader shifts into his next six-year term, he could groom a successor, scrap term limits, or create for himself a new behind-the-scenes position of power.\n6. TURKEY VOWS NO LET-UP\nPresident Erdogan says he intends to keep pressure on a U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish militia — and could expand Turkey's military offensive into other Kurdish-held areas across northern Syria and even into neighboring Iraq.\n7. MISSISSIPPI LAW STANDS ALONE\nThe state's governor signs the nation's tightest abortion restrictions into law, banning most abortions after 15 weeks.\n8. HOW TO STAY HEALTHY WHILE FLYING\nWorried about catching a cold or the flu on an airplane? Get a window seat, and don't leave it until the flight is over, researchers advise.\n9. NCAA TOURNAMENT HAS NEW LOOK\nSixteen teams are now left. Top seeds Virginia and Xavier are gone. Ditto No. 2 seeds North Carolina and Cincinnati.\n10. WHO'S STEPPING ONTO POLITICAL STAGE\nFormer \"Sex and the City\" star Cynthia Nixon says she's running for New York governor." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate's GOP and Democratic leaders can't agree on much, but they both say they want to dedicate weeks to passing legislation to fund the government next year — and avoid the annual take-it-or-leave-it vote on a foot-tall, $1 trillion-plus catchall spending bill.\nFor now, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer are saying all the right things to try to revive the older, more deliberative ways of doing Senate business rather than bundling the 12 annual spending bills together.\nCritics say it gives too much power to top leaders while rank and file lawmakers are shut out of secretive negotiations.\nPresident Donald Trump is playing a role as well, promising that he won't sign any more such \"omnibus\" appropriations bills." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jimmy Kimmel held his baby son as he returned to his late-night son from a week off for the boy's heart surgery.\nKimmel was crying from the first moment of his monologue Monday night as he pleaded with Congress to restore and improve children's health coverage, a cause he has championed since his son Billy was born with a heart defect in April.\nBilly needed one surgery just after his birth and had a follow-up operation last week.\nKimmel kept up his ardent advocacy Monday night, urging Congress to restore the Children's Health Insurance Program, which has been left unfunded and stuck in a political stalemate since September.\nKimmel said it's \"disgusting\" that Congress is putting tax cuts for millionaires ahead of the lives of children." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "CROZET, Va. (AP) — Republican members of Congress with medical experience put their skills to work after a train carrying dozens of them crashed into a garbage truck in rural Virginia, killing one person in the truck and injuring others.\nThe congressmen were on their way to a strategy retreat in the countryside when the collision occurred around 11:20 a.m. Wednesday in Crozet, about 125 miles (200 kilometers) southwest of Washington.\nNo serious injuries were reported aboard the chartered Amtrak train, which set out from the nation's capital with lawmakers, family members and staff for the luxury Greenbrier resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. At least two other people in the truck were reported seriously hurt.\nRep. James Comer of Kentucky said about 100 Republican lawmakers were on the train when the crash made him jump out of his seat.\n\"I looked out the side of the window and then I could see a truck, just in pieces out the side of the window,\" Comer said. He said Capitol police officers quickly jumped off the train but came back and asked for any doctors to help.\nFlorida Rep. Neal Dunn, a former Army surgeon, said he and other lawmakers who are doctors joined other passengers who are nurses or paramedics and jumped out with the basic medical gear they had. They broke into three teams to help the injured people in the truck, he said.\n\"The first gentleman was somebody who had really, really, really devastating injuries. We did try to resuscitate, but ultimately you had to realize it wasn't possible,\" Dunn said. He said another man in the truck was critically injured and a third was seriously hurt.\nRep. Phil Roe, a doctor from Tennessee, said the truck driver was killed instantly.\nSen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana and his wife, both doctors, were among those who came to the rescue. He said he helped a man from the truck who was badly injured.\n\"My role was quite simple: I picked up his feet so the blood in his feet would go to his heart and his brain,\" Cassidy said.\nSen. Jeff Flake of Arizona said seeing the lawmakers tending to the injured reminded him of the shooting of Rep. Steve Scalise at a GOP baseball practice last June.\n\"I thought then I never want to experience a day like this again,\" Flake said. \"Unfortunately, it came too soon.\"\nAuthorities gave no details on the cause of the wreck, which took place at a crossing protected by gates, flashing lights, bells and warning signs. The National Transportation Safety Board sent a team to investigate and would spend several days at the site, spokesman Earl Weener said Wednesday night.\nBenny Layne, on whose property the truck landed, said the crossing arms had been known to malfunction, sometimes coming down even though no train was approaching. Sometimes, he said, they stayed down for hours.\nHe said motorists would get out of their cars to help guide other motorists around the malfunctioning arms so they could cross the tracks.\n\"A guy was up here just yesterday or the day before taking a look at them,\" he said.\nCarrie Brown, human resources manager at Buckingham Branch Railroad, which leases the stretch of track and is responsible for maintenance, said she was unaware of any problems with equipment at the crossing. At a Wednesday night news conference, Weener said signal experts would be looking at the safety of the crossing.\nOfficials gave varying figures on the number hurt. But Amtrak said two crew members and three passengers were taken to a hospital with minor injuries.\nMinnesota Rep. Jason Lewis' staff tweeted that the first-term congressman was among those taken to the hospital and was later discharged after suffering a concussion. Others aboard the train reported bumps, bruises and sore joints.\nThe GOP policy retreat, an annual event, was scheduled to last three days and feature speeches from President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence. By early afternoon, lawmakers were boarding buses to resume their trip.\nLater Wednesday, Pence told Republicans at the party retreat that he knows \"it's been a harrowing day for all of you.\" Pence, a former House member, said he has fond memories of the retreat and the train rides back and forth. \"Just know our hearts are with you,\" he said.\nPence was the featured speaker Wednesday night at the GOP retreat. Trump was to address lawmakers Thursday.\nOther doctor-lawmakers who assisted included Reps. Michael Burgess of Texas, Phil Roe of Tennessee, Larry Bucshon of Indiana and Roger Marshall of Kansas, according to those aboard.\nHouse Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin was on the train and was unhurt, aides said.\n___\nFram reported from Washington. AP reporters Denise Lavoie and Sarah Rankin in Richmond, Virginia; Adam Beam in Frankfort, Kentucky; Terry Spencer in Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Melinda Deslatte in Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Martha Waggoner in Raleigh, North Carolina; and Andrew Taylor in Washington contributed to this report." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine military says it has deployed a Japanese-donated patrol plane to a disputed shoal guarded by China in the South China Sea, and the aircraft did not encounter any Chinese resistance.\nThe military's Northern Luzon Command says the Beechcraft King Air C90 flew low at 800 feet (240 meters) around Scarborough Shoal on Wednesday during its first mission for the Philippine navy. It said it spotted nine Chinese vessels, including four Chinese coast guard ships, and four Philippine fishing boats.\nThe military says it \"will utilize all available assets and resources to protect our national territory.\"\nThe plane is one of five refurbished C90 aircraft which were leased and later donated by Japan to the Philippines. The Asian nations are both locked in territorial disputes with China." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "MANCHESTER, England (AP) — FIFA player of the year Carli Lloyd is joining English women's champion Manchester City.\nAfter spending her entire career playing for clubs in her homeland, the United States captain signed Wednesday to play for City this spring.\nThe 34-year-old Lloyd is expected to rejoin the Houston Dash of the National Women's Soccer League in June, although City's statement did not mention the Texas team.\nLloyd says City is \"leading the development of women's football both on and off the pitch.\"\nLloyd adds that \"the chance to fulfil a long held ambition to test myself in a new footballing environment, as well as playing in the Champions League, is something I am relishing.\"" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "ZURICH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 23, 2018--South Korea, Germany and Singapore are the world’s top-ranked nations in their preparations for smoothly integrating intelligent automation into their economies, according to an index and report released today by ABB and The Economist Intelligence Unit.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180423005873/en/\nThe report \" The Automation Readiness Index (ARI): Who Is Ready for the Coming Wave of Innovation? \" finds that even the best-prepared countries must develop even more effective education policies and training programs, as well as place a new emphasis on continual learning over the course of a career.\nThose policies and programs, the report recommends, must ensure that the rapid adoption of automation technologies and artificial intelligence (AI) will not leave people unprepared for the new, more human-oriented jobs that will be needed as robots and algorithms take on more of the routine tasks that can be and will be automated.\n\"The report showcases the success pattern of the future. We must take advantage of these recommendations,\" says Ulrich Spiesshofer, CEO of ABB. \"The pace of innovation and job change today is so fast that everyone must have access to lifelong learning. Augmenting human potential with technology, in a responsible way, while providing ongoing education and training, is an opportunity to drive prosperity and growth.\"\nThe report, which surveyed and ranked 25 countries on their automation readiness, found that many nations across the globe are just beginning to come to grips with the opportunities and challenges posed by AI and robotics-based automation. It found that \"more engagement between government, industry, educational specialists and other stakeholders is needed if policymaking is to keep pace with innovation in automation.\"\nThe report emphasizes that, whether policymakers are ready or not, businesses are rapidly integrating AI and advanced robotics into their operations. As that adoption accelerates in coming years, the impact on economies and workforces – and the need for a more concerted approach to education and training – will become clearer, and more urgent.\nIn addition to South Korea, Germany and Singapore, the countries best positioned to embrace this wave of change are the other members of the ARI that round out the top 10 in ranked order: Japan, Canada, Estonia, France, the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia.\nThe analysis in the report is based on a new and original index, built by The Economist Intelligence Unit, as well as a series of in-depth interviews with subject matter experts from around the world. Rankings were determined based on a total of 52 qualitative and quantitative indicators selected in consultation with experts in automation, education and economics.\nThrough its YuMi collaborative robot and ABB Ability TM cross-industry portfolio of digital solutions for monitoring and controlling automation systems, ABB is helping manufacturers shaping factories of the future, where people remain a vital part of operations, working side by side with robots.\nThis new paradigm of human-robot collaboration has the potential to free people to focus their time and energy to higher-value work requiring human skills and talent, while leaving to robots the highly repetitive or physically demanding or even dangerous tasks. Such human work is likely to include designing the processes and operations for the robots to carry out, and also monitoring and overseeing the automated work performed by the machines.\nIdeally, a successful transition to a manufacturing economy built around intelligent automation will provide human talent with the opportunity to achieve higher levels of productivity, and, ultimately, more rewarding jobs.\nBut to achieve that better future, the report notes that most countries will have to elevate their vocational training programs. Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) curricula remain important, the report finds. But automation and AI place even greater need for basic education programs and new types of teacher training.\nABB and The Economist Intelligence Unit plan to conduct the ARI research annually and revise the rankings each year as warranted. That will enable the index to fulfill its purpose as a tool to help governments continually identify and pursue policies that support successful participation in the highly automated, intensively digitalized global economy.\nFor its part, ABB is preparing for the future by creating “digital workplace” environments, training employees to use digital and automation tools. ABB also supports innovation at its corporate research centers and via collaborative partnerships with startups through the ABB Technology Ventures (ATV) venture capital unit.\nIn the global policy and educational arenas, ABB remains committed to continuing its work with trade bodies, multilateral organizations and academic institutions. The company also stands ready to brief public policymakers as requested, to enable intelligent automation to become a positive benefit to society by delivering higher levels of productivity and creating meaningful employment opportunities.\nABB (ABBN: SIX Swiss Ex) is a pioneering technology leader in electrification products, robotics and motion, industrial automation and power grids, serving customers in utilities, industry and transport & infrastructure globally. Continuing a history of innovation spanning more than 130 years, ABB today is writing the future of industrial digitalization with two clear value propositions: bringing electricity from any power plant to any plug and automating industries from natural resources to finished products. As title partner of Formula E, the fully electric international FIA motorsport class, ABB is pushing the boundaries of e-mobility to contribute to a sustainable future. ABB operates in more than 100 countries with about 135,000 employees. www.abb.com\nView source version on businesswire.com:https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180423005873/en/\nCONTACT: ABB Ltd\nMedia Relations\nPhone: +41 43 317 71 11\nEmail:media.relations@ch.abb.com\nKEYWORD: EUROPE ASIA PACIFIC NORTH AMERICA CANADA SWITZERLAND\nINDUSTRY KEYWORD: TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OTHER TECHNOLOGY\nSOURCE: ABB\nCopyright Business Wire 2018.\nPUB: 04/23/2018 10:35 AM/DISC: 04/23/2018 10:35 AM\nhttp://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180423005873/en" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "TAIPEI (Taiwan News) -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Dec. 9 the winners of the Taiwan Young Lions Competition, an annual social media contest for youths, during a ceremony at Tamkang University in New Taipei City.\nEach year, the MOFA invites local youths to create social media campaigns that increase awareness of Taiwan’s natural beauty and commitment to playing a more significant role in the international community.\nAccording to the ministry, this year’s competition attracted 39 submissions, which can all be viewed on the MOFA-organized Trending Taiwan YouTube channel. A total of 29 two-member teams made it to the finals, where contestants were given 24 hours to produce a one-minute video on Taiwan’s efforts to expand its international participation.\nFirst place and a prize of NT$250,000 (US$8,333) went to Lin Jung-an and Lee Hsin-ning, who impressed the judges with their Taiwan Emoji Project, a series of emojis depicting iconic features of Taiwan such as bubble milk tea and the Taipei 101 skyscraper.\nSecond place, which also came with a NT$250,000 prize, went to Chuang Chih-yuan and Fan Chun-ta for their online ambient music that fuses original electronic compositions with sounds recorded in some of Taiwan’s most iconic locales such as beaches, night markets and forests. The “white noise” soundtracks are designed for a variety of purposes, such as relaxation or concentration.\nIn addition to the cash prizes, the two winning teams will also act as Taiwan’s representatives to the Young Lions Competition slated for June 18-22 next year in Cannes, France. Lin and Lee will compete in the digital category, while Chuang and Fang will compete for best film.\nThe Taiwan Young Lions Competition is organized by the MOFA in collaboration with Taipei City-based event management company Kleinerfisch, which represents Taiwan at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, branded as one of the largest events geared toward the creative and marketing communications industry.\nAccording to the ministry, Trending Taiwan has added over 600 video clips showcasing the diversity and vitality of Taiwan and its people since its YouTube channel’s inauguration in 2015." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:\n1. PUTIN MAKES SURPRISE STOP IN SYRIA EN ROUTE TO CAIRO\nThe Russian president visits a Russian military air base in Latakia and announces a partial pullout of his forces from the country.\n2. DIVERGENT VIEWS ON WHAT ALABAMA SENATE VOTE MEANS\nThe matchup between Roy Moore and Doug Jones mixes both the Deep South state's tortured history and the nation's current divisive, bitterly partisan politics.\n3. MYANMAR MILITARY'S RAPE OF ROHINGYA MUSLIMS SWEEPING, METHODICAL\nIn interviews with the AP, more than two dozen women and girls bolster the U.N.'s contention that the Myanmar armed forces are systematically using rape as a \"calculated tool of terror\" to exterminate the Rohingya people.\n4. FOR TRUMP, GOP A MOMENTOUS 2 WEEKS\nRepublicans are determined to deliver the first revamp of the nation's tax code in three decades and agree on a spending bill to avert a government shutdown over the holidays.\n5. WHAT ARE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF WORKPLACE SCANDALS\nSome women, and men, worry the same climate that's emboldening women to speak up about sexual misconduct could backfire by making some men wary of female colleagues.\n6. FIREFIGHTERS BRACE FOR 2ND WEEK OF CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES\nSouthern California fire officials anticipate more growth and danger due to continued strong wind gusts, no rain and decades-old dry vegetation.\n7. DEADLINE WEEK CRUNCH FOR HEALTH LAW SIGN-UPS\nFriday is the last day for millions of people still eligible to enroll in subsidized private coverage in 39 states served by the federal HealthCare.gov website.\n8. BITCOIN FUTURES RISE AS VIRTUAL CURRENCY HITS MAJOR EXCHANGE\nThe futures contract that expires in January surges more than $3,000 to $18,580 eight hours after trading for the popular virtual currency launched on the Chicago Board Options Exchange.\n9. WHO ARE FAVORITES FOR POST-WEINSTEIN GOLDEN GLOBES\nSteven Spielberg's Pentagon Papers drama \"The Post\" and Christopher Nolan's World War II tale \"Dunkirk\" are expected to lead the film categories, while Hulu's \"The Handmaid's Tale\" and HBO's \"Big Little Lies\" could be in for a big day on the TV side.\n10. STEELERS CLINCH AFC NORTH\nBen Roethlisberger throws for 506 yards and two touchdowns, becoming the first quarterback in NFL history to top 500 yards passing three times, as Pittsburgh (11-2) rallies past Baltimore 39-38." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish low-cost fashion brand Hennes & Mauritz AB says its fourth-quarter profit fell to 3.99 billion kronor ($506 million), down from 5.91 billion kronor.\nSales during the same period have dropped 2 percent to 50.4 million kronor ($6.4 million) as \"the industry changes are challenging everyone and this will continue in 2018.\"\nCEO Karl-Johan Persson says \"at the heart of the transformation is digitalization and it is driving the need to transform and re-think faster and faster.\"\nPersson said Wednesday the group's 2017 performance \"was mixed,\" adding there were \"difficulties.\"\nIn recent weeks, the Stockholm-based group had been accused of racism over an ad showing a black child dressed in a hoodie reading \"coolest monkey in the jungle\" for which H&M has apologized." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday:\nApple Inc., down 99 cents to $166.97\nThe Wall Street Journal reported that Apple is cutting its first-quarter forecasts for iPhone X sales.\nMetLife Inc., down $4.67 to $49.73\nThe insurance company said it discovered problems in its internal financial reports.\nCallidus Software Inc., up $3.25 to $35.95\nThe business software company agreed to be bought by SAP for $36 a share, or $2.53 billion.\nThomson Reuters Corp., up $3.07 to $46.52\nReuters reported that the company may sell a majority stake in its financial and risk business to Blackstone Group.\nHarley-Davidson Inc., down $4.45 to $50.84\nThe motorcycle maker said shipments will decline again in 2018 and said it plans to close a plant in Kansas City, Missouri.\nExpress Scripts Inc., down $2.61 to $79.31\nShares in health care companies fell after Amazon, JPMorgan Chase and Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway announced plans for a health care venture.\nHCA Inc., up $3.83 to $101.45\nThe hospital chain had a better fourth quarter than analysts had expected.\nScotts Miracle-Gro Co., down $15.21 to $91.96\nThe lawn and garden products company had a weak quarter and said its recently acquired Hawthorne business is struggling." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia says a wide-reaching anti-corruption campaign has netted more than $106 billion in financial settlements with 65 people who remain in custody.\nSaudi Attorney General Saud al-Mojeb said on Tuesday that the settlements reached include seizure of real estate assets, commercial entities, securities and cash. His statement didn't disclose further details on the types of businesses or real estate that was acquired.\nThe attorney general says the remaining 65 still in custody have not reached a financial settlement \"due to other pending criminal cases, or in order to continue the investigation process.\"\nAmong those released over the weekend was billionaire Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, who was among at least 11 princes and dozens of businessmen and officials detained in the sweep that began on Nov. 4." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo's prime minister has suspended significant pay increases for top government officials amid a wave of criticism.\nRamush Haradinaj on Wednesday said the government suspended them and will wait for a Constitutional Court verdict on the issue.\nOn Tuesday, Kosovo's Agency Against Corruption said there was no legal basis for the government's decision to double or significantly raise the salaries of top officials. Thirty lawmakers then asked the Constitutional Court's opinion on the legal basis of such a decision.\nIn late December, the government decided to raise salaries, doubling it for the prime minister to 2,950 euros ($3,656) a month before taxes. The average salary in the country is 354 euros a month ($438).\nKosovo is one of Europe's poorest countries." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 4, 2018--The global fruits and vegetables coatings market is expected to register a CAGR of close to 7% during the period 2018-2022, according to the latest market research report by .\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180704005165/en/\nTechnavio has published a new market research report on the global fruits and vegetables coatings market from 2018-2022. (Graphic: Business Wire)\nA key factor driving the market’s growth is the reduction in the price of editing software. Coatings help in restoring the natural coatings of fruit and vegetables and prevent dehydration. Several post-harvested conventional and organically approved processing solutions are used for coating fruits and vegetables. Some of the popular coatings include vegetables waxes such as carnauba, animal-based waxes such as shellac, and mineral and synthetic waxes.\nThis market research report on the provides an analysis of the most important trends expected to impact the market outlook during the forecast period. Technavio predicts an emerging trend as a major factor that has the potential to significantly impact the market and contribute to its growth or decline.\nThis report is available at a USD 1,000 discount for a limited time only:\nIn this report, Technavio highlights the increasing demand for food products with long shelf lives as one of the key emerging trends in the global fruits and vegetables coatings market:\nGlobal fruits and vegetables coatings market: Increasing demand for food products with long shelf lives\nAt present, the emphasis on reducing food wastage has increased in many countries, especially in regions such as APAC. It is estimated that 1.3 billion tons, which is approximately one-third of the food produced globally, is wasted annually. Wastage of food products leads to financial losses for retailers and manufacturers. Fruit harvesters and exporters apply fruit coatings in order to increase the shelf life of fruits and thus reducing wastage.\n“Consumers prefer the enhanced flavor and freshness of coated fruits and vegetables. A key factor driving the growth of the market is the extended shelf life of coated fruit and vegetables. Applying wax coatings on fruits and vegetables significantly decreases the chances of post-harvest decay. These coatings reduce weight loss in fruits and increases tissue firmness during transportation and storage,” says a senior analyst at Technavio for research on food service.\nGlobal fruits and vegetables coatings market: Segmentation analysis\nThis market research report segments the global fruits and vegetables coatings market into the following products (fruits coatings and vegetables coatings) and key regions (the Americas, APAC, and EMEA).\nThe fruits coatings segment held the largest market share in 2017, accounting for nearly 68% of the market. This product segment is expected to dominate the global market throughout the forecast period.\nAPAC held the highest share of the global fruits and vegetables coatings market in 2017, accounting for a market share of approximately 40%. The market share occupied by this region is anticipated to increase by nearly 1% during 2018-2022.\nLooking for more information on this market?\nTechnavio’s sample reports are free of charge and contain multiple sections of the report such as the market size and forecast, drivers, challenges, trends, and more.\nSome of the key topics covered in the report include:\nMarket Landscape\nMarket ecosystem Market characteristics Market segmentation analysis\nMarket Sizing\nMarket sizing Market size and forecast\nFive Forces Analysis\nMarket Segmentation\nGeographical Segmentation\nRegional comparison Key leading countries\nMarket Drivers\nMarket Challenges\nMarket Trends\nVendor Landscape\nVendors covered Vendor classification Market positioning of vendors Competitive scenario\nAbout Technavio\nis a leading global technology research and advisory company. Their research and analysis focuses on emerging market trends and provides actionable insights to help businesses identify market opportunities and develop effective strategies to optimize their market positions.\nWith over 500 specialized analysts, Technavio’s report library consists of more than 10,000 reports and counting, covering 800 technologies, spanning across 50 countries. Their client base consists of enterprises of all sizes, including more than 100 Fortune 500 companies. This growing client base relies on Technavio’s comprehensive coverage, extensive research, and actionable market insights to identify opportunities in existing and potential markets and assess their competitive positions within changing market scenarios.\nIf you are interested in more information, please contact our media team at .\nView source version on businesswire.com:https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180704005165/en/\nCONTACT: Technavio Research\nJesse Maida\nMedia & Marketing Executive\nUS: +1 844 364 1100\nUK: +44 203 893 3200\nwww.technavio.com\nKEYWORD: UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA CALIFORNIA\nINDUSTRY KEYWORD: TECHNOLOGY OTHER TECHNOLOGY RETAIL FOOD/BEVERAGE OTHER RETAIL\nSOURCE: Technavio Research\nCopyright Business Wire 2018.\nPUB: 07/04/2018 09:18 AM/DISC: 07/04/2018 09:17 AM\nhttp://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180704005165/en" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "LAS VEGAS (AP) — Attorneys for embattled casino mogul Steve Wynn say in court documents that he brokered a settlement with a second woman who accused him of sexual misconduct more than a decade ago.\nThe documents received earlier this month in state court in Las Vegas say Wynn recently went to the FBI to accuse the woman of trying to extort him by threatening to go public with details from the 2006 settlement.\nLawyer Lisa Bloom, who represents the woman, says her client denies the extortion allegations.\nThe Associated Press generally doesn't name people who say they are victims of sexual misconduct.\nWynn resigned as chairman and CEO of Wynn Resorts last month amid allegations from several women that he denied.\nThe FBI declined to confirm Monday whether it has investigated." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "WASHINGTON (AP) — Below is the statement the Fed released Wednesday after its policy meeting ended:\nInformation received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in May indicates that the labor market has continued to strengthen and that economic activity has been rising moderately so far this year. Job gains have moderated but have been solid, on average, since the beginning of the year, and the unemployment rate has declined.\nHousehold spending has picked up in recent months, and business fixed investment has continued to expand. On a 12-month basis, inflation has declined recently and, like the measure excluding food and energy prices, is running somewhat below 2 percent. Market-based measures of inflation compensation remain low; survey-based measures of longer-term inflation expectations are little changed, on balance.\nConsistent with its statutory mandate, the Committee seeks to foster maximum employment and price stability. The Committee continues to expect that, with gradual adjustments in the stance of monetary policy, economic activity will expand at a moderate pace, and labor market conditions will strengthen somewhat further.\nInflation on a 12-month basis is expected to remain somewhat below 2 percent in the near term but to stabilize around the Committee's 2 percent objective over the medium term. Near term risks to the economic outlook appear roughly balanced, but the Committee is monitoring inflation developments closely.\nIn view of realized and expected labor market conditions and inflation, the Committee decided to raise the target range for the federal funds rate to 1 to 1-1/4 percent. The stance of monetary policy remains accommodative, thereby supporting some further strengthening in labor market conditions and a sustained return to 2 percent inflation.\nIn determining the timing and size of future adjustments to the target range for the federal funds rate, the Committee will assess realized and expected economic conditions relative to its objectives of maximum employment and 2 percent inflation. This assessment will take into account a wide range of information, including measures of labor market conditions, indicators of inflation pressures and inflation expectations, and readings on financial and international developments.\nThe Committee will carefully monitor actual and expected inflation developments relative to its symmetric inflation goal. The Committee expects that economic conditions will evolve in a manner that will warrant gradual increases in the federal funds rate; the federal funds rate is likely to remain, for some time, below levels that are expected to prevail in the longer run. However, the actual path of the federal funds rate will depend on the economic outlook as informed by incoming data.\nThe Committee is maintaining its existing policy of reinvesting principal payments from its holdings of agency debt and agency mortgage-backed securities in agency mortgage-backed securities and of rolling over maturing Treasury securities at auction. The Committee currently expects to begin implementing a balance sheet normalization program this year, provided that the economy evolves broadly as anticipated.\nThis program, which would gradually reduce the Federal Reserve's securities holdings by decreasing reinvestment of principal payments from those securities, is described in the accompanying addendum to the Committee's Policy Normalization Principles and Plans.\nVoting for the FOMC monetary policy action were: Janet L. Yellen, Chair; William C. Dudley, Vice Chairman; Lael Brainard; Charles L. Evans; Stanley Fischer; Patrick Harker; Robert S. Kaplan; and Jerome H. Powell. Voting against the action was Neel Kashkari, who preferred at this meeting to maintain the existing target range for the federal funds rate." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — A 25-year-old Alaska man on Monday won the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race.\nThe Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports (http://bit.ly/2lIfWu1) Matt Hall of Two Rivers crossed the finish line in downtown Fairbanks just after noon. It's Hall's first win in four tries in the race that goes between Fairbanks and Whitehorse, Yukon, where the Yukon Quest started Feb. 4.\nHe finished fourth in the Yukon Quest last year after scratching in 2015. He was third in 2014.\nHall took command of the race when then-leader Brent Sass had problems with his team. Sass scratched in Central, which gave Hall a lead of a couple hours over his nearest competitor.\nThe world's most famous sled dog race, the Iditarod, will have its ceremonial start in Anchorage on March 4. Poor snow conditions in the Alaska Range have forced the official start to Fairbanks on March 6. The winner of the nearly thousand-mile race is expected in Nome about nine days later." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — SpaceX is seeking up to $5 million more in new state funding to build a commercial spaceport in Texas, a high-profile project that's behind schedule after breaking ground in 2014.\nSpaceX is seeking the money to help build infrastructure related to the launch facility at Boca Chica beach outside Brownsville, the Austin American-Statesman reported .\nThe Cameron County Spaceport Development Corp. recently applied for the $5 million at the request of SpaceX, according to county Judge Eddie Trevino Jr. The new money for the project would come from the Spaceport Trust Fund, a state economic development fund.\nThe application was due last month. Gov. Greg Abbott's economic development and tourism division is currently considering the application, said a spokeswoman for the governor.\nAbout $15.3 million in state funding has already been set aside for the planned spaceport, but less than $3 million has been used so far. SpaceX has also returned a small portion of the funds pledged from the state's jobs-focused Texas Enterprise Fund because the company fell short of hiring goals as the project couldn't keep pace with its original timetable.\nThe California-based company was founded by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing the cost of space travel and eventually facilitating the colonization of Mars.\nMusk initially said that SpaceX will invest $100 million at the site, predicting it could send up rockets by late 2016, however that date has since been pushed to at least late 2018.\n___\nInformation from: Austin American-Statesman, http://www.statesman.com" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) joined a Hello Kitty costume character on Saturday to open the Pingtung Tropic Agriculture Expo in southern Taiwan and even took a selfie with a rice farm on which an image of Hello Kitty and friends was shown through different colors of rice.\nThe rice farm with special images has proved popular among visitors. After collaborating with Sony Pictures to create the image of “Resident Evil” in 2017, the county government decided to work with Sanrio this year, with the hope of attracting the fans of one of the most popular fictional characters in the world. Through the picture one can see two Hello Kitty characters with five friends extending across a huge rice farm.\n► 2018 Pingtung Tropic Agriculture Expo (Screen capture of President Tsai Ing-wen's Facebook page)\nAccording to the event organizer, the image is created by different types of rice seedlings which, after being cultivated, have come up with five colors of rice leaves, including purple, white, yellow, black, and green.\nThe organizer said the special seedlings were provided and controlled by the Taiwan Agriculture Research Institute, and that they were for appreciation only.\nDuring the opening remark, President Tsai recommended families take a trip to the fair, for it was combined with land art and several workshops related to farming and food-making.\nThe president said the expo demonstrated the county’s agricultural development, such as cocoa production. Although many people in Taiwan might know little about Pingtung’s cocoa and coffee beans, their high quality had been recognized in international competitions, added the president.\nApart from Hello Kitty and cocoa, there are 12 other sections where visitors can appreciate a huge garden, experience horse-riding, and buy local produce and seafood, according to the county government.\nThe agriculture expo will remain open until March 4 and admission is free. For more information, please visit the website." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The Latest on the mock inauguration of Kenya's opposition leader (all times local):\n5:05 p.m.\nThe lawyer for the man who swore in Kenya's opposition leader during a mock inauguration says he has been arrested.\nPeter Kaluma says opposition legislator and lawyer T.J. Kajwang has been taken to the Nairobi's criminal investigations department for questioning.\nThe arrest occurred soon after Interior Minister Fred Matiangi announced that the government had launched investigations into Tuesday's mock inauguration of Raila Odinga as \"the people's president.\"\nThe minister says the investigations will extend to \"conspirators and facilitators.\"\nA government shutdown of the country's top three TV channels continues, and the former Kenyan vice president who had been blocked from being sworn in as Odinga's deputy says his home was attacked overnight in \"an assassination attempt.\"\n___\n6:15 a.m.\nFormer Kenyan Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka says gunshots were fired at his home and a grenade detonated in what was \"an assassination attempt.\"\nMusyoka told The Associated Press by phone Wednesday the attack occurred hours after his police security was withdrawn and he had been blocked from attending a mock inauguration of opposition leader Raila Odinga protesting President Uhuru Kenyatta's new term after months of deadly election turmoil.\nMusyoka was to take the oath as Odinga's deputy president in the mock inauguration.\nThe opposition successfully challenged the August election in court, claiming vote-rigging, but boycotted a fresh election in October, claiming a lack of electoral reforms.\nKenya's government cut transmission of three TV channels airing live broadcasts of the Odinga inauguration Tuesday." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }

{ "text": [ "ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — President Donald Trump in a new letter to African leaders says he \"deeply respects\" the people of Africa and that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will make an \"extended visit\" to the continent in March, his first in that role.\nThe letter dated Thursday is addressed to African leaders as they gather for an African Union summit this weekend in Ethiopia's capital.\nU.S. diplomats have scrambled for days to address shock and condemnation after Trump's reported comparison of African nations to a dirty toilet. Trump has said he didn't use such language, while others present say he did.\nMany in Africa were taken aback by the comments after nearly a year of little attention by the Trump administration to the world's second most populous continent. Concerns have been widespread over proposed deep cuts to U.S. foreign aid and a shift from humanitarian assistance to counterterrorism.\nTrump's letter, seen by The Associated Press and confirmed by two U.S. officials, says the U.S. \"profoundly respects\" the partnerships and values shared by the U.S. and Africans and that the president's commitment to strong relationships with African nations is \"firm.\"\nThe letter offers Trump's \"deepest compliments\" to the African leaders as they gather for Sunday's summit of their 55-nation continental body. It also notes that U.S. soldiers are \"fighting side by side\" against extremism on the continent and that the U.S. is working to increase \"free, fair and reciprocal trade\" with African countries and partnering to \"safeguard legal immigration.\"\nThe letter gives no details on Tillerson's upcoming visit. A State Department official said it was expected to include stops in four to six countries.\nOn Friday, Trump had a rare meeting with an African leader at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, calling Rwanda's president and new African Union chair Paul Kagame a \"friend.\"\nFor his part, Kagame tweeted: \"Had very good bilateral meeting with @realDonaldTrump!\" The Rwandan government said Kagame had \"observed that many of the world's fastest-growing economies are in Africa.\"\nNeither side referred to Trump's vulgar comment.\nBut African leaders are expected to respond to Trump during Sunday's summit. The U.S. will be represented at the gathering by Ambassador Mary Beth Leonard, the U.S. envoy to the AU, instead of the traditional high-level Washington delegation.\nAn AU spokeswoman has said the organization was \"frankly alarmed\" by Trump's remark, and a number of African nations have spoken out or summoned U.S. diplomats for an explanation. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, however, countered by expressing his love for Trump and saying he should be praised for not mincing his words.\nDozens of former U.S. ambassadors to African countries wrote a letter to Trump expressing \"deep concern\" over his comments and asking him to reconsider.\nThe State Department's Bureau of African Affairs, in trying to calm things down, has tweeted that \"the United States will continue to robustly, enthusiastically and forcefully engage\" with African countries.\n___\nAnna reported from Johannesburg." ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }